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Great Songs of the '70s!
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Michael Cook
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Feels So Good (1978) 6/20/20
Some people know Chuck Mangione from the animated series “King of the Hill,” on which he played himself. But anyone who was listening to...
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Michael Cook
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Somebody to Love (1977) 6/19/20
It always struck me as interesting that Queen's Freddie Mercury seemed to be a fan of the Marx Brothers. The album that gave us “Bohemian...
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Michael Cook
Jun 17, 20201 min read
Tonight's the Night (1976)
When a record spends 8 weeks in the #1 slot on Billboard's Hot 100, you know you've got a “Great Song.” And that's exactly what Rod...
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Michael Cook
Jun 17, 20202 min read
It's a Miracle (1975) 6/17/20
By Mid 1975, I had left WOHO in Toledo for WTUU, a new station in town that played country music. The station didn't last very long—just...
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Michael Cook
Jun 15, 20202 min read
Takin' Care of Business (1974) 6/16/20
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings did NOT get along. Sure, they had a number of hits together as members of The Guess Who, but they were...
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Michael Cook
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Aubrey (1973) 6/15/20
One of my favorite groups from the '70s was Bread. In fact, they were the very first group I saw in concert, circa 1972. Today's “Great...
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Michael Cook
Jun 13, 20202 min read
I Can See Clearly Now (1972) 6/14/20
Before we get to today's “Great Song of the'70s,” let me tell you a story: If you listened to WOHO in Toledo back in the early to mid 70s...
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Michael Cook
Jun 12, 20201 min read
It's Too Late (1971) 6/13/20
When Carole King released her “Tapestry” album in 1971, the world was ready to listen! The collection of songs written by Carole, some of...
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Michael Cook
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Hi-De-Ho (1970) 6/12/20
Blood, Sweat and Tears had their biggest hits in 1968 and 1969, but they also had a “Great Song” in 1970. Along with Chicago, The Ides of...
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Michael Cook
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Pilot of the Airwaves (1979) 6/11/20
In my experience, one of the best ways for an artist to get a song played on the radio, is to release a song about getting a song played...
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Michael Cook
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Come Sail Away (1978) 6/10/20
I feel pretty comfortable in saying that not too many “Great Songs of the '70s” were inspired by the first chapter of the Old Testament...
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Michael Cook
Jun 9, 20201 min read
Rich Girl (1977) 6/9/20
Daryl Hall and songwriter Sara Allen dated for many years, but the partnership was more than just romantic. They wrote many songs...
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Michael Cook
Jun 9, 20201 min read
Special Edition: Bonnie Pointer 6/9/20
Great Songs of the '70s Special Edition: Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters passes away at the age of 69. Here is the official...
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Michael Cook
Jun 7, 20201 min read
You Don't Have to Be a Star (1976-77) 6/8/20
In 1975, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.-- two-fifths of The Fifth Dimension -- decided to leave the group and try their luck at being...
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Michael Cook
Jun 7, 20201 min read
Misty (1975) 6/7/20
Ray Stevens spent the '70s surprising people. After spending the '60s making novelty records like “Gitarzan,” he started the new decade...
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Michael Cook
Jun 6, 20201 min read
Please Come to Boston (1974) 6/6/20
Singer/songwriter Dave Loggins has always maintained that today's “Great Song of the '70s” was a true story...except there was no one...
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Michael Cook
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Little Willy (1973) 6/5/20
(NOTE: In an eerie coincidence, I had already chosen this song to highlight for today when I learned that Steve Priest, bassist and lead...
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Michael Cook
Jun 3, 20201 min read
Precious and Few (1972) 6/4/20
In researching today's “Great Song of the '70s, there wasn't much to find. It was written by Walter D. Nims who was once a member of the...
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Michael Cook
Jun 2, 20201 min read
It Don'T Come Easy (1971) 6/3/20
Sometimes writing a song “Don't Come Easy.” Take today's “Great Song of the '70s, for example. After the Beatles broke up, George and...
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Michael Cook
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Lookin' Out My Back Door (1970) 6/2/20
Creedence Clearwater Revival holds the dubious record of the most songs to reach #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart...without EVER scoring a...
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