What was your Top Song of the week when you were born?

"Eight Days a Week" by the Beatles...no wonder they are my favorite band!
 
I was born a month early, as the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" topped the charts. Had I been born on schedule, the Stones' "Satisfaction" would have been #1 - appropriately enough, it was my first favorite song when I was a very small child. I have a very early memory of seeing the Stones on tv and my mom commenting about Mick, "That is the UGLIEST man I have ever seen!" - and from that moment on I knew they had to be really, really cool :)
 
hey mate. Mine was "American Pie" by Don McLean. In the UK it was The Seekers song, "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing".

Lots of fun these kind of threads. Just sayin though Bruddah, there's actually one going already in 'Gen Discussion" about this too...
http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?44049-What-was-1-on-the-day-you-were-born

Never got into Don McLean, except for that gorgeous song he wrote about Van Gogh, but always loved The Seekers and Judith Durham is a sweeeeeetie :)
 
Aloha Uke552...love the beatles...and eight days a week
Aloha Janeray1940, Ha Ha Tell your mom I may have Mick beat...
Aloha Bruddah Eugene, Yes Nice to revive these threads, it's good to update the new members and good for the old timers too ....
 
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mm stan said:
and good for the old ones too ....
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HA HA...don't know if it's good or not Bruddah. Confronts me with how old I am...he he. I would rather it had been "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or something :p
 
Golly Gee Whillickers....There was no music before 7th January 1950.
PS: Very fast with typing in Norway. HaHa!!
 
This is mine born 2-29-60. I don't know the song. Maybe if I heard it I would.
Theme from "A Summer Place". (Percy Faith)
 
Ha ha mine was Dave Edmunds " I hear you knocking " the funny thing is my oldest sister (10 years older than me ) actually had the single and when i was about 6 or so, i used to take his single from her collection and play it over and over, but it used to fascinate me playing it at 76 rpm, never ever knew that it was the #1 of my birth day kinda spooky :), bu the first ever single that i owned well that is a whole different story !!!!!!!!
 
Aloha Mark and Davey,
Wouldn't it be great if you could try and play the song now ....if you can find the chords....I will try with mine..ha ha
Aloha 1931jim,
there isn't a list for 30's and 40's but there is for 1900-1920's..http://bettylou.zzruss.com/no1hits.htm
Aloha Eugene,
Check this out...the first verse of the original song.."Ain't She Sweet" never saw it before mate...http://bettylou.zzruss.com/aintshesweet19271.htm
 
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Aloha Doc,
My Guy, Mary Wells... Dont throw your love away, Seekers.... love me do, Beatles

Aloha 1931jim,
wow you're right...here is another list though...http://bettylou.zzruss.com/no1hits1956.htm
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Aloha Stan,
Still no songs with the second list you provided. If I remember correctly my granny used to sing this old family favourite.......

"Cut your toe nails you're tearing all the sheets."
 
Haha very timely subject, my birthday is tomorrow!

Lean on Me by Club Nouveau. Joshua Tree came about a month too late for me!
 
mm stan said:
Aloha Mark and Davey,
Wouldn't it be great if you could try and play the song now ....if you can find the chords....I will try with mine..ha ha
Aloha 1931jim,
there isn't a list for 30's and 40's but there is for 1900-1920's..http://bettylou.zzruss.com/no1hits.htm
Aloha Eugene,
Check this out...the first verse of the original song.."Ain't She Sweet" never saw it before mate...http://bettylou.zzruss.com/aintshesweet19271.htm
Click to expand...

Hi Stan i am going to print the chords off tomorrow/today as its 1 am and have a bash at dave edmunds on the bari and also try it on the soprano, love that first verse to aint she sweet, a good bit of detective work :)
 
Aloha Stan,
Google just told me this........
The Hit of the Week record was a paper-based disc and sold for less than a quarter,
while most records were still priced at seventy-five cents.
I think they started with those discs in 1931,and they sound very well.
"When I take my sugar to tea"
PS: We were zooming past each other in zyberspace at 7:58. You also type fast.
I typed slowly because I know you can't read too fast. HaHa!!
 
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Aloha Stan,
Google just told me this........
The Hit of the Week record was a paper-based disc and sold for less than a quarter,
while most records were still priced at seventy-five cents.
I think they started with those discs in 1931,and they sound very well.
"When I take my sugar to tea"
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yes Jim!!! What a GREAT song. I'll have 2 with a drop of milk thanks mate... :cool:

 
Mine was "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson!.... I'm finding this very cool :)
 
Aloha Jim,
wow is that your birthday hit song...loved the video Eugene posted...that Nat is the King...he had such a great and pleasant voice..Great detective work too..wow never heard of paper discs.
Mahalo Eugene, that video of Nat....nice find....
Aloha Acousticjazz,
Never heard of that Micheal Jackson song...wow now I can check it out....thank you....
 
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