Im not sure if this has been done before, but if you could create your own 1970's various artists CD that you believe would initiate the uninitiated into LOVING at least 1970's music, what songs would you include if you only had room for 20 songs????


Here are mine:

1. Hello, This Is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) by Paul Evans

2. Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac

3. The Imigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

4. Rubber Bullets by 10CC

5. Band Of Gold by Freda Payne

6. Black Superman - 'Muhammad Ali' by Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band

7. Idi Amin by Idi Amin and the Campala Club Singers (this is a very light hearted song about a very bad Ugandan president)

8. Love To Love You Baby by Dinna Summer

9. Children Of The Revolution by T-Rex

10. ABC by The Jackson 5

11. Goin To California by Led Zeppelin

12. Dont Stop by Fleetwood Mac

13. School's Out by Alice Cooper

14. Love Grows Where my Rosemary Goes by Edison Lighthouse

15. Aint Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) by Joe Tex

16. The Hustle by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony

17. Mull Of Kintyre by Paul McCartney and Wings

18. Who Are You by The Who

19. Paranoid by Black Sabbath

20. Alright Now by Free




Theres mine...I think that if a person hadnt really heard much 70's music, or if they hadnt really payed attention, that these songs would show them what music in the 1970's was all about.







AN

Im not sure if this has been done before, but if you could create your own 1970's various artists CD that you believe would initiate the uninitiated into LOVING at least 1970's music, what songs would you include if you only had room for 20 songs????


Here are mine:

1. Hello, This Is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) by Paul Evans

2. Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac

3. The Imigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

4. Rubber Bullets by 10CC

5. Band Of Gold by Freda Payne

6. Black Superman - 'Muhammad Ali' by Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band

7. Idi Amin by Idi Amin and the Campala Club Singers (this is a very light hearted song about a very bad Ugandan president)

8. Love To Love You Baby by Dinna Summer

9. Children Of The Revolution by T-Rex

10. ABC by The Jackson 5

11. Goin To California by Led Zeppelin

12. Dont Stop by Fleetwood Mac

13. School's Out by Alice Cooper

14. Love Grows Where my Rosemary Goes by Edison Lighthouse

15. Aint Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) by Joe Tex

16. The Hustle by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony

17. Mull Of Kintyre by Paul McCartney and Wings

18. Who Are You by The Who

19. Paranoid by Black Sabbath

20. Alright Now by Free




Theres mine...I think that if a person hadnt really heard much 70's music, or if they hadnt really payed attention, that these songs would show them what music in the 1970's was all about.







AN







I like this topic, I would use 3 of your choices and this would probably have to be a box set to be sure:
13. School's Out by Alice Cooper
14. Love Grows Where my Rosemary Goes by Edison Lighthouse
20. Alright Now by Free
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Slow Ride - Foghat
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Baby Blue - Badfinger
No Matter What - Badfinger
^^^what'dya expect^^^
Take it Easy - The Eagles
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
30 Days In The Hole - Humble Pie
Free Ride - Edgar Winter
Theme From An Imaginary Western - Mountain
Layla - Derek & the Dominos (Clapton)
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
I'd Love To Change The World - Tens Years After
The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
& many others.

I do this all the time and I have one right here..
but it's not my ULTIMATE 70s album...

No Matter What- Badfinger
The Things We Do For Love- 10cc
Dance With Me- Orleans
You Are The Woman- Firefall
Bad Blood- Neil Sedaka & Elton John
On & On-Stephen Bishop
Crazy Love- Poco
Cool Change- Little River Band
It Don't Matter To Me- Bread
New Kid In Town- The Eagles
Summer Breeze- Seals & Crofts
Lonely Boy- Andrew Gold
Just When I Needed You Most- Randy Vanwarmer
Amie- Pure Prairie League
Blue Bayou- Linda Ronstadt
Fernando- Abba
Take it to The Limit- Eagles

Fun subject!  ;D  Here's a compilation I actually created, in the past.  It's intended to represent a chronological cross section of 70's music.  I listened to this one plenty.  I might "tweak" it if I did it again today  ::) but oh well:

