Brierly Hill 90210 presents... 1967

Brierly Hill 90210

As a child, I had a fascination with the year 1967. Why would that be do you think? Having plunged into the music and sounds of the year to bring you this episode, I'm still not sure I know the answer. It is undoubtedly a year of dramatic change. Musically, the best that the 60s had to offer transitions into the drippy, hippy nonsense that become the navel-staring self-indulgence of the early 1970s. But the other side of that coin sees the development of a harder rock n roll while there are soul performances that show-case some of the best song-writing ever. Documentary film makers are starting to tell a different tale about Vietnam and you'll hear great contradictions in America as the summer of love competes with Vietnam protests and the long, hot summer that saw racial tensions become violent in many US cities. Maybe it's that sheer number of contradictory and complimentary story lines and musical numbers that appealed to the young Miller. For this episode, more than any other, there were too many songs and sound-bites to fit in. There were many editorial decisions to be made. But hopefully I captured the mood of 1967. Maybe that's the real headline.