OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform a purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 single in the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
So...This got me to wondering: What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country of your origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia (The Merkin No.1 on the day I was born was, sadly enough, 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro).
I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin and Oz No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your birth here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this *appearing* to be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need to copy it, paste it into the address bar of your browser and replace '[insert the year of your birth here]' with the numerical year of you birth).
Cheers Mik afpfiance to Emma member of the (potential) afp "Yes; we *liked* A Life Less Ordinary" club. -- "Without verticality, wisely the cochineal emperor goes forth at teatime; at evening the mollusc is silent among the almond blossom" - TP, M '87
<m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform a >purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 single in >the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
>So...This got me to wondering: >What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country of your >origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia (The Merkin No.1 on the day I was born >was, sadly enough, 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro).
It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
No, I've never heard of them. Now all you have to do is reverse the process and tell me when I was born... :-}
<m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform a >purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 single in >the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
>So...This got me to wondering: >What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born?
<snip>
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Hmm... I've heard of it... I must say I'm very impressed with the link Mik gave. It's already got the listing for 2nd December 2001. In case you're wondering, it's 12:30 am on the 2nd... :-}
> So...This got me to wondering: > What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country of your > origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia (The Merkin No.1 on the day I was born > was, sadly enough, 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro).
Oh, easy, I knew that already. It was - appropriately enough - Johnny Mathis, with "When a child is born". Oh, yes. Y'see, this is what happens when your birthday is so near Christmas.. you get all the Christmas Number Ones still hanging around like a bad smell.
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 00:11:43 -0000, "Mik" > <m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> >OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform > >a purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 > >single in the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis > >Armstrong. > >So...This got me to wondering: > >What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country of > >your origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia (The Merkin No.1 on the day I > >was born was, sadly enough, 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro).
> It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
> No, I've never heard of them.
IIRC, the Dave Stewart of this duo is the Dave Stewart who constituted one half of the Eurythmics (ICB very, very W, though).
> Now all you have to do is reverse the > process and tell me when I was born... :-}
Well; without actually checking, I'm guessing at some time in '81 - IIRC this was in the charts around the same time as 'Vienna' by Ultravox was kept off No.1 by 'Shaddapa ya face' (or whatever) by Joe Dolce... <checks> Yep - I was at the wrong end of the year, but still (sort of) right <warm, almost smug glow>. So; you were born some time between 11th October & 7th November 1981.
OK then, smartarse :-) - when was I born?
ATB Mik afpfiance to Emma member of the (potential) afp "Yes; we *liked* A Life Less Ordinary" club. -- "Without verticality, wisely the cochineal emperor goes forth at teatime; at evening the mollusc is silent among the almond blossom" - TP, M '87
Ooooo...1962 - sometime between 9th & 29th September
Excuse the OLF (except that it isn't now I've included this; so forget it :-) )
Mik afpfiance to Emma member of the (potential) afp "Yes; we *liked* A Life Less Ordinary" club. -- "Without verticality, wisely the cochineal emperor goes forth at teatime; at evening the mollusc is silent among the almond blossom" - TP, M '87
"Mik" <m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> writes: >OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform a >purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 single in >the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong. >So...This got me to wondering: >What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born?
"The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde" by Georgie Fame. A song which, to this day, I have never once heard.
In article <9ubrli$6v...@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, Mik generously decided to share with us..
> I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin and Oz > No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - > http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your birth > here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this *appearing* to > be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need to copy it, paste it into > the address bar of your browser and replace '[insert the year of your birth > here]' with the numerical year of you birth).
Ha.. it doesn't work if you go to their front page and try to navigate though does it.. lbooyd javascript.. there ought to be a law against it.. what sort of web designer creates a front page that has nothing but javascript navigation?.. a crap one by my reckoning!..
Gid (who missed out on "bachelor boy" by a week and so has "dance on" instead)
I get Ticket To Ride The Beatles in Oz and UK, and Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits in the US. Marvellous :o)
-- Grymma AFPOh Goddess Of Hangovers; B.F.(use 'reply to') AFPiancée to Tap, DP, Miq, XM & Chris H.; AFPhaghag; AFPBigSis to Mike; Giver of (frnchsd) Scottish *hugs*n*kisses*
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 00:11:43 -0000, "Mik" ><m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform a >>purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 single in >>the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
>>So...This got me to wondering: >>What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? ><snip>
> Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
>"Mik" ><m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >>What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country of >your >>origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia >It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
>No, I've never heard of them. Now all you have to do is reverse the >process and tell me when I was born... :-}
1981. You young person... I remember them well. That was one really crap record. CCA:)
> Ha.. it doesn't work if you go to their front page and try to navigate > though does it.. lbooyd javascript.. there ought to be a law against > it.. what sort of web designer creates a front page that has nothing > but javascript navigation?.. a crap one by my reckoning!..
