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The Young Ones - Cliff Richard and the Shadows
11th Jan 1962 for 6 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBuiTyIYpA8 Cliffs 5th No 1 with the Shadows, and one of his most famous. Think we might be revisiting this song later! |
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Rock a hula baby/Cant help falling in love - Elvis Presley
22nd Feb1962 for 4 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRU8pEuujyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdYHivTvQCU&feature=related Elvis during his film phase. Rock a hulas pretty awful, but CHFIL is one of his classic ballads. Plenty of groped bums in the dance halls to this one. |
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Wonderful Land - The Shadows
22nd March 1962 for 8 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9fJbkzheY Not bad, but eight weeks at the top? Nice introduction by Dennis Bergkamps dad. |
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Nut Rocker - B Bumble and the Stingers
17th May 1962 for 1 week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op2U-qGUDkg&feature=related Makes a change to hear something other than Cliff or Elvis. Based on the Nutcracker Suite.Quite catchy. The Stingers were session musicians led by R.C.Gamble apparently, which is quite apt for this forum. |
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Wonderful Land was the track that first got me into the Shadows. Great track :)
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Good luck charm - Elvis Presey
24th May 1962 for 5 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klAe-3d7snA Aahaha....One of Elvis's better songs. Simple song, simple lyrics, good popsong. |
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Come outside - Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard
28th June 1962 for 2 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_9gliE5wmk&feature=related Comedy record, but half decent. I can remember hearing a funny, more adult version by Judge Dread in the late 70s but on hearing it again its a bit rubbish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyhpRH58DsU&feature=related |
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MMM
speak to you about August then ! |
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I cant stop loving you - Ray Charles
12th July 1962 for 2 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFeB7zTGesk&feature=related Great voice, great performance. Suprised this made No 1 in the UK, but glad it did. Best song of 62 so far. |
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:) At this rate it will be Aug 2012.
And still got all the 1 week wonders from the zeros to come :( |
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When we reach early 63 then there seems to be a change to the more well known singles of the decade, they come thick & fast after that.
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early 60's to mid 60's a massive change in music imo.
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I remember you - Frank Ifield
26th July for 7 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RhMoC6kjMQ The yodelling aussie. WALOFS |
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Like I said a BIG change in the coming 12 months or so !
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STOP AT PAPERBACK WRITER
doesn't get any better as far as no 1's go |
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your have to wait a few weeks before MMM reaches that classic
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Looking forward to it Pumpy. Theres only so much Frank Ifield a man can take. :(
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Sadly exactly a year later you have another helping of old Frank :(
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Shes not you - Elvis Presley
13th Sept for 3 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjiBHT3Z0d8 This sounds remarkably similar to Good Luck Charm but without the Ah ha ha's. |
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Thanks for taking it on, mad mad moon. I have not caught up with you yet, but this thread it good for when you have spare time.
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LOL Frank coming up in two records again!
Strangly enough the next one you put up is strangly addictive. |
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Telstar - The Tornados
4th Oct for 5 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGhxayGDa5Q&feature=related Good idea, awful production Sounds like it was recorded in a telephone box, complete with Rolf Harris on stylophone. |
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I refuse to listen as I will be humming it as I head for my pit & I need a decent nights sleep.
Good luck MMM, catch up with you soon. |
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Lovesick blues - Frank Ifield
8th Nov for 5 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmWBeHm-JCE :( Jeez, this is worse than the last miserable effort. Thank god 1963 is fast appraoching |
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Goodnight Pumpy.
Am trying to rush these through a bit so I can get to some decent stuff next time, when im sobered up :) |
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Did you know the Tornados were the 1st British group to get a No1 in the US?
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yes
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mad mad moon 18 Mar 22:46
Helen Shapiro - Walking back to happiness Not bad for a 14 year old, much improved from her earlier No 1. Thought she was American but lived in Hackney. Probably went to school with Big Charlie bc went to school in plaistow imo |
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Knew Eric Bristow's grandad
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Happy to be put right BC
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Return to Sender - Elvis Presley
13th Dec for 3 weeks (Xmas No 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms8SOudyySM&feature=related Suprisingly Elvis's only Xmas No 1. Nice sax. |
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Cliff Richard & the Shadows - The Next time/Bachelor Boy
3rd Jan for 3 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvycKT6n6Ho&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUE_EuXm7j0&feature=related Either Cliff was a really bad mimer, or someone got the sinc wrong on The Next Time. Prophetic words from Cliff on Bachelor Boy.Was this his coming out song? |
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Dance on - The Shadows
24th Jan 1963 for 1 week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHf1WRw7hw&feature=related Another jolly ditty from the Shads. They must have been really coining it in, in the early 60s. |
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Diamonds - Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
31st Jan 1963 for 3 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAUOnTaa_TE Dont be fooled by the names. They were both ex Shadows members, leaving in 1962. Jet Harris other claim to fame was that his missus slept with Cliff Richard. Probably why he left. Meehan died in 2005. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1214532/How-I-seduced-curlers-The-woman-Cliff-Richard-love-gives-different-story.html |
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Frank Ifield - Wayward Wind
21st Feb for 3 weeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwbMldf6KS8 Franks back :( Is there no beginning to his talent. Hes really starting to annoy me now. |
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Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard & the Shadows
14th Mar for 2 weeks 4th April for 1 week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0CFXSh_iY&feature=fvw Classic Cliff. Iconic film. (but has anyone ever watched it?) Nice stereostyping of the Shadows riding bikes and wearing Berets in the clip. |
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Foot Tapper - The Shadows
28th March 1963 for 1 week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1X_3d9e25o&feature=fvw Is there no stopping the Shadows dominance? Yes, as this was their last No 1. Nice tune though. |
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Heard every Saturday morning as the theme to "sounds of the 60s"
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getting close to beatles time
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The 60s starts for real on 11th April 1963 :)
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