5. Funky Gibbon/Sick Man Blues - The Goodies

 

Peak position -4

 

On the other hand,Funky Gibbon is worse than I remember it. It got all the airplay at the time,so I haven't heard the other A side,Sick Man Blues,before. That's a song about vomiting so I wouldn't recommend that one either. Bill Oddie takes the lead vocal on both songs. The Goodies TV series was excellent. Good family fun with lots of slapstick.

A mixture of great pop and dire pop 1975 charts :lol:

 

I frothed at the mouth at that travesty of a cover that was The Ugly Duckling. Charming turned into Leave it Arrrrrt Eastender annoyance.

 

Funky Gibbon, nah. Try Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me for a funny Goodies record.

 

Fancy Pants also naff.

 

I like or love the rest!

Thanks for this King Rollo. The mid 70's is my era as I was born in 1960. I also said that Teach-In would win after it was on that show! I bought it too, catchy song.

Edited March 22, 20178 yr by common sense

I love Honey but I know many people hate it too.

 

Another record also reached No.2 twice in separate chart-runs. Crazy For You did it for Madonna in 1985 and 1991. Just checked to make sure. Those are the only two though.

Oh didnt know Theres a whole lot of lovin was originally in tv ad. The song was written/ produced by members of Butterscotch (had a hit in 1970 with You Dont Know), they are probably better known however for writing Cant Smile Without You Barry Manilow

Edited March 22, 20178 yr by fiesta

4. Swing Your Daddy - Jim Gilstrap

 

Peak position - 4

 

When I saw this on the list,I wasn't sure what it was but now I've played it,I remember it. I like the backing vocals as much as the lead vocal,good song. Not much on his wiki page on what he's been doing since the 70s but on the youtube page for this song,he's actually replied to the people who say they like it. He says he is still singing with a group called the Originals from Motown.

3. Love Me Love My Dog - Peter Shelley

 

Peak position - 3

 

I loved this song at the time and it still sounds good today. He famously performed the song on Top Of The Pops with a well behaved shaggy dog by his side. He had one other top 5 hit,Gee Baby,and is not to be confused with Pete Shelley,the lead singer with the Buzzcocks.

2. Fox On The Run - Sweet

 

Peak position -2

 

I like this one. One of the best 70s glam rock songs with a great intro. It was the first Sweet single they wrote themselves. They were a bit unlucky with chart positions. This is one of five singles that stalled at no.2. Blockbuster was their only no.1. As with other groups in this countdown,there are now two separate line-ups in existence.

1. Bye Bye Baby - The Bay City Rollers

 

A simple but catchy pop song. I hated it at the time but it sounds alright now. It's a cover of a Four Seasons song from 1965. Rollermania was at its height that year and this was the first single to spend six weeks at no.1 since Hot Love by T Rex in 1971. Most of the group reformed in 2015 and they are working on a new album.

My favourite 3 from that top 20:

 

1. Life Is A Minestrone - 10cc

2. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John

3. Fox On The Run - Sweet

 

Thanks to all who have left comments. I'll be back soon with a top 20 from the 80s.

 

 

15. Let Me Be The One - The Shadows

 

Peak position - 12

 

Another backing band now. This was the UK's Eurovision entry. I still remember Bruce Welch forgetting some words at the beginning of the song. I've watched a clip on youtube just now and he makes it worse by saying "I knew it" before the next line. UK finished second,14 points behind Netherlands. The big talking point at the time was whether The Shadows would have won the contest if this cock up hadn't occurred. Having listened to both songs again for this thread,I would say the Dutch song was better and deserved to win.

 

The Shadows weren't just Cliff's backing band. They had many hits, mostly intrumentals, without him and several No.1's in the early 60's. They had a couple of other hits with vocals too but their titles elude me at this moment!

8. Fancy Pants - Kenny

 

Peak position - 4

 

This is horrible,especially the high pitched chorus. Kenny were a boy band whose four top 20 hits were all in the space of nine months. There were never heard from again and split up in 1979.

 

Yes, Kenny's hits were awful, especially The Bump. There was another band called Kenny in the very early 70's who sang Heart Of Stone.

Yes,that was the singer Tony Kenny. I read that his producer Mickie Most was also the second Kenny's producer so he gave them the same name.