The 100 Greatest Songs of 1976 #1. Foreplay/Long Time (1 Viewer)

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26. Electric Light Orchestra “Livin’ Thing” (from A New World Record)

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Jeff Lynne had a great career in the late 1970s pretending to be his buddy George Harrison, and he never gets as close to George as he does here. A song that would have had no problem fitting right in on Abbey Road or All Things Must Pass.

 

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26. Electric Light Orchestra “Livin’ Thing” (from A New World)

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Jeff Lynne had a great career in the late 1970s pretending to be his buddy George Harrison, and he never gets as close to George as he does here. A song that would have had no problem fitting right in on Abbey Road or All Things Must Pass.

It's a good song but there are better ones on that great album.

 

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27. The Runaways “Cherry Bomb” (from The Runaways)

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Some folks here may rip me for having this selection so high, but Joan Jett and the gang were a revelation in 1976. This is stripped down hard rock as it was intended to be played.

Loved this then, and now

 

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27. The Runaways “Cherry Bomb” (from The Runaways)

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Some folks here may rip me for having this selection so high, but Joan Jett and the gang were a revelation in 1976. This is stripped down hard rock as it was intended to be played.

Loved this then, and now

Absolutely. Great selection on this list.

 

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25. Queen “Somebody To Love” (from A Day At The Races)

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There will never be another singer like Freddie Mercury. A few (a small few) others are as great, but none as unique. This song, which he wrote as a tribute to the gospel stylings of Aretha Franklin, is probably as good an example of his skills as we have. But of course it’s not just Freddie; the blending of the three vocalists (magnified to 100 singers on the recording to sound like a large choir) is so distinctive for this band, as is Brian May’s guitar solo. And then of course the bombastic ending that goes on and on…

 

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Jeff Lynne had a great career in the late 1970s pretending to be his buddy George Harrison, and he never gets as close to George as he does here. A song that would have had no problem fitting right in on Abbey Road or All Things Must Pass.

The album's title is actually "A New World Record". It's a great album.

 

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24. Peter Frampton “Show Me The Way” (from Frampton Comes Alive)

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Ah to be an 11 year old in the 1970s. Lori Hernandez across the street from me was 13, two years older than I was and she invited me and my brother to hear this album. She had a poster of Frampton, along with David Cassidy, and you had to pass through beads before going into her room. I had such a crush on her but there was no chance, even at 13 she had her pick of boyfriends. But she loved to just hang out and listen to this record.

 

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24. Peter Frampton “Show Me The Way” (from Frampton Comes Alive)

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Ah to be an 11 year old in the 1970s. Lori Hernandez across the street from me was 13, two years older than I was and she invited me and my brother to hear this album. She had a poster of Frampton, along with David Cassidy, and you had to pass through beads before going into her room. I had such a crush on her but there was no chance, even at 13 she had her pick of boyfriends. But she loved to just hang out and listen to this record.

30 spots above "Do you feel like I do?" What are you people, on dope?

 

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24. Peter Frampton “Show Me The Way” (from Frampton Comes Alive)

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Ah to be an 11 year old in the 1970s. Lori Hernandez across the street from me was 13, two years older than I was and she invited me and my brother to hear this album. She had a poster of Frampton, along with David Cassidy, and you had to pass through beads before going into her room. I had such a crush on her but there was no chance, even at 13 she had her pick of boyfriends. But she loved to just hang out and listen to this record.

30 spots above "Do you feel like I do?" What are you people, on dope?

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23. Stevie Wonder “Isn’t She Lovely” (from Songs In the Key of Life)

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A classic love song for the ages, and not even close to the best tune on this record. What an amazing artist this is.

 

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Ah to be an 11 year old in the 1970s. Lori Hernandez across the street from me was 13, two years older than I was and she invited me and my brother to hear this album. She had a poster of Frampton, along with David Cassidy, and you had to pass through beads before going into her room. I had such a crush on her but there was no chance, even at 13 she had her pick of boyfriends. But she loved to just hang out and listen to this record.

30 spots above "Do you feel like I do?" What are you people, on dope?

What do you mean, "you people"?

 

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Ah to be an 11 year old in the 1970s. Lori Hernandez across the street from me was 13, two years older than I was and she invited me and my brother to hear this album. She had a poster of Frampton, along with David Cassidy, and you had to pass through beads before going into her room. I had such a crush on her but there was no chance, even at 13 she had her pick of boyfriends. But she loved to just hang out and listen to this record.

30 spots above "Do you feel like I do?" What are you people, on dope?

What do you mean, "you people"?

If the shoe fits, you must acquit! Or ummm, something like that.

