March 3, 20232 yr Author March 3rd Today we also celebrate the 76th birthday of Jennifer Warnes, the 26th birthday of Camila Cabello and the 46th birthday of Ronan Keating! Happy birthdays! 1960. "Poor Me" Adam Faith {-/UK0097} ELA3pZ3qo74 Rating: -/10 -- 1973. "Cum On Feel the Noize" Slade {-/UK0326} 78ezU7x3jfE Rating: -/10 -- 1979. "Tragedy" Bee Gees {US0460/UK0434} WJcozEOWgxI Rating: -/10 -- 1984. "99 Red Balloons" Nena {-/UK0533} hiwgOWo7mDc Rating: -/10 -- 1990. "Dub Be Good to Me" Beats International ft. Lindy Layton {-/UK0642} GXyDAg9Vlqs Rating: -/10 -- 1990. "Escapade" Janet Jackson {US0713/-} UFX3gQHIroU Rating: -/10 -- 2007. "Ruby" Kaiser Chiefs {-/UK1051} qObzgUfCl28 Rating: -/10 -- 2007. "What Goes Around... Comes Around" Justin Timberlake {US0938/-} TOrnUquxtwA Rating: -/10 -- 2012. "Part of Me" Katy Perry {US1013/UK1190} uuwfgXD8qV8 Rating: -/10
March 4, 20232 yr Author March 4th 1967. "Ruby Tuesday" The Rolling Stones {US0179/-} g4SlcBFbiJI Rating: -/10 -- 1978. "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" Andy Gibb {US0440/-} MOGt_bXUHQA Rating: -/10 -- 1989. "Lost in Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson {US0683/-} 8Ms3mJFkSeg Rating: -/10 -- 2000. "Amazed" Lonestar {US0854/-} x-skFgrV59A Rating: -/10 -- 2006. "Sorry" Madonna {-/UK1029} rdccTOcX7o4 Rating: -/10 Edited March 11, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
March 5, 20232 yr Author March 5th Today we also celebrate the 71st birthday of Alan Clark, a former member of Dire Straits! Happy birthday! 1966. "The Ballad of the Green Berets" SSgt Barry Sadler {US0156/-} m5WJJVSE_BE Rating: -/10 -- 1977. "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)" Barbra Streisand {US0417/-} udLeOOy6em4 Rating: -/10 -- 1983. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson {US0530/UK0516} Zi_XLOBDo_Y Rating: -/10 -- 2005. "Over and Over" Nelly ft. Tim McGraw {-/UK1006} n3htOCjafTc Rating: -/10 -- 2005. "Candy Shop" 50 Cent ft. Olivia {US0912/-} SRcnnId15BA Rating: -/10 -- 2016. "Work" Rihanna ft. Drake {US1052/-} HL1UzIK-flA Rating: -/10 Edited March 5, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
March 6, 20232 yr Author March 6th 1965. "My Girl" The Temptations {-/UK0129} 6nWjve-z5TE Rating: -/10 -- 1971. "Baby Jump" Mungo Jerry {-/UK0297} EbgKeA8BlqA Rating: -/10 -- 1976. "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" Tina Charles {-/UK0386} TMnns_iIB2M Rating: -/10 -- 1976. "Love Machine" The Miracles {US0391/-} 513jP1SUgnQ Rating: -/10 -- 1982. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Tight Fit {-/UK0496} hRv4cdZxTdQ Rating: -/10 -- 1993. "A Whole New World" Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle {US0775/-} PmvT7B3u7II Rating: -/10 -- 2004. "Mysterious Girl" Peter Andre {-/UK0973} iqIq4B1rgl4 Rating: -/10 -- 2010. "In My Head" Jason Derulo {-/UK1122} UyG1FG3H6rY Rating: -/10 -- 2010. "Imma Be" The Black Eyed Peas {US0981/-} kdAj-dBNCi4 Rating: -/10 Edited March 11, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
March 7, 20232 yr Author March 7th 1970. "Wand'rin' Star" Lee Marvin {-/UK0282} El9eCRisbDo Rating: -/10 -- 1998. "Frozen" Madonna {-/UK0786} XS088Opj9o0 Rating: -/10 -- 2019. "Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi {US1091/UK1352} zABLecsR5UE Rating: -/10 Edited March 11, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
March 8, 20232 yr Author March 8th Today we also celebrate the 61st birthday of Brownmark of Prince and the Revolution! It's your birthday! It's your birthday! 1975. "If" Telly Savalas {-/UK0367} J94-_w9ARX0 Rating: -/10 -- 1975. "Have You Never Been Mellow" Olivia Newton-John {US0357/-} KhxCqBDUlQQ Rating: -/10 -- 1986. "Chain Reaction" Diana Ross {-/UK0566} PcMD2Gs9fwU Rating: -/10 -- 2003. "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera {-/UK0949} eAfyFTzZDMM Rating: -/10 -- 2003. "In da Club" 50 Cent {US0891/-} 5qm8PH4xAss Rating: -/10
March 8, 20232 yr Omg at 'If', definitely one of the weirdest #1s ever. 'Chain Reaction' is good and 'In Da Club' is certainly a big sounding tune!
