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robyn_ma by way of humglum. To quote the former: "Go here and see what was on the top of the charts on the day you were born and every birthday thereafter. Learn just how astrologically-musically lame your life has been. If you want, add in your own favorite Hot 100 hit single of that year, wishing that your birthday had been cool enough to have that song be #1. Share your findings with your unsuspecting friendslist. Put it behind a damn cut."
1964: "My Guy"/Mary Wells
Favorite here is easy: "The House of the Rising Sun" by Eric and the Animals. And it annoys me that, had I been born one week later, I'd have had a Beatles song.
1965: "Ticket to Ride"/The Beatles (Which helps make up for missing them the year before.
Favorite: "Yesterday"/The Beatles
1966: "Monday, Monday"/The Mamas & the Papas
Favorite: "The Sounds of Silence"/Simon and Garfunkel
1967: "Groovin'"/The Young Rascals (*shudder*)
Favorite: A tie between "To Sir, with Love"/Lulu and "Ode to Billie Joe"/Bobbie Gentry.
1968: "Tighten Up"/Archie Bell & the Drells (If you say so, Wikipedia.)
Favorite: "Hey Jude"/The Beatles
1969: "Get Back"/The Beatles with Billy Preston
Favorite: "Crimson and Clover"/Tommy James & the Shondells
1970: "American Woman"?"No Sugar Tonight"/The Guess Who
Favorite: "My Sweet Lord"-"Isn't It a Pity"/George Harrison
1971: "Joy to the World"/Three Dog Night
1972: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"/Roberta Flack
Favorite: "American Pie"/Don McLean
1973: "Frankenstein"/The Edgar Winter Group
Favorite: "You're So Vain"/Carly Simon (Oh, the shame.)
1974: "The Streak"/Ray Stevens
Favorite: Well, pretty much anything besides "The StreaK" by Ray Stevens, but let's say "Cat's in the Cradle"/Harry Chapin
1975: "Shining Star"/Earth, Wind & Fire
Favorite: "Sister Golden Hair"/America
1976: "Silly Love Songs"/Wings
1977: "Sir Duke"/Stevie Wonder
Favorite: "Hotel California"/Eagles
1978: "With a Little Luck"/Wings
1979: "Reunited"/Peaches & Herb
Favorite: "Heart of Glass"/Blondie
1980: "Call Me"/Blondie
Favorite: "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"/Pink Floyd
1981: "Bette Davis Eyes"/Kim Carnes
1982: "Ebony and Ivory"/Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (*shudder*)
Favorite: "Centerfold"/J. Geils Band
1983: "Flashdance... What a Feeling"/Irene Cara
Favorite: "Every Breath You Take"/The Police
1984: "Let's Hear It for the Boy"/Deniece Williams
Favorite: "Time After Time"/Cyndi Lauper
1985: "Everything She Wants"/Wham!
Favorite: "Take on Me"/a-ha
1986: "Greatest Love of All"/Whitney Houston
Favorite: "Live to Tell"/Madonna
1987: "With or Without You"/U2
1988: "Anything for You"/Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
1989: "Forever Your Girl"/Paula Abdul
Favorite: "She Drives Me Crazy"/Fine Young Cannibals
1990: "Vogue"/Madonna
Favorite: "Nothing Compares 2 U"/Sinéad O'Connor
1991: I Don't Wanna Cry"/Mariah Carey
1992: "Jump"/Kris Kross
Favorite: "Baby Got Back"/Sir Mix-a-Lot
1993: "That's the Way Love Goes"/Janet Jackson
1994: "I Swear"/All-4-One
1995: "This Is How We Do It"/Montell Jorda
Favorite: "Kiss from a Rose"/Seal
1996: "Tha Crossroads"/Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1997: "MMMBop"/Hanson
1998: "My All"/Mariah Carey
1999: "Livin' la Vida Loca"/Ricky Martin
2000: "Maria Maria"/Santana featuring The Product G&B
2001: "All for You"/Janet
2002: "Foolish"/Ashanti
2003: "Get Busy"/Sean Paul
2004: "Burn"/Usher
2005: "Hollaback Girl"/Gwen Stefani
2006: "SOS"/Rihanna
2007: "Makes Me Wonder"/Maroon 5
2008: "Take a Bow"/Rihanna
Those last 15 years or so, sheesh.
robyn_ma by way of humglum. To quote the former: "Go here and see what was on the top of the charts on the day you were born and every birthday thereafter. Learn just how astrologically-musically lame your life has been. If you want, add in your own favorite Hot 100 hit single of that year, wishing that your birthday had been cool enough to have that song be #1. Share your findings with your unsuspecting friendslist. Put it behind a damn cut."1964: "My Guy"/Mary Wells
Favorite here is easy: "The House of the Rising Sun" by Eric and the Animals. And it annoys me that, had I been born one week later, I'd have had a Beatles song.
