This old 1974 chart has met its destiny in quite a similar way

Post by Chris Brown
Chart date: 11 May 1974
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Has stood the test of time well.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

This hasn't!

Post by Chris Brown
9. (3) Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun

OK.

Post by Chris Brown
14. (39) Paper Lace The Night Chicago Died

Yet that didn't stop them releasing album after album... :p

Post by Chris Brown
31. (19) Bill Haley And His Comets Rock Around The Clock {1974}

About time for another re-release now?

Post by Chris Brown
40. (31) Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero

OK.

Post by Chris Brown
41. (20) Gary Glitter Remember Me This Way

Fat chance!

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Chris Brown

2015-05-09 11:39:50 UTC

Post by Chris Brown
Chart date: 11 May 1974
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Has stood the test of time well.

I think it has. I probably should have mentioned that 1974 was a big
year for Eurovision hits and it's the anniversary soon.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

This hasn't!

I'm not sure it hasn't actually. I think what's happened is that we're
not children any more (technically, I wasn't a child in 1974 but I
obviously was when I first heard this track) and so out of the target
audience.

Post by Chris Brown
9. (3) Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun

OK.

Not as bad as the Westlife version.

Post by Chris Brown
14. (39) Paper Lace The Night Chicago Died

Yet that didn't stop them releasing album after album... :p

You could say the same about their other hit, 'The Night Tupac Died'.

Post by Chris Brown
31. (19) Bill Haley And His Comets Rock Around The Clock {1974}

About time for another re-release now?

Surely last year was the anniversary?
Mind you, it probably was re-released at some point because it's now out
of copyright so anyone can press a 7" of it.

Post by Chris Brown
40. (31) Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero

OK.

Were they trying to cash in on the Vietnam war?

Post by Chris Brown
41. (20) Gary Glitter Remember Me This Way

Fat chance!

Yeah, one of his many song titles that look unfortunate in hindsight.

Chris

Mark Goodge

2015-05-09 13:36:30 UTC

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Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

This hasn't!

That's an interesting point. I'll have to see what my children think of it.

Post by Chris Brown
40. (31) Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero

OK.

Were they trying to cash in on the Vietnam war?

Probably not. Both the lyrics and musical styles of the song itself, and
the military style uniforms they wore on the TotP appearance, suggest a
pre-technology conflict. The most likely reference, if indeed there was
intended to be a reference to any specific conflict rather than just war in
general, is the American Civil War - the uniforms in the TotP video are
very reminiscent of those worn by the Union army.

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2015-05-09 14:29:01 UTC

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

This hasn't!

That's an interesting point. I'll have to see what my children think of it.

Save it for when they've done something naughty - they won't do it again! :p

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Chris Brown

2015-05-22 19:58:03 UTC

Post by Mark Goodge
On Sat, 09 May 2015 12:39:50 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

This hasn't!

That's an interesting point. I'll have to see what my children think of it.

That's yet another angle.

Post by Chris Brown
40. (31) Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero

OK.

Were they trying to cash in on the Vietnam war?

I get that, but I wonder whether the reason stuff like this was taking
off in the late-60s and early 70s was in imitation of America. There's
obviously one song from the Civil War that was a very big hit at the
very start of the Seventies but we don't talk about it much now.

Chris

Col

2015-05-23 11:06:21 UTC

Post by Chris Brown
I get that, but I wonder whether the reason stuff like this was taking
off in the late-60s and early 70s was in imitation of America. There's
obviously one song from the Civil War that was a very big hit at the
very start of the Seventies but we don't talk about it much now.

Was that song about the American Civil War specifically though?
A quick web search suggests it's inconclusive and may well have been
about war in general.

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Chris Brown

2015-05-23 17:25:01 UTC

Post by Col

Was that song about the American Civil War specifically though?
A quick web search suggests it's inconclusive and may well have been
about war in general.

Fair point, but it's obviously associated with that war and of course
the reference to horses makes it non-contemporary in 1969.

Chris

Mark

2015-05-22 21:17:50 UTC

Post by Chris Brown
Chart date: 11 May 1974
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Has stood the test of time well.
I think it has. I probably should have mentioned that 1974 was a big
year for Eurovision hits and it's the anniversary soon.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

This hasn't!
I'm not sure it hasn't actually. I think what's happened is that we're
not children any more (technically, I wasn't a child in 1974 but I
obviously was when I first heard this track) and so out of the target
audience.

