Which patriotic show tune occupied the UK Singles Chart for 17 weeks in 1967?
Edelweiss (song) "Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music". It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps "(Leontopodium alpinum)". It was created for the 1959 Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" in the role originated by performer Theodore Bikel as a song for the character of Captain Georg Ludwig von Trapp. 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. It is also Captain von Trapp's subliminal goodbye to his beloved homeland, using the flower as a symbol of his loyalty to Austria. In the 1965 film adaptation, the song is also sung by the Captain earlier in the film when he rediscovers music with his children.
Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967 Seven Drunken Nights was a tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States by The Dubliners in 1967 and 1968. The tour is named after their major hit single Seven Drunken Nights which charted across Europe and was performed on Top of the Pops in the UK after receiving major coverage on Radio Caroline. By 1968 The Dubliners had hit the UK charts more than seven times, six in the Top 40. This led to appearances on The David Frost Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Eamonn Andrews Show and Once More with Felix.