Do you know what the best selling single was on the day that you were born? In other words, what was "top of the pops"? British people born after 1947 will be able to find out here. American visitors will be able to find out here. By the way, the US billboard dates back to 1940. My apologies to citizens of other countries such as Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Australia and Bhutan. Perhaps you will be able to use your googling expertise to track down your national hit single on the day you were born
More apologies to senior bloggers and visitors whose birth dates preceded the popular music charts.
Investigating the charts I was hoping that the hit single on the day of my birth would be a deep and meaningful song like "We Shall Overcome" or even "I Believe" but instead, I discovered that it was a superficial and forgettable number by a crooning American pop singer called Guy Mitchell. It was "Look at That Girl". This formulaic song was top of the pops in Britain from September 11th 1953 to October 23rd. Mitchell had had another big hit earlier that year with "She Wears Red Feathers".
Guy Mitchell ((born Albert George Cernik;) 1927 – 1999
Here are the (cough...cough) poetic lyrics of "Look At That Girl":-
Look at the girl, she's like a dream come true
Ah look at that girl, can blue eyes be so blue
Look at the way she walks, listen when she talks
With each word my heart just skips
Oh if I could kiss those lips
Mmmm
Look at that girl, you see what I see
Oh look at that girl, she's walking straight to me
That's right, last night I held her tight
Ho ho it happens all the time
I look at that girl, and I can't believe she's mine
(Look at the girl, she's like a dream come true)
I don't believe it they're making it up
(Look at that girl can blue eyes be so blue)
But if I'm dreaming please don't wake me up
Just look at the way she walks
Listen when she talks
With each word my heart just flips
Oh if I could kiss those lips
Look at that girl, do you see what I see
Look at that girl
She's walking straight to me
That's right, last night I held her tight
It happens all the time
I look at that girl, and I can't believe she's mine
The song was created by a talented pop songwriter called Bob Merrill who was also responsible for "How Much Is That Doggie in The Window?" and "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake". Where would we be without such aural masterpieces?
What was number one on the day you were born?
I leave you with Mr Guy Mitchell singing my own birthday song. Take it away Guy:-
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