That's interesting.

"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" is based off of a circus poster of the 19th century.
"She's Levaing Home" is based on a short report from the Daily Mirror.

Despite composing countless bucketloads of amazingly successful songs (including several 'classical' pieces), Paul McCartney cannot read a note of music!

Hm... ;)


Could not. It was true Macca was music illiterate when he joined the Quarrymen, but in subsequent years he became quite proficient at it...

Could not. It was true Macca was music illiterate when he joined the Quarrymen, but in subsequent years he became quite proficient at it...


Either way, he couldn't read music throughout The Beatles, I believe.

Either way, he couldn't read music throughout The Beatles, I believe.


Even I could read music, lol

"She's Levaing Home" is based on a short report from the Daily Mirror.
Also, none of the Beatles played any instruments on this track.

Also, none of the Beatles played any instruments on this track.


Isn't it just strings?

I believe Eleanor Rigby has no Beatles playing on it, also.

Isn't it just strings?

I believe Eleanor Rigby has no Beatles playing on it, also.
There are a few others too.

I'm sure most people know this. The Bangles' Manic Monday was credited as being writen by a guy named Christopher-otherwise known as Prince. I'm also sure that everyone knows that the song The Locomotion was writen by Carole King-but Little Eva (who did it orginally) used to babysit for Carole.




Cat

I'm sure most people know this. The Bangles' Manic Monday was credited as being writen by a guy named Christopher-otherwise known as Prince.




Cat
Did Prince have an lead singer Susanna Hoffs?

Did Prince have an lead singer Susanna Hoffs?



I'm not too sure. But I did a little digging and discovered that Prince did date Susanna Hoffs.




Cat

Did you know that before becoming a popular Country Music singer, Vince Gill was the lead singer for the band Pure Prairie League.  He joined the group in 1979, and sang on a bunch of songs that charted on Billboard in the 80s including the 1980 smash "Let Me Love You Tonight" which was the group's biggest hit ever


I knew that... :)

I'm sure most people know this. The Bangles' Manic Monday was credited as being writen by a guy named Christopher-otherwise known as Prince. I'm also sure that everyone knows that the song The Locomotion was writen by Carole King-but Little Eva (who did it orginally) used to babysit for Carole.




Cat


Prince sang a duet with Cyndi Lauper called "When You Were Mine", a song which he also wrote.  It was the 5th and final single taken from Cyndi's 1983 album "She's So Unusual".  It was a hit in a few countries, but never charted in the U.S.

The now famous pop video for Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was originally produced for Top Of The Pops, because Queen could not perform the song live on stage. Thus sparking of the idea of having a promotional film for any release track, which today seems so commonplace.

The now famous pop video for Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was originally produced for Top Of The Pops, because Queen could not perform the song live on stage. Thus sparking of the idea of having a promotional film for any release track, which today seems so commonplace.


I heard that somewhere.... I had something to add to this, but I forgot.

  Following David Lee Roth's departure from Van Halen, the band (Eddie, actually...) approached ex Scandal vocalist Patty Smyth about taking over the lead vocals for the band.  She declined in favor of persuing a solo career and was also in a late pregnancy...

  Too bad they never banged-out a couple of songs.  I would have loved to hear something Van Smyth.  The lady has a set of pipes...

It took nineteen years for Elton John to have his first solo number one record in the UK.

It took nineteen years for Elton John to have his first solo number one record in the UK.


:o I didn't know that...

It took nineteen years for Elton John to have his first solo number one record in the UK.


Speaking of Elton John, in America, he was the only artist to have atleast 1 Top 40 hit each year for 26 consecutive years (1970-1996)

Also, Elton holds the record for longest chart single in Canada ... Candle in the Wind '97 spent 3 consecutive years in the Canadian Singles chart, 45 weeks of which were at #1.  This is due to the fact that CD singles are not widely available in all CD stores in Canada, so a song can chart based on 100 singles sold in a week

Speaking of Elton John, in America, he was the only artist to have atleast 1 Top 40 hit each year for 26 consecutive years (1970-1996)

Also, Elton holds the record for longest chart single in Canada ... Candle in the Wind '97 spent 3 consecutive years in the Canadian Singles chart, 45 weeks of which were at #1.  This is due to the fact that CD singles are not widely available in all CD stores in Canada, so a song can chart based on 100 singles sold in a week
The same record sold 37m copies world wide, selling 1.54m in one week alone in the UK.

Speaking of Elton John, in America, he was the only artist to have atleast 1 Top 40 hit each year for 26 consecutive years (1970-1996)

Also, Elton holds the record for longest chart single in Canada ... Candle in the Wind '97 spent 3 consecutive years in the Canadian Singles chart, 45 weeks of which were at #1.  This is due to the fact that CD singles are not widely available in all CD stores in Canada, so a song can chart based on 100 singles sold in a week
Elton john has only performed Candle in the Wind '97 twice, one at the Funeral for Lady Diana in Westminster Abbey and hours later at the Abbey Road Studios to record the single. He has vowed not to sing either version of the song again.

The #1 hit "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" as sung by John Parr for the 1985 Motion Picture "St. Elmo's Fire" has nothing to do with the movie in which it appears.  The song was written by David Foster for paralyzed Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who was at the time on his "Man in Motion Tour"

The now famous pop video for Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was originally produced for Top Of The Pops, because Queen could not perform the song live on stage. Thus sparking of the idea of having a promotional film for any release track, which today seems so commonplace.


When they eventually did perform it on stage, the band couldn't replicate the 'operatic' part, so they used to 'splice' the recorded part in...

When they eventually did perform it on stage, the band couldn't replicate the 'operatic' part, so they used to 'splice' the recorded part in...
I thought they did, but did not mention that in case I was wrong.

I thought they did, but did not mention that in case I was wrong.


Mr. Philip wrong?

Perish the thought!

When it was first recorded, Freddie gave his pal DJ Kenny Everett a 'demo' of the song (up to this point, the band were hesitant to release it as a single because of its length)...

In an unprecedented move, Everett played it repeatedly for half a hour and the phone lines lit up...not from complaints, but from an amazed general public wanting to know when they could buy the record...

Consequently, the band had to give it a single release...

The same record sold 37m copies world wide, selling 1.54m in one week alone in the UK.


It did yes, but it sold in massive amounts very quickly, and only spent 20 weeks in the UK Top 40

Mr. Philip wrong?

Perish the thought!

When it was first recorded, Freddie gave his pal DJ Kenny Everett a 'demo' of the song (up to this point, the band were hesitant to release it as a single because of its length)...

In an unprecedented move, Everett played it repeatedly for half a hour and the phone lines lit up...not from complaints, but from an amazed general public wanting to know when they could buy the record...

Consequently, the band had to give it a single release...
Did you know that Kenny Everett used live a matter of 200 yards away from Freddie Mercury in Kensington, London.

Did you know that "Video Killed The Radio Star" was not only the 1st video played on MTV, but the 1,000,000th?  During celebrations for the station's 1,000,000th video airing, they were counting down the 25 most played videos in MTV history.  As the countdown was going towards #1, the videos played were also going toward #1,000,000.  The 6th most played video in MTV history was "Video Killed The Radio Star" and that just also happened to video play 1,000,000.  So this video shares a distinction of having two milestone plays in MTV history.  :)

Did you know that "Video Killed The Radio Star" was not only the 1st video played on MTV, but the 1,000,000th?  During celebrations for the station's 1,000,000th video airing, they were counting down the 25 most played videos in MTV history.  As the countdown was going towards #1, the videos played were also going toward #1,000,000.  The 6th most played video in MTV history was "Video Killed The Radio Star" and that just also happened to video play 1,000,000.  So this video shares a distinction of having two milestone plays in MTV history.   :)
Did you know that Trevor Horne and Geoff Downes were replaced Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson in Yes in 1980.

