Popular/famous 70's music???

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<p>I’m writing an essay and I’m trying to namedrop some 70’s songs to suckup to my teacher who is in her mid 40’s… any songs?? lol</p>

<p>EDIT: I’m sorry, that would be the 80’s…</p>

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<p>Bummmmpppppp</p>

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<p>I heard these a lot from the radio back in those days.</p>

<p>[Saturday</a> Night Fever (soundtrack) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)]Saturday”>Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>[If</a> You Leave Me Now - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Leave_Me_Now]If”>If You Leave Me Now - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>[Hotel</a> California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California]Hotel”>Hotel California - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>Fleetwood Mac was popular too.
[You</a> Make Loving Fun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Make_Loving_Fun]You”>You Make Loving Fun - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>Does Motown count? </p>

<p>This list includes the year the song was released…you may get extra diversity points !</p>

<p>[The</a> Top 100 Songs on Motown - Disco Music.com](<a href=“http://www.discomusic.com/forums/funk-jazz-northern-soul-rare-grooves/3033-top-100-songs-motown.html]The”>http://www.discomusic.com/forums/funk-jazz-northern-soul-rare-grooves/3033-top-100-songs-motown.html)</p>

<p>Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder are probably your best bets…</p>

<p>Oh wait…the 80’s…NVM</p>

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<p>Here are 1000 80s songs - </p>

<p>[Top</a> 1000 Hits of the 80’s playlist at MyStrands](<a href=“MusicStrands”>MusicStrands)</p>

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<p>Top 10 hit list for the 80s.
[Top</a> '80s Singles - Top 10 Singles of the '80s](<a href=“http://80music.about.com/od/80smusic12/tp/topsingles.htm]Top”>Top 10 Songs of the '80s)</p>

<p>Top 10 list for the 70s
[in</a> the 70s - Top Ten Songs of the Seventies](<a href=“http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/toptensongs39.shtml]in”>in the 70s - Top Ten Songs of the Seventies)</p>

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<p>Thriller by Michael Jackson</p>

<p>Money for Nothin by Dire Straits</p>

<p>Vacation by the Go-Gos</p>

<p>Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood – a bit naughty, but my all-time favorite club song</p>

<p>Let It Whip by Dazz Band – no. 2 favorite club song</p>

<p>This mid-40s woman would see through your blatant attempt to kiss up. Proceed with caution. :)</p>

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<p>I feel old. So old. . . </p>

<p>Look up some Eagles songs, Fleetwood Mac, a little punk/new age as well – Sex Pistols, New York Dolls, Elvis (Costello, not the other one), Joe Jackson, Elton John. Hell, toss in Bruce Springsteen. Faces and/or Rod Stewart. And yeah, your teacher (like most of us) has a soft spot for Disco that we don’t like to admit – Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band. </p>

<p>Can’t improve on Shrinkrap’s message/link for R&B</p>

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<p>power - I agree with previous poster … you’re skating on thin ice here. (In twenty year how would you feel about some youngster trying to curry favor by referring to Dr. Dre as “Doctor Dray?”) I’d say your best bet would be to choose some artists from the '80s who are still around: Bon Jovi, Poison, Buffett, AC/DC, etc. At least you won’t be at risk of responding “Oh I really like HER music” when asked about Bon Jovi!</p>

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<p>On the folksy, acoustic side through in some of the early Gordon Lightfoot, (“If You Could Read My Mind”, “Don Quxiote”, “Old Dan’s Records”), Al Stewart’s “Nostradamus”, “Roads to Moscow”, numerous Joni Mitchell including a fabulous live recording she did with Tom Scott, and the LA Express, Some of Van Morrison’s best works. EmmyLou Harris ws just starting to “make it” as a name onto herself rather than as a studio/backup singer/performer.</p>

<p>Damn, I feel old now.</p>

<p>Edit:

