Telsorrow
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1968. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
Otis Redding
{US0199/-}
Rating: -/10
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1974. "Billy Don't Be a Hero"
Paper Lace
{-/UK0346}
Rating: -/10
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2019. "Sucker"
Jonas Brothers
{US1085/-}
Rating: -/10
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1975. "Black Water"
The Doobie Brothers
{US0358/-}
Rating: -/10
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1980. "Together We Are Beautiful"
Fern Kinney
{-/UK0453}
Rating: -/10
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1986. "Sara"
Starship
{US0591/-}
Rating: -/10
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1997. "Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are"
Spice Girls
{-/UK0762}
Rating: -/10
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2008. "Love in This Club"
Usher ft. Young Jeezy
{US0955/-}
Rating: -/10
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2014. "My Love"
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne
{-/UK1252}
Rating: -/10
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March 14th
1963. "Summer Holiday"
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
{-/UK0148}
Rating: -/10
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1981. "Jealous Guy"
Roxy Music
{-/UK0476}
Rating: -/10
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1987. "Everything I Own"
Boy George
{-/UK0586}
Rating: -/10
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1987. "Jacob's Ladder"
Huey Lewis and the News
{US0622/-}
Rating: -/10
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1998. "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
Will Smith
{US0826/-}
Rating: -/10
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2015. "King"
Years & Years
{-/UK1287}
Rating: -/10
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1965. "Eight Days a Week"
The Beatles
{US0130/-}
Rating: -/10
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1993. "Informer"
Snow
{US0776/-}
Rating: -/10
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1999. "When the Going Gets Tough"
Boyzone
{-/UK0818}
Rating: -/10
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2004. "Toxic"
Britney Spears
{-/UK0974}
Rating: -/10
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2010. "Pass Out"
Tinie Tempah
{-/UK1123}
Rating: -/10
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1977. "Chanson D'Amour"
The Manhattan Transfer
{-/UK0402}
Rating: -/10
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1983. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler
{US0539/UK0517}
Rating: -/10
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1994. "The Sign"
Ace of Base
{US0787/-}
Rating: -/10
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2005. "Dakota"
Stereophonics
{-/UK1007}
Rating: -/10
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2022. "Heat Waves"
Glass Animals
{US1134/-}
Rating: -/10
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1965. "It's Not Unusual"
Tom Jones
{-/UK0189}
Rating: -/10
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1967. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"
The Supremes
{US0180/-}
Rating: -/10
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1978. "Wuthering Heights"
Kate Bush
{-/UK0420}
Rating: -/10
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1989. "Too Many Broken Hearts"
Jason Donovan
{-/UK0624}
Rating: -/10
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2000. "American Pie"
Madonna
{-/UK0850}
Rating: -/10
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2006. "It's Chico Time"
Chico
{-/UK1030}
Rating: -/10
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2023. "Die for You"
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
{US1146/-}
Rating: -/10
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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/-}
Rating: -/10
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1979. "I Will Survive"
Gloria Gaynor
{US0459/UK0435}
Rating: -/10
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2007. "Shine"
Take That
{-/UK1052}
Rating: -/10
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2007. "This Is Why I'm Hot"
Mims
{US0939/-}
Rating: -/10
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March 9th
Today we also celebrate the 30th of Suga from BTS!
Happy birthday!
1959. "Venus"
Frankie Avalon
{US0011/-}
"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
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1974. "Jealous Mind"
Alvin Stardust
{-/UK0345}
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
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1985. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Dead or Alive
{-/UK0546}
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
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1985. "Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
{US0564/-}
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
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1991. "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
The Clash
{-/UK0661}
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
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1991. "Someday"
Mariah Carey
{US0741/-}
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
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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.
