bird's eye view of my ukelele
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when i did amen corner's "paradise is half as nice" for mike's welsh week, i figured i must have heard that song on the radio or TV when i was a baby or teeny tiny child. and it set me thinking - what where my very young ears listening to, before the seventies and eighties fabulousness that i bang on and on about endlessly, even started? how many other great songs did i hear back then? i want you to bring me those songs!
so, let's go back to the late 1960s
specifically, to 1967, 1968, and 1969
i want songs that were in the charts in the UK, and/or songs from the eurovision song contests, for those years
here are run downs of the hundred most popular songs for each of those years here in the UK, to get you started...
http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1967.shtml
http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1968.shtml
http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1969.shtml
and redpaul posted these great links too, thank you paul!
and here are video run throughs with snippets of each song, for each of the eurovision song contests for those years (see video description for details of each song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjBIyRnt8jQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByLs3o0_-2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flVRfJtZ1OQ
you can do up to three songs... no hold on i'm changing my mind about that as we speak... do as many as you like!
all chart hits
or all eurovision songs
or a mix of both
whatever you fancy
if you want to do an original song please bring me something in the style of the time - or should i say in ONE of the styles of the time! you can do a regular song, or you can try a eurovision style offering
i would like new vids only please, made especially for this week. (if you do an original, please make it a new one, written for this season.)
no mashups.
multitracking, clever video editing, and other fancy footwork are all permitted (but not required)
prizes...
there will be two prizes, one for my favourite vid, and one for a name picked at random from a list of all participants this week.
prizes for each winner will be a "top of the pops" 1960s compilation cd.
newbies, lurkers, and beginners most welcome - come on in and join the seasons party!
season starts saturday night 11.59.59 pm hawaiian time and ends the following sunday 11.59.59 pm Hawaiian time, i.e. season runs for 8 days.
this clock may help
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/honolulu
ok.........
let's get uke-in'!
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