Did you know that The Buggles were the 2nd act to record "Video Killed the Radio Star".  The song was co-written by British record producer Bruce Woolley who first recorded it with his group "Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club", to which a young then-unknown Thomas Dolby was the Keyboardist

Not sure where all Wooley's version was a hit, but here in Canada, it got a late release, and became a BIG radio hit in April 1980

Did you know that The Buggles were the 2nd act to record "Video Killed the Radio Star".  The song was co-written by British record producer Bruce Woolley who first recorded it with his group "Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club", to which a young then-unknown Thomas Dolby was the Keyboardist

Not sure where all Wooley's version was a hit, but here in Canada, it got a late release, and became a BIG radio hit in April 1980


Was the original or The Buggles version released first? Sometimes, a song isn't released until a long time after it was recorded.

Was the original or The Buggles version released first? Sometimes, a song isn't released until a long time after it was recorded.


The original was released first

Did you know that Troggs lead singer Reg Presley wrote Love Is All Around in about 10 minutes.

  Did you know that Courtney Love was Faith No More's lead vocalist for a short time in the early eighties..?

  http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-6/1193336/courtney.jpg

  Faith No More did cut a video with Courtney at lead.  Still trying to locate it...

  go ;)...

   Did you know that Courtney Love was Faith No More's lead vocalist for a short time in the early eighties..?
   Faith No More did cut a video with Courtney at lead.  Still trying to locate it...

   go ;)...


Wow!  Who'd have thought?  ???

Some of the lyrics for Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M came from Psalm 137 of The Bible. The original Psalm was written during the Jews exile in Babylon in around 600. Thus making it the oldest number one record.

Some of the lyrics for Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M came from Psalm 137 of The Bible. The original Psalm was written during the Jews exile in Babylon in around 600. Thus making it the oldest number one record.


"Thus making it the oldest number one record."

Isn't that stretching it a bit? I mean... the song wasn't written then, just a couple of lyrics.

I have to disagree with you on psalms. because if you want to list the oldest lyrics in songs then the Unicorn song is the oldest. Because the book of genesis predates psalms by many years. :P:P

I'm sticking my neck out here, but I think the oldest 'complete' song to have hit the top in Britain was the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards stirring rendition of 'Amazing Grace'...

The words (which weren't on this version) were scribbled in 1779, but the melody (which is), came along 65 years later...

I'm sticking my neck out here, but I think the oldest 'complete' song to have hit the top in Britain was the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards stirring rendition of 'Amazing Grace'...

The words (which weren't on this version) were scribbled in 1779, but the melody (which is), came along 65 years later...
This deserves a thread of its own, which technically is the oldest number one record.

I have to disagree with you on psalms. because if you want to list the oldest lyrics in songs then the Unicorn song is the oldest. Because the book of genesis predates psalms by many years. :P:P

But did the Unicorn Song reach number one in the charts?

I'm sure most know this that the Star Spangled Banner is sung to the tune of an old English drinking song.




Cat

I'm sure most know this that the Star Spangled Banner is sung to the tune of an old English drinking song.


I've heard it mentioned somewhere (and we don't even know where our national anthem originates!)...

...but rest assured, I've never sang it while inebriated!

I've heard it mentioned somewhere (and we don't even know where our national anthem originates!)...

...but rest assured, I've never sang it while inebriated!



What? The Star Spangled Banner or God Save the Queen?



Cat

I'm sure most know this that the Star Spangled Banner is sung to the tune of an old English drinking song.




Cat
That I have never heard but will watch out when researching.

That I have never heard but will watch out when researching.


It was written by written by John Stafford Smith with words by Ralph Tomlinson, Esq.

Here are the orginal lyrics:




    To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee,
    A few Sons of Harmony sent a petition;
    That he their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be;
    When this answer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian;
    "Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
    No longer be mute,
    I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
    And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    The news through Olympus immediately flew;
    When Old Thunder pretended to give himself airs.
    If these Mortals are suffered their scheme to pursue,
    The Devil, a Goddess, will stay above stairs.
    "Hark," already they cry,
    "In transports of joy,
    Away to the Sons of Anacreon we'll fly.
    And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

    The Yellow-Haired God and his nine lusty Maids,
    From Helion's banks will incontinent flee,
    Idalia will boast but of tenantless Shades,
    And the bi-forked hill a mere desert will be.
    My Thunder no fear on't,
    Shall soon do it's errand,
    And damme I'll swing the Ringleaders I warrant,
    I'll trim the young dogs, for thus daring to twine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    Apollo rose up and said, "Pry'thee ne'er quarrel,
    Good sing of the Gods with my Vot'ries below:
    Your Thunder is useless"--then showing his laurel,
    Cry'd "Sic evitable fulmen" you know!
    "Then over each head
    My laurels I'll spread
    So my sons from your Crackers no mischief shall dread,
    While snug in their clubroom, they jovially twine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.'

    Next Momus got up with his risible Phiz
    And swore with Apollo he'd cheerfully join--
    'The full tide of Harmony still shall be his,
    But the Song, and the Catch, and the Laugh,
    shall be mine.
    Then Jove be not jealous
    Of these honest fellows,"
    Cry'd Jove, "We relent since the truth you now tell us;
    And swear by Old Styx, that they long shall intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    Ye Sons of Anacreon then join hand in hand;
    Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love!
    'Tis yours to support what's so happily plann'd;
    You've the sanction of Gods, and the Fiat of Jove.
    While thus we agree,
    Our toast let it be:
    "May our Club flourish Happy, United, and Free!
    And long may the Sons of Anacreon intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."



http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_011.html



Cat

It was written by written by John Stafford Smith with words by Ralph Tomlinson, Esq.

Here are the orginal lyrics:




    To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee,
    A few Sons of Harmony sent a petition;
    That he their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be;
    When this answer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian;
    "Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
    No longer be mute,
    I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
    And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    The news through Olympus immediately flew;
    When Old Thunder pretended to give himself airs.
    If these Mortals are suffered their scheme to pursue,
    The Devil, a Goddess, will stay above stairs.
    "Hark," already they cry,
    "In transports of joy,
    Away to the Sons of Anacreon we'll fly.
    And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

    The Yellow-Haired God and his nine lusty Maids,
    From Helion's banks will incontinent flee,
    Idalia will boast but of tenantless Shades,
    And the bi-forked hill a mere desert will be.
    My Thunder no fear on't,
    Shall soon do it's errand,
    And damme I'll swing the Ringleaders I warrant,
    I'll trim the young dogs, for thus daring to twine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    Apollo rose up and said, "Pry'thee ne'er quarrel,
    Good sing of the Gods with my Vot'ries below:
    Your Thunder is useless"--then showing his laurel,
    Cry'd "Sic evitable fulmen" you know!
    "Then over each head
    My laurels I'll spread
    So my sons from your Crackers no mischief shall dread,
    While snug in their clubroom, they jovially twine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.'

    Next Momus got up with his risible Phiz
    And swore with Apollo he'd cheerfully join--
    'The full tide of Harmony still shall be his,
    But the Song, and the Catch, and the Laugh,
    shall be mine.
    Then Jove be not jealous
    Of these honest fellows,"
    Cry'd Jove, "We relent since the truth you now tell us;
    And swear by Old Styx, that they long shall intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    Ye Sons of Anacreon then join hand in hand;
    Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love!
    'Tis yours to support what's so happily plann'd;
    You've the sanction of Gods, and the Fiat of Jove.
    While thus we agree,
    Our toast let it be:
    "May our Club flourish Happy, United, and Free!
    And long may the Sons of Anacreon intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."


