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Post by Midge on Jul 10, 2007 23:41:44 GMT -6
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Jul 11, 2007 3:59:18 GMT -6
Firstly I have to say that when I was born there was no official hit parade or top 20 in the UK. I think that they began in 1952/53. But if I had been born in the USA then the number one song would have been "Oh, What It Seemed To Be" TA-DA  , what a marvellous song, recorded, of course, by the one and only Frankie Carle  Gee whizz, is that the best that could be arranged for my Birthday, I have never heard of it. By contrast and making matters worse, if I had been born in 1945 it would have been Rum And Coca Cola by The Andrews Sisters. |
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Post by Midge on Jul 11, 2007 4:05:04 GMT -6
I'll take Rum and Coca Cola any day over Buttons and Bows. Of course then I'd have to be three years older. :uhuh:
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Post by tclion on Jul 11, 2007 5:53:28 GMT -6
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 11, 2007 7:06:04 GMT -6
No, it's your way of finding out how old I am!  |
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Post by Beanka on Jul 11, 2007 21:39:42 GMT -6
Best of my love BY Emotions......lol I've never herd of them before.
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Post by precoder on Jul 12, 2007 15:41:58 GMT -6
"Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean ...
There were two versions produced on 45 record: The rare one has the lyric "he was one hell of a man" ...
The more commonly heard mass produced version replaced that line with "he was a big big man" ...
Anyway, I turned out to be both ... he he ...
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Post by Midge on Jul 12, 2007 16:23:08 GMT -6
Anyway, I turned out to be both ... he he ... ...and a modest man, too! |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 12, 2007 19:03:24 GMT -6
Hey, Midge! You're a dufus! You deleted my posting! TC asked me why I hadn't yet posted my song and I told her "I did! it's right below yours!" She said "No it isn't!" So I came in and looked and noticed you got rid of my song!!!! ;D Anyway, the song popular when I was born was "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits!  PS — Midge, next time you delete my posting, you'll be demoted to dishwasher and cleaning the bathrooms! :toilet: |
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Post by tclion on Jul 12, 2007 19:27:12 GMT -6
I am sooooooo sorry Midge I didn't mean to get you in such trouble. but I have it on best authority that the boss is all bark and no bite. Besides I think Gladys would have something to say about that sititutation...
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Post by precoder on Jul 12, 2007 20:02:10 GMT -6
Hey, Midge! You're a dufus! next time you delete my posting, you'll be demoted to dishwasher and cleaning the bathrooms!  I vote to demote her now ... I've got an old washrag back here she can use ... :devilish: ... PS ... Thanks Larry ... I never knew how to spell dufus ... ... |
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Post by Midge on Jul 12, 2007 21:08:20 GMT -6
Larry, I'm so sorry! Honestly, I didn't realize I'd done that, and I certainly didn't do it on purpose.  Maybe I was been trying to quote you and hit Delete by mistake? Please, please, boss! Don't demote me! I wash enough dishes and clean enough bathrooms at home. :  : |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 12, 2007 21:24:56 GMT -6
PS ... Thanks Larry ... I never knew how to spell dufus ... ... I've also seen it spelled "doofus" too, Benji! That's just for the record! Please, please, boss! Don't demote me! I wash enough dishes and clean enough bathrooms at home. : : Well, since you seem very remorseful about the situation, I'll look over the little mishap this time! Just be more vigilant next time! ;D ;D |
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Post by Midge on Jul 12, 2007 23:46:44 GMT -6
Well, since you seem very remorseful about the situation, I'll look over the little mishap this time! Just be more vigilant next time! ;D ;D Oh, yes, sir! I will, sir! Thank you sir!  <heaving huge sigh of relief> |
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Post by tclion on Jul 14, 2007 9:26:21 GMT -6
Midge don't gravel to much he will think he has a hold over you.  We don't want him to get a swelled head. :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: I don't think Gladys will let him be that mean to you.. Gladys is very forgiving... :angel: :angel: ..she would never demote you ........ especially when you are doing such a good job here at the diner. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: |
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Post by liz on Jul 14, 2007 12:40:23 GMT -6
Great idea,Midge.  Like seeing the different songs,for all of us. You can certainly tell what time period,we were born in. Really Neat. "Best Of My Love",that sure brings back memories.  HS days. It was OUR song. Elvis,I knew it would be Elvis. Heartbreak Motel for my year. That was FUN. |
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Post by Midge on Jul 14, 2007 15:15:51 GMT -6
All right, TC, I'd better listen to you because you are the expert on these matters.  Thanks for the kind words. I've been goofing up so much lately, I was almost ready to turn in my General Manager badge. |
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Post by diane on Jul 16, 2007 15:42:35 GMT -6
I was born on a very boring day (obviously).
