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Carrying on the musical theme of the Fantasy Pub Jukebox thread, I noticed this on Twitter earlier
"Whatever song was Number 1 on your 12th Birthday is your Quarantine Theme"
Mine is In the Year 2525 by Zager & Evans, if I'd been born a few weeks later it would have been Je t'aime, could have been worse, the Christmas number 1 was
Rolf Harris with Two Little Boys, :whistle:
I'm getting an "invalid attachment" warning.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldboots
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Originally Posted by sheffield hatter
The soundtrack to Jeff Wayne's War of the worlds. The main theme and "Forever Autumn" by Justin Haywood. Perhaps the last choice is a little melancholy, but it is such a well crafted song, with heartfelt lyrics.
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Originally Posted by sheffield hatter
From Me To You by the Beatles. I feel privileged to have grown up when they were conquering the world.
Yes, it's working now, but navigating my way through Wikipedia to finally arrive at the number 1 singles in July 1966 took forever. And when I got there it was exactly what I expected: Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks. It was the only pop song my grandfather ever bought. He was a lifelong Tory and I think he just liked the opening line: "the taxman's taken all my dough and left me in my stately home, lazing on a sunny afternoon". Not my favourite of theirs by any means.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldboots
2525 was a dreadful song that I think must have been bought exclusively by 12 year old boys.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldboots
Whereas the Rolf Harris was bought by their mothers.😜
Cliff with Mistletoe and Wine, think I'll pass on listening to that.
The Ballad of John & Yoko. One of my least favourite Beatles songs and their final No 1.
It took me about 20 seconds to look it up in my Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles. ;)
The first single I ever bought was We Can Work It out / Day Tripper in 1965 when I was eight. :cheers:
Not a bad first single, there will be a lot worse out there.
Anybody else willing to fess up what their first single was?
You have my deepest sympathy!Quote:
Originally Posted by bcfczuluarmy
I didn't buy records until much later in life when it was all albums. My elder bother bought all the records.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBCamra
I did download Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead from the Wizard Of Oz after Margaret Thatcher died.
I totally agree with you about the Beatles single and I've also got an old copy of that Guinness book.
Gary Glitter, 'I Love You Love'. Shudder!!!!!
but this is more apt.
Wond'ring Again
Not a bad choice on my 12th birthday.
Hey Jude
Like Aqualung I didn't buy records (or pre-recorded cassettes) until later in life, I bought my first album (Bolan Boogie) long before my first single - Will You - Hazel O'Connor. Taped dozens off the radio though :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBCamra
Come to think about it Ding Dong The Witch is Dead might have been my first download.
Yes, a hard act to follow.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBCamra
I can remember records that my parents and uncles had in the 50s: Leadbelly, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber, Buddy Holly. Then me and my brothers would get the occasional record for Christmas: I can remember a 10" 78rpm Little Drummer Boy; a comedy song by Tommy Steel called What a Mouth (What a North and South); EPs by Burl Ives, Leadbelly and Manfred Mann (with the rather silly Doo Wah Diddy Diddy featuring a great vocal by Paul Jones).
First record I bought for myself though was The Windmills of Your Mind (from the Thomas Crown Affair) by Noel Harrison. Second was Get Back.
Boomtown Rats - Don't Like Mondays. Which I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldboots
First single bought was I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter. Second single bought, Leader Of The Gang - Gary Glitter.
How unfortunate, given the martians' demise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Grey
Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me (phew).Quote:
Originally Posted by oldboots
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBCamra
Vincent, Don McLean, which is weird because I'm quite into Van Gogh's paintings.
First single brought with my own money was Theres A Ghost In My House R. Dean Taylor.
I have an album of his which includes Gotta See Jane & Indiana Wants Me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobyduck
He wrote loads of well known songs including Love Child & Livin' In Shame for the Supremes and Turn To Stone for the Four Tops.:notworthy:
Status Quo- Rocking All Over The World & Tom Robinson - 2468
Ouch!Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Bundy
12th birthday - Iron Maiden- Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter
First single - Nessun Dorma (the 1972 version sung by Pavarotti which was the BBC World Cup Italia 90 theme) which I still adore
12th birthday: "Orinoco Flow" by Enya
1st single[s] (I bought two the same day): "Bad" by Michael Jackson and "Pump Up The Volume" by M/A/R/R/S
12th birthday: Rod Stewart - "Reason to Believe" / "Maggie May" (class, albeit by accident)
1st single: Dave & Ansell Collins - "Double Barrel" (same year, and I'm still quite proud of that one!)
'Where do you go to, my lovely' by Peter Sarstedt, which is vaguely interesting.
Have not bought a single since early childhood. (Taping from the radio thereafter!)
12th birthday -I Hear a Symphony by the Supremes
first single Mellow Yellow by Donavan
red red wine - ub40
Mine was Dream Lover by Bobby Darin. I certainly didn't buy it - I don't think many 12 year olds bought records in those days, or maybe it was just me who didn't.
1977 listening to the Damned , Buzzcocks , The Clash and the Adverts and other great bands to come out of Punk , number 1 on my 12th Birthday , Mull of fkin Kintyre , dreary piece of shite . number 1 for about 3 months .
First single Angel Face by the Glitter Band , opening line "Your a Child of Sweet 16 "
12th birthday - Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
The Supremes only had 1 number 1 in the UK which was Baby Love. I Hear a Symphony only got to number 39 according to the Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by london calling
Looked it up and thought it was a pretty obscure track for a no1.Help needed. 25th nov 1965Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBCamra
The Seekers - The Carnival Is OverQuote:
Originally Posted by london calling
My quarantine theme: Son of my Father, by Chicory Tip.
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Originally Posted by ROBCamra
SOMF was the first single I bought, but the first single I owned was We Can Work It Out - a friend gave it to me. I'd been given my first record player for my 12th, but had nothing to play on it. I think he took pity on me!
First single was Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby in 1966. The last was Queen's Somebody To Love in 1976.
That's even worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobyduck