Archive for March, 2010

On this day in 1974, “Sunshine on my Shoulders” hit #1 for John Denver. The one thing I liked the most about John Denver was the pure honesty in his music and the fact that I never saw him trying to sell merchandise like clothing brands, colognes, or wii accessories. Of course the Wii wasn’t around back then, but if it was, we wouldn’t have seen him trying to sell them.

On this day in 1971, “She’s a Lady” went gold for Tom Jones. Jones has been wooing ladies from the time they use the best acne treatments til they can barely walk anymore. If you don’t believe me, just look into how many pairs of panties have been thrown his direction since he first took the stage.

Cher’s “Dark Lady” hit #1 on this day in 1974.

You can find out more about this day in history at Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease.

day in 1978, the Bee Gees sat on top of the pop music charts.

Night Fever would remain there for eight weeks.

I bet you’ve never seen a Barbie like this.

On this day in 1968, Otis Redding received a gold redord, posthumously, for “The Dock Of The Bay”. What an awesome song. Otis Redding had a voice as smooth as a face treated with eye cream for years. No, now that I think about it, his voice was much smoother than that. Much smoother.

On this day in 1974, Terry Jacks had the number one song, Seasons In The Sun. For some reason, every time I hear this song I think of term life insurance. Was there a commercial years ago that used this song while trying to sell insurance? If not, it must be the fact that the song is perfect for that type of product.

Using reconciliation to pass health care. Been there, tried that. Senator Robert K. Byrd made sure it didn’t happen.

That’s how we got the phrase, ‘flippin’ the Byrd’.

Do you remember when politicians stood their ground, spoke eloquently, and actually made sense? Some still do.