This week we go all the way and listen to the music from the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending October 14, 1972. With some songs we walk the tight rope with our opinions, and with others we fear bringing thunder and lightning. We can see clearly now that musical taste is not always black and white.
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1972-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_14th_October_1972
Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.
Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Marks lazy)
Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll
“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.
Also, a few interesting links to things we talked about in the episode:
Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine: https://portal.ct.gov/DECD/Content/Historic-Preservation/04_State_Museums/Old-Newgate-Prison-and-Copper-Mine
SNL Run, Throw, and Catch Like A Girl (Helen Reddy Bomber, skit starts at 19:17):https://archive.org/details/saturday-night-live-s-10-e-17-howard-cosell-greg-kihn
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy special (1978) (I Can See Clearly Now at 37:43):https://archive.org/details/SteveMartinAWildAndCrazyGuy1978
Sprechgesang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang
Super Fly (1972) Official Trailer - Ron O'Neal, Sheila Frazier Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYZUWzv_FaY
Leon Russell Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Russell
Mac Davis Muppet Show Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1QJzXt2llU
South Carolina woman stabs roommate for playing Eagles songs: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/uneasy-listening-woman-stabs-roommate-playing-eagles-songs-article-1.1458898
SNL “Ricky Rat Club” (Skit starts at 40:05): https://archive.org/details/saturday-night-live-s-03-e-06-buck-henry-anyone-can-host-finalists-11-19-1977
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