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Top Ten Songs of the Seventies

What are your top ten favorite songs from the 70s?

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10. Driven by Rush
Me and my old dad love this song!
9. Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
Wow!
8. Hurricane by Scorpions
Fanatastic lyrics!
7. Rainmaker by Iron Maiden
What a great song!
6. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
I am sure I recognised this from somewhere?
5. Closer To My Heart by Rush
4. Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
Great words!
3. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great tune.
2. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
Loved everything.
1. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Love the lyrics and Ronnie Van Zant is the best!

10. Emotion by Samantha Sang
9. Merry Xmas Everyone by Slade
8. All Right Now by Free
7. Let's Stay Together by Al Green
6. Lola by The Kinks
5. Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
4. It's Too Late by Carole King
3. One Of These Nights by The Eagles
2. Let It Be by The Beatles
1. How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees

10. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
Can I get a 200-watt Marshall stack and a Les Paul to me room, Mama?
9. Time by Pink Floyd
I particularly like the part when it slows down but actually doesn´t.
8. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
Amonahaaaaaaaweeeeeeeeeydoheealllllllll. Heavy.
7. Live And Let Die by Paul Mccartney & The Wings
Exotic powerful thing, and it´s a 007 soundtrack!
6. Woman by John Lennon
I dunno, I just wish I wrote that one, could be useful on women.
5. Bring It On Home by Led Zeppelin
Slow blues turns into an invitation to smash things up, who doesn´t react when the riff kicks in?
4. Hotel California by Eagles
You know.
3. Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
This is what R´n R is about, it´s got EVERYTHING! A decent little guitar solo, too.
2. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
There is no pain... That chord change still sends shivers down my spine, perhaps the most musically impressive song ever.
1. Imagine by John Lennon
Basically, if people once in a while stopped and listened to what the man is saying here, the world would be such a nice place.

10. OM by The Moody Blues
Wow, what a pretty song...
9. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel
Don't we all know people like this in High School?
8. Tiny Dancer by Elton John
This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it...
7. Paul Simon by Kodachrome
Really, any song by the best songwriter ever... but this one will do. (I can't count how many times we've sung 'Cecilia' to an unsuspecting girl at a party).
6. Love Her Madly by The Doors
Very quick and catchy, and kick a**
5. Going To California by Led Zeppelin
Smoke my stuff, and drank all my wine...so pretty.
4. Love The One Your With by Stephen Stills
There's a girl, sittin' right next to you, just looking for something to do...
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
What more powerful than a song written by a man that knows he's gonna die, yet it doesn't bother him.
2. Take it Easy by The Eagles
That's all I can say.
1. Time by Pink Floyd
An awesome rock song, best band ever!

10. Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
You know you really like him. No one ever wants to admit it. :)
9. Carolina In My Mind by James Taylor
Sweet Baby James..oooh he was so cute on that cover.
8. Get Down Tonight by KC & The Sunshine Band
One of the best disco songs ever done, and still going.
7. Fame by David Bowie
Reminds me of going to the beach in the summer with a battery-operated radio..this was always playing.
6. I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family
Oh come on, girls, we loved David Cassidy and we had this album..lol
5. Magic Man by Heart
A couple of gals from Washington State who could actually rock!
4. China Grove by The Doobie Brothers
Who doesn't turn this one up when they hear it?
3. Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I was a senior in High School when this came out in 1979. It was our anthem.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Still a song of today as much as then. You know every word and every accent.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Who didn't have this or bought their first guitar or when they did, tried to play it?

10. Saturday Night Fever by Bee Gees
A disco favorite...still makes you wanna get up and dance.
9. You've Got A Friend by James Taylor
A sweet, loving song of endearing friendship. Don't you wish James Taylor was your friend?
8. Dream On by Aerosmith
One of their all-time greatest songs.
7. You're So Vain by Carly Simon
Her best song ever. I still wonder though who did she write it about?
6. Desperado by The Eagles
Of course The Eagles had a load of hits in the 70's; this one happens to be my favorite.
5. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
One of the greatest rock bands ever with one of the greatest vocalists.
4. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Very pPowerful and emotional song for a group that ended to shortly.
3. Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Great song overall... Stevie Nicks has one of the most interesting and unique voices I've ever heard and probably will ever hear. Of course anything Stevie sings I'll listen to.
2. American Pie by Don McLean
One of the best songs of the 70's ever; very poetical.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
This song is just a masterpiece no matter how many times you here it... plain and simple.

10. One Love by Bob Marley
The ganja.
9. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great.
8. Pinball Wizard by The Who
Great song.
7. All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
Not the 70's, but influenced it a lot.
6. Hotel California by The Eagles
Awesome.
5. Dust In The Wind by Kansas
Great.
4. Kashmir by Led Zepplin
Classic
3. Time by Pink Floyd
Unbelievable.
2. No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley
Classic.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Classic.

10. Weekend In New England by Barry Manilow
Because Barry rocks! You either "get" him or you don't. If you're not into Barry, you're just letting the best of the 70's pass you by.
9. Beast Of Burden by Rolling Stones
Wanted to give this slot to "You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" by Rod Stewart, but we'll call it a tie. Two songs that have the ability to send chills up my spine.
8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Had to put an Elton song on this list, and this one's my favorite.
7. Come And Get Your Love by Redbone
So freakin' mellow and groovy.
6. The Heart Of The Night by Poco
'Cause I'm from New Orleans, and this song mentions the moon "shinin' down on the Pontchartrain."
5. How Deep is Your Love? by Bee Gees
Last song added to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, this is one of the most underrated ballads of all time.
4. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Turn it up... how can anyone resist the hooks in this song, even if you've heard it about half a billion times?
3. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
The ultimate rock anthem.
2. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel
It's got everything- a "full-meal" song (pun intended.) The imagery and varying styles throughout the song make it the "A Day in the Life" of its decade.
1. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Just the perfect rock'n'roll song, for any decade.

10. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Can't leave this one out.
9. Combine Harvester by Worzels
Just for the crack. ;)
8. My Brother Jake by Free
Fav band.
7. Something's Been Makin' Me Blue by Smokie
Another great pop song.
6. Lay Back In The Arms by Smokie
Super track.
5. Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner
Classic.
4. Tiger Feet by Mud
Glam bitz.
3. Jeepster by T-Rex
More memories.
2. The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
Great song.
1. Mouldy Old Dough by Lieutenant Pigeon
Never forgotten tune.

10. Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent
I first heard this song as it was sung by Pantera, but the original is usually better (except in Billy Idol's case with Mony Mony).
9. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
Another I first heard on Detroit Rock City, and I thought it was so good. My dad even taught me to play it on guitar!
8. Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
I first heard this song on Detroit Rock City and I loved it! It caused me to be a David Bowie-loving freak, which soon became Billy Idol-loving freak!
7. School's Out by Alice Cooper
This song I thought was pretty awesome beacuse it relates to students in school everywhere!
6. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
I thought that Jailbreak was an awesome song, I first heard it when I saw the 1999 movie Detroit Rock City (all 70s songs, it took place in 1978) and fell in love with the song!
5. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
This song by KISS was one of their most famous, and even now, in 2004, five-year-olds even know all the lyrics! It became a world-famous song.
4. Surrender by Cheap Trick
This song became a very popular song of Cheap Trick's in the 70's, even if the original recorded version was rarely played.
3. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
This song was again sang by Marilyn Manson in the 90s, but I prefer the original 70s version by AC/DC.
2. Rock n' Roll High School by The Ramones
This song became very popluar after the movie Rock n' Roll High School, and I thought it was pretty funny!
1. Unchained by Van Halen
This was a very popular song. It wasn't the first on my Top 10 Van Halen list, but it was the first 70's song and thought it should get some credit. More like a lot of credit!