Episode 69: The Week Ending January 25, 1975 Pick Up the Pieces After Kung Fu Fighting 70's Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

Seems like we never can say goodbye to the 70s, we just can’t get it out of our head. It is probably because as a nightingale would, we were struttin’ our stuff like a free bird back then. This week we call on the entertainer to be the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of January 25, 1975. When we get to the end of the countdown will we be saying “you’re no good”, or will we say it was some kind of wonderful? No matter what, per doctor’s orders, you’d better take a big yellow taxi to the
nearest club and get dancin’!

Link to a listing of the songs in this
week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1975-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_25th_January_1975

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:

Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne on Doctors Orders

Big Yellow Taxi In the Sky With Diamonds

A Nightingale is a Free Bird

One Man Boogie on Reggae Woman

Bungle in the Black Water Jungle

You’re the first, My Last, My Postman

Some links to things we discussed in this episode:

Enjoli Commercial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_kzJ-f5C9U     
The Jackson 5, Carol Burnett Show (1974): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAItLVNBQlo

Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington:  https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/mr-rooney-goes-to-washington/

Grand Funk Railroad - Madison Square Garden 1972 - Full
Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNx07lau9hY

Isaac Hayes “Never Can Say Goodbye”:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpN1Jf2I50