Episode 46: The Week Ending March 19, 1977 Torn Between Rod and Al Stewart

Well we survived the Nor’easter, which
was really nothing more than a weekend in New England. If we had gotten a lot
of snow, we know it would take a long time to clear. Still, we know that when
you sink the shovel into the snow pack, the first cut is the deepest.  Those older folks are smart and either retire
to a place where they can enjoy those warm southern nights, or make an extended
stay in a hotel out in California, instead of waiting for that spring rain to
melt all the snow away. I like dreaming, and someday I hope I can meet a dancing
queen who is also a rich girl. Then we can fly like an eagle on out of here. In
the meantime, maybe I’m amazed by the songs of Billboard Top 40 from the Week
of March 19, 1977.
Link to a listing of the songs in this
week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1977-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_19th_March_1977
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:
Disco Lucy Dancing Queen
The Crackerbox Palace Hotel
Southern New England Nights
Don’t Give Up on the Lido Shuffle
The Year of the Cat Stevens
Carry On My Boogie Child
Weekend in the New England Hotel California
Things we talked about in the episode:
David Soul as The Covered Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqLxxaOtl0c
Glen Campbell & Carol Burnett ~ A Star Is Born 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdSpiyNJjqg