100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #74 Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water

Released : 1973 One way or the other, Smoke On The Water’s instantly hummable main riff must’ve started or ended … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #75 Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark – Electricity

Released : 1979 It’s nice to know that, even in 1979 when the earth wasn’t baking itself to a crisp … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #77 XTC – Making Plans For Nigel

Released : 1979 Talking about his experience whilst on tour to Pete Paphides in 2004, XTC singer, songwriter and willing/unwilling … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #80 Edwin Starr – War

Released : 1970 It isn’t hard to understand why Edwin Starr’s version of what was originally earmarked to be a … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #81 The Kinks – Lola

Released : 1970 If amongst the post-shoegaze Blur’s creative antecedents were definitely The Kinks, the metaphorical root of ‘Girls who … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #82 Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Til Dawn

Released : 1979 Sometimes it’s hard to to take artists at much beyond face value. Judie Tzuke started working in … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #83 Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair

Released: 1971 Born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, the man the world – and America in particular – would come … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #84 The Cramps – Human Fly

Released : 1978 The first time you see it the automatic reaction is that it must be a put up … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #85 The Saints – (I’m) Stranded

Released : 1976 Economic strife. A reactionary government. No opportunity for young people and an atmosphere where not fitting in … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #86 Sister Sledge – He’s the Greatest Dancer

Released : 1979 It’s a rare marraige that’s actually made in heaven, but in disco terms when Chic’s Bernard Edwards … More