Favorite obscure song of the '70's
mster...@webtv.net
"Ride Captain Ride" was done by The Blues Image-great song, especially
the intro. Here are some of my favorites:
"Reflections Of My Life"-The Marmalade
"Neanderthal Man"-Hotlegs
"Woodstock"-Matthews Southern Comfort (I think I got that right)
Here's a silly one that I always liked, but none of my friends did, and
used to get mad when I played it over and over"How Do You Do"-by Mouth
and MacNiel Remember that one? I don't know why I liked that one, but I
did. I liked alot of the less popular songs. I never liked any of those
novelty records then, the only 45 I had that was a novelty was "Mr.
Jaws".
David Monk
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tris...@aol.com says...
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> Was wondering what your non-Top 40 favorite 1970's songs are? I have a great
> weakness for early '70's rock/pop. I was just getting interested in music at
> that time (born 1961) and those songs always bring back lots of happy memories
> of long afternoons at the neighborhood swimming pool, or roller skating on the
> front driveway with my friends. Favorite semi-obscure '70's songs:
Does anyone remember these obscure songs:
"Son of thy Father" by Giorgio
"Albert Flasher" by The Guess Who
"Earache my Eye" by Cheech and Chong
Jason LeBouef
"Life is a rock but the radio rolled me" - Reunion
-Jason "Bebe bumble and the stingers, martha hooper rachel singers"
LeBouef
Tom Schaeffer
"Go Back" by Crabby Appleton, "White Lies, Blue Eyes" by Bullet & "love
to love You Baby"? by Donna Summer, the uncensored version. very erotic.
bruc...@worldnet.att.net
>Does anyone remember these obscure songs:
>
>"Son of thy Father" by Giorgio
>"Albert Flasher" by The Guess Who
>"Earache my Eye" by Cheech and Chong
"Albert Flasher" by the Guess Who was a GREAT song, and in fact I
just purchased a CD with Guss Who's greatest hits that has that on it.
Another one on that CD I love is "Star Baby." Regards
bruc...@worldnet.att.net
>
>"Turn Back the Hands of Time" (Spencer Davis Group)
"Turn Back The Hands Of Time" was a great song that was done by
Tyrone Davis, not Spencer Davis.
Some other obscure favs of mine:
"So Very Hard To Go" Tower Of Power
" Jimmy Loves Marianne" Looking Glass
"Who Do You Think You Are" The Heywoods
"Summer Sun" Jamestown Massacre (actually hit number 1 in 1972)
"I Didn't Get To Sleep" 5th Dimension
" Beautiful" Gordon Lightfoot
"It's Over" Boz Scaggs
"Star Baby" Guess Who
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" Major Harris
Regards
DblLatte0
My fav non top 40 song is space monkey by Patti Smith.
Most of the music I liked mid to late 70's were songs on
albums which did not get radio play .
Nicki
Eric J
TrishGA34 wrote:
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> Was wondering what your non-Top 40 favorite 1970's songs are? I have a great
> weakness for early '70's rock/pop. I was just getting interested in music at
> that time (born 1961) and those songs always bring back lots of happy memories
> of long afternoons at the neighborhood swimming pool, or roller skating on the
> front driveway with my friends. Favorite semi-obscure '70's songs:
>
> obviously isn't right!)
Blues Image
> "Little Girl" by ___________? The Lyres had an early new wave hit with this
> in the '80's.
Is this the 1966 Syndicate of Sound hit?
How about the original "Slow Dancing" by Funky Kings? Later by
Johnny Rivers.
"Wig Wam Bam" by Sweet.
And "Serenade," "Dance Away," or any other good Roxy Music tune.
Eric J.
man4allseasons
- Smiling Faces by The Undisputed Truth
- Vincent by Don McLean
- Uneasy Rider by The Charlie Daniels Band
- Love Is A Rose by Linda Rondstadt
- Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner by Warren Zevon
...just a quick word about that last entry.If all you've ever heard from
Warren Zevon is "Werewolves Of London",your really missing out on some
*GREAT* music.
-M4AS
Deedz
man4allseasons <man4all...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>-M4AS
I particularly enjoyed your last two choices and would have them on my
list.
Deedz
*************
But you better not pick it, it only grows when it's on the vine...
Just an excitable girl, they all said
EARTHJUICE
TrishGA34 wrote:
> "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (Spencer Davis Group)
Tyrone Davis
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In article <6bfnlp$7ls$1...@newsd-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, mster...@webtv.net
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>"Reflections Of My Life"-The Marmalade
I have this '45, and absolutely *love* this song. Can't believe this one was
never a hit - it was great.
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Dixon Hayes
TrishGA34 <tris...@aol.com> wrote in article
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> Was wondering what your non-Top 40 favorite 1970's songs are?
My favorite has to be a really good Doobie Brothers song called "South City
Midnight Lady"...
Marlene Blanshay
In article <6bgkna$o...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>,
bruc...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> >
> >"Turn Back the Hands of Time" (Spencer Davis Group)
>
> "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" was a great song that was done by
> Tyrone Davis, not Spencer Davis.
>
> Some other obscure favs of mine:
>
> "So Very Hard To Go" Tower Of Power
> " Jimmy Loves Marianne" Looking Glass
> "Who Do You Think You Are" The Heywoods
> "Summer Sun" Jamestown Massacre (actually hit number 1 in 1972)
> "I Didn't Get To Sleep" 5th Dimension
> " Beautiful" Gordon Lightfoot
> "It's Over" Boz Scaggs
> "Star Baby" Guess Who
> "Love Won't Let Me Wait" Major Harris
> Regards
I should have added Star Baby and Who do you think you are. I ahd totally
forgotten about them! I can still hear "Who do you think you are" and
remember my backyard, slathered in suntan lotion, lying on the chaise
longue. Thanks for reminding me!
Marlene Blanshay
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dro...@skypoint.com (David Monk) wrote:
> In article <19980206175...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
> tris...@aol.com says...
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> > Was wondering what your non-Top 40 favorite 1970's songs are? I have
a great
> > weakness for early '70's rock/pop. I was just getting interested in
music at
> > that time (born 1961) and those songs always bring back lots of happy
memories
> > of long afternoons at the neighborhood swimming pool, or roller skating
on the
> > front driveway with my friends. Favorite semi-obscure '70's songs:
>
I'm the same age and have the same taste and the same sentimental fondness.
My big fave is funk and soul from that era but most of it is more well
known, so:
I remember a group called PRELUDE doing "After the gold Rush" but I have
not seen or heard that song in years.
"I'm alive" and "The Mirror" by Spooky tooth. I don'tknow how obscure these
are but I never hear them anymore.
"Johnny Hold Back" by Charlie.
Does anyone remember a song with the lyrics, "Father of night, father of
day...father chse the darkness away." I used to hear that song on the radio
and to this day, I think of my old room, late at night. BUt I don't know
who did that song and never caught the artist. Does anyone know what I am
talking about?
Ray
"Coconut" by Harry Nilsson! (Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all
up.)
Eric J
TrishGA34 wrote:
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> In article <6bfnlp$7ls$1...@newsd-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, mster...@webtv.net
> writes:
>
> >"Reflections Of My Life"-The Marmalade
>
> I have this '45, and absolutely *love* this song. Can't believe this one was
> never a hit - it was great.
This wasn't *that* obscure. :-) It hit #10 in 1970. This was one of
my favorites from the early 70's too.
Eric J.
EJ
> Here's a silly one that I always liked, but none of my friends did, and
> used to get mad when I played it over and over"How Do You Do"-by Mouth
> and MacNiel Remember that one?
I remember when it was a popular song, and I also remember seeing them
perform it on TV. For some reason, I guess because of the same general
time period, it reminds me of the song "Come and Get Your Love" by
Redbone.
bruc...@worldnet.att.net
tris...@aol.com (TrishGA34) wrote:
>In article <6bfnlp$7ls$1...@newsd-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, mster...@webtv.net
>writes:
>
>>"Reflections Of My Life"-The Marmalade
>
>I have this '45, and absolutely *love* this song. Can't believe this one was
>never a hit - it was great.
You are right, this was a great song, but it was a big hit in 1970.
I always confuse it with another song that came out around the same
time called "Toast and Marmalade." Regards
Allen Rodriguez
My favorite obscure song was D.O.A. by Bloodrock. what an image.
EARTHJUICE wrote in message <34DC65...@prodigy.com>...
>TrishGA34 wrote:
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>> "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (Spencer Davis Group)
mau...@cybernex.net
not that obscure but the man dropped out of the music scene:
"Sentimental Lady" by Bob Welch.
("You are here and warm but I could look away and you'd be gone. . .")
mster...@webtv.net
I love that song "Sentimental Lady" I also liked his other hit "Ebony
Eyes".
Jim
D.O.A. - I thought that I was the only one who remembered this song. I
remember that several AM stations in Texas refused to play it at all and
some would only play it in the late evening.
Anyone know where I could find a copy? jimmcc
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man4allseasons
How about "The Free Electric Band" by Albert Hammond,excellent!
-M4AS
.."life is short,don't be a dick!"..
man4allseasons
mster...@webtv.net wrote:
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> I love that song "Sentimental Lady" I also liked his other hit "Ebony
> Eyes".
