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Michael Cook
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Somewhere Out There -Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram (Cynthia Weil Tribute) 1986 (6/3/23)
Cynthia Weil: You may not know the name, but you certainly know her music. Cynthia passed away on Friday at the age of 82, leaving behind...
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Michael Cook
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band (1980) 6/2/23
Today, I'm marking the beginning of my Great Songs of the '80s blog with a song that, chartwise, is the perfect bridge between the...
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Michael Cook
May 31, 20231 min read
Somewhere in the Night - Helen Reddy/Barry Manilow (1975-79) 5/31/23
In 1975 alone, today's :Great Song of the '70s was released by 4 different artists, and 2 of them were able to chart with it. Not only...
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Michael Cook
May 31, 20233 min read
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (1975) 6/1/23
Well, here we are: 1,322 songs into our list of "Great Songs of the '70s," and we've come to the end of the line. Sort of. Today, we're...
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Michael Cook
May 30, 20232 min read
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan/Whitney Houston (1978) 5/30/23
In 1978, Chaka Khan was still the lead singer for the group Rufus, but as a side project, she released her self-titled debut solo album....
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Michael Cook
May 28, 20231 min read
America the Beautiful - Charlie Rich/Ray Charles (1976) 5/29/23
It's Memorial Day, and once again--as in years past--I found it difficult to find a patriotic hit song from the '70s I could highlight....
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Michael Cook
May 27, 20231 min read
When You Say Love - Sonny & Cher (1972) 5/28/23
When you hear today's "Great Song of the '70s," you might say to yourself, "Hey, that sounds like an old Budweiser jingle." That's...
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Michael Cook
May 26, 20233 min read
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (1978) 5/27/23
You'd think that after highlighting more than 1300 "Great Songs of the '70s" over the past 3+ years, I might have already covered today's...
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Michael Cook
May 25, 20233 min read
Tina Turner Tribute 5/25/23
Yet another music legend has left us: Tina Turner has passed away at the age of 83. My policy has always been to refer to Variety...
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Michael Cook
May 24, 20231 min read
Little Green Bg - George Baker Selection (1970) 5/25/23
Sometimes it's all in the translation. Sometimes it's all in the pronunciation. Sometimes it's both. In 1970, The George Baker Selection,...
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Michael Cook
May 24, 20231 min read
Born to Ne Alive - Patrick Hernandez (1979) 5/24/23
What can I say? When a song tops the charts in FOURTEEN countries, and reaches the Top 10 in SEVEN more, it's pretty obvious that there's...
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Michael Cook
May 22, 20231 min read
A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John (1978) 5/23/23
Post "Grease," Olivia Newton-John and her music took on a decidedly harder edge. In a way, her persona became more like Sandy at the end...
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Michael Cook
May 22, 20232 min read
Surf's Up - Beach Boys (1971) 5/22/23
Composer/Conductor/Pianist/Educator/Author and Humanitarian Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) is considered to be one of of the most talented...
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Michael Cook
May 20, 20231 min read
Shattered - Rolling Stones (1978) 5/21/23
The Rolling Stones' final single release of the '70s was 1978's "Shattered," from the album "Mean Girls." "Shattered" was an ugly look at...
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Michael Cook
May 19, 20232 min read
Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones (1977) 5/20/23
It seems rather odd on the surface, but Welsh singer Tom Jones was a big fan of country music. In fact, two of his biggest hits were...
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Michael Cook
May 19, 20231 min read
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder (1974-75) 5/19/23
By 1971, Little Stevie Wonder wasn't so little anymore (He had turned 21), but his genius had become apparent to everyone--including the...
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Michael Cook
May 17, 20231 min read
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward (1979) 5/17/23
In 1979, Singer/songwriter Frederick Knight wrote a song for 11-year-old Staci Lattisaw to record. It was aimed at 'tweens and teens who...
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Michael Cook
May 17, 20231 min read
Every Kinda People - Robert Palmer (1978) 5/16/23
How do you take a "Great Song" of the '70s" and make it even "Greater?" If you're Robert Palmer, you take your very first hit record,...
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Michael Cook
May 17, 20232 min read
Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker (1970) 5/18/23
And now: a "Great Song of the '70s" that's something completely different: a blues standard, with an interesting back story. In 1955,...
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Michael Cook
May 14, 20232 min read
Coat of many Colors - Dolly Parton (Mother's Day) 5/14/23
Happy Mother's Day! For a week now, I've been trying to find a "Great Song of the '70s" that pays tribute to moms. No problem, right? ...
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