70 Songs You Dont Know the Name of
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Brand a 1970s throwback playlist featuring these favorite one-hit wonders from the era. A one-hitting wonder is an artist who achieves success primarily for one song.
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'70s Flashback
I was a kid in the 1970s only retrieve the era like information technology was yesterday. Pop music ranged from mellow soft rock tunes to campy disco numbers to hard rock songs that have go classics.
Fashion included shag haircuts (had i and hated it), mood rings, clogs, gauchos, and lots of polyester. The decade exploded with color—both in way and in home decor. And if y'all can't retrieve harvest gilded, avocado greenish, or pumpkin colored wallpaper, shag carpets, or appliances, y'all just weren't there.
As a nation, we endured Watergate, the energy crisis, and the Iranian hostage crunch. We celebrated America's bicentennial birthday and were wowed by the victories of Dorothy Hamill and Bruce (at present Caitlyn) Jenner at the 1976 Olympics.
If you survived the thrill and challenges of 1970s, then come across how many of the post-obit one-hitting wonders you lot remember. If you weren't born notwithstanding, and so y'all missed out on the dynamite of disco and a momentous menstruation in both culture and history. You lot tin yet get acquainted with the decade, however, by making yourself a '70s i-hit wonders playlist.
one. "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Circular)" past Alicia Bridges
The narrator seeks to escape her relationship troubles in this 1978 disco hit, which reached #5 on the US Hot 100 Billboard charts. Rather than trying to gear up her broken romance and address her lover'south cheating directly, she wants to instead head to the dance floor to boogie the night away.
2. "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Scarlet
Could you lot go by with this vocal today? Maybe non.
Wild Cherry was a rock band who reached the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 with this 1976 melody. It was inspired past a black audience member at 1 of their gigs who yelled to the group, "Play some funky music, white boy."
Based on that ane-liner, one of the all-time most memorable rock song hooks of the decade (or longer) was born:
Play that funky music white male child
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till y'all die.
3. "Ain't No Stoppin' U.s. At present" by McFadden & Whitehead
Double downwards on your personal motivation, 1970s manner. If there accept been things in your life holding you back, and then kick them to the curb and get your groove on. Don't let anything agree you back or agree you downward.
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In 1979, this happening R&B crossover hit rose to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
4. "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos
Eric Clapton was a member of Derek and the Dominoes when he wrote this Grammy-winning song, released in 1971. The song was inspired by Clapton'due south human relationship with Pattie Boyd, the married woman of his friend, ex-Beatles fellow member George Harrison.
The song'due south narrator is an interloper who begs the adult female he loves to leave her lover. Information technology reached #10 on the United states Billboard Hot 100 charts and was amidst the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, according to Rolling Stone magazine.
five. "Dancing in the Moonlight" past Rex Harvest
Climbing to #thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, this simple pop song from 1972 is about a group that gathers under the moonlight to dance together in peace and harmony.
6. "Love Hurts" by Nazareth
I found it humorous to spotter vocalizer Dan McCafferty in the video above. Equally he sings this power carol, notice that his hand just rests on his hip. Talk about a lack of stage presence! The song itself, however, completely makes upwards for that.
The narrator in this 1975 rock classic is fashion as well young to be equally jaded as he is. Having fallen for the wrong girl, dearest has left him burned and biting:
Love hurts
Love scars
Dear wounds and marks
Any middle not tough or strong enough
To have a lot of hurting, accept a lot of hurting ... .
The tune became an international hitting for the Scottish rock band and peaked at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
seven. "Angel in Your Artillery" by Hot
While this lady'southward lover slinks around town getting some side action, she wants him to know that she's non the fool he assumes she is. The gal tells him that two tin play at this adulterous game. (Oh, burn!)
The international country hit climbed to #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977, also crossing over to R&B and other charts. And you lot probably thought Barbara Mandrell originated this striking, huh?
8. "Third Rate Romance" by Amazing Rhythm Aces
Cheap 1-nighttime stands. Forget the frills. That's what this 1975 state rock song is almost.
A man and adult female meet in a eating house and determine not to play games. Decades before the Tinder app, these 2 strangers skip the niceties and just get downward to what they both desire from 1 another:
Tertiary rate romance, low hire rendezvous,
Then he said, "Yous don't expect like my type, but I guess you'll do."
Tertiary charge per unit romance, low rent rendezvous,
He said, "I'll tell you I love you, if y'all want me to."
Third rate romance, low rent rendezvous.
The ditty peaked at #fourteen on the US Billboard Hot 100. When country music creative person Sammy Kershaw recorded the song in 1994, he had Russell Smith, the song'due south writer and former Amazing Rhythm Aces group member, sing redundancy vocals.
9. "The Hustle" past Van McCoy
In 1975, this disco vocal and the accompanying dance were international sensations. Despite winning a Grammy, the hitting consists of exactly 5 words, repeated in slightly different combinations: Oh, do information technology, the hustle.
Information technology's about the simplest set of song lyrics I've always encountered in popular music. Were there slim pickins that year for Grammy songs? But wondering. The tune topped the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. People still trip the light fantastic The Hustle today.
10. "Cat Scratch Fever" past Ted Nugent
So is this what's incorrect with Ted Nugent?
Long before he was known for his ultraconservative, intolerant political rants, he was mouthing off this 1977 heavy metallic treasure about what else merely venereal affliction. (In case you don't know, that'southward what folks used to call STDs back then.)
The most inappropriate function of the song is that the narrator indicates that his first encounter with "cat scratch fever" was when he was 10 years old. Only Ted Nugent could write a song like this. It topped out at #30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
How Much Do You Remember Nearly the 1970s?
| Secretariat won the Triple Crown | The Beatles broke upward | wide-neckband shirts |
| "Charlie's Angels" | very broad bellbottoms | "All in the Family" |
| the Nerf ball | Watergate | Battle of the Sexes in lawn tennis betwixt Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King |
| "Footling Business firm on the Prairie" boob tube testify | beanbag chairs | Bloody Sunday |
| fall of Saigon | cut-out swimsuits | very high, clunky heeled shoes |
| shiny clothes | "Saturday Dark Live" | Skrinky Dinks |
| "The Godfather" | Terror at the 1972 Olympics | Holly Hobbie |
| energy crisis | "Star Wars" | pocket calculators |
| Margaret Thatcher became United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland'southward outset female Prime number Minister | Cambodian genocide | Elvis dies |
| "Roots" | disco fever | "Jaws" |
| pet rocks | Stretch Armstrong | the Jamestown massacre |
| latchkey kids | Large Wheels | Nixon becomes the first Us President to visit China |
| the first test tube infant | Iranian hostage crisis | "M*A*Southward*H" |
1970s American Presidential Throwback
11. "Please Come up to Boston" past Dave Loggins
This 1974 soft rock song describes a struggling singer who leaves both his abode and the adult female he loves in Tennessee to pursue his dreams. As he travels the state, from Boston to Denver to Los Angeles, he writes dwelling to urge his girlfriend to come bring together him.
Each time, she declines:
In that location ain't no gold and there ain't nobody similar me
I'm the number i fan of the man from Tennessee.
The song rose to #5 on the U.s. Billboard Hot 100. The real kicker? Songwriter Dave Loggins said the tune was only semi-autobiographical, as in that location was actually no one waiting for him back in Tennessee. How alone is that?
12. "Vicious to Exist Kind" past Nick Lowe
In this 1979 stone vocal, the narrator is dislocated by the handling his lover dishes out. When he asks for an caption, she replies, "You've gotta be cruel to exist kind." The phrase means that sometimes you have to cause someone temporary pain for their overall wellbeing. The hit peaked at #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making Nick Lowe a one-striking wonder.
Remember 8-Rail Tapes?
Before the cassette tape, there was the 8-rails tape. Information technology was impossible to rewind. This ane appears in a 1978 American Motors Corporation Matador iv-door sedan, shown here in the "play" position. Not bad!
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13. "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
Some of the lyrics in this disco hit wouldn't wing today (e.g., "They were funky China men from funky Chinatown"), but yous accept to remember that this was 1974. There was no political correctness.
The song was written in a hurry, recorded in but two takes, and was intended to exist "side B." However, it wound up becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time, topping not only the Us Billboard Hot 100 chart just also charts around the world.
You tin nevertheless hear the song today in commercials as well as movies (eastward.g., blithe Kung Fu Panda series).
14. "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Ring
Many people say this 1976 song has a double entendre, or double significant, equally it alludes to "appetite" (sexual or gustatory). The song was inspired by the spicy late-afternoon appetizer menu at the eating place Clyde's of Georgetown, in Washington, D.C.
I say, however, there's no hidden meaning at all; it's about as 70s horny as a song could go. The narrator wants to line up a little afternoon romp in the sack with his lover. (Non that there's anything wrong with that.)
The vocal reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and won the group a Grammy for Best New Artist. One peculiarly unusual utilize of the song was that information technology was CBS' theme vocal for their coverage of the Bicentennial Celebration, anchored by Dan Rather. Now that's just weird.
Call back Shag Carpet and Avocado Green?
What were people of the 1970s thinking? Shag, or deep pile, carpets were ugly and came in colors that were even uglier. This ane is harvest gold and avocado dark-green. Classic 1970s!
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xv. "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
The lonely lady in this 1977 pop song waited for a long time for love to arrive, and now that he'southward here she wants to remind him how special he is. Although by today's standards, I think the song seems clingy, it was a very popular wedding song back in the day.
The vocal climbed to the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart. Boone won a Grammy Award for information technology and was named Best New Artist, just her career peaked early. She was a ane-hit wonder.
16. "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson
Crossing over from the country charts to climb to #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, this Grammy Honour-winning ditty became an international smash hit in 1970. It features a narrator who reminds her sweetheart that realistically, love consists of both sunshine and pelting.
Retrieve Roller Disco?
In the 1970s, roller skating became popular and the roller disco was born.
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17. "What the World Needs Now Is Dear (Abraham, Martin and John)" by Tom Clay
This tune may be about 4 decades old, but it is as relevant today as it was dorsum then.
The 1971 song is a remix of Jackie DeShannon'due south 1965 tune. The remix features a immature male child describing what words like segregation, bigotry, hatred, and prejudice mean. (He doesn't know and thinks "information technology's when somebody's sick.")
Interspersed with DeShannon's lyrics are
- soundbites of the Vietnam war
- newscasts describing the assassinations of JFK and Bobby Kennedy
- Teddy Kennedy's emotional eulogy for blood brother Bobby and
- Martin Luther King Jr.'southward "I "Have a Dream" speech.
The unique vocal peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
xviii. "Only When I Needed You Well-nigh" by Randy VanWarmer
The epitome of heartbreak, this 1979 soft rock song paints a picture of a guy who mourns the loss of an of import dear human relationship. He misses his partner but knows she's gone for practiced.
Although the narrator portrays her as a common cold-hearted lady—someone who left him in the pelting without closing the door—we all know that in that location are two sides to every heartbreak. Otherwise, abandoning someone when they needed you lot the most would be pretty brutal, right?
The song peaked at #4 on the U.s. Billboard Hot 100.
19. "Kiss an Affections Good Mornin'" by Charley Pride
Check out the smiling on the narrator in this country ditty and ask him what his underground to happiness is. This is what he'll tell you:
You've got to kiss an angel proficient mornin'
And let her know yous retrieve about her when you're gone.
Kiss an affections good mornin'
And love her like a devil when you get back home.
If yous were getting that much lovin', wouldn't you be upbeat and perky, too? The song went to the top of the country charts in 1971, so crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100, where information technology climbed to #21.
20. "O-o-h Kid" by Five Stairsteps
Wouldn't it be wonderful if during difficult times y'all had a soothing vocalisation of experience to promise you that the future will exist easier and brighter? Wouldn't information technology be perfect to have an assurance that your caput with be lighter from less stress? Ahhhh. That'due south exactly what this mellow R&B crossover song does.
Information technology peaked at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. For good reason, it'due south ranked as one of Rolling Rock'due south 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Smashing.
During the 1970s, millions of smiley face badges, java mugs, t-shirts, and other items were sold. Oft the phrase, "Have a nice twenty-four hour period" was used in conjunction with the item.
