33. “CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE” – EDDIE CALVERT

Weeks at number one: 4 (27th May – 24th June 1955) / Length: 2m24s / Label: Columbia Notable for…The previous version of these hit was a Cuban band doing a song written by a Frenchman soundtracking an American film), so here’s Englishman Eddie Calvert to mustard it right up… MELODY & HARMONY ~ 4 : […]

16. “OH MEIN PAPA” – EDDIE CALVERT

Weeks at number one: 9 (8th January – 12th March 1954) / Length: 2m49s / Label: Columbia Notable for… being the first no.1 recorded at Abbey Road…and also being the soundtrack to this adorably self-absorbed video: MELODY & HARMONY ~ 2 : two chords, five notes, zero enjoyment. The way skilled songwriters write such panderingly […]