Sunshine Pop - a secret shame that freaks me out - part 3

My girl friend hates sunshine pop, which makes sense. After all, she lived through the era that it was most prevelant and, so, obviously stomached more sunshine pop than she ever planned on listening to during her formative years, especially when she actually likes music that is more real and substantive than the plasticity of sunshine pop. Myself on the other hand, being a bit younger, was rocked to sleep by the dulcet tones of this form of musical expression. I grew up for a long time thinking that this was the epitome of musical genius. And why wouldn't my parents have used this type of music to calm the savage beast that resided in me? It was benign, it was mostly upbeat, it was nearly always happy and melodious, and it was performed by men and women singing together in perfect three part harmony. So, it was the joyous true soundtrack of our lives for those of us who grew up in the seventies. But then the nightmares and the voices came...

This is a video of the pseudo-sunshine pop group The Seekers on their much discussed and controversial 1968 farewell tour. While they are more often thought of as a folk group, their sound definitely is that of sunshine pop. Makes a man all squishy inside! So, I dedicate this to Deb, despite the fact that it will probably make her puke blood having to listen to it! Enjoy!