Music Is Music
Substance released on this day 33 years ago. Famously commisioned by Tony Wilson as he wanted all the New Order singles in the one place for listening to in his car. The man was a genius 💜
My favourite track Ceremony. Gets me every time https://t.co/yXfcRkt7co
— Angel_K ✨ (@AngelaK1990) August 17, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2004 film composer (The Man with the Golden Arm, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, Hud, Cape Fear, Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Stripes, Trading Places, Ghostbusters) Elmer Bernstein died; home in Ojai CA; cancer, aged 82 https://t.co/2onMSTqPf6 pic.twitter.com/gKB8vJqBKG
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 18, 2023
18 August 2012. Pop star, Scott MacKenzie, died (aged 76). He was best known for his 1967 UK No.1 hit single, San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair), which became an anthem of the “Summer of Love”. pic.twitter.com/sTzeRso9sy
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1967: Scott McKenzie - San Francisco https://t.co/4sTvL2Zg7E via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1973: Diana Ross- Touch Me In The Morning https://t.co/Xeo5zVEeQp via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2023
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
This Is the Sea is their defining & epic moment.#80smusic #TheWaterboys #AlternativeRock https://t.co/Jt5MLDrkUY— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) August 18, 2023
Released 45 years ago today
Hong Kong Garden, the debut singlehttps://t.co/RqwZlA0gbX— Siouxsie And The Banshees (@siouxsieandtheb) August 18, 2023
#OTD in 1979, Chic’s “Good Times” hits No. 1. We look back at how the disco classic came from a #GreenwichVillage native molded by his bohemian upbringing, + how the song helped launch hip hop, with its own roots in our community, into a global phenomenon: https://t.co/k1E62SBaRq pic.twitter.com/rHHSpCyZ4u
— Village Preservation (GVSHP) (@GVSHP) August 18, 2023
19 August 1939. Peter (“Ginger”) Baker, the legendary drummer of the rock group, Cream, was born in London. In 2016, he was ranked 3rd (behind No.2 Keith Moon and No.1 John Bonham) on Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time”. pic.twitter.com/RLWwVbO1JB
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1966: The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby /Yellow Submarine https://t.co/qp9H5JIBTx via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1993: UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You https://t.co/okRyNmikMB via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2023
#HappyBirthday to #JohnDeacon silent #bass hero of @QueenWillRock pic.twitter.com/XJaUssI1RU
— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) August 19, 2023