Episode 49: The Week Ending April 21st, 1979 Heaven Knows What a Fool Believes

I know a guy that is out to prove he’s the greatest
dancer. Oh what a fool believes! He has dreams
of living it up in those disco nights where he effortlessly shakes his body
down to the ground. He thinks he’s a superman that can just blow all those
other sultans of swing right off the floor. I don’t want to witness the tragedy
when he goes stumblin’ in and breaks his heart of glass. I don’t know if it’s
right, but heaven knows whatever gives him happiness is fine. This week we get
reunited with the Billboard Top 40 from the Week of April 21st,
1979. Since it’s mostly disco, it may not be the best rock and roll fantasy.
You’d better knock on wood that this episode is a going to be good one!
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_21st_April_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:
Shake Your Groove Swing
He’s the Greatest Music Box Dancer
I Will Survive the Rock and Roll Fantasy
Stumblin’ In the Navy
Renegade Sultans of Swing
Things we talked about in the episode:
Van Morrison, George Benson, Dr. John, Santana, Etta James
& Tom Scott Moondance - April 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWpQzfGcwc