Vanity Fare ~ Hitchin’ a Ride (1969)

“Hitchin’ a Ride“ is a song written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander issued as a single by the UK-based band, Vanity Fare in late 1969. It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1970, but was a bigger hit in the United States, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1970. Billboard ranked the record as the number 14 song of 1970. (Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Posting videos on You Tube falls under “fair use”, therefore, is permitted by copyright statutes unless used for personal gain.)