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Official Singles Chart on 11/10/1970

11 October 1970 - 17 October 1970

The Official UK Singles Chart reflects the UK’s biggest songs of the week, based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, compiled by the Official Charts Company. The UK Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com. View the biggest songs of 2024 so far.

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Alan McKenna

20th May 2019

New entry at #48 'Look What They've Done to My Song , Ma' . Originally the B side of Ruby Tuesday by Melanie. Her version made a brief appearance in the chart on 16th January 1971. However it is listed with the titrle of 'What Have They Done To My Song Ma. Checking weith the Guiness Book of Hit Singles both versions are listed with the latter title although listening to the lyrics would suggest the former title should be the correct one. I have found the following on Wikipedia but not sure if I am any the wiser as to the correct title of the New Seekers version

What Have They Done to My Song Ma" is a song by Melanie. It was released in 1970 as the B-side of her "Ruby Tuesday" single and included on the album Candles in the Rain. The single reached the number nine on the UK singles charts for three weeks
Other artists have recorded the song as "Look What They've Done To My Song Ma",[2] after the song's first line, and this title is used on the Music page at Melanie's own website.

Perhaps there is someone out there who has the original single and can giver a definitive answer

Phil Davis

12th January 2020

Hi Alan,

On my copy the title is 'WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG MA ?' by 'THE NEW SEEKERS (featuring Eve Graham)'.

I think it's rubbish the way OCC have a script which automatically ads 'FT...' to a title when it finds 'featuring...' in the artist name. No wonder their look-up couldn't find an appropriate image, not even a ridiculous one as they so often do.

Kind regards,

Phil.

Alan McKenna

13th January 2020

Hi Phil

Thanks for that . I don't like the New Seekers that much but I am very interested in the Charts. I find it irritating when they add FT to the title rather than the artiste as well.

Inbteresting that your copy gives the artiste as 'The New Seekers (featuring Eve Graham) as the Guinness Book only lists the Artiste as The New Seekers. According to them Eve Graham is only mentioned on a minor hit called 'Nevertheless' which reached #34 in 1973 with the artiste listed as 'Eve Graham & The New Seekers'

Kind regards

Alan

Phil Davis

14th January 2020

Hi Alan,

Maybe Guinness don't mention (featuring Eve Graham) as it's in lower case and brackets below THE NEW SEEKERS. Can't comment on 'Nevertheless' as I don't have that one.

Kind regards,

Phil.

Alan McKenna

15th January 2020

Hi Phil

Probably. I'm sure there are other mistakes in both these lists and the Guinness book.

Cheers

Alan

Andrew Green

6th July 2020

According to the label on the single (as listed on discogs.com), the title of the song was Look What They've Done to My Song Ma. The composer of the song is listed as Melanie (Safka)

Alan McKenna

6th July 2020

Thanks for your reply. Interesting that the label on disccogs.com is different to the label on Phil Davis copy (see below). I guess the only person who can really tell us what the title should be is Melanie

Graham Mark Walker

26th October 2017

No 38. Label of Tamla Motown TMG 753 shows the title is 'It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You)'.
No 48. Label of Philips 6006027 shows the title is 'What Have They Done to My Song Ma?'. Note: USA release Elektra 6006027 gives the title as "Look What They've Done To My Song Ma'.