I had to look it up but in America "Vaya con Dios" by Les Paul and Mary Ford
and in the UK "Answer Me" by David Whitfield - none of which I have heard of.
I have seen the name "Vaya con Dios" but don't get me to hum a few bars.
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Jul 16, 2007 15:52:25 GMT -6
Both of those songs were "revived" some years later and were reasonably successful, Vaya Con Dios was a hit for a dire duo called Millican and Nesbitt. I can't remember who "remade" Answer Me but I do know the song quite well, it begins "Answer me oh my love, tell me just what sin I'm guilty of, in my sorrow now I turrn to you, so answer me my love" Hey, move over Cole Porter, there's a new kid on the block. In the Britain of the 1950s David Whitfield was very popular.
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Post by diane on Jul 16, 2007 23:40:45 GMT -6
That's very impressive musical knowledge. Your name should be Mr. Music Man. ;D  |
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Post by precoder on Jul 17, 2007 15:30:36 GMT -6
I think if you ever cared to actually explore the work Les Paul did with Mary Ford, you'd be pleasantly impressed by them ... They were recording things unlike anyone else at the time possibly could, because the multi-track units they used were Les Paul's own inventions ...
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Post by Kimmer on Jul 17, 2007 16:42:20 GMT -6
Oh yeah....PBS just aired a great special about Les Paul.
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Post by precoder on Jul 17, 2007 18:20:20 GMT -6
I just watched that kimmer ... That's how I knew LOL ... I have an old LP I broke out after that special. I loved it. Has the same hit songs on it.
Dig his guitar work and her vocal stylings. I guess she was first to be able to harmonize with her own voice using his dubbing invention.
I always the first was Patti Page ...
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Post by Kimmer on Jul 17, 2007 18:24:15 GMT -6
I missed the beginning of the show so I hope they show it on a rerun.
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Post by precoder on Jul 17, 2007 18:34:53 GMT -6
I hope so too ... It was an episode of "American Masters" ...
This album doesn't have "Vaya Con Dios" and I don't think I've ever heard it. So this means there exists a number one song I've never heard and that's not possible ... :uhuh: ...
Ahumm ...
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Post by Kimmer on Jul 17, 2007 18:37:07 GMT -6
Now I have "Vaya Con Dios" stuck in my head.... If you've seen all of the episodes of "I Love Lucy," you've heard this song. Desi sings it in the spisode where Lucy splices together some films. You hear Desi singing "Vaya Con Dios" interspersed with Lucy and Ethel singing "I'm an Old Cowhand." ;D (you can probably find several versions of this song on "you tube") I just checked, go to www.youtube.com, type in Les Paul and Mary Ford on the search line--there's lots of footage!! Enjoy!! |
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Post by precoder on Jul 17, 2007 18:58:22 GMT -6
Perfect ... I will do that ... Tanx ... :thumbsup:
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jul 17, 2007 22:06:36 GMT -6
I have heard of "Vaya Con Dios" all of my life! And I am a very big fan of Les Paul and Mary Ford! I also love their version of "Mockingbird Hill"! :thumbsup: It really amazes me that many others here have not heard this song. That's truly bizarre. :huh: And, Jeff, as for the other song "Answer Me", I believe I've heard this one too, after examing the lyrics you posted. Wasn't this also done by Nat King Cole? :unsure: |
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Jul 18, 2007 4:48:02 GMT -6
Larry, yes Nat King Cole certainly had a hit over here with that song. During the 50s it was quite common for two artists to have a hit with the same song, it's quite possible that Nat King Cole had the original version, at the moment I'm too lazy to check it out. |
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Post by Kimmer on Jul 19, 2007 10:42:12 GMT -6
I have heard of "Vaya Con Dios" all of my life! And I am a very big fan of Les Paul and Mary Ford! I also love their version of "Mockingbird Hill"!  Now I have "Mockingbird Hill " stuck in my head! ;D (at least it knocked "Vaya Con Dios" out of there!  ) |
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Maybe I was been trying to quote you and hit Delete by mistake? 
Thanks for the kind words. I've been goofing up so much lately, I was almost ready to turn in my General Manager badge.
