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Love that both of our dads are fans of that song! It really is baffling, it did reach #4 in the U.S. at the time so I wondered if the U.K. was just slow to adopt American R&B / Soul music, but Sam Cooke was also in the chart the week 'Stand By Me' peaked and would later climb into the top 10. So perhaps it was one of those moments where there was a serious lapse in taste from the public - except 'Johnny Remember Me' by John Leyton also debuting that week it was at #27, of course 🤩 the people who bought 'Stand By Me' in the U.K. during 1961 have serious bragging rights! Not sure how well promoted it was at the time also - I just asked my grandparents if they remembered 'Stand By Me' from 1961, or if they came to it later through covers / the Levi's jeans ad push / the movie of the same name, as they're both usually quite good at recalling retro music memories and I got this super speedy reply, bless them: --- 1960s #4 and #3 coming tonight! ❤️

suitably euphoric and will always take me back to memories from this summer!

Well done John for the full house yesterday! Jumping back in today: Round 1: 39 Round 2: 24 (didn't get: Change, Lighthouse Family, The Jags) 3-in-10: 3 (Pretty Flamingo, Blinded By the Light, The Mighty Quinn)

I have the tiniest of soft spots for 'Talk Dirty', as I had an internet friend from Taiwan so at the time we adopted the "London to Taiwan" lyric for our friendship, but otherwise what a naff song. "Got her saved on my phone under big booty" is a particularly low point 💀 I completely agree that the 2013 series of X Factor felt like a shift for the show following the James Arthur/Ella Henderson etc. year. It wasn't quite dead yet, so the #1s were still achievable, but the talent that year was unmemorable. Sam Bailey has a technically impressive voice but that version of 'Skyscraper' feels pretty disposable compared to Demi's original. will.i.am and Britney's later collab 'Mind Your Business' is so bad that it's made me appreciate 'Scream & Shout' more I didn't know 'The Monster' originally existed as a Bebe Rexha song so that was interesting to learn! I loved 'The Monster' at the time and was quite swept up in that whole Eminem comeback, but it hasn't aged that well - I get what you mean with the 'Love The Way You Lie' retread comment. At least it kept up Rihanna's annual #1 streak for another year!

Catch-up time from over the long weekend! Not a vintage trio on Friday, would say 'Billy Don't Be A Hero' is my favourite of those. One of my many ongoing marathons is listening to everything The Beatles ever recorded, including solo, which lead me to discover that Ringo recorded a version of 'Whispering Grass' as well My highlight from Friday's batch has got to be 'Pop Muzik'! A quirky record indeed and that new wave production is right up my street. None of the Sunday trio are really my thing but from yesterday 'Message In A Bottle' is fab ❤️

My three are: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade The White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl with endless commiserations

"that's the way the croissant crumbles" was my biggest takeaway from this batch of songs Votes are in x

I know these exaggerated introductions are par for the course when new characters arrive but I'm glad that's out the way now, another round of dodgy driving was painful to watch! I wasn't sure about the Hawkins family when they last turned up but they're quickly growing on me as a unit. I warmed to Gemma a lot more this time, Ned seems like a promising leading man figure, Ryder came across likeable enough and Rose is intriguingly cold; her dynamic with Nicola is fascinating. Not sure about Jodie yet but a couple of her one liners did make me laugh. Shall see how things develop in time as I remember liking Teddy the most when him, Barney and Harry first arrived but the latter quickly usurped the others and is now one of my favourites on the show full stop.

Happy one month of petal! How are we feeling about the album a month on?

Immediately curious about song #23

^ taste! thanks again for commenting <3 1960s #06 Procol Harum - 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' (1967) #05 Ben E. King - 'Stand By Me' (1961) I appear to be partial to an organ as 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' is another song that uses one to great effect. That production feels so distinctive from the word go. My love of this debut single is one that has passed down through generations. I am blessed enough to still have both grandparents on my dad's side and was recently talking to my nan about her experiences of music in the 1960s. She went to Soho most weekends as a teenager / young adult to catch live music and was also a keen record buyer. 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' is a song she can clearly remember hearing for the first time as a 16-year-old while she was out! My grandad is also a big fan of the song and passed on this love to my dad; I'm happy to be continuing this chain of admirers. Away from the glorious production, the late Gary Brooker (how depressing that quite a lot of these '60s talents so far are no longer with us!) puts in a mighty fine soulful vocal performance, particularly when breaking into the chorus. The composition of the song was inspired by fellow Procol Harum member Keith Reid overhearing someone at a party, who said: "you've turned a whiter shade of pale" to a woman. The phrase stuck in his mind and a masterpiece was born. The track is an ambiguous, poetic boy-meets-girl tale that feels complex for the era, with its Chaucer nod ("as the miller told his tale") and references to Vestal Virgins, amongst other standout lines. Sophie Ellis-Bextor missed a trick not repackaging her Trip the Light Fantastic album as Skip the Light Fandango after her Strictly Come Dancing stint! 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' was originally twice as long as the final product, but some of the initial verses naturally faded away, as the creative process evolved. The band have performed the entire lengthier version during live shows in the past. This song was an enormous hit and topped the U.K. chart for 6 weeks. The arrival of its run at #1, in addition to the release of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album at the same time, is often credited as the start of the iconic 'summer of love' social phenomenon in 1967. ••• 'Stand By Me' is another song with a familial connection as it was used for the first dance at my cousin's wedding a couple of years ago! I cannot write about this song without also mentioning the moment when my dad asked for Oasis' 'Stand By Me' at karaoke but the Ben E. King song started playing instead. I've gushed over the later sixties years so far but 'Stand By Me' was written and recorded in 1961, so some earlier representation has arrived. Former Drifters member Ben E. King was inspired to update the early 20th century gospel hymn 'Stand By Me', by Charles Albert Tindley. Ben, along with Jerry Leiber (Ben and Jerry's?!) and Mike Stoller brought this vision to life with some gorgeous lyrics. It's easy to see why it's popular at weddings, as the words feel timeless and depict loyalty so well. Ben E. King provides extra warmth with his vocal delivery. Musically, the bassline is instantly recognisable. That is strong but my favourite component of the production has to be the strings. I've always enjoyed the song to some degree, but later had a proper moment when 'Stand By Me' came on the radio in the office. I was almost moved to tears as that instrumental interlude hit like never before out of nowhere, quite unexpected in that work setting. I have considered it an all-time favourite ever since! 'Stand By Me' shockingly charted at a lowly #27 when it was originally released. Thankfully, a resurgence propelled it to much greater heights in 1987, after it was featured in an advert for Levi's 501 jeans. In addition to this, it was part of the soundtrack for the film also called Stand By Me and a music video featuring King, River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton was used as a promotional tool. It finally became a chart-topper for three weeks and blocked a fellow re-released oldie in the process, Percy Sledge's 'When A Man Loves A Woman'.

