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Post by Dawn on Jun 7, 2003 9:24:48 GMT -5
Let's go back 34 years for a look at the top 10 songs on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart from June 7, 1969.
10. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye
9. These Eyes – Guess Who
8. Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet – Henry Mancini
7. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – 5th Dimension
6. In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley
5. Bad Moon Rising – CCR
4. Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins Singers
3. Grazing in the Grass – Friends of Distinction
2. Love (Can Make You Happy) – Mercy
1. Get Back – Beatles
Any thoughts or memories of these songs?
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Post by 55dodger on Jun 7, 2003 10:11:05 GMT -5
Hard to believe it's been 34 years since the summer of '69. What a fun summer that was, at least for me.
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - A DJ friend of mine did an on air dedication of this song to my daughter the day after she was. Always liked the song & the late great Marvin Gaye.
These Eyes, Bad Moon Rising, & Get Back - All good songs by some great classic rockers.
The rest were all good AM pop songs that were fun to listen to.
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Jun 7, 2003 10:52:23 GMT -5
Pretty good stuff here!
One of the better Marvin songs. A great Guess Who song. One of my fave 5th Dimension tunes.
LOVE Grazing in the Grass!!
Never was big on Get Back. At least not this version.
Little burnt on Bad Moon Rising.
And Elvis was relavent once again with a political song! Hey, he coulda got FM play with a song like this!
Good chart!
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Post by Dawn on Jun 7, 2003 18:48:27 GMT -5
Hard to believe it's been 34 years since the summer of '69. What a fun summer that was, at least for me. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - A DJ friend of mine did an on air dedication of this song to my daughter the day after she was. Always liked the song & the late great Marvin Gaye. These Eyes, Bad Moon Rising, & Get Back - All good songs by some great classic rockers. The rest were all good AM pop songs that were fun to listen to. What a perfect song to dedicate to your daughter! Marvin was a tremendous talent, and 'Too Busy' is such a classic. 'These Eyes' is wonderful, and is my favorite Guess Who song. I've loved it ever since I was very young. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 7, 2003 18:53:46 GMT -5
Pretty good stuff here! One of the better Marvin songs. A great Guess Who song. One of my fave 5th Dimension tunes. LOVE Grazing in the Grass!! Never was big on Get Back. At least not this version. Little burnt on Bad Moon Rising. And Elvis was relavent once again with a political song! Hey, he coulda got FM play with a song like this! Good chart! I agree, 'Grazing in the Grass' is great. I also like Hugh Masekela's version, but this one is my favorite. I'm also a little burnt on 'Bad Moon Rising'. I like CCR's music, but it's been played much too often on the radio over the years. 'In the Ghetto' is one of my favorite Elvis songs. I've always liked his mid-60's and later material best. |
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Post by Ken on Jun 7, 2003 21:17:36 GMT -5
Some fine tunes  Get Back - Awesome - remember heaaring it when I was very little. These Eyes - The guys were on their way with quite a long string of hits! I remember my cousin having the Greatest Hits album. In the Ghetto - One of Elvis' best from the later part of his career , showing that he still had it. Bad Moon Rising - Remember hearing this along with many other CCR tunes as a kid:) |
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Post by kathyb on Jun 8, 2003 0:32:17 GMT -5
Good stuff here! These Eyes is one of my all time favorite Guess Who songs. Also Love Grazing in the Grass and Love Can Make You Happy. In the Ghetto is the first 45 I owned by Elvis. My mom really liked Oh Happy Day and I can remember her singing that song in the house quite a bit.  |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 8, 2003 9:35:20 GMT -5
Some fine tunes Get Back - Awesome - remember heaaring it when I was very little. These Eyes - The guys were on their way with quite a long string of hits! I remember my cousin having the Greatest Hits album. In the Gheto - One of Elvis' best from the later part of his career , showing that he still had it. Bad Moon Rising - Remember hearing this along with many other CCR tunes as a kid:) I love that Guess Who greatest hits album! Every song on there is a winner! I really like a lot of Elvis' later songs. His voice seemed to be richer and more soulful as he got older. 'Bad Moon Rising' and 'Lookin' Out My Back Door' are two of the first CCR songs I remember hearing. I was very young at the time - 3 or 4 years old. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 8, 2003 9:39:31 GMT -5
Good stuff here! These Eyes is one of my all time favorite Guess Who songs. Also Love Grazing in the Grass and Love Can Make You Happy. In the Ghetto is the first 45 I owned by Elvis. My mom really liked Oh Happy Day and I can remember her singing that song in the house quite a bit. 'Love Can Make You Happy' is a favorite of mine as well - I love the vocals, and the melody is really beautiful. 'Oh Happy Day' is another good one! |
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Post by Kat on Jun 8, 2003 15:19:44 GMT -5
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - I bought the 2 disc Anthology, and this is one of those tracks I listen to most often. I wish he were still here today.. Aquarius/ Let the Sunshine In - I love the 5th Dimension! One of my favorites. In The Ghetto - I also prefer his later material, and this is absolutely one of his best. Makes me tear up sometimes when I hear it!  Get Back and Bad Moon Rising - Two of Paul and CCR's best songs.
