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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. Joker by Steve Miller Band
9. Baba O'Rielly by The Who
8. Gimme Shelter by Rolling Stones
7. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Do You Feel Like We Do by Peter Frampton
4. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
This song is incredible, so freakin' intense.
3. Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
2. Hotel California by The Eagles
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
I know it's predictable but who can argue!!!

10. American Girl by Tom Petty
This song cheers me up.
9. Maggie May by Rod Stewart
I like this song slightly more everytime I hear it.
8. Swingtown by Steve Miller Band
Any Steve Miller song could go at 7, but I decided to just put "Swingtown".
7. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Like Steve Miller, this spot can go to about any Skynyrd song.
6. Casey Jones by Grateful Dead
"Casey Jones" is a classic hippie song.
5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
It's a classic for sure.
4. D'yer Mak'er by Led Zeppelin
Like Steve Miller and Skynyrd, number 4 is for all those Zeppelin songs.
3. Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh
This guy is good.
2. Can't You See by Marshall Tucker Band
I never get sick of this song.
1. Baba O'Reilly by The Who
What can I say?

10. Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood
Simplemente...Bad to the bone
9. Imagine by John Lennon
1971....un himno a la paz
8. Ballroom Blitz by Sweet
La cancion mas tocada en las discos
7. Hotel Clifornia by Eagles
No hay palabras para definir tremendo tema
6. You've Got A Friend by James Taylor
James es y sera de los mas grandes songwritters en la historia
5. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
La joya musical de Eric Clapton
4. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
La banda mas grande de todos los tiempos
3. Moon Dance by Van Morrison
Nadie como van...que talento magico
2. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival
CCR es la banda americana por excelencia
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Uno de los mas grandes discos en la historia del rock...y el mejor de los 70's lejos

10. Talking Loud and Saying Nothing by James Brown
With Bootsy Collins and Fred Wesley, you can't go wrong. A 14-minute funk explosion.
9. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
Great song. Tough choice between this and 'Roadhouse Blues'.
8. Nobody's Fault But Mine by Led Zeppelin
Two Words. John Bonham.
7. Movin' Out by Aerosmith
Perry's best work. Kramer hits the skins REAL hard. Tyler's vocals are incredible.
6. The Wizard by Black Sabbath
Great drum line. Love the harmonica. Sabbath's best.
5. I Dig A Pony by Beatles
One of my favorites. You gotta have The Beatles in there.
4. Sister Morphine by Rolling Stones
You may flunk your drug test just listening to this song.
3. Cry Baby by Janis Joplin
This song proudly displays Janis' range and versatility. Grabs you by the stones.
2. Down On The Street by The Stooges
This is what rock and roll was meant to be. Raw, uninhibited and from the gut.
1. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
Quite possibly the best arrangement ever. Ingenious musicianship, magnificently written masterpiece.

10. God Gave Rock And Roll To You by KISS
9. Imagine by John Lennon
8. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
7. Hotel California by The Eagles
6. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
The Rock Anthem.
5. Baba O'Reily by The Who
"Teenage Wasteland, they're all wasted!" makes perfect sence.
4. Hey Jude by The Beatles
A beautiful song.
3. Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas
Great lyrics that have meaning and make sense on top of a nice keyboard rhythm and good guitar.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
A song with meaning, sung very well with a fantastic guitar solo. If not for the 'Rhapsody' this would surely be #1.
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
This should be #1 on everybody's list. It is an epic to rival Homer's "The Oddysey" and in truth is the must beautiful poem ever written, being sung by the unrivaled in vocal talent Freddie Mercury. And after accomplishing all that it is still the most fun song ever to sing at the top of your lungs with as many people as possible. No one ever will rival the magnificence of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

10. Angie by Rolling Stones
Acoustic/piano mainly. Definitely The Rolling Stones' best song.
9. Colour My World by Chicago
It is not what you expect from Chicago. Its great.
8. Love, Reign O'er Me by The Who
A great song. If you are a Who fan and haven't heard it, you shouldn't be allowed to be a The Who fan.
7. The March Of The Black Queen by Queen
You probably won't like it the first time you listen to it, but after a while, you realize how awesome it is (BEST GUITAR SOLO EVER, but only 10 secs. long).
6. Bell Bottom Blues by Eric Clapton
A sad song. Not known by most people. YOU HAVE TO HEAR IT!!
5. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Yeah it's popular. So what. It's an awesome song.
4. The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
Unbelievable song. True Classic Rock.
3. Amazing by Aerosmith
My personal favorite. Once again, not known by just radio listeners.
2. Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Not known by too many people. You will love it the second you hear it. It is true classic Rock.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Amazing.

10. The Battle of Evermore by Led Zeppelin
All about Robert Plant on this one, the back and forth vocals are spectacular. The first time I heard this song it gave me goosebumps.
9. Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones
The Stones didn't have a lot going for them in the 70's, but this one definitely was.
8. Baba O'Reilly by The Who
It's a shame Tommy was released in the 60's, otherwise that whole album should have been in the top 10.
7. No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who
One of the few good rock bands in the mid 70's, when rock was slowly dying. This song is their best.
6. No Quarter by Led Zeppelin
From the great 'Houses of the Holy' album, this was when Zep really became an original band, and no one could criticize them as being rip offs of old black artists any more.
5. Heart Of Gold by Neil Young
It was hard for me to pick a song from 'Harvest', the whole album is amazing, but 'Heart Of Gold' is Neil at his best.
4. The Weight by The Band
One of the most underrated bands of all time, and this song is their best.
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Too important in rock history to leave off the list.
2. London Calling by The Clash
Oh my god, the whole CD was revolutionary, you can't not include a song by the Clash on this list.
1. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp by Led Zeppelin
Zeppelin started experimenting more with acoustic on III, and it payed off with the best song of the 70's.