I can’t think of any square dance relevance, but it seemed like such a weird thing to have a special day for that I had to list it. I suppose you could do Chuck Berry records, but that’s a real stretch.

Look for records featuring solo saxophones. Does anyone categorize their records by lead instruments?

Yakety Yak, by The Coasters, became the number one song in the U.S.A., according to Billboard magazine. It was the first stereo record to reach the top of the charts.

Relevant Records

• Yakety Yak (Rhythm 187)

Cass was a member of the Mamas and Papas, and also had a couple of solo hits. I know there are square dance versions of California Dreamin

I think every caller has a pet peeve (and if you read the sd-callers mailing list, you’ll agree with me). Here’s your chance to exercise your pet peeve. Hate highland fling dosados? Then spend this week calling dosado variations that’ll force those intransigent dancers to do dosados right, by golly. Dislike the way dancers circle to a line? Call “circle to a line and roll…” That’ll get ’em!

My personal pet peeve is grand square…I hate the three-step or two-step grand square. I try to always hit the phrase for the call (if I can’t, I won’t call it; I’ll substitute something else). But I’m not sure what else I can do to force the issue. For those of us who are technically inclined, there are reasons for not calling “Grand Square 6 steps”. I think I’ll just announce that it’s pet peeve week and ask dancers to indulge me…they can dance it if they really think about it.

Who makes up these holidays? How about the song “What Did Robinson Crusoe Do With Friday on a Saturday Night”? Any other marooned songs?

This was Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Two Chicago radio DJs came up with the idea of having people bring unwanted disco records to the stadium. The spurned records would be burned between doubleheader games with the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Lead by the chant, “Disco Sucks!”, most of the records weren’t burned, but sailed through the stands during the game — nearly inciting a riot. Some fans started their own fires and mini-riots. There was so much commotion that the ballplayers couldn’t even finish the last game of the doubleheader; the White Sox forfeited.

Relevant Records

• I’m So Excited (Chaparral 214)
• Copa Ca Patter (Blue Star 2391B)
• Newtron Dance (Chaparral 321)
• Macho Man (Lou-Mac 212)
• Y.M.C.A. (Lou Mac 206)
• Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (ESP 710)
• Rasputin (ABC 12)
• She Works Hard for the Money (Hi Hat 5209)
• Walking on Sunshine (Ocean Wave )
• New Attitude (Rhythm 198)

Performed by The Ames Brothers.

There was a square dance version of this song (Lou Mac 151).

Relevant Records

• You You You (Lou Mac 151)

Break out your Karen Carpenter songs.

lyricist, songwriter w/Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, Sound of Music; died Aug 23, 1960

Use songs from musicals.