Once You Understand - Think

thanks for the heads up.....any others you've uncovered???

Monstrosity? Are you saying that this song is not the feel-good dance hit of the summer?

I honestly can't see how this got any airplay at all in the early '70s. I occasionally play it on my show, and even though I routinely play bad novelty songs, this song still grinds my radio to a halt.

Believe it or not, this "song" actually charted twice (1971 & 1974)! Even as a little kid, I found it pretty cringy.

Edited by Paul Haney

Good guess that since the last time this song charted it gets little to no spins on commercial or internet radio that still play music from the 70s. Along with "Desiderata" and the Tom Clay medley
of "What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" these three records are probably guaranteed channel changers. Times sure have changed. Love the word Paul C. used to describe this "classic."

Edited by Santi Paradoa

eriejwg wrote: 70s on 7 recently spun the Tom Clay selection for a couple of weeks. I think from time to time they throw in a nugget or two. I haven't heard Think or Les Crane since 1971 anywhere. And, none of them made the recently aired, listener voted Top 700 of the 70s.

I'm not sure I'd call any of these songs a "nugget",
though they all were somewhat topical in their day.
Songs like these generally have a very short shelf
life.

As for "Once You Understand", those of us of a certain
age remember the so-called "generation gap" of that
era which seemed unbridgeable at the time so the
record did resonate with many.

I have no idea why it was reissued in 1974...it
sounded very out of place then.