Sounds Of The Sixties Rewound Part 30 Quiz

Answer: Noel Harrison

In 1968 "The Windmills Of Your Mind" appeared in the movie "The Thomas Crown Affair". It won the 1969 Oscar for 'Best Song From A Film', and the single reached number eight in the UK.

Harrison later said of the song: "It didn't seem like a big deal at the time. I went to the studio one afternoon, sang it and pretty much forgot about it. I didn't realize until later what a timeless, beautiful piece Michel Legrand and the Bergmans had written. It turned out to be my most notable piece of work."

Answer: Dusty Springfield

In 1964, "Wishin' & Hopin'" became a number six in the Hot 100. It did not chart in her native United Kingdom.

It had been written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, for Dionne Warwick, naturally. She had it on the B side of a single in 1962.

Answer: Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick did not want to record "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" - she thought it was "a silly song". Still, it reached number ten on the Hot 100 in 1968 and number eight in the UK.

Warwick said in an interview: ""I was like 'Where is San Jose? How could the person who wrote 'Walk On By' have written a song that goes oh woa woa?'"

As with many of their songs, Bacharach composed the melody first, then David added lyrics.

Answer: Gene Pitney

"Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" was yet another hit from Hal David and Burt Bacharach. Gene Pitney took it to number five in the UK and number 17 on the US Hot 100.

In a 1997 interview, Hal David said: "I wrote that to a melody that Burt wrote and that's what the melody said to me. Music speaks to a lyric writer, or at least it should speak to a lyric writer. And that's what the music said to me. And why it did, I don't know. I don't think I had ever been to Tulsa. I've always kind of liked what I call 'narrative songs' - story songs. And when I hear music, very often I hear a story. The fact that it was Tulsa, as opposed to Dallas, is not terribly meaningful, but the sound of 'Tulsa' rang in my ear."

Answer: The Hollies

"Carrie Anne" was written about Marianne Faithfull. It was a UK number three and US number nine in 1967.

Marianne Faithfull had a relationship with co-writer Allan Clarke.

Answer: The Elgins

The first recording of "Heaven Must Have Sent You" was by The Elgins in 1966. It reached number nine on the Billboard R&B chart and number 50 on the Hot 100.

It was written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland.

Answer: Sly & the Family Stone

In 1968, "Dance To The Music" peaked at number seven in the UK and number eight on the Hot 100. Sly Stone wrote the song.

It was later used in several television shows and movies.

Answer: Val Doonican

Irish singer Val Doonican scored his first UK hit with "Walk Tall" in 1964. It reached number three in the UK and number four in the USA. Doonican had five songs reach the top ten in the UK.

Sadly, his hits did not include this quiz author's favourite Doonican song, "Delaney's Donkey".

Indulge me:
"There was Riley pushin' it, shovin' it, shushin' it
Hogan, Logan and everyone in town
Lined up, attackin' it and shovin' it and smackin' it
They might as well have tried to push the town hall down.

The donkey was eyein' them, openly defyin' them
Winkin', blinkin' and twistin' out of place
Riley reversin' it, everybody cursin' it
The day Delaney's donkey ran the halfmile race..."

Answer: Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson wrote "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" for the 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy", but it was not used. Instead, Nilsson sang the Fred Neil composition "Everybody's Talkin'". That song had been written two years earlier, but the producers felt it was a better fit than "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City".

Nilsson's release of "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" made number 34 on the US Hot 100 and number three in Canada.

Answer: Barry Ryan

In the UK in the 1960s, several competing charts were in use. "Eloise" topped the charts compiled by the two largest music business newspapers, 'New Musical Express' and 'Melody Maker' but 'Record Retailer' listed it at number two, and that appears to have stuck.

It was not until the 1990s that some rationality came to the UK music business with the formation of the Official UK Charts Company. That gave one source record companies and broadcasters could agree on.

"Eloise" was a first solo single for Barry Ryan in 1968. He had been part of a duo with his twin brother, Paul, and they had several modest hits, as well as playing on the same bills as some of the best outfits around. After Paul stopped performing, Barry had a solo career and "Eloise" was his first hit.

Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones played on the studio session for "Eloise".

Answer: The Scaffold

In the United Kingdom, the Christmas number one song is the holy grail for songwriters and performers and "Lily The Pink" took that position in 1968.

"Lily The Pink" was based on a rugby clubs' song that had been around for years. It boasted some rousing, if risqué, lyrics.

These were toned down by The Scaffold - John Gorman, Roger McGough and Mike McGear - who just happened to be the younger brother of a certain John Paul McCartney. I wonder what he got up to?

Answer: Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra

Was there ever a more recognisable introduction to a movie theme song than that to "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"? (It's a rhetorical question: don't write in.)

The song was on a soundtrack album that reached number four on the Billboard 200.

That evocative melody has been used in dozens of movies and TV shows.

Answer: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

"(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" was written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland and was their first hit for Martha And The Vandellas.

The song was nominated for a Grammy, but lost out to "Busted", the Ray Charles hit. Still, it made number four on the Hot 100.

Answer: The Beatles

In 1967, "Hello, Goodbye" was a number one in both the UK and USA.
Paul McCartney was the main writer, but John Lennon reportedly hated it as "three minutes of contradictions and meaningless juxtapositions." It probably did not help that his "I Am The Walrus" was relegated to the B side.

McCartney later said, "The answer to everything is simple. It's a song about everything and nothing. If you have black you have to have white. That's the amazing thing about life."

Answer: The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons got together in 1960 and the original line-up lasted until 1970. After that, various iterations have performed.

At the time this quiz was written in April 2026, Frankie Valli was the only original member remaining - and he had left for two years in 1977.