The 4 videos above are the #1 hits in the U.S. for the decades of the 60’s (Hey Jude), the 70’s (You light Up My Life), the 80’s (Physical), and the 90’s (One Sweet Day).
I agree with you about the music! I thought it was interesting that (with the exception of ‘Hey Jude’) they were the No. 1’s, as they definitely would not have been even close to my choices!
I remember being so absolutely sick and tired of ‘You Light Up My Life’ back in ’77!!! I will never understand the popularity of that and ‘Physical’! As for Mariah Carey’s collaboration with Boyz II Men……..last night was the 1st time I had even heard it and I could have lived my whole life without listening to it! I guess I wasn’t listening to the radio too much back in the 90’s….
I agree. I never would have dreamed any of those four would have been the top hit of its decade…
In fact, I’d like to know how they determined the hits…. airplay, either by number of occurrences or by time? Or maybe requests, but I doubt that one, or sales figures?
If airplay by length of time, longer songs would have an advantage. Record sales? How do you tease out single song stats if people buy albums?
….
I said the 70’s and 80’s because I like “Hey Jude”… though it’s not a big favorite.
Like you, I’d never heard the 90’s one, but it was pleasant enough.
The middle two are insufferable.
…
An aside… Yet another one…
It’s been said, and I think Paul has admitted, that he wrote “Hey Jude” for Julian Lennon …
A young boy when his father, John, left him and his mother, Cynthia, for Yoko Ono… He was confused and sad, but John rarely saw or spoke to him after that.
Paul has said he didn’t hate Yoko, or blame her for the band breaking up… But he did have a problem with how John treated Julian.
…
Listening to the words, though, it’s hard to see how they fit that situation…
But maybe Paul didn’t want to be obvious, and anger John.
If you watch John’s face in this clip, he does not look happy…
…
The Beatles were not happy in general at that point… Good friends, but squabbling.
Still, I wonder whether John looks cranky because he realised Paul’s intent, and resented recording it, and the implications about his own behavior..
I thought I had posted this before, but if so it’s in the ether with Sherpa.
From:
My mother’s cookbook
“Chili Con Carne with Beef”
Credited to: Mrs. Molina (1960)
1 lb dried red chili beans
6 cups cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 lbs ground beef
3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
3 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup chopped suet, if needed
3 1/2 cups canned tomatoes, puréed
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Wash and drain beans and heat to boiling in the water to which 1 1/2 teaspoon salt is added.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours until beans are soft but not mushy.
Allow beans to cool in their liquid. They seem to absorb liquid while standing.
Then measure liquid, but do not discard; add water if necessary, to make 1 cup.
If there is more, concentrate to one cup by boiling rapidly.
Brown the meat and onion in a heavy skillet or Dutch oven.
If meat is very lean, suet may be added.
Drain all but 2 tablespoons of fat from cooked meat, stir in the flour until smooth.
Gradually add tomato purée and stir until mixture boils and thickens.
Add remaining ingredients, the beans and liquid.
Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to mix well. About 2 1/2 quarts. Serve hot with crisp crackers of toast. (Mother’s words, italics mine.)
Notes from Me:
The recipe was written for me, not commercial publication. It’s all there.
I do lots of things differently from your Mom. For one, I use a mix of dried arbol and ancho chilis, powdered, plus fresh anaheims and jalpenos for the chili flavor.
Also, if you pre-soak the beans overnite and pour off the water, a lot of the sulfurous gas producing compounds are removed.
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We visited North Dakota and saw Mt. Basset ~ a really amazing sight and beautiful at night. The story behind it is really interesting.
The story behind that: Munich reptile and exotic animal rescue (smuggled endangered species confiscated at the airport, to name a few) give some to the Botanical Garden because the conditions in that greenhouse are ideal for them. – The iguana is from there, too.
Those are red-eared and yellow-bellied sliders, aren’t they?
Put Ron on the Rock!
.
You’re advocating for the further mutilation (nay; the total destruction!) of the sculpture of President Basset ‽ ‽
and for good measure
🙂 🙂
Is it my imagination, or does the lump on the right have Trump’s hair?
Um…….no.
But, thanks for playing.
The 4 videos above are the #1 hits in the U.S. for the decades of the 60’s (Hey Jude), the 70’s (You light Up My Life), the 80’s (Physical), and the 90’s (One Sweet Day).
Cypress Tunnel at the Point Reyes National Seashore in California
BING Picture of the Day, 2-23-2022
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
I didn’t know the Tulgey Woods were in California…
Blind Artist Creates Incredible Animated GIFs That Are Just Out Of This World (digitalsynopsis.com)
Wow! This IS incredible! Thanks!
Some of his interpretations of the original art I like, some I don’t.
Is that a German Shepard right under Teddy Rosebasset?
A very tiny face, right?
See how peaceful and relaxed the bassets look?
Human presidents never look like that.
