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1968

News footage of the University of California, Berkeley during the Free Speech movement ...

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The Intruders gave us this great soul tune from 1968...

I can get a serious earworm from this tune and be singing it for weeks...
Cowboys to Girls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc7Y...
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OK my Warriors are on in a few minutes so lets see what tomorrow brings

On October 30th 1968 Marvin Gaye released his version of the R&B classic "Heard it through the grapevine"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAPj...
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In 1968 the United States was introduced to Laugh-In

One of the best sketch comedy shows of all time

Here's the Pilot episode
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytwt...
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Take an hour away from politics and relax

Psychedelia and Middle Eastern instruments were big in 1968

Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxf...
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In 1968 Eric Burdon gave us this hit song

Eric Burdon - Sky Pilot

www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSJ...
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Growing up in the SF Bay Area we all loved when this song came out...Anyone who was born here actually pronounces San Jose as "San-a za"...LOL

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZLa...

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1968 gave us this hit from the Rascals

A Beautiful Morning

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykLV...
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Another song released in late 1967 but was a big hit in 1968

The Classics V - Spooky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJZQ...
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They re-released this song in 1979 as the Atlantic Rhythm Section

In July of 1968 Jose Feliciano gave us his version of Light My Fire

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKn4...

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This R&B classic was released in April of 1968

Clarence Carter - Slip Away

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikhd...

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In 1968 Jimi Hendrix release his version this Bob Dylan song and it's become the quintessential version we all think of when we hear All Along the Watchtower
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4...
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My account here will be playing music because I can't change what happened and I'm hoping adding music to this community will help get us through these times...
Everyday will have a theme...today it's music from 1968...
Like this one
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4...
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Although it was released in November of 1967 Dance to the music was a huge hit in 1968

Sly and the Family Stone was another one of San Francisco's legendary bands...just listen to that groove!! Larry Graham on Bass!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQPq...

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Dance songs were big in the 60s' and in 1968 Tighten Up was one of the big dance songs of the day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wro3...
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On this day in 1968 Pink Floyd released this single

Point me at the sky - Sid Barrett had left the band and David Gilmore stepped in

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5z...
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I love Booker T and the MG's...I was fortunate enough to play with a great Hammond organist, Danny "Sweetman" Thomas. Original member of Con Funk Shun and when we played together we added this great track to our setlist
Hang em' High
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkBO...
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In the 60's cheesy sappy songs still made the top 100 and in 1968 this one is the velveeta king...now if you like velveeta I'm good with it

Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAe...
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You can never talk about the late 60's without the Beatles

Hey Jude

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Mj...
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On April 5th 1968 Simone and Garfunkel gave us this great hit

Mrs Robinson

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajtp...
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I think this song define 1968 better than any

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6bl...
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STAX records put out some of the greatest hits of the 60's and this R&B classic came out in 1968

Sam & Dave - I Thank You

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLSa...
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Cream was one of the original all-star bands that couldn't get past their own ego's but still put out some great music

Sunshine of your love

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9E...
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in 1968 AM radio would still crossover and play songs from multiple genres. Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues was one of those songs you would hear on KYA or KFRC the two AM pop stations in the SF Bay Area at the time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVC3...
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The record companies were trying hard to embrace Psychedelia and songwriters and arrangers would come up with tunes like this one. Middle eastern cultures and sounds were showing up in pop music in 1968
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYoG...
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I think I've said this before...but if not...There's Aretha then there's everyone else

In 1968 she gave us this classic R&B cut

Chain of fools

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w76...
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Although underground music and extended guitar solos were becoming more prevalent in 1968. There was still the pop songs that defined that time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5JS...
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