Unfortified Castle

Okay, how has it taken me this long to talk about Santana on here? That's borderline criminal — and I'm remedying that ASAP.

...but the meme's wide reach means that's how most think of the Blue Öyster Cult's classic tune.

I only came around to hip hop a few years ago, but more recent developments make it resonate with me even more now.

One of the finest pop compositions of the 60s is very much embedded in its time.

Kali Uchis and Tyler, the Creator provide the former feeling, while the latter comes from the space bassist, Bootsy Collins himself.

It's also just a plain good song from a band that, yes, isn't just a meme.

This song is out there, but it's a good kind of out there because of how Blood, Sweat & Tears mediate all its intricacies and oddities.

Soundgarden's mainstream breakthrough served as a personal eye- (and ear-) opener, allowing me to appreciate a sound that defined the 90s.

I got hooked on Yves Tumor's sound from this track alone and the complex internal war it captures.

MGMT's tribute to youth is far from rose-colored, reminding us of just how much we impact the world from the day we're thrown into it.

The Kinks' beautiful psychedelic pop rock track has a narrator who just can't let himself enjoy life to the fullest.

Is it pyromania? No, but it's a frantic and psychedelic trip that makes you feel like something's burning inside you.

Its sound as as mid-60s as you can get, but its perspective might lend itself to being a forerunner of more contemporary movements.

It doesn't get more 60s than how the Friends of Distinction spun an instrumental classic. And how do Zambia and Jim Brown each play a part?