What's are your favorite 70's songs?
they could be in any genre...soul,disco,pop,rock,blues...
also a tip of the hat to david eye...your thread about
SOul train got me to thinking about this subject!

stymie,davidmfiness,redzryder...anxiety..b-knight,harlepolis..etc etc...what's yo choices?

here's 10 right out of my head:
1.talking heads-pulled up
2.marvin gaye-what's going on
3.stevie wonder:superstition
4.elvis costello-allison
5.sly and the family stone-family affair
6.graham central station-the jam
7.the cars-my best friends' girl
8.stanley clarke-quiet afternoon
9.rolling stones-miss you
10.patrice rushen-haven't you heard

i have a lot more but these just come to mind right now...

This is my favorite decade for music, back when we could still call it that.


1. Parliament Funkadelic-(Not Just) Knee Deep
2. Stevie Wonder-Pasttime Paradise
3. Michael Henderson-Valentine Love
4. Bootsy-What's A Telephone Bill
5. The Emotions-Don't Wanna Lose Your Love
6. EWF-Wait
7. Denise Williams-Cause You Love Me Baby
8. Minnie Riperton-Here We Go
9. Raydio-Jack & Jill
10. Ohio Players-Let's Love

stymie said:

Songs In The Key Of Life
A true masterpiece.
"Ordinary Pain" is absolutely untouchable.

FunkMistress said:

co-sign

Free- Denise Williams
Lovin You- Minnie Ripperton
Do you know where you're going to- Diana Ross
I call your name- Switch
Reasons-Earth Wind and Fire
Sweet Thing- Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Shame- Evelyn Champagne King
How bout us- Champagne
For the Lover in you- Shalimar
Let the feeling Flow- Peabo Bryson
Human Nature- Michael Jackson
Sweet Sexy thing- Ohio Players
Funky Worm- Ohio players
Minute by Minute- Doobie Brothers
Taking it to the Streets- Doobie Brothers
Baby Come back- ???
What cha gonna do with my lovin- Stephanie Mills
Sweet Baby - George Duke
Mercy mercy me- Marvin Gaye
Spanish Harlem- Aretha Franklin
I didn't mean to turn you on- Starpoint ??

This is going to be difficult, but here I go...

Layla - Derek & The Dominoes
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
Band on the Run - Paul McCartney
Imagine - John Lennon
River - Joni Mitchell
Stagefright - The Band
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Stairway to Heaven, Over the Hills & Far Away, The Ocean, Trampled Under Foot, & In My Time of Dying - Zep
Tumblin Dice - Stones
Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Magic Man - Heart
ABC - Jackson 5
You Haven't Done Nothin', Sir Duke, & I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Time, Have a Cigar, Another Brick in the Wall, Mother, Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Born to Run, Rosalita, Thunder Road, Adam Raised a Cain, Badlands - Springsteen

That's all I can think of at the moment, bu there are many more.

Without a special order:

1.Across 110th Street-Bobby Womack
2.I'm In Love-Wilso Pecket
3.Natural High-Bloodstone
4.Backstabbers-The O'Jays
5.Ordinary Pain-Stevie Wonder
6.Betcha By Golly Wow-Norman Cooner ft Phyllis Hyman
7.Give A Little More-Phyllis Hyman
8.If I Don't Love U This Way-Jackson5
9.Off The Wall & I Wanna Rock With U-MJ
10.If Loving U Is Wrong(I Don't Wanna Be Right) & The Rap-Millie Jackson
12.Good Times-Chic
13.Distant Love & You Sho Love 2 Ball-Marvin Gaye
14.Whatcha Gonna Do With My Loving & The Passion & The Paino-Stephanie Mills
15.Hang It Up-Patrice Rushen
16.You're Still A Young Man & willing 2 Learn-Tower Of Power
17.Ellie's Love Theme-Isaac Hayes
18.Move On Up & You Are You Are-Crutis Mayfeild
19.Call Me-Aretha Franklin
20.My Love Is 4ever-Prince
21.Fame-David Bowie
22.I'm In Love(And I Love The Feeling-Rose Royce
23.Everlasting Love & Hollywood-Chaka Khan
24.He Ain't Heavy(He's My Brotha)-Donny Hothaway
25.Feels Like Making Love-Roberta Flack
26.Where Is The Love-Roberta & Donny
27.Sexy Ida-Ike & Tina Turner
28.Street Life-Randy Crowford
29.Our Love-Natalie Cole
30.What Can I Do 4 U?-Patti & The BlueBells
31.Tell Me A Bedtime Story-Herbie Hencock
32.I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning-Patti Austin & Luther Vandross

