The movie Jaws came out in June of 1975, and by September we all had a lot of bad blood about sharks and swimming in the ocean. The movie advertisements said it “may be too intense for younger children”, but I suppose at 17 it was ok. Sometimes it only takes a minute to overcome your fears and what a difference a day makes. I guess that’s just the way of the world. This week we have included celebrity ratings and comments from Nate at the Deep Purple Podcast. It is amazing we can get input from someone with that level of fame. Sure he wouldn’t be classified as a Black Superman, but nevertheless, on his show, he’s the proud one. This week we all provide our feelings for the songs in the Billboard Top 40 from the week ending September 20, 1975. How will Nate’s ratings influence the overall grade of the countdown? Will they be enough to fight the power of Mark and Pete?

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1975-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_20th_September_1975

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:

Fallin’ in Love with Mr. Jaws

Fame at Seventeen

It Only Takes a Minute to Fight the Power

What a Difference a Ballroom Blitz Makes

Things we talked about in the episode:

The Pointer Sisters “Steppin” Album Art: https://www.discogs.com/release/707004-The-Pointer-Sisters-Steppin/image/SW1hZ2U6OTUzNTEw

“Run Joey Run” cover art: https://musicbrainz.org/release/63622864-cae7-41f7-8e04-363bff30a798/cover-art

Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers sings “Feelings” from the Bionic Woman Episode “Bionic Beauty”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAYCk4j-xE

Run Joe Run children’s TV show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FM3Z2NEowo

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