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no 1 song when you born
« on: March 11, 2009, 08:40:26 PM »
Not too sure if this has been done but here goes anyway
 
http://www.everyhit.com/dates/  for uk. and mine is tower of strength by frankie vaughan  ::)



http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm for the U S, and mine this time is please Mr postman by the marvelettes quite appropriate  ;D

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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 08:42:38 PM »
No good for me, I was born before November 1952.
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 08:45:33 PM »
 it goes back to the 1890s on the US version,   ;) :)
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 09:05:24 PM »
Oh god, no. Mine's "Tonight's the Night" by Rod Stewart. I haaaaate Rod Stewart!  [smiley=beadyeyes.gif]
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 09:42:45 PM »
Pink Floyd - "Another Brick In The Wall"

Right on!  I thought it would be something cheesy.
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 09:43:41 PM »
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Tight Fit

Apparently the album was "Love Songs" Barbara Streisand
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 09:46:56 PM »
US: "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper

UK: Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"

I was an '80's baby!
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 10:46:33 PM »
Quote from: whiteknight_gb on March 11, 2009, 08:45:33 PM
it goes back to the 1890s on the US version,   ;) :)

OK, "Wheel Of Fortune" by Kay Starr (Whoever that is)
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 11:34:53 PM »
For me...

UK: The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
     
US:  Irene Cara - "Flashdance ... What a Feeling"

I was an '80s baby too :P.
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2009, 12:04:32 AM »
Blech. I hate mine. I demand a recount!

Quote from: whiteknight_gb on March 11, 2009, 08:40:26 PM
please Mr postman by the marvelettes quite appropriate  ;D

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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2009, 12:11:11 AM »
Ooh, this is fun!

US: "Mickey" by Toni Basil

UK: "Beat Surrender" by The Jam
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2009, 12:13:06 AM »
Hmmmm, UK was "Rat Trip" by Boomtown Rats, which I've never heard of, but US was the immortal hit "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer!
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2009, 03:09:26 AM »
UK: Duran Duran - "The Reflex"

US: Lionel Richie - "Hello"

I love both these songs! Sweet! :-D
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2009, 05:32:35 AM »
Quote from: devinshire on March 11, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Pink Floyd - "Another Brick In The Wall"

Right on!  I thought it would be something cheesy.

Mine was Another Brick In The Wall too (for the UK)

and for US:     Escape (The Piña Colada Song)     Rupert Holmes
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Re: no 1 song when you born
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2009, 07:29:46 AM »
This thread is making me realise what a bunch of crap songs have managed to make it to #1 on both sides of the Atlantic!  :P ;D
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