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Even More Favorite One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s
| Song | Creative person(south) | Year Released |
|---|---|---|
| 21. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right | Barbara Mandrell | 1979 |
| 22. Adult female to Woman | Shirley Brown | 1974 |
| 23. If You Want It | Niteflyte | 1979 |
| 24. I Can't Stand the Pelting | Ann Peebles | 1974 |
| 25. I Can't Stand the Rain | Eruption | 1977 |
| 26. The Nighttime the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Vicki Lawrence | 1972 |
| 27. Ring My Bell | Anita Ward | 1979 |
| 28. All the Young Dudes | Mott the Hoople | 1972 |
| 29. Love Is in the Air | John Paul Young | 1977 |
| xxx. Got to be Real | Cheryl Lynn | 1978 |
| 31. Lovin' Yous | Minnie Riperton | 1975 |
| 32. Tell Me a Lie | Sami Jo | 1974 |
| 33. Lizzie and the Rainman | Tanya Tucker | 1975 |
| 34. Feelings | Morris Albert | 1975 |
| 35. The Boys Are Back in Boondocks | Thin Lizzy | 1976 |
| 36. Here Comes the Sun | Richie Havens | 1971 |
| 37. I'm Not Lisa | Jessi Colter | 1975 |
| 38. Built-in to Be Alive | Patrick Hernandez | 1979 |
| 39. Teddy Bear | Scarlet Sovine | 1976 |
| twoscore. Don't Surrender on The states | David Soul | 1976 |
| 41. In the Midnight Hour | Cross Country | 1973 |
| 42. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | The Hillside Singers | 1971 |
| 43. She's All I Got | Freddie North | 1971 |
| 44. Fooled Around and Fell in Dearest | Elvin Bishop | 1976 |
| 45. I've Got the Music in Me | The Kiki Dee Band | 1974 |
| 46. More than, More, More | The Andrea True Connection | 1976 |
| 47. If We Brand Information technology Through December | Merle Haggard | 1973 |
| 48. Brusk People | Randy Newman | 1977 |
| 49. Turn the Beat Effectually | Vicki Sue Robinson | 1976 |
| 50. Hot Rod Lincoln | Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen | 1971 |
| 51. How Long? | Ace | 1974 |
| 52. Welcome Back | John Sebastian | 1976 |
| 53. Stumblin' In | Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro | 1978 |
| 54. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) | Edison Lighthouse | 1970 |
| 55. Vehicle | The Ides of March | 1970 |
| 56. Put Your Manus in the Paw | Bounding main | 1971 |
| 57. Popcorn | Hot Butter | 1972 |
| 58. Emotion | Samantha Sang | 1977 |
| 59. Do Y'all Wanna Brand Dear | Peter McCann | 1977 |
| 60. Fool (If Y'all Think Information technology's Over) | Chris Rea | 1978 |
| 61. Yous Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) | High Inergy | 1977 |
| 62. Heaven on the 7th Floor | Paul Nicholas | 1977 |
| 63. Eres tú (Touch the Air current) | Mocedades | 1974 |
| 64. Telephone Human being | Meri Wilson | 1977 |
| 65. Ariel | Dean Friedman | 1977 |
| 66. Thunder and Lightning | Chi Coltrane | 1972 |
| 67. Livin' It Up | Bell and James | 1979 |
| 68. I Can Help | Baton Swan | 1974 |
| 69. Hocus Pocus | Focus | 1973 |
| 70. I'm Doin' Fine Now | New York Urban center | 1973 |
| 71. Gimme Dat Ding | The Pipkins | 1970 |
| 72. Tubular Bells | Mike Oldfield | 1974 |
| 73. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) | Eumir Deodato | 1973 |
| 74. Physician'southward Orders | Carol Douglas | 1974 |
| 75. Chevy Van | Sammy Johns | 1973 |
| 76. Yellow River | Christie | 1970 |
| 77. Turn the Beat Around | Vicki Sue Robinson | 1976 |
| 78. Driver'south Seat | Sniff 'northward' the Tears | 1979 |
| 79. Indiana Wants Me | R. Dean Taylor | 1970 |
| 80. You Could Have Been a Lady | April Wine | 1972 |
| 81. Vehicle | The Ides of March | 1970 |
| 82. Bang a Gong (Get It On) | T. King | 1971 |
| 83. Falling | Leblanc & Carr | 1977 |
| 84. Rex Tut | Steve Martin | 1978 |
| 85. Black Betty | Ram Jam | 1977 |
| 86. Timothy | The Buoys | 1970 |
| 87. Autobahn | Kraftwerk | 1974 |
| 88. Disco Duck | Rick Dees | 1976 |
| 89. Knock on Wood | Amii Stewart | 1979 |
| 90. The Final Good day | Roger Whitaker | 1975 |
| 91. Fool (If You lot Think Information technology's Over) | Chris Rea | 1978 |
| 92. Shannon | Henry Gross | 1976 |
| 93. Seasons in the Dominicus | Terry Jacks | 1974 |
| 94. Hot Child in the City | Nick Gilder | 1978 |
Questions & Answers
Question: Is Carol Douglas a one-hit wonder for her song, "Doctor's Orders?"
Answer: Her vocal, "Doctor'southward Orders" reached #xi on the mainstream pop chart in 1974 and was her only hit, and then yes, great addition to the list!
Question: Is Ted Nugent really a i-striking wonder? He's had other singles exercise well.
Answer: Ted Nugent is a lot of things, and for better or worse, a i-hit wonder is one of them, co-ordinate to the definition that was used in this listing.
Here's the definition again for your convenience:
Musical One-Hit Wonder: An creative person who achieves mainstream success for a single song. ("Mainstream success" is often defined past a peak position in the acme 40 of the The states Billboard Hot 100). The musician may accept had successful songs, still, on country, R&B, or other recognized music charts in other countries.
In Ted Nugent's case, "Cat Scratch Fever" was his only song to enter the Top 40 of the U.s. Billboard Height 100, although he did have successful songs farther on down the listing (due east.g., "Yank Me, Crank Me," "Home Bound," "Hey Babe") and successfully placed songs on both the Canadian and The states Rock charts.
Just because someone is dubbed a i-hit wonder doesn't mean they are without talent.
Question: Wasn't Maureen McGovern a one-hit-wonder for her song, "The Morning After"?
Answer: Released in 1973, "The Morning After" was a song also called "The Song from The Poseidon Gamble." Information technology was a number 1 hit and received the Academy Award for the Best Original Song. While Maureen McGovern was widely known for this hit, she had one follow-up Top 40 song in 1979 called "Unlike Worlds" which was the theme some from the television series "Angie." Here'due south the YouTube link: https://world wide web.youtube.com/watch?v=Uenud_vexZA
Question: Why is Cheryl Lynn on this list of one-hit wonders? She's non a one-hitting wonder, is she?
