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Monday, March 28, 2016

Top 200 1970s Songs Part II

The 1970s had it all-goofy clothes for disco, the birth of hard rock, heavy metal and punk, the success of disco, the whole nine yards. So here to celebrate the decade when people wore platform shoes to the local discotheque, danced to Saturday Night Fever, here are the Top 200 1970s Songs.

Here is part II

AC/DC
-Let There Be Rock
-1977

The Cars
-Let's Go
-1979

The Eagles
-Life in the Fast Lane
-1976

Joe Walsh
-Life's Been Good
-1978

Neil Young
-Like a Hurricane
-1977

Paul McCartney
-Live and Let Die
-1973

Electric Light Orchestra
-Livin' Thing
-1976

Jethro Tull
-Locomotive Breath
-1971

The Kinks
-Lola
-1970
-Man, I hate this song!

The Clash
-London Calling
-1979

Stephen Stills
-Love the One You're With
-1970

Journey
-Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
-1979

War
-Low Rider
-1975
-This song is best known for its use in the Cheech and Chong movies, but it's essentially an homage to the Latin tradition of hydraulically pumped cars

Rod Stewart
-Maggie May
-1971

Paul McCartney and Wings
-Maybe I'm Amazed
-1977

Janis Joplin
-Me and Bobby McGee
-1971

Paul Simon
-Me and Julio Down by the School Yard
-1972
-There's a hysterically funny cover of this song by a band called Me First and the Gimme Gimme's. They do speedy punk versions of songs and this is one song they cover

The Police
-Message in a Bottle
-1979

The Rolling Stones
-Miss You
-1978
-This song appeared on their 1978 album Some Girls. It's hard to mistake this song, with it's four-on-the-floor discotheque rhythm. It puts you in mind of Saturday Night Fever

Mountain
-Mississippi Queen
-1970

Pink Floyd
-Money
-1973
-Jeez, I hate this song

Boston
-More than a Feeling
-1976

The Cars
-My Best Friend's Girl
-1978

George Harrison
-My Sweet Lord
-1970
-This song caused a little trouble when it was discovered it had similarities in rhythm to the song "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons

Neil Young
-The Needle and the Damage Done
-1972

Bob Seger
-Night Moves
-1976

Alice Cooper
-No More Mr. Nice Guy
-1973

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
-Ohio
-1970
-This is about the shooting at Kent State University in Ohio in 1970

The Eagles
-One of these Nights
-1975

The Faces
-Ooh La La
-1973

Led Zeppelin
-Over the Hills and Far Away
-1973

Meat Loaf
-Paradise by the Dashboard Light
-1977

Black Sabbath
-Paranoid
-1970
-Loooooooooooove this!! This is the song that got me in to Sabbath!

Billy Joel
-Piano Man
-1973
-Love it!

Neil Young
-Powderfinger
-1979

Bruce Springsteen
-Prove It All Night
-1978

Golden Earring
-Radar Love
-1973

Elvis Costello
-Radio Radio
-1978

The Allman Brothers Band
-Ramblin' Man
-1973

Steely Dan
-Reelin' in the Years
-1972

Tom Petty
-Refugee
-1979

The Grateful Dead
-Ripple
-1970

Kiss
-Rock and Roll All Nite
-1975
-This is one of their best known songs. It has been covered multiple times by multiple musicians and can be heard at any sporting event playing on the loudspeakers, in addition to "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne or "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent

Montrose
-Rock Candy
-1973
-Montrose is one of the early bands where future Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar would find fame

Steve Miller Band
-Rock 'N Me
-1976

Elton John
-Rocket Man
-1972
-This song is similar to David Bowie's "Space Oddity". It captures the public's fascination with space travel

Joe Walsh
-Rocky Mountain Way
-1973
-This song came about after Joe Walsh split from his previous band The James Gang and moved to Colorado

Bruce Springsteen
-Rosalita
-1973

Yes
-Roundabout
-1972

The Police
-Roxanne
-1978
-This song can be heard on almost any jukebox in any bar anywhere

Van Halen
-Runnin' with the Devil
-1978

Jackson Browne
-Running on Empty
-1977

Billy Joel
-Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
-1977

Alice Cooper
-School's Out
-1972

The Stooges
-Search and Destroy
-1973

Hall and Oates
-She's Gone
-1973

Pink Floyd
-Shine on Your Crazy Diamond
-1975

Foghat
-Slow Ride
-1975

Deep Purple
-Smoke on the Water
-1972
-This is, perhaps, their best known song. If you listen to the lyrics, it tells the story of how they were in Montreaux, Switzerland and how some idiot shot off a flare pistol at the Montreaux Hotel during a Frank Zappa concert
-Not to mention, most music stores will not allow you to play the opening riff to this song or "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. The staff hears these two iconic riffs, the person playing them will be thrown out, odds are!