If you click on the home page link (at least the one for the year of my birth) at the foot of the page, you get a 404 not found error...
> Gid (who missed out on "bachelor boy" by a week and so has "dance on" > instead)
I missed out on a mis-spelled "Why Do Ffols Fall in Love" and ended up with "Whatever Will Be Will Be"...
Being convinced that "Rock Around The Clock" was no 1 around the time I was born I went on a goooooogle search, and found another site that unfortunately confirmed my Doris Day connection....
Only has US and UK options, though... -- Brian Howlett --------------------------------------------------- This place could be a paradise tomorrow, if every department had a supervisor with a sub-machine gun.
In article <9ubrli$6v...@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk says...
> I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin and Oz > No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - > http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your birth > here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this *appearing* to > be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need to copy it, paste it into > the address bar of your browser and replace '[insert the year of your birth > here]' with the numerical year of you birth).
UK: Chuck Berry, My Ding-A-Ling US: The Tempations, Papa was a Rolling Stone Oz: Hot Butter, Popcorn
> In article <9ubrli$6v...@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, Mik generously decided to > share with us..
> > I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin and Oz > > No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - > > http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your birth > > here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this *appearing* to > > be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need to copy it, paste it into > > the address bar of your browser and replace '[insert the year of your birth > > here]' with the numerical year of you birth).
I got Fernando by ABBA (UK/OZ) and Love Hangover by Diana Ross (US). I know the ABBA on e but not the Diana Ross one, will have to go ask mum about it!
"Mik" <m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message <news:9ubrli$6vi$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>... > OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed to perform a > purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware that the No.1 single in > the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
> So...This got me to wondering: > What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country of your > origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia (The Merkin No.1 on the day I was born > was, sadly enough, 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro).
> I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin and Oz > No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - > http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your birth > here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this *appearing* to > be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need to copy it, paste it into > the address bar of your browser and replace '[insert the year of your birth > here]' with the numerical year of you birth).
John Lennon, Queen, the Specials and the Police all bagged No. 1s in the same year, so I'm sure I could have done better. But given the awesome quantities of total crap that fills the rest of the year, I could also have done rather worse. Shakin' Stevens, for instance, permeates the year like a bad smell.
> I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin and Oz > No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - > http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your birth > here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this *appearing* to > be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need to copy it, paste it into > the address bar of your browser and replace '[insert the year of your birth > here]' with the numerical year of you birth). >UK: Chuck Berry, My Ding-A-Ling >US: The Tempations, Papa was a Rolling Stone >Oz: Hot Butter, Popcorn
Oh wow! You pre-date me by about three weeks then. I've wound up with
UK: Little Jimmy Osmond, Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool US: Billy Paul, Me And Mrs Jones Oz: Michael Jackson, Ben
I guess they could be worse and the Yuckian one is a bit appropriate since I work in L'pool and used to have long hair. Right, have to go and look up every one I know on the site and bore them silly next time I see them <g>
Paul
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Johanna wrote in message ... >In article <3c0a14d7.155267...@news.ntlworld.com>, >kimmi.st...@ntlworld.com says... >> On Sun, 02 Dec 2001 10:56:41 GMT, "Grymma" >> <Gry...@wibble.co.invalid> wrote:
> "Mik" <m...@spamtrap.freeserve.co.uk> > wrote in message <news:9ubrli$6vi$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>... > > OK; Channel 4's '100 Greatest No.1 Singles' has actually managed > > to perform a purpose (at least for me) - I was not previously aware > > that the No.1 single in the UK on the day I was born was 'Wonderful > > World' by Louis Armstrong.
> > So...This got me to wondering: > > What was the No.1 single on the day *you* were born? - In the country > > of your origin, and/or in the UK and/or Merkia (The Merkin No.1 on > >the day I was born was, sadly enough, 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro).
> > I've found a site that will at least tell you what the UKian, Merkin > > and Oz No.1s were for a particular week of a particular year - > > http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/[insert the year of your > > birth here].htm (Apologies - I don't actually know how to stop this > > *appearing* to be a direct link to a page - It isn't! - You'll need > > to copy it, paste it into the address bar of your browser and replace > > '[insert the year of your birth here]' with the numerical year of > > you birth).
> Ick. Ick ick ick.
> .uk: 'Tainted Love', Soft Cell
*thwap*
Overplayed it may be, doesn't stop it from being great though.
Consider yourself lucky - I was born in the 70s so I get:
au Can The Can - Suzi Quatro (ummmm) uk Eye Level - Simon Park Orchestra (urgle) us Angie - The Rolling Stones (they stopped being good in 1970)
Oh well - it could have been worse - David Cassidy got to number one the day after I was born.....
*sigh*
I suppose the advantage of being born in the 70s meant I can actually remember all the excellant stuff from the 80s.....
Stewart
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