That was an excellent song and performance. I remember it quite clearly.
It came out the same summer as many other big hits: Maggie May by Rod Stewart,
It’s Too Late, by Carole king,
What You See is What You Get, by The Dramatics
Theme from Shaft by Issac Hayes,
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, by Simon & Garfunkle,
....and many, many more
Among the many, many more were these:
In der Bundesrepublik, machen alle gern Musik (in the Federal Republic, everyone likes to make music)--Rita Pavone
The Marching Hippies--Guy Drake