Good call on both,excellent tunes!!
bob blessing
under the tv.
Cap'n Lazer
Lurker wrote in message ...
>is also on CD, I'm not sure about the rest of them. There is even a web
>page dedicated to Bloodrock, although I don't have the URL handy at the
>moment.
Is this it? http://www.rpi.net.au/~loki/bloodrock/
G.T. TYSON IV
"Resurrection Shuffle" by Ashton Gardner & Dyke
VIPER14106
>
>My favorite has to be a really good Doobie Brothers song called "South City
>Midnight Lady"...
>
>
THANK YOU - that has to be the greatest romantic hit of all time!!!!! I can
listen to that song over and over for hours - always makes me wish I had a
beer, a joint and someone to, well, you know!
Alas - those days are gone!!
mster...@webtv.net
Great Pablo Cruise song. I like all their songs. One of my favorites by
them is "Cool Love", though it did come out in 1981. "Love Will Find A
Wat (1978) and Whatcha Gonna Do (1977) were good too. I also like alot
of their album tracks, like "Denny" and "Atlanta June". I have their
Greatest Hits CD on A&M's Classics Volume 26, which is now out of print.
I was lucky to get this CD. I found it at Camelot Music in 1995. and it
was the only store to have it, they had 1 copy left, and the CD was
already out of print at the time. I was so lucky to get it!
bruc...@worldnet.att.net
"I Found Someone of My Own." ????
"Backstabbers" O'Jays
"Rainy Day Feeling" Fortunes
"Family Of Man" 3 Dog Night
"Cruel to be Kind" ????
"Beach Baby" ????
"You Little Trustmaker" Tymes
"Timothy" Buoys
"The Thrill Is Gone" Andrese Brothers
"Wild Night" Van Morrison
"Where Is A Love" Flack and Hathaway
"The World Is A Ghetto" War
Kathy Diemer
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>In article <6br6kv$7...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, bruc...@worldnet.att.net
>writes:
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>>Cruel to be Kind" ????
>
>By Nick Lowe (later of Rockpile). I absolutely *LOVED* this song, too. Still
>have the '45 here!
Nick has a new record that is just released this week. In fact, as
soon as I finish typing this, I'm off to (insert Web record dealer of
your choice) to buy it.
Jason LeBouef
TrishGA34 wrote:
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> In article <6br6kv$7...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, bruc...@worldnet.att.net
> writes:
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> >Cruel to be Kind" ????
>
Cruel to be kind was on a K-tel tape called "Rock 80". It was a
classic. It had Cruel to be kind, My sharona, I'm All right, Driver's
Seat by Sniff'n the tears to name a few.
man4allseasons
I *still* have that cassette!!
-M4AS
David Monk
In article <6br6kv$7...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
bruc...@worldnet.att.net says...
>
> "I Found Someone of My Own." ????
> "Backstabbers" O'Jays
> "Rainy Day Feeling" Fortunes
> "Family Of Man" 3 Dog Night
> "You Little Trustmaker" Tymes
> "Timothy" Buoys
> "The Thrill Is Gone" Andrese Brothers
> "Wild Night" Van Morrison
> "Where Is A Love" Flack and Hathaway
> "The World Is A Ghetto" War
Note that most of these are from the EARLY 70's. I agree. I've always
seen this era in music as the middle of a shit sandwich. Very little came
of it musically, but the time before and after had lots of great stuff
(admittedly some bad too).
The early 70's possesses its own flat, boring genre, still unique in
music history. Though there were a few rock products at this time that
were good (but none "great" that I can recall) such as "Layla", here are
some more of the general set of bad songs from this period; I do happen
to hate just about everthing from this era.
"Don't Pour Your Love" by Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds
"We've Got to Get it on Again" by the Adrissi Brothers
"The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" by Joan Baez
"One Tin Soldier" by Coven
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
"Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon (no relation, I think)
"Me and Mrs. Jones", by Billy Paul (double-yuck!)
"Brand New Key" by Melanie (who did have a great song earlier in "Lay
down")
"Sunshine" by Jonathan Edwards
etc., etc.
Even the great Rolling Stones got into the shit-sandwich wave of the
early 70's with "Angie". So did the great Paul McCartney with "Uncle
Albert" and even John Lennon with "Imagine".
MeL
So many great obscure hits, so little time . . . . how about
I'm a train Albert Hammond
Don't you worry bout a thing Stevie Wonder
Boogie on Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder
(we didn't know what the heck reggae was then; I remember looking it
up in the dictionary and NOT finding it!)
