I'm supposed to be keeping track of the singles hitting No. 1 during this period and got sidelined. When we last left Billboard, Simon and Garfunkel were embarking on an epic, six-week run with "Bridge Over Troubled Waters." It would take something really special to knock it out of the top...

“My Baby Loves Lovin’” by White Plains (1970) “Gimme Dat Ding!” by Pipkins (1970) “United We Stand (Divided We Fall)” Brotherhood of Man (1970) “Beach Baby” by First Class (1974) They only one I don't know is "Gimme Dat Ding!" and I think I'm OK with that! Had no idea about the singer!

"In Through the Out Door" gets a bad rap.

My Dad didn't have a ton of albums, but one he had was "Cosmo's Factory" and I know that by heart. We would set up speakers in the back yard and crank it up. That's summer to me!

We won't have another single to report on until April! That's because Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Waters" locked down the No. 1 spot on the Billboard chart from Feb. 28 until April 11, a six-week run! Some interesting things about the song. -- It's written by Simon, but san...

I don’t see it. Would it be easier to reach out on FB?

I am very hopeful!

Visiting my parents ahead of a work conference, and see the Mets have a home game -- then on the road in nearby Jupiter and West Palm Beach. So weather permitting, I'm hoping to make that home game!

Nightmare fuel.

kcmets wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:19 am I always thought until this morning that the person on the cover was Ozzy
but apparently according to some discussion I found it's some woman.

If I saw her standing in my yard, I'd be afraid.

Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath is 50 years old today. Everything about that album creeps me out. Everything. Especially the cover. I know that's the point. What's amazing that Paranoid was released in the same calendar year, and is a lot more accessible to me. But that first album, and the first son...

Bounding to No. 1 on the Billboard chart on Feb. 14, 1970 was: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/Sly-fam-thankyou-star.jpg/220px-Sly-fam-thankyou-star.jpg I was surprised to see the 45 sleeve not use the full name of the song, which is, of course, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf...

And, hey, if someone(s) want to take it upon themselves to track the singles chart from 50 years ago as the year progresses then we can throw that mix into the fire here too. I can give it a try! Billboard No. 1 on February 7, 1970: Shocking Blue – “Venus” https://www.stereogum.com/2026141/the-numb...

I'm going to assume that nothing we see in the lobby is there randomly. Is that the famous jackalope from Wall Drug? That thing shattered my Mets gnome!

There are so many glorious things going on in those photos that it will take time to properly examine the details! Love the yearbook rack in the lobby!

Brilliant work, as usual!!!

I came to all this stuff after the fact. Y'know, because I'm not as old as you guys, who are very, very, VERY old. What else was there that you guys were listening to at the time? Paranoid ? Loaded ? Elton John ? Well, I was 6 at the time. Had this one in heavy rotation. https://i.pinimg.com/origin...

What a great idea!

My Dad had some S&G albums, and "The Boxer" was one of the songs he would spontaneously sing a verse to. ("Come Together" was another song he'd do that to.)

I like all Rush's stuff, but agree that the stuff I like best is from the period with the shorter songs and less grandiose subjects. My buddy and I ranked the band's albums as blog posts as we led up to the R-40 tour, which was amazing. For each album, we looked at the music, but also what was going...

Really bummed about Neil Peart's passing. I know the band had "retired," but there was always a chance of a one-off song of performance. Now we know for sure it will never happen. I can't think of too many Rush albums that have filler songs on them to pad out the release. I love a lot of s...

That 1972 home run leaders card might be the best thing ever!

That is HORRIBLE. Sorry to hear about this Edgy. Those are scary photos. Hope Rocket — and Mrs Edgy — recover.

Johnson... I voted for him over Hillary and Cheesedoodlehead out of protest.

You were not alone in doing this.

41: I'm glad you answered Gwreck, but I'd really like to hear you honestly answer a few questions in this thread you didn't address. Gwreck asked why you think Congress is unwilling to act. I'd like to hear your answer, as well. Before I started calling Trump names, I mentioned that the House passe...

The domestic terrorists need to be stopped. But we had 10 shootings in five days in my city. None of those shooters used military grade weapons. How do you stop that, too? I’d start with not saying “how do we stop everything?” Of course you can’t stop every shooting from ever happening. But you sta...

If both sides of the aisle are willing to ignore their extremists What do you define as extreme positions that elected Democrats hold with respect to guns? On health care, taxation, trade policy, immigration, how to address climate change — essentially, the other major issues of the day — I have li...

How about universal background checks? That's only got 85-90% American support but is being blocked by Moscow Mitch. I think this is a good start. I don’t see why anyone needs a military grade weapon. I also think the guns are the means, and we need to do much more to address the cause in addition ...