Posted on 01/21/2018 5:42:10 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel
Also... Although I think that the lyrics are somewhat better, I might be a little more charitable towards the syrupy old-folks-home sound of Close to You, because of the Wayne and Wanda version on the Muppet Show.
It appeals to my inner woman.
:)
Besides. If I had thought that, I would have attacked you back. You must not know me.
:)
No, it was quite plain you weren’t feeling attacked; I just thought that in today’s internet environment, it’s good to give credit to people who aren’t so damned touchy. ;-)
3 1975 Philadelphia Freedom Elton John
5 1975 My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli
Are you picking for this bracket, or passing?
“p.s. I know I screwed up my list. I got tired from all the html and mistakes I made. I shoulda just listed my picks. Derp.”
And? Do I just take all the “bold” or do you want to ensure the bolds were all correct?
Just take all the bold. They are my picks. You might come across some that are matched up wrong. In which case there are two picks when there should only be one. Use your discretion and throw out any that are messed up. So sorry.
To be clear, you’re passing on the brackets you don’t list at all?
LOL that’s OK. I just was worried you might be comparing non-existant pairs.
I’ll do my best. Thanks.
I love almost all of these. Some I actually didn’t know, or thought I didn’t know, so checked them out.
Not sure I hate a single one of them.
For me it’s hard because they’re both so good. I’m still 2nd-guessing on a few pairs. Some it’s “easy” because I absolutely LOVE a song.
Some tough decisions. Had to eliminate some I really like and had to select some I wouldn’t own. Nonetheless, here are my selections:
1 1970 Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
3 1970 American Woman The Guess Who
2 1970 (They Long to Be) Close to You The Carpenters
5 1971 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Bee Gees
1 1971 Joy to the World Three Dog Night
3 1971 Its Too Late Carole King
7 1972 Lean on Me Bill Withers
4 1972 Without You Harry Nilsson
2 1972 Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert OSullivan
3 1972 American Pie Don McLean
1 1973 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Tony Orlando and Dawn
3 1973 Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack
2 1973 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
2 1974 Seasons in the Sun Terry Jacks
1 1974 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand
3 1974 Loves Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra
7 1975 Fame David Bowie
5 1975 My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli
2 1975 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell
4 1976 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons
6 1976 Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans
3 1977 Best of My Love The Emotions
5 1976 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
2 1977 I Just Want to Be Your Everything Andy Gibb
6 1977 I Like Dreamin Kenny Nolan
4 1977 Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) Barbra Streisand
1 1978 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb
3 1978 You Light Up My Life Debby Boone
6 1978 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
5 1979 Reunited Peaches & Herb
1 1979 My Sharona The Knack
4 1979 Da Ya Think Im Sexy? Rod Stewart
1 1970 Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
6 1970 Aint No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross
3 1970 American Woman The Guess Who
4 1970 Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head B.J. Thomas
2 1970 (They Long to Be) Close to You The Carpenters
5 1970 War Edwin Starr
2 1971 Maggie May Rod Stewart
5 1971 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Bee Gees
1 1971 Joy to the World Three Dog Night
6 1971 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) Paul Revere & the Raiders
3 1971 Its Too Late Carole King
4 1971 One Bad Apple The Osmonds
1 1972 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack
7 1972 Lean on Me Bill Withers
4 1972 Without You Harry Nilsson
4 1973 Lets Get It On Marvin Gaye
2 1972 Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert OSullivan
6 1972 I Gotcha Joe Tex
3 1972 American Pie Don McLean
5 1972 The Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr.
1 1973 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Tony Orlando and Dawn
7 1973 Crocodile Rock Elton John
3 1973 Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack
5 1973 My Love Paul McCartney & Wings
2 1973 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
6 1973 Why Me Kris Kristofferson
2 1974 Seasons in the Sun Terry Jacks
5 1974 Dancing Machine The Jackson 5
1 1974 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand
6 1974 The Loco-Motion Grand Funk Railroad
3 1974 Loves Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra
4 1974 Come and Get Your Love Redbone
1 1975 Love Will Keep Us Together Captain & Tennille
7 1975 Fame David Bowie
3 1975 Philadelphia Freedom Elton John
5 1975 My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli
2 1975 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell
6 1975 Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire
4 1975 Before the Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender
4 1976 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons
1 1976 Silly Love Songs Wings
6 1976 Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans
3 1976 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
3 1977 Best of My Love The Emotions
2 1976 Dont Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee
5 1976 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
2 1977 I Just Want to Be Your Everything Andy Gibb
5 1977 Angel in Your Arms Hot
1 1977 Tonights the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart
6 1977 I Like Dreamin Kenny Nolan
4 1977 Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) Barbra Streisand
4 1978 Stayin Alive Bee Gees
1 1978 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb
7 1978 Baby Come Back Player
3 1978 You Light Up My Life Debby Boone
5 1978 Kiss You All Over Exile
2 1978 Night Fever Bee Gees
6 1978 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
2 1979 Bad Girls Donna Summer
5 1979 Reunited Peaches & Herb
1 1979 My Sharona The Knack
6 1979 I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
3 1979 Le Freak Chic
4 1979 Da Ya Think Im Sexy? Rod Stewart
I wonder if anyone else's perception of 70s music is biased by what you hear on "classic rock" radio. It's surprising how little overlap there seems to be between the top 40 of the decade, and the stuff that gets played today on FM radio. I can understand the album-oriented or progressive bands being bigger in album or ticket sales than single sales or radio airplay. Pink Floyd and Yes weren't exactly radio-friendly at the time. But were there no top-40 performers in the decade that had enough staying power to qualify as "classic rock" by the 2010s? Not even Springsteen, apparently.
There seems to be more overlap in the 80s—U2, Dire Straits, Van Halen, the Police, and Bryan Adams come immediately to mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1977
12, Dancing Queen, 1977. That’s tops.
ABBA is great; I have an album now of theirs I’ve copied and my son is now loving it.
“Classic Rock” to me always meant “hard rock”, not actually popular. Lord knows we’ve had “classic rock” stations around here for decades and they play hard rock mostly c.1970 when I was forced to listen c. 1990, and it’s only progressed a little since then to newer.
Popular should be and is a GENERAL term - what is popular? Sorry, not a whole lot of hard/heavy/punk/etc bands actually made it on the charts. But LOTS of fringe types who worship this stuff sure hang out on-line and live in a fantasy world that their preference was the only good stuff and that everyone loved it. Not quite.
My husband taught me about “album-oriented rock” recently, stating he found out about it in college (80s) when the campus station called itself that. He replied to the hipster DJs that this must mean the music nobody listens to. Which upset their poor little hearts.
They can’t stand that they’re the odd men out.
I better shut up before I get myself in trouble! Off the soap box (i.e., I’ve heard all the bellyaching every time there is a music discussion, esp. with these charts - that there’s “no good music” here; these people seem to overpopulate the ‘net because their taste is NOT reflected by reality on the charts)
BTW, you might call me “Ms” Rebel. ;-)
Got it! Thanks. :-)
3 1970 American Woman The Guess Who 4 1970 Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head B.J. Thomas
2 1970 (They Long to Be) Close to You The Carpenters 5 1970 War Edwin Starr
2 1971 Maggie May Rod Stewart 5 1971 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Bee Gees
1 1971 Joy to the World Three Dog Night 6 1971 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) Paul Revere & the Raiders
3 1971 Its Too Late Carole King 4 1971 One Bad Apple The Osmonds
1 1972 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack 7 1972 Lean on Me Bill Withers
4 1972 Without You Harry Nilsson 4 1973 Lets Get It On Marvin Gaye
2 1972 Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert OSullivan 6 1972 I Gotcha Joe Tex
3 1972 American Pie Don McLean 5 1972 The Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr.
1 1973 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Tony Orlando and Dawn 7 1973 Crocodile Rock Elton John
3 1973 Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack 5 1973 My Love Paul McCartney & Wings
2 1973 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce 6 1973 Why Me Kris Kristofferson
2 1974 Seasons in the Sun Terry Jacks 5 1974 Dancing Machine The Jackson 5
1 1974 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand 6 1974 The Loco-Motion Grand Funk Railroad
3 1974 Loves Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra 4 1974 Come and Get Your Love Redbone
1 1975 Love Will Keep Us Together Captain & Tennille 7 1975 Fame David Bowie
3 1975 Philadelphia Freedom Elton John 5 1975 My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli
2 1975 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell 6 1975 Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire
4 1975 Before the Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender 4 1976 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons
1 1976 Silly Love Songs Wings 6 1976 Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans
3 1976 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor 3 1977 Best of My Love The Emotions
2 1976 Dont Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee 5 1976 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
2 1977 I Just Want to Be Your Everything Andy Gibb 5 1977 Angel in Your Arms Hot
1 1977 Tonights the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart 6 1977 I Like Dreamin Kenny Nolan
4 1977 Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) Barbra Streisand 4 1978 Stayin Alive Bee Gees
1 1978 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb 7 1978 Baby Come Back Player
3 1978 You Light Up My Life Debby Boone 5 1978 Kiss You All Over Exile
2 1978 Night Fever Bee Gees 6 1978 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
2 1979 Bad Girls Donna Summer 5 1979 Reunited Peaches & Herb
1 1979 My Sharona The Knack 6 1979 I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
3 1979 Le Freak Chic 4 1979 Da Ya Think Im Sexy? Rod Stewart
Welcome, Comet! Hope to see you again for the rest of the survey/contest!
Again, ping to #88 - did you pass on some?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3624675/posts?page=88#88
OK, I guess I’ll post MY picks finally.
6 1970 “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Diana Ross
3 1970 “American Woman” The Guess Who
2 1970 “(They Long to Be) Close to You” The Carpenters
2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
6 1971 “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” Paul Revere & the Raiders
3 1971 “It’s Too Late” Carole King
1 1972 “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” Roberta Flack
4 1972 “Without You” Harry Nilsson
2 1972 “Alone Again (Naturally)” Gilbert O’Sullivan
3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
1 1973 “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” Tony Orlando and Dawn
3 1973 “Killing Me Softly with His Song” Roberta Flack
2 1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce
2 1974 “Seasons in the Sun” Terry Jacks
6 1974 “The Loco-Motion” Grand Funk Railroad
4 1974 “Come and Get Your Love” Redbone
1 1975 “Love Will Keep Us Together” Captain & Tennille
5 1975 “My Eyes Adored You” Frankie Valli
6 1975 “Shining Star” Earth, Wind & Fire
4 1976 “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” The Four Seasons
1 1976 “Silly Love Songs” Wings
3 1977 “Best of My Love” The Emotions
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
2 1977 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” Andy Gibb
1 1977 “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Rod Stewart
4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
7 1978 “Baby Come Back” Player
5 1978 “Kiss You All Over” Exile
2 1978 “Night Fever” Bee Gees
2 1979 “Bad Girls” Donna Summer
6 1979 “I Will Survive” Gloria Gaynor
4 1979 “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” Rod Stewart
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