Favorite 1970s songs...
by Sherry Ochoa-Rounkles
(USA)
My favorite 1970s songs are...
“My Sharona” - The Knack
“Renegade” - STYX
“I Feel Love”, “Hot Stuff” - Donna Summer
“American Woman” - The Guess Who
“The Night Chicago Died” - Paper Lace
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
“Play That Funky Music” - Wild Cherry
“Draggin’ The Line” - Tommy James
“Good Day Sunshine” - Beatles
“Green Eyed Lady”, “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” - Sugarloaf
“Lola” - Kinks
“Tears Of A Clown” - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
“Venus” - Shocking Blue
“War” - Edwin Starr
“Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves”- Cher
“Jive Talkin’ ”, “You Should Be Dancing” - Bee Gees
“It Don’t Come Easy” - Ringo Starr
“Treat Her Like A Lady” - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
“Wild World” - Cat Stevens
“Black Dog” - Led Zeppelin
“Let’s Stay Together” - Al Green
“Long Cool Woman” - the Hollies
“Use Me” - Bill Withers
“Black Water” - Doobie Brothers
“Walk This Way” - Aerosmith
“50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” - Paul Simon
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” - Bachman Turner Overdrive
“Nutbush City Limits” - Tina Turner
“Peg” - Steely Dan
“Thunder Island” - Jay Ferguson
“Beach Baby” - First Class
“Love Is Like Oxygen” - Sweet
“Stuck In The Middle With You” - Stealers Wheel
“Superstition” - Stevie Wonder
“Heartache Tonight”, “One Of These Nights” - Eagles
“Cat's In The Cradle” - Harry Chapin
“Love Rollercoaster” - Ohio Players
“Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo” - Rick Derringer
“Bad Blood” - Neil Sedaka
“Fame” - David Bowie
“Fire” - Pointer Sisters
“Hair Of The Dog” - Nazareth
“Philadelphia Freedom”, “Island Girl”, “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” - Elton John
“Lady Marmalade” - Labelle
“Old Days”, “Feelin' Stronger Every Day” - Chicago
“Miracles” - Jefferson Starship
“New York Groove” - Ace Frehley
“That's The Way (I Like It)” - KC & The Sunshine Band
“Who Loves You”, “December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)” - Four Seasons
“Cherry Bomb” - Runaways
“Barracuda” - Heart
“Devil Woman” - Cliff Richard
“Love Is Alive” - Gary Wright
“Moonlight Feels Right” - Starbuck
“Rhiannon”, “The Chain”, “Tusk” - Fleetwood Mac
“Jungle Love”, “Rock’n Me” - Steve Miller
“Rubber Band Man” - Spinners
“Still The One” - Orleans
“Carry On Wayward Son” - Kansas
“Couldn't Get It Right” - Climax Blues Band
“Shadow Dancing” - Andy Gibb
“Isn’t It Time”, “Every Time I Think Of You” - Babys
“Just A Song Before I Go” - Crosby, Stills and Nash
“Lady” - Little River Band
“Lido Shuffle” - Boz Scaggs
“Blue Bayou” - Linda Ronstadt
“On And On” - Stephen Bishop
“Smoke From A Distant Fire” - Sanford/Townsend Band
“So In To You” - Atlanta Rhythm Section
“The Things We Do For Love” - 10cc
“Boogie Oogie Oogie” - A Taste Of Honey
“Le Freak” - Chic
“Disco Inferno” - The Trammps
“Ebony Eyes” - Bob Welch
“Hot Blooded”, “Cold As Ice” - Foreigner
“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy”, “Hot Legs” - Rod Stewart
“Hot Child In The City” - Nick Gilder
“Baby Hold On” - Eddie Money
“Life’s Been Good” - Joe Walsh
“A Little More Love”, “Totally Hot” - Olivia Newton-John
“Does Your Mother Know”, “Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)”, “Take A Chance On Me” - ABBA
“Right Down The Line” - Gerry Rafferty
“Still The Same” - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
“Don’t Bring Me Down”, “Sweet Talkin’ Woman”, “Turn To Stone” - Electric Light Orchestra
“Live And Let Die”, “Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey”, “Helen Wheels”, “Getting Closer”, “Goodnight Tonight” - Paul McCartney (many with Wings)
“Just What I Needed”, “Candy-O”, “Let’s Go”, “Moving In Stereo” - Cars
“You’re The One That I Want” - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
“I Want You To Want Me” and “Dream Police” - Cheap Trick
“Big Shot” - Billy Joel
“Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough” - Michael Jackson
“Driver’s Seat” - Sniff ‘n’ The Tears
“I Was Made For Lovin’ You” - Kiss
“Knock On Wood” - Amii Stewart
“Give A Little Bit”, “Take The Long Way Home” - Supertramp
“Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' “ - Journey
“Pop Muzik” - M
“Roxanne” - the Police
“Shattered” - Rolling Stones
“Mississippi Queen” - Mountain
Believe it or not, this IS the scaled down list of my favorite 1970s songs.
I was a young child in the 70s, but I had already grown a strong attachment to music.
I don’t know why, but many of the 70s songs remind me of being near the beach in the summer - a very peaceful and free feeling.