What song was #1 the day you were born?

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:24 am

if i was in the US - I would had been born to the sound of "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees! - that's cool - a good start to life!

At my 18th birthday I would have danced to "Like a Virgin" by Madonna - (internally squirming at painful irony of it, desperately trying to pull a girlie - but getting drunk and falling over instead)

frankie big face · Post by **frankie big face** » Fri May 06, 2005 4:24 am

I got "Hey Jude." I win.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Fri May 06, 2005 6:28 am

Caravan Ray wrote:trying to pull a girlie - but getting drunk and falling over instead)

Damn! I thought that's what was supposed to happen.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Fri May 06, 2005 7:44 am

i think kapitano's got the worst dud birthday songs EVER.
can't you go to the government office and get your birthday officially changed or something?
-bill

JonPorobil · Post by **JonPorobil** » Fri May 06, 2005 9:06 am

Ugh Ugh Ugh Ugh Ugh. I totally beat Kapitano.

Starship - "We Built This City."
In the U.K. it was Feargal Sharkey - "A Good Heart," which I've never heard of.

On my 18th Birthday, it was Beyonce - "Baby Boy" in the U.S. and Busted - "Crashed the Wedding" in the U.K.

Music hates me.

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Fri May 06, 2005 12:53 pm

Not for the thingie, but I was given birth to Queen and Wet Wet Wet. Apparently "Don't stop me now" was on repeat during the harder phases of the natural, drug-free thig. I love my mum

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Fri May 06, 2005 1:23 pm

frankie big face wrote:I got "Hey Jude." I win.

Undeniably. It's just not fair.

Geoff WreckdoM · Post by **Geoff WreckdoM** » Fri May 06, 2005 1:45 pm

Birth-
US "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees (that's pretty cool)
UK "Barbados" by Typically Tropical (I wish I knew what that was)

18th B-Day
US "Stay (I missed you)" by Lisa Loeb (drawing a blank here)
UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)

I remember getting my mom to buy me the cassette of the Starship album "Kneedeep in the hoopla" featuring "We built this city"

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:38 pm

Geoff WreckdoM wrote: UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)

I played the glockenspiel to that song in my... equivalent of 3rd grade musical of Troy. It was a very special performance of Troy

Albatross · Post by **Albatross** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:41 pm

Geoff WreckdoM wrote: US "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees

I'd love to hear you guys do a Bee Gees cover.

My 18th Birthday:

US: Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
UK: Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

Kapitano · Post by **Kapitano** » Fri May 06, 2005 5:58 pm

Geoff WreckdoM wrote:UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)

The theme to the 1994 british comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', which made Hugh Grant a big star. It got an insanely large amount of airplay, and was at Number 1 for some insane amount of time. In spite of everyone saying they hated it.

It was originally sung by The Troggs in 1967, and written by Reg Presley, who claimed his songs were inspired by conversations with extraterestrials. He donated the royalties to crop circle research.

REM also covered it (for possibly the same bizarre reason they covered The Lion Sleeps Tonight). There is an unrelated song of the same title by Lennon and McCartney.

Personally, I think it's a pile of anodyne pseudo-romantic garbage. The british equivalent of Bryan Adam's Everything I Do I Do for You.

If don't believe me, go here:
http://www.jamesness.com/loveisallaround.html

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri May 06, 2005 6:42 pm

It was shit. The only good thing is that Marti Pellow, WWW lead singer, developed a heroin problem after its success. And Reg Presley (the guy who wrote it) is a lunatic.

j$

Geoff WreckdoM · Post by **Geoff WreckdoM** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:54 am

Kapitano wrote:
Geoff WreckdoM wrote:UK "Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet (I don't know what that is but it's odd Bjam mentioned it)
The theme to the 1994 british comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', which made Hugh Grant a big star. It got an insanely large amount of airplay, and was at Number 1 for some insane amount of time. In spite of everyone saying they hated it.

It was originally sung by The Troggs in 1967, and written by Reg Presley, who claimed his songs were inspired by conversations with extraterestrials. He donated the royalties to crop circle research.

Oh that, I do kind of remember that now, yech. Thanks for the info, I've always kinda liked The Troggs and now I know why.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Sat May 07, 2005 1:39 pm

HeuristicsInc wrote: uk: The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes

That's awesome. Chesney was this terrible little OHW on this side of the ocean. The song was only a hit here because it was in the movie "Doc Hollywood".

I am the one and only...nobody I'd rather be
I am the one and only...can't take that away from me

Now that's good OHW.

Duncan, of Level Nivelo · Tue May 24, 2005 6:42 am

Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song". I've always thought that was terribly appropriate.

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:27 am

Oddly enough my discovery of songfight.org involved my birthday...
It also involved someone called M.C. Fontalot...
I'm not going to bother explaining because noone would care...

NeilThrun · Post by **NeilThrun** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:48 pm

US:Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
UK:I Owe You Nothing - Bros

What the hell is this crap? I'm glad my brain was to underdevolped to remember.

Bolio · Post by **Bolio** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:13 am

Zager & Evans: In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) & I happened to know that already. What a stupid song, & managed to stay at #1 for 6 weeks (US)

Post by **Spud** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:29 am

The Great Pretender - Platters

Morbid Morgan · Post by **Morbid Morgan** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:03 pm

US: Ring my Bell by Anita Ward
UK: Are Friends Electric by Tubeway Army

18th Bday:
US & UK (and theme song from my high school graduation...sick)
I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy
...Yep Im listenin to it right now...oh the memories.

chucky · Post by **chucky** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:54 pm

my birthday:
US: Cant Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
UK: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey and Phil Collins

on my 19th birthday (last march) i was breaking windows all over town, drunk as fuck while everybody in the entire world (apparently) was falling asleep to: Yeah - Usher feat Lil Jon and Ludacris