tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post3276101419232880114..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: And now for something utterly inconsequentialKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-5625942343754088752011-07-06T08:13:46.016+12:002011-07-06T08:13:46.016+12:00Chris:
My Whitburn book doesn't mention Till W...Chris:<br />My Whitburn book doesn't mention Till We Kissed either. And yes, it does cover the top 100.<br />I agree that the book review you mention was disappointing. There was virtually nothing in it that couldn't have been gleaned from the library files.Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-58386987590567649222011-07-05T19:31:54.747+12:002011-07-05T19:31:54.747+12:00Does that Whitburn book cover the Billboard Top 10...Does that Whitburn book cover the Billboard Top 100? Mine only covers the Top 40 over the same period and is over two inches thick. Ray Columbus's book doesn't claim that 'She's a Mod' was on the Billboard charts, but he does say that 'Till We Kissed' entered the Billboard Top 60. Similarly Tommy Adderley claimed to have #2 a hit in Canada that was pipped by 'A Hard Day's Night'. I couldn't find the evidence. It was interesting to read what kept John Rowles's great song from a UK #1 - Louis Armstrong. The same guy who finally knocked the Beatles out of their US dominance in 1964, with 'Hello Dolly'. Trainspotting aside, I felt that the DomPost piece reviewed (ie, paraphrased) Columbus's career rather than the book.Chris Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778690327406325923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-21165278390960581522011-07-04T21:51:37.077+12:002011-07-04T21:51:37.077+12:00That Whitburn isn't accurate though - How Biza...That Whitburn isn't accurate though - How Bizarre was a US number one in August 1997. http://www.billboard.com/new-releases/paul-simon-so-beautiful-or-so-what-1005163562.story#/song/omc/how-bizarre/651554<br /><br />The number 4 info relates to one radio play chart AFAIK. It remains the only NZ recorded song to make the US top 50.<br /><br />I've got a big (ugly) plaque which was given out by Billboard to commemorate the number one at the time.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278183271703930217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-24363936794780683322011-07-03T10:01:23.162+12:002011-07-03T10:01:23.162+12:00`One day someone will compile a book of famous peo...`One day someone will compile a book of famous people with Waipuk connections. It will be a weighty tome.'<br /><br />That seems like a task you are well qualified to undertake Karl.pdmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011861811163633347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-46085568361856309272011-07-03T09:45:15.077+12:002011-07-03T09:45:15.077+12:00Vaughan:
I offered wondered why John Rowles wasn&#...Vaughan:<br />I offered wondered why John Rowles wasn't a bigger success. I thought he had the voice and the looks to rival Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck, but he never quite delivered. I suspected that perhaps he was poorly managed, but an alternative explanation surfaced in a recent interview Rowles gave. He explained that after his first couple of hits he scored a residency in Hawaii (I think it was at the Royal Hawaiian, the famous pink art deco palace on the Waikiki beach-front), and he liked it so much - the warmth, the lifestyle - that he stayed there when his career would arguably have been better served if he'd been in London or LA. A very New Zealand thing to do, when you think about it.<br />Donald:<br />One day someone will compile a book of famous people with Waipuk connections. It will be a weighty tome.<br />Lindsay:<br />Yes, I was a Casey Kasem fan in the 1970s, though I can't say I listened to him while my boyfriend was playing footy. Solid Gold FM recycles American Top 40 on Sundays - I sometimes hear it in the car.Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-57366970760849059592011-07-02T23:14:24.873+12:002011-07-02T23:14:24.873+12:00Were you also an avid listener of Casey Kasam'...Were you also an avid listener of Casey Kasam's American Top Forty show? I was. Sat and soaked it up on the car radio while my unappreciated boyfriend played club rugby Saturday afternoons.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-78648113410051308272011-07-02T18:18:31.877+12:002011-07-02T18:18:31.877+12:00Karl are you aware that Ray Columbus had Waipukura...Karl are you aware that Ray Columbus had Waipukurau connections?<br /><br />Our next door neighbour in Takapau Road, Mrs. Carney was (I am pretty sure) his grandmother.pdmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011861811163633347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-81116658361136459942011-07-02T13:54:40.142+12:002011-07-02T13:54:40.142+12:00It is a sunny Saturday morning where I am and the ...It is a sunny Saturday morning where I am and the post is not inconsequential for me because it reminds me of a great song performed by Ray Columbus and the Invaders.<br /><br />I’m not talking about She’s a Mod but the one that followed, Till We Kissed.<br /><br />I still think the rendition by Ray is a masterpiece of the genre, whatever it is (pop, rock?). The energy just surges through the song.<br /><br />As far as getting to the top of the charts is concerned, there was a song in 1968 that we pinned our hopes on.<br /><br />If I Only Had Time, sung by John Rowles, was heading up the charts in the UK but got pipped by a number performed by Louis Armstrong.<br /><br />That tune was What a Wonderful World, and it has proved a more enduring hit. <br /><br />Louis was hard to hate. But for many New Zealanders, his song made it a mildly disappointing world. Whenever I hear it, I enjoy it but a little “darn” always pops up in my mind.Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105760893956912855noreply@blogger.com