Cat
...and that is an old English drinking song, it seems a bit to much to remember when drunk?

...and that is an old English drinking song, it seems a bit to much to remember when drunk?



Yeah, the lyrics-as well as the tune is hard to sing when your sober. Somehow I don't think it caught on as well as 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.




Cat

Yeah, the lyrics-as well as the tune is hard to sing when your sober. Somehow I don't think it caught on as well as 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.




Cat



You'd lose count with Bottles of Beer...

...and that is an old English drinking song, it seems a bit to much to remember when drunk?


I'm not sure whether I could pronounce the second word when sober, let alone after a shot or two!

What? The Star Spangled Banner or God Save the Queen?


Neither...

...but 'Rhinestone Cowboy'...now you're talking!

I'm not sure whether I could pronounce the second word when sober, let alone after a shot or two!
This reminds me of a drunk I saw and heard on the Tube one night, he was standing close to the doors. He would speak in a total slur, but when he sang he was word perfect for the whole song or songs. He was singing hits from the early 80s, especially Fun Boy Three's The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) , with the other songs very well.

This reminds me of a drunk I saw and heard on the Tube one night, he was standing close to the doors. He would speak in a total slur, but when he sang he was word perfect for the whole song or songs. He was singing hits from the early 80s, especially Fun Boy Three's The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) , with the other songs very well.


You certain it wasn't one of the blokes out of Fun Boy Three?

You certain it wasn't one of the blokes out of Fun Boy Three?
You may never know, where are they now?

You certain it wasn't one of the blokes out of Fun Boy Three?
Well the Fun boy Three were/are Terry Hall (vocals), Neville Staple (vocals/drums) and Lynval Golding (guitar)

Well the Fun boy Three were/are Terry Hall (vocals), Neville Staple (vocals/drums) and Lynval Golding (guitar)


And now you're loaded with that info', Mr Philip...you can ask the drunk if you see him next time!

(Actually, probably not a good idea...it's best not to talk to anyone on the Tube...not even yourself!)

And now you're loaded with that info', Mr Philip...you can ask the drunk if you see him next time!

(Actually, probably not a good idea...it's best not to talk to anyone on the Tube...not even yourself!)


Everyone on the Tube that day kept their distance but all enjoyed the cabaret.

Everyone on the Tube that day kept their distance but all enjoyed the cabaret.


Unlike the 'cabaret' that us 'overground' users endured a few years back...

Mostly of Eastern European descent, several middle-aged males would board rush-hour trains at Cannon Street and proceed to serenade the work-weary commuters withvery loud trumpets!

(And of course, the obligatory 'donation jar'!)

Herb Alpert these guys weren't! And the only thing that ever got donated was the universally understood term of '**** Off'...thank heaven someone stopped 'em!

Unlike the 'cabaret' that us 'overground' users endured a few years back...

Mostly of Eastern European descent, several middle-aged males would board rush-hour trains at Cannon Street and proceed to serenade the work-weary commuters withvery loud trumpets!

(And of course, the obligatory 'donation jar'!)

Herb Alpert these guys weren't! And the only thing that ever got donated was the universally understood term of '**** Off'...thank heaven someone stopped 'em!
It was kids were accordians on my tube travels.

Well the Fun boy Three were/are Terry Hall (vocals), Neville Staple (vocals/drums) and Lynval Golding (guitar)
After two years Terry Hall split and formed Colour Field.

Joan Jett was a major contributor, both financially and in moral support, for the band "The Gits" when their lead singer, Mia Zapata, was murdered.

For 5 years, she helped campaign tirelessly to find the killer, and eventually Jesus Gonzales was found and convicted.

She even did a benefit concert with The Gits, and on her LP "Naked", she did a song dedicated to Mia Zapata.

It was written by written by John Stafford Smith with words by Ralph Tomlinson, Esq.

Here are the orginal lyrics:




    To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee,
    A few Sons of Harmony sent a petition;
    That he their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be;
    When this answer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian;
    "Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
    No longer be mute,
    I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
    And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    The news through Olympus immediately flew;
    When Old Thunder pretended to give himself airs.
    If these Mortals are suffered their scheme to pursue,
    The Devil, a Goddess, will stay above stairs.
    "Hark," already they cry,
    "In transports of joy,
    Away to the Sons of Anacreon we'll fly.
    And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

    The Yellow-Haired God and his nine lusty Maids,
    From Helion's banks will incontinent flee,
    Idalia will boast but of tenantless Shades,
    And the bi-forked hill a mere desert will be.
    My Thunder no fear on't,
    Shall soon do it's errand,
    And damme I'll swing the Ringleaders I warrant,
    I'll trim the young dogs, for thus daring to twine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    Apollo rose up and said, "Pry'thee ne'er quarrel,
    Good sing of the Gods with my Vot'ries below:
    Your Thunder is useless"--then showing his laurel,
    Cry'd "Sic evitable fulmen" you know!
    "Then over each head
    My laurels I'll spread
    So my sons from your Crackers no mischief shall dread,
    While snug in their clubroom, they jovially twine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.'

    Next Momus got up with his risible Phiz
    And swore with Apollo he'd cheerfully join--
    'The full tide of Harmony still shall be his,
    But the Song, and the Catch, and the Laugh,
    shall be mine.
    Then Jove be not jealous
    Of these honest fellows,"
    Cry'd Jove, "We relent since the truth you now tell us;
    And swear by Old Styx, that they long shall intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    Ye Sons of Anacreon then join hand in hand;
    Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love!
    'Tis yours to support what's so happily plann'd;
    You've the sanction of Gods, and the Fiat of Jove.
    While thus we agree,
    Our toast let it be:
    "May our Club flourish Happy, United, and Free!
    And long may the Sons of Anacreon intwine,
    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."



http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_011.html



Cat


Well it certainly beats four and twenty virgins for lyrical content!

Unlike the 'cabaret' that us 'overground' users endured a few years back...

Mostly of Eastern European descent, several middle-aged males would board rush-hour trains at Cannon Street and proceed to serenade the work-weary commuters withvery loud trumpets!

(And of course, the obligatory 'donation jar'!)

Herb Alpert these guys weren't! And the only thing that ever got donated was the universally understood term of '**** Off'...thank heaven someone stopped 'em!


LOL!  I'm sure they did a good job of keeping you all awake so that you didn't miss your train!  ;D

The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was gay and had a crush on John Lennon.

The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was gay and had a crush on John Lennon.
...and tragically died young.

The 1983 song "Give it Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band, which was a #1 hit in the UK, had no intention of being released in America, so KC went solo and released it himself, and in 1984, it reached the US Top 20

The UK album was titled "All in A Night's Work" and came out in late 1982
The US/Canada album was titled "KC Ten" and came out in late 1983

The 1983 song "Give it Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band, which was a #1 hit in the UK, had no intention of being released in America, so KC went solo and released it himself, and in 1984, it reached the US Top 20


I'm not even sure if it would have gained a release in the UK had not some enterprising DJ in Ireland (of all places) turned it into something of a 'hit' over there first...

The 1983 song "Give it Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band, which was a #1 hit in the UK, had no intention of being released in America, so KC went solo and released it himself, and in 1984, it reached the US Top 20

I don't think it's nearly as good as some of their other material...

I don't think it's nearly as good as some of their other material...


Agreed...it's a catchy enough tune, but a bit 'overplayed' in my opinion...

Ronn Moss, who plays Ridge Forrester on the daytime soap The Bold and Beautiful, was in the band Player?

In the song by Musical Youth, because of the age of the performers in the band were all young, the title of the song "Pass The Dutchie" was changed from "Pass The Kutchie" for Kutchie means waccy baccy.

