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In reply to the discussion: What is your favorite stupid song you liked/hated from the 70s. [View all]Karadeniz
(22,564 posts)203. He had good taste!
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Man. That's definitely an LSD flashback! Love the flowered, puffy sleeve shirt!
Squinch
Mar 2019
#195
I'd bet that's 1960's ... guessing '62-65, given the pic, sound of the recording, etc.
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#4
Well, it has been going through my head ever since I posted the thing.:)
True Blue American
Mar 2019
#96
I always wondered, what was the pony's real name. 'The pony she named Wildfire...'
Shrike47
Mar 2019
#95
Do wa ditty ditty dum ditty do...love hate relationship. Think it's stupid but will sing to it.
notdarkyet
Mar 2019
#17
Leave out the ill-advised vocals and the playing is actually pretty badass ... just sayin (nt)
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#30
I know ... he wrote all the stuff on their first two records IIRC ... then they decided to do
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#57
You said stupid songs you love/hate ... and this one definitely tops my list ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#49
That was the title track, man ... I had this album on vinyl when I like ... 7! Love it (nt)
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#70
First album I bought with gift money was Toys in the Attic ... first w/my own money
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#86
Which is also pretty awesome (in a 'so bad it's great kinda way') I have to admit ... (nt)
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#90
It was actually 1971 :) This was my first exposure ... and I love this song to this day
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#48
From the late, lamented Randy California- this version of Mother and Child Reunion is seared
NBachers
Mar 2019
#220
Terry Jacks should've stayed with the Poppy Family. I've still got a thing for Susan Jacks . . .
NBachers
Mar 2019
#226
Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Dead skunk in the middle of the road
Ferrets are Cool
Mar 2019
#41
This song briefly provoked a political issue when Betty Ford, who became First Lady after
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#53
LOLOLOL I vaguely remember that, even as a little kid ... Yeah, it's downright DIRTY! (nt)
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#58
Convoy is a great song....This came out when the truckers were protesting the gas hikes in the 70's
Lochloosa
Mar 2019
#109
Some might remember this as a cheesy song ... but when you see 'em put it down live ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#66
Okay, so I'm kinda cheating again ... but this is so killer it belongs on our 70's vibe thread ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#74
This one legit qualifies for the thread theme - Jennifer Warnes - The Right Time of the Night
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#81
Right on! Since we're on a 3DN tip, here's the original version of one of their hits ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#102
Yeah, man ... I dig his clown gig, and his groovy band, and the banjo player, it's a cool perf ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#130
I don't blame ya ... but in retrospect ... ya gotta admit, it's still kinda great ;) (nt)
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#114
You light up my life- she sang that as if she was having an intestinal problem.
Squinch
Mar 2019
#142
Oh, god. I could not stand them, and they were everywhere! But that poor child.
Squinch
Mar 2019
#212
Know what? Carpenters'd be on my #1 hate list, but Karen had one of the strongest & most confident
NBachers
Mar 2019
#237
I had the Bobby Sherman AND the David Cassidy trading cards. And I'm not embarrassed!
Squinch
Mar 2019
#146
I couldn't. My dad would have said it was a.waste of money. You could hide the trading cards!
Squinch
Mar 2019
#170
There was a song...don't know the title and it was sung in a Rudy Vallee style, so it may
Karadeniz
Mar 2019
#127
I mentioned the dissonance, but really the music was great. The lyrics ridiculous but...
hlthe2b
Mar 2019
#161
Who can forget how ubiquitous these Charlie Pride songs were in the early 70's?
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#239
He hit the top of the charts in 1969 with Spirit in the Sky and the bottom in 1970 with this
Maeve
Mar 2019
#233
So it's taken all the way to the bottom of the thread to list the most hideous Republican one of all
NBachers
Mar 2019
#246