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Great Songs of the '70s!
With Mike Cook
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Anticipation (1972) 11/25/20
One evening, while Carly Simon was anxiously awaiting for her date to pick her up for an evening on the town, she grabbed her guitar and...
Michael Cook
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Color My World (1971) 11/24/20
One of Chicago's “Greatest Songs of the '70s” survived being the flip side of another hit TWICE...until it FINALLY became a hit on its...
Michael Cook
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Tighter Tighter (1970) 11/23/20
On November 14th, we highlighted Tommy James and his post-Shondells hit, “Draggin' the Line.” Well, Tommy wasn't just working on solo...
Michael Cook
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Rock Lobster (1979)
This one may surprise you! Read on! Sometimes our neighbors from the “Great White North” can spot an iconic song long before we can....
Michael Cook
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Dance With Me (1978) 11/21/20
We haven't been to the disco for a while, so I thought we'd head back to 1978 for a “Great Song” that we played at all the clubs...but...
Michael Cook
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Theme From "Rocky" (Gonna Fly Now) 1977) 11/20/20
When Rocky Balboa ran up the 72 steps leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, he was accompanied by the iconic theme that the American...
Michael Cook
Nov 19, 20201 min read
Sara Smile (1975) 11/19/20
Songwriter Sara Allen and Daryl Hall were a couple for 30+ years. In the early days of Hall & Oates, when chart success was still in the...
Michael Cook
Nov 19, 20201 min read
I Do, I Do, I Do! (1975) 11/18/20
Today's “Great Song of the '70s” is a perfect example of Schlager music.” What the heck is Schlager music? I have to admit that until I...
Michael Cook
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Sunshine on My Shoulders (1974) 11/17/20
John Denver wrote today's “Great Song of the '70s” in Minneapolis...near the end of winter. He was certainly in a melancholy mood, but he...
Michael Cook
Nov 16, 20201 min read
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (1973) 11/16/20
One of Elton John's “Greatest Songs of the '70s” was the ONLY one of his THIRTEEN hit singles released between 1972 and 1975 that DIDN'T...
Michael Cook
Nov 15, 20201 min read
City of New Orleans (1972) 11/15/20
Interesting story today, with lots of links. Check 'em out! In 1970, singer/songwriter Steve Goodman took a train trip from Chicago to...
Michael Cook
Nov 14, 20202 min read
Draggin' The Line (1971) 11/14/20
After spending the second half of the '60s cranking out hit after hit (“I Think We're Alone Now,” Hanky Panky,” “Mony Mony,” Crystal Blue...
Michael Cook
Nov 14, 20202 min read
Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1970) 11/13/20
How do you take a “Great Song of the '60s,” written by and turn it into a “Great Song of the '70s? Well first, if you're Motown Records,...
Michael Cook
Nov 13, 20202 min read
My Life (1979) 11/12/20
Today's “Great Song of the '70s” has some cool trivia attached to it! In 1978, Billy Joel released his album, “52nd Street,” and the...
Michael Cook
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Ragged Old Flag (1974) Veteran's Day 2020
Today is Veteran's Day, and I am always mindful of the men and women who have served our country honorably. In my family, that includes...
Michael Cook
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Fool (If You Think It's Over) (1978) 11/10/20
Here's an example of a “Great Song of the '70s” that was hated by the songwriter and the artist who recorded it—both of whom happened be...
Michael Cook
Nov 10, 20202 min read
Southern Nights (1977) 11/9/20
During the last half of the 20th century, singer/songwriter/producer/mentor Allen Toussaint was one of the great innovators of Jazz,...
Michael Cook
Nov 9, 20201 min read
American Girl (1976) 11/8/20
In 1977, I returned home to Toledo for a brief stint as the evening announcer on Adult Contemporary Radio, WCWA. (Seeway!) One night I...
Michael Cook
Nov 8, 20202 min read
Some Kind of Wonderful (1975) 11/7/20
The members of Grand Funk Railroad grew up in Flint, Michigan, listening to rhythm & blues, gospel and soul music on radio station WAMM....
Michael Cook
Nov 7, 20202 min read
Mandy (1974) 11/6/20
In 1971, American singer/songwriter Scott English wrote and recorded a song that became a hit in England. (English/England? Apparently,...
Michael Cook
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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