Page 1 of 2
What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:29 am
by Spiritinthesky
Have you ever done this?
My number #1's are:
'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon in the US
'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool' by Little Jimmy Osmond in the UK
'Ben' by Michael Jackson in Australia
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:39 am
by k43rover
Great website!
I already knew it was a good one for me as far as the UK charts were concerned.....I Feel Fine by our friends from Liddypool (first record to feature feedback n'est-ce pas?).
Turns out the Fab Four were also in the top slot in the US/Canada with the same tune.
I can't imagine what they were thinking in Germany and Australia as the Fabs had somehow been relegated from top spot there by "Kleine Annabell - Ronny" and "Over The Rainbow - Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs" ???
You may want to take a stiff drink before you click on these links...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue585PYdfjY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXgUB4_QAnw
And to help you recover from that...click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoKt-N-OudU
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:26 am
by cheyenne
"Save the last dance for me" the Drifters.
"I want to be wanted" Brenda Lee.
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:31 am
by blueflamerick
John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" , which seems kind of fitting that now I'm playing in a country band.
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:58 am
by jdawe
What a great site!
For me it was "Satisfaction" in the UK and "Help" in the US. Pretty impressive!
However, in Canada, where I was actually born, it was apparently either "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire or "My Name is Mud" by Eddie Rambeau, which doesn't say much for my country's taste in music.
If I was from Australia it would have been Normie Rowe and the Playboys' version of "Que Sera Sera". I'm not sure whether or not that would have been an improvement.
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:29 am
by cjj
OK, I''l play, how's this for some hot chart leaders?
UK: Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin
US: Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr
AUS: Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
GER: Eventuell, Eventuell - Peter Alexander & Caterina Valente
CA: I guess I'm too old, they don't have records of the Canadian charts that far back...
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:32 am
by T.A.R.
I'll bite.
GBR She's not you - Elvis
USA Sherry - The Four Seasons
AUS Ramblin' Rose - Nat King Cole
CAN Sherry - The Four Seasons
GER Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
Hey CJ look Canadian records! LOL
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:35 am
by johnnysain
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:36 pm
by cjj
T.A.R. wrote:I'll bite.
GBR She's not you - Elvis
USA Sherry - The Four Seasons
AUS Ramblin' Rose - Nat King Cole
CAN Sherry - The Four Seasons
GER Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
Hey CJ look Canadian records! LOL
Kids...
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:42 pm
by deaconblues
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:57 pm
by johnnysain
not good.....
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:15 pm
by johnallg
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:05 pm
by JakeK
US: The First Time - Surface
UK: Innuendo - Queen
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:22 pm
by johnnysain
Guy Mitchell - big influence on McCartney
IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE YOUR SINGLES - I FOUND MY TOP USA BIRTHDATE ALBUM (on Google).....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nu ... 959_(U.S.)
Stereo - South Pacific Soundtrack
Mono - Kingston Trio - At Large
Re: What song was No.1 on the day you were born
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:38 pm
by s4001
Wild Thing.
Could be worse....