It’s 50 years and 4 months before Sadie is born and 6 years and 10 months before Thomas is. Let’s dive into the sounds of April, 1970…
Songs of the month
- “Abc” – Jackson Five
- “All I Have To Do Is Dream” – Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
- [new] “American Woman” – Guess Who
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Call Me / Son Of A Preacher Man” – Aretha Franklin
- [new] “Cecilia” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Celebrate” – Three Dog Night
- “Come And Get It” – Badfinger
- “Didn’t I” – Delfonics
- “Easy Come Easy Go” – Bobby Sherman
- [new] “Everybody’s Out Of Town” – B.J. Thomas
- [new] “Everything Is Beautiful” – Ray Stevens
- “Evil Ways” – Santana
- [new] “For The Love Of Him” – Bobbi Martin
- “Give Me Just A Little More Time” – Chairmen Of The Board
- “Gotta Hold On To This Feeling” – Junior Walker & The All Stars
- “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” – Hollies
- “House Of The Rising Sun” – Frijid Pink
- “Instant Karma” – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
- “Kentucky Rain” – Elvis Presley
- “Let It Be” – Beatles
- [new] “Long Lonesome Highway” – Michael Parks
- “Love Grows” – Edison Lighthouse
- “Love Or Let Me Be Lonely” – Friends Of Distinction
- “Ma Belle Amie” – Tee-Set
- “Rainy Night In Georgia” – Brook Benton
- [new] “Reflections Of My Life” – Marmalade
- [new] “Shilo” – Neil Diamond
- “Something’s Burning” – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- “Spirit In The Sky” – Norman Greenbaum
- [new] “Tennessee Birdwalk” – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
- “The Bells” – Originals
- “The Rapper” – Jaggerz
- “Travellin’ Band / Who’ll Stop The Rain” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- [new] “Turn Back The Hands Of Time” – Tyrone Davis
- “Up The Ladder To The Roof” – Supremes
- [new] “Vehicle” – Ides Of March
- [new] “Woodstock” – Crosby Stills Nash & Young
- [new] “You Need Love Like I Do” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
- [new] “You’re The One” – Little Sister
[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 first U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed the “Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act” into law, banning cigarette television and radio advertisements in the United States effective January 2, 1971. The “one, big last day” on January 1 was permitted by Congress to allow television networks to get tobacco revenue for the college football bowl games on New Year’s Day.
On the 13th, the Mission Control team at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, received word from the Apollo 13 crew that an oxygen tank in the command module had exploded, and that electrical power was gradually dropping, an event that led to an abort of the planned lunar landing. The mission shifted to recalculation of the Apollo 13 route in hopes of getting the three astronauts safely back to Earth. Nine minutes after the crew had finished a 40-minute live broadcast to television viewers, astronaut Fred Haise began alerting with the words “Okay, Houston…” and Jim Lovell followed with “I believe we’ve had a problem here.”
And on the 26th “Company”, a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, began the first of 706 performances at the Alvin Theatre. It would win six Tony Awards, including best musical, best music and best lyrics.
What’d Sadie think?
A week extra at the top for”Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel before the Beatles’ “Let It Be” grabs it for a couple, then the Jackson Five take it with “ABC”.
Meanwhile Sadie was all about singing “Celebrate” from Three Dog Night this week. She’s also learnt the concept of an “ear worm” it seems!
Loved ’em
- “American Woman” – Guess Who
- “Cecilia” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Woodstock” – Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Liked ’em
- “Everybody’s Out Of Town” – B.J. Thomas
- “Everything Is Beautiful” – Ray Stevens
- “For The Love Of Him” – Bobbi Martin
- “Reflections Of My Life” – Marmalade
- “Shilo” – Neil Diamond
- “Turn Back The Hands Of Time” – Tyrone Davis
- “Vehicle” – Ides Of March
- “You Need Love Like I Do” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
- “You’re The One” – Little Sister
Leave ’em
- “Long Lonesome Highway” – Michael Parks
- “Tennessee Birdwalk” – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.