# 4 Classic Rock Ballads From 1968 That Never Get Old for 60s Kids

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-classic-rock-ballads-from-1968-that-never-get-old-for-60s-kids/
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T15:22:56+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/4-classic-rock-ballads-from-1968-that-never-get-old-for-60s-kids/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Four enduring rock ballads from 1968 are revisited.
- The songs span blues, soft rock, soul and psychedelia.
- Three tracks charted in the US or UK top 30.

## Summary

The article highlights four rock ballads released in 1968 that it says have lasting appeal: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “I Started A Joke”, “Only One Woman” and “Tuesday Afternoon”. It describes their mix of blues, soft rock, soul and psychedelia, and argues that their distinctive performances and songwriting help them endure.

George Harrison’s Beatles song was issued as a B-side to “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”; the Bee Gees’ “I Started A Joke” reached No. 6 in the US and the global top 30, while Vince Melouney played on it before leaving the group. The Gibb brothers wrote “Only One Woman”, which The Marbles took to No. 5 in the UK, and The Moody Blues’ “Tuesday Afternoon” reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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