hollies65 Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Blotto..Ha! I think I'm the only guy in Cleveland to have every song they recorded! I forgot 'Pretty Lady' which is an easy top ten in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 That Tracy Ullman song, "The Don't Know" is a killer little pop tune...though I never hear it anywhere nor do I ever hear it mentioned in music conversations...and I think it was a hit for her in the early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Go All The WayRockaria- ELO Too Much Heaven - Bee GeesPiano Man - Billy JoelBohemian Rhapsody -QueenAll By Myself- Eric CarmenTime In A Bottle- Jim Croce Can't Live - BreadFirst Time Ever I Saw Your Face-RobertaBorn To Run- Bruce Springsteen Bessie, I didn't know that Bread did "Can't Live"... Do you mean Nillson by chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Ditto what Jimbo said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 My personal top ten (as I sit here and think about it tonight... and in no particular order...)1. Boats Against The Current - EC2. Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) - Raspberries3. Brandy - Looking Glass4. Sister Golden Hair - America5. Takin' Care of Business - BTO6. Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band7. Nights Are Forever - England Dan & John Ford Coley8. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie9. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce10. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Tommy, I've read novels that were shorter than your list. I know you know how to limit your choices... unless you have several Mrs. TUNES' at home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Never Gonna Fall In Love Again - ECNo Matter What - BadfingerClose To The Edge - YesPieces Of April - Dave LogginsNights On Broadway - Bee GeesI Can See Clearly Now - Johnny NashJust My Imagination - The TemptationsStone In Love With You - The StylisticsCrying In My Sleep - Art GarfunkelRock and Roll Lullaby - B.J. ThomasShannon - Henry GrossGoodtime Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'KeefeIt Hurts Too Much - ECLyin' Eyes - The EaglesDesperado - The EaglesHelp Is On It's Way - Little River BandMidnight Blue - Melissa ManchesterThrough The Eyes Of Love - Melissa ManchesterYear Of The Cat - Al StewartFree Ride - Edgar Winter Group...Is that 10 yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Of all the 70s songs...'Year Of The Cat' takes me back as soon as I hear it. It reminds me of a certain girl and a certain place. I love that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 And probably the most creative instrumental bridge of all time...with that "hack job" in the long version of "All By Myself" being right up there as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 OK, here's 10 that nobody's brought up yet here -D. Twilley - You Were So WarmBuzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love?Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?Wizzard - See My Baby JiveBig Star - September GurlsFlamin Groovies - Shake Some ActionFlamin Groovies - You Tore Me DownRaspberries - Let's PretendRaspberries - EcstasySearchers/Records - Hearts In Her EyesIn case Tommy T claims he covered the 2 Raspberries songs in his "Everything Eric wrote" category, I'll also toss in -Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come Graham Parker - Hold Back The Night (Trampps cover) and.....I would certainly not want to exclude Super Bad, Sex Machine, Hot Pants, The Payback or Get On The Good Foot by the late James Brown!....or Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) by Joe Tex.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Here's the real top 10 of the 70's:Go All the Way - RaspberriesOld Time Rock 'n Roll - Bob SegerWe're an American Band - Grand Funk RailroadLong Time - BostonAll By Myself - Eric CarmenDo You Feel Like We Do - Peter FramptonDream On - AerosmithSuspicious Minds - Elvis (actual release 08/'69)All Right Now - FreeMy Love -- Paul McCartney & WingsHonorable mention:Drift Away -- Dobie GrayBrandy -- Looking GlassLong Cool Woman -- HolliesSaturday in the Park -- Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren hasn't been mentioned, and you can't find many great AM radio intros better than that...and wow, someone else