I Loved 1968. Let's do it again!

Those Were the Days may have been the first big non-Beatles hit for Apple Records. And Judy in Disguise rocks, and was naughty for its time, paving the way for Donna Summer's cries in Love to Love You. Tighten Up and Harper Valley PTA rule, too.

 

It's Garfunkel, folks, G-A-R-F-U-N-K-E-L.

 

It was. It and "Hey Jude" were the first two records released on the label. In the UK, they followed each other to No. 1 on the chart. In the States, the Fabs kept Mary Hopkin at No. 2.

IIRC, Paul McCartney also produced "Those Were The Days." And "Harper Valley PTA" does indeed rule. Written by Nashville songwriting legend Tom T. Hall.

I can't listen to that song once without wanting to listen to it again. Awesome song. "96 Tears" is a great song too, but the party atmosphere of "Double Shot" puts it over the top for me.

And, from spnited's list, I also enjoy when Herb Alpert comes on the radio with "This Guy's In Love With You." I like it far better than any of his instrumental records.

 

Great song, but I like Alpert's instrumentals too.

Whipped Cream And Other Delights. What an album cover.

 

Sirs, Madames,

Apple's best non-Beatle act was Badfinger (No Matter What, completely Beatlesque Come and Get It, Baby Blue). Saw them at the Victory Burlesque on Spadina on their last ever tour. How bad is it if you're playing in front of 300 at a seedy strip club? Bad enough for Pete Ham (one half of duelling slide guitars on Day After Day, the other G Harrison) to hang himself a year later. One of the great suicide notes of all time, too. I did feel guilty that I booed them.

YHS, etc

 

Hate to admit it. Rags. but I always kind of liked Harper Valley PTA.
And everybody's right about "Judy In Disguise."

 

Dans une société qui a aboli toute aventure, la seule aventure qui reste est celle d'abolir la société!

 

If you're only counting eight, you're probably leaving out "Young Girl."
That song rocks.

 

A couple panned it, I supported it. So which "everybody" is right? And you've taken everything in sight, except for the strings in my kite.

 

Motown or Mo Rocca... hmmm, let's think about this...

mo Motown!

 

1968
October 14 - Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the United States Army and United States Marines will send about 24,000 troops back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours.

 

I count 12 great ones but that list does not come close to doing 1968 justice :

Light MY fire - Jose feliciano
Time - The chambers brothers
Susie Q - Creedance
Think - Aretha
Elenore - Turtles
Revolution -
Jumpin Jack Flash
Hurdy Gurdy Man