A very wonderful Monday to you. Today, we’ve got Boney M.‘s biggest US hit, “Rivers of Babylon,” which rose to #30 in 1978. The tune was a massive hit across much of Europe, and still rates as one of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Music
Christie’s “Yellow River” was a #1 smash in the UK, Ireland, Norway and Finland. The song, written and sung by British-born Jeff Christie, is a tale of a soldier returning home after the American Civil War. “Yellow River” did pretty … Continue reading
It is Monday, and so we dance. To what shall we dance? To Leo Sayer’s #1 hit, “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” of course. “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” originally appeared on Sayer’s late 1976 L.P. Endless Flight. … Continue reading
Here’s the fantastic and underappreciated, Betty Wright performing “Tonight Is The Night” on Soul Train. The clip originally aired in 1974, possibly ’75 and the tune first appeared on Wright’s Danger – High Voltage L.P. Now, get into it. Betty … Continue reading
It is time. Time for Captain & Tennille to sing the 30th biggest hit song of 1976 – “Muskrat Love.” “Muskrat Susie…Muskrat Sam…” Captain & Tennille: ‘Muskrat Love,’ 1976 Previously on Music for Monday: The Osmonds, ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown’ (1976) … Continue reading
Remember when Donny & Marie and The Osmonds teamed up with Roy Clark, Charo and George Gobel for a rollicking version of “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”? I know you couldn’t forget that – it was a highlight of the decade. The … Continue reading