There was a beer commercial with some fat guy in a t-shirt doing the twist. And he kept looking down. Then the closeup on a beer cap, Twist To REMOVE!! I really liked that commercial.
How does Billboard define the Twist as the #1 hit song of all time? It spent three weeks at the top spot while there are plenty of other songs that spent much more time there. (For instance, they list Santana’s hit “Smooth” from 1999 as the number two of all time and it spent 12 weeks in the top spot. Why isn’t Smooth considered the #1 of all time over the Twist?)
I know Wikipedia isn’t really that great of a research device, but it does efficiently list all kinds of Billboard music lists…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones
Most of us that were around back then heard Hank Ballard and The Midnighters version of The Twist before Chubby’s. Chubby’s won, and Hank’s version is all but forgotten.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
Fenjamin Branklin’s hand fins must’ve not caught on
Zykoic over 4 years ago
I did the twist with my girl friend’s aunt in 1960. Never told her though.
Daniel Verburg over 4 years ago
Ben Franklin, with a name like that, what would one expect !
h.v.greenman over 4 years ago
The wet nose applies to almost all species that rely upon their sense of smell
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 4 years ago
There was a beer commercial with some fat guy in a t-shirt doing the twist. And he kept looking down. Then the closeup on a beer cap, Twist To REMOVE!! I really liked that commercial.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Probably won’t be for long. I’m thinking few people under 40 know anything about “The Twist”—-and would probably laugh in scorn if they did hear it!
3hourtour Premium Member over 4 years ago
…Chubby Checker deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame…
aimlesscruzr over 4 years ago
How does Billboard define the Twist as the #1 hit song of all time? It spent three weeks at the top spot while there are plenty of other songs that spent much more time there. (For instance, they list Santana’s hit “Smooth” from 1999 as the number two of all time and it spent 12 weeks in the top spot. Why isn’t Smooth considered the #1 of all time over the Twist?)
I know Wikipedia isn’t really that great of a research device, but it does efficiently list all kinds of Billboard music lists…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
Most of us that were around back then heard Hank Ballard and The Midnighters version of The Twist before Chubby’s. Chubby’s won, and Hank’s version is all but forgotten.
Take care and gesundheit.
Teto85 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Ben Franklin, the greatest President of the United States who was never President of the United States.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
I thought “Having My Baby” was the number one hit song of all time…
ex window inspector over 4 years ago
The Twist? Really? Hard to understand that, but whatever..
Stephen Gilberg over 4 years ago
One thing Franklin DIDN’T invent was a popular fashion.
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
Big deal. Fish invented them a lot earlier…
PuppyPapa over 4 years ago
What were they made of, I wonder.
ScottHolman over 4 years ago
well, you can pick your nose, or you can pick your dog, but you can’t pick your dog’s nose.
Chad Cheetah over 4 years ago
I believe I’ve heard that ol’ Ben taught himself to swim, which was not common at the time? May be wrong about that.
chain gang charlie over 4 years ago
Did ’Old Ben have particularly small hands and feet (as well as other body Parts)….
Might be why , he’s not wearing a Speedo…