# I was born in 1979. What awesome music did I miss? (60s/70s music) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972 "2007-05-13T23:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/41 "2007-05-14T22:09:32Z")
London Calling by the only band that matters, The Clash. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/42 "2007-05-14T22:10:43Z")
I learned via private message that he was already familiar with Pink Floyd so I didn’t bother to list any. Otherwise, man, there’d be quite a list 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/43 "2007-05-14T22:12:07Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I learned via private message that he was already familiar with Pink Floyd so I didn’t bother to list any. Otherwise, man, there’d be quite a list 🙂 [/QUOTE] :smack: :rolleyes: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/44 "2007-05-14T22:18:22Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] He already whooshed the other guy who took it seriously, so I’d say that’s a “yes” [/QUOTE] Girl. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/45 "2007-05-14T22:29:19Z")
**Eagles** – Too many to mention individually, but you almost can’t go wrong with [any of the songs listed here](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B32BAE5E08D9CFE6469CA1&sql=11:giftxqe5ldhe~T3). **Eric Clapton** – _[Cocaine](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B32BAE5F0ED9CBEF469CA1&sql=33:hpfixzr5ldte)_, _[I Shot the Sheriff](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B32BAE5F0ED9CBEF469CA1&sql=33:0ifixquhldje)_ **Rod Stewart** – _[Maggie May](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B32BAE5F07D9CAE7469CA1&sql=33:fvfrxxysldje)_ **Deep Purple** – _[Hush](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B328AE5A0FD9CBED469CA1&sql=33:fbfoxcy0ldte)_ **Otis Redding** – _[(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B328AE5B08D9C9EF469CA1&sql=33:wnfoxxqaldke)_ **The Righteous Brothers** – _[You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B328AE5B06D9CBEE469CA1&sql=33:gnfoxqtdld0e)_ **Iron Butterfly** – _[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B328AE580ED9C8EF469CA1&sql=33:jxfoxzrjldhe)_ **Lou Rawls** – _[You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB5E577B479A8B328AE580CD9CEEE469CA1&sql=33:azfqxx9dldfe)_ ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/46 "2007-05-15T00:13:50Z")
[QUOTE=ExTank] :smack: :rolleyes: 🙂 [/QUOTE] 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/47 "2007-05-15T00:23:35Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Don’t worry. The sixties wasn’t a big decade for music. [/QUOTE] > [@](#): > > Ian Faith: The Boston gig has been cancelled… > David St. Hubbins: What? > Ian Faith: Yeah. I wouldn’t worry about it though, it’s not a big college town. .. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/48 "2007-05-15T17:57:35Z")
**War** – _[Low Rider](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FA6500BDBC0EF54ECBC1B&sql=33:gcfrxx8sldte)_ **Carole King** – _[So Far Away](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FA6500AD7C0ED54ECBC1B&sql=33:fbfyxvr5ld6e)_ **Steve Miller Band** – _[Rock 'N Me](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5B0CD9CBEF469CA1&sql=33:wzfqxvehldte)_ or _[The Joker](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5B09D9CEE8469CA1&sql=33:azfixzrrldae)_ **Boz Scaggs** – _[Lowdown](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE590CD9C8EC469CA1&sql=33:0xfrxqqdld0e)_ (amongst others on his _[Silk Degrees](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE590CD9CEEE469CA1&sql=10:09fyxqy5ld0e)_ album) **Harry Nilsson** – _[Without You](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5909D9CFEC469CA1&sql=33:hjfrxvuhldte)_, _[One](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5906D9CFEF469CA1&sql=33:dvfqxxualdje)_ and _[Everybody’s Talkin’](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5906D9CFEF469CA1&sql=33:fxfixvlhldde)_ **Don McLean** – _[American Pie](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5E0BD9CBED469CA1&sql=33:dzfyxx9gldke)_ **Sam Cooke** – _[A Change is Gonna Come](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E17DC49A97220C7932B43C0A67FA458FE4AED81106E495AD1A930499F0563F240A0C6CCB4E577B479A8B32FAE5F0FD9CFEA469CA1&sql=33:avfpxqwgldde)_ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972/49 "2007-05-15T18:27:12Z")
**Deep Purple** - [Smoke on the Water](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1329858&title=Smoke+On+The+Water&artist=Deep+Purple). **Credence Clearwater Revival** - pretty much anything on their [20 Greatest Hits](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2701916&title=Chronicle%3a+The+20+Greatest+Hits&artist=Creedence+Clearwater+Revival). **Doobie Brothers** - [Black Water](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1612337&title=Long+Train+Runnin'+%5bBox%5d&artist=The+Doobie+Brothers) and Rockin’ Down the Highway. **Jackson Browne** - [Running on Empty](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1018150&title=Running+On+Empty&artist=Jackson+Browne). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-born-in-1979-what-awesome-music-did-i-miss-60s-70s-music/403972.md?page=2)