We’ve had our first sighting of Xmas advertising in New Zealand, so no doubt things were feeling decidedly Xmasy a month later in November of 1954. No sign of seasonal tunes yet but we have a bumper crop of 10 new tunes on the mainstream charts…. The songs of November, 1954 “Bazoom I Need Your […]
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It’s October, 1954
Our months match this week as we find ourselves transported back from October, 2021 to October, 1954. Let’s see what 67 years ago sounds like… The songs of October, 1954 “Cara Mia” – David Whitfield“Hey There” – Rosemary Clooney“Hold My Hand” – Don Cornell“I Need You Now” – Eddie Fisher“I’m A Fool To Care” – […]
It’s September, 1954
We’ve just finished September, and started Spring, down under in 2021 as we listen back to September of 1954 to hear what it sounds like: The songs of September, 1954 ”Cara Mia” – David Whitfield“Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight” – Mcguire Sisters“Hernando’s Hideaway” – Archie Bleyer“Hey There” – Sammy Davis Jr.“Hey There” – Rosemary Clooney“Hold My Hand” […]
It’s August, 1954
A couple of day’s late this week – The Scovells have made the final leg of their journey and are now ensconced back in Auckland. We managed to find time to listen to the songs of August, 1954 on the weekend though so here they are: The songs of August, 1954 “Cinnamon Sinner” – Tony […]
It’s July, 1954
As spring starts to make itself known down here in New Zealand, we find ourselves in July of 1954 in our musical journey through time. The songs of July, 1954 In order to “get ahead of the game” I spent most of Sunday compiling the charts for the next 6 years of 4xLife time (or […]
It’s June, 1954
And here we are, a little belatedly, arriving in June 1954 in our musical journey as The Scovells find themselves back in 2021 in New Zealand after 8 years abroad in the UK. So a combination of timezones and jetlag means this week’s edition is a little behind schedule. But enough about today, here’s what […]