March 9, 20232 yr Author March 9th Today we also celebrate the 30th of Suga from BTS! Happy birthday! 1959. "Venus" Frankie Avalon {US0011/-} kn2ALqAJZwo "Venus" is yet another one of those overly sugary and innocuous teen pop songs from the late '50s. It's cute, has nice little singalong backing vocals, and is technically well-sung, but I just can't get into it much. It's quite boring, drags on for far too long uninterestingly so, and is far too schmaltzy for my tastes. Rating: 4/10 -- 1974. "Jealous Mind" Alvin Stardust {-/UK0345} a4q3Cy8X6Mo Well, Alvin Stardust sure has one voice that doesn’t quite match the appearance. When you'd look at him, you'd think he'd have a deep sleaze rock gravel voice would come out, but the actual song sounds surprisingly high-pitched and juvenile. In any case, this is a pretty mediocre attempt at rockabilly revival. The backing riffs and general glam rock sheen are fun, but Alvin's forced rockabilly impressions with the echo effect on top are not. Especially on the chorus when he goes into full Elvis impersonation mode. I suppose it could have been much worse so I'll be generous with the rating. Rating: 5/10 -- 1985. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Dead or Alive {-/UK0546} PGNiXGX2nLU When it’s not spoiled by that mediocre Flo Rida version, “You Spin Me Round” is an incredibly fun post-disco song. It's the very first UK number one by the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, but this time it's a refreshingly hard hitting and appropriately bombastic with incredible beats that would bring the dead back to being alive This is a far cry from their zombified factory output of the late '80s. Most importantly, the electronic band Dead or Alive, particularly Pete Burns, successfully pushes for an androgynous and LGBT-positive aesthetic that complements the music incredibly well. Pete delivers some amazing disco diva vocals on this! Rating: 8/10 -- 1985. "Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon {US0564/-} zpOULjyy-n8 REO Speedwagon is one of those long-respected '70s hard rock bands that sold out hard for AOR radio in the '80s, much to the chagrin of long-time fans. "Can't Fight This Feeling" isn't bad for gloopy power balladry. Without going into full Journey hamminess, it has a nice melodic soaring chorus about unconditional love finally being expressed. That being said, the intro is poorly sung because Kevin Cronin's voice has that whiny tone that I despise (thankfully the rest is much better). And the music is such a puree of poppy guitar singalongs and keyboard sounds that it no longer sounds like rock. Surprisingly decent, but not memorable. Rating: 6/10 -- 1991. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" The Clash {-/UK0661} xMaE6toi4mk More 1991 chart weirdness. Levi's commercials are here to be thanked for assisting in bringing one of the greatest punk bands all the way to the top of the UK charts years after they had already disbanded (this is possibly the first in a surprisingly long series of songs Levi's assisted in their ascension). "Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a fun little piece of early '80s new wave that's surprisingly apolitical given the album it's from. But, as much as I admire the Clash, this is not their best work. It still has a lot of fun parts! Like that sticky guitar rhythm that really sticks with you, or the really goofy Spanish