Episode 83: The Week Ending November 17, 1979

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70s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

Mark Roback

96 episodes

2 weeks ago

A show where two friends review a randomly chosen episode of American Top 40 from the 1970s, the most interesting decade in pop music. In each episode we will rate, provide critical analysis, and provide educational facts on the background of each song in the chosen week's countdown. We will also discuss the prominent news and pop culture events at the time of the countdown along with some insight into what was going on in our lives at the time as kids growing up in the '70s.

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Episode 83: The Week Ending November 17, 1979

70s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete

2 hours 36 minutes 13 seconds

1 year ago

Episode 83: The Week Ending November 17, 1979

This week it’s so good, so right, that we have some guest rankings to go along with ours. Still, there is a potential that there will be a heartache tonight. Will we rise above our individual biases and say “enough is enough”? This week we listen to the pop muzic in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending November 17, 1979. Will this be ladies night, or something that appeals more to a dirty white boy? Who knows? Damned if I do. This night won’t last forever, so dim all the lights and close your eyes. Perhaps you will dream, just beware of the dream police.

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_17th_November_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:

Do That to Me One More Time Dirty White Boy

You Decorated My Tusk

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Pop Muzic

Take the Long Way Home to Escape from the Dream Police

Things we talked about in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c617Nh0RHgU

Rory Gallagher – Toads Place New Haven 1979: https://youtu.be/c617Nh0RHgU?si=9CMszdDdOe4aNSl5

Celebrity Comedy Football Classic TV Special Trailer: https://youtu.be/51A08eUGu6c?si=T3BdpPXevjuiktIF

Album Art:

#37 Confusion: https://www.discogs.com/master/17491-Electric-Light-Orchestra-Discovery/image/SW1hZ2U6NTI1MzMxOA==

#33 I Want You Tonight: https://www.discogs.com/master/299747-Pablo-Cruise-Part-Of-The-Game/image/SW1hZ2U6NDY1ODc5Ng==

# 17 Take the Long Way Home: https://www.discogs.com/master/25362-Supertramp-Breakfast-In-America/image/SW1hZ2U6MjI0NDc1NTU=

#9 Please Don’t Go: https://www.discogs.com/master/180906-KC-And-The-Sunshine-Band-Do-You-Wanna-Go-Party/image/SW1hZ2U6MjA0OTE4NjQ= (scroll for postcard)

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