Growin' up in the 70's in Northeast DC, of course I was brought up on Jazz, R&B,and Funk (with some Classical, and progressive rock thrown in)...what was intersting is that a lot of times the radio was left on the AM/FM "Pop" stations like W.A.S.H. and WPGC, so that became another fun part of the listening experience: so here's the impression I got of 70's Pop radio:

So Far Away- Carole King
Operator- Jim Croce
Precious and Few - Climax
Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers
Brandy (Your'e A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Do It Again - Steely Dan
Come And Get Your Love- Redbone
Dancing In The Moonlight - KingHarvest
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
The Joker -Steve Miller Band
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealer's Wheel
It's Too Late(To Turn Back Now)- Cornelius Bros. and Sister Rose
Benny and The Jets - Elton John
Rock The Boat - Hughes Corporation
Mandy- Barry Manilow
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
You're So Vain - Carly Simon
Fame -David Bowie
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
Let 'em In - Paul Mccartney and Wings
Sarah Smile- Hall and Oates
Listen to What the Man Said -Paul Mccartney and Wings
How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You) -James Taylor
Hotel California - Eagles
Movin' Out(Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel
You Belong To Me - Carly Simon
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Dream Weaver- Gary Wright
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
Takin' It To The Streets - Doobie Bros
Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
I'm Not In Love-10cc
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
Let It Ride- Bachman Turner Overdrive
So Into You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Dance with Me - Orleans
Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
Silly Love Songs -Paul Mccartney and Wings
Peg - Steely Dan
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Afternoon delight - Starland Vocal Band
Life's Been Good To Me So Far -Joe Walsh
How Long Has This Been Goin On - Ace
Baby, Baby...Falling In Love Again - Hamilton Joe Frank, and Reynolds
My Love Is Alive - Gary Wright
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
How Deep Is Your Love -Bee Gees
Baby Come Back - Player
Time Passages - Al Stewart
(That's) How Much I Feel -Ambrosia
Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
Reminiscing - Little River Band
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
Sad Eyes - Robert John
Sweet Talking Woman -ELO
Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
Night Fever - Bee Gees
Emotion - Samantha Sang
An Everlasting Love -Andy Gibb
The Logical Song - Supertramp
What A Fool Believes -Doobie Brothers
Staying Alive- Bee Gees
Grease- Frankie Valli
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
Minute By Minute - Doobie Brothers
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
[This message was edited Wed May 12 20:09:48 2004 by paligap]

That's pretty much a carbon copy of a lot of the Pop songs I grew up listening to on the radio. Your list makes me want to buy a '70s compilation - and I never buy compilations with various artists.

Yesterday I was just thinking about the cycles mainstream radio has gone thru with music since the beginning: it started out segrated (music performed by Blacks was once called "Race Music"), then in another era there was a spectrum of diverse artists (and in turn musical styles) who could get airplay on the same station, now today it has become segregated again (thanks, Clear Channel). Even the so-called Alternative stations have descended into an abyss of less range and less open-mindedness.

Used to be that I could listen to Elton's "Benny & The Jets," alongside the Ohio Players "Fire," alongside Carly Simon's "You Belong To Me," alongside Brick's "Dazz," alongside Abba's "Dancing Queen," etc. on the same radio station.

And on FM stations it was the norm to play songs that went well over 3 minutes, regardless of style.

As the Kinks once said, "Where have all the good times gone?"

As I always say, We're getting old.





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[This message was edited Wed May 12 20:10:07 2004 by Supernova]

True. I mean, even 80's radio, and with the additional onslaught of "Friday Night videos, MTV etc., All the black Kids knew The Police, Culture Club, Devo, Cindy Lauper, Men at Work, Men Without Hats, Kajagoogoo, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran...I mean, we were all singin' along to all that as well as the R&B/ Funk.... and then , from the 90's on forward, everything started gettin' really segregated again...

True. I mean, even 80's radio, and with the additional onslaught of "Friday Night videos, MTV etc., All the black Kids knew The Police, Culture Club, Devo, Cindy Lauper, Men at Work, Men Without Hats, Kajagoogoo, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran...I mean, we were all singin' along to all that as well as the R&B/ Funk.... and then , from the 90's on forward, everything started gettin' really segregated again...

Burn me This--

DiamondGirl said:

BTW, thanks "Diamondgirl"! You just reminded me of the Seals And Croft Tune!

