# Seventies Song Madness: Division A Round 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486 "2013-01-27T00:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486/1 "2013-01-27T00:17:39Z")
Simple rules. Pick the song in each pair that you think is “greater”. The one that gets more votes goes on to the next round. ABC - The Jackson 5 Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers Alison - Elvis Costello All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones All Right Now - Free All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean American Woman - The Guess Who Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols And You and I - Yes Angie - The Rolling Stones Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones Aqualung - Jethro Tull Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four At Seventeen - Janis Ian Awaiting on You All - George Harrison Baba O’Riley - The Who Baby Come Back - Player Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Bad Girls - Donna Summer Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Band Of Gold - Freda Payne Band on the Run - Wings Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Batuka - Santana Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Because the Night – Patti Smith Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Beth - Kiss Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Betty - Ram Jam Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Black Water - Doobie Brothers Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486/2 "2013-01-27T00:26:47Z")
ABC - The Jackson 5 Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers Alison - Elvis Costello All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones All Right Now - Free All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean American Woman - The Guess Who Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols And You and I - Yes Angie - The Rolling Stones Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones Aqualung - Jethro Tull Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four At Seventeen - Janis Ian Awaiting on You All - George Harrison Baba O’Riley - The Who Baby Come Back - Player Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Bad Girls - Donna Summer Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Band Of Gold - Freda Payne Band on the Run - Wings Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Batuka - Santana Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Because the Night – Patti Smith Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Beth - Kiss Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Betty - Ram Jam Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Black Water - Doobie Brothers Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure Can you tell I’m a Stones fan? Eliminated choices whited out. Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society, btw? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486/3 "2013-01-27T00:32:29Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#): > > Eliminated choices whited out. Actually it would be easier if you just eliminated them entirely. It makes it a lot easier when I cut and paste results. > [@Mr.Kobayashi](#): > > Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society, btw? Dunno. I figured it was more like a poll than a discussion. I guess a mod can move it if they want to. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486/4 "2013-01-27T01:14:27Z")
Were all these threads supposed to be in Cafe Society? Anyway, I’m just going to _mostly_ vote by subjective preference ( sometimes very slight ) rather than try to objectively figure out which is “greater.” With four threads I’d be here all night :). So: 1.)Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello 2.)After the Goldrush - Neil Young 3.)Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers 4.)Alison - Elvis Costello 5.)All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople 6.)American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 7.)American Woman - The Guess Who 8.)Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols 9.)Annie’s Song - John Denver 10.)Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd 11.)Aqualung - Jethro Tull 12.)At Seventeen - Janis Ian 13.)Baba O’Riley - The Who 14.)Back Stabbers - O’Jays 15.)Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 16.)Bad Girls - Donna Summer 17.)Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty 18.)Band Of Gold - Freda Payne 19.)Barracuda - Heart 20.)Batuka - Santana 21.)Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones 22.)Bennie And The Jets - Elton John 23.)Best Of My Love - The Emotions 24.)Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell 25.)Birdland - Weather Report 26.)Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen 27.)Black Dog - Led Zeppelin 28.)Black Magic Woman - Santana 29.)Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones 30.)Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 31.)Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen 32.)The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy Angie and Annie’s song is a particularly tough choice - I really dislike both. But since they play the Stones version more annoyingly often, I’ll give Denver the nod. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486/5 "2013-01-27T01:24:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Simple rules. Pick the song in each pair that you think is “greater”. The one that gets more votes goes on to the next round. > > ABC - The Jackson 5 > > After the Goldrush - Neil Young > > Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers > > Alison - Elvis Costello > > All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople > > Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert > > American Pie - Don McLean > > Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols > > Angie - The Rolling Stones > > Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones > > Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army > > At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four > > Awaiting on You All - George Harrison > > Back Stabbers - O’Jays > > Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce > > Badlands - Bruce Springsteen > > The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles > > Band on the Run - Wings > > Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex > > Batuka - Santana > > Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones > > Bennie And The Jets - Elton John > > Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics > > Beth - KISS > > Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper > > Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band > > Black Dog - Led Zeppelin > > Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath > > Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones > > Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen > > Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen > > Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure Votes ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean And You and I - Yes Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Bad Girls - Donna Summer The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Band Of Gold - Freda Payne Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Black Water - Doobie Brothers Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Baby Come Back - Player Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Batuka - Santana Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Black Water - Doobie Brothers Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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Can someone please explain to me how any right-minded person could possible think Manfred Mann’s version of ‘Blinded By the Light’ is better than Springsteen’s? ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Baby Come Back - Player Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Badlands - Bruce Springsteen The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Black Betty - Ram Jam Black Magic Woman - Santana Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Batuka - Santana Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Because the Night – Patti Smith Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Betty - Ram Jam Black Magic Woman - Santana Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan American Pie - Don McLean Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Bad Girls - Donna Summer Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Beth - Kiss Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Black Water - Doobie Brothers Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure (I think “Both Sides Now” is both (a) very pretty, and (b) gonna get its ass whupped by it’s unfortunate pairing with one of Springsteen’s greatest, so my vote for it is more of a pity vote.) ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Woman - The Guess Who Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Bad Girls - Donna Summer Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Beth - Kiss Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy I see that this was straight up alphabetical order by song name, but Ddamn! there were a few there that were tough to make a choice! Terrific job, **Little Nemo**! ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Woman - The Guess Who And You and I - Yes Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Bad Girls - Donna Summer The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Band on the Run - Wings Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure Truth be told, I prefer “Accidents Will Happen” to “ABC”, but since there was another Costello song, I gave “ABC” the nod. Also, though I voted for it, “The Ballad of John & Yoko” was '69, so shouldn’t be included in a list of '70s songs. ---
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Votes: > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello > > After the Goldrush - Neil Young > > Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers > > Alison - Elvis Costello > > All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople > > American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers > > American Pie - Don McLean > > Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols > > Angie - The Rolling Stones > > Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd > > Aqualung - Jethro Tull > > At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four > > Baba O’Riley - The Who > > Back Stabbers - O’Jays > > Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce > > Badlands - Bruce Springsteen > > Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty > > Band on the Run - Wings > > Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex > > Batuka - Santana > > Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan > > Because the Night – Patti Smith > > Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics > > Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell > > Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper > > Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen > > Black Dog - Led Zeppelin > > Black Magic Woman - Santana > > Black Water - Doobie Brothers > > Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen > > Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen > > The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Woman - The Guess Who And You and I - Yes Angie - The Rolling Stones At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Bad Girls - Donna Summer The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Barracuda - Heart Batuka - Santana Because the Night – Patti Smith Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy I skipped the ones where either I didn’t know the songs or else preferred neither of the choices. But I’m glad you have good coverage of the '60s and '70s, or I’d be so lost. ---
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Note: I skipped the pairs where I didn’t know (or like) either song. Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Woman - The Guess Who And You and I - Yes Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Baby Come Back - Player Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Bad Girls - Donna Summer Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Because the Night – Patti Smith Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure > [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Can someone please explain to me how any right-minded person could possible think Manfred Mann’s version of ‘Blinded By the Light’ is better than Springsteen’s? Because “revved up like a deuce” sounds better than “cut loose like a douche.” 😃 ---
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Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones All Right Now - Free Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan American Pie - Don McLean And You and I - Yes Annie’s Song - John Denver Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Baba O’Riley - The Who Baby Come Back - Player Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Bennie And The Jets - Elton John Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana Black Water - Doobie Brothers Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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ABC - The Jackson 5 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Woman - The Guess Who Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four Baba O’Riley - The Who Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Badlands - Bruce Springsteen The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles Band on the Run - Wings Barracuda - Heart Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Because the Night – Patti Smith Best Of My Love - The Emotions Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy ---
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After the Goldrush - Neil Young Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers Alison - Elvis Costello All Right Now - Free American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Pie - Don McLean And You and I - Yes Angie - The Rolling Stones Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull At Seventeen - Janis Ian Back Stabbers - O’Jays Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Barracuda - Heart Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones Because the Night – Patti Smith Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Birdland - Weather Report Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen Black Betty - Ram Jam Black Magic Woman - Santana Black Water - Doobie Brothers Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486.md?page=2)