This Week's Top 10 Chart

Hello Friends, I'm back home after a week long vacation. It's nice to be home but getting
back to work on Monday is going to be hell.
Last night I attended a Hall & Oates concert in the Grand Cayman room at the Trump Marina
in Atlantic City, N.J. A great show in a small venue. The boys sounded very good and the band was typicallyexcellent. They have just completed recording a new LP, that is scheduled for release this fall,
but concentrated on the hits which made my wife and I (and everyone else there) happy.
They played for an hour and forty five minutes including two encores.

After the show I had a strong urge to post a chart from the 80's again but decided to go back
the seventies.

This week's chart is from July 21, 1973

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 1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown...............[B]Jim Croce[/B]
 2. Will It Go Round In Circles........[B]Billy Preston[/B]
 3. Yesterday Once More................[B]Carpenters[/B]
 4. Shambala...........................[B]Three Dog Night[/B]
 5. Kodachrome.........................[B]Paul Simon[/B]
 6. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
    ...................................[B]George Harrison[/B]
 7. Smoke On The Water.................[B]Deep Purple[/B]
 8. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy............[B]Bette Midler[/B]
 9. Playground In My Mind..............[B]Cliny Holmes[/B]
10. Natural High.......................[B]Bloodstone[/B]

 

Just love The Carpenters...I'm a little partial, my wife's voice is almost identical to Karen's, not by choice(same timber). Although I can hear other similarities even some of the 40's female singers. I'm sure proud of her.
A nice set of tunes in this chart!

 

According to everyhit.com the only common artist between the UK and US charts at that time were the Carpenters. I had just turned 8 at the time and my parents loved the Carpenters - whereas my brothers who are around 10 years older than me favo(u)red Deep Purple.

The UK charts of the same period also featured
Gary Glitter .........................I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
Barry Blue............................(Dancing) On A Saturday Night
Mungo Jerry...........................Alright Alright Alright
Suzi Quatro...........................48 Crash
Limmie & The Family Cookin............You Can Do Magic
Osmonds...............................Goin' Home
Al Martino............................Spanish Eyes (re-issue)
Elton John............................Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Diana Ross............................Touch Me In The Morning
Goons ................................Ying Tong Song (re-issue)
Nazareth..............................Bad Bad Boy

Happy memories - Andrew

 

Dave, this is MUCH better that the 1981 post, IMO! I love every song from this week in "73!

 

I give a ditto to Grant, this was a week after my 17th birthday, and there isn't a loser on that chart.

Can't remember the last time I heard the Billy Preston tune - always liked that number.

 

I'd agree totally! It's really, really hard to pick a favourite, at best a three way tie. Shambala, Smoke On The Water, and Give Me Love. The rest aren't exactly filler songs either. What a great time to be a teenager!

 

Uh-Oh! I just noticed the Clint Holmes track. Oh well, nine out of ten...you can't win them all...

 

Andrew - Thanks for the U.K. chart post. I really enjoy seeing these charts from other countries. Most of us here in the U.S. had very little exposure to European pop music in the 60's and 70's outside of the major cross-over hits. Of course in the mid-sixties the U.S. pop charts where dominated by U.K. artists but there were lots of British hits that never hit here. I think it's cool to see what was happening musically in the rest of the world at these weekly mile posts. Thanks mate!

 

Dave & Friends:

Dave, welcome back from your trip!

Ahh!, the summer of 1973. I was 22, a Senior in college and married (later divorced). I really enjoy the music from this time period. While I am not a huge fan of Give Me Love and Playground Of My Mind, I enjoy every song on this chart.

"When I think back on all crap I learned in high school" from Kodachrome. One of the great lyrical lines from the Golden Age of Top 40.

Natural High is a title that does not receive the airplay today that it truly deserves.

Thanks Dave!

Bob

 

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Hmmmm, the only place I ever heard "Natural High" was on Soul Train. No radio ststion I know of back then ever played it. In fact, I had forgotten all about the song until I bought Rhino's "Soul Hits Of The 70s" series ten years ago.

 

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Grant,

It was played heavily here in the Midwest on Top 40 stations.

