WLS Top Ten Songs for Week of May 4, 1974: 'Tubular Bells'

1.   THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

2.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens  (Was #21 previous week)

5.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

6.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Margaret Mead

7.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

8.  I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce

9.  TUBULAR BELLS (THEME FROM THE EXORCIST)--  Mike Oldfield

10.  TSOP (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & the 3 Degrees

*******************************

DEBUTS

16.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

17.  KEEP ON SINGING--  Helen Reddy

18.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Lips As Sweet As Candy It's Taste Is On My Mind."  Answer below.  --RoadChaka.

"Hooked On a Feeling"

WLS Top 30 for Week of April 17, 1972-- Part 4: 'Betcha By Golly Wow'

Fifty years ago in Chicago.

15.  *BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr       #9     That's George on the slide guitar.  This song was inspired by Ringo's friend Marc Bolan of T. Rex who actually used to say this.  George was also the producer.

14.  *BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW--  Stylistics     #3     One great belly rubbing song.  This would also make a great first dance at a wedding song.

13.  ROCK 'N' ROLL LULLABY--  B.J. Thomas      #15     Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.    Duane Eddy on guitar.

12.  ROUNDABOUT--  Yes     #13    So many ways to describe this song.   Their next Top 40 was in 1983 with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" which went to #1.

11.  *FAMILY OF MAN--  Three Dog Night       #12    A good song for these days.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Get Yourself Together Now And Give Me Something Tasty."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Back Off Boogaloo"

Thinking About Starting My Own Christmas Radio Station

On looking through my collection of Christmas music, I have decided that I have enough to start my own one of those all-Christmas music, all the time, radio stations that pop up everywhere this time of the year. I think some start even the day after Halloween.

On my way back from North Carolina Dec. 3rd and 4th, I would listen to my CDs, then search out Christmas Music stations using that handy seek feature on the radio in the Malibu. Usually within a few pushes, I had my station and that happened along the whole way.

Of course there was the classic country station in Galax, Virginia, and the Americana/roots station in Farmer City, Illinois, which are required listening on my way to and from NC.

And, my station wouldn't play the same-old, same-old Top 40 Christman songs like a lot of them do. I can dig considerably deeper.

I'm estimating that I have about twenty Christmas albums, 20-30 pre-recorded cassettes, 30 CDs and probably another fifty cassettes that I recorded.

But, wait a minute, I don't have a radio station. Oh well. Wait another minute, this wonderfully decorated house in a subdivision right off US-12 in Wauconda, Illinois, had its own music playing at 107.1 FM to go with their display. Maybe I could get one of those and get someone to put my show on the internet.

Well, Holly Jolly to You, Anyway. --RoadDog