Great song from B.J. Thomas and most people know it was used in the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.’ Here’s a great sequence from the film with Paul Newman and Katherine Ross riding a bicycle. Great song, great film!
The Carpenters – “(They Long to Be) Close to You”. Karen Carpenter had one of the great voices of her generation and it was beautifully displayed on this song from 1970. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The most popular version is that recorded by The Carpenters for their second studio album of the same name in 1970 and was released…
“Bridge over Troubled Water” is a song by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album of the same name. It was composed by Paul Simon and produced by Simon & Garfunkel and Roy Halee.
What a great song from 1970 that doesn’t seem to have aged a day, from a band that should get more attention than they do. Here’s more about it from Wikipedia: “Temptation Eyes” is a 1970 hit song by The Grass Roots. It was released on their second compilation album, More Golden Grass. The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. It spent 18 weeks…
Well, I tried to find a live performance of the then-controversial song about three coal miners trapped in a cave-in who maybe, possibly resorted to cannibalism to survive (a great theme for a rock song, right?) “Timothy” with the band who originally recorded it, The Bouys, but failed. There are a bunch of YouTube videos of the song, but none of the band. Then I found out that later members…
Is there a more recognizable voice than John Fogarty of Creedence Clearwater Revival? “Who’ll Stop the Rain” was written by Fogerty and recorded by CCR for their 1970 album Cosmo’s Factory. It was one of three double-sided singles from that album to reach the top five on the Billboard Pop Singles charts and the first of two to reach the #2 spot on the American charts, alongside another classic, “Lookin’…
A great LIVE performance of a classic hit, just two months before his death! The song is included in Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival a posthumous live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, documenting their July 4, 1970 performance at the Atlanta International Pop Festival and Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell accompany Hendrix in this performance. Here’s more on the song from Wikipedia: “Purple Haze” is a song written by Jimi Hendrix…
Wait, what? When I first saw the link to this video I thought it was a joke or parody of some kind, but nope, it’s an official segment from the famous Lawrence Welk Show which ran on television from 1955 to 1982. Did they realize what they were singing? Gail Farrell and Dick Dale sing Brewer and Shipley’s song “One Toke Over The Line,” and Lawrence describes this song as a…
Another great mash-up! This time we have Chicago’s Classic “25 or 6 to 4” and Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s “Sweet Leaf” which actually meld nicely together, don’t you think? Interesting, the songs came out within a year of each other back in the day, “25 or 6 to 4” in 1970 and “Sweet Leaf” in 1971. Here’s more on each song from Wikipedia: “25 or 6 to 4” is…
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen video of David Bowie before with long hair and without any of the Ziggy Stardust makeup, clothes or persona. It’s both odd and interesting at the same time! Released on July 11, 1969, “Space Oddity” became Bowie’s first Top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and also earned him a prestigious Ivor Novello Award in England. The video below shows him performing the song LIVE…