Peter Gabriel
-Solsbury Hill
-1977

Queen
-Somebody to Love
-1976

Led Zeppelin
-Stairway to Heaven
-This has to be their BEST KNOWN song ever!! Robert Plant's powerful voice takes a quiet turn on this song and shows a somewhat soft, emotional side to the legendary voice of this song!

The Faces
-Stay with Me
-1971

Ted Nugent
-Stranglehold
-1975

Stealers Wheel
-Stuck in the Middle with You
-1972

David Bowie
-Suffragette City
-1972
-This song is what started my love of his music. This was the first David Bowie song I heard and after that, I became a fan!!

Dire Straits
-Sultans of Swing
-1978
-This is the song that got me into Dire Straits, along with "Money for Nothing"

Cheap Trick
-Surrender
-1978

Aerosmith
-Sweet Emotion
-1975
-This song was an angry jab at guitar player Joe Perry's then wife, Elyssa Jerret

Lynyrd Skynyrd
-Sweet Home Alabama
-1974
-This has to be their best known song

The Velvet Underground
-Sweet Jane
-1970

AC/DC
-T.N.T.
-1976

Steve Miller Band
-Take the Money and Run
-1976

Bachman, Turner, Overdrive
-Takin' Care of Business
-1973

Bob Dylan
-Tangled Up in the Blue
-1975

Bruce Springsteen
-Thunder Road
-1975

Elton John
-Tiny Dancer
-1971

The Clash
-Train in Vain
-1979

The Rolling Stones
-Tumbling Dice
-1972
-This is one of their more frequently radio-played songs

Bob Seger
-Turn the Page
-1973
-This is one of my favorites. Also, check out Metallica's cover of it. Pretty good!!

ZZ Top
-Tush
-1975

Lou Reed
-Walk on the Wild Side
-1972

Aerosmith
-Walk This Way
-1975
-Another well known song

Genesis
-Watcher of the Skies
-1972

Queen
-We Will Rock You
-1977

Grand Funk Railroad
-We're an American Band
-1973

Warren Zevon
-Werewolves of London
-1978

The Doobie Brothers
-What a Fool Believes
-1978
-To this day, my stepdad jokingly thinks this should be a wedding song, lol!!

George Harrison
-What is Life
-1970

Journey
-Wheel in the Sky
-1978

The Allman Brothers Band
-Whipping Post
-1971

The Who
-Who Are You
-1978
-Used as the intro theme to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Creedence Clearwater Revival
-Who'll Stop the Rain?
-1970

The Rolling Stones
-Wild Horses
-1971

Van Morrison
-Wild Night
-1971

Pink Floyd
-Wish You Were Here
-1975

The Who
-Won't Get Fooled Again
-1971
-Used as the opening intro to CSI: Miami

Bachman-Turner Overdrive
-You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
-1974

Rod Stewart
-You Wear It Well
-1972

David Bowie
-Ziggy Stardust
-1972

Top 200 1970s Songs Part I

The 1970s had it all-goofy clothes for disco, the birth of hard rock, heavy metal and punk, the success of disco, the whole nine yards. So here to celebrate the decade when people wore platform shoes to the local discotheque, danced to Saturday Night Fever, here are the Top 200 1970s Songs.

Rush
-2112
-1976
-Considered the most ambitious thing Rush ever did

Van Halen
Ain't Talking 'Bout Love
-1978
-This shows Eddie Van Halen experimenting with electric sitar

Free
-All Right Now
-1970
-Guitarist Paul Kossoff and singer Paul Rodgers knock this song out of the park. But sadly Paul Kossoff would be found dead from a drug overdose three years later

Mott the Hoople
-All the Young Dudes
-1972
-David Bowie wrote and produced this song. To this day, this song has been covered multiple times by multiple artists, such as Bruce Dickinson, Ozzy Osbourne, etc
-Personally I gotta go with Bruce Dickinson's heavy metal take on the David Bowie original!! Bruce gives it a heavy metal touch and it is awesome!!!

Tom Petty
-American Girl
-1977

The Guess Who
-American Woman
-1970
-This is their best known song

Sex Pistols
Anarchy in the UK
-1976
-This is their introductory song to the explosive power of British punk

Pink Floyd
-Another Brick in the Wall
-1979
-By far, out of all their albums, this is my favorite. This track has been covered by multiple musicians.

