hollies65 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 'C'mon...Let's stink!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 One last one, I promise, I think :Travelin Salvation Show - Neil Diamond (he has to be included in any best of 70s dialogue)Play Me (live version) - Neil Diamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 James and Marc have lost their way. Silly songs and the disco music nightmare of the late 70's shouldn't be on anybody's top 10/20 list...except maybe Homer Simpson's. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 After thinking about Elton's "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" that was on another list,...now that is one great song! Or is it two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poptopian cult member Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 My fairly arbitrary/I'm liking them right now/subject to change-list:Poetry Man - Phoebe SnowShambala - Three Dog NightHello It's Me - Todd RundgrenListen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartneyHelp Me - Joni MitchellLonely Boy - Andrew GoldJackie Blue - Ozark Mountain DaredevilsHarmony - Elton JohnNever Going To Fall In Love Again - Duh.How Long - Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Rather than think about this for hours, here's what I'm thinking of at this moment...In The Meantime/Some Other Time - BadfingerLife on Mars? - David BowieTwo Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat LoafPlay On - RaspberriesYear of the Cat - Al Stewart (love the string arrangement halfway through)Frankenstein - Edgar Winter GroupIf You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesWithout You - NilssonGoing Down Slow - Bruce CockburnTears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poptopian cult member Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Definitely a cool list there Pierre.I love Al Stewarts songs. I think he's a vastly underrated songwriter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 There's just too many... you make your list and then it's "oh yeah... what about...?"My Forgotten 101. Falling - LeBlanc & Carr2. Angel Baby - Toby Beau3. Convention '72 - The Delegates4. Convoy - C. W. McCall5. Lost Without Your Love - Bread6. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings7. Rio - Michael Nesmith8. What You Gonna Do? - Pablo Cruise9. You're Only Lonely - J. D. Souther10. All Through The Night - RaspberriesYeah, a couple are obscure, but damn they're good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I thought of a lot more after posting, of course. So here is another 10:I Wish - Stevie WonderSir Duke - Stevie WonderSuperstition - Stevie Wonder, or Beck Bogert AppiceMr. Big Stuff - Jean KnightAll Things Must Pass - George HarrisonI Wanna Be Your Boyfried - RubinoosCall Me Back Again - WingsTheme from "Shaft" - Isaac HayesKashmir - Led ZeppelinSomebody To Love - Queen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 there's a reason we've forgotten Convoy... And, as for the blanket statement that no disco music should be allowed on the list, I just want to go on record as saying that there is some magnificent production that can be found from time to time on many dance/disco records. Be it Gene Page's string arrangements, or Giorgio Moroder's sequencing... there's a lot of great music that can be gleaned from that era that didn't involve a guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 'Fooled Around And fell In Love'....not afraid to admit I love it! So do I but we're keepin' that one on the QT/below radar!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poptopian cult member Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Count me in for loving "Fooled Around..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Esp this part..."I fooled around and fell.......in loooove". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 My first top 10 list would be all Raspberries and Eric Carmen songs. The next 10 off the top of my head (no particular order):Second Avenue- Tim MooreRocket Man- Elton JohnBetcha By Golly, Wow- StylisticsIt Don't Come Easy- Ringo StarrI Won't Last A Day Without You- CarpentersSaturday Nights All Right For Fighting- Elton JohnHarbor Lights- Boz ScaggsAny Major Dude- Steely DanBorn To Run- Bruce SpingsteenTake It Easy- EaglesKirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 There were so many great songs from the '70s, I can't imagine narrowing it down to a best ten. Impossible, from my point of view. I like almost everything I've seen listed here so far, and so many more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I think that's another vote against "Convoy" Paulie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I can't possibly name just 10, but these are the most "memorable" that come to mind, at least right now. Each of them really meant something to a specific event/person, so that's why I'm putting them first. There were SO MANY great songs--I tacked on some fun ones at the end.She Remembered -- Eric CarmenI Wanna Be With You -- RaspberriesTonight -- RaspberriesKashmir -- Led ZeppelinSo Close -- Jake HolmesSecond Avenue -- Tim MooreStill...You Turn Me On -- Emerson Lake & PalmerLola -- The KinksSuperstar -- CarpentersOne of a Kind Love Affair -- SpinnersMidnight Blue -- Melissa ManchesterRescue Me -- Melissa ManchesterTonight's the Night -- Rod StewartOne Toke Over The Line -- Brewer & ShipleyJoy To The World -- Three Dog NightMighty Clouds of Joy -- B J Thomasand of course who could ever forgetStairway to Heaven, Nights in White Satin, Funk 49, Bitch and Brown Sugar...etc, etc, etc --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Another 10Surrender - Cheap TrickMore Than a Feeling - BostonRock & Roll - Led ZepSpirit of The Radio - RushBohemian Rhapsody - Queen Dream On - AerosmithLet It Be - The BeatlesPeaceful Easy Feeling - The EaglesBlue Collar Man - StyxRock n Roll All Nite - Kiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I personally don't think I could narrow it down to a top 100 if I tried. My biggest problem is what is my favorite is ALL OF THEM - I don't know how many times I hear a tune and go "OH MY GOD IT'S MY FAVORITE" - especially since whatever mood I am in prompts me to want to listen to something totally different every time. Can't we do top 50 groups? LOL. I could then probably pick out at least 50 from the 70's. Everyone here has at least 4-5 on my list of fav songs... I pretty much liked everything except Convoy, Disco Duck and The Streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poptopian cult member Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Esp this part..."I fooled around and fell.......in loooove". OK I have to mention this:I just got an anthology of the Spiral Starecase. Their one hit you may remember is (I love you)"More today than yesterday" Man this guy's voice is great and it reminds me alot of (OK I could just google it, but I'm busy) the singer for "Fooled around".rRecommended blue eyed soul from the 60's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 It is a challenge to figure out your top ten of any decade.... I like to think of it as when your hear the song on the radio... which songs do you turn up the radio a little more then other songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poptopian cult member Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I put up a Spiral Starecase vid in Come around and see me if anyone's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Nathan Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 1. Darlene: HOW DID YOU COME ACROSS "So Close" by Jake Holmes. WHAT A RECORD! WHAT A SONG!2. I just spent 10 bucks on eBay to get an original Epic single called "He's Ready" by The Poppies, which I didn't know was the pre-cursor to the Spiral Starecase's "She's Ready," which was the followup to the followup ("No One For Me To Turn To") to "More Today Than Yesterday." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Marc, I was friends with a local band called "Jimmy and the James Boys," whose leader, Jimmy Druiett, recorded for Epic Records. His manager at that time was Sandy Linzer, who also managed Beverly Bremers ("Don't Say You Don't Remember") and Gary Kris and The Glass Bottle ("Ain't Got Time Anymore"). Jimmy sang "So Close" and I asked him about it. He told me about Jake Holmes and I found the album, "So Close, So Very Far To Go." As one of my teacher friends said, Jake Holmes was like a poet who wrote songs. His songs were like poems.I loved them. I still play the album and my favorites are "So Close," which makes me cry (Kirk, you would ADORE that one!) and "Her Song," which I'm also in love with.How did YOU find Jake Holmes, Marc? Nobody here seems to know about him. --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Addendum to my list: Go All The Way. How did I forget THAT one???!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.