"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", sometimes referred to as
"The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In", is a medley of
two songs from the musical
Hair("Aquarius" and "The Flesh Failures (Let The
Sunshine In)") written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt
MacDermot, and released as a single in 1969 by The 5th
Dimension. The single held the number one position on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and was certified Platinum.
The song listed at #57 on
Billboard's Greatest Songs of all time.
The recording won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year
and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Group at the
Grammy Awards of 1970, after it was released on the album
The Age of Aquarius.
The song was based on the astrological belief that the world
would be entering the Age of Aquarius, an age of love, light
and humanity, unlike the then current Age of Pisces. This
change was presumed to occur at the end of the 20th century,
however major astrologers differ over this. Dates range from
2062 (Dane Rudhyar), 2150 (Neil Mann), 2595 (Hermann Haupt) and
2680 (Shephard Simpson).
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" was ranked thirty-third on
the 2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs.
"Nel blu dipinto di blu
(Volare)" ·
"Mack the
Knife" ·
"Theme from A Summer
Place" ·
"Moon River" ·
"I Left My Heart in San
Francisco" ·
"Days of Wine and
Roses" ·
"The Girl from
Ipanema" ·
"A Taste of
Honey" ·
"Strangers in the
Night" ·
"Up, Up and
Away" ·
"Mrs. Robinson"
"
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
" ·
"Bridge over Troubled
Water" ·
"It's Too
Late" ·
"The First Time Ever I Saw
Your Face" ·
"Killing Me Softly with His
Song" ·
"I Honestly Love
You" ·
"Love Will Keep Us
Together" ·
"This
Masquerade" ·
"Hotel
California" ·
"Just the Way You
Are"
"What a Fool
Believes" ·
"Sailing" ·
"Bette Davis
Eyes" ·
"Rosanna" ·
"Beat It" ·
"What's Love Got to Do with
It" ·
"We Are the
World" ·
"Higher Love" ·
"Graceland" ·
"Don't Worry, Be
Happy"
"Wind Beneath My
Wings" ·
"Another Day in
Paradise" ·
"Unforgettable" ·
"Tears in
Heaven" ·
"I Will Always Love
You" ·
"All I Wanna
Do" ·
"Kiss from a
Rose" ·
"Change the
World" ·
"Sunny Came
Home" ·
"My Heart Will Go On"
"Smooth" ·
"Beautiful
Day" ·
"Walk On" ·
"Don't Know
Why" ·
"Clocks" ·
"Here We Go
Again" ·
"Boulevard of Broken
Dreams" ·
"Not Ready to Make
Nice" ·
"Rehab" ·
"Please Read the
Letter"
"Use Somebody"