Abba: Ring, Ring
Abba: Disillusion
Abba: People Need Love
Abba: Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
Abba: He Is Your Brother
Abba: Waterloo
Abba: King Kong Song
Abba: Hasta Mañana
Abba: Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
Abba: Watch Out
Abba: Suzy-Hang-Around
Abba: Mamma Mia
Abba: Hey, Hey, Helen
Abba: SOS
Abba: Man In The Middle
Abba: Bang-A-Boomerang
Abba: Rock Me
Abba: I've Been Waiting For You
Abba: So Long
Abba: Crazy World
Abba: Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton/On Top Of Old Smokey/Midnight Special
Abba: When I Kissed The Teacher
Abba: Dancing Queen
Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Abba: Money, Money, Money
Abba: That's Me
Abba: Tiger
Abba: Happy Hawaii
Abba: Take A Chance On Me
Abba: The Name Of The Game
Abba: Thank You For The Music
Abba: I Wonder (Departure)
Abba: I'm A Marionette
Abba: As Good As New
Abba: Voulez-Vous
Abab: Does Your Mother Know
Abba: If It Wasn't For The Nights
Abba: Kisses Of Fire
Abba: Summer Night City
Aerosmith: Make It
Aerosmith: One Way Street
Aerosmith: Write Me A Letter
Aerosmith: Movin' Out
Aerosmith: Same Old Song And Dance
Aerosmith: Lord Of The Thighs
Aerosmith: Train Kept A Rollin'
Aerosmith: Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith: Walk This Way
Aerosmith: Big Ten Inch Record
Aerosmith: Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith: No More No More
Aerosmith: You See Me Crying
Aerosmith: Back In The Saddle
Aerosmith: Last Child
Aerosmith: Nobody's Fault
Aerosmith: Get The Lead Out
Aerosmith: Lick And A Promise
Aerosmith: Home Tonight
Aerosmith: Draw The Line
Aerosmith: I Wanna Know Why
Boney M.: Daddy Cool
Boney M.: Sunny
Boney M.: Baby Do You Wanna Bump
Boney M.: No Woman No Cry
Boney M.: Ma Baker
Boney M.: Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Boney M.: Gloria, Can You Waddle
Boney M.: Plantation Boy
Boney M.: Motherless Child
Boney M.: Still I'm Sad
Boney M.: Nightflight To Venus
Boney M.: Rasputin
Boney M.: Painter Man
Boney M.: He Was A Steppenwolf
Boney M.: Rivers Of Babylon
Boney M.: Brown Girl In The Ring
Boney M.: Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
Boney M.: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
Boney M.: Let It All Be Music
Boney M.: Gotta Go Home
Boney M.: Bahama Mama
Boney M.: Hold On I'm Coming (featuring Precious Wilson)
Boney M.: Two Of Us
Boney M.: Ribbons Of Blue
Boney M.: Oceans Of Fantasy
Boney M.: No More Chain Gang
Boney M.: Calendar Song
Kiss: Sweet Pain
Kiss: Shout It Out Loud
Kiss: Love Gun
Kiss: Tomorrow And Tonight
Kiss: Dirty Livin'
Mabel: I'm Only Here To Rock'N'Roll
Mabel: It's Getting Late
Mabel: Sonnenschein
Mabel: Skateboard Rider
Bette Midler: Stay With Me
Bette Midler: The Rose
Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta: Summer Nights
Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted To You
Olovia Newton-John & John Travolta: You're The One That I Want
Stockard Channing: Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee
Olivia Newton-John: Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)
Amii Stewart: Knock On Wood
Donna Summer: I Feel Love

OK, list time. This is quite overwhelming though, since the 70's were sooo COOL. There are sooo MANY! (off the top of my head...)

• NIGHT MOVES
• BRICK HOUSE (commodores)
• WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (zepplin)
• YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' (righteous bros.)
• WHAT'S GOIN' ON? (marvin gaye)
• TIME IS ON MY SIDE (stones)
• SHE'S GONE (hall & oates)
• COME TOGETHER (beatles)
• MICHELLE (beatles)
• EVIL WAYS (santana)
• HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME (sly & the family stone)
• ADULT EDUCATION (hall & oates)
• FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (righteous bros.)
• FAME (david bowie)
• BORN TO BE WILD (steppenwolff)
• MAGIC CARPET RIDE (steppenwolff)
• COCAINE (eric clapton)
• TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS (doobie bros.)
• GROOVIN'
• WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE (the animals)
• HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (the animals)
• GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU (doobie bros.)
• FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE
• RESPECT (aretha franklin)
• MY GIRL ( the temptations )
• DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS
• THESE EYES ( guess who )
• NO TIME ( guess who )
• BAD TO THE BONE
• ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (jimi henrix)
• AMERICAN WOMAN (guess who)
• ROSEMARIE
• GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
• BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
• YOUR NO GOOD (linda rhondstadt)
• SOUNDS OF SILENCE (simon & garfunkel)
• LIKE A ROLLIN' STONE (bob dylan)
• SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM

I could go on & on & be here all day!!! Gotta go 2 bed. I'm OUT!

