CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN - 1980

CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE – Queen

#1 February 23, 1980

 

NEWS

• The FBI was running a sting called “Abscam” that would eventually ensnare one U.S. senator, 6 congressmen

• President Jimmy Carter O.K’d the bailout of Chrysler Corporation

• The Mariel Boatlift began from the shores of Cuba bringing 10’s of thousands of people illegally into America.  

• Mount St. Helen’s in Washington State erupted, killing 57 and causing over $3 billion in damage.

• Ronald Regan would become the 40th President of the United States

• The “Miracle on Ice” took place during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

 

FADS and ENTERTAINMENT

• MOVIES: “Mad Max” “Empire Strikes Back” “Caddyshack” & “Airplane”

• T.V.:  “Saved by the Bell”, “The Wonder Years”, “The Not Ready For Prime Time Players” appear in their final episode on NBC's Saturday Night Live.

• Everybody displayed a Yellow Ribbon in support of the hostages in Iran.

• The shooting of former Beatle John Lennon.

• Led Zeppelin announced they couldn’t go on after drummer John Bonham’s death.

 

DEAD

• John Lennon: Oct 9, 1940 Dec 8,1980

• John Bonham: May 31, 1948 Sep 24, 1980

• Steve McQueen: Mar 24,1930 Nov 7, 1980

• Jimmy Durante: Feb10, 1893 Jan20, 1980

• Alfred Hitchcock: Aug 13, 1899 April 29,1980

 

#1@1

• From the Album “The Game”

• Mercury composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on the guitar in just five to ten minutes.

• It was released six months before the album was finished.

• Your #1 @ 1 from February of 1980

• Queen and  “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”