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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
So here's an idea for a Great Song for the '70s: "Let's take a #1 charting Do-Wop song from 1962, have the ORIGINAL ARTIST re-record it...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Follow Me 11/16/19
Question: Is it possible for a song that never charted to be one of the Great Songs of the '70s? I believe so. Exhibit A: In 1970, RCA...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Shining Star 11/16/19
Today's "Great Song from the '70s" was a #1 hit in 1975...and it's a classic that was always guaranteed to fill the dance floor--well...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
When Will I See You Again? 11/15/19
After several days of choosing "Great Songs of the '70s"...I think it's about time to highlight the "Philadelphia Sound:" a sub-genre of...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Last Song 11/14/19
Oh, Canada! I've mentioned before that growing up in the Toledo area, with CKLW in Windsor, Ontario beaming 50,000 watts of Top 40 music...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
I Just Want To Celebrate!
Today's "Great Song from the '70s" comes from an anomaly: the only all-white rock band signed by Motown records to hit the charts. In...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Carpenters' Medley
To me, "Great Songs of the '70s" would be sadly lacking if I didn't include something by one of the best female vocalists who ever lived....
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Ariel
Today, my "Great Song of the '70s" comes under the category: "Song You May Have Never Heard." First of all, it's about as quirky as they...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
The Hustle
One gauge of a "Great Song," whether it's from the '70s or any other decade...is chart performance. This next song was a Top 10 hit in...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Jazzman
After spending most of the '60s writing great songs with her husband Gerry Goffin (i.e: "Up on the Roof" for the Drifters, "Will You Love...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
The Right Thing to Do 11/10/19
One of my favorite singers from the '70s is Carly Simon. On top of being rich and beautiful, she was a wonderful singer and songwriter....
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Down By the Lazy River
I am enjoying the comments about my "Great Songs of the '70s" series. It's interesting to read your opinions--both "for" and "against" my...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
The Story in Your Eyes
If I said, Name a great song by the Moody Blues," you might say: "Nights in White Satin" or "Tuesday Afternoon," and you'd be right...IF...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Ooh Child
Today, my Great Song from the '70s comes from Chicago, where the Clarence and Betty Burke family had a number of hits on the R&B...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Raise a Little Hell!
A little backstory on today's "Great Songs of the '70s:" I had been in Wisconsin for a few years, but was back home in Toledo for an...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Smoke From a Distant Fire
Putting together my list of great songs of the '70s has taken me back to my radio days, and I'm feeling the excitement all over again,...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
Here's Hit #8 in my series of posts highlighting what I think were great songs from the 70s. Some people know that in addition to being a...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You!
Hit #7 in my series of daily posts highlighting what I think were not only great songs from the 70s...but songs people may have never...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
The Entertainer
I am determined to keep my "Great Songs of the 70s" posts going for quite a while yet. Today, it's a song by Billy Joel--one of his...
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Michael Cook
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Second Avenue
On today's "Great songs from the 70s:" one of the saddest breakup songs of all time. In 1974, Tim Moore released this song...followed two...
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