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Now That's What YOU Call 70's!
It's on almost every commercial break right now as you may have noticed.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 70'S As we are well used to with compilations, you get most of what would be considered 'obvious choices' but it's the glaring omissions and the way they fill the playlist, which considering ten years of hits is a tough nut to crack anyway, with things that maybe most of us here would agree, ought not to be there. So I checked the tracklist in full at the Now website. This is the selection spread over three discs. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Commodores - Easy Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing The O'Jays - Love Train Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music Chic - Le Freak Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive John Lennon - Imagine Don McLean - American Pie The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door Billy Joel - Piano Man The Who - Baba O'Riley Free - All Right Now Boston - More Than A Feeling Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes Rod Stewart - Maggie May Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World Ram Jam - Black Betty The Knack - My Sharona John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - The Grease Mega-Mix Jackson 5 - ABC Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart Blondie - Heart Of Glass Donna Summer - I Feel Love Santana - Oye Como Va Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 10cc - I'm Not In Love Carole King - It's Too Late Kenny Rogers - The Gambler Dolly Parton - Jolene John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug The Undertones - Teenage Kicks Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star You can see they've tried to blend in the new wave factor with a bit of Buzzcocks, bit of Undertones but personally I don't think that's essential, I'd say it's about the feel of decade, songs that would just take you right back there, not reliant on genre or style which after all was one of the great things about the seventies, particularly the latter half with a lot of new trends and of course the ubiquitous novelty hits! I was thinking then, no Sparks, no Cockney Rebel, no Golden Earring - staples I would expect to see and practically no glam-rock either! So I'd be interested if others have the time and inclination to decide on their lists, stating what songs you think ought to be shoe-ins that aren't featured on the Now album or indeed mine, which I print below (a bit of cheating here as I've rounded up to a fat sixty)! Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie George Harrison - My Sweet Lord Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father Nilsson - Without You Neil Young - Heart Of Gold T Rex - Metal Guru Elton John - Rocket Man Don McLean - Vincent Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother Alice Cooper - School's Out Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes Roxy Music - Virginia Plain The Sweet - Blockbuster Carly Simon - You're So Vain Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar Stevie Wonder - Superstition Wizzard - See My Baby Jive Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us Wings - Live And Let Die Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits Mud - Tiger Feet Golden Earring - Radar Love Hawkwind - Silver Machine Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive Paper Lace - Billy, Don't Be A Hero Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun Abba - Waterloo Slade Mama - Weer All Crazee Now Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock And Roll The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love George McCrae - Rock Your Baby Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow Ken Boothe - Everything I Own David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) David Bowie - Space Oddity 10cc - I'm Not In Love Typically Tropical - Barbados Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody The Four Seasons - December '63 Status Quo - Rain John Miles - Music The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free Chicago - If You Leave Me Now Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap Blondie - Heart Of Glass M - Pop Muzik Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star Squeeze - Cool For Cats Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Oliver's Army Ian & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick |
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I like your version Kid B and don't think I can better it. Yours is miles better than the one they've released.
You can't have Procol Harum though as it was 1967! |
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You can't have Procol Harum though as it was 1967!
Re Virginia Plain though, 'twas a hit twice in the seventies yet they went for Love Is The Drug or some such. I noticed too they slid in the Grease megamix (that wouldn't have been released until much later?) to encompass all those songs in one, I just went for "You're The One That I Want" which is as good for you today as it's always been. ![]() Overall we can argue that my list is overcooked on the 70-75 era and theirs is stuffed with anomalies! Well I can anyway, I've mixed my selections on my decks over three discs and am currently enjoying Mr. Blue Sky - long live da Seventies!
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Think it could use some more hard rock/metal. Zeppelin, Floyd, AC/DC, Sabbath, Yes, Genesis, Springsteen etc.. More Punk as well.
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Think it could use some more hard rock/metal. Zeppelin, Floyd, AC/DC, Sabbath, Yes, Genesis, Springsteen etc.. More Punk as well.
Pink Floyd would surely only marginally scrape in with "Another Brick In The Wall" - as for Genesis, "Follow You Follow Me"? Maybe "I Know What I Like" would be a better shout. But I take your point and it's why I plumped for the likes Of Quo, Hawkwind and Golden Earring. |
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Definitely more punk....The Damned, 'New Rose', The Sex Pistols 'Pretty Vacant', The Only Ones 'Another Girl, Another Planet', The Jam 'Down in the Tube Station', The Buzzcocks, Ever Fallin in Love'...
As for glam, T.Rex 'Get It On' is essential. Queen 'Killer Queen', ABBA 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', Stevie Wonder 'Livin for the City' should be on the list. |
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As much as I loved it then and now, I totally disagree with the punk/new wave inclusions - in my opinion these are far better served on compilations in their own right.
For T. Rex I reckoned on Metal Guru over Get It On and considered Abba's place as nothing better than Waterloo (I kept it to one song per artist in my list). And having listened to the mixes I made, I realised tonight just what fantastic pieces of work Bridge Over Troubled Water and Vincent are. The latter in particular, push to shove, tops American Pie any day. |
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As much as I loved it then and now, I totally disagree with the punk/new wave inclusions - in my opinion these are far better served on compilations in their own right.
For T. Rex I reckoned on Metal Guru over Get It On and considered Abba's place as nothing better than Waterloo (I kept it to one song per artist in my list). And having listened to the mixes I made, I realised tonight just what fantastic pieces of work Bridge Over Troubled Water and Vincent are. The latter in particular, push to shove, tops American Pie any day. Many of the songs you mention are of high quality so it does come down to a subjective element if choosing between say Vincent and American Pie. All I would say is that the full version of American Pie is lyrical genius. |
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I was kind of waiting for this, Elvis. I thought it was a sixties number but then we can be fooled by re-releases.
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Better not to ghettoise punk and pretend that it didn't reach the mainstream in the 7Os.
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A long, long time ago American Pie is lyrical genius - well, perhaps, I'm no expert but I just don't care for the song at all.
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died So bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Did you write the book of love And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so? Now do you believe in rock and roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Well, I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Man, I dig those rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died I started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Now for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone But that's not how it used to be When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean And a voice that came from you and me Oh, and while the king was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned And while Lenin read a book on Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died We were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the halftime air was sweet perfume While the sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance 'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died? We started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye And singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Oh, and there we were all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell Could break that Satan's spell And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died He was singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye And singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before But the man there said the music wouldn't play And in the streets, the children screamed The lovers cried and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken And the three men I admire most The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died And they were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die They were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye And singin' this'll be the day that I die |
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- staples I would expect to see and practically no glam-rock either! 

