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
- Video clip Live at the BBC



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...

Alain Delon as Tony Arzenta and Nicoletta Machiavelli as Anna Arzenta
Alain Delon as Tony Arzenta and Carla Gravina as Sandra
Alain Delon as Tony Arzenta

Main cast

  • Alain Delon as Tony Arzenta
  • Richard Conte as Nick Gusto
  • Carla Gravina as Sandra
  • Marc Porel as Domenico Maggio
  • Roger Hanin as Carré
  • Nicoletta Machiavelli as Anna Arzenta
  • Lino Troisi as Rocco Cutitta
  • Silvano Tranquilli as Montani
  • Corrado Gaipa as Arzenta's Father
  • Umberto Orsini as Isnello
  • Giancarlo Sbragia as Luca Dennino
  • Erika Blanc as The prostitute
  • Ettore Manni as Gesmundo
Richard Conte as Nick Gusto
Alain Delon as Tony Arzenta

Trivia
Alain Delon dubbed his own voice in the English language version.


'Tony Arzenta' Trailer'

Thursday 6 April 2023

1972, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best Film
Winner: ‘Sunday, Bloody Sunday’

Nominees:

  • ‘Death in Venice’
  • ‘The Go-Between’
  • ‘Taking Off’


Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner:  Peter Finch as Daniel Hirsh in ‘Sunday, Bloody Sunday’

Nominees:

  • Albert Finney as Eddie Ginley in ‘Gumshoe’
  • Dirk Bogarde as Gustav Von Aschenbach in ‘Death in Venice’
  • Dustin Hoffman as Jack Crabb in ‘Little Big Man’

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner:  Glenda Jackson as Alex Greville in ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’

Nominees:

  • Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels in ‘Klute’
  • Julie Christie as Marian Maudsley in ‘The Go-Between’
  • Lynn Carlin as Lynn Tyne in ‘Taking Off’
  • Nanette Newman as Jill Matthews in ‘The Raging Moon’

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Edward Fox as Hugh in ‘The Go-Between’

Nominees:

  • Ian Hendry as Eric Paice in ‘Get Carter’
  • John Hurt as Timothy Evans in ‘10 Rillington Place’
  • Michael Gough as Mr. Maudsley in ‘The Go-Between’

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Margaret Leighton as Mrs. Maudsley in ‘The Go-Between’

Nominees:

  • Georgia Brown as Sarah Charles in ‘The Raging Moon’
  • Georgia Engel as Margot in ‘Taking Off’
  • Jane Asher as Susan in ‘Deep End’

Best Screenplay
Winner: Harold Pinter: ‘The Go-Between’

Nominees:

  • Neville Smith: ‘Gumshoe’
  • Penelope Gilliatt: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’
  • Miloš Forman, John Guare, Jean-Claude Carrière and John Klein: ‘Taking Off’


Best Direction
Winner: John Schlesinger: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’

Nominees:

  • Joseph Losey: ‘The Go-Between’
  • Luchino Visconti: ‘Death in Venice’
  • Miloš Forman: ‘Taking Off’

Best Cinematography
Winner: Pasqualino De Santis: ‘Death in Venice’

Nominees:

  • Oswald Morris: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
  • Gerry Fisher: ‘The Go-Between’
  • Billy Williams: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’


Best Editing
Winner: Richard Marden: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’

Nominees:

  • Antony Gibbs and Robert Lawrence: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
  • Antony Gibbs: ‘Performance’
  • John Carter: ‘Taking Off’

Best Costume Design
Winner: Piero Tosi: ‘Death in Venice’

Nominees:

  • John Furniss: ‘The Go-Between’
  • Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo: ‘Nicholas and Alexandra’
  • Christine Edzard: ‘The Tales of Beatrix Potter’


Best Original Music
Winner: Michel Legrand: ‘Summer of '42’

Nominees:

  • John P. Hammond: ‘Little Big Man’
  • Isaac Hayes: ‘Shaft’
  • Charles Dumont: ‘Trafic’