Category: Monthly

It’s 52 years and 7 months before Sadie is born and 9 years and 1 months before Thomas is….let’s hear from January, 1968 sounds like! Songs of the month [new] “Am I That Easy To Forget” – Engelbert Humperdinck “And Get Away” – Esquires [new] “Baby Now That I’ve Found You” – Foundations “Bend Me […]

It’s Xmas back in December, 1967 but nary a Xmas song on the charts! Let’s hear what it sounds like anyway… Songs of the month “An Open Letter To My Teenage Son” – Victor Lundberg [new] “And Get Away” – Esquires [new] “Beg Borrow Or Steal” – Ohio Express [new] “Bend Me Shape Me” – […]

It’s a rainy ol’ week in Auckland, 2024 so its a good time to disappear back to November, 1967 to hear the sounds of the time… Songs of the month “A Natural Woman” – Aretha Franklin [new] “An Open Letter To My Teenage Son” – Victor Lundberg [new] “Boogaloo Down Broadway” – Fantastic Johnny C. […]

It’s daylight savings down-under so with lighter evenings you can feel Summer approaching in October, 2024. But let’s slide back to October…1967 to hear what it sounded like… Songs of the month [new] “A Natural Woman” – Aretha Franklin “Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie” – Jay And The Techniques “Brown Eyed Girl” – Van Morrison “Come […]

Sadie’s doing settling-in days at her new Kindergarten this week, which is very exciting for the whole family. Here’s the tunes soundtracking this week for us, from September, 1967… Songs of the month “A Girl Like You” – Young Rascals “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” – Procol Harum “All You Need Is Love” – Beatles […]

It’s exactly 53 years before Sadie is born in our journey through musical history, let’s see what more than half a century ago sounded like… Songs of the month “A Girl Like You” – Young Rascals “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” – Procol Harum “All You Need Is Love” – Beatles [new] “Apples Peaches Pumpkin […]