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Post by Dawn on Jun 8, 2003 20:08:24 GMT -5
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - I bought the 2 disc Anthology, and this is one of those tracks I listen to most often. I wish he were still here today.. Aquarius/ Let the Sunshine In - I love the 5th Dimension! One of my favorites. In The Ghetto - I also prefer his later material, and this is absolutely one of his best. Makes me tear up sometimes when I hear it! Get Back and Bad Moon Rising - Two of Paul and CCR's best songs. I would love to get Marvin's Anthology sometime. He was such a gifted man. I can still remember how shocked I was when I heard of his death back in 1984. What a senseless tragedy.  I'm the same way with 'In the Ghetto'. It's definitely one of his most emotional songs. |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Jun 10, 2003 21:44:36 GMT -5
(Still trying to catch up -or actually work backwards to the 3rd.)
The dawning of the Age of Aquarius! The summer of Woodstock! One of the best!
These Eyes is one of my favorite songs of all time. Great intro, love the bass -- love the whole song.
Acquarius/Let The Sunshine In is in the opinion of many, the top song of 1969. I like it a lot for what it meant -- what it represented. I believe that's its strength. Without the "magic", it would be just another song.
Bad Moon Rising -- Typical vintage CCR. Therefore a great song!
Get Back - Surprisingly no one mentioned Billy Preston playing with the Fab Four on this one. One of my favorite Beatles tunes. "Get Back, JoJo."
Good song by Marvin
One of the better "Fat Elvis" songs.
Can take or leave most of the rest--but I can't understand what The Edwin Hawkins Singers were doing on the pop charts. They didn't belong there, IMO.
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Post by Dawn on Jun 10, 2003 22:34:25 GMT -5
(Still trying to catch up -or actually work backwards to the 3rd.) The dawning of the Age of Aquarius! The summer of Woodstock! One of the best! These Eyes is one of my favorite songs of all time. Great intro, love the bass -- love the whole song. Acquarius/Let The Sunshine In is in the opinion of many, the top song of 1969. I like it a lot for what it meant -- what it represented. I believe that's its strength. Without the "magic", it would be just another song. Bad Moon Rising -- Typical vintage CCR. Therefore a great song! Get Back - Surprisingly no one mentioned Billy Preston playing with the Fab Four on this one. One of my favorite Beatles tunes. "Get Back, JoJo." Good song by Marvin One of the better "Fat Elvis" songs. Can take or leave most of the rest--but I can't understand what The Edwin Hawkins Singers were doing on the pop charts. They didn't belong there, IMO. I agree, this was a great time for music! I sometimes wish I had been born a few years earlier, so I could remember the 60's. Those were interesting times! I just heard 'These Eyes' today on Spinner internet radio. I could listen to that song a hundred times in a row and never tire of it! Billy Preston's organ playing on 'Get Back' is superb - it really makes the song, IMO. |
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Post by Kat on Jun 11, 2003 0:52:19 GMT -5
I would love to get Marvin's Anthology sometime. He was such a gifted man. I can still remember how shocked I was when I heard of his death back in 1984. What a senseless tragedy. I'm the same way with 'In the Ghetto'. It's definitely one of his most emotional songs. That's just how I feel about his talent, and his death. I remember hearing about it right after it happened, and to this day, it still makes me angry. Never ever should've happened.. what a special and gifted man he was. His Anthology is one of the most played out of my collection! I also meant to comment on what you said about the soulful sound Elvis Presley had in his later years, which is so true. Very rich and emotional. I would've loved to have seen him perform live had I been old enough during those years. My aunt kept a small calender from 1977 that I have tucked away, always makes me think of his passing and how much he is still missed after all these years. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 11, 2003 8:07:12 GMT -5
That's just how I feel about his talent, and his death. I remember hearing about it right after it happened, and to this day, it still makes me angry. Never ever should've happened.. what a special and gifted man he was. His Anthology is one of the most played out of my collection! I also meant to comment on what you said about the soulful sound Elvis Presley had in his later years, which is so true. Very rich and emotional. I would've loved to have seen him perform live had I been old enough during those years. My aunt kept a small calender from 1977 that I have tucked away, always makes me think of his passing and how much he is still missed after all these years. About 3 years ago, I saw a program on VH-1 about Marvin, and it was really interesting - I wish now that I'd taped it. It gave a lot of insight into both his personal and professional life. What his father did was absolutely horrible - shooting his own son over a petty quarrel. Like you, it still makes me angry to think of the circumstances of his death. |
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