# What song was #1 the day you were born? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2001, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490 "2001-05-15T09:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/141 "2002-11-25T14:17:39Z")
Heartbreak Hotel for me. Tonight’s The Night for my son. ---
**Author:** ![auRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/142 "2002-11-25T15:14:02Z")
UK: _Give It Up_ by **KC and the Sunshine Band** US: _Every Breath You Take_ by \*\*The Police[{b] My life theme song is either _Let’s Dance_ by **Five** or _Fallin’_ by **Alicia Keyes**. ---
**Author:** ![Snooze35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Snooze35](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooze35)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/143 "2002-11-25T15:24:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jack Batty \* > \*\*This is very telling … > > Day of Birth: > US - _I’m Henry the VIII I Am_ by Herman and the Hermits. > UK - _Help_ by The Beatles. > > 18th Birthday > US - _Every Breath You Take_ by the Police. > UK - _Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)_ by Paul Young > > Which means apparently I am a homeless stalker in need of assistance with delusions that I am an English king. \*\* Thanks Jack, I was having a hard time trying to decipher what these songs said about me. Snooze35 08/10/65 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/144 "2002-11-25T16:58:48Z")
Prince Charming by Adam And The Ants in the UK, and Endless Love by Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross in the US. On my 18th birthday: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 in the UK and Unpretty by TLC. I feel … immensely cheated? I mean Eiffel 65? ADAM AND THE ANTS??? Okay, Tenth birthday, UK: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams Now I can stop abusing this thing’s search engine. Ooh. More telling: June 6, 2000. My SDMB birthday. Feels so Good by Sonique and Maria Maria by Santana, UK and US respectively. Bllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. ---
**Author:** ![richw211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@richw211](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richw211)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/145 "2002-11-25T18:16:58Z")
US and UK Charts “Baby Love” - Supremes ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/146 "2002-11-25T18:21:46Z")
The U.S. No.1 on the 13th May 1971 was… Joy to the World by Three Dog Night. How very fitting 😉 UK was Double Barrel by Dave And Ansil Collins. Never heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/147 "2002-11-25T18:31:07Z")
July 1 1964, the American chart#1 was “A World Without Love” by Peter and Gordon, the British chart #1 was “It’s Over” by Roy Orbison. Subtly Ironic. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/148 "2002-11-25T18:40:05Z")
June 2, 1963: US - “It’s My Party” by Leslie Gore UK - “From Me to You” by the Beatles I was kind of hoping they would be really obscure songs. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/149 "2002-11-25T19:07:05Z")
Jan. 24, 1969 _I Heard it Through the Grapevine_, Marvin Gaye (US) _Ob-la-di Ob-la-da_, Marmalade (UK) ---
**Author:** ![G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/150 "2002-11-25T19:54:14Z")
My birthday: US: The Beatles/ **Get Back** UK: Tommy Roe/ **Dizzy** (huh?) “theme song”: US: U2/ **With or Without You** UK: Starship/ **Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now** I am _so_ happy to be an American right now… Since I’m compulsive, let’s check the rest of the family. wife: US b-day: The Doors/ **Hello, I Love You** UK b-day: Tommy James and the Shondells/ **Mony Mony** US “life”: Peter Cetera/ **The Glory of Love** UK “life”: Chris DeBurgh/ **Lady in Red** (And that’s slightly creepy, since she _loves_ “Lady in Red,” and insisted it be played at our wedding. But she’s not British…) child #1: US: Will Smith/ **Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It** UK: Celine Dion/ **My Heart Will Go On** I weep for the world he is inheriting. I really do. child #2: US: Destiny’s Child/ **Independent Woman Part I** UK: Bob the Builder/ **Can You Fix It?** I’ve never even _heard_ of the US #1, but the UK #1 is certainly appropriate… ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/151 "2002-11-25T19:58:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jmpride62 \* > \*\*Who is Kim Carnes? \*\* I’m pretty sure she is the chick that sang “Bette Davis Eyes” Boy this thread was one helluva bump. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/152 "2002-11-25T20:41:54Z")
Birthday in US - Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison UK - A Fool Such As I and I Need Your Love Tonitght by Elvis Presley. I didn’t recognize the songs from nine months prior that I would have been conceived to but I did notice that it fell right on my Dad’s birthday. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/153 "2002-11-25T21:48:11Z")
the U.S. No.1 on the 1st December 1961 was… Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean the U.K. No.1 on the 1st December 1961 was… Little Sister / His Latest Flame by Elvis Presley ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/154 "2002-11-25T22:19:40Z")
Wouldn’t _Return To Sender_ suck? ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/155 "2002-11-25T22:22:14Z")
the U.K. No.1 on the 30th August 1973 was… Young Love by Donny Osmond the U.S. No.1 was… Brother Louie by The Stories I actually vaguely remember watching the donny and marie show ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/156 "2002-11-25T23:04:35Z")
the U.S. No.1 on the 20th May 1980 was… Call Me by Blondie Wow! No wonder I love that song. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/157 "2002-11-25T23:32:33Z")
5/13/61 _Runaway_, by Del Shannon. Entirely satisfactory. If it was some sappy bubble gum song I wouldn’t be able to face you all. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/158 "2002-11-25T23:32:46Z")
I was born somewhere between **Opus One** and **String of Pearls**. I was conceived when **Casablanca** was being filmed and I was born on the day that the movie **For Whom the Bell Tolls** was released. That makes me too old to remember exactly how old I am. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/159 "2002-11-26T00:07:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by G.B.H. Hornswoggler \* > UK “life”: Chris DeBurgh/ **Lady in Red** > > (And that’s slightly creepy, since she _loves_ “Lady in Red,” and insisted it be played at our wedding. But she’s not British…) To make you feel better: neither is Chris DeBurgh. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/160 "2002-11-26T00:38:03Z")
September 30, 1986 USA: Stuck On You by Huey Lewis and the News UK: Don’t Leave Me This Way by The Communards October 1, 1958 (my dad’s) USA: It’s All in the Game by Tommy Edwards UK:Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid by Connie Francis September 21, 1964 (my mom’s) USA: House of the Rising Sun by The Animals UK: You Really Got Me by The Kinks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490.md?page=9)