70's Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

70's Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

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  • Episode 63: The Week Ending November 13, 1976 Don’t Fear the Muskrat Love

    Hello old friend! You’re probably back because your love of 70s music is a living thing, and you’re not about to give it up or turn it loose. That’ll be the day, but tonight’s the night we get the lowdown on the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of November 13, 1976. Will it be like visiting the best disco in town?  Will they play that funky music, a dose of rock and roll or maybe even a fifth of Beethoven?

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_13th_November_1976

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.


    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Duck Play That Funky Music Rubberband Man

    The Wreck of the Disco Nadia’s Theme? Shake Your Booty

    Do You Feel Like a Dose of Rock ‘N’ Roll

    A Fifth of Beethoven, the Magic Man 


    Some points of interest we discussed in this episode:

    Generation Jones:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones

    The Charismatic Voice: ANALYSIS of Gordon Lightfoot's

    "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJIF2PC82E

    Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (Official Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvBOZCrJsAI

    2 hr 30 min
  • Episode 62: The Week Ending November 3, 1973 Space Race? Let’s Get it On!

    Oh my Maria, was she the most beautiful girl in China Grove? Even though I was a bit of a ramblin’ man, she still loves me like a rock. Whether I was off on that midnight train to Georgia, or on that Rocky Mountain way seeking higher ground, I always kept her photograph close to my heart. She stuck by me through my indiscretions, even those with that lady Angie. Somewhere in those travels, I began to appreciate the

    love I lost and realized that at home, I had been on the top of the world, close enough to be knockin’ on heaven’s door. This week we keep on truckin’ and take a free ride through the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of November 3, 1973. All I know is that I can’t get enough of that funky stuff

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1973-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_3rd_November_1973

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Goodbye Yellow Funky Stuff

    Love’s Me Like a Basketball

    Ramblin’ Man on the Midnight Train to Georgia

    The Rocky Mountain Way to Higher Ground

    Space Truckin’ Race

    Top of the World Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

    I Got a Name, it’s Tyrone Shoelaces

    Some points of interest we discussed in this episode:

    The Brady Bunch Episode “Sergeant Emma”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0769855/


    2 hr 7 min
  • Episode 61: The Week Ending October 14, 1978 Three Times a Lady, I’ve Got Double Vision

    Some may say the past is the past and just don’t look back. We say there is nothing wrong with a little reminiscing. Maybe you took a trip to London town, or some other foreign destination. Chances are, no matter how nice the trip was, at some point you were glad to be back in the U.S.A. Where else could you enjoy those hot summer Hollywood nights?  Yes, I love the night life, when we can get up and dance, and then really get off and boogie oogie oogie. This week we come together and are ready to take a chance again on the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of Oct 14, 1978. It’s a laugh, but sometimes reflecting on this music my help you answer that eternal question, just who are you?

    Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode:  https://top40weekly.com/1978-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_14th_October_1978

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Don’t Look Back in the U.S.A.

    I Just Want to Stop and Get Off

    She’s Always a Woman, and Three Times a Lady

    Took the Last Train Right Down the Line

    Hot Child in the City of London Town

    “Sukiyaki”  Kyu Sakamoto 1963: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra6ujOa-E78

    “Sukiyaki” A Taste of Honey version 1981: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqFkUNqBwMw


    2 hr 20 min
  • Episode 60: Special, What is Hip? Remix Project Volume One

    This week we try and answer that eternal question; what is hip? Apparently, back in 2004, it was hip to release an album of remixed songs from the 70s. As the summer breeze fades and we leave behind memories of midnight at the oasis, we listen to the music and critique the 2004 Warner Brothers Release “What is Hip, Remix Project Volume 1”. If you were one of these remix artists, would you let go and express yourself, or

    would the effort just be a masquerade of the original song. Unless the artist was truly a dream weaver, because of our admiration for the originals, it’s gonna take a lotta love to appreciate these tracks.

    Information about the album featured in this episode:

    Allmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-is-hip-remix-project-vol-1-mw0000299228

    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1949451-Various-What-Is-Hip-Remix-Project-Volume-One

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/What-Hip-Remix-Project-1/dp/B0002IQIXS

    Popmatters: https://www.popmatters.com/various-whatiship-2496139135.html

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    Deep Purple Podcast Episode #232 – Glenn Hughes – Live in

    at the Worcester, MA (2023):https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deeppurplepodcast/episodes/Episode-232---Glenn-Hughes---Live-in-Worcester--MA-2023-e29o1le/a-aad7s6g

    Glenn Hughes - Mistreated (Vocal Ending): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBZUTYt2wE

    Yngwie Malmsteen Shredding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZQvF2QSRw

    Yngwie Malmsteen Pick Reload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxssBqKwBcA

     

    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 59: The Week Ending September 25, 1971 The Night They Drove Uncle Albert Down to Spanish Harlem

    In the ‘70s there were signs that crime was on the uptick. Did you surrender any money as the victim of a stick up? After you were scammed, did you vow I won’t get fooled again? At times it

    seemed like there was a breakdown in society where there ain’t no sunshine to be found. Yet we all know there was a bigger story in your eyes. You had a look that said I woke up in love this morning with a sweet city woman! This week whatcha see is whatcha get when we take a look at the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of
    September 25, 1971. I’m not a liar when I say this one is bound to bring out some smiling faces sometimes, if you know what I mean.

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode:  https://top40weekly.com/1971-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_25th_September_1971

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    The Story in Your Eyes?  Watcha See is Watcha Get

    Go Away Little Maggie May

    I Woke Up Saturday Morning in Confusion

    This is a Stick Up, Do You Know What I Mean?

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    Robert Moog on the pronunciation of Moog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDN-y0QQ7cs

    Moog Inc.: https://www.moog.com/

    Moog Music: https://www.moogmusic.com/

    The Deep Purple Podcast Episode #229 – Remembering Bernie

    Marsden: https://deeppurplepodcast.com/2023/09/02/episode-229-remembering-bernie-marsden/

    2 hr 24 min
  • Episode 58: The Week Ending September 2, 1972 Join Together and Go All the Way

    It was Labor Day weekend 1972. Saturday in the park, did you ask your daddy not to walk so fast, and on the beautiful Sunday did you go for a ride with your motorcycle mama? When you say love, does it make you think of a long cool woman in a black dress named Brandy, with a

    dream to spend nights in white satin? Perhaps instead you had to say goodbye to love, leaving you alone again naturally. Yet somehow you still managed to hold your head up. Alas, not all relationships are black and white. While you may have failed to spot some backstabbers, which made you ask “where is the
    love”;  there is solace in knowing that everybody plays the fool sometimes.  This week we pop that thang and say how do you do to the Billboard top 40 for the week of September 2, 1972. Many of the songs in this week’s countdown scream play rock and roll to any guitar man.

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode:  https://top40weekly.com/1972-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_2nd_September_1972

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Long Cool Woman in White Satin

    Black and White Satin

    Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Coconut

    Popcorn That Thang’

    Don’t Mess Around with Jim the Guitar Man

    Saturday in the Park, or was it a Beautiful Sunday?

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    Riedlbauer’s Resort : http://www.riedlbauersresort.com/

    Who was Bob Steele?:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Steele_(broadcaster)

    Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966– ) Full Cast

    & Crew: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0820001/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm

    The Muppet Show: Put the Lime in the Coconut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EoOVvGV_aQ

     Turtle Ruins The Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88289N9T5KU

    Mac Davis – Muppet Show Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1QJzXt2llU

    Wayne Newton IMDB : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628611/

    2 hr 23 min
  • Episode 57: The Week Ending August 15, 1970 Mama Told Me Not to Make it With You

    O-o-h child, in the summertime in the ‘70s, it was a groovy situation.  Maybe you were just a solitary man hitchin’ a ride because you missed that big yellow taxi trying to escape the summertime blues. Well hi-de-ho, are you ready? Don’t spill that wine because this week we just can’t help believing that the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending August 15, 1970 will be a good one. We are ready to tell it all brother.

