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Subject: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: Paul_UK on 09/25/03 at 05:51 a.m.
Hi folks! Keeping in the spirit of all things global, I decided to do something a little different this time around with the #1's...all these being from Australia! Some very good stuff here, too...one or two I've not heard myself, but there may be a helpful Aussie on board to clue us up...!
Anyway, here they are for your enjoyment...hope the info's correct, as this was researched on the quick...(corrections, of course, gratefully accepted!)
CF will be along later with the US stuff...
1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond
1972 - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
1973 - Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba
1977 - You're Moving Out Today - Carole Bayer Sager
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: bj26 on 09/25/03 at 06:14 a.m.
My favorite song of the entire 70s!
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1979 - My Sharona - The Knack
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Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 09/25/03 at 06:21 a.m.
1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures 4 - IMHO - better than the Mungo Jerry version
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond 4 - One of the original chipmunk songs ! I still sing along to it ! ;D
1972 - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton 3.5 - a tad corny....
1973 - Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey 4
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright 5 - An Aussie CLASSIC by the former Easybeats frontman
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille 3.5
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba 4.5 - I loved their full sound
1977 - You're Moving Out Today - Carole Bayer Sager 5 - I really like this song as I have stated elsewhere on this board - it is just so funny
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 3.5, yeaaah.... :-/
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack 4
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 09/25/03 at 10:39 a.m.
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille 4
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba 5
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 5
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack A song that I got sick of really fast! 1 >:(
These are the only ones I recognize, as they were all huge hits in the U.S. as well...
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: Paul_UK on 09/25/03 at 02:10 p.m.
1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures - ? -Know the song, of course, but not this version...which wiped the floor with MJ's original chartwise...still not 'found' a copy yet...!
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond ? - Chipmunk song, eh Fuss? Now that has got me intregued...! Another one for the 'wants' list...
1972 - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton 2 - awfully mawkish piece of sentimental slop...
1973 - Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey 3 - Dame Shilrey wrapping her powerful pipes round this rather ho-hum ballad...proved to be her last Top Ten here...
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright ? - The title is familiar...very familiar...I may have heard it in passing, but can't place it...if it's that good, Fuss, then I may partake...
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille 4 - happy, jaunty number...
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba 5 - Heh! No stopping this...! One of their best...
1977 - You're Moving Out Today - Carole Bayer Sager 4 - despite being a talented songwriter herself, this was not one of hers, but co-written by Bette Midler...very clever lyrics, too...
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 5 - I need say no more...!
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack 4 - fine stomper with a classic two-note riff...
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: lebeiw15 on 09/25/03 at 03:16 p.m.
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille 3.5
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba 3
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 5
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack 2
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: Paul_UK on 09/26/03 at 05:42 a.m.
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright
...heh! Managed to 'borrow' a copy off of someone last night...
And, I must admit, it's extremely impressive...hard to believe that this didn't crack either the US or UK market...
I'll rate it as 4...if you like good rock music, do try and 'find' a copy...highly recommended...
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: mandamoo on 09/26/03 at 09:01 a.m.
1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures...4..and I agree with Fussy, heaps better than Mungo Jerry !
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond....5....love this !
1972 - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton.....1.....up there with 'Honey', I'm afraid ! :P
1973 - Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey......4
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright.......5+....you gotta partake in parts 2 and 3 also Paul, to fully appreciate this classic number ! ;)
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille......4
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba.......5
1977 - You're Moving Out Today - Carole Bayer Sager.......5
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John........5
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack........5....still love it ! ;D
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: mandamoo on 09/26/03 at 09:04 a.m.
Quoting:
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright
...heh! Managed to 'borrow' a copy off of someone last night...
And, I must admit, it's extremely impressive...hard to believe that this didn't crack either the US or UK market...
I'll rate it as 4...if you like good rock music, do try and 'find' a copy...highly recommended...
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Glad you liked it Paul ! Now you must get hold of Parts 2 and 3.
Do yourself a favour ! ;D
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 09/26/03 at 06:55 p.m.
Quoting:1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright.......5+....you gotta partake in parts 2 and 3 also Paul, to fully appreciate this classic number ! ;)
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Paul ! What Mandamoo said ;) Part 1 is, well, only Part 1 :)
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: jaytee on 09/29/03 at 06:05 p.m.
1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures ... 4
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond ... 4
1972 - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton ... 2
1973 - Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey ... 3
1974 - Evie (Part 1) - Stevie Wright ... 5 I've got some money in my pocket, got the car keys in my hand The song we always sing when we're going on a girl's only weekend !!
1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille ... 4
1976 - Dancing Queen - Abba ... 4 hated in 76 but like it now
1977 - You're Moving Out Today - Carole Bayer Sager ... 5
1978 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John ... 4
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack ... 4
Subject: Re: #1 On This Day - The Australian Version
Written By: Paul_UK on 10/01/03 at 06:34 a.m.
Right...the last word on this, I promise...!
Thanks to an anonymous benefactor (whose name rhymes with 'Fuss'...!), I'm now tooled up with the missing songs...
In The Summertime - Mixtures 4, yes - good cover...takes a bit of a while to get used to after I've MJ rammed down my earholes all these years...but not ruined in any way...stands equal to it...(but still not as good as the mighty 'Pushbike Song'!)
Daddy Cool - Drummond 3, has instantly embedded itself into the 'Top 5 strangest songs I have heard' category...bizarre! The song I know - it's a cover of the old Rays tune of the 50's, and it later charted over here via a retro-rocker group called Darts...but, this is one hell of a off-the-scale strange one! It may grow on me yet!
Thanks all! It's been an education...!