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Post by djjoe1960 on Feb 16, 2021 9:32:21 GMT -5
As you can see, there is a new countdown via the Cash Box charts from 1973 (for the week ending February 17th). There is only one unique song to the show (#39), that failed to make the Top 40 in Billboard--otherwise all these songs were played by AT40 at some time during 1973 (actually 35 of the 40 songs were the same between Cash Box & Billboard this week). Of course, the #1 song is unique to Cash Box as this song didn't reach the top in either Billboard or Record World. While Billboard incorporated radio airplay into it's Hot 100, as early as 1958--reportedly neither Cash Box or Record World used airplay in their weekly Top 100 singles charts until sometime in the 1970's. It is difficult to pin down exactly when it occurred but by the last half of the decade all three charts generally agreed on #1 hit most weeks. While most of us know all the Billboard #1's from the 1960's-1980's, countdowns like these give us a chance to hear what some of the other charts listed at #1. archive.org/details/1972021701/1973021701.mp3
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 16, 2021 17:08:45 GMT -5
Enjoyed the #39 song; actually own the 45. Kind of reminds me of Lobo.
First concert I saw (April 22, 1972), his band opened for Rare Earth. They sounded great.
They featured their new single "Julianna". Another good one, it missed the charts in the US, but went Top 20 in Canada.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Feb 17, 2021 12:52:06 GMT -5
Back to Perry Como and Led Zeppelin. I wonder if Perry (and many others) though Led Zeppelin was doing his old hit Bali Hai when Immigrant Song started. The two songs sound alike at the beginning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Y1pIAVMAwAnother thing about Jan. 1971. I suddenly noticed that Dave Edmunds' I Hear You Knocking sounds a lot like Lets Work Together, so I Googled it and Wikipedia says Edmunds was originally going to do Lets Work Together but changed to the other song when he heard Canned Heat had already covered Lets Work Together. Maybe I am the last person in the world to know about this. PS Joe I LOVE early '73. That's when I began listening to AT40. Thanks! I've been hoping you might do a Neither One Of Us #1 show and you did - just upside down! Goosebumps every time listening to that song. Also "Louise. You're coming with me. And no more movies!" (Police? No I don't think so! There's no "p" sound there.) PPS I could have sat here for an hour and not remembered what this #1 song would be. Great show! Chris-- I always thought that the line in Your Mama Don't Dance was--Out of the car long hair/Look You're coming with me/The local Police. It reminds me that once my ex-wife and I went someone to park and talk and did a little heavy petting--when the local police did indeed show up. Guess we shouldn't have 'parked' in a local school yard (even though it was summer). By the way, keep your ears open for a countdown where Gladys & the Pips are #1 with that song you mentioned (coming soon). Joe
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Post by chrislc on Feb 17, 2021 19:25:33 GMT -5
Thanks Joe that is great news. I still struggle with that Vicki Lawrence thing keeping that song out of BB #1.
I always thought Loggins and Messina said police but now with headphones and digital quality I swear I hear no "P" sound - just a muffled thing that sounds as much like "no more movies" as anything - and "no more movies" makes perfect sense in the context of the lyrics. It's Louise's father - not a cop.
On Live From Daryl's House, Kenny says local police, but I believe he just went with the conventional wisdom and flow on that. I think he just gave up and went along with what people thought they were hearing.
But Louise rhymes with breeze (as Monsieur Chevalier would attest), and I hear the "L" sound clearly. The last few words sound to me like "no moe moe vies". They had to cram those four syllables into just a second so they wouldn't step on the sax and they had to harmonize at the same time. I think it's really a great pop record that has held up well. The guy knew how to write a hit song.
There were some real 70s classics in that Top Ten. You're So Vain still sounds fantastic and back then it rocketed up the charts. It was a sensation and rightfully so.
Just a fantastic winter for Top 40. Almost 60's-like.
You know, I was just looking at the 1973 CB Top 100 of the year and Kris Kristofferson is nowhere to be found. I wonder if any other BB and CB year end countdowns had a song 95 notches (at least 95) different?