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
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1975. "Have You Never Been Mellow"
Olivia Newton-John
{US0357/-}
Rating: -/10
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1986. "Chain Reaction"
Diana Ross
{-/UK0566}
Rating: -/10
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2003. "Beautiful"
Christina Aguilera
{-/UK0949}
Rating: -/10
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2003. "In da Club"
50 Cent
{US0891/-}
Rating: -/10
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March 6th
1965. "My Girl"
The Temptations
{-/UK0129}
Rating: -/10
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1971. "Baby Jump"
Mungo Jerry
{-/UK0297}
Rating: -/10
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1976. "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"
Tina Charles
{-/UK0386}
Rating: -/10
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1976. "Love Machine"
The Miracles
{US0391/-}
Rating: -/10
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1982. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Tight Fit
{-/UK0496}
Rating: -/10
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1993. "A Whole New World"
Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
{US0775/-}
Rating: -/10
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2004. "Mysterious Girl"
Peter Andre
{-/UK0973}
Rating: -/10
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2010. "In My Head"
Jason Derulo
{-/UK1122}
Rating: -/10
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2010. "Imma Be"
The Black Eyed Peas
{US0981/-}
Rating: -/10
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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/-}
Rating: -/10
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1977. "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)"
Barbra Streisand
{US0417/-}
Rating: -/10
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1983. "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
{US0530/UK0516}
Rating: -/10
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2005. "Over and Over"
Nelly ft. Tim McGraw
{-/UK1006}
Rating: -/10
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2005. "Candy Shop"
50 Cent ft. Olivia
{US0912/-}
Rating: -/10
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2016. "Work"
Rihanna ft. Drake
{US1052/-}
Rating: -/10
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March 4th
1967. "Ruby Tuesday"
The Rolling Stones
{US0179/-}
Rating: -/10
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1978. "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" Andy Gibb
{US0440/-}
Rating: -/10
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1989. "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
{US0683/-}
Rating: -/10
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2000. "Amazed"
Lonestar
{US0854/-}
Rating: -/10
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2006. "Sorry"
Madonna
{-/UK1029}
Rating: -/10
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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}
Rating: -/10
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1973. "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Slade
{-/UK0326}
Rating: -/10
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1979. "Tragedy"
Bee Gees
{US0460/UK0434}
Rating: -/10
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1984. "99 Red Balloons"
Nena
{-/UK0533}
Rating: -/10
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1990. "Dub Be Good to Me"
Beats International ft. Lindy Layton
{-/UK0642}
Rating: -/10
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1990. "Escapade"
Janet Jackson
{US0713/-}
Rating: -/10
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2007. "Ruby"
Kaiser Chiefs
{-/UK1051}
Rating: -/10
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2007. "What Goes Around... Comes Around"
Justin Timberlake
{US0938/-}
Rating: -/10
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2012. "Part of Me"
Katy Perry
{US1013/UK1190}
Rating: -/10
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March 2nd
Today we also celebrate the 61st birthday of Jon Bon Jovi and 46th birthday of Chris Martin!
Happy birthdays!
1961. "Walk Right Back" / "Ebony Eyes"
The Everly Brothers
{-/UK0114}
Rating: -/10
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1963. "Walk Like a Man"
The Four Seasons
{US0086/-}
Rating: -/10
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1967. "Release Me"
Engelbert Humperdinck
{-/UK0230}
Rating: -/10
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1974. "Seasons in the Sun"
Terry Jacks
{US0319/UK0347}
Rating: -/10
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1996. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
Oasis
{-/UK0734}
Rating: -/10
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2002. "World of Our Own"
Westlife
{-/UK0920}
Rating: -/10
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2013. "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"
One Direction
{-/UK1223}
Rating: -/10
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2013. "Harlem Shake"
Baauer
{US1023/-}
Rating: -/10
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March 1st
Today we also celebrate the 36th birthday of Kesha and the 29th birthday of Justin Bieber!
Happy birthdays!
1975. "Best of My Love"
Eagles
{US0356/-}
Rating: -/10
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1980. "Atomic"
Blondie
{-/UK0452}
Rating: -/10
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1986. "Kyrie"
Mr. Mister
{US0590/-}
Rating: -/10
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2014. "Money on My Mind"
Sam Smith
{-/UK1251}
Rating: -/10
Telsorrow listens to every number one single of the UK & US
in Chart Histories