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I decided to add this one in to mark the death of Peter Green, who
fronts the version of Fleetwood Mac in this chart. We also lost Judy
Dyble, the original singer of Fairport Convention, but she wasn't in the
band by the time of their hit.

Playlists are here, including the songs they wouldn't have played on the
radio in 1969. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2c2Nz40aHCLwVqW1KT0ggV?si=B-WkzOBwRZ6OcFRh19oXCw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNoMVrV8GMLMjciZDP20Gbio

Chart date 23 Aug 1969

1. (1) The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women
2. (2) Robin Gibb Saved By The Bell
3. (13) Zager And Evans In The Year 2525
4. (5) Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour
5. (3) Joe Dolan Make Me An Island
6. (4) The Plastic Ono Band Give Peace A Chance
7. (6) Clodah Rodgers Goodnight Midnight
8. (12) Marvin Gaye Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby
9. (7) Cilla Black Conversations
10. (8) Vanity Fare Early In The Morning
11. (9) Love Affair Bringing On Back The Good Times
12. (19) The Move Curly
13. (10) Max Romeo Wet Dream
14. (20) The Equals Viva Bobby Joe
15. (15) The Dells I Can Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue
16. (11) Elvis Presley In The Ghetto
17. (32) Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus
18. (43) The Bee Gees Don't Forget To Remember
19. (28) Engelbert Humperdinck I'm a Better Man
20. (49) Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising
21. (29) Fairport Convention Si Tu Dois Partir
22. (18) Marmalade Baby Make It Soon
23. (NE) Humble Pie Natural Born Bugie
24. (25) Georgie Fame Peaceful
25. (21) Thunderclap Newman Something In The Air
26. (31) Oliver Good Morning Starshine
27. (26) Ken Dodd Tears Won't Wash Away Those Heartaches
28. (22) Desmond Dekker And The Aces It Mek
29. (17) Jim Reeves When Two Worlds Collide
30. (23) Amen Corner Hello Suzie
31. (24) Family Dogg Way of Life
32. (35) Fleetwood Mac Need Your Love So Bad {1969 reissue}
33. (14) Donovan And Jeff Beck Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
34. (27) The Beach Boys Break Away
35. (30) Tommy Roe Heather Honey
36. (36) Booker T & The MGs Time Is Tight
37. (16) Billy Preston That's The Way God Planned It
38. (37) The Beatles The Ballad Of John & Yoko
39. (34) Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary
40. (NE) The Box Tops Soul Deep

41. (33) Various 2001: A Space Odyssey
[Philharmonia Orchestra, Conductor Lorin Maazel - Thus Spake
Zarathustra; The Hall|- Orchestra - The Blue Danube]
42. (NE) The Temptations Cloud Nine
43. (RE) The Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh, Happy Day
43. (40) Diana Ross And The Supremes No Matter What Sign You Are
45. (48) Crosby, Stills And Nash Marrakesh Express
46. (47) Jimmy Ruffin I've Passed This Way Before {1969 reissue}
47. (46) Mama Cass It's Getting Better
48. (NE) Peddlers Birth
49. (38) Tommy Roe Dizzy
50. (41) Frank Sinatra My Way

Chris
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On 23/08/2020 16:47, Chris Brown wrote:

Chart date 23 Aug 1969

3. (13) Zager And Evans In The Year 2525

17. (32) Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus

38. (37) The Beatles The Ballad Of John & Yoko

50. (41) Frank Sinatra My Way

Very few I know.
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On 23/08/2020 16:47, Chris Brown wrote:

I decided to add this one in to mark the death of Peter Green, who
fronts the version of Fleetwood Mac in this chart. We also lost Judy
Dyble, the original singer of Fairport Convention, but she wasn't in the band by the time of their hit.

Playlists are here, including the songs they wouldn't have played on the radio in 1969. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2c2Nz40aHCLwVqW1KT0ggV?si=B-WkzOBwRZ6OcFRh19oXCw

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNoMVrV8GMLMjciZDP20Gbio

Chart date 23 Aug 1969

A number I know here but many more that I don't. I doubt I know any of
them from the time.

