Songs on the Radio

I was one of those guys who couldn't tell you what happened at a particular time, but I could tell you what I was doing in my past...according to what song was playing on the radio. So, for shits and grins I thought I would list the songs that were in the top five for this week in each year of the 70s. Dig it or not and feel free to add what you were doing while these songs were playing on your local radio station. These are according to Billboard magazine and were popular in the first week of August...

1970
1. Close to You...Carpenters (sue me, I loved her voice SHADDUP!!)
2. Make It With You...Bread (guilty! I have the Bread Box-set SHADDUP!!)
3. Mama Told Me...3 Dog Night (one of my very favorite bands)
4. Band of Gold ...Freda Payne (great song, love playing it at KLOU)
5. Signed, Sealed, Delivered...Stevie Wonder (pure magic in 3:22)

1971
1. How Can You Break A Broken Heart...Bee Gees (harmonies personified)
2. Indian Reservation...Raiders (on the radio all summer, really)
3. You've Got A Friend...James Taylor (made his career. great 1971 lyrics)
4. Mr. Big Stuff...Jean Knight (whatever)
5. Draggin The Line...Tommy James (my dog sam eats purple flowers? ok, then)

1972
1. Alone Again (Naturally)...Gilbert O'Sullivan (put a bullet in my f%^king brain...sorry)
2. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)...Looking Glass (awesome song, still sing along)
3. If Loving You Is Wrong...Luther Ingram (a song about an affair, i hope he got his ass kicked)
4. Where Is The Love...Roberta Flack and Danny Hathaway (perfect pop song)
5. Too Late To Turn Back Now...Cornelius Bros. and Sister Rose (see above)

1973
1. The Morning After...Maureen McGovern (gag me with a pitchfork)
2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown...Jim Croce (i miss this guy a lot)
3. Live and Let Die...Wings (best damn song of the summer) i worked at the local drive in and that movie literally played all year
4. Smoke On The Water...Deep Purple (i listened to machine head the other day and IT WAS STILL AWESOME!)
5. Yesterday Once More...The Carpenters (diamond girl lost 5th place to this?)

1974
1. Annie's Song...John Denver (at one time, he was cool, this was at the end)
2. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me...Elton John (see above)
3. Feel Like Makin Love...Roberta Flack (loved her hated this)
4. Rikki Don't Lose That Number-Steely Dan (love this group but wha'....)
5. The Night Chicago Died...First Class (this kept the hollies out of the top 5 ...booo! die!)

can you see how the music has gotten progressive worse?..lets take a look at 75, shall we?

1975
1. One Of Thes Nights...Eagles (still, to this day, one of my favorite songs)
2. I'm Not In Love..10cc (what a masterpiece! i dig what they did here)
3. Jive Talkin...Bee Gees (one of my least obnoxious bee gees tunes)
4. Please Mr. Please...Olivia Newton John (god, i LOVED her..i mean it, i really LOVED her, ya get where i am coming from?...i mean i LOVED her..ok?


5. The Hustle...Van McCoy (damn i could dance)

1976
1. Don't Go Breaking My Heart...Kiki Dee and Elton (kiki dee...and she did what else?)
2. Love Is Alive...Gary Wright (its a hell of a lot better than dreamweaver)
3. Let Em In...Wings (goodnight paul)
4. Afternoon Delight..Starland whatever band (if it inspired sex..so be it)
5. You Should Be Dancing...Bee Gees (they are starting to get annoying)

1977
1. I Just Want To Be Your Everything...Andy Gibb (phhhhhthhhhfffhhht)
2. I'm In You...Peter Frampton (piece of crap)
3. Best Of My Love...Emotions (pppphhhhhhhhhttthhfffffhhhhh)
4. My Heart Belongs To Me...Barbra Streisand (piece of crap)
5. Do You Wanna Make Love?...Peter Mc Cann (and this is the song that kept shaun cassidy out of the top 5? shame).

well, i think we know where this is headed...

1978
1. Miss You..Rolling Stones (can't beat this one..the 7 minute disco version rocks!)
2. 3 Times A Lady...Commodores (great chick song, one of the best)
3. Grease...Frankie Valli (great voice, crappy song)
4. Last Dance...Donna Summer (i used to pack the dance floor with this. make your own conclusions)
5. Shadow Dancing...Andy Gibb (victoria principal vs drugs..and you choose drugs? dumbshit)
6. Baker Street...Gerry Rafferty (only the story of my life..what a great great song)

1979
1. Bad Girls...Donna Summer (bad girls...dumb song)
2. Good Times...Chic (ain't speaking to me..play some skynyrd)
3. Ring My Bell...Anita Ward (it ain't no my shorona, that's for sure)
4. Main Event/Fight...Barbra Streisand (she's in the top 5 again? wha'?)
5, Gold...John Stewart (the best of THIS bunch..stevie nicks was everywhere)

OK, I hope you had fun. See what happened to music in the seventies? It was called 1977 or, 1979 Feel free to comment.