The Hits of 1977: Casey Kasem, Eat Your Heart Out

About this episode

Dave and Milt explore the music and cultural events of the week ending March 19, 1977, while counting down Billboard's Top 10 hits.

Dave and Milt ride the Past 10s time machine to the week ending March 19, 1977, riffing on questionable water-park hygiene, a 44‑hour hijacking, FDA rules for “mixed nuts,” the Mary Tyler Moore finale giving birth to Three’s Company and Eight Is Enough, and the cultural moment of Annie Hall, M*A*S*H, Trinity, and Roots. They count down Billboard’s Top 10, spotlighting Fleetwood Mac’s first Top 10 hit “Go Your Own Way,” Thelma Houston’s Motown disco breakthrough “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” and Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” (plus its later video cameo and a “night cheese” riff). They groan through softer fare like David Soul, Mary McGregor, and Kenny Nolan, then debut a new listener segment, the “long distance defecation,” featuring Joe Mason’s Philly heartbreak and a Rolling Stones “Get Off My Cloud” dedication. Topics 00:23 Past Tens Intro 00:55 Big Arch Burger Debate 02:17 New Segment Tease 03:31 Arriving in 1977 04:29 Week in History Rundown 08:28 Mixed Nuts and Chex Mix 10:35 TV Birthdays and Annie Hall 14:27 Number 10 Fleetwood Mac 19:34 Demos Ads and Music Immortality 24:45 Number 9 Thelma Houston 31:07 ChatGPT Fail and Threads Talk 34:04 Number 8 David Soul 37:42 David Soul…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Milt

Topics covered

• 1977 music hits
• Billboard Top 10
• cultural moments
• TV shows
• listener segments
• nostalgia

Keywords

• 1977
• Billboard
• Fleetwood Mac
• Thelma Houston
• Bob Seger
• Casey Kasem
• nostalgia
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Annie Hall, M*A*S*H, Trinity, Roots, Three’s Company, Eight Is Enough, Night Moves, Get Off My Cloud, Dancing Queen

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