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DL Elderloungers :What songs encapsulate the 1970s for you?

Tell me.

by Anonymousreply 182May 27, 2024 5:26 PM

Why do we want a decade "encapsulated"?

Our lives are not liver worm cysts.

Oh, dear.

by Anonymousreply 1May 24, 2024 2:01 PM

Style is individual and subjective. Oh, dear yourself.

by Anonymousreply 2May 24, 2024 2:12 PM

Ventura Highway

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by Anonymousreply 3May 24, 2024 3:40 PM

Not so much encapsulate the whole decade more like is a good example of it.

by Anonymousreply 4May 24, 2024 3:43 PM

Go to Spotify and listen to a 70’s playlist for chrissake.

by Anonymousreply 5May 24, 2024 6:16 PM

Ten years of change. Started out sort of post-Beatles middle of the road: The Carpenters, John Denver, ONJ, Barry Manilow, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt... Then Disco happened. Then Disco became toxic and there was a switch to Pop-Country: Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, etc.

Thank god for New Wave.

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by Anonymousreply 6May 24, 2024 11:24 PM

You Can Go Your Own Way…

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by Anonymousreply 7May 24, 2024 11:26 PM

Stayin’ Alive and Love Will Keep Us Together

by Anonymousreply 8May 25, 2024 12:00 AM

The last song at almost every high school dance, 77-80.

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by Anonymousreply 9May 25, 2024 12:16 AM

Stumblin in

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by Anonymousreply 10May 25, 2024 12:27 AM

"Night Fever", the entire soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever, really

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by Anonymousreply 11May 25, 2024 12:31 AM

NATIVE NEW YORKAHHH

by Anonymousreply 12May 25, 2024 1:15 AM

Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton John.

by Anonymousreply 13May 25, 2024 1:23 AM

I agree with some of the above posters. I’ll add Muskrat Love, You Light Up My Life, Tie a Yellow Ribbon, anything by Carpenters, and You’d Better Sit Down Kids (song starts around 1:14).

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by Anonymousreply 14May 25, 2024 1:44 AM

[Quote] Our lives are not liver worm cysts.

Speak for yourself Miss Bitchface!!!

by Anonymousreply 15May 25, 2024 1:47 AM

“Summer Breeze” by Seals & Croft

by Anonymousreply 16May 25, 2024 1:51 AM

The entire Hasten down the Wind album (1976) by Linda Ronstadt encapsulates my '70s.

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by Anonymousreply 17May 25, 2024 2:04 AM

Love's Theme

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by Anonymousreply 18May 25, 2024 2:25 AM

Ah yessss R18!

by Anonymousreply 19May 25, 2024 2:44 AM

pretty much all of the above

by Anonymousreply 20May 25, 2024 3:01 AM

I lived that decade and "Love's Theme" sums it all up.

by Anonymousreply 21May 25, 2024 3:11 AM

R14 - even though the song came out in 1967?

by Anonymousreply 22May 25, 2024 3:17 AM

There’s Got To Be a Morning After

by Anonymousreply 23May 25, 2024 3:22 AM

Goodbye Stranger

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by Anonymousreply 24May 25, 2024 3:25 AM

Lake shore Drive

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by Anonymousreply 25May 25, 2024 3:26 AM

“More, More, More” Andrea True Connection. It transitioned me from straight college bars where I drank with fraternity brothers into my first gay bars in the late 70s. It was one of the few songs that was popular in both venues.

by Anonymousreply 26May 25, 2024 3:28 AM

Lovin' You- Minnie Ripperton

The chirping birds, the gentleness of her vocals (take a lesson screeching bitches trying to hit high notes!). You can just picture the mid-afternoon sunrays. I once saw her perform the song on TV. She had daisies in her afro and was wearing a lace flowing dress which looked like Mother Nature from the old margarine commercials.

by Anonymousreply 27May 25, 2024 3:29 AM

For me it's several songs because the songs of the decade were so diverse:

Anticipation - Carly Simon

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

Heart of Glass - Blondie

by Anonymousreply 28May 25, 2024 3:38 AM

"Gone, love is never gone. As we travel on, love's what we'll remember."

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by Anonymousreply 29May 25, 2024 3:42 AM

🎵 Why do birds suddenly appear…

by Anonymousreply 30May 25, 2024 3:52 AM

you guys wouldn't like my selections

by Anonymousreply 31May 25, 2024 3:57 AM

Life on Mars - David Bowie

by Anonymousreply 32May 25, 2024 4:01 AM
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by Anonymousreply 33May 25, 2024 4:07 AM
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by Anonymousreply 34May 25, 2024 4:07 AM

I like yours r32. my life changed with Ziggy Stardust

by Anonymousreply 35May 25, 2024 4:15 AM

Sir Elton, of course

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by Anonymousreply 36May 25, 2024 4:22 AM

^ bad link above

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by Anonymousreply 37May 25, 2024 4:26 AM

Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat", "Winter in America" by Doug Ashdown, "With You I'm Born Again" by Bill Preston & Syreeta Wright

by Anonymousreply 38May 25, 2024 4:27 AM

"Erica Leaves Saul"

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by Anonymousreply 39May 25, 2024 4:33 AM

I guess we're not breeders, or it would be Jethro Tull, Nazareth, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper...

To me, David Bowie is the best of the 70s.

by Anonymousreply 40May 25, 2024 4:36 AM

Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"

by Anonymousreply 41May 25, 2024 4:38 AM

Lots of Pink Floyd for me.

by Anonymousreply 42May 25, 2024 4:46 AM

Atlanta Rhythm Section "Imaginary Lovers'

Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street"

"You'e So Vain" Carly Simon

"More than a Feeling"+ Boston

"Movin' Out" Billy Joel

"MacArthur's Park" Donna Summer

by Anonymousreply 43May 25, 2024 4:50 AM

"Baker Street" is a really good one. It was popular during the summer.

by Anonymousreply 44May 25, 2024 4:51 AM

Shame Shame Shame...

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by Anonymousreply 45May 25, 2024 4:59 AM
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by Anonymousreply 46May 25, 2024 5:00 AM

Some GL...

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by Anonymousreply 47May 25, 2024 5:01 AM

Bonnie T =

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by Anonymousreply 48May 25, 2024 5:02 AM

Anything by Olivia.

by Anonymousreply 49May 25, 2024 5:03 AM
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by Anonymousreply 50May 25, 2024 5:04 AM

Loggins and Messina: Danny's Song. This song always brings me back.

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by Anonymousreply 51May 25, 2024 5:04 AM

It's a bird

It's a plane

It's this film theme

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by Anonymousreply 52May 25, 2024 5:05 AM

Denver anyone?

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by Anonymousreply 53May 25, 2024 5:06 AM

Big Bad Barry

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by Anonymousreply 54May 25, 2024 5:07 AM

The early '70s were a lot different from the late '70s.

The early '70s had a lot of that "Mellow Gold" stuff, which was nice.

Late '70s was heading into stuff like Cheap Trick, The Cars, etc.

by Anonymousreply 55May 25, 2024 5:07 AM

25 or 6 to 4 by the great Chicago

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by Anonymousreply 56May 25, 2024 5:09 AM

Hello it's Me - Todd Rundgren

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by Anonymousreply 57May 25, 2024 5:09 AM
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by Anonymousreply 58May 25, 2024 5:11 AM

Fire & Rain = James T.

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by Anonymousreply 59May 25, 2024 5:12 AM

I love the Bee Gees, but I find that the lyrics to "Tragedy" are pretty much unintelligible.

by Anonymousreply 60May 25, 2024 5:13 AM

Let Your Love Flow

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by Anonymousreply 61May 25, 2024 5:13 AM

Move over Madge...

