Just like in the 60's music thread, this one is what I consider the best of the decade and one of the best songs of all time.
Hasten down the Wind - full album - Linda Ronstadt
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | October 16, 2019 5:42 AM |
What's Wrong with This Picture - full album - Andrew Gold
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | October 16, 2019 5:45 AM |
Steve Forbert - Alive on Arrival - full album
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | October 16, 2019 5:48 AM |
Love Hurts - Nazareth - Special extended version
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | October 16, 2019 9:32 AM |
"Sweet Thing", by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
| by Anonymous | reply 42 | October 16, 2019 10:35 AM |
Odyssey - "Native New Yorker." I absolutely love this song!
| by Anonymous | reply 43 | October 16, 2019 10:56 AM |
Anything from Bowie, really. So hard to find a favorite.
| by Anonymous | reply 45 | October 16, 2019 11:13 AM |
Iggy Pop - The Passenger (but really, the whole album)
| by Anonymous | reply 49 | October 16, 2019 11:24 AM |
Here are some examples for all those who have no clue: The Rolling Stones Bruce Springsteen The Who Led Zeppelin Bob Dylan David Bowie Creedence Clearwater Revival Derek and the Dominos The Doors Elton John The Grateful Dead Prince Rod Stewart Santana Stevie Wonder T Rex Van Morrison
| by Anonymous | reply 57 | October 16, 2019 2:03 PM |
lol r57 -- that's like saying here are some 00s for those who have no clue: Britney Spears, Nickelback, Foo Fighters, Modest Mouse and Radiohead! Try digging a few feet below the surface.
| by Anonymous | reply 61 | October 16, 2019 4:55 PM |
Seals and Croft: We May Never Pass this Way Again
Breezy, acoustic guitar pop
| by Anonymous | reply 62 | October 16, 2019 5:04 PM |
"The Empress", R60? I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on but I'm going to dismiss your remark as a cheap shot for controversy.
| by Anonymous | reply 63 | October 16, 2019 5:05 PM |
I'm Not In Love -- 10CC.
Stayed at #2 for 3 weeks in 1975, kept out of the top spot by 3 different songs: The Hustle by Van McCoy, One of These Nights by The Eagles, and Jive Talkin' by The Bee Gees.
| by Anonymous | reply 64 | October 16, 2019 5:06 PM |
All in all, that's a beautiful song r73
| by Anonymous | reply 74 | October 16, 2019 10:28 PM |
Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
Back to back with .....
| by Anonymous | reply 81 | October 17, 2019 12:00 AM |
Another Spinners song. From 1975: Games People Play
It sounds like Motown collided with a showtune.
| by Anonymous | reply 86 | October 17, 2019 12:55 AM |
Peter Brown - "Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me?"
| by Anonymous | reply 89 | October 17, 2019 1:50 AM |
"Sister Golden Hair," America's song about Joni Mitchell.
| by Anonymous | reply 90 | October 17, 2019 1:51 AM |
If I can't have you I don't want nobody baby...
| by Anonymous | reply 92 | October 17, 2019 2:18 AM |
Watch if you've never seen before
Reach Out and Touch
| by Anonymous | reply 94 | October 17, 2019 2:29 AM |
It seems like the above are the worst of 70's music to me.
| by Anonymous | reply 98 | October 17, 2019 4:06 AM |
^ I guess you have bad taste, gurleen
| by Anonymous | reply 99 | October 17, 2019 10:24 AM |
Only the best power pop song ever written: Cheap Trick "Surrender"
| by Anonymous | reply 106 | October 17, 2019 12:27 PM |
Led Zepplin wish they could write em like this: Heart "Crazy On You"
| by Anonymous | reply 107 | October 17, 2019 12:29 PM |
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
| by Anonymous | reply 111 | October 17, 2019 5:11 PM |
epic R112
| by Anonymous | reply 113 | October 17, 2019 9:45 PM |
I love how all the people in R112 are white and can't dance for shit.
| by Anonymous | reply 116 | October 17, 2019 11:41 PM |
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Deodato arrangement)
| by Anonymous | reply 132 | October 18, 2019 1:49 AM |
^^^ Horrors, I misspelt Nietzsche.
| by Anonymous | reply 133 | October 18, 2019 1:54 AM |
R146: well that would be the song to come out to. There used to be a video of this song on YouTube that cut clips of Andrea performing the song with scenes from her porn movies and some of the ads. And ot would cut in pics of the porn theaters on 42nd street in the 70s and gritty NY movies like Looking for Mr. Goobar and Taxi Driver. Good times.
| by Anonymous | reply 148 | October 18, 2019 6:47 PM |
I feel I would be remiss if I didn't post this little number from 1970, maybe not the "best" but certainly entertaining.
