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.