Things were simple in the 70s - even politics. This wonderful synthetic decade brought us Glam Rock, Pet Rocks and Punk Rock. Even bank clerks wore purple flared suits, had their hair permed, grew a Zapata moustache and had group sex in a hot tub with the accounts department. The seventies were definitely about excess. More was very definitely more - more hair, more height, more glitter, more guitars, more drugs, more More (long, thin, black cigarettes favoured by Telly Savalas in Kojak. Moderation had ceased to exist. The key to the Seventies was ‘freedom’, and some of its bizarre crazes were the first real manifestations of the advancements made courtesy of the social revolution of the 60s. The ideas and philosophy of the previous decade became mainstream in the 70s -
sexual freedom, the end of the draft, legalization of abortion, gay liberation, breakthroughs in women’s rights… you name it.
And all accompanied by caftan-clad ladies and canned pineapple, cheese and cocktail onions on skewers shoved into a foil-covered potato at wife swapping parties.
As the decade progressed our focus turned at various times to Space Hoppers, ABBA, Mood Rings, roller skates, custom vans with airbrushed murals, Star Wars, Disco, Jaws, Iron-on T shirt transfers, Happy Days, Kung Fu, and Punk… *Phew*
Good taste and fashion may not have made great bedfellows, but it was a fun decade to grow up in. Do you already hear the music???
Coffee2go´s Top 50 Songs of the 70s:
- Let It Be ~ Beatles
- Imagine ~ John Lennon
- Stairway to Heaven ~ Led Zeppelin
- Walk This Way ~ Aerosmith
- Let’s Get It On ~ Marvin Gaye
- Nights In White Satin ~ Moody Blues
- All Right Now ~ Free
- Message in a Bottle ~ Police
- Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Simon & Garfunkel
- Diamonds Are Forever ~ Shirley Bassey
- Wild World ~ Cat Stevens
- What’s Going On ~ Marvin Gaye
- Should I Stay or Should I Go ~ Clash
- Roxanne ~ Police
- A Horse With No Name ~ America
- I Was Made For Loving You ~ Kiss
- Smoke on the Water ~ Deep Purple
- We Are the Champions ~ Queen
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone ~ Temptations
- Mama Told Me Not To Come ~ Three Dog Night
- Theme From Shaft ~ Isaac Hayes
- One Way Or Another ~ Blondie
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life ~ Stevie Wonder
- Dancing In The Moonlight ~ King Harvest
- Stuck In The Middle With You ~ Stealer’s Wheel
- Walk On The Wild Side ~ Lou Reed
- Sweet Home Alabama ~ Lynyrd Skynrd
- Kung Fu Fighting ~ Carl Douglas
- Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing ~ Stevie Wonder
- Ring My Bell ~ Anita Ward
- Bennie and the Jets ~ Elton John
- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me ~ Elton John
- Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues ~ Jim Croce
- You’re The First, The Last, My Everything ~ Barry White
- Why Can’t We Be Friends? ~ War
- Play That Funky Music ~ Wild Cherry
- Shake Your Booty ~ KC and The Sunshine Band
- You Sexy Thing ~ Hot Chocolate
- Bohemian Rhapsody ~ Queen
- Love Hurts ~ Nazareth
- Wonderful Tonight ~ Eric Clapton
- Le Freak ~ Chick
- You Really Got Me ~ Van Halen
- Take A Chance On Me ~ ABBA
- Fantasy ~ Earth Wind and Fire
- Y.M.C.A. ~ Village People
- My Sharona ~ The Knack
- I Will Survive ~ Gloria Gaynor
- Knock On Wood ~ Amii Stewart
- Black Magic Woman ~ Santana
Please cast your vote and let me know how you feel about the 70s!
See ya’all soon!!!
~xoXOxo~
And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:
Duff book of records: Springfield is now the fattest city in the U.S.
Homer: Woo Hoo. In your face Milwaukee.
Sanni
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Walk this way! That song rocked then and it still does now. :)
July 10th, 2007 at 3:40 amLove your music selection!!
July 10th, 2007 at 3:51 pmOf course I remember all this and especially the hot pants ! I wore them too. Peace & love and flowers in the hair, patchouli to cover hashish smell etc. etc. I hadn’t any flowers in my hair (they were too short) but I followed the fashion, the Indian look and I still love it ! (also because you don’t have to iron, lol) At that time I had a green 2CV with big yellow geese and sunflowers on it ! Loved that car !
July 10th, 2007 at 3:57 pm“Just What I Needed” The Cars, 1978. By the way, I live in Springfield, Ohio so I think my city should house The Simpson’s. Cheers Sanni!!
July 10th, 2007 at 4:03 pmI knew all 50. Finally I knew all 50. Loved them all too. What a great group of tunes. Have a great day. :)
July 11th, 2007 at 2:27 amLove the tunes! Knew them all, too! Love anything by the Moody Blues - saw them live a couple of years ago - still put on a good show; My Sharona, stupid song but sticks with you! My, my, my…
July 11th, 2007 at 8:00 am