Birthday Song Meme C/O lurkerwithout:
Using this site you can find out what song was #1 for any date.
So my Birthday Songs...
THE 2000s
2007 ... "No One" by Alicia Keys
2006 ... "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
2005 ... "Run It!" by Chris Brown
2004 ... "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
2003 ... "Hey Ya!" by OutKast
2002 ... "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
2001 ... "U Got It Bad" by Usher
2000 ... "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child
I know "Hey Ya!" (who doesn't?) but I bet I've probably heard some of these but don't know them. Is that Destiny's Child song the one where they rip off the Stevie Nicks song I despised? Bleh.
THE 1990s
1999 ... "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
This song drove me up the wall.
1998 ... "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly & Celine Dion
1997 ... "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John
I still consider the first version of "Candle in the Wind" to be the best.
1996 ... "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
1995 ... "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1994 ... "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze
1993 ... "Again" by Janet Jackson
1992 ... "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
A remake of Dolly Parton's signature song, for a movie that was good but forgettable.
1991 ... "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
A song that generated far more controversy than it deserved.
1990 ... "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B
THE 1980s
1989 ... "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
Billy considered this song to be glorified "Chopsticks" and refused to play it in concerts after its run as a hit.
1988 ... "Look Away" by Chicago
Good song, lousy video.
1987 ... "Faith" by George Michael
1986 ... "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles
Fun songs.
1985 ... "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie
From the ballet/spy movie "White Nights", which I still have on VHS. Florida radio stations used to cut the bridge out of the song to tone it down...they didn't want the old fogies to attempt to dance to it. I'm not kidding.
1984 ... "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
1983 ... "Say, Say, Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
"Mac & Jack"'s duets were fun and they should have done some more.
1982 ... "Maneater" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
How about that video with the nasty kitty?
1981 ... "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
That whole album is underrated.
1980 ... "Lady" by Kenny Rogers
Written by Lionel Ritchie, who also performed it himself.
THE 1970s
1979 ... "Babe" by Styx
I have this on CD.
1978 ... "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
Perhaps my mom's favorite from that year.
1977 ... "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
The less said about her the better.
1976 ... "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart
Rod the bod's main make-out song.
1975 ... "That's the Way (I Like It)" by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
No avoiding disco, huh? Well, there were worse songs from then.
1974 ... "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
An epic about a dysfunctional father/son relationship.
1973 ... "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich
A country sob-in-your-beer heartache anthem.
1972 ... "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul
An R&B sob-in-your-malt-liquor heartache anthem.
1971 ... "Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone
1970 ... "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
No avoiding Motown, huh? Well, there were worse songs from them.
THE 1960s
1969 ... "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul & Mary
A personal anthem from a group that specialized in anthems for all occasions.
1968 ... "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
Who wants raisins?
1967 ... "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees
1966 ... "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band
Hmm. Other sources say that the #1 song for the week I was born was "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees. Not sure I know "Winchester".
So my Birthday Songs...
THE 2000s
2007 ... "No One" by Alicia Keys
2006 ... "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
2005 ... "Run It!" by Chris Brown
2004 ... "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
2003 ... "Hey Ya!" by OutKast
2002 ... "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
2001 ... "U Got It Bad" by Usher
2000 ... "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child
I know "Hey Ya!" (who doesn't?) but I bet I've probably heard some of these but don't know them. Is that Destiny's Child song the one where they rip off the Stevie Nicks song I despised? Bleh.
THE 1990s
1999 ... "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
This song drove me up the wall.
1998 ... "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly & Celine Dion
1997 ... "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John
I still consider the first version of "Candle in the Wind" to be the best.
1996 ... "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
1995 ... "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1994 ... "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze
1993 ... "Again" by Janet Jackson
1992 ... "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
A remake of Dolly Parton's signature song, for a movie that was good but forgettable.
1991 ... "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
A song that generated far more controversy than it deserved.
1990 ... "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B
THE 1980s
1989 ... "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
Billy considered this song to be glorified "Chopsticks" and refused to play it in concerts after its run as a hit.
1988 ... "Look Away" by Chicago
Good song, lousy video.
1987 ... "Faith" by George Michael
1986 ... "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles
Fun songs.
1985 ... "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie
From the ballet/spy movie "White Nights", which I still have on VHS. Florida radio stations used to cut the bridge out of the song to tone it down...they didn't want the old fogies to attempt to dance to it. I'm not kidding.
1984 ... "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
1983 ... "Say, Say, Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
"Mac & Jack"'s duets were fun and they should have done some more.
1982 ... "Maneater" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
How about that video with the nasty kitty?
1981 ... "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
That whole album is underrated.
1980 ... "Lady" by Kenny Rogers
Written by Lionel Ritchie, who also performed it himself.
THE 1970s
1979 ... "Babe" by Styx
I have this on CD.
1978 ... "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
Perhaps my mom's favorite from that year.
1977 ... "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
The less said about her the better.
1976 ... "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart
Rod the bod's main make-out song.
1975 ... "That's the Way (I Like It)" by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
No avoiding disco, huh? Well, there were worse songs from then.
1974 ... "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
An epic about a dysfunctional father/son relationship.
1973 ... "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich
A country sob-in-your-beer heartache anthem.
1972 ... "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul
An R&B sob-in-your-malt-liquor heartache anthem.
1971 ... "Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone
1970 ... "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
No avoiding Motown, huh? Well, there were worse songs from them.
THE 1960s
1969 ... "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul & Mary
A personal anthem from a group that specialized in anthems for all occasions.
1968 ... "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
Who wants raisins?
1967 ... "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees
1966 ... "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band
Hmm. Other sources say that the #1 song for the week I was born was "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees. Not sure I know "Winchester".