While it’s a merry Christmas, lockdown be damned, back here in 2020; it is May, 1951 in our quest through the hit parades of the past. Let’s see what they have for us, shall we? The songs of May, 1951 A small crop of new songs make it into the top 20 this month. But […]
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It’s May, 1951
It’s April, 1951
As we write this here in 2020 family christmases have been cancelled across the UK and disputes over fisheries are likely to scupper a Brexit deal…so let’s escape back to April, 1951 shall we? The songs of April, 1950 A nice crop of new songs this month makes for a great playlist. Easter was in […]
It’s March, 1951
It’s already March of 1951 in our journey through the music of the ages while back in 2020 it’s December and Xmas is just a couple of weeks away. Here at 4x Life HQ (aka The Scovell’s) we’re busy trimming the tree and wrapping presents for Sadie’s first visit from Santa. So this is a […]
It’s February, 1951
It’s February 1951 in our adventure through the charts of the past and cowboy chic is as on the rise as it is in 2020. The songs of February, 1951 Xmas is now a couple of months behind us so the novelty tunes have fallen off the charts and a number of new songs are […]
It’s January, 1951
As the last month of a very weird 2020 approaches, with things hopefully looking up on the pandemic front, we find ourselves entering January, 1951 here at 4times.life. Which, as I’ve had a few questions about it, seems like as good time as any to do a post focused on how the monthly playlists get […]
It’s December, 1950
Welcome to our first Xmas around these parts, December 1950. Hopefully close enough to the season back in the real world that you feel like an early listen to some festive tunes. The songs of December, 1950 Actually only four different Xmas songs made it into the top 20 across the course of December, 1950. […]