Kasey Kasem every week. But in the 60's we had different people doing the top 40!!! Love the 60's because experiencing the change those 10 yrs was incredible!!! Then came the 70's with their changes into the 80's. Stayed up on the music into the 2k's but then it got to be too much nothing really worth listening to. Thank goodness we had all the best music!!!
The 70's was the best decade in history to be a teen. But, Lewis, I'll bet you know alot more songs on this playlist than you think. It's just they left out the hook lines.
If only we could go back!!! High school was a friggin blast!!!!! We got away with everything. Course it was a different world back then. A better world! Riding around with your friends made for a great Friday night. Jumping from party to party. I feel bad for kids today. Christ last year they had to bring in the National Guard to my old school because the fighting was so bad. Yeah, the 60's & 70's were the best years to grow up in. Nothing but ✌️&❤️. Merry Christmas.
"I don't recognize" That was the Carpenters, including the legendary Karen Carpenter. She had an angelic voice to rival any. And if that was legendary enough, she could also play the drums as good as any.
I’m a contralto (the lowest female voice range), and loved singing along with Karen Carpenter!!! She proved that you don’t have to be a soprano to have a beautiful voice.
A lot of us were lucky enough to grow up with these tunes., Especially in the 60s and 70s, every day it seemed like a new artist or group came out with another hit. It really was an amazing time... And it's so gratifying to see younger generations today enjoying and appreciating a lot of the music of their parents and grandparents.
I can’t believe you don’t know Mick Jagger, when you see him. You need to go back on your own and listen to all those songs. They didn’t do them justice with such a short sample.
Not the music I listen to in the 70's ! Not many played on this video were ones I liked . I'd have turned the channel quickly on about 95% of these songs .
Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Eagles, CCR, ELO, BTO, Elton John, Queen, Heart. So many great bands came from the 70s, and I am glad I was born in '62. You should do Music Reactions.
I grew up with All these songs. They are ALL my favorites. If you don't hear more if the songs you have NO idea of how the song sounds. Write all these titles down and listen to each song. You will be surprised what you are truely missing. Growing up in 60's, 70's and 80's was the Best. We truely had the best music back then.❤❤❤
100% right. Pull up the songs and lesion to the song complete. You were laughing at songs that were great. John Denver, the Carpenders ( sister and brother) Karan's voice was unbelievable. The Group America was great. Don't just look at one song of a group.
The best part of life in those days was the music. There was something about the music of the 60s and 70s that uplifts and soothes the soul all at once.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Agreed. At the disco very night except one because they were closed, lol. Boy, I wish I still had that energy. I could work all day, take a one hour nap then get ready to go dancing. Come home, grab 3 or 4 hours of sleep and off to work to do it all again. But oh, what memories!
I spent my entire teenage years in the 70s and this video omits so many great songs and Bands that we listened to like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston, Ted Nugent, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas and many more
And not one of them played on here 😂. I'd have turned the station within the first few notes . I did/do like a few of them but the majority of them are disco and me and my friends believed disco SUCKED .
The Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Van Halen, and so many others... They were either huge in the 70s or about to be mega huge in the 80s.
Helen Reddy who sang both "I am Woman" and "Delta Dawn" was Australian, and not really considered a country singer, but pop. The song Delta Dawn was also sung by and a hit for Tanya Tucker who is a country singer.
What cracks me up is wondering if you realize how old we are! Lol I mean, I graduated from High School in 76. So half-way through this group of songs. I turned 67 on 12/12. Yes, I'm rocking out to the rockers. And I'm sure that there a lot of people older than me who are doing the same thing - and you're realizing that we're grandparents and great-grandparents now! (I'm going to the gender reveal for my first great-grandchild at 4 this evening!) So, you have an audience you didn't even realize love and appreciate you! And I've been watching for a long time. From Central Florida, U.S. And I DO love and appreciate you!
@melodygrim471, belated Happy Birthday. I turned 68 on 12/18 and you are so right. Maybe we are a bridge between Lewis's generation and our own. I like that idea a lot and the fact that young people are discovering all the great music from our era.
Lewis, "Night Fever" was from the soundtrack of the most famous movie of the Disco era : "Saturday Night Fever"'. John Travolta did some incredible dance routines . If you've never seen it, you must. Ask you mother about it.
Every song clip I am hearing is me knowing every lyric from the words I'm hearing. I used music as an escape of struggles. Music was therapy. I love 70's music.
This has to be one of my favorite reactions of yours! You had me for real laughing out loud every time I saw ABBA come up. I myself love ABBA but did not realize how big they were here in the states until I watched a documentary on them, so I completely understood your reactions which made them all that much better!
Yep Lewis you scored some points because Grease is my all-time favorite movie! I had a crush on John Travola! Yes the song grease is the theme song for the movie. Funny though you had a crush on Olivia Newton- John (sandy) but when you played the 80's songs and hers came on ( Lets get physical) you thought she was Ellen Degeneres! 😂😂😂
Born in '65, with an older brother and sister. Grew up hearing 60's 70's and 80's music. Great time in musical history!! (My parents also played great 40's and 50's music, like Glenn Miller and The Supremes.)
John Denver, Annie's song is my favorite on this list. He wrote the song in ten minutes in a ski lift while skiing in Aspen, Colorado after getting into an argument with his wife. One of the most beautiful love songs ever written.
lol the girl that played "Sandy" was Olivia-Newton John, she was a singer before she was in Grease (a musical, go figure), and yes everyone had a crush on her, she's an Aussie, not an American though
I don't think he caught it but Olivia had a #1 song in this list earlier, "I honestly love you". Also had 2 in the 80s, "Xanadu and Let's Get Physical".
I was cracking up at your observation on hearing the "American" in the voice of Helen Reddy, an Australian pop (not country) singer. You should watch this with your mum; she'd get a kick out of it! Happy holidays!
I know that Lewis is young, but it makes me feel really old, because I remember most of these songs when they were popular (only started the teen years being born in late 50's) 😊
I remember walking to the pool and listening to all these songs while I was at the pool. I was there for nearly six hours almost every day. Even though I was only in first grade I knew every one of these songs very well, and these memories are inextricably tied in with my days at the pool.
I was born 1954 and than the greatest music began 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's! Now you need to do the 50's and 60's. Peace 😊✌️ your 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 🕺💃 Lewis put on your Disco shoes 👞👞 start dancing and have a ball! Great Reaction🎵 👍 👌
I grew up in the 70s, the decade, which was full of great music. I was in twenties during the 80s, which was also a great decade for music. Hearing the songs from those years always brings a smile to my face.
Today music is based more on technological engineering than artist performance. I saw The Doobie Brothers last year for the first time ever. Couldn't believe how good they are at their age. Played for two and a half hours and never missed a beat.
5:06 "Wait, Is The Band Called 'America' ?" It certainly is, Lewis. As for why you're only hearing the vocalization, it's playing short snippets of the full-length song
Listen to Bachman, Turner Overdrive's song called "Let It Ride." Listen to Joe Walsh's song "Rocky Mountain Way." We were also listening to Steve Miller Band, Pink Floyd, Heart, The Who, Black Sabbath, Allman Brothers Band (most legendary southern rock ever, e.g., the epic (Whipping Post"), Lynard Skynard, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac (huge hits), Eric Clapton (for crying out loud, the epic masterpiece "Layla"). Yes, we loved all those upbeat, pop sounds in the compilation you just heard and even the disco - but the decade had some legendary rock that wasn't touched in that lineup!! Made no sense!! In your personal time, check out some of what I listed here. You won't be sorry) 😎
He’s right about all that and the man that wrote I shot the Sheriff was Eric Clapton one of the best guitar players of all time and although he didn’t write that crappy song Layla, he had so many other fabulous songs that were worth listening to.
OH YES!!!!! My fav in there was Janis Joplin. Her voice was amazing. She recorded that song “Me and Bobby McGee in 1970, but I think it was October of 1970 that she died from an overdose. That song wasn’t released until 1971 after her death. If you ever want to watch an interesting bio, hers is one you should watch! If you like raspy voices you’ll love hers. She was also at Woodstock, if you know what that is. 😁
I am 60 years old and was born in 1964, so just turned 60. I am absolutely fascinated with looking at you younger folk on youtube being equally fascinated and appreciative of the older singers and songs of decades gone by. And song writers etc. It is very nostalgic for me looking back at these songs and knowing absolutely every single one. And sometimes an emotional journey to back to the past. Do you know the feelings of "oh I remember so and so when that song was a hit" etc. But as with many who have commented on your channel and others like yours, the 60s, 70, and maybe very early 80s were the best generations for "good" music. I absolutely love, love music, but after the early 80s I lost interest in popular music. The 50s were also good, but I would say the 60, and the 70s were the best. And many people have said that too. And I agree with them. They had the best song writers then and some in my opinion were great poets too. I mean that goes for all singers and groups then. As I said on another webpage like yours, you either had talent "then" or you didn't there was no need for Americas got talent, England's got talent, or Irelands got talent. You either had it or didn't as I say. I told my now 34 year old nephew you wouldn't be allowed up on a stage if you didn't have "real talent". You say in this video you wish you could do a side by side comparison between these "original" songs and the covers. Why don't you do that in your own time, and you'll definitely will be amazed at the "quality " of the originals, well that very much in my opinion. Some singers today have butchered some of the songs of the past. And this compilations that your plating in this particular video, why don't you look up each song individually and hear the full recordings. Just a suggestion. No ! Definitely I am absolutely delighted I was part of those generations. And grew up in the 70s. When they were still playing a lot of the 50, and 60, songs too. I think what is wrong today is that they don't have good song writers anymore or poets, so the singers of today are having to depend on the older singers songs. And in some cases doing their own versions of them. That's when I feel "personally" they butcher them. Showing my age now.😂. The instrumentals in some of the songs of the 60s and 70s were as good as the lyrics and made the songs too, as in a " whiter shade of pale". Or a song just called "music" I think by John Miles. I could be corrected. Anyway all you young folk keep up the good work. One more final thought, I think because the singers and song writers of this period, put so much effort into writing good songs etc, that is why they stood the test of time, I don't think we will ever see the likes of it again. Good singers today, "some" but not the calaber of the past. God bless.
I was born in the 60s and clubbing in the 70s. The music selection was different from the Gay and the Straight clubs those days. Funny we had more Straight couples coming to our clubs because we had the best music and shows.
I agree about the talent. Auto tune was not invented until 1997 though. First commercially produced song that auto tune was used on was "Believe" by Cher in 1998, but it was not used to make her sound better as we know. Just a bit of info there.
The 70s were my childhood and this video unlocked a lot of good memories. Every Saturday morning my parents cleaned the house and my dad would blast the stereo while they cleaned. These were the songs that i heard over and over again. My dad passed away 2 months ago and it’s nice to have these memories unlocked.
It's amazing and wonderful how a song can take you back to when you were a kid. My mom loved country, the old country. I can't hear one of those songs without remembering her doing the same on cleaning day. I can almost hear all of us singing along.
I was born in 1974, but do remember some of the songs from the late 70s. I love the movie Grease. Also, love ABBA. And disco music especially Donna Summer.
I was born in the 70s. ABBA was huge. Music was amazing then and the 80s I spent my teenage years. Have to say that English bands had a huge influence in my life. Some day I need ti visit England.
Yes, do more music videos! I love so many songs from this one and the 80's one you did, so much nostalgia with this music.. Many of those early 70's songs you didn't know are really great. Look them up and listen to them whole. But as much as I like these, I like the old COUNTRY music even better, and I bet you would too. Country music was great from the 60's thru the early 90's - after that, it doesn't feel like proper country anymore.
Maybe because I'm a late boomer 😃 and was a teen in the 70s but it was the best decade for music. So much was going on! It was a transitional time with rock really defining itself, disco coming in along with New Wave, the last vestiges of folk rock, international artists other than the UK, and even new instrumentation. There was also a dark undertone with peace and love hippy music falling by the wayside and social anxiety building over Vietnam and post assassinations. Then Nixon. It could be argued that was the last time the majority of Americans trusted and believed in the government. All that turmoil makes for good art, including music.
I've watched so many videos by Lewis and this is the most I've laughed watching him fall apart about ABBA. Which i totally get because I've watched the Mamma Mia movie so many times. It's insanely addictive music.
Thank you for bringing back my teenage years. Best years great music and artists. Bands of today are sampling some of these that's how good they were. ABBA were mega big in Australia and then the rest of the world caught up. You here so much of them because of the musical and movie Mama Mia. Fantastic musicians and singers
ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 and had a string of immensely popular hits during the seventies. More recently the jukebox musical Mama Mia! was written around their music and later turned into a movie of the same name. Bringing them renewed attention, although even before that their music had remained consistently popular and featured in other movies like Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
ABBA's popularity knows no bounds, the movie was just a musical based on their music that they (pretty sure they wrote it) they did that and then it was made into a movie due to their extreme popularity, and yea they are just as big in America as it seems they are in the UK, even to this day.
I grew up with these songs, being an old geezer, and a damn fine era-lots of tune’s morphing from 60’s sounds and churning up into the 80’s. Recognized them pretty much across the board, all of them …no dementia for me yet! Cheers!
In Grease, Sandy is played by Olivia Newton John. The same singer who in the early 70's had the song that you listened to that said, "I love you, I honestly love you".
The first one you heard was "Raindrops Keep Falling On My" , B.J. Thomas a good friend of mine. K.C. and the sunshine band "'That's The Way I like It" went to school with me
ABBA was and is so big because Mamma Mia was a musical thats plot was written around all ABBA songs. The musical was wildly successful, reintroducing the songs to another generation and making the charts again.
It also helped that they performed the songs in English to a much larger worldwide population than just the country of Sweden. Very forward thinking to do so back then.
I was in my lower yeens in the 70s but i also heard these from my mom who ALWAYS had the radio on. I was sutprised to hear ABBA. Every song brings back amazing memories. I even cried a little listening to some of those song. They created such great memories !
Happy New YearsamHi l am a 63 year old woman from Oregon, USA. I got married in 1980. So I grew up with these songs. You need to look up those songs & listen to the whole songs to really enjoy them.
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers. Eric Clapton took 'I Shot The Sheriff' to the top of the US Billboard charts, which featured on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard, a year after Marley's version was originally released.
I was growing up in the 70's... I remember most all these songs... Love a lot of them. Seasons in the Sun is a song I want played at my funeral... I love that song. ABBA was HUGE in America... they were amazing ... I remember my parents taking us to Grease... in a drive in. End of the 70's was great... But then I like some of the 60's too...
The 70's was my childhood!😁 I so miss those days, and the early to mid 80's (mid teens to 20). I grew up on my mother's music, so throw in some 50's and 60's, too. The music was so great!🥰 There's too many songs that I'd love to mention, Lewis, but "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" and "Lean On Me" made a big impression on my young prepubescent mind. As for Elton, I grew up hearing him on the radio all the time (here in the States), and I adore his early stuff.🥰 Two of my favorite songs of his from '74 (I think it charted then, but was produced in '73) were "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". It's too bad you're not hearing enough of the songs from this list, because they cut off too quickly for you to realize whether you heard them before or not.. and yes, "Horse With No Name" definitely has lyrics.😂Whoever put these samples together did a poor job representing most of these songs.🥲 Also, the woman you like with the "twang" in her voice, Helen Reddy.. she was actually Australian, not American!😂 But yeah, so many artists lose their accents when they sing, and she just happened to have the type of singing voice that made her sound more "country". And yes, Glen Campbell was about to sing about "riding out on a horse..! You got it right!😃💯💯Anyway, I enjoy watching your reactions, Lewis. Much love from upstate NY!🤗❤️❤️
from about 1977 to about 1985 would probably be my favorite years. Grew up with these songs, and they are still as good today as they were back then. In fact I probably appreciate them even more because of the lack of good music today.
I feel so fortunate to have been born in the first year of GenX! I got the best of the 60s, 70s and 80s! The song that you said your mom liked, “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack, was about Don McLean who gave us “American Pie” and “Vincent!”
I was in high school in the 70s and the music I remember was from school concerts like when Andrew Lord sang 'A Boy Named Sue'. Everyone was singing 'American Pie' and 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'. Our band played 'I Can See Clearly Now' for a parade when President Nixon stopped over on the way back from China. I remember a song about a rollerskate key and brand new pair of rollerskates. The local band used to sing at sock hops a song about Jeremiah was a bullfrog. The thing is that these songs took me from junior high to college when I met my boyfriend who became my husband who was from Japan so he was crazy about American pop, John Denver, Olivia Newton John, and songs with English lyrics especially ABBA, Horse with no Name, Santana; music over the PA in Wyoming colleges. I remember the explosion at Three Mile Island and music playing at the time was Afternoon Delight, Sailing and Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross, music of Elton John and Grease.
I had a young employee ask me what 10-4 meant on our handheld devices (like walkie talkie). I tried to explain and actually brought up this song re the trucker lingo.
The 70s were also home to a lot of classic rock hits that were well known but never number one from the Who, Boston, Genesis, Yes, Blue Oyster Cult, etc that you might recognize now.
My favorites were CCR( Have you ever seen the rain), Carly Simon(You're so vain)The Eagles( Hotel California), and I can see clearly now, which does that one ring a bell with AGT'S Grace vanderwaal and her cover. It's awesome and she even changed some of the lyrics, instead of " I can see all obstacles in my way" she says, " I accept all the things that I cannot change", I probably got that wrong, been a while but listen to it if you like the original, she's great! I watched all these backwards😂 the Americans listen to what? And 80's music. Now this. Love it! ❤ also your face everytime they played Abba! 😂 Abba and The Carpenter's were on there a lot! And I think I get what you're saying. Back then, it was rare to hear songs that wasn't just a song. Now, they have easter eggs and are about real celebs and are made JUST FOR tons of movies, which that's ok! 👍🎧🎼🎶 This was awesome bro! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, LOUVRE MUSIC, EPIC COLLAB!
I graduated in 79. So this was my decade of fantastic music. And yes I was and still am in a good mood because of this music. At 63 yrs old, this is the main music I listen to every single day. You should try listening to nothing but the 70s music for a solid month and see if it does not change your soul inside.😊
I'm familiar with a lot of these because I listen to 70's, 80's and 90's music. But of course there are a few I'm not familiar with, the radio station I listen to tends to stick to the more popular songs. But I always get a bit of a chuckle when a Brit has a hard time identifying British bands and singers but is more familiar with US bands & singers. :)
Ohhhh!!! I was born in 1975. I absolutely love all of these! The fact that you know so many 80's and 70's songs means you were raised right. AND HOLY SHIT YOU NEED TO GO DOWN THE AMERICA RABBIT HOLE! Amazing band!
I have several favorites of these 70s songs spread out thru the video. These are the songs my parents would listen to & still do occasionally. Lewis, u had me cracking up w/the song "Brown Sugar", when u said "I don't know who this guy is, but I guarantee u, I know what was happenin'..." I was like "He doesn't know who the lead singer of the Rolling Stones is?" It's Mick Jagger.😄 Bob Marley did write & perform "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1973, but Eric Clapton did a cover of the song in 1974 w/Bob Marley's blessing. Later, Bob Marley got ticked off for 2 reasons. Eric Clapton's cover version became more popular than Marley's reggae version topping the charts in the USA, Canada & England. 2nd thing was Marley wrote the song to express his dislike of birth control, & Clapton's version was taken as a cry against corruption & injustice. U might recognize more of the songs if u listened to them in their entirety, not just snippets. That possible memory triggered by the song "Top Of The World" by the Carpenters, might be from when u were really young & u heard it somewhere.🤔 Hey u know, seeing that "You're The One That I Want" was #1 in August 1978, brought back the memory of my grandmother taking me to see GREASE which was released at the movie theater June, 1978, when I was about 6yrs old. I remembered asking my grandma what a "hickey" was. She told me "It's a monkey bite." Man, that confused my little 6 yr old self.😄 The actress/singer that played Sandy in GREASE was Olivia Newton-John. They showed her earlier in the video, where she sings "I love u...", & u said "Aw, I love u too." She was mainly a singer.
Yes it was so good in the clubs with disco! I was born in 1949, and I was in the clubs partying every weekend! We had Motown and Rock and Disco, then came Eagles and so on! 😂❤😊
I recognize all of these songs. I was born in 1973 and I remember riding in the car with my father and listening to all of these. This is giving me such a strong feeling of nostalgia.
Ikr?! No Pink Floyd, no CCR, Areosmith, Eagles, Moody Blues, The Who, The Doors, and did they show Bowie or not? I might've missed it if they did. Was it just for pop?
Now you're digging the greatest music. As a teen I was blessed musically. My Fender Stratocaster loves the 60's and especially the 70's. Headed for 66 years old and still rockin ❤❤❤❤. Long live rock and roll !!!! 👍👍🤘🤘
I was born in 1960 and was in high school in the 1970s and we had the best music ever!! The 1970s music was, and still is, #1. We had so many great singers and great bands it would be hard to pick a favorite. The Doobie Brothers was my favorite Band, followed by Fleetwood Mac. My favorite song of the whole 1970s was You Light Up My Life by Debbie Boone, which was actually the longest running #1 song of the decade, although it gets left out a lot. some of my other favorite bands was Kansas, Queen, The Eagles, The Bee Gees, Abba, Heart, and Creedence Clear Water Revival. Favorite singers were John Denver, Olivia Newton John, Jim Croce, Karen Carpenter, and Linda Ronstadt. Delta Dawn was country and sung by Tanya Tucker. In the Clip you played she was only 13 years old! seriously there were so many good songs during the decade of the 1970s.
LOVED IT ! Thanks for taking me down memory lane. My teenage years were the 70's. Never liked ABBA until I saw Momma Mia, now I love them. Great songs, good times !!!
Also born in 55. Spent early 70s happily listening to all of these in high school. In Alaska, where I carried a big ol radio to keep me company on my morning 4 mile hike to the bus stop under the stars and deep cold. Actual magic even if my mini skirt and heels were ridiculous for the weather! Anyone else remember the Desiderata??
You get bonus points Lewis!! Who doesn't love Grease & Olivia Newton John. She was on your 70's list wiyh 'I Honestly Love You' - but you didn't recognize that song. She also sang Xanadu.
Thanks for a blast from the past! Best music, ever. If somebody opened a 70s disco now, it'd be packed, guaranteed! Hop in the car, windows down, music blaring, just cruisin....
I was born in 1968, so the 70s was my childhood and the 80s was my teen years. After graduating high school in 1986, I didn’t really pay attention to the new music anymore. My parents introduced me to music from the 50s and 60s. I love it all still, what I grew up listening to. The best music, Rock and Country all comes from the 50s to the 80s. Country music became very popular in America in the 1980s. A country group named Alabama won the “Artist of the Decade” award for the 80s. You should check them out.
Anybody remember America's Top 40, with Casey Kasem?
I miss it!
Every Sunday morning.
I listened to it almost every week when I was young.
Get Sirius radio, they play it all the time!! I listen all the time!!
Kasey Kasem every week. But in the 60's we had different people doing the top 40!!! Love the 60's because experiencing the change those 10 yrs was incredible!!! Then came the 70's with their changes into the 80's. Stayed up on the music into the 2k's but then it got to be too much nothing really worth listening to. Thank goodness we had all the best music!!!
Born in 55 so went through the 60's 70' and 80's --- never needed any other music after that.
I'm older but I feel the same way about the 60s, 70s and 80s music.
Born '54. I agree!
Amen!! 🎯🎯🎯
Same here
Born in 1962 and I loved the music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. But also the later music and still find great music now in the 2020s.
The 70's was the best decade in history to be a teen. But, Lewis, I'll bet you know alot more songs on this playlist than you think. It's just they left out the hook lines.
Absolutely!❤❤❤
If only we could go back!!! High school was a friggin blast!!!!! We got away with everything. Course it was a different world back then. A better world! Riding around with your friends made for a great Friday night. Jumping from party to party. I feel bad for kids today. Christ last year they had to bring in the National Guard to my old school because the fighting was so bad. Yeah, the 60's & 70's were the best years to grow up in. Nothing but ✌️&❤️. Merry Christmas.
I was born in 1960 and lucky enough to spend my entire teenage years in the 70s
Amen to that statement!!!
So agree
"I don't recognize"
That was the Carpenters, including the legendary Karen Carpenter. She had an angelic voice to rival any. And if that was legendary enough, she could also play the drums as good as any.
I’m a contralto (the lowest female voice range), and loved singing along with Karen Carpenter!!! She proved that you don’t have to be a soprano to have a beautiful voice.
A lot of us were lucky enough to grow up with these tunes., Especially in the 60s and 70s, every day it seemed like a new artist or group came out with another hit. It really was an amazing time... And it's so gratifying to see younger generations today enjoying and appreciating a lot of the music of their parents and grandparents.
@proudgram61, these "tunes" are all from the 1970s.
You might know these songs but whoever selected the clips often left out the hook that you would recognize.
Yeah, clips were too short.
this
I totally agree! The clips were too short, and the hooks were often missing.
It’s like someone who knew nothing about these songs just randomly selected tiny segments
I think that’s kinda the point
I can’t believe you don’t know Mick Jagger, when you see him. You need to go back on your own and listen to all those songs. They didn’t do them justice with such a short sample.
I was coming here to say the same thing, who doesn't know who Mick Jagger is, especially from a Brit, lol! 😂
Not the music I listen to in the 70's ! Not many played on this video were ones I liked . I'd have turned the channel quickly on about 95% of these songs .
Mick was one of the most beautiful rock stars ever.
Yep, I was surprised by that one myself 😅
@@subliminalphishYou were probably listening to the 60s metal bands then, am I right?
The reason the older music takes you in is because it was real voices and instruments played and no electronic or digital enhancements. True talent.
@Kiki..Jones2025, YES! 👍👍💙
😅😅😅 you Crack me up..
YES ABBA was very popular in the 70s... still love them
Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Eagles, CCR, ELO, BTO, Elton John, Queen, Heart. So many great bands came from the 70s, and I am glad I was born in '62. You should do Music Reactions.
I was also born in 1962, and couldn't agree more. The '70's was the best time to be a teen.
I think the rock of the 70s is pretty great, too, and pretty underrepresented in this.
Music reactions are fun.
@fastecp1 loved all the bands you mentioned. I, too, was born in the 50's.
I grew up with All these songs. They are ALL my favorites. If you don't hear more if the songs you have NO idea of how the song sounds. Write all these titles down and listen to each song. You will be surprised what you are truely missing.
Growing up in 60's, 70's and 80's was the Best. We truely had the best music back then.❤❤❤
100% right. Pull up the songs and lesion to the song complete. You were laughing at songs that were great. John Denver, the Carpenders ( sister and brother) Karan's voice was unbelievable. The Group America was great. Don't just look at one song of a group.
The best part of life in those days was the music. There was something about the music of the 60s and 70s that uplifts and soothes the soul all at once.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yes 60's 70's 80's!!!! The best!!!
I was a disco queen in the late 70's. Loved dancing to all of the great music. No auto tune back then. Pure talent.
YES! 😊
Exactly.
Best time ever, the 70s!
Agreed. At the disco very night except one because they were closed, lol. Boy, I wish I still had that energy. I could work all day, take a one hour nap then get ready to go dancing. Come home, grab 3 or 4 hours of sleep and off to work to do it all again. But oh, what memories!
I spent my entire teenage years in the 70s and this video omits so many great songs and Bands that we listened to like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston, Ted Nugent, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas and many more
Steely Dan
And not one of them played on here 😂. I'd have turned the station within the first few notes . I did/do like a few of them but the majority of them are disco and me and my friends believed disco SUCKED .
Don't forget Bob Seger
The Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Van Halen, and so many others... They were either huge in the 70s or about to be mega huge in the 80s.
Me too I was a teen all through the 70’s
Helen Reddy who sang both "I am Woman" and "Delta Dawn" was Australian, and not really considered a country singer, but pop. The song Delta Dawn was also sung by and a hit for Tanya Tucker who is a country singer.
What cracks me up is wondering if you realize how old we are! Lol I mean, I graduated from High School in 76. So half-way through this group of songs. I turned 67 on 12/12. Yes, I'm rocking out to the rockers. And I'm sure that there a lot of people older than me who are doing the same thing - and you're realizing that we're grandparents and great-grandparents now! (I'm going to the gender reveal for my first great-grandchild at 4 this evening!) So, you have an audience you didn't even realize love and appreciate you! And I've been watching for a long time. From Central Florida, U.S. And I DO love and appreciate you!
@melodygrim471, belated Happy Birthday. I turned 68 on 12/18 and you are so right. Maybe we are a bridge between Lewis's generation and our own. I like that idea a lot and the fact that young people are discovering all the great music from our era.
Born in 1962. I know and love most of them. There's no pop like 70's pop. It's just beautiful.
And uplifting...I miss that.
Born in 60 and the rock and southern rock of the 70s was awesome too
@@snapdragon8888 I was a 1963 girl!! Heck yea!!
Lewis, "Night Fever" was from the soundtrack of the most famous movie of the Disco era : "Saturday Night Fever"'.
John Travolta did some incredible dance routines . If you've never seen it, you must. Ask you mother about it.
Great album. Loved the movie and music.
Since the movie was such a hit, the high end clubs were installing light up dance floor back in the days. Today the movie is now a Broadway musical.
Every song clip I am hearing is me knowing every lyric from the words I'm hearing. I used music as an escape of struggles. Music was therapy. I love 70's music.
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ABBA is basically a GLOBAL phenom. They were basically everywhere, even hitting it big in the USA, Australia, Africa and S.America.
This has to be one of my favorite reactions of yours! You had me for real laughing out loud every time I saw ABBA come up. I myself love ABBA but did not realize how big they were here in the states until I watched a documentary on them, so I completely understood your reactions which made them all that much better!
And these are just the number ones . . . lots of great music in between . . .
That’s the truth!
Yep Lewis you scored some points because Grease is my all-time favorite movie! I had a crush on John Travola! Yes the song grease is the theme song for the movie. Funny though you had a crush on Olivia Newton- John (sandy) but when you played the 80's songs and hers came on ( Lets get physical) you thought she was Ellen Degeneres! 😂😂😂
Bar-bar-bar-barino. 😂 hey Mr kot-teer. Loved Vinnie barbarino ❤
Born in '65, with an older brother and sister. Grew up hearing 60's 70's and 80's music. Great time in musical history!! (My parents also played great 40's and 50's music, like Glenn Miller and The Supremes.)
Definitely the best decades for music and I was born in ‘89
@kimsteen4189, absolutely. I love big band music and Glenn Miller is my favorite.
I was 20 years old in 1970. This music carries so many happy memories! Lots of dancing!
John Denver, Annie's song is my favorite on this list. He wrote the song in ten minutes in a ski lift while skiing in Aspen, Colorado after getting into an argument with his wife. One of the most beautiful love songs ever written.
John Denver is one of my all time favorites!
lol the girl that played "Sandy" was Olivia-Newton John, she was a singer before she was in Grease (a musical, go figure), and yes everyone had a crush on her, she's an Aussie, not an American though
Came to say the same 😂
I don't think he caught it but Olivia had a #1 song in this list earlier, "I honestly love you". Also had 2 in the 80s, "Xanadu and Let's Get Physical".
Her sister is Helen Reddy
@Dino-kr9cb they were not related.
Just close friends
I was cracking up at your observation on hearing the "American" in the voice of Helen Reddy, an Australian pop (not country) singer. You should watch this with your mum; she'd get a kick out of it! Happy holidays!
I know that Lewis is young, but it makes me feel really old, because I remember most of these songs when they were popular (only started the teen years being born in late 50's) 😊
I remember walking to the pool and listening to all these songs while I was at the pool. I was there for nearly six hours almost every day. Even though I was only in first grade I knew every one of these songs very well, and these memories are inextricably tied in with my days at the pool.
I was born 1954 and than the greatest music began 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's! Now you need to do the 50's and 60's. Peace 😊✌️ your 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 🕺💃 Lewis put on your Disco shoes 👞👞 start dancing and have a ball! Great Reaction🎵 👍 👌
I grew up in the 70s, the decade, which was full of great music. I was in twenties during the 80s, which was also a great decade for music. Hearing the songs from those years always brings a smile to my face.
They actually had something called Talent!!! They were singer song writers and musicians, now they have a computer with voice overs .
That and sampling great older songs instead of being original
Today music is based more on technological engineering than artist performance. I saw The Doobie Brothers last year for the first time ever. Couldn't believe how good they are at their age. Played for two and a half hours and never missed a beat.
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"Wait, Is The Band Called 'America' ?"
It certainly is, Lewis.
