Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Thursday, April 9, 2020

WLS Top 40 for Week of April 13, 1970: "Come Running"


(D) means Debut.  The number after the artist refers to how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 songs.

40.  UP AROUND THE BEND--  Creedence Clearwater Revival--     #4     (D)   Just try not to speed when this come on the car radio.  Group formed in California high school.own one by him, but a good road cruisin' song also.

39.  DON'T STOP NOW--  Eddie Holman--     #48   (D)    Never heard it before.  Reminds me of his "Hey There Lonely Girl."   Follow up to "Hey There Lonely Girl."  Born in Norfolk, Virginia.

38.   COME RUNNING--  Van Morrison    #39   (D)   Not one of his better-known ones.  Good road-cruisin' sons as well.   Follow up to "Brown Eyed Girl."

37.  THE RAPPER--  Jaggerz      #2    From album  "We Went to Different Schools Together.  Not our current rappers.Donnie "Ah Leah" was a member.

36.  AIRPORT THEME--  Vincent Bell    #31    Don't remember it.  Interesting sound, though.  Studio artist born in Brooklyn  in 1935.

Name That Song (from the above tunes):  "There's A Place Up Ahead and I'm Goin' As Fast As My feet Can Fly."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Up Around the Bend"

LAUGHTER HELPS WITH THE "V":  "Fifty Ways to Beat COVID-19" to the tune of Paul Simon's "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.'

"Keep Washing Your Hands, Stan"
"And Heed CDC."





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