Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan (1965)

Voted the best something song by Rolling Stone, (magazine) ! It's a bit hard to argue with given it's massive influence on everything and everyone. Personally I was a bit too young to really like this when it was released. It was only much later (years) that I really got to like it. Everybody really got it together in the studio and Bob was certainly in his prime and not a bit self-conscious with his personal trip. Tell it like it is Bob, don't hold back!  Listen in YouTube 

Eve of destruction - Barry Mcguire (1965)

I remember being scared of the bomb and this man expressed it very eloquently. These days we can take our pick or maybe just add Climate Change to the ticking bomb. Listen here.

Desolation Row - Bob Dylan (1965)

If  I were allowed only one song by Dylan to take to that deserted island it would be this one. There was many an hour I spent jamming to this song and enjoying the collage of imagery as it passed by. I think I could do that again.  

Urge for going - Tom Rush (1965)

Joni Mitchell's words reach deep together with a deliberate and slow melody. This is about longing to belong and never finding peace. With every changing season triggering the restless soul to move yet never knowing where to go and never going. Listen also to Joni's version of her song and watch the band members watch her sing in admiration.

Catch The Wind - Donovan (1965)

'In the chilli hours of uncertainty I long to be in the warm glow of your loving mind. For me to love you now t'would be the sweetest thing, t'would make me sing, Ah but I may as-well try and catch the wind'
These words flow so well I remember them without having to check them. (Hopefully I got them correctly. The song may be unfashionable now but I cant imagine any song list omitting it. It's simplicity and catchy refrain was perfect at that time for anyone learning the guitar wanting to learn the art of song writing.