50years_music, 28 days ago to random

"Twilight Time" is a #popularSong with lyrics by #BuckRam and music by #theThreeSuns (Morty Nevins, #AlNevins, and Artie Dunn). Ram said that he originally wrote it as a poem, without music, while in college. Original instrumental recordings of "Twilight Time" included those made respectively by the Three Suns (1944) and #LesBrownAndHisBandOfRenown (1945). Les Brown's version of "Twilight Time" was recorded in November 1944.
https://youtu.be/KAc4PKumQps

50years_music, 4 months ago to random

"Knock Three Times" is a #popularSong credited simply to "#Dawn", obscuring the actual performers. The song was released as a single which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1971 and eventually sold six million copies. It reached No. 2 on 'Billboard's "Easy Listening" survey. Outside the US, "Knock Three Times" also claimed the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://youtu.be/iUUv9S3LKII

50years_music, 7 months ago to random

"Mr. Sandman" (or "Mister #Sandman") is a #popularSong written by #PatBallard and published in 1954. It was first recorded in May of that year by #VaughnMonroe & his #orchestra and later that year by #TheChordettes and #theFourAces. The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr. Sandman" to "bring me a dream" – the traditional association of the #folkloric figure (but in this context the meaning of dream is more akin to '#dreamboat').
https://youtu.be/6-57XR0ZQ4Y

daweaver, 9 months ago to random

TOTP '84 with Tommy Vance and Mike Read.

Alphaville were at number 43, but there's no video for the highest new entry. It's their one hit.

The newlywed Elton John sings about the evils of apartheid-era South Africa in a way even Mike Read can't object to.

#TOTP #Alphaville #EltonJohn