Time Machine co-ordinates VICXXXVII61732765

So today we go to March 27th, 1965- where wiki tells us...

The Norwegian tanker SS Nora collided with the Liberian ship MV Otto N. Miller off the coast of Eastbourne in the English Channel. Both ships caught fire and there was a large oil spill.[222] Trygve Tyse, the captain of the Nora ordered his crew to abandon ship, then remained on board to fight the fire.[223]


In trying to flesh this out, by ship name, by the courageous captain (who I did find was a WWII vet), virtually the only thing I learned- serious business- is that the Norwegian word for "speed" is "fart".  No wonder NASCAR Speed Week never does well there...

On the other hand, kids from the USA visiting there prolly get a kick out of watching "Fart Racer"...

  Welcome to another week of Time Machine, as we welcome in- yet again- the Beatles, give Wayne Newton a chance to redeem himself on Crazy Covers, and a 6D that leads to another "greatest hits of...", this time that list is for one Buddy Harman!  One new M10 song is also in the offing, so let's fart right to it...


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Welcome back, gentlemen!  And how are you all today?

Paul:  We're doing quite well, thank you!
Ringo:  Yes, we all packed sack lunches, just to be safe!
George:  And a change of clothes...
John:  Although, I must say, I wish Mr Presley would have been here.  I should like to speak to him about his recent comments about my health...

HB:  I would like at this point to apologize on behalf of Time Machine, Inc., for that unfortunate comment.  And Mr Presley will be sending out written apologies to the band and Mr Lennon...er, shortly...

Yes, yes, thanks bunches.  I know Elvis is 'really really' sorry and wishes he could have been here to tell you himself...


R:  Yer nose is growin', mate...

I expect it is.  Why not get right to the business at hand...

P:  Yeah, but how are we going to do this up, now that you're not making us read all the votes off?
G: Yes, someone's bound to get left out...

Well, I tell you what. we have 16 contestants from 68 stations.  We have 4 finalists; why don't you each take one of the other twelve songs first, and then each do a finalist!

R: You must've been a math major, or an accountant...
J:  Oh, please.  Any third class education could have come up with that!
P:  I didn't see you jump to the fore, John...
J:  Well, EVERYone knows I'm just an 'arrogant pseudo-intellectual with a messiah complex...'

HB:  At this point, I would like to apologize for...

SIT down, Bellbottom.  John, why don't you start us off?

J:  Ah, very well.  Hmmm... well, I see we have a vote for our own version of Rock And Roll Music, despite not having been released in the States...

P: The Searchers and that lovely Judith Durham got 4 votes for I'll Never Find Another You, despite just debuting at #95... all Australian votes, I'm told.

G:  Herman's Hermits are on the list twice, once with Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter, which was still a few weeks out from charting...

R: George, you idiot, that's one of the finalists!

Er, that's right.  And at 2 weeks before charting on Cashbox, that breaks the week-old record for lowest finalist, the third time in about a month!

G: Oh, dreadfully sorry... should I have another go?

R:  No, I get the last one...how about that the Hermit's current chart hit, Can't You Hear My Heartbeat at #4, MISSED the finals!

Yeah, that kinda messed me up, too!  So George already mentioned that Mrs Brown, which debuts April 10th, is one of the finalists.  You guys, give us the others!

J: The Supremes and Stop In The Name Of Love is at Cashbox's #1 this week.  Say, Chris, you've had a bit of a go with Diana Ross as well, haven't you?

HB:  On behalf of Time Machine...

BELLBOTTOM! We've worked out an... uneasy peace.  IF they win... I guess I'll be fine with that...

P: We've got the third finalist, with 8 Days A Week, at #5...

R:  You mean we might have to do this again next week?
J:  Just shut up and give the other contestant, blockhead...
R:  No need to be rude, Jackie!  The last contestant is Freddie and the Dreamers with I'm Telling You Now, at #14.

G:  See, I told you, someone always gets left out...
J:  Good God, George, cry us a river!
R: "While your guitar gently weeps..."
ALL:  SHUT UP, RINGO!!!

Ah, okay, so just in case you're one of the many who got lost here, the choices are Stop In The Name Of Love, 8 Days A Week, Mrs Brown, and I'm Telling You Now.  I think I'll go put in my vote for Freddie while you listen to our new debut, at #10.  Brand new from the due May 1st lp Hate For Sale, this is the Pretenders...






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This week our 6D victim- the highest charter without a Panel vote- goes to Roger Miller's King Of The Road.  The drummer on this disc was Buddy Harman, who has an extensive discography as a member of Nashville's "A-Team", the country equivalent of the Wrecking Crew.  I decided to do Buddy's top ten- and they are all #1s on either country or pop!  Here are the top ten twelve hits that Buddy Harman was drummer on:

3 weeks at #1

Tammy Wynette, Stand By Your Man (country)
Roy Orbison, Oh, Pretty Woman
Brenda Lee, I'm Sorry

4 weeks

Elvis, Stuck On You

5 weeks

Patsy Cline, She's Got You (c)
Elvis, It's Now Or Never
Everly Brothers, Cathy's Clown

 6 weeks

Roger Miller, Dang Me (c)
Johnny Cash, Ring Of Fire (c)
Elvis, Are You Lonesome To-nite?
Johnny Horton, Battle Of New Orleans


And at #1, with 7 weeks on top of the country chart... let's just save that for the end, huh?

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So this week, three different versions of a certain song were in the Billboard top 40- one (an instrumental) and two combined on Cashbox.  That song was Red Roses For A Blue Lady.  On Cashbox, the instrumental by Bert Kaempfert's Orchestra was at #9, while the combined vote of Vic Dana and our own Wayne Newton was at #11; on Billboard, Bert was 11, Vic was 15, and Wayne... well, Wayne was 38.  So we listened to all three, and here's how that went...

Laurie:  I know I'm going to surprise you, but I'm going to take the instrumental.  The vocals just kind of laid there for me.

Chris:  I'll go along with you on Vic, but I thought Wayne did a gorgeous job!

"You... you DID?"

Yes, I did, and I give this vote to you- not by a lot, because the instrumental was great- but yes, you got my vote!

"YESSSS!!!!"

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On the stat pack this week, we have Panelists in both of the categories.  The big mover, from 52 to 14, is finalist Freddie and the Dreamers' I'm Telling You Now.   It just beat out another Panelist- Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders' The Game Of Love which moved 32 spots from 70 to 38.  And, The UK #1 got a vote and was debuting at 71 here- The Rolling Stones with The Last Time.

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The M10 this week:

Agnes Obel's Camera's Rolling slips from 6 to 9.
Fertile Crescent, now the oldest song on the list at 7 weeks, holds at 8 with Onion Garden.
Anna Burch moves up 2 with one of her chart hits this week, at 7 with Tell Me What's True.
Speaking In Squares up one to 6 with A Song For The Opossum.
And, the Iron Ceiling III...

Tennis at five with How To Forgive...
Best Coast at 4 with Everything Has Changed...
Brooke Annibale at 3 with I Will...

But the top two flip- Real Estate slips to 2 after 3 weeks at the top with Paper Cup (sorry, Chipper)...
And the new number one- her fourth...

...Anna Burch with Party's Over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, what was Buddy's biggest hit?  With 7 weeks on top of the country chart...

....the Everlys with Bye Bye Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the Panel pick- and a savage battle it was...

Mrs Brown got you 7.35%...

Freddie and the boys got you 13.2%....

The Beatles managed 19.11%....

But your winner, with 23.52%....

The Supremes and Stop In The Name Of Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Next week, Elvis is back, Diana Ross is here, and we visit 1966!   Stay safe, stay home!