What was #1 on the day you were born.

Subject: BS: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST,Joe Sanchez
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 05:40 AM

Some people believe our lives are profoundly influenced by whatever pop song was #1 on the day we were born.

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
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Zen
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 06:41 AM

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole (UK)
Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr (US)

Zen

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 06:46 AM

There's Always Room At Our House - Guy Mitchell

Never heard of it!

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: G-Force
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 06:50 AM

Unfortunately the charts only started in about 1952 in the UK. Too late for me.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 06:53 AM

Best thread for a long time!

You Don't Know - Helen Shapiro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I2cG-ed6hw

Dreadful; I remember thinking so at the time actually...

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: greg stephens
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 07:04 AM

Alas, I was bit early for formal charts. Probably the White Cliffs of Dover by Vera Lynn or something.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 07:17 AM

He's Got The Whole WorldIn His Hands - Laurie London - US
Magic Moments - Perry Como - UK

So disappointed, in fact, think I am going to be sick.

Does it count if my labour was induced and I was born before I wanted to be?

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: sian, west wales
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 07:24 AM

"I went to your wedding" by Patti Page. OK - I've heard of her, but not the song. Guess I was busy doing other things ...

sian

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:03 AM

Barbara Allen

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Weasel
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:03 AM

Sorry, this is an ageist thread - please remove it.

:-)


Lawrence

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Nessie
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:10 AM

'Here in my Heart' by Al Martino (?!) was the first entry on the UK Charts the week after I was born.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Gedi
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:14 AM

Wake up Little Suzy - Everly brothers

Spot on

Ged

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: kendall
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:19 AM

All I do is dream of you
Cocktails for two.

Fred Astaire celebrated his 35th birthday.

Many things happened that year, John Dillinger bit the big one, Bonnie and Clyde were taken out, Baby Face Nelson bought the farm, and I think Machine gun Kelly got it that year.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: goatfell
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:23 AM

on the day I was born there was a man called Ken Dodd had he had a number one hit called 'tears'

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Ptarmigan
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:29 AM

Too Young - Nat 'King'

This thread just proves that this forum really is just used by a bunch of OLD FARTS! :-)

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:49 AM

Hey, I resent that OLD FARTS! remark.

'Yankee Doodle' - Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

- Phil (with tongue firmly in cheek)

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST,Spleen Cringe
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:51 AM

UK: I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
USA: Dominique - The Singing Nun
Oz: Do You Love Me? - Brian Poole and the Tremeloes

Result!!! Or what?

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:53 AM

Would you prefer youth impaired flatulence?

Can I pick my own song since I did not get to pick my birthdate?

This is so not fair!

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: topical tom
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:58 AM

If I Knew You Were Comin' Id've Baked a Cake-Eileen Barton

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Tim Leaning
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:05 AM

What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For - Emile Ford and The Checkmates

hmmmm

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: quokka
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:07 AM

I knew there was a good reason why I always loved this song!!!
-To Sir With Love: Lulu. I love the movie too :-)

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Terry McDonald
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:10 AM

I had no idea there were so many young people on Mudcat - all these modern songs!

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:16 AM

Des O'Connor - "I Pretend"

Never heard of it but I bet it's shite.

The site quoted in the first post won't open for me but I found this that works (for UK number ones only).

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST,KevBoyd
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:17 AM

Oops, that last one was me.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Terry McDonald
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:18 AM

Aaargh! - no good for those of us born before 1945.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Jeanie
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:19 AM

Ah, this is lovely. No. 1 when I was born was "I Believe" by Frankie Laine.

You can hear it, read the lyrics and see some beautiful pictures

here

I am thrilled to bits. I couldn't have wished for a more lovely song. Without going into too much detail, nobody thought I was going to survive when I was born - it is a miracle that I am here to see all these lovely things in this world and this song is so very, very apt.

- jeanie

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST,Jonny Sunshine
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:33 AM

I looked this up in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles some years ago, apparently it was "Mouldy Old Dough" by Leiutenant Pigeon, but according to the Thisdayinmusic website, it was "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

Apparently though, 9 months before I was born the number one was "Son of My Father" by Chicory Tip ;-)

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: JohnB
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:58 AM

Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered by Doris Day.
Just about sums me up perfectly.
JohnB

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: beardedbruce
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 09:59 AM

Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:07 AM

Too Young - Nat 'King' Cole

How True. I certainly was

G.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Grampus
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:09 AM

Sorry that guest was me sans cookie

G.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST,Nicholas Waller
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:18 AM

UK: Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
US: At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors
Aus: Diana – Paul Anka

However, I was born in Lebanon and I can't find the answer for that.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: sharyn
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:21 AM

USA: "Get a Job" The Silhouettes
UK: "Magic Moment" Perry Como

Sharyn

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Newport Boy
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:24 AM

It's more difficult for those of us with considerable life experience. There was no weekly chart then. But a list of 5 top songs of 1936 gives me:

Pennies from Heaven - Bing Crosby
The Way You Look Tonight - Fred Astaire
Summertime - Billie Holiday
Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson

No rubbish when I was born! I'll go with Cross Road Blues as my song.

