This is going to be *really *subjective, but I’m looking for great songs from the 60s and 70s that I might remember from my younger days. Why? Ok, so I caught a few minutes of a televised Neil Diamond concert the other night and remembered how much I like Sweet Caroline. I’m not a big Neil fan, but my folks were and I always liked that song. That made me want to make a mix of songs I may not own, but liked and have forgotten. Which led me to remember, search for, and download (I Love You) More Today Than Yesterday by The Spiral Staircase. I remember it playing in my house whe I was a kid, and when I listened to a sample I still liked it. I’m happy to hear any suggestions, but since I’m mostly a classic rock guy, I’m really looking for pop hits, or one-hit wonders that might fall outside the realm of the Beatles/Stones/Who/Zep/Doors etc. Mostly I’m looking for songs that were popular enough to hear on the radio often as a kid and remember. Like Tie a Yellow Ribbon, by Tony Orlando and Dawn, that I wouldn’t normally own, but remember fondly. Of course I don’t expect anyone to know what I own or remember fondly, I just want my memory jarred…
Having just finished working on a musical based entirely on Neil Sedaka songs, I recommend looking at his catalog (both as performer and as songwriter). Before I started rehearsals, I had no idea how many of his songs I knew.
Judy in Disguise (with Glasses). by John Fred and his Playboy Band. It has everything – a catchy hook, danceable bass line, horns, and a genuine one-hit wonder.
The Four Seasons had a great run of pop hits, too.
*Oh What a Night *is exactly the type of thing I’m looking for!
and *Love Will Keep us Together *too!
Just about every other tune on this list.
Shocking Blue: Venus
Excellent… thanks!
I love 60’s, 70’s pop!
Boyce and Hart: I wonder What She’s Doing Tonight
Paul Revere and the Raiders: Kicks
The Guess Who: No Sugar Tonight
How about The Night Chicago Died?
And to give you a specific song: One Tin Soldier.
Three Dog Night had a few hits in the Early 70’s:
Old Fashioned Love Song
Joy To The World
Mama Told Me Not To Come
Never Been To Spain
Some Choices from my iPod:
The Association-
Along Comes Mary
Cherish
Everything That Touches You
Never My Love
Windy
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Four Wheel Drive
Free Wheelin’
Hey You
Let It Ride
Roll On Down The Highway
Takin’ Care Of Business
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Beach Boys-
Barbara Ann
Be True To Your School
California Girls
Fun, Fun, Fun
Good Vibrations
Help Me Rhonda
I Get Around
Sloop John B.
Surfer Girl
Surfin’ U.S.A.
Endles Beatles tunes
Blood, Sweat & Tears-
And When I Die
Go Down Gamblin’
God Bless The Child
Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
Lisa, Listen To Me
Lucretia’s Reprise
Lucretia MacEvil
Spinning Wheels
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
Ok, there’s too many. How about artists that you pretty much cant go wrong with, with music from that period.
Bob Seger
Boston
The Box Tops
Bruce Springsteen
Carly Simon
Carole King
Carpenters
Cat Stevens
Chicago
Commodores
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dave Mason
David Bowie
Ah,screw it, there’s too many artists even. I think it was possibly the most productive period in music history. If you wanna pm me an email address, I’ll send you my tunes list, 4000 songs with at least half from that period.
Brandy - the Looking Glass
The Rapper - the Jaggerz
anything, anything at all, by The Guess Who
Build Me Up Buttercup - the Foundations
anything by Blood, Sweat and Tears
and…
Make Me Smile - by Chicago. God. My friends and I were fresh out of school when that song was out, and we had the world by the tail and we believed our futures were shining and bright.
Here’s a nostalgia double whammy
classic cartoon, with classic 70s pop from Harry Nilssons “The Point” (Link plays a video)
Smoke from a Distant Fire - a GOOD disco song? Yeah, I think so.
Can’t You See - best “that woman done hurt me and I’m fixin’ to die” song ever. Blues and Modern Country artists WISH they could capture this feeling (and I’m a Blues lover).
Keep On Smilin’ - how can you not, with the Allman Bros and the great Jimmy Hall?
It’s a Long Way There - gotta listen to the full-length album cut. Nice guitar.
Chevy Van - the seventies? You’re SOAKING in it!
Jim Dandy - I heart Ruby Starr, and Jim Mangrum is David Lee Roth’s spiritual father.
Long Long Time - Hauntingly beautiful.
Scarborough Fair - Awesome will be spilled all over the stage.
Can’t find a link on Youtube but “Summer” by War is a great mellow tune.
That was fun!
Smoke from A Distant Fire is NOT a ‘disco song’. It is categorized as ‘blue-eyed soul’.
Had to add this:
Hold Your Head Up