I'm interrupting, I'm sorry. (There I go apologizing again.)
Though I also really like The Seekers' version (and most anything I've heard from them), I'm wondering if the bias may be because The Seekers are an Australian group.
Not entirely. That's part of it, but The Seekers were my mother's favourite band and as I was growing up she played their records quite a lot. Every time I hear them I'm reminded vividly of my childhood.