The Best Songs of the 1970's

Have a good time. Paul Simon.

Down by the river.

Here's another I really like, he did a lot of hustling when he got to the UK.. great stuff I have lots of bootlegs from that period.. axis bold as love is another I really like

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My first concert.. I was 12. The civic center in Poughkeepsie by ticket 12.50 8 think Aldo nova opened

What about this guy?

Dark Star. Crosby, Stills and Nash

20th Century Man. The Kinks.

Hendrix of the Keys.

Ride a White Swan. T. Rex

Stinkfoot. Frank Zappa

Light up or leave me alone. Traffic

This one ain't gonna get any upvotes because nobody's probably ever heard of him, Shawn Phillips. In 1973, I was positive this guy was going to be the next Bob Dylan, way before Brucey Springsteen even thought about that title.

A sample of his lyrics... "Stupidity can never make answers, pathos is there in all of its might..." , how profound is that?

Red moon rising, dogs are howling
Throwing stones at Willy on the other side
Octogenarians intermarrying
What you gonna do when the light goes out?
Madly scrambling in the brambling
Up the mountain like a frightened trout
Killing relieves the hunting imperative
Maiming relieves the sadist's delight
They don't believe in what they are doing
I do believe that they are uptight
Safe and secure in maudlin commodities
Smug and pedantic into their lives
Stupidity can never make answers
Pathos is there in all of its might

I remember his jazz work. And the fact his uncle was a spook.


But these two quotes seem to sum him up pretty good.

From wiki wiki,

Of his EMT work, he says:

“One of my EMT calls was an 89-year-old woman named Clara, who had fractured her pelvis from stepping out of bed too hard. I took a great deal of care to keep her from suffering before we transferred to Austin EMS. I said to her, ‘We’re gonna give you over to these guys, but you’re in very good hands.’ She was very frightened. As I left, she grabbed me by the arm, looked me in the eyes, and said, ‘Thank you so much for taking care of me.’ And the music business just disappeared into the distance. I got a double standing ovation in front of 657,000 people at the Isle of Wight in the 1970s. You can imagine the rush. But that moment with Clara was much more powerful, because that work is immediate. It’s as real as you can get.”

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In an interview with Chicago music critic Scott Itter, Phillips was reminded that he had once been described as "the best kept secret in the music business" by the late rock impresario Bill Graham. Asked why he was still "a secret" to many people, Phillips replied:

I'm not that interested in the fame, and popularity, but I would like to have the money that comes with it. I suppose the two have to go hand in hand. My "secrecy" is simply because none of the companies I have ever been affiliated with have cared enough to hire a national PR firm on an annual basis as part of the machine that creates the fame and popularity. Also, if you use a word like xenophobia in a song, or any word that the general public has to look up, they tend to shy away from any semblance of intelligence in popular music.[4]

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"Also, if you use a word like xenophobia in a song, or any word that the general public has to look up, they tend to shy away from any semblance of intelligence in popular music."

Well, you DTS, TC and SG never cease to amaze me. Outside of people I went to high school with, you're the only one I've ever known who is even heard of him.

I had to hit the school library for "maudlin commodities" .