Oh,where do I begin?

I like TOO MANY songs from this great decade,and if I were to list every song,I'd be here all day long...lol...so,I'll just list about 20 or so (for now,anyway...lol).




***"Love Is Like Oxygen" by Sweet(1978)---the type of song that ELO would have killed for...lol...

***"Jet" by Paul McCartney and Wings(1973?)

***"Stayin Alive" by the Bee Gees (1977)

***"Fantasy" by Earth Wind and Fire (1977)---when I heard this song as kid,I was mesmerized by it.Sounds like you're flying in the clouds or something,the whole thing just soars higher and higher.

***"Lovely Day" by Bill Withers (1977)---Luther Vandross covered this song on his latest CD,with Busta Rhymes.Now I really love Luther,but this is one song that he should have left alone.The original is amazing.

***"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" by Chris Rea (1978)---hey,what can I say? I love those big adult contemporary ballads of the 70s...lol...

***"Summer" by War (1976)---I can't name any other song that paints such a vivid picture of summertime.

***"Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" by Aretha Franklin (1974)---the general consensus is that Aretha sometimes lost her way in the 70s,aimlessly searching for direction.Of course,I don't agree with that narrow-minded view and this song perfectly demonstatrates that she knew exactly what she was doing.It's my favorite Aretha song.

***"Tired Of Being Alone" by Al Green (1971)---Soul music doesn't get more soulful than this!!

***"Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck (1976)

***"Last Dance" by Donna Summer (1978)---have you guys ever sat down and analyzed the lyrics to this song? The lyrics are sheer genuis..."I need you,by me,beside me,to guide me...to hold me,to scold me,cause when I'm bad I'm so so bad".Those lyrics are undeniably humorous,but Donna sings them as if her life depended on it...lol...she really,realy,REALLY wants that last dance!!

***"Grease" by Frankie Valli (1978)---the theme song was somewhat overshadowed by the tracks performed by the castmembers ("Summer Nights","You're The One That I Want",etc) but the title song is superb.Written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees,it's actually more disco than 50s'-sounding,but it's a kickass track,with the catchiest hook of the year..."the word is,the word is,the word is..."


***"Native New Yorker" by Odyssey (1978)---people often say that disco music from the 70s was shallow with mindless lyrics.This song proves otherwise.

***"My Sharona" by The Knack (1979)---a relentless, high-energy rock song that inspired Michael Jackson to come up with "Beat It" a few years later

***"You And Me" by Alice Cooper (1977)---when you think of Alice Cooper,you don't think of a mellow,beautiful ballad,do you? LOL...but this song is just that!

***"Miracles" by Starship (1975)---a hypnotic midtempo track that feels almost heavenly.On the album version,there is a reference to oral sex,which raised a few eyebrows (among other things) in 1975...lol...

***"Strange Magic" by ELO (1976)

***"Easy" by The Commodores (1977)

***"Stuff Like That" by Quincy Jones featuring Ashford and Simpson and Chaka Khan (1978)---"I knew I was captured by the rhythm of the magic flute".Damn,this song is STILL da jam!!! In the summer of '78,this song captivated many people.One lyric sums it all up..."It ain't how high you can go,but exactly how low".

***"The Groove Line" by Heatwave (1978)---Damn,I miss the days when we had jams like this!!

DavidEye said:

Cool list, that's got a very Summery vibe to it. So I'm gonna add my all time fave by the Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze.

