Generation (Light Up the Sky)
1969 · Rare Earth R 5010 · Detroit, Michigan
- Artist
- The Rare Earth
- Title
- Generation (Light Up the Sky)
- Release
- Generation (Light Up the Sky) / Magic Key
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Rare Earth # R 5010
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Songwriter
- Zesses, Fekaris, Verdi
- Genre
- Rock · Psychedelic Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Generation (Light Up the Sky) (Rare Earth) Psychedelic rock, love, hippie, flower generation. Vietnam-era (does not mention war themes). Religious. We can win if we join hands
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Rare Earth R 5010 (Q-P2-T2-697M11), © 1969, on the illustrated Rare Earth label ("A Trademark of Motown Record Corp."); "Generation (Light Up the Sky)" (Zesses–Fekaris–Verdi), Jobete, BMI & Legation Music Corp., BMI, time 2:47; "From the Original Soundtrack of the Avco Embassy Film 'Generation'". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Formed 1960, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Themes
Generation Gap · Protest · Religion · Counter-Culture & Hippies