Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando was a UK number 1 hit on Saturday, April 21, 1973 spending 4 week(s) at the top of the UK charts. A song of the same name was used in the 1949 John Wayne movie She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. This could be where Levine and Brown got the idea for the yellow ribbon.Many associated this song with soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War; yellow ribbons began appearing on trees to welcome them home. The yellow ribbons appeared again in 1980 when Americans put them on trees to remember the hostages being held in Iran. Ten years later, a group called Visual AIDS convinced people attending the Tony Awards to wear small red ribbons as a symbol of AIDS awareness. Soon, many causes produced ribbons with different colors to raise money and awareness. In 2004, the trend extended to rubber bracelets when cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong worked with Nike to promote yellow bracelets labeled "Livestrong" that raised money for cancer research.
Who sang Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree?
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree was performed by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
What year did Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree get to the UK number 1 spot?
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree first became a UK number 1 on Saturday, April 21, 1973
How long was Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree at number 1 in the UK?
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree spent 4 week(s) at number 1 in the UK.