Cliff Richard - Devil Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tuAkdlLhTE

My Resistance Is Low is a 1951 song by American singer, song writer and band leader Hoagy Carmichael, with later lyrics by Harold Adamson. The song became a perennial classic in the UK, with most releases since Carmichael's within that country. The best known is 1976's (Clive) Robin Sarstedt's, who became a one-hit wonder when the track reached No.3.

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Slower jams rocked in '76.  A couple of "tender" selections, both favorites nonetheless:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB9PfYZZstk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWVuvw3P9Wo

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"The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history. A version by the British rock band Status Quo reached the UK top 10 in 1976.

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Technically, the video is unavailable in the country I am in, but I can still with the link as usual. Hoping it still works for you?

Everyone knows them for Carry On Wayward Son and Dust In The Wind, but here's a couple lesser known songs from America's greatest progressive rock band from their multi-platinum selling 1976 album, Leftoverture:

The Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBMsulQMqm8

What's On My Mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwRdhyit_yU

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"Portsmouth" is a traditional English folk dance tune, similar to an Irish or Scottish hornpipe melody. It appeared in the 11th edition of John Playford's The Dancing Master in 1701. Mike Oldfield recorded an arrangement of the instrumental in 1976. Released as a single, it is Oldfield's highest charting single in the United Kingdom,where it reached number three.

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"Love and Affection" is a song by Joan Armatrading. Her fourth single, and her third for A&M Records, it was her first chart success. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1976. One of her best-known recordings, it has been described as a "deceptively feisty ballad ... an instant classic." It appeared on her eponymous third album. The song has twice been used as the title track of compilation albums, for 1999's Love and Affection: The Best of Joan Armatrading and 2003's Love and Affection: Classics 1975–1983. The male backing vocal, which has been described as a "honeyed baritone", was performed by American actor and singer Clarke Peters. The alto saxophone was by Gallagher and Lyle session player Jimmy Jewell.

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"Mozambique" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan's 1976 album Desire. It was also released as a single and reached #54 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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A delightful and thought provoking mid-tempo gem from the summer of '76

Isley Brothers - Harvest For The World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-v6gFWQYF4

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"I Love to Boogie" is a song by English glam rock act T. Rex. It was recorded in May 1976 and released as a single in June by record label EMI. It later appeared on T. Rex's final studio album, 1977's Dandy in the Underworld. Its B-side, "Baby Boomerang", was taken from an earlier T. Rex album, The Slider (1972). The song was featured in the 2000 movie "Billy Elliot". The song was released to controversy due to its resemblance to Webb Pierce's "Teenage Boogie", prompting rockabillies to attempt to burn copies of the single at an event held in a pub on the Old Kent Road, South East London. Disc jockey Geoff Barker complained that "The records are so alike it can't be a coincidence." When Pierce's publishers contacted Bolan's London office, Bolan's manager Tony Howard employed a musicologist to analyse both songs. The musicologist noted that "Teenage Boogie" was itself based on a riff that had been around long before the song was written.

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"Mah Nà Mah Nà" (later know as "Mah Nà Mah Nà") is a popular song by Italian composer Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Svezia, inferno e paradiso). In 1976, on the first episode of The Muppet Show to be recorded (featuring Juliet Prowse), the 1969 "Mahna Mahna" routine from The Ed Sullivan Show was reworked and used as the first sketch with the same characters and a new recording of the last musical arrangement. The Muppet Show became an immediate hit and "Mahna Mahna" was the highlight of that episode.

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"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" is a song written by Rod Stewart, and recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama for his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song proved to be a massive commercial success and became his second US chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100. It made its debut at number 81 on October 2, 1976 and rose quickly, climbing from number eight to the top of the chart on November 13, 1976, and remained on top for eight consecutive weeks until January 8, 1977. It was the longest stay of any song during 1976, as well as the longest stay at number one for Rod Stewart in his entire recording career. Swedish actress Birtt Ekland, while Rod Stewart's domestic partner, inspired his hit song Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) 1977's overall #1 song. The song features a French spoken part from Ekland.

