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@mudfinger saidI remember both. Very well.
Anybody remember Black Oak Arkansas from the 70"s?
How about Grand Funk Railroad?
Saw both in concerts "back in the day." Highly entertaining!
@yo-its-me saidGot Yellow Brick Road in my head by reading your post. It's just one of those songs.
Yes! Thank you
It's because I watched Rocket man at the weekend.
I'm playing them now. Not sure if that'll help with them playing in my head or not...
I'll just stick to the 70s for this post. I think of the 80s as a separate musical era.
The only famous band from the 70s I ever saw live was K.C. and the Sunshine Band. One of my brothers got to say hello to Al Stewart later in life, though.
In the Year 2525
Sweet Caroline
Could It Be Magic?
Year of the Cat
The Raven
When I Break Down
Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
As (Stevie Wonder)
Dirty Lowdown
What You Won't Do For Love
September (EW&F)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
If You Could Read My Mind
Muskrat Love
American Pie
Oh Very Young
Peace Train
Joy to the World
Puff the Magic Dragon
Spinning Wheel (Blood, Sweat, and Tears)
Rikki Don't Lose that Number
Fame (Bowie)
The Low Spark of High-heeled Boys
Birdland (Manhattan Transfer)
80s post:
Perfect Circle (R.E.M.)
Drive (ditto)
Private Dancer (Tina Turner)
What's Love Got to Do With It?
Thunderdome
Grey Diamond Desert (Screaming Trees)
I Walk in Cold Rain (ditto)
E.S.K. (ditto)
My Light Shines On (Primal Scream)
Strange Kind of Love
Mighty Joe Moon
Will to Lose (Bevis Frond)
Without Mind (ditto)
Repressor (ditto)
Carnation (The Jam)
You Do Something to Me (Paul Weller)
Probably forgetting some from R.E.M. and Talking Heads, Kate Bush and Wire. Oh, and The Waterboys.
@great-big-stees saidFor me, ABBA takes the prize for earworms.
My significant other just put up, on our "white board", the word sugar as we are out of it. When I saw what she'd written I immediately started singing "that" song. 🤔 😀
Edit: Now it's become an earworm.
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@moonbus saidGood timing, that.
For me, ABBA takes the prize for earworms.
I've mentioned that I've been going through the back catalogues of pop and rock artists and band, for the last couple of years. After all, you have to do something to drown out the whining of cow-orkers and air conditioners alike. Just last Friday I finished the last album of Adriano Celentano. Guess - just guess - what the next band on my list is!
Yup, Monday morning I'll start binge-listening to ABBA.
(Oh, and again: suggestions, anyone?)
@rookie54 saidBOA was the first concert I ever attended. In Billings Montana. Styx was their opening band. Styx had the hit "Lady" at the time. Five bucks admission at the door or $4.50 for tickets purchased in advance.
black oak arkansas was fronted by jim dandy mangrum
i saw them three times in the 70s
earl don't know his rock n roll
go jim dandy, go!
When electricity came to Arkansas!
@Mudfinger -
Five bucks admission at the door or $4.50 for tickets purchased in advance.
"Send your check or money order payable to...". Those were the days, eh? lol
@very-rusty saidYa know, Neil Diamond started out as Neil Coal, but the pressure got to him.
Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline. I believe it came out in 1969 but was quite popular and played a lot in the early 70's. Was sung by many singers including Elvis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhFnTjia_I
@very-rusty saidDo Americans often focus on money?
Appears it worked!
Ya know, According to Celebrity Net Worth, Neil Diamond has a net worth fortune of around $200 million (£149m).Nov. 26, 2020. How about you? 😉
-VR