"Isn’t It a Pity" - George Harrison

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   Yeah, I'm not 100% sure where I stand on "I'm Sorry"/ 

"Calypso".  "Calypso" only got to #26 in Cash Box.  

However, I heard it a lot back in 1975, so I think it 

would've probably charted a bit higher on its own.  The 

problem with saying it peaked at #2, is that "I'm Sorry" 

had legitimately peaked at #1 on its own, so by the time 

Billboard started showing "Calypso", "I'm Sorry" still 

had to account for a lot of the chart points.  Guess 

we'll never know for sure just how popular "Calypso" 

really was.

BTW, I think I'm in the minority in that I prefer "I'm 

Sorry" to "Calypso."  Something about the lyrics to "I'm 

Sorry" really touch me.

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Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 40	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 December 2018 at 5:04am
	Yeah, I'm not 100% sure where I stand on "I'm Sorry"/ "Calypso". "Calypso" only got to #26 in Cash Box. However, I heard it a lot back in 1975, so I think it would've probably charted a bit higher on its own. The problem with saying it peaked at #2, is that "I'm Sorry" had legitimately peaked at #1 on its own, so by the time Billboard started showing "Calypso", "I'm Sorry" still had to account for a lot of the chart points. Guess we'll never know for sure just how popular "Calypso" really was. BTW, I think I'm in the minority in that I prefer "I'm Sorry" to "Calypso." Something about the lyrics to "I'm Sorry" really touch me.

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 134	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 January 2019 at 2:57pm
	"Calypso" got a ton of radio airplay in the area I lived growing up - and I received Boston, MA and Providence, RI stations. I love "Calypso" and unfortunately, "I'm Sorry" never did anything for me. I'm sorry. But ... knowing how many people love "Calypso", I'd tend to think if "Calypso" were initially chosen as the single instead of "I'm Sorry", it would have been a top 5 hit on its own. Just my theory. We'll never know. But not having access to Billboard Magazine back in '75, I'd have guessed "Calyspo" WAS a top 5 hit. I'm not even sure back then I knew it was tied in to "I'm Sorry". Funny how a post about "Isn't It a Pity" led to "I'm Sorry" and "Calypso". Normally I wouldn't have clicked on a post about "Isn't It a Pity" but I'm glad I clicked this one.