What was Number One when you were born?

monkeyfudge

I got Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush... a wonderful track.... plus Kate had nice nipples.

sheesh... the amount of people who have never heard of the songs they got.

You people need to listen to more music...

biko

"Lili Marleen"

monkeyfudge, the use of an ellipsis in English implies omitting a word. In Japanese it implies speechlessness.

Shabadu

biko wrote:

"Lili Marleen"

monkeyfudge, the use of an ellipsis in English implies omitting a word. In Japanese it implies speechlessness.

biko, the use of this smiley: ':D' on the English internets implies omitting a brain. On Japanese internets it implies retardedness.

biko

Shabadu wrote:

biko, the use of this smiley: ':D' on the English internets implies omitting a brain. On Japanese internets it implies retardedness.

There is so much wrong with that post I won't even start... (Japanese usage of ellipsis)

Ruu_Old

ugh in UK- Human League - Don't You Want Me.

Shabadu

biko wrote:

There is so much wrong with that post I won't even start... (Japanese usage of ellipsis)

There is so much wrong with yore FACE. :V

monkeyfudge

Bah... everyone loves dots...

For each dot I use an angel gets its wings.....

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Terry

BoozyBabe wrote:

UK:- Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno

Never heard of it!

Smallyirishman wrote:

Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body.


Never heard of it.

NikNik wrote:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes.

I expected something cooler.....who's Frankie anyway ?

Silas wrote:

UK: Captain Sensible - Happy Talk.

Yes I don't know either!

the following people have been quoted so that we can all sit in amazement at their lack of music knowledge. now, i'm no "muso", but these songs are 80's classics and should be known to all. it makes me sad that you don't know them.
also, there are some really young people here.
new kids on the block? what age are you?

anyway, i got a classic for the uk #1.
The UK number 1 single on your birthday was:

David Bowie - Space Oddity.

i refuse to say what was #1 in the u.s. at the time because elton john sucks in more ways than one and the song "island girl" was weak at best.

biko

monkeyfudge wrote:

Bah... everyone loves dots...

For each dot I use an angel gets its wings.....

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In that case I'll help out with some more wings ..................

cruiserweight

US :- Physical - Olivia Newton-John
UK :- Don't You Want Me - The Human League

Bluetonic

US Night Fever - The Bee Gees
UK Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs - Brian & Michael

p.pete

US: Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
UK: Sunday Girl - Blondie

NikNik

julep wrote:

the following people have been quoted so that we can all sit in amazement at their lack of music knowledge. now, i'm no "muso", but these songs are 80's classics and should be known to all. it makes me sad that you don't know them.
also, there are some really young people here.
new kids on the block? what age are you?

Oooh Mr. High & Almighty here

No, but seriously who is Frankie ?

LegacyUser

Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming.

Terry

NikNik wrote:

Oooh Mr. High & Almighty here

No, but seriously who is Frankie ?

http://frankiesay.com/

Relax

deedee lepoopoo

Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart

Jayseus the charts ain't what they used to be. Back in them days the chattering of our cold teeth was considered music.

_Kaiser_

UK: Give A Little Love - The Bay City Rollers

US: One Of These Nights - Eagles


.. could be worse

JC06

Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby!!!

StJimmy

This has been posted a loadda times before...

Mine was The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Mine was

Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover.

panda100

Survivor-eye of a tiger!!!That's grrrrrreeeeeat

NikNik

julep wrote:

http://frankiesay.com/

Relax

Reminds me of Ross from friends LoL, sorry I still don't know them. It's not my fault, no one told me

Duras

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive.

I guess I did, lol

Terry

NikNik wrote:

Reminds me of Ross from friends LoL, sorry I still don't know them. It's not my fault, no one told me

click me.

R0ot

Boy George - Everything I Own
WTF!?

Feenikusu

UK:
Enya - Orinoco Flow

US:
The Beach Boys - Kokomo

Don't know the songs...but Beach Boys are cool.

Psychic Lady

John Lennon - Imagine:)

fischerspooner

Abba - The winner takes it all (UK)
Olivia Newton John - Magic

Jesus. I can't believe I was alive when abba had hits. Or that old skank ONJ. Although I would have done her in her day. She looks good for her age now too. The skank.

Angus MacGyver

UK : The Police - Dont stand so close to me.

US : Queen - Another one bites the dust.

Have the police tune on 7"

Nightwish

Angus MacGyver wrote:

UK : The Police - Dont stand so close to me.

US : Queen - Another one bites the dust.

Have the police tune on 7"

you had good songs, I had the dodgy Paul Weller song "Wherever I Lay My Hat".

Sam Vimes

Kojak wrote:

Wham! - Freedom.

you're the same age as me

Terry

Nightwish wrote:

you had good songs, I had the dodgy Paul Weller song "Wherever I Lay My Hat".

paul young?

it saddens me that i know that. i just remember it was a bit hit and i hated it at the time.

Chinafoot

UK: Every breath you take - The Police

US: Flashdance (What a feeling) - Irene Cara

Nightwish

yeah thats the one. anyway both of them suck!

OLDYELLAR

Paul young......wherever I lay my hat

Huh I never even heard of it , bou.

Time Magazine

Woohoo I got two good ones! (Relatively speaking for the latter).

UK: Ben E. King - Stand By Me
US: Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

doctor evil

Diana Ross - Chain Reaction.

scion

Madness - House Of Fun

...excellent

Corruptedmorals

Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother.


Hmm..never heard of that one..

CrowdedHouse

Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely


(not today or yesterday:D )

sanncoo

UK: Daydreamer / The Puppy Song - David Cassidy
US: Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips

Don't know the first one but the second one is cool.

By the way I suddenly feel really old after reading this thread?!?!?

county

abba,knowing me knowing you

Adeptus Titanicus

UK: Amazing Grace- The Pipes & Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
WTF? Out of curiousity I checked the following month and they were still there! Very disappointing...

US: The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack

Had to look Roberta Flack up, and glad I did cos it makes up for the bloody Royal Scots Dragoon Guards! She did the original "Killng me Softly" in the early 70s, and the song that was No 1 on my birthday was included on the soundtrack for Clint Eastwood's 1971 film Play Misty For Me.

patto_chan

UK: Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
US: The Association - Cherish

God, I'm old. (it was 1966)

When I turned 18 it was:
UK: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You (aaaaaagh!)
US: Prince - Let's Go Crazy (not bad)

The Song Thrush

US & UK:

Madonna - Get Into The Groove

YeatsCounty

Kojak wrote:

Wham! - Freedom.

Ditto.

This would make a fine poster, methinks.

smodgley

USA--michael..the highwayman...
huh dont know that one

UK--john leyton..johnny remember me
showaddywaddy did that too !!

oh boy starting to feel old now
were the sixties as cool as were are led to believe ???

Terry

smodgley wrote:

oh boy starting to feel old now
were the sixties as cool as were are led to believe ???

maybe they were and the singles charts sucked back then, just like they do now.

dédé

Midge Ure - If I was
What's that? Never heard of it!

Terry

déd&#233 wrote:

Midge Ure - If I was
What's that? Never heard of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrlxFLC6n4Q&search=midge%20ure

the co-creator of band aid and live aid.

pop years is on sky1 at the moment and it's covering 1982. it has quite a few of the songs mentioned in this thread, includung captain sensible's happy talk.