What was the #1 song on the day you were born?

[SarahB]

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/cont/choose.html

It's been posted before, but I just heard Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" (I call it my ironical birthday song, but that's another story :crazy:) and it made me think of this.

[flamingyouth]

1. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

I already knew that w/o checking - I looked it up when I was about 14. :D

[Lestat]

2. "I Love Rock 'N Roll"

By Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

[flamingyouth]

3. My gods, you're a child!

I was in 8th grade when that song was #1! :D

[Lestat]

7. I'm no child.

I'm 22. :)

[AwakeAtLast]

4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

I was born in the middle of schlock music!!!!

Is it any wonder I am an Alt-rock freak?

[shanti]

5. here 'tis - 1955

the U.S. No.1 on the 17th November 1955 was... Love is a Many Splendoured Thing / Autumn Leaves by
The Four Aces / Roger Williams (shared No.1

[Lex]

6. Game of Love by Wayne Fontana

and the Mindbenders.

:shrug: I don't know what this song is!

(Ticket to Ride by the Beatles was #1 in UK then. That I know!)

Edited to add: I went and found the lyrics to "Game of Love" and I've heard it. Not so clueless after all.

[notadmblnd]

50. delete

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

76. Hey, are you my lost twin?

Apr 30 here :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

8. The Ballad of Davy Crockett -- that's freaking sad eom

[NightTrain]

9. Sadly, it was Barry Sadler's execrable "Ballad of the Green Berets."

Thankfully, the R&B charts were cooler. The #1 soul record on the day I was born (March 20, 1966) was Wilson Pickett's "634-5789."

[HEyHEY]

10. I wil l survive

[NightTrain]

11. Want to know the #1 song on the R&B or C&W charts the day you were born?

I have the info. Post your DOB and I'll tell you the song.

[SarahB]

12. Oh cool!

2/18/1972

[NightTrain]

14. R&B: Al Green, "Let's Stay Together."

C&W: Faron Young, "It's Four in the Morning."

Next!

[SarahB]

18. Thanks!

I had never hear the Faron Young song (usually not into country, but some stuff I can certainly appreciate), so I had to goggle those lyrics. Good lyrics anyway. :)

So I assume Al Green's was #1 on both the pop and the R&B charts that week.

[flamingyouth]

67. I'm game

December 27, 1968 :hi:

[NightTrain]

104. R&B: Marvin Gaye, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."

C&W: Johnny Cash, "Daddy Sang Bass."

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

77. I wanna!

Apr 30, 1965

[NightTrain]

105. R&B: Little Milton, "We're Gonna Make It."

C&W: Jim Reeves, "This Is It."

[vajraroshana]

13. "I'm telling you now" Freddie & the Dreamers

I've never heard it, just did a quick google on this.

[Lex]

15. That's a great song.

Kind of a Brit-pop song, iirc.

[notadmblnd]

53. a prelude to hermans hermits?

nt

[Fenris]

16. Karma Chameleon by Culture Club

[Bertha Venation]

48. holy crap -- I was in college when that was popular

excuse me while I maneuver myself into my walker . . . .

[Wapsie B]

17. "Love Me Tender"

by the King himself, Elvis Presley

[maveric]

19. Heartbreak Hotel

By Elvis

[jus_the_facts]

20. Why you little theif you....heeheeheeeeeeee......

...the original thread here...*I* had stolen the link from Youngred when I posted it LOL! :evilgrin:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=911535

:hi: there partner in crime! :D

[pa28]

21. "The Love You Save" Jackson 5

1970 must have been a slow music year. :shrug:

[Solly Mack]

22. I Want to Hold Your Hand

.....

[ibegurpard]

23. "The Letter" by The Box Tops

:shrug:
Can't say that it rings a bell. Were they a one-hit wonder?

[tcfrogs]

27. Good song!

[patcox2]

74. Thats Alex Chilton's band

When he was like 16. I'm in love with that song.

[Dan-W]

98. Not one hit wonders.

The Box Tops had two other "moderate" hits:

Soul Deep & Cry Like a Baby

Hey, "The Letter" was the #1 song on my 18th B'day!

