16 March 1974 - Paper Lace were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the anti-war pop song 'Billy Don't Be A Hero,' the group's only No.1 hit. It was a hit in the USA for Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods. I hated the record at the time but love it now. "I heard she threw that letter away." #PaperLace

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Paper Lace. They gave us "The Night Chicago Died."
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The soundtrack is "The Night Chicago Died," not "Ride of the Valkyries" or "Extreme Ways."
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No.38 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life An anti-war song graces this position this week, from a band that had a helping hand from a television audience to make them a significant success. #Music #1970s #70sMusic #Retro #Nostalgia #UKCharts ...

An anti-war song graces this position this week, from a band that had a helping hand from a television audience to make them a significant success.

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#QuickSidenote The week ending July 13, 1974, Nottingham, England rock group Paper Lace earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their gangsterland tale “The Night Chicago Died” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 11 weeks on the chart, including 1 week at #1. #PaperLace #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Songwriters Mitch Murray & Peter Callander gave Paper Lace “Billy—Don't Be a Hero,” a war tearjerker about a young man who dies after ignoring his fiancée’s plea not to enlist. It peaked at #1 in the UK in 1974… but in the US, their version stalled at #96. #PaperLace #OneHitWondered

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"Billy—Don't Be a Hero" is a 1974 #pop song that was first a UK hit for #PaperLace and then, some months later (with its title punctuated as "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"), a US hit for #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods. The song was written and composed by two British songwriters, #MitchMurray.

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#PaulAnkaWithOdiaCoates, #PaperLace, #RobertaFlack, #RufusFeaturingChakaKhan, and more: A playlist of 22 songs that reached their peak chart position in August 1974. #70sMusic #1970sMusic

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#Interestingly A quick sidenote… “The Night Chicago Died” spent one week at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1974… It was knocked out of the top spot by “(You're) Having My Baby” by Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates. #PaperLace #PaulAnka #OdiaCoates #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Paper Lace just missed out on losing their US #OneHitWonder status with this follow-up single… “The Black-Eyed Boys,” also written/produced by Mitch Murray & Peter Callander, peaked at #41 on the #Billboard Hot 100… just 1 spot shy of the #Top40. #PaperLace #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Mitch Murray & Peter Callander gave Paper Lace “Billy—Don't Be a Hero,” a Vietnam War-era tearjerker about a young man who dies after ignoring his fiancée’s plea not to enlist. It peaked at #1 in the UK in 1974… but in the US, their version stalled at #96. #PaperLace #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Paper Lace formed in Nottingham in 1969, but didn’t break through until 1974. The big moment came at a talent show named Opportunity Knocks, which got them a deal with songwriters/producers Mitch Murray & Peter Callander. #PaperLace #MitchMurray #PeterCallander #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending July 13, 1974, Nottingham, England rock group Paper Lace earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their gangsterland tale “The Night Chicago Died” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 11 weeks on the chart, including 1 week at #1. #PaperLace #OneHitWondered

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#PaperLace, #RufusFeaturingChakaKhan, #HelenReddy, #Fancy, and more: A playlist of 17 songs that were popular on June 15th, 1974. #70sMusic #1970sMusic

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“The Black-Eyed Boys” by Paper Lace was a US #41 hit in 1974. #EveryHitSongEver #paperlace ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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"Billy Don't Be a Hero" is a 1974 #pop song that was first a UK hit for #PaperLace and then, some months later, a US hit for #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods. The song was written and composed by two British songwriters, #MitchMurray and #PeterCallander. Because the song was released in 1974.

16 March 1977 - Paper Lace were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the anti-war pop song 'Billy Don't Be A Hero,' the group's only No.1 hit.
"I heard she threw that letter away." #PaperLace

Cheers, Alan. I love a song with a story... #sts70s #paperlace