Houston we have a problem! The software library I use to automatically create playlists for 4xLife on Youtube has broken, and so I’m stuck manually searching and compiling the list.
Which isn’t all that bad, but I spent too long trying to fix it this weekend – so we’re late this week!
On the upside we’ve just gotten a new musical (hardware) project installed in Sadie’s room which we’ll detail next week.
Songs of the month
- “Ain’t No Sunshine” – Bill Withers
- [new] “Birds Of A Feather” – Raiders
- “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” – Mac And Katie Kissoon
- [new] “Desiderata” – Les Crane
- “Do You Know What I Mean” – Lee Michaels
- [new] “Easy Loving” – Freddie Hart
- [new] “Everybody’s Everything” – Santana
- “Go Away Little Girl” – Donny Osmond
- [new] “Gypsies Tramps And Thieves” – Cher
- [new] “Have You Seen Her” – Chi-Lites
- “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” – Bee Gees
- “I Just Want To Celebrate” – Rare Earth
- “I Woke Up In Love This Morning” – Partridge Family
- [new] “I’ve Found Someone Of My Own” – Free Movement
- “If You Really Love Me” – Stevie Wonder
- [new] “Imagine” – John Lennon
- [new] “Inner City Blues” – Marvin Gaye
- [new] “Loving Her Was Easier” – Kris Kristofferson
- “Maggie May / Reason To Believe” – Rod Stewart
- “Make It Funky” – James Brown
- [new] “Never My Love” – 5Th Dimension
- [new] “One Fine Morning” – Lighthouse
- [new] “Only You Know And I Know” – Delaney And Bonnie
- [new] “Peace Train” – Cat Stevens
- “Rain Dance” – Guess Who
- [new] “Reason To Believe / Maggie May” – Rod Stewart
- “Saturday Morning Confusion” – Bobby Russell
- “Smiling Faces Sometimes” – Undisputed Truth
- “So Far Away” – Carole King
- “Spanish Harlem” – Aretha Franklin
- [new] “Stagger Lee” – Tommy Roe
- [new] “Stick Up” – Honey Cone
- “Stick-Up” – Honey Cone
- “Superstar” – Carpenters
- “Sweet City Woman” – Stampeders
- “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – Joan Baez
- “The Story In Your Eyes” – Moody Blues
- [new] “Theme From Shaft” – Isaac Hayes
- “Thin Line Between Love And Hate” – Persuaders
- “Tired Of Being Alone” – Al Green
- [new] “Trapped By A Thing Called Love” – Denise Lasalle
- “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” – Paul And Linda Mccartney
- [new] “Wedding Song” – Paul Stookey
- “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” – Dramatics
- “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – Who
- “Yo-Yo” – Osmonds
[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 1st of the month the first CAT scan on a human being (now referred to as a CT scan) was performed, conducted outside of London in Wimbledon at the Atkinson Morley Hospital on an unidentified patient, using computerized axial tomography on a machine developed by Dr. Godfrey Hounsfield from the theories of Dr. Allan Cormack.
Then on the 2nd “Soul Train”, created by Don Cornelius as a showcase for African-American bands, and similar to American Bandstand with a studio of teenagers dancing to the music, began as a syndicated program with weekly episodes. Originally a weekday afternoon program on Chicago’s WCIU-TV channel 26, Soul Train picked up the sponsorship of the Johnson Products Company and began airing on seven U.S. TV stations, increasing to 18 by the end of its first season. The guests on the first show were Gladys Knight and the Pips, Honey Cone, Bobby Hutton and Eddie Kendricks.
And on the tenth the classic British TV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs was shown for the first time, premiering on ITV.
What’d Sadie think?
The whole month belongs to Rod Stewart with “Maggie May / Reason To Believe” at number 1.
But really, from a pop-cultural point-of-view the month surely belongs to the film Shaft – Isaac Hayes’ theme being on our charts this month.
Loved ’em
- “Easy Loving” – Freddie Hart
- “Gypsies Tramps And Thieves” – Cher
- “Have You Seen Her” – Chi-Lites
- “Imagine” – John Lennon
- “Loving Her Was Easier” – Kris Kristofferson
- “Peace Train” – Cat Stevens
- “Maggie May” – Rod Stewart
Liked ’em
- “Birds Of A Feather” – Raiders
- “Everybody’s Everything” – Santana
- “I’ve Found Someone Of My Own” – Free Movement
- “Inner City Blues” – Marvin Gaye
- “Never My Love” – 5Th Dimension
- “One Fine Morning” – Lighthouse
- “Only You Know And I Know” – Delaney And Bonnie
- “Stagger Lee” – Tommy Roe
- “Stick Up” – Honey Cone
- “Theme From Shaft” – Isaac Hayes
- “Trapped By A Thing Called Love” – Denise Lasalle
- “Wedding Song” – Paul Stookey
Leave ’em
- “Desiderata” – Les Crane
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.