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The 100 Greatest Songs of 1970 #1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (1 Viewer)

92. Black Sabbath “War Pigs” (from Paranoid

https://youtu.be/LQUXuQ6Zd9w

Ah, Geezer Butler. In an interview I read he’s attempting to explain the source of his lyrics: “So when I wrote like witches in black masses, I was making a metaphor, man! Generals are witches, get it?” Geezer is a great bass player, but not exactly deep. 
I always have trouble listening to this or any other classic early Sabbath tune without thinking of the dreadful industrial accident Iommi suffered as a teen, which inadvertently created their sound. Even so it’s a great sound. Ozzy’s vocals are a little showy here, but still terrific. 
Yea, imo there's no way there's 91 better songs from the year 1970.....War Pigs is one of the greatest songs of all time, let alone '70

 
94. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Our House” (from Deja vu

https://youtu.be/tKYjUn-SBcg

This is Graham Nash’s love song to his then girlfriend Joni Mitchell, and to the hippie domestic bliss they achieved that year at Laurel Canyon. Joni would return the favor with the sublime “My Old Man” released the following year. Sadly the relationship did not last long. Yet the images (two cats in the yard) remain timeless. 
I swear to God, if you include this but not Helpless, that would be the most ... you ... thing ever. 

 
Yea, imo there's no way there's 91 better songs from the year 1970.....War Pigs is one of the greatest songs of all time, let alone '70
I appreciate your opinion. It’s always very difficult to compare songs from different genres. There are some extremely famous easy listening and singer songwriter masterpieces on this list, for example, music that we’ve all heard our entire lives. How to rank those with War Pigs or Child in Time, which are very genre specific songs (the sort that if you don’t listen to the band you’ll never hear them?) It wasn’t easy. 
 

I will add this: Black Sabbath released their first two albums in 1970, so they get a number of songs here. I love them all, but I think War Pigs is the least of them. I know others will disagree. 

 
I appreciate your opinion. It’s always very difficult to compare songs from different genres. There are some extremely famous easy listening and singer songwriter masterpieces on this list, for example, music that we’ve all heard our entire lives. How to rank those with War Pigs or Child in Time, which are very genre specific songs (the sort that if you don’t listen to the band you’ll never hear them?) It wasn’t easy. 
 

I will add this: Black Sabbath released their first two albums in 1970, so they get a number of songs here. I love them all, but I think War Pigs is the least of them. I know others will disagree. 
That's the great thing about music....something for everyone.

Sabbath was introduced to the world in '70 with 2 albums is why I made the comment that they owned '70.

I love War Pigs.....so unique, yet so simple....wards drums

 
War Pigs should probably be a lot higher, but I won't quibble since we are likely to see more Sabbath tunes along the way (I will not list my favorites from those first two albums, as I do not want to be that guy who spoils threads by listing the songs before the thread starter has the chance). 

 
War Pigs should probably be a lot higher, but I won't quibble since we are likely to see more Sabbath tunes along the way (I will not list my favorites from those first two albums, as I do not want to be that guy who spoils threads by listing the songs before the thread starter has the chance). 
Good to see that the song Black Sabbath is getting its due and is ranked higher than War Pigs. War Pigs is uneven for me.  It has outstanding parts but also has bits that I really don’t enjoy.    It is choppy at times and Ozzy’s vocals are annoying in places.   

Black Sabbath is The Godfather of heavy metal.   Iommi is the king of heavy riffs  

 
Good to see that the song Black Sabbath is getting its due and is ranked higher than War Pigs. War Pigs is uneven for me.  It has outstanding parts but also has bits that I really don’t enjoy.    It is choppy at times and Ozzy’s vocals are annoying in places.   

Black Sabbath is The Godfather of heavy metal.   Iommi is the king of heavy riffs  
All I know is War Pigs is definitely better than Iron Man......for me anyway....Iron Man is like Metallica's Enter Sandman.....it's the song that everyone knows cuz it's over played

 
War Pigs should probably be a lot higher, but I won't quibble since we are likely to see more Sabbath tunes along the way (I will not list my favorites from those first two albums, as I do not want to be that guy who spoils threads by listing the songs before the thread starter has the chance). 
To me the exact order is less important than just making the list in the first place. And I also agree with the rest of what you said.