In the song by Musical Youth, because of the age of the performers in the band were all young, the title of the song "Pass The Dutchie" was changed from "Pass The Kutchie" for Kutchie means waccy baccy.


I heard that it was always "Pass the Dutchie", which is a pot, usually used for holding cookies.

Did You Know:

On Alice Cooper's song "Billion Dollar Babies" that the lyric.

"We go dancing nightly, in the attic,
While the moon is rising in the sky.
If I'm too rough, tell me,
I'm so scared your little head will come off in my hand."

was sung by Donovan of "Mellow Yellow" fame

I heard that it was always "Pass the Dutchie", which is a pot, usually used for holding cookies.



The title of the song is "Pass The Dutchie" but it was a take on a reggae song called "Pass the Kutchie", which is slang for weed. 

Joan Jett was a major contributor, both financially and in moral support, for the band "The Gits" when their lead singer, Mia Zapata, was murdered.

For 5 years, she helped campaign tirelessly to find the killer, and eventually Jesus Gonzales was found and convicted.

She even did a benefit concert with The Gits, and on her LP "Naked", she did a song dedicated to Mia Zapata.

I think it's 7 Year Bitch that have an album dedicated to her,it's called Viva Zapata!
and one song's called M.I.A

It's bloody awful what happened to Mia;first she was raped,then she was strangled.

The title of the song is "Pass The Dutchie" but it was a take on a reggae song called "Pass the Kutchie", which is slang for weed. 
As mentioned above.

The 1982 hit "Hold On" by Santana was written by Ian Thomas, who originally had a cross-Canada hit with it in 1981. 

Ian, whose lone American hit was "Painted Ladies" in 1973 suddenly saw a brief spell of American success in the 80s as a songwriter.  Along with "Hold On", his 1977 hit "Right Before Your Eyes" became a modest hit for America in 1982, his 1981 hit "Chains" appeared as an album track on Chicago's 1982 album "Chicago 16" and his 1981 single "The Runner" became the comeback hit for Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1984

I'm sure most know this that the Star Spangled Banner is sung to the tune of an old English drinking song.



The Star Spangled Banner has 4 verses,

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

The Star Spangled Banner has 4 verses,



  Uh...no, I didn't know that...

  And all this time, the abridged version..?  Just as well, though.  It's a good idea to have the "Star Spangled Banner" wrapped-up by halftime groove ;) on...

The Star Spangled Banner has 4 verses,

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Again, that is a lot to remember even on a patriotic day.

The Star Spangled Banner has 4 verses,

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!




I knew that. Back in HS when I was in choir, we sang the first 2 verses-but I did know there were two more. But, I could never remember the lyrics to the second verse-luckily we had the music.  ;)




Cat




Cat

  Did you know that Mike Patton, lead vocals for the now-defunct Faith No More was asked to audition for lead vocals with INXS to replace the deceased Michael Hutchence..?

  I think this was before Terence Trent D'Arby groove ;) on...

Here's a bit of trivia about Billy Idol.  His popular song "Dancing With Myself" was not a chart hit.  The version he recorded with Gen X in 1980 was a minor hit in the UK, but the song in any version by him never impacted the charts in North America



It got alot of radio play and video play, but it never charted.  I was surprised cause I remember hearing it alot on the radio


I must correct myself here.  I just noticed that "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol got to #39 in the Canadian Singles Chart in December of 1983.  It never charted in America

.........Jon Bon Jovi wrote "You Give Love A Bad Name" for Diane Lane?

I must correct myself here.  I just noticed that "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol got to #39 in the Canadian Singles Chart in December of 1983.  It never charted in America


that's from me requesting it like a hundred times a night in nova scotia  ::)

that's from me requesting it like a hundred times a night in nova scotia  ::)


You didn't request it enough.  It didn't get higher than #39 ;D

You didn't request it enough.  It didn't get higher than #39 ;D



  :P

I must correct myself here.  I just noticed that "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol got to #39 in the Canadian Singles Chart in December of 1983.  It never charted in America
It did not even chart in the UK too, there again, it may had no been released as a single format.

Some facts about Peter Schilling

- Peter is afraid of flying

- he is 5'8-5'10, his hair is black and his eye color is green-gray (according to facts from his 1982 BRAVO-Autogrammkarte)

- Also has a fear of elevators

- Wrote songs for other artists

- served in the army

- worked for a Stuttgart BMW agency (according to his BRAVO-Autogrammkarte)

- The video for Major Tom (Coming Home) was filmed in the UK

Some tidbits about Duran Duran:


In 1964 Six-year-old Simon LeBon was kicked out of Middlesex Cub Scouts for retaliating against an older boy by smacking him in the face with a pair of shoes.

In 1972 John Taylor was kicked out of music class at school for showing more interest in Alice Cooper than the standard curriculum.

In 1977 Andy Taylor joined pop punk band The Gigolos, which soon changes its name to Motorway. Motorway signed a singles deal with A&M Records, and put out their first and only record, a single called 'Teenage Girls'.

In 1979 the band writes 'See Me, Repeat Me', which will eventually evolve into 'Rio'.
And During a show at Birmingham University. the crowd throws everything they can at Duran, covering them in tomato ketchup.

In 1980 Perry Haines (who co-founded British style magazine I-D, and coined the term "new romantic") took charge of the band's image.

On February 24, 1981 Duran Duran's first scheduled television appearance is cancelled because of Prince Charles and Lady Diana's engagement announcement.

In May, 1980 Duran appears on their first magazine cover: Smash Hits UK

Here's another tidbit about Duran ...

Their original lead singer was Stephen Duffy who co-founded the group with John Taylor and Nick Rhodes.  He left the band in 1979 before they secured a record deal.  He would go on to a solo career under the name Tin Tin, then as Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy.  His 1985 single "Kiss Me" was popular in both the UK and Canada, but was not a success in America

Here's another tidbit about Duran ...

Their original lead singer was Stephen Duffy who co-founded the group with John Taylor and Nick Rhodes.  He left the band in 1979 before they secured a record deal.  He would go on to a solo career under the name Tin Tin, then as Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy.  His 1985 single "Kiss Me" was popular in both the UK and Canada, but was not a success in America


He's still chugging about...

I think he's currently writing stuff with a chappie called Robbie Williams...

Hmmm....

Not sure if this is a fact (but I am sure you will correct it for me Jason)

Nickelback
Bizarre name right?
Well, what if they originally titled themselves what is on the back of a Canadian Nickel?

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BEAVER!

BEAVER!


And on that note...here's a completely true one...

Back in the fifties, there was an American entertainer called (wait for it)...Dick Beavers...

Obviously it didn't have any smutty connotations back then, as he was never 'banned'...

David Bowie does not perform The Laughing Gnome live when on tour.

David Bowie does not perform The Laughing Gnome live when on tour.



He probably doesn't want to offend any gnomes in the audience.

He probably doesn't want to offend any gnomes in the audience.


;D

The James Bond films in which Shirley Bassey sung the theme songs for, all ended with the letters 'er', Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker.

David Bowie had to change his name because there was already a preformer by his birth name-David (Davy) Jones.


And the same Davy Jones (of the Monkees) was also on the same Ed Sullivan Show that Beatles made their U.S. debut (Feb.9, 1964). He was with the cast of Oliver as the Artful Dodger.



Cat

David Bowie had to change his name because there was already a preformer by his birth name-David (Davy) Jones.


And the same Davy Jones (of the Monkees) was also on the same Ed Sullivan Show that Beatles made their U.S. debut (Feb.9, 1964). He was with the cast of Oliver as the Artful Dodger.



Cat



David Bowie has an eye that is permanently dilated, because it was paralyzed in a street brawl.

Sir Paul McCarthy is NOT dead. He did NOT "blew his mind out in a car".




Cat

The last ever U.S. chart appearance for Bryan Adams was "I Finally Found Someone" (a duet with Barbra Streisand) in 1996.  It reached #8 on the Billboard Chart.  He has since had many more hits in Canada and the UK

Sir Paul McCarthy is NOT dead. He did NOT "blew his mind out in a car".




Cat



What about Paul McCartney?

What about Paul McCartney?



Oops. That's what happens when I try to post with a major headache.




Cat

Mary Hopkins winner of Opportunity Knocks and singer of "Those Were The Days", sung the backing vocals on David Bowie's "Sound and Vision"

Mary Hopkins winner of Opportunity Knocks and singer of "Those Were The Days", sung the backing vocals on David Bowie's "Sound and Vision"


Sound + Vision is a great song.

Michael Nesmith of the Monkees was the driving force behind the creation of MTV.





Cat

Michael Nesmith of the Monkees was the driving force behind the creation of MTV.


...and his mother invented the secretary's friend...liquid paper!

...and his mother invented the secretary's friend...liquid paper!



I think I heard that somewhere.




Cat

...and his mother invented the secretary's friend...liquid paper!
...in other words Tipp-Ex?

Did you know that John Lennon called Good Morning Good Morning by The Beatles "It's a throwaway, a piece of garbage."

...in other words Tipp-Ex?



Well here in the States, we also have Wite-Out.


http://www.starwarsmodels.com/images/technique/witeout.jpg

...and his mother invented the secretary's friend...liquid paper!



...in other words Tipp-Ex?


Or maybe Liquid Paper

Did you know that the lyrics to "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harem came from a poem by Keith Reid, and were a collection of abstract phrases about boy/girl relationships using sailing metaphors

Did you know that John Lennon's father Freddie Lennon recorded a single back in 1965 called That's My Life (My Love And My Home). After radio play the single disappeared not selling well, and it did provoke the aspect of cashing in on his son's fame.

Did you know that Bruce Hornsby plays Piano on Don Henley's 1989 hit "The End of the Innocence"?

Michael Nesmith of the Monkees was the driving force behind the creation of MTV.





Cat
...and Micky Dolenz was the producer for Metal Mickey.

...and Micky Dolenz was the producer for Metal Mickey.


UK band Suede had a hit called Metal Mickey.  Any relation?

UK band Suede had a hit called Metal Mickey.  Any relation?
Let me check, but the Metal Mickey in Mickey Dolenz case was a TV series from the early 80s.

Did you know that Bruce Hornsby plays Piano on Don Henley's 1989 hit "The End of the Innocence"?


The "The End of the Innocence" album has a lot of guest stars.

Did you know that Queen's Another One Bites The Dust was used as the theme tune for Gladiators.

Did you know that Queen's Another One Bites The Dust was used as the theme tune for Gladiators.


It would appear so.  Assuming Gladiators is the same as American Gladiators, I watched that show all the time, and don't remember it at all in the show

It would appear so.  Assuming Gladiators is the same as American Gladiators, I watched that show all the time, and don't remember it at all in the show
It was certainly used as incidental music on the British version of Gladiators

It was certainly used as incidental music on the British version of Gladiators


The bass line from "Another One Bites the Dust" is one of the most sampled parts of a song ever, so it's probably used almost everywhere

The bass line from "Another One Bites the Dust" is one of the most sampled parts of a song ever, so it's probably used almost everywhere


They were actually the second ones to use it, apparently "Rappers Delight" was the original song to use that bass line.

They were actually the second ones to use it, apparently "Rappers Delight" was the original song to use that bass line.


The 'Rapper's Delight' bass riff was lifted from Chic's 'Good Times'...while 'AOBTD' was an original John Deacon concoction...

Almost the same, I'll grant you...but different enough to stave off plagarism lawsuits...

They were actually the second ones to use it, apparently "Rappers Delight" was the original song to use that bass line.


Speaking of which...

Did you know that The Netherlands were the first country in the world to have a rap record top the charts?
The song in question was, indeed, "Rapper's Delight".

Speaking of which...

Did you know that The Netherlands were the first country in the world to have a rap record top the charts?
The song in question was, indeed, "Rapper's Delight".


It went #1 in Canada too, but not until January 1980

In the US, it peaked at #36 and in the UK, it made #3

Did you know that The Netherlands were the first country in the world to have a rap record top the charts?
The song in question was, indeed, "Rapper's Delight".


Well done!  :)

'Rapper's Delight' was also the first record to make a significant British sales impact by way of a 12" single, even though they'd been commercially available three years previously...

Well done!  :)

'Rapper's Delight' was also the first record to make a significant British sales impact by way of a 12" single, even though they'd been commercially available three years previously...
In 1998, The Sugarhill Gang performed this for a Turner Broadcasting party. Turner used the performance in a commercial for The Goodwill Games, but did not have the group's consent and was ordered to pay the group almost $3 million in a 2001 judgment.

Did you know Australian singer John Farnham only had 1 US hit as a solo artist?  "You're the Voice" was not released in America until 1990 and though it charted, it failed to see the Top 40 (US #82)

Did you know Another One Bites The Dust is not a Queen song?

Did you know Australian singer John Farnham only had 1 US hit as a solo artist?  "You're the Voice" was not released in America until 1990 and though it charted, it failed to see the Top 40 (US #82)
John Farnham hit 4 UK chart hits, where only You're The Voice made the top ten.

John Farnham hit 4 UK chart hits, where only You're The Voice made the top ten.


Which were the other three?

He had 5 hits here in Canada.  Were the remaining three any of these ...

Pressure Down
Age of Reason
Two Strong Hearts
That's Freedom

?

John Farnham hit 4 UK chart hits, where only You're The Voice made the top ten.



Which were the other three?

He had 5 hits here in Canada.  Were the remaining three any of these ...

Pressure Down
Age of Reason
Two Strong Hearts
That's Freedom

?

The other John Farnham Uk hits:

#78 Pressure Down (1987)
#87 Age of Reason (1988)
#80 Two Strong Hearts (1989)

The other John Farnham Uk hits:

#78 Pressure Down (1987)
#87 Age of Reason (1988)
#80 Two Strong Hearts (1989)


he never made it into the 90s in the UK chart  :\'(

he never made it into the 90s in the UK chart  :\'(
Totally disappeared, until he sang at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.

Did you know Australian singer John Farnham only had 1 US hit as a solo artist?  "You're the Voice" was not released in America until 1990 and though it charted, it failed to see the Top 40 (US #82)
Did you know that John Farnham was born in Dagenham, Essex (or Greater London) on 1st July 1949.

Did you know that John Farnham was born in Dagenham, Essex (or Greater London) on 1st July 1949.


I knew that yes.  And on a similar note, Glenn Shorrock (who was the lead singer of Little River Band until Farnham took over in 1982) is also a British born Australian

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Did you know that John Farnham was born in Dagenham, Essex (or Greater London) on 1st July 1949.


*gasp* *gasp* *Gasp* John Farnham is a Pom by birth? I can't believe I don't know that... ???

*gasp* *gasp* *Gasp* John Farnham is a Pom by birth? I can't believe I don't know that... ???
Don't worry, in return you have given us Rolf Harris.

What do you mean?



Read the Killer Queen thread in the 70s section.  Philip and Jason know what I'm talking about.

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In Canada, the first ever Animated Music video produced was "A Routine Day" by Klaatu in 1979

http://www.klaatu.org/routine.html

The last verse in Elton John's song Daniel was cut because it made the song to long, and it was in this verse that explains about that Daniel was returning home Veitnam Vet, blinded from the war and wish to retire in Spain.

