With every post in this series, I'm even more amazed that ALL these songs came out the same year! It boggles the mind! Lots of "classics" in this one. So sit back, relax, and time-travel with me forty years into the past, as we enjoy more of the Popular Songs of 1977. ~ JH
1) Fleetwood Mac ~ “Dreams”
2) The Marshall Tucker Band ~ “Heard It In A Love Song”
3) The Brothers Johnson ~ “Strawberry Letter 23”
4) Steve Miller Band ~ “Jet Airliner”
5) Helen Reddy ~ “You’re My World”
6) Crosby, Stills, & Nash ~ “Just A Song Before I Go”
7) 10cc ~ “The Things We Do For Love”
8) Johnny Rivers ~ “Slow Dancin’”
9) Heart ~ “Barracuda”
10) Rod Stewart ~ “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”
OK, so here we go. I had far more fun with this series of posts than I ever expected to! Apparently, 1977 was an excellent year for music as this post and the next three posts will attest. If you remember these songs when they came out, I hate to tell you this...but you're old. If you like the songs contained herein, I am pleased to tell you this...you have good taste in music. Ready...set...enjoy! ~ JH
1) Elton John ~ “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word”
2) Aerosmith ~ “Walk This Way”
3) Kenny Rogers ~ “Daytime Friends”
4) Rita Coolidge ~ “Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher”
5) Andy Gibb ~ “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”
6) Neil Young & Crazy Horse ~ “Like A Hurricane”
7) Commodores ~ “Brick House”
8) Carpenters ~ “All You Get From Love Is A Love Song”
9) Queen ~ “We Will Rock You”
10) Don Williams ~ “Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”
11) Bob Seger ~ “Mainstreet”
12) Heart ~ “Dreamboat Annie”
13) Billy Joel ~ “She’s Always A Woman”
14) Bob Marley & The Wailers ~ “One Love / People Get Ready”
15) Engelbert Humperdinck ~ “After The Lovin’”
16) ABBA ~ “Dancing Queen”
17) Kenny Nolan ~ “I Like Dreamin’”
18) Jimmy Buffett ~ “Margaritaville”
19) KC and the Sunshine Band ~ “I’m Your Boogie Man”
Here's a bunch of songs with the words "Slip" and/or "Slide" in their titles. And there's more where these came from. Part 2 of 2 will follow tomorrow. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Simon & Garfunkel ~ “Slip Slidin’ Away”
2) Goo Goo Dolls ~ “Slide”
3) Gabrielle Aplin ~ “Slip Away”
4) The Verve ~ “Slide Away”
5) David Bowie ~ “Slip Away”
6) Marcia Griffiths ~ “Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide)”
7) Clarence Carter ~ “Slip Away”
8) Oasis ~ “Slide Away”
9) Tammy Wynette ~ “It Keeps Slipping My Mind”
10) Nipsey Russell ~ “Slide Some Oil To Me”
11) Alter Bridge ~ “Slip To The Void”
12) Joanna ~ “Let It Slide”
13) Pink Floyd~ “One Slip”
14) Badly Drawn Boy ~ “The Further I Slide”
15) ABBA ~ “Slipping Through My Fingers”
16) Nick Lowe ~ “Lately I’ve Let Things Slide”
17) Switchfoot ~ “Slipping Away”
18) Shaggy ft. Melissa Musique ~ “If U Slip, U Slide (You Could Be Mine)”
19) Austin Webb ~ “Slip On By”
20) Son Volt ~ “Left A Slide”
21) The Joy Formidable ft. Paul Draper ~ “Greyhounds In The Slip”
