Month: April 2025

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The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 40

  1. (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (1955) Bill Haley and his Comets
  2. The Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ (1960) Percy Faith and his Orchestra
  3. Help Me Make It Through The Night (1971) Sammi Smith
  4. It Doesn’t Matter Any More (1959) Buddy Holly
  5. To See My Angel Cry (1969) Conway Twitty
  6. Let’s Twist Again (1961) Chubby Checker
  7. A Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1966) The Kinks
  8. The Twist (1960) Chubby Checker
  9. D’yer Mak’er (1973) Led Zeppelin
  10. Out In The Cold Again (1940) Julia Lee
  11. Shout (1959) The Isley Brothers
  12. People Get Ready (1965) The Impressions
  13. I Can’t Get Next To You (1969) The Temptations
  14. Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style (1950) Bull Moose Jackson
  15. Isn’t Life Wonderful (1954) Alma Cogan
  16. Mean Old World (1942) T-Bone Walker
  17. Hey, Good Lookin’ (1951) Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford
  18. I Walk The Line (1956) Johnny Cash
  19. Is This Love (1978) Bob Marley and The Wailers
  20. Mr Gallagher And Mr Shean (1938) Bing Crosby and Johnny Mercer
  21. The Angels Listened In (1959) The Crests
  22. Lily The Pink (1968) The Scaffold
  23. You Know How Talk Gets Around (1947) Eddy Arnold
  24. Twistin’ Round The World (1962) Chubby Checker
  25. I’ll Get Along Somehow (1948) Sam Donohue and his Orchestra; vocalist, Bill Lockwood
  26. Blackberry Way (1968) The Move
  27. Slow Twistin’ (1962) Chubby Checker
  28. Twist It Up (1963) Chubby Checker
  29. Like A Child (1964) Julie Rogers
  30. I Can’t Make It (1967) The Small Faces
  31. I Stepped Over The Line (1964) Hank Snow
  32. The Theme From Ben Casey (1962) Valjean
  33. We Had It All (1973) Waylon Jennings
  34. Heavy Fallin’ Out (1974) The Stylistics
  35. Baby I Was Leaving Anyhow (1987) Billy Montana and The Long Shots
  36. Baby Buggie Boogie (1947) The Milo Twins
  37. Ashes By Now (1980) Rodney Crowell
  38. Darling It’s Wonderful (1957) The Lovers
  39. China Nights (Shina No Yoru) (1963) Kyu Sakamoto
  40. One More Time For Love (1980) Billy Preston and Syreeta
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A “Boxed” Trifecta

It was nearly two years ago, as we were nearing the end of yet another demanding diurnal walk, that I believed I had perceived our elderly dog’s gait had appeared to falter. This led me to comment to Tiki that our adored pet might not survive the forthcoming summer.

“Come to think of it! The way that I feel, I might not survive it either!”, I uttered. “You might be able to package us as a quinella and save on the cost of our respective funerals!”, I continued.

“That’s good! Although now that you’ve mentioned it, I’m beginning to struggle too.”, Tiki admitted.

“This means that we can be buried as a threesome. A trifecta, with the emphasis on us being a ‘boxed’ trifecta!”, I pronounced gleefully.

We’d taken but a few further steps when the stillness of the air was filled with the sound of clapping and laughter. We turned to observe the commotion and were amazed that a gentleman, seated on his second storey balcony, had heard every word we’d spouted.

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The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 39

  1. El Paso (1959) Marty Robbins
  2. Sacha (1970) Hank B. Marvin
  3. Sherry (1962) The Four Seasons
  4. Personality (1959) Lloyd Price
  5. My True Story (1961) The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt
  6. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (1967) Glen Campbell
  7. The Shoop, Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) (1964) Betty Everett
  8. I’m So Excited (1982) The Pointer Sisters
  9. She’s Not There (1964) The Zombies
  10. Your Wildest Dream (1986) The Moody Blues
  11. Tweedlee Dee (1955) Georgia Gibbs
  12. The Answer To Everything (1964) Joe Dolan
  13. See Saw (1956) The Moonglows
  14. Tweedlee Dee (1955) LaVern Baker and The Gliders
  15. Whatever You Want (1979) Status Quo
  16. She’s Wonderful (1929) Harry Shalson
  17. Don’t Laugh At Me (2003) Peter Yarrow
  18. If I Could Reach You (1972) The 5th Dimension
  19. Forty Miles Of Bad Road (1959) Duane Eddy
  20. What’s Forever For (1982) Michael Murphy
  21. I Believe In Music (1972) Gallery
  22. What About Me (1982) Moving Pictures
  23. Sugar And Spice (1963) The Searchers
  24. Lies (1965) The Knickerbockers
  25. Apeman (1970) The Kinks
  26. I Want Candy (1965) The Strangeloves
  27. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me (1966) Waylon Jennings
  28. Tainted Love (1981) Soft Cell
  29. Heartbroken Bopper (1972) The Guess Who
  30. Try A Little Tenderness (1967) Otis Redding
  31. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me (1965) Peter, Paul and Mary
  32. Ten Little Soldiers (1943) The Four Vagabonds
  33. Hand Me Down My Walkin’ Cane (1934) The Boswell Sisters
  34. Wild Love (1973) Mungo Jerry
  35. I Live For The Sun (1965) The Sunrays
  36. Heaven (1989) The Chimes
  37. Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (1968) The Show Stoppers
  38. Get A Life (1989) Soul ll Soul
  39. I Say Love (1968) The Royal Guardsmen
  40. Zombie (1994) The Cranberries