Bob

 

Here's a list of all 322 records that charted on the Dutch Top 40 in 1973:

1 584 1 17 Do you love me - Sharif Dean
2 513 1 17 Angie - the Rolling stones
3 489 1 15 We were all wounded at wounded knee - Redbone
4 454 1 12 't Is weer voorbij die mooie zomer - Gerard Cox
5 433 1 14 My friend the wind - Demis Roussos
6 418 1 14 Rote Rosen - Freddy Breck
7 406 1 13 Radar love - the Golden earring
8 405 2 15 One is one - Nick McKenzie
9 399 1 13 Block buster - the Sweet
10 398 1 13 Go like Elijah - Chi Coltrane
11 385 1 14 Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree - Dawn
12 379 2 15 Long haired lover from Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond
13 367 2 13 Forever and ever - Demis Roussos
14 362 1 11 Le lac majeur - Mortimer Shuman
15 351 1 12 Power to all our friends - Cliff Richard
16 340 1 11 Down by the lazy river - the Osmonds
17 331 1 10 The day that Curly Billy shot down Crazy Sam McGee - the Hollies
18 328 3 11 Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight - Earth & fire
19 325 5 13 Hé komaan - Dimitri van Toren
20 323 1 9 Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia - Demis Roussos
21 323 3 13 Bianca - Freddy Breck
22 320 3 13 Ay no digas - Chris Montez & Raza
23 319 3 12 Goodbye my love goodbye - Demis Roussos
24 306 4 11 Ginny come lately - Albert West
25 305 3 12 Dag zuster Ursula - Rob de Nijs
26 302 1 9 Crazy horses - the Osmonds
27 299 3 10 The free electric band - Albert Hammonds
28 298 5 14 The show - Dizzy Man's band
29 293 4 11 Late again - Stealers wheel
30 290 2 9 Donna - 10cc
31 290 2 9 Albatross - Fleetwood mac
32 278 5 9 Juanita - Nick McKenzie
33 277 3 9 Clap your hands and stamp your feet - Bonnie St.Clair & Unit Gloria
34 275 5 12 Die Bouzouki klang durch die Sommernacht - Vicky Leandros
35 273 3 11 Eres tu - Mocedades
36 272 6 11 Jimmy - Boudewijn de Groot
37 269 4 11 The old fashioned way - Charles Aznavour
38 263 3 11 Get down - Gilbert o'Sullivan
39 263 6 11 Giving it all away - Roger Daltrey
40 262 4 11 Hurt - Bobby Vinton
41 261 2 9 Goin' home - the Osmonds
42 258 6 12 Een lied voor kinderen - Dimitri van Toren
43 256 4 10 My girl Donna - the Buffoons
44 255 4 8 One way ticket to anywhere - the Osmonds
45 252 5 10 Love story - Nino Tempo & April Stevens
46 250 5 10 Papa was a Rollin' stone - the Temptations
47 250 8 12 Immer wieder Sonntags - Cindy und Bert
48 247 2 9 Ben - Michael Jackson
49 246 4 9 Waikiki man - Bonnie St.Clair & Unit Gloria
50 244 2 9 Yellow boomerang - the Middle of the road
51 243 3 9 Killing me softly with his song - Roberta Flack
52 243 4 9 I'm just the singer in a rock and roll band - the Moody blues
53 242 5 10 Halo of flies - Alice Cooper
54 241 6 10 Hello hurray - Alice Cooper
55 235 5 10 Elected - Alice Cooper
56 233 3 9 La malaguena - Los Angeles
57 233 4 8 Ballroom blitz - the Sweet
58 231 4 9 Photograph - Ringo Starr
59 229 6 9 Young love - Donna Osmond
60 229 7 10 Yesterday once more - the Carpenters
61 226 6 9 School's out - Alice Cooper
62 226 9 9 Paper roses - Marie Osmond
63 223 3 9 Born to be with you - Dave Edmunds
64 220 8 12 Angeline - Peter Koelewijn & zijn Rockets
65 216 5 8 Ring ring - Björn, Benny, Anna & Frida (=ABBA)
66 214 4 8 Do you wanna touch me (oh yeah) - Gary Glitter
67 214 5 9 Easy livin' - Uriah Heep
68 214 8 10 Daddy's home - Jermaine Jackson
69 210 6 9 Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano
70 209 6 9 La paloma ade - Mireille Mathieu
71 208 6 8 Hi hi hi - the Wings
72 205 5 8 Give me love (give me peace on earth) - George Harrison
73 203 7 7 Joekelille - Nico Haak & de Paniekzaaiers
74 202 3 6 Harmony - Ray Conniff
75 201 3 7 Tu te reconnaitras - Anne Marie David
76 200 4 8 Hall raiser - the Sweet
77 197 3 8 Wovoka - Redbone
78 196 6 8 Tweedle dee - Little Jimmy Osmond
79 192 6 9 Ik ben Gerrit - Gerrit Dekzijl