 
83. Led Zeppelin “Hey Hey What Can I Do” (released as single) 

https://youtu.be/epX8Th4aiMc

This was released in 1970 as a the B-side to “The immigrant Song”. It wasn’t placed on an album until Coda. Though the tune received a lot of radio play over the years, the band never performed it live. 
Robert Plant sings about a dilemma that should be familiar to all of us: what to do when you’re in love with a prostitute? 

 
82. The Beatles “I’ve Got A Feeling” (from Let It Be)

https://youtu.be/DbKPZd5oihc

My personal all time favorite Beatles song. It’s actually a combination of two unfinished songs, one by Paul and one by John, which mesh really well together. The “John song” charts his experiences over the last year, including heroin addiction, and is pretty depressing; naturally Paul is far happier. The stellar keyboards are by the great Billy Preston. 

 
82. The Beatles “I’ve Got A Feeling” (from Let It Be)

https://youtu.be/DbKPZd5oihc

My personal all time favorite Beatles song. It’s actually a combination of two unfinished songs, one by Paul and one by John, which mesh really well together. The “John song” charts his experiences over the last year, including heroin addiction, and is pretty depressing; naturally Paul is far happier. The stellar keyboards are by the great Billy Preston. 
your all-time favorite Beatles song is only your 82nd favorite song of 1970? Not a criticism just seems a bit “off” to me and curious to hear your explanation.

 
your all-time favorite Beatles song is only your 82nd favorite song of 1970? Not a criticism just seems a bit “off” to me and curious to hear your explanation.
The rankings have never been about my personal favorites. My favorite song of 1970 overall, for example, will not be on this list because it’s too obscure. 

 
i've become a regular watcher of "first time listen" vids on Youtube, where young folk check out the classics they havent heard from previous generations. CiT has become a monster in this world. it always bothered me to listen to cuz it was a total rip from an It's a Beautiful Day song from the year before, but the solo-focus majesties of the Purp are shonuff on full display. my fave reaction
This sent me down a rabbit hole of this lady listening to other songs and envying her for being able to hear them for the first time.

 
My ranking of the greatest. 
 

My favorite QB in the NFL is Ben Roethlisberger. The best QB in the NFL is a guy I don’t like very much. 
Musical greatness is so subjective though.....athletic greatness is much more quantifiable, imo.  I mean if I made you a list like this, it would be full of classic rock.....the easy listening, more poppy stuff I don't listen to, so I couldnt really even weigh in on it.  And maybe you are just more musically diverse than I am.

 
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This sent me down a rabbit hole of this lady listening to other songs and envying her for being able to hear them for the first time.


yeah, it's interesting, though i wish she would do a broader range of stuff, mostly vocal group stuff (because that is her specialty) & metal

for pure joy of revelation, far as young folk w oldies, my fave is Andy & Alex. it started a coupla years ago w Andy sitting on his dorm bed drunk & listening to ####, then asking his best bud to do it with him. now, they got their own studio & merch & stuff. but they do a great job of steering clear of songs til they get to present em, they get along great & have good banter, are both in garage bands so are conversant in song structure & production and genuinely love good music. they recently did a 3hr livestream on the roots of rock, with everything from Benny Goodman to Big Mama Thornton, Howlin Wolf, Elvis, likat.

also interesting, if you like prog & metal, is The Daily Doug - a middle-aged composer/conductor who gives his take from the music theory angle

 
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This sent me down a rabbit hole of this lady listening to other songs and envying her for being able to hear them for the first time.


I couldn't take any more of this lady ...she likes her a whole lotta her.  

