Subject: Best of the 70s
Posted by: paco18
Date: Sep 06 09
OK I saw the best of the 60s and the 80s. But what about my favorite musical decade the 70s? How about a list of some favorite 70s music? While those who have seen my quizzes know I believe the Eagles rule supreme for the decade. I may surprise some by saying that if I had to pick one 70's song that I enjoy, captures what I think is that 70s mystique, and could listen to the most without it wearing on me is "American Pie" by Don McLean. I'll start with that one but please list as many as you like and maybe some reasons why they are your choice.
Posted by: paco18
Date: Sep 06 09
OK I saw the best of the 60s and the 80s. But what about my favorite musical decade the 70s? How about a list of some favorite 70s music? While those who have seen my quizzes know I believe the Eagles rule supreme for the decade. I may surprise some by saying that if I had to pick one 70's song that I enjoy, captures what I think is that 70s mystique, and could listen to the most without it wearing on me is "American Pie" by Don McLean. I'll start with that one but please list as many as you like and maybe some reasons why they are your choice.
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uc0nnfan92
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-Hotel California, The Eagles -Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel -Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin - Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd so many good '70's songs, theres so many more i could list. Reply #1. Sep 07 09, 10:26 AM |
papasmurf13 
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ooh yeah; anything Skynyrd will do me Reply #2. Sep 07 09, 1:45 PM |
david1975
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I would go with: Any song by ABBA YMCA-Village People Convoy-C.W. McCall Seasons In The Sun-Terry Jacks December 1963-The Four Seasons I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia-Vicki Lawrence Let Your Love Flow-The Bellamy Brothers The Loco-Motion-Grand Funk Everything Is Beautiful-Ray Stevens Any song by John Denver Afternoon Delight-The Starland Vocal Band Rhinestone Cowboy-Glen Campbell Delta Dawn-Helen Reddy You Light Up My Life-Debby Boone Reply #3. Sep 07 09, 4:16 PM |
honeybee4
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David 1975, I think you meant "Annie's Song" john Denver. Reply #4. Sep 07 09, 5:14 PM |
lesley153
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My first thought was 70s? Good music from the 70s? No chance! And then to my surprise I realised that there were a few good tunes. There really is no way that my choices can compete with the sheer uplifting heart-wrenching beauty of David's list, but here goes anyway. 10 CC "I'm Not In Love" Blondie "Heart Of Glass" Boomtown Rats "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays" Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" Chicago "If You Leave Me Now" Julie Covington "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" Windsor Davies & Don Estelle "Whispering Grass" John Denver "Annie's Song" Ian Dury & The Blockheads "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" David Essex "Gon na Make You A Star" Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" Don McLean "Vincent" "American Pie" Nilsson "Without You" Leo Sayer "When I Need You" Sweet "Blockbuster" Just about anything by Gilbert O'Sullivan and Slade. And I shan't attempt to justify them because it would swamp the thread - sorry! Reply #5. Sep 08 09, 5:13 AM |
paco18
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No, judging from what he listed I'm pretty sure he meant "any song by John Denver" Reply #6. Sep 08 09, 9:58 AM |
| paco18
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David, I think there is one song conspicuously missing from your list I'm sure it must have just slipped your mind judging from your choices "The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace. Thanks for your extensive input I hadn't thought of some of those hits. Reply #7. Sep 08 09, 10:35 AM |
| david1975
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Paco, you were right about John Denver. As far as "The Night Chicago Died", I have never heard of that song. Reply #8. Sep 08 09, 10:40 AM |
| lesley153
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It's like "Billy, don't be a Hero," but worse. Although the version of Billy by Bo Donaldson and his cohorts was even worse, in a cheesy, vaselined-teeth way, than Paper Lace's version. They're all on YouTube. Reply #9. Sep 08 09, 11:06 AM |
strnog1
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-Pump It Up- Elvis Costello & the Attractions -Heroes- David Bowie -The Man With the Child in His Eyes- Kate Bush -Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen -American Girl- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -Dreadlock Holiday- 10cc -#9 Dream- John Lennon -Famous Blue Raincoat- Leonard Cohen -London Calling- the Clash -Celluloid Heroes- the Kinks Reply #10. Sep 08 09, 11:40 AM |
