I'm not sure what the reaction of the blog will be to baby Huey and his version of A Change Is Gonna Come, but if anyone wants to know more about his story then here's a
Tomorrow's show is much more straightforward as all I want to know is what was number one on the day you were born?
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Comment number 1.
At 12th Jul 2011, Scotch Get wrote:Caption
"First you forget names. Then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull your zipper up. Then you forget to pull your zipper down."
Leo Rosenberg
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Comment number 2.
At 12th Jul 2011, gaie wrote:They must be joking.
Mad mac, best wishes from me - sorry to hear you've not been well.
Tall Ships were braw today.
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Comment number 3.
At 12th Jul 2011, Scotch Get wrote:WEDNESDAY
Ah'm no' tellin' ye!
1) It's too embarrassing.
2) I would lose the ability to lie about my age.
I was gonna suggest the No.1 song when my daughter was born, on her behalf. But,
1) It's too embarrassing.
>8-D
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Comment number 4.
At 12th Jul 2011, norriemaclean wrote:17 Nov 1973 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
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Comment number 5.
At 12th Jul 2011, Scotch Get wrote:Mmmm. I recognise Jimmy Young, Tony Blackburn and Pete Murray. I guess Leo Rosenberg knew what he was talking about...
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Comment number 6.
At 12th Jul 2011, Glen Miller wrote:#5
Mike Raven (2) Dave Cash (4) Chris Denning and David Symonds?
18 May 1976 Desperados Under The Eaves - Warren Zevon
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Comment number 7.
At 12th Jul 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:I don't particularly want to hear Frank Ifield - 'I Remember You'. 'Dreams' by Gabrielle was No 1 when The Daughter was born...quite fitting lyrics I think. It was also the date of the final edition of the girls' comic The Twinkle :o( Probably not v interesting to anyone but me.
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Comment number 8.
At 12th Jul 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#6
If they can use a photie of Chris Denning they can play Gary Glitter. (See #4).
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Comment number 9.
At 12th Jul 2011, FrankInDenny wrote:Aug7th 1964 Beatles --- Hard Days Night U.K & U.S.A
#4 1973????
Aye Right
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Comment number 10.
At 12th Jul 2011, holdontight wrote:Well, this time not even I can come up with an Electric Light Orchestra song.
I had never though about what was No1 on the day I was born, until I looked it up for this programme. It was Bill Halley and His Comets, Rock around the Clock. It actually went to No1 on the day I was born, 25th November 1955 and stayed there for 3 weeks.
Normal service will now be resumed, and we can get back to the Electric Light Orchestra
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Comment number 11.
At 12th Jul 2011, henri hannah wrote:15/08/55: Bill Haley & the Comets Rock Around The Clock (USA)
15/08/55: Rose Marie - Slim Whitman - (UK)
Much prefer Bill Haley - as a child I remember dancing around my mumu's kitchen to this as she prepared the evening chapatis, byrriani with tender chunks of chicken breast whilst banging away on her tabla whilst we waited for it to be ready.
O how we laughted...
regardez youse
henri
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Comment number 12.
At 12th Jul 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:Just discovered the No 1 Country Song in the USA on the day I was born was a song my Dad used to play a lot....It's a bit corny but I just love it:
'Wolverton Mountain' - Claude King
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Comment number 13.
At 12th Jul 2011, DC wrote:That'll be the Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
DC (11/11/57)
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Comment number 14.
At 12th Jul 2011, paulhandley wrote:......special mention required on GIO 11/11/11......eh DC?
What is it about the UK charts back in the day? Gonna follow Henri and Julie's lead and go for the U.S. one.....
Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith
the one above was the version on 7/4/60 but it's an instumental, so it might be more interesting to hear a version by one of these.....
Julie London
The Lettermen
Bobby Vinton
Paul from Ayr
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Comment number 15.
At 12th Jul 2011, DC wrote:Paul, I ask for 'my song' every year on 11/11 but GIO ignores me, preferring to observe the fact that flags are at half mast on my birthday. Last year, the theme was 'Songs which mean most to you today'. I requested 'Birthday' by the Beatles.....
Ach well, mebbe 11/11/11 will be special!
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Comment number 16.
At 13th Jul 2011, paolopablo wrote:Number one when i was born
Woopah oh yeah yeah
Which coincidentally iscwhat i believe my mother shouted when she first clapped eyes on her gorgeous new son
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Comment number 17.
At 13th Jul 2011, DC wrote:She called you Woopah?
Yeah, yeah...
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Comment number 18.
At 13th Jul 2011, mikeshropshire wrote:12 Nov. '68... UK No1 single was theme from 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'... nae just the best choice... so how about something from the UK No1 album on the same day:
The Hollies: Gasoline Alley Bred.
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Comment number 19.
At 13th Jul 2011, norriemaclean wrote:I don't see why you should be alowed to pick US charts, album charts, US country charts etc. just to get a better song for your birthday. I think Miss Babs shall call "foul"!
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Comment number 20.
At 13th Jul 2011, Will Power wrote:18th December 1965:
(UK) The Beatles - Day Tripper or Work It Out
(US) The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
#19 " all I want to know is what was number one on the day you were born" - fair game to select any chart imho ☺
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Comment number 21.
At 13th Jul 2011, Will Power wrote:The Sound of Music was the number one album. Yeah Norrie's right!
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Comment number 22.
At 13th Jul 2011, Senga wrote:I've won the Euromillions! Where can I invest £2.80? Henri will know!
On the 16th of June 1966 the UK number one record was
Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
aka the Doobie Doobie Doo song! LOL!
;o)
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Comment number 23.
At 13th Jul 2011, RoxyJohn wrote:I was born on a Thursday (20th May) and records show that 'King Of The Road' by Roger Miller was number one on Saturday 15th May and Jackie Trent with 'Where Are You Now (My Love)' was number one on Saturday 22nd May
'Beatles For Sale' and Bob Dylan's 'Freewheelin' were either side of the day I was born in the album charts.
It turns out Bryan Ferry has covered 2 songs form the Dylan album, 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' and 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'
Would be nice to hear Ferry's version of 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' on Get It On.
J.O'B.
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Comment number 24.
At 13th Jul 2011, Glen Miller wrote:The records show I took the blows
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Comment number 25.
At 13th Jul 2011, Senga wrote:#16 - Paolo - The Beatles' first national tour was as the support band for that lady!
:o)
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Comment number 26.
At 13th Jul 2011, Senga wrote:#18 - mikeshropshire - Are you a triplet?
;o)
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Comment number 27.
At 13th Jul 2011, Scottish Lass wrote:UK no. 1 single - Merry Xmas Everybody, Slade.
UK no.1 album - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
Wouldn't mind hearing Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, if Slade is too much in July!!
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Comment number 28.
At 13th Jul 2011, Katy Mary wrote:I'm a Believer by The Monkees = 26th January a good few years ago. In these days of the (Murdoch) press where you can't trust anybody it'll give hope back to us all.
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Comment number 29.
At 13th Jul 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#28
"I'm a Conceiver"
Howzabout this for a theme; what were we listening to when our children were conceived?
Bryan - If you take a random sample of 23 individuals, there is a better than even chance that 2 of them will share a birthday.
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Comment number 30.
At 13th Jul 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#29
What was I listening to? Probably something like
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Comment number 31.
At 13th Jul 2011, jinkk wrote:So not many people owning up to the actual year then?
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