pinkstones Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I love Raindrops and You'll Lose A Good Thing. Great to see them on the chart. Gotta get Blue Velvet back to #1, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thanks for the feedback people. How about Shelley Fabares and Elvis #1 and #2 ? Gees she was a Cutie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Hello again. DJ Ceejay coming to you direct from Planet Earth with this week’s Golden Oldies Top 40 Last week, our top 3 was: Runaround Sue by Dion at #3 Little Sister by at #2 Blue Velvet, by the “Polish Prince†Bobby Vinton, at #1. Who will be this week’s #1? Stay right here and find out. 5 songs drop out this week: Wake Up Little Susie by the Everly Brothers, last week’s #40, drops off the chart after 11 weeks, ending a run of 23 consecutive weeks in the countdown for Phil & Don, starting with All I Have to Do Is Dream back in week #1. Also dropping out are: He’s a Rebel by the Crystals Be My Baby, a former #1 for the Ronettes, Shop Around, a #4 hit for the Miracles, and Another Motown hit, Please Mr. Postman by the Marvelettes, which reached #8. Speaking of the Crystals and the Ronettes, our trivia question this week is: Which musical featured characters named Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon? I’ll give you an opportunity to answer that on your own after the show; if noone gets it, I’ll post the answer when next week’s 40 opens. Now on with the countdown! There are 5 brand new songs in the countdown this week; the first time that has happened since week #9 (I Put a Spell on You, The Twist, Do You Love Me, My Boyfriend’s Back, and Sealed with a Kiss). Leading off at #40 is Raindrops by Dee Clark Next is 1 of 2 songs by the Drifters in our countdown. Save the Last Dance for Me is already in our countdown, slipping a notch to #25. And this week, it is joined at #39 by There Goes My Baby. The Drifters first appeared in our chart in week #3 with Up on the Roof, and haven’t missed a chart since. At #38 is another newcomer to our chart, Barbara Lynn with You’ll Lose a Good Thing. At #31 is the first hit for Shelley Faberes, Johnny Angel. And at #29, another veteran returns to our chart, Roy Orbison, with Blue Bayou. Orbison had a #1 with Crying and also hit #13 with Only the Lonely. Now it’s time for our movers and shakers. 2 songs each gain 9 spots this week: Long Tall Sally by Little Richard moves from #26 to #17 And moving into the top 10 with a climb from #18 to #9 is 16 Candles by the Crests. Our biggest mover this week also enters the top 10: Then He Kissed Me by the Crystals shoots up 12 positions, from #20 to #8. The only other song to enter the top 10 this week is a returnee to the top 10: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka, which had previously reached #10, rebounds after dropping to #12 and regains the #10 slot. Now it’s time for our GO-40 extra. 40 years ago, this week, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first persons to walk on the moon. As a tribute to all those involved in space exploration who have shown “the right stuffâ€, here is an interview with a true pioneer from the fledgling days of space travel. Now, we’re ready for the top 3: Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton falls to #3 after a single week in the #1 spot. holds steady at #2 with Little Sister. And that brings us to another new #1 song on Golden Oldies Top 40: Runaround Sue by Dion. There you have it: this week’s edition of Golden Oldies top 40. On behalf of everyone at “mission control†here at songfacts.com, keep your head in the stars and keep reaching for the ground . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thanks CeeJay. Here's the ladies from the Musical in Question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 "Runaround Sue" is #1 but "Born To Cry" never makes it I will have to insist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I think you might be born to cry, Elena. And how about CeeJay's question* ? It was made into a Movie in 1960 (in 2 days), and became a bit of a 'cult classic'. I'll bet most of you have seen the 1986 re-make ! *Which musical featured characters named Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #24 (week commencing July 26th 2009) 1. RUNAROUND SUE - DION 2. LITTLE SISTER - ELVIS PRESLEY 3. BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON 4. STAY - MAURICE WILLIAMS & ZODIACS 5. UNCHAIN MY HEART - RAY CHARLES 6. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS 7. THE END OF THE WORLD - SKEETER DAVIS 8. THEN HE KISSED ME - CRYSTALS 9. 16 CANDLES - CRESTS 10. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - NEIL SEDAKA 11. DREAM LOVER - BOBBY DARIN 12. GET A JOB - SILHOUETTES 13. JUST ONE LOOK - DORIS TROY 14. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 15 SEA CRUISE FRANKIE FORD 16. BLUEBERRY HILL - FATS DOMINO 17. LONG TALL SALLY - LITTLE RICHARD 18. LOUIE LOUIE - KINGSMEN 19. TELL HIM - EXCITERS 20. HELLO MARY LOU - RICKY NELSON 21. YOU DON'T OWN ME - LESLEY GORE 22. YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME - MIRACLES 23. BANANA BOAT SONG (DAY-O) - HARRY BELAFONTE 24. I'M READY - FATS DOMINO 25. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - DRIFTERS 26. COME GO WITH ME - DELL-VIKINGS 27. PALISADES PARK - FREDDY CANNON 28. I WALK THE LINE - JOHNNY CASH 29. BLUE BAYOU - ROY ORBISON (NEW) 30. JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY 31. JOHNNY ANGEL - SHELLEY FABARES (NEW) 32. IT’S MY PARTY - LESLEY GORE 33. EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL - CONNIE FRANCIS 34. POETRY IN MOTION - JOHNNY TILLOTSON 35. LOVE POTION #9 - CLOVERS 36. SHOP AROUND p MIRACLES f. SMOKEY ROBINSON 37. CANDY GIRL - 4 SEASONS 38. YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING - BARBARA LYNN (NEW) 39. THERE GOES MY BABY - DRIFTERS (NEW) 40. RAINDROPS - DEE CLARK (NEW) Please CLICK HERE to view the full Chart in PDF Format. (Click on to open, then enlarge on your browser). Listen to/view all songs in the Golden Oldies Playlist #24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I think you might be born to cry, Elena. Oh, no, I don't think so... I rarely cry, I must say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I meant you might be "crying" about that Dion song. I can't remember ever hearing it, and I wonder if it's very well known. Don't forget to nominate Arthur Alexander this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Feed Me !! The answer to the trivia question (which I would have known even without Darryl's hint) is "Little Shop of Horrors". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Well done Lucky. And thank you CeeJay for that excellent question. TOP 40 #25 IS NOW OPEN ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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