[SamAdams76]

[ronniesgal]

you brought back some great memories and made me smile. That was quite a summer for me.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Got lots of requests for it when I worked radio in Illinois in the 70’s

Fun tune.

[Bonemaker]

“There used to be a time, not so long ago, when the pop songs pouring out of the radio was mostly happy, upbeat music.”

You noticed.

And then along came Obama and we wept for the good old days and the memories of America when it was still America as reflected in pop music.

[Leaning Right]

> There used to be a time, not so long ago, when the pop songs pouring out of the radio was mostly happy, upbeat music. <

You’re right. With some exceptions, the music was fun, and the music videos were fun. Nobody was singing about shooting or hitting anyone.

And by the way, thanks for posting. ‘How Do You Do’ was one of my favorite songs from those days. And I had forgotten all about it.

[Steely Tom]

Songs I associate with summer are Indian Lake (the Cowsills), In The Summertime (Mungo Jerry), Thunder Island (Jay Ferguson), Chattahoochee (Alan Jackson), Timothy (The Buoys), and Hypnotized (Fleetwood Mac).

[Duchess47]

I had completely forgotten that song until I watched/listened to the video. Yes, a fun song.

[mylife]

I have Jimi Hendrix that was recorded in Mono specifically for AM radio.

[Migraine]

Thanks; I remember hearing that as one of those feel=good songs of the era, like Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime”, or the Looking Glass song “Brandy”.

Here’s a “video” of my favorite from that era, “Yellow River”, by Christie. It’s really a Tremeloes song doing a session with the writer, Jeff Christie, the excellent bass player/singer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxu5zyUnVzE

[Two Kids' Dad]

That’s one of the songs on a Sounds of the Seventies CD set. Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting.

[Steely Tom]

I remember that summer of 1972 very well. My parents took us on vacation to Asbury Park, NJ, mainly to get me away from the too-hot romance I was involved in with a high school classmate.

You are right, that was the summer of the Fischer-Spassky chess tournament. Walking up and down the boardwalk in New Jersey, every shop had these crazy-looking electronic "Pong" games, which were housed in these six-foot-high pedestals that were covered in candyflake vinyl upholstery, like a "Kustom" guitar amplifier.

One of the big songs of that summer was Going To Take Some Time, by the Carpenters.

[mylife]

A great radio hit from Youngstown Oh, the Human Beinz~Nobody

[KSCITYBOY]

Btt

[Liberty Valance]

Fun tune I had forgotten. Thanks

[Zirondelle76]

Mouth sure doesn’t look as 11 year old me pictured him!

[Paulie]

Back them, being ‘macho’ was a desirable attribute, as it would guarantee a healthy male experience with the ladies, and in society in general.

Now, that is regarded as ‘toxic masculinity’; all things lgbtq carry the day now.

Archie Bunker reminisced about the days when ‘goils was goils, and men was men’. Methinks this is what he had in mind.

[mylife]

In those days the radio markets were very regional too, a DJ on one station had a totally different set list from one at another radio station.

James Gang saw heavy rotation in my neck of the woods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34abRUUeslw

[mylife]

Any one recall hearing this stuff on the AM radio as a kid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17h773ldGds

LOL! Groovy!

[Fiji Hill]

I like this version, which was also a big hit where I was at the time.

How Do You Do?--The Windows (1972)

[TalBlack]

They’ve been making promotional videos since the beginning of rock n roll. Loooong before Mtv.

[VanDeKoik]

This is absolutely one of my favorite songs to start the weekend to!

The video is a bit out there, but I still love watching it. Puts me in a good mood.