And what's with the "porno-like" rolling her eyes up into her head and jittering like John Holmes is entering her from behind???

it was either that or I thought she had a little seizure

...eeesh

and oh yeah ...who the hell has Dio as their favorite vocalist and has never listened to Deep Purple ...sure girlfriend

 
80. The Moody Blues “Question” (from A Question of Balance)

https://youtu.be/NP9iOqdxS8c
 

I’m looking for someone to change my life 

I’m looking for a miracle in my life 

Damn these songs are just amazing, aren’t they? This is Justin Hayward’s contribution to the best songs of 1970, and any other year I would gladly put this in my top 10 or 20. This year it makes #80. And it’s such an incredible tune. Might be the band’s best tune. 

 
I couldn't take any more of this lady ...she likes her a whole lotta her.  

And what's with the "porno-like" rolling her eyes up into her head and jittering like John Holmes is entering her from behind???

it was either that or I thought she had a little seizure

...eeesh

and oh yeah ...who the hell has Dio as their favorite vocalist and has never listened to Deep Purple ...sure girlfriend


"oblivious, eye-rolling Dio fans" is behind only "latina chubby mature" on my PronHut queue

 
79. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Run Through the Jungle” (from Cosmo’s Factory

https://youtu.be/EbI0cMyyw_M

So according to John Forgerty, this song was written to express concern over the proliferation of guns in 1970 America. Say what? You could have fooled me. But whatever, it’s got that classic CCR swamp factor. Fogerty’s vocals and the lead guitar sound like they’re deep in the mud wrestling the gators away. And what’s wrong with that? 

 
78. Derek and the Dominoes “Bell Bottom Blues” (from Layla and Assorted Love Songs)

https://youtu.be/MO2bExu2tGE

This is one of several love songs that Eric Clapton wrote, both on this album and over his career, for George Harrison’s wife Patti Boyd. He was helped lyrically by Bobby Whitlock (but not by Duane Allman who didn’t join the band until after this recording.) Clapton has rarely if ever expressed the pain and emotion in his singing voice as he does here; that’s not what he’s known for. In real life, he begged Patti to leave George for him; she refused, and Clapton responded by drowning into a heroin addiction. 

 
78. Derek and the Dominoes “Bell Bottom Blues” (from Layla and Assorted Love Songs)

https://youtu.be/MO2bExu2tGE

This is one of several love songs that Eric Clapton wrote, both on this album and over his career, for George Harrison’s wife Patti Boyd. He was helped lyrically by Bobby Whitlock (but not by Duane Allman who didn’t join the band until after this recording.) Clapton has rarely if ever expressed the pain and emotion in his singing voice as he does here; that’s not what he’s known for. In real life, he begged Patti to leave George for him; she refused, and Clapton responded by drowning into a heroin addiction. 
This album has 14 songs on it and you can probably put 9-10 on this list

 
Mr. Mojo said:
Fixed

(Country Girl from CSNY is an all time favorite for me and I don't even like Helpless).  :shrug:
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I'd be fine with that on here, but it won't be, because Tim likes to pretend this is some sort of objective ranking, and it doesn't show up on lists made by the Rolling Stone boomer critic circle jerk crowd. 

Neil's third CSNY-related song from 1970 will be on here, because it does show up on said lists. 

 
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I'd be fine with that on here, but it won't be, because Tim likes to pretend this is some sort of objective ranking, and it doesn't show up on lists made by the Rolling Stone boomer critic circle jerk crowd. 

Neil's third CSNY-related song from 1970 will be on here, because it does show up on said lists. 
Or…because I think it’s great? 

 
timschochet said:
The rankings have never been about my personal favorites. My favorite song of 1970 overall, for example, will not be on this list because it’s too obscure. 
Doctor Demento, am I right?

 
timschochet said:
80. The Moody Blues “Question” (from A Question of Balance)

https://youtu.be/NP9iOqdxS8c
 

I’m looking for someone to change my life 

I’m looking for a miracle in my life 

Damn these songs are just amazing, aren’t they? This is Justin Hayward’s contribution to the best songs of 1970, and any other year I would gladly put this in my top 10 or 20. This year it makes #80. And it’s such an incredible tune. Might be the band’s best tune. 
uggh.  I recall getting this Moody Blues album (and some Styx crap) as Christmas gifts circa 1980.  The song is not bad, but it's not great. Does not come close to being the Moody Blues best song

 
timschochet said:
80. The Moody Blues “Question” (from A Question of Balance)

https://youtu.be/NP9iOqdxS8c
 

I’m looking for someone to change my life 

I’m looking for a miracle in my life 

Damn these songs are just amazing, aren’t they? This is Justin Hayward’s contribution to the best songs of 1970, and any other year I would gladly put this in my top 10 or 20. This year it makes #80. And it’s such an incredible tune. Might be the band’s best tune. 


