No. 1 Song the Day You Were Born

[t_ross33]

Swiped this from the TDPRI forum :beer:

This (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php)is fun. Mine's "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles. Don't know what that says about me...

Who's up?

[Rocket]

Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

[just strum]

Wanted - Perry Como (USA)

Secret Love - Doris Day (UK)


Lifes theme song

The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack (USA)

T.Rex - Metal Guru (UK)

Shared birthday with

Rick Wakeman (1949), William Wallace (1949) - for the record I was born after 1949

http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/music/burnette/Mus570d/birthday.htm

[ted s]

Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones - UK
I’m A Believer -The Monkees - US
Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats - Oz

[sunvalleylaw]

LOL!!!! Mine is:

Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers


My kids love that song and we regularly play a "Monster Mash" compilation full of a bunch of those silly, old, Monster surf style hits. Wolfman Jack would be proud!


For the day I was married:

'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men (nudge, nudge, say no more . . . .)

[Algonquin]

US - I’m Telling You Now - Freddie & The Dreamers

Aus - Ticket To Ride - The Beatles

UK - Concrete And Clay - Unit 4 Plus 2

David

[Spudman]

Mr Cluster - Larry Verne

Who? Never heard it. Go figure.

[YerDugliness]

:( Damn, it doesn't go far enough back for me:(

Keep in mind, I'm older than aluminum foil!!!

YerDugliness, Esq./PostNoBills :cool:

[just strum]

Mr Cluster - Larry Verne

Who? Never heard it. Go figure.

It's actually Mr Custer as in Gen Custer.

I had to Google, but still never heard of it. How old are you?

Didn't think of youtube until shiner posted

Spud, tune up your guitar.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bpA_X_7ktnQ

[luvmyshiner]

Very Cool!

Mine is "Tossin' and Turnin'", Bobby Lewis. I didn't think I recognized it until I found it on Youtube.:AOK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVFkrVLT8HY

[Robert]

Ahh looky here - in Australia there was a familiar tune on the day I was born in the nude: Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley !

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Ahh looky here - in Australia there was a familiar tune on the day I was born in the nude: Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley !


Well, we have Elvis and The Beatles - at least some signs of good music.

[Adrian30]

B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets...:p

[Spudman]

It's actually Mr Custer as in Gen Custer.

I had to Google, but still never heard of it. How old are you?

Didn't think of youtube until shiner posted

Spud, tune up your guitar.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bpA_X_7ktnQ

Figures the day I was born would have the worst song in the whole world as a #1 record. I don't think I'm going to bragging about this song in conjunction with my birthday. Surprisingly that is the first time I've ever heard the song...and hopefully the last.

Irony is that I grew up in Montana not to far from the battlefield site.

[Spudman]

This was number one in Australia. I'm OK with this.:)

It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley

[Lev]

Figures the day I was born would have the worst song in the whole world as a #1 record.

Hmm, I beg to differ, I got Barbara Friggin Streisand - The Way we Were!!

[stingx]

U.S. - Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
U.K. - The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
AUS - Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces

It's all too beautiful, baby!

[just strum]

Hmm, I beg to differ, I got Barbara Friggin Streisand - The Way we Were!!

Heh, heh - sadly my wife would consider you some kind of god or at the very least one of the luckiest people in the world. As for me, you have my sympathy although my list is nothing to brag about.

[R_of_G]

So the weekend I was born, Edwin Starr's "War" took the top slot away from Bread's "Make It With You." Works for me, as I despise both war and cheesy music.:Dude:

[Jimi75]

Wow, cool!

Mine is "SHINING STAR" by Earth Wind & Fire :Dude:

[Jampy]

My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings (USA):rotflmao:

See My Baby Jive - Wizzard (UK) :messedup:

I Don’t Wanna Cry - Mariah Carey (USA) when I turned 18 :puke:

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher (UK) when I turned 18 :puke:

Man, no wonder I am bitter..LOL

[Spudman]

Hmm, I beg to differ, I got Barbara Friggin Streisand - The Way we Were!!

Well at least yours has a melody.