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The Rolling Stones "Fool To Cry", from their album Black And Blue:

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This is one of their mellower hits.

Everyone knows Kansas for Carry On Wayward Son and Dust In The Wind, but here's a couple lesser known songs from America's greatest progressive rock band from their multi-platinum selling 1976 album, Leftoverture:

The Wall

What's On My Mind

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Of course, "Carry On Wayward Son" was also from that album, and it was released as a single late in the year, but it didn't reach its peak position on the charts until early '77.

"Music" is a 1976 single by John Miles, from his album Rebel, produced by Alan Parsons. It made #1 on the Dutch Singles Chart, #3 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 on the German Singles Chart and #88 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Can't have 1976 without some Slik! And if you think the singer sounds familiar...that's because it's Midge Ure.


Forever And Ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtrVvO40SDg



Requiem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xnc2JuchUc

"Mozambique" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan's 1976 album Desire. It was also released as a single and reached #54 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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I know this is an old post but this is the ONE Bob Dylan album I have. It really is an excellent album.



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I know this is an old post but this is the ONE Bob Dylan album I have. It really is an excellent album.



Cat


The version of "Isis" from the "Desire" album that I saw Dylan play live on the famed "Rolling Thunder Review" in 1975 was so intense that from then on the recorded version seemed pale to me. It looked pretty much like this live performance which is from Montreal (not the show I saw). The sound quality on this video is pretty poor but it gives you an idea of what I witnessed. it was pretty amazing. I know you had a bad experience with Dylan live, too bad you didn't see this. By the way, the blonde guitar player dressed in blue is Mick Ronson from Bowie's Spiders From Mars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vmiuDU3NY8

I know this is an old post but this is the ONE Bob Dylan album I have. It really is an excellent album.



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Mozambique - great song!


The version of "Isis" from the "Desire" album that I saw Dylan play live on the famed "Rolling Thunder Review" in 1975 was so intense that from then on the recorded version seemed pale to me. It looked pretty much like this live performance which is from Montreal (not the show I saw). The sound quality on this video is pretty poor but it gives you an idea of what I witnessed. it was pretty amazing. I know you had a bad experience with Dylan live, too bad you didn't see this. By the way, the blonde guitar player dressed in blue is Mick Ronson from Bowie's Spiders From Mars.



Very cool!  :)

This Vimeo clip has better audio:  https://vimeo.com/340149754

Mozambique - great song!

Very cool!  :)

This Vimeo clip has better audio:  https://vimeo.com/340149754



Besides Hurricane, the other song on that album that I absolutely love is One More Cup of Coffee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cufW4h-gA

You can hear Emmy Lou Harris doing background.

This is another song that I would love to choreograph a dance to but never did.


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"When I Need You" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. Its first appearance was as the title track of Albert Hammond's 1976 album When I Need You. Leo Sayer's version, produced by Richard Perry, was a massive hit worldwide, reaching number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in February 1977 after three of his earlier singles had stalled at number 2

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MFbn8EbB4k
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"Concrete and Clay" was written by group members Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker and was originally recorded by the UK pop group Unit 4 + 2 and released in 1965. The song was remade by Randy Edelman for his 1976 album release Farewell Fairbanks which otherwise comprised Edelman originals. Issued as a single, Edelman's "Concrete and Clay" became a UK hit reaching No. 11 in March 1976.

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"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan co-written with Jacques Levy and released on the 1976 album Desire. The song is about the imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. It compiles acts of racism and profiling against Carter, which Dylan describes as leading to a false trial and conviction.

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Elton John and Kiki Dee duetted with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", a big hit for them in 1976.

I was going to post this song on the 70's Song Of The Day thread, since Kiki Dee turns 75 today, but I also realised it hasn't been mentioned on the 1976 Year In Music thread yet.

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Here is So Glad You're A Woman by Neon Philharmonic
This was an American band best known for the 1969 US Top 40 hit Morning Girl.  In 1972, they broke up and the rights to the name were sold to a Canadian producer who continued to release new music under the name Neon Philharmonic.  So Glad You're A Woman peaked at #11 in Canada during March of 1976

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