Jethro Tull
-Aqualung
-1971

The Who
-Baba O'Riley
-1971
-The opening keyboard is what sets this song off as one of the ultimate '70s era songs. Not to mention, if you're familiar with CSI:NY, you'll know this song is the opening song to the show

Eddie Money
-Baby Hold On
-1978
-One of his better known songs next to "Two Tickets to Paradise"

Bruce Springsteen
-Backstreets
-1975
-This particular musician gave a lot of artists back in the 1970s a run for their money in terms of getting on to a label. Most labels wanted musicians like Springsteen instead of musicians like Aerosmith or Kiss

The Sweet
-Ballroom Blitz
-1973
-The song was inspired by an incident in Scotland where the crowd started throwing bottles at the band, a literal "ballroom blitz"

Paul McCartney and Wings
-Band on the Run
-1974
-Perhaps his best known non-Beatles song

T. Rex
-Bang a Gong (Get It On)
-1971
-This is perhaps their best known song. Known for jazzy saxophone and buzzsaw guitar, this is one of the ultimate 1970s glam rock songs

Heart
-Barracuda
-1977
-This song comes with a bit of a dark side. It was suspected that Ann and Nancy Wilson, both the founding members of Heart, were romantically involved. And to take out their frustration, along comes "Barracuda"

Rolling Stones
-Beast of Burden
-1978
-This song makes a reference to Keith Richards' drug use of the 1970s. Not to mention, you'll probably never listen to it the same way after hearing it played in the film Fifty Shades of Grey

Elton John
-Bennie and the Jets
-1974
-This is from one of Elton John's most successful albums, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Ram Jam
-Black Betty
-1977
-This is probably the ONLY song this band is known for

Kiss
-Black Diamond
-1974
-Composed by Paul Stanley and sung by Peter Criss, this legendary Kiss song is beloved by fans of all ages.

Led Zeppelin
-Black Dog
-1971

Santana
-Black Magic Woman
-1970
-This song is highly reminiscent of old Fleetwood Mac

Manfred Mann
-Blinded by the Light
-1977
-This was originally written by Bruce Springsteen for his debut album

The Ramones
-Blitzkrieg Pop
-1976
-This song ushered in New York-era punk

Queen
-Bohemian Rhapsody
-1975
-Six minutes long is a lot to ask for some songs. But this is one of Queen's most legendary songs. It became even more well known when it was used in the film Wayne's World. To this day, when the song gets to one certain part, people start banging their heads like in the film

Bruce Springsteen
-Born to Run
-1975
-Not one of his best songs, but a lot of people like it, so be it

Thin Lizzy
-The Boys are Back in Town
-1976
-This is their best known song

Pink Floyd
-Brain Damage
-1973
-A reference to previous member Syd Barrett's mental state

The Pretenders
-Brass in Pocket
-1979

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
-Breakdown
-1976
-One of my favorites by him

Simon and Garfunkel
-Bridge over Troubled Water
-1970

Rolling Stones
-Brown Sugar
-1971
-If you listen to the lyrics, you almost start suspecting that the song is about a slave owner forcing an interracial relationship with a slave. Not to mention Mick Jagger wrote this while filming Ned Kelly in Australia

Bad Company
-Can't Get Enough
-1974

Van Morrison
-Caravan
-1970

Kansas
-Carry On Wayward Son
-1976

Ted Nugent
-Cat Scratch Fever
-1977
-The Motor City Madman takes a song and makes it sound suggestive. To this day, this is one of his most heavily requested songs at his concerts

David Bowie
-Changes
-1972
-This is the song that sort of introduced him to the world

ZZ Top
-Cheap Sunglasses
-1979
-This band is known for taking all types of music and infusing it into their own to make a truly unique sound

The Doobie Brothers
-China Grove
-1973

Eric Clapton
-Cocaine
-1977
-This first appeared on his 1977 album Slowhand

Styx
-Come Sail Away
-1977

Pink Floyd
-Comfortably Numb
-1979

Neil Young
-Cortez the Killer
-1975

Heart
-Crazy on You
-1976

Van Halen
-Dance the Night Away
-1979

Steely Dan
-Deacon Blues
-1977

Steely Dan
-Do It Again
-1972
-I honestly thought Carlos Santana did this song, idk why!

