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Sat Feb-28-04 07:29 PM
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Poll question: And finally: BEST #1 HIT of the EARLY 1970s? (Part 4) |
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Edited on Sat Feb-28-04 07:32 PM by NightTrain
I had no idea when I started these polls that it would take four of them just to get us up to 1974! Geez....
Anyway, with this installment, we bid the early '70s a fond farewell. And I strongly suspect that the middle and latter parts of the decade will give us considerably fewer worthwhile choices!
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Sat Feb-28-04 07:39 PM
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1. One vote for, Keep on Truckin' |
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Sat Feb-28-04 07:44 PM
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is such a great song, it gives me chills.
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Sat Feb-28-04 07:44 PM
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Edited on Sat Feb-28-04 07:44 PM by slim
Soul Train baby!
I happen to think one of the most beautiful instumentals of all-time was left of your list...Love's Theme, Barry White and Love Unlimited. :)
Gladys has the best song on that list, but there a couple that give it a run for its money.
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Sat Feb-28-04 07:57 PM
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gladys and the pips-only-because i saw them live in 75. how did you not put "ball of confusion" on the list??? the song that summed up the whole dam late 60`s and early 70`s..i still am in awe of the music and lyrics....
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Sat Feb-28-04 08:05 PM
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5. Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys |
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Not listed so I chose midnite train
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:47 PM
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What the hell is "Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys"? :shrug:
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Sat Feb-28-04 10:02 PM
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Sat Feb-28-04 08:06 PM
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Geez! Where are our minds!
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Sat Feb-28-04 08:49 PM
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7. Kick to annoy the elitists |
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"Eeeewww! How can you listen to that song? It made the top forty!"
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:00 PM
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8. "American Band" - a good song. |
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I just heard that on a classic rock station, and I got a kick out of the slang used in the lyrics.
I really liked "Angie" back then (in high school) too.
And sorry Nighttrain, but on this 'best of' list there are some songs I hate. I never liked "Time in a Bottle" (singer/songwriter music was never among my favorite types of music). Not big on 'Midnight Train' either. And I have to admit that I don't remember some of those songs, which actually surprises me.
Hey, I must have missed the poll covering 1973. I'll have to look for that one; in 1973, I was hanging out with some black kids and really getting into the soul music of the day. Any soul hit (and some non-hits) from 1973, I was listening to it.
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:42 PM
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...I never liked "Time in a Bottle," either. But I'm not big on Jim Croce, anyway.
In the interest of variety, I actually did choose some tunes for these polls that are not among my personal favorites.
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:06 PM
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"Show and Tell" is the best out of this bunch.
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:30 PM
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10. Did Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" single go to #1? nt |
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:41 PM
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"Superfly" didn't even make it to #1 on the Soul charts, if you can believe that.
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:44 PM
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13. Curtis Mayfield was severely underappreciated for his time |
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Classics by him:
Little Child Runnin' Wild Pusher Man <-----My favorite Give Me You Love Superfly Freddie's Dead
I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember off the top of my head.
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Sat Feb-28-04 09:47 PM
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I'm going with Angie. great song and vocals for Mick.
the others are good too though.
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