To all "old" folks: Help me pick Favorite Songs of the 70's

[Lanshark]

For mother's day DD gave me a certificate (of her own making) to be able to make myself a couple of CD's with my favorite 70's songs. I am not a member of Napster but went to apple.com (itunes)and found a bunch of songs I absolutely love. DH and I met while in HS in 1975 so we both have wonderful memories of the era.

So here's the list I've put together. Anyone else think of any songs that really remind you of those years?

Also if you have another site you download from I'd like to look at it. These songs are 99 cents each. I'll let her pay $20 of it and I'll pay the rest. There were several songs I love that were not on itunes.

Songs not available at itunes
Oh what a night (December 63) Frankie Valli
My eyes adored you Frankie Valli
Beach Baby
Rock me Gently
When I need you Leo Sayer
Afternoon Delight
Feelings
Stairway to Heaven


Songs on the list (yes I know some are 60's)

Bohemian Rhapsody
Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
Killer Queen
Best of My Love
I Only Want to Be with You Bay City Rollers
Black Water The Doobie Brothers
Philadelphia Freedom Elton John
More Than a Feeling Boston
Dust in the Wind
Different Drum Linda Ronstadt
I Write the Songs Barry Manilow
Lady Styx
Loving You REO Speedwagon
Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon
Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra
Feel Like Makin' Love (Live) Bad Company
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton,
The Things We Do for Love 10cc
Hotel California Eagles
Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dream Weaver
All I Have to Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
The Lion Sleeps Tonite
Saturday Night Bay City Rollers
American Pie Don McLean

 

[Kimberle]

1970's, awwaahhh, yes, I was in HS!

I think of the BeeGee's (Jive Talking)

and

ABBA (Dancing Queen)

Also, the songs from the movie "GREASE", which came out in the late 70's... (Summer Lovin', etc.)

 

[grinningghost]

Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
Billy Don't Be a Hero - forget the artist
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Fooled Around and Fell in Love - forget the artist
Anything off the Fleetwood Mac Rumours album
Bennie & The Jets - Elton John
Half Breed or Dark Lady by Cher
Anything off the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Nice to Be With You = Gallery
Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

I could go on forever, I'm such a 70's music geek.

 

[Doug123]

You selection doesn't head in this direction, but what about seventies soul music? "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye. There's also the more dance/disco area, stuff like "Lade Marmalade" by LaBelle and "Good Times" by Chic. Others to include would be songs by Earth, Wind and Fire, Donna Summer and Blondie.

By the way, the REO songs you picked are from the eighties. Their seventies stuff is much better, including "Roll with the Changes" and "Golden Country."

 

[Lanshark]

Great ideas! I used to have some of these on 8 tracks

Ok I need to add

1. Dancing Queen ABBA
2. Fooled around and fell in love
3. Something from Fleetwood Mac
4. Something from the Bee Gees
5. Nice to be with you
6. Something from Stevie Wonder

GG
DH is a hug McCartney fan so we have all the Wings albums. There was a double set (can't remember the name) that we listened too all the time...

 

[disneygals]

Evergreen from A Star is Born/Barbra Streisand

Any songs from Grease

Nobody Does it Better Carly Simon

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Brandy by Looking Glass!

 

[Saffron]

Ball of Confusion -- Temptations
Truckin' - Grateful Dead
Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead
Box of Rain - Grateful Dead
Layla - Eric Clapton
Rock and Roll Heart - Eric Clapton
Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Just Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
One Love - Bob Marley
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
My Maria - BW Stevenson (I think)
Fountain of Sorrow - Jackson Brown
Redneck Friend - Jackson Brown
Feeling Alright - Dave Mason
Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
Spanish Moon - Little Feat
Amy - Pure Prairie League
All Ready Gone - Eagles
My Old School - Steely Dan
Realing in the Years - Steely Dan
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Train Kept a Rollin' - Aerosmith
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
Boogie with Stu - Led Zeplin
Cashmire - Led Zeplin


I'm real old.

 

[Beth]

Manfred (sp?) Mann's "Blinded by the Light"

I was just a kid in the 70's, but my sister graduated from HS in '76, and her music rubbed off on me!

 

[FroggyinArk]

anything by the original line up of lynyrd skynyrd, andthen there is the list of classic funk favs,,, no one mentioned brick house / commodores, play that funky music/ wild cherry, al that genre is out there and i could go on and on ,, 70's and 80's rock will always be my all time favorites

 

[Saffron]

Brandy is an excellent 70's summer song!!!!!!!

I thought of some more. I tried to think of the music we played in the backyard by the pool in the summer time! LOL!

Maggie May - Rod Stewart (how did I forget that on the first list I put up. )
THE STREAK! -- LOL! I just love that song! Look out Ethel!
Squeeze Box - The Who
Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland) - The Who
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
It's Too Late to Turn Back Now
Smack Water Jack - Carol King
Garden Party - Ricky Nelson. Strange enough, I don't have that in my collection!
I'm In You - Peter Frampton
Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
The Joker - Stever Miller Band

Brick House!!!!!!!!!!! Can we have a head banging smilie around here please!?!?

 

[dizneegirl]

WalMart.com actually has music downloads now... 88-cents each. I haven't tried it yet, but it's certainly a brand I know.

 

[loisg1]

Nights in White Satin
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock 'n' Roll Band).

Love the Moody Blues!!

 

[rascalmom]

Radar Love

 

[TinkBoo&ElliesMum]

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and Messina
House at Pooh Corner - Loggins and Messina (my Mom and Aunt used to sing this one to me, Return to Pooh Corner came out just before DS was born, guess what he grew up hearing?! )
I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King
Jessica - The Allman Bros. (Ok, I'm partial, I was named after it)

I'm just waking up, but I'm sure I'll think of more. My parents had two 70's and moved right on to the 90's.

 

[SeaShelley]

Barracuda by Heart!!

 

[Lanshark]

Wow! I can't believe I forgot some of these especially Nights in White Satin. It was one of our Proms.

These are all great. I'll update my list.

 

[Big Dude]

One of my favorites is Drift Away by Doby Gray (1973)

Adam aka Big Dude

 

[Galahad]

Originally posted by Big Dude
One of my favorites is Drift Away by Doby Gray (1973)

Adam aka Big Dude

Aw, you beat me to it! Don't leave that one out. So much of the Early Doobie Brothers, Early Eagles, Elton John and James Taylor. I'd have a hard time picking a short list. It would take days!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Another Leo Sayer hit: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

And don't forget Donna Summer's: Last Dance

(I think every school dance ended with that song and the awkward transition from slow to fast dancing!)