No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature - The Guess Who (1970) 10/25/22
One fine day in 1969, Randy Bachman of the Guess Who was walking down a street in Berkeley, California...when up ahead he spotted a...
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Michael Cook
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (1979) 10/24
Today, the story of how two artists, both successful in the UK, joined forces and "stumbled into" becoming an American One-Hit Wonder! In...
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Michael Cook
Oct 22, 20222 min read
Higher & Higher - Rita Coolidge (1977) 10/22/22
The story behind today's "Great Song of 1977" is rather convoluted, but I will do my best to "un-convolute" it for you. It all started in...
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Michael Cook
Oct 22, 20222 min read
FM (No Static at All) - Steely Dan (1978) 10/23/22
Anyone who has ever tried to listen to an AM radio station during a thunderstorm knows it's nearly impossible because of the static...
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Michael Cook
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce (1976) 10/21/22
Larry Groce is a name you're probably not familiar with--or maybe you are! Larry is a singer/songwriter who has had a long association...
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Michael Cook
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Fox on the Run - The Sweet (1975) 12/20/22
If at first you don't succeed, fire your managers and production team, and start over. That's what The Sweet did in 1974. Up to that...
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Michael Cook
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Rock & Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers (1974) 10/19/22
The Mid-1960s were sprinkled with "Great Songs" by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield--The Righteous Brothers. "You've Lost That Lovin'...
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Michael Cook
Oct 17, 20221 min read
The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes (1973) 10/18/22
In 1972, Hall-of-Fame songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff wrote a "break-up ballad" that became a "Great Song of the '70s--but not in...
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Michael Cook
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (1972) 10/17/22
Since 1963, there have been 27 James Bond films. These include 25 "official" films from Eon productions and two others: the 1967 version...
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Michael Cook
Oct 15, 20221 min read
Got to Be There - Michael Jackson (1971) 10/16/22
Today's "Great Song of 1971 was a bit of a surprise to me. I would have guessed that Michael Jackson's solo debut would have been...
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Michael Cook
Oct 14, 20221 min read
The Thrill is Gone - B.B. king (1970) 10/15/22
In 1951, blues musician Roy Hawkins wrote and recorded a song about moving on from a bad relationship. A disc jockey in Memphis fell in...
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Michael Cook
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Got to Be Real - Cheryl Lynn (1979) 10/14/22
What makes a one-hit wonder a one-hit wonder? Sometimes, it's record company negligence or lack of promotion. Sometimes the artist just...
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Michael Cook
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Angela Lansbury Tibute (10/12/22)
For seven decades, people enjoyed the incredible talents of Angela Lansbury. She passed away today at the age of 96, and I'm sure the...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb (1978) 10/12/22
There was a certain amount of nepotism involved in today's "Great Song of the '70s, but, really, you have to give credit where credit is...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Another Rainy Day in New York City - Chicago (1976) 10/11/22)
Today's "Great Song of 1976" was a victim of record company overreaction. "Another Rainy Day in New York City" was the lead single from...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John (1975) 10/10/22
Elton John and Tennis legend Billie Jean King became friends and philanthropic partners in the mid-70s, raising money for all sorts of...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Tin Man - America (1974) 10/9/22
"Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn't already have." Bad Grammar or poetic license? Well, considering the group...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Somebody's Been Sleeping -100 Proof (1971) 10/8/22
And Now, from our "From Detroit, but Not From Motown" list of "Great Songs of the '70s, we [present the R-Rated version of "Goldilocks...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Honesty - Billy Joel (1979) 10/7/22
Today's "Great Song of 1978" postulates that "Honesty" is harder to find than love. Billy Joel reasoned that you could always find...
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Michael Cook
Oct 5, 20222 min read
It's Only Make Believe - Glen Campbell/Cpnway Twitty 10/6/22
Harold Jenkins had been kicking around the music scene in Oklahoma and Arkansas since he was a teenager back in the 40s. He even had his...
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