It’s summer holidays here in New Zealand of 2024, so let’s head back to September, 1968 and relax!
Songs of the month
“1-2-3 Red Light” – 1910 Fruitgum Co.
“Born To Be Wild” – Steppenwolf
“Classical Gas” – Mason Williams
“Do It Again” – Beach Boys
“Dream A Little Dream Of Me” – Mama Cass
[new] “Fire” – Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
[new] “Girl Watcher” – O’kaysions
“Harper Valley P.T.A.” – Jeannie C. Riley
“Hello I Love You” – Doors
[new] “Hey Jude” – Beatles
“Hush” – Deep Purple
“I Can’t Stop Dancing” – Archie Bell And The Drells
“I Say A Little Prayer” – Aretha Franklin
[new] “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You” – Bee Gees
[new] “Indian Reservation” – Don Fardon
“Journey To The Centre Of The Mind” – Amboy Dukes
“Light My Fire” – Jose Feliciano
[new] “Little Green Apples” – O.C. Smith
“Love Makes A Woman” – Barbara Acklin
[new] “Magic Bus” – Who
[new] “Midnight Confessions” – Grass Roots
[new] “Mr. Businessman” – Ray Stevens
[new] “My Special Angel” – Vogues
[new] “On The Road Again” – Canned Heat
[new] “Over You” – Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
“People Got To Be Free” – Rascals
[new] “People Gotta Be Free” – Rascals
[new] “Piece Of My Heart” – Big Brother And The Holding Company
“Please Return Your Love To Me” – Temptations
[new] “Revolution” – Beatles
[new] “Say It Loud I’m Black And I’m Proud” – James Brown
“Sealed With A Kiss” – Gary Lewis And The Playboys
“Slip Away” – Clarence Carter
“Soul Limbo” – Booker T And The Mg’s
[new] “Special Occasion” – Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
“Stay In My Corner” – Dells
“Stoned Soul Picnic” – 5Th Dimension
“Sunshine Of Your Love” – Cream
[new] “Suzie Q” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
[new] “The Eyes Of A New York Woman” – B.J. Thomas
“The Fool On The Hill” – Sergio Mendes And Brasil ’66
“The House That Jack Built” – Aretha Franklin
[new] “The Snake” – Al Wilson
[new] “Time Has Come Today” – Chambers Brothers
[new] “Tuesday Afternoon” – Moody Blues
“Turn Around Look At Me” – Vogues
“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” – Vanilla Fudge
“You’re All I Need To Get By” – Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
On the 23rd TV icon Lucille Ball premiered her third television situation comedy in a row, as “Here’s Lucy” debuted with Ball and co-star Gale Gordon as different characters than they had played on The Lucy Show. This time, however, her on-screen children (Kim and Craig) were portrayed by Ball’s real-life children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. Gordon,
The next day the CBS television news show “60 Minutes”, made its debut at 10:00pm, with Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner as the hosts. One critic acknowledged Hewitt’s attempt to make the program “look as much as possible as a magazine” and concluded that it “was bright and breezy and went a long way in bridging the great gap between the ha-ha of TV entertainment and the dolorous solemnity of public affairs programs.”
Then on the 26th, censorship of plays was abolished in the United Kingdom as the Theatres Act 1968, went into effect and ended the existence of the position of Examiner of Plays in the Lord Chamberlain’s Office after 230 years. With the government approval no longer required, the rock musical Hair (which included a scene with a fully nude cast) made its British premiere on London’s West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
What’d Sadie think?
Two weeks at the top for “People Gotta Be Free” by the Rascals, before “Harper Valley P.T.A.” by Jeannie C. Riley takes it for two, leaving “”Harper Valley P.T.A.” – Jeannie C. Riley “Hey Jude” by the Beatles a week to reign this month.
Loved ’em
- “Hey Jude” – Beatles
- “Magic Bus” – Who
- “Midnight Confessions” – Grass Roots
- “My Special Angel” – Vogues
- “On The Road Again” – Canned Heat
- “Piece Of My Heart” – Big Brother And The Holding Company
- “Revolution” – Beatles
- “Special Occasion” – Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
Liked ’em
- “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You” – Bee Gees
- “Indian Reservation” – Don Fardon
- “Little Green Apples” – O.C. Smith
- “Mr. Businessman” – Ray Stevens
- “Over You” – Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
- “People Gotta Be Free” – Rascals
- “Say It Loud I’m Black And I’m Proud” – James Brown
- “Suzie Q” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- “The Eyes Of A New York Woman” – B.J. Thomas
- “The Snake” – Al Wilson
- “Time Has Come Today” – Chambers Brothers
- “Tuesday Afternoon” – Moody Blues
Leave ’em
- “Girl Watcher” – O’kaysions
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.