The political and cultural radicalism of August 1968 peaked simultaneously

Evidence

The year 1968 reached its crescendo in late August. The Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia, the Rolling Stones released their 45 single “Street Fighting Man,” the Beatles countered with their anti-radical single “Revolution,” and all hell broke loose at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 1270

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• SHARE: The Beatles’ ‘Revolution’ and Stones’ ‘Street Fighting Man’ as simultaneous political volleys in August 1968 is a detail a music-history friend would enjoy.