[Beearewhyain]

24. I am kinda confused

U.S. Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela

U.K. I Pretend by Des O'Connor

I have never heard of either of these. Is this like being born under a bad star sign? :P If any one knows these...could you hum a few bars. :)

[argyl]

30. "Grazing in the Grass" was an instrumental by South African trumpeteer

Hugh Masekala.He also played the trumpet on The Byrds's great song about the music business,"So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star".

[Beearewhyain]

33. Thanks

I ended up googleing him and got a 30 sec. clip from NPR. I think it might explain why I like horns/early Chicago/ Blood, Sweat and Tears etc.
:)

[Coventina]

107. Grazing in the Grass

Never heard of it.

:shrug:

on edit: my brother's is "Afternoon Delight"!
Ha ha ha! I can't wait to tell him!

[tcfrogs]

25. The Long & Winding Road - The Beatles

[SideshowScott]

26. Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys

WOOT!!! Im Special!

[elperromagico]

28. Oh, great. US Chart: "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John,

one of the biggest pieces of shit ever perpetrated in pop music.

UK Chart: Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz... never heard of that one.

[richmwill]

29. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night

By John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band.

Damn- Why couldn't it have just been a John Lennon song?

[cmf]

31. Noooooooooo! I'm a victim of being born in the 70's

Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee

;(

[Merrick]

94. -

[Gildor Inglorion]

32. "Fingertips Part 2" by Little Stevie Wonder

He was 12 years old at the time!

[LynneSin]

34. What was the #1 song on the day you lost your virginity???

Every Breath You Take by The Police was mine!!

[LWolf]

54. Me and Mrs. Jones

by Billy Paul.

I guess that's what happens when you have a "thing" goin' on. :P

[Tom_Foolery]

81. Great song!!! n/t

[last_texas_dem]

115. Well

Apparently you were losing your virginity while I was being born 'cause that song was topping the charts on my birthday! haha Although it was number one for eight weeks, so probably quite a bit occurred during those fifty-six days. Very catchy song, if only a bit creepy as well...

[Misunderestimator]

35. "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles

[supernova]

36. US - Roses are Red by Bobby Vinton

UK - I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles.

Bobby Vinton?!? AAACK! I like the UK one much better.

[cleofus1]

37. I actually love this song.

Though most people prefer the Dean Martin version I personally prefer this one!

The U.S. number 1 on the 23rd September 1958 was 'Nel Blu
Dipinto Di Blue (Volare)' by Domenico Modugno.

[TOhioLiberal]

38. April 27, 1962

'Good Luck Charm' by Elvis Presley.

[ET Awful]

39. Aquarius / Let the Sunshine in by the Fifth Dimension :)

I guess I can live with that. . . but more importantly, on that very night, at the Ark in Boston, the Grateful Dead were playing an excellent show (which I have on CD now). . . somehow that means more to me than what was topping the charts :).

[fujiyama]

40. US: Celebration by Kool Gang

UK: Woman by John Lennon

B Day 02/10/81

[Beware the Beast Man]

41. "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band

Not bad, considering 74 was a pretty dismal year for popular music.

[LWolf]

55. I can't tell you how many

guys sang that song to me in 1974, and for years after. At least the pick-up line part.

In 1987 I was moonlighting as a waitress to keep the rent paid. My boss gave all of the waitresses name tags with nicknames. What did he call me? Peaches.

[noonwitch]

42. "Do Wah Diddy" by Manfred Mann

I hate that song. My mom wrote in my baby book that the #1 song was "People" by Barbara Streisand. Different charts, I guess, plus, my mom was a huge Babs fan in the 60s.

[Burma Jones]

43. A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley

And that's what I am, a big hunk of love - awwwwwww

[BigMcLargehuge]

44. Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet by Henri Mancini

[sniffa]

45. rhinestone cowboy by gLenn campbeLL

hahahahaha

[Bertha Venation]

46. Hey Paula n/t

[notadmblnd]

47. Oh the burn, the burn....

the U.S. No.1 on the 29th January 1959 was... Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by
The Platters

[LWolf]

49. 'A Summer Place'

The Theme From 'A Summer Place' by Percy Faith

Never heard of it.

