[hljmac]

Who sang the 1960's song with the words "North West Orient" in the lyrics?

[joypulv]

I don't know - I seem to recall a jingle for Northwest Orient Airlines back then?
There are some famous NWOA crashes that may have resulted in songs:
In the 50s, flights 2501 and 2.
In the 60s, flights 710 (1960) and 705 and 293 (1963).
If this is any help.
You can read about each one on wikipedia.

[hljmac]

Yes, there WAS a jingle for northwest airlines, and the song I'm looking for used the phrase, "North-west Ori-ent", followed by a gong. I'm only remembering bits and pieces of the song - I can hear parts of it, and the singers remind me of something the Ray Conniff Singers would have done, or even the Ray Charles Singers. If I ever remember the title I'll post it here.

[hljmac]

"It Ain't Necessarily Bird Avenue" - Spanky and Our Gang

[joypulv]

That was 1969, and I was 22-23, and I never heard it? I think that was a tough year for me.

[hljmac]

I don't think 'Bird Avenue' was even in the top 100. It was on one of their albums, although I do remember hearing it on KDKA-AM radio occasionally.