Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

30 good/ok from 1979:
39: Crazy Love - The Allman Brothers Band
38: Renegade - Styx
37: Rubber Biscuit - Blues Brothers
36: Every Time I Think Of You - The Babys
35: Love Takes Time - Orleans
33: Crazy Love - Poco
32: Love Is The Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley
31: Big Shot - Billy Joel
30: Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
29: Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
25: Precious Love - Bob Welch
21: In The Navy - Village People
20: Take Me Home - Cher
19: He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
16: Goodnight Tonight - Wings
15: Reunited - Peaches & Herb
14: Heaven Knows - Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams
13: I Want Your Love - Chic
12: I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
11: Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro And Chris Norman
10: Lady - Little River Band
9: Heart Of Glass - Blondie
8: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
7: Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
6: Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
5: Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
4: Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
3: Tragedy - Bee Gees
2: What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
1: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

3 crap/channel changer songs from 1979:
40: Roxanne - The Police RRROOOOOOXXXXXAAAANNNNNEEEEE
34: Bustin' Loose - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
27: I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) - Instant Funk

 

[sadchild]

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

He nailed it.

 

[scotchandcigar]

20 for 79, not bad. I think by then, they were coming out of the disco vortex.

40: Roxanne - The Police
39: Crazy Love - The Allman Brothers Band
38: Renegade - Styx
37: Rubber Biscuit - Blues Brothers
36: Every Time I Think Of You - The Babys
33: Crazy Love - Poco
31: Big Shot - Billy Joel
30: Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
29: Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
26: Blow Away - George Harrison
16: Goodnight Tonight - Wings
11: Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro And Chris Norman
9: Heart Of Glass - Blondie
8: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
7: Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
6: Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
4: Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
3: Tragedy - Bee Gees
2: What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
1: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

 

[nysfboy328]

This week's wheel is October 9, 1976.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Today's regular countdown is 1971/04/17

 

[sadchild]

April 17th, 1971:

40 33 ELVIS PRESLEY - WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD
39 DE THE FUZZ - I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS
38 DE RAY CHARLES - DON’T CHANGE ON ME
37 DE SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL
36 38 ELTON JOHN - FRIENDS
35 29 JAMES BROWN - SOUL POWER Pt. 1
34 26 ARETHA FRANKLIN - YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
33 35 KING FLOYD - BABY LET ME KISS YOU
32 DE THE BUOYS - TIMOTHY
31 32 GLEN CAMPBELL - DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream)
30 23 VAN MORRISON - BLUE MONEY
29 18 SANTANA - OYE COMO VA
28 40 JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND - POWER TO THE PEOPLE
27 27 THE STAPLE SINGERS - HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM BOOM)
26 30 DAWN - I PLAY AND SING
25 39 DADDY DEWDROP - CHICK-A-BOOM (DON’T YA JES’ LOVE IT)
24 20 THE GRASS ROOTS - TEMPTATION EYES
23 24 STEVIE WONDER - WE CAN WORK IT OUT
22 22 ALICE COOPER - EIGHTEEN
21 25 THE BELLS - STAY AWHILE
20 28 BREAD - IF
19 21 THE 5th DIMENSION - LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES
18 14 GEORGE HARRISON - WHAT IS LIFE
17 13 ANDY WILLIAMS - (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY
16 17 B.J. THOMAS - NO LOVE AT ALL
15 12 SAMMI SMITH - HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
14 11 CAT STEVENS - WILD WORLD
13 15 THE JACKSON 5 - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
12 19 NEIL DIAMOND - I AM… I SAID
11 09 IKE & TINA TURNER - PROUD MARY
10 10 BREWER & SHIPLEY - ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
09 05 CARPENTERS - FOR ALL WE KNOW
08 07 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED
07 06 JANIS JOPLIN - ME AND BOBBY McGEE
06 16 OCEAN - PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
05 08 PAUL McCARTNEY - ANOTHER DAY
04 04 TOM JONES - SHE’S A LADY
03 01 THE TEMPTATIONS - JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME)
02 02 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
01 03 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 7

*****
14 11 CAT STEVENS - WILD WORLD

****
25 39 DADDY DEWDROP - CHICK-A-BOOM (DON’T YA JES’ LOVE IT)
22 22 ALICE COOPER - EIGHTEEN

***
29 18 SANTANA - OYE COMO VA
10 10 BREWER & SHIPLEY - ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
07 06 JANIS JOPLIN - ME AND BOBBY McGEE
01 03 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD

**
02 02 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON

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[IdRatherBeSkiing]

8 good/ok from 1971:

18 14 GEORGE HARRISON - WHAT IS LIFE
14 11 CAT STEVENS - WILD WORLD
12 19 NEIL DIAMOND - I AM… I SAID
11 09 IKE & TINA TURNER - PROUD MARY
10 10 BREWER & SHIPLEY - ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
07 06 JANIS JOPLIN - ME AND BOBBY McGEE
06 16 OCEAN - PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
04 04 TOM JONES - SHE’S A LADY
01 03 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD

 

[Channel98]

She's A Lady was written by Paul Anka and features background vocals by Doris Troy (best known for her 1963 top-ten hit Just One Look) and British duo Sue & Sunny (sisters Yvonne and Heather Wheatman). Here is a live performance outside NBC's Rockefeller Center studios. This was broadcast on The Today Show, August 1, 1997.

