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How many copies did this single sell?
Johnnie Walker played this record on his Sunday show which years ago he wouldn't have touched with a barge pole. I remembered it well as i was in my 20's by the 70's and this was considered trash by us 'purists'!
However it reached number 1 in the UK and six other countries. Guess how many copies it sold. NO CHEATING either!!
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About £30,000? It doesn't sound as crap as I thought it would.
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i would say about 10 million
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About £30,000? It doesn't sound as crap as I thought it would.
Yes it was a catchy song.....plus the singer always wore hot pants and thigh high boots.
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i would say about 10 million
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I bet many would wish they were around in the 70s to enjoy better times
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I loved that song.
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Oh God, it was massive, and singles sales were big back then. Four million (wild guess) . Sally Carr had a, hmmmm, distinctive voice. I never liked Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, but had a soft spot for Soley Soley.
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Im not going to guess, but I would think it was in the millions, as it sold across large parts of the world. Its great to see the lovely and very underrated (and tragic) Sally Carr - like you I didnt particularly like this song, but 'Soley Soley' still sounds great.
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Way out.......assuming you meant 30,000 copies and not £'s!?
Yes it was a catchy song.....plus the singer always wore hot pants and thigh high boots. ![]() |
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That's not what I thought you would say.
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Oh God, it was massive, and singles sales were big back then. Four million (wild guess) . Sally Carr had a, hmmmm, distinctive voice. I never liked Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, but had a soft spot for Soley Soley.
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regarding the song though i feel the mother was either on drugs or was a drunk
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now i know how Richard Wilson feels, okay then if i have to
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one song that always makes me sad is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE
and this cheers me up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29TrwWaXHR4 |
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I bet many would wish they were around in the 70s to enjoy better times
I was a teenager of the 60's...........and yes it was great!
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I was a teenager of the 60's...........and yes it was great!
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one song that always makes me sad is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE
and this cheers me up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29TrwWaXHR4
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I had no end of sleepless nights as a kid with Chirpy Bloody Cheep Cheep. Thought I'd wake up in the morning and my mum would be gone. And it made me cry to think of "little baby Don" without a mum any more
I'm 50 now and I still can't listen to it
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Johnnie Walker played this record on his Sunday show which years ago he wouldn't have touched with a barge pole. I remembered it well as i was in my 20's by the 70's and this was considered trash by us 'purists'!
However it reached number 1 in the UK and six other countries. Guess how many copies it sold. NO CHEATING either!! ![]() |
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