Which patriotic show tune occupied the UK Singles Chart for 17 weeks in 1967?
Vince Hill: Vince Hill (born Vincent Hill, 16 April 1934)) is an English traditional pop music singer and songwriter who is best known for his recording of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967) which reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart (staying on the chart for 17 weeks). Edelweiss (song): "Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music". Edelweiss (song):  In the musical, Captain von Trapp and his family sing this song during the concert near the end of Act II as a statement of Austrian patriotism in the face of the pressure put upon him to join the navy of Nazi Germany following the Anschluss.
Edelweiss