Phil

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: GUEST,Edthefolkie
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:30 AM

UK - Geraldo and Joe Loss, but that was sheet music and anyway I'm not really into big bands.

US - Heartaches by Ted Weens.

I have heard of people like Highway Patrolman Frank Quinn and Frank Crumit but Mr. Weens escapes me - is he likely to feature in Folk America tonight or is he a good ol'boy?

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: goatfell
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:36 AM

i'm an old fart

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Mr Happy
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:37 AM

I must be so old that the charts hadn't been invented on my bday

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Will Fly
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:38 AM

Gawd - the wax cylinders that were popular around the time I was born were:

"I'll Be Seeing You" - Bing Crosby
"G.I. Jive" - Louis Jordan

And - Tim Leaning - way back in the mists of time, I was briefly a reincarnated Checkmate...

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:40 AM

When I Grow Too Old To Dream by Glen Grey.

I ain't there yet...

Jerry

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:48 AM

I've never done a blue clicky before and this ain't blue: clwww.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInhistory/selectMonth.htm

The website is #1 Song on this date in history, if you google it.

I found mine for 1935, and the only thing older than me is dirt.

Jerry

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:48 AM

Frankly , I had never thought much about this. but thanks to google I now know it is:

ADDRESS UNKNOWN
The Ink Spots
Written by: Vaughn Horton/Denver Darling/Gene Autry

- #1 week of November 11, 1939

Address Unknown - not even a trace of you.
Oh what I'd give to see the face of you.
I was a fool to stay away from you so long.
I should have known there'd come a day when you'd be gone.

Address Unknown - oh how could I be so blind?
Who'd think that you would never be hard to find?
>From the place of your birth to the ends of the earth
I've searched only to find - only to find - Address Unknown.

(Spoken:)
Address Unknown - honey chile, I ain't even got a trace of ya.
You know one thing?
I'd give anything in the world just to see the face of ya.
I was a fool to stay away from you and everything else so long.
I should have been diplomatic and figured that some day
You'd be solid gone.

Address Unknown - oh how could I be so blind?
Who'd think that you would never be hard to find?
>From the place of your birth to the ends of the earth
I've searched only to find - only to find - Address Unknown.


Transcribed by: Samantha Stevens

Truly, I don't remember ever hearing this song an any radio show that specializes in songs of the 1930s and '40s. But I solid dig the Ink Spots. And B-Cowboy star Gene Autry, one of my boyhood heeroes, is listed as one of the writers. That makes it extra special.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:54 AM

The Doggie in the Window - Patti Page which happens to be one of the first songs I remember! *bg*

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: frogprince
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 11:16 AM

Green Sleeves


(actually, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glenn Miller)

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 11:19 AM

And if you were born today, according to the list I checked, today's number one hit is a beautiful love song by Kelly Clarkson titled "My Life Would Suck Without You."

Boy, would that bring back wonderful memories in the years to come.

The #1 hit on my wife Ruth's birthday was very prophetic: "Happy Days Are Here Again."

Jerry

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: alanabit
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 11:25 AM

"Unchanined Melody" by Jimmy Young in the UK. (That will take some living down).
"Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley in the USA. (An improvement on the UK effort IMO).
Link here.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:08 PM

Alanabit--I tried your link. The site doesn't go back to the 'dark ages' of 1939. Don't they know there was music before 1946....waaay before.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:17 PM

John on the Sunset Coast: Try the address that I posted: #1 Song On This Date In History on your search window. I'll try making a blue clicky again, but it didn't seem to work. I was born in 1935 and it goes back into the 20's. That should cover us all.


http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInhistory/selectMonth.htm

If this is a blue clicky, why ain't it blue?

Search for #1 Song On This Date In History John, and you'll find it

Jerry

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:40 PM

Jerry, thank you. I had found the name of the song and the lyrics as posted above, but now I've heard 8 bars, as they used to say. I love the Ink Spots, but they were pretty schmaltzy...but a lot of music back then was.

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: Don Firth
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 12:41 PM

My Gawd, I didn't realize that there are as many children on this web site as there are!

I recall a couple of hairy guys grunting and banging rocks together. . . .

But seriously, folks, some of the big hit songs of 1931 were "As Time Goes By" (later featured in the movie Casablanca in 1942), "I Surrender Dear", "Love Letters in the Sand" and "Dancing in the Dark." Kate Smith and Rudy Vallee were riding high that year. A new young singer made his radio debut on CBS three months after I was born—Bing Crosby. . . .

Back to the guys with the rocks. . . .

Don Firth

Subject: RE: What was #1 on the day you were born.
From: kendall
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 01:01 PM

All I did was go to google and type in hit parade 1934.