Lawrence
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Edited Sep 25, 2009, 20:35
Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 25, 2009, 20:33
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Well I already knew the hit record in England on my birthday was "Sunny Afternoon" by the Kinks (the American hit being the less interesting "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra of course, not to mention the hit album was another elevator-music 'classic' the Sound of Music...) But what I didn't know is that I share a birthday with Peter Murphy from Bauhaus(!) How about that...
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dave clarkson
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Edited Sep 25, 2009, 21:04
Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 25, 2009, 21:02
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The Number 1 single was:
Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Cool - not got a problem with those.
8)
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texlahoma
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 14:32
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The Number 1 single was:
Abba - "Waterloo"
The Number 1 album was:
Carpenters - "The Singles 1969-1973"
Born on 10th May:
1946 - Donovan
1946 - Graham Gouldman ( vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, writer; The High Spots / The Crevattes / 10CC )
1947 - Dave Mason ( guitarist, Traffic )
1952 - Sly Dunbar
1952 - Lee Brilleaux ( real name Lee Collinson; guitarist / lead vocalist, Dr Feelgood )
1957 - Sid Vicious ( real name John Ritchie; deceased )
1960 - Paul Hewson ( better known as Bono; vocalist, guitarist, U2 )
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bubblehead2
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Edited Sep 26, 2009, 18:28
Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 18:27
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Eek, i knew it was gonna be bad but not this bad....
The Number 1 single was:
Frankie Vaughan - "Tower Of Strength"
and it gets worse...
The Number 1 album was:
George Mitchell Minstrels - "Another Black And White Minstrel Show"
I suppose it was always gonna be a pile of poo being the week before Xmas !
As for the shared birthdays, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top is the only name of note.
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Lawrence
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 19:16
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bubblehead2 wrote: Eek, i knew it was gonna be bad but not this bad....
The Number 1 single was:
Frankie Vaughan - "Tower Of Strength"
and it gets worse...
The Number 1 album was:
George Mitchell Minstrels - "Another Black And White Minstrel Show"
I suppose it was always gonna be a pile of poo being the week before Xmas !
As for the shared birthdays, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top is the only name of note.
Are you that old that a minstrel album is the hit album on yr birthday? Weird!
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bubblehead2
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 19:51
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Oi cheeky ! I'm not quite Methuselah yet.
I was gonna hazard a guess that the Minstrel shows died a death on British TV in the 60's, but no, check this out...
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/535195/index.html
Almost unbelievably in this day and age, the show had an audience of up to 18 million or a third of the population of the country.
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Popel Vooje
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 20:14
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bubblehead2 wrote: Oi cheeky ! I'm not quite Methuselah yet.
I was gonna hazard a guess that the Minstrel shows died a death on British TV in the 60's, but no, check this out...
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/535195/index.html
Almost unbelievably in this day and age, the show had an audience of up to 18 million or a third of the population of the country.
Y'know - I've seen clips from that show and they're so ideologically unacceptable it's almost surreal. But to put it in context...
A few weeks ago at work I stumbled accidentally upon a book of sheet music - dating from 1910 - called "Francis & Day's Book of Coon Carols".
The lead song ? "I'm Just A Coon".
and I quote the first verse in full...
"My gal she took a notion against the coloured race
She said were she to marry me, I'd have to change my face
She said that if she wed me, that she'd regret it soon
How I wish I were a white man, instead of just a coon".
Dear God.
I think it's important to keep records of that kind of stuff though, so people can learn from past mistakes.
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Robot Emperor
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 23:10
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Possibly the most perfectly titled album ever.
"Val Doonican Rocks But Gently".
I feel that this has determined aspects of my character more than the stars or planets. I now understand my fatal attraction to gently rocking sounds. Also my habit of gently rocking back and forth to the sounds of Val Doonican.
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supercat
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 23:12
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'Applause'
Fab post there. :)
Do you wear cardigans as well?
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supercat
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Re: Who was number one.....
Sep 26, 2009, 23:15
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Tsk! The youth of today eh, Bubbs? :D xx You handled that reply with aplomb.
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