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(vanity) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS ('70S) ROUND 1
me | 1/14/18 | me

Posted on 01/14/2018 7:57:12 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel

OK, FREEPERS, LET'S START THIS CONTEST FOR THE GREATEST SONG OF THE '70S.

The baseline for the contest is the top 7 hits of each year of the '70s, as compiled by BILLBOARD. This is not based on personal preferences, biases, prejudices, or counter-culture fringe-element reactivity.

The rules in general will be to vote for everything shown.

NO equivocating, ties, or omissions. Votes will ONLY be counted if the "ballot" is COMPLETE.

*ROUND 1*

We begin by taking the #7 songs of each year and paring them from 10 songs to 4 (to set up brackets of 64 for the rest of the contest).

1970 "I'll Be There" The Jackson 5
1971 "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond
1972 "Lean on Me" Bill Withers
1973 "Crocodile Rock" Elton John
1974 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" MFSB
1975 "Fame" David Bowie
1976 "Love Machine" The Miracles
1977 "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston
1978 "Baby Come Back" Player
1979 "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 1970s; 70s; 70smusic; americana; billboard; culture; entertainment; music; nineteenseventies; nostalgia; popculture; popmusic; popularmusic; rock; rockroll; seventies; top40; top40music; vanity
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To: lee martell

I never knew Lennon was a part of that song! Crazy...


41 posted on 01/14/2018 9:32:29 PM PST by SeafoodGumbo
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Bohemian Rhepsody by Queen, 1975


42 posted on 01/14/2018 9:42:51 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Winning isn't as easy as I make it look. -- Donald J. Trump)
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To: real saxophonist

Interesting story! LOL

One of the black channels keeps showing the TV movie on the J5. Caught some of it one time; the dad was being competitive again and going on about the Osmonds and they had to beat them out. Little Michael whined that he liked them and they were nice.


43 posted on 01/14/2018 9:48:13 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: lee martell

according to wikipedia — Carlos Alomar wrote the stupid obnoxious guitar riff :-)

“There, Carlos Alomar had developed a guitar riff for Bowie’s cover of “Footstompin’” by the Flairs, which Bowie thought was “a waste” to give to a cover. Lennon, who was in the studio with them, sang “aim” over the riff, which Bowie turned into “Fame” and he thereafter wrote the rest of the lyrics to the song.”


44 posted on 01/14/2018 10:12:33 PM PST by plain talk
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To: the OlLine Rebel
1975 "Fame" David Bowie
1973 "Crocodile Rock" Elton John
1979 "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer
1974 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" MFSB
1977 "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston
1976 "Love Machine" The Miracles
1978 "Baby Come Back" Player
1972 "Lean on Me" Bill Withers
1971 "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond
1970 "I'll Be There" The Jackson 5
45 posted on 01/14/2018 10:33:24 PM PST by kristinn (Serving ten to life in paradise)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

What? No Frank Zappa?


46 posted on 01/14/2018 11:27:17 PM PST by Eddie01 (Stormy Kromer)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

The best of the 70’s was Carole King’s “It’s too late” from her album “Tapestry”, 1971.


47 posted on 01/14/2018 11:27:41 PM PST by DallasBiff (Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
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To: the OlLine Rebel

You just reminded me what a crappy decade the 70s were for mainstream music.


48 posted on 01/14/2018 11:40:17 PM PST by Hugin (Conservatism witReahout Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: DallasBiff
The best of the 70’s was Carole King’s “It’s too late” from her album “Tapestry”, 1971.


She's been persona non grata for me ever since she serenaded Fidel Castro with "You've Got a Friend".

49 posted on 01/14/2018 11:44:04 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Hello Darlin 70
Mr. Bojangles 71
Rocky Mountain High 73
If we make it through December 73
Rhinestone Cowboy 75
Luckinbach Texas 77
Lucille 77


50 posted on 01/15/2018 1:50:42 AM PST by bushpilot2
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Best 2 songs...1900’s...

Amarillo By Morning & Crazy


51 posted on 01/15/2018 2:01:44 AM PST by bushpilot2
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To: the OlLine Rebel

The City of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie version 72


52 posted on 01/15/2018 2:11:20 AM PST by bushpilot2
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To: the OlLine Rebel

There are a ton of good songs left off of that list.


53 posted on 01/15/2018 4:41:14 AM PST by caver
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To: the OlLine Rebel

1974 “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” MFSB
1975 “Fame” David Bowie
1976 “Love Machine” The Miracles
1972 “Lean on Me” Bill Withers
1973 “Crocodile Rock” Elton John
1978 “Baby Come Back” Player
1979 “Hot Stuff” Donna Summer
1977 “Don’t Leave Me This Way” Thelma Houston
1970 “I’ll Be There” The Jackson 5
1971 “Go Away Little Girl” Donny Osmond


54 posted on 01/15/2018 5:14:44 AM PST by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Best to worst:

1977 “Don’t Leave Me This Way” Thelma Houston
1970 “I’ll Be There” The Jackson 5
1975 “Fame” David Bowie
1979 “Hot Stuff” Donna Summer
1978 “Baby Come Back” Player
1972 “Lean on Me” Bill Withers
1974 “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” MFSB
1976 “Love Machine” The Miracles
1971 “Go Away Little Girl” Donny Osmond
1973 “Crocodile Rock” Elton John


55 posted on 01/15/2018 5:38:37 AM PST by Personal Responsibility (If we disarmed democrats gun violence would decrease by 90%.)
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To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale

Disco music!

Brings a tear to Khent’s eye.

https://youtu.be/3uT4RV2Dfjs


56 posted on 01/15/2018 6:06:15 AM PST by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
1973 "Crocodile Rock" Elton John

1979 "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer

1978 "Baby Come Back" Player

1977 "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston

1971 "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond

1972 "Lean on Me" Bill Withers

1975 "Fame" David Bowie

1976 "Love Machine" The Miracles

1970 "I'll Be There" The Jackson 5

1974 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" MFSB

57 posted on 01/15/2018 6:30:58 AM PST by PROCON (Happy Trump Year!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
1972 "Lean on Me" Bill Withers
1973 "Crocodile Rock" Elton John
1974 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" MFSB
1976 "Love Machine" The Miracles
1978 "Baby Come Back" Player
1979 "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer
1977 "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston
1971 "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond
1970 "I'll Be There" The Jackson 5
1975 "Fame" David Bowie

58 posted on 01/15/2018 6:33:07 AM PST by Blogatron (Brought to you by The American Frog Council; "Frog - The other green meat.")
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; GOPsterinMA

Of THAT list, the only two that are any good to me are “Fame” by Bowie and “Baby Come Back” by Player.

Crocodile Rock was Elton’s lamest song ever. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” should be there instead, or “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”. Although I’m not a big Elton fan, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” as an album is probably one of the best albums ever, IMHO.

The rest of the list ... ehh... Hardly a guitar anywhere to be heard in there...


59 posted on 01/15/2018 6:40:00 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

Well, they’re Billboard’s most popular, so people then disagreed with you.

I actually left off listening to the pop stuff as the decade went on. Everything derivative or Hollywood.


60 posted on 01/15/2018 6:45:11 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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