# 3 Top 10 Hits From 1969 That Every 60s Kid Alive Still Remembers Today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-top-10-hits-from-1969-that-every-60s-kid-alive-still-remembers-today/
- Published: 2026-11-10T01:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T01:22:13+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-top-10-hits-from-1969-that-every-60s-kid-alive-still-remembers-today/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Three 1969 Top 10 hits remain familiar songs.
- Fogerty found inspiration in a 1941 film.
- “These Eyes” was The Guess Who’s first US Top 10 hit.

## Summary

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising”, Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour” and The Guess Who’s “These Eyes” were all Top 10 hits in 1969. The article revisits the songs’ origins and lasting familiarity, showing how different musical styles from the decade’s end reached broad audiences.

John Fogerty drew inspiration for “Bad Moon Rising” from a hurricane scene in the 1941 film *The Devil and Daniel Webster*. Wonder co-wrote “My Cherie Amour” with Henry Cosby and Sylvia May; it was the most successful single from its album. Randy Bachman first began The Guess Who’s “These Eyes” as “These Arms” before Burton Cummings changed the title, and it became the Canadian band’s first US Top 10 hit.

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