Episode 38: The Week Ending January 30, 1971

I think it’s about time we hop on our dark horse, rid’em cowboy, and pay a visit to our lady Mandy. She is staying at Juniors Farm on the other side of the mountain. She really doesn’t deserve to be stuck there; she should be a free bird, a nightingale, laughing in the rain high above that black water. Let’s hope our rescue attempt isn’t some bungle in the jungle, but if comes to that, then we will just have to pick up the pieces and do some Kung Fu fighting. Don’t worry if you’re no good; just start struttin’ like you’re some kind of wonderful. This week we follow doctor’s orders and take a dose of the Billboard Top 40 from the week of January 18, 1975, although I wouldn’t say #9 is a dream.

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1971-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_30th_January_1971

Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.

Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.

Rejected Episode Titles:

I Think I Love You Mr. Bojangles

We Gotta Get You a Black Magic Woman

Born to Wander, the Immigrant Song

One Bad Apple in Your Rose Garden

Tears of a One Man Band

Some links to things we discussed in this episode:

Raid on Entebbe Trailer Amin . . . Big Daddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5zPaMD36k

Conservation of Energy? "Perry Como: Still Alive" SCTV S4 E10 1981:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqwHMiJdIqU

Adam Sandler Operaman on Eddie Vedder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU4n0JVaLqw

Dead Milkmen - Watching Scotty Die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjw5KPITaOw

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