We're An American Band (1973) 8/19/20
The story is legendary: In 1973, America's Grand Funk Railroad was touring with the British group, Humble Pie (featuring a guitarist...
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Michael Cook
Aug 19, 20202 min read
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (1974) 8/20/20
It started as an inside joke, but it turned into a “Great Song of the '70s! Randy Bachman's brother Gary had a stuttering problem. As a...
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Michael Cook
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Too Late to Turn Back Now (1972) 8/18/20
Trivia Question: Who came first, The Cornelius Bothers...or Sister Rose? The answer? Sister Rose! Rose Cornelius had a semi-successful...
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Michael Cook
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Love the One You're With (1971) 8/17/20
When he was among friends, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Billy Preston was fond of using a certain catchphrase. One day, he said it to...
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Michael Cook
Aug 15, 20202 min read
Close to You (1970) 8/16/20
Fifty years ago today, my radio career began. I had just gotten my FCC license in Detroit, and almost immediately thereafter, my family...
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Michael Cook
Aug 15, 20201 min read
The Wedding Song (There Is Love) (1974) 8/15/20
Today, Nancy and I are celebrating our 28th anniversary. Of course, our wedding day was unique in its own special way, with personal...
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Michael Cook
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Rings (1971) 8/14/20
Today's “Great Song of the '70s” is a very specific wedding song. Eddie Reeves and Alex Harvey, both employed by United Artists Music,...
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Michael Cook
Aug 12, 20201 min read
One Less Bell to Answer (1970) 8/13/20
Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote several “Great Songs of the '60s and '70s,” including “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” I Say a...
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Michael Cook
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Heartache Tonight (1979) 8/12/20
Singer/Songwriter J.D. Souther who we highlighted back on July 1st (see link below), co-wrote a lot of songs for the Eagles, so it...
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Michael Cook
Aug 11, 20201 min read
Copacabana (At the Copa) (1978) 8/11/20
One evening while Barry Manilow was headlining at the Copacabana Hotel in Rio De Janeiro, he wondered if any songs had been written about...
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Michael Cook
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Maybe I'm Amazed (1970 & 1976) 8/10/20
I'll get right to the point: “Maybe I'm Amazed” by Paul McCartney was a “Great Song of the '70s,” TWICE! In 1969, just as it became clear...
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Michael Cook
Aug 8, 20201 min read
Magic Man (1976) 8/9/20
It's an all too common story: A young girl runs off with an older man, much to the chagrin of her mother, who begs the girl to come home...
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Michael Cook
Aug 8, 20202 min read
I'm Not in Love (1975) 8/8/20
The development of multi-tracking was a godsend in the hit-making business. With it, groups and artists could record multiple...
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Michael Cook
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Then Came You (1974) 8/7/20
Dionne Warwick had some big hits in the '60s (including Top 10 songs like “Walk On By,' “I Say a Little Prayer,” and “Do You Know the...
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Michael Cook
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Angie (1973) 8/6/20
Like John Lennon & Paul McCartney, who shared songwriting credits for the Beatles, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards usually shared...
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Michael Cook
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Tiny Dancer (1972) 8/5/20
Today's video is a “must see!” If you've been following my “Great Songs of the '70s” blog for any length of time, you know that I usually...
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Michael Cook
Aug 4, 20201 min read
That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be (1971) 8/4/20
It's interesting to note that the emotionally complex lyrics to today's “Great Song of the '70s” were NOT written by Carly Simon. Carly...
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Michael Cook
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Share the Land (1970) 8/3/20
In late 1970, Randy Bachman had enough of fighting with Burton Cummings about almost everything related to The Guess Who, and left to...
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Michael Cook
Aug 2, 20202 min read
Crazy Love (1979) 8/2/20
The country-rock group Poco was formed in 1968, but it took them more than a decade to score their first “Great Song.” That was rather...
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Michael Cook
Jul 31, 20201 min read
On Broadway (1978) 8/1/20
Starting in the 1960s, and continuing right into the 2000s, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote DOZENS of “Great Songs” for just about...
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