1967
This was the year in music, with offerings, ranging from Ballads to Rock to Motown to Psychedelia. The UK invasion of Lulu's "To Sir With Love" from the Sidney Poitier classic film. Doors sang "Light My Fire" and an Australian pop group "The Seekers" hit the charts with "Georgy Girl". Aretha Franklin wanted (and got) a little "R-e-s-p-e-c-t".
1968
With those hits in our ears we headed to Vietnam to hear a whole new set as well. 1968 was "Born to be wild" (Steppenwolf), a turbulent time in Rock 'n Roll. Raw sounds competed on the charts with Instrumentals and sweet melodic tunes under laid with solid gold Motown like the Supremes' "I'm a love child" and Dionne Warwick's "Do you know the way to San Jose?" The Bee Gees were heard in Brisbane, and Simon and Garfunkel went from lyrical strength to catchy strength. And nobody could write off the prolific Beatles, whose every song seemed to levitate to the top of the charts.
BEFORE VIETNAM
- To Sir With Love Lulu
- Light My Fire The Doors
- Can't Take My Eyes off of You Frankie Valley
- Happy Together The Turtles
- Groovin' The Young Rascals
- The Letter The Box Tops
- Windy The Association
- Georgie Girl The Seekers
- Little Bit of Soul The Music Explosion
- Respect Aretha Franklin
IN VIETMAM
- Hey Jude The Beatles
- Young Girl Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
- People Got to be Free The Rascals
- Mrs Robinson Simon and Garfunkel
- Love is Blue Paul Mauriat
- Beautiful Morning The Rascals
- Those Were the Days Mary Hopkins
- MacArthur Park Richard Harris
- This Guys in Love with You Herb Albert
- Simon Says 1910 Friutgum Company
I had to add these...
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain CCR
- We Gotta Get Outta This Pkace The Animals
- Who'll Stop The Rain CCR
- Eve of Destruction Barry McGuire