It IS nice to see those four early ones singing back-up in harmony, though…
Can’t imagine that in the last few decades.
…
With all the great music available in the 70’s and 80’s… I’m embarrassed if those were the most popular records.
I agree with you about the music! I thought it was interesting that (with the exception of ‘Hey Jude’) they were the No. 1’s, as they definitely would not have been even close to my choices!
I remember being so absolutely sick and tired of ‘You Light Up My Life’ back in ’77!!! I will never understand the popularity of that and ‘Physical’! As for Mariah Carey’s collaboration with Boyz II Men……..last night was the 1st time I had even heard it and I could have lived my whole life without listening to it! I guess I wasn’t listening to the radio too much back in the 90’s….
I agree. I never would have dreamed any of those four would have been the top hit of its decade…
In fact, I’d like to know how they determined the hits…. airplay, either by number of occurrences or by time? Or maybe requests, but I doubt that one, or sales figures?
If airplay by length of time, longer songs would have an advantage. Record sales? How do you tease out single song stats if people buy albums?
….
I said the 70’s and 80’s because I like “Hey Jude”… though it’s not a big favorite.
Like you, I’d never heard the 90’s one, but it was pleasant enough.
The middle two are insufferable.
…
An aside… Yet another one…
It’s been said, and I think Paul has admitted, that he wrote “Hey Jude” for Julian Lennon …
A young boy when his father, John, left him and his mother, Cynthia, for Yoko Ono… He was confused and sad, but John rarely saw or spoke to him after that.
Paul has said he didn’t hate Yoko, or blame her for the band breaking up… But he did have a problem with how John treated Julian.
…
Listening to the words, though, it’s hard to see how they fit that situation…
But maybe Paul didn’t want to be obvious, and anger John.
If you watch John’s face in this clip, he does not look happy…
…
The Beatles were not happy in general at that point… Good friends, but squabbling.
Still, I wonder whether John looks cranky because he realised Paul’s intent, and resented recording it, and the implications about his own behavior..
chili and tortilla chips
Yum! Tonight’s dinner!
perfect when it’s cozy warm inside and -21 outside.
Spring is on its merry way soon
Never soon enough!
.
Serenity, plus…..
Love it!!
But no big face.
,
Stel… you asked me to post this day before yesterday but for some reason PostImage wouldn’t upload it.
No problem now…
So here, apropos of nothing on today’s page, is the larger, more detailed, view of Rosebud… I hope.
Right-click and open in a new tab or window for best effect.
Thanks, Susan!!
Stone doggies…I like it.
Good morning Cleophanatics!
What a coinky dink! There’s a pot of chili cooking this morning.
Y’all have a warm day. (((((HuGz!)))))
I wish… (deep sigh)
I thought I had posted this before, but if so it’s in the ether with Sherpa.
From:
My mother’s cookbook
“Chili Con Carne with Beef”
Credited to: Mrs. Molina (1960)
1 lb dried red chili beans
6 cups cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 lbs ground beef
3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
3 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup chopped suet, if needed
3 1/2 cups canned tomatoes, puréed
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Wash and drain beans and heat to boiling in the water to which 1 1/2 teaspoon salt is added.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours until beans are soft but not mushy.
Allow beans to cool in their liquid. They seem to absorb liquid while standing.
Then measure liquid, but do not discard; add water if necessary, to make 1 cup.
If there is more, concentrate to one cup by boiling rapidly.
Brown the meat and onion in a heavy skillet or Dutch oven.
If meat is very lean, suet may be added.
Drain all but 2 tablespoons of fat from cooked meat, stir in the flour until smooth.
Gradually add tomato purée and stir until mixture boils and thickens.
Add remaining ingredients, the beans and liquid.
Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to mix well.
About 2 1/2 quarts. Serve hot with crisp crackers of toast. (Mother’s words, italics mine.)
Notes from Me:
The recipe was written for me, not commercial publication. It’s all there.
I do lots of things differently from your Mom. For one, I use a mix of dried arbol and ancho chilis, powdered, plus fresh anaheims and jalpenos for the chili flavor.
Also, if you pre-soak the beans overnite and pour off the water, a lot of the sulfurous gas producing compounds are removed.
We visited North Dakota and saw Mt. Basset ~ a really amazing sight and beautiful at night. The story behind it is really interesting.
Today in one of the greenhouses in the Botanical Garden, Munich…
(Click to enlarge)
I count twelve…maybe thirteen at the right end of the log bridge. I love this picture!
Thirteen at least.
The story behind that: Munich reptile and exotic animal rescue (smuggled endangered species confiscated at the airport, to name a few) give some to the Botanical Garden because the conditions in that greenhouse are ideal for them. – The iguana is from there, too.
Those are red-eared and yellow-bellied sliders, aren’t they?
Oh – and thank you from me and my husband (who took that picture in higher resolution originally, but that was too large to post here).
“Hey, everyone! Party on the log! Be there or be square!”
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