| honeybee4
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David ans Paco, I see what you mean now about any song by John Denver. It just registered to me that he was meaning to say Annie's Song. My fault. Sorry. Reply #11. Sep 08 09, 12:38 PM |
| paco18
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Dread not Honeybee, we are all aware that any song by John Denver just flat out Rocks! Reply #12. Sep 08 09, 6:27 PM |
| paco18
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OK I’m going to break down and add some. I didn’t want to do this on a topic question such as this where I professed soliciting lists and info and did not want to create it to give you all my opinion. But frankly I’m a bit self conscious about Schoonie’s and David’s lists being longer than mine so I’m just going to maybe force it longer myself and maybe inspire some more great lists of great 70 songs. And while I missed this time as well as the 60s I am going with what I heard my parents listen to that spawned my interest in this genre ( which I will break into three sub genres as the sounds seem different to me). So to me these are the songs that were made so the 70s could exist. They are in (roughly) chronological order but no order of preference and may or may not even be among my favorites but they just seem like classic 70s to me. Horse No Name-America Brandy-Looking Glass Your So Vain- Carly Simon (and I’m pretty sure that song is about me) Joy to the World- 3 Dog Night Maggie May- Rod Stewart Your Song- Elton John One of These Nights- Eagles Anything by KC& the Sunshine Band Best of My Love- Eagles Almost anything by Fleetwood Mac A lot of Steely Dan, ELO and Foreigner Two out of Three Ain’t Bad-Meatloaf Life’s Been Good to Me- Joe Walsh Hotel California- Eagles Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry Stay’n Alive- Bee Gees Logical Song-Supertramp My Sharona- The Knack Reply #13. Sep 09 09, 1:21 AM |
cydonia325
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Ah, the 70's. So many brilliant tunes to choose from, but here are just a few gems that haven't been mentioned. You can't go wrong with a party play list like this one: Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day Lonely Boy, Never Let Her Slip Away - Andrew Gold Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers Copacabana - Barry Manilow I Can Help - Billy Swan Everything I Own, If - Bread Colour My World - Chicago Go All The Way, All By My Self - Eric Carmen Precious & Few - Climax Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Shannon - Henry Gross I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett Brand New Key - Melanie Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka Have You Never Been Mellow? - Olivia Newton John Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas I Go To Rio - Peter Allen Magic - Pilot You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck I have so many more, and I didn't even touch on my disco collection! Reply #14. Sep 09 09, 2:59 PM |
| lesley153
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You mean there's even more like this? Wow, I can't wait! It just gets better and better. :) This woman is a genius: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIFknAdVvNM Reply #15. Sep 10 09, 4:37 AM |
REDVIKING57
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Hmmm! Had to think about this - trying to come up with ten 'goodies' that hadn't already been mentioned! In no order: Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side. Alice Cooper - School's Out. Hawkwind - Silver Machine. Typically Tropical - Barbados. Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby. Four Tops - Simple Game. The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now. All currently available on YouTube - Enjoy! LOL! Reply #16. Sep 11 09, 12:33 PM |
| Anton
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Black Sabbath ACDC Deep Purple Van Halen ELO Reply #17. Sep 11 09, 12:53 PM |
| REDVIKING57
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Anton,Jon Lord from Deep Purple went to the same school as me! But he's quite a bit older than me.(Honest!) Reply #18. Sep 11 09, 1:21 PM |
| Anton
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Was he a budding musician in school? I knew a bunch of decent to good guitarists, but the only ones who became anything were System of a Down. (I am not saying they were good musicians. lol) Reply #19. Sep 11 09, 1:27 PM |
CQKumber
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In no particular order ... * Sweet Talkin' Woman * Lyin' Eyes * Black Water * Your Song * Midnight Train to Georgia * Rhiannon * We're an American Band Reply #20. Sep 17 09, 10:44 PM |
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