Did you know that...

King, Queen, Prince and Princess

...all had British Top 10 hits in 1985...(and Royalle Delight was also charting further down)

...and that this 'royal event' will probably never happen again!

Did you know that...

King, Queen, Prince and Princess

...all had British Top 10 hits in 1985...(and Royalle Delight was also charting further down)

...and that this 'royal event' will probably never happen again!


Wow, that's cool!  :D

I've never heard of the artist, 'Princess', though... ???

I've never heard of the artist, 'Princess', though... ???


There's probably a few Brits who can't quite remember her...

She only had a handful of hits (including that sole top tenner, called 'Say I'm Your Number One'...which was pretty ho-hum) before disappearing almost as quickly as she arrived...poor girl!  :-\\

There's probably a few Brits who can't quite remember her...

She only had a handful of hits (including that sole top tenner, called 'Say I'm Your Number One'...which was pretty ho-hum) before disappearing almost as quickly as she arrived...poor girl!  :-\\


I see...

Did you know that...

King, Queen, Prince and Princess

...all had British Top 10 hits in 1985...(and Royalle Delight was also charting further down)

...and that this 'royal event' will probably never happen again!
Lets not forget the Korgis in the late 70s?

Lets not forget the Korgis in the late 70s?


Tsk!

I must be 'barking' mad for forgetting them!

Tsk!

I must be 'barking' mad for forgetting them!
...and the Royal Guardsmen from 1967?

And there's also Charles & Eddie from '92, but I think this is stretching it somewhat...

Did you know that...

King, Queen, Prince and Princess

...all had British Top 10 hits in 1985...(and Royalle Delight was also charting further down)

...and that this 'royal event' will probably never happen again!


I like that Princess song 'After the Love Has Gone'.  Popular song title also.  EWF and Steps both had (different) songs with that title :D

Michel'le, the singer of such early 90s hits as "Something in My Heart", "No More Lies" and "Nicety" sounds nothing like she sings. She has a very squeaky voice.

Regarding Barry Manilow's Mandy

Did you know that Mandy was originally called Brandy, which was the song lyricist Scott English's pet dog.

Micky Dolenz has a degree in Philosophy for Oxford University.  Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple is about an actually incident.

Chris de Burgh's song Songbird was inspired from hearing the voice of Eva Cassidy.

Did you know that the singer Bobby Darin received an Academy Award nomination for his outstanding performance in Captain Newman, M.D.

Did you know that the singer Bobby Darin received an Academy Award nomination for his outstanding performance in Captain Newman, M.D.


I knew that, but only coz I saw the movie "Beyond the Sea", which btw was a fantastic movie :)

I knew that, but only coz I saw the movie "Beyond the Sea", which btw was a fantastic movie :)
I saw Walk The Line (Johnny Cash), but somehow Beyond the Sea escaped me.

I saw Walk The Line (Johnny Cash), but somehow Beyond the Sea escaped me.


If you get a chance, check out "Beyond the Sea".  Kevin Spacey did an amazing job as Bobby Darin 8)

If you get a chance, check out "Beyond the Sea".  Kevin Spacey did an amazing job as Bobby Darin 8)
There is a space on my shelf awaiting for the DVD.

The lyrics of St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr has nothing to do with the St. Elmo's Fire movie.  The song was written about Canadian Rick Hansen who at the time was on his "Man in Motion" tour

Did you know that Barry Manilow didnt write the album called "I write the songs" ????

Did you know that Barry Manilow didnt write the album called "I write the songs" ????
I remember David Cassidy had a hit with I Write The Songs.

Did you know that "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was a cusp song in Canada?  The song itself is from 1979 ...

It debuted in the Canadian Chart in November '79 and peaked in January of 1980, spending 24 weeks on the chart
In the UK, it peaked in July 1979, spending 12 weeks in the chart (thanks Philip!)
In America, it was not released until January 1980, where it debuted in February 1980, spending 5 weeks on the chart

Did you know that "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was a cusp song in Canada?  The song itself is from 1979 ...

In the UK, it peaked in the chart in July 1979 (no idea on how long it was in the chart)

"I Don't Like Mondays" in the UK spent 12 weeks in the charts with the position of 15-{1}-1-1-1-2-2-8-16-24-55-74.

"I Don't Like Mondays" in the UK spent 12 weeks in the charts with the position of 15-{1}-1-1-1-2-2-8-16-24-55-74.


I would have thought that it debuted at number one.  It seems common in the UK for songs to debut at their peak, then fall off from there?

I would have thought that it debuted at number one.  It seems common in the UK for songs to debut at their peak, then fall off from there?
That is certainly the trend for the current number ones, but in the olden days it was good to see a record rise up the charts.

That is certainly the trend for the current number ones, but in the olden days it was good to see a record rise up the charts.


It's always good to see rising in charts.  Half the success of a song is in the time it takes to rise up the charts :)

It's always good to see rising in charts.  Half the success of a song is in the time it takes to rise up the charts :)
It was the new and rise in the charts that was the policy of groups/artists being on Top Of The Pops, once the record was heading downwards, that was it for airplay.

Did you know that "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats was a cusp song in Canada?  The song itself is from 1979 ...

It debuted in the Canadian Chart in November '79 and peaked in January of 1980, spending 24 weeks on the chart
In the UK, it peaked in July 1979, spending 12 weeks in the chart (thanks Philip!)
In America, it was not released until January 1980, where it debuted in February 1980, spending 5 weeks on the chart



It was also based on a true incident. Probably the first school shooting by this 16 year old girl. When asked why she did it, her answer was, "Because I don't like Mondays".




Cat

It was also based on a true incident. Probably the first school shooting by this 16 year old girl. When asked why she did it, her answer was, "Because I don't like Mondays".




Cat


This Snopes article shows that the girl who did the shooting wasn't in the school she was more like a sniper in that she was shooting at school children from her bedroom window.  I remember reading that the song wasn't released in the US until after her trial.

http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/mondays.asp

That is certainly the trend for the current number ones, but in the olden days it was good to see a record rise up the charts.


Yes, aggressive marketing has sadly made a 'slow climber' a thing of the past...

The slowest one I can remember in recent-ish years was Sealion Dion's 'Think Twice', which took 16 weeks to reach the top...

...the first rave song to ever be charted in US Billboard Hot 100 was "James Brown Is Dead" by (Dutch duo) L.A. Style?

...the song peaked at #59 in Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 in Dutch Top 40?

...its success inspired others to record songs "James Brown Is Still Alive" (Holy Noise & Global Insert Project)  and "Who The F**k Is James Brown" (Traumatic Stress)?

...its success inspired others to record songs "James Brown Is Still Alive" (Holy Noise & Global Insert Project)  and "Who The F**k Is James Brown" (Traumatic Stress)?


I presume that this last title didn't inspire the Gompie mash-up of Smokie's 'Alice (Who The F**k Is Alice)'?  ;)

Of course, this was nabbed for the British market by Smokie themselves...

...and it became the first record with the dreaded F-word to reach the British Top 10... :o

And even cleaner-than-clean Irish crooner Daniel O'Donnell has had a go, but he tastefully replaces the offending word with 'heck'... ;)

Did you know that Father and Son by Cat Stevens is based on a made up story about in a Russian family where the son wants to join the revolution but his father wants him to stay home and work on the farm.

Did you know that the most successful song in Canada of 1981 was "Medley: Intro Venus / Sugar Sugar ..." by the Stars on 45.  It spent 12 weeks at the top of the Canadian Singles Chart. 

In the US, it spent 1 week at the top and in the UK (where they were called Starsound), it peaked at #2

Did you know that Barry Manilow didnt write the album called "I write the songs" ????


