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    as 'my album of 78' is current i though of posting this chart, from 30 years ago... :)

     

     

    Top 40 Hits of Mid May 1978

     

    1 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring

    2 The Bee Gees - Night Fever

    3 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Too Much Too Little Too Late

    4 Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover

    5 Darts - The Boy From New York City

    6 Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away

    7 Patti Smith Group - Because The Night

    8 The Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant

    9 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs

    10 Raydio - Jack And Jill

    11 The Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern

    12 Chic - Everybody Dance

    13 John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air

    14 Raffaella Carra - Do It Do It Again

    15 Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

    16 Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love

    17 Co-Co - Bad Old Days

    18 Tavares - More Than A Woman

    19 Sheila & B Devotion - Singin' In The Rain

    20 Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear

    21 Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why

    22 Ruby Winters - Come To Me

    23 The Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

    24 Rose Royce - It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'

    25 Genesis - Follow You Follow Me

    26 X-Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo

    27 Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours

    28 Wings - With A Little Luck

    29 Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch

    30 Dr Hook - More Like The Movies

    31 Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta - A Bi Na Bi

    32 Hi Tension - Hi Tension

    33 Ian Dury - What A Waste

    34 Donna Summer - Back In Love Again

    35 Richard Myhill - It Takes Two To Tango

    36 Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall

    37 Richard Denton & Martin Cook - Theme From 'the Hong Kong Beat'

    38 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

    39 KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes

    40 Graham Parker & The Rumour - Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions

     

    oh i like pet clarke, although her best tracks never seemed to chart very highly.. if at all... 'colour my world' for eg, how that missed the upper reaches of the charts is beyond me. its one of those uptempo uplifting 'happy' tracks that belongs on a sunny day! :lol: (ill look it up on youtube later).

    yeah i remember all on that list...

     

    it was an awfully bland time for pop and in general things were pretty dire.

     

    sailor 'glass of champagne' was good, and has been given a new lease of life.... scooter have pinched it and changed the lyrics for their #1 album 'jumping all over the world' <_<

     

    mud of course were another shoddywaddy, rock n roll revival act which though were quite good. i liked early mud, hypnosis for eg and 'tiger feet' was a classic pop song.

     

    cockney rebel of course were outstanding, and i liked ronnie lane and slim chance 'the poacher' (74).

    i think that most women 'celebs' promote themselves too much, like rfc says ... tpt, jodie marsh, jordan... very big on self promotion but very little on talent. we just dont respect them, they come across as shallow, vacuous, thick... i dont think talentless men push themselves as mush.... after all, ever heard of an 'it man'?...

     

    so i dont think we hate talentless women more, its just that theres more of them in the spotlight to hate!

    Did you know Rod Stewart's first hit Maggie May was originally the B-Side

     

    The A-side was Reason To Believe which imo is miles better.

     

    Reason To Believe reached #19 when it was flipped and Maggie May became the A-side

     

    indeed i love 'reason to believe', although maggie may was a good pop song.

     

    love the line "someone like you, makes it hard to live without, somebody else" .... its a superb love song.

    From a music snob point of view they were awful.

     

    But they were perfectly entertaining at the time for Variety TV shows pre the music new wave and alternative comedy eras. And you have to be a very mean person to say that their version of Under The Moon Of Love is rubbish, when it is a rather good fun record.

     

    not sure that calling rubbish, rubbish, makes you a musical snob! but admittedly they did appeal to some people and were party pop enough for those seeking a three minute no-brainer.. and we all need that.

    for me the beegees were a group of 2 (or more) identities.

     

    i rated highly their 60's material, songs like 'too love somebody' are classic all time great love songs, brilliant lyrics.

     

    conversely i couldnt abide their 'night fever' phase, they became 'medalion men' with open necked shirts, 'girls' hair, awful falsetto vocals....

     

    but i cannot deny their appeal or success.... fair play..

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    a classic year with loads of variety in the charts

     

    for those who have yet to cobtribute to one of these threads.... the idea is to post an album of tracks on a theme...any theme.. max 12 tracks. you are then free to comment or/and add your own compilation to the thread :)

     

     

    Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights my fav track of the year, kates stunning debut single.

     

    E.L.O. - Mr Blue sky corking pop song, upbeat, catchy, great stuff.

     

    Public Image LTD - Public Image johnny at his very best, a superb snareling autobiographical track with a superb bassline.

     

    Darts - Boy From New York City abit of doo-wap.. great catchy track.

     

    Sylvester - (you make me feel) Mighty Real posibly my fav disco track, and im not keen on disco.

     

    Yvonne Elliman - If i cant have you good beegees cover

     

    Blondie - Hanging on the telephone my fav blondie track.

     

    Yellow dog - just one more night silly pop

     

    Buzzcocks - What do i get early buzzcocks often overlooked in favcour of the more popular 'ever fallen in love....'

     

    Althia and Donna - Uptown top ranking for variety, a bit of jamaican reggae, one of my favs

     

    X Ray Spex - the day the world turned dayglo true punk, poly styrene with her unique singing style.

     

    Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong kong garden distinctive, inovative, the godmother of 'goth' which she created by 'accident'...

     

     

    Nobody in this day and age deserves to live in "scummy" conditions.... It's like we never left the bloody Dickensian era......

     

    people live in those conditions through choice.... theres no excuse in this day and age for living in a slum. maybe these people should prioritise their spending on cleaning equipment instead of fags, lager and weed.

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    have they done any original tracks? or are they all re-vamps/covers/samples of 70's tracks?

     

    not being a scooter fan but noticing this common theme running through most of their singles. the latest 'jumping all over the world' is a re-working of sailors 1976 hit 'glass of champagne'.

    yeah twinkle.... just one in a line of 'death pop' records. it was quite anthemic as in 64 'mods n rockers' were often involved in fatal crashes on their motorbikes or scooters! (we couldnt afford cars in them days)