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by Anonymousreply 62May 25, 2024 5:15 AM

No 70s thread would be complete without -

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by Anonymousreply 63May 25, 2024 5:16 AM
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by Anonymousreply 64May 25, 2024 5:19 AM

Summer is here.

by Anonymousreply 65May 25, 2024 5:19 AM

Ugh. Let’s try this again:

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by Anonymousreply 66May 25, 2024 5:20 AM

The Doobie Brother's "What A Fool Believes"

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by Anonymousreply 67May 25, 2024 5:22 AM
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by Anonymousreply 68May 25, 2024 5:24 AM

Kool it down

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by Anonymousreply 69May 25, 2024 5:25 AM

A B.J. for you all

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by Anonymousreply 70May 25, 2024 5:27 AM

Gaye as a goose...

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by Anonymousreply 71May 25, 2024 5:28 AM
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by Anonymousreply 72May 25, 2024 5:30 AM

Tin Man - America

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by Anonymousreply 73May 25, 2024 5:31 AM
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by Anonymousreply 74May 25, 2024 5:32 AM

Hall & Oates forever!

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by Anonymousreply 75May 25, 2024 5:34 AM
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by Anonymousreply 76May 25, 2024 5:37 AM

Please...

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by Anonymousreply 77May 25, 2024 5:38 AM

1970s country =

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by Anonymousreply 78May 25, 2024 5:40 AM

Maude

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by Anonymousreply 79May 25, 2024 5:40 AM

Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John

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by Anonymousreply 80May 25, 2024 5:41 AM

Sandy "The World's Tallest Woman" Allen's favorite song =

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by Anonymousreply 81May 25, 2024 5:46 AM

"Love is like

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by Anonymousreply 82May 25, 2024 5:48 AM

The 1970s Dolly style -

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by Anonymousreply 83May 25, 2024 5:51 AM

Has anyone posted The Carpenters yet?

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by Anonymousreply 84May 25, 2024 5:54 AM

Glenny C.

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by Anonymousreply 85May 25, 2024 5:59 AM
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by Anonymousreply 86May 25, 2024 6:07 AM

Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues

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by Anonymousreply 87May 25, 2024 6:09 AM
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by Anonymousreply 88May 25, 2024 6:10 AM

1 of the best soundtracks of the decade

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by Anonymousreply 89May 25, 2024 6:14 AM

Some more 1970s country music -

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by Anonymousreply 90May 25, 2024 6:16 AM

Truely one of the best tunes of the decade =

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by Anonymousreply 91May 25, 2024 6:19 AM

Gary Wright needs to be added...

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by Anonymousreply 92May 25, 2024 6:21 AM
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by Anonymousreply 93May 25, 2024 6:24 AM

The Partridge Family !

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by Anonymousreply 94May 25, 2024 6:26 AM

seconding ventura highway

by Anonymousreply 95May 25, 2024 6:27 AM

One of of my favorites.

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by Anonymousreply 96May 25, 2024 6:28 AM

Barbara Mandrell from 1978.

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by Anonymousreply 97May 25, 2024 6:31 AM

Who keeps recommending country???

Is there no decency?

by Anonymousreply 98May 25, 2024 6:33 AM

T-Rex for the first half..

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by Anonymousreply 99May 25, 2024 6:35 AM

^ R97 & R90 are two different posters so...

by Anonymousreply 100May 25, 2024 6:35 AM

"Cotton's Dream" from the OST of the film, "Bless the Beasts and the Children," released in 1971, which then became the opening theme song to the daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless," debuting in 1973 and still used by the show today, and eventually renamed "Nadia's Theme" during the 1976 Summer Olympics, as it became associated with gymnast Nadia Comăneci.

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by Anonymousreply 101May 25, 2024 6:38 AM

And I hear the opening of this and I close my eyes all I can see is awful print wallpaper and macrame plant holders everywhere, so I'd say this does the trick for the second half of the 70s

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by Anonymousreply 102May 25, 2024 6:38 AM

What could you possibly have against the talented country artists of the 70s? There were so many: John Denver, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, so many more. Many of these artists recorded some terrific pop-country crossovers.

I love every style of music made in the 70s.

by Anonymousreply 103May 25, 2024 6:42 AM

Black Magic Woman, the Santana version.