bits they seem to enjoy bringing up in their songs. Rating: 7/10 -- 1991. "Someday" Mariah Carey {US0741/-} 4RWfSUWVP2I The queen of the '90s US charts provides some really pleasant new jack swing effervescence. It's not as interesting as something Janet could have come up with at the time, but Mariah sure sings the hell out of this song, featuring her signature whistle register (though it's far from the best use of it). The mixing is a little sloppy (a common problem in 1991 new jack swing songs) as I don't like how the repetition part is cut up, and it doesn't quite all come together. But it's overall a good song, but I do think I might prefer MTV Unplugged over this studio version. Rating: 7/10 -- 1996. "How Deep Is Your Love" Take That {-/UK0735} Take That, best known today as the boy band that Robbie Williams founded, had a wild run on the UK charts that lasted well beyond their peak in the mid-'90s. And I'm sure they thought it was only natural to cover a legendary all-boys pop band from the past. CTqabbIPfc0 Eh. I guess the boy band does its best in offering a harmonious layered vocal performance to quite a compelling way here. However, they effectively turned this classic of a luxurious disco sway ballad into cruise background fodder, accompanied by bland beats and out-of-place Spanish guitar. It simply lacks the original's richness. And, while this band does its best to put on a good vocal performance, it sorely lacks the dynamic range of the Gibbs brothers. The video clip is very weird too. Rating: 5/10 -- Edited March 9, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
March 10, 20232 yr Author March 10th Today we celebrate the 40th birthday of Carrie Underwood, the 51st birthday of Timbaland and the 29th birthday of Bad Bunny! Happy birthdays! 1962. "Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel {US0066/-} Ync7jflOzuA Rating: -/10 -- 1979. "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor {US0459/UK0435} 6dYWe1c3OyU Rating: -/10 -- 2007. "Shine" Take That {-/UK1052} JwC1Ctrj6Xk Rating: -/10 -- 2007. "This Is Why I'm Hot" Mims {US0939/-} TwyE3WJ4AWo Rating: -/10
March 11, 20232 yr Author March 11th Today we celebrate the 55th birthday of Lisa Loeb and the 42nd birthday of LeToya Luckett, a former member of Destiny's Child! Happy birthdays! 1955. "Give Me Your Word" Tennessee Ernie Ford {-/UK0030} McoaB7NXaQo Rating: -/10 -- 1965. "It's Not Unusual" Tom Jones {-/UK0189} k-HdGnzYdFQ Rating: -/10 -- 1967. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" The Supremes {US0180/-} yOwv7C0_8Us Rating: -/10 -- 1978. "Wuthering Heights" Kate Bush {-/UK0420} Fk-4lXLM34g Rating: -/10 -- 1989. "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jason Donovan {-/UK0624} A85ME_Th4eM Rating: -/10 -- 2000. "American Pie" Madonna {-/UK0850} X4RDB-mMDJg Rating: -/10 -- 2006. "It's Chico Time" Chico {-/UK1030} O_-isKzt4O4 Rating: -/10 -- 2023. "Die for You" The Weeknd & Ariana Grande {US1146/-} YQ-qToZUybM Rating: -/10
March 12, 20232 yr Author March 12th Today we celebrate the 75th birthday of James Taylor and the 37th birthday of Danny Jones from McFly! Happy birthdays! 1954. "I See the Moon" The Stargazers {-/UK0017} eYXnfbqNQGs Rating: -/10 -- 1977. "Chanson D'Amour" The Manhattan Transfer {-/UK0402} JgdcOS9mmJQ Rating: -/10 -- 1983. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler {US0539/UK0517} lcOxhH8N3Bo Rating: -/10 -- 1994. "The Sign" Ace of Base {US0787/-} iqu132vTl5Y Rating: -/10 -- 2005. "Dakota" Stereophonics {-/UK1007} SzBJQnD7TRM Rating: -/10 -- 2022. "Heat Waves" Glass Animals {US1134/-} mRD0-GxqHVo Rating: -/10 Edited March 12, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
