What song was #1 on the day you were born
 

Bit of fun here, have you ever done this?

Some people believe our lives are profoundly influenced by whatever pop song was number one on the day we were born.

On the day Heather Mills (the ex Mrs McCartney) was born (12th Jan 1968) it was Hello Goodbye by The Beatles!

My number #1's are:
'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon in the US
'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool' by Little Jimmy Osmond in the UK
'Ben' by Michael Jackson in Australia

See which songs you get
This day in Music

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Mine were,
Look at that Girl Guy Mitchell = UK
Viya con Dios (may god be with you) Les Paul & Mary Ford = USA
And the Australian charts dont go back as far as my birthday lol.
Gosh am I that old!!!
Bonny x

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Cool, mine was, (01/04/1974)
UK - Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks,
US - Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
AUS - My Coo Ca Choo - Alvin Stardust.

Gail xxxx

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i did this thread a few months back

mine says several different ones, but i know over here it was mama mia by abba

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It doesn't go back far enough for me - probably Vera Lynn - but then no-one could afford to buy music and nothing to play it on - there was a war on after all

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It was probably some bloke whistling Margaret. ;)

Mine is 'Somebody Help Me' - Spencer Davis Group, which is probably quite apt. :(

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For mine 2nd September 1956
Whatever Will Be Will Be-Doris Day-UK
Don't Be Cruel-Elvis-US
Ivory Tower-Cathy Carr-Australia(never heard of that one)

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was no charts before 1952, so thats me knackered.:theband:

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Mine was Take a Chance On Me by Abba.

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Lay down Your Arms - Anne Shelton
Don't be cruel - The King - USA
What Ever Will Be. - Doris day - Australia

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There were no "charts" when I was born but Glenn Miller had been given the world's first gold disc for sales of "Chatanooga Choochoo" - and I'm still playing it. :D

When I got married Elvis was no 1 with "She's Not You", my first child had Dave Clark's "Glad All Over", and my second had Sandie Shaw with "Long Live Love". My younger daughter loves having Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" at no. 1 when she was born.

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Sod off............your older that that?...........:confused::D

Don't know what the top of the pop's when I was born.
Probably 'Greensleeves' and no one knows who wrote that?

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honky tonk woman by the stones:cool::)

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I never knew the love of my life wore a hat with corks bouncing off her nose?

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just out of interest the first No1 was Here In My Heart- Al Martino on November 14th 1952. was nearly 5 at the time.:rolleyes:

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A song published in 1939, the year of my birth...........My all time favourite.
'Somewhere over the rainbow'

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I remember it well, and it must have been around the same time I fell in love with Guy Mitchell, singing "Sparrow in the Treetops", though I think the song was earlier than that. :)

Woops! That should refer to "Here in my Heart".

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Anybody remember Ivory Tower by Cathy Carr? Was top in Australia on my DOB but never heard of it

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Just look at Eve Cassidy singing this song.
Someone commented 'It makes an old man cry' it does.

YouTube - Eva Cassidy - over the rainbow

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just had a reccy fer 1948 n "I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover" -Art Mooney seems to have been one of the most popular- aint got it in me disco though.:D

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Longing for you - Teresa brewer.
Bit ironic really Mother bogged off shortly after.

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Quote -
Just look at Eve Cassidy singing this song.
Someone commented 'It makes an old man cry' it does.

Lovely version by a beautiful girl sadly missed.

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uk D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly
us That’s The Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band
aus Mama Mia - Abba

lol the uk one certainly fits at the moment

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They didn’t have record charts in 1937. And yes they did have records and not cylinders either. Back in those days the popularity of a song was based on the sale of sheet music.

The dance band heart throb of the day was probably Al Bowlly or Sam Browne who sang with bands like Jack Hilton, Roy Fox, Ambrose and Harry Roy who produced some real foot tapping, happy music that sounds as good today as it did back then.

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yes, I remember Cathy Carrs "Ivory Tower" Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower
etc etc. I have it on an LP.

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"Don,t fence me in" Bing Crosby and the Andrews sisters. and "My Heart Tells Me"

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Hey Royboy what about "We,ll Meet Again" Vera Lynn

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Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros

I dont even know that song :confused:

It was 09/07/1988 by the way

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Mine was "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procul Harum.