Reply: It's simply a affair of definition used. In the center of the commodity "Musical 1-Striking Wonder" is defined as follows, based on what's typical:
"an artist who achieves mainstream success for a single vocal. ("Mainstream success" is often divers by a peak position in the top xl of the United states of america Billboard Hot 100). The musician may have had successful songs, however, on country, R&B, or other recognized music charts or in other countries."
In Cheryl Lynn'due south example, "Got to Be Real" is her only Top twoscore hit on the The states Billboard Hot 100 list. However, she has songs lower on that listing (like "Star Dear and "Shake It Up Tonight"), some of her songs take charted well in other countries, and she has rocked the R&B charts with hits -- and so much and then that she has an R&B "Greatest Hits" collection.
Question: What most Robbie something, is there a Robbie who was a 1-hitting wonder in the 1970s?
Answer: There was a vocalist named Robbie Dupree who sang a 1980 song, "Steal Away." Are you lot talking near him peradventure? He actually had two hits but you'll ofttimes see him listed on many one-hit wonder lists. His other hitting was "Hot Rod Hearts" (1980).
Question: Do you lot know who sang "My Time" in the late 1960s or early 1970s?
Respond: The artist who sang that song was Boz Scaggs in 1972.
Question: Is the band Sweet a one-hitting-wonder with their vocal, "Love is like Oxygen"?
Answer: Actually, no, they had 4 additional Top twoscore hits: "Petty Willy" (1972), "The Ballroom Blitz" (1974), "Fox on the Run" (1976), and "Action" (1975).
Question: Have you heard of the 70s orchestral pieces by Waldo de los RÃos? Where can I hear them?
Answer: Waldo de los RÃos was an Argentine music arranger who transformed pieces of classical music such as that by Beethoven or Mozart into pop numbers. He died past suicide in 1977, and so his creations stopped. Notwithstanding, yous can still access his music on Amazon music and similar paid platforms or for free on YouTube: https://world wide web.youtube.com/lookout man?5=QALWoEmP578.
Question: Accept you heard a 1970s song named "Supermarket," and if and then, then what is the name of the ring?
Reply: I did a search for a song with "Supermarket" in the championship, then narrowed several hundred songs downwards to those released in the 1970s. What I came up finally with was "Supermarket Dejection" (1971) past Gene McDaniels https://www.youtube.com/watch?5=xeF9L7FB_Fw and "Fairytale in the Supermarket" (1979) by The Raincoats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDrUZOZnFNE. One of these obviously isn't a band. I'm not sure if this is what you were looking for. If this isn't it and you can call up central lyrics, just leave me a comment in the Annotate Department of the playlist.
Question: Would "Chevy Van" make Sammy Johns a ane-hit-wonder?
Answer: Sammy Johns released the song, "Chevy Van" in 1973 near a human who gives a ride to a adult female (a hitchhiker) in his Chevy van. She seduces him and they accept a one-night stand before he drops her off the next town. It was a fitting vocal for the complimentary-loving 1970s. It was his just Top 40 mainstream pop hit, so yes, he's a i-hit-wonder. Others such as country stars Eric Church, Sammy Kershaw, and Waylon Jennings have recorded covers of the vocal. Here's Sammy Johns' vocal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnkCIwGwiA
Thanks for asking nigh this. I'm adding it to the list in the article!
Question: Was Hot Chocolate a one-hit wonder with "Brother Louie"?
Reply: Hot Chocolate, a British disco and soul ring, was not a one-striking wonder. Their song, "Brother Louie" did not hit the Top xl United states Hot 100 nautical chart. Notwithstanding, several other singles did: "Emma" (1974), "Disco Queen" (1975), "You Sexy Affair" (1975), "So You Win Again" (1977), and "Every ane's a Winner" (1978).
Question: Was King Smith a 1-hit wonder for "You Take My Breath Away?"
Answer: Rex Smith's hit "Y'all Have My Jiff Away" ranked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979, however, he wasn't actually a one-hitting-wonder. He was saved from that designation by a follow-up hit in 1981, "Everlasting Dear" which featured Rachel Sweet.
Question: At that place was a song from the 1970s with the lyrics, "Bye beloved so long baby, Don't cry honey, Feel so crazy, Cheerio good day, my dearest if you happen to feel the pain." Do you know what 1970s song had these lyrics and who sang it?
Answer: The British disco group 5000 Volts released, "Goodbye Love" in 1976. Here's the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldzyb8hmIkI.
Question: There was a song in the 1970s called "Popcorn," do you lot know who played it?
Answer: The 1972 version of the song was released by Hot Butter. No kidding. The song was an instrumental-only early on synth-pop song that was globally pop. Here's the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/spotter?v=DBYjZTdrJlA.
Question: Was Merle Haggard a ane-hit-wonder?
Answer: As much The Hag is a full fable in country music, I was nigh as surprised as you were to learn that his 1973 single, "If Nosotros Make It Through Dec" was his only land hit that crossed over to the mainstream pop chart (specifically, the Top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100) during his long and illustrious career. "Okie from Muskogee" barely missed the Top twoscore (it ranked #41).
Of course, on the country charts, he had approximately 35 number 1 hits and he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laurels. That just goes to bear witness that just because you're a one-hit-wonder doesn't mean you lot necessarily lack talent. Sometimes it but ways you're more of a niche artist rather than a mainstream popular artist. In this case, The Hag'due south niche was land music and he totally owned it.
Question: Wasn't Looking Glass a one-striking wonder for their song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"?
Answer: "Brandy (You're a Fine Daughter)" was a #1 hitting on the U.s. Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 for the rock grouping Looking Drinking glass. However, it wasn't their merely Top twoscore striking. They besides scored a Top 40 follow-upwards hit with "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" in 1973. Therefore they are technically non a one-hit-wonder.
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FlourishAnyway (writer) from The states on August 03, 2020:
Bandit 1 - Y'all're a real gas! I bet the vendor is nonetheless talking about you lot. Thank you for that terrific song suggestion which I absolutely added. Take a groovy calendar week.
Brigand I on August 02, 2020:
Non sure if Amii Stewart with Knock on wood fits your clarification??
