What are some songs which you associate with 1978 or early 1979?
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January 26th, 2017
Go as late as 1980 if you want. And remember, songs from 1977 and before were still played in 1978, I am on a nostalgia binge. January 1978 to January or February 1979. What songs come to mind when you think that timeframe?
What else do you remember about this era?
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“My Sharona” only because I met someone with a similar name that ran a liquor store with a great selection of liquors.
Bee Gee songs come to mind. Their disco dancing songs.
Staying Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever.
Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing.
You’re deep in disco territory!
I agree with @chyna, the Bee Gees and Stayin’ Alive, How deep is your love, Boney M were big too. They had a number of hits during this period – The Rivers of Babylon, Rasputin. Eruption’s I can’t stand the rain. This was also the era of Grease! You’re the one that I want .. oooh oooh ohh…and Summer Nights.
Other really popular songs were Mull of Kintyre and With a little love by Wings, Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street (I loved that one), Kate Bush, Wuthering, wuthering heights—heathcliff!!! Blondie and Denis. The Commodores, you’re once, twice, three times a ladyyyyyyy….Justin Hayward’s Forever Autumn (theme from War of the Worlds), Rod Stewart – Hot lips. And another favourite of mine, Bill Withers – Lovely Day.
There are so many great hits from this period and so many truly, truly awful songs. I’ve listed good and bad examples here.
It’s a Heartache- Bonnie Tyler.
Gonna Move- Les Dudek.
I’ll be Waiting- Santuna
Cocaine- Eric Clapton
If I Can’t Have You- Yvonne Elliman
Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty
Dust in the Wind- Kansas
Slip Slidin’ Away- Paul Simon
Running on Empty- Jackson Brown
When I think of when I was 18 I was on music overdrive and these 2 songs dominate the memory banks…I also remember coming of age and driving my ‘68 Camaro to college.
Baker Street
Runnin with the Devil
Some great music there @Brian1946. You have great taste in music. I wouldn’t mind sitting on the floor listening to records with you – I’ll bring the wine.
I just read @Brian1946 post and he is the only other webbie I have crossed paths with who knew of Les Dudek…hat tip.
City Magic
I remember Linda Ronstadt being popular. Saturday Night Fever. Hip Hop was starting to become popular (Sugar Hill Gang, etc.). I think this was the era of Rod Stewart Do Ya Think I’m Sexy. Classic disco like Sylvester, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band. Fleetwood Mac, KISS, 10cc, Ramones. Boston. Meatloaf.
I know I’m all over the place. My taste in music is very varied.
1979, 1980 – Van Halen, Talking Heads, Tom Petty Dam the Torpedoes, Devo, Michael Jackson Off the Wall, Pat Benatar, Depeche Mode “New Dress” and “Flies on the Windscreen.”
I wasn’t alive yet… hubby was 8 years old, so I’ll let him answer.
He says:
AC/DC, Let There Be Rock.
Triumph, Rush, ZZ Top, early Journey.
Judas Priest, Hell Bent for Leather.
I saw Triumph in concert.
What about these classics of 1978. Man, so many, good times, good times.
Shattered Rolling Stones
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Hollywood Nights Bob Seger
Follow You Follow me Genesis
King Tut Steve Martin haha
Poor Poor Pitiful Me & Tumblin’ Dice Linda Ronstadt Love Linda
I Need To Know Tom Petty
Dust In The Wind Kansas
Here’s a great reference list.
Man, what a great trip down memory lane. I was 19–20 in ‘78–79 Rock on! haha
www.playlistresearch.com/1970s/1978rockhits.htm
I’ll leave off with this little gem. haha
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI
Bear hug @Coloma “King Tut”! LOL A huge back story to that song…XD Remind me to PM you about!
“I Will Survive” by Donna Summer
(I could be off on the year, but I didn’t want to cheat and look”
Also…
“Grease”(is the word) from the movie soundtrak.
ETA: not Donna Summer….Gloria Gaynor
I forgot about the Stones:
Miss You
Just My Imagination
Pink floyd-the wall, black sabbath-sweet leaf, sex pistols-god save the queen, van halen-eruption, judas priest-breakin the law, first maiden album, motorhead-ace of spades.
Heart- Dog and Butterfly
Fleetwood Mac- Landslide
Stevie Nicks – Gold dust woman
Queen – We will rock you
Supertramp – Logical Song
Sister Sledge – We Are Family
Meatloaf – Two out of Three Ain’t Bad
Randy Newman – Short People
Parliament – Aqua Boogie
Lynyrd Skynyrd – What’s your Name
Joe Walsh – Life’s Been Good To Me
Village People – YMCA
Parliament Flashlight
Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 23.
Yet that one, of all the Ramones’ songs, is not one of their best.
jca’s mention of Pat Benatar reminded me (not that it counts toward anything) that I worked with her father, Andy Andrzejewski in the 80s, when I lived in New York (that’s right….growing up, she was just little Patty Andrzejewski).
One day, she called her father and said, “Dad, why are you still working ? Come out here to California. I’ll buy you a house, and you can sleep-in and relax every day”.
And that was it.
Two weeks later, nice-guy Andy was…....GONE…...
A great C&W tune from about ‘76 – Five Dollars in the Jukebox, Eddie Rabbit
@jca
“I saw Triumph in concert.”
When I first read what you said, I thought you saw Trump in concert. ;-o
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