1968 en flower power gaat over in acid rock.
Rock wordt stilaan grimmiger en psychedelischer.
Soul muziek blijft zijn stempel drukken op de hitlijsten.

UK

GEORGIE FAME the ballad of bonnie and clyde
LOVE AFFAIR everlasting love
MANFRED MANN mighty quinn
ESTHER & ABI OFARIM cinderella rockefella
DAVE DEE DOZY BICKY MICK & TICH the legend of xanadu
BEATLES lady madonna
CLIFF RICHARD congratulations
LOUIS ARMSTRONG what a wonderful world
UNION GAP & GARY PUCKETT young girl
ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
EQUALS baby come back
DES O'CONNOR i pretend
TOMMY JAMES & SHONDELLS mony mony
CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN fire
BEACH BOYS do it again
BEE GEES i've got to get a message to you
BEATLES hey jude
MARY HOPKIN those were the days
JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
HUGO MONTENEGRO the good the bad and the ugly
SCAFFOLD lily the pink

US

JOHN FRED & PLAYBOY BAND judy in disguise
LEMON PIPERS green tambourine
PAUL MAURIAT love is blue
OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
BOBBY GOLDSBORO honey
ARCHIE BELL & DRELLS tighten up
SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
HERB ALPERT this guy's in love with you
HUGH MASAKELA grazing the grass
DOORS hello i love you
RASCALS people got to be free
JEANNIE C RILEY harper valley p.t.a.
DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES love child
MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine

NL

BEE GEES world
TOON HERMANS mien waar is mijn feestneus
BEE GEES words
EGBERT DOUWE kom uit de bedstee m'n liefste
SMALL FACES lazy sunday
BLUE CHEER summertime blues
HEINTJE ich bau' dir ein schloss
GOLDEN EARRINGS dong dong diki digi dong
HEINTJE heidschi bumbeidschi
CATS lea
BARRY RYAN eloise

Volgens mij duurde carnaval in Nederland lang in 1968.

Weinig echte evergreens, wel veel doodgoeie songs.

MANFRED MANN mighty quinn
CLIFF RICHARD congratulations
LOUIS ARMSTRONG what a wonderful world
UNION GAP & GARY PUCKETT young girl
ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
EQUALS baby come back
BEATLES hey jude
MARY HOPKIN those were the days
JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
JOHN FRED & PLAYBOY BAND judy in disguise
LEMON PIPERS green tambourine
OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
BOBBY GOLDSBORO honey
SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
HUGH MASAKELA grazing the grass
MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
SMALL FACES lazy sunday
CATS lea

(in willekeurige volgorde dus)

1968 was een woelig jaar (studentenopstanden mei 1968, Viëtnamoorlog, moorden op Martin Luther King en Robert Kennedy) maar leverde ontelbare popklassiekers waaronder deze 18 (moeilijke keuze!):

GEORGIE FAME the ballad of bonnie and clyde
MANFRED MANN mighty quinn
DAVE DEE DOZY BICKY MICK & TICH the legend of xanadu
LOUIS ARMSTRONG what a wonderful world
UNION GAP & GARY PUCKETT young girl
ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
BEATLES hey jude
MARY HOPKIN those were the days
JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
HUGO MONTENEGRO the good the bad and the ugly
OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES love child
MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
BEE GEES world
EGBERT DOUWE kom uit de bedstee m'n liefste
SMALL FACES lazy sunday
BARRY RYAN eloise

DAVE DEE DOZY BICKY MICK & TICH the legend of xanadu
BEATLES lady madonna
CLIFF RICHARD congratulations
LOUIS ARMSTRONG what a wonderful world
ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
TOMMY JAMES & SHONDELLS mony mony
BEE GEES i've got to get a message to you
BEATLES hey jude
MARY HOPKIN those were the days
JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
DOORS hello i love you
MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
BEE GEES world
BEE GEES words
GOLDEN EARRINGS dong dong diki digi dong
BARRY RYAN eloise

1. Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
2. Hugo Montenegro - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
3. Beatles - Lady Madonna
4. Small Faces - Lazy Sunday
5. Beatles - Hey Jude
6. Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
7. Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
8. Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn
9. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
10. Union Gap & Gary Pucket - Young Girl

Mijn top-10:

1. SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
2. ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
3. OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
4. BEATLES hey jude
5. JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
6. MANFRED MANN mighty quinn
7. LEMON PIPERS green tambourine
8. MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
9. GOLDEN EARRINGS dong dong diki digi dong
10. JOHN FRED & PLAYBOY BAND judy in disguise

favoriete tiental

Beatles - Lady Madonna
Bee Gees - I've Got to Get a Message to You
Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
Equals - Baby Come Back
Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay
Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson
Small Faces - Lazy Sunday
Tommy James & Shondells - Mony Mony

1. SMALL FACES lazy sunday
2. BEATLES lady madonna
3. BARRY RYAN eloise
4. DAVE DEE DOZY BICKY MICK & TICH the legend of xanadu
5. OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
6. LEMON PIPERS green tambourine
7. BEACH BOYS do it again
8. CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN fire
9. ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
10. TOMMY JAMES & SHONDELLS mony mony
11. MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
12. SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
13. LOUIS ARMSTRONG what a wonderful world
14. MANFRED MANN mighty quinn
15. BEATLES hey jude
16. LOVE AFFAIR everlasting love
17. BLUE CHEER summertime blues
18. BEE GEES i've got to get a message to you

Voor de sport geef ik de nummers 1 in België.
Niet gebaseerd op een officiële wekelijkse hitparade,
maar op de hitlijst van het weekblad Humo. Ik vermeld uiteraard
alleen de nummers die nog niet eerder in deze topic aan bod kwamen ...

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK am i that easy to forget
TOM JONES delilah (geen 1 in de UK blijkbaar)
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK a man without love
WILL TURA viva el amor
SIR HENRY & BUTLERS camp
TOM JONES help yourself
TREMELOES my little lady

Ja, de Belgen waren behoorlijke into Humperdinck en Jones.

01. Beatles - Lady Madonna
02. Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
03. Mary Hopkin - Those were the days
04. Love Affair - Everlasting Love
05. Beatles - Hey Jude
06. Small Faces - Lazy Sunday
07. Georgie Fame - Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde
08. Hugo Montenegro - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
09. Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
10. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues

LOVE AFFAIR everlasting love
LOUIS ARMSTRONG what a wonderful world
ROLLING STONES jumpin' jack flash
BEATLES hey jude
OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
DOORS hello i love you
DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES love child
MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
SMALL FACES lazy sunday
BLUE CHEER summertime blues

1. MARVIN GAYE i heard it through the grapevine
2. OTIS REDDING the dock of the bay
3. LOVE AFFAIR everlasting love
4. JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
5. SIMON & GARFUNKEL mrs. robinson
6. BEE GEES words
7. BEATLES hey jude
8. CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN fire
9. DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES love child
10. CLIFF RICHARD congratulations

BEATLES lady madonna
EQUALS Baby come back
MARY HOPKIN those were the days
JOE COCKER with a little help from my friends
HUGO MONTENEGRO the good the bad and the ugly
PAUL MAURIAT love is blue
HERB ALPERT this guy's in love with you
HUGH MASAKELA grazing the grass
DOORS hello i love you
BEE GEES world
BEE GEES words
SMALL FACES lazy sunday
BARRY RYAN eloise
CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN fire (*)

(*) En dit is weer zo'n echte teruggevonden hit voor mij.