Speaking of the Time-Life compilations,did you ever get their "Ultimate 70s" set? It's a massive 20-CD set that pretty much has everything.And if you want the more obscure 70s songs mixed with some well-known gems,you gotta get Rhino's 'Have A Nice Day' CDs,volumes 1-25.
most of those songs are better than what's on the Top 10 charts right now

I've had Biggest Part of Me by Ambrossia in head for the past week!
[This message was edited Thu May 13 7:45:16 2004 by found1]

you gotta get Rhino's 'Have A Nice Day' CDs,volumes 1-25.That's where I was able to find rare,forgotten and hard-to-find songs like...


Love Is Like Oxygen by Sweet (1978)

That's pretty much a carbon copy of a lot of the Pop songs I grew up listening to on the radio. Your list makes me want to buy a '70s compilation - and I never buy compilations with various artists.

Yesterday I was just thinking about the cycles mainstream radio has gone thru with music since the beginning: it started out segrated (music performed by Blacks was once called "Race Music"), then in another era there was a spectrum of diverse artists (and in turn musical styles) who could get airplay on the same station, now today it has become segregated again (thanks, Clear Channel). Even the so-called Alternative stations have descended into an abyss of less range and less open-mindedness.

Used to be that I could listen to Elton's "Benny & The Jets," alongside the Ohio Players "Fire," alongside Carly Simon's "You Belong To Me," alongside Brick's "Dazz," alongside Abba's "Dancing Queen," etc. on the same radio station.

And on FM stations it was the norm to play songs that went well over 3 minutes, regardless of style.

As the Kinks once said, "Where have all the good times gone?"

As I always say, We're getting old.





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[This message was edited Wed May 12 20:10:07 2004 by Supernova]

Is that the long version on that compilation? The single edit sux...I've always been anti-single-edit.

DavidEye said:

Is that the long version on that compilation? The single edit sux...I've always been anti-single-edit.

Supernova said:

Yeah, that's one drawback with a few of the Time/Life discs: for example, if you want Player's "Baby Come Back with the full guitar solo at the end, you'll have to look elsewhere - the Time /Life version is the single edit...

On the CD I that I have,it contains the 4 minute,10 second version of "Baby Come Back".I always assumed that this was the full-length version,and the guitar solo is there at the end.But since you say that there's a longer version,I gotta go hunting for it,lol.Anyway,here's the tracklist for the CD I got,is this the same one that you were referrring to?
"Singers And Songwriters 1978-1979" (Time-Life)

Supernova said:

Unfortunately,that particular song is presented in it's single edit (3 minutes,47 minutes).Here's the complete tracklist for the volume that contains that track...

"Super Hits Of The 70s: Have A Nice Day" Volume 25 (Rhino)---

Love Is Like Oxygen by Sweet (3:47)
How Much I Feel by Ambrosia (3:47)
Shake It by Ian Matthews (3:10)
Falling by LeBlanc and Carr (3:11)
I Just Wanna Stop by Gino Vannelli (3:37)
5.7.0.5 by City Boy (3:12)
New York Groove by Ace Frehley (2:58)
My Angel Baby by Toby Beau (3:30)
Love Takes Time by Orleans (3:59)
Get Used To It by Roger Voudouris (3:00)
Lead Me On by Maxine Nightingale (2:47)
Oh Well by Rockets (3:10)

As you can see,they use mostly single edits,but it's a superb compilation.This particular CD covers 1978-79.But since you mentioned it,I'm now interested in hearing the long version of "Love Is Like Oxygen"

DavidEye said:

I'm sort of surprised you've never heard it. The album version is almost 7 minutes long.

DavidEye said:


Naw, actually your version is better! My Time Life Compilation was just called "the 70's "with 2 discs for each year(but it's acompletely different lineup than yours). I think the Singers and Songwriters collection is more recent, and it sounds like they've done a better job of including full length songs....Dammit! , now I gotta get it allover again! LOL!!

great lists!!! just another reminder that most of us that posted on this thread...are in their 30's!!

paligap said:

So true! I remember in the early 80s,our local R&B station played many of the pop groups and artists that were popular back then....Duran Duran,Culture Club,Toni Basil,Thomas Dolby,etc.And of course,pop radio was playing Prince,MJ,Eddy Grant,Lionel Ritchie,Musical Youth and other black artists.There was real diversity.

FiveFootNine said:

DavidEye said:

Yup. This would be "our" era, guys! And I'm darned proud of it
!

DavidEye said:

Yup. This would be "our" era, guys! And I'm darned proud of it
!