Eddie Fisher – ‘Outside Of Heaven’
30th January 1953 (1 week).
For what was only the 4th single to top the UK charts it is the turn of another American, Eddie Fisher, one of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands (though that would be a further 7 years in to the future), with 'Outside Of Heaven'.
Musically, the Pleasantville Soundtrack continues. Of course, this was always going to be the case, I mentioned in my previous post, the charts don't always represent the reality of what's happening in popular music and the majority of the world won't be ready for rock n roll until Bill Haley & his Comets blast along in 1955. Even if it does seem to start a trend for grammatically incorrect pop song titles...
Not that those fact renders this music unlistenable. Far from it, in fact. Simon Cowell could do a lot worse than looking this far back when selecting songs for the next X Factor Big Band week.
Nice blog ! Can't wait for the rest !
ReplyDeleteMe again, are you going to post any more songs ?
ReplyDeleteHey, yes, I am! Sorry, I have just been so busy recently that I've not had time to sit an muse over the songs as I like to!
ReplyDeleteNo problems ! Thanks for this insight on the tastes of the British people through the ages !
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