My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: Silver Bird

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Continuing on with the two-fer lists, we’re at the 2/3 mark today. Just 33 songs on each list to go. Darn, that means I have to start coming up with ideas again. Here’s today’s song from the Hot 100 favorites list. Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay Fun fact time: “Cherokee Nation” was meant to be Mark Lindsay’s first post-Paul Revere & the Raiders solo song. Columbia Records relented and made it a “band” song, and it became the band’s only #1 hit. For the solo side, Lindsay had little success. He had a total of TWO songs to make the top 40: “Arizona” and this one, with “Arizona” being the bigger hit of the two. No, this is the one I go for. I absolutely love this song, and I have since I heard my brother playing the 45 in his room when I was a kid. We need more songs to reference Walter Mitty (“satisfy your Walter Mitty mind, trying out a dream”), too! One more fun fact: co-writer Kenny Young also co-wrote the classic Drifters song “Under the Boardwalk.” Silver Bird Written by Kenny Young and Artie Butler Recorded by Mark Lindsay From Silver Bird, 1970 Peak chart position: #25 Today’s country song: “Singing My Song” I’ll carry your things: