Hit and Miss
HE ways of the Hit Parade are. inscrutable. Not only do the most incredible songs get to the top---I often wonder if the copyright owners pay out vast sums of money to put them there, though perhaps it is merely that tastes differ in this as in other things -- but once there, these numbers frequently» vanish from the programme and are not heard again. Often, too, in the course of several Hit Parades a song will stage a quite unexpected come-back. After diligent questioning I managed to ascertain that the songs chosen for this session are those of which the greatest number have been sold in sheet-music during the week, played in order of popularity. I should be very tempted, if I had the (continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) money to throw away, to buy up vast quantities of some corny tune and watch it soar to the top. I would soon know if it ‘had, because the n@éwspaper boy invariably whistles the top tune for the week. The Hit Parade is a social affair; one listefis to it in ofder to keep up-to-date with the tunes of the time. It doesn’t do to miss it. a= ss 1 % :
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 429, 12 September 1947, Page 8
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238Hit and Miss New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 429, 12 September 1947, Page 8
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