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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
WLS Top 40 for May 6, 1968-- Part 1: MacArthur Park"
Fifty Years Ago. "D" means debut. The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard Top 100.
40. REACH OUT IN THEE DARKNESS-- Friend and Lover (D) #10 Husband and wife team, Carthy and Jim Post A great Hippy song.
39. MacARTHUR PARK-- Richard Harris (D) #2 From Limerick, Ireland.
38. BROOKLYN ROADS-- Neil Diamond (D) #58 Real name Noah Kamisnski.
37. HOW DID WE EVER GET THIS WAY-- Andy Kim (D) #21 Had 12 Top 100s from 1968-1974. Had two Top Tens with "Baby I Love You" and "Rock Me Gently" which went to #1.
36. I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER-- Temptations (D) #13 Not one of their better-known songs, but classic Motown all the way.
Name That Tune (from the above songs): "I Think It's So Groovy Now That People Are Finally Getting Together." Answer below. --RoadDog
"Reach Out In the Darkness"
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