| by Anonymous | reply 149 | October 18, 2019 8:11 PM |
Grateful Dead's "Box of Rain" makes me want to smoke a fatty and chill out the rest of the evening
| by Anonymous | reply 151 | October 18, 2019 10:26 PM |
And the first time I EVER heard rap - Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight
| by Anonymous | reply 155 | October 18, 2019 10:56 PM |
I was so into King Crimson in the 70's. They still are around. Robert Fripp, the one constant in the band, is incredibly talented. I chose the album "Islands" as a personal favorite, mostly because it has so many stylistic variations on it. This is the title track.
| by Anonymous | reply 156 | October 18, 2019 11:12 PM |
I tried to link the pics to the albums but I'm doing something wrong. "Goat's Head Soup," "Diamond Dogs," "Another Passenger." The first by The Rolling Stones 1973, the second by David Bowie 1974, the third by Carly Simon 1976,
| by Anonymous | reply 160 | October 19, 2019 4:58 AM |
R146 There's a great podcast that tells the story of how "More, More, More" was made and includes interviews with the people who helped record the song. It even features a rough cut of the original track before it was remastered and became a monster hit. Really interesting if you're a fan of Andrea True and/or the song:
| by Anonymous | reply 169 | October 19, 2019 10:22 AM |
"Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" - Aretha Franklin
| by Anonymous | reply 171 | October 19, 2019 11:00 AM |
Some great cuts here, bitches. This thread is a delight.
| by Anonymous | reply 172 | October 19, 2019 12:09 PM |
"Lyin' Eyes" - The Eagles.
Probably my favorite Eagles song. Their 70s recordings included some great storytelling numbers.
| by Anonymous | reply 178 | October 19, 2019 1:20 PM |
R159 here...
I typed "forvorites" and only caught it now?
Oh, dear!
| by Anonymous | reply 183 | October 19, 2019 2:17 PM |
Aretha's final album for Atlantic Records and one of under-appreciated works. La Diva, the album.
| by Anonymous | reply 189 | October 19, 2019 3:32 PM |
The greatest pop song of all time and the last thing I want to hear before I leave this mortal coil.
| by Anonymous | reply 193 | October 19, 2019 3:44 PM |
No 70s music thread would be complete without Penny McLean and her "Lady Bump" screams.
| by Anonymous | reply 198 | October 19, 2019 4:11 PM |
R199 Ahem - this is the 70s music thread
| by Anonymous | reply 200 | October 19, 2019 4:31 PM |
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" - the Manhattans. I had to pull over to the side of the road the first time I heard this song.
| by Anonymous | reply 201 | October 19, 2019 5:08 PM |
Chicago (just to remind people what they were really about)
| by Anonymous | reply 202 | October 19, 2019 5:10 PM |
'78. The missing Giorgio link between Donna and Sparks.
| by Anonymous | reply 215 | October 19, 2019 9:34 PM |
R208 If you change the lyric from "Magic" to "My Dick", the song works much better and you can't unhear it.
| by Anonymous | reply 223 | October 19, 2019 11:16 PM |
R107 Jimmy Page said this is the only riff he wished he'd written. I'm a huge Zep fan but this song just blows them out of the park.
| by Anonymous | reply 224 | October 19, 2019 11:30 PM |
Speaking of Zeppelin, this is one of my favorites. Surprised more people don't talk about the harmonica sound on this track...pure magic.
| by Anonymous | reply 225 | October 19, 2019 11:44 PM |
Earth Wind & Fire was good music to kiss by
| by Anonymous | reply 234 | October 20, 2019 2:02 AM |
R238, meet R177.
| by Anonymous | reply 240 | October 20, 2019 3:19 AM |
very pleased to meet your acquaintance R177 . A great song choice, indeed.
| by Anonymous | reply 241 | October 20, 2019 3:33 AM |
Led Zeppelin - "Over the Hills and Far Away"
| by Anonymous | reply 244 | October 20, 2019 6:17 AM |
Blue Swede - "Hooked on a Feeling"
| by Anonymous | reply 246 | October 20, 2019 6:28 AM |
"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" - Vicki Lawrence
| by Anonymous | reply 250 | October 20, 2019 7:48 AM |
"Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John
| by Anonymous | reply 251 | October 20, 2019 7:58 AM |
Interesting thread. Less disco than I would have thought, so here's a groundbreaker.
If you were on a dance floor in the summer of '77, you might remember this.
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
| by Anonymous | reply 252 | October 20, 2019 8:24 AM |
Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
Feel free to dance around in your caftan to this one.
| by Anonymous | reply 255 | October 20, 2019 8:37 AM |
Oooh Barry White and Supertramp, nice additions
Killer:
| by Anonymous | reply 258 | October 20, 2019 11:13 AM |
Hong Kong Bar from Greeting From L.A. by Tim Buckley
| by Anonymous | reply 260 | October 20, 2019 11:18 AM |
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (If we're gonna post Disco, it's gonna be really good Disco)
| by Anonymous | reply 263 | October 20, 2019 5:52 PM |
Lola, "the first significantly blatant gay-rock ballad", banned in Britain and Australia...
| by Anonymous | reply 269 | October 20, 2019 7:44 PM |
and a great disco cover from 1980 that Lightfoot loved
| by Anonymous | reply 274 | October 20, 2019 9:25 PM |
"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" - Alicia Bridges
| by Anonymous | reply 278 | October 21, 2019 6:37 AM |
Not a hit for T.Rex in the US, but still a good song.
| by Anonymous | reply 282 | October 21, 2019 2:03 PM |
William De Vaughn - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (1974)
| by Anonymous | reply 283 | October 21, 2019 2:05 PM |
The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New
| by Anonymous | reply 286 | October 21, 2019 2:35 PM |
Crazy Horse - I Don’t Wanna Talk About It (1972)
| by Anonymous | reply 290 | October 21, 2019 4:07 PM |
"Let 'em in" - Paul McCartney & Wings.
My theme song @ the Candle, Amsterdam Avenue (74/75), 1976.
| by Anonymous | reply 308 | October 21, 2019 10:34 PM |
"Long, Long Time" - Linda Ronstadt (1970). I didn't hear it until 1976, though. My first gay boyfriend played it for me while he was breaking up with me.
| by Anonymous | reply 309 | October 21, 2019 11:09 PM |
Prompted to remember Roxy Music, I remembered chills and thrills upon seeing them live. "A Song for Europe" always got to me, the majesty of it all. I have not heard it in 20 years and I still find the chills, thrills and majesty. And oh damn, Andy McKay's sax solo is resplendent as he closes out the song.
| by Anonymous | reply 310 | October 21, 2019 11:23 PM |
R309 That's THE quintessential unrequited love song. And she sings it with such heartbreaking beauty. One of may all-time favorites. Good choice, R309.
| by Anonymous | reply 312 | October 22, 2019 12:51 AM |
Agreed, and if you have not seen "The Sound of My Voice" on the big screen in a theater and you happen to be a Linda fan, try to get to a screening. If The Avon theater in Decatur IL can have daily screenings of it for two weeks, lots of y'all might still have a chance to see it in an actual movie palace.
| by Anonymous | reply 313 | October 22, 2019 2:39 AM |
And for me, a tie for best song from "Hasten Down the Wind", is "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" "Try me Again" is probably an A+ but "Hasten Down the Wind " is a solid A in this teacher's grade book. I chose a live version. Perhaps not as pristine as album version( too much guitar solo trying to show off) but I sure like it.
| by Anonymous | reply 314 | October 22, 2019 2:49 AM |
Some jumping points = R5, R10, R15, R20, R25, R30, R35, R40, R45, R50, R55, R60, R65, R70, R75, R80, R85, R90, R95,
R100, R105, R110, R115, R120, R125, R130, R135, R140, R145, R150, R155, R160, R165, R170, R175, R180, R185, R190, R195,
R200, R205, R210, R215, R220, R225, R230, R235, R240, R245, R250, R255, R260, R265, R270, R275, R280, R285, R290, R295,
R300, R305, R310, R315, R320, R325, R330, R335, R340, R345, R350, R400, R450, R500, R550 & R600.
| by Anonymous | reply 318 | October 22, 2019 3:58 AM |
Dear r311, r312, r313, and r314, thank you so much for your compliments and your references to my favorite album of all time, Linda Ronstadt's Hasten down the Wind. Just for fun, I'll start us off at the beginning, with Karla Bonoff's "Lose Again."
As I mentioned, my boyfriend, or whatever he was, played "Long, Long Time" at me as he was breaking up with me in the fall of 1976. I didn't know which album it was on, and I just asked for "Linda Ronstadt's album" the next time I went to the record store. Hasten down the Wind was her latest at that moment, and that's the one the clerk sent me home with.
