O-o-h child, in the summertime in the ‘70s, it was a groovy situation. Maybe you were just a solitary man hitchin’ a ride because you missed that big yellow taxi trying to escape the summertime blues. Well hi-de-ho, are you ready? Don’t spill that wine because this week we just can’t help believing that the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending August 15, 1970 will be a good one. We are ready to tell it all brother.
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1970-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_15th_August_1970
Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.
Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)
Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll
“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini.
Rejected Episode Titles:
Hitchin’ a Ride in a Big Yellow Taxi
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough for a Solitary Man
Spill the Wine in the Summertime
Big Yellow Patches
Hand Me Down Pants Full of Patches
Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:
The Catskill Game Farm TV ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvJXekIrPvs
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