1969 Song of the Day- “Hitchin’ A Ride”- Vanity Fare. Vanity Fare was a band from the United Kingdom- and “Hitchin’ A Ride” which was released in 1969-became a hit in early 1970- reaching #16 in the UK and did even better on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US- peaking at #5 and selling a million copies. The song -written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander was about- what it sounds like a young man hitching a ride without any money. This duo of songwriters Murray and Callander- also can be blamed for such travesties as Billy Don’t Be A Hero and The Night Chicago Died. Callander was also a co-writer on Wayne Newton’s “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast”- all three of the above mentioned songs have made my Worst Hits list. Compared to those this song is a classic. To be fair it isn’t bad.
Vanity Fare was not a one -hit wonder- they previously had a #12 hit with Early In The Morning- then Hitching A Ride followed it and that was it. They are still around today as a group.
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Can’t stand it, I’m afraid. Horses for courses.
I would have thought you’d hate this song. I liked it when it first came out, but it was played to death on the radio, and by the 100th listen, I got sick of it.
Not a big fan of it but it’s ok- some of the songs I feature in the 1969 Song of the Day thing are hits from that year- not necessarily favorites. Trying to hit the big hits. On a scale of 1 to 10 I’d give it a 7.
I love how catchy this song is. It’s always a treat when I hear it.