Episode 21: The Week Ending September 29, 1973 Hey Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Basketball Jones?

In the 70’s there were a lot of choices. You could take the rocky mountain way to higher ground, or hitch a free ride on the midnight train to Georgia. You could choose to just keep on truckin’ and be a rambling gypsy man. As you traveled further and further from home, at some point you realized that you had never been this far before. In the distance you saw a woman and thought, who’s that lady? Is it Angie or could it be my Maria? In this episode we get it together and experience the ecstasy that was the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending September 29, 1973. Let’s get it on!
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1973-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_29th_September_1973
Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.
Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Marks lazy)
Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll
“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.
Also, a few interesting links to things we talked about in the episode:
The Flip Wilson Show September 27, 1973: Let’s Make a Deal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eofQch_oLMo
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-e47wAkg9g
THE JACKSON 5 - Bob Hope Special Appearance (perform “Get It Together and “Dancing Machine”) 26/09/73: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmnQ5E9FAo
Basketball Jones Lyrics: https://genius.com/Cheech-and-chong-basketball-jones-lyrics
Cleopatra Jones Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPDNZ6SEcDw
Al Green Here I Am Come & Take Me (Soul Train): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFOjHS3XQ-g
Cher Half-Breed Video From The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6E98ZRaU1s
Cher & The Osmonds - Stevie Wonder Medley (Live on The Cher Show, 1975):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJvITuejY4A