You know the saying "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" 

Like the Tale of Two Cities, 1972 was just that

It was the best of times because at the start of the year I started getting Pocket Money..25 cents Aussie a week..equilvent to around $13.50 a week in todays money, not bad for a still 7 year old. It was the best of times because 45rpm singles were $0.35 cents, I could buy a new single every two weeks with enough money left over to buy a Wagon Wheel (look it up) and 10 cents of mixed lollies (5 for a cent in those days)

It was the worst of times because 90% of everything released in 1972 totally sucked. For me anyway

If you don't believe me, wrap your ears around this lot

(sadly alot of this rubbish was purchased by the family)

First up Wayne Newton told the tale of walking out on his daughter Daddy

Then Dr Hook regaled us for the fact that Sylvia's Mother was a bit of a cow (or was that the operator?)  Slyvias Mother

Nillson cried he couldn't live without us..well actually I almost did buy this, it wasnt bad Without you

David Cassidy and Donny Osmond blessed us with..well Rubbish and I will spare you the pain of sending you down that road..because the long haired lover from liverpool resides at the end. You dont want that

 

There were high Moments though, Don Mclean amazed us with American Pie John Lennon made us think, just a little Imagine America sent us searching for a Horse whose name we didnt know

Godspell amazed us (I bought this one) with Collee Hewett and Day by Day Great film clip too

Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) made it into our house Ernie (I have no comment)

But to sum up 1972 as whole, a song about corn kernels going off in a frying pan spent EIGHT weeks at number 1 and longer on high rotation in our household Popcorn

I blame my sister! Roll on 1973