As we near Sadie’s 3rd birthday in August, 2023 it’s 58 years months before Sadie is born and 14 years and 6 months before Thomas is in the month of August, 1962 that we’re tuning into this week…
Songs of the month
[new] “A Swingin’ Safari” – Billy Vaughn
“Ahab The Arab” – Ray Stevens
“Al Di La” – Emilio Pericoli
“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” – Neil Sedaka
[new] “Bring It On Home To Me” – Sam Cooke
[new] “Call Me Mr. In-Between” – Burl Ives
“Dancin’ Party” – Chubby Checker
[new] “Devil Woman” – Marty Robbins
“Gravy” – Dee Dee Sharp
“Having A Party” – Sam Cooke
“Heart In Hand” – Brenda Lee
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Ray Charles
“I Need Your Loving” – Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford
“I’ll Never Dance Again” – Bobby Rydell
“It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'” – Johnny Tillotson
“Johnny Get Angry” – Joanie Sommers
“Little Diane” – Dion
[new] “Little Red Rented Rowboat” – Joe Dowell
“Made To Love” – Eddie Hodges
[new] “Make It Easy On Yourself” – Jerry Butler
“Palisades Park” – Freddy Cannon
“Party Lights” – Claudine Clark
[new] “Ramblin’ Rose” – Nat King Cole
[new] “Rinky Dink” – Dave Baby Cortez
“Roses Are Red” – Bobby Vinton
[new] “Route 66 Theme” – Nelson Riddle
“Sealed With A Kiss” – Brian Hyland
[new] “She’s Not You” – Elvis Presley
[new] “Sheila” – Tommy Roe
“Speedy Gonzales” – Pat Boone
“The Locomotion” – Little Eva
“The Stripper” – David Rose Orchestra
“The Wah Watusi” – Orlons
“Theme From Dr. Kildare” – Richard Chamberlain
“Things” – Bobby Darin
“Twist And Shout” – Isley Brothers
[new] “Vacation” – Connie Francis
“Welcome Home Baby” – Shirelles
[new] “What’s A Matter Baby” – Timi Yuro
“Wolverton Mountain” – Claude King
[new] “You Don’t Know Me” – Ray Charles
“You’ll Lose A Good Thing” – Barbara Lynn
[new] “Your Nose Is Gonna Grow” – Johnny Crawford
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
On the 4th of August, actress Marilyn Monroe took a fatal overdose of Nembutal at her home in Los Angeles. The Nembutal interacted with a dosage of chloral hydrate already in her body and she was in a coma by 10pm.
On the 5th Nelson Mandela was arrested in South Africa, and imprisoned freedom for more than 27 years.
And in cheerier news, on the sixth Jamaica received its independence from the United Kingdom. Princess Margaret of the UK and U.S. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson were among the dignitaries who watched the lowering of the British flag in Kingston.
What’d Sadie think?
A week at number 1 for “Roses Are Red” by Bobby Vinton before “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” by Neil Sedaka takes the spot for a couple. With “The Locomotion” by Little Eva rounding out the month with a week at the top.
As we began the playlist this week Sadie exclaimed, “this is just the music I need!”.
Loved ’em
- “Bring It On Home To Me” – Sam Cooke
- “Devil Woman” – Marty Robbins
- “Ramblin’ Rose” – Nat King Cole
- “You Don’t Know Me” – Ray Charles
Liked ’em
- “A Swingin’ Safari” – Billy Vaughn
- “Call Me Mr. In-Between” – Burl Ives
- “Make It Easy On Yourself” – Jerry Butler
- “Rinky Dink” – Dave Baby Cortez
- “Route 66 Theme” – Nelson Riddle
- “She’s Not You” – Elvis Presley
- “Sheila” – Tommy Roe
- “Vacation” – Connie Francis
- “What’s A Matter Baby” – Timi Yuro
- “Your Nose Is Gonna Grow” – Johnny Crawford
Leave ’em
- “Little Red Rented Rowboat” – Joe Dowell
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.