Avengers in Time: April 2023

Saturday, 22 April 2023

1975, Music: Belgian Single Charts 30/08/1975

N° 30
Smokey – If You Think You Know How To Love Me

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
- Highest Position: N° 30
- Weeks in the charts: 2
- Video clip

N° 29
Emily & Tom – Ach, Heinrich (Heute abend gehn wir zu Kaminski auf den Ball)

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Werner Dies, Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren
- Highest Position: N° 25
- Weeks in the charts: 2
- Video clip

N° 28
The Rubettes – Foe Dee Oh Dee

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington
- Highest Position: N° 7
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 27
Trinity – Play The Game

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Fred Bekky, Bob Bobott
- Highest Position: N° 27
- Weeks in the charts: 2
- Video clip

N° 26
Chocolat's – Brasilia Carnaval

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Tony Vale, Edilda
- Highest Position: N° 24
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 25
Jack Jersey – Silvery Moon

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Jack de Nijs, K. Naar
- Highest Position: N° 20
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 24
Imca Marina – Vino (Waar blijft de wijn)

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: John Möring, Tony Santagata
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 23
Esther Phillips – What A Diff'rence A Day Makes

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Stanley Adams, Maria Grever
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 22
Bohannon – Disco Stomp

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Hamilton Bohannon
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 21
Johnny Nash – Tears On My Pillow

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Ernie Smith
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 20
Willy Sommers – Een lied voor alle eenzame meisjes

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Armath
- Highest Position: N° 17
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 19
10cc – I'm Not In Love

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 18
ABBA – S.O.S.

- Country: Sweden
- Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 17
Alain Barrière & Noelle Cordier – Tu t'en vas

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Alain Barrière
- Highest Position: N° 17
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 16
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – The Hustle

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Van McCoy
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 15
The Hollies – Sandy

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Bruce Springsteen
- Highest Position: N° 15
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 14
Barry & Eileen – If You Go

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Alain Barrière, John Colston
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 16
- Video clip

N° 13
Cindy – Sweetheart my darling

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Ernst Bader, Werner Müller, Nelly Byl, Hans Cilly
- Highest Position: N° 12
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 12
Will Tura – Mon amour à moi

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Leo Caerts, Nelly Byl, Tony Lincker
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 13
- Video clip

N° 11
The Sweet – Action

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Andy Scott, Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Mick Tucker
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 10
Paul de Senneville & Olivier Toussaint – Dolannes Melodie

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Paul De Senneville, Olivier Toussaint
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 17
- Video clip

N° 9
Mud – One Night

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew
- Highest Position: N° 7
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 8
Eagles – One Of These Nights

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Glenn Frey, Don Henley
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 7
Joe Dassin – L'été indien

- Country: France
- Pierre Delanoë, Vito Pallavicini, Toto Cutugno, Claude Lemesle, Pasquale Losito, Stuart Ward
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 6
Shabby Tiger – Slow Down

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Ben Findon, Geoff Wilkins
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 5
Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, Robert Young, Richard Parfitt, John Coghlan
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 4
Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 3
Afric Simone – Ramaya

- Country: Mozambique
- Music/Lyrics: Afric Simone, Stan Regal
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 2
Joe Dolan – Lady In Blue

- Country: Ireland
- Music/Lyrics: Peter Yellowstone, Roberto Danova
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Weeks in the charts: 16
- Video clip

N° 1
Kamahl – The Elephant Song

- Country: Australia
- Music/Lyrics: Roger Woddis, Gregor Frenkel Frank, Hans van Hemert
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 12
- Video clip

Saturday, 15 April 2023

1974, Car Spotting: Spuiboulevard, Dordrecht, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Fiat 127, Simca 1000, unidentified car probably Volkswagen 1500/1600 (Type 3).

Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1600 Variant Police Car (Type 3).

Third row, left to right
Opel Rekord C, DAF 55, Fiat 128, Citroën 2CV, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Audi 100 (C1), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Mustang.

Fourth row, left to right
Opel Kadett B, Peugeot 304, Fiat 850, Vauxhall Viva HA, Vauxhall Viva HC.

Fifth row, left to right
Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen pickup (Type T2a).

Sixth row, left to right
Volkswagen 1300/1301/1302 (Type 1, Beetle), Rover 2000/2200/3500 (P6), Ford Granada Coupé, DAF 33, Simca 1100, Renault 4, Simca 1000, Opel Kadett B, unidentified car Toyota or Datsun, unidentified car Toyota or Datsun, Fiat 124, Citroën DS.

Seventh row, left to right
Unidentified van, unidentified car, unidentified van probably Fiat, Fiat 850, DAF 600, Renault 5, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Ford Taunus L (TC), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault 4, Simca 1100 Break, unidentified car probably Renault 5, unidentified car, Renault 12, Ford Corsair, Peugeot 504 Break, unidentified car probably Toyota Crown.

Monday, 10 April 2023

1973, Film: Tony Arzenta

The French-Italian noir film "Tony Arzenta" was released on August 23, 1973 in France and September 7, 1973 in Italy. The film was directed by Duccio Tessari with a screenplay by Ugo Liberauce, Franco Verucci and Roberto Gandus. Main stars are Alain Delon as Tony Arzenta, Richard Conte as Nick Gusto, Carla Gravina as Sandra, Marc Porel as Domenico Maggio and Roger Hanin as Carré. The music was composed by Gianni Ferrio.

"Tony Arzenta" poster

Synopsis
When the mafia hitman Tony Arzenta asks to get out of the business, his bosses decide to kill him as he knows too much but accidentally kill his wife and child instead...