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<p>Seriously, you have to know how obnoxious it is when one of my kids acts like he discovered Dylan or Van Halen or Aerosmith. Dude, I saw a guy get stabbed at a Van Halen concert in the '80s. LOL :D</p>

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<p>Cyndia Lauper or the beginning of Madonna.</p>

<p>How about this: Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran</p>

<p>Or you could say Grateful Dead, they covers the 60’s thru the 90’s :-)</p>

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<p>70’s = ABBA!</p>

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<p>Billboard has historical top charts by year for singles and albums, pop, R&B & country:</p>

<p>[Historical</a> Music Charts Archive - At Billboard.com You Can Explore Music History](<a href=“http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp?JSESSIONID=hSY8J7ZLNlKpT1T8SpHrX2qDTGvSp6SXJZWRwrpWKvJWyScb6G9k!800085535]Historical”>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp?JSESSIONID=hSY8J7ZLNlKpT1T8SpHrX2qDTGvSp6SXJZWRwrpWKvJWyScb6G9k!800085535)</p>

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<p>riverrunner - high five! ABBA is THE 70-ies music.</p>

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<p>But it turns out he’s looking for '80s stuff.</p>

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<p>Who cares? The 70’s was WAY better! Now let’s do 60’s! Can I bring up Motown again?</p>

<p>Sometimes I think cc parents are relatively old to have kids graduating high school…</p>

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<p>But if it’s 80’s (early 80’s) I can’t believe no one has mentioned The Talking Heads’ “Psychokiller”. To me that song and architecture grad school will forever be entwined.</p>

<p>I can’t seem to face up to the facts.
I’m tense and nervous and I… can’t relax.
I can’t sleep, cause my bed’s on fire.
Don’t touch me I’m a real live wire.</p>

<p>Psycho Killer
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
OH OH OH</p>

<p>Psycho Killer
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
OH OH OH OH
AY AY AY AY AY UM</p>

<p>You start a conversation you can’t even finish it.
You’re talkin’ a lot, but you’re not sayin’ anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?</p>

<p>Psycho Killer,
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
OH OH OH</p>

<p>Psycho Killer
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
OH OH OH OH
AY AY AY AY UM</p>

<p>Ce que j’ai fait, ce soir-là
Ce qu’elle a dit, ce soir-là
Réalisant mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire … OK
NYA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they’re not polite</p>

<p>Psycho Killer,
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
OH OH OH</p>

<p>Psycho Killer,
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
OH OH OH OH
AY AY AY AY OOOH</p>

<p>OH OH OH OH</p>

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<p>When I think of the '70s, I think of days and nights as an angst-ridden teen-ager, listening to “I Go Crazy” by Paul Davis. Great song, but I’ll take the '80s.</p>

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<p>love Talking Heads- I think the 70’s were better in terms of all that lovely British blues rock.-
Humble Pie. Wishbone Ash. ACDC Angel Judas Priest. Ted Nugent. KISS( comes alive), Alice Cooper!
Joni Mitchell.
1970s- Everyone Knows this is Nowhere ( Neil Young)
Two sisters headlining their own rock band- Heart. ( from Bellevue via Ca) Nancy Wilson is married to Cameron Crowe a film director ( Singles et.al. watch Singles for grunge at the beginning- he also did Fast Times at Ridgemont high , blah blah blah- Jerry Maguire etc- only one I saw was Singles and I have that on my ipod cause ya know Eddie) & I went out once with Annie Wilsons old boyfriend Michael his brother Roger was in the band - but is a jerk as much as Michael is sweet.
Climax. Blues. Band.</p>

<p>I don’t really know what was popular- cause radio was different then.
Peter Frampton- comes alive.
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic.</p>

<p>The James Gang.
Joe Walsh.
should I go on?
UFO
do a search for Heart doing Led Zeppelin.
Classic.
ya know what is really weird
I am at a coffee shop and they are playing Magic Man by Heart-
great song.</p>