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Music from the 70s

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twaddle Mon 18-May-26 10:42:57

Following on from the thread about music in the 60s, I thought I'd start one about music from the 70s. I was born in 1955 and went to university in 1973, so I actually came of music age during the 70s. I have so many favourites that I don't even know where to start - and so many songs which bring back memories (sad and happy). Maybe we could post some YouTube links.

OK! So I'll start ...

If - Pink Floyd

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7t7aQLcik0&list=RDe7t7aQLcik0&start_radio=1

Warning: I was a massive Pink Floyd fan, so this probably won't be the last time they get a mention.

petra Mon 18-May-26 10:48:40

There’s only one, Marvin Gaye What’s going on ( the whole album of course.
Joy of joy my granddaughter has just discovered him 🥰

twaddle Mon 18-May-26 10:53:51

petra

There’s only one, Marvin Gaye What’s going on ( the whole album of course.
Joy of joy my granddaughter has just discovered him 🥰

I had a little smirk when my daughter had some 70s music played at her wedding.

Fallingstar Mon 18-May-26 10:59:57

Loved Elton’s early hits in the 70s, glam rock artists like Slade and TRex, Neil Diamond and ABBA.

Fallingstar Mon 18-May-26 11:01:19

Oh and anything Motown.

Grandmabatty Mon 18-May-26 11:04:54

I think the 70s was the most diverse era in music. The decade started with the hippy era, moved to glam rock, heavy rock, West Coast USA soft rock, then punk then headed into romantic rock by the end of the decade. In between there were some really awful things- brotherhood of man, agadoo, there's no one quite like grandma, mother of mine and shadduppa ya face- to name but some! As well as some wonderful songs from every genre.

Shel1951 Mon 18-May-26 11:08:59

Motown all the way..Otis Redding sitting on the dock of the bay

twaddle Mon 18-May-26 11:18:35

I confess I wasn't a Motown fan.

I agree with Grandmabatty that it was a very diverse decade, so I still had plenty of choice.

twaddle Mon 18-May-26 11:19:18

I was a hippy all the way! smile

Fallingstar Mon 18-May-26 11:23:47

Shel1951

Motown all the way..Otis Redding sitting on the dock of the bay

Now that is just a classic. Doesn’t matter how many times I hear it I never grow tired of that voice. Pure soul.

twaddle Mon 18-May-26 11:31:55

Some 1970s classics:

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel

Grandmabatty Mon 18-May-26 11:34:19

The heartthrobs- David Cassidy, David Essex, Donnie Osmond- to name but 3

Grandmabatty Mon 18-May-26 11:38:27

I was a big rock fan (still am) and loved Genesis, Yes, King Crimson and Led Zeppelin as well as Deep Purple and Boston. I also loved singer/songwriters of both sexes such as Neil Young, Roberta Flack, Joni Mitchell and Jim Croce.
I still play the music of the 70s.

Oldnproud Mon 18-May-26 11:45:12

That is my musical era - still in primary school at the start of the 70s and legally an adult before the end of the decade.

I loved most of the chart hits, from glam rock, through to country music, and most things in between..
Actually, I wasn't a fan of punk or Motown, but would always sing along to absolutely anything that was playing, even the stuff I didn't particularly like. I bought myself a little transistor radio when I was 12 and it went everywhere with me.

When Bohemian Rhapsody was released, it blew my mind, as it was so different from anything that came before it!
If I were to make a list of my personal top ten favourite songs of all times, it would still be on there. Others might be Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty and Music by John Miles, though in all honesty I think it would be very difficult not to extend the list from ten to at least a hundred.

twaddle Mon 18-May-26 11:47:09

I was a rock fan, but I also like gentler music by singers such as Sandy Denny.

ViceVersa Mon 18-May-26 11:49:52

I'm a later 70s punk here. That's where I cut my musical teeth, and I'm still listening to it now - through the years I've embraced rock, metal, indie, goth, emo - you name it. I'm still going to gigs and love discovering new bands and new music.

Fallingstar Mon 18-May-26 12:00:21

twaddle

Some 1970s classics:

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel

Yes to all of those.
Especially Led Zeppelin. For years they played the hallmark guitar riff that goes with ‘whole lotta love’, my all time favourite.