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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. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
Gotta love late Zeppelin.
9. Trampled Underfoot by Led Zeppelin
Yeah, Yeah.
8. Dazed And Confused by Led Zeppelin
Represent.
7. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
Don't even tell me it's not.
6. Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin
Amazing.
5. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Not my favorite, but you gotta pay respect.
4. Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin
If you've never rocked you better start.
3. The Ocean by Led Zeppelin
Wow.
2. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
Wow, what a solo.
1. Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin
Best song and band of all time.

10. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
9. Come Sail Away by Styx
8. No More Tears by Black Sabbath
7. Piano Man by Billy Joel
6. Dream On by Aerosmith
5. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
4. Imagine by John Lennon
3. Hey You by Pink Floyd
This song is great.
2. Over The Hills And Far Away by Led Zeppelin
This song also rocks.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
This song is so cool. Led Zeppelin is the greatest.

10. Crossroads by Eric Clapton
9. Tequila Sunrise by Eagles
8. China Grove by Doobie Brothers
7. Renegade by Styx
6. Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
5. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
4. Walk This Way by Aerosmith
3. Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
1. Over The Hills And Far Away by Led Zeppelin

10. America by Simon & Garfunkel
9. Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
8. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
Townshend's guitar, Moon's drums...nothing else to say.
7. Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull
6. Anarchy in the U.K. by The Sex Pistols
Changed the face of music.
5. What Is Life by George Harrison
4. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. Time by Pink Floyd
Some of the greatest lyrics ever written.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
The greatest song of all time.
1. Tangled Up In Blue by Bob Dylan
Best story in a song from the best writer in music...many other Dylan songs would qualify.

10. When A Blind Man Cries by Deep Purple
Quite emotional, with a nice sad guitar solo by Blackmore to heighten the overall feel of it.
9. Echoes by Pink Floyd
Haunting. Absolutely fantastic.
8. The Thrill Is Gone by B. B. King
Very good blues song.
7. Time by Pink Floyd
One of nine great songs off the greatest album of all time.
6. Working Class Hero by John Lennon
Personally my favourite Lennon song.
5. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
I especially like the live version with extended solo.
4. Machine Gun by Jim Hendrix
Captured something spectactular in the world of music.
3. War Pigs by Black Sabbath
"The warpigs gather in their masses like witches at black masses"... applies to modern day Bush-ism.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Possibly the greatest rock song ever with a bloody good solo, too.
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
The first song on 'Wish You Were Here'. Sends chills up my spine. It really shows exactly who David Gilmour was as a guitar player where it's about spacing and timing that make a guitar solo not speed.

10. Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin
Shows the late great Bonzo to be the best drummer there ever will be my friend.
9. Us And Them by Pink Floyd
The piano never fit as well into a rock music piece as this one.
8. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Who can remember a concert in the '70s without at least one person calling for 'Free Bird', regardless of the band playing.
7. The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy
What a song... who knew the Irish could produce such gems (which came apparent in the 80's with the rise of U2)
6. Money by Pink Floyd
The song about the quintissential material good in all our lives. Roger Waters captures his emotions at being a socialist in a capitalist society in such sweet sound.
5. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
This song can be heard in so many different songs since. 'Wake Up', for example. Simply the sweetest sounding piece of Led Zeppelin ever, before there was S&M there was S&LZ on Kashmir.
4. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
This song is the perfect song to end Bon Scott's life with, the great Australian renegade.
3. Angie by Rolling Stones
Who knew David Bowie's wife (or was it girlfriend) could inspire such a magnificent piece of music, best of the 'Stones.
2. Time by Pink Floyd
The best song from the best band of the 70's. 'Time' addresses the most important issue of all, how much time we have left on this planet.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Simply the greatest rock song of all time.

10. Ashes and the I by James Gang
Early Walsh beauty.
9. Rock Me Baby by Robin Trower
A taste of paradise.
8. Oh Well by Peter Green Splinter Group
Wonderful Fleetwood Mac tribute.
7. Have Mercy by ZZ Top
Blues at its finest!!
6. The Ostrich by Steppenwolf
True talent.
5. South California Purples by Chicago
Chicago guitarin' at its best.
4. Road Runner Live by Humble Pie
Keep on truckin'.
3. Fire And Water by Free
Heart of 70's music.
2. Thirteen by Johnny Cash
Great cover of the Misfits song captures the lullaby of the song.
1. Going To The Run by Golden Earring
Beautiful song about ridin' a Harley.

10. Heart Of Glass by Blondie
My favourite song sung by a woman.
9. Anarcy In The UK by The Sex Pistols
The greatest punk song ever.
8. Satellite of Love by Lou Reed
Great song, but the end is what pulls this song into my top ten, with the greatest support vocals I have ever heard (by David Bowie and Mick Ronson).
7. Hotel California by The Eagles
Absolute classic.
6. Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
All I can say is I just wish I saw him sing this in the 70's before Ziggy died.
5. Sweet Jane by The Velvet Underground
A masterpiece. Lou Reed's vocals are so awseome on this song, it makes the song fun to listen to, and the guitar lick is one of the greatest ever invented.
4. Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
My favourite Dylan song of the 70's. The whole song is just perfect. And it's been covered so many times, by other big names as well, but no one does it better than the guy who wrote the song.
3. Instant Karma by John Lennon
My favourite artist of all time, and I actually prefer this one to 'Imagine'. It's a lot more fun and the lyrics still have a deep meaning like 'Imagine'.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
I used to listen to this song every day at least once for a whole year. It's still good.
1. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
One of the best duets I've ever heard, and also one of the most original songs song as well. The lyrics are great, Roger Waters's vocals are cool, David Gilmour's vocals are perfect and the solo rocks.