Yuck.  That is the most awful, arrogant, song ever written.


Did you know that Father and Son by Cat Stevens is based on a made up story about in a Russian family where the son wants to join the revolution but his father wants him to stay home and work on the farm.


I did not know that.  I love that song.

I did not know that.  I love that song.
Did you know that Cat Steven's Father and Son is the favourite song of Rod Stewart?

Did you know that in The Sound of Music in the "Do-Re-Mi" song, one of the children sings the notes "So-Do-Mi" ("sodomy").

Did you know that in The Sound of Music in the "Do-Re-Mi" song, one of the children sings the notes "So-Do-Mi" ("sodomy").


:o NO!!!

...the first rave song to ever be charted in US Billboard Hot 100 was "James Brown Is Dead" by (Dutch duo) L.A. Style?


Didn't that song come out in 1992? What about "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic and "The Power" by Snap! ?  ??? Those songs were released earlier, and they also charted.

Didn't that song come out in 1992? What about "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic and "The Power" by Snap! ?  ??? Those songs were released earlier, and they also charted.


Those aren't exactly rave. Those are club/dance songs... I'm not sure of the difference, but there is one! :P

...Paul McCartney has had number one hits in the UK as a solo, and as part of a duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, nonet and a multiude of singers. 

Those aren't exactly rave. Those are club/dance songs... I'm not sure of the difference, but there is one! :P


Something with bpm, I think, but I'm too lazy to investigate.

Did you know that George Martin the producer for the Beatles also produced records for Peter Sellers and Rolf Harris.

Did you know that George Martin the producer for the Beatles also produced records for Peter Sellers and Rolf Harris.


He also produced a bunch of albums in the early 80s for Ultravox.  He also produced a few albums for folk rock group America

He also produced a bunch of albums in the early 80s for Ultravox.  He also produced a few albums for folk rock group America
A well deseverd career and knighthood.

....That Billy Joel's song " The Ballad Of Billy The Kid"  is historically incorrect. A line in the song states:
" The cowboy and their kin, like the sea came pourin' in, to watch the hangin' of Billy The Kid."

Billy The Kid wasn't hanged, he was shot to death by Sheriff Pat Garrett.

...that Heaven 17 was named after a group seen on a chart list in A Clockwork Orange and Moloko was the drink from the same film.

...that in Hey Jude by The Beatles, at 2:58 minutes into the song, you can hear John Lennon say "Ohh! got the wrong chord", then followed by an expletive.

The song "Jane" by Barenaked Ladies is about a fictional girl named Jane St. Clair.  The song is actually in reference to Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue, which are connecting streets located in Toronto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_CXqAmD3Qg

......the song "Sister Morphine" was written by Marianne Faithful about her and members of the Stones foray into heroin abuse.

......the song "Paint It Black" is about depression
"Paint it Black" is about depression???No kidding?? ;) :D ::)

... you can tell the song "Steal My Sunshine" by Len is Canadian, even if you didn't know Len are from Canada?  In the song, they mention Butter Tarts, which is one of Canada's tastiest treats

... you can tell the song "Steal My Sunshine" by Len is Canadian, even if you didn't know Len are from Canada?  In the song, they mention Butter Tarts, which is one of Canada's tastiest treats


That's interesting. I saw the video on youtube a few days ago for a nostalgia trip, lol. Did you know the two singers are brother and sister?

...that Dave Berry is the only artist (to date) to have four singles in Dutch Top 40 at the same time?

In December 1965 he was charted with "This Strange Effect", "Can I Get It From You", "Little Things" and "I'm Gonna Take You There".

...that Dave Berry is the only artist (to date) to have four singles in Dutch Top 40 at the same time?

In December 1965 he was charted with "This Strange Effect", "Can I Get It From You", "Little Things" and "I'm Gonna Take You There".
How did the Beatles fare in the Dutch Charts in a simliar vein?

That's interesting. I saw the video on youtube a few days ago for a nostalgia trip, lol. Did you know the two singers are brother and sister?


I did know that yes :)

How did the Beatles fare in the Dutch Charts in a simliar vein?


I have no idea. I think they had maximum three singles in chart at the same time, but I have no data.

... "You're Beautifull" by James Blunt spent over a year in the Canadian Top 100?  It entered the chart in November of 2005, 22 weeks later, it was #1, where it stayed for 4 consecuive weeks.  It Yo-yo'd the Top 50 several times, and eventually left the chart completely in November 2006.  I didn't fully track it's chart progress, but about 60% of it's chart life in Canada was spent within the Top 50

Also, it ran consecutively in the Top 20 with the follow-up single "Wisemen" which peaked at #3

... "You're Beautifull" by James Blunt spent over a year in the Canadian Top 100?  It entered the chart in November of 2005, 22 weeks later, it was #1, where it stayed for 4 consecuive weeks.  It Yo-yo'd the Top 50 several times, and eventually left the chart completely in November 2006.  I didn't fully track it's chart progress, but about 60% of it's chart life in Canada was spent within the Top 50
In the UK, "You're Beautifull" by James Blunt was original released on 11th June 2005, it spent the total of 40 consecutive weeks in the charts, and staying at #1 for 5 weeks.

...that Dave Berry is the only artist (to date) to have four singles in Dutch Top 40 at the same time?

In December 1965 he was charted with "This Strange Effect", "Can I Get It From You", "Little Things" and "I'm Gonna Take You There".


In a similar vein, Frankie Laine is the only artist to have held three places in the British Top 4...

The following week, his new release gave him four placings in the Top 6... :o

Of course, I'm going back to the days when our chart hardly moved (1953)...

In a similar vein, Frankie Laine is the only artist to have held three places in the British Top 4...

The following week, his new release gave him four placings in the Top 6... :o

Of course, I'm going back to the days when our chart hardly moved (1953)...
...and singles were singles?

...and singles were singles?


And spun at 78rpm!  :D

Before the charts started the popularity of songs was attaained by the amount of Sheet Music for the song sold.

Before the charts started the popularity of songs was attaained by the amount of Sheet Music for the song sold.


Correct...our record chart (despite being founded in 1952) played second fiddle to the sheet music chart until 1955/6...

The last million-selling sheet music title was believed to have been that all-time rock classic, 'How Much Is That Doggie In the Window'...

...that the drummer of the Rolling Stones Charlie Watts is the nephew of Lennie Peters, who found fame with Dianne Lee, in the duo Peters and Lee

... Bruce Springsteen, despite reaching #1 in the album chart many times, has never had a #1 single in the US or the UK?

The Academy Award winning "Streets of Philadelphia" gave him his only #1 single in Canada

OK, I have a few for you...

1. The song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar was written by a Canadian out of Toronto named Eddie Schwartz who had a Canadian song released in 1984 called "Special Girl".

2. Eric Clapton dropped the song "Tears In Heaven" from his concert playlist a couple of years ago, because playing it wasn't as emotional to him as it once was. It was written as a tribute to his deceased son. In March of 1991, his son Conor was killed when he fell out of a 53rd story window in NYC. Eric Clapton also shared the stage with Stevie Ray Vaughn the night that Stevie's helicopter crashed, taking his life.

3. Phil Collins was not the first choice to replace Peter Gabriel when he left Genisis. Phil was already the groups drummer when the other band members put him in charge of giving vocal coaching lessons to the prospective replacements, which included Yes frontman Jon Anderson. Only after realizing that nobody could measure up to Peter's standards, they went with Collins. Some people still think that he outGabrieled Gabriel in the vocal department.