1.-a-a (1) The Rolling Stones-a-a-a Honky Tonk Women

Their last number 1 (and their 8th in total). I like the music, I'm less
keen on Mick Jagger's vocals and the lyrics are quite rubbish.

2.-a-a (2) Robin Gibb-a-a-a Saved By The Bell

Hard to believe it now but there was a time when Robin Gibb was seen as
the face of the Bee Gees.

3.-a (13) Zager And Evans-a-a-a In The Year 2525

Like the 1980 TV programme Buck Rogers In The 25th Century this is more
of its time than anything futuristic. In Buck Rogers everyone looks so
1980, in this record it sounds so 1969.

4.-a-a (5) Stevie Wonder-a-a-a My Cherie Amour

I've never been that keen on this one.

5.-a-a (3) Joe Dolan-a-a-a Make Me An Island

Not my type of music.

6.-a-a (4) The Plastic Ono Band-a-a-a Give Peace A Chance

There's something very contrived (and awful) about this one.
Nevertheless, when John Lennon was murdered 11 years later this was the
one song the crowd outside the Dakota building were all singing (the
chrous at least).

7.-a-a (6) Clodah Rodgers-a-a-a Goodnight Midnight

Nope, don't recall.

8.-a (12) Marvin Gaye-a-a-a Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby

Good song.

9.-a-a (7) Cilla Black-a-a-a Conversations

I think she may have had her own TV series at this point. It would
explain why her chart fortunes improved in 1968/69.

10.-a (8) Vanity Fare-a-a-a Early In The Morning

I think this might e the first record in this chart I was aware of. From
when though, I don't know. Possibly 1969, perhaps a bit later.

11.-a (9) Love Affair-a-a-a Bringing On Back The Good Times

Very dull.

12. (19) The Move-a-a-a Curly

Nope, no recollection.

13. (10) Max Romeo-a-a-a Wet Dream

Naughty!

14. (20) The Equals-a-a-a Viva Bobby Joe

Vaguely recall.

15. (15) The Dells-a-a-a I Can Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue

A strange pairing.

16. (11) Elvis Presley-a-a-a In The Ghetto

One of his big comeback singles.

17. (32) Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg-a-a-a Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus

The Swinging Sixties was certainly ending with a, er, bang.

18. (43) The Bee Gees-a-a-a Don't Forget To Remember

I forgot to remember this one.

19. (28) Engelbert Humperdinck-a-a-a I'm a Better Man

Given my mum had a number of his singles and albums this is one I
surprisingly don't recall.

20. (49) Creedence Clearwater Revival-a-a-a Bad Moon Rising

A classic of its time. Great song.

21. (29) Fairport Convention-a-a-a Si Tu Dois Partir

A Bob Dylan song made famous by Manfred Mann and translated into French.
The second French title on the charts.

29. (17) Jim Reeves-a-a-a When Two Worlds Collide

Yet another posthumous hit for Jim Reeves.

32. (35) Fleetwood Mac-a-a-a Need Your Love So Bad {1969 reissue}

A great Fleetwood Mac song by the original and best incarnation of the
group.

36. (36) Booker T & The MGs-a-a-a Time Is Tight

Johnnie Walker used to countdown the new top 30 on a Tuesday on Radio 1
in the mid 1970s with this record playing as the bed.

37. (16) Billy Preston-a-a-a That's The Way God Planned It
38. (37) The Beatles-a-a-a The Ballad Of John & Yoko

Billy of course is credited on 'Get Back' by The Beatles. 'The Ballad Of
John & Yoko' only features John and Paul. The last number 1 (of 16) for
the band.

41. (33) Various-a-a-a 2001: A Space Odyssey
[Philharmonia Orchestra, Conductor Lorin Maazel-a-a-a - Thus Spake Zarathustra; The Hall|- Orchestra - The Blue Danube]

2001 was over 30 years away - that must have seemed like a lifetime. Now
it's almost 20 years in the past.

No Breakers Chart, the BMRB had discontinued them at this point.

-a-a-a-aChris

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On 24/08/2020 21:41, Robbie wrote:

3. (13) Zager And Evans In The Year 2525

Like the 1980 TV programme Buck Rogers In The 25th Century this is more
of its time than anything futuristic. In Buck Rogers everyone looks so
1980, in this record it sounds so 1969.