As for why you're only hearing the vocalization, it's playing short snippets of the full-length song
Listen to Bachman, Turner Overdrive's song called "Let It Ride." Listen to Joe Walsh's song "Rocky Mountain Way." We were also listening to Steve Miller Band, Pink Floyd, Heart, The Who, Black Sabbath, Allman Brothers Band (most legendary southern rock ever, e.g., the epic (Whipping Post"), Lynard Skynard, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac (huge hits), Eric Clapton (for crying out loud, the epic masterpiece "Layla"). Yes, we loved all those upbeat, pop sounds in the compilation you just heard and even the disco - but the decade had some legendary rock that wasn't touched in that lineup!! Made no sense!! In your personal time, check out some of what I listed here. You won't be sorry) 😎
Agree 💯
@@christinewells7745 And there was so much more I could have listed! 👍🏻😎
I think you and I went to different schools together 😊
@@cspat1 Cool! 👍🏻😎🎶
He’s right about all that and the man that wrote I shot the Sheriff was Eric Clapton one of the best guitar players of all time and although he didn’t write that crappy song Layla, he had so many other fabulous songs that were worth listening to.
OH YES!!!!! My fav in there was Janis Joplin. Her voice was amazing. She recorded that song “Me and Bobby McGee in 1970, but I think it was October of 1970 that she died from an overdose. That song wasn’t released until 1971 after her death. If you ever want to watch an interesting bio, hers is one you should watch! If you like raspy voices you’ll love hers. She was also at Woodstock, if you know what that is. 😁
I am 60 years old and was born in 1964, so just turned 60. I am absolutely fascinated with looking at you younger folk on youtube being equally fascinated and appreciative of the older singers and songs of decades gone by. And song writers etc. It is very nostalgic for me looking back at these songs and knowing absolutely every single one. And sometimes an emotional journey to back to the past. Do you know the feelings of "oh I remember so and so when that song was a hit" etc. But as with many who have commented on your channel and others like yours, the 60s, 70, and maybe very early 80s were the best generations for "good" music. I absolutely love, love music, but after the early 80s I lost interest in popular music. The 50s were also good, but I would say the 60, and the 70s were the best. And many people have said that too. And I agree with them. They had the best song writers then and some in my opinion were great poets too. I mean that goes for all singers and groups then. As I said on another webpage like yours, you either had talent "then" or you didn't there was no need for Americas got talent, England's got talent, or Irelands got talent. You either had it or didn't as I say. I told my now 34 year old nephew you wouldn't be allowed up on a stage if you didn't have "real talent". You say in this video you wish you could do a side by side comparison between these "original" songs and the covers. Why don't you do that in your own time, and you'll definitely will be amazed at the "quality " of the originals, well that very much in my opinion. Some singers today have butchered some of the songs of the past. And this compilations that your plating in this particular video, why don't you look up each song individually and hear the full recordings. Just a suggestion. No ! Definitely I am absolutely delighted I was part of those generations. And grew up in the 70s. When they were still playing a lot of the 50, and 60, songs too. I think what is wrong today is that they don't have good song writers anymore or poets, so the singers of today are having to depend on the older singers songs. And in some cases doing their own versions of them. That's when I feel "personally" they butcher them. Showing my age now.😂. The instrumentals in some of the songs of the 60s and 70s were as good as the lyrics and made the songs too, as in a " whiter shade of pale". Or a song just called "music" I think by John Miles. I could be corrected. Anyway all you young folk keep up the good work. One more final thought, I think because the singers and song writers of this period, put so much effort into writing good songs etc, that is why they stood the test of time, I don't think we will ever see the likes of it again. Good singers today, "some" but not the calaber of the past. God bless.
I was in high school and in the Navy in the 1970s!
Absolutely unforgettable!!! 😎🇺🇸🫡
Shipmate, I was born in the 70's and did two deployments 08-12, Wespac. Good 70's vibes music, Hooyah.
I was born in the 60s and clubbing in the 70s. The music selection was different from the Gay and the Straight clubs those days. Funny we had more Straight couples coming to our clubs because we had the best music and shows.
Me too shipmate, stationed in Holy Loch Scotland 77-79, great times and music
The 70s has the best music of all. They had to have real talent then. No auto tune, just pure talent.
I agree about the talent. Auto tune was not invented until 1997 though. First commercially produced song that auto tune was used on was "Believe" by Cher in 1998, but it was not used to make her sound better as we know. Just a bit of info there.
The 70s were my childhood and this video unlocked a lot of good memories. Every Saturday morning my parents cleaned the house and my dad would blast the stereo while they cleaned. These were the songs that i heard over and over again. My dad passed away 2 months ago and it’s nice to have these memories unlocked.
Your dad will always be with you through the music 🎶
It's amazing and wonderful how a song can take you back to when you were a kid. My mom loved country, the old country. I can't hear one of those songs without remembering her doing the same on cleaning day. I can almost hear all of us singing along.
I was born in 1974, but do remember some of the songs from the late 70s. I love the movie Grease. Also, love ABBA. And disco music especially Donna Summer.
I was born in the 70s. ABBA was huge. Music was amazing then and the 80s I spent my teenage years. Have to say that English bands had a huge influence in my life. Some day I need ti visit England.
Bridge Over Troubled Water is my absolute favorite song of all time. I consider it one of my life's theme songs. Great vid!
Yes, do more music videos! I love so many songs from this one and the 80's one you did, so much nostalgia with this music.. Many of those early 70's songs you didn't know are really great. Look them up and listen to them whole.
But as much as I like these, I like the old COUNTRY music even better, and I bet you would too. Country music was great from the 60's thru the early 90's - after that, it doesn't feel like proper country anymore.
@Darryl.Smelser, so true, because after the 1990s country music became "corporate" country and I hate the garbage.
Maybe because I'm a late boomer 😃 and was a teen in the 70s but it was the best decade for music. So much was going on! It was a transitional time with rock really defining itself, disco coming in along with New Wave, the last vestiges of folk rock, international artists other than the UK, and even new instrumentation.
There was also a dark undertone with peace and love hippy music falling by the wayside and social anxiety building over Vietnam and post assassinations. Then Nixon. It could be argued that was the last time the majority of Americans trusted and believed in the government. All that turmoil makes for good art, including music.
Good GRIEF darlin, that was BEAUTIFULLY said 😢❣️. Ain't no way I could ever add a thang😉🙏🏻❣️.
@@hollyharris707 Thanks sweetie! Merry Christmas!
Yes this ⬆️ What George said 70’s teen too
I've watched so many videos by Lewis and this is the most I've laughed watching him fall apart about ABBA. Which i totally get because I've watched the Mamma Mia movie so many times. It's insanely addictive music.
Thank you for bringing back my teenage years. Best years great music and artists. Bands of today are sampling some of these that's how good they were. ABBA were mega big in Australia and then the rest of the world caught up. You here so much of them because of the musical and movie Mama Mia. Fantastic musicians and singers
ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 and had a string of immensely popular hits during the seventies.
More recently the jukebox musical Mama Mia! was written around their music and later turned into a movie of the same name. Bringing them renewed attention, although even before that their music had remained consistently popular and featured in other movies like Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
And also the film "Muriel's Wedding".
