From Memphis to Merseyside #18
Written by BOMBSHELL RADIO on 02/16/2023
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From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 18 ‘Close, But No Cigar’
When The Beatles released the double A-side single containing ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and ‘Penny Lane’ in February 1967, everyone expected it to rocket to number one on the charts. However, this release wasn’t able to knock ‘Please Release Me’ by Englebert Humperdink, out of the number one spot, causing widespread speculation that The Beatles popularity could be waning. Of course, there is more to the story. The Beatles release actually outsold ‘Please Release Me’ by quite a wide margin, but because it was a double A-side release, Billboard counted it as two singles and split the sales, artificially keeping it at number two. On today’s episode we look at songs from each year from 1954 to 1980 that many people think hit number one, but in fact never did. In some cases a few of these songs didn’t even crack the top ten. Sit back and enjoy this unique episode of From Memphis to Merseyside!
The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever
Bill Hailey And His Comets Shake Rattle and Roll
Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes
Chuck Berry School Days (Ring Ring Goes The
Bell)
Jerry Lee Lewis Breathless
Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly
Fats Domino I Want To Walk You Home
Everly Brothers When WIll i Be Loved
Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou
Gene Pitney Only Love Can Break A Heart
Andy Williams Can’t Get Used to Losing You
The Beatles Please Please Me
Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues
The Rolling Stones 19th Nervous Breakdown
The Who I Can See For Miles
Mason Williams Classical Gas
Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary
The Kinks Lola
John Lennon Imagine
Neil Young Old Man
Elton John Rocket Man
Joni Mitchell Raised on Robbery
Paul McCartney Jet
James Taylor How Sweet It Is
Daryl Hall & John Oates Sara Smile
Gordon Lightfoot The Circle is Small
Billy Joel My Life
The Eagles The Long Run
Bruce Springsteen Hungry Heart
Bryan James Duffy The Red Brick Road
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