Seen at Krista's

1. Go to the Billboard #1 Hits listings (scroll down and you’ll see them separated by decades on the left in the sidebar)
2. Pick the year you turned 18 [um...cause I'm a rule breaker, I'm changing it up a little...decided to pick a year that was a bit more "eventful" than just turning 18, if y'all know what I mean]
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year
4. Pick 5 songs and write something about how these songs affected you
5. Pass it on to 5 more friends

After looking at these songs, it was HARD to choose just five...apparently, 1972 was an AWESOME year for music! There was only one song I didn't care for *cough* Neil Diamond *cough*, so I screwed up the rules even more and told a story using the names and/or lyrics of the songs. Sue me!

Brand New Key - Melanie: Oh, I LOVED this song!

I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller-skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone, but you got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them out to see
I been looking around awhile
You got something for me
Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key

She had a high pitched, girlish voice, very sing-songy. This was PRE the event.

American Pie - Don McLean: This song reminds me of when my parents made me go to group therapy...I met this guy Dave there...another rebellious kid (like me) who was amazing artistic. He drew and was a potter, interesting dude! We hung out alot in Lowell (he was from Dracut).

Now starts the theme:

Let's Stay Together - Al Green: That's what I said...didn't happen, tho, for one very important reason!
Without You - Nilsson: I'd've retained it awhile longer, maybe.
Heart of Gold - Neil Young: No heart of gold, this one.
A Horse With No Name - America: No "horse" either.
The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack: Loved this song and made out to it many a time
Oh Girl - Chi-Lites: What he said
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers: He tried to!
The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.: SNORT *not literally*! Yeah, he was the Candy Man, aight.
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond (GAK!)
Lean on Me - Bill Withers: I did, for a bit
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O' Sullivan: But then this happened
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass: Goofy song, reminds me of Salisbury, possible scene of the crime.
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan: So good it repeated!
Black and White - Three Dog Night: Not til 1986, ya'll.
Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis: Yeah, now that could've been his theme song!
Ben - Michael Jackson: Dude was kind of a rat...and I don't mean MJ!
My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry: This is one of the dirtiest songs EVER! I loved it! My friend Pat and I went to see Chuck Berry at the Boston Garden in 1972...amazing, just amazing! And appropriate for my "theme"
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash: Yup, I was shocked when I saw clearly and that was the end of that!
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations: Ha, yeah he was.
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy: LOL this song just reminds me of my cousin!
Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul: Still love this song, and it was entirely apropos to my story.

THE END!

Five of you please do this, c'mon, it's my birthday week!

I'm not really liking Neil Diamond either. But I love a bunch of these songs. How I remember songs from '72 is beyond me...
I loved America's Horse With No Name. Me and Mrs. Jones is a classic. I always forget that Brand New Key is the name of the song but I always loved how unusual it was.

I'll do this, but the year I turned 18 has some sucky music! LOL

I turned 18 in '73. I've just looked at the list and UGH! There's only one song in the whole list that I'd deign to listen to - Angie by the Stones, and maybe Superstition. The rest of the list is a disgrace.

The Roberta Flack song always gives me chills! I'll do this definitely I think. Hopefully once the kids are in bed. When I turned 18... that was 1988.

Happy Birthday week!!! :-D

Oh, I'm doing "when I turned 14" instead. 1988 songs were too horrid.

I did this, and for year #18. Not that wonderful of a listing, but better than LAST year's!! ugh

But I found out that the #1 song the week I was born was "Sugar Shack." Can we all vomit in unison. :-)

I saw this on another blog and have it on my never-ending "to post on ye olde blogge" list. Just can't guarantee which day I'll get to it! :-)

Wow...1984 is not the most powerful of music years! Most of that year sucks, but since I turned 18 in August of that year, I do have Prince's "When Doves Cry" for that week...not too bad...my girlfriend at the time LOVED that song...and I loved her for it:-)

Happy Birthday! I did the meme.

Happy Birthday week!

I actually followed Cat's trail back here and enjoyed your list.
~Allison

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

This looks like so much fun!!!!

LOL! I like that Brandy song.