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by Anonymousreply 104May 25, 2024 6:43 AM

"Midnight Blue" - Melissa Manchester

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by Anonymousreply 105May 25, 2024 6:43 AM

X-Ray Spex- Identity.

This still makes my punky little heart beat faster. Poly Styrene was a remarkable, totally original one off.

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by Anonymousreply 106May 25, 2024 6:44 AM

Melissa Manchester sucks ass. When she dies she'll be sucking ass in hell.

by Anonymousreply 107May 25, 2024 6:45 AM

All the songs on Peter Allen's 1976 album, Taught by Experts.

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by Anonymousreply 108May 25, 2024 6:46 AM

Angie!

by Anonymousreply 109May 25, 2024 6:50 AM

Chicago's 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 (1970):

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by Anonymousreply 110May 25, 2024 7:11 AM

10cc's 𝐈'𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 (1975):

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by Anonymousreply 111May 25, 2024 7:17 AM

Boz Scaggs' 𝐋𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 (1976):

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by Anonymousreply 112May 25, 2024 7:20 AM

Manfred Mann's 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (1976-77):

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by Anonymousreply 113May 25, 2024 7:26 AM

It has to be Muskrat Love

by Anonymousreply 114May 25, 2024 7:29 AM

Andrea True Connection's 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 (1976) (nod to R26, who suggested it):

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by Anonymousreply 115May 25, 2024 7:35 AM

Abba's 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 (1976):

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by Anonymousreply 116May 25, 2024 7:38 AM

Chuck Mangione's 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐨𝐭 (1979):

This one was always playing at Six Flags Over Texas in the vicinity of the Shock Wave.

Okay, I'll stop now. I was just responding to the OP's request for the songs that embodied the 1970s for me. I've kept my selections to the upbeat ones.

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by Anonymousreply 117May 25, 2024 7:45 AM

R116 meet R45.

by Anonymousreply 118May 25, 2024 8:05 AM

5 favourites from my 'Goobye Seventies' playlist:

'Mr Blue Sky' - ELO 'Dreams' - Fleetwood Mac 'Picture This' - Blondie 'La Dolce Vita' - Sparks 'Summer Breeze' - The Isley Brothers

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by Anonymousreply 119May 25, 2024 8:43 AM

Good catch, R118. I didn't spot that on my initial pass through the thread, 'tho I did notice R26.

by Anonymousreply 120May 25, 2024 8:45 AM

God I love that song R3.

I was born in 1980, but early 70s Laurel Canyon folk rock is my favorite.

by Anonymousreply 121May 25, 2024 9:23 AM

1972 was a good year

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by Anonymousreply 122May 25, 2024 10:43 AM

Last Dance

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by Anonymousreply 123May 25, 2024 10:53 AM

I already posted above @ R28, but I should have also included this:

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by Anonymousreply 124May 25, 2024 11:40 AM

I can't believe you even have to ask

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by Anonymousreply 125May 25, 2024 11:48 AM

1970* "If You Could Read My Mind" Gordon Lightfoot

1979* "He's The Greatest Dancer" Sister Sledge

by Anonymousreply 126May 25, 2024 11:50 AM

Top three nostalgia vibes per year for this 70s child:

1970

Let It Be-The Beatles

I'll Be There-The Jackson 5

Lola-The Kinks

1971

Me and Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin

What's Going On-Marvin Gaye

Riders on the Storm-The Doors

1972

Brand New Key-Melanie

Let's Stay Together-Al Green

I'll Take You There-The Staple Singers

1973

Superstition-Stevie Wonder

Love Train-The O'Jays

Me and Mrs. Jones-Billy Paul

1974

Dancing Machine-The Jackson 5

Help Me-Joni Mitchell

Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing-Stevie Wonder

1975

Lady Marmalade-LaBelle

That's the Way of the World-Earth Wind & Fire

Poetry Man-Phoebe Snow

1976

Sara Smile-Hall & Oates

Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen

Low Down-Boz Scaggs

1977

Strawberry Letter 23-The Brothers Johnson

I Wish-Stevie Wonder

Got to Give It Up-Marvin Gaye

1978

Got to Be Real-Cheryl Lynn

Shame-Evelyn "Champagne" King

Always and Forever-Heatwave

1979

Heart of Glass-Blondie

Chuck E's in Love-Rickie Lee Jones

What You Won't Do For Love-Bobby Caldwell

by Anonymousreply 127May 25, 2024 2:16 PM

"Rock the Boat." Don't know if it encapsulates, but it sure as hell evokes!

