What was No. 1 on the day you were born?

**tiktok** · 20/01/2004, 12:17 PM

I think we need to put an immediate end to this thread, Conor clearly is staring to get rattled.

He's becoming overly concerned about the kids

**max power** · 20/01/2004, 12:55 PM

march 74 was a long long long time ago, conor these new fancy computer machines are great aren't they, better than that paper stuff from the old days

Sheridan · 20/01/2004, 1:03 PM

Originally posted by Conor74

Hall and Oates were one of the most successful acts ever, with a string of No. 1 albums and singles in the early and mid 80s. They were the biggest earning music duo of all time. Most of their hits were in the US (they were from Philadelphia) and included the one you mention, 'Method of Modern Love', 'Private Eyes', 'I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)', 'She's Gone', the international No. 1 'Maneater' (you MUST Know 'woo ohh here she comes, watch out boy she'll chew you up'...). Would recommend their best of or Big Bam Boom, a great album.

None of that rings a bell, sorry....

I wouldn't get too disheartened though, I'm not a huge fan of (especially popular) music - tend to see it as an inferior "art-form."

I didn't even know Shakin' Stevens had done a version of This Ole House, although I'm familiar with the song. I remember doing a mean Shakin' Stevens impression as a bairn, too.

Sheridan · 20/01/2004, 8:15 PM

Originally posted by Conor74
I tend to see popular music as a very superior art form indeed. I mean, when it comes to the written word gimme Bob Dylan over Seamus Heaney,for visual impact gimme a video director like Chris Cunningham over Picasso and for a belting tune give me Future Sound of London over Beethoven anyday.

You shouldn't have provoked me, I wrote my manifesto on art in several idle moments a while back, here it is FWIW. Could possibly do with being revised in places.

1: Art is the successful, conscious communication of transcendental insights.

2: Such communication cannot, by definition, occur by accident (although the moment of inspiration itself can, and often does, come about by chance.)

3: Existing "genres" or "art-forms" (other than literature and philosophy) are inadequate for the purposes of such communication. Even if this were not the case, the myriad extraneous associations attached to these genres make meaningful communication impossible, because...

4: A valid work of art MUST BE unique. In other words, it must be totally incomparable to anything its audience has experienced before, or at least sufficiently different to engage the audience on terms set by the artist.

5: Uniqueness without communication is not art.

6: Subversion (which is, in any case, a self-defeating exercise, since it automatically acknowledges the legitimacy of that which it seeks to subvert) and deconstruction of existing genres are not valid means of artistic communication for the reasons outlined above. They may be of great value and interest to the sociologist, but are irrelevant to the artist.

7: Imagery, symbolism and other forms of artistic shorthand must be rejected as an artists' primary means of communication. Express, explain, communicate - do not hint.

8: A work of art should preferably emanate from a single artist. Any more, and the risk of diluting the purity of the insight becomes insupportable. Collaboration with other artists can, however, produce the genesis of an insight. Art begets art.

9: Technique is relevant only insofar as its mastery is necessary to the act of communication. Neither technique nor aesthetics are of any intrinsic interest to the artist.

10: It is entirely conceivable that the creation of valid art, as defined above, is impossible. This does not invalidate these fundamental principles, nor does it validate those which currently enjoy unwarranted popularity.

11: An eleventh tenet is required to avoid comparisons with the Ten Commandments and similar decalogues. Remember that even if you, as an artist, are capable of ignoring existing conventions, your audience may not share this capacity. This is why you must always strive for singularity. (This manifesto, incidentally, is not a work of art, valid or otherwise.)

**DolansWaistcoat** · 21/01/2004, 8:39 AM

You should try and get your hole bud,might do ya good.

**max power** · 21/01/2004, 8:40 AM

ha ha LOL

**Macy** · 21/01/2004, 8:57 AM

Originally posted by Sheridan
I didn't even know Shakin' Stevens had done a version of This Ole House, although I'm familiar with the song. I remember doing a mean Shakin' Stevens impression as a bairn, too.

For a certain generation that was their first single brought/ got for them.... luckily I have the excuse of only being 5 at the time....

Sheridan · 21/01/2004, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by DolansWaistcoat
You should try and get your hole bud,might do ya good.

What a bizarre phrase that is.

**DolansWaistcoat** · 21/01/2004, 10:43 AM

It's a Cork ting,biy.

Ye probably call it getting a ride up there around the pale.

**Dodge** · 21/01/2004, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by Macy
For a certain generation that was their first single brought/ got for them.... luckily I have the excuse of only being 5 at the time....

Not sure what age I was but I too was a Shaky victim...

