Taking a break from the hit songs of 1975 this week. Instead, here is “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” by Gayla Peevey. This was on Toast of the Town which would later be called the Ed Sullivan Show. Ed does the introduction and says hello to Gayla at the end. This is dated October 18, 1953. …
The second hit song by KC and the Sunshine Band in 1975 was “That’s the Way (I Like It).” The song was written by Harry Wayne Casey (KC) and Richard Finch the group’s bass player. It was on the top of the Cash Box chart for three weeks (Nov. 23 – Dec. 13. On the Billboard chart …
We are in full disco mode so get your dancing shoes on. The song “Fly, Robin, Fly” was originally called “Run, Rabbit, Run” when composers Sylvester Levay (from Yugoslavia) and Michael Kunze (from Germany) wrote the song. They also produced the song that is mostly instrumental. In fact there are only 6 words in the …
The Eagles had a big hit with “Lyin’ Eyes.” The song was written by Don Hendley and Glenn Frey and that it Glenn on the lead vocal. The group received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for this song. The song was also nominated for the Grammy …