mentioned (albeit misspelled) Pezband.And yeah, "See My Baby Jive" deserves to be on my list.As well as the followup to "Shannon"... "Springtime Mama"Has "Ariel" - Dean Friedman been on anyone's list yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Dean Friedman stole The Chorus of 'Carrie Ann' for 'Ariel'...Sounds just like Nash on it.I too love 'I Saw The Light'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 and then, check out 1992(?)'s Tasmin Archer... she had a song called "Arianne" and TOTALLY ripped off Dean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 This is an impossible task or certainly a task that would take too much time for me to pick my definitive Top Ten but here are the TUNES/Artists I believe deserve serious consideration 9the artists are not in any particular order but the songs by each artist generally are listed from favorite down:Shoes/ Too Late, Tomoorow NightRaspberries/ I Can Remember, Hit Record, Tonight, Go All The Way, (WTF Everything Eric wrote or co-wrote)Cheap Trick / Surrender, Southern GirlsQueen / Bohemian Rhapsody (even though I'm sick of it), Under Pressure, Killer Queen, Somebody To LoveDavid Bowie / Heroes, Diamond Dogs, Be My Wife, Changes, Space Oddity, Rebel RebelPiper / Can't WaitBruce Springsteen / Thunder Road, Jungleland, Born To Run, Meeting Across The River, Growin' Up, SandyPatti Smith / Gloria, Land. Ask The AngelsSex Pistols / Anything On First Album especially Bodies, Holiday In The Sun, Pretty VacantDictators / Weekend, Next Big Thing, I Live For Cars and Girl, Disease, Science Gone Too Far, Young,Fast and ScientificCars / My Best Friends Girlfriend, Candy-O,Elvis Costello / The Angels Wanna Wear My Redshoes, Alison, This Year's Girl, No Action. What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding,Badfinger / Baby Blue, No Matter What, Day After DayBlondie / X Offender, In the Flesh, I Am Always Touched By Your Presence Dear, 11:59,Hangin' On The Telephone, Picture ThisTodd Rundgren / Couldn't I Just Tell You, Real Man, It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference,A Dream Lives On ForeverLighthouse / Pretty Lady,Chicago / 25 or 6 to 4, Beginnings, Wishing You Were Here, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It IsThree Dog Night / Celebrate, Joy To The WorldLeo Sayer Giving It All Away. It's A Hard LifeDave Edmunds / Girl TalkNick Lowe / So It Goes, Cruel To Be KindClimax / Precious and FewLooking Glass / BrandyPiper / Can't WaitKnack / Your Number Or Your Name, My SharonaBlotto / I Wanna Be A LifeguardNorman Greenbaum / Spirit In The SkyShocking Blue / VenusRamones / Too Many to list hereSmith / Baby It;s YouYes / And Youand I, Close To The EdgeAerosmith / Dream On, Last Child, Sweet EmotionELO / Can't Get It Out Of My Head, RockariaGordon Lightfoot / If You Could Read My MindSecond Avenue / Tim MooreGuess Who / Star BabyGilbert O'Sullivan / Alone Again NaturallyAl Green / Let's Get Together Hall & Oates / She's GoneB-52'S / Planet Claire, Dance This Mess Around, 52 GirlsRolling Stones / Angie. Miss You, Heartbreaker, I Know It's Only Rock n Roll. Memory Motel, John Waite / Missing YouThe Babys / Isn't It TimeTuff Darts / It's All For the Love of Rock n Roll, Head Over HeelsGo Gos / We Got The Beat, Our Lips Are Sealed, Head Over Heels, Turn To You, Lust For LoveGary Numan / Cars, Are Friends Electric?,Down In The ParkPexband / Baby It's Cold Outside,Stop! Wait A MinuteThe Heartbreakers / Born To Lose,Chinese RockDavid Johanson / Frenchette, Donna, You Touched Me TooBlue Oyster Cult / Don't Fear The ReaperQuarterflash / Harden My Heart Duran, Duran / Planet EarthDwight Twilley Band / I'm On FireEric Carmen / Sunrise, All By Myself, Last Night, My Girl, Boats Against The CurrentTom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Breakdown, Listen To Her HeartJonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers / Roadrunner, The New TellerKinks / Come DancingTracy Ullman or Kirsty McCall/ They Don't KnowNew York Dolls / Personality CrisisPolice / Don't Stand So Close To Me, Walking On The MoonThe Records / Starry EyesThe Yachts/ She's Not The Yachting TypeRunaways/Cherry Bomb, I Love Playing With FireSlade / Mama We're All Crazee Now,Cum On Feal The NoizeRoy Wood's Wizzard / ForeverT Rex / Bang A Gong, Jeepster, Baby StrangeStarz / Cherry BabyThe Specials / TooMuch, Too