Speaking of The Wombles

Mark Goodge

2015-05-24 21:14:23 UTC

On Fri, 08 May 2015 18:36:08 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Chris Brown
OK, first point to make is that I chose this chart before the election
result was known so nothing in here is an intentional comment on that
although (depending on what you thought of the result) it's probably not
hard to find some possible interpretations. I did choose this after the
news of Errol Brown's death though, so we do have Hot Choc song in here.
It's also the week of a notable Top 40 debut.
Playlists here: I tried to avoid dodgy fake/re-recorded versions but one
or two may have slipped through.
http://www.deezer.com/playlist/1229154851
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNr-kcMut8DDQsK6Q4392Qu5
Chart date: 11 May 1974

Catching up on some that I've missed, I thought I'd have a run-though of
this one. I remember a fair number of these, although it's a bit before my
era so what I do remember is based mostly on my parents' radio tastes.

Possibly a little surprisingly for a chart this old, I've seen two acts in
here play live. Although "live" possibly needs to be in inverted commas for
one of them, and the other one was a very different act here to the one
that I saw several years later.

Post by Chris Brown
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Probably the best Eurovision winner ever. Incidentally, it's worth watching
their Eurovision perfomance rather than the studio video - unlike the
Eurovision of today, this was completely, 100% live, instruments as well as
vocals.

Post by Chris Brown
2. (27) Rubettes Sugar Baby Love

Good song. Sounds a bit ahead of its time.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

OK, for what it was.

Post by Chris Brown
4. (11) Peters And Lee Don't Stay Away Too Long

Apparently, their first performance was on the same bill as Rolf Harris.

Post by Chris Brown
5. (12) Bay City Rollers Shang-A-Lang

Bit bland.

Post by Chris Brown
6. (9) Wizzard Rock And Roll Winter

I don't remember this one.

Post by Chris Brown
7. (5) The Chi-Lites Homely Girl

Or this.

Post by Chris Brown
8. (6) Limmie And The Family Cookin' A Walkin' Miracle

Or this, either.

Post by Chris Brown
9. (3) Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun

Better in this version than the Westlife cover.

Post by Chris Brown
18. (28) Jim Stafford Spiders And Snakes

Mildly amusing.

Post by Chris Brown
22. (23) David Bowie Rock And Roll Suicide

Unfortunately, I don't remember this from the time. It is, however, a
classic of the era.

Post by Chris Brown
26. (38) Status Quo Break The Rules

Not sure if I remember this or not. It sounds the same as the ones I
definitely remember.

Post by Chris Brown
27. (48) Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

I definitely remember. I liked it at the time.

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

For obvious reasons many of their "live" performances had to be mimed, but
possibly surprisingly, not always; in some cases the costumes didn't extend
to covering the musicians' hands and they did actually perform in costume.
For that reason, the characters were usually played on stage by real
musicians rather than actors, even when they were miming, and in many cases
it was the same musicians who had actually recorded the songs. In an even
more bizarre twist, when it wasn't the original musicians it was often
Steeleye Span. Yes, really, I am not making this up.

Post by Chris Brown
33. (26) Genesis I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

Their first charting single. I don't remember it from the time.

Post by Chris Brown
39. (34) Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl

I do remember hearing this on the radio, though.

Post by Chris Brown
40. (31) Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero

And this.

Post by Chris Brown
41. (20) Gary Glitter Remember Me This Way

I don't remember this. Probably a good thing.

Post by Chris Brown
44. (35) The Carpenters Jambalaya

This was another that seemed to crop up a lot on the radio, though.

On a more general note, having just watched it all on Youtube, that's a
very perv-heavy playlist - not just the performers, but also the TotP
presenters.