So true! :)
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
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On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 07:53:59 +0100, Vidcapper <vidcapper1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

On 24/08/2020 21:41, Robbie wrote:

3. (13) Zager And Evans In The Year 2525

Like the 1980 TV programme Buck Rogers In The 25th Century this is more
of its time than anything futuristic. In Buck Rogers everyone looks so
1980, in this record it sounds so 1969.

So true! :)

Sci-fi always has that problem, and it gets very noticable in
long-running series. The tech on Star Trek: Enterprise (the prequel
series) looks more advanced than the tech on both of the series (TOS and
TNG) that preceded it in real time but were set after it in in-universe
time, even with attempts by the writers to make it look more primitive.

Mark
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On 24/08/2020 06:43, Vidcapper wrote:

On 23/08/2020 16:47, Chris Brown wrote:

Chart date 23 Aug 1969

3.-a (13) Zager And Evans-a-a-a In The Year 2525

17. (32) Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg-a-a-a Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus

38. (37) The Beatles-a-a-a The Ballad Of John & Yoko

50. (41) Frank Sinatra-a-a-a My Way

Very few I know.

Enough for me to set off with the versions list though:

Covers:
8. (12) Marvin Gaye Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby
15. (15) The Dells I Can Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue
21. (29) Fairport Convention Si Tu Dois Partir {cover of Bob Dylan's
song 'If You Gotta Go, Go Now', which had been a UK hit for Manfred Mann}
32. (35) Fleetwood Mac Need Your Love So Bad {1969 reissue}
41. (33) Various 2001: A Space Odyssey
[Philharmonia Orchestra, Conductor Lorin Maazel - Thus Spake
Zarathustra; The Hall|- Orchestra - The Blue Danube]
43. (RE) The Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh, Happy Day {arrangement of an 18th-century hymn}
50. (41) Frank Sinatra My Way

And later:
1. (1) The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women {charting cover by The Pogues} 4. (5) Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour {sampled on 'Wish You Were Mine'
by Phillip George}
8. (12) Marvin Gaye Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby {later a hit for Steps} 16. (11) Elvis Presley In The Ghetto {charting cover by Nick Cave & The
Bad Seeds}
17. (32) Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus {hit cover by Sounds Nice Featuring Tim Mycroft On Organ}
39. (34) Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary {covered by Ike & Tina Turner}
43. (40) Diana Ross And The Supremes No Matter What Sign You Are
{covered by Russell Grant}
49. (38) Tommy Roe Dizzy {chart-topping cover by Vic Reeves And The Wonder Stuff}
50. (41) Frank Sinatra My Way {covered by Sid Vicious}

Chris
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On 25/08/2020 13:20, Mark Goodge wrote:

On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 07:53:59 +0100, Vidcapper <vidcapper1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

On 24/08/2020 21:41, Robbie wrote:

3. (13) Zager And Evans In The Year 2525

Like the 1980 TV programme Buck Rogers In The 25th Century this is more
of its time than anything futuristic. In Buck Rogers everyone looks so
1980, in this record it sounds so 1969.

So true! :)

Sci-fi always has that problem, and it gets very noticable in
long-running series. The tech on Star Trek: Enterprise (the prequel
series) looks more advanced than the tech on both of the series (TOS and
TNG) that preceded it in real time but were set after it in in-universe
time, even with attempts by the writers to make it look more primitive.

I suppose with TV/films if you genuinely did make certain tech (like
video screens) look more primitive than in much earlier portrayals, it
would be distracting to the audience.
That's less of a concern in books I guess but you still have to reckon
with technology that exists now being absent from future settings.

Chris
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On 26/08/2020 23:45, Chris Brown wrote:

On 24/08/2020 21:41, Robbie wrote:

2.-a-a (2) Robin Gibb-a-a-a Saved By The Bell

Hard to believe it now but there was a time when Robin Gibb was seen
as the face of the Bee Gees.

Didn't he leave for a while and go back?

I think so. There was a time (I don't think it lasted that long) when
Robin and Barry had a big fall out and Robin left to go solo.

-a-a-a-aChris

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