Every Entry Into The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart- 1969- Part 129. The three singles today are the top debuting singles from the week of August 9, 1969- “Hot Fun In The Summertime”- Sly and The Family Stone, “Easy To Be Hard”- Three Dog Night and “When I Die”- Motherlode.
411. “Hot Fun In The Summertime”- Sly and The Family Stone. Epic. Rock Soul. Written by Sylvester Stewart. B-side:”Fun.” Sly and The Family Stone like Creedence Clearwater Revival were riding high in the late 60’s-early 70’s- in 1969 Sly and The Family Stone had four Hot 1000 singles- this one -“Hot Fun In The Summertime” being the biggest hit- reaching #2 and spending 16 weeks in the Hot 100. One of the best songs of the year. Grade: A+
412. “Easy To Be Hard”- Three Dog Night. Dunhill ABC. Pop. Written by Gait MacDermot, James Rado and Gerome Ragni. B-side:”Dreaming Isn’t Good For You.” This song was originally from the musical Hair. Three Dog Night- certainly wasn’t a match in greatness with Sly and The Family Stone or CCR_ but they had great success on the charts during the same era- in 1969 they had 4 singles all making the Top 40- “Easy To Be Hard”- #4 and spending 13 weeks in the Hot 100. Grade: A-.
413. “When I Die”- Motherlode. Buddah. Pop. Written by Steve Kennedy and William Smit. B side: “Hard Life.” This is the only Hot 100 entry for Motherlode- it peaked at #18 and spent 13 weeks on the chart. This song isn’t to be confused with Blood, Sweat and Tears “And When I Die.” Motherlode was a pop group from Canada. Grade: C
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3 good ones. I remember them all.
I absolutely love ‘Hot Fun in the Summertime’ and ‘Easy to Be Hard’. And it’s hard to believe they were released 50 years ago!!!
Time does fly. Those songs have stood the test of time- and haven’t been overplayed by classic rock radio.