Peter Frampton
-Do You Feel Like We Do
-1976

Jackson Browne
-Doctor My Eyes
-1972

Van Morrison
-Domino
-1970
-This is Van Morrison's interesting tribute to Fats Domino

Electric Light Orchestra
-Don't Bring Me Down
-1979

Tom Petty
-Don't Do Me Like That
-1979

Blue Oyster Cult
-Don't Fear the Reaper
-1976
-This is probably their best known song

Foreigner
-Double Vision
-1978
-Despite suspicions that this song was about drugs, it was actually about Lou Gramm and Mick Jones going to see the New York Rangers hockey game and seeing their goalie complain of double vision after sustaining a concussion

Aerosmith
-Dream On
-1973
-This is the song that wrote the book on power ballads

Fleetwood Mac
-Dreams
-1977

Van Halen
-Eruption
-1978
-Most people love hearing Eddie shred on this song. I think it's nothing more than just Eddie Van Halen egotistically showing off

Electric Light Orchestra
-Evil Woman
-1975

Bad Company
-Feel Like Making Love
-1975
-It seems as though during the 1970s "love" was on the minds of all members of Bad Company

Rush
-Fly by Night
-1975
-This was inspired by drummer Neil Peart's first airplane ride away from home

Boston
-Foreplay/Long Time
-1976

The Edgar Winter Group
-Free Ride
-1973

Lynyrd Skynyrd
-Free Bird
-1974

Elton John
-Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
-1973

James Gang
-Funk #49
-1970

Lynyrd Skynyrd
-Gimme Three Steps
-1973

Supertramp
-Give a Little Bit
-1977

Fleetwood Mac
-Go Your Own Way
-1977

The Cars
-Let the Good Times Roll
-1978

Supertramp
-Goodbye Stranger
-1979

Nazareth
-Hair of the Dog
-1975

The Rolling Stones
-Happy
-1972
-Keith Richards, who sings this track, is the only original member of the Stones to appear on this song

Blondie
-Heart of Glass
-1978

Neil Young
-Heart of Gold
-1972

Pat Benatar
-Heartbreaker
-1979

Todd Rundgren
-Hello It's Me
-1972

Joni Mitchell
-Help Me
-1974

AC/DC
-Highway to Hell
-1979
-Singer Bon Scott died right after this album was made. So he was unable to do the band's next album, Back in Black, which was sung entirely by new singer Brian Johnson

Bob Seger
-Hollywood Nights
-1978

The Eagles
-Hotel California
-1976

Cheap Trick
-I Want You to Want Me
-1977

Yes
-I've Seen All Good People
-1971

John Lennon
-Imagine
-1971
Even to this day, after being covered by dozens of musicians, this song still stands the test of time as the ultimate song of peace

John Lennon
-Instant Karma
-1970

Black Sabbath
-Iron Man
-1971
-Even to this day, this song remains one of their most heavily requested songs at concerts and on radios, not to mention it's also heavily used in films

Thin Lizzy
-Jailbreak
-1976

Steve Miller Band
-The Joker
-1973

Harry Nilsson
-Jump Into the Fire
-1971

The Cars
-Just What I Needed
-1978

Led Zeppelin
-Kashmir
-1975
-Known for their long, droning songs with equally long drum or guitar solos, this song has influenced almost every type of music under the sun

Queen
-Killer Queen
-1974

Bob Dylan
-Knocking on Heaven's Door
-1973

The Doors
L.A. Woman
-1971

ZZ Top
-La Grange
-1973

Genesis
-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
-1974

Fleetwood Mac
-Landslide
-1975

Warren Zevon
-Lawyers Guns and Money
-1978

Derek and the Dominoes
-Layla
-1970
-An ode to his crush on Patti Boyd, who was married to then Beatles member George Harrison

The Beatles
-Let It Be
-1970
-This is one of their more popular tracks because of it's church hymn-like rhythm, this song could conceivably be a church song

Rock/Metal Gods Then and Now

We all age. Some age gracefully, some age like milk, lol. Here are 38 Rock and Metal Gods Then and Now. I'll probably add some of my own favorites, most likely other members of the bands mentioned here. :D Btw, there might be a few less than 38. There were some people I did not add simply because I had no clue who they were or I do not like them. Also, most of these people seem not to have aged all that bad or look all that different now than back then.

Tommy Lee
-Motley Crue, drums
-I love his calm, laid-back, surfer-type personality. People say he's an idiot for releasing a sex tape. It wasn't his fault it got out. People call him an idiot. I like him; he's a cool musician and a super nice guy from the interviews I've seen and plus he's still pretty cute! The tattoos make it better ;)

Sebastian Bach
-Skid Row, vocals

Mick Jagger
-The Rolling Stones, vocals

David Coverdale
-Deep Purple, Whitesnake, vocals
Wow!! It suddenly got hotter in here...

