Sunday, January 19, 2025

Flopcast 663: Somebody Done 1975 Wrong

As we enter the horrifying year of 2025, we thought we'd roll back half a century and look at the music of 1975. We're perusing Billboard's Top 100 song list for the year, and as you'd expect, it's a weird list. The hippie acts were winding down, disco was ramping up, easy listening schlock was at its zenith, and everybody — literally everybody — was kung fu fighting. It was probably also not a bad year to avoid Chevy vans, and that's all right with us. Anyway, break out your Linda Ronstadt 8-tracks, slip into your Captain and Tennille costumes, and enjoy.

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Show Notes

Kevin consulted Wikipedia to find the Billboard Hot 100 Singles of 1975. I'll call out a few that we lingered on.

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Shoeshine Boy by Eddie Kendricks, co-founder and onetime lead singer of The Temptations

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Lady Marmalade by Labelle (shown), and the remake from Moulin Rouge (a mere 24 years ago)

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Sweet's performances on Top of the Pops are fun to watch. Check out Ballroom Blitz, Little Willy, and Blockbuster. That last one's a killer earworm!

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At the very top, it's Captain and Tennille! Love Will Keep Us Together was co-written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield; Sedaka released his version in 1973.