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Post by lonelysummer on Jun 9, 2020 2:22:49 GMT
jk, here's two from the early 1970's that I'm sure you'll remember.
The first one is "Popcorn" by Hot Butter. It actually sounded like popcorn popping! While I admit that the song is a little catchy, who would've thought it would go Top 10, reaching No. 9 in the U.S. and No. 2 for several weeks in some European countries in 1972. This is the type of song that would occasionally surface on AM radio in those days. Anything was fair game. I found this YouTube video featuring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth to add a little class to the song.
The second song is "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep". I find it "odd" for two reasons. The first reason - and not the meaning of "odd" that jk is referring to - is that the song was released almost simultaneously in 1971 by two different groups - Middle Of The Road and Mac & Katie Kissoon. The Middle Of The Road version didn't chart in the U.S. (but I remember hearing it on AM radio) but was a Worldwide No. 1 hit (No. 1 for five weeks in the UK) and sold over 10 million copies. Mac & Katie Kissoon's version reached No. 20 in the U.S. Anyway, what I found odd was the subject matter of the song. What in the heck was it about? My sisters and I had heated arguments about it. Was it about a mother abandoning her child, or was it about a bird and her little birdies? I still don't know! An odd song but a good one. Another one of those AM radio classics!
Someone in my family had that Popcorn record, but I had never heard Chirpy Chirpy until I heard it on an AT40 rebroadcast a few years ago. I'm a little more interested now that I see what the girl singer looked like!
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Post by bellbottoms on Jun 9, 2020 23:32:53 GMT
What an adorable custom. Blodwyn does seem to be a suitably Welsh name to go with the song's spoon story, too
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Post by jk on Jun 10, 2020 21:06:01 GMT
Now I think of it, "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" is a pretty odd sentiment! The expression on El's face seems to bear that out.
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Post by jk on Jun 10, 2020 21:16:15 GMT
What an adorable custom. Blodwyn does seem to be a suitably Welsh name to go with the song's spoon story, too For better or for worse, Blodwyn always reminds me of the UK band Blodwyn Pig! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blodwyn_Pig
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 10, 2020 23:28:49 GMT
For better or worse, Blodwyn always reminds me of ... wait, what? Blodwyn? It reminds me of how interesting Welsh is.
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Post by jk on Jun 11, 2020 10:23:37 GMT
For better or worse, Blodwyn always reminds me of ... wait, what? Blodwyn? It reminds me of how interesting Welsh is.
Don't get me wrong! My first serious childhood crush was a Welsh girl. I even borrowed a library book about the Welsh language but soon gave up in despair...
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 11, 2020 11:35:20 GMT
In October 1976, The Beach Boys' single, "It's OK", was leaving the Billboard charts, having peaked at No. 29. THIS was the No. 1 song in the country. You know, it is quite catchy and has a good beat.
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Post by kds on Jun 11, 2020 13:44:44 GMT
In October 1976, The Beach Boys' single, "It's OK", was leaving the Billboard charts, having peaked at No. 29. THIS was the No. 1 song in the country. You know, it is quite catchy and has a good beat.
That's further proof that chart success and quality don't always go hand in hand.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 11, 2020 15:21:18 GMT
For better or worse, Blodwyn always reminds me of ... wait, what? Blodwyn? It reminds me of how interesting Welsh is.
Don't get me wrong! My first serious childhood crush was a Welsh girl. I even borrowed a library book about the Welsh language but soon gave up in despair... I don't think I even knew there was any Welsh language beyond English until the early 2000s, when I bought Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's How I Long to Feel Summer in My Heart.
(Let's just say my education on British history was limited: something about 1066, colonizing the New World, American Revolution, and then bit parts in the telling of the World Wars. Add King Arthur, the Beatles, Monty Python, and Princess Diana for culture. The End.)
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