Eeehhhmmm... you wouldn't happen to be GAY by any chance now would you?






scififilmnerd said:[quote]Abba: Ring, Ring
Abba: Disillusion
Abba: People Need Love
Abba: Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
Abba: He Is Your Brother
Abba: Waterloo
Abba: King Kong Song
Abba: Hasta Mañana
Abba: Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
Abba: Watch Out
Abba: Suzy-Hang-Around
Abba: Mamma Mia
Abba: Hey, Hey, Helen
Abba: SOS
Abba: Man In The Middle
Abba: Bang-A-Boomerang
Abba: Rock Me
Abba: I've Been Waiting For You
Abba: So Long
Abba: Crazy World
Abba: Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton/On Top Of Old Smokey/Midnight Special
Abba: When I Kissed The Teacher
Abba: Dancing Queen
Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Abba: Money, Money, Money
Abba: That's Me
Abba: Tiger
Abba: Happy Hawaii
Abba: Take A Chance On Me
Abba: The Name Of The Game
Abba: Thank You For The Music
Abba: I Wonder (Departure)
Abba: I'm A Marionette
Abba: As Good As New
Abba: Voulez-Vous
Abab: Does Your Mother Know
Abba: If It Wasn't For The Nights
Abba: Kisses Of Fire
Abba: Summer Night City

MartyMcFly said:[quote]Eeehhhmmm... you wouldn't happen to be GAY by any chance now would you?


Well, take a look at my sig
Did you really need ABBA to fig?

Bee Gees
Night Fever
Stayin Alive
How deep is your love

Denise Williams
Free

Abba
SOS
Voulez-vous

Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke
You are the sunshine

10CC
I'm not in love

you can't do a 70s list without Stayin' Alive - it's simply one of the best songs ever. Leaving that off of a 70s list is like leaving When Doves Cry off of an 80s list.

alandail said:

Good point, but I prefer Night Fever

alandail said:

Funny you should mention "When Doves Cry".I always considered Prince's song to be the "Stayin Alive" of the 80s...lol...both songs are the main songs a movie and both songs deal with life's everyday struggles,and both songs feature alot of falsetto ad libs near the end.There are also slight similarities between the two films,but that's another thread...lol

There are so many...here's what comes off the top of my head

Let's Stay Together- Al Green
After the Dance (vocal)- Marvin Gaye
Superstitious- Steveie Wonder
So In Love- Curtis Mayfield
Planet Earth- Duran Duran
Freak Out- Chic
She's Gone- Hall and Oates
Summer, Highland Falls- Jilly Joel
You Song- Elton John
Sneakin Sally Through the Alley- Robert Palmer
Hole In My Life- Police
I Wanna Be Your Lover- Prince
House of Pain- Van Halen
Fire and Rain- James Taylor
Forever In Blue Jeans- Neil Diamond

man...some great choices by everybody.

some more...some were mentioned by other folks:
1.temptations:just my imagination
masterpiece
papa was a rolling stone
2. aretha franklin:rock steady
before you come back to me
3, chaka & rufus;sweet thing
maybe your baby
tell me something good
4.minnie riperton:alone in brewster bay
adventures in paradise
simple things
4.dramatics:get off my mountain
in the rain
what you see is what you get
5.bob marley & wailers:waiting in vain
natural mystic
i shot the sheriff
6. eric clapton:better make it through the day
7. chilites:living in the footsteps of another man
we are neighbors
toby
8. cornelius brothers and sister rose:too late to turn back
now (superb early 70's tune)
9, maxine nightigale: get right back
10. jean knight:mr. big stuff
11.king floyd:groove me
12.betty wright: cleanup woman
13.blue magic:side show
spell,whats comes over me...look me up,
chasing rainbows (wow...this was smooth stuff!)
14.stories:brother louie
15.gilbert o sullivan:alone again (good in spite of itself)
16.prince:in love (i like it better than soft & wet)
17.sly & family stone:running away
18.jose feliciano:light my fire
19.steve miller;summer time.true fine love
mercury blues,wild mountain honey,serenade
20. earth wind $ fire:evil,devotion,kailmba story
i'll write a song (phillip kills it man...the fade is
unbelievable)
21.bill withers; grandma's hands,use me up
22.the presidents:5,10,15,20,26 years of love
23.peter brown:dance with me
24.donna summer:i feel love & bad girls
25.isleys brothers:coolin me out ,livin' it up
take me to the next phase
26.carpenters:close to you (i can't explain it. its good
even if its sappy as a motha...karen c could sing pretty
stuff)
27.bread:make it with you
28.war:low rider,summer (yeop david eye its a killer summer
tune) the world is a ghetto
29.steely dan:aja,rikkid on't lose that number
30.elo:strange magic

just a few...

I just ordered the 10-CD "Ultimate 70s" set from TimeLife.com

I saw the commercial the other day and I just had to get it.I have many of these songs already,but there are many tracks that don't appear on other compilations.And besides,you can never have too many 70s compilations...lol

It makes a great Christmas present for somebody.Check it out...


www.TimeLife.Com

Flashlight ---Parliament
One Nation Under A Groove--Funkadelic
Aqua Boogie---Parliament
Not Just Knee Deep--Funkadelic
Tear the Roof Off The Sucker--Parliament
Up For the Downstroke ---Parliament
Mothership Connection--Parliament
Stretchin' Out--Bootsy's Rubberband
Disco To Go---The Brides of Funkenstein
Undisco Kidd---Funkadelic

Anything all P-Funk records of the 70s.