Yound, GangstersSparks / This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us, Talent Is An AssetTelevision / Little Johnny Jewel,Talking Heads / Psycho Killer, The Book I Read, I'm Not In LoveU2 / I Will FollowThe Who / Love Reign O'er Me, 5:15Roxy Music / Dance Away, Love Is The DrugElton John / Crocodile Rock, Love Lies Bleeding,Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me,Someone Saved My Life Tonight,Bob Marley & the Wailers / Roots, Rock Reaggae, Rastaman Vibration, Get Up, Stand UpDon Mclean / American Pie, VincentJames Taylor / Fire and Rain, You've Got A FriendCarole King / I Feel the Earth Move, So Far AwayCarly Simon / You're So VainDid I miss anything? Were there any Monkees hits in the 70's? Grass Roots? I'm getting my 60's, 70's and especially early 80's confused. I missed a couple:Grand Funk / Bad TimeLighthouse / One Fine MorningCarpenters / Rainy Days and MondaysSteve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)David Essex / Rock OnMotown / I have no idea which great Motown hits by The Temps, Four Tops , Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Jackson Five, Michael Jackson etc. were 70's versus 60s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I also forgot:Drift Away - Dobie GrayWe've Only Just Begun - The CarpentersCome Sail Away - StyxOvernight Sensation - RazzleberriesLet's Go - The Cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolin' Myself Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 It's sad to think that no one has really mentioned any disco songs. They were huge in the 70's. Anybody remember songs like...Night Fever or Stayin' Alive - Bee GeesTurn the beat around - Vicki Sue RobinsonI feel love or Love to love you baby - Donna SummerThat's the way I like it, Boogie shoes or Get down tonight - KC & The Sunshine BandDancing Queen - AbbaPlay that funky music - WIld Cherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Great call Tony on "Stone In Love With You" and "Shannon".And Hollies, exact ditto on your post about "Year Of The Cat" ..Couple more:Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - Fortunes (I think)Dangerous Type - CarsA Man I'll Never Be - BostonIf Not For You - Olivia Newton-JohnCountry Lanes - BeeGeesLove So Right - BeeGeesLast Night (I couldnt get to sleep..)- Fifth DimensionI'll Be There - Jackson 5In The Ghetto - ElvisI'll Never Cry - Alice CooperEvery Time I Think Of You - Babys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Foolin, I liked (a lot) "Shake Your Booty"....and "Disco Inferno" rocked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Always liked the tune Midnight Rendevouz by the Babys ----- never can find it anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Obscure disco songs that I love better than the big standard hits:Walk The Night - Skatt BrothersLove Won't Be Denied - Len BooneCountdown/This Is It - Dan HartmanHeaven Is A Disco/Shut Out - Paul JabaraI Love America - Patrick JuvetThe Phone's Been Jumpin' All Day - Jeannie ReynoldsAnything You Want - John ValentiMy Baby's Baby - Liquid Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Top 10 songs of the 1970's1) Overnight Sensation (Hit Records) Lyrics and music brilliant.2) Go All The Way (Best guitar riff)3) Tonight (awesome drum solo)4) I Can Remember (soft piano and great rockin' cut in the middle)5) All By Myself (the single greatest song that anyone can relate to)6) She Did It (mama she did it)7) Boats Against The Current (haunting and beautiful)8) I Wanna Be With You (pure pop explosion)9) Drivin Around (my son's favorite)10) Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (another relative pop great) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Don't forget "I'm a Rocker" -- a highly underated tune. Think I woulda released that one 1st off of that album --- especially if today --where there is little concern about the length of the tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 'Fooled Around And fell In Love'....not afraid to admit I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 "Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road""Everything Is Beautiful" -Ray Stevens..how'd I forget that one!"Third Rate Romance" - Amazing Rhythm Aces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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