1970 -  Instant Karma/John Lennon
            ABC/Jackson 5
            No Matter What/Badfinger
1971 -  Liar/Three Dog Night
            Do You Know What I Mean/Lee Michaels
            Story In Your Eyes/Moody Blues
1972 -  Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard/Paul Simon
            It's Going To Take Some Time This Time/Carpenters
            I'll Be Around/Spinners
1973 -  Right Place Wrong Time/Dr. John
            Doing It To Death/JBs
            Helen Wheels/Paul McCartney & Wings
1974 -  Mockingbird/Carly Simon & James Taylor
            My Mistake/Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross
            Searchin' So Long/Chicago
Novelty- The Streak/Ray Stevens
1975 -  Lonely People/America
            Part Of The Plan/Dan Fogelberg
            One Of These Nights/Eagles
1976 -  Don't Go Breaking My Heart/Elton John & Kiki Dee
            Magic Man/Heart
            Saturday Nite/Earth Wind & Fire
1977 -  I'm Your Boogie Man/KC & The Sunshine Band
            Don't Stop/Fleetwood Mac
            As/Stevie Wonder
1978 -  FM/Steely Dan
            Sweet Talkin' Woman/Electric Light Orchestra
            Promises, Promises/Eric Clapton
1979 -  Renegade/Styx
            I Wanna Be Your Lover/Prince
            Take The Long Way Home/Supertramp

I would choose the following songs to go on my 1970's CD (if I could make one!):

1. Dream On-Aerosmith

2. Highway to Hell- AC/DC

3. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet- Bachman-Turner Overdrive

4. Ziggy Stardust- David Bowie

5. Close to You- The Carpenters

6. Brandy (Your A Fine Girl)- The Looking Glass

7. Piano Man- Billy Joel

8. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)- Edison Lighthouse

9. Could It Be Magic- Barry Manilow

10. Mr. Blue Sky- ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)

11. Angie- The Rolling Stones

12.  Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Diana Ross

1. The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
2. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
3. I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
4. Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio - Ramones
5. Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Vanwarmer
6. Take A Chance On Me - Abba
7. I Love You Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
8. Theres A Kind Of Hush - Herman's Hermits
9. Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
10. Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
11. Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
12. Babe - Styx
13. Rock The Boat - Hues Corporation
14. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
15. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Woman Imagine - John Lennon
18. Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
19. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
20. Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics

I would have to also add a couple more to my CD of the 70's
A Horse With No name - America
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T Rex
Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Children Of the Grave - Black Sabbath
Aqualung - Jethro Tull

1..Pirates...Emerson Lake & Palmer
2..Halo Of Flies...Alice Cooper
3..Children Of The Grave...Black Sabbath
4..Layla...Derek And The Dominoes
5..Illusions On A Double dimple...Triumvirate
6..Squonk...Genesis
7..Siberian Khatru...Yes
8..Xanadu...Rush
9..Robin Head...Keith Christmas
10.Envelopes Of yesterday...Pete Sinfield
11.Electric Reflections Of War...Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
12.Jack-In-The-Green...Jethro Tull
13.'39...Queen
14.Medieval Overture...Return To Forever
15.Recycled...Nektar
16.Celluloid Heroes...The Kinks
17.Catholic Girls...Frank Zappa
18.Homebound...Ted Nugent
19.New York Groove...Ace Frehley
20.Cortez The Killer...Neil Young

My God you all have good tastes. I wish I had a day to listen to all these great songs from the 70's cranked up on a stereo nice and loud

I actually made a boo-boo by listing Woman by John Lennon (turns out to be 80's) so I'll have to replace that with Imagine by John Lennon.

I gotta add a couple to my list

Rock and Roll All Nite - Kiss
The Roundabout - Yes
Suite Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, Nash,

I have an MP3 player that holds 400 songs.....about 380 are from the 70's.......
If I stuck to the 20 song limit...I'd probably have to change them  a lot !
Let Me think...what were the first 20 songs I put on there ?........
Show and Tell-Al Wilson
Band of Gold-Freda Paine
Don't Say You Don't Remember-Beverly Bremers
Sky High - Jigsaw
Lowdown-Boz Scaggs
Walk Away From Love-David Ruffin
Spill the Wine-Eric Burdon & War
Love is Alive-Gary Wright
Want Ads- Honey Cone
Suavecito- Malo
Didn't I Blow Your Mind-The Delfonics
Theme From Shaft-Isaac Hayes
Are You Man Enough-The Four Tops
Memory Motel-The Rolling Stones
Hello It's Me-Todd Rundgren
Day After Day-Badfinger
How Long-Ace
I've Got So Much to Give-Barry White
Scorpio-Dennis Coffey
If You Remember Me-Chris Thompson and Night

Like I said...there's lots more on there.
The entire albums of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours ,Carole King's Tapestry,the Soundtrack to Shaft and Frampton Comes Alive are also on there.

Togh one
-Long and winding road (Beatles)
-Running on Empty (Jackson Browne)
-Hide in your shell (Supertramp
-Color my world (Chicago)
-Layla
-Your song (Elton John)
-Carpet Crawl (Genesis)
-Nights on Broadway (Bee gees)
-Dancing Queen (Abba)
-Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)
-Don't stop (Fleetwood Mac)
-I write the songs (Barry Manilow)
-Until the night (Billy Joel)

gosh I could go on..too many for 1 CD