Honorable mention You and I---P-Funk clone Rick James.

*"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" by Natalie Cole (1975)---dontcha just love the intro to this song? The little piano riff,then Natalie starts cooing..."Ooh ohh ah ha...ooh ah ha yeah..."

Thumparello said:

Did you know that Rick James was almost a member of P-Funk? He auditioned for Parliament/Funkadelic in the mid-70s,but George Clinton chose Skeet Curtis instead.

scififilmnerd said:

Woa...you took a lotta time for them. I ain't mad playa

"Magic" by Pilot (1975)
"December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" by The Four Seasons(1976)
"Midnight At The Oasis" by Maria Muldaur---corny but fun(1973)
"Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (1976)
"Benny and The Jets" by Elton John (1973)
"(You Got To) Keep On Bumpin" by the Kay Gees (1974)
"Movin" by Brass Construction
"Strawberry Letter #23" by the Brothers Johnson (1977)
"One Nation Under A Groove" by Funkadelic (1978)
"Holding On (When Love Is Gone)" by L.T.D. (1978)
"All The Way Lover" by Millie Jackson (1977)
"The Rubberband Man" by the Spinners (1976)
"Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb (1978)
"Fly Like An Eagle" by Steve Miller Band (1976)
"Just Remember I Love You" by Firefall (1977)
"Couldn't Get It Right" by Climax Blues Man (1977)---how many of you guys remember this jam??? I've been playing this song non-stop for the past several weeks!
"Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright (1976)
"You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson (1976)
"Life In The Fast Lane" by the Eagles (1976)
"Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs (1976)
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (1977)
"Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty (1978)
"Love Will Find A Way" by Pablo Cruise (1978)
"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" by Dr.Hook (1978)
"I Like Dreaming" by Kenny Nolan (1977)
"You Made Me Believe In Magic" by Bay City Rollers (1977)
"Everybody Be Dancing" by Starbuck (1977)
"Ffun" by Con Funk Shun (1977)
"Glide" by Pleasure (1979)
"Bad Time" by Grand Funk Railroad (1975)
"Only The Good Die Young" by Billy Joel (1977)
"You Belong To Me" by Carly Simon (1978)
"You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" by McCoo/Davis
"You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)" by High Inergy (1977)
"Riding High" by Faze-O (1978)
"Radiation Level" by Sun (1978)
"Swearin' To God" by Frankie Valli (1975)
"How Long" by Ace (1975)
"Turn To Stone" by ELO (1977)
"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers (1972)
"Kiss You All Over" by Exile (1978)
"Got To Get You Into My Life" by Earth Wind and Fire (1978)
"Misty Blue" by Dorothy Moore (1976)
"I'm Not In Love" by 10cc (1975)
"Love Takes Time" by Orleans (1979)
"I Just Wanna Stop" by Gino Vanelli (1978)
"How Much I Feel" by Ambrosia (1978)
"The Things We Do For Love" by 10cc (1977)
"Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney and Wings (1976)
"It Seems To Hang On" by Ashford and Simpson (1978)---who's gonna be the one to start an Ashford and Simpson thread? LOL
"Hollywood" by Rufus and Chaka Khan (1977)
"Take That To The Bank" by Shalamar (1978)
"Last Song" by Edward Bear (1972)---cheesy but heartfelt
"Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot (1974)
"Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (1976)
"Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John (1975)
"Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka (1975)

WOW

Midnight train to Georgia- Gladys night and the pips-
More, More, More- Andrea ?
Your song- Elton John
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
I love the night life- Alicia Bridges
I will survive- Gloria Gaynor
You are so beautiful-Joe Cocker
Daniel- Elton JOhn

well:
david bowie- fame, also "in the heat of the morning
the staple singers- ill take you there
rod stewart- maggie may
al green- lets stay together
dramatics- whatcha see i whatcha get
isaac hayes- theme from shaft
carly simon- youre so vain
billy paul- me and mrs. jones
isley brothers- that lady
love unlimited orchestra- loves theme
the hues corporation- rock the boat
james brown- the payback*
RUFUS- tell me something good
war- why cant we be friends?
the captain and tennile- love will keep us together
hot chocolate- you sexy thing
foghat- slow ride
andrea true connection- more, more, more
starland vocal band- afternoon delight
marvin gaye- got to give it up
chic- i want your love
(there more but...)