Songs from the Summer 1974-- Part 2: 'Sundown'

PRETZEL LOGIC--  Steely Dan

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING--  Stevie Wonder

SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE--  Aerosmith

BENNY AND THE JETS--  Elton John

A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER--  Todd Rundgren

REBEL REBEL--  David Bowie

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

WORKING MAN--  Rush

THE AIR THAT I BREATHE--  Hollies

MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE--  Deep Purple

MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

CALL ME THE BREEZE--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

WALL STREET SHUFFLE--  10CC

THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

COME MONDAY--  Jimmy Buffett

CAN'T GET ENOUGH--  Bad Company

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Heading Out To San Francisco For The Labor Day  Weekend Show."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of June 8, 1974: 'The Entertainer: Music from The Sting'

These were the Top ten songs in Chicago according to WLS, 890 AM fifty years ago this week.

1.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

2. THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

3.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

4.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

5.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

6.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

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

8.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

9.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

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

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DEBUTS

14.  MY GIRL BILL--  Jim Stafford

16.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Stuck Inside These Four Walls.  Sent Inside Forever."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Band On the Run"

WLS Top Ten for Week of June 1, 1974: 'The Loco-Motion'

Fifty years ago on Chicago's WLS AM 890.

1.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

2.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

3.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

4.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

5.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

6.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlish

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

8.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

9.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

10.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

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DEBUTS

12.  YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW--  Stylistics

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well I've Never Been Much For Admitting Things."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Star Baby"

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 18, 1974: 'Dancing Machine'

These songs were being played on Chicago's WLS 890 AM fifty years ago.

1.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

2.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

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

4.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

5.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

6.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

7.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & The 3 Degrees

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

9.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

10.  BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME--    Gladys Knight & Pips

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DEBUTS 

15.  (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG--  Chicago

16.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

17.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "What's The Matter With Your Head?  Yeah."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Come and Get Your Love"

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

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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 28 Songs for Week of January 15, 1973-- Part 3: 'Trouble Man'

Half a Century, fellow babies.

* means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high ot got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

20.  YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME--  Al Green  What is it about that voice and that music?

19.  SITTING--  Cat Stevens  Sure loved my Cat back then.  Not a better known song by him.

18.  TROUBLE MAN--  Marvin Gaye   A man and his song.  "I Come Up Hard."

17.  PIECES OF APRIL--  Three Dog Night   About that first love.

16.  I WANNA BE WITH YOU--  Raspberries   Of the last song was putting you to sleep, this one will jar you awake.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Oh, I'm On My Way, I Know I Am."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sitting"

WLS Top 29 Songs for Week of December 11, 1972-- Part 1: "You're So Vain"

These were the songs on the Top 29 of Chicago's WLS, 890 AM fifty years ago.

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song for on the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

29.  YOU'RE SO VAIN--  Carly Simon     #1      Anybody not know this one?

28.  SUPERSTITION--  Stevie Wonder        #1    He once said:  "Just because a  man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision."  So much talent.

27.  PIECES OF APRIL--  Three Dog Night       #19       That's Chuck Negron singing.   Written by David Loggins.

26.  YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE--  Loggins & Messina       #4      Always a favorite of mine.  What about your daddy?  Talk about your square parents.   Jim Messina was a member of Buffalo Springfield and Poco.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "We Knew No Time For Sadness.  That's A Road We Both Had Crossed."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Pieces of April"

WLS Top 27 for Week of October 9, 1972-- Part 4: 'Saturday In the Park'

What were you doing fifty years ago this week?  Here are some songs that might help bring back the memories as they were the top ones in Chicago a half century ago.  A HALF CENTURY AGO?

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high it got ion the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

10.  PLAY ME--  Neil Diamond   #11

9.  SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago   #3

8.  *USE ME--  Bill Withers       #2      Just so funky.  Always enjoy the intro.

7.  BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays     #3

6.  *BURNING LOVE--  Elvis Presly     #2      Probably my favorite Elvis song.

