Episode 41: The Week Ending February 10, 1979 Do Ya Think I’m Le Freak

I’ve got to be real this week and ask some tough questions. I was made for dancing, and when I put on my dancing shoes, do ya think I’m sexy? Can you shake your groove thing; shake it like le freak that you are? Heaven knows, if you had the mind of the gambler, you might take a bet on the best song in the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of February 10th, 1979. Don’t hold back, you can do it!
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_10th_February_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 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:
What Le Freak Believes
I Will Survive the Fire
Fire, Baby I’m Burnin’, What a Tragedy
Baby I’m Burnin’, Take Me to the River
When You’re the Gambler, Every 1’s a Winner
Don’t Cry Out Loud at the Y.M.C.A
Lotta Love or Too Much Heaven
Things we talked about in the episode:
ABBA the Movie trailer.  Australian tour 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-HGQR9afws
Warriors, Come Out to Play – “The Warriors” Movie CLIP (1979): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRM2YcGpmxg
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1979): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqbW-L_xt18
Toto Georgie Porgy featuring Sheryl Lynn : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CQpvc8quQ8