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 40^th 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”