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2015-05-25 08:58:22 UTC

Post by Mark Goodge
On Fri, 08 May 2015 18:36:08 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

One of the musicians who appears on the records (and who regularly
played live as a Womble, appearing dressed as Wellington) was Chris
Spedding. He's been quite the session musician, not only appearing with
the Wombles but also Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Nilsson, Elton John, Brian
Eno and in recent years Katie Melua (presumably due to the Mike Batt
connection) amongst may others. He also produced the first demo tapes
made by the Sex Pistols (in May 1976) while he was still officially a
Womble - I assume he didn't turn up to the studio in his Womble gear!

Post by Mark Goodge
Mark

Mark Goodge

2015-05-25 17:41:27 UTC

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Post by Mark Goodge
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Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

There are some interesting quotes from Spedding, Batt and Glenn Matlock
here:

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_wombles_naughty_side_lecherous_musicians_drooling_at_girls

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2015-05-25 21:12:30 UTC

Post by Mark Goodge
On Mon, 25 May 2015 09:58:22 +0100, Robbie put finger to keyboard and

Post by Robbie

Post by Mark Goodge
On Fri, 08 May 2015 18:36:08 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

There are some interesting quotes from Spedding, Batt and Glenn Matlock
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_wombles_naughty_side_lecherous_musicians_drooling_at_girls
Mark

Interesting article - thanks for the link

Chris Brown

2015-05-26 21:28:13 UTC

Post by Mark Goodge
On Fri, 08 May 2015 18:36:08 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Possibly a little surprisingly for a chart this old, I've seen two acts in
here play live. Although "live" possibly needs to be in inverted commas for
one of them,

Wombles would the obvious possibility here.

Post by Mark Goodge
and the other one was a very different act here to the one
that I saw several years later.

Genesis?

Post by Chris Brown
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Probably the best Eurovision winner ever. Incidentally, it's worth watching
their Eurovision perfomance rather than the studio video -

Indeed, although for these playlists I have a preference for the studio
single versions when they're available.

Post by Mark Goodge
unlike the
Eurovision of today, this was completely, 100% live, instruments as well as
vocals.
http://youtu.be/3FsVeMz1F5c

And with the guy in the Napoleon hat too.
I know now there's only six people allowed on stage.

Post by Chris Brown
2. (27) Rubettes Sugar Baby Love

Good song. Sounds a bit ahead of its time.

Really? It always sounded like a fifties pastiche to me.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

OK, for what it was.

Agreed.

Post by Chris Brown
4. (11) Peters And Lee Don't Stay Away Too Long

Apparently, their first performance was on the same bill as Rolf Harris.

[joke redacted]

Post by Chris Brown
5. (12) Bay City Rollers Shang-A-Lang

Bit bland.

I presume this became a catchphrase from the song, rather than the other
way around.

Post by Chris Brown
6. (9) Wizzard Rock And Roll Winter

I don't remember this one.

Pity, I was hoping you'd know why it was charting in Spring.

Post by Chris Brown
7. (5) The Chi-Lites Homely Girl

Or this.

UB40 did a not-very-good cover version. I realise that doesn't narrow it
down much.

Post by Chris Brown
8. (6) Limmie And The Family Cookin' A Walkin' Miracle

Or this, either.

Not the song by them I remember.

Post by Chris Brown
9. (3) Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun

Better in this version than the Westlife cover.

I think we've found the definition of "faint praise".

Post by Chris Brown
22. (23) David Bowie Rock And Roll Suicide

Unfortunately, I don't remember this from the time. It is, however, a
classic of the era.

Although such was the speed that Bowie was developing at this point that
it almost seemed like another era already. It was two personae ago.

Post by Chris Brown
26. (38) Status Quo Break The Rules

Not sure if I remember this or not. It sounds the same as the ones I
definitely remember.

At the time I posted this chart there was a live version on the Radio 2
playlist. Which did sound different, mainly because the vocals were so
far out of tune. Odd choice of single there.

Post by Chris Brown
27. (48) Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

I definitely remember. I liked it at the time.

Everyone who saw it on TotP seemed to.

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

Presumably they just left the hands off rather than having two separate
sets of costumes.

Post by Mark Goodge
For that reason, the characters were usually played on stage by real
musicians rather than actors, even when they were miming,

I daresay the union would have insisted on it anyway.

Post by Mark Goodge
and in many cases
it was the same musicians who had actually recorded the songs. In an even
more bizarre twist, when it wasn't the original musicians it was often
Steeleye Span. Yes, really, I am not making this up.

