1968 Pop Hit

Factual Questions
1

Long time ago for many of you, but-
Early summer of 1968 I was in Paris. An english (language) hit a the time had the lyric
“I know that you’ve had better times and you’ve been drinking better wines…”
Or something to that effect. Anyone remember this? Don’t know if it got any US airplay - wasn’t there.

2

I don’t know the answer but here’s a bump. I hate to see threads on the second page with a zero in the Response column.

Somebody’s gonna know this.

Have you tried a search on any of the song lyrics websites?

3

Could it be Peter and Gordon’s “You’ve Seen Better Times”? 1968 is about right for them.

I’m not good at looking up lyrics but maybe someone will come along who is.

4

More info, from here

Any of these phrases sound familiar?

5

I think you guys have got it! - now to get the record (I’m old enough to have a turntable).

6

My father is trying to unload his 2400 records and when I mentioned to a friend that he was looking to sell his books and records she looked at me blankly: “you mean records of his travels…?” I started researching nursing homes right after that :).

7

Here’s a link which (if you click through) shows this song on a 1968 Capitol greatest hits compilation, which could be easier to find.

Actually, I wouldn’t have bothered to post this since gigi gave you the straight dope first, but I wanted to share that one of the sites I looked at said that if I liked Peter & Gordon, I might also like the Five Americans (aha’s band).

8

Have heard it, that’s the song. Can’t believe I hadn’t heard it since - what a flashback. Thanks all for the tips.

9

“Again, a thoroughly ironic title, as, though musically, they were at their peak, commercially, it was all over.”

Could we use a few more commas? :slight_smile:

10

Yes, let’s all remember the rules for composition:

  1. Don’t use commas, that aren’t necessary.
  2. Be sure to proofread your work to see if you any words out.
  3. Between you and I, case is important.
  4. Don’t use run-on sentences they are hard to read.
  5. Not using sentence fragments.
11

In a New Yorker cartoon during World War II, a sailor is writing a letter and asks a buddy:
“How many apostrophes in ‘forecastle’?”