Love beads
Love beadsare one of the traditional accessories ofhippies.They consist of one or more long strings ofbeads,frequently handmade, worn around the neck by both sexes. The love beadtrendprobably evolved from the hippie fascination with non-Westerncultures,such as those of Africa,India,andNative America,which make common use of similar beads.[1]
Quotes
[edit]"At moments of suburban relaxation, in our circle of semi-bohemianhomes, we smoked pot, woredashikisand love beads, andfruggedourselves into a lather… "—John Updike[2]
"Love beads,mood rings,and candle light.Zodiacsays the time is right... ",Janet Jackson,"70s Love Groove"
In popular culture
[edit]In music
[edit]- Chet Atkinsreleased a single titled "Love Beads" in 1970.
- The Lemon Pipersreleased a song called "Love Beads and Meditation" in 1968.
- Ray Stevensmentioned love beads as a key element of hippie attire in the song "Old Hippie Class Reunion" on his albumI Never Made a Record I Didn't Likein 1988.
In products
[edit]- According to theofficial historyof the original 1962Pier 1 Importsstore in San Mateo, California, "Our first customers were post-World War II baby boomers looking forbeanbag chairs,love beadsand incense. "[3]
In television
[edit]- In the "Bendin' in the Wind"(2001) episode of the animated seriesFuturama,Fry, Leela, Amy and Dr. Zoidberg follow Beck's musical tour in aVolkswagen microbusand soon run out of money during their cross country road trip. After inadvertently discovering Dr. Zoidberg naturally produces multicolored pearls as a byproduct of being ill and coughing, the crew fund the rest of their travels by stringing the pearls together and selling them as love beads to highly demanding music festival goers.
- In an episode ofThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Showtitled "Beads" (1983), Lucy makes love beads for Schroeder.
- In theMad Menseason 6episode "A Tale of Two Cities",Danny Siegeland other characters whomDon,Roger,and Harry encounter at the Los Angeles parties they attend are wearing love beads.[4]
- InBewitched,season 5, episode 6, "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" (Nov. 7, 1968),[5]Endora puts a vanity spell on Darrin. He buys a beaded necklace on his way to work, where a conservative advertising client asks what he's wearing. Darrin replies, “Love beads. They go all the way back to ancient Egypt. The high priest used to wear them.” Later, on his way to a luncheon meeting with the client, Samantha zaps the beads off Darrin, with the words "Come flower power, rip off his beads!"
In print
[edit]In Peanuts newspaper comic, Lucy makes love beads for Schroeder who states he does not like Lucy, causing her to react violently, snatching the beads back and giving them ultimately to Snoopy who appears in the last panel wearing them. Originally appearing in 1968, it was seen in syndicated reprint on September 13, 2015.
Notes
[edit]- ^Savostyanova, Katerina(November 15, 2018),Hippies and Love Beads
- ^ Updike, John(March 1989),"On not being a dove",Commentary(March 1989), archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2018
- ^Pier I WebsiteArchived2010-12-02 at theWayback Machine
- ^Frances Roberts (3 Jun 2013)."Mad Menseason 6 episode 10 review: "A Tale Of Two Cities"".Den of Geek!.
- ^"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall".IMDb.7 November 1968.
External links
[edit]- Today's hipsters borrow a symbol from the Peace-Love-Happiness generation and give it a '90s spin,Chicago Tribune,May 1992
- How to Make Love BeadsArchived2017-08-26 at theWayback Machine,wikiHow
- Love Beads for Ang Lee: Hippie Spirit Celebrated at Taking Woodstock Premiere,New York Observer, July 30, 2009
- Ladylike to groovy, '60s on exhibition,Providence Journal,March 1991
- "Love Beads and Meditation"—song/CD byThe Lemon Pipers
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