Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[hwkn]

37 for 70.

 

[scotchandcigar]

37 for 70.

In all seriousness, I'd be interested in a list of the songs you don't like. It would certainly be short.

 

[Channel98]

Tears of a Clown is another one of those brilliant songs that I should start a thread about.

The Tears Of A Clown was written by Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Henry Cosby. (No, he isn't related to that Cosby!) Henry Cosby co-wrote several hits for Stevie Wonder including Fingertips, Uptight, I Was Made To Love Her, I'm Wondering, Never Had A Dream Come True, Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day and Nothing's Too Good For My Baby. The Tears Of A Clown has been recorded by more than 50 artists including Phil Collins, Leo Sayer, LaToya Jackson, Enuff Z'Nuff and the Chosen Few. Here is Petula Clark's version. It's the opening track of her album Petula '71, which was released by Pye Recordss in the UK but was not released in the United States.

 

[hwkn]

I mostly don't like the slower more ballad like songs.

 

[Channel98]

One of my favorite songs of 1958 – which is my favorite year for music – is Ballad Of A Teenage Queen by Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two.
It's not a ballad. Go figure!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

13 good, 1 channel changer for 1975.

10 good for 1970. I was only up to 3 or 4 when I got into the top 10. Pretty bleak bottom 30.

 

[scotchandcigar]

13 good, 1 channel changer for 1975.

10 good for 1970. I was only up to 3 or 4 when I got into the top 10. Pretty bleak bottom 30.

Welcome back.

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s wheel is 1/30/71.

 

[sadchild]

1/23/71

40 "Somebody’s Watching You" – Little Sister
39 "Precious Precious" – Jackie Moore
38 "The Tears Of A Clown" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
37 "1900 Yesterday" – Liz Damon’s Orient Express
36 "(Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1)" – Rufus Thomas
35 "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Part 1)" – James Brown
34 "Games" – Redeye
33 "Let Your Love Go" – Bread
32 "Domino" – Van Morrison
31 "Amos Moses" – Jerry Reed
30 "One Man Band" – Three Dog Night
29 "River Deep-Mountain High" – The Supremes and the Four Tops
28 "If You Could Read My Mind" – Gordon Lightfoot
27 "Pay To The Piper" – The Chairmen Of the Board
26 "Amazing Grace" – Judy Collins
25 "Watching Scotty Grow" – Bobby Goldsboro
24 "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" – Chicago
23 "For The Good Times" – Ray Price
22 "I Really Don’t Want To Know" – Elvis Presley
21 "Stoned Love" – The Supremes
20 "We Gotta Get You A Woman" – Runt
19 "Remember Me" – Diana Ross
18 "Mr. Bojangles" – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
17 "Born To Wander" – Rare Earth
16 "Immigrant Song" – Led Zeppelin
15 "I Think I Love You" – The Partridge Family
14 "Love The One You’re With" – Stephen Stills
13 "It’s Impossible" – Perry Como
12 "Black Magic Woman" – Santana
11 "If I Were Your Woman" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
10 "Stoney End" – Barbra Streisand
09 "One Bad Apple" – The Osmonds
08 "Your Song" – Elton John
07 "I Hear You Knocking" – Dave Edmunds
06 "Groove Me" – King Floyd
05 "Rose Garden" – Lynn Anderson
04 "One Less Bell To Answer" – The 5th Dimension
03 "Lonely Days" – The Bee Gees
02 "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison
01 "Knock Three Times" – Dawn

 

[sadchild]

Good 2
Okay 5
Bad 4

BEST I RECOGNIZE
08 "Your Song" – Elton John

WORST I RECOGNIZE
no channel changers

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

8 good/ok.

 

[scotchandcigar]

13 for me.

 

[hwkn]

35 for 71.

 

[hwkn]

This week is 1974.

 

[Aaron]

16.
I featured “I Hear You Knocking” by Dave Edmunds in my song of the day once.

 

[Channel98]

I Hear You Knocking was written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King. Gale Storm had a #2 hit with the song in December 1955. A version by Fats Domino reached #67 in December 1961. Dave Edmunds' version reached #4 in February 1971. The song has been recorded by more than 70 other artists including Alviin Lee, Gary Glitter, Ernie Freeman, Billy Swan, James Last, Connie Francis, Willie Nelson, Wynonna and Showaddywaddy. Here is the original version by Smiley Lewis, recorded May 23, 1955. This reached #2 on the R&B chart in December 1955. The piano player is Huey Smith, who, with his group The Clowns, would have a top-ten hit in 1958 with Don't You Just Know It.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I Hear You Knocking was written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King. Gale Storm had a #2 hit with the song in December 1955. A version by Fats Domino reached #67 in December 1961. Dave Edmunds' version reached #4 in February 1971. The song has been recorded by more than 70 other artists including Alviin Lee, Gary Glitter, Ernie Freeman, Billy Swan, James Last, Connie Francis, Willie Nelson, Wynonna and Showaddywaddy. Here is the original version by Smiley Lewis, recorded May 23, 1955. This reached #2 on the R&B chart in December 1955. The piano player is Huey Smith, who, with his group The Clowns, would have a top-ten hit in 1958 with Don't You Just Know It.

The Fats Domino version is familiar to me.

 

[HecticArt]

8

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

8

There seems to be an echo around here this week.

 

[HecticArt]

There does seem to be an echo around here this week........