Yup. Still handsome despite the wrinkles!
Paul Stanley
-Kiss, guitar, vocals
Handsome then...

Still handsome now!
Vince Neil
-Motley Crue, vocals

Steven Tyler
-Aerosmith, vocals, harmonica, mandolin, etc.

Billy Idol
-Generation X, vocals
-My sister goes gaga when she sees him. She's currently reading that biography about him and loving every page of it, lol!! Including the images, hahahahahahahaha!!!!!


If my sister saw this image of Billy Idol, her jaw would be on the ground!!!
Robert Plant
-Led Zeppelin, vocals
-I'd stare at him at a Led Zeppelin concert. He was cute then. And is still handsome to this day, despite his obvious rough looks.
Holy crap cute then...

...Handsome for his age now! Despite everyone's opinion of him looking like crap, that's the rock and roll lifestyle, lol! I still like him. He can still hit those somewhat high notes at his age.

Here are some of my additions. Most of whom I still think are cute, even today

Glenn Hughes
-Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Country Communion, vocals/bass
-Still pretty handsome, even with the few wrinkles. Love his accent and when he wears those aviator sunglasses with the purple lenses. They make him very handsome!!
[wolf whistle]
Definitely still handsome despite a few wrinkles here and there. I like his goofy, laid back personality. So sweet and loving! Not to mention a VERY GOOD singer!
Dave Murray
-Iron Maiden, guitar
-He's still pretty good looking in my eyes. So what if his face is a little more round than it used to be? Looks good on him!!! Makes him look like he's alive and not skin and bones, lol! After becoming a Maiden fan, I'd have to say he's definitely become my favorite. I guess I'm a sucker for cute British accents and blue eyes, lol!! Not to mention he's an overall super sweet guy from what I've heard about him. He never likes to make trouble and is easy to get along with. Definitely awesome!
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bruce Dickinson
-Iron Maiden, vocals
-He's still pretty handsome for his age, despite all that he's gone through, especially the bout with cancer!
Here's something you'll never see him do again: show bare chest, lol!!

Adrian Smith
-Iron Maiden, guitar

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steve Harris
-Iron Maiden, bass
-Again, he's handsome for his age. I never thought he was ugly, unlike some people. If he can sing, that's amazing! Although when he was younger, he did have that almost unibrow thing going, lol!

He is still handsome for his age :)
Rob Halford
-Judas Priest, vocals
-Hahahaha. My sister thinks he's REALLY cute, despite being gay. Apparently his penchant for wearing studded leather and having a lot of tattoos appeals to her, lol!! I could hardly get her eyes off him at Rock on the Range!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glenn Tipton
-Judas Priest, guitar
-Still pretty cute. Definitely my favorite member of Priest!!! I thought I'd have to pry my sister's eyes off Glenn and Rob with the Jaws of Life @ Rock on the Range, lol!!!

K.K. Downing
-Judas Priest, guitar

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tony Iommi
-Black Sabbath, guitar
-Despite the fact that I'm sure out there somewhere someone is saying he looks horrible for his age, I disagree. What with him going through lymphoma and coming out on the other side, beating it. That is awesome. He's a phenomenal guitar playing, an incredibly sweet guy, what is there not to like about him?

IDK why, but this has to be my favorite image of him. You can see his handsome blue eyes
Terence "Geezer" Butler
-Black Sabbath, bass
-I would love to know what inspired him to write half the lyrics he wrote, hahahahahaha!! Some of them were just completely out there!

He definitely does not have the long hair of his youth anymore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bret Michaels
-Poison, vocals
-He's gotten sexier over the years!!!!!

Ringo Starr
-The Beatles, drums
-I love his peaceful, calm personality. He might have a big nose, but that's his most attractive feature!!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joe Perry
-Aerosmith, guitar
-Still pretty good looking. Maybe it's because he's Italian, idk!!

Joe Elliott
-Def Leppard, vocals
-He definitely put on some major weight over the years, but I am still a die hard Leppard fan. Always will be. Besides, more Joe Elliott to love, lol!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rick Savage
-Def Leppard, bass
-He's still pretty handsome. Hard to believe he suffered from Bell's Palsy. That certainly does explain why it seems he talks out of one side of his mouth

Phil Collen
-Def Leppard, guitar