From American Songwriter · Gayle Thompson · · 40s
3 Top 40 Hits From 1967 That Every 60s Kid Still Knows
Three 1967 hits remain iconic for 60s kids today.
In brief
Three 1967 hits remain iconic for 60s kids today. Three 1967 songs are still widely known by 60s kids today. Originally reported by American Songwriter.
Stevie Wonder's 'I Was Made To Love Her'
Stevie Wonder released this 1967 song with his mother Lula Mae Hardaway and others.
“I know that my baby loves me / My baby needs me / That’s why we made it through the years”
The Supremes' 'Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone'
The Supremes' 1967 single became a two-week No. 1 hit and was covered by Michael Jackson.
“Love is here / And, oh, my darling, now you’re gone / You made me love you / And, oh, my darling, now you’re gone”
Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode To Billie Joe'
Bobbie Gentry's 1967 song stayed at No. 1 for four weeks on Billboard Hot 100.
“And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat / And Mama hollered out the back door, 'Y’all remember to wipe your feet' / And then she said, 'I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge / Today Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge'”
What to remember
Three 1967 songs are still widely known by 60s kids today.
