Songs of the 70s

Okay, the same thing as before, for the 1970s.

1970 itself was very difficult. Looking at the pop charts for that year, I can't find anything that I remember liking aged six. I've had to resort to incidental music from children's television:

The Magic Roundabout was certainly running in 1970, and we did watch it:

And here's an episode of The Clangers, apparently broadcast on 11 January 1970. Scroll through to 7:20 for the musical fishing boat

1971

Equally difficult. I eventually found the following truly awful record. But it does have a good sing-along tune for a seven-year-old to enjoy.

1972:

Now we're getting somewhere. This is still a great record...

Well, if this is about 1970s stuff you are supposed to have experienced in your lifetime....I am kinda out, born in Nov 1979

Music critic for the Tally Ho

Well, if this is about 1970s stuff you are supposed to have experienced in your lifetime....I am kinda out, born in Nov 1979

it's probably just a thread for me really

1973:

More glam rock. Must read Simon Reynolds' new book.

1974:

Gotta admit, I always kinda liked The Queen.

Music critic for the Tally Ho

1975:

1976:

1977:

I was mostly listening to punk in 1977, but I'm not sure any of those records beats this one

1978:

bought from a now long defunct Virgin record store on the day it came out

Recorded in 1977, but charting one year later in Germany this was the finest hour of the Italian/French producer Cerrone - "Super Nature" - here the full length version:

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1975:

10cc's finest hour, in fact one could well argue (in case you're a musical snob) if this was in fact 10ccs only good song

At the same time a timeless masterpiece in so far that it's difficult to put a release date to it, in case you weren't around at the time it was actually released/played in public. Not even being born yet in this record's release year I naturally heard it much later and would have placed it easily into the 1980s.

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1979:

It doesn't sound quite so startling now, but this blew me away at the time.

quality thread

Al Stewart - The Year Of The Cat

Meh, I like it.