4. The song "When I'm With You" by the Canadian rock group Sheriff charted in the US in 1989, but it was a major Canadian hit back in 1983. A DJ from Las Vegas found the song, and started to play it, and it caught on like wildfire across the US. The funny thing is that when it became a US top forty hit, the band had already been disbanded for years. The lead singer had given up the music biz and was a delivery driver in Toronto at the time.

5. The Buddy holly hit "Peggy Sue" was originally titled "Cindy Lou", named for his niece. It was later changed to Peggy Sue for his drummer's girlfriend at the time and future wife, Peggy Sue Gerron.

6. That before he became the lead singer for the rock band AC DC in 1974, Bon Scott was their chauffeur. The original singer, Dave Evans, was considered too glam rock for the boys liking, and after giving Bon a tryout, they gave Dave the boot, and Bon was in.

7.That Zak Starkey, the drummer for Oasis, and sometimes for The Who, is Ringo Starr's son.

8. That Steven Van Zandt of "The Soprano's" fame, was an original member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. He left the group shortly before Bruce released his 1984 album Born In The USA. Despite going solo, Bruce was able to convince him to appear in the Glory Days video anyways.

That's all for now.

Oh yeah, I forgot.

9. One of the most well known rock songs on the planet, Stairway To Heaven, was never released as a single in it's entire history.

10. And finally, The Grateful Dead never had a Top 40 hit before 1987's "A Touch Of Grey". It was also their first commercially released video ever.

OK, I have a few for you...

1. The song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar was written by a Canadian out of Toronto named Eddie Schwartz who had a Canadian song released in 1984 called "Special Girl".


Yes sir!  Eddie had other solo hits with "Does A Fool Ever Learn" in 1980, "All Our Tomorrows" in 1981, "Over the Line" in 1982 and "Strike" in 1984.  He also wrote the 1987 hit "Don't Shed A Tear" for Paul Carrack and co-wrote the 1989 hits "The Doctor" by the Doobie Brothers and "I Live by the Groove" by Paul Carrack.  He also co-wrote the 1990 song "All the Lovers in the World" with Canadian singer Lawrence Gowan, who turned it into a smash hit in Canada

Eddie made a solo comeback in 1995 with the album "Tour De Schwartz" that had two hits with "Every Road I Take" and "Bourbon Street", as well as his versions of "Don't Shed A Tear", "Hit Me With You Best Shot" and "All the Lovers in the World"

8. That Steven Van Zandt of "The Soprano's" fame, was an original member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. He left the group shortly before Bruce released his 1984 album Born In The USA. Despite going solo, Bruce was able to convince him to appear in the Glory Days video anyways.


All Springsteen fans know that. 

Oh yeah, I forgot.

9. One of the most well known rock songs on the planet, Stairway To Heaven, was never released as a single in it's entire history.



This only goes for the LedZep version, of course. And yes, I already knew that. ;)

4. The song "When I'm With You" by the Canadian rock group Sheriff charted in the US in 1989, but it was a major Canadian hit back in 1983. A DJ from Las Vegas found the song, and started to play it, and it caught on like wildfire across the US. The funny thing is that when it became a US top forty hit, the band had already been disbanded for years. The lead singer had given up the music biz and was a delivery driver in Toronto at the time.


I knew that!

Did YOU know that "When I'm With You" wasn't their first hit?  Their debut single "You Remind Me" cracked the Canadian Top 40 in 1982.  "When I'm Wth You" charted in early 1983 :)

When the band broke up, members Arnold Lanni and Wolf Hassel formed Frozen Ghost to much success only in Canada and in 1989 found themselves competing with themselves upon the re-relase of "When I'm With You".  This also promoted the remaining Sheriff members to come back onto the scene, and thus formed the group Alias, whose hit "More Than Words Can Say" was the second biggest selling single in Canada of 1990

On a surprising note, "When I'm With You" was the 67th biggest selling song in Canada for 1983

Oh yeah, I forgot.

9. One of the most well known rock songs on the planet, Stairway To Heaven, was never released as a single in it's entire history.

In the UK Stairway To Heaven has been released as a single by Far Corporation in 1985 Nand Rolf Harris in 1993.

In the UK Stairway To Heaven has been released as a single by Far Corporation in 1985 Nand Rolf Harris in 1993.



I liked that Far Corporation version.  Over the years, it's somewhat mocked for it's production by Frank Farian, after the Milli Vanilli scandal broke out

I liked that Far Corporation version.  Over the years, it's somewhat mocked for it's production by Frank Farian, after the Milli Vanilli scandal broke out
Now who will be the first to impart us with the story of  Milli Vanilli?

Now who will be the first to impart us with the story of  Milli Vanilli?


One of the Milli Vanilli guys died, so we know uit won't be him ;D

This only goes for the LedZep version, of course. And yes, I already knew that. ;)

UR right. Sorry,  I typed it at 3am and should've threw in Led Zeppelin's name. Got a bit tired. Didn't know there was a cover of it though. Ya learn new things every day. Thanx.

All Springsteen fans know that. 

Yeah, that's true, but I have known "Soprano" fans who had no idea Sil was a wild rockin' guy back in the day. He sorta put on about 50 or so pounds since the video. 

Oh yeah, I forgot.

9. One of the most well known rock songs on the planet, Stairway To Heaven, was never released as a single in it's entire history.


Zep was very much an album band, not a singles band.  They abhorred the concept.  Their American record label released Whole Lotta Love against their wishes and it pissed them off.  So they said "no more singles" after that.

"We Built This City" featured the oldest female artist to have a #1 hit (Grace Slick being 46 in 1985), until it was broken by Cher's "Believe" (I think she was 52 or 53 in 1999).

...broken by Cher's "Believe" (I think she was 52 or 53 in 1999).
Cher age at the time was 52 years and 7 months at the time of the number one record.

.. The 1980 Disco hit "Love Sensation" by Loleatta Holloway is one of the most sampled songs in music?

- It was a UK #1 in 1989 as sampled in "Ride on Time" by Black Box
- It was a US #1 in 1991 as sampled in "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
- In May of 2006, a remixed version by Eddie Thoneick and Kurd Maverick hit #39 in the UK
- The following month (June of 2006), a new version by Loleatta hit #37 in the UK

"We Built This City" featured the oldest female artist to have a #1 hit (Grace Slick being 46 in 1985), until it was broken by Cher's "Believe" (I think she was 52 or 53 in 1999).


An affectionate mention to the late Hilda Woodward, who was 58 years young when she hit the top of the British chart as part of Lieutenant Pigeon with 'Mouldy Old Dough' in 1972...

I can vividly remember watching this old dear walloping the life out of a piano on a TV appearance at the time...and I couldn't have been no more than 5 years old!

Strange how some things stay with you!

An affectionate mention to the late Hilda Woodward, who was 58 years young when she hit the top of the British chart as part of Lieutenant Pigeon with 'Mouldy Old Dough' in 1972...

I can vividly remember watching this old dear walloping the life out of a piano on a TV appearance at the time...and I couldn't have been no more than 5 years old!

Strange how some things stay with you!
Oh yes, I share the same image, mine is in black and white.

...that Lee Newman (of Technohead) was the only artist to die while holding the #1 spot in Dutch Top 40?








...of course you didn't!

...that Lee Newman (of Technohead) was the only artist to die while holding the #1 spot in Dutch Top 40?








...of course you didn't!


I didn't know that, but it's interesting, and sad.  I loved their song "I Wanna Be A Hippy"

I didn't know that, but it's interesting, and sad.  I loved their song "I Wanna Be A Hippy"


"I Wanna Be A Hippy" was the #1 song in question. It held the number one spot for three weeks in 1995 (July 15 - August 4), and Lee Newman died on August 4. :\'(


FYI: "Happy Birthday" and "Banana Na Na" also made it to Dutch Top 40.