I think I *will* hang myself today.

[flemmings]

You know what my Billboard #1 Birthday hit was? I had no idea; I didn't know Billboard *had* chart listings when I was born. But they did. And the #1 hit the week I was born was Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Wait, it gets worse. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer sung by Gene Autry.

And you wonder why I've never had any use for music.

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[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

Hey, I used to have a record of that song! I loved it! I wish I still had it. I have no idea what became of it.

And I get "Oh! Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison.

Oh, and? Please not to hang yourself!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Sleeping pills are *so* much less painful. ^_^

Reference is actually to Chesterton's Ballade of Suicide, findable here (http://branemrys.blogspot.com/2005/06/i-think-i-will-not-hang-myself-to-day.html)

[petronia.livejournal.com]

"9 to 5", Dolly Parton.

I was going to give you the UK one as it makes just as much sense as the US one, but the UK charts only started in '52!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I found a British site that charts from the 40s. No.1 on my birthday was The Ink Spots, "You're Breaking My Heart." Which I can live with. (Albums don't start till '56 on that one.)

ETA: Oh right- sheet music sales. I'll still take it.

[joasakura.livejournal.com]

oh, come on. that's.. uhm. you know. CUTE.




and if it makes you feel ANY better, the week I was born, the #1 hit was Marvin Gaye's "I heard it through the grapevine"

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Now *that* is awesome. I'd happily take "I heard it through the grapevine", and not only because it involves being almost twenty years younger than I am.

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Oooh I got 'All You Need is Love' - the Beatles! Which I'll happily take. ^__^

Also I second AJ - please don't be hangin' yourself over Gene Autry. I only know him through his 'Westerns'. My father had four daughters and picked me as proxy son and I got taken to every Western and War flick going at the time.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Not the best Beatles possible, but respectable. At least it's not Hey Jude.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Is that the American or British chart? Whichever, try the other.

ETA-- you know, there's something very wrong with that. I know all of that year's songs but I've never heard of Before the next teardrop falls. It's a country song that didn't get any play on pop radio here.

[deepfryerfire.livejournal.com]

Where did you find the UK charts? I keep on ending upon stupid pages.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I keep getting different ones when I google, being too dum to bookmark. There's this (http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/) one that has the benefit of side comments for the unBritish.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

The very best way is freakytigger's Popular (http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/) blog.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

That, madam, is the post-grad level course for those what specializes.

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

How do you find it by date? I can find it by year ...

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, found the American list! Ha Ha! I get Lonely Boy by Paul Anka. I'll trade trade you Gene Autry. I like Gene Autry. But then, I like der Bingle Perry Como and ...

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Look yourself up here (http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/) and see how you make out Brit-wise.

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

Living Doll by Cliff Richard. Never heard of it, will have to look it up.