ABBA's popularity knows no bounds, the movie was just a musical based on their music that they (pretty sure they wrote it) they did that and then it was made into a movie due to their extreme popularity, and yea they are just as big in America as it seems they are in the UK, even to this day.
The song Vincent by Don McLean is about Vincent Van Gogh; a beautiful tune that was one of my mother's favorites when she was in her 30s.
Have you or her ever seen the Dr. Who ep about Van Gogh? Check it out, the ending will make you cry.
I grew up with these songs, being an old geezer, and a damn fine era-lots of tune’s morphing from 60’s sounds and churning up into the 80’s. Recognized them pretty much across the board, all of them …no dementia for me yet! Cheers!
In Grease, Sandy is played by Olivia Newton John. The same singer who in the early 70's had the song that you listened to that said, "I love you, I honestly love you".
A Horse With No Name is an amazing song. And yes it has words. And there was so many amazing songs in the 70's it's hard to say which was a favorite 😊
The first one you heard was "Raindrops Keep Falling On My" , B.J. Thomas a good friend of mine. K.C. and the sunshine band "'That's The Way I like It" went to school with me
ABBA was and is so big because Mamma Mia was a musical thats plot was written around all ABBA songs. The musical was wildly successful, reintroducing the songs to another generation and making the charts again.
It also helped that they performed the songs in English to a much larger worldwide population than just the country of Sweden. Very forward thinking to do so back then.
Mamma Mia is my favorite movie and I don’t usually like musicals.
The movie was decades after the hit songs.
@ I know
They were a huge worldwide success decades before that movie though.
I was in my lower yeens in the 70s but i also heard these from my mom who ALWAYS had the radio on. I was sutprised to hear ABBA. Every song brings back amazing memories. I even cried a little listening to some of those song. They created such great memories !
Happy New YearsamHi l am a 63 year old woman from Oregon, USA. I got married in 1980. So I grew up with these songs.
You need to look up those songs & listen to the whole songs to really enjoy them.
Fun thing about the band America.. they were from London.
They were the kids of American Air Force members stationed there.
😂
Dewey Bunnell was born in Yorkshire but Dan Peek was born in Florida and Gerry Beckley was from Texas.
You had me cracking up at the ABBA stuff. LOL! You should consider doing reactions to some of the full songs in these. Would love to see that.
Love these music vids, Lew! Happy Christmas! Love your channel!
thank you tracy!!! i'll for sure do more!:)
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers. Eric Clapton took 'I Shot The Sheriff' to the top of the US Billboard charts, which featured on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard, a year after Marley's version was originally released.
I was growing up in the 70's... I remember most all these songs... Love a lot of them. Seasons in the Sun is a song I want played at my funeral... I love that song. ABBA was HUGE in America... they were amazing ... I remember my parents taking us to Grease... in a drive in. End of the 70's was great... But then I like some of the 60's too...
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TBH, with you, Lewis, this was originally performed by Bob Marley, but this version is Eric Clapton's cover of Marley's song
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Hey, Lewis, fun fact for you:
This song, being performed by Elton John, was originally released by The Beatles
Lewis, That’s Mick Jagger,The Rolling Stones part of the British Invasion. In a good way.
The 70's was my childhood!😁 I so miss those days, and the early to mid 80's (mid teens to 20). I grew up on my mother's music, so throw in some 50's and 60's, too. The music was so great!🥰 There's too many songs that I'd love to mention, Lewis, but "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" and "Lean On Me" made a big impression on my young prepubescent mind. As for Elton, I grew up hearing him on the radio all the time (here in the States), and I adore his early stuff.🥰 Two of my favorite songs of his from '74 (I think it charted then, but was produced in '73) were "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". It's too bad you're not hearing enough of the songs from this list, because they cut off too quickly for you to realize whether you heard them before or not.. and yes, "Horse With No Name" definitely has lyrics.😂Whoever put these samples together did a poor job representing most of these songs.🥲 Also, the woman you like with the "twang" in her voice, Helen Reddy.. she was actually Australian, not American!😂 But yeah, so many artists lose their accents when they sing, and she just happened to have the type of singing voice that made her sound more "country". And yes, Glen Campbell was about to sing about "riding out on a horse..! You got it right!😃💯💯Anyway, I enjoy watching your reactions, Lewis. Much love from upstate NY!🤗❤️❤️
I was a teenager during the 70's! The music was great and I had a blast! Best decade for music!
I graduated in 76. Great music. Do the music. Love it.😊
Love the look on your face every time Abbas comes on
Excuse my spelling it’s Abba
from about 1977 to about 1985 would probably be my favorite years. Grew up with these songs, and they are still as good today as they were back then. In fact I probably appreciate them even more because of the lack of good music today.
Totally well said.
I feel so fortunate to have been born in the first year of GenX! I got the best of the 60s, 70s and 80s! The song that you said your mom liked, “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack, was about Don McLean who gave us “American Pie” and “Vincent!”
I was in high school in the 70s and the music I remember was from school concerts like when Andrew Lord sang 'A Boy Named Sue'. Everyone was singing 'American Pie' and 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'. Our band played 'I Can See Clearly Now' for a parade when President Nixon stopped over on the way back from China. I remember a song about a rollerskate key and brand new pair of rollerskates. The local band used to sing at sock hops a song about Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
The thing is that these songs took me from junior high to college when I met my boyfriend who became my husband who was from Japan so he was crazy about American pop, John Denver, Olivia Newton John, and songs with English lyrics especially ABBA, Horse with no Name, Santana; music over the PA in Wyoming colleges. I remember the explosion at Three Mile Island and music playing at the time was Afternoon Delight, Sailing and Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross, music of Elton John and Grease.
You have to watch the "Convoy" video. That was true Americana at that time. Listen to the words. So fun!
I had a young employee ask me what 10-4 meant on our handheld devices (like walkie talkie). I tried to explain and actually brought up this song re the trucker lingo.
@Okaywhatever82 - 10-4 good buddy!
The 70s were also home to a lot of classic rock hits that were well known but never number one from the Who, Boston, Genesis, Yes, Blue Oyster Cult, etc that you might recognize now.
Late 70's came Saturday Night Fever and the Beeges soundtrack. My friends and I danced to it 😂😂.
That album and those songs give me memories of the 70's than any other.
My favorites were CCR( Have you ever seen the rain), Carly Simon(You're so vain)The Eagles( Hotel California), and I can see clearly now, which does that one ring a bell with AGT'S Grace vanderwaal and her cover. It's awesome and she even changed some of the lyrics, instead of " I can see all obstacles in my way" she says, " I accept all the things that I cannot change", I probably got that wrong, been a while but listen to it if you like the original, she's great! I watched all these backwards😂 the Americans listen to what? And 80's music. Now this. Love it! ❤ also your face everytime they played Abba! 😂 Abba and The Carpenter's were on there a lot! And I think I get what you're saying. Back then, it was rare to hear songs that wasn't just a song. Now, they have easter eggs and are about real celebs and are made JUST FOR tons of movies, which that's ok! 👍🎧🎼🎶 This was awesome bro! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, LOUVRE MUSIC, EPIC COLLAB!
