Those were the days

Tonight I was checking with a friend which music was popular when we were born. The number 1 single in the Dutch charts at my day of birth was ‘do you love me’ by some Shariff Dean. Never heard of him, and it was his only hit ;-). The no. 1 album was a compilation with the promising title “20 fantastic hits”. I must confess that I was hoping for some more substantial highlights in musical history…