Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

10 good/ok from 1974:

27: Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
25: Piano Man - Billy Joel
24: Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
18: Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
14: Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
8: The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
7: Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
6: Oh My My - Ringo Starr
3: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
2: Bennie And The Jets - Elton John

 

[HecticArt]

36: Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
31: The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
27: Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
25: Piano Man - Billy Joel
24: Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
16: Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
14: Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks - Nostalgia
8: The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
5: Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
3: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
2: Bennie And The Jets - Elton John

 

[Channel98]

Remember, the Terry Jacks song came out in a year when streaking was a popular fad.

"We had joy, we had fun
We went streakin' in the sun
But the cops had their guns
And they shot us in the buns"

Terry Jacks' version is considerably different than the version by the Kingston Trio, from their 1963 album Time To Think. Rod McKuen, who co-wrote Seasons In The Sun with Jacques Brel, had recorded the song in 1961 but his version was not released (as the title track of an album) until after the Kingston Trio's version came out.

 

[scotchandcigar]

19 for 74

37: Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens
36: Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
33: Help Me - Joni Mitchell
31: The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch - nostalgia
28: Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
27: Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
25: Piano Man - Billy Joel
24: Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
20: (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Chicago
18: Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
16: Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
14: Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks - The saddest song ever
13: Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
10: I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
8: The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
7: Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
6: Oh My My - Ringo Starr
3: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
2: Bennie And The Jets - Elton John

 

[hwkn]

Tonight’s wheel is 2/2/74

 

[Channel98]

The Entertainer was written in 1902 by Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Known as "The King Of Ragtime," Joplin wrote or co-wrote 75 songs including Solace, Sugar Cane, Fig Leaf Rag, Wall Street Rag and Maple Leaf Rag. Joplin never made any phonograph records. The Entertainer was available only as sheet music or piano rolls until 1928 when The Blue Boys – guitarist Napoleon "Nap" Hayes and mandolinist Matthew Prater from Vicksburg, Mississippi – recorded the song as part of a medley with Jens Bodewalt Lange's Creole Bells. Here is Easy Winner:

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Today's countdown: 1975/05/03

 

[Channel98]

Number one on that week's Hot 100 was Tony Orlando & Dawn's He Don't Love You (Like I Love You). The song was written by Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter and Curtis Mayfield as He Will Break Your Heart. Jerry Butler's original version featured harmony vocals by Curtis Mayfield and was number one on Billboard's R&B chart for seven weeks in late 1960 and early 1961 and peaked at #7 on the Hot 100.

 

[sadchild]

May 3rd, 1975:

40 DE MICHAEL MURPHEY - WILDFIRE
39 37 THE TEMPTATIONS - SHAKEY GROUND
38 DE HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES - BAD LUCK (PART 1)
37 DE GORDON LIGHTFOOT - RAINY DAY PEOPLE
36 DE ALICE COOPER - ONLY WOMEN
35 40 LOBO - DON’T TELL ME GOODNIGHT
34 39 JESSI COLTER - I’M NOT LISA
33 38 LINDA RONSTADT - WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
32 36 AWB - CUT THE CAKE
31 35 NEIL SEDAKA - THE IMMIGRANT
30 30 BENNY BELL (Paul Wynn) - SHAVING CREAM
29 29 DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS
28 32 AMERICA - SISTER GOLDEN HAIR
27 31 MAJOR HARRIS - LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT
26 34 HERBIE MANN - HIJACK
25 26 KRAFTWERK - AUTOBAHN
24 28 GRAND FUNK - BAD TIME
23 25 EDDIE KENDRICKS - SHOESHINE BOY
22 09 BARRY WHITE - WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU
21 05 BEN E. KING - SUPERNATURAL THING (PART I)
20 20 JOHN LENNON - STAND BY ME
19 08 HOT CHOCOLATE - EMMA
18 13 AL GREEN - L-O-V-E (LOVE)
17 04 MINNIE RIPERTON - LOVIN’ YOU
16 16 THE JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH - THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (PART I)
15 22 JOHN DENVER - THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY
14 18 QUEEN - KILLER QUEEN
13 17 BARRY MANILOW - IT’S A MIRACLE
12 19 ACE - HOW LONG
11 15 PAUL ANKA - I DON’T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE
10 21 CARPENTERS - ONLY YESTERDAY
09 12 LEO SAYER - LONG TALL GLASSES
08 10 THE BLACKBYRDS - WALKING IN RHYTHM
07 11 EARTH, WIND & FIRE - SHINING STAR
06 14 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS - JACKIE BLUE
05 06 SAMMY JOHNS - CHEVY VAN
04 02 THE ELTON JOHN BAND - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
03 07 FREDDY FENDER - BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
02 01 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
01 03 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN - HE DON’T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU)

 

[sadchild]

Good/ok 14

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36 DE ALICE COOPER - ONLY WOMEN
30 30 BENNY BELL (Paul Wynn) - SHAVING CREAM
29 29 DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS
14 18 QUEEN - KILLER QUEEN
05 06 SAMMY JOHNS - CHEVY VAN

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33 38 LINDA RONSTADT - WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
28 32 AMERICA - SISTER GOLDEN HAIR
16 16 THE JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH - THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (PART I)
15 22 JOHN DENVER - THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY
04 02 THE ELTON JOHN BAND - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM

**
25 26 KRAFTWERK - AUTOBAHN
12 19 ACE - HOW LONG
08 10 THE BLACKBYRDS - WALKING IN RHYTHM
02 01 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG

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17 04 MINNIE RIPERTON - LOVIN’ YOU

? 25

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

10 good/ok from 1977:

40 DE MICHAEL MURPHEY - WILDFIRE
37 DE GORDON LIGHTFOOT - RAINY DAY PEOPLE
33 38 LINDA RONSTADT - WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
29 29 DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS
28 32 AMERICA - SISTER GOLDEN HAIR
15 22 JOHN DENVER - THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY
14 18 QUEEN - KILLER QUEEN
12 19 ACE - HOW LONG
04 02 THE ELTON JOHN BAND - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
02 01 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG

 

[HecticArt]

Seventeen

33 38 LINDA RONSTADT - WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
32 36 AWB - CUT THE CAKE
30 30 BENNY BELL (Paul Wynn) - SHAVING CREAM - Novelty
29 29 DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS
28 32 AMERICA - SISTER GOLDEN HAIR
25 26 KRAFTWERK - AUTOBAHN
22 09 BARRY WHITE - WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU
20 20 JOHN LENNON - STAND BY ME
16 16 THE JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH - THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (PART I) - Novelty
14 18 QUEEN - KILLER QUEEN
13 17 BARRY MANILOW - IT’S A MIRACLE
12 19 ACE - HOW LONG
07 11 EARTH, WIND & FIRE - SHINING STAR
06 14 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS - JACKIE BLUE
05 06 SAMMY JOHNS - CHEVY VAN - Nostalgia
04 02 THE ELTON JOHN BAND - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
02 01 B.J. THOMAS - ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - Nostalgia

 

[scotchandcigar]

14 for 75

33 38 LINDA RONSTADT - WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
32 36 AWB - CUT THE CAKE
30 30 BENNY BELL (Paul Wynn) - SHAVING CREAM
29 29 DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS
28 32 AMERICA - SISTER GOLDEN HAIR
25 26 KRAFTWERK - AUTOBAHN
20 20 JOHN LENNON - STAND BY ME
17 04 MINNIE RIPERTON - LOVIN’ YOU
15 22 JOHN DENVER - THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY
14 18 QUEEN - KILLER QUEEN
12 19 ACE - HOW LONG
07 11 EARTH, WIND & FIRE - SHINING STAR
06 14 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS - JACKIE BLUE
04 02 THE ELTON JOHN BAND - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM

 

[Channel98]

Many listeners mistakenly believe they hear Kraftwerk sing "fun fun fun on the Autobahn." The song begins with "Wir fahren fahren fahren auf der Autobahn," which means "We drive drive drive on the highway." In English, it doesn't sound very exciting. Here is a live performance from a 1975 episode of NBC's Midnight Special. Yes, that's Helen Reddy and Mr. Kotter!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

This weekend's countdown is: 1973/05/05.

 

[Channel98]

Martin Mull's Dueling Tubas, a parody of Dueling Banjos from the Burt Reynolds movie Deliverance, debuted at #99 on the May 5 1973 Hot 100. It rose to #92 the following week, then dropped to #99 and was gone. Actually the song features only one tuba, played by George "Red" Callender. David Duke plays the French horn. No, not the Ku Klux Klan grand wizard. This David Duke is a former member of the UCLA marching band. He played French horn on the soundtracks of Rocky II, War Of The Worlds, Green Lantern, 21 Jump Street, The Legend Of Zorro, The Tony Randall Show and many others movies and television shows.