As my 50th birthday approaches, I'm putting together a playlist of songs that set off my nostalgia alert. Some I loved then, not so much now; some I didn't know then and like now; some span the years. Hoping to download as many of these as I can before my birthday. Please comment with your suggestions!
| 1968 | Midnight Confessions | The Grassroots |
| 1968 | Sympathy for the Devil | Rolling Stones |
| 1969 | Sugar, Sugar | The Archies |
| 1970 | Spirit in the Sky | Norman Greenbaum |
| 1970 | Moondance | Van Morrison |
| 1970 | In the Summertime | Mungo Jerry |
| 1970 | One Toke Over the Line | Brewer & Shipley |
| 1970 | proud mary | Ike & Tina Turner |
| 1970 | Who'll stop the rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 1970 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Stevie Wonder |
| 1970 | I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family |
| 1970 | All Right Now | Free |
| 1971 | Don't Pull Your Love | Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds |
| 1971 | Get it On | T Rex |
| 1971 | Baba O'Riley | The Who |
| 1971 | I feel the earth move | Carole King |
| 1971 | It don't come easy | Ringo Starr |
| 1971 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| 1971 | Maggie May | Rod Stewart |
| 1971 | Never Been to Spain | Three Dog Night |
| 1972 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| 1972 | Lean on Me | Bill Withers |
| 1972 | It Never Rains in Southern California | Albert Hammond |
| 1972 | Iko Iko | Dr John |
| 1972 | Stuck in the Middle With You | Stealers Wheel |
| 1972 | Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard | Paul Simon |
| 1972 | Long Cool Woman | The Hollies |
| 1972 | I can see clearly now | Johnny Nash |
| 1972 | Reelin in the years | Steely Dan |
| 1972 | Saturday in the park | Chicago |
| 1972 | Rocket Man | Elton John |
| 1972 | Brandy | Looking Glass |
| 1972 | A Horse With No Name | America |
| 1973 | Drift Away | Dobie Gray |
| 1973 | Radar Love | Golden Earring |
| 1973 | Band on the Run | Wings |
| 1973 | Midnight train to Georgia | Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| 1973 | You're So Vain | Carly Simon |
| 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John |
| 1973 | Bennie and the Jets | Elton John |
| 1974 | Rock Me Gently | Andy Kim |
| 1974 | What's so funny bout peace love & understanding | Elvis Costello |
| 1974 | Nothing from Nothing | Billy Preston |
| 1974 | Come and Get Your Love | Red Bone |
| 1974 | No woman, no cry | Bob Marley |
| 1974 | Rock Your Baby | George McRae |
| 1974 | Lady Marmalade | Labelle |
| 1974 | Waterloo | Abba |
| 1974 | Workin' at the Car Wash Blues | Jim Croce |
| 1974 | Already Gone | The Eagles |
| 1974 | Killer Queen | Queen |
| 1974 | Let it Ride | Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 1975 | Young Americans | David Bowie |
| 1975 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen |
| 1975 | Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen |
| 1975 | Ballroom Blitz | The Sweet |
| 1976 | (Don't Fear) the Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult |
| 1976 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | Leo Sayer |
| 1977 | Alison | Elvis Costello |
| 1977 | I want you to want me | Cheap Trick |
| 1977 | American Girl | Tom Petty |
| 1977 | One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer | George Thorogood |
| 1977 | Running on Empty | Jackson Browne |
| 1977 | We Will Rock You | Queen |
| 1978 | Surrender | Cheap Trick |
| 1978 | Lawyers, Guns and Money | Warren Zevon |
| 1978 | One Way or Another | Blondie |
| 1978 | shattered | Rolling Stones |
| 1978 | Take me to the river | Talking Heads |
| 1978 | Boogie Oogie Ooogie | A Taste of Honey |
| 1978 | I wanna be sedated | The Ramones |
| 1978 | Rock Lobster | B-52's |
| 1979 | Another Brick in the wall, Part 2 | Pink Floyd |
| 1979 | Heart of Glass | Blondie |
| 1979 | Cruel to be kind | Nick Lowe |
| 1979 | I will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
| 1979 | London Calling | The Clash |
I wanted to say I Drink Alone by George Thorogood, because that is my all time favorite song when I am drinking (I don't usually drink alone, but it's a good bar song). Unfortunately it was recorded in 1985. One of my FAVORITE singers is Van Morrison. In 1975 when Kevin and I first started dating we were in Two Guys From Italy Pizza and he played Brown Eyed Girl (1967) on the juke box and told me that was my song :) I was in love.
ReplyDeleteOn a less personal note, the two songs that I remember being '70's were Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive (Femminism in th 70's - 1978) and Lady Marmalade by Patti Labelle (1975).
Hi Donna,
ReplyDeleteHard to believe that we are 50! Great selection of songs. I have a few more songs on my 70's list ....
Partridge Family - Come On Get Happy
Badfinger - Day After Day, No Matter What, Come and Get It
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
Bread - Guitar Man, If, Sweet Surrender
Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes
Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight
Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
Monkees - Daydream Believer
Raspberries - Go All the Way
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints
Whenever I hear the Grass Roots, I think of you playing your sister's records! Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating your birthday.
Darlene