Favorite Number One Song Of 1973

[shawmut]

These were #1 songs in the US in 1973 according to Billboard.

[The Zanti Regent]

1. Where's THE FUNKY WORM by the Ohio Players?

I still remember when that was banned in 1973!

[shawmut]

2. It made the top 40 that year

but not number one.

[MrScorpio]

5. That song is part of my personal soundtrack

That and Lets Get It On

[babylonsister]

3. Hey, thanks for this! I

graduated h.s. in '73. Ah, memories!:evilgrin:

[shawmut]

4. It was a great year for popular music

:)


I wish I could include more songs in the poll ... I had to leave some good songs off.

[wtmusic]

6. No "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"?

:puke:

[shawmut]

9. Nope, no Half-Breed or The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia either.

:puke: :puke:

[Left Is Write]

7. Superstition.

[saltpoint]

8. Some mighty fine choices on your poll, wxmike.

It was hard to choose a favorite, but went with Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle," on the strength of Murray Muehliessen's (sp.?) terrific guitar work.

I think Muehlissen's guitar talent plus Cashman & West's production turned a lot of Jim Croce songs from ordinary songs into memorable classics.

[phusion]

10. Had to go w/ Gladys Knight...

That's a great song and she has a wonderful voice.

I'd love to find a bittorrent or link for that song...wink, wink. :)

[shawmut]

11. *** The #1 Songs Not Included In The Poll ***

Angie - The Rolling Stones
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Charlie Rich
Photograph - Ringo Starr
Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross
My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings
Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
We're An American Band - Grand Funk
Top Of The World - Carpenters
Brother Louie - Stories
The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
Half-Breed - Cher
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence

[Kat45]

12. "People all over the world, join hands. On the love train. Love train."

Several great songs on that list, but "Love Train" is the one I remember really getting into that year. I graduated from high school in 1973, and that year I was in a special experimental "metropolitan education" program in which 15 kids from my school joined together with 15 kids from an inner city school to study the city. It was the best learning and the best time I had in high school. Most of the city kids were black, and none of those from my school were, and we all ended up listening to the soul music of the day. "Love Train" was one of the tunes. (Of course, the song has a great sentiment as well.) There's a special place in my heart for the soul music of 1973, which I still remember very well.