5.  BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night     #1

4.  *EVERYBODYPLAYS THE FOOL--  Main Ingredient    #3

3.  *GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries    #5   Their highest ranking song and only Top Ten.

2.  *BEN--  Michael Jackson    #1   His first solo #1.

1.  BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME--  Mac Davis        #1      This was its third week at #1 onthe WLS chart.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "My Friends Feel It's Their Appointed Duty."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Use Me"

WLS Top Ten for Week of October 2, 1972: 'Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me'

Just half a century ago.  What a long strange trip this has been.

1.  BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME--  Mac Davis   Second week at #1

2.  BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night

3. SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

4.  BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays

5.  BEN--  Michael Jackson

6.  GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

7.  EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL--  Main Ingredient

8.  BURNING LOVE--  Elvis Presley

9.  USE ME--  Bill Withers

10.  PLAY ME--  Neil Diamond

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DEBUTS

21.  TIGHTROPE--  Leon Russell

23.  LISTEN TO THE MUSIC--  Doobie Brothers

27.  GOOD FOOT (PART 1)--  James Brown

29.  GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES--  Danny O'Keefe

30.  STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN--  Mel & Tim  

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "She Was Morning And I was Night Time."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Play Me"

WLS Top Ten for Week of September 25, 1972: 'Saturday in the Park'

These were the Top Ten songs and Debuts on Chicago's WLS, 890 AM, fifty years ago.

I was enjoying being back at NIU for my senior year.

1.  BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME--  Mac Davis

2.  BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays

3.  SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

4.  BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night

5.  BEN--  Michael Jackson

6.  GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

7.  ROCK AND ROLL PART 2--  Gary Glitter

8.  EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL--  Main Ingredeient

9.  HONKY CAT--  Elton John

10.  BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY--  Daniel Boone

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DEBUTS

24.  BRANDY--  Looking Glass   (This had been #1 the month before, so either a mistake or it had dropped off the charts and reappeared.)

25.  WHY--  Donny Osmond

27.  GARDEN PARTY--  Rick Nelson

28.  THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS--  Arlo Guthrie

29.  IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--  Albert Hammond

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "All The Time They Want To Take Your Place."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Backstabbers"

WLS Ten for Week of September 18, 1972: 'Rock and Roll Part 2'

These were the Top Ten songs in Chicago back fifty years ago this week according to powerhouse radio station WLS, 890 AM.

1.  BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night

2.  BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays

3.  BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME--  Mac Davis

4.  SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

5.  ROCK AND ROLL PART 2--  Gary Glitter

6.  ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)--  Gilbert O'Sullivan

7,  LONG COOL WOMAN--  Hollies

8.  I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU--  Al Green

9.  BRANDY--  Looking Glass

10.  GUITAR MAN--  Bread

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DEBUTS

25.  YOU WEAR IT WELL--  Rod Stewart

26.  BEN--  Michael Jackson

27.  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN--   Moody Blues

28.  USE ME--    Bill Withers

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Girl You're Getting That Look In Your Eyes."   Answer below.  --RoadDog

WLS Top 26 for Week of September 11, 1972-- Part 4: The Top Ten Songs, 'Back Stabber'

That's right, fifty years ago.  If you remember thesesongs you are more than a half century old.

*  means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboad Hot 100 National Charts.

10.  *BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night      #1     Reminds me of driving the ol' Ramblin' Wreck ('63 Rambler station wagon) on the Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, Illinois.

9.  *SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago    #3    Pound that piano, bring in the horns.

8.  ROCK & ROLL PART 2--  Gary Glitter    #7

7.  BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays    #3   

6.  YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM--  Jim Croce     #8     Sure wish we'd had him around longer.

5.  LONG COOL WOMAN--  Hollies     #2    Just when you thought they were finished.

4.  *BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME--  Mac Davis    #1 for three weeks.

3.  ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)--  Gilbert O'Sullivan    #1   It was #1 for six weeks.

2.  *I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU--  Al Green   #3

1.  BRANDY--  Looking Glass.     #1    This is its third straight week in a row at #1 on the WLS survey.  It was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week.

I don't know about you, but this is one of the best Top Tens I've ever seen.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "People Dancing, People Laughing, A Man Selling Ice Cream."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Saturday in the Park"

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 10: 'Guitar Man'

This past Sunday, Bob Stroud had his fourth and final installment of his annual "Summer of" series on summers of fifty years ago.  That would make it the songs on our radios and in our record collections on September 4, 1972.

I was back in DeKalb, Illinois, getting ready to finish up my senior year at Northern Illinois University.  As much as I was having a really good time in college, I knew it was time to move on with my life.

HONKY CAT--  Elton John

LIFE IS A CARNIVAL (LIVE)--  Band

HAPPY--  Rolling Stones

BURNING LOVE--  Elvis Presley

TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY--  Rod Stewart

BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night

STAR MAN-- David Bowie

GUITAR MAN--  Bread

DIALOGUE PARTS 1 & 2--  Chicago

GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "The Ink Is Black, The Page Is White."  Answerbelow.  --RoadDog

"Black and White"

WLS Top Ten for Week of August 28, 1972: 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim'

These were the Top Ten songs (and Debuts) in Chicago fifty years ago this week.

1.  BRANDY--  Looking Glass    "You're a Fine Girl"

2.  ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)--  Gilbert O'Sullivan

3.  LONG COOL WOMAN--  Hollies

4.  HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent

5.  I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU--  Al Green

6.  IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG--   Luther Ingram

7.  GOODBYE TO LOVE--  Carpenters

8.  YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM-  Jim Croce

9.  COCONUT--  Nilsson

10.  GUITAR MAN--  Bread

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DEBUTS

17.  BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night

24.  RUN TO ME--  Bee Gees

26.  GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries 

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Who Draws The Crowd And Plays So Loud."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 6: 'Highway Star'

The songs on the radio and in your record collection fifty years ago on July 10,1972.

HEART OF  GOLD--  Neil Young

ZIGGY STARDUST--  David Bowie

CITIES ON FLAME WITH ROCK AND ROLL--  Blue Oyster Cult

SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper   This was the name of our boat.  If you saw us in it, school was out.  We were both teachers.  After we retired, we added "...Forever!"

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC--  Doobie Brothers

HIGHWAY STAR--  Deep Purple

OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston

HOEDOWN--  Emerson, Lake & Palmer   I always loved it when the New Odyssey band played it.

CONQUISTADOR--  Procul Harum

I NEED YOU--  America

TAXI--  Harry Chapin    Such a story teller this one.

HELLO IT'S ME--  Todd Rundgren

AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG--  Three Dog Night

THICK AS A BRICK--  Jethro Tull   Heavy Metal Grammy winners.

TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN)--   Jimmy Castor Bunch   Love this song.  I can even do it at karaoke.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Gotta Find A Woman.  Her Name Was Bertha. Bertha Butt.  She Was One Of The Butt Sisters."   Answer below.  --RoadButt

"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"

WLS Top 30 for Week of May 15, 1972-- Part 3: 'Song Sung Blue'

These were the Top 30 hits in Chicago fifty years ago according to powerhouse WLS 890 AM.

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the sing got on the Billboard Hot 100 national charts.

20.  *SONG SUNG BLUE--  Neil Diamond      #1     A comment on the You Tube site said that she was sang on the background in her first professional job.  She was just ten and sang with a woman and two other young girls.

19.  *SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS--  War      #16     Who's got the Funk?

18.  *YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY--  April Wine     #32     I had forgotten this nugget of a song.  Rocking Canadians formed in 1969 from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

17.  CASTLES IN THE AIR--    Don McLean     #12      Follow up to you-know-what.  Flipside of "Vincent."

16.  THE FAMILY OF MAN--  Three Dog Night     #12      Love that organ.  A comment said they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  How can that be?

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 1, 1972: 'Betcha By Golly Wow'

These were the Top ten songs and debuts in Chicago fifty years ago according to WLS AM, 890.

1.  THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW YOUR FACE--  Roberta Flack

2.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

3.  DAYDRAMING--  Aretha Franklin

4.  ROCKIN' ROBIN--  Michael Jackson

5.  BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW--  Stylistics

6.  THE FAMILY OF MAN--  Three Dog Night

7.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

8.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

9.  HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America

10.  SAUVECITO--  Malo

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DEBUTS

26.  YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY--  April Wine

27.  ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD--  Paul Simon

28.  SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS--  War

29.  MORNING HAS BROKEN--  Cat Stevens

TUMBLIN' DICE--  Rolling Stones

NICE TO BE WITH YOU--  Gallery

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And The Slow Parade Of Fears Without Crying."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Doctor My Eyes"

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 24: 'The Family of Man'

These were the Top Ten songs and Debuts fifty years ago on Chicago's WLS, 890 AM.

1.  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE--  Roberta Flack

2.  ROCKIN' ROBIN--  Michael Jackson

3.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

4.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

5.  A HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America

6.  DAYDREAMING--  Aretha Franklin

7.  IN THE RAIN--  Dramatics

8.  A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE--  Sonny & Cher

9.  THE FAMILY OF MAN--  Three Dog Night

10.  BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW--  Stylistics

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DEBUTS

21.  RUN, RUN, RUN--  Jo Jo Gunne

23.  OH GIRL--  Chi-Lites

24.  SYLVIA'S MOTHER--  Dr, Hook

YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY--  April Wine

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And The Slow Parade Of Fears."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Doctor My Eyes"

WLS Top Ten for Week of March 27, 1972: 'I Gotcha'

That's right, fifty years ago.  Where does the time go?

1.  HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America

2.  MOTHER & CHILD REUNION-- Paul Simon

3.  PUPPY LOVE--  Donny Osmond

4.  HEART OF GOLD--  Neil Young

5.  I GOTCHA--  Joe Tex

6.  JUNGLE FEVER--  Chakachas  It was a wonder that they could play this song on the air.

7.  ROCK & ROLL LULLABY--  B.J. Thomas

8.  WITHOUT YOU--  Nilsson

9.  ROUNDABOUT--  Yes

10.  DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER--  Osmonds

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DEBUTS

15.  CRAZY MAMA--  J.J. Cale

22.  DAYDREAMING--  Aretha Franklin

26.  TAURUS--  Dennis Coffey

28.  IN THE RAIN--  Dramatics

THE FAMILY OF MAN--  Three Dog Night

THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF--  Honey Cone

Quite an array of music here.  Stuff you don't hear all together on today's segmented stations.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Want To Live, I Want To Give, I've Been a Miner."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Heart of Gold"

WLS Top 30 for Week of March 13, 1972-- Part 1: 'Never Been to Spain'

These were the Top 30 songs in Chicago fifty years ago today.

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 national charts.

Hit Bound:  *A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE-  Sonny & Cher       #8      A really cool song I'd forgotten about.  Interesting instrumentation.   Their last Top Ten together.  Of course, Cher had some success solo.

30.  DAY AFTER DAY--  Badfinger      #4      Beatles?    That's George Harrison on   guitars and producer.  Leon Russell on piano.

29.  NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN--  Three Dog Night      #5     Yep, I've never been there either but would sure like to.   Written by country star Hoyt Axton.   Played the father on "The Gremlins."  Also wrote "Joy to the World,"  "The Pusher"  and the "No No Song."

28.  *SON OF MY FATHER--  Giorgio      #46       I'd also forgotten this one.  Great song.  try this at Name That Tune and see if anybody gets it.  Most of the comments in a foreign language.  Giorgio Moroder from Italy.   Produced seven of Donna Summer's albums.

27.  LET'S STAY TOGETHER--  Al Green     #1      The pride of Forrest City, Alabama.

26.  AMERICAN PIE--   Don McLean     #1    From New Rochelle, New York.  Wonder if he knew the Petries?

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "A Long Long Time Ago I Can Still Remember How That Music Used To Make Me Smile."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"American Pie"