This weekend on SiriusXM, Casey Kasem is counting down from 24 March 1973. Most interesting today is how many songs he's playing by very well-known artists that I have no memory of ever hearing, despite having listened to the radio since the mid-70's and having many of their greatest hits packages. Pulling the chart from here:
22 25 MASTERPIECE –•– The Temptations (Gordy)
25 19 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)
30 33 PEACEFUL –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)
34 37 MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
37 34 GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)
Franklin's was a Grammy winner. Ross's was from "Lady Sings the Blues," so unlikely to be a big pop hit. Midler's I'd seen in the chart books and assumed, incorrectly, was an upbeat remake. The Temptation's song made the top 10, but it was unusually political for them. Reddy's is just bland in comparison to her uber-memorable "I am Woman" and "Delta Dawn."
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