Topic: Night to remember

[Sandra]

Sunday 6th May on BBC 4 at 10pm.

The film A Night to Remember has to be one of the best films of all time, even if it was made in 1958 and is in black and white.

Its well worth watching again and again and again 

[Clive]

  Sandra! Just what I need to watch before I go away on my next cruise.   

[Sandra]

Watch out for the icebergs Clive 

[Lona]

1958 was the year I left school.  It was one of the best years ever.  Buddy Holly and the Crickets hit number one and so did Connie Francis singing "Who's Sorry Now".  It was also the year Elvis joined the army.  Frank Sinatra made a big comeback with his LP  " Come Fly With Me". 

I could go on and on about events in 1958. Girls got married in white wedding dresses and it meant something back then.

Teddy Boys were all the rage and big bands actually played live at Dance Halls.  There were no Discos in 1958.

Clint Eastwood was just making his name in Rawhide. 

I willed him on to become the legend he is today. 

And before you say anything Sandra, he is not a wife beater.  He is still my favourite.

[Clive]

Ah!  Nostalgia!     My favourites of that year were:

"Magic Moments" - Perry Como
"It's All In The Game" - Tommy Edwards
"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - Jimmie Rodgers
"Rave On" - Buddy Holly
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - The Platters
"Stupid Cupid" - Connie Francis
"Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
"Sweet Little Sixteen" - Chuck Berry
"Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio
"Twilight Time" - The Platters

[Lona]

The reverse side to Magic Moments was " Catch a falling Star". I remember it well.

Tom Dooley was also recorded by Lonnie Donnegan.

I have total recall of 1958 hits as I worked in a record store in that year,Clive.

[Sandra]

I think I was still enjoying eating my Farleys Rusks back in 1958 

[Lona]

I think I was still enjoying eating my Farleys Rusks back in 1958 

See what you missed then.