Happy Jack Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, MacDaddy said: Or as they are on the poster "Yes!" When did they drop the exclamation mark? They could no longer see the point ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, MacDaddy said: Or as they are on the poster "Yes!" When did they drop the exclamation mark? I don't know actually...... YES were my elder brothers' band (favourite band, he wasn't actually in the band).... he night know..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) 1987 I was 13, so could have revelled in Bon Jovi, Dio, Metallica, Anthrax,Wasp and Cinderella at Donington. I’d have been well up for that. (Reality check to self - at the time I lived 200 miles away, did a paper round and had no money. Bummer.) Edited November 13, 2023 by bassbiscuits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I don't even know what 15/- means. But in that case, that particular weekend I would have been busy not yet existing. It's 15 shillings = 75p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Try to ride Your bass better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Not quite Glastonbury -= 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, taunton-hobbit said: Not quite Glastonbury -= 😎 Jeez why have I heard of Zoot Money?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul S Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: Jeez why have I heard of Zoot Money?? Hammond player of some repute. Toured with Bill Wyman as one of the Rhythm Kings for a while. I love this one 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Out of curiosity I had a look at the 1969 top 20, I know some of them but didn’t realise sweet Caroline was that old 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 CCR with 2 chart entries! I was 12 for most of 1969 but could probably hum or sing most of these. My sister is 5 years older than me and used to listen to the charts constantly so I was exposed to this stuff from quite young. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 29 minutes ago, Paul S said: Hammond player of some repute. Toured with Bill Wyman as one of the Rhythm Kings for a while Shades of Jimmy Smith on organ, and why did most touring musicians at that time sound like Mose Allison? 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, uk_lefty said: Jeez why have I heard of Zoot Money?? His guitar player for several years in the late 60s/early 70s was the pre-Police Andy Summers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Out of curiosity I had a look at the 1969 top 20, I know some of them but didn’t realise sweet Caroline was that old I struggled with this because there were so many asongs that I have no recollection of at all. Then I realised it was the US charts. 🙄 For most Basschatters, this may be more relevant: 01 Archies Sugar Sugar 02 Beatles With Billy Preston Get Back 03 The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women 04 Peter Sarstedt Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 05 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus 06 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine 07 Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising 08 Fleetwood Mac Albatross 09 Frank Sinatra My Way 10 Bobbie Gentry I'll Never Fall In Love Again 11 Dean Martin Gentle On My Mind 12 Zager & Evans In The Year 2525 13 Elvis Presley In The Ghetto 14 Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 15 The Beatles The Ballad Of John And Yoko 16 Tommy Roe Dizzy 17 Robin Gibb Saved By The Bell 18 Thunderclap Newman Something In The Air 19 Mary Hopkin Goodbye 20 Fleetwood Mac Oh Well 21 Desmond Dekker & The Aces The Israelites 22 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town 23 Donald Peers Please Don't Go 24 The Bee Gees Don't Forget To Remember 25 Plastic Ono Band Give Peace A Chance 26 Fleetwood Mac Man Of The World 27 Amen Corner (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 28 Lou Christie I'm Gonna Make You Mine 29 Karen Young Nobody's Child 30 The Scaffold Lily The Pink 31 Joe Dolan Make Me An Island 32 The Move Blackberry Way 33 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys 34 The Tremeloes (Call Me) Number One 35 Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour 36 The Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day 37 Booker T & The MGs Time Is Tight 38 Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life 39 Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue 40 Herman's Hermits My Sentimental Friend 41 The Hollies He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother 42 Oliver Good Morning Starshine 43 Marvin GayeT oo Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby 44 Lulu Boom Bang-A-Bang 45 Clodagh Rodgers Come Back And Shake Me 46 Stevie Wonder Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday 47 The Who Pinball Wizard 48 Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used To Be 49 Cilla Black Surround Yourself With Sorrow 50 Max Romeo Wet Dream 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Happy Jack said: I struggled with this because there were so many asongs that I have no recollection of at all. Then I realised it was the US charts. Ah , apologies jack, google was my friend there, I’ve heard of a lot more in your list , thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 In '69 I'd have been 9. By the time I was 13, my hobby/interest was astronomy and my musical interest was classical... Fifty years later and my hobby list still includes astronomy, but a lot of others as well such as photography, bookbinding etc., and my main musical interest is still classical (but I do include other genres these days) and I play cello in an orchestra etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 11 hours ago, Happy Jack said: I struggled with this because there were so many asongs that I have no recollection of at all. Then I realised it was the US charts. 