Hi Sergej Glad you're a fan of both songs too! Loved seeing Fontaines achieve their first U.K. top 20 recently and also Phoebe getting a first top 40, albeit with a different song. thank you for commenting <3 Hi James it's been alright thank you although a rotten one for celeb deaths with Dolly and Tim Curry - hope you've had a good week! At least it's just a one place drop - amazing that she's set to rise to #1 for you though *.* Oh I'm delighted that 'Marianne' has clicked with you ❤️ thank you for commenting <3 Hi Piran! Happy that 'Marianne' seems to be going down well on BuzzJack ❤️ Oooooooh nice, hope you have a great time in Spain 🤩 thank you for commenting <3 this was suuuuuuch a strong edition of BJSC! thank you for commenting <3 Hi DaTilt, Oh no that is a shame! I'm absolutely loving that big beat style production. Glad Fontaines clicked with you at least thank you for commenting <3

^ Fantastic for Kylie! I saw that 'Be My Baby' by The Ronettes passed 1 billion streams this weekend too ❤️

Since I last posted, these returned to the top 40: Dolly Parton - Jolene Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream and this shockingly became a top 40 hit for the first time after previously peaking at #47: Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 🕊️❤️

Hi DaTilt Great to see 'patnik' continuing to hang around and the new entry for 'Marianne', I'm enjoying the synth direction from them!

Phoebe climbing

Hi Piran, hope you've had a good weekend! I think 'The Governor's Waltz' is my favourite Phoebe Bridgers song to date, so great to see that entering. The Taylor songs are my highlights from your throwback chart.

Hi James hope you're good! Slayyyter top 10 absolutely love to see it. Forced to stan the return of 'Run Away With Me' also *.*

Hi Sergej hope you're good! Brilliant to see Slayyyter ascending to your top 3 this week *.* aw at the impact for Dolly as well <3 'Jolene' is such a classic. 'The Subway' and 'tv off' are my favourites from your throwbacks

So it was NocheLuna behind my silver medal *.* I initially read that artist name as Dorothy Provine who is an entirely different retro entertainer! Thanks for a wonderful discovery and the 6 points for Laura <3 your entry deserved far better than placing outside of the top 20 </3 Congratulations Jim for an emphatic victory with Leonard Cohen! 🤩 I contributed 4 points to your total so certainly approve of that winner. I'm chuffed with 7th place for Laura Nyro too ❤️ I was really hoping to return to the top 10 this time after a 5 contest drought and am especially pleased to have achieved this with a sixties song. In fact, it's a great result that both the '60s entries made the top 10 - even top 5 in Scott Walker's case. 👏 thanks for all the love. I'm also happy to have finished right next to my fave from Sibylle Baier in the top 10. I'll definitely be checking out that accompanying album at some point! It's a shame PJ Harvey didn't make the top 20 in addition to the aforementioned Dory Previn, both were in my top 5. Thank you Dandy for a brilliant hosting job! I thoroughly enjoyed this theme choice and will be taking away many strong discoveries.

Ooh Exuma was the prediction for Bré I had in my head, yay! Great pick - glad to see this intriguing, obscure entry rewarded with top 10 right now. Thank you for the bronze for Laura / pushing me up to joint 5th 🥰

Thanks Colm for the points! Fingers crossed I can hold on to a top 10 position until the end.

Thank you so much Julian for top marks 🥰 an all-1960s top 2 in your votes feels very on brand!

I'm delighted to read that my entry was a good discovery for you, Rollo! Thank you for the bronze / vaulting me into the top 10 I love how intense your Elvis Costello pick was.

Thanks for the points, John! I kept my fingers crossed after you said Laura was your back-up artist