Little did I realize what a treasury of heartbreak songs I would find on it, Prisoner in Disguise, Don't Cry Now, and Heart like a Wheel. Oh, and eventually Different Drum, the album with "Long, Long Time" on it. I moped for months before I got over him, with this glorious soundtrack to a broken heart.
| by Anonymous | reply 319 | October 22, 2019 5:33 AM |
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
| by Anonymous | reply 321 | October 22, 2019 7:07 AM |
OK, I'll say it. A lot of you have your mother's taste in music.
| by Anonymous | reply 325 | October 22, 2019 7:40 AM |
Or is it, r325, that we have [italic]your[/italic] mother's taste in music? How old is she?
| by Anonymous | reply 328 | October 22, 2019 11:09 AM |
r313, I've seen Linda Ronstadt: Within the Sound of My Voice once. I guess there was more demand than the theatre anticipated, because it brought the movie back. Instead of seeing it in the theatre again, though, I'm going to order the DVD, which will be released in December.
| by Anonymous | reply 331 | October 22, 2019 4:39 PM |
yeah Ronstadt was known as "the voice" in the 70s, long before Whitney
| by Anonymous | reply 334 | October 22, 2019 9:17 PM |
You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - G. Knight & The Pips
| by Anonymous | reply 341 | October 23, 2019 3:22 AM |
Fairytale - The Pointer Sisters (from 1974)
| by Anonymous | reply 350 | October 23, 2019 3:46 AM |
Keep Growing Strong - Connie Stevens (from 1970)
| by Anonymous | reply 359 | October 23, 2019 3:55 AM |
R362 That was posted about 20 minutes ago. Try to keep up.
Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues
| by Anonymous | reply 364 | October 23, 2019 3:59 AM |
Going Home Again - Scott McKenzie (from 1970)
| by Anonymous | reply 372 | October 23, 2019 4:08 AM |
I'm So Used To Loving You - Connie Smith (from '71)
| by Anonymous | reply 376 | October 23, 2019 4:13 AM |
I'll Be Your Bridge (Just Lay Me Down) - Wilma Burgess ('73)
| by Anonymous | reply 377 | October 23, 2019 4:16 AM |
(Don't Take Her) She's All I Got - Johnny Paycheck
| by Anonymous | reply 385 | October 23, 2019 4:33 AM |
Main Ingredient Cuba Gooding jr's father in the middle. Very handsome........
| by Anonymous | reply 386 | October 23, 2019 4:37 AM |
Smiling Faces Sometimes (remix) - The Undisputed Truth (from '71)
| by Anonymous | reply 387 | October 23, 2019 4:37 AM |
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds. Fallin in Love.
| by Anonymous | reply 392 | October 26, 2019 3:52 AM |
Elvis Costello
Watching the Detectives
My Aim is True
1977
| by Anonymous | reply 399 | October 28, 2019 1:59 AM |
Tom Waits
(Looking for} The Heart of Saturday Night
The Heart of Saturday Night
1974
| by Anonymous | reply 402 | October 30, 2019 10:43 PM |
Valerie Carter
Ooh Child
Just a Stone's Throw Away
1977
| by Anonymous | reply 404 | October 31, 2019 11:30 PM |
Dr. John
Right Place Wrong Time
In the Right Place
1973
| by Anonymous | reply 409 | November 1, 2019 3:18 PM |
Bruce Springsteen
The E Street Shuffle
The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
1973
| by Anonymous | reply 419 | November 15, 2019 12:47 AM |
Maria Muldaur
It Ain't the Meat It's the Motion
Waitress in a Donut Shop
1974
| by Anonymous | reply 420 | November 15, 2019 1:03 AM |
OH DADDY, I agree with OP about the album.
Another vote for RUMOURS.
Perhaps it's SECOND HAND NEWS, but that was the first album I ever had. My older cousin gave it to me when I was a kid. She'd sing the Christine McVie parts to me when she would sit for me and my sister. RUMOURS was also the first CD I purchased. There's a song for every mood on RUMOURS.
| by Anonymous | reply 425 | January 1, 2020 9:26 PM |
A pop song inspired by a real school shooting. The perp is still in prison.
| by Anonymous | reply 426 | January 1, 2020 10:38 PM |
When I was in college, we had a showing of a collection of animated shorts, including moonshadow. It ran about 90 minutes in total. This was in 1980. There were two showings that night. In the early showing, the audience spontaneously sang along. In the late showing, the entire audience of 100 or so college kids just sat dead still. Not a sound from the audience.
And that...was the grandest day...of my youth.
| by Anonymous | reply 431 | January 1, 2020 11:11 PM |
I can't believe it took over 400 posts to get to Cher! This one should be Data Lounge's official anthem!
| by Anonymous | reply 435 | January 8, 2020 12:15 AM |
Cuz I fucking just had to. Today. Out of nowhere.
Candi never gets enough love, and here she's got another Dave Crawford penned banger that is all too often forgotten .
| by Anonymous | reply 436 | March 13, 2021 7:46 PM |