We’re running late this week so straight into the hits of March, 1971!
Songs of the month
- [new] “(Where Do I Begin) Love Story” – Andy Williams
- “Amazing Grace” – Judy Collins
- “Amos Moses” – Jerry Reed
- [new] “Another Day” – Paul Mccartney
- [new] “Blue Money” – Van Morrison
- [new] “Cried Like A Baby” – Bobby Sherman
- “Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted” – Partridge Family
- “Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You” – Wilson Pickett
- “For All We Know” – Carpenters
- [new] “Free” – Chicago
- “Groove Me” – King Floyd
- “Have You Ever Seen The Rain / Hey Tonight” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- “Help Me Make It Through The Night” – Sammi Smith
- “I Hear You Knockin’” – Dave Edmunds
- “If You Could Read My Mind” – Gordon Lightfoot
- “Jody’s Got Your Girl And Gone” – Johnnie Taylor
- “Just My Imagination” – Temptations
- “Knock Three Times” – Dawn
- [new] “Love’s Lines Angels And Rhymes” – 5Th Dimension
- “Mamma’s Pearl” – Jackson Five
- “Me And Bobbie Mcgee” – Janis Joplin
- “Mr. Bojangles” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- [new] “No Love At All” – B.J. Thomas
- “One Bad Apple” – Osmonds
- [new] “One Toke Over The Line” – Brewer & Shipley
- [new] “Oye Como Va” – Santana
- “Proud Mary” – Ike & Tina Turner
- “Push And Pull” – Rufus Thomas
- “Rose Garden” – Lynn Anderson
- “She’s A Lady” – Tom Jones
- [new] “Soul Power” – James Brown
- “Sweet Mary” – Wadsworth Mansion
- “Temptation Eyes” – Grass Roots
- “Theme From Love Story” – Henry Mancini
- “Watching Scotty Grow” – Bobby Goldsboro
- [new] “What Is Life” – George Harrison
- [new] “What’s Going On” – Marvin Gaye
- [new] “Wild World” – Cat Stevens
- [new] “You’re All I Need To Get By” – Aretha Franklin
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
On March 5th Led Zeppelin performed “Stairway to Heaven” live for the first time, at Belfast’s Ulster Hall. Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones would recall later that the first listeners “were all bored to tears waiting to hear something they knew”.
On the 7th The American Safety Razor Company put an actual razor blade in its advertisements in the Sunday newspapers in 37 U.S. cities in order to get customers to try its new “Tungsten Steel” Personna 74 blade, billed as “the sharpest, longest-lasting razor blade” made, with each sharp object covered by a small paper that said “Contains razor blade. Keep away from children.” After criticism and protests, the company called off the promotion six days later. Advertising has gotten so safe these days!
The science fiction movie THX 1138, the first theatrical film directed by George Lucas, was released by Warner Brothers and premiered in the United States on the 11th. The dystopian futuristic thriller, with a story set in the 25th century, was not initially successful but became a film classic
What’d Sadie think?
It’s two weeks at the top for”One Bad Apple” by the Osmonds before Janis Joplin has a posthumous number one with “Me And Bobbie Mcgee” for the next two weeks.
Two ex-Beatles in the charts this month – we’ll pick George Harrison’s tune over Paul Mccartney’s in this case!
Loved ’em
- “Free” – Chicago
- “Me And Bobby Mcgee” – Janis Joplin
- “No Love At All” – B.J. Thomas
- “Soul Power” – James Brown
- “What Is Life” – George Harrison
- “What’s Going On” – Marvin Gaye
- “Wild World” – Cat Stevens
- “You’re All I Need To Get By” – Aretha Franklin
Liked ’em
- “(Where Do I Begin) Love Story” – Andy Williams
- “Another Day” – Paul Mccartney
- “Blue Money” – Van Morrison
- “One Toke Over The Line” – Brewer & Shipley
- “Oye Como Va” – Santana
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.