This week's Mustang Music Memories:
In 1964, the Beatles had the number one hit with I Want to Hold Your Hand and debuted I Saw Her Standing There; and, in '65 they debuted Eight Days A Week.
In 1968, the First Edition, with Kenny Rogers as lead vocals, debuted the psychedelic rock song, Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). It became Kenny Rogers' first top 10 hit. According to Rogers, he met Jimi Hendrix at a bar in Miami and Hendrix told him that Just Dropped In was his favorite song ever.
Brewer and Shipley debuted One Toke Over The Line in '71. Mike Brewer has always insisted that the song was just a metaphor about too much excess.
In '72, Yes debuted Roundabout.
In 1973, Vicki Lawrence barely made her debut into the Billboards Hot 100s at number 100 with The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia; however, it only took four weeks to reach number one.
In '75, Queen debuted Killer Queen and Ringo Starr debuted the No No Song (research indicates that Ringo has remained alcohol and drug free for several decades).
Men At Work had the number one hit this week in 1983 with Down Under.
In '86, Robert Palmer debuted Addicted To Love.
In 1987, Bon Jovi had the number one hit with Living On A Prayer. Written by Desmond Child and Paul Stanley (KISS), Child told Songfacts in a 2023 interview that "The message is, ...we're not going to give up. Even in the face of failure, we keep trying. And that's the American Way."