80 192 8 8 Ein Festival der Liebe - Jürgen Marcus
81 191 9 8 Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
82 191 10 9 The twelfth of never - Donny Osmond
83 189 10 9 Pinball wizzard / See me feel me - the New seekers
84 188 7 9 The Jean genie - David Bowie
85 187 12 11 Feel the need in me - Detroit emeralds
86 186 6 8 Alright alright alright - Mungo Jerry
87 186 7 7 Let's go together - the Cats
88 182 7 8 St. Tropez (Gitarren bei Nacht) - Vicky Leandros
89 180 3 6 Johanna - Henk Elsink
90 180 6 7 Maribaja - the Cats
91 178 8 8 Tell Laura I love her - Albert West
92 170 12 9 Überall auf der Welt - Freddy Breck
93 165 9 8 You're so vain - Carly Simon
94 165 10 8 De bruid - Zangeres zonder naam
95 161 8 8 Easy, boy - Greenfield & Cook
96 160 4 7 Gudbuy t'Jane - Slade
97 160 11 7 Samba pa ti - Santana
98 158 10 8 Dance of love - the Walkers
99 156 8 7 Cum on feel the noize - Slade
100 154 11 8 Mama Lou - les Humphries singers
101 153 8 7 No more Mr. Nice guy - Alice Cooper
102 153 13 9 De oude muzikant - Ben Cramer
103 152 6 7 Uche uche - Vader Abraham & zijn Goede zonen
104 152 8 7 Magic woman touch - the Hollies
105 152 10 7 Rock me baby - David Cassidy
106 152 10 7 Minnie, Minnie - Mouth & MacNeal
107 151 8 7 Charly - Santabarbara
108 151 8 6 Woman from Tokyo - Deep purple
109 151 9 8 If you hold my hand - Donna Hightower
110 149 15 9 Aloha mijn bruine Madonna - de Piraten
111 148 9 7 One and one is one - Medicine head
112 146 4 5 Sebastian - Cockney rebel
113 144 9 7 Hocus pocus - Focus
114 144 13 7 I'm calling - Jack Jersey
115 143 7 7 Vado via - Drupi
116 143 15 8 Arizona - the Buffoons
117 140 9 7 The pepper box - the Peppers
118 140 11 7 Kodachrome - Paul Simon
119 139 14 9 Can the can - Suzie quatro
120 137 11 6 See my baby jive - Wizzard
121 136 11 7 You were my friend - Chi Coltrane
122 132 6 5 Ik doe wat ik doe - Astrid Nijgh
123 132 11 7 Let us try - Robert Long
124 132 14 7 Daniel - Elton John
125 130 12 7 Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers wheel
126 130 14 6 Harlem song - the Sweepers
127 128 12 7 I want some more - Colin Blunstone
128 128 12 7 The peacemaker - Albert Hammond
129 127 7 7 Het bananenlied - André van Duin
130 125 13 7 Wonderful - Colin Blunstone
131 120 11 6 Let it be me - the Buffoons
132 119 12 7 Aime moi - Sandra & Andres
133 119 15 8 Gonna make you an offer you can't refuse - Jimmy Helms
134 118 12 7 In een groen groen knollenland - Jaap Dekker boogie set
135 118 18 8 Bedankt lieve ouders - Vader Abraham
136 117 11 6 Skeeze me, pleeze me - Slade
137 117 12 5 The tandem - Smyle
138 115 12 6 My love - Paul McCartney & the Wings
139 114 9 6 Marie-Jeanne - George Baker selection
140 113 13 6 My friend Stan - Slade
141 113 17 7 (Like a) Locomotion - Leftside
142 111 12 6 Long train running - the Doobie brothers
143 111 12 6 Love will keep us together - Mac & Katie Kissoon
144 111 12 5 Smoke on the water - Deep purple
145 111 15 7 Never never never - Shirley Bassey
146 108 14 6 Veronica vrij - Ben Cramer
147 108 19 7 Bella Italia - Imca Marina
148 107 12 6 Everyone's agreed that everything will turn out fine - Stealers wheel
149 107 15 6 Silver machine - Hawkwind
150 106 11 6 La lontananza - James Lotti
151 106 14 5 Oh Lord - Shocking blue
152 105 6 5 Happy Xmas (war is over) - John, Yoko & the Plastic Ono band
153 105 12 6 I'm the leader of the band (I am) - Gary Glitter
154 105 12 6 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
155 105 13 5 Kinderogen - Vader Abraham
156 105 16 6 Elsje - Roek Williams
157 102 20 9 Cher amie - Frank & Mirella
158 101 11 5 Big fat mama - Long tall Ernie & the Shakers
159 99 12 6 Crocodile rock - Elton John
160 99 13 5 I heard it through the grapevine - Creedence clearwater revival
161 99 14 5 My music - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
162 98 15 6 Ich komm' bald wieder - Cindy und Bert
163 97 10 5 Hallelujah kameraden - Adele Bloemendaal
164 95 18 6 Mein Schatz du bist 'ne Wucht - Chris Roberts
165 94 21 6 Dancin' (on a Saturdaynight) - Barry Blue
166 93 12 6 Mijn naam is haas - Lowland trio
167 93 14 5 Top of the world - the Carpenters
168 93 15 5 Du gehörst zu mir - Christian Anders
169 93 15 4 Mind games - John Lennon
170 93 18 7 Waar moet dat heen - Barend Servet
171 92 20 7 Balalaika - Zangeres zonder naam
172 91 14 5 Dreams are ten a penny - Kincade
173 91 14 5 Sympathy for the devil - the Rolling stones
174 91 16 5 Summer (the first time) - Bobby Goldsborro
175 91 16 5 Sweet silver Annie - BZN
176 91 17 5 That lady (part 1) - the Isley brothers
177 91 18 6 If you don't know me by now - Harold Melvin & the Blue notes
178 90 18 6 Mosquito - the Doors
179 89 15 5 Looking through the eyes of love - the Partridge family
180 88 19 6 Besame mucho - Apollo 100
181 87 16 5 You should have seen me - Long tall Ernie & the Shakers
182 86 17 5 Hela ga met me mee - Theo & Marjan
183 85 16 5 Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
184 85 18 6 The joker - Steve Miller band
185 85 19 6 Mean girl - Status quo
186 84 15 4 Do it again - Steely Dan
187 83 16 6 Heart of stone - Blue ridge rangers
188 83 22 7 Natasja - Cock van der Palm
189 81 10 3 Whe I fall in love - Donny Osmond
190 81 16 5 The cover of the Rolling stone - Dr. Hook & the Medicine show
191 81 18 6 Drink drink drink - George Baker selection
192 81 19 5 Roland the roadie and Gertude the groupie - Dr. Hook & the Medicine show
193 81 20 6 Morning light - George Baker selection
194 80 14 4 Jambalaya - Blue ridge rangers
195 80 21 7 Moeder ik ben zo bang - Ria Valk
196 79 18 5 Sad day - the Rolling stones
197 79 20 6 All because of you - Geordie
198 78 16 5 Dreidel - Don McLean
199 78 17 5 Won't somebody dance with me - Lynsey de Paul
200 78 17 5 Turn your radio on - Long tall Ernie & the Shakers
201 77 19 5 Botch-a-me - Daisy Dynamite
202 77 19 5 Nou Jaap Swart eindelijk opsodemietert - Ton van Duinhoven
203 76 20 5 Song for everybody - Mac & Katie Kissoon
204 75 19 6 Kailakee kailako - the Middle of the road
205 75 20 6 Whisky in the jar - Thin Lizzy
206 74 20 6 Life is on my side - Euson
207 74 21 5 Haremlied - Vader Abraham & zijn Goede zonen
208 74 23 6 My mother was her name - Hurricane Smith
209 73 17 5 Flip flap - Peter Henn
210 73 20 5 Der Junge mit der Mondharmonika - Bernd Cluver
211 73 21 5 Bat-te-ring-ram - Mouth & MacNeal
212 73 25 7 Why can't we live together - Timmy Thomas
213 71 13 3 Put your head on my shoulder - Albert West
214 71 19 5 Der kleine Prinz - Bernd Cluver
215 71 20 5 Lyrics - Kayak
216 70 22 5 The cisko kid - War
217 69 14 3 Star - Stealers wheel
218 69 18 5 Say, has anybody see my sweet gypsy Rose - Dawn
219 68 25 7 Zo zal deze zomer zijn - Ciska Peters
220 67 18 4 Mammoth - Kayak
221 67 20 5 Verliefd, verloofd, getrouwd - Frank & Mirella
222 67 21 5 Let's spend the night together - David Bowie
223 66 19 4 Zomertijd, wintertijd - the New four
224 65 18 4 Ooh baby - Gilbert o'Sullivan
225 65 20 4 Coconut - Electronic system
226 65 24 6 Fiësta - Andy Star
227 64 14 5 Ich hab' die Liebe gesehn - Vicky Leandros
228 63 10 4 Fais-do - Redbone
229 63 20 4 Goodbye yellow brick road - Elton John
230 63 21 5 Walk on the wild side - Lou Reed
231 62 18 4 I am a clown - David Cassidy
232 62 20 5 Jesus is just alright - the Doobie brothers
233 62 20 4 Lucifera - Lemming
234 62 21 5 Je weet toch wel - Corry Konings
235 62 21 5 Part of the union - the Strawbs
236 61 20 4 Rollin' round the world - BZN
237 61 21 5 I'm gonna love you just a little bit more baby - Barry White
238 61 22 4 I can't resist - Salix Alba
239 61 25 5 Ik hou van jou - Peter Waaldrecht
240 60 19 4 Lief zijn voor elkaar - Cocktail trio
