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We’re only half way through 2021, but we’re now officially 4 sped-up years through this project. After nearly a year of listening to the past we’re up to January, 1954 which gives us this pop chart: The songs of January, 1954 “Changing Partners” – Bing Crosby“Changing Partners” – Kay Starr“Changing Partners” – Patti Page“Christmas Dragnet” […]

It’s mid summer 2021 here in London but we’re diving back to Christmas 1953 for our music this week. If you’re in the southern hemisphere and celebrate a “mid-winter Xmas” in July, as some kiwis do, then this might be just the playlist for you. The songs of December, 1953 “Changing Partners” – Kay Starr“Changing […]

As the Scovells arrive back from a summer break in Brighton here in 2021, we cast our ears back to November, 1953 to see how things are sounding… The songs of November, 1953 “Changing Partners” – Patti Page“Crying In The Chapel” – June Valli“Dragnet” – Ray Anthony“Ebb Tide” – Frank Chacksfield“Eh Cumpari” – Julius Larosa“I […]

Welcome back (in time) to October, 1953 – where its a five chart month so we have a bumper crop of new hits on the pop charts to explore: The songs of October, 1953 “A Dear John Letter” – Jean Shepard / Ferlin Husky“C’est Si Bon” – Eartha Kitt“Crying In The Chapel” – June Valli“Crying […]

We’re writing this from July 2021 as England play Italy for Euros 2020… we’ll know by time we finish writing this entry what the outcome was if the game proves as sufficiently distracting as the first 13 minutes have been. Meanwhile let’s see what September, 1953 sounds like as go back to a time before […]

We’re whizzing through 1953 now so let’s see what’s on the charts while summer cracks on back in London, 2020. August, 1953 Top 20 Hits “A Dear John Letter” – Pat O’Day / Al Rawley“Allez-Vous-En” – Kay Starr“Anna” – Sylvano Mangano“April In Portugal” – Les Baxter“Butterflies” – Patti Page“C’est Si Bon” – Eartha Kitt“Crying In […]