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Multimedia Index: List of 1968 Songs

Category: Chronological Archive
Description: A list of songs released in 1968. Lyrics are in the English language unless otherwise noted.
Contents: 5 originals · 0 covers
Page Sections: Original Songs

Original Songs

Born to Be Wild
Performers: Steppenwolf
Songwriter: Mars Bonfire
Released: 29 January 1968 (Steppenwolf)
External Link: Wikipedia
Get your motor runnin';
Head out on the highway.
Looking for adventure;
In whatever comes our way.
Cadillac Jack
Performer: Andre Williams
Songwriters: Bobby Miller · Robert Lee Thurston
Released: 1968
Featured Car: Cadillac El Dorado
On the south side of Chicago lived a guy named Jack;
Whose dream it was to someday own a Cadillac.
He gambled for his money, the first thing you know;
Up popped Jack in a brand new El Dorado.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Performers: Dick Van Dyke & Sally Ann Howes in the film by the same name
Songwriter: Robert B. Sherman · Richard M. Sherman
Released: 17 December 1968
External Link: Wikipedia
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang;
What we'll do.
Near, far, in our motor car;
Oh! What a happy time we'll spend.
Crosstown Traffic
Performer: Jimi Hendrix
Songwriter: Jimi Hendrix
Released: 16 October 1968 (Electric Ladyland)
External Link: Wikipedia
You jump in front of my car when you, you know all time;
That 90 miles an hour, girl, is the speed I drive.
You tell me it's alright, you don't mind a little pain;
You say you just want me to take you for a drive.
On the Road Again
Performers: Canned Heat
Songwriters: Floyd Jones · Alan Wilson
Released: 22 January 1968 (Boogie with Canned Heat)
External Link: Wikipedia
You know the first time I traveled;
Out in the rain and snow;
In the rain and snow.
I didn't have no payroll;
Not even no place to go.




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