On this day in 1961, this was the #1 song in our country. It's an old German folk song called "Muss i Denn," that has been given English words (which are totally different than the German words). In the middle verse here, he actually sings the German words. (Elvis had a hit with it too). I can't believe this was a #1 hit. I'm happy I wasn't alive yet.
By the way, I was forced to listen to the many different German versions of this my whole life. It's one of my mother's favorites.
