March 2025

Baby don’t get hooked on me: Caffeine and youth

On March 1, 1972, Mac Davis recorded Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me and the song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Easy Listening Hot 100. The song was part of an episode on The Muppet Show hosted by Davis. Many may not realize how successful Mac Davis was as a songwriter before he became a performer in his own right. He is famous for writing songs for Elvis such as Memories, In the Ghetto, and A Little Less Conversation.

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