 

[HecticArt]

Seven

35 29 JAMES BROWN - SOUL POWER Pt. 1
22 22 ALICE COOPER - EIGHTEEN
14 11 CAT STEVENS - WILD WORLD
11 09 IKE & TINA TURNER - PROUD MARY
03 01 THE TEMPTATIONS - JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME)
02 02 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
01 03 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD

 

[scotchandcigar]

17 for 71
35 29 JAMES BROWN - SOUL POWER Pt. 1
30 23 VAN MORRISON - BLUE MONEY
29 18 SANTANA - OYE COMO VA
28 40 JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND - POWER TO THE PEOPLE
23 24 STEVIE WONDER - WE CAN WORK IT OUT
22 22 ALICE COOPER - EIGHTEEN
20 28 BREAD - IF
18 14 GEORGE HARRISON - WHAT IS LIFE
14 11 CAT STEVENS - WILD WORLD
13 15 THE JACKSON 5 - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
12 19 NEIL DIAMOND - I AM… I SAID
11 09 IKE & TINA TURNER - PROUD MARY
10 10 BREWER & SHIPLEY - ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
07 06 JANIS JOPLIN - ME AND BOBBY McGEE
05 08 PAUL McCARTNEY - ANOTHER DAY
02 02 MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON
01 03 THREE DOG NIGHT - JOY TO THE WORLD

 

[Channel98]

Zoom, a children's TV series produced by WGBH in Boston, aired on PBS from 1999 to 2005. On one episode, the kids sang Joy To The World but one line was changed. Three Dog Night sang, "If I were the king of the world, tell you what I'd do. I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the wars and make sweet love to you." On Zoom, the last five words were replaced with "let the animals out of the zoo."

Hoyt Axton wrote Joy To The World for a proposed animated TV special, The Happy Song – which never got made. He gave the song to Three Dog Night. Axton recorded his own version for his 1971 Joy To The World album. He originally had written "Jeremiah was a prophet" but changed the opening line to "Jeremiah was a bullfrog." Nobody knows why.

 

[sadchild]

I remember Zoom-a-zoom-zoom. Roll out the barrel .... of mail and pull out an idea

 

[Channel98]

I goofed. Yes I did. The original Zoom aired from 1972 to 1977. A new Zoom series aired from 1999 to 2005. It was on the original series when Joy To The World was sung. "Write Zoom, Z-Double-O-M, Box 3-5-O, Boston, Mass, O-2-1-3-4."

Here are all the intros from the original series:

 

[sadchild]

I watched this in black and white

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s Whois 12/29/73 the top 40 hits of 73.

 

[sadchild]

April 20 1974

Announcer: Randy Bachman

40: Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
39: Star Baby - The Guess Who
38: Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul
37: Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens
36: Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
35: Outside Woman - Bloodstone
34: The Payback (Part 1) - James Brown
33: Help Me - Joni Mitchell
32: I'm A Train - Albert Hammond
31: The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
30: Touch The Wind (Eres Tu) - Mocedades
29: You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
28: Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
27: Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
26: Dark Lady - Cher
25: Piano Man - Billy Joel
24: Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
23: Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - The Staple Singers
22: My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
21: Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo
20: (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Chicago
19: The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
18: Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
17: Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy
16: Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
15: Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient
14: Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
13: Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
12: A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich
11: Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
10: I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
9: The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
8: The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
7: Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
6: Oh My My - Ringo Starr
5: Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
4: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight And The Pips
3: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
2: Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
1: TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 11

*****
25: Piano Man - Billy Joel

****
37: Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens
14: Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
10: I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
3: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede

***
31: The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
33: Help Me - Joni Mitchell
28: Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
27: Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
24: Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
7: Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
2: Bennie And The Jets - Elton John

**
36: Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang

*
18: Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor

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[Channel98]

Mockingbird is a remake of a 1963 top-ten hit by sister and brother Inez & Charlie Foxx. Mockingbird is adapted from Hush, Little Baby, an early 20th-century Appalchoan folk song (author unknown):

Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat
And if that billy goat doesn't pull, Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull
And if that cart and bull turn over, Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover
And if that dog named Rover won't bark, Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart
And if that horse and cart fall down, well you'll still be the sweetest baby in town

I wonder where Mama gets all the money to buy those things. Here is a version of Mockingbird by Aretha Franklin and Ray Johnson from her 1964 Columbia album Runnin' Out Of Fools. Released as a single by Columbia after Aretha had signed with Atlantic, this got to #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #90 on the Cash Box Top 100 in December 1967.