Comments on: EDDIE CALVERT- “Oh Mein Papa”

By: Keith W

Keith W — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:55:27 +0000

I’m 34, and this is the first of the UK No 1s. that I actually like. It’s been doing the rounds in my random playlists for a few years now. It’s a nice enough tune, I reckon, which is more than the previous number ones had.

By: intothefireuk

intothefireuk — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:19:11 +0000

Another Germanic flavoured piece complete with piercing trumpet (which seems to rather stray towards Spain) and quivering organ. A less exciting piece of music would be difficult to find (although the 50s is a very good place to start). It is, apparently, a mostly instrumental version of a song mourning the death of a beloved Father. Which could explain why, in post war Britain, it struck a chord with a nation, still in mourning for it’s lost loved ones.

By: R. A. Neill

R. A. Neill — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:37:19 +0000

A forgotten classic from the Man with the Golden Trumpet(even if he later grew to hate it). For me it is pure nostalgia. It was released two days before my eighth birthday, and was one of the most frequently played tracks on the Radio at that time(must have been the BBC Light Programme). I have not heard it for years, but have never forgotten the sound of that trumpet. I’m glad to hear that it has been re-released on CD.
The fact that it was the first ever number 1 to be recorded at Abbey Road gives it a special place in pop history.

By: Lena

Lena — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:12:46 +0000

For what it’s worth, I don’t think it’s an idiotic scheme, though 1953/4 does look pretty brutal…

By: Doctor Mod

Doctor Mod — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:00:06 +0000

19 February 1954:

Doctor Mod’s third birthday, the first in California. (”Mein Papa” was still in Hawaii, though, so I imagine we had a good time.)

By: koganbot

koganbot — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:54:40 +0000

[ed: was this meant to be a stork?]