These were the top songs in Chicago fifty years ago.
* Means the song was rising on the charts. The number after the artist refers to how high the song got on the Billboard National charts.
20. *WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT-- Jerry Reed #9 Country funk and country rap? #1 Country, #6 adult contemporary. That Jerry's a real funny guy. Follow up to his "Amos Moses."
19. SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN-- Eighth Day #11 I don't remember this one, but a great song. One comment said they were really the group 100 Proof Aged Soul. Assembled by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
18. *INDIAN RESERVATION-- Raiders #1 Whole name ""Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" Hey, what happened to Paul Revere? Listing the wrongs done to Indians and there were many. Their only #1 song.
17. SWEET & INNOCENT-- Donny Osmond #7 Boy, those young girls let loose when he sang. They had the Jackson 5 moves and the Elvis jumpsuits.
16. *LIGHT SINGS-- Fifth Dimension #44 I never heard it before, but your typical 5th D treatment. From the Broadway musical "The Me Nobody Knows."
Name That Tune (from the above songs: "Took Away Our Native Tongue And Taught Their English To Our Young." Answer below. --RoadDog
"Indian Reservation"
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