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by Anonymousreply 128May 25, 2024 2:22 PM

The gone too soon Nicolette Larsen in an all-time 70s classique!

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by Anonymousreply 129May 25, 2024 2:25 PM

Since we’re goin’ back, come what may, lively and liberal Linda:

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by Anonymousreply 130May 25, 2024 2:27 PM

Miss Ross, The Boss.

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by Anonymousreply 131May 25, 2024 2:28 PM

Driver’s Seat

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by Anonymousreply 132May 25, 2024 2:31 PM

Though I’ve participated in this thread, the thing ended at R3, with Ventura Highway. That’s quintessential 70s right there.

by Anonymousreply 133May 25, 2024 2:33 PM

Delicious….

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by Anonymousreply 134May 25, 2024 2:34 PM

I’ll second John Denver, but suggest this one over Annie’s Song:

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by Anonymousreply 135May 25, 2024 2:38 PM

The immortal classic "Wichita Lineman" (used to wonderful effect in the documentary 'Tarnation', from 2003) sounds to me like the ultimate 1970s song, but I found out it was actually released in 1968 (close enough).

I guess The Eagles' "Hotel California" will be my choice instead.

by Anonymousreply 136May 25, 2024 2:56 PM

BOC w/ DFTR

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by Anonymousreply 137May 25, 2024 3:28 PM

Boston's More Than A Feeling

Saw them in concert.

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by Anonymousreply 138May 25, 2024 3:46 PM

One of the best from the 70s.

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by Anonymousreply 139May 25, 2024 3:50 PM

Delicious 79s bliss:

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by Anonymousreply 140May 25, 2024 3:52 PM

Honeycone

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by Anonymousreply 141May 25, 2024 3:55 PM

[quote]I guess The Eagles' "Hotel California" will be my choice instead.

You win, R136!! To me, that is the ultimate song that encapsulates the 70s. In fact, I'd bet a lot of money that every American on this thread could sing it by heart.

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by Anonymousreply 142May 25, 2024 3:58 PM

A STAR IS BORN (1976) soundtrack.

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by Anonymousreply 143May 25, 2024 4:20 PM

It's amazing how different the music of the 70s was in the beginning of the decade than at the end. From Close to You to My Sharona.

by Anonymousreply 144May 25, 2024 5:03 PM

I turned 65 yesterday. This thread makes me wish it was 1977 again.

I know we joke about Eldergays here but does anyone else my age really not feel a day over 40?

by Anonymousreply 145May 25, 2024 5:43 PM

r1 Embarrassed herself

by Anonymousreply 146May 25, 2024 5:56 PM

Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

(but just because it was the first music casette tape i got as a kid)

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by Anonymousreply 147May 25, 2024 6:31 PM

I’d sooner insert shards of glass into my urethra than listen to The Eagles.

by Anonymousreply 148May 25, 2024 7:45 PM

George McCrae's Rock Your Baby.

Here he is, voice still in very good shape, with Jools Holland.

