tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post1752809196303213409..comments2024-03-29T09:17:11.602-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: American Top 40: July 14, 1973GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-14885237891857677072013-07-22T11:42:50.691-04:002013-07-22T11:42:50.691-04:00On a Soul Train clip of Sylvia singing of "Pi...On a <i>Soul Train</i> clip of Sylvia singing of "Pillow Talk," <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_gChEBFpnk" rel="nofollow">Don Cornelius says her earlier song "Sunday" is one of his all-time favorites</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius#Early_life_and_career" rel="nofollow">What a sad end of life Don Cornelius had.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-31573261877544007582013-07-22T11:33:15.064-04:002013-07-22T11:33:15.064-04:00OK, I know this song ... it's good.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APlwRR9IO_E" rel="nofollow">OK, I know this song</a> ... it's good. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-32140503018912349372013-07-22T11:27:55.043-04:002013-07-22T11:27:55.043-04:00This song was used very effectively in When We Wer...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHWExkpX8Q" rel="nofollow">This song was used very effectively in <i>When We Were Kings</i>.</a> (Warning Explicit Content).<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-81207632334195025102013-07-20T08:20:09.508-04:002013-07-20T08:20:09.508-04:00"One of a Kind" by the Spinners is fanta...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzkZWRW1vAQ" rel="nofollow">"One of a Kind" by the Spinners is fantastic.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-58174889365216320052013-07-20T08:18:54.123-04:002013-07-20T08:18:54.123-04:00Hear, hear! Well put, Anonymous, and thanks for re...Hear, hear! Well put, Anonymous, and thanks for reading the <i>HP</i>!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-42185796124613262692013-07-20T08:17:54.690-04:002013-07-20T08:17:54.690-04:00It's just getting sadder and sadder.It's just getting sadder and sadder.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60548656257118645922013-07-20T08:17:33.900-04:002013-07-20T08:17:33.900-04:00I knew that Carpenters song was going throw you in...I knew that Carpenters song was going throw you into an emotional tailspin.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-79238137083970917172013-07-20T08:16:16.605-04:002013-07-20T08:16:16.605-04:00That is shocking.That is shocking.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-76680082060351448012013-07-20T08:15:41.444-04:002013-07-20T08:15:41.444-04:00In fact, the more I think about it, I'm certai...In fact, the more I think about it, I'm certain of it: The Doobie Brothers Are From Reidland™.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-64541911299190868872013-07-20T08:14:41.244-04:002013-07-20T08:14:41.244-04:00Casey is wrong, however. I'm pretty certain th...Casey is wrong, however. I'm pretty certain that the Doobie Brothers are from Reidland.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-52182044373021829882013-07-20T08:13:49.136-04:002013-07-20T08:13:49.136-04:00Bette Midler's career defies convention.Bette Midler's career defies convention.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60742248103527092282013-07-20T08:13:20.895-04:002013-07-20T08:13:20.895-04:00John Cusack probably listened to this episode of A...John Cusack probably listened to this episode of <i>AT40</i> when it aired live. We all probably did.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-87207515128548564062013-07-20T08:12:29.295-04:002013-07-20T08:12:29.295-04:00"Kiss An Angel Good Morning" is also gre..."Kiss An Angel Good Morning" is also great. A Charlie Rich greatest hits collection would be a pretty good wedding gift from a best man to a groom-to-be.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-40482898434308888022013-07-20T08:11:04.455-04:002013-07-20T08:11:04.455-04:00Same here. I always thought Tower of Power was som...Same here. I always thought Tower of Power was some one-record collection of session musicians.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-43180273538888825662013-07-20T08:10:14.189-04:002013-07-20T08:10:14.189-04:00If my car radio on scan and that song comes on, I ...If my car radio on scan and that song comes on, I pretty much almost always cause a wreck lunging to turn off the scan.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-3397927502622901822013-07-13T17:25:08.746-04:002013-07-13T17:25:08.746-04:00Great review!! The American music of the 60's...Great review!! The American music of the 60's and early 70's lives so vividly in my mind today; I can only say my days would so much less were it's sounds not there for the listening. What "JOY" music stirs; to our heart's delight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-77985197412636530162013-07-13T14:24:23.693-04:002013-07-13T14:24:23.693-04:00Number 1: Billy Preston, "Will It Go Round i...Number 1: Billy Preston, "Will It Go Round in Circles?"<br /><br />Casey Kasem is very excited about this. He explains that the last three number-one songs have been: (1) Paul McCartney, "My Love,"; (2) George Harrison, "Give Me Love," and (3) Billy Preston, "Will It Go Round in Circles?" But only a few years before, the Beatles and Billy Preston collaborated on "Get Back," and that song also went to number one. So there have been three consecutive number one singles by artists who had previously collaborated on another number-one single. Casey thinks this is amazing -- which, of course it is.<br /><br />And with that we leave 1973, which was probably the last truly great year for pop music. As we've noted at several points, the shadows were lengthening for a lot of these artists, and the whole pop scene was about to be disrupted by the rise of disco.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84475779400144591152013-07-13T14:19:26.013-04:002013-07-13T14:19:26.013-04:00Number 2: Paul Simon, "Kodachrome"
