No time to waste, let’s jump back in time to September, 1960!
Songs of the month
[new] “A Million To One” – Jimmy Charles
“A Woman A Lover A Friend” – Jackie Wilson
“All My Love” – Jackie Wilson
[new] “Chain Gang” – Sam Cooke
[new] “Devil Or Angel” – Bobby Vee
“Dreamin'” – Johnny Burnette
“Feels So Fine” – Johnny Preston
“Finger Poppin’ Time” – Hank Ballard
“Hello Young Lovers” – Paul Anka
[new] “Honest I Do” – Innocents
“Hot Rod Lincoln” – Johnny Bond
[new] “I Want To Be Wanted” – Brenda Lee
[new] “I’m Not Afraid” – Ricky Nelson
“I’m Sorry” – Brenda Lee
“Image Of A Girl” – Safaris
“In My Little Corner Of The World” – Anita Bryant
“It’s Now Or Never” – Elvis Presley
“Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” – Brian Hyland
“Kiddio” – Brook Benton
[new] “Lucille” – Everly Brothers
“Mission Bell” – Donnie Brooks
[new] “Mr. Custer” – Larry Verne
“My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own” – Connie Francis
[new] “My Heart Has A Mine Of Its Own” – Connie Francis
[new] “Never On Sunday” – Don Costa
“Only The Lonely” – Roy Orbison
“Over The Rainbow” – Demensions
[new] “Pineapple Princess” – Annette With The Afterbeats
“Please Help Me I’m Falling” – Hank Locklin
[new] “Save The Last Dance For Me” – Drifters
[new] “So Sad” – Everly Brothers
“Ta Ta” – Clyde Mcphatter
[new] “The Same One” – Brook Benton
“The Twist” – Chubby Checker
[new] “The Twist” – Hank Ballard
“Theme From The Apartment” – Ferrante & Teicher
[new] “Three Nights A Week” – Fats Domino
“Volare” – Bobby Rydell
“Walk Don’t Run” – Ventures
“Walking To New Orleans” – Fats Domino
“Yogi” – Ivy Three
[new] “You Mean Everything To Me” – Neil Sedaka
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
The 1960 Olympics, that kicked off in August, continue into September and on the 2nd New Zealand enjoyed one of its greatest days at the Olympic Games when Peter Snell won gold in the 800m and less than an hour later, Murray Halberg won the 5000m to complete a double in Rome’s Olympic Stadium.
The on Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali] beats 3-time European champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland by unanimous points decision to win Olympic light heavyweight boxing gold medal.
Finally on September 30th “The Flintstones”m the first animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera premieres on ABC in the US. I was a big fan of the Flintstones as a kid, to the point I had a imaginary friend called “yabba-dabba-doo!” (Fred’s catch-phrase) as a toddler.
What’d Sadie think?
It’s two more weeks at the top for “It’s Now Or Never” by Elvis Presley before “The Twist” snatches it for another week, after having made the top spot for a week in August. Then we have “My Heart Has A Mine Of Its Own” by Connie Francis round out the month.
Loved ’em
Only two tracks in the “Loved” column this week, but total classics! “Chain Gang” by Sam Cooke and “Save The Last Dance For Me” by the Drifters. The story behind the latter is particularly heartwarming,
During an interview on Elvis Costello’s show Spectacle, Lou Reed, who worked with one of the writers, Pomus, said the song was written on the day of Pomus’ wedding while the wheelchair-using groom watched his bride dancing with their guests. Pomus had polio and at times used crutches to get around. His wife, Willi Burke, however, was a Broadway actress and dancer. The song gives his perspective of telling his wife to have fun dancing, but reminds her who will be taking her home and ‘in whose arms you’re gonna be.’
Liked ’em
- “A Million To One” – Jimmy Charles
- “Devil Or Angel” – Bobby Vee
- “Honest I Do” – Innocents
- “I Want To Be Wanted” – Brenda Lee
- “Lucille” – Everly Brothers
- “Never On Sunday” – Don Costa
- “The Same One” – Brook Benton
- “Theme From The Apartment” – Ferrante And Teicher
- “The Twist” – Hank Ballard
- “Three Nights A Week” – Fats Domino
- “You Mean Everything To Me” – Neil Sedaka
Leave ’em
- “I’m Not Afraid” – Ricky Nelson
- “Mr. Custer” – Larry Verne
- “My Heart Has A Mine Of Its Own” – Connie Francis
- “Pineapple Princess” – Annette & The Afterbeats
- “So Sad” – Everly Brothers
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.