To close out this week’s obsessive pursuit of the movie and event known as ‘Riot On Sunset Strip’ here’s the excellent opening credit sequence featuring The Standells singing the theme. Given that it’s the mid-60s, they sound admirably ahead of their time, performing with a kind of proto-punk vibe. See yesterday’s post and the post from the day before that to further your knowledge and deepen your enjoyment of this mid-century ‘happening’. By the way, I’ve been informed by a reader that the Sunset Strip riots were the inspiration for Buffalo Springfield and Stephen Stills ‘For What It’s Worth’. You know…’there’s something happening here–what it is ain’t exactly clear…’