Number one songs

[eighthnoterojo]

A teacher by the name of Hugo Keesing has put together a very interesting sound collage work. It consists of snippets of all the number one songs from 1956 to early 1990's using 45 rpm records, (the time when singles were available on 45s.) A fascinating and entertaining overview of pop music history.

Have a listen to it in these two podcasts. Might wanna get comfy; it's kinda long. But well worth it, imo.

I checked, and Part 1 does include snippets of I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, I'll Be There, Ben, DSTYGE, and Rock With You. Part 2 has Billie Jean, Beat It, Say Say Say, We Are The World, IJCSLY, Bad, TWYMMF, MITM, Dirty Diana, and BOW.



Chartsweep Part 1. (From Episode 74. Starts at 5:58. From 1956 to late 70's.)

http://www.some-assembly-required.net/blog/2008/08/episode-74-some-assembly-required.html

Chartsweep Part 2. (From Episode 78. Starts at 22:33. 80's to early 90's.)

http://www.some-assembly-required.net/blog/

Info about Hugo Keesing can be found here.

http://www.some-assembly-required.net/blog/2008/08/hugo-keesing.html



(I've got a few 45s; a couple Motown, and some others.)

So many great songs. And some odd ones too!

 

[arXter]

you're really getting into this sound collage thing, eh!?

those intro tunes before the actual chartsweep were chopped and manipulated real nicely - this is the exact type of sampling i enjoy in dance music (mainly IDM).

as for the chartsweep (i've only listened to some of the first one). it's bit like an artsy fartsy version of your ordinary mixtape lol na i commend his dedication and effort put into making it flow nicely but i prefer more creative methods like those first two tracks in the podcast. although i guess it takes us through a timeline of our pop soundscapes, but i have to be in a certain mood to sit and listen to this (and this mood rarely drops by lol). although it is quite entrancing once you start listening to it! at 15mins now..

i read about the teacher, he sounds very interesting.

 

[eighthnoterojo]

Indeed I am. Just getting back into listening to stuff. SAR is a great source for works that feature original, intelligent and creative sound manipulation. I'll be sharing more of what I find interesting when I have time to listen.

I agree with you; Chartsweep is not really a creative kind of work, but as a general music history buff, I'm fascinated by the evolution of music over time. It was just cool hearing how things changed considerably, yet gradually, sort of in a large nutshell. And yet there was so much variety in each time period.

Some things don't change; there are still some, erm, questionable songs that make it to number one, even today. lol

It's funny; I get the idea that the teacher is trying to downplay this thing. It may not be all that creative, but it's a great idea, and very well done. He does seem like a cool teacher. :yes:

I think it helps if one recognizes the tunes. I knew most of them, but definitely not all. I was surprised, even songs from the 50's I knew, and that's way before my time. lol

Mix tape... :lol:

Thanks for listening, arX *hug*