Whatever Doris Day tried to accomplish this month is beyond me, but that her musical career was orchestrated by men is pretty obvious.
Even though Doris Day is somewhat lost at this moment in time, I might add that Elvis is coming back home. He was honorably discharged from the military and headed back to the US. On his way back he had a layover in the UK, and from what I understand this was his first and only time there. That, to me, sounds unbelievable. Is someone trying to tell me that he never played a concert in England? And fucking hell, it’s true. This guy, Elvis Presley, The King, The King of the Hill, real-life Hank Hill; he never even played in Europe. He only played 3 shows outside of the US. And those three were in the neighboring Canada. Elvis wanted to play abroad. Especially in Australia. However, his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, put a stop to that. I’m not sure which is true, cause there are quite a few claims on why; one even sounds pretty ludacris:
- The Colonel was a murderer and therefore obviously couldn’t leave the country. – «Based on no fact other than my own thoughts; i find this hard to believe».
- He was an illegal immigrant and would have problems getting back in to the US. -«He was Dutch, so this might be true».
- He said he didn’t want to leave the country because he didn’t speak any other languages. -«Also pretty plausible».
I could probably have done even more research on this, but ‘I won’t. It is crazy though that Elvis just stayed put over there in North America.
Some notable events that happened in March, 1960:
- The laser was invented (at least patented)!
- Adam Clayton, bassist of the terrible band U2, was born on 13 March, 1960.
So far 1960 has been pretty dull. There has been no music that has made my balls tingle. And nothing really noteworthy has happened behind the scenes either. I’m staying patient though; cause it’s not like I don’t know what’s gonna happen in the future. But the singles released this month are not anything to get excited about. Jack Scott released the song Burning Bridges. It’s nothing more than an ok country song even though it reached no. 3 on Billboard Hot 100 and ranked at 35 for Billboard’s Top 100 singles of 1960. Skip & Flip had their last chart entry with Cherry Pie, which at some point reached nr. 11. It’s one of those tunes that reminds you of bubble gum. You know what I mean, right? And last, maybe even least. Actually, definitively least. Jeanne Black and her ballad He’ll Have To Stay. I don’t even know why I bothered to write that down. Boring song, a waste of my time.
THE CHARTS
Billboard TOP 10 Singles Chart
Week 1 (March 7, 1960)
Week 2 (March 14, 1960)
Week 3 (March 21, 1960)
Week 4 (March 28, 1960)
The only new song reaching into the Top 3 in March is Bobby Rydell with his song The Wild One. And this song is exactly what you would expect from a clean-cut American boy trying to release rock & roll music. It’s not what you hoped for, and you’re ok with that. Bobby Rydell’s career was, according to Rolling Stone Magazine, ended by Beatlemania and he never reached higher than this number 2 spot on the charts. And Percy Faith, with this instrumental boring-ass tune, continues where he left off in February, right there on the top all through the month. That makes it six weeks on number one. How long can this continue? Won’t these people get bored soon? Fuckin’ hell!
The Album
Oh, Doris. This isn’t the highlight of your career. I guess you and I can agree on that. I’m not gonna give you too much crap about it though, cause I don’t think you did anything other than sing on this album. The rest was probably left to the money-grubbing men behind you. What Every Girl Should Know is exactly what it sounds like. A weird, at times cringe-worthy, lesson about how a woman should behave around their man. Written by men. Sung by their puppet.
Doris Day is at the top of her acting career at this time, which obviously makes her an incredible asset as a recording artist as well. So let me paint you a picture: These men, which I know little or nothing about, wants the women to behave in a certain way. They can say it themselves if they want to, but they also have this superstar in their catalog and if they get her to say it, shit might actually happen. So they write/pick songs that fit their agenda, wrap them up in some sugary, sweet wrapping, and send their golden calf out into the world with this message. Of course, this is pretty far-fetched, as it’s just ramblings I’ve written down as a reaction to listening to this record for a while. But it sounds like a legit possibility.
And the message was probably a bit dated already when this album hit the shelves. So the album never caught on. It just passed by in silence, and never really made any waves. Even with this weird message. But now Doris, this was your time to shine. I will let everyone know how awful this album is, and I’m pretty sure someone will check it out just to hear you sing about dumb shit.
Petter Milde
This Band Could Be Your Life
This Band Could Be Your Life 