Crucial Track for March 15, 2026

"Si Me Quieres Escribir" by Rolando Alarcon

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A song from the 1960s that you like or means something to you.

This prompt made me think of three songs:

Si Me Quieres Escribir — Rolando Alarcon

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free — Nina Simone

California Dreamin' — The Mamas & the Papas

These three are songs dear to my heart. They all evoke the feeling that Herbert Marcuse described as "the spectre of a world that could be free." If I need to pick one, I pick Si Me Quieres Escribir (and the whole album). Rolando Alarcon is a staple in my music rotation.