Shamelessly copied from Carlos

Shamelessly copied from Carlos

: james_nicoll; January 5th, 20:25

Challenge:

1) Find out the song that was #1 the week you were born.
2) Find that song on YouTube.
3) Post that video on your wall without shame.

I think this it for me:

Also posted at Dreamwidth, where there are

comment(s); comment here or there.

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were_gopher

2012-01-05 07:16 pm (UTC)

No! I loath Please release Me!

keithmm

2012-01-05 07:40 pm (UTC)

Knock Three times by Tony Orlando and Dawn. That's...not impressive.

mmcirvin

2012-01-05 07:41 pm (UTC)

I got Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", which is, amazingly, actually a good song.

le_trombone

2012-01-05 07:49 pm (UTC)

I guess I lucked out... "All I Have To Do Is Dream" is sandwiched between "Witch Doctor" and "Purple People Eater" in 1958.

"Who's Sorry Now" was the number one in the U.K.

melita66

2012-01-05 08:12 pm (UTC)

Hah! "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan. No wonder I latched onto to DC early.

(Anonymous)

2012-01-05 08:18 pm (UTC)

"St George and the Dragonet" - the St George legend retold dragnet style.

"This is the countryside. My name is Saint George. I'm a knight".

...

"On Sept 5 the dragon was tried and convicted, his fire was put out and his maiden-devouring license revoked. Maiden-devouring out of season is punished by a term of not less than 50 or more than 300 years."

Could be worse. I was really expecting much worse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBcASC9VqzY

William Hyde

tx_cronopio

2012-01-05 08:35 pm (UTC)

Ha. You are almost as old as I am.

Mine is Venus by Frankie Avalon.

maruad

2012-01-05 08:53 pm (UTC)

"Sincerely" by The McGuire Sisters.

zxhrue

2012-01-05 09:49 pm (UTC)

"Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds. could be worse.

bastets_place

2012-01-06 02:26 am (UTC)

jackson 5, the love you save.

bastets_place

2012-01-06 02:29 am (UTC)

For the UK charts, "in the summertime" by Mungo Jerry.

I don't know that I have ever heard either of these songs.

drpaisley

2012-01-06 03:52 am (UTC)

Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog. 1956 was the year of Elvis, alas

alyxyn

2012-01-06 04:20 am (UTC)

Hmmm. Chapel of Love by the Dixie Cups. Got some nice harmonies, at least.

akawil

2012-01-06 04:05 pm (UTC)

Is that from the American or Canadian list? (Is there a Canadian list online somewhere?)

(For me, it's Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree, so No.)

rwpikul

2012-01-06 08:31 pm (UTC)

Here's a link to a list of the main Canadian Charts from 1957 on:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_%28Canada%29

janciega

2012-01-06 07:50 pm (UTC)

Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart. On YouTube, from the original 78 rpm recording.

Jeezopete, I'm old.

agent_mimi

2012-01-07 10:36 am (UTC)

My song is horrible WAIT, where is Carlos blogging at? Is it secret? Because if it's not secret, I'd love to know.

Mine is "Maggie May," yuck blech patooie. A month later and it would have been the theme from "Shaft," dammit.

agent_mimi

2012-01-07 10:42 am (UTC)

Waaaait wait wait, there are some #1 songs that are NOT on the usual "top song on your birthday" lists found on Le Interhole. The first 1971 list I found didn't have "Uncle Albert," for example, just skipped right over it. Anyone who's concerned about these things should hop over to Wikipedia and check out the Hot 100 list for your year.

If I'd been born a year earlier (which I have suspected since I was a kid, given that mom looks pretty dang pregnant in her wedding pic) the top song would have been "Cracklin' Rosie." Oh man.

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