I graduated in 79. So this was my decade of fantastic music. And yes I was and still am in a good mood because of this music. At 63 yrs old, this is the main music I listen to every single day. You should try listening to nothing but the 70s music for a solid month and see if it does not change your soul inside.😊
I was born in 1960. I know about 98% of these songs. Love this decade of music❤❤❤
Same here, and I think it should be "Songs Popular in American Charts" as about half are by british artists!
I'm familiar with a lot of these because I listen to 70's, 80's and 90's music. But of course there are a few I'm not familiar with, the radio station I listen to tends to stick to the more popular songs. But I always get a bit of a chuckle when a Brit has a hard time identifying British bands and singers but is more familiar with US bands & singers. :)
How is it possible that a British guy doesn't know who Mick Jagger is?
Or Cliff Richard
I had the same reaction! 😂
I graduated high school in 1971, so you just hit on a lot of my favorite music! So fun💃💃🕺🕺
Ohhhh!!! I was born in 1975. I absolutely love all of these! The fact that you know so many 80's and 70's songs means you were raised right. AND HOLY SHIT YOU NEED TO GO DOWN THE AMERICA RABBIT HOLE! Amazing band!
Grease was a musical "MOVIE" that was supposed to be set in the 1950's.... the movie was made and released in the 1970's.
Queen - Princes of the Universe
These songs fall in two categories for me, the ones I love and the ones I hate!
Haha I don't hate many of them, but CCR is like nails on a chalkboard to me 😂
I have several favorites of these 70s songs spread out thru the video. These are the songs my parents would listen to & still do occasionally.
Lewis, u had me cracking up w/the song "Brown Sugar", when u said "I don't know who this guy is, but I guarantee u, I know what was happenin'..."
I was like "He doesn't know who the lead singer of the Rolling Stones is?" It's Mick Jagger.😄
Bob Marley did write & perform "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1973, but Eric Clapton did a cover of the song in 1974 w/Bob Marley's blessing. Later, Bob Marley got ticked off for 2 reasons. Eric Clapton's cover version became more popular than Marley's reggae version topping the charts in the USA, Canada & England. 2nd thing was Marley wrote the song to express his dislike of birth control, & Clapton's version was taken as a cry against corruption & injustice.
U might recognize more of the songs if u listened to them in their entirety, not just snippets. That possible memory triggered by the song "Top Of The World" by the Carpenters, might be from when u were really young & u heard it somewhere.🤔
Hey u know, seeing that "You're The One That I Want" was #1 in August 1978, brought back the memory of my grandmother taking me to see GREASE which was released at the movie theater June, 1978, when I was about 6yrs old. I remembered asking my grandma what a "hickey" was. She told me "It's a monkey bite." Man, that confused my little 6 yr old self.😄 The actress/singer that played Sandy in GREASE was Olivia Newton-John. They showed her earlier in the video, where she sings "I love u...", & u said "Aw, I love u too." She was mainly a singer.
Yes it was so good in the clubs with disco! I was born in 1949, and I was in the clubs partying every weekend! We had Motown and Rock and Disco, then came Eagles and so on! 😂❤😊
I recognize all of these songs. I was born in 1973 and I remember riding in the car with my father and listening to all of these. This is giving me such a strong feeling of nostalgia.
Seriousy? No Fleetwood Mac, Led Zepplin, Boson, Kansas?
Ikr?! No Pink Floyd, no CCR, Areosmith, Eagles, Moody Blues, The Who, The Doors, and did they show Bowie or not? I might've missed it if they did. Was it just for pop?
This was a UK top 40 #1 by the month. Not US.
These are the most popular songs each month, so #1 songs.
We used to say "Death before disco"
Amen! I remember only a few of these! I was more into Rock. Not disco!!!
Now you're digging the greatest music. As a teen I was blessed musically. My Fender Stratocaster loves the 60's and especially the 70's. Headed for 66 years old and still rockin ❤❤❤❤. Long live rock and roll !!!! 👍👍🤘🤘
Yes, the disco clubs were so much fun. I took disco lessons, those turns were fast. Lots of fun.
I was born in 1960 and was in high school in the 1970s and we had the best music ever!! The 1970s music was, and still is, #1. We had so many great singers and great bands it would be hard to pick a favorite. The Doobie Brothers was my favorite Band, followed by Fleetwood Mac. My favorite song of the whole 1970s was You Light Up My Life by Debbie Boone, which was actually the longest running #1 song of the decade, although it gets left out a lot. some of my other favorite bands was Kansas, Queen, The Eagles, The Bee Gees, Abba, Heart, and Creedence Clear Water Revival. Favorite singers were John Denver, Olivia Newton John, Jim Croce, Karen Carpenter, and Linda Ronstadt. Delta Dawn was country and sung by Tanya Tucker. In the Clip you played she was only 13 years old! seriously there were so many good songs during the decade of the 1970s.
LOVED IT ! Thanks for taking me down memory lane. My teenage years were the 70's. Never liked ABBA until I saw Momma Mia, now I love them. Great songs, good times !!!
Also born in 55. Spent early 70s happily listening to all of these in high school. In Alaska, where I carried a big ol radio to keep me company on my morning 4 mile hike to the bus stop under the stars and deep cold. Actual magic even if my mini skirt and heels were ridiculous for the weather! Anyone else remember the Desiderata??
bro, back then there was literally nothing else to do but go out and go to clubs. always a good time and the music drove all of it.
I was 9 years old in 1970. I love all these songs. They were my childhood.
It was so good during the disco era, I was there with the glittery disco ball over the dance floor, having a blast. Love all the Bee Gees songs
You get bonus points Lewis!! Who doesn't love Grease & Olivia Newton John. She was on your 70's list wiyh 'I Honestly Love You' - but you didn't recognize that song. She also sang Xanadu.
Thanks for a blast from the past! Best music, ever. If somebody opened a 70s disco now, it'd be packed, guaranteed! Hop in the car, windows down, music blaring, just cruisin....
So fun, thanks so much! On the other ocean, Santa Cruz, California. I turned 13 in 1977, knew all the songs. Great job! I'm now in a great mood too.
I was born in 1968, so the 70s was my childhood and the 80s was my teen years. After graduating high school in 1986,
I didn’t really pay attention to the new music anymore. My parents introduced me to music from the 50s and 60s.
I love it all still, what I grew up listening to. The best music, Rock and Country all comes from the 50s to the 80s.
Country music became very popular in America in the 1980s. A country group named Alabama won the “Artist of the Decade” award for the 80s. You should check them out.