The No No song Ringo Starr (that rascal!)
After the Lovin' Englebert Humperdinck
Also, anything by Tavares (i.e. It only takes a minute, Heaven must be
missing an Angel . . . .)
Enjoy!
MLS
Jason LeBouef
man4allseasons wrote:
<snippy>
>
> I *still* have that cassette!!
>
> -M4AS
I want a copy
Jason LeBouef
On the subject of Obscure songs. Get the "Have a nice day" series from
Rhino records. Most of it is those cool 'obscure' songs. I brought
some of them to work today. I'm listening to "The Free Electric Band"
by Albert Hammond right now. I ate lunch listening to "Emma" by Hot
Chocolate (dig that Mellotron). Yes, I know. It's a death song, but
it's cool.
Ghost of Quentin Collins
I love EMMA. I have that Rhino CD with Emma. My nephew named his daughter
Emma and I told him about the song. He hadn't heard it. Imagine that? :)
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ze...@magicnet.net
In article <19980210232...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
tris...@aol.com (TrishGA34) wrote:
> I remember both "DOA" and "Timothy" by the Buoys, two songs I have always
> thought of together for some reason. At slumber parties, we used to always
> listen to "Timothy" and talk about how it was about cannibalism. Very
creepy!
> Anyone else remember this song? And wasn't Rupert Holmes ("The Pina Colada
> Song") the lead singer?
Yeah, I remember Timothy. My sister always talked about how it was about
eating people. She thought she was being such a "rebel".
s564...@edinboro.edu
In article <6br6kv$7...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
bruc...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
>
> "I Found Someone of My Own." ????
> "Backstabbers" O'Jays
> "Rainy Day Feeling" Fortunes
> "Family Of Man" 3 Dog Night
> "Cruel to be Kind" ????
> "Beach Baby" ????
> "You Little Trustmaker" Tymes
> "Timothy" Buoys
> "The Thrill Is Gone" Andrese Brothers
> "Wild Night" Van Morrison
> "Where Is A Love" Flack and Hathaway
> "The World Is A Ghetto" War
>
>
"Beach Baby" is by First Class
My favorite is "I'm A Stranger Here" by Five Man Electrical Band
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s564...@edinboro.edu
In article <6bj823$e...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
produced by Maurice Gibb (of the Bee Gees when they were seperated in 1970)
s564...@edinboro.edu
In article <6bgk9a$m...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>,
bruc...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> >Does anyone remember these obscure songs:
> >
> >"Son of thy Father" by Giorgio
> >"Albert Flasher" by The Guess Who
> >"Earache my Eye" by Cheech and Chong
>
> "Albert Flasher" by the Guess Who was a GREAT song, and in fact I
> just purchased a CD with Guss Who's greatest hits that has that on it.
> Another one on that CD I love is "Star Baby." Regards
>
"Son Of My Father" by Giorgio Moroder is available on one of Rhino Records'
Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day CD's (I think volume 7).
Terri A Gordon
> > >In article <6bfnlp$7ls$1...@newsd-164.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
> mster...@webtv.net
> > >writes:
> > >
> > >>"Reflections Of My Life"-The Marmalade
> > >
> > >I have this '45, and absolutely *love* this song. Can't believe this one
Thanks to Scotland for giving us this group and so many other wonderful
ones!
Terri
NO...@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Speaking of Giorgio Moroder, how about the "From Here To Eternity"
album,
I still listen to this one and Vincent Montana's "Dance Fantasy" music
from Close Encounters this is a great album!
David Monk
In article <6cdcee$cjt$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, s564...@edinboro.edu
says...
> "I've Found Someone Of My Own" is by The Free Movement
> "Beach Baby" is by First Class
>
> My favorite is "I'm A Stranger Here" by Five Man Electrical Band
For obscure songs, I really like "Joy" by Apollo 100.
Luna457954
>>not that obscure but the man dropped out of the music scene:
"Sentimental Lady" by Bob Welch.<<
Wasn't this song performed even earlier by Fleetwood Mac, of which Bob Welch
was a member at the time?
Kelly
Luna457954
>>> My favorite obscure song was D.O.A. by Bloodrock. what an image.<<
I remember this song, too. I was in elementary school when it came out--it
scared me. All the boys thought it was cool because the radio wouldn't play
it.
Kelly
Luna457954
>>For obscure songs, I really like "Joy" by Apollo 100.<<
That one was good. It went along with "Popcorn", by Hot Butter.
Oh, and "Dueling Tubas". It was on the B Side of Dueling Banjos (Deliverance
Theme). It was a "duel" between a tuba and a French Horn.
Kelly
bob blessing
of which I used to have but not any more.