Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Pop Jams From 1968
The article highlights four pop hits from 1968 that it says remain especially memorable to baby boomers: Bobby Goldsboro’s “Honey (I Miss You)”, The Beatles’ “Hey Jude”, Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” and Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”. It presents them as examples of the year’s enduring mainstream music and notes their continued cultural recognition.
– “Honey (I Miss You)” reached number one in the US and performed strongly internationally.
– “Hey Jude”, written by Paul McCartney for Julian Lennon, topped charts worldwide.
– “Mrs. Robinson”, associated with The Graduate, reached number one in the US and the top 10 elsewhere.
– “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was released after Otis Redding’s death and became Billboard’s first posthumous US number-one single.
- Four 1968 hits are presented as enduring baby-boomer favourites.
- All four achieved major chart success.
- Otis Redding’s hit made posthumous chart history.