 

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23. Stevie Wonder “Isn’t She Lovely” (from Songs In the Key of Life)

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A classic love song for the ages, and not even close to the best tune on this record. What an amazing artist this is.

wikkid loved this song. Said he sang this song to his good friend’s baby (like infant) and the girl and the little girl both pretty much cooed. It’s a lovely song, to be sure.

 

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22. Daryl Hall & John Oates “Rich Girl” (from Bigger Than the Both of Us)

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Sometimes all you need is an infectious melody and a little bit of soul. One the better soft rock classics of the decade.

 

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22. Daryl Hall & John Oates “Rich Girl” (from Bigger Than the Both of Us)

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Sometimes all you need is an infectious melody and a little bit of soul. One the better soft rock classics of the decade.

I had this album on 8 track.

 

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Sometimes all you need is an infectious melody and a little bit of soul. One the better soft rock classics of the decade.

The first of six #1 hits for them. Apparently it was inspired by a guy and they changed the gender when they wrote the lyrics.

 

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Sometimes all you need is an infectious melody and a little bit of soul. One the better soft rock classics of the decade.

The first of six #1 hits for them. Apparently it was inspired by a guy and they changed the gender when they wrote the lyrics.

They had a helluva run as hitmakers. I know a lot of folks kind of dis on their 80s stuff, but the nuts and bolts of those songs are strong and they don't sound gimmicky to my ears (unlike some of their peers). Almost all of their songs sound fresh today.

 

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Sometimes all you need is an infectious melody and a little bit of soul. One the better soft rock classics of the decade.

The first of six #1 hits for them. Apparently it was inspired by a guy and they changed the gender when they wrote the lyrics.

They had a helluva run as hitmakers. I know a lot of folks kind of dis on their 80s stuff, but the nuts and bolts of those songs are strong and they don't sound gimmicky to my ears (unlike some of their peers). Almost all of their songs sound fresh today.

Yep. I prefer their '70s stuff to their '80s stuff, but most of the '80s stuff is also good, it's just that some of it was overproduced and/or overexposed.

What's remarkable is that from Abandoned Luncheonette (their second album from 1973) until their hits ran out, they only made one bad album (1979's X-Static, which has been called their disco album but mostly sounds like overproduced New Wave). Pretty good for a "singles band".

 

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22. Daryl Hall & John Oates “Rich Girl” (from Bigger Than the Both of Us)

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Sometimes all you need is an infectious melody and a little bit of soul. One the better soft rock classics of the decade.

The first of six #1 hits for them. Apparently it was inspired by a guy and they changed the gender when they wrote the lyrics.

They had a helluva run as hitmakers. I know a lot of folks kind of dis on their 80s stuff, but the nuts and bolts of those songs are strong and they don't sound gimmicky to my ears (unlike some of their peers). Almost all of their songs sound fresh today.

I've watched quite a few episodes of "Live from Daryl's House" and this becomes very evident when you have other artists joining Hall and his band to perform the songs.
Hall is an interesting guy that restores and preserves historic homes in the USA and England.
In his recent podcast appearances he barely speaks about John Oates because the two are locked in a legal battle. Oates wants to sell his share of the duo's publishing. When Hall is asked about Oates the destain towards him is obvious in Hall's comments.

On Wednesday night Hall had to abruptly end a concert after 3 songs because he was not feeling well. Now it's being reported he tested positive for COVID.

 

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21. Boston “Peace of Mind” (from Boston)

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So now we get to side 1 of the Boston album, which might be for me the greatest side 1 in all of rock history. 3 songs, all perfection, no weaknesses. #3 for me (though still really high on this overall list) is “Peace of Mind”, with that killer guitar riff and some of my favorite lyrics ever, which I have always tried to incorporate into my personal philosophy:

I understand about indecision
But I don’t care if I get behind
People livin’ in competition
All I want is to have some peace of mind

So good.

 

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So now we get to side 1 of the Boston album, which might be for me the greatest side 1 in all of rock history. 3 songs, all perfection, no weaknesses. #3 for me (though still really high on this overall list) is “Peace of Mind”, with that killer guitar riff and some of my favorite lyrics ever, which I have always tried to incorporate into my personal philosophy:

I understand about indecision
But I don’t care if I get behind
People livin’ in competition
All I want is to have some peace of mind

So good.

The whole album is amazing -- and I had the cassette version, which moved around the running order so as to get the sides as close to even as possible so as to reduce the amount of blank tape on one side. So I never thought of the "sides" in the way they were intended. Peace of Mind was still track 2 on side 1, though.

 

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20. ABBA “Dancing Queen” (from Arrival)

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One of the very first songs that comes to mind when you think of this band (along with “Mamma Mia”, probably.) An obvious classic that we’ve all heard a gazillion times. Hard to rank though, because it’s so ubiquitous. It’s almost like trying to rank “This Land Is Your Land”.

