I Love #1s - 1958

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last week we saw that 1986 was a smashing year for number ones, with Diana Ross, Falco and Europe all getting 30 ticks or more. However Queen Madge reigned supreme with 36 ticks for Papa Don't Preach. Now intrepid poll-tickers, cast your minds back.... It's 1958 and rock'n'roll is in full swing! OR IS IT?

[Poll #782959]

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Connie Francis! What DECADE were you living in, wumman??

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I have only heard three of these. I am a bad poptimist. A rocktimist, if you will.

Genius!

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

It's a bra' bricht moonlicht nicht!

Re: Genius!

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

greatest Scottish song of the C20th.

Re: Genius!

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Up yr chuff the Proclaimers.

Re: Genius!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Concur. It is amazing.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I have heard NONE of these! Not one!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Not even Elvis?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

No!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Jailhouse rock = about bvmsechs.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Like everything in the world!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

"warden threw a party in the county jail"

O RLY

A rock1st spekes

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Hoots Mon is not better than Jailhouse Rock. Really. Come on.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised by how many I DO know and like!

But I don't think I've heard Michael Holliday, Connie Francis, Kalin Twins or Tommy Edwards.

I keep remembering Freddie Starr performing 'It's Only Make Believe' on TV once so could not tickit.

Re: A rock1st spekes

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Yes it is. JHR sounds like a million other Elvish songs. Hoots Mon is UNIQUE.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

What sort of a name is Conway Twitty, anyway?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

"The whole rhythm section was the purple gang"

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

"Number forty-seven said to number three:
Youre the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me."

Re: A rock1st spekes

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry but that's utter rub! Hoots Mon sounds like a thousand other big band numbers that ppl had been doing for 20 years before this. I'm sure I could even find one with a Scotsman shouting over it.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

your parents probably weren't even born then, were they?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hmm, mine were (and the Lex = same age as me-ish)

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Most of these are songs I really know primarily (or only) from mail order albums advertised during weekend daytime television (in the pre-cable era!) with names like "20 Golden Voices." Conway Twitty is, I believe, one of the All Time Greats of County Music.

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

Conway TWATTY more like.

The Story of My Life

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Anyone remember a band from the 80s called Social Distortion? Kind of a cross between punk and rockabilly, albeit aimed at radio play. They had a hit called "The Story of My Life" and it's all I can think of when I see that time.

Everley Bros

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

They were actually pretty good, weren't they?

All I Have To Do Is Dream
Bye Bye Love
Wake Up Little Susie

ALL GOLD