Posted June 10, 200817 yr abit stuck for ideas atm, so ill fall back on a favorite, a retro chart! :lol: Top 40 Hits of Early June 1970 1 Christie - Yellow River 2 England World Cup Squad - Back Home 3 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime 4 The Moody Blues - Question 5 Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back 6 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe 7 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful 8 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness 9 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields 10 The Jackson Five - ABC 11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof 12 Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore 13 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky 14 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 15 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) 16 Gerry Monroe - Sally 17 The Move - Brontosaurus 18 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun 19 Butterscotch - Don't You Know 20 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind 21 Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do 22 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain 23 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe 24 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken 25 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth? 26 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) 27 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha 28 The Four Tops - It's All In The Game 29 Arrival - I Will Survive 30 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything 31 Free - All Right Now 32 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top 33 The Guess Who - American Woman / No Sugar Tonight 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 36 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love 37 Richard Barnes - Take To The Mountains 38 Tony Joe White - Groupie Girl 39 The Ides Of March - Vehicle 40 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There
June 10, 200817 yr Author well, what a chart, with a couple of long term standards in there (spirit in the sky, alright now, in the summertime), plus alot of rock and motown... ooh look... michael jackson with his second chart hit and when he was black! also note the high number of 'naff' hits... roger whittaker, gerry monroe for eg, . my comments 1 Christie - Yellow River ................ didnt rate it much, bland, but was used for years in the yellow pages advert. 2 England World Cup Squad - Back Home ...... one of the few decent footy anthems? 3 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime ............ pop classic :) 4 The Moody Blues - Question ..................... like this :) 5 Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back ....... oh dear, mums time! 6 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe ............... brilliant track, love it! 7 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful ...... another wet one! 8 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness ........... i like this 9 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields ................... poor.. 10 The Jackson Five - ABC ........................... didnt like 11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof ........... poor 12 Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore .....:puke2: 13 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky ........ possibly the most overplayed, overcovered track ever. 14 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John ..... good poignant soul track 15 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) class! 16 Gerry Monroe - Sally ............................:puke2: 17 The Move - Brontosaurus ...................... move doing the move.. ok i guess 18 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun ...... interesting take, a psychedelic cover. 19 Butterscotch - Don't You Know ............... remember this? a decent little pop song. 20 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind .... prefer dorien grays version 21 Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do ....... dunno this. 22 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain .................. ok 23 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe .............. like this :) 24 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken ...... silly, very silly, and rubbish! 25 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth? ...................dunno 26 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) ......... great simon n garfunkel cover, :) 27 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha .... rubbish! 28 The Four Tops - It's All In The Game ............ good class motown 29 Arrival - I Will Survive ............................ i like this. 30 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything .......... euro winner, a good track for eurovision. 31 Free - All Right Now ......................................:) pop classic 32 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top .... :) cant knock the hollies 33 The Guess Who - American Woman / No Sugar Tonight ..... good track 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band ..............:) 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water ........ possibly their zenith :) 36 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love ............. i like andy williams 37 Richard Barnes - Take To The Mountains .........? 38 Tony Joe White - Groupie Girl ..................... ok 39 The Ides Of March - Vehicle ........................ brilliant track! 40 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There...... poor eurovision track. ....
June 10, 200817 yr Well there's only five songs from that lot that if they were close at hand - I'd choose to listen to! Guess what they are and there's a huge kiss in it for you! :lol: Norma
June 10, 200817 yr Too much MOR tripe for me. Don't know a lot of these tracks tho these are my favs. 3 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime 9 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields 13 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky 15 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) 31 Free - All Right Now 33 The Guess Who - American Woman 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
June 10, 200817 yr I like: 4 The Moody Blues - Question J8YFZJK3arg 10 The Jackson Five - ABC 11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof 14 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 15 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) yVWcq-PjgpY 17 The Move - Brontosaurus 22 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain 23 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe 31 Free - All Right Now 32 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top 33 The Guess Who - American Woman / No Sugar Tonight 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band oVhAd99Vkcc 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 40 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There
June 10, 200817 yr Author Well there's only five songs from that lot that if they were close at hand - I'd choose to listen to! Guess what they are and there's a huge kiss in it for you! :lol: Norma fleetwood mac mr bloe ides of march free moody blues thats my 5 anyway!
June 10, 200817 yr abit stuck for ideas atm, so ill fall back on a favorite, a retro chart! ( Ok i will start a few topics for you ) Top 40 Hits of Early June 1970 1 Christie - Yellow River....................I liked this one, catchy chorus :) 2 England World Cup Squad - Back Home...........As a Scotland fan what do you want me to say :lol: 3 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime 4 The Moody Blues - Question........Excellent song 6 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe :cheer: 13 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky....best version 15 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) :) 17 The Move - Brontosaurus 18 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun...prefer original 22 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain 23 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe 31 Free - All Right Now :yahoo: 32 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top :) 33 The Guess Who - American Woman / No Sugar Tonight 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water :cheer:
June 10, 200817 yr fleetwood mac mr bloe ides of march free moody blues thats my 5 anyway! Hey Rob - three of my five are in there! Norma
June 10, 200817 yr Author Hey Rob - three of my five are in there! Norma thatll be free moody blues fleetwood mac then! :P
June 10, 200817 yr thatll be free moody blues fleetwood mac then! :P You got two out of the three right! Norma
June 10, 200817 yr mr bloe for fleetwood mac then :) Yes ... and a big smacker is on its way to you! Bet you can't guess my other two from the original list! Norma But I like Groovin' With Mr Bloe heaps more than the other four anyway! Edited June 10, 200817 yr by Norma_Snockers
June 10, 200817 yr Ones I know and like 3 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime 4 The Moody Blues - Question 11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof 13 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky 14 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 22 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain :wub: 26 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) :D 31 Free - All Right Now 32 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water :wub: 36 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love - prefer Elvis' version by miles ;)
June 14, 200817 yr Aaah - some great tunes here - 1 Christie - Yellow River :wub: 2 England World Cup Squad - Back Home :wub: 3 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime :wub: 4 The Moody Blues - Question :) 5 Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back :) 8 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness :) 10 The Jackson Five - ABC :wub: 12 Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore :) The last farewell is his best song or the skye boat song 13 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky :wub: 14 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John :) 22 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain :) 23 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe :) 24 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken :) 27 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha :) 30 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything :wub: 31 Free - All Right Now :wub: 32 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top :) 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band :) 35 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water :wub: 36 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love :wub: 40 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There :)
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