Thiswas on the jukebox in my high school cafeteria.
Also this.
Lobo had a couple hits that aren’t play much anymore.
Me & You and a Dog Named Boo
I’d Love You to Want Me
Both are in rotation on my phone.
Another Petula Clark: I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love
And here’s another cover of Nature’s Way. It’s song #1 on my “Draw Pard’ner” playlist, that I sketch to; been my favorite song for a year now. Tasty acoustic classical guitars, and a lovely video traveling through… Norway?
I don’t think that’s particularly forgotten, since I hear it often enough. But their followup single, “Don’t Call Us” never gets airplay.
Agree, and surprising because Tapestry. was a must-have album at the time. Never seem to hear it on satellite radio 70s channel.
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Bob Lind, “Elusive Butterfly”:
[/QUOTE]A great song that is not heard much, it was featured in a high-school English book called Beowulf to Beatles which studied music as poetry. Very influential in my appreciation of the art form.
My response to some of the suggestions is “Huh?” as it depends on what you’re tuned to. The satellite stations I frequent feature many of the songs mentioned.
We Five: You Were On My Mind
Tex Ritter’s Comin’ after Jinny. A story song written by Shel Silverstein, and featuring a last minute plot ‘twist.’ (Well, at least it was to a kid in the 1960s.)
What was that awful song about three guys going down in the mine (I think) and only two come up when they’re rescued, the one that strongly implied cannibalism? I think I’ve heard that song exactly once on the radio, but apparently got reasonable airplay back in the day.
^^Ha! I heard a Casey Kasem AT 40 rerun a few months ago, and a listener wrote in asking “What are some of the most controversial songs to have charted.” One of the songs he mentioned involved cannibalism. (The only other one I can actually remember was “The Balled of William Calley.”)
That’s not particularly “forgotten”; it gets airplay sometimes.
The title track “Tapestry”, itself, on the other hand…
The Nibby nobby nooby song is a lot of things, but “forgotten” isn’t really one of them.
I figured it out. “Timothy” by the Buoys.
ETA: And, yeah, “So Far Away” is heard often enough around here. (I’ve never heard the Tapestry album. Looks like I recognize most of the songs, but I am not familiar with the title track.)
However, Oliver’s “Good Morning, Starshine” I don’t recognize in the slightest.
I’ll nominate Mac and Katie Kissoon’s Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep which was the most-played single on our junior high cafeteria’s juke box.
With Donny Osmond’s “Go Away Little Girl” probably tying Creedence’s “Bad Moon Rising” for #2 spot. The Creedence isn’t forgotten. The Osmond we try to forget as completely as we can.
“Take a Letter Maria” - R.B. Greaves 1969. Sorry, can’t link to youtube at the moment.
I need to find an oldies radio station that plays this stuff. Not sure one exists. Back when I was a kid these “oldies” were really only like 20 years old. Thank goodness I’m not aware of any “oldies” station playing stuff from 1999.
MeTV FM, which I think is national at this point, should have it. “Take a Letter Maria” is extremely well known to me, and I’m 95% certain they play it on this station.
Chambers Brothers - “Time Has Come Today”
Dr. John the Night Tripper - “Zu Zu Mamou”
This was written in 1969 around the time of Woodstock although it was 1970 by the time it was released - still, it just about makes it
Mountain - Nantucket Sleigh ride (the Nantucket sleigh ride was a euphemism for the resulting wild ride in a small rowboat in the old whaling days - but also became a further euphemism for cannibalism at sea)Parts of this were used as the theme tune for a UK heavyweight current affairs show.
Oh, here is another I just have got to add - how many of you have heard of Blackfoot Sue?
They were supposed to be a glam pop band - but to me they were anything but
Blackfoot Sue 1812
[note] This actually came out in 1974 and not 1977 as the title states]