AT40 - This Week In 1975 (1 Viewer)

[wikkidpissah]

14. "Bungle In The Jungle" - Jethro Tull

Christ, I'd almost rather listen to Donnie & Marie than this. It's ok, I guess, but there's no "there" there. I've whiplashed back from 70s prog

not even the most devoted Jethros liked this snotbiscuit of airplay bait

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

24. "You Got The Love" - Rufus

Sex on vinyl, or about as close as it gets

Seems like this one should be listened to on vinyl with all the pops and imperfections.  Makes it more human and intimate.  

Any and all influence Rufus had on Prince is welcome.

 

[wikkidpissah]

13. "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" - Paul Anka/Odia Coates

Appears we're (or at least, me) are locked in schlock. #### it - let's roll

eeeyew - it's coated with odia!!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

12. "Must Have Got Lost" - J Geils

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

"can I get a witness?!"

"Can I get a witness?!"

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Seems like this one should be listened to on vinyl with all the pops and imperfections.  Makes it more human and intimate.  

Any and all influence Rufus had on Prince is welcome.

Nice call. I think Prince genuflected at Chaka Khan's altar

 

[Uruk-Hai]

11. "Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin

I know, I know.........

 

[wikkidpissah]

12. "Must Have Got Lost" - J Geils

Peter Wolf was a god to me when he was a DJ @ WBCN (Boston's underground station) in the 60s. When he was phyllin it, he'd exclaim (in his whiteboy soul patter), "I feel so good today, i wanna climb the Empire State Building and beat my meat right down to the street!"

 

[Uruk-Hai]

10. "Mandy" - Barry Manilow

This is one awesome ballad, I don't give a damn what anyone says.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

23. "Some Kind Of Wonderful" - Grand Funk

I have no defense for this band or this record, but I will fight you to the death for my right to love their entire discography. I'm Shinin' On

Great track, well-crafted song.  Heard it reworked as an under-the-lamppost group vocal, as if Bob Gaudio wrote it riding the bus on the way to a Four Seasons rehearsal.  It works, but I like the keyboard's role in the original so much, tying together the pop and gospel elements.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

9. "Please Mr Postman" - Carpenters

I love Karen's voice, but all of the excitement of the Marvelette's record is gone. This record is flaccid. 

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

20. "Fire" - Ohio Players

Metallica & Nirvana sound like 3rd-graders compared to this riff. The Players backed it up with "Fopp", if you need more evidence.

These guys are usually a warm-weather jam for me, but hearing this makes me want to play their entire discography.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

8. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Stevie Wonder

The greatest artist of the 70s just messin' around

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

18. "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Gloria Gaynor

I like Michael Jackson's version better, but this is a fine record. She'd do ok with a song down the road, too

Didn't know anyone besides Michael had a run with this song.  Huh.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

These guys are usually a warm-weather jam for me, but hearing this makes me want to play their entire discography.

Be careful - they have several incarnations that sound nothing like the others. 

 

[Uruk-Hai]

7. "Only You" - Ringo Starr

Love this song, not this version so much

 

[wikkidpissah]

8. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Stevie Wonder

The greatest artist of the 70s just messin' around

Can he play? Yes he can!

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

starred in my favorite "Sanford and Son" episode - we even got a heavy dose of Rollo in that one 

absolutely adored this tune - still in my daily rotation 

This report is going to send me down a most delightful YouTube rabbit hole searching for 70s musicians appearing on TV shows.

 

[wikkidpissah]

9. "Please Mr Postman" - Carpenters

I love Karen's voice, but all of the excitement of the Marvelette's record is gone. This record is flaccid. 

If only Mama Cass had shared that sammich with Karen, they'd both be alive today......

 

[Uruk-Hai]

6. "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy

Ok, this is a ####### odd song. I don't care who is singing it (I bet Alice Cooper wishes he had got hold of it). Say what you want about Reddy, but she SELLS this one.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

15. "Morning Side Of The Mountain" - Donnie & Marie Osmond

I'm sorry. I relish (hah!) cheese (double-hah!), but this one don't do it for me

14. "Bungle In The Jungle" - Jethro Tull

Christ, I'd almost rather listen to Donnie & Marie than this. It's ok, I guess, but there's no "there" there. I've whiplashed back from 70s prog

13. "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" - Paul Anka/Odia Coates

Appears we're (or at least, me) are locked in schlock. #### it - let's roll

Three reasons to hate white people.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

11. "Cat's In The Cradle" - Harry Chapin

I know, I know.........

Four.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

10. "Mandy" - Barry Manilow

This is one awesome ballad, I don't give a damn what anyone says.

Five.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

5. "Laughter In The Rain" - Neil Sedaka

Sedaka is back

 

[Uruk-Hai]

4.  "Junior's Farm" - Paul & Wings

McCartney was rolling at this point

 

[wikkidpissah]

10. "Mandy" - Barry Manilow

This is one awesome ballad, I don't give a damn what anyone says.

