Even in 1968, many of the biggest hits were pure cotton candy.
Paul Mauriat was a classically trained musician born in the mid 1920s. Around the 50s he started producing commercial music, and had a number of European hits. By far his biggest was the harpsichord-driven Love Is Blue in 1968, a worldwide hit. I did own the 45 RPM single.
While Mauriat was pretty much a one-hit wonder in the U.S., he was huge in the far east, playing his last concert in Japan in 1998.
What was it like to be Paul Mauriat, I wonder?
Speaking of the fluffy nature of hit songs even during the pitch of the tumultuous 60s, these were the top 10 songs the year Love Is Blue was released:
1. Hey June, The Beatles
2. Honey, Bobby Goldsboro
3. Love Is Blue, Paul Mauriat
4. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
5. People Got to Be Free, Rascals
6. Sunshine of Your Love, Cream
7. This Guy’s In Love With You, Herb Alpert
8. Stoned Soul Picnic, Fifth Dimension
9. Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel
10. Tighten Up, Archie Bell and The Drells
Love is Blue, as an earworm:
MERIT: **
ORIGIN: unknown
PERSISTENCE: **
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