What song was at UK No.1 when you were born.......

[LauraJ23]

eddy grant, I don't wanna dance, 1982

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQ8NFyvnIE

 

[andy0306]

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - "Young Girl" 3rd June 68

 

[Tdotcom]

8th May 76
Abba Fernando

View: http://youtu.be/dQsjAbZDx-4

 

[gramps]

Gracie Fields

 

[Dem55]

oh dear - Jimmy Young The Man from Laramie

 

[OldCarlos]

Gracie Fields

lol

You mean not just pre youtube, or TV even, but ..........pre electrickery.

 

[vetonbike]

We will meet again. Vera Lynn. Although I don't think they had an official music chart in 1944.

 

[MartynK]

May 1953, Frankie Laine - "I Believe". Never heard of him, or the song though!

 

[Yv]

eddy grant, I don't wanna dance, 1982

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQ8NFyvnIE

Haha, I LOVED that when I was younger, bought the album on the back of that song [and yes, I do mean the black vinyl stuff]

 

[Yv]

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - "Young Girl" 3rd June 68

probably still one of my my most hummed tunes, even though its from a year before I was born

eta: and no, the irony of this song given todays yewtree and what have you, is not lost on me

 

[Russ77]

When I need you - Leo Sayer

 

[andya700]

Connie Francis - 1958 - "Who'se sorry now."

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APYeKa_WL_Q

 

[Llamaman]

I don't know, I was a bit preoccupied at the time...


Have looked it up now, and it was Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel.