Sunday drafting music

Wow, that just made my day.?ÿ Workin' in the office this afternoon, too.

That was really great.?ÿ It brought back memories, for sure, for sure.?ÿ Another song that roared up the charts about the same time was the one about "I got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key".?ÿ So I did a little search and found the following information from January 22, 1972 which was the second straight week of American Pie at Number One.?ÿ See how many you remember..................

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1 1 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Don McLean (United Artists)-9 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 BRAND NEW KEY ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Melanie (Neighborhood)-13
3 3 LETƒ??S STAY TOGETHER ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Al Green (Hi)-8
4 4 SUNSHINE ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-11
5 14 DAY AFTER DAY ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Badfinger (Apple)-8
6 6 SCORPIO ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-13
7 7 Iƒ??D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The New Seekers (Elektra)-8
8 10 CLEAN UP WOMAN ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Betty Wright (Alston)-9
9 11 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Stylistics (Avco)-12
10 12 SUGAR DADDY ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Jackson 5 (Motown)-7

11 18 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5
12 16 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Joe Simon (Spring)-9
13 13 Iƒ??D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-9
14 5 FAMILY AFFAIR ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-12
15 8 GOT TO BE THERE ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Michael Jackson (Motown)-13
16 9 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Donny Osmond (MGM)-9
17 15 ONE MONKEY DONƒ??T STOP NO SHOW ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-10
18 22 ANTICIPATION ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Carly Simon (Elektra)-7
19 20 HEY BIG BROTHER ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-9
20 21 ITƒ??S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6

21 36 WITHOUT YOU ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Nilsson (RCA)-6
22 25 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNINƒ?? ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Charley Pride (RCA)-10
23 23 ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-8
24 17 CHERISH ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? David Cassidy (Bell)-12
25 27 THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Redbone (Epic)-10
26 35 STAY WITH ME ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Faces (Warner Brothers)-4
27 33 BLACK DOG ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-5
28 30 LEVON ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Elton John (Uni)-6
29 31 THATƒ??S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT ƒ??CHA ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-7
30 32 MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6

31 26 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-14
32 37 FIRE AND WATER ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5
33 24 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-16
34 43 PRECIOUS AND FEW ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Climax (Carousel / Rocky Road)-4
35 49 JOY ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Apollo 100 (Mega)-4
36 19 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11
37 46 DONƒ??T SAY YOU DONƒ??T REMEMBER ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-6
38 76 HURTING EACH OTHER ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The Carpenters (A&M)-2
39 39 LOOKINƒ?? FOR A LOVE ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-8
40 28 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES ƒ??ƒ?›ƒ?? Bullet (Big Tree)-12

@holy-cow

I recognize almost each one. I didn't realize the Witch Queen ever made it very far up the charts. That is surprising.?ÿ

The Reverend Al is the stand out for me:

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Al Green - Let's Stay Together - YouTube

@holy-cow

Some people might not realize that Melanie was a Woodstocker.?ÿ

Then she hit the big time with a roller skating song.?ÿ

@mightymoe

That was about roller skating?????

I heard a very different sort of message.

Posted by: @mightymoe

Age has not been kind to her. She and her son played our venue in 2018, and moving around was difficult for her. Her performance struck me as an effort for her, too.?ÿ

?ÿ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Safka

@holy-cow

Now we know where your mind drifts off to.?ÿ

@bill93

Sad to hear. 1972 was a long long time ago.

@mightymoe

I was 18.?ÿ What else would you expect?

#17 One Monkey Don't Stop No Show

I swear I never, ever heard this before today.

@holy-cow

The Ironically titled Don't Say You Don't Remember.?ÿ

I don't remember, and when I played it I still don't remember.?ÿ?ÿ

like 7" from the mid day sun...

she say i got nothing to fear...

you gotta love the stones...

Interesting story about Don McClean:

A young girl named Lori Lieberman went to see Don McClean singing one evening (he was relatively unknown at that time).?ÿ She was said to have not been very excited about going.?ÿ But when she heard him singing the song "Empty Chairs"?ÿit touched her in an unexpected and unpleasant way.?ÿ In her turmoil she scratched down her feelings on a napkin and wrote a song.

A few years later a terrific artist named Roberta Flack recorded this song.?ÿ To me it gives the song a different meaning once you know the back story.

@paden-cash I had never heard that.?ÿ Even if it weren't true it sure would make a good story.

Andy