The new chart topper this week comes courtesy of American vocalist, Harry Edward Nelson III, aka Nilsson. The song in many ways was an an unlikely selection to record, being an obscure LP track from the Welsh band, Badfinger. However, the combination of Richard Perry's faultless production and Nilsson's superb vocal performance transformed a rather messy Badfinger ballad into an all time pop classic.
Scraping into the top 20 at number 19 this week is the first, and highly controversial offering from Paul McCartney's new band, Wings. The BBC waste no time in banning 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish' from its airwaves. Amazingly, this won't be the last time this year that Macca will feel the wrath of the BBC censors.