1965: "Ticket to Ride"/The Beatles (Which helps make up for missing them the year before.
Favorite: "Yesterday"/The Beatles
1966: "Monday, Monday"/The Mamas & the Papas
Favorite: "The Sounds of Silence"/Simon and Garfunkel
1967: "Groovin'"/The Young Rascals (*shudder*)
Favorite: A tie between "To Sir, with Love"/Lulu and "Ode to Billie Joe"/Bobbie Gentry.
1968: "Tighten Up"/Archie Bell & the Drells (If you say so, Wikipedia.)
Favorite: "Hey Jude"/The Beatles
1969: "Get Back"/The Beatles with Billy Preston
Favorite: "Crimson and Clover"/Tommy James & the Shondells
1970: "American Woman"?"No Sugar Tonight"/The Guess Who
Favorite: "My Sweet Lord"-"Isn't It a Pity"/George Harrison
1971: "Joy to the World"/Three Dog Night
1972: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"/Roberta Flack
Favorite: "American Pie"/Don McLean
1973: "Frankenstein"/The Edgar Winter Group
Favorite: "You're So Vain"/Carly Simon (Oh, the shame.)
1974: "The Streak"/Ray Stevens
Favorite: Well, pretty much anything besides "The StreaK" by Ray Stevens, but let's say "Cat's in the Cradle"/Harry Chapin
1975: "Shining Star"/Earth, Wind & Fire
Favorite: "Sister Golden Hair"/America
1976: "Silly Love Songs"/Wings
1977: "Sir Duke"/Stevie Wonder
Favorite: "Hotel California"/Eagles
1978: "With a Little Luck"/Wings
1979: "Reunited"/Peaches & Herb
Favorite: "Heart of Glass"/Blondie
1980: "Call Me"/Blondie
Favorite: "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"/Pink Floyd
1981: "Bette Davis Eyes"/Kim Carnes
1982: "Ebony and Ivory"/Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (*shudder*)
Favorite: "Centerfold"/J. Geils Band
1983: "Flashdance... What a Feeling"/Irene Cara
Favorite: "Every Breath You Take"/The Police
1984: "Let's Hear It for the Boy"/Deniece Williams
Favorite: "Time After Time"/Cyndi Lauper
1985: "Everything She Wants"/Wham!
Favorite: "Take on Me"/a-ha
1986: "Greatest Love of All"/Whitney Houston
Favorite: "Live to Tell"/Madonna
1987: "With or Without You"/U2
1988: "Anything for You"/Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
1989: "Forever Your Girl"/Paula Abdul
Favorite: "She Drives Me Crazy"/Fine Young Cannibals
1990: "Vogue"/Madonna
Favorite: "Nothing Compares 2 U"/Sinéad O'Connor
1991: I Don't Wanna Cry"/Mariah Carey
1992: "Jump"/Kris Kross
Favorite: "Baby Got Back"/Sir Mix-a-Lot
1993: "That's the Way Love Goes"/Janet Jackson
1994: "I Swear"/All-4-One
1995: "This Is How We Do It"/Montell Jorda
Favorite: "Kiss from a Rose"/Seal
1996: "Tha Crossroads"/Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1997: "MMMBop"/Hanson
1998: "My All"/Mariah Carey
1999: "Livin' la Vida Loca"/Ricky Martin
2000: "Maria Maria"/Santana featuring The Product G&B
2001: "All for You"/Janet
2002: "Foolish"/Ashanti
2003: "Get Busy"/Sean Paul
2004: "Burn"/Usher
2005: "Hollaback Girl"/Gwen Stefani
2006: "SOS"/Rihanna
2007: "Makes Me Wonder"/Maroon 5
2008: "Take a Bow"/Rihanna
Those last 15 years or so, sheesh.
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Comments
You said it! I like every single track up to 1991. With the exception of "Baby Got Back," however, the 1990s and 2000s are a pop-music wasteland.
I am perversely pleased to have brought that about.
Thanks for posting this.
Really? (I have to admit, I've never heard it. I was so traumatized by his "Square Dance Rap" I have to suppress a scream whenever I hear his name...)
Thank you. And thank Poppy too.
You're maybe just a little too young to remember some of that stuff when it first came out - in 1970 you were 6 and I was 16, but "No Sugar Tonight" wasn't a lame song in its time, it was good, and still sounds good to me.
I have a theory about music, that most people's favorite music is centered around the period when they were children and teen-agers. Not that people don't like other era's, but that "their era" is the music they always come back to, and most enjoy. Do you agree or disagree?