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by Alex Cosper (12/17/12)  Sacramento Union, August 9, 1974 President Richard M. Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974 after he consulted with fellow Republicans that he had lost support from Congress over the Watergate cover-up scandal, which assured that he was headed for impeachment. Nixon's problems escalated when he fired the special Watergrate prosecutor and later refused to comply with Justice Department demands to release the tape recordings he secretly made of White House conversations. These tapes later revealed that Nixon conspired with others to talk about "hush" money to thwart the investigation on a burglary of the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Florida during the 1972 election. For the "week ending August 10, 1974" on the Billboard Hot 100 a song about Nixon called "You Haven't Done Nothin'" by Stevie Wonder jumped from 93 to 51 in its second week. The song eventually hit #1 the first week of November. Another song on the chart at the time about Nixon and Watergate was "Fish Ain't Bitin'" by Lamont Dozier. Later in the month Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alamabama," which mentioned Watergate, moved from 72 to 56 in its third week. The song made the top 10 in October and became a classic rock staple. TOP HITS Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston Chicago - Call On Me ABBA - Waterloo RECENT HITS John Denver - Annie's Song Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me The Righteous Brothers - Rock and Roll Heaven Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe Golden Earring - Radar Love George McCrae - Rock Your Baby The Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat Gladys Knight & The Pips - On and On Mac Davis - One Hell of a Woman The Commodores - Machine Gun Olivia Newton-John - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got The Jackson 5 - Dancin' Machine Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods - Billy, Don't Be a Hero Ohio Players - Jive Turkey (Part 1) The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New The Eagles - Already Gone Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown Spinners - I'm Coming Home RISING HITS Blue Magic - Sideshow Jim Stafford - Wildwood Weed Rufus - Tell Me Something Good Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Talkin' Care of Business Paul Anka - (You're) Havin' My Baby Three Dog Night - Sure As I'm Sittin' Here Grand Funk - Shinin' On Donny and Marie Osmond - I'm Leaving It All Up To You Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently Helen Reddy - You and Me Against the World Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock - Rub It In Dionne Warwicke & The Spinners - Then Came You Billy Preston - Nothing From Nothing NEW MUSIC Guess Who - Clap For the Wolfman Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together First Class - Beach Boys Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Joni Mitchell - Free Man in Paris Cat Stevens - Another Saturday Night Charlie Rich - I Love My Friend Doobie Brothers - Eyes of Silver Ray Stevens - Midnight Special Isley Brothers - Live It Up (Part 1) The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock and Roll Eddie Kendricks - Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need Bob Dylan/The Band - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) Cher - I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife Cheech and Chong - Earache My Eye Featuring Alice Bowie OTHER RECORDS Lamont Dozier - Fish Ain't Bitin' Fancy - Wild Thing James Brown - My Thang Edgar Winter - River's Risin' Elvis Presley - If You Talk In Your Sleep Main Ingredient - Happiness Is Just Around the Bend The Impressions - Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) Gene Redding - This Heart Curtis Mayfield - Kung Fu Sly & The Family Stone - Time For Livin' Jimmy Buffett - Come Monday Jim Croce - Workin' At the Car Wash Blues Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Don't Knock My Love Tower of Power - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle of The Stream) Gladys Knight & The Pips - Between Her Goodbye and My Hello Neil Young - Walk On Bobby Womack - You're Welcome, Stop On By Earth, Wind & Fire - Kalimba Story Lobo - Rings Joe Cocker - Put Out the Light Donna Fargo - You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine) Betty Wright - Secretary Mickey Gilley - Room Full of Roses Bob Seger - Get Out of Denver The Wombles - Wombling Summer Party War - Ballero Sami Jo - It Could Have Been Me Margie Joseph - My Love Frank Sinatra - You Turned My World Around Tanya Tucker - The Man That Turned My Mama On Bloodstone - That's Not How It Goes C.W. McCall - Old Home Filler-Up and Keep On-A Truckin' Cafe SONGS ABOUT NIXON OR WATERGATE John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio David Bowie - Young Americans Frank Zappa - Son of Orange County Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Neil Young - Campaigner Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck James Taylor - Let It Fall Down Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Richard Nixon Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic Country Joe McDonald - Tricky Dicky Howlin' Wolf - Watergate Blues Lamont Dozier - Fish Ain't Bitin' Robyn Hitchcock - 1974 |
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