It's time again to hand the turntables over to Mini Moose. Here are her seven picks for the week.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves is from Cher's seventh studio album of the same name. Released in 1971, it knocked Rod Stewart's Maggie May off the top of the charts and was Cher's first number one hit in the US as a solo artist.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
Funkytown is from Lipps Inc.'s debut album Mouth to Mouth. Released in 1980, it held the record for reaching number one in 28 countries, more than any other single release until 2005 when Madonna's Hung Up reached #1 in 41 countries.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Written by Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople and Bad Company), Oh, Atlanta was originally on Bad Company's 1979 album Desolation Angels. Alison Krauss recorded it for Now That I've Found You and again with Union Station Live.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
Heat Wave was written by the Holland-Dozier-Holland writing team and made famous by Martha and the Vandellas in 1963. Linda Ronstadt covered the song in 1975, and Phil Collins had a version in 2010.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
Yakety Yak was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and made famous by The Coasters, one of the biggest acts of the 1950s. Released in 1958 the song spent seven weeks at #1 on the R&B charts and one week atop the Top 100 pop list.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive is from Saturday Night Fever. Released in 1977 it was the second of six consecutive number one singles in the US, tying the record with The Beatles. Whitney Houston later trumped all with seven.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
U Can't Touch This is from MC Hammer's 1990 album, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em. Rick James shares the writing credit because it samples his Super Freak. It's Hammer's most successful song, selling 18 million copies
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