[just strum]

Well at least yours has a melody.

If Mr Custer was #1, how bad do you think #2 thru 20 were.

Scary thought. Or think of the artist back then that were knocked down the chart by Mr Custer. After that blow, they may have left the record business.

[pes_laul]

Bumb and Grind By R. kelly ( i think he's a rapper) uh why do i have to be so young:reallymad:

[marnold]

US and AUS: Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
A made-for-elevator instrumental. Awesome. Any other questions why I became a metal head?
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UK: Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann

The Macerana was #1 in the US when my wife and I got married. And yes, we danced it.

[pie_man_25]

mine is "End of the road" by boyz II men, WTF kinda name is that?!?!?!

[warren0728]

Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton

scary.... :puke:

ww

[stingx]

Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton

scary.... :puke:

ww

I prefer Blue Velvet!

"What kind of beer do you like, ****er?"

[warren0728]

I prefer Blue Velvet!

"What kind of beer do you like, ****er?"
i like a dark beer like guiness :beer: ...but prefer a nice single malt scotch....neat....

ww

[YerDugliness]

i like a dark beer like guiness :beer: ...but prefer a nice single malt scotch....neat....

ww

I'm with you, WW--a good stout seems to bring out the worst in me :beer: !!

As for harder liquors, I, too, prefer mine neat--a 3:1 mixture of Amaretto to Cognac, but the Cognac has to be primo quality and it has to be in a brandy snifter. I heat it over a candle, stick my nose into the snifter, and ........awaaaaay we go :messedup: !!!!

OOPS--Off Topic, I know, but since I couldn't get the program to go far enough back to reach my age, I had to offer some sort of comment.

Dugly :cool:

[warren0728]

Isince I couldn't get the program to go far enough back to reach my age, I had to offer some sort of comment.
now that's funny....and i needed a good laugh tonight!! :Dude:

ww

[t_ross33]

Had to go back and check out the Aussie charts.

"Sadie The Cleaning Lady" by Johnny Farnham :confused:

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EDIT AGAIN: Ain't the internet wonderful? Okay, this boy, Johnny went on to huge success Down Under, fronted the Little River Band for a time in the early 80's and is considered by many (in Austrailia anyway) to be the best voice in popular music. Not too shabby. There. You learn sumptin' every day.

MORE EDIT: Holy 80's Batman - it's THIS guy! I'd totally forgot about him!
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[Brian Krashpad]

US: All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
UK: Who’s Sorry Now? - Connie Francis
AUS: Catch A Falling Star – Perry Como

I'll go with thte US charts. Funny thing, my parents had a 45 single of Perry Como's "Catch A Falling Star"-- probably still have it.

[wingsdad]

If Mr Custer was #1, how bad do you think #2 thru 20 were.

Scary thought. Or think of the artist back then that were knocked down the chart by Mr Custer. After that blow, they may have left the record business.
Don't know Spud's birthday, but 1960 had a couple of other novelty hits -'Alley Oop' by the Hollywood Argyles, 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' by Brian Hyland (revived this summer in a yogurt commercial:puke: ), and the 1st release of Chubby Checker's 'The Twist'.

In spite of all that fun stuff, '60 was also the year the Ventures hit it with their 1st version of 'Walk Don't Run', and that was the song that got me started playing guitar (since the 'This Day In Music' site's charts don't go back to when I was born, I'll take this as a substitute anniversary anytime.

I found that minutiae when I hit this site, where you can search songs by title, artist or search a year, and 1960 turns up 30 songs with those I listed among them. Some pretty decent tunes, but other pukers like 'Teen Angel'...
http://www.songfacts.com/

[Spudman]

1960 was a poor year for music. Looking at your list 1959 and 1961 had some kick butt cool songs, but not 1960. Maybe that void just made room for me to enter the world? Mr. Custer doesnt even show on this list.:confused:

[chordshredder]

Some of us were obviously born out of shear boredom.

[Katastrophe]

Mine was "Without You," by Nilsson. Ahh... the 70s.

[pie_man_25]

Some of us were obviously born out of shear boredom.

I'm right there with you.....(mutters something)....