Friday, September 28, 2018

An Old Man Abroad: UKT40 September 17, 1994 Part One

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September 1994.  In Britain...um...three London Underground stations were about to close.  That’s something.  Is the chart more interesting?...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

The Old Man’s Ultimate 70s Uneasy Rider Tournament: Round One, Part 7

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Our penultimate group has a lot of songs about music and the record biz, plus some topical-at-the-time hits. THE HELL OF A BAND BOWL “Roc...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

An Old Man Abroad: UKT40 September 1, 1979 Part Two

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The rest of it. 20 - “Cars,” Gary Numan Two months after topping the charts with Tubeway Army, Numan was on his own and on the way to the...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

An Old Man Abroad: UKT40 September 1, 1979 Part One

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September 1979.  We were just here two months ago, but both the news and the charts are are very different.  The headlines are dominated by ...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

And as Years Go By: CT50 August 29, 1981

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August 1981.  Canada’s best professional hockey players were preparing to play in the best-on-best Canada Cup, anticipating another triumph ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

An Old Man Abroad: UKT40 August 9, 1975 Part Two

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The end of a snapshot. 20 - “Misty,” Ray Stevens The novelty man got to #2 with a country-pop cover of the Johnny Mathis hit Jessica Wal...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

An Old Man Abroad: UKT40 August 9, 1975 Part One

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August 1975.  On the 14th, the Hampstead section of London received over 6 1/2 inches of rain in a mere 2 1/2 hours.  These are the songs th...