Episode 22: The Week Ending September 29, 1979 I’ve Got a Bad Case of Midnight Wind

Remember when you were lovin’, touchin’, squeezin’, thinking you were the boss, in the driver’s seat and getting ready for the main event. Then she pushed you away and told you were nothing but a dirty white boy and good girls don’t. You responded by saying, please don’t go, don’t bring me down, and why do you lead me on? Ain’t that a shame. Those were good times, but after the love has gone, you were just left with the sad eyes of a lonesome loser.  This week we sail on through the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending September 28, 1979. It’s not really spooky that it is full of pop music, and don’t stop until you get enough.
Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1979-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_For_The_Week_Ending_29th_September_1979
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:
Robert W. Morgan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Morgan
Charles W. Morgan (ship): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Morgan_(ship)
RIP John Hartman, Doobie Brothers’ Founding Drummer: https://variety.com/2022/music/news/john-hartman-dead-doobie-brothers-drummer-1235382641/
The Doobie Brothers (and others) No Nukes Concert 1979:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDtc3XoOMc&list=RDqHDtc3XoOMc&start_radio=1
Nick Lowe “Cruel To Be Kind” Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3QWUXVho
M - Pop Muzik Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPoiv0sZ4s4
The Mountain Whippoorwill Poem by Stephen Vincent Benét (Inspiration for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia). https://www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=1932
Sharona Alpertin and Associates Real Estate Website: https://www.mysharona.com/
Five Parodies of The Knack’s “My Sharona”: https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2014/04/28/knack-my-sharona-parody-spoof-weird-al-yankovic-dead-kennedys-cheech-marin-chong-steve-dahl-dr-demento-john-mammoser/
Andy and Alex reaction / review of My Sharona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGwpC77zHg