241 58 18 4 It's a hard life - Roger Daltrey
242 58 21 4 Do you wanna do it - Mouth & MacNeal
243 57 23 5 48 crash - Suzie quatro
244 57 25 5 Jij bent veel te mooi - Danny Cardo
245 55 29 7 It's gonna be better - Maddog
246 53 26 5 Roll over Beethoven - Electric light orchestra
247 52 17 4 There has been a time - the Cats
248 52 23 5 Grand hotel - Procul harum
249 52 24 5 Do the strand - Roxy music
250 52 24 5 Your mama don't dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
251 51 23 4 Mexican bandido - Old shatterhand
252 51 24 4 Waar ging jij heen - Cock van der Palm
253 50 21 4 Fire - Dizzy Man's band
254 50 23 4 Veerpont - Drs. P
255 49 16 4 Eve and the apple - Shocking blue
256 49 22 4 Keep on dancing - Cardinal point
257 48 9 2 Merry Xmas everybody - Slade
258 48 22 4 Hello hello I'm back again - Gary Glitter
259 48 24 5 Kom maar dicht mij mij - Herman van Keeken
260 48 24 4 Slavenkoor (zwarte slaven) - Zangeres zonder naam
261 47 23 4 Can you do it - Geordie
262 46 26 5 Brother Louie - the Stories
263 46 26 5 Andorra - Colin Blunstone
264 46 26 4 Drink Lisa drink - Mac Doodle
265 45 21 3 I love you love me love - Gary Glitter
266 44 25 4 Flashback - Paul Anka
267 43 23 5 Oh Eliza - Danny Cardo
268 42 22 3 Let me try again - Frank Sinatra
269 42 24 4 Cindy incidentally - the Faces
270 41 24 4 Ginny ginny - Jackpot
271 41 26 5 Pardon me sir - Joe Cocker
272 40 27 4 Midnight train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
273 38 19 3 I think I love you - the Partridge family
274 38 27 4 Bad bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
275 37 23 4 Feelin' stronger every day - Chicago
276 37 25 3 Hé hé kijk daar eens - Jan Boezeroen
277 36 30 5 More than sympathy - Ignace
278 35 31 5 Good grief Christina - Chicory tip
279 34 27 4 Far too late - Greenfield & Cook
280 34 27 3 Marianne - de Makkers
281 32 27 3 Ooh la la - Bolland & Bolland
282 32 28 3 China grove - the Doobie brothers
283 31 23 2 Put your hands together - the O'Jays
284 31 28 4 Relay - the Who
285 31 28 3 Change it all - Mac & Katie Kissoon
286 29 22 2 Dirty ol' man - the Three degrees
287 28 27 3 Mamma Dolores - Peter Waaldrecht
288 28 31 4 Listen to the music - the Doobie brothers
289 27 27 3 Live and let die - the Wings
290 26 26 2 La montanara - Heino
291 26 30 4 Geen sneeuwvlok - Ben Cramer
292 25 22 2 Alive - the Bee gees
293 25 30 3 Meine Freunde sind die Träume - Vicky Leandros
294 24 27 2 I put a spell on you - Creedence clearwater revival
295 23 29 3 I didn't know I loved you - Gary Glitter
296 23 31 4 La lettre - Marc Aryan
297 23 31 4 I believe in love - Robert Long
298 22 30 4 Jan Klaassen de Trompetter - Rob de Nijs
299 21 31 3 Ik heb de hele nacht - Arne Jansen
300 21 32 4 You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder
301 21 33 3 Dzjing boem! Te-ra-te-ta - Sandra & Andres
302 20 31 3 A hard rain's gonna fall - Bryan Ferry
303 17 31 3 Blackboard jungle lady - Sandy Coast
304 17 33 3 Higher grounds - Stevie Wonder
305 16 31 2 Freitagabend - Cindy und Bert
306 14 32 2 Auntie - Hildegarde Knef
307 13 30 3 This world today is a mess - Donna Hightower
308 13 33 2 Get up, stand up - the Wailers
309 13 34 3 Ain't no sunshine - Michael Jackson
310 13 34 2 Law of the land - Undisputed truth
311 10 31 1 You won't find another fool like me - the New seekers
312 10 33 2 Hoor je die dzzjiennnggg - the Twee pinten
313 9 35 2 Garden party - Rick Nelson
314 8 33 1 Why me - Kris Kristofferson
315 7 34 1 Music and me - Michael Jackson
316 7 36 2 Waarom trouw je met die ander - Hanny & de Rekels
317 7 37 2 Dat zien we morgen dan wel weer - Arie Ribbens
318 4 37 1 Clair - Gilbert o'Sullivan
319 3 38 1 Break - Aphrodite's child
320 2 39 1 You-kou-la-le-lou-pi - Mouth & MacNeal
321 2 39 1 Ella - Andre Moss
322 1 40 1 It never rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond

 

What stands out to me is how much more popular the Osmonds music was in the Netherlands.

 

Just for the record Dan, the Dutch top 10 that week:

1 1 sharif dean do you love me 9 1
2 2 redbone we were all wounded at wounded knee 10 1
3 3 albert hammond the free electric band 5 3
4 4 stealers wheel late again 6 4
5 8 osmonds goin' home 3 5
6 5 abba ring ring 5 5
7 7 dimitri van toren he kom aan 9 5
8 9 greenfield & cook easy boy 4 8
9 16 nick mackenzie one is one 4 9
10 18 peter koelewijn & zijn rockets angeline 3 10

 

Re: The Dutch 1973 chart:

Strange to see so many top o' the list entries for the Osmonds, with some US heavyweight charters (Wings, Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, War Elton John) near the bottom. I think the Partridge Family record was pretty huge over here as well. I guess we prefer our teen idols on television.....

Hey - looks like The Doors had another post-Morrison charter there (178. Mosquito - The Doors)

 

Thanks for this post Eric. Several of these are total unfamiliar to me including the Redbone and Albert Hammond tunes which I'm sure may well have been played here but never became hits in my area of the country.

 

Dave,

"The Free Electric Band" was a top 30 hit here in the US, and is on one of the Rhino "Have A Nice Day" CDs.

"I'm A Train" and "99 Miles From L.A." are also my favorites by him.
I wonder if there is an Albert Hammond compilation on CD out there. I'd buy it.

 

Wow, that's a great list! The only ones I'm not familiar with - and therefore aren't "classics" in my book - are the Billy Preston, Clint Holmes, and Bloodstone songs, and even then I'm sure I'd recognize them if I heard them again.

I've actually had a Paul Simon CD in my car for the last couple of weeks, so I've been listening to "Kodachrome" over and over again. Such a great song. And "Give Me Love" may be my favorite post-Beatles George Harrison tune.

Ray

 

No, it's "I've got a song that ain't got no melody, and i'm gonna sing it to my friends".

 

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I can remember when some of the New York radio stations played an edited version of that song; "When I think back on all...I learned in high school". Always made me laugh. Those were the days when you couldn't even say "crap" on the radio. My, how times have changed.

 

Well, a quick trip over to CD Now did ring a few bells! Sure I remember that one, though I haven't heard it in ages - and may never have thought it a Billy Preston tune.

"Natural High" on the other hand sounds pretty good, but I don't remember that one at all.

As for "Playground in my Mind" - well let's just say that it came flashing back into my mind as well. And I'm almost sorry that it did!! No contest - that's the worst one of an otherwise very strong bunch.

Ray

 

Oh, hell, now look what you made me do...
I've got that damn "My name is Michael, I've got a nickel..." refrain running through my head in "It's a Small World" style.

Gotta go put on some Velvet Underground or something...

 

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Slowly I turned..Step by Step...Indeed we have...