Episode 56: The Week Ending August 3, 1974 I Shot the Sheriff with a Machine Gun

How good was the music back in 1974? Well you might be afraid that I’m leaving it all up to you to tell me something good about it.  Even if you talk in your sleep, that’s not my thang.  This week as
sure as I’m sitting here we go on and on about the songs in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending August 3, 1974. Whether the artists were truly taking care of business, or just putting on a sideshow, it is certain that some of the music belongs in rock and roll heaven.
Link to a listing of the songs in this
week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1974-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_3rd_August_1974
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:
Chicago Died, Please Come to Boston
Rock the Boat, Rock Your Baby, Rock Me Gently
I Shot the Sheriff, Rub it In
Rickie Don’t Lose that Wildwood Weed
Don’t Rock the Boat, Fish Ain’t Bitin’
My Wild Thang
Don’t Let the Radar Go Down on Me
Taking Care of Business with a Machine Gun
You Talk In Your Sleep, On and On
Some points of interest we talked about in this episode:
Casey Kasem’s appearance on Hawaii 5-0 S6.E22 Mother’s
Deadly Helper: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598094/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1
Philippe Petit , World Trade Center Tightrope Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit