Bob Dylan records "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", which will be released as the B-side to "Blowin' In The Wind". The tune was covered by many other artists, including Peter, Paul And Mary, who took it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
Men at Work's debut album, "Business as Usual" tops the Billboard 200 album chart, where it would stay for fifteen consecutive weeks until it is dethroned by Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
He heard about that Hawk Tuah girl getting famous and he figured he’d give it a shot and spit on that thang himself.
As many as 1,000 teenagers who are protesting a recent 10 PM curfew, clash with police on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. The scene inspires Stephen Stills to write, "For What It's Worth", which will peak at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1967 for Buffalo Springfield.
The guy had worms in his brain! IQ loss is like second nature to him
Thirty radio stations across the United States broadcast what it billed as a live show by Mott the Hoople. It was really nothing more than Hoople's studio tracks with dubbed-in applause.
The Moody Blues release "Nights In White Satin". Lifted from the album "Days of Future Passed", the single would rise to #19 on the UK singles chart, but could only achieve #103 in the US in early 1968. It wasn't until the song was re-issued in 1972 that it would become a #2 hit in America, and earn Gold certification
Apple Records releases the Badfinger album, "No Dice". The LP would climb as high as #28 on the Billboard 200 and contained the hit single, "No Matter What", which rose to #8 in America. The album also contains the original version of "Without You", which Harry Nilsson would take to #1 in 1972.
Paul McCartney hosts a launch party for "Wild Life", the debut album of his new band, Wings. Among the 800 guests were Elton John, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Jimmy Page, Mary Hopkin, and members of Deep Purple.
Pink Floyd release their fourth album, "Ummagumma". It is a double disc set, with the first platter featuring live recordings and the second containing studio cuts. Despite favorable reviews, band members would not look back fondly at the LP in later years, even though it went to #5 in the UK and #74 in the US.
Bill Graham opened The Fillmore West in San Francisco as a west coast partner to his Fillmore East in New York. The venue was the launching pad for The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Big Brother And The Holding Company and many other local bands. Both sites remained in operation until 1971. Graham died in a helicopter crash in October, 1991 at the age of 60.
The Beach Boys had the number one record in the US when "Kokomo", from the movie Cocktail, reached the top. It made #25 in the UK. It had been twenty-two years since the group had their last American chart topper with "Good Vibrations". Their only other Top Ten hit in that time had been "Rock and Roll Music" in 1976
The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. In attendance are the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. It was here that John Lennon made his now famous announcement: "For our last number, I'd like to ask for your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands, and the rest of you, if you'd just rattle your jewelry, we'd like to sing a song called Twist and Shout." John would later say "I was fantastically nervous, but I wanted to rebel a bit and that was the best I could do."
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Elvis Presley goes on maneuvers for the first time with the US Army's 32nd Tank Regiment near the German / Czech border
Bad Company's first Billboard chart entry, "Can't Get Enough" tops out at #5. The British quartet would go on to place eight more songs in the US Top 40, but only one, "Feel Like Makin' Love", would crack the Top 10
There are 3 colors: “Go Away Green”, “Be Gone Blue”, and a shade of tan that has never been named
Original release
The album debuted at number one on October 4, 1969, and spent 11 weeks at the top. It fell to number two just before Christmas, but returned to the top for six more weeks.
50th anniversary release
The album returned to number one in 2019 with a deluxe reissue that included previously unheard material from the recording sessions. This set a new UK chart record for the longest time between number one appearances by the same album.
That’s the thing, they still don’t think he lost 4 years ago. In their minds, he’s still the president.
Who wrote that article? That movie was never the most successful R rated movie. In 2003 Matrix Reloaded was released and made over $700m and in the time since it was released 8 other movies have made more money than it, with Joker & D&W both making over a billion dollars.
Last year’s TIRRH was a three-fer so I kinda used up all the good info for today in one post. So today’s post is a fun one.
If you wanna see last year’s post here’s a link
The obvious answer is yes, the US will continue to send more and more weapons and bombs to Israel forever. I wish it would end. But it won’t.
So the response to this will be MORE KILLING MACHINES
Just started House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski on a recommendation from a friend, I’m a couple of chapters in and so far it’s been pretty interesting
Even in those cities with it, public transportation is failing. The systems are archaic and outdated.
These fucks are the reason AI advancement is needed. Keep the workers and drop the C-suites in favor of AI replacements. How do you steal 1 million and nobody notices?! Then multiply that question by 42!?
Insert that “change my mind” meme: Brian May’s solos are the reason we rock out so hard to Queen!
#bringbackthesabretooth
But we’re not talking copyright laws, we’re talking Fair Use and I think musicians should be allowed to say, it’s fair use or X and not for Y
I don’t know why or how this keeps coming up. All musicians who want or don’t want their music used by a politician or political party should be on a list. If the song is on the banned list and it’s used, instant fine.
No worries. I think that would be a good fit, different name but same concept
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right