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The Number One Song When You Were Born
As we know, in the study of Astrology the positions of the celestial bodies at the time of birth shape the rest of one’s life.
Pseudoscience? Perhaps. I’m not going to be judgmental here.
However, I will take the opportunity to offer my own, alternate, theory. Dare I say, an improvement on Astrology. That the number one song in the charts at the time of birth shapes the rest of one’s life. I mean, if planets 100’s of millions of miles away should have an influence, why not something much closer?
So, let’s give it a try. Post the song that was number one at the time your were born.
Wikipedia makes the process easy: List of Billboard number-one singles
Some of you might be hesitant, might not want to reveal your age. I understand. Feel free to substitute somebody else’s birthday, we won’t check.
I’ll go first. Elvis Presley, “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear”:
I never actually liked Elvis’ music. So, like with Astrology, there is some interpretation required.
(That beautiful guitar he never actually plays is a Gibson J-200.)
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The Three Bells by the Browns. Wow, do I ever feel old now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQPii9YlnOk
“Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean? I’m saddened that I looked.
Good song, though. My aunt had that one on a Jimmy Dean album.
“At the bottom of this pit lies a big, big man; Big John.”
Hmmmm………
The song popular the month I was born is “Rum & Coka-Cola” by the Andrew Sisters (never heard of it). Ironically, I have never imbibed on alochol, though I do admit to drinking diet Coke from time to time.
If only the alcohol were the most degenerate aspect of the song …
There’s a really interesting wikipedia article about the song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_and_Coca-Cola
Several points of interest, but the one that really jumped out at me was … “Morey Amsterdam”.
Geeeze dude! Spoilers!
This is the first I’ve heard of this version of the song, I thought this was a Johnny Cash song.
Yep. She’s 102 years old, you know? And what that tells me is that while she was flying around entertaining the troops, often in dangerous places, in WWII, she was only in her twenties.
Brave woman, and she’s kept the faith, disassociating herself from any cheesy commercial exploitation.
Most recently, she recorded a message for the Royal British Legion and the D-Day veterans who were going on a commemorative voyage.
This clip, I think, is from a movie, but it was taken at an actual RAF base in 1943, when she was 26:
Lionel Richie – Hello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBYnT8JY7sE
Actually, this is my favorite song. What was popular when I was born, early 1938,
“A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket I wrote a letter to my love And on the way I dropped it. I dropped it, I dropped it Yes, on the way I dropped it A little girl picked it up And put it in her pocket.