‘'This Will Be Our Year’' by The Zombies
“This Will Be Our Year” is the ninth track from the acclaimed album “Odessey and Oracle" by English rock band the Zombies, released in 1968.
It was also released as a single in the US in June 1968, with “This Will Be Our Year” as A side.
This comfortable '60s pop music should work as a balm for anyone who has had a tough 2021 - and who hasn't? 'And this will be our year,' vocalist Colin Blunstone declares over sorrowful yet determined guitar chords. It's a global, world-weary yet still essential emotion that many of us can identify with.
The album grew in popularity over time and is now considered one of the most renowned albums of the 1960s. On Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, it was placed 100th. On Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, the album was rated 243rd in 2020.
* Released: 1968
* Length: 2:07
* Genre: pop
* Link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmuswTEGF-U