That's totally believable actually, since I know Steeleye Span worked
with Mike Batt and I doubt that being Steeleye Span was a lucrative
enough occupation for them to turn down easy anonymous money like this.

Post by Chris Brown
33. (26) Genesis I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

Their first charting single. I don't remember it from the time.

I bet not many of the people who did expected them to have a hit 23
years later.

Post by Chris Brown
44. (35) The Carpenters Jambalaya

This was another that seemed to crop up a lot on the radio, though.

Poor radio.

Post by Mark Goodge
On a more general note, having just watched it all on Youtube, that's a
very perv-heavy playlist - not just the performers, but also the TotP
presenters.

And that's just the ones we know about. Ah, the Seventies.

Chris

Mark Goodge

2015-05-27 06:58:33 UTC

On Tue, 26 May 2015 22:28:13 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Mark Goodge
On Fri, 08 May 2015 18:36:08 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Possibly a little surprisingly for a chart this old, I've seen two acts in
here play live. Although "live" possibly needs to be in inverted commas for
one of them,

Wombles would the obvious possibility here.

Yes, indeed.

Post by Mark Goodge
and the other one was a very different act here to the one
that I saw several years later.

Genesis?

Yes again.

Post by Chris Brown
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Probably the best Eurovision winner ever. Incidentally, it's worth watching
their Eurovision perfomance rather than the studio video -

Indeed, although for these playlists I have a preference for the studio
single versions when they're available.

Post by Mark Goodge
unlike the
Eurovision of today, this was completely, 100% live, instruments as well as
vocals.
http://youtu.be/3FsVeMz1F5c

And with the guy in the Napoleon hat too.
I know now there's only six people allowed on stage.

And backing tracks have gone from being forbidden to being compulsory. Any
instruments seen on the stage are being mimed. The only aspect of the
performance that is live are the vocals. That's one of the reasons it's
usually all so bland these days - it's turned into a version of Simon's
Karaoke Show, excepth that in the case of Eurovision it's the songs which
are unknown as well as the contestants.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

OK, for what it was.

Agreed.

Chris Spedding, a well-known session musican and one of the musicians
inside the costumes, made the point that although the composition and
presentation was deliberately aimed at a younger audience, the production
values and musicianship were as good as anything else he had worked on.

Post by Chris Brown
6. (9) Wizzard Rock And Roll Winter

I don't remember this one.

Pity, I was hoping you'd know why it was charting in Spring.

I was hoping somebdy else might!

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

Presumably they just left the hands off rather than having two separate
sets of costumes.

I would imagine so.

Post by Mark Goodge
For that reason, the characters were usually played on stage by real
musicians rather than actors, even when they were miming,

I daresay the union would have insisted on it anyway.

I suppose that's true. It just seems like a rather bizarre juxtaposition.

Post by Chris Brown
33. (26) Genesis I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

Their first charting single. I don't remember it from the time.

I bet not many of the people who did expected them to have a hit 23
years later.

No, although there are bands that have had hits over a longer timespan so
it's not that implausible.

Post by Mark Goodge
On a more general note, having just watched it all on Youtube, that's a
very perv-heavy playlist - not just the performers, but also the TotP
presenters.

And that's just the ones we know about. Ah, the Seventies.

If you can remember then 70s, then... sorry, that's a different era.

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2015-05-28 20:51:20 UTC

Post by Mark Goodge
On Tue, 26 May 2015 22:28:13 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Mark Goodge
On Fri, 08 May 2015 18:36:08 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Probably the best Eurovision winner ever. Incidentally, it's worth watching
their Eurovision perfomance rather than the studio video -

Indeed, although for these playlists I have a preference for the studio
single versions when they're available.

Post by Mark Goodge
unlike the
Eurovision of today, this was completely, 100% live, instruments as well as
vocals.
http://youtu.be/3FsVeMz1F5c

And with the guy in the Napoleon hat too.
I know now there's only six people allowed on stage.

I'm not sure that's the reason - isn't the music on X-Factor live
anyway, albeit offstage? Unless there's a serious risk of an
instrumentalist actually messing the song up I don't think it matters
that much.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

OK, for what it was.

Agreed.

True, although you could probably read that either way.

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

Presumably they just left the hands off rather than having two separate
sets of costumes.

I would imagine so.

Reading those quotes from Chris Spedding doesn't suggest that there were
a lot of costumes available.

Post by Mark Goodge
For that reason, the characters were usually played on stage by real
musicians rather than actors, even when they were miming,

I daresay the union would have insisted on it anyway.

I suppose that's true. It just seems like a rather bizarre juxtaposition.

It does, because they were perceived as a more serious act. But it's not
a shock.

Post by Chris Brown
33. (26) Genesis I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

Their first charting single. I don't remember it from the time.

I bet not many of the people who did expected them to have a hit 23
years later.

No, although there are bands that have had hits over a longer timespan so
it's not that implausible.

True. Maybe it was more the case a couple of years later when they
hadn't had a second hit (and the lead singer had quit) that you wouldn't
have expected them to become a regular singles chart act.

Post by Mark Goodge
On a more general note, having just watched it all on Youtube, that's a
very perv-heavy playlist - not just the performers, but also the TotP
presenters.

And that's just the ones we know about. Ah, the Seventies.

If you can remember then 70s, then... sorry, that's a different era.

If you can remember the 70s you're probably trying to hide the evidence
of what you were doing.

At least it's not that clip I posted from 1972 with Rolf Harris drawing
a picture of Chuck Berry's Ding-A-Ling.

Chris

Mark Goodge

2015-05-29 07:00:19 UTC

On Thu, 28 May 2015 21:51:20 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

Post by Mark Goodge
Chris Spedding, a well-known session musican and one of the musicians
inside the costumes, made the point that although the composition and
presentation was deliberately aimed at a younger audience, the production
values and musicianship were as good as anything else he had worked on.

True, although you could probably read that either way.

I'm pretty sure Spedding meant it to be complimentary. And he did work on
some pretty high quality stuff with some very big name stars.

I suppose that's true. It just seems like a rather bizarre juxtaposition.

It does, because they were perceived as a more serious act. But it's not
a shock.

I think it's more because they were a different genre. It would have seemed
less surprising to find the Bay City Rollers or Slade in there, for
example.

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2015-05-29 21:10:05 UTC

Post by Mark Goodge
On Thu, 28 May 2015 21:51:20 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard and

True, although you could probably read that either way.

I'm pretty sure Spedding meant it to be complimentary.

I'm sure he did too.

Post by Mark Goodge
And he did work on
some pretty high quality stuff with some very big name stars.

I suppose that's true. It just seems like a rather bizarre juxtaposition.

It does, because they were perceived as a more serious act. But it's not
a shock.

I think it's more because they were a different genre. It would have seemed
less surprising to find the Bay City Rollers or Slade in there, for
example.

True. The Rollers were already good at pretending to play their
instruments. Slade could probably afford not to do it though.

Chris

Rink

2020-06-05 23:36:36 UTC

1974 !!
Thank you!
When I was young......

Post by Chris Brown
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Of course !!!

Post by Chris Brown
2. (27) Rubettes Sugar Baby Love

Video deleted from the YouTube playlist

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

What is this ???

Post by Chris Brown
4. (11) Peters And Lee Don't Stay Away Too Long

The YouTube video is from 192 TV, a Dutch TV station that plays music
from the period we had commercial radio from the Nordsee.
A few people from 192 TV worked in 1974 at Radio Veronica
while they were transmitting on 558 kHz AM from the ship The Norderney.
5 - 3 - 8 op volle kracht !!

Post by Chris Brown
6. (9) Wizzard Rock And Roll Winter

Video deleted from the YouTube playlist
Now:

Post by Chris Brown
12. (2) Mud The Cat Crept In

Video deleted from the YouTube playlist
Now:

Toppop was the only weekly Dutch TV program with popmusic.
Ad Visser presented the hits and a few tips and it was very very popular.
I had a TV from the street (yes I found it on the street),
it had only VHF but a 20 cm speaker, so a good sound.
We looked Toppop in my small room.

Post by Chris Brown
13. (14) Mungo Jerry Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black

Hey, you forgot htis one:

Never heard of it....

Post by Chris Brown
16. (24) The Osmonds I Can't Stop

The Osmonds missed the plane?
Toppop had Penney de Jager when the artists could not come.

Post by Chris Brown
17. (7) Sunny Doctor's Orders

Can't remember this. Was it a hit in the Netherlands?
But the man 0:05 says "Hallo", which is Dutch for Hello.

Post by Chris Brown
18. (28) Jim Stafford Spiders And Snakes

Who is the presenter in this Top of the Pops video?

Post by Chris Brown
19. (10) Glitter Band Angel Face

stereo version:

Post by Chris Brown
20. (16) The Three Degrees Year Of Decision

Here are The Three Degrees at Toppop:

O, found another one.....

Post by Chris Brown
21. (15) Little Jimmy Osmond I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

You forgot this one in your playlist
(I do not have to see this....)

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22. (23) David Bowie Rock And Roll Suicide

Didn't know this was on single.
I have the LP The rise and fall Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
(to be played at maximum volume....)
If you want to see Bowie do this song live in 1973:

Post by Chris Brown
25. (29) MFSB TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)

"Soul Train" version:

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27. (48) Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

YouTube blocked your video in my country :-(

No not French TV!
192 TV = Dutch TV.
Don't know where the original video comes from.

Post by Chris Brown
30. (30) Wombles Wombling Song

No! Not again.....!

Post by Chris Brown
32. (33) The Intruders I'll Always Love My Mama

Is this guy playing this 45 at a speed of 50?
Compare this one from Soul Train (long version!):

They should have broadcast the Soul Train every week here....

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33. (26) Genesis I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

I heard Genesis a few years later when Radio Caroline
was broadcasting the album format in the late 70's.
One of my all-time favourite groups!
When I was at a Genesis concert in 1981, Phil Collins
didn't want to play "that old stuff".
Here's a live recording from 1973 with Peter Gabriel:

Even Top Gear likes it (not):

Post by Chris Brown
36. (32) Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes Satisfaction Guaranteed

This remembers me of Radio Noordzee Internationaal...
The Dutch DJ's who broadcasted live from the Mebo2
in the afternoon loved Philadelphia soul and Motown records.

Post by Chris Brown
37. (46) Gigliola Cinquetti Go (Before You Break My Heart)

You forgot this one in your playlist.
I was completely forgotten the whole song :-)
In Italian at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974:

(ORF = Österreichischer RundFunk)
Unfortunately for Gigliola, Abba was there too.....

Post by Chris Brown
42. (43) Mouth And MacNeal I See A Star

YouTube blocked this one too.
Again ESC at the ORF:

Post by Chris Brown
44. (35) The Carpenters Jambalaya

video with good sound:

but I think it's not the live sound?

Post by Chris Brown
48. (NE) Harry Chapin WOLD

YouTube deleted your video..
Great sad song about a radio DJ.

In live performances sometimes he changed the name of the radio station.
As you can hear
at 4:00 (WKRP ?) "playing disco bull shit":

at 4:15 (KAHJ ?)

at 20:55 (WPLJ ?) "playing Disco Duck for you"

at 14:25 (Danish Radio)

at 9:20 (WDER ?)

WOLD really exists in the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOLD-FM

Post by Chris Brown
49.    (37)    Ragtimers    The Sting
50.    (36)    Queen    Seven Seas Of Rhye
    Chris

Thank you for an evening back in time !!

Rink

Chris Brown

2020-06-25 22:02:42 UTC

Post by Chris Brown
OK, first point to make is that I chose this chart before the election
result was known so nothing in here is an intentional comment on that
although (depending on what you thought of the result) it's probably
not hard to find some possible interpretations. I did choose this
after the news of Errol Brown's death though, so we do have Hot Choc
song in here. It's also the week of a notable Top 40 debut.
Playlists here: I tried to avoid dodgy fake/re-recorded versions but
one or two may have slipped through.
http://www.deezer.com/playlist/1229154851
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNr-kcMut8DDQsK6Q4392Qu5
Chart date: 11 May 1974

1974 !!
Thank you!
When I was young......

Post by Chris Brown
1. (1) ABBA Waterloo

Of course !!!

Their first UK hit as well.