Quality pop song, but all i can think of is that, about this time, i spread some of the wealth of becoming a R&R thousandaire by renting a big seacaptain's house in Salem and cutting two of the three floors out as practice/crash rooms for musician friends. Always a party going on (in fact, 9 of us got clap from the same girl in one wkend). Anyway, one of our big things was using "Mandy" as the musical equivalent of "The Aritocrats" joke - a competition to come up with the filthiest version of "you came & you gave" we could think of. good times.......

 

[Uruk-Hai]

3. "Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas

I can't recall who mentioned it above, but good call. 

"Oh, ho oh HO"

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

8. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Stevie Wonder

The greatest artist of the 70s just messin' around

It was probably intricately crafted, but Stevie and the band make it sound like they made it up on the spot, a jam session where someone remembered to hit the "RECORD" button.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

If only Mama Cass had shared that sammich with Karen, they'd both be alive today......

Tough but fair.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Five.

I will fight you over this one. I also take back my backing Danny Manning as a MT Rushmore college player and am inserting some player from OK - Mookie?

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Peter Wolf was a god to me when he was a DJ @ WBCN (Boston's underground station) in the 60s. When he was phyllin it, he'd exclaim (in his whiteboy soul patter), "I feel so good today, i wanna climb the Empire State Building and beat my meat right down to the street!"

Using it.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

2. "Your The First......." - Barry White

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

I will fight you over this one. I also take back my backing Danny Manning as a MT Rushmore college player and am inserting some player from OK - Mookie?

Oh it is ON NOW MOTHER####ER!



I will say this, I am glad this song exists for its role in an awesome Randy Moss diss track in the BradyFan discography.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

1. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John

This record is in a tie with EWF's "Got To Get You Into My Life" as my favorite Beatles' cover

 

[Mr. Pickles]

If only Mama Cass had shared that sammich with Karen, they'd both be alive today......

:snicker:

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

1. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - Elton John

This record is in a tie with EWF's "Got To Get You Into My Life" as my favorite Beatles' cover

Never ever ever ever would've guessed that went to #1.  

Great version, brought more to the song than his take on Pinball Wizard for the Tommy movie.

And now I get to think about what my favorite Beatles cover is... 

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Ok, I'm out. Keep reaching for the stars.

(Chris Wilcox annihliated Drew Gooden)

 

[Tom Servo]

20. "Fire" - Ohio Players

Metallica & Nirvana sound like 3rd-graders compared to this riff. The Players backed it up with "Fopp", if you need more evidence.

The wimmens be dropping panties for these guys.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Ok, I'm out. Keep reaching for the stars.

(Chris Wilcox annihliated Drew Gooden)

That timeout when Juan Dixon left the huddle, ran out of the arena, found a phone booth, changed into his Superman suit, and got back in the building before the commercials ended...  

Always great fun countin 'em down with y'all, especially when the numbers get smaller and the hits get bigger.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Ok, I'm out. Keep reaching for the stars.

(Chris Wilcox annihliated Drew Gooden)

We all made a nice party of a bad list. Don't reach so far you drop yo draws, now - c u next time.....errr, week

 

[Uruk-Hai]

That timeout when Juan Dixon left the huddle, ran out of the arena, found a phone booth, changed into his Superman suit, and got back in the building before the commercials ended...  

Juan Dixon was BORN in a phone booth - he held back in that game 

 

[otb_lifer]

Never ever ever ever would've guessed that went to #1.  

Great version, brought more to the song than his take on Pinball Wizard for the Tommy movie.

And now I get to think about what my favorite Beatles cover is... 

interesting sidebar here ... Elton bet Lennon that it would hit #1 - Lennon scoffed, and promised he'd perform it live with Elton if it did ...

Lennon's last concert appearance - Thanksgiving night, 1975 - at the Garden, settling his debt.

ETA: hmmm, my memory was a bit off - the bet was on if "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" hit #1, which it did, the week prior to Thanksgiving '74 - and Lennon honored the bet by giving his last public concert performance on Thanksgiving night '74, joining Elton on the Garden stage for "Lucy" 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

9. "Please Mr Postman" - Carpenters

I love Karen's voice, but all of the excitement of the Marvelette's record is gone. This record is flaccid. 




 

Yes, you can hear Richard's nut sack drag across the drums.  

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Peter Wolf was a god to me when he was a DJ @ WBCN (Boston's underground station) in the 60s. When he was phyllin it, he'd exclaim (in his whiteboy soul patter), "I feel so good today, i wanna climb the Empire State Building and beat my meat right down to the street!"




 

Using it.




 

And to have a Faye Dunaway in her prime helping you do it?  

Heaven.

 

[Underachievers]

31. "I Can Help" - Billy Swan

I can usually find something in any record to like, but I hate this ####### song all the way through. This is up there with "Sugar Shack", "Seasons In The Sun", and "We Built This City" on my most-hated list

Agree on all counts.