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1970s music draft- Link to google spreadsheet in first post (1 Viewer)

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971 song)

Rather than tell you something about a song you all know I'll share an interesting personal experience about the song. About 15 years ago I went on a trip to Europe and spent a few days in Munich for Oktoberfest. We visited the HB Munchen tent which is everything you would think it would be (i.e. live German music, lot's of drinking from large steins, etc). At one point the band started into "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and I looked at my brother like "is that what I think it is?" Then the whole tent VERY loudly started singing the song. It was a little strange and unexpected but also very cool.

 
I'm going to be out on vacation from 6/30 to 7/6. I will be checking in to try and keep up with my picks but keeping the spreadsheet up to date would be a chore. Do I have a volunteer who can take over the duty? If so I can grant write access to the spreadsheet.

 
jwb said:
20.xx - Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty - 1978 Song

Gerry is already in my list with Stealers Wheel/Stuck in the Middle, but I love this song too, so he make a solo appearance now. This song has a little bit of everything, and holds up really well today. 
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As a saxophone player, this song was always one of my favorites. 

 
Buzzbait said:
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971 song)

Rather than tell you something about a song you all know I'll share an interesting personal experience about the song. About 15 years ago I went on a trip to Europe and spent a few days in Munich for Oktoberfest. We visited the HB Munchen tent which is everything you would think it would be (i.e. live German music, lot's of drinking from large steins, etc). At one point the band started into "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and I looked at my brother like "is that what I think it is?" Then the whole tent VERY loudly started singing the song. It was a little strange and unexpected but also very cool.
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love it.  But for my personal rule of not drafting artists I've taken before, this would have been taken a few rounds ago. 

 
Buzzbait said:
I'm going to be out on vacation from 6/30 to 7/6. I will be checking in to try and keep up with my picks but keeping the spreadsheet up to date would be a chore. Do I have a volunteer who can take over the duty? If so I can grant write access to the spreadsheet.
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I'll help. Let me know what I need to do.

 
Buzzbait said:
I'm going to be out on vacation from 6/30 to 7/6. I will be checking in to try and keep up with my picks but keeping the spreadsheet up to date would be a chore. Do I have a volunteer who can take over the duty? If so I can grant write access to the spreadsheet.
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I can chip in some too.

 
20.xx - Ain't It Fun (song) - Rocket From The Tombs (band) - 1975 Songs

Rocket From The Tombs spawned both the Dead Boys and Pere Ubu, longtime art/punk stalwarts of the '70s and '80s. 

Ain't It Fun is from their demo in 1975, delivered to a Cleveland radio station under the argument that the radio station played nothing new or local. They did play it, and a legendary seminal band was formed. Early versions of Sonic Reducer and others came from this effort, which exploded onto two different scenes and in two different geographic locales around '77-'78. 

 
19.xx   "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - Tom Waits  (singer/songwriter song)

A beautiful, poignant highlight of Waits' skid row/boho poet period. 

Links:  Song    Live Version

 
20.xx  "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" - Lou Rawls  (1976 song)

Rawls' smooth rendition of a great Gamble & Huff tune.  I love how the strings in the intro slide into the verse and the way the piano glissandos transition from chorus to verse and back again.  The drums have a lot of swing for a song that came out during the disco era.

Links:  Song    Live Version (with 70s collars and lapels)

 
Eephus said:
20.xx  "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" - Lou Rawls  (1976 song)

Rawls' smooth rendition of a great Gamble & Huff tune.  I love how the strings in the intro slide into the verse and the way the piano glissandos transition from chorus to verse and back again.  The drums have a lot of swing for a song that came out during the disco era.

Links:  Song    Live Version (with 70s collars and lapels)
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Impeccable vocals. 

 
Eephus said:
19.xx   "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - Tom Waits  (singer/songwriter song)

A beautiful, poignant highlight of Waits' skid row/boho poet period. 

Links:  Song    Live Version
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What in the hell is he singing about? :shrug: . I love that gnarly voice, but I even went back twice more, looking for a  :doh: moment. Listening the third time and reading the lyrics along as I went and I was probably even more   :whoosh: than the first time

 
It's a time largely forgotten now, but seminal disco was once a fresh and vibrant genre. Often the songs were about dancing, gettin' down, good times, etc. Other times, the songs rang a much more personal note, partially concealed by the quick beat and joyful-sounding melodies. Some such disco tunes became all-time pop music anthems, brought to life over and over in film, television, karaoke, etc. Other worthy songs would have their day, but not remain in the public consciousness for long.

An Alabama gospel singer named Candi Staton tried her hand at cutting a disco record at the advice of her producer David Crawford. Crawford encouraged Staton to talk about what was happening in her own life and to bring her experiences to the studio. He promised to turn her talks into "a song that will last forever" and wrote:

20.12: "Young Hearts Run Free", Candi Staton  [link]  (1976 song)

 
simsarge said:
What in the hell is he singing about? :shrug: . I love that gnarly voice, but I even went back twice more, looking for a  :doh: moment. Listening the third time and reading the lyrics along as I went and I was probably even more   :whoosh: than the first time
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Waits has always written impressionistic lyrics and the nerds on Song Meanings aren't anywhere near consensus on this song.  I think the images of the downtrodden are pretty clear cut but the central metaphor of Matilda is open for interpretation.  But there are some cutting phrases here and the juxtaposition of the despair in Waits words and voice vs. the beauty of the strings just works for me.  I love most of Waits' records but I prefer this early character to his later Brechtian surrealist ones because I like jazz and strings more than banging on brake disks while yowling through a megaphone. 

 
Doug B said:
It's a time largely forgotten now, but seminal disco was once a fresh and vibrant genre. Often the songs were about dancing, gettin' down, good times, etc. Other times, the songs rang a much more personal note, partially concealed by the quick beat and joyful-sounding melodies. Some such disco tunes became all-time pop music anthems, brought to life over and over in film, television, karaoke, etc. Other worthy songs would have their day, but not remain in the public consciousness for long.

An Alabama gospel singer named Candi Staton tried her hand at cutting a disco record at the advice of her producer David Crawford. Crawford encouraged Staton to talk about what was happening in her own life and to bring her experiences to the studio. He promised to turn her talks into "a song that will last forever" and wrote:

20.12: "Young Hearts Run Free", Candi Staton  [link]  (1976 song)
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My wife really loves this song (I like it too). This was on my short list for 76. Not anymore I guess. 

 
21.xx - The Dils - You're Not Blank (So Baby We're Through) - Punk/Post-Punk song

Probably my favorite punk song ever. The Dils, an LA communist-leaning band, penned this ditty back in '77 or '78 and put it out on Bomp! Records. Just a searing pop-punk song before pop-punk might have even been a genre.  This is my entry for the entire punk category, so that's what I think of it.  

 
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21.xx - Van Halen - Runnin' With The Devil (1978 song)

Not much time for a write-up, but my favorite VH song.  Missed the album selection (was going to be my 2nd round pick), but need to grab the song.

 
Doug B said:
Don't know what happened to the other guys, but Mark Andes ended up holding down the bass for Heart during their 1980s rebirth as pop-rock superstars.
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I saw Heart in concert back in the day and Firerfall opened up for them. Their best songs were all mellow stuff (Woman, Just remember, etc.) and I thought it was an odd pairing at the time (even now, I guess). They came out and really, really rocked out. I don't even remember them signing the ballads (although I'm sure they did). When they were done, I remember thinking "Man I hope Heart is as good as these guys" .

Of course I was not disappointed.

 
21.01  Queen - '39 (1975 song)

Since I wasn't able to pick my favorite album of all time (A Night at the Opera) I'm going with a song from that album.  It's really hard to pick a favorite Queen song and for it not be sung by the late great Freddie Mercury especially from an album that just has so many fantastic songs. I got this album when I was 10 or 11 and '39 immediately resonated both for the beautiful acoustic guitar and for the lyrics about space & time travel (I'm kind of a science geek). The song is about a group of space explorers who embark on what is, from their perspective, a year-long voyage. Upon return they realize that because of time dilation 100 years on Earth has passed. Everyone the traveler knows is long gone but he sees his daughter’s resemblance in the eyes of his aged granddaughter ("Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me".)

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Brian has a degree in Astrophysics which explains where he got the idea for the song
This was the B-side to You're My Best Friend

 
Buzzbait said:
21.01  Queen - '39 (1975 song)

Since I wasn't able to pick my favorite album of all time (A Night at the Opera) I'm going with a song from that album.  It's really hard to pick a favorite Queen song and for it not be sung by the late great Freddie Mercury especially from an album that just has so many fantastic songs. I got this album when I was 10 or 11 and '39 immediately resonated both for the beautiful acoustic guitar and for the lyrics about space & time travel (I'm kind of a science geek). The song is about a group of space explorers who embark on what is, from their perspective, a year-long voyage. Upon return they realize that because of time dilation 100 years on Earth has passed. Everyone the traveler knows is long gone but he sees his daughter’s resemblance in the eyes of his aged granddaughter ("Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me".)

Other notes:
Brian has a degree in Astrophysics which explains where he got the idea for the song
This was the B-side to You're My Best Friend
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Love this song! 

 
20.11 "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" - Delfonics (1970 song)

21.11 "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" - Bill Withers (1971 song)

 
Elton John- "Tiny Dancer"- 1971 song

Ballerina, you should have seen her, dancing in the sand

I think the bus scene from Almost Famous made me love this song even more than I already did. 

 
Eephus said:
20.xx  "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" - Lou Rawls  (1976 song)

Rawls' smooth rendition of a great Gamble & Huff tune.  I love how the strings in the intro slide into the verse and the way the piano glissandos transition from chorus to verse and back again.  The drums have a lot of swing for a song that came out during the disco era.

Links:  Song    Live Version (with 70s collars and lapels)
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Wonderful pick! I almost took the album containing this song earlier in the draft, but decided against it. Never would have guessed anyone else would choose Rawls. I spun this and Lady Love over and over in my youth. Good on ya. 

 
simey said:
21.xx - If You Love Me, Let Me Know - Olivia Newton-John (1974 song)

How many of you guys had a crush on her? My sister and I used to sing this song and play our cheap tambourines to it. 
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I just came across this interesting tidbit while I was looking up  the guy who sang the deep bass vocals on this song. His name was Michael William "Mike" Sammes and he and his band also sang those odd vocals on the Beatles' I am the Walrus.

" The Mike" Sammes singers departed from their usual commercial style when they provided backing vocals for the Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus", which required them to do "all sorts of swoops and phonetic noises" and chant the phrases "ho ho ho, he he he, ha ha ha", "oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper" and "everybody's got one".[4] They also sang on the Beatles' "Good Night",[5] as well as on their last album, Let It Be, at the behest of Phil Spector. Sammes also provided the distinctive basso backing vocals on Olivia Newton-John's early country crossover hits, including "Banks of the Ohio", "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)".

Go figure.

 
I had mentioned earlier in this thread that I am a saxophone player. I also play bass guitar. So for my next pick...

21. Birdland - Weather Report (1977 song)

Famously covered by Maynard Ferguson, Manhattan Transfer, String Cheese Incident and others. Jaco Pastorius is one of the best bass guitar players of all time. Homeless and broke, he suffered a very tragic death in his mid 30's.

Birdland

 
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21.xx Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (1975) 1975 song

I wanted the album but it went early so I'm going to take this song--my favorite song from 1979 to 1982---especially great when it came to making out. 

 
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Buzzbait said:
The whole Sticky Fingers album is filthy! Most acclaim goes to Exile as the best Stones record but for my money I like both SF and Let it Bleed more.
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I agree.  Exile is slightly over-rated.  It took me years to come to the conclusion but I believe Sticky Fingers is their best.  Regardless, the run of Beggar's Banquet, Let it bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile is an achievement in consistent greatness perhaps unmatched by anyone anywhere.

 
I'd rank the Stones' 70s albums like this

Exile on Main St.
Sticky Fingers
Some Girls
Black and Blue
Goat's Head Soup
It's Only Rock n Roll

But I like Black and Blue more than most people.   Love You Live probably goes at the bottom overall but the side 3 of blues covers would be higher up if packaged individually.

 
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