Next week is the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic albums of all time – The Who’s ‘My Generation’ - heralded as an unstoppable force of noisy pop rock that symbolised the hedonistic nature of mid-sixties teen rebellion.
So it got us thinking, let’s put together a playlist of songs that sum up YOUR musical generation.
Every so often a song comes along that has so much more than a great riff, a fat beat or a soaring vocal. Sometimes a song can transcend the sum of its parts and represent a movement, a fashion, a collective mood and even a generation. So on this week’s Now Playing we want YOU to choose the one track that brilliantly exemplifies your generation.
It could be anything from Public Enemy to Sex Pistols, The Smiths to Oasis, Bob Dylan to Beastie Boys, The Streets to The Who.
Whether you’re a mod, a rocker, a goth, a punk, a raver, hip hop head, a nerd or a jock, let us know what song does it for you; the track that spoke (or still speaks) for you as an individual; an artist that perfectly symbolises you and your generation.
Get YOUR generational suggestions to Tom Robinson – including the reasons WHY - via the hashtag #MyGeneration6Music to help create a playlist. Comment on the Now Playing Facebook page, here on the blog, email nowplaying@6music.co.uk or drag tracks onto our Spotify and Rdio playlists.
