07.20.2024 Groovy Grooves TIME MACHINE: July 1973

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate July 20, 2024

Saturday nights at 10pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
https://newstalkstl.com/groovy-grooves-with-ron-klutho/

This episode: Hits on the charts July 21, 1973 (51 years ago)
and commercials and theme songs from July 1973

0:13 Operation Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB6SO9p1dkg

0:42 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy-Bette Midler 8 (8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdhSxwMnvjs
Faithful remake of 1940s Andrews Sister classic

6:45 Tie a Yellow Ribbon-Tony Orlando & Dawn 98 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxG9XFqHSFw
Biggest hit of 1973; later an anthem for returning veterans, US hostages in Iran, and Philippines' Aquino family

10:02 Scrubbing Bubbles Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFeEMx7ElBg

10:29 One Tin Soldier-Coven 95 (34)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djKjeWg5-vk
Theme from cult classic "Billy Jack" sung by Canadian occult group featuring singer Jinx Dawson

13:41 Here’s Lucy Theme Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3G0RUkHrI

15:49 Diamond Girl-Seals & Crofts 11 (6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC-oP84mRME
One of a long string of hits by soft-rock duo

19:49 Pebbles cereal Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShzCnolO9ZE

20:18 The Way We Were Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFc1oZv4vL4

20:58 If You Want Me to Stay-Sly & the Family Stone 27 (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZFabOuF4Ps
From psychedelic/funk supergroup, song based on apology letter by Sly to his wife

25:39 Soul Makossa-Manu Dibango 37 (35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF92yOsv3Y8
Duala-language Cameroonian international hit, a B-side for an anthem celebrating Cameroonian soccer team--later sampled by many artists, including Michael Jackson

29:35 Chase Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ac0qn_eKek

30:33 Jimmy Loves Mary Anne-Looking Glass 93 (33)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeruNPLjkY
Follow-up single to East Coast group's hit "Brandy"

33:52 One of a Kind Love Affair-Spinners 32 (11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWVZdU7F9nc
Hit by 70s superstars, known as Detroit Spinners in UK because of a British group by same name

38:20 Kung Fu Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ChhcQEWgc

38:49 Shambala-Three Dog Night 4 (3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlWrMpV1vy0
Song about mythical kingdom where everyone is enlightened and happy; vocals by Cory Wells

43:31 Will It Go Round in Circles-Billy Preston 2 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFHMdY9HijM
Solo hit by performer after he was with Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc.

47:06 The Record Vacuum By Ronco
https://youtu.be/Egx7QzjvNBY?si=U_feP3Z-lSbY_qmC

48:05 Delta Dawn-Helen Reddy 41 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzb7a1T4c1k
Hit by Australian songstress, best known for her anthemic hit "I Am Woman"

54:50 Monster Mash-Bobby (Boris) Pickett 16 (10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8uvLHnrqdU
Novelty hit re-released in 1973 (after being a #1 hit in 1962), perenially heard at Halloween

57:53 You’re beautiful…who loves ya? (Kojak) catchphrase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsHvjsPL9wg