Post by Chris Brown
2. (27) Rubettes Sugar Baby Love

Video deleted from the YouTube playlist

Sadly that does happen over the years.

Post by Chris Brown
3. (4) Wombles Remember You're A Womble

What is this ???

I'm so used to the Wombles, I forget how strange they must seem to
non-British people.

Post by Chris Brown
12. (2) Mud The Cat Crept In

Video deleted from the YouTube playlist
http://youtu.be/OBGvmEOLLr0
Toppop was the only weekly Dutch TV program with popmusic.
Ad Visser presented the hits and a few tips and it was very very popular.
I had a TV from the street (yes I found it on the street),
it had only VHF but a 20 cm speaker, so a good sound.
We looked Toppop in my small room.

I'm very grateful to TopPop for looking after their archive better than
UK broadcasters.

Post by Chris Brown
13. (14) Mungo Jerry Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black

http://youtu.be/36q6kcQWUFs
Never heard of it....

Not many people seem to remember more than one Mungo Jerry song.

Post by Chris Brown
16. (24) The Osmonds I Can't Stop

The Osmonds missed the plane?
Toppop had Penney de Jager when the artists could not come.

Legs & Co were on the show every week, so a song had to be picked out
for them.

Post by Chris Brown
17. (7) Sunny Doctor's Orders

Can't remember this. Was it a hit in the Netherlands?

I don't believe it was, although I'm not sure where to check. There was
a rival version by a US singer that was a hit in some countries.

Post by Rink
But the man 0:05 says "Hallo", which is Dutch for Hello.

Post by Chris Brown
18. (28) Jim Stafford Spiders And Snakes

Who is the presenter in this Top of the Pops video?

Jimmy Savile, the infamous sex offender.

Post by Chris Brown
21. (15) Little Jimmy Osmond I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

You forgot this one in your playlist
(I do not have to see this....)

Understandable. He's another person who's really only remembered for one
hit (and not this one).

Post by Chris Brown
22. (23) David Bowie Rock And Roll Suicide

Didn't know this was on single.

I don't think he was told about it either. It's a great song but it was
two albums ago and he was already on his way to another one.

Post by Rink
I have the LP The rise and fall Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
(to be played at maximum volume....)

I've only had it on CD... probably best not to play that at maximum volume.

Post by Rink
http://youtu.be/CD1nzOeS6U0

"...the last show we'll ever do".

Post by Chris Brown
27. (48) Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

YouTube blocked your video in my country :-(

It's blocked in the UK too now (obviously it wasn't when I posted it).

Post by Rink
http://youtu.be/v6T5Zyke7WQ
No not French TV!
192 TV = Dutch TV.
Don't know where the original video comes from.

I suppose it's possible 192 could have got it from France?
The version I originally posted was the Top Of The Pops version which is
the only one I've ever seen. I only realised tonight there was an
official promo video.

Post by Chris Brown
32. (33) The Intruders I'll Always Love My Mama

Is this guy playing this 45 at a speed of 50?
http://youtu.be/FsYKaDBleJA

It's possible it was sped up to avoid the video being deleted.

Post by Rink
They should have broadcast the Soul Train every week here....

There was briefly a UK version of the show in the 80s.

Post by Chris Brown
33. (26) Genesis I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

They used to do medleys of the old stuff to get them out of the way I
think.

Post by Rink
http://youtu.be/5hZqtabiFeo

I've seen that before, it's a good clip but I don't think he needed to
do the accent.

Post by Rink
http://youtu.be/UMG0lZr_BW4

Post by Chris Brown
37. (46) Gigliola Cinquetti Go (Before You Break My Heart)

You forgot this one in your playlist.
I was completely forgotten the whole song :-)
http://youtu.be/XiQ-g1ncjIs
(ORF = Österreichischer RundFunk)
Unfortunately for Gigliola, Abba was there too.....

1974 was a relatively successful year for Eurovision songs in the UK chart.

Post by Chris Brown
44. (35) The Carpenters Jambalaya

http://youtu.be/t5ImncN-rQc
but I think it's not the live sound?

I Agree. A waste of the enormous microphone.

Post by Rink
Thank you for an evening back in time !!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Chris

Robbie

2020-06-25 23:28:24 UTC