Hey geneaphiles - it's Saturday Night,
time for more Genealogy
Fun!!!
Tonight, we're going to go down memory lane a
bit.
1) What was the #1 song on the day you
were born? Or on your birthday when you were 18? Or when you married? Or some
other important date in your life.
2) Go
to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1 and enter the date and select from UK, US or Australia record
lists. Note: the first date available is 1 January 1946.
Alternatively, go to http://www.joshhosler.biz/ and enter the month and date and see a list of songs for each
year since 1940.
3) Tell us what your
results are (If you are sensitive about your age, don't list the date or year...
) on a blog post of your own, a comment to this post, in a Facebook status
line, or in a Google Plus Stream note.
Here's mine:
* Birth date 23 October
1943:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/ site, #1 on
that date was
"Sunday, Monday or Always" by Bing Crosby (lyrics only, couldn't find a
video or recording online)
* Age 18 on 23 October 1961:
From the
http://www.joshhosler.biz/site, #1
was Runaround Sue by Dion and the Belmonts (YouTube video)
* Married on 21 March
1970:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/ site, #1 was "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
by Simon & Garfunkel (YouTube video)
* During the time that I
was really "into" popular music (1956-1970), the #1 hits on my birthday
were:
** 1956. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog -- Elvis Presley
** 1957.
Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice -- Elvis Presley
** 1958. It's All in the Game
-- Tommy Edwards
** 1959. Mack the Knife -- Bobby Darin
** 1960. I
Want to be Wanted -- Brenda Lee
** 1961. Runaround Sue -- Dion
**
1962. Monster Mash -- Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers
** 1963.
Sugar Shack -- Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
** 1964. Do Wah Diddy --
Manfred Mann
** 1965. Yesterday -- The Beatles
** 1966. 96 Tears
-- ?? & the Mysterians
** 1967. To Sir, with Love -- Lulu
** 1968.
Hey Jude -- The Beatles
** 1969. I Can't Next to You -- The
Temptations
** 1970. I'll Be There -- The Jackson Five
6 comments:
What a fun challenge Randy! Here is mine:
http://graveyardrabbitofsanduskybay.blogspot.com/2012/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-march-24.html
On: http://www.joshhosler.biz/07/0704.htm, since yours didn't go back far enough....
Stairway to the Stars, Glenn Miller.
Hi Randy, this is my first time to participate in SNGF. I love music and simply could not resist this fun challenge. Here's my link -
http://claimingkin.com/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-1-songs/
Thanks,
Liv
Great challenge tonight! Thanks Randy!
http://jenny-rakingtheleaves.blogspot.com/2012/03/hits-of-lifetime-sngf.html
I don't have a blog post to share, but I can tell you the most popular wedding song in the year we got married (1970) was We've Only Just Begun by the Carpenters. :)
March 26, 1954. According to http://www.joshhosler.biz
"Make Love To Me" by Jo Stafford.
According to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/
"Secret Love" by Doris Day.
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