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Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Yes, Substitute is a classic with amazing lyrics. It was first a hit in 1966 but re-released ten years later for some reason.

I always thought 1976 was a dreadful year for music but there were a couple of goodies: Bonnie Tyler and Lost In France, and Yvonne Elliman's Love Me.

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Me too. Late 1976 and early 1977 were particularly bad IMHO. Thank heavens punk rock came along and brought some excitement back to the charts later on in '77.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

A great chart in the first hour, January 1963. Must have been the time I just started to notice the songs on the radio! Most I can still sing almost word for word........ especially Susan Maughan's Bobby's Girl which everyone in the NE loved.

Telstar followed by Globetrotter made a nice segway and there were several instrumentals.

H

....and a double sided No1 with both sides played, nice one!
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I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851

Enjoyed Gambo's programme today. I like that you hear some records that aren't played that often,as with Baby Can I Take You Home by The Animals and Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble by Manfred Mann. More familiar ones - Tell Me When by The Applejacks had me having a dance round,and the wonderful Hollies with Just One Look. I watched a belting documentary about them on Sky Arts the other Saturday night.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

I loved Tell Me When and Just One Look Becky! They came on just as I got into the car to go shopping, so I whacked up the volume on the car and it was literally blasting out! I didn't care though as it lifted my spirits.

For some reason I have a feeling that I bought 'Tell Me When' with money I was given instead of an Easter egg probably from grandparents. It obviously was very popular around what would probably have been Easter that year.

I keep meaning to record that documentary on Sky Arts as I've noticed it before. I discovered that I worked and often socialised with the ex wife of the original drummer, Don Rathbone. She worked for a different airline to me and it was several years afterwards that someone else told me of the connection!

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851

Fog on the Tyne · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 1095

I agree with Becky, the Hollies documentary on sky arts is great, so much detail and lots of input from the band not just assorted talking heads offering their views years later.
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becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851

If I had to name hits from Engelbert Humperdinck not sure I'm A Better Man (For Having Loved You) would spring to mind. Paul played it on his programme on Saturday and what a lovely song it is. Had a look on Wiki to see who wrote it and lo and behold it is a Bacharach /David song.

1969 chart. Good one!