Being built-in in the dawn on the decease of disco my mother always wondered why her own son drives 70'south cars , listens and loves 70'south music and style, and Can shell her to whatever vocal title regardless of the genre within 2 notes! Great job Author! Go on the good memories attainable for the younger gens ie : slinky, rubix cube, atari, Definitely 8tracks! Picked upward some good ones at the flea market concluding twelvemonth for my T/A and GP . All-time always negotiating scene- how much for the box of old 8tracks?" Vendor" uhhhhhhhhh" me"ill give u v bucks! Lol never even bargained lol
Keep on truckin' y'all!!!!!
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on April 25, 2020:
Wayne - Regrettably, I've done all-encompassing searches and avant-garde searches in a number of databases and cannot find this song. You've call up that if the lyrics are correct, especially with the unusual lyrics "nada ventured, zilch gained," information technology would exist plant adequately easily, merely no. I found some songs with the general theme but the date doesn't match and the lyrics don't fit that paragraph. Maybe a reader can assist. People often peruse the comments. Sad!
Wayne on April 24, 2020:
Seeking help from anyone who might recall a vocal which I'g trying to find the song title and the name of the artist.
Information technology's a ballad (performed by a male person vocalizer) that was on the radio airwaves back around 1977. I recall the singer kind of had a sound/way similar to Kenny Loggins' or Morris Albert. It used to be played on a radio station that played light rock popular songs of the 24-hour interval.
This is the opening lyric/verse: "Sometimes a love that'south lost can hurt yous so much, that you don't think you'll ever learn to love again, and life tin can seem to be so cruel, information technology treats y'all like a little child that'due south broken every rule, and friends all say, zilch ventured, nothing gained."
If anyone can identify the artist or vocal title I would most grateful. Thank you.
FlourishAnyway (author) from U.s.a. on April 17, 2020:
Daniel - True, in fact, as they only had 1 song that hit the The states Pinnacle xl Billboard Hot 100. They had other songs that did well in the United kingdom, Frg, Ireland, and Canada, but well, that is outside the parameters of the definition.
Daniel on April 17, 2020:
Sparse Lizzy 1 hit wonder?
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on April fourteen, 2020:
Peggy - We had a shag rug likewise! And fake wood paneling, an avocado light-green refrigerator, and wallpaper that was orange/putrid yellow/pea green. Some things are amend off left in the past. My married man'south uncle never revealed the secrets, sadly. We inherited all of his Presential travel memorabilia, photos, etc. considering no i else wanted information technology. Imagine!
Peggy Forest from Houston, Texas on April fourteen, 2020:
I well recall nearly of these things. We even had dark-green shag carpeting. Ha! Here is a smiley face for you! :) Your uncle must have some fascinating stories to tell!
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on Jan 08, 2020:
Bill Arsenault - Deplorable just I couldn't notice anything like this in my database searches. I'g hoping that a reader might know the vocal and will get out a annotate here in the Comment Section.
pecker arsenault on Jan 08, 2020:
looking for the song and artist that has commencement words in the chorus...." are y'all with me, are you with me tonight? I got a feeling like I need a friend..." Thanks.
FlourishAnyway (author) from The states on December 27, 2019:
Armin - I like the song actually fifty-fifty though it'southward not lyrically that deep. The definition was based on broad and conscientious perusal of how the term is used elsewhere. Unfortunately, lines have to be drawn somewhere. I take very diverse musical interests, and some of my favorite artists are country artists who have pinnacle forty hits on the country nautical chart simply they could merely muster one mainstream crossover hit. In my listen they are significant but they're niche artists basically, not mainstream artists. I know where y'all're coming from and guess we'll simply have to disagree on this. Thank you anyway. I promise y'all accept a Happy New Year.
Armin on Dec 27, 2019:
I might seem a fiddling touchy because I believe your comments scoff the success of "The Hustle," which I believe is well earned. And by the style, I likewise believe your definition of a One Hit Wonder is skewed. You seem to list songs on the basis that a group or creative person had only one striking on the "popular" charts while ignoring other songs from those same artists that may just as much or more than well known. I don't recollect your definition always reflects what most people recall of as a I Striking Wonder.
FlourishAnyway (writer) from U.s. on December 26, 2019:
Armin - Y'all're a bit touchy nigh this, only thank you for your comment anyhow.
Armin on Dec 20, 2019:
Since when are the amount of a vocal'southward lyrics a requisite for winning a Grammy? Van McCoy's "The Hustle" won the award for its ingenious musical composition and production and its iconic argument helped define the disco era.
FlourishAnyway (author) from U.s. on December 06, 2019:
Gideon Donato - Thanks for stopping by!
Gideon Donato from Utica NY on December 05, 2019:
Always loved 70s music as I was in high school then.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on December 02, 2019:
LaustCawz - Apparently Bluish Swede had another Meridian 40, "Never My Honey," that reached #7. Thank you for the heads upwardly on the double entry which I stock-still. Have a smashing solar day!
LaustCawz on December 01, 2019:
Can't believe I forgot this one--"Hooked On A Feeling"--Blue Swede (aka the "ooga-chahka" song) For years, I would've sworn information technology was Bluish Suede. Was amazed when I finally realized information technology wasn't. This was as well the first Swedish grouping to hit #1 in the U.Southward. (3 years before ABBA did it with "Dancing Queen"). Btw, #s 21 & 66 on the the list are the same song.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on Nov 30, 2019:
LaustCawz - What a terrific bunch of additions here! The Rocky Burnette one was in 1980 so I added information technology to the 80s listing. You lot're amazing!
LaustCawz on November 29, 2019:
Thought of some hither--"Hocus Pocus"--Focus (difficult rock with yodeling!!); "Tired Of Toein' The Line"--Rocky Burnette (around the stop of the decade); "I'thousand Doin' Fine Now"--New York City; "Gimme Dat Ding"--The Pipkins; "Tubular Bells (Theme from 'The Exorcist')"Mike Oldfield; "'Star Wars' Theme & Cantina Band"--Meco; "Likewise Sprach Zarathustra"--Deodato;...SPECIAL MENTION: I've only ever plant the full version of this vocal on a long-out-of-impress (at least in its original form) Thousand-Tel compilation double-album..."Superstars' Greatest Hits" (fifty-fifty the creative person's original anthology version is the edited version): "Thunder & Lightning"--Chi Coltrane (runs about a minute longer than the standard version).
FlourishAnyway (author) from Us on November 21, 2019:
debysteele - Cheers for making the suggestions! Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
debysteele00@gmail.com on Nov 21, 2019:
Wow. I was surprised to see the songs I suggested on the listing...at first I thought I had missed seeing them somehow, and felt kind of light-headed for being redundant. Then I realized you had put them on the list! Information technology'southward fun, thank you for because my suggestions. You're cool!!!
