Brought this out to mark the death of Les from the Bay City Rollers. I think there are other interesting things in here.
As for the song title at 40 though...
Chart dated 11 May 1974
1. (1) Abba - Waterloo
3. (4) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
9. (3) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
14. (39) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
30. (30) The Wombles - Wombling Song
31. (19) Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
40. (31) Paper Lace - Billy- Don't Be A Hero
Brought this out to mark the death of Les from the Bay City Rollers. I think there are other interesting things in here.
As for the song title at 40 though...
Playlists are here. Including the Sparks video I didnt know existed. >https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Tduxrd0d9OkMacZDzQCBq?si=Qp_EZ2l6RtCCWa3R1rwXBA&dl_branch=1
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNrHjz4Y7g50OrOYdSsSy-5e
Chart dated 11 May 1974
1. (1) Abba - Waterloo
2. (27) Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
3. (4) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
4. (11) Peters And Lee - Don't Stay Away Too Long
5. (12) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
6. (9) Wizzard - Rock And Roll Winter
7. (5) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl
8. (6) Limmie And The Family Cookin' - A Walkin' Miracle
9. (3) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
10. (17) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know-It-All
18. (28) Jim Stafford - Spiders And Snakes
22. (23) David Bowie - Rock And Roll Suicide
24. (13) Slade - Everyday
26. (38) Status Quo - Break The Rules
27. (48) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
30. (30) The Wombles - Wombling Song
31. (19) Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
39. (34) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
40. (31) Paper Lace - Billy- Don't Be A Hero
41. (20) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way
44. (35) The Carpenters - Jambalaya
On Mon, 10 May 2021 14:09:38 -0700 (PDT), Chris Brown
<extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Brought this out to mark the death of Les from the Bay City Rollers. I think there are other interesting things in here.
As for the song title at 40 though...
Playlists are here. Including the Sparks video I didn’t know existed. >https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Tduxrd0d9OkMacZDzQCBq?si=Qp_EZ2l6RtCCWa3R1rwXBA&dl_branch=1
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNrHjz4Y7g50OrOYdSsSy-5e
Chart dated 11 May 1974I remember most of this from the time, although those memories are
fairly varied ones. IIRC, this was shortly after I'd discovered Radio Luxembourg, so I'm pretty sure I heard some of these on that, although a
lot of memories are of TotP appearances by these songs.
1. (1) Abba - WaterlooThe Eurovision connection, of course. I do remember watching this live
on TV at the time. You've used the official video in the playlist, but I prefer to remember the song from the Eurovision perfomance.
Unlike now,
when everything except the vocals is pre-recorded, back then it was all
100% live. As the commentator put it, this is the Abba group...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1_OKawHYw
(Listen out for some classic acidental Partridges in the introduction,
too, or at least they would have been if Alan Partridge had been a thing
in 1974).
2. (27) Rubettes - Sugar Baby LoveThis feels a little odd, because listening to it now it sounds a lot
older than the 1970s, but on the other hand I do remember hearing it on
the radio and seeing it on TotP back then.
3. (4) The Wombles - Remember You're A WombleAs novelty songs go, this does go pretty well. Although, as has been
widely remarked previously in this group, the actual musicians behind
the band took it very seriously indeed.
5. (12) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-LangThey weren't a one-hit wonder, but I doubt many people now would
remember this without being prompted.
6. (9) Wizzard - Rock And Roll WinterSlightly odd title to be charting in late spring. Although, apparently,
it was originally scheduled to be released in winter, but got pushed
back.
Not one of their best, though.
7. (5) The Chi-Lites - Homely GirlI don't really remember this, even after listening to it.
8. (6) Limmie And The Family Cookin' - A Walkin' MiracleI do vaguely remember this, but only just.
9. (3) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The SunI remember this very well, though. It must have had a lot of airplay at
the time.
10. (17) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know-It-AllDon't remember this.
18. (28) Jim Stafford - Spiders And SnakesBit of an odd song. For some reason I remember this very well from the
time. DOn't think I've ever heard it since.
22. (23) David Bowie - Rock And Roll SuicideI don't remember this from the time, but of course I know it very well
now.
of people of my generation, I suppose - I rediscovered it in the 80s following Ashes to Ashes.
24. (13) Slade - EverydayUnusual for Slade, on two fronts - firstly it's a ballad, and, secondly,
it doesn't have any humorous deliberate misspellings in the title.
26. (38) Status Quo - Break The RulesFor a band that's been milking precisely the same formula for decades, a song titled "Break the Rules" is veering into Alannis Morrisette levels
of irony.
27. (48) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of UsOne of my favourites at the time.
30. (30) The Wombles - Wombling SongSee above for previous Womble comments.
31. (19) Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around The ClockNot quite sure why this was charting here.
genuinely one of the all-time classics.
39. (34) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful GirlI remember this from the time. The time in question, of course, being a
time when country was still mainstream.
40. (31) Paper Lace - Billy- Don't Be A HeroI also remember this very well from the time. Although I don't get the
point you're making about the title, either.
41. (20) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This WayWhatever posterity does remember him for, it's very unlikely to be this.
44. (35) The Carpenters - JambalayaRather annoyingly, I remember this from the time as well.
On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 8:42:27 PM UTC+1, Mark Goodge wrote:
On Mon, 10 May 2021 14:09:38 -0700 (PDT), Chris Brown
6. (9) Wizzard - Rock And Roll WinterSlightly odd title to be charting in late spring. Although, apparently,
it was originally scheduled to be released in winter, but got pushed
back.
This is obviously why they wanted it to be Christmas every day, so this
song wouldnt have been out of season.
30. (30) The Wombles - Wombling SongSee above for previous Womble comments.
I think this is the lesser of the two tracks in this chart.
39. (34) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful GirlI remember this from the time. The time in question, of course, being a
time when country was still mainstream.
Im not sure whether the launch of an Absolute Country station this week >implies its becoming more or less mainstream.
On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 8:42:27 PM UTC+1, Mark Goodge wrote:
On Mon, 10 May 2021 14:09:38 -0700 (PDT), Chris Brown
<extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote:
1. (1) Abba - WaterlooThe Eurovision connection, of course. I do remember watching this
live on TV at the time. You've used the official video in the
playlist, but I prefer to remember the song from the Eurovision
perfomance.
Eurovision clearly earlier in the year in 1974 than 2021. It can be a
bit of a dilemma which clip to use, I think on this occasion I
plumped for the video because it matched the record people were
buying.
Unlike now, when everything except the vocals is pre-recorded, back
then it was all 100% live. As the commentator put it, this is the
Abba group...
Now I’m imagining how Mark E. Smith used to say “this is the Fall Group”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1_OKawHYw
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