# What is THE quintessential 70's song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263 "2016-03-08T06:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![bowlweevils](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@bowlweevils](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bowlweevils)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/161 "2016-03-19T02:36:34Z")
“Paradise by the Dashboard Light” was the ultimate 70s song. I’m voting for “Afternoon Delight” as the quintessential 70s song. Though I am reminded of a young boy named Michael who had a roller skate key. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/162 "2016-03-21T18:35:28Z")
Someone mentioned Wildfire so how about… Shannon Also one of my very favorites… Cinderella by Firefall Actually anything by Firefall ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/163 "2016-03-21T19:05:53Z")
Here here for Marvin Gaye. Any reason why a 70s song has to be cheesy? It just means that there is a lot of finger pointing and superiority involved. Anything non-ironic? ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/164 "2016-03-22T05:31:21Z")
I apologize if someone has already posted these examples for I did not go through the entire thread. “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight”- England Dan and John Ford Coley Anything hit by Seals and Crofts, Jim Croce. Disco was disco, same with punk, glam rock, early new wave and funk. They are culturally part of the 70’s, but the average seventies was really light rock, perhaps folk. That’s how I picture the decade, mind you I as born in Dec 1986. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/165 "2016-03-22T05:32:45Z")
> [@MikeD](#): > > Seriously it has to be Frampton Comes Alive and in particular DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO My favorite song of his, love that guitar intro. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/166 "2016-03-22T05:36:20Z")
> [@northdakotatroy](#): > > Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson > > Sausalito Summernight - Diesel > > _Edit_ Also, Lido Shuffle by Boz Scaggs The Diesel song is from 1981, I know because I did a series polls of number 1 songs from Canada and it was included in the '81 poll. > **[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771571)** > > Small list in terms of amount of #1 songs. Like 1980, no Canadian artists were featured at the top of the charts. Older Polls: 1964-Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board 1965-Canadian RPM Number 1... ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263/167 "2016-03-22T05:47:49Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > For me, it’s England Dan and John Ford Coley’s “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight.” It’s just so 70s. > > For the record, I really like the song. It’s mellow, fun to sing along with, the lyrics have a wonderful mondegreen, and it’s all cool, man. Knew it, beat me to it, [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263.md?page=8)