FlourishAnyway (author) from Usa on November 18, 2019:
Laust Cawz - Yous're terrific! I hope that answers Anonymous' question.
Laust Cawz on November 18, 2019:
FlourishAnyway--Re: fake interviews with sound bytes from pop songs equally the answers--you're thinking of Dickie Goodman, formerly of the team of Buchanan & Goodman, who did something like in the '50s with "The Flying Saucer". Dickie had several successes (big & pocket-sized) with what have come to be known every bit "break-in" records. I retrieve the most successful ane was "Mr. Jaws"--"Sheriff, the shark is going to exist back for lunch! What do you lot intend to exercise?" "Do a little dance, make a little beloved, become down tonight." ...& and so on. More recent examples have been made by Whimsical Will of The Dr. Demento radio show.
FlourishAnyway (author) from United states of america on November 17, 2019:
Deby00 - Thanks for these suggestions! I will go through them, do a double check, and put the ones that fit on the listing. Have a great week! You're awesome!
Deby00 on November 17, 2019:
I am late to this party but I am very glad to detect this site..just a few suggestions..
i. Samantha Sang- Emotion
2. Peter McCann-Do you Wanna Make Honey
3. Nigel (tin can't remember concluding name)- Dancin Shoes
4. Chris Rea- Fool(if you think information technology's over)
5. Loftier Inergy You tin can't Plough Me Off
6. Paul Nicholas- Heaven On the seventh Flooring
vii. Mocedades- Eris Tu
8. The DiFranco Family unit- Heartbeat (Information technology's a love trounce)
9. Exile- Buss You All Over
x. Spider- Information technology Didn't Take Long
11. Richie Furay- I Still Have Dreams
12. Phone Man
thirteen. Dean Friedman "Ariel"
xiv. Marshall Haines-Dancing in the City
Y'all did list one by Nightflyte, only "Breaking My Heart In Two" is awesome...
And finally....he picks his music like he does his movies...Mr. John Travolta
Let Her In....
Having so much fun reading your lists, thank you...
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on November 13, 2019:
Anonymous - I'thousand hoping a reader tin help us out with this asking, as it doesn't ring a bell with me.
Anonymous on November 13, 2019:
Do y'all know the artist who made songs where he would act like he was interviewing (President Nixon was the one I retrieve), askk a question and answer with popular vocal clips? I remember hearing it in the mid-70's and it was hilarious!
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on September 24, 2019:
Lora - Thank you for describing your memories. I'll never forget the avacado, orange, and gilt colors of the 1970s, the clothing styles, and the Watergate hearings my female parent watched and talked about every 24-hour interval every bit she did her housework (I wasn't in elementary school nevertheless). We as well used to go our groceries delivered to united states of america. Seems like some things are coming full circle!
Lora Hollings on September 23, 2019:
I dear the 70's music! Wonderful songs and groups. It was certainly a turbulent fourth dimension politically but as far equally the music, fashion, and the decor that was popular, it was a very fun and memorable period in history. I remember going to friend'southward houses and seeing the gold and avocado greenish shag rug. Just most of all, I remember the sock hops at my junior loftier school and dancing to many of the songs above. This commodity brought back then many memories for me. Information technology was like going back in a time capsule to such a unique era! You did a bang-up job, Flourish, in not merely roofing the songs that are and so identifiable with this period merely in covering the major new stories and pop culture too. Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed my trip.
FlourishAnyway (author) from The states on September 23, 2019:
Jon - The respond can be found in the definition of one-hit wonder: "An artist who achieves mainstream success for a unmarried song. ("Mainstream success" is often defined by a peak position in the summit 40 of the Usa Billboard Hot 100). The musician may accept had successful songs, however, on country, R&B, or other recognized music charts in other countries."
Ted Nugent is primarily known in the mainstream arena for that one vocal that reached the Summit 40 list of the Billboard Hot 100 listing, "Cat Scratch Fever" (information technology peaked at #xxx). Other songs by Nugent such as "Yank Me, Crank Me" and "Home Leap" failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart's Acme xl list but were somewhere between 41-100 or they charted elsewhere, similar on the Canadian or US Rock charts. It'south a like scenario for Thin Lizzy.
Existence a i-hitting wonder doesn't have away from their talent. They just didn't repeatedly meet a certain threshold on the mainstream pop chart, the The states Billboard Hot 100. I appreciate your annotate.
Jon on September 23, 2019:
Expert list, just I don't know that you can include anything from Thin Lizzy here, every bit they were not a ane hit wonder. Ted Nugent is also a stretch, as he had several hits that are notwithstanding in AOR/Archetype airplay yet today.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on February x, 2019:
Nithya - Thanks for stopping by and registering your favorite! Have a corking weekend.
Nithya Venkat from Dubai on February 09, 2019:
A bang-up compilation, my favorite is Dancing in the Moonlight.
FlourishAnyway (writer) from U.s.a. on November 30, 2018:
James - That's a lot of detail nearly the musical instrument not to recall what it is. If this is a serious request, please say more about the song itself (genre, anything y'all think about the lyrics, artist, etc.).
James Edgeless on Nov 30, 2018:
I'chiliad thinking about a song that had a keyboard instrument in ti that was a one hit wonder I believe in the 70's which the keyboard musical instrument involved was the kickoff time that keyboard musical instrument was involved ina hit song.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on October 27, 2018:
Shaloo - Cheers for stopping by. Take a wonderful weekend!
Shaloo Walia from India on October 27, 2018:
Layla is my favorite amidst this playlist. Overnice compilation!!
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on October 09, 2018:
Edward Lee - Please accept a look at the definition of "Musical I Striking Wonder" as posted in the call out box of the article above:
Musical I-Hit Wonder - An creative person who achieves mainstream success for a single song. ("Mainstream success" is often defined by a summit position in the top forty of the United states of america Billboard Hot 100). The musician may have had successful songs, however, on land, R&B, or other recognized music charts in other countries.
Again, this article uses mainstream success, the top 40 Us Bill Hot 100 chart. It doesn't mean the artist isn't talented if they're designated equally a one-hit wonder.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 22, 2018:
Horst - Thanks for the heads up. Have a good twenty-four hour period!
Horst on September 21, 2018:
45. an 53. are the same
FlourishAnyway (writer) from United states of america on November xiv, 2017:
Ann - I love hearing about memories that are continued with the "manner back" playlists -- where people were, what they were doing, what they enjoyed. Cheers so much for sharing a part of your life.
Ann Carr from SW England on November 14, 2017:
I loved the early 70s, though non quite as much as the 60s! Lots of the higher up are my favourites but the best of your selection for me is 'Layla' by Derek & the Dominoes (aka Eric Clapton of course). I recollect going to the first ever disco in Brighton, Sussex, and wearing those flares and high wedged shoes.
Slap-up list equally always, Flourish!
Ann
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on November 10, 2017:
Peg - I love that ane as well! Cheers for stopping past! Have a expert weekend!
Peg Cole from Due north Dallas, Texas on November 10, 2017:
I love number 44. That i always brought couples to the dance floor.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on October xxx, 2017:
Peg, I enjoyed your personal walk down memory lane. Thanks for sharing where y'all were and what you were doing.
Peg Cole from North Dallas, Texas on Oct thirty, 2017:
So many favorites on this playlist and and so many wonderful memories. In the 70s I lived in Miami, Florida, and so, Tampa, then Vero Beach, dorsum to Tampa, and so Dallas, then Miami over again. Most of the songs remind me of dazzler school where I went to class in the morning earlier working as a receptionist in a pilus salon at nighttime. These songs blared from the overhead speakers all day long. In Dallas I worked for the airlines and was flying over Tennessee when nosotros got the news nigh Elvis. Disco was hot, then were permanent waves (for men, too) Dorothy Hamill cuts, platform shoes and the Bi-Centennial celebration. Ah, the seventies...
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 29, 2017:
Dolores - I like that song too! Thank you for stopping past to reminisce and comment. Have a wonderful weekend!
Dolores Monet from East Coast, The states on September 29, 2017:
I love your music articles. I call back most of these songs and so this was a nifty trip downwards memory lane. Am particularly fond of "Play That Funky Music."
FlourishAnyway (writer) from U.s.a. on September 19, 2017:
Debangee - I appreciate your kind annotate. I similar the throwback tunes also. Have a peachy week!
DEBANGEE MANDAL from Republic of india on September 19, 2017:
Many beautiful, evergreen and talented pieces have been composed this time. I love music , specially these old classics.
So, give thanks yous for sharing this wonderful drove of songs.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 15, 2017:
Dianna - My husband reminded me of an an 1980s proverb: "Death before disco." However, given time, we all capeesh the music we grew up with.
Dianna Mendez on September xv, 2017:
Who doesn't like the 70's music? I am still hearing that Funky melody!
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 12, 2017:
Chris - We definitely have that in common! Thanks for stopping past!
Krzysztof Willman from Parlin, New Jersey on September 12, 2017:
I love older music and the 70s is ane of the my favorite decades and so thanks for sharing this list.
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on September 09, 2017:
Devika - Thanks for sharing a chip most your love of the 1970s.
DDE on September 09, 2017:
Music from my time sounds cracking. I oft listen to this music to call back how much younger I was and enjoyed listening then as I do now.
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on September 07, 2017:
James - You've provided a stellar rundown of a decade that many people don't requite enough credit to culturally. It was disco, yep, but then much more! Thanks for that fabulous "best of" music review ... quite a trip down retentiveness lane!
James C Moore from Joliet, IL on September 07, 2017:
You've outdone yourself this time. The 70'south, the undisputed best ever time for music, all music. This decade produced 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' (Charlie Daniels Band-Land Western) and 'Freebird' the air guitar anthem past Lynrd Skynrd. Likewise, the Hawkins singers gospel classic'Oh Happy Solar day' featured prominently in the '70s. James Brown, the Jackson v, Parliament Funkedelics and the balance of the world's best R&B sounds helped the 7-0 decade the music decade. And quiet as it's kept, rap (with the Sugar Hill Gang) entered the mainstream along with the tardily groovy Prince who debuted in the '70s.
FlourishAnyway (author) from United states on September 06, 2017:
Linda - Cheers for stopping by. It's dainty to relive the by, but I sure wouldn't want to live there again! For all of our mod problems, I like now likewise much.
Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on September 05, 2017:
This is an interesting commodity with respect to both music and history. I enjoyed the entertainment, the education, and the memories. Thanks, Flourish.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 05, 2017:
Dora - Cheers for sharing your 70s memories! Take a wonderful calendar week!
Dora Weithers from The Caribbean on September 05, 2017:
I recall "Yous Low-cal Up My Life." Gained personal independence in the 70s--perhaps a scrap belatedly by some standards. Those were still the "good ole days."
FlourishAnyway (author) from U.s. on September 05, 2017:
Nadine - She hit #8 with the Goldfinger theme song just that was in 1964, and in the 1970s she had a couple of songs that just missed the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. She had better success, however, in the UK. It'southward hard to understand sometimes why musicians go far in one land simply not another. Thanks for stopping by!
FlourishAnyway (author) from U.s.a. on September 05, 2017:
Larry - I completely agree. The one song he'south known for is nasty, and so is he. What a waste. I wish the media would ignore people like that instead of giving them a sexist, racist, antisocial platform to spread their garbage.
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on September 05, 2017:
Rasma - Cheers for sharing your memories! Take a slap-up calendar week!
Gypsy Rose Lee from Daytona Beach, Florida on September 05, 2017:
Give thanks yous so much for the crawly memories of the 70s. That was my loftier school time. SIGH..... Nevertheless love that music and play information technology when nostalgia hits.
Larry Rankin from Oklahoma on September 04, 2017:
Ted Nugent has one song that, as far as i hitting wonders goes, actually isn't that good. What keeps him in the news all these years?
Existence a racist jerk. Only saying, lol.
Love the one hit lists.
Nadine May from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on September 04, 2017:
Yeah, I recollect Lilliputian House on the Prairie and "G*A*S*H" That the Beatles broke upwardly and the Rolling Stones but I missed seeing the Welsh vocalizer Shirley Bassey mentioned. I loved her songs. Smashing post.
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 04, 2017:
Jo - Cheers for sharing where you were and what y'all were doing. Have a slap-up week!
FlourishAnyway (author) from United states of america on September 04, 2017:
Tamara - Glad y'all enjoyed these throwback songs! Have a wonderful calendar week!
FlourishAnyway (writer) from The states on September 04, 2017:
Demas - Thanks for the kudos! Hope your calendar week is far out.
