1968 was a bit of an in-between year musically. The biggest UK hit was Mary Hopkins' Those were the days. It was the year when it became acceptable to have singles over 5/6 minutes long - most successfuly McArthur Park by Richard Harris and Eloise by Barry Ryan (featured below). Paul and Barry Ryan were twins and their mother was Marian Ryan who those of us of greater years will remember from Spot the tune on TV. Paul Ryan wrote Eloise as well as I will drink the wine by Frank Sinatra. He died of lung cancer aged 44 - Barry is still around now aged 70.
Films of 1968:
- Bullitt
- Rosemary's baby
- Planet of the apes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9md5oW00q4