#1 Song on this day 40 years ago

Wow.. Somewhere I still have the 45 of this one. Best part, is that half the song is on one side and the balance on side 2.

Funny story. My cousin gave me the 45 in about 78-79, and I listened to it over and over. It had a skip in it (only vinyl guys will understand), and would skip back a bit, and play that part over and over. It went...

I met a girl who sang the blues, and I ... and I... and I... and I... and I... and I... It would usually do it 3 or 4 times before proceeding, or would require a thump of the turntable to get past it.

Since then, everytime I hear the song, it just doesn't sound right, and when I sing it, I always add the and I... skip. Of course, with new people, this always brings up the story lol..

Grant