 

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One of the very first songs that comes to mind when you think of this band (along with “Mamma Mia”, probably.) An obvious classic that we’ve all heard a gazillion times. Hard to rank though, because it’s so ubiquitous. It’s almost like trying to rank “This Land Is Your Land”.

Great arrangement - never get tired of this one.

 

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20. ABBA “Dancing Queen” (from Arrival)

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One of the very first songs that comes to mind when you think of this band (along with “Mamma Mia”, probably.) An obvious classic that we’ve all heard a gazillion times. Hard to rank though, because it’s so ubiquitous. It’s almost like trying to rank “This Land Is Your Land”.

This was on the first album I ever owned. K-Tel Music Machine.

 

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One of the very first songs that comes to mind when you think of this band (along with “Mamma Mia”, probably.) An obvious classic that we’ve all heard a gazillion times. Hard to rank though, because it’s so ubiquitous. It’s almost like trying to rank “This Land Is Your Land”.

Great arrangement - never get tired of this one.

One of my favorite songs. It always makes me happy. And I never tire of this either.

 

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One of the very first songs that comes to mind when you think of this band (along with “Mamma Mia”, probably.) An obvious classic that we’ve all heard a gazillion times. Hard to rank though, because it’s so ubiquitous. It’s almost like trying to rank “This Land Is Your Land”.

This was on the first album I ever owned. K-Tel Music Machine.

My first too. I think I still have it.

 

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19. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” (released as a single)

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Rumours is a 1977 album but this song came out in late 1976. Written and sung by Lindsay Buckingham, ita about his split from Stevie Nicks. Amd of course it’s one of this band’s greatest and most famous tunes, legendary.

 

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Rumours is a 1977 album but this song came out in late 1976. Written and sung by Lindsay Buckingham, ita about his split from Stevie Nicks. Amd of course it’s one of this band’s greatest and most famous tunes, legendary.

I love so much about this song from the cynical almost dismissive lyrics to Buckingham's guitar solo which is paired ever so beautifully by Fleetwood's awesome drum beat, just a stellar song that will live forever, imo. Bought this album as an addon x-mas gift this past year for a friend who I also got a modern retro turntable, we've already listened to it multiple times. Every song from the album should be on this countdown.

 

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Rumours is a 1977 album but this song came out in late 1976. Written and sung by Lindsay Buckingham, ita about his split from Stevie Nicks. Amd of course it’s one of this band’s greatest and most famous tunes, legendary.

Every song from the album should be on this countdown.

Well I’ve already done 1977 and most of them are.

 

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Rumours is a 1977 album but this song came out in late 1976. Written and sung by Lindsay Buckingham, ita about his split from Stevie Nicks. Amd of course it’s one of this band’s greatest and most famous tunes, legendary.

Every song from the album should be on this countdown.

Well I’ve already done 1977 and most of them are.

Yeah, you did say the album was '77, sorry about that. Still, good song nd great album.

 

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18. Kiss “Beth” (from Destroyer)

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About 10 years before it became a thing for hair bands to release ballads, Kiss released “Beth”, one of the all time classics of the genre. Gorgeous melody with lyrics that are touching and also indifferent and cruel. For my money, the best thing this band ever did.

 

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18. Kiss “Beth” (from Destroyer)

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About 10 years before it became a thing for hair bands to release ballads, Kiss released “Beth”, one of the all time classics of the genre. Gorgeous melody with lyrics that are touching and also indifferent and cruel. For my money, the best thing this band ever did.

Not that Kiss was all high quality, all the time, but that's a definite no on the bolded from me.

 

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About 10 years before it became a thing for hair bands to release ballads, Kiss released “Beth”, one of the all time classics of the genre. Gorgeous melody with lyrics that are touching and also indifferent and cruel. For my money, the best thing this band ever did.

Not that Kiss was all high quality, all the time, but that's a definite no on the bolded from me.

It's not even the best song on the album. It's not even the second best song on the album.

 

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17. Ramones “Beat On The Brat” (from Ramones)

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Simple but extremely satisfying. And logical. What can you do with a brat like that?

 

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16. Bob Seger “Night Moves” (from Night Moves)

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Bob Seger’s greatest song (IMO) is a splash of Americana that rivals the best of Springsteen. Classic rock at an elite level.

 

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16. Bob Seger “Night Moves” (from Night Moves)

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Bob Seger’s greatest song (IMO) is a splash of Americana that rivals the best of Springsteen. Classic rock at an elite level.

This one has never gotten old for me.

 

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Bob Seger’s greatest song (IMO) is a splash of Americana that rivals the best of Springsteen. Classic rock at an elite level.

Springsteen would have turned this into an overstuffed fart.

This is a masterpiece.

 

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Bob Seger’s greatest song (IMO) is a splash of Americana that rivals the best of Springsteen. Classic rock at an elite level.

