The Animals’ “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” is a classic rock song that was released in 1965. The opening line of the song, “In this dirty old part of the city, where the sun refused to shine,” immediately sets the tone for the song’s themes of disillusionment and the desire to escape from a gritty urban environment. The song was written by the songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who were inspired by the working-class youth they saw around them in New York City.

Who doesn’t recognize this icon of modern style design? Part of the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art with appearances in countless television shows and films and has been relentlessly copied. Its design has remained unchanged for more than 50 years. It is, simply put, a wonderful thing.

But did you ever see its introduction? In 1956, the Eames’ had been mostly focused on creating mass-producible and affordable furniture. The Eames Lounge Chair — or Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) as it is officially titled — was the first chair that the couple designed for a luxury market. It made its debut on NBC’s Arlene Francis’ Home Show, a not so successful pre-cursor to today’s daytime TV.

Sit back, relax and enjoy these full twelve minutes dedicated to its revealing (including dramatic intro music) and a somewhat ambiguous assembly clip. If you’re in a hurry, skip to 8:02.

“How Glad I Am” is a 1964 song by Nancy Wilson, nicknamed ‘The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice’, who was an award-winning American pop and jazz singer having recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards over a career spanning more than five decades. She became one of the biggest selling acts of her time with hits as ‘Guess Who I Saw Today’, ‘Save Your Love for Me’ and this particular gem ‘How Glad I Am’.