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Michael Cook
Dec 27, 20221 min read
Celebrate Me Home - Kenny Loggins (1977) 12/25/22
Merry Christmas to all! May your day be merry & bright, and may the true meaning of the day shine brightly within you. Today we're...
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Michael Cook
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Please Come Home For Christmas _ Eagles, etc. )1978) 12/24/22
Some Christmas songs take a while to catch on...slowly inching their way toward becoming a standard. Today, we're looking at "Please Come...
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Michael Cook
Dec 22, 20222 min read
I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) 12/23/22
In 1975, Greg Lake, guitarist for the British trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer sat down to write a Christmas song...and the end result was...
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Michael Cook
Dec 21, 20222 min read
River - Joni Mitchell (Barry Manilow/Sarah McLachlan) 1970 (12/22/22)
Today, we're featuring a "Great Christmas Song of the '70s" that's not really about Christmas at all. True, variations of "Jingle Bells"...
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Michael Cook
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Paper Roses - Marie Osmond (1973) 12/21/22
Olive Osmond was the 8th of 9 Osmond children, and the only girl. Of course, we all know her by her middle name, Marie. In 1973, when she...
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Michael Cook
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Diary - Bread (1972) 12/20/22
Before we get started today, there are three questions that beg to be asked: #1: Who leaves their diary underneath a tree? #2: What are...
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Michael Cook
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Trapped by a Thing Called Love - Denise laSalle (1971) 12/19/22
This may come as a shock, but there are "Great Songs of the '70s" I wasn't even aware of until I started researching for this blog! ;-)...
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Michael Cook
Dec 17, 20222 min read
War - Edwin Starr (Various Artists) (1970) 12/18/22
In the late 1960s, several Motown artists started to release protest songs, something that Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. was initially...
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Michael Cook
Dec 16, 20221 min read
The Long Run - The Eagles (1979) 12/17/22
After the incredible success of their landmark 1976 album, "Hotel California," The Eagles were under a lot of pressure...mostly from...
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Michael Cook
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Falling - LeBlanc & Carr (1978) 12/16/22
HHere is the perfect definition of "one-hit wonder" frustration: Having a song that stays on the charts for 28 weeks--more than 6 full...
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Michael Cook
Dec 14, 20221 min read
Lorelei - Styx (1976) 12/15/22
The group Styx came out of Chicago in 1972, and quickly built a name for themselves. In 1973, they released their first "Great Song:"...
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Michael Cook
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Sad Sweet Dreamer - Sweet Sensation (1976) 12/14/22
It's an easy guess that if you're a music fan, you're well aware of the British Invasion of 1964. Once the Beatles came to America,...
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Michael Cook
Dec 12, 20221 min read
#9 Dream - John Lennon (1974) 12/13/22
There's a simple reason why John Lennon's "Great Song of 1974" is called "#9 Dream:" It came to him in a dream. And yet, he claimed there...
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Michael Cook
Dec 11, 20222 min read
Steamroller Blues - Elvis Presley/James Taylor
James Taylor was amused...but not amused. Early in his career, while touring with his group Flying Machine (not to be confused with the...
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Michael Cook
Dec 10, 20222 min read
I Gotcha -Joe Tex (1972) 12/11/22
Recently I was asked to put together a playlist for my 50th High School class reunion. I was honored to be asked, and I happily took on...
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Michael Cook
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Baby Blue - Badfinger (1971) 12/10/22
The story behind today's "Great Song of 1971" is sadder than the song itself. Much sadder. Pete Ham of Badfinger wrote "Baby Blue" about...
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Michael Cook
Dec 8, 20221 min read
Up on Cripple Creek - The Band (1970) 12/9/22
Yesterday, we looked into "Goodbye Stranger," Supertramp's "Great Song of 1979," and how after all these years, no one can seem to agree...
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Michael Cook
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp (1979) 12/8/22
I have never run into a "Great Song" quite like 1979's "Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp. Why? Because there are so many theories on what...
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Michael Cook
Dec 6, 20221 min read
Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic (1978) 12/7/22
Today, we're heading back to the disco, circa 1978, for the very first "Great Song" by the group Chic (who later gave us the classic...
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Michael Cook
Dec 5, 20222 min read
She Did It - Eric Carmen (1977) 12/6/22
Today's "Great Song of 1977" has been called "The Best Beach Boys Song Brian Wilson never wrote. Uhh...no. However, "She Did It" by Eric...
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