{"id":4762,"date":"2021-09-05T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2021-09-05T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:21:40","slug":"sounds-on-sunday-50-years-ago-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/05\/sounds-on-sunday-50-years-ago-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FIFTY YEARS AGO the Charts recorded the best-selling \u201csingles\u201d of each week. Have the hits of 1971 stood the test of half a century of time slipping by since they were released? Sadly, in most cases the top selling singles have not: with only some exceptions the number one hits of 1971 are either not memorable \u2013 or memorable for the wrong reasons. Join us as we look back and ask ourselves: \u201cwhat were we thinking???\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With no song is this more true than the one that hit the top spot on 15th June 1971. It did bring an end to the 5-week reign of \u201cKnock Three Times\u201d, but that was the only benefit it brought the music industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have to reveal that it is 50 years since the recording of \u201cChirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep\u201d by Middle of the Road was number one in the UK Charts. Mac and Katy Kissoon released their version of the song at the same time. While Middle of the Road\u2019s version was the more popular in the UK, the Kissoons took the glory in the US.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Middle of the Road were just that \u2013 seen by some as forerunners of the Euro-pop movement and by others as yet another bubble gum pop single. \u201cChirpy\u201d has a catchy tune and highly disturbing (but repetitive) lyrics. The tune should make it a favourite for small children; the lyrics do not. The words suggest that an adult is telling a child that his parents have abandoned him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We invite you to take a listen \u2013 if only to remember that a decade which had so much to offer did also have a down side. It will get better next week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Totp 1971\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSNSTerj2Kc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u25cfTo catch up with the news in East London, go to:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">East London News<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfWatch East London\u2019s weekly news magazine programme,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">live at 10pm every Tuesday and on demand all week:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Tuesday Show<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFTY YEARS AGO the Charts recorded the best-selling \u201csingles\u201d of each week. Have the hits of 1971 stood the test of half a century of time slipping by since they were released? 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