1972 The Year DH Turned 13

CAAC — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Howdy-hi, folks! I’m the kind of person who needs inspiration to build playlists. I started this series using my parents as a bench mark to know where I wanted to go and I’m going to keep the same theme line by choosing the year of particular family members when they became a teenager. Today, I’m using DH. He turned 13 in 1972 and here are the top 10 songs I used from The US Top 40 Singles list.

Top Ten Songs playlist tracks:

Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me ~Mac Davis
Black and White ~Three Dog Night
Saturday in the Park ~Chicago
Back Stabbers ~The O’Jays
Alone Again (Naturally) ~Gilbert O’Sullivan
Ben ~Michael Jackson
Everybody Plays the Fool ~The Main Ingredient
Honky Cat ~Elton John
Go All the Way ~The Raspberries
Rock n’ Roll (Part 2) ~Gary Glitter

I was 10-years old most of 1972 but I remember these songs and they got a lot of airtime for much of the 70s. The songs that resonate more freshly in my mind are tracks 1, 2, and 8. How about you, which of these song come to the forefront of your memories?

Let’s build a playlist together! Leave a high charting song from 1972 in comments and if I use it, then I’ll give you credit for the contribution.

In times past I’ve joined Stacy’s Tuesday Random Thoughts and Sandee’s Happy Tuesday. I’m trying to figure how I want to add these back into my blogging routine and while I may not participate, I plan to visit these lovely ladies today. I hope you’ll grab your coffee and follow my lead.

That’s it for today. Join me tomorrow for my newest edition of Wild Wednesdays, the party where just about anything goes! XX, Cathy

Europe Mewsic Shakin’ the Dance Floor

CAAC — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:45:30 +0000

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On Friday, I got the memo on this week’s theme. Some how I had it wrong. Go figure, right? Anywho, I had THIS post already done and being a bit in a frenzy to honor our Spotlight Dancer’s (@AlexJCavanaugh) mewsic request – European Favorites is the reason for my late show to the party. Before I jump into my theme song selections I want to send out warm congrats to Roger Federer for his 8th Wimbledon Victory.

If this tennis thing doesn’t work out too well for you, Roger, then I believe you and your buds Grigor Dimitrov and Tommy Haas have a fabulous second career to fall on as the Backhand Boys. You might even want to include Novak Djokovic (fellow tennis chum and videobomber) just so he won’t pop in unexpectedly.

It’s time to rock the house. A lot of the mewsic we love originates across the pond. For years I didn’t realize that some of my favorite oldies came from Europe and even today I’m surprised by my discoveries. I turned to Google for help looking specifically for #1 hit songs to match our theme. My source for today’s mewsic comes from Wikipedia and I’m sharing four classics from the 60s and 70s in today’s Europe Mewsic Shakin’ the Dance Floor!

The first Frenchman to top the US Billboard Hot 100 conducted and recorded this easy-listening version that stayed on the charts for five weeks in February through March 1968. I remember very well this haunting song. Flash back with me to the mewsic of Paul Mauriat with Love is Blue!

French singer/actress, Claudine Longet recorded the lyrical version of “Love is Blue” the same year earning a spot on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the US at 29.

My next song selection I thought the Beatles did it but it turns out that an Irish singer/songwriter recorded it, landing at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 1972 where it stayed six weeks. Casey Kasem’s American Top 40s of the 70s, ranked it fifth most popular song of the decade. Here is Gilbert O’Sullivan singing, Alone Again Naturally.

I totally forgot about my next song choice. This disco band became the first from Germany to top the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1975 with their hit song on top for three weeks. Hopefully the sexy, negligée like costumes won’t be too distracting for you to boogie down to Fly, Robin, Fly by Silver Convention!

I’m going to wind up things a Europop group that hit the scenes their US Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit song in April 1977 where they only resided for only a week. What’s up with that? I thought surely if any European band could rock the US charts it would be Abba with Dancing Queen!

Don’t forget to boogie with our very own dancing queen, XmasDolly, and the rest of the 4M gang – Stacy, Colette , and ME. You’re invited to join the dance party!

For the rest of the summer until after Labor Day, I am only doing this post. Have a songtastic day and I’ll see ya next time on for “your choice” mewsic with Monday’s Mewsic Moves Me!

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1972 The Year DH Turned 13

Europe Mewsic Shakin’ the Dance Floor