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It’s March, 1972

Written by

Thomas Scovell

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Let’s rock straight into the sounds of March, 1972…

Songs of the month

  • [new] “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done” – Sonny And Cher
  • [new] “A Horse With No Name” – America
  • [new] “Ain’t Understanding Mellow” – Jerry Bulter And Brenda Lee Eager
  • “American Pie” – Don Mclean
  • “Anticipation” – Carly Simon
  • “Bang A Gong (Get It On)” – T. Rex
  • [new] “Betcha By Golly Wow” – Stylistics
  • “Black Dog” – Led Zeppelin
  • [new] “Crazy Mama” – J.J. Cale
  • “Day After Day” – Badfinger
  • “Don’t Say You Don’t Remember” – Beverly Bremers
  • “Down By The Lazy River” – Osmonds
  • “Everything I Own” – Bread
  • “Floy Joy” – Supremes
  • “Heart Of Gold” – Neil Young
  • “Hurting Each Other” – Carpenters
  • “I Can’t Help Myself” – Donnie Elbert
  • [new] “I Gotcha” – Joe Tex
  • [new] “In The Rain” – Dramatics
  • “Joy” – Apollo 100
  • “Jungle Fever” – Chakachas
  • “Let’s Stay Together” – Al Green
  • “Mother And Child Reunion” – Paul Simon
  • “My World” – Bee Gees
  • “Never Been To Spain” – Three Dog Night
  • “Precious And Few” – Climax
  • [new] “Puppy Love” – Donny Osmond
  • [new] “Rock N Roll Lullaby” – B.J. Thomas
  • [new] “Rockin’ Robin” – Michael Jackson
  • [new] “Roundabout” – Yes
  • [new] “Runnin’ Away” – Sly And The Family Stone
  • [new] “Softly Whispering I Love You” – English Congregation
  • “Sweet Seasons” – Carole King
  • [new] “Talking Loud And Saying Nothing” – James Brown
  • [new] “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Roberta Flack
  • “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – Robert John
  • “The Way Of Love” – Cher
  • [new] “Way Of Love” – Cher
  • [new] “We’ve Got To Get It On Again” – Addrisi Brothers
  • “Without You” – Nilsson

[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 23rd the Australian soap opera Number 96 made its debut on Network Ten, after an ad campaign with the slogan “Tonight at 8:30, Television loses its virginity!”. During its five-year run, the show would break taboos against showing nudity and sexual intercourse.

Then on the big screen, “The Godfather”, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, debuted in five cinemas in New York City, and would set a record (which stood until 1975) for the highest-grossing film in history, taking in $87,500,000 in its first release.

And on the 23rd, the first media event surrounding the recently discovered, cave-dwelling Tasaday people took place in the Philippines as reporters, scientists, and VIPs  were brought in by helicopter to meet a group of people who had never made it out of the Stone Age. It was not until after the 1986 overthrow of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos that it was discovered that the 26 Tasaday “cavemen” had been ordinary people going along with a hoax… except even later reports indicate the true story probably lay somewhere in between.

What’d Sadie think?

“Without You” by Nilsson is number one for two weeks before”Heart Of Gold” by Neil Young and  “A Horse With No Name” by America each get it for a week.

Loved ’em

  • “A Horse With No Name” – America
  • “Rockin’ Robin” – Michael Jackson
  • “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Roberta Flack

Liked ’em

  • “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done” – Sonny And Cher
  • “Ain’t Understanding Mellow” – Jerry Bulter And Brenda Lee Eager
  • “Betcha By Golly Wow” – Stylistics
  • “Crazy Mama” – J.J. Cale
  • “I Gotcha” – Joe Tex
  • “In The Rain” – Dramatics
  • “Puppy Love” – Donny Osmond
  • “Rock N Roll Lullaby” – B.J. Thomas
  • “Roundabout” – Yes
  • “Runnin’ Away” – Sly And The Family Stone
  • “Softly Whispering I Love You” – English Congregation
  • “Talking Loud And Saying Nothing” – James Brown
  • “Way Of Love” – Cher

Leave ’em

  • “We’ve Got To Get It On Again” – Addrisi Brothers

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

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