tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post539989283803387842..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: The Beatles Black Album Meme — Part 5: 1974-1975Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-3067779246635378102015-11-19T22:41:50.274-05:002015-11-19T22:41:50.274-05:00This, by the way, was the nation's top 40 for ...This, by the way, was the nation's top 40 for the week ending June 8, 1974, my birthday. Some I remember well (the good, the bad and "Billy Don't Be A Hero"), some not so much:<br /><br />TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart<br /><br />1 2 BAND ON THE RUN –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-8 (1 week at #1)<br />2 1 THE STREAK –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-9<br />3 4 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW –•– The Sylistics (Avco)-12<br />4 3 DANCING MACHINE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-13<br />5 7 SUNDOWN –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-9<br />6 9 BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO –•– Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (ABC)-8<br />7 8 HELP ME –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-13<br />8 5 THE ENTERTAINER –•– Marvin Hamlisch (MCA)-12<br />9 6 MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS –•– Maria Muldaur (Reprise)-16<br />10 11 FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-9<br /><br />11 15 BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT –•– William DeVaughn (Roxbury)-6<br />12 12 MY GIRL BILL –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-8<br />13 10 OH VERY YOUNG –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-13<br />14 13 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-14<br />15 20 IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know) –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-9<br />16 14 THE SHOW MUST GO ON –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-13<br />17 22 HOLLYWOOD SWINGING –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-8<br />18 17 I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9<br />19 19 I’M IN LOVE –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10<br />20 26 YOU WON’T SEE ME / HE THINKS I STILL CARE –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-8<br /><br />21 27 HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-5<br />22 16 DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10<br />23 18 (I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG –•– Chicago (Columbia)-13<br />24 30 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME –•– The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century)-6<br />25 24 JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-19<br />26 21 BENNIE AND THE JETS –•– Elton John (MCA)-17<br />27 23 TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) –•– MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees (Philadelphia International)-15<br />28 31 ONE HELL OF A WOMAN –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-11<br />29 40 ON AND ON –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-3<br />30 42 I’M COMING HOME –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-4<br /><br />31 32 SON OF SAGITTARIUS –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-5<br />32 36 ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-8<br />33 33 MIGHTY MIGHTY –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-14<br />34 29 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE –•– Redbone (Epic)-22<br />35 43 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE –•– The Hollies (Epic)-8<br />36 35 THE PAYBACK (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-12<br />37 45 IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN –•– The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M)-8<br />38 55 RIKKI DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-5<br />39 41 NO CHARGE –•– Melba Montgomery (Elektra)-9<br />40 49 SIDESHOW –•– Blue Magic (Atco)-4Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-85138439329280125352015-11-19T22:36:21.629-05:002015-11-19T22:36:21.629-05:00Definitely on purpose. I was looking for a photo ...Definitely on purpose. I was looking for a photo with a Nashville connection since Paul recorded there in 1974. The WKDA photo must have been some promotional thing.<br /><br />I'm going out on a limb and saying that WKDA in 1974 would have been playing a lot of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," The Doobie Brothers' "Old Black Water" and Paul McCartney's "Sally G." At least that's how I remember it.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-14707647605006014962015-11-19T21:38:44.370-05:002015-11-19T21:38:44.370-05:00I just realized - did you catch the radio stations...I just realized - did you catch the radio stations on the car on which McCartney is sitting? Was that on purpose or just happenstance? Uncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-61357671235099481432015-11-16T12:53:15.865-05:002015-11-16T12:53:15.865-05:00"Dark Horse" is my favorite Harrison sol..."Dark Horse" is my favorite Harrison solo song as well. Not my favorite <i>album</i> mind you, but my favorite song. Even with the laryngitis. Gives the song some urgency.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-68539110359734477072015-11-16T11:38:42.735-05:002015-11-16T11:38:42.735-05:00MM and MM -- the last two standing and trumpeting ...MM and MM -- the last two standing and trumpeting "Dark Horse."<br /><br />Much scoffing recently when I announced "Dark Horse" is my favorite George Harrison [solo] song.<br /><br />Why people would scoff at what I declare to be MY fave [I think I'm at least in the top three of people who know] I can't tell ya.<br /><br /><br />Good stuff.<br /><br /><br />We should lunch. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-58503685472204384212015-11-10T18:12:43.252-05:002015-11-10T18:12:43.252-05:00That might explain the uptick in traffic! Thanks,...That might explain the uptick in traffic! Thanks, Andrew.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-65274116127064051872015-11-10T18:07:03.029-05:002015-11-10T18:07:03.029-05:00I loved this! Great idea and I plugged it on my bl...I loved this! Great idea and I plugged it on my blog this past weekend, so hopefully I sent a few readers your way.<br /><br />Andrew D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13875921908336809524noreply@blogger.com