March 13, 20232 yr Author March 13th Today we celebrate the 84th birthday of Neil Sedaka and the 25th birthday of Jack Harlow! Happy birthdays! 1953. "She Wears Red Feathers" Guy Mitchell {-/UK0006} H9H0YMtyCcM Rating: -/10 -- 1965. "Eight Days a Week" The Beatles {US0130/-} kle2xHhRHg4 Rating: -/10 -- 1993. "Informer" Snow {US0776/-} TSffz_bl6zo Rating: -/10 -- 1999. "When the Going Gets Tough" Boyzone {-/UK0818} zjudr5YlzuE Rating: -/10 -- 2004. "Toxic" Britney Spears {-/UK0974} LOZuxwVk7TU Rating: -/10 -- 2010. "Pass Out" Tinie Tempah {-/UK1123} QzvGKas5RsU Rating: -/10
March 14, 20232 yr Author March 14th 1963. "Summer Holiday" Cliff Richard & The Shadows {-/UK0148} oYk48j-uD0g Rating: -/10 -- 1981. "Jealous Guy" Roxy Music {-/UK0476} hRzGzRqNj58 Rating: -/10 -- 1987. "Everything I Own" Boy George {-/UK0586} 5UTJYIG0yO8 Rating: -/10 -- 1987. "Jacob's Ladder" Huey Lewis and the News {US0622/-} ojPUIjiaH_I Rating: -/10 -- 1998. "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" Will Smith {US0826/-} 3JcmQONgXJM Rating: -/10 -- 2015. "King" Years & Years {-/UK1287} g_uoH6hJilc Rating: -/10
March 15, 20232 yr Author March 15th Today we celebrate the 80th birthday of Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone and 48th birthday of will.i.am from the Black-Eyed Peas! Happy birthdays! 1969. "Dizzy" Tommy Roe {US0213/UK0271} v3l8hdhZlrk Rating: -/10 -- 1975. "Black Water" The Doobie Brothers {US0358/-} m4oZCtfmh44 Rating: -/10 -- 1980. "Together We Are Beautiful" Fern Kinney {-/UK0453} sY4JnD5yJe4 Rating: -/10 -- 1986. "Sara" Starship {US0591/-} 32ScTb6_KHg Rating: -/10 -- 1997. "Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are" Spice Girls {-/UK0762} VsNbhwSXDB8 -YriinrRGug Rating: -/10 -- 2008. "Love in This Club" Usher ft. Young Jeezy {US0955/-} cB5e0zHRzHc Rating: -/10 -- 2014. "My Love" Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne {-/UK1252} BS46C2z5lVE Rating: -/10
March 15, 20232 yr Glad to see the comments and ratings back, if only for one day! Can't Fight This Feeling started out as a guilty pleasure for me and ended up just being a pleasure. Should I Stay Or Should I Go may not be the best Clash song, but it's the most accessible and they wouldn't even have a UK Top 10 single to their name without it.
March 16, 20232 yr Author March 16th Today we celebrate the 69th birthday of Nancy Wilson from Heart and the 47th birthday of Blu Cantrell! Happy birthdays! 1956. "It's Almost Tomorrow" The Dream Weavers {-/UK0043} LQTg1cKe6V4 Rating: -/10 -- 1968. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding {US0199/-} rTVjnBo96Ug Rating: -/10 -- 1974. "Billy Don't Be a Hero" Paper Lace {-/UK0346} c82thy_x1M8 Rating: -/10 -- 2019. "Sucker" Jonas Brothers {US1085/-} CnAmeh0-E-U Rating: -/10
March 16, 20232 yr Never heard Sara by Starship or Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis and The News before! They are decent soft rock tunes but no 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' or 'The Power Of Love' respectively. 'Together We Are Beautiful' is a lovely song. Edited March 16, 20232 yr by TheSnake
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