Thursday, October 8, 2009

Featured Songs for Saturday10 October 2009

Had an email from Roberto Neves who listens to Coast online (he has a daughter and grandchildren living in Christchurch) making me aware of the passing of ..."the great Argentina singer and Latin-America, Mecedes Sosa, that died Sunday (04/10/2009). As much in its program of the Coast, how much in the Blog Unforgettable Music. Please, it has touched the great success of she, Gracias a la vida."
Regards, José Roberto Beserra Neves.

I didn't find any songs of hers that I could readily access and play on Coast, however she does have a page on Wikipedia

Featured Songs for Saturday 10 October 2009


The McCoys
HANG ON SLOOPY
, US#1, 2 October 1965. One of two versions that sold a million in 1965 (the other by Ramsey Lewis Trio) and the first release for the McCoys. A rock band formed in Union City, Indiana. Rick Derringer (real name Zehringer, vocals & guitar), brother Randy Zehringer (drums), Randy Hobbs (bass) and Ronnie Brandon (keyboards). Rick went solo in 1974. Monster Hit in N.Z.

David Essex
Hold Me Close, UK#1(3) from 4 October 1975 - Not available at this stage


The Shadows
Kon Tiki

UK#1, 5 October 1961. The Shadows fifth hit was their second to make the top of the charts. Written by Michael Carr, who also provided their follow-up to Apache in the UK#5 ‘Man Of Mystery’. By the time this tune was at No.l drummer Tony Meehan had left the group and had been replaced by Brian Bennett, who been with Marty Wilde’s Wildcats.

Cher
Half-Breed, US#1(2) from 6 October 1973




Four Aces
*LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING, US#1(6) from 8 October 1955, their 5th million-seller and winner of the Academy Award for the Best Film Song of 1955, written by Paul Francis Webster & Sammy Fain. Monster Hit.
When this song is played on Coast I occasionally get comments about my not saying splen doured. If you listen to the Four Aces they sing "Love is a many splendoured thing" three times, the first two times as splendid and then finally splendoured!
Love is a many splendored thing
It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring
Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendored thing

Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendored thing



David Soul
Silver Lady

UK#1(3) from 8 October 1977. Position 270R in Whitburn's Billboard Top 100 of 1977. The most successful (in the UK) of the 'Singing Detectives' (Starsky and Hutch) against Don Johnson - Miami Vice, Dennis Waterman - The Sweeney, Telly Savalas - Kojak and Lee Marvin (one time star of The Streets Of San Francisco)


Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
DO YOU LOVE ME
. UK#1(3) from 10 October, Au#1(3) from 20 December 1963. Brian Poole's group and The Beatles auditioned for Decca in January 1962 but Dick Rower would only sign one band and after listening to both tapes chose the band that resided 8 miles from his London office. Initially doing session work, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes had some success with their cover of the Isley Brothers "Twist And Shout" (in competition with The Beatles) then struck it big with their cover of The Contours 1962 hit. This gave Brian & The Tremeloes a #1 in 16 countries ( including the UK and Australia) and a Monster Hit in N.Z.

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