I love music. I think there are a lot of people who can agree that music is a big part of their life’s. A while ago my good friend Barbi Crash went through all the US BillBoard Hot 100 hits of the 1980s and was able to look back on how the people of that decade viewed music. It was so interesting to me because I am an admitted music snob and constantly find myself questioning some of the top songs of today. Additionally, I question my knowledge of music when there is so much music I have yet to hear. I loved his idea but I do not think I can be satisfied with just the 80s–oh no–I am going to start from the beginning. From a time before the BillBoard Hot 100 and before the “oldies”. I am going to start in 1940, when the songs were based on a poll of the top 10 record sales in the publication ‘National List of Best Selling Retail Records”. Let’s go back to 1940!

Song: I’ll Never Smile Again

Artist: Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra Ft. Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers

Duration: 12 Weeks (July 27, 1940-October 12, 1940)

Listen to my commentary on this classic song:

Listen to the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il7DWoLySW8

(Billboard Logo from Wikipedia Commons)