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Great Songs of the '70s!
With Mike Cook
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Michael Cook
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Could Have Been a Lady - April Wine (1975) 6/6/22
Today, we're highlighting a song that was pretty much a monster hit in Canada, but just regional hit in the US. Two things: #1: That...
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Michael Cook
Jun 4, 20222 min read
I'll Meet You Halfway - Partridge Family (1971) 6/5/22
I've always felt that the Partridge Family was similar to The Monkees in several ways. Now hold on! Before you tell me I'm crazy or out...
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Michael Cook
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers (1970) 6/4/22
You've all heard the musical term "Easy Listening," right? Soft, gentle and "easy "Come Saturday Morning." See what I did there? Today's...
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Michael Cook
Jun 2, 20221 min read
You Can't Change That - Raydio (1979) 6/3/22
Ray Parker, Jr. grew up in the late '50s and early '60s on the west side of Detroit--a great time and place to live if you wanted to be a...
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Michael Cook
Jun 1, 20221 min read
With a Little Luck - Wings (1978) 6/2/22
Not many artists can say they recorded a "Great Song of the '70s" on a yacht, but Paul McCartney can! In fact, in 1977, Paul, Linda and...
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Michael Cook
May 31, 20221 min read
I'm In You - Peter Frampton (1977) 6/1/22
How do you follow up an album that ultimately sold 8 MILLION copies? That was the question posed to Peter Frampton in 1977...a year after...
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Michael Cook
May 30, 20221 min read
Lonely Night (Angel Face) - Captain & Tennille (1976) 5/31/22
In 1975, The husband and wife team of Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille came out of the Beach Boys' touring band, and as The Captain and...
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Michael Cook
May 29, 20222 min read
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen (1975) 5/30/22
Today's "Great Song of 1975" was never released as a single, and therefore never charted. And yet, Rolling Stone Magazine has it ranked...
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Michael Cook
May 28, 20221 min read
If You Want to Get to Heaven -Ozark Mountain Daredevils. (1974) 5/29/22
If you wanna form a band that plays Southern Rock, you got to have a name like The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Then, "If You Wanna Get to...
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Michael Cook
May 27, 20221 min read
So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power (1974) 5/28/22
Definition of a torch song #1: "A sad or sentimental song, typically about unrequited love." Definition of a torch song #2: "Today's...
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Michael Cook
May 26, 20221 min read
Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers (1972) 5/27/22
Here's how a Broadway actress who starred in "Hair" and "The Rocky Horror Show" became a one-hit wonder with a "Great Song of the '70s:"...
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Michael Cook
May 25, 20222 min read
We Gotta Get You a Woman - Todd Rundgren (1971) 5/26/22
To this day, Todd Rundgren swears the lyric was taken out of context. Todd's first solo release after leaving the group Nazz was 1971's...
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Michael Cook
May 24, 20221 min read
One Man Band - Three Dog Night (1970) 5/25/22
By 1970, Three Dog Night was on roll, releasing "Great Song" after "Great Song." (In order: "One," "Easy to Be Hard," "Celebrate," "Mama...
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Michael Cook
May 23, 20222 min read
Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert (1979) 5/24/22
Steve Forbert had one heck of a time trying to perfect today's "Great Song of 1979!" The first time he recorded "Romeo's Tune," the...
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Michael Cook
May 22, 20221 min read
Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson (1978) 5/23/22
How the "Five Degrees of Neil Young" resulted in a "Great Song of 1978:" Nicolette Larson was a background singer for Commander Cody and...
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Michael Cook
May 21, 20221 min read
Love is in the Air - John Paul Young (1977)
In early 1977, Australian singer John Paul Young had a disco hit in Germany called "Standing in the Rain." He was looking for a follow-up...
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Michael Cook
May 20, 20221 min read
Golden Years - David Bowie (1975-76) 5/21/22
For his 1975 album, "Station to Station," David Bowie adopted his "thin white duke" persona. He took to wearing white shirts, black...
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Michael Cook
May 19, 20221 min read
Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John (1975) 3/20/22
Olivia Newton-John has a quite a sense of humor about herself--and her songs. In 1975, she released one of her iconic hits: "Have You...
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Michael Cook
May 18, 20221 min read
Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road (1973) 5/19/22
I've said it time and time again: chart position is only one way to measure how GREAT a song really is. And sometimes, it doesn't really...
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Michael Cook
May 17, 20222 min read
I'd Love You to Want Me - Lobo (1975) 5/18/22
When Roland Kent LaVoie was a high school senior, his art teacher was only 22...and gorgeous. He felt a connection that she may or may...
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