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Songs that defined the 70s

Roshi

Roshi

Admiral
Admiral
In the same vein of Emher's thread concerning 1970s movies, according to you, what songs defined that decade?
I'll go first with:

Barry White's Love Theme

Pink Floyd's Echoes

Black Sabbath's Paranoid

David Bowie's Space Oddity

and AC/DC's Let There Be Rock


Your turn! :)
 
The BeeGees Stayin' Alive

Led Zeppelin The Rain Song

Kiss Rock 'n' Roll All Night

Rose Royce Car Wash

Boston Foreplay/Longtime

Just to break it up a bit. ;)
 
Not necessarily songs I particularly like, but I'd have to say:

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams, or something else from Rumours

Frampton's Baby I Love Your Way or Do You Feel Like We Do

Steve Miller's Fly Like an Eagle or Jet Liner

Eagles: Life in the Fast Lane or Take It Easy
 
Nothing says the 70's like:

Cocaine -- Eric Clapton (1977)
Kung Fu Fighting -- Carl Douglas (1974)
and
Disco Duck - Rick Dees (1976)

I am so glad that decade is over.
 
Adding to the good suggestions above...

Working Man - Rush
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Hotel California - The Eagles
 
This article discusses the "soft rock" trend that developed in the early 1970's. The artists discussed include Elton John, Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs and Bread:

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/03/123638.php

While the term "soft rock" might seem applicable to any rock music that doesn't rely on volume to get its message across, in fact the designation refers to something much more specific.

Soft rock as a genre distinction has come to refer specifically to a style of rock that emerged in the early 70's, both as a reaction against the increasingly heavy music that dominated rock at the time, and also as a reflection of the changing priorities of the Baby Boom in the early 70's. Those who had been weaned on rock music in the 60's were entering their late twenties and early thirties, and many had become domesticated; they had grown up, gotten married, had kids of their own, and had begun careers.

So in one respect, soft rock was music for the uncounterculture; tuneful, hooky, commercial, hummable, inoffensive, non threatening, pleasant. It made the perfect accompaniment for such mundane activities as washing the dishes, making the bed, mopping the floor, folding the laundry, and other domestic chores. It also served as a workplace compromise; it was music that most people could tolerate, but it wasn't something that would dominate. It was music that could recede into the background.

At its heart, it encompassed most of the singer/songwriters of the day, including the likes of James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Al Stewart, among others. It also included melodic bands that used a basic rock lineup of guitar-bass-drums-keyboards but added immense amounts of production in the form of strings, horns, and airy, light backing vocals; including Chicago, Bread, and the Carpenters.

Some artists, like Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and Wings, and Elton John fell somewhere in between. What set 70's soft rock apart from its 60's counterpart, which for lack of a better word is usually just called "pop" is that in the 60's pop existed for those who simply didn't like rock; the 60's pop artists usually were vocalists who were stylistic throwbacks to the pre-rock era. Soft rock developed organically to suit the needs of those who did have rock listening experience; as such, it can be considered a bona-fide rock genre...
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TheArsenal said:
Not necessarily songs I particularly like, but I'd have to say:

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams, or something else from Rumours

Frampton's Baby I Love Your Way or Do You Feel Like We Do

Steve Miller's Fly Like an Eagle or Jet Liner

Eagles: Life in the Fast Lane or Take It Easy
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What you said.....except for the fact that I like them.

I'd also add Steve Miller Band's Joker and Stealer's Wheel's Stuck in the Middle.
 
As I was going to say "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc... But it looks like it was released in 1980. *rats*

Still, I'd give it an Honorable Mention. Now, back to the album collection...

Cheers,
-CM-
 
Deep Purple - 'Smoke on the Water' (radio edit of the live version)

Elton John - 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'
" " - 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting'
" " - 'Benny and the Jets'

The Edgar Winter Group - 'Frankenstein'

Pink Floyd - 'Money'
 
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Alone Again Naturally + Get Down by Gilbert O'Sullivan

My Little Town by Simon w/Garfunkel (1975, years after the breakup)

American Pie by Don McClain

Movin Out by Billy Joel

A Fifth Of Beethoven + Joy (Can't remember)

Got To Get You Into My Life by Earth Wind And Fire

Joy To The World by Three Dog Night

Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation
 
Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen
Ramones - Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Trammps - Disco Inferno
Wings - Band on the Run
 
Y'all are mostly off the mark, IMO. The 70s:

Afternoon Delight - Starlight Vocal Band

Summer Breeze- Seals and Croft

Lido-Boz Scaggs

Year of the Cat- Al Stewart

and, yes, The Hustle

Oops-I almost forgot- Convoy:)

-but what do I know-I just lived through them.
 
Dancing Queen - Abba
Rock And Roll all Night And Party Every Day - Kiss
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols
Can't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - Fleetwood Mac
Rock Lobster - The B52s
Staying Alive - The Bee Gees
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Who Are You - The Who
China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
Time - Pink Floyd
 
Slow Ride
Fly like an Eagle
Magic man or Barracuda
Deam Weaver

Agree on Frampton songs & Smoke on the water.
 
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