Let’s turn our ears back to March, 1970…
Songs of the month
- [new] “Abc” – Jackson Five
- [new] “All I Have To Do Is Dream” – Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
- “Always Something There To Remind Me” – R.B. Greaves
- “Arizona” – Mark Lindsay
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Call Me / Son Of A Preacher Man” – Aretha Franklin
- [new] “Celebrate” – Three Dog Night
- [new] “Come And Get It” – Badfinger
- “Didn’t I” – Delfonics
- [new] “Do The Funky Chicken” – Rufus Thomas
- [new] “Easy Come Easy Go” – Bobby Sherman
- “Evil Ways” – Santana
- “Give Me Just A Little More Time” – Chairmen Of The Board
- [new] “Gotta Hold On To This Feeling” – Junior Walker & The All Stars
- “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” – Hollies
- “Hey There Lonely Girl” – Eddie Holman
- “Honey Come Back” – Glen Campbell
- “House Of The Rising Sun” – Frijid Pink
- “I Want You Back” – Jackson Five
- “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” – Dionne Warwick
- [new] “Instant Karma” – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
- “Kentucky Rain” – Elvis Presley
- [new] “Let It Be” – Beatles
- “Love Grows” – Edison Lighthouse
- [new] “Love Or Let Me Be Lonely” – Friends Of Distinction
- [new] “Ma Belle Amie” – Tee-Set
- “Never Had A Dream Come True” – Stevie Wonder
- “No Time” – Guess Who
- “Oh Me Oh My” – Lulu
- “Psychedelic Shack” – Temptations
- “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” – B.J. Thomas
- “Rainy Night In Georgia” – Brook Benton
- [new] “Something’s Burning” – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- [new] “Spirit In The Sky” – Norman Greenbaum
- “Thank You” – Sly & The Family Stone
- [new] “The Bells” – Originals
- “The Rapper” – Jaggerz
- “The Thrill Is Gone” – B.B. King
- “Travellin’ Band / Who’ll Stop The Rain” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- [new] “Up The Ladder To The Roof” – Supremes
- “Venus” – Shocking Blue
- “Walk A Mile In My Shoes” – Joe South
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
On the 5th the world saw the premiere of “Airport” in New York City before its U.S. and worldwide release. Based on the bestselling suspense novel by Arthur Hailey, Airport was made on a budget of USD $10.2 million and would gross almost ten times that amount worldwide ($100.5 million).
Then on the 12th, for the first time in British history, citizens younger than 21 were able to cast ballots in a parliamentary election. The opportunity came in the by-election, to fill a vacancy in the Bridgwater constituency in the House of Commons that followed the October 31 death of Gerald Wills. Miss Trudy Sellick, a secretary who had turned 18 years old earlier in the day, registered the first under-21 vote in British history; she was in line when the polling station at North Newton, Somerset, opened at 7:00 in the morning.
Not from the by-election, but this short film from later in the year about voting in the general election is a snapshot of the time:
On the fifteenth “The Expo ’70 World’s Fair” opened in Suita, a suburb of the Japanese city of Osaka. By some coincidence the city is hosting the expo again back here in 2025.
What’d Sadie think?
The whole month is owned by Simon & Garfunkel’s classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. And Sadie is loving the new Jackson Five song, ABC!
Loved ’em
- “Abc” – Jackson Five
- “All I Have To Do Is Dream” – Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
- “Celebrate” – Three Dog Night
- “Instant Karma” – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
- “Let It Be” – Beatles
- “Spirit In The Sky” – Norman Greenbaum
Liked ’em
- “Come And Get It” – Badfinger
- “Do The Funky Chicken” – Rufus Thomas
- “Easy Come Easy Go” – Bobby Sherman
- “Gotta Hold On To This Feeling” – Junior Walker & The All Stars
- “Love Or Let Me Be Lonely” – Friends Of Distinction
- “Ma Belle Amie” – Tee-Set
- “Something’s Burning” – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- “The Bells” – Originals
- “Up The Ladder To The Roof” – Supremes
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.