M10 show at last, week 136

 

So at last, I have a chance to get this week's M10 in!

Elvis:  Ah'm just glad ya din't do it this morning!  I did 2 shows in Vegas last night!

You and which impostor?  So after spending an unusual weekday night with Laurie (and following Hurricane Helene), working Friday all day, more Helene and football last night, and shopping today, I'm taking halftime of the OU game to get this done.  What's our feature year, bud?  

Lessee... the big hand is on the...

You're using your watch?

1966... yep, that's it.  My watch is a special 'hereafter' issue.  It tells me anything!  

Can it tell you the debut this week?

Sure!  Chris an' Laurie's alphabetic music nights roll on, an' one 'a the finds was an act from 1988, that debuts at # 8!  Since YouTube likes ta screw my non-USA fans, it's the Go-Betweens and Streets Of Your Town...

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That there's a nice cruisin' song...

I thought so!  So let's find out the biggest moving bullets from this week in 1966!

6- Los Bravos, Black Is Black.  #3 in the US and Australia, a chart topper in Canada, it moves 10 to #8 this week.

5- See See Rider, Eric Burden and the Animals.  Another #1 in Canada, 10 here and 9 in Australia, it moves up 13 to #38.

4- What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted, Jimmy Ruffin.  One of my favorite vocals, it would peak #8 here, 6 in Canada, but as usual with a Motown-style song, only 98 in Australia.  This week it moves up 18 spots to #23.

3- Reach Out, I'll Be There, Four Tops.  A comparable vocal to Jimmy Ruffin by Levi Stubbs, it hit the top here, #6 in Canada, and again the Motown curse, 62 in Australia.  It moves 19 spots to #9.

2- Last Train To Clarksville, the Monkees.  Chart topping in North America, 14 in Australia, it moved 23 spots to #16 this week.

And the big mover was...  

The Count Five and Psychotic Reaction!  One of my best psychedelics, it was #5 here, 3 in Canada, and 12 in Australia.  It goes up 27 to #28 this week!

Can you consult your amazing miracle watch to give everyone the top songs in our countries this week in 1966, while I pick my favorite on the top 40 that week?

But of course.  Cashbox had us with the Association and Cherish... Oh, you planned this, didn't you?  Australia has the Beatles, in the middle of a 8 week run with Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby... an' Canada had... the Kinks and Sunny Afternoon.  Okay, what did ya come up with?

I have to go with What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted.  A lot of good tunage here, but that's the one that only takes about 2 seconds to put a lump in my throat.

Now last week, I listened to NO music as I had NO speakers.  So we (for show purposes) just pretend last week never happened...

Shoot, I pretend that 1975 to 1977 never happened...

Which is convenient for your appearing here!  Here's the rest of this week's M10...

10- Orion Sun drops from 3 with Mary Jane...

9- And holding, the Heavy Heavy and Because You're Mine...

7- Down 2 in it's ninth week, tied for 12th all time, and the new leader in the Song of the Year race, Decemberists and Long White Veil.

6- Dorothy holds with Mud...

5- Two weeks ago it debuted on the Radiowavemonitor charts at 4.  This week 2.  Moving from 8 to 5 here, Linkin Park and The Emptiness Machine...

4- Up 3, illuminati hotties and Sleeping In...

2- Slipping a spot, Beach House and Somewhere Tonight...

And back in the top spot...

...Beabadoobie and Beaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I told Laurie a long time back she and the Decemberists would end up fighting for song of the year... and she trails right now by 21 points with 6 weeks logged in.

Okay, that was nice to get done!  Now, time to check those football scores...