Jo Miller from Tennessee on September 04, 2017:
I was mainly birthing babies in the 70's. Equally a threescore's person, I was never very fond of the music of the lxx's, but I practice remember a few of these.
Tamara Moore on September 04, 2017:
Very much love the lxx' songs! I am going to add a few of these to my Playlist, in fact. Slap-up!
Demas W Jasper from Today's America and The World Across on September 04, 2017:
What an outstanding "flashback". You rock, gal!
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 03, 2017:
Audrey - Thank you for sharing your love of the '70s! I loved the disco craze. Take a groovy Labor Twenty-four hours!
Audrey Hunt from Pahrump NV on September 03, 2017:
Now you're talking! My era is the lxx'southward and just today I found a radio station playing all 70'southward music. Oh yeah! "I honey the night life" constitute me out on the dance floor and what memories they do bring.
Cheers for this joy!
FlourishAnyway (writer) from USA on September 03, 2017:
Heidi - Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! I loved the Brady Agglomeration, Fantasy Isle, Beloved Boat, Soul Train, and the movie Grease. I can still hear some of the theme songs in my head. Thanks for sharing even more fun memories! Information technology's hard to believe it was so long ago. Accept a dandy Labor Day weekend, you dig?
FlourishAnyway (author) from Usa on September 03, 2017:
Bill - You know what they say near if a hammer is the only affair in your toolbox, then everything starts looking like a blast. That's so funny that they played their one striking over and over. I guess that's why people were there, huh? Thank you for stopping past! Accept a groovy Labor Day weekend.
Bill The netherlands from Olympia, WA on September 03, 2017:
Did you ever wonder what those "ane hit wonders" did at concerts? If they only had one hitting, how did they manage to play an hour show? LOL But keep playing the same song over and over over again? I actually saw the Kingsman dorsum in, gosh, early 60s maybe? They played Louie Louie twelve times at that functioning. :)
Heidi Thorne from Chicago Area on September 03, 2017:
Far out! I loved the 70s music (and 80s, equally you lot know). Many of these tunes Nonetheless run through my head. And "Dancin' in the Moonlight" was in the contempo "The Hitman'southward Bodyguard" moving-picture show. Then that's been an earworm since last week for me.
What was I doing in the 70s? High schoolhouse. Other stuff I remember from the 70s:
* The Brady Agglomeration (although it started in the fall of 1969 and ran through 1974). Talk almost funky dress. They had 'em! Their one-hit wonder theme song notwithstanding lives on. And weren't you curious as to why the TV stations in Bradyland ever wanted them on a show? More one-hit wonders with "Sunshine Day," "Skilful Time Music," and "Fourth dimension to Change."
* Soul Train. Started hither in Chi-town, showcasing some of the greatest funk and disco acts of the era.
* The Beloved Gunkhole. Boarding in 1977, another one-striking theme vocal that lots of united states still call back.
* Saturday Night Fever. Can't believe it's celebrating it'southward 40th ceremony this December!
Okay, gotta dig out my 8-track. Peace, man!
FlourishAnyway (author) from Us on September 02, 2017:
Bob - I do remember that. And if for some reason they didn't find your tiny Visa or MasterCharge (at that time) number, they'd have to call somewhere or switch books (for the most upwards-to-date one). Your science teacher must have had a crystal ball. But imagine what the hereafter holds now.
Bob Bamberg on September 02, 2017:
You mentioning credit cards, FlourishAnyway, and that jogged another memory. Remember when you paid with a credit menu the cashier had this little book with tissue paper pages and columns upon columns of trivial, really petty, 16-digit numbers that they'd have to check your card against to brand sure it was practiced? Also, ATM cards were introduced so and a lot of people didn't trust them...and didn't trust getting greenbacks from the machine after dark for fear of getting konked on the head and robbed.
I remember beingness in the 7th course...1959...and our scientific discipline instructor told usa that anytime, nosotros wouldn't even accept to carry coin around. We'd all have little plastic cards that independent our cyberbanking information and we'd utilize those instead. Nosotros all thought he was crazy!
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 02, 2017:
Linda - I don't wish to go back either, particularly given where women stood with civil rights, getting their ain credit cards, etc. We still have more progress to make. Thank you for sharing your memories!
FlourishAnyway (author) from USA on September 02, 2017:
Bob - Cheers for sharing your memories. I retrieve Datsuns, also! My family had ane in an unusually yellow/orange that had a very long life. Information technology racked up almost 300,000 miles before it went to the graveyard because we couldn't go parts for it any longer.
Linda Lum from Washington Country, U.s. on September 02, 2017:
Oh my goodness, I remember each and every ane of these. I'chiliad admitting my age, merely I was already an adult in the working world in the lxx's. The styles were hideous, and the decor looked like Halloween 12 months of the year. The songs are fun, but I'1000 not yearning for a reset button to become back to that time in our history.
Bob Bamberg on September 02, 2017:
We bought the kids an Apple IIc reckoner and a Colecovision game organisation in the 70'southward, and that was pretty loftier tech... especially the Colecovision. When I bought it, they were offering a college scholarship, I think information technology was $100. I filled out the paperwork. By the fourth dimension my oldest son was fix for college in 1990, Colecovision was long gone, but when I submitted the voucher, I got a cheque. They must take established some sort of a trust fund for information technology.
In the lxx's, we had no Cable Tv...that came to the Boston area in the early on 80's. I had a new 1972 Datsun, which is now Nissan. Information technology was always Nissan Motors, but the auto brand was Datsun back so.
Gas reached $1 a gallon to everyone's outrage, specially when gas was rationed. Depending on whether the terminal number of your license plate was odd or even, you could get your gas on odd or fifty-fifty days.
In that location were no cell phones, although there was a wireless model that you lot could use within a hundred feet of the base station, which was plugged into an electrical outlet.
There were no reality shows or 24 hour news channels, and some shows were withal being produced in B&W.
Your kids could safely go out the yard by themselves, cigarettes were 65 cents a pack, hamburger was 89 cents a pound, and I was inbound centre age.
I was a broadcaster in local radio and played every 1 of those songs you listed. I especially liked Layla... but didn't intendance for Clapton'south unplugged version in the 90's. That was hard to get used to. Cheers for the trip down memory lane. Fun hub.
Source: https://spinditty.com/playlists/One-Hit-Wonders-of-the-1970s
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