Comments | substitute: It was 40 years ago today

substitute

It was 40 years ago today

Aug 18, 2005 13:59

This is fun, via genericus. Wow, a lot of classic music happened the year I was born. The kind of stuff you put in the boom box for the beach in summer nowadays: Early Beatles, Motown R&B, etc. Plus both "House of the Rising Sun" and "Surfin' Bird"! Woo! I'm sure I like a couple of the Al Hirt tunes because my parents had a few of his records when I was a ( Read more... )

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bruisedhips August 18 2005, 21:03:48 UTC

Im going to do this but I warn that I was born in 1975. No good can come of this.

hahaha substitute August 18 2005, 21:05:14 UTC

I imagine most of the good music in 1975 was in the BOTTOM 100 of commercial successful crap. Like the crazy progrock Nick likes, or Richard & Linda Thompson.

bruisedhips August 18 2005, 21:13:37 UTC

You have the best year from any of these that I've read so far.

or perhaps I need glasses? sp0rk0 August 18 2005, 21:16:47 UTC

You don't appear to have underlined a favorite.

Re: or perhaps I need glasses? substitute August 18 2005, 22:07:02 UTC

There wasn't really one that stood out as a fave, I guess.

omg 1976 sp0rk0 August 18 2005, 21:18:21 UTC

My birth year appears to be home to Peter Frampton. Both hits.

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*shudder* nosrialleon August 18 2005, 21:48:23 UTC

That's all kinds of ugly...

Nope nosrialleon August 19 2005, 02:37:04 UTC

My housemate wins for worst year.
Check out 1971.
gag, AND puke.

frobisher August 18 2005, 22:08:04 UTC

Thanks for covering this for me. I didn't have the patience. 9 Beatles songs, though. We're fab.