Her...Number 2: Paul Simon, "Kodachrome"<br /><br />Here's another giant from the 1960's who was still huge in 1973 -- even though he had already done his best work. I really like this song, which reminds me of all the folks in the 1970's and 1980's who were really into photography. Remember all those stores that sold special film and paper? And the special lenses and bags? And how each high school yearbook had its own dark room? And TV shows like that episode of "The Brady Bunch" where Greg was the photographer for the football team? And the big arguments about Nikon cameras versus Canon cameras?<br /><br />People today, of course, take more pictures than ever. But I don't think they have as much fun doing so.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-8169512174522193722013-07-13T14:15:26.942-04:002013-07-13T14:15:26.942-04:00Number 3: Jim Croce, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown&q...Number 3: Jim Croce, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"<br /><br />This was my favorite song in the summer of 1973, and it is still great. Jim Croce's career was really taking off -- this was his fourth hit in the last two years, and it was the biggest of the four. Unfortunately, as of July 1973, Jim Croce had only two months to live -- he died September 20, 1973.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-29757879666912426852013-07-13T14:12:59.846-04:002013-07-13T14:12:59.846-04:00Number 4: Three Dog Night, "Shambala"
...Number 4: Three Dog Night, "Shambala"<br /><br />There is a melancholy quality about this countdown, as it features so many artists who were still big stars in 1973, but who had passed their peak. For example, this is the next-to-last big hit for Three Dog Night. Even the Carpenters only had three more top-5 hits after "Yesterday Once More." And, of course, the former Beatles had already done their best work by 1973 -- as had Diana Ross.<br /><br />Together, they were a remarkable generation -- and they've never been replaced.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-76666816068744435452013-07-13T14:08:58.490-04:002013-07-13T14:08:58.490-04:00Number 5: George Harrison, "Give Me Love&quo...Number 5: George Harrison, "Give Me Love"<br /><br />It is striking that the former Beatles have two hits in the top 10. And while these are fine songs, they aren't even close to being in the top 50 songs written by the four men who were in the Beatles.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-83037784880714429852013-07-13T14:06:44.012-04:002013-07-13T14:06:44.012-04:00Number 6: The Carpenters, "Yesterday Once Mo...Number 6: The Carpenters, "Yesterday Once More"<br /><br />Oh, man, I love this song. Casey tells us that this is the 11th consecutive hit for the Carpenters, but the first one written by Richard Carpenter.<br /><br />A few months ago, SmartMom read an article about the Carpenters written at the height of their fame -- somewhere in 1973 or 1974 -- and the author made a big point of painting Richard Carpenter as a mean-spirited bully. Which he may have been. On the other hand, the whole brother/sister relationship is something that I don't personally understand. Based on what I've seen with my own kids, I will say that I'm glad Smart Girl isn't planning to form a band with her brothers.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-41884475244655688802013-07-13T14:02:27.032-04:002013-07-13T14:02:27.032-04:00Number 7: Clint Holmes, "Playground in my Mi...Number 7: Clint Holmes, "Playground in my Mind"<br /><br />Casey tells us that Clint Holmes lives in Silver Springs, Maryland, which is only a few miles from where I'm sitting.<br /><br />So I check this out. It turns out that Holmes spent the late 1960's singing with the U.S. Army Chorus, and then remained in the D.C. area after his service ended.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-10785622488607724532013-07-13T13:56:57.653-04:002013-07-13T13:56:57.653-04:00Number 8: Deep Purple, "Smoke on the Water&q...Number 8: Deep Purple, "Smoke on the Water"<br /><br />YEAHHHH!!!!!GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-33107903772456007022013-07-13T13:55:25.566-04:002013-07-13T13:55:25.566-04:00Number 9: Paul McCartney and Wings, "My Love...Number 9: Paul McCartney and Wings, "My Love"<br /><br />Casey tells us that this is by far the biggest hit for Paul McCartney and Wings -- it was number one for FOUR WEEKS. I had no idea this song was that popular -- it always struck me as a fairly generic effort, given McCartney's enormous talents.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.com