In Britain:

My Old Man's A Dustman by Lonnie Donegan

Never heard of it, but that title is ripe for some parodies. ;-)

[afraid_of_the_dark]

51. "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John

Ugh. :puke:

[windlight]

52. American Pie by Don McLean

Of course it all makes sense now...

The UK chart had Telegram Sam by T. Rex

[SnohoDem]

56. Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis

[GOPisEvil]

57. Mrs. Robinson, by Simon and Garfunkel

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

58. THE HUSTLE - by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony

Kill me, please!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

59. My sister Eileen was born April 23rd 1983 - guess what the No 1 hit was?

That's right!

[Jack Rabbit]

60. I don't know; maybe it was John Brown's Body

Perhaps it was something by Stephen Foster.

I don't think they kept charts in those days.

[Pale Blue Dot]

61. Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay

And I love it to this day.

[bkcc]

62. "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers

[sus]

63. "I'll Take You There" by The Staples Singers

[GumboYaYa]

64. Hey Jude for me.

That's not so bad.

[Lavender Brown]

65. "Le Freak" by Chic.

How's that for being born under a bad star?

[trogdor]

66. Walk Like a Man by The Four Seasons

Dig that old time R&B.

[Radical Activist]

68. Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco

I never knew anything from Star Wars was on the radio. No wonder I'm such a dork.

[scarlet_owl]

69. (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon.

January 19, 1981. Just a little while after he was killed. On edit: "Imagine" by John Lennon was top of the UK charts the week I was born.

[Cynicelle]

70. The Long and Winding Road....Beatles

June 26, 1970

[No2W2004]

71. Here is the top 5 on my b-day.

1. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE ~ The Beatles
2. TWIST AND SHOUT ~ The Beatles
3. SHE LOVES YOU ~ The Beatles
4. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND ~ The Beatles
5. PLEASE PLEASE ME ~ The Beatles

[tsakshaug]

72. 1-23-61

Wonderland by Night by
Bert Kaempfert

????????

[Kid_A]

73. "Kiss On My List" by Hall & Oates

Jesus...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

75. UK: "Ticket To Ride" by The Beatles!!!

USA: "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders

[sundog]

78. My Sweet Lord by George Harrison

--

[bearfan454]

79. Don't be cruel and Hounddog

By Elvis. 10/21/1956

[Commendatori]

80. Surf City by Jan and Dean

Depressing.

[Tom_Foolery]

82. SHERRY by THE FOUR SEASONS n/t

[Tom_Foolery]

83. SHERRY by The Four Seasons n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

84. Don't Be Cruel AND Hound Dog

Uggggh! Elvis. #1 hits on my birthday and before i was 4 years old he was uncool.
The Professor

[bearfan454]

85. You must have the same birthday as me Professor.

Neat.

[Misunderestimator]

87. Beat me to it.... :) n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

90. 9/23

How about you? Could be same week, i suppose, given how #1 hits are done.
The Professor

[ProfessorGAC]

92. 10/21 & 9/23!! WTF?!?!?

Those two pieces of crap were hits for a month?!?!?!?!?

Me and Bearfan have the same songs and i'm a month older than him.

Now, i'm depressed.
The Professor

[Misunderestimator]

86. You must be bearfan454's long-lost twin brother! n/t

[LincolnMcGrath]

88. Grazing In The Grass

It sure is mellow grazin' in the grass
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
What a trip just watchin' as the world goes past
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
There are so many good things to see
While grazin' in the grass
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
Flowers with colours for takin'
Everything outta sight in the grass
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
The sun beaming down between the leaves
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
And the bir-ir-ir-irds dartin' in and out of the trees
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)

Everything here is so clear, you can see it
And everything here is so real, you can feel it
And it's real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real
Can you dig it
Whooo-oooh