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode:  https://top40weekly.com/1970-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_15th_August_1970

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Hitchin’ a Ride in a Big Yellow Taxi

    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough for a Solitary Man

    Spill the Wine in the Summertime

    Big Yellow Patches

    Hand Me Down Pants Full of Patches

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    The Catskill Game Farm TV ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvJXekIrPvs

    2 hr 11 min
  • Episode 56: The Week Ending August 3, 1974 I Shot the Sheriff with a Machine Gun

    How good was the music back in 1974? Well you might be afraid that I’m leaving it all up to you to tell me something good about it.  Even if you talk in your sleep, that’s not my thang.  This week as

    sure as I’m sitting here we go on and on about the songs in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending August 3, 1974. Whether the artists were truly taking care of business, or just putting on a sideshow, it is certain that some of the music belongs in rock and roll heaven.

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1974-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_3rd_August_1974

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Chicago Died, Please Come to Boston

    Rock the Boat, Rock Your Baby, Rock Me Gently

    I Shot the Sheriff, Rub it In

    Rickie Don’t Lose that Wildwood Weed

    Don’t Rock the Boat, Fish Ain’t Bitin’

    My Wild Thang

    Don’t Let the Radar Go Down on Me

    Taking Care of Business with a Machine Gun

    You Talk In Your Sleep, On and On

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    Casey Kasem’s appearance on Hawaii 5-0 S6.E22 Mother’s

    Deadly Helper: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598094/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1

    Philippe Petit , World Trade Center Tightrope Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit

    2 hr 26 min
  • Episode 55: The Week Ending July 9th, 1977 I’m In You; Looks Like We Made It

    It looks like we made it to episode 55! However, this week, the task is not easy, and it may be necessary to have

    an angel in your arms or even an undercover angel, to do battle with the devils gun.  In the ‘70s, pre-cell phone, you
    had to ask yourself, “whatcha gonna do if the telephone line goes down?”  You could have really used a handy man, or
    more specifically the telephone man.  Knowing me, knowing you, the alternative would be to just throw up your hands and say “gonna fly now”, and just hop on that big ol’ jet airliner that would take you higher and higher. This week we got to
    give it up for the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending July 9, 1977. It will
    be just a song or 40 before we go.

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1977-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_9th_July_1977

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

    Pete Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    Handy Telephone Line Man

    Gonna Fly Now on a Jet Airliner to Margaritaville

    Whatcha Gonna Do at the High School Dance

    I Just Want To Be Your Barracuda

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    Rory Gallagher Interview where he talks about a lot of 70’s

    artists including Andrew Gold: https://www.hotpress.com/culture/remembering-rory-gallagher-a-powerful-interview-from-1980-22818816

    2109 article about the Commodores tour with photo of

    uniforms with epaulettes: :https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/entertainment/2019/03/25/william-king-commodores-bringing-biggest-hits-back-area-inspired-them/3273232002/

    Story and plaque of Milli Vanilli lip sync incident at Lake

    Compounce, Bristol, CT. February 1990: https://parkrovers.com/home/2021/7/21/milli-vanillis-lip-sync-scandal-at-lake-compounce

    2 hr 13 min
  • Episode 54: The Week Ending June 26th, 1976 Take the Money and Shop Around

    We have to apologize for the long break we took between episodes. Although it might have seemed that we decided to take

    the money and run, the truth is we just had quite a bit of a love hangover
    after season 1. Have no fear though, because mama mia today’s the day we tear the roof off the sucker. This week we're making all our dreams come true as we revisit the happy days and listen to the
    good vibrations from the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending June 26, 1976. Yes, the boys are back in town!

    Link to a listing of the songs in this

    week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1976-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_26th_June_1976

    Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

    from and on what the countdown was based.

    Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

    Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

    “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)” by Pete

    Battistini.

    Rejected Episode Titles:

    She’s a Sophisticated Lady, Let Her In

    Afternoon Delight, Night Time Love Hangover

    Get Up and Boogie If You Know What I Mean

    Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:

    Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant and Butic: https://aljohnsons.com/

    Record World Magazine July 3, 1976: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RR-1976-07-03.pdf

    When Christopher Cross Rocked with Deep Purple: https://www.rhino.com/article/concert-flashback-when-christopher-cross-rocked-with-deep-purple

     Mark’s Great Aunt, Jane Carr Encyclopedia Titanica: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/jane-carr.html

    2 hr 26 min

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This Podcast is a show where two friends review a randomly chosen American Top 40 Episode from the 1970’s, the most interesting decade in pop music. In each episode we will review all 40 songs in the…