Acrobats Performing on the Empire State Building, 1934
Photo: Otto Bettmann
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin
You’ve been a’messin’ where you shouldn’t ‘ve been a’messin’ and now someone else is getting all your best. Well, these boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do- one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
The Beach Boys were a massively popular surf rock and pop band. Little could be said here that hasn’t already been said a million times and better. On their most critically acclaimed album, Pet Sounds (1966), The Beach Boys under Brian Wilson helped solidify baroque pop as a genre and laid the foundations for countless chamber pop bands. Essential in every way, and a good entry point into baroque pop.
Other notable Beach Boys releases include All Summer Long (1964), Summer Days (1965), Smiley Smile (1967 or The Smile Sessions [2011]), and Sunflower (1970).