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Post by Rodney on Feb 17, 2021 21:50:04 GMT -5
Rodney Avatar Jan 22, 2020 22:11:47 GMT -5 Rodney said: I always sang... hold the cord long hair, Louise, you’re coming with me, your lovin’ Maurice... Never knew who Maurice was, but figured he knew the girl who was with the long hair guy... All these years, I’m thinking Maurice’s girl is fooling around with some long haired guy.
There’s a thread called Your Mama Don't Dance lyric controversy... I posted the above comments about a year ago... funny how we all have thought different things :-)
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Post by chrislc on Feb 17, 2021 22:19:22 GMT -5
Rodney Avatar Jan 22, 2020 22:11:47 GMT -5 Rodney said: I always sang... hold the cord long hair, Louise, you’re coming with me, your lovin’ Maurice... Never knew who Maurice was, but figured he knew the girl who was with the long hair guy... All these years, I’m thinking Maurice’s girl is fooling around with some long haired guy. There’s a thread called Your Mama Don't Dance lyric controversy... I posted the above comments about a year ago... funny how we all have thought different things :-) Yes that thread was started by yours truly. It's one of my pet peeves I guess.
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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 18, 2021 12:48:54 GMT -5
I like to follow through with all the countdowns of this week from past years. I am all caught up and my next one will be 2-18-67. Thanks Joe for all you do and I love the countdowns during the week the hits were being played. Nostalgia at its best! But wait! There's a new one out there! Yes, listening to 1973. Thanks chrislc for the heads up, and I sought the countdown from your message.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Feb 18, 2021 13:08:59 GMT -5
Love 1973 also, especially the earlier months. This is the first 1973 Cash Box countdown, too; all other years in the decade have had at least one show.
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Post by jgve1952 on Feb 18, 2021 13:55:25 GMT -5
Interesting fact--not even one song held its previous week's position on the 2-17-73 CB chart.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Feb 18, 2021 16:54:54 GMT -5
You're So Vain is a special song for me, as it was #1 in January 1973, when I visited my first radio station as a teen--CKLW , Windsor (just across the river from Detroit). I never noticed that I hadn't posted a 1973 countdown before this one--I have recorded nearly 100 other shows from the 1970's & 80's that feature unique #1's. Thanks for all the great chatter guys--it's makes the work that goes into researching and recording the shows worthwhile. Joe
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Post by chrislc on Feb 27, 2021 13:54:42 GMT -5
Just listening again to the March 1981 countdown. Terri Gibbs and Ronnie Milsap were back-to-back at #27 and #26. I wonder if there have been any other occurrences of two blind singers back-to-back in a Top 40? I guess Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder would be the most likely.
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 27, 2021 14:16:11 GMT -5
Just listening again to the March 1981 countdown. Terri Gibbs and Ronnie Milsap were back-to-back at #27 and #26. I wonder if there have been any other occurrences of two blind singers back-to-back in a Top 40? I guess Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder would be the most likely. In Billboard in July '82, Ronnie and Stevie were back to back, and both peaking, with "Any Day Now" (#14) and "Do I Do" (#13).
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Post by chrislc on Feb 27, 2021 15:06:00 GMT -5
Just listening again to the March 1981 countdown. Terri Gibbs and Ronnie Milsap were back-to-back at #27 and #26. I wonder if there have been any other occurrences of two blind singers back-to-back in a Top 40? I guess Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder would be the most likely. In Billboard in July '82, Ronnie and Stevie were back to back, and both peaking, with "Any Day Now" (#14) and "Do I Do" (#13). Nice detective work!
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Post by chrislc on Mar 13, 2021 13:40:13 GMT -5
This week I started the chronological review again, now into Show #4 from 1964, and Hooka Tooka is my new earworm.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 13, 2021 15:59:41 GMT -5
This week I started the chronological review again, now into Show #4 from 1964, and Hooka Tooka is my new earworm. Hey Chris, Thanks for reminding me; I had a boss of one of the radio stations that I worked at that carried around a paper cup that he spit his chewing tobacco juice into. Glad to know you are enjoying the shows. I listened to the shows in order from 1964-1970 (at the rate of one per day) last year. May be it's time to do it again (Steely Dan). Joe
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