Funnily enough, this should have been the answer to a question at a pub quiz at The Park about 6 years ago when we first moved to Great Harwood. Unfortunately, the quizmaster got it wrong and when we argued the point, I told him I've got the "Guinness Book of Hit Singles" at home, one minute away - I can prove it easily enough.
"What version is it?"
"1994"
"Oh, well mine's 1998, so that's why it's different"
I realised that there was no point arguing with someone who thinks that chart positions might change from year to year.

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No chats in 1946, but Whiter Shade of Pale was knocking about the Top Twenty when I was courting in the 60s, I bloody hate that song:D:rolleyes:

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Since some of were born before pop charts were invented, I suggest we say what was the 1st pop tune you remember - nursery rhymes dont count

Mine was 'How much is that doggie in the window' (the one with the waggly tail......)

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you and me both...
i was on holiday with granma at the time in cleethorpes
think i was six yr old so must have been 1953

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UK-you cant hurry love-Phil Collins (the nasty whining little git-Bill Bailey lol)
US-Down Under - Men At Work
AUS-Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club

Tylers is...

UK-Because I Got High - Afroman(GREAT song :D )
US-Family Affair - Mary J Blige
AUS-Because I Got High - Afroman(told you it was a great song lol)

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The first record that I bought was Via Condios by Les Paul and Mary Ford or it might have been Swedish Rhapsody by Mantovani. I bought them both at the same time and I can’t remember which was handed over first.

Les Paul was the first artist to do multi tracking on a record. I understand that it was six tracks dubbed into one.

But during the war back in the early forties I played, almost to destruction, a record named “The Laughing Policeman” by Charles Penrose. It sold over one million copies.

Firmly in my childhood memories are songs such as Big Rock Candy Mountain sung by Burl Ives.

Oh the buzzing of the bees in the cigarette trees
The soda water fountain
And the lemonade springs where the bluebird sings
On big rock candy mountain.

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I must be special when I was born 15th May 67 it was a joint number 1 in the UK Silence is Golden by The Tremeloes (must be why i'm so quiet) and Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks (not sure if this makes me kinky) In the USA it was The Happening by The Supremes not sure about the Australian one

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Galway Bay is the first i remember, me mam was always singing it when i was a sprog, lovely voice she had, i never inherited it though.

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Don't want to go over the top but this just about sums me .. well Jaysay and royboy reckon so..and my mam! LOL

YouTube - The Carpenters - Close to you

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In the UK - Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
In the US - Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
In Aus - She's a Mod by Ray Columbus and the Invaders

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She's Not You........Elvis (UK)
Sherry.........The Four Seasons (USA)
Ramblin' Rose.............Nat King Cole (AUS)

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First Time - Robin Beck (UK) [Never heard of it]
Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi (US) [Urgh]
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin (AUS) [Now yer talkin' :D]

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Best not tell the wife this one, on our wedding day-"You,ve Lost That Loving Feeling" ouch.

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Must have been wrong if you are still together;)

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"My Resistance Is Low" by Hoagy Carmichael. Never heard of the geezer

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mine was i should of known better -jim dimond

wonder what that say about me lol:alright::microwave
maybe i should have known better than to get in the microwave he he

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mine was Ernie (Benny Hill) Dec 1971

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lol vicky, i dont think i would have told anybody lol
Bonny x

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first 'pop' song I remember , 'I love to a wandering...along a mountain side' (think it was probably an English remake of a Hitler youth song ) probably from childrens favourites radio program with 'uncle' Mac Saturday mornings ,

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Was that Knapsack on my back.Thought it was a boy scout song by Sandy Powell:stupid:Can you here me Mother dib dib dib:D

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Not her fault it was a farmer with a shotgun made me rush things up the 5 arches.:gooddog:

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Its a scout song. I've just googled it, I remember it well coz it was very popular and I think its the 'vol da reee vol da raaaa' bit that makes us all think its something to do with austria or germany.

The Happy Wanderer Lyrics

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'I Feel Fine' - The Beatles, 7th January 1965.

I doubt my mother felt fine, as I was actually due on the 4th of December!

She was in labour for twenty four hours, and I entered the world at 10lb 2oz.

Still, I was worth the wait.:D

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On the day Barack Obama was born it was Tossin’ And Turnin’ by Bobby Lewis

George W. Bush had The Gypsy by The Ink Spots

Bill Clinton - To Each His Own - Eddy Howard

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Some great songs here! It all seems so long ago!

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It also now shows Canadian and German No.1.s

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Can't remember that far back.