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What song was #1 the day you were born?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:31 pm
by Albatross
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php
US charts go back to 1955, UK to 1952.
For me, it's:
US: Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
UK: Lily The Pink - Scaffold
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:36 pm
by roymond
US: Surrender - Elvis Presley
Them: Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:43 pm
by Justincombustion
"You're No Good" Linda Ronstat
That site says you can get your "life theme" by using your 18th burfday. In my case it's Mariah and Boyz 2 Men "One Sweet Day" (NOOOO!!!!)
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:16 pm
by GlennCase
UK = The Streak - Ray Stevens
US = Billy, Don’t Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
18th Birthday (UK) = Abba-Esque (EP) - Erasure
18th Birthday (US) = I’ll Be There - Mariah Carey
ROCK!
Glenn (DR FUNK)
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:32 pm
by jack
GlennCase wrote:UK = The Streak - Ray Stevens
US = Billy, Don’t Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
ROCK!
Glenn (DR FUNK)
the scary thing is as a kid, i remember loving those 2 songs. "billy don't be a hero" was number one on american top 40 (with kasey casem of course!) for weeks. and i remember "the streak" came out when streaking was this big fad and people were running naked everywhere.
i feel old.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:32 pm
by Heather. Redmon.
US= TSOP (The sound of Philadephia) -MFSB feat the Three Degrees
UK= Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
18th birthday US= Save The Best To Last - Vanessa Williams
18th birthday UK= Deeply Dippy - Right Said Fred
My birth = bad music
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:38 pm
by Niveous
All these answers (and mine which are equally bad) just remind me how much I hate Billboard and Radio&Records.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:38 pm
by jack
US: "the lion sleeps tonight" by the tokens
UK: "tower of strength" by frankie vaughn
18 bday US: "escape-the pina colada song" by rupert holmes
18 bday UK: "another brick in the wall" by pink floyd
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:50 pm
by jimtyrrell
The day I was born (4/20/69):
US: Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In - The 5th Dimension
UK: Get Back - The Beatles with Billy Preston
My 18th birthday:
US: I Knew You Were Waiting - Aretha Franklin and George Michael
UK: La Isla Bonita - Madonna
What a crappy birthday.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:57 pm
by WeaselSlayer
US: "With or Without You" by U2.
I'm young and I love that song.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:25 pm
by HeuristicsInc
yeah i did this on brad sucks' blog once.
uk: Twelfth Of Never - Donny Osmond (bleh)
us: Love Train - O’Jays (good)
18th bday
uk: The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes (eh, whatever)
us: Coming Out Of The Dark - Gloria Estefan (hmm)
ok, so, i, uh, don't really know any of them.
except love train.
-bill
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 8:57 pm
by sparks
Stevie Wonder and Wham!. Man, I'm cool.
Sparkette gets Mr. Mister and Wham!. What is it with 80s Brits and Wham!?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 10:08 pm
by Mostess
War! Good God! What is it good for? Absolutely Nothing!
Say it again!
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 7:12 am
by LMNOP
Mozart: Horn Concerto #3
*sigh*
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:03 pm
by Hoblit
yeah, we actually did this before back on dumbrella (to lazy to look for it)
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
March 9th, 1973
yeah, I'm old
whatofit
punk
/shaking cane
UK: Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade
??????
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:28 pm
by fodroy
the day i was born...
US: Wake Me Up Befoe You Go-Go - Wham!
UK: I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
lame!
18th birthday...
US: Lose Yourself - Eminem
UK: Dirty - Christina Aguilera
worst 18th birthday ever.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:28 pm
by Calfborg
UK: "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
US: "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 1:36 pm
by HeuristicsInc
Hoblit wrote:
March 9th, 1973
yeah, I'm old
March 28, 1973
It's ok, Hoblit, you're only slightly older than me. But... all the same,
older 
-bill
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:06 pm
by king_arthur
Born before the advent of recorded music, but my life theme song falls somewhere between "American Woman" (the original version) and Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky."
Charles (Art is my middle name!)
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:16 pm
by Kapitano
Birthday
(17 Jan 1972 - yay! I'm older than Hoblit!):
US: The New Seeekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
UK: Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)
Oh my god. <holds head in dispair>
18th Birthday:
UK: New Kids on the Block - Hangin' Tough
US: Michael Bolton - How am I Supposed to Live Without You
Oh. My. God. <loses the will to live>
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 7:39 pm
by Gazelles
US-"Like a Prayer," Madonna
UK-"Eternal Flame," The Bangles
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:19 pm
by ibellaluna
The Letter - The Box Tops (US)
The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck (UK)