In the ‘70s there were signs that crime was on the uptick. Did you surrender any money as the victim of a stick up? After you were scammed, did you vow I won’t get fooled again? At times it seemed like there was a breakdown in society where there ain’t no sunshine to be found. Yet we all know there was a bigger story in your eyes. You had a look that said I woke up in love this morning with a sweet city woman! This week whatcha see is whatcha get when we take a look at the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of September 25, 1971. I’m not a liar when I say this one is bound to bring out some smiling faces sometimes, if you know what I mean.
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1971-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_25th_September_1971
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:
The Story in Your Eyes? Watcha See is Watcha Get
Go Away Little Maggie May
I Woke Up Saturday Morning in Confusion
This is a Stick Up, Do You Know What I Mean?
Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:
Robert Moog on the pronunciation of Moog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDN-y0QQ7cs
Moog Inc.: https://www.moog.com/
Moog Music: https://www.moogmusic.com/
The Deep Purple Podcast Episode #229 – Remembering Bernie Marsden: https://deeppurplepodcast.com/2023/09/02/episode-229-remembering-bernie-marsden/
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