🙄 For most Basschatters, this may be more relevant: 01 Archies Sugar Sugar 02 Beatles With Billy Preston Get Back 03 The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women 04 Peter Sarstedt Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 05 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus 06 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine 07 Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising 08 Fleetwood Mac Albatross 09 Frank Sinatra My Way 10 Bobbie Gentry I'll Never Fall In Love Again 11 Dean Martin Gentle On My Mind 12 Zager & Evans In The Year 2525 13 Elvis Presley In The Ghetto 14 Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 15 The Beatles The Ballad Of John And Yoko 16 Tommy Roe Dizzy 17 Robin Gibb Saved By The Bell 18 Thunderclap Newman Something In The Air 19 Mary Hopkin Goodbye 20 Fleetwood Mac Oh Well 21 Desmond Dekker & The Aces The Israelites 22 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town 23 Donald Peers Please Don't Go 24 The Bee Gees Don't Forget To Remember 25 Plastic Ono Band Give Peace A Chance 26 Fleetwood Mac Man Of The World 27 Amen Corner (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 28 Lou Christie I'm Gonna Make You Mine 29 Karen Young Nobody's Child 30 The Scaffold Lily The Pink 31 Joe Dolan Make Me An Island 32 The Move Blackberry Way 33 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys 34 The Tremeloes (Call Me) Number One 35 Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour 36 The Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day 37 Booker T & The MGs Time Is Tight 38 Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life 39 Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue 40 Herman's Hermits My Sentimental Friend 41 The Hollies He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother 42 Oliver Good Morning Starshine 43 Marvin GayeT oo Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby 44 Lulu Boom Bang-A-Bang 45 Clodagh Rodgers Come Back And Shake Me 46 Stevie Wonder Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday 47 The Who Pinball Wizard 48 Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used To Be 49 Cilla Black Surround Yourself With Sorrow 50 Max Romeo Wet Dream It is totally scary that this was 54 years ago. The only one I don't remember -as a song - is the last one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 22 hours ago, Happy Jack said: No older brother, I guess? Mine was nearly three years older than me, so I grew up listening (on a Dansette) to the Beatles and the Stones and the Monkees. I'm the oldest child. TBH when I was growing up it just wasn't a very music-orientated household, and "pop" music was very much frowned upon. This is despite the fact that my dad was a competent piano player (I never heard him play once but there are photos of him playing when he was younger) and my mum is extremely musical - violin at school, learnt the guitar (for her teaching job) at the same time as me and for a long time was much better than I was, since then she has gone on to sing in several notable choirs and now in her 90s plays in an oldies ukulele group that probably does more gigs a year than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On the day that I was born Elvis was #1 with It's Now or Never. Thirteen years later it was Slade with Merry Xmas Everybody. Weirdly (or not) the Slade tune is the song we will be playing at gigs this festive season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 54 minutes ago, Paul S said: It is totally scary that this was 54 years ago. The only one I don't remember -as a song - is the last one That's impressive. I thought my 'musical memory' was pretty darned good, but there's plenty on that list that I don't recall at all. Agreed on Max Romeo, but also (for me) Joe Dolan, Lou Christie, Karen Young, Donald Peers. Who? So I recognise 45 out of 50 for the act performing them, but even then I struggle with some of the songs ... there's seven of those 45 that I couldn't hum if my life depended on it. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: there's seven of those 45 that I couldn't hum if my life depended on it. 😂 How can we put this to the test?... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Paul S said: The only one I don't remember -as a song - is the last one It made number 1, in spite of the beeb trying to kill it & Blackburn introducing it as 'a song from Max Romeo' 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Happy Jack said: That's impressive. I thought my 'musical memory' was pretty darned good, but there's plenty on that list that I don't recall at all. Agreed on Max Romeo, but also (for me) Joe Dolan, Lou Christie, Karen Young, Donald Peers. Who? So I recognise 45 out of 50 for the act performing them, but even then I struggle with some of the songs ... there's seven of those 45 that I couldn't hum if my life depended on it. 😂 Same as you Jack, 48 out of 50 artists, but several more songs I don't recognise. Karen Young and Donald Peers - and I used to work in a record shop/jukebox record supplier specialising in oldies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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