Springsteen would have turned this into an overstuffed fart.

This is a masterpiece.

Just think what Billy Joel would've done with it

 

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15. Peter Frampton “Baby I Love Your Way” (from Frampton Comes Alive!)

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One of the sweetest love songs of the 70s. Always love to listen to this; never get tired of it.

 

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One of the sweetest love songs of the 70s. Always love to listen to this; never get tired of it.

I am not at all surprised that this is your highest-ranking of the big 3 from FCA.

 

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14. Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back In Town” (from Jailbreak)

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The gigantic classics are really piling up now one after another…what can one say about a tune that has been an absolute classic rock staple for the last 4 decades? It has one of the all time guitar solos.

 

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The gigantic classics are really piling up now one after another…what can one say about a tune that has been an absolute classic rock staple for the last 4 decades? It has one of the all time guitar solos.

It's a great tune, but have to take umbrage at one of the all-time guitar solos, as there isn't really much soloing there. Probably not even in their own top 20 solos. Check this one out (dual solo) from the same album, which I can assume won't be on the countdown:

Emerald

 

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13, The Trammps “Disco Inferno” (from Disco Inferno)

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The link is to a 10 minute live version so that one gets the whole experience. This tune has to be considered in the top handful of any list of the greatest disco songs of all time. But even more than that it’s a funk classic. Such a great bass line.

 

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The link is to a 10 minute live version so that one gets the whole experience. This tune has to be considered in the top handful of any list of the greatest disco songs of all time. But even more than that it’s a funk classic. Such a great bass line.

This is such an awesome song. Disco has really grown on me as I've gotten to my 50s. Who has bad vibes after listening to disco? Nobody. I think the movie The Martian got me into it. And I've found some new stuff like Bindiga's Disco Connection that at least keeps the genre going.

 

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Great song. Not sure why I never picked up on this, per Wiki:

It was inspired by the 1974 blockbuster film The Towering Inferno, in which a party in a top floor ballroom is threatened by a fire that breaks out below

 

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14. Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back In Town” (from Jailbreak)

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The gigantic classics are really piling up now one after another…what can one say about a tune that has been an absolute classic rock staple for the last 4 decades? It has one of the all time guitar solos.

Thin Lizzy beat Springsteen at his own game with this one.

I don't know how this didn't hit #1 on the pop chart. It couldn't have been lack of airplay. Great song that deserved every spin it got.

 

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The link is to a 10 minute live version so that one gets the whole experience. This tune has to be considered in the top handful of any list of the greatest disco songs of all time. But even more than that it’s a funk classic. Such a great bass line.

This one's titled aptly. It sounds like it's going to spontaneously combust the moment the needle drops.

It wasn't a huge mainstream hit upon release. That came when it was included on Saturday Night Fever's soundtrack a year or so later.

 

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The link is to a 10 minute live version so that one gets the whole experience. This tune has to be considered in the top handful of any list of the greatest disco songs of all time. But even more than that it’s a funk classic. Such a great bass line.

This is such an awesome song. Disco has really grown on me as I've gotten to my 50s. Who has bad vibes after listening to disco? Nobody. I think the movie The Martian got me into it. And I've found some new stuff like Bindiga's Disco Connection that at least keeps the genre going.

One of my top 50 all time favorite songs.

 

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12. Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music” (released as a single)

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I had this tune as #1 in my “100 Greatest One Hit Wonder Songs” thread. I made a lot of big mistakes with that thread, mainly that I should have stuck with stringent rules throughout that every song had to be the only top 40 hit for that artist- it would have changed things considerably. Instead I tried to be cute with songs that most come to define an artist, and that didn’t work well. The whole thing was a big mess.
But I didn’t screw up with this song; it belonged at #1 in that category IMO. Talk about a great bassline.

 

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12. Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music” (released as a single)

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I had this tune as #1 in my “100 Greatest One Hit Wonder Songs” thread. I made a lot of big mistakes with that thread, mainly that I should have stuck with stringent rules throughout that every song had to be the only top 40 hit for that artist- it would have changed things considerably. Instead I tried to be cute with songs that most come to define an artist, and that didn’t work well. The whole thing was a big mess.
But I didn’t screw up with this song; it belonged at #1 in that category IMO. Talk about a great bassline.

This record and act is a perfect example of an artist that has a handful of songs to profile - say, one EP or LP - then is out of gas. The album this came from was alright for what it was (I owned it) and is a really good snapshot of what life sounded like in the mod-70s. Then, Wild Cherry was done. And that's ok. Not everyone has to have a 4 (or 40) year career. Make a great record - and this is one - and call it a day.

The record itself is a mashup of EWF/Kool/P-Funk/Grand Funk. There's not much original here - oh, I guess the "white boy" part (yawn) - but it does its job and deserves its ranking.