Top 10 Songs that Were Hippie Anthems

Hippie movement was a youth subculture/counterculture that emerged in San Francisco during the early 1960s and spread around the world.

Beliefs: harmony with nature, peace/anti-war, free love, communal living/sharing of resources, and artistic experimentation (mostly in music).
Also known for the widespread use of recreational drugs.

The word hippie (alt. hippy) came from hipster and was initially used to describe beatniks.

The Top Ten

1 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension

Featured in the movie Hair.

2 Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon

3 All You Need is Love - The Beatles

4 Imagine - John Lennon

5 Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan

6 Peace Train - Cat Stevens

7 The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

8 Get Together - The Youngbloods

9 I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher

10 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie

It was written originally with the Monterey Pop Festival in mind. It ended up symbolizing the hippie movement's presence in San Francisco in general.

The Contenders

11 Truckin' - Grateful Dead

What a long strange trip it's been!

12 Revival - The Allman Brothers Band

13 California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas

14 Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

15 Abraham, Martin, and John - Dion

16 Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane

17 White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

18 Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

19 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Originally written about the Sunset Strip Riots of 1966. It ended up being adopted by the hippie community as an anthem against violence in general.

20 Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

21 Ballad of Easy Rider - Roger McGuinn

22 Daydream - The Loving Spoonful

23 Time of the Season - The Zombies

24 Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead

25 She's a Rainbow - The Rolling Stones

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