I can dig it, he can dig it
She can dig it, we can dig it
They can dig it, you can dig it
Oh, let's dig it
Can you dig it, baby
I can dig it, he can dig it
She can dig it, we can dig it
They can dig it, you can dig it
Oh, let's dig it
Can you dig it, baby

------ Instrumental Interlude ------

The sun beaming down between the leaves
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
And the bir-ir-ir-irds dartin' in and out of the trees
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
Everything here is so clear, you can see it
And everything here is so real, you can feel it
And it's real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real
Can you dig it
Whooo-oooh, yeah
I can dig it, he can dig it
She can dig it, we can dig it
They can dig it, you can dig it
Oh, let's dig it
Can you dig it, baby
I can dig it, he can dig it
She can dig it, we can dig it
They can dig it, you can dig it
Oh, let's dig it
Can you dig it, baby

I can dig it, he can dig it
She can dig it, we can dig it
They can dig it, you can dig it
Oh, let's dig it
Can you dig it, baby

I can dig it, he can dig it
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
She can dig it, we can dig it
They can dig it, you can dig it
(Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it)
Oh, let's dig it....

[amandae]

89. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons

:hi:

[gpandas]

91. off the chart-7-20-44 n/t

[ChickMagic]

93. I'm too old for the US version

But the #1 record in the UK was "Look at that Girl" by Guy Mitchell. I'm told that "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was #1 here. Guess my dad forgot to wear his coonskin cap!

[mourningdove92]

109. hehehe, me too ginbarn. Mine was "She wears a red feather"

also by Guy Mitchell.

Uh, who was Guy Mitchell?????

[Merrick]

95. Rock N' Me - Steve Miller No wonder...

I tried to strangle myself with the umbilical chord.

[elfwitch]

96. Knock Three Times by Dawn - 2-3-1971

ME:
The U.S. No.1 on the 3rd February 1971 was... Knock Three Times by
Dawn AND the U.K. No.1 on the 3rd February 1971 was... My Sweet Lord by George Harrison.

HUBBY:
The U.S. No.1 on the 11th August 1971 was... How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by The Bee Gees AND the U.K. No.1 on the 11th August 1971 was... Get It On by T. Rex.

SON:
the U.S. No.1 on the 21st June 2001 was... Lady Marmalade by
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink AND the U.K. No.1 on the 21st June 2001 was... Angel by Shaggy feat Rayvon

[St. Jarvitude]

97. "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin

Not too bad :)

24 Sep 2004

[proud patriot]

99. Get Back by The Beatles

Oh Yeah!

[texas1928]

100. Without You by Nillson

[kmla]

101. Soldier Boy by The Shirelles n/t

[Wonk]

102. "American Woman" by The Guess Who. nt

[Amaya]

103. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)

How special

Hiya, Sarah :hi:

[Teddy_Salad]

106. US - Cherish by The Association

UK - Distant Drums by Jim Reeve

10/5/66

[bicentennial_baby]

108. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart

29th December 1976

[dwckabal]

110. Huh--no one's mentioned mine yet

7/17/67

US: Windy, by The Association
UK: Whiter Shade of Pale, by Procul Harum

Like the first, tired of the second.

[drdtroit]

111. "Little Things Mean A Lot "

by Kitty Kallen, don't know the song. And "Sh-Boom" by the Crew-Cuts

Also that same week Sun records signed a young truck driver by the name of "Elvis Presley".

additionally

Bill Haley and the Comets released a song that would become the national anthem of Rock 'n Roll, "Rock Around the Clock". However it did not attain number one status until a year later after it was featured in the movie "Blackboard Jungle"

Peace out ...

[realisticphish]

112. Whitney Houston-Saving All My Love For You

gaaaaaag

[justjones]

114. WTF? Who are these people.....

US: Without You by Nilsson
UK: Son of My Father by Chicory Tip

:freak: :shrug:

[Champ]

113. "You give Love a Bad Name"

Jon Bon Jovi

[Joe_VB]

116. Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis.........eom

[terrya]

117. The unforgettable "The Poor People of Paris" by Lex Baxter.