Mine was UK: Summer Nights (in November! by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
and US: You Needed Me by Anne Murray

**Plastic Paddy** · 21/01/2004, 11:15 AM

Number 1 in both the US and the UK the week I was born was "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart. What a tune. I'm happy 'bout that.

PP

**Macy** · 21/01/2004, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by Dodge
Not sure what age I was but I too was a Shaky victim...

Guessing but it was four or five.... Bizarrely did a quick google and found a site that claims that Shaky was NME Best Artist in the readers vote in the mid-70's!!!

Sheridan · 21/01/2004, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by DolansWaistcoat
It's a Cork ting,biy.

Ye probably call it getting a ride up there around the pale.

No, it was current in Dublin as far back as ten years ago. I was actually thinking how long it had been since I'd heard it used here, after hearing it (very unexpectedly) from a Scotsman recently.

Still think it's a weird expression.

**DolansWaistcoat** · 21/01/2004, 11:57 AM

Oh right,the dubs started the phrase off and now it's spreading worldwide,Colin Farrell says it too I suppose and now Sam Jackson is saying it also.

**Dodge** · 21/01/2004, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Macy
Guessing but it was four or five.... Bizarrely did a quick google and found a site that claims that Shaky was NME Best Artist in the readers vote in the mid-70's!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/pro..._stevens.shtml

Best Live ACT 1972 ****ing Hell!!! this was before Internet hoaxers destroyed polls

**tiktok** · 21/01/2004, 12:33 PM

I always thought Shaky was a short lived 80's phenomenon. I guess the Welsh Elvis rip-off started while the 'King' was still going strong.

**Pauro 76** · 21/01/2004, 7:56 PM

ok getting slightly obsessive, decided to see the top 10 UK songs from day i was born....

http://www.everyhit.com/retrocharts

1 Abba Dancing Queen
2 Real Thing Can't Get By Without You
3 Wurzels I Am A Cider Drinker
4 Pussycat Mississippi
5 Bay City Rollers I Only Wanna Be With You
6 Tina Charles Dance Little Lady Dance
7 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By The Light
8 Acker Bilk Aria
9 Rod Stewart Sailing
10 Rod Stewart The Killing Of Georgie

check out number 3!!!!!!

Ooh-arr!!!

**Maz** · 21/01/2004, 8:17 PM

mine... UK number 1 "into the groove" by Madonna
Us number 1 "the power of love" by huey lewis

top 10 uk
1 madonna "into the groove"
2 UB40 feat chrissie hynde "I got you babe"
3 kate bush "Running up that hill"
4 Madonna "holiday"
5 Cars "drive"
6 Dire Straits "money for nothing"
7 Baltimora "Tarzan boy"
8 Tina Turner " we dont need another hero" (thunderdome)
9 Princess "say im your number one"
10 Billy Idol "white wedding"

**liam88** · 21/01/2004, 10:28 PM

Originally posted by Maz

10 Billy Idol "white wedding"

wow-the original "White Wedding" been listening to the new Murderdolls versions of that

HEre goes my confession.............

1 Glenn Medeiros "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"
2 Yazz & The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up"
3 Salt-N-Pepa "Push It / Tramp"
4 Everything But The Girl "I Don't Want To Talk About It"
5 Kim Wilde "You Came"
6 Kylie Minogue "The Loco-Motion"
7 S-Express "Superfly Guy"
8 Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
9 Transvision Vamp "I Want Your Love"
10 Mac Band featuring The McCampbell "Brothers Roses Are Red"

Guess my age

**Martinho II** · 22/01/2004, 12:36 AM

English no 1 is:Sailisng Rod Stewart
US no 1 is: Rhinstone Cowboy Glen Campbell

yeh heeeh!!!!!!!

UK top 20 18/09/75

1 Rod Stewart Sailing
2 Leo Sayer Moonlighting
3 David Essex Hold Me Close
4 Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell
5 5000 Volts I'm On Fire
6 Jasper Carrott Funky Moped / Magic Roundabout
7 Showaddywaddy Heartbeat
8 Mike Batt Summertime City
9 Hot Chocolate A Child's Prayer
10 Drifters There Goes My First Love
11 Kenny Julie-Ann
12 KC & The Sunshine Band That's The Way (I Like It)
13 Chris Spedding Motor Biking
14 Carl Malcolm Fattie Bum Bum
15 Jonathan King Una Paloma Blanca
16 Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes For You
17 Stylistics I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)
18 Procol Harum Pandora's Box
19 Desmond Dekker Sing A Little Song
20 Al Matthews Fool

Guess who is no 20?

YES AL MATTHEWS FOOL! who is that referring to? Is it a premonition for a sly dig at Aaron?