Today a record that was
one of the first big garage-band hits, and is credited with pioneering
punk-rock. The Seeds "Pushin' Too Hard" broke into the top 40 in
February of 1968 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks. Sky Saxon was the
writer and vocalist on the song, which he wrote sitting in a car waiting for
his girlfriend to finish grocery shopping. The song is on the soundtrack of
several movies, and was selected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of
the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. I just think it's a great song... and
it gets my vote as one of the top five forgotten oldies!
