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Michael Cook
Jan 3, 20212 min read
Roundabout - Yes (1972) 1/4/21
When the song “Roundabout” was released by the progressive rock group Yes in 1971, I wasn't really sure what they were singing about at...
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Michael Cook
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight (1971) 1/3/21
This is a long one, so buckle up! Several times since I started this blog back in October of 2019, I've mentioned how lucky my childhood...
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Michael Cook
Dec 31, 20202 min read
We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters (1970) 1/1/21
Happy New Year! I hope and pray that today's “Great Song of the '70s” will help signal the start of a better year for us all! One day,...
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Michael Cook
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (1980) 12/31/20
On Christmas Eve in 1975, Dan Fogelberg was visiting his parents in his hometown of Peoria, Illinois, when he volunteered to run down to...
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Michael Cook
Dec 29, 20202 min read
The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (1973-74) 12/30/20
It's hard to believe now, but in the early '70s, Barbra Streisand had become a legend, but was already fading from the limelight. She had...
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Michael Cook
Dec 28, 20201 min read
The Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook (1973) 12/29/20/20
In 1973, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show felt they had made the big time. They had a Top 10 hit (“Sylvia's Mother,” which we highlighted...
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Michael Cook
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics (1972) 12/28/20
In 1970, singer/actress Connie Stevens released a single called “Keep Going Strong,” and although the song was an early effort by the...
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Michael Cook
Dec 26, 20202 min read
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith (1971) 12/27/20
In 1969, Kris Kristofferson was reading an interview with Frank Sinatra in Esquire Magazine, when a particular quote caught his...
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Michael Cook
Dec 25, 20201 min read
Snowbird - Anne Murray (1970) 12/26/20
It's Boxing Day: traditionally the day after Christmas when employers in the UK, Canada and other British commonwealth countries give...
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Michael Cook
Dec 24, 20201 min read
It Doesn't Have to Be That Way - Jim Croce (1973) 12/25/20
Merry Christmas, everyone! Perhaps “Merry” is not the word to use in 2020. Perhaps the holiday should be celebrated with a more somber...
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Michael Cook
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen (1975) 12/24/20
On December 12th 1975, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band were in a Holly Jolly mood when they took the stage at C.W. Post College...
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Michael Cook
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Feliz Navidad (1970) - Jose Feliciano 12/23/20
A Holiday Season story of artistic redemption: In 1967, Puerto Rico's Jose' Feliciano was still looking for his big break in Europe and...
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Michael Cook
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (1978) 12/22/20
“Clapton is God!” Back in the mid-60s, that little bit of graffiti painted on a wall in London became a “meme” before anyone knew what a...
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Michael Cook
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Whatcha Gonna Do (1977) 12/21/20
There's not a whole lot of information available for today's “Great Song of the '70s,” and I find that odd, since in the summer of 1977,...
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Michael Cook
Dec 20, 20202 min read
The Tracks of My Tears (1976) 12/20/20
In 1965, Smokey Robinson and two of the Miracles, Pete Moore and Marv Tarplin, came up with one of the “Greatest Songs of the '60s!” “The...
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Michael Cook
Dec 19, 20201 min read
Sky High (1975) 12/19/20
Remember the 1975 action film “The Man From Hong Kong,” starring Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby? Neither do I...nor do I remember it by...
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Michael Cook
Dec 17, 20201 min read
How Long (Has This Been Goin' On) (1974) 12/18/20
In another case of a song not meaning what it appears to mean, I submit today's “Great Song of the '70s! Most everyone believes that...
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Michael Cook
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Yes We Can Can (1973) 12/17/20
If you've been following our “Great Songs of the '70s,” you may remember we paid tribute to the work of Allen Toussaint and his influence...
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Michael Cook
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Rocket Man (1972) 12/16/20
On December 5th, we highlighted CCR's “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” and mentioned how music critics thought it was about the Vietnam War...
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Michael Cook
Dec 15, 20202 min read
What Is Life (1970-71) 12/15/20
(Note: Be sure to click on today's video!) Back on October 9th, we took a look at George Harrison's lawsuit-plagued, but classic, single...
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