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by Anonymousreply 149May 25, 2024 7:52 PM

When I was a teen in the '70s I actually thought maybe 85% of the music was awful. But now I like a lot of it.

by Anonymousreply 150May 25, 2024 8:52 PM

R87- That song encapsulates the 1960's for me. Not the 1970's

It was released in 1967.

by Anonymousreply 151May 25, 2024 9:36 PM

You Light Up My Fucking Life

by Anonymousreply 152May 25, 2024 9:47 PM

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes' 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐲 (1976):

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by Anonymousreply 153May 25, 2024 11:42 PM

Paul and Linda McCartney's 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 / 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐲 (1971):

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by Anonymousreply 154May 25, 2024 11:48 PM

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (My Throat).

by Anonymousreply 155May 26, 2024 12:46 AM

I had a girlfriend (yeah, I know) in 7th grade who talked me into buying that Ram album. She was a real fan of it. I never really liked it. The first album I ever bought for myself.

by Anonymousreply 156May 26, 2024 1:52 AM

70s in LA

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by Anonymousreply 157May 26, 2024 2:55 AM

70s in NYC

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by Anonymousreply 158May 26, 2024 2:57 AM

Makes me think of 70s time square

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by Anonymousreply 159May 26, 2024 3:03 AM

Some Kind of Wonderful!

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by Anonymousreply 160May 26, 2024 3:44 AM

R159 Were you working the corner or the booths?

by Anonymousreply 161May 26, 2024 3:47 AM

I was 5-15 during the 70s, going through so many different developmental phases. But this one captures the decade retrospectively.

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by Anonymousreply 162May 26, 2024 3:52 AM

I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake

by Anonymousreply 163May 26, 2024 4:02 AM

Both of course @R161

by Anonymousreply 164May 26, 2024 4:02 AM

[quote]I guess we're not breeders, or it would be Jethro Tull, Nazareth, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper...

R40 Oh. I was listening to all of those. And Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, and later in the decade Iron Maiden and Motorhead etc. I see at R122 I wasnt the only fag listening to hard rock. That said I did listen to some Bowie too

by Anonymousreply 165May 26, 2024 8:10 AM

BTO!

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by Anonymousreply 166May 26, 2024 1:52 PM

Cruel to be Kind

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by Anonymousreply 167May 27, 2024 12:13 AM

Chic

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by Anonymousreply 168May 27, 2024 12:51 AM

Grace Jones

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by Anonymousreply 169May 27, 2024 12:53 AM

Grease...John T and ONJ...Bony M. It's like my brain suddenly discovered music in 1978. Blonde and Abba.

by Anonymousreply 170May 27, 2024 1:13 AM

R166 Oh yeah thats one I missed, I loved BTO

This track was a fave when I was a gayling. I wasnt an entirely typical gayling

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by Anonymousreply 171May 27, 2024 1:22 AM

KC and the Sunshine Band.....Keep It Comin' Love!

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by Anonymousreply 172May 27, 2024 2:02 AM

Back in the 70s, Chevy vans were really popular. People would put in shag carpets, sofas, beds, chairs, wet bars, etc.

They would have bumper stickers on it that said, "If you see this van rocking, don't come knocking!"

They were called Shagging Wagons. This song is the perfect representation of that era.

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by Anonymousreply 173May 27, 2024 2:20 AM

UK here.

This made it to Number 1 in the UK in 1978.

The Jamaican patois was strange to most people’s ears, but it was catchy and good to dance to. For Black kids it must have been a big deal to have their culture centre stage for once.

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by Anonymousreply 174May 27, 2024 9:10 AM

Strange Magic by ELO

Dog and Butterfly by Heart

by Anonymousreply 175May 27, 2024 9:18 AM

Up The Junction - Squeeze

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by Anonymousreply 176May 27, 2024 9:21 AM

Life During Wartime - Talking Heads

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by Anonymousreply 177May 27, 2024 9:22 AM

R174: I love that song, along with Black Box Recorder's deadpan cover version:

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by Anonymousreply 178May 27, 2024 9:32 AM

Sadly, this song encapsulates my love life for the middle third of the '70s.

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by Anonymousreply 179May 27, 2024 10:18 AM

R179: that wonderful song plays over the opening credits of DL fave "Looking for Mr. Goodbar"

by Anonymousreply 180May 27, 2024 11:33 AM

Hooked on a feeling

by Anonymousreply 181May 27, 2024 1:41 PM

The Movie Soundtrack from Car Wash and Thank God It's Friday.

by Anonymousreply 182May 27, 2024 5:26 PM
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