I have a couple friends who were born in 1966 who know the music of 1966 nearly as well as I do, and I was 13 that year. So I thought I’d find a list of 1953 songs to see how many I
O-Own, L-Like, H-Hate, R-Recognize (obviously, if I own, like, or hate, I recognize):
That’s Amore Dean Martin -(O, L)
Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes – Perry Como (R)
Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams (O,L)
The Doggie In The Window – Patti Page (O)
Rags To Riches – Tony Bennett (O,L)
Even Now – Eddie Fisher (R)
Have You Heard – Joni James (R)
Hound Dog – Big Mama Thornton (O,L)
I Believe – Frankie Laine (R)
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – The Four Lads (O,L)
Oh! My Pa-Pa – Eddie Fisher (O)
Secret Love – Doris Day (R)
Three Coins In The Fountain – Frank Sinatra (O,L)
The Typewriter – Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra (O,L)
Young At Heart – Frank Sinatra (O,L)
Crying In The Chapel – The Orioles (O,L)
Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) – Ruth Brown (O,L)
Mess Around – Ray Charles (O,L)
Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams (O,L)
You, You, You – the Ames Brothers (O,L)
The only album I have is Jazz at Massey Hall – The Quintet, though I have compilations of Frank Sinatra that cover this period.
I suspect that any of you younger bloggers that try this will have a far longer list than I.
ROG