It’s 47 years before Sadie is born and 3 years and 6 months before Thomas is, let’s hear the sounds of August, 1973…
Songs of the month
- “Angel” – Aretha Franklin
- [new] “Are You Man Enough” – Four Tops
- “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” – Jim Croce
- “Behind Closed Doors” – Charlie Rich
- “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
- [new] “Booogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
- “Brother Louie” – Stories
- [new] “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
- “Diamond Girl” – Seals And Crofts
- “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – Chicago
- “Get Down” – Gilbert O’sullivan
- [new] “Gypsy Man” – War
- “Here I Am” – Al Green
- “How Can I Tell Her” – Lobo
- “I Believe In You” – Johnnie Taylor
- [new] “I Was Checkin’ Out She Was Checkin’ In” – Don Covay
- “If You Want Me To Stay” – Sly And The Family Stone
- “Kodachrome” – Paul Simon
- [new] “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
- “Live And Let Die” – Wings
- [new] “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
- “Money” – Pink Floyd
- [new] “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
- “Natural High” – Bloodstone
- [new] “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
- [new] “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn
- “Shambala” – Three Dog Night
- “Smoke On The Water” – Deep Purple
- “So Very Hard To Go” – Tower Of Power
- [new] “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
- “The Morning After” – Maureen Mcgovern
- “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
- “Uneasy Rider” – Charlie Daniels
- [new] “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
- “Where Peaceful Waters Flow” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
- “Will It Go Round In Circles” – Billy Preston
- “Yesterday Once More” – Carpenters
- [new] “You Light Up My Life / Believe In Humanity” – Carole King
- [new] “Young Love” – Donny Osmond
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
One of the most significant cultural event of the decade occurred at a modest back-to-school party in the Bronx. At 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Clive Campbell—better known as DJ Kool Herc—introduced a new technique called “the merry-go-round,” using two turntables to extend the drum breaks of funk and soul records. This innovative way of manipulating music, combined with his rhythmic “toasting” on the microphone, is widely recognized as the official birth of Hip Hop. What began as a local neighborhood gathering eventually grew into a global movement that would dominate the charts and culture for decades to come.
Before he took us to a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas released American Graffiti, a film that revolutionized the concept of the “nostalgia movie.” Set in 1962, the film was a massive hit that captured the spirit of a simpler time, launching the careers of actors like Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss. Crucially, it popularized the “oldies” soundtrack, using a continuous stream of early rock-and-roll hits to drive the narrative—a technique that changed how music was used in film and sparked a massive 1950s/60s revival in the mid-70s.
Just weeks after his tragic and untimely death, Bruce Lee’s final completed film, Enter the Dragon, premiered in the United States. It was the first martial arts film produced by a major Hollywood studio (Warner Bros.) and became an immediate global phenomenon. The movie didn’t just make Lee an international icon; it ignited a “kung fu craze” in Western pop culture, influencing everything from action movies and video games to the music of the Wu-Tang Clan. It remains one of the most profitable and influential films of all time.
What’d Sadie think?
It’s two weeks at the top for “The Morning After” by Maureen Mcgovern before Diana Ross and” Touch Me In The Morning” and then Stories with”Brother Louie”.
Loved ’em
- “Booogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
- “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
- “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
- “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett & Crypt-Kickers
- “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
Liked ’em
- “Are You Man Enough” – Four Tops
- “Gypsy Man” – War
- “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
- “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
- “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
- “Young Love” – Donny Osmond
Leave ’em
- “I Was Checkin’ Out She Was Checkin’ In” – Don Covay
- “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.