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Michael Cook
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band (1978) 4/24/23
Today's "Great Song of 1978" took a long time to peak at a rather mundane #35 on Billboard's Hot 100...but it was actually quite an...
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Michael Cook
Apr 22, 20231 min read
Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day (1977) 4/23/23
When Warner Brothers decided to create Pacific Records, a spinoff label specifically for singer/songwriters in 1977, the first artist...
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Michael Cook
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Rock & Roll Music - Beach Boys/Beatles/Chuck Berry (4/22/23)
Three Great Decades. Three Great Artists. One Great Song! In 1957, Chuck Berry recorded and released what was arguably his best song:...
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Michael Cook
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle (1975) 4/21/23
Just a few days ago (4/8/23), we highlighted "Get Dancin" by Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes...a bawdy little disco song from 1974,...
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Michael Cook
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Brother Louie - Stories/Hot Chocolate (197) 4/19/23
Hot Chocolate was a racially integrated British group (known primarily in the US for their song "You Sexy Thing," which we highlighted...
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Michael Cook
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Playground in My Mind - Clint Holmes (1972) 4/18/23
Clint Holmes was born to be an entertainer: His father was an jazz musician, and his mother was an opera singer. He became an enlisted...
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Michael Cook
Apr 16, 20232 min read
Theme from Love Story - Williams/Mancini (1971) 4/16/23
Love means never having to say you're sorry... In 1970, those words were on everyone's lips after the film "Love Story" debuted in...
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Michael Cook
Apr 15, 20231 min read
Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain - CCR (1970) 4/16/23
It was all fun and games...until it wasn't. In the early days of their fame, Creedence Clearwater Revival was booked all over the...
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Michael Cook
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Lonesome Loser - 1979 (4/15/23
When Glenn Shorrock of The Little River Band was asked if they ever hesitated to release "Lonesome Loser," today's "Great Song of 1979,"...
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Michael Cook
Apr 13, 20232 min read
Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill (1978) 4/14/23
In 1973, 19-year-old, Canadian Dan Hill wrote a song he hoped would convince his girlfriend to become "exclusive." She was dating several...
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Michael Cook
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Short People -Randy Newman (1977) 4/13/23
Some people can't take a joke. Some people don't understand satire and irony. Short People have no reason to live. Which, of course,...
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Michael Cook
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Love So Right - Bee Gees (1976) 4/12/22
It's interesting to note that up until the mid '70s, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees hadn't really thought about singing with what turned out...
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Michael Cook
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Rocky - Austin Roberts (1975) 4/11/23
Today, we're highlighting someone who most people believe was a one-hit wonder...but only if you don't count this:...
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Michael Cook
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing - Stevie Wonder (1974) 4/10/23)
A few hours before Stevie Wonder was to record today's "Great Song of 1974," he met a woman from Puerto Rico, and was instantly smitten...
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Michael Cook
Apr 8, 20232 min read
Jesus Christ Superstar - Murray Head (1971) 4/9/23
Happy Easter! He is Risen! Today, I'm re-running m blog entry from 3/11/20: In 1970, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice ignited all sorts...
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Michael Cook
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes (1974) 4/8/23
In just few weeks, Monti Rock III turns 81. So who, you ask, is Monti Rock III? Well, back in the '70s, the flamboyant Mr. Rock was just...
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Michael Cook
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Rockin' Roll Baby - Stylistics (1973) 4/7/23
Songwriters Thom Bell and Linda Creed were two of the principal architects of the soulful Philadelphia Sound. They wrote and produced for...
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Michael Cook
Apr 6, 20231 min read
The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA - Donna Fargo (1972) 4/6/23
Today, we're doing a complete 180 degree turn from yesterday's "Great Song:" 1971's "Rock and Roll" by Led Zepplin, to a triple chart...
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Michael Cook
Apr 4, 20231 min read
Rock and Roll - Led Zepplin (1971) 4/5/23
In 1971, Led Zepplin was working on their fourth album, aptly named "Led Zepplin 4." After fans had groused about the lighter "feel" of...
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Michael Cook
Apr 4, 20232 min read
Wild World - Cat Stevens (1970) 4/4/23
1969 was a bad year for young Cat Stevens. He was recuperating from a nasty bout of tuberculosis, he had just broken up with actress...
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