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Michael Cook
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Crazy Horses (1972) 2/12/21 The Osmonds
Today, I'm out to prove that almost NOBODY could rock harder than...THE OSMONDS. You read that correctly. A few days ago, I was was...
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Michael Cook
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Grassroots Tribute 2/11/21
During the last few years of the '60s, The Grassroots were regulars on Billboard's Hot 100, with hits like “Let's Live For Today,” (#8 in...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours!)--Stevie Wonder (1970) 2/10/21
By 1969, Stevie Wonder was already being hailed as a musical genius. As sort of a reward for his work up to that point, Motown gave...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Mary Wilson Tribute 2/9/21
Mary Wilson has passed away at the age of 76. Here's the obituary from Variety Magazine. https://variety.com/.../mary-wilson-dead-supreme...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Heartbreaker--Pat Benatar (1979) 2/9/21
Anyone who listened to the radio—or watched MTV—in the '80s is well aware of the incredible amount of hard-rockin' hits released by the...
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Michael Cook
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow (1978) 2/8/21
You may be surprised to learn that today's “Great Song of the '70s” was a case of “the third time's the charm! In 1975, singer/songwriter...
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Michael Cook
Feb 6, 20212 min read
The Things We Do For Love - 10cc (1977) 2/7/21
One day in 1976, while Eric Stewart and Graham Goldman of 10cc were working on their next songwriting effort, Eric suggested lyrics about...
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Michael Cook
Feb 6, 20211 min read
You Are the Woman - Firefall (1976) 2/6/21
Jock Bartley of the group Firefall called today's “Great Song of the '70s, a “singing version of a Hallmark card” with lyrics that said...
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Michael Cook
Feb 4, 20211 min read
7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle!) - Gary Toms Empire (1975) 2/5/21
For a short time before I left Toledo for Wisconsin at the end of 1975, I worked as a disco DJ at the 2001 Club on Dorr Street. I...
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Michael Cook
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Dark Lady - Cher (1974) 2/4/21
Our topic today is Murder Ballads. Sounds like fun, right! :-) According to my research, a murder ballad is “a song with lyrics that...
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Michael Cook
Feb 2, 20212 min read
The Day the Music Died (Tribute) 2/3/21
Lots of links today! Check 'em out! Many of my Toledo area friends and former classmates may not be aware that for the past few decades,...
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Michael Cook
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Dialogue Parts I & II - Chicago (1972) 2/2/21
I've said a version of this several times since the beginning of my “Great Songs of the '70s blog in 2019: A song doesn't have to be a...
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Michael Cook
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T-Rex (1971) 2/1/21
“Glam rock” was a sub genre of Rock & Roll that came out of England in the early 1970s. It encompassed everything from Bubblegum to '50s...
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Michael Cook
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Jingle Jangle - The Archies (1970) 1/31/21
Back on October 8th, 2020, we introduced the idea that there were some “Great BUBBLEGUM Songs of the '70s,” and offered 3 examples. To...
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Michael Cook
Jan 30, 20211 min read
I Want You You to Want Me - Cheap Trick (1979) 1/30/21
If at first you don't succeed, perhaps your second try will be a “Great Song of the '70s!” In 1977, Cheap Trick released their second...
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Michael Cook
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger (1978) 1/29/21
f you're driving when today's “Great Song of the '70s comes on the radio, you could end up with a speeding ticket! Bob Seger's “Hollywood...
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Michael Cook
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Stand Tall - Burton Cummings (1976) 1/28/21
1975 was a tough year for Burton Cummings. His group, The Guess Who, had broken up after several years of cranking out hits, and his...
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Michael Cook
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Dream Weaver - Gary Wright (1976) 1/27/21
Today's “Great Song of the '70s” was influenced by two Beatles and a Yogi! At some point in the early '70s, George Harrison gave Gary...
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Michael Cook
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Junior's Farm/Sally G. - Paul McCartney & Wings (1975) 1/26/21
Curly Putnam Jr. was a country music songwriter who was famous for writing songs like “He Stopped Loving Her Today” for George Jones,...
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Michael Cook
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot (1974) 1/25/21
An old Rand McNally Road Atlas might tell you that Arizona State Route 74 runs from just south of Wickenburg and ends in the northern...
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