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1951 #12:

I get Wangs

1951 #11:

Chung

Also, the 50s really hated women.

1951 #10:

The Tennessee Wang

1951 #9:

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:47 am 1951 #10:

This is great and what I've played on piano pretty much every day for months ... 10/10

1951 #8:

Else

1951 #7:

I'm 50/50 on if Hank Williams actually wrote this. The lyrics just seem just a bit too fancy, hence why fancy artists always like playing it.

"your heart is shackled to a memory" I mean deep, but is this Hank deep?

This is the same year he wrote "Hey good lookin, what you got cookin'"

1951 #6:

Pete Seeger obv was a great songwriter and did a lot to promote and preserve folk music, and it sucks how The Weavers were blacklisted but all their hits I've heard have an extreme lack of pathos.

I can though, hear its influence in instructional songs -- not so much do we hear "this is how you sing this" songs but we still get the occasional "this is how you dance to this" songs, so Cha Cha Slide thanks you.

And then there's the sing-along song, which is extremely rare, especially to hear a sing-along that's actually great -- Sing alongs are fun to be part of but I don't really see the appeal of listening to a sing-along. A notable exception: The Circle Game

1951 #5:

Wangio Chungza, Tenor

1951 #4:

Good one, lots of fun, though gets dinged for being the most-a famous use-a of-a outrageous accent that borders on inappropriate.But that harpsichord kicks 8/10

1951 #3:

Consisting of upwards of 16 guitar overdubs and 16 vocal overdubs. An insane technical achievement for the time, an on top of that it sounded great and was a big hit. 9/10

Good morning!

1951 #2:

Because Wang Chung

1951 #1:

Wang Chung

1950 #25:

Wang-Dee-Chung

1950 #24:

Bewitched

1950 #23:

Western Swing, aka future rockabilly, aka jump blues by white guys -- appreciation sure, appropriation probably, fun definitely 8/10

"mop" was a common jump blues phrase, ala "hoy" -- I don't know why -- but here's Louis Jordan using it 5 years earlier --

1950 #22:

poorpete wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:51 am "mop" was a common jump blues phrase, ala "hoy" -- I don't know why -- but here's Louis Jordan using it 5 years earlier --

A delightful gem! Nowadays mop is still a lyrical trope but for different reasons involving the ladies!

Phoebe wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:40 am

poorpete wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:51 am "mop" was a common jump blues phrase, ala "hoy" -- I don't know why -- but here's Louis Jordan using it 5 years earlier --

A delightful gem! Nowadays mop is still a lyrical trope but for different reasons involving the ladies!

Via jive talk glossary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_jive_talk

Mop
A woman. Often a reference to another hepster's girlfriend.

But more likely it's just an expression that sounds like a blowing horn or beat used for emphasis, like The Beatles' "yeah!" or Little Richard's "woo!" or Perez Prado's "¡Hu!" or all the noises James Brown made.

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... z.2103534/

1950 #21:

Pepper pot.

1950 #20:

Pepper pot girl summer.

1950 #19:

Wang Chung Dream, Chungt Wang?

Alright one 6/10

1950 #18:

It's back! #10 in 1951 and #18 here. Still a 10/10

1950 #17:

I Wanga be Chunged

1950 #16:

UN BREAK A BLE!

Wang me

1950 #15:

This is a goofy one that all your grandpas probably loved. 7/10

Wang Thing.