A busy birthday week so we missed posting last week’s playlist. You can find August, 1973 here before tuning into the sounds of September….
Songs of the month
- “Angel” – Aretha Franklin
- [new] “Angie” – Rolling Stones
- “Are You Man Enough” – Four Tops
- “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” – Jim Croce
- [new] “Basketball Jones Ft Tyrone Shoelaces” – Cheech And Chong
- [new] “Believe In Humanity” – Carole King
- “Brother Louie” – Stories
- [new] “China Grove” – Doobie Brothers
- “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
- “Diamond Girl” – Seals And Crofts
- “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – Chicago
- [new] “Feelin’ Stronger Everyday” – Chicago
- [new] “Free Ride” – Edgar Winter Group
- “Get Down” – Gilbert O’sullivan
- [new] “Get It Together” – Jackson 5
- [new] “Ghetto Child” – Spinners
- “Gypsy Man” – War
- [new] “Half Breed” – Cher
- “Here I Am” – Al Green
- [new] “Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
- “How Can I Tell Her” – Lobo
- “I Believe In You” – Johnnie Taylor
- “I Was Checkin’ Out She Was Checkin’ In” – Don Covay
- “If You Want Me To Stay” – Sly And The Family Stone
- [new] “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
- “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
- “Live And Let Die” – Wings
- “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
- [new] “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
- “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett & Crypt-Kickers
- [new] “My Maria” – B.W. Stevenson
- [new] “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out” – Bobby Womack
- [new] “Ramblin’ Man” – Allman Brothers Band
- “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
- “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn
- [new] “Stoned Out Of My Mind” – Chi-Lites
- “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
- “The Morning After” – Maureen Mcgovern
- [new] “Theme From Cleopatra Jones” – Joe Simon
- “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
- “Uneasy Rider” – Charlie Daniels
- “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
- [new] “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson
- [new] “Yes We Can Can” – Pointer Sisters
- [new] “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” – Conway Twitty
- “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 defining moments in sports and cultural history took place at the Houston Astrodome when tennis star Billie Jean King took on self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs. This televised spectacle drew a staggering global audience of over 90 million people, making it a massive media event that transcended sports. King’s victory in three straight sets became a powerful symbol for the women’s liberation movement, proving that female athletes could handle the pressure of the world stage and helping to drive the conversation around gender equality in the 1970s.
Four years after the original Star Trek series was cancelled, the franchise was unexpectedly resurrected as a Saturday morning cartoon. Produced by Filmation, this animated revival was significant because it featured the voices of almost the entire original cast and brought back many of the original series’ scriptwriters. This move kept the Star Trek universe alive during a time when its future was uncertain, eventually winning an Emmy Award and proving the enduring power of the fandom, which paved the way for the feature films and future spin-offs.
On the same night as the “Battle of the Sexes,” the music world suffered a major blow when singer-songwriter Jim Croce died in a plane crash in Louisiana. At the time, Croce was one of the biggest names on the pop charts, having reached #1 earlier that summer with “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” His sudden passing at the age of 30, just as he was reaching the peak of his career, led to a surge in popularity for his storytelling-style folk-rock. Hits like “I Got a Name” were released posthumously, cementing his legacy as a definitive voice of the early 70s.
What’d Sadie think?
Another week at the top for”Brother Louie” by Stories before”Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye hits number 1, has it wrested away by Helen Reddy with “Delta Dawn” before reclaiming the spot the next week, only to lose it to Grand Funk with “We’re An American Band” in the last week of September.
Loved ’em
- “Angie” – Rolling Stones
- “Free Ride” – Edgar Winter Group
- “Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
- “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
- “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson
Liked ’em
- “Believe In Humanity” – Carole King
- “China Grove” – Doobie Brothers
- “Feelin’ Stronger Everyday” – Chicago
- “Get It Together” – Jackson 5
- “Ghetto Child” – Spinners
- “Half Breed” – Cher
- “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
- “My Maria” – B.W. Stevenson
- “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out” – Bobby Womack
- “Ramblin’ Man” – Allman Brothers Band
- “Theme From Cleopatra Jones” – Joe Simon
- “Yes We Can Can” – Pointer Sisters
- “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” – Conway Twitty
Leave ’em
- “Stoned Out Of My Mind” – Chi-Lites
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.