Thursday, April 26, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 4

Fourth and final in this miniseries of posts featuring Popular Songs of 1968. Once more, I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Mrs. Robinson”




2)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Magic Carpet Ride”




3)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”




4)  The Rascals  ~  “People Got To Be Free”




5)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Think”




6)  The Troggs  ~  “Love Is All Around”




7)  Johnny Nash  ~  “Hold Me Tight”




8)  Mason Williams  ~  “Classical Gas”




9)  The Dells  ~  “Stay In My Corner”




10)  Donovan  ~  “Hurdy Gurdy Man”




11)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Just Because I’m A Woman”




12)  Percy Sledge  ~  “Take Time To Know Her”




13)  Henson Cargill  ~  “Skip A Rope”




14)  Otis Redding  ~  “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”




15)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Wichita Lineman”




16)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Who’s Making Love”




17)  The Beatles  ~  “Revolution”




18)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”




19)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Lady Willpower”




20)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Do You Know The Way To San Jose?”




21)  Cream  ~  “White Room”




22)  James Brown  ~  “I Got The Feelin’”




23)  The 5th Dimension  ~  “Stoned Soul Picnic”




24)  Manfred Mann  ~  “Mighty Quinn”




25)  Diana Ross & The Supremes  ~  “Love Child”


Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 3

These sets just keep getting better! But I may be biased. Vol. 3 of 4 of the most Popular Songs of 1968 is ready to rock. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Cass Elliot  ~  “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”




2)  The Lemon Pipers  ~  “Green Tambourine”




3)  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass  ~  “This Guy’s In Love With You”




4)  The Intruders  ~  “Cowboys To Girls”




5)  Bee Gees  ~  “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You”




6)  Blue Cheer  ~  “Summertime Blues”




7)  Jeannie C. Riley  ~  “Harper Valley P.T.A.”




8)  Tommy James & The Shondells  ~  “Mony Mony”




9)  Vanilla Fudge  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”




10)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Dance To The Music”




11)  Eric Burdon & The Animals  ~  “Sky Pilot”




12)  Clarence Carter  ~  “Slip Away”




13)  The Beatles  ~  “Lady Madonna”




14)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Young Girl”




15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “I Say A Little Prayer”




16)  Cream  ~  “Sunshine Of Your Love”




17)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “You’re All I Need To Get By”




18)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Born To Be Wild”




19)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Sing Me Back Home”




20)  The Foundations  ~  “Build Me Up, Buttercup”




21)  The Rascals  ~  “A Beautiful Morning”




22)  James Brown  ~  “Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud”




23)  Bobby Goldsboro  ~  “Honey”




24)  Classics IV  ~  “Spooky”




25)  Ohio Express  ~  “Yummy Yummy Yummy”


Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 2

And the hits just keep on coming! Part 2 of the most Popular Songs of 1968 starts NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “Both Sides Now”




2)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “What A Wonderful World”




3)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Mama Tried”




4)  John Fred & His Playboy Band  ~  “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)”




5)  Archie Bell & The Drells  ~  “Tighten Up”




6)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Take Me To Your World”




7)  Kenny Rogers & The First Edition  ~  “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)”




8)  Cliff Nobles & Co.  ~  “The Horse”




9)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  “Suzie Q.”




10)  Status Quo  ~  “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”




11)  Mary Hopkin  ~  “Those Were The Days”




12)  Tom Jones  ~  “Delilah”




13)  Sam And Dave  ~  “I Thank You”




14)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Over You”




15)  The Beatles  ~  “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”




16)  Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra  ~  “Some Velvet Morning”




17)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”




18)  The Temptations  ~  “I Wish It Would Rain”




19)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Folsom Prison Blues”




20)  The Impressions  ~  “We’re A Winner”




21)  The O’Kaysions  ~  “Girl Watcher”




22)  Janis Joplin  ~  “Piece Of My Heart”




23)  The American Breed  ~  “Bend Me, Shape Me”




24)  The Turtles  ~  “Elenore”




25)  The Chambers Brothers  ~  “Time Has Come Today”


Monday, April 23, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 1

I'll bet you thought I forgot about continuing these Popular Songs Of..." posts this year, didn't you? Well, you were right! I kinda did forget. But not anymore! Here's part 1 of 4 featuring the best and/or most Popular Songs Of 1968. If you remember these songs when they came out, I'm sorry to tell you that you might be old. But that's alright. Some really great classics in these sets. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Beatles  ~  “Hey Jude”




2)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone”




3)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Woman, Woman”




4)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Stand By Your Man”




5)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Scarborough Fair”




6)  The Grass Roots  ~  “Midnight Confessions”




7)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”




8)  Canned Heat  ~  “Going Up The Country”




9)  The Foundations  ~  “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You”




10)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “Son Of A Preacher Man”




11)  Iron Butterfly  ~  “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”




12)  O.C. Smith  ~  “Little Green Apples”




13)  Tiny Tim  ~  “Tiptoe Through The Tulips”




14)  The Delfonics  ~  “La-La (Means I Love You)”




15)  Paul Mauriat Orchestra  ~  “Love Is Blue”




16)  Spanky And Our Gang  ~  “Like To Get To Know You”




17)  Richard Harris  ~  “MacArthur Park”




18)  People!  ~  “I Love You”




19)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day”




20)  The Doors  ~  “Hello, I Love You”




21)  Friend & Lover  ~  “Reach Out Of The Darkness”




22)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “The Chokin’ Kind”




23)  The Box Tops  ~  “Cry Like A Baby”




24)  Jerry Butler  ~  “Hey, Western Union Man”




25)  Joe Cocker  ~  “With A Little Help From My Friends”