This week’s UK #1 song was from the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest as done by Cliff Richard. Each country got one vote, and this lost out by a single vote to the entry from Spain. It was the ninth of his 10 British chart-toppers. This made the Billboard Hot 100 several months later - peaking at #99. At one point Cliff was bigger than the Beatles in Britain, but only had one Top 40 record in the States (a ‘64 remake of “It’s All In The Game”). He wouldn’t break through on our shores until 1976 and “Devil Woman.” I think the video is from the actual ‘68 Eurovision broadcast.
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