You know what song I heard on the radio today?

"The Night Chicago Died", by Paper Lace. Man I haven't heard that song in forever. What a great tune. And now it's stuck in my head.

"Brother what a night it really was!"

"Mother what a fight it really was!"

It must be obscure 70s hits day in radio - I just heard the Allmans Whipping Post while I was in the drive-thru getting coffee.

Now I'll be walking around all day singing Tiyyyyyydeee to the whippin' post... oh lawd I feel like I'm dyin

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: It must be obscure 70s hits day in radio - I just heard the Allmans Whipping Post while I was in the drive-thru getting coffee. Now I'll be walking around all day singing Tiyyyyyydeee to the whippin' post... oh lawd I feel like I'm dyin

See if you can find the 20+ minute long live version...I believe it was at the Filmore. I have it on a tape somewhere- it takes up the whole side. I could listen to that, En a Gadda de Vida, and the full album-length "Thick as a Brick" all day long.

My wife listens to "70's on 7" on Sirius a fair amount, so I've heard all of the obscurities of the 70's on a fairly regular basis.

Interesting history behind that song

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Chicago_Died

Apparently it's all made up and wrong. Too bad.

tuna55 wrote: Interesting history behind that song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Chicago_Died Apparently it's all made up and wrong. Too bad.

Yeah, I wiki'd it when I got into work this morning. Oh well, still a cool song. Even better that they gave a copy to the mayor of Chicago, and he hated it.

Kung Fu Fighting.

In reply to Woody:
I'll see your Carl Douglas and raise you Murry Head

volvoclearinghouse wrote:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: It must be obscure 70s hits day in radio - I just heard the Allmans Whipping Post while I was in the drive-thru getting coffee. Now I'll be walking around all day singing Tiyyyyyydeee to the whippin' post... oh lawd I feel like I'm dyin

See if you can find the 20+ minute long live version...I believe it was at the Filmore. I have it on a tape somewhere- it takes up the whole side.

Or the Frank Zappa version from You Are What You Is. It's surprisingly... affectionate to the original.

Just don't go playing "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band.

Oh hell you want obscure 70's Ive got this on vinyl in an original pressing

With the song "if that aint love what is" on it

If that aint love

I've heard Baker Street twice in two days after not hearing it for quite some time.

Duke wrote:

volvoclearinghouse wrote:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: It must be obscure 70s hits day in radio - I just heard the Allmans Whipping Post while I was in the drive-thru getting coffee. Now I'll be walking around all day singing Tiyyyyyydeee to the whippin' post... oh lawd I feel like I'm dyin

See if you can find the 20+ minute long live version...I believe it was at the Filmore. I have it on a tape somewhere- it takes up the whole side.

Or the Frank Zappa version from *You Are What You Is*. It's surprisingly... *affectionate* to the original.

I've heard me some Frank, but I've never heard that one. Now I'll have to check it out.

before Iron Maiden and Helloween there was this

In reply to gamby:

They've been playing a bit of Christopher Cross lately. I probably shouldn't admit that I end up singing along.

If you appreciate the cheesy "smooth" tones from the 70's and 80's, you must watch the Yacht Rock series of short videos. They're hilarious:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yacht+rock

really... you don't have that song in your collection???

It's in one of my K-Tel albums

and I still have a turntable to enjoy it too

How about,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tuAkdlLhTE

I've heard 'That Smell' by Skynyrd a couple of times this week.

The song I've been hearing a lot of lately is Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love"; they're using it in a Mitsubishi commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCcbkNkQmGc Original version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NQ-Bk63Hs8

I catch Casey Kasems AT40 flashback on the weekends. They do a 70s one then an 80s. Kinda fun to realize that Disco Duck was bigger than Madonna, Queen, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton once! If you hear Muskrat Love by Captain and Tennille twice in one day you have my sympathy!

Zappa!

The Slime, Dynamoe Humm, Cosmik Debris, Stinkfoot, Yellow Snow.

For starters...

Wally wrote: In reply to gamby: They've been playing a bit of Christopher Cross lately. I probably shouldn't admit that I end up singing along.

Oh, the canvas can do miracles, Wally--just you wait and see.

For me, Michael McDonald is a real guilty pleasure. 70's-80's soft rock overall is a guilty pleasure for me.

You guys been listenin' to K-BILLY's "Super Sounds of the 70's" weekend?