This Week's Mustang Music Memories:
This week in 1971, Santana debuted Oye Como Va on Billboard Hot 100s. The title simply means, Come and Enjoy.
In '72 Harry Nilsson had the number one hit with Without You and the group America made it's debut into the Hot 100s with Horse With No Name.
The B-side to Layla, Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominos' Bell Bottom Blues made it's debut this week in '73. Clapton wrote Layla for Pattie Boyd who was George Harrison's wife at the time. Many have speculated that Bell Bottom Blues was written for her also; however, according to Songfacts.com the song's co-author, Bobby Whitlock, has said it's about a girl Clapton dated for a week in France who "was like a Persian princess or something, and she wore bell bottoms".
Linda Ronstadt hit the number one spot with You're No Good this week in 1975. Ronstadt had been performing the song since '73 including a televised performance on an episode of The Midnight Special in December of that year.
In '78, Electric Light Orchestra debuted Sweet Talkin' Woman.
Blondie debuted Heart of Glass this week in '79 and Call Me in '80.
In 1980, the Pretenders had the number one hit with Brass In Pocket, co-written by lead singer Chrissie Hynde. Paul Zollo of American Songwriter wrote, "musically, Hynde, described 'Brass in Pocket' as 'trying to be a Motown song, but it didn't quite get it.'" That could explain the phrase, "Detroit leaning"; which was a way of driving with one hand on the wheel and in particular steering with the wrist while at the same time leaning waaay back and to the side.
In '82, the J Geils Band debuted Freeze Frame and Stevie Nicks debuted Edge of Seventeen.
In '83, the Clash debuted Should I Stay Or Should I Go.
Clint Eastwood made his debut into the Billboard Hot 100s in 1984 on TG Sheppard's Make My Day. On a side note, Eastwood reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 1980 with his duet with Merle Haggard, Bar Room Buddies.
