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Anyone grew up in the early seventies, certain tracks just transport you right back. Aside from the obvious, much repeated, great songs by the likes of David Bowie, Simon and Garfunkel, Don Maclean etc. Certain types of music and certain songs have the power to send a shiver down your spine, or bring a tear to your eye.
Here's a couple that you might or might not remember.
I've always loved the sound of the flute, can't think of any other instrument as redolent of the early 70's, you don't hear it so much these days, other than in orchestras, which is a shame
"Winter in America" by Gil Scott Heron
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"Chicago Damn" by Bobbi Humphrey.
Two of my favourites
Which relatively little-known songs conjure up magic memories for you?
Here's a couple that you might or might not remember.
I've always loved the sound of the flute, can't think of any other instrument as redolent of the early 70's, you don't hear it so much these days, other than in orchestras, which is a shame
"Winter in America" by Gil Scott Heron
and
"Chicago Damn" by Bobbi Humphrey.
Two of my favourites
Which relatively little-known songs conjure up magic memories for you?
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not 70s, not flute, and not almost forgotten, but probbaly the theme from miami vice
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speedboats, girls in bikinis and flamnigos
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You're obviously younger than me, Gio. I kind of remember it though. "Crockett's Theme" was it?
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that was a different song, by the same artist
that was great too for a couple of years in the mid 80s Miami Vice was the coolest show on TV |
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Crockett was Don Johnson's charcter
pastel coloured italian suits, raybans and a ferrari |
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the opening credits of Miami Vice are the best of any show ever in my opinion
40 years on still hasn't been matched |
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Battlestar Galactica from the late 70s had a memorable opening credits too with great music
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I loved the Theme music from "Arena" by Brian Eno. A short but mesmerising track, synonomous with the pink neon "Arena" in a floating coke bottle.
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Grizzly Adams theme song "maybe"
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no regrets- walker brothers
blackfoot sioux - standing in the road Flight tonight- Nazarath as well as Brocken Down Angel All because of You - Geordie so many great tunes..................... |
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wold- harry chapin
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good call mm - not heard that one for years - playing it now - great stuff
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Silver Lady by David Soul
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Home thoughts from abroad - Clifford t ward
Fog in the Tyne / lady Eleanor - Lind isfarne Sugar me - Lynsey de Paul Love is the drug- Bryan ferry |
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Me and you and a dog named Boo - Lobo
Misty blue - Dorothy Moore |
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Probably not forgotten; My Sweet Lord George Harrison. Still sounds great in 2021. In The Summertime Mungo Jerry probably not played nowadays due to the lyric "Have a drink, have a drive". Double Barrel Dave & Ansel another classic Collins first reggae song I ever head. OMG these are all 50 years ago.
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before my musical time but 'Dreams' by Fleetwood Mac ages incredibly well to my ear...obviously it's not that obscure but I'd end end up just posting some unknown punk/post punk she ite no one had heard of except maybe shiny (king of the music ref)
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Alan Price's "Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear" is a catchy tune.
"How Come" by Ronnie Laine. Oh don't get me started there's hundreds! |
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I like "No Regrets" as well T.D. and Midge Ure's cover is really good also.
An honourable mention for " American Girl" by the brilliant Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers but, for me anyway, there is a standout. "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. (1976). That intro just gets me rocking and it's a regular on my playlist. Still fresh and invigorating after 45 years. I absolutely love that song and the video is great as well. |
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Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor
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some great examples there,
 Almost anything by Simon & Garfunkel takes me back, Penny Lane and Hey Jude, which I think were the first Beatles songs that I recognised, and remember hearing on the radio as a young child in "real time", as it were, rather than discovering them years later. |
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Run Rabbit Run by Flanagan and Allen the best record ever made.
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horse with no name,lyin eyes,mungo jerry-above,capt pigeon,slade-cuz i luv you,sweet-blockbuster,golden earring,mary hopkins-those were the days,gilbert osullivan-alone again,mud-tiger feet
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t-rex were great
one of few 70s bands i really like |
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some great shouts on here muscic was good and divers back then - fantastic stuff
summer the first time- bobby goldsboro |
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t rex-get it on,mott the hoople-once bitten twice shy
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wihing well free and most songs by 10cc
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Ray Stevens The Streak
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Walk on the wild side Lou Reed
The world is a ghetto George Benson This town ain't big enough for the both of us Sparks |
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you lot have terrible test in music
Cilla Black, and now Sparks? |
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Radar Love Golden Earring
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had the album moon tan every song was brilliant one of my favs of all time what a band
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Cilla Black is alright, just listen to the purity of her voice in this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJrhtwvoKo |
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The Dragon I saw Golden Earring live in Reading in the early 70's. The drummer smashed up his drums and threw his sticks into the audience the sight of teenage girls fighting to get them was something to behold.
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Here's a couple to be going on with.
Because The Night - Patti Smith Long Live Rock 'n Roll - Rainbow Nervous Wreck - The Radio Stars Don't Care - Klark Kent I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick Many Too Many - Genesis London Town - Wings Baby Come Back - Player Drivers Seat -Sniff n The The Tears Isn't Time - The Babys Northern Lights - Renaissance FM (No Static At All) - Steely Dan Love You More - Buzzc@cks Only You Can Rock Me - UFO Don't Kill The Whale - Yes Touch Too Much AC/DC Getcha Rocks Off- Def Leppard Something Else - The S3x Pistols |
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that's a lot of listening mate
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hey storm
amazing wd have loved to have seen them - nice one candys going bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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the mention of Genesis always makes me feel slightly queasy...all very subjective of course..
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