Worst Songs in Pop Music World’s Worst Pop Music Bad music and all of the worst songs are subjective, we admit. Often, the songs on this are loved by many, but hated even more by others. This section is devoted entirely to the worst songs of all time. Well, maybe not the all-time worst written… Read More
Tag: 1970s
Novelty & Comedy Songs Novelty songs are different from most popular songs in that they usually have an invisible expiration date like 1999 or Pac-Man Fever with the exception of Christmas Songs and to a lesser extent, Halloween Songs. Pac-Man Fever really mattered in the early 1980s, but it has long since lost its purpose.… Read More
Hip Hop Old School Music 1970s-early 1990s Old School DJ Kool Herc is credited with inventing Hip Hop at a block party in 1974, although there were others playing too. All it took was two of the same vinyl record and some skill at cutting between them. That summer, Lovebug Starski started this style of… Read More
Top 100 Disco Dance Hits 1. Y.M.C.A. – Village People 2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor 3. Brick House – Commodores 4. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson 5. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls 6. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry 7. Super Freak – Rick James 8.… Read More
December 9, 1978 – January 5, 1979: Le Freak – Chic January 6 – January 19: Too Much Heaven – Bee Gees January 20 – February 9: Le Freak – Chic February 10 – March 9: Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? – Rod Stewart March 10 – March 23: I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor… Read More
1979 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1979: World Changing Event: Khomeini’s Iranian Revolution over Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. The Other World Changing Event: The introduction of the Sony Walkman The Top Song was My Sharona by The Knack The Movies to Watch include Alien, Rocky 2, The Muppet Movie, Apocalypse Now and Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The… Read More
Popular and Notable Books From 1970: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Bless the Beasts and Children by Glensin Swarthout Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart Deliverance by James Dickey Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to… Read More
About Music of the 70s: Things You Need To Know In 1976, The Beatles reached # 7 on the charts with Got To Get You Into My Life. A pretty cool achievement for a band that had broken up 6 years earlier. It was a single from the Rock and Roll Music compilation album. 1978… Read More
Decisions, Decisions! Advice Songs From The 1970s If life seems jolly rotten, There’s something you’ve forgotten, And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you’re feeling in the dumps, Don’t be silly chumps. Just purse your lips and whistle. That’s the thing… -Monty Python (From Life of Brian) Giving and accepting advice… Read More
The 70’s Bubblegum Pop Hits 1. ABC – Jackson Five 2. Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers 3. I Think I Love You – Partridge Family 4. Grease – Frankie Valli 5. That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band 6. Car Wash – Rose Royce 7. We Will Rock You/We… Read More
Summer Songs of the 1970s Summer Songs come in two different varieties: 1. The classic songs that describe summertime, vacations, beaches and the boardwalk. 2. The songs that were played in constant rotation on the radio and dance clubs. We tried to combine both the classic summer songs and songs in different genres that dominated… Read More
1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 9, 1979 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Johnny Carson (introduced as “John Carson”) Eligibility Year: 1978 This was the final public appearance of actor John Wayne. The nominees for the 51st Academy Awards were announced on February 20, 1979 1979 Oscar Nominees and… Read More
1979 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 15, 1979 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: John Denver Eligibility Year: October 1, 1977 – September 30, 1978 1979 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel Album of the Year: Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees, David Shire, Yvonne… Read More
Sexy Song of the 1970s You know what I’m talkin’ ’bout C’mon, baby Let your love come out If you believe in love Let’s get it on -Let’s Get It On, Marvin Gaye A lot of Sexy Songs sound so innocent, until an adult hears a child naively singing it… Lookin’ for some hot stuff,… Read More
December 24, 1977 – January 13, 1978: How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees January 14 – February 3: Baby Come Back – Player February 4 – March 3: Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees March 4 – March 17: (Love Is) Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb March 18 – May 12: Night Fever… Read More
1978 Trivia, History and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1978: World Changing Event: Louise Brown, the first “test-tube baby,” was born healthy in Oldham General Hospital, UK. The Top Song was Night Fever by The Bee Gees The Movies to Watch include Grease, Every Which Way But Loose, Superman and Heaven Can Wait The Most Famous Person in America was… Read More
1978 Popular Song Chart 1. Last Dance – Donna Summer 2. Disco Inferno – Trammps 3. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton 4. Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf 6. Summer Nights – Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta 7. We Are The Champions – Queen 8. Stayin Alive – Bee Gees 9. We Will Rock… Read More
1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 3, 1978 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Bob Hope Eligibility Year: 1977 The Turning Point set the record for the most nominations without a win (11). Star Wars won 6 of the 10 nominations. 1978 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Annie Hall… Read More
1978 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 23, 1978 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: John Denver Eligibility Year: October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1977 1978 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Hotel California – Eagles Album of the Year: Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.) Song of the Year (tie): Love Theme… Read More
November 13 – January 7, 1977: Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) – Rod Stewart January 8 – January 14: You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. January 15 – January 21: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer January 22… Read More
1977 History, Trivia and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1977: The Top Song was You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone The Movies to Watch include Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Smokey and the Bandit The Most Famous Person in America was probably Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (card game)… Read More
1977 Popular Song Chart 1. Dancing Queen – Abba 2. We Will Rock You – Queen 3. Brick House – Commodores 4. Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) – Bill Conti 5. Disco Inferno – The Trammps 6. Hotel California – Eagles 7. Imperial March (Darth Vader Theme) – John Williams 8. Margaritaville – Jimmy… Read More
1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 28, 1977 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Warren Beatty Eligibility Year: 1976 Peter Finch was the first posthumous winner of an Oscar for acting. The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called.… Read More
1977 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 19, 1977 Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California Host: Andy Williams Eligibility Year: October 16, 1975 – September 30, 1976 1977 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: This Masquerade – George Benson Album of the Year: Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown) Song of… Read More
December 27, 1975 – January 2, 1976: Let’s Do It Again – The Staple Singers January 3 – January 9: Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers January 10 – January 16: Convoy – C.W. McCall January 17 – January 23: I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow January 24 – January 30: Theme from Mahogany… Read More
1976 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1976: World Changing Event: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer, in Jobs’ parents garage, in Cupertino, California. The Top Song was Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart Influential Songs include: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Do You Feel Like We Do by… Read More
1976 Popular Song Chart 1. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry 2. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) – Four Seasons 3. Shake Your Booty – KC And The Sunshine Band 4. Afternoon Delight – the Starland Vocal Band 5. You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Lou Rawls 6. Bohemian Rhapsody –… Read More
Pre-Disco Dance Hits 1. Lady Marmalade – LaBelle 2. Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye 3. Dance To The Music – Sly and the Family Stone (1968) 4. Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations 5. ABC – Jackson Five 6. Proud Mary – Ike and Tina Turner 7. More Today Than Yesterday… Read More
Fred’s Fabulous 60s and 70s It may be hard for anyone living in the rich commercialism of today to understand the climate of the late sixties and early seventies. You could make a good amount of cash in freelance photography. Poster art was big and companies were looking for new poster art material as well… Read More
1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 29, 1976 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly Eligibility Year: 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest eaned 9 nominations, winning 5 Oscars. 1976 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: One Flew Over the… Read More