"Evening"  down?

... oh, and im'ma not duck for cover after saying "Days of Future Passed" is better than SPLHCB. 

i just said it. 

:coffee:

 
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81. Rod Stewart “Gasoline Alley” (from Gasoline Alley)

https://youtu.be/poaOlVSMTrM
Yet another British blues based rocker choosing more folk material? Seems to be a pattern in 1970, one that I adore. 
For my money, this is perhaps the most heartfelt vocals I’ve ever heard from Stewart. “Don’t bury me here it’s too cold!” We won’t Rod. 
Loved Rod, Ronnie Lane, & the rest of The Faces during this period. Absolutely wore the grooves out on this album. All killer no filler.

 
77. James Taylor “Country Road” (from Sweet Baby James

https://youtu.be/wr_ZRLgduiU

Mama don’t understand it 

She wants to know where I’ve been 

I’d have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again. 

The early 70s singer songwriter movement starts here, with this album, with this song and some others that we’ll get to. In terms of quality of songwriting, production, sound, longevity, consistency as well as talent of the musicians, I would argue that the early 70s singer songwriter movement is the greatest genre of popular music ever produced. 

 
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77. James Taylor “Country Road” (from Sweet Baby James

https://youtu.be/wr_ZRLgduiU

Mama don’t understand it 

She wants to know where I’ve been 

I’ve have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again. 

The early 70s singer songwriter movement starts here, with this album, with this song and some others that we’ll get to. In terms of quality of songwriting, production, sound, longevity, consistency as well as talent of the musicians, I would argue that the early 70s singer songwriter movement is the greatest genre of popular music ever produced. 
 I would be right there to argue against this, that's for sure. 

 
77. James Taylor “Country Road” (from Sweet Baby James

https://youtu.be/wr_ZRLgduiU

Mama don’t understand it 

She wants to know where I’ve been 

I’d have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again. 

The early 70s singer songwriter movement starts here, with this album, with this song and some others that we’ll get to. In terms of quality of songwriting, production, sound, longevity, consistency as well as talent of the musicians, I would argue that the early 70s singer songwriter movement is the greatest genre of popular music ever produced. 
I'm not going to argue the relevance of James Taylor, but I'd never listen to his music on purpose......I just always heard Mr Rogers trying to sing when I hear him

 
JT was a lynchpin in our social development. 50 years ago, people were still having trouble being real. There was square ol Mom & Pop, the Bishop and The Man, the shouty brother, the pouty sister. Realized and rounded personalities were a smaller minority than Somalis. If you were to be in showbiz, on the Pops, you had to be loud, snappy, snazzy, even Dylan had to kvetch to be noticed cuz his music wasnt tada enough. Clangalangarambamboom. dunno bout you, but life was trying to either confuse or kill me. i lived without an address for a year & a half @ 15yo, but i still cried myself to sleep a lot, had very little clue how to be a person with those curvy, nylon-encased people i couldnt stop thinking about and what it was all for and trying to do to me was a majorleague ####in' question. JT wondered, brooded, yearned, thirsted, asked. that was a hella violent thing to do, especially so melodically, half a century ago.

 
77. James Taylor “Country Road” (from Sweet Baby James

https://youtu.be/wr_ZRLgduiU

Mama don’t understand it 

She wants to know where I’ve been 

I’d have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again. 

The early 70s singer songwriter movement starts here, with this album, with this song and some others that we’ll get to. In terms of quality of songwriting, production, sound, longevity, consistency as well as talent of the musicians, I would argue that the early 70s singer songwriter movement is the greatest genre of popular music ever produced. 
You could also argue Roseanne Barr's version of the National Anthem is the greatest ever done.

 

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