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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. Shelter From the Storm by Bob Dylan
I really wasn't too fond of Bob Dylan for a long time. Even when my dad got me this two-disc CD of his best music for Christmas... I was really disappointed. But this song is just so powerful. He only used a couple of chords but it truly is awesome.
9. Hey Hey What Can I Do by Led Zeppelin
What can I say... Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands.
8. Dust In The Wind by Kansas
It wasn't a song that fit in with the rest of their music and Livgren didn't want it on the album... but it's their greatest.
7. Over The Hills And Far Away by Led Zeppelin
Plant's voice and Page's guitar... wow!
6. Tangerine by Led Zeppelin
Beautiful.
5. Drift Away by Dobie Gray
Give me the beat!
4. Tiny Dancer by Elton John
I listen to this song for hours.
3. American Pie by Don Mclean
There's just so much packed into one song... amazing.
2. Hotel California by The Eagles
Loved it since I was 1 1/2.
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
All the elements are there... the perfect song.

10. Hotel California by The Eagles
Great.
9. Ramblin' Man by The Allman Brothers Band
8. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
7. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Basically, this song is a musical triumph.
6. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel
A masterpiece, one of his greatest songs, which is saying something.
5. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
Great hard rocking song off the great album "Machine Head". This song has probably inspired every guitar player since, to learn its unforgettable chord progression.
4. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zepellin
It's just... amazing.
3. Imagine by John Lennon
Unbelievable song. Definitely THE best of his post-Beatles career.
2. Live And Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings
Simply put... a masterpiece by the master.
1. Let It Be by The Beatles
What is there to say? It's 'The Beatles'... I think that says it all.

10. Beginnings by Chicago
One of my all-time fav songs.
9. Morning Has Broken by Cat Steverns
Beautiful song.
8. Strawberry Letter #23 by Brothers Johnson
GREAT sound here!
7. Diary by Bread
Sweet song here. Everything from Bread was great.
6. Nothing From Nothing by Billy Preston
Excellent! Love the piano!
5. Mandy by Barry Manilow
Another of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
4. Evergreen by Barbara Streisand
One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Brilliant.
3. Hold Your Head Up by Argent
Classic 70's tune.
2. Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim
Great 70's song!
1. Ring My Bell by Anita Ward
Good ol' disco song.

10. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
So many good songs by this artist. So many.....
9. All Right Now by Free
Paul Rodgers....soon to be with Bad Company. Another of my all-time fav groups. GREAT song!
8. Cold As Ice by Foreigner
Rocks! Love the piano!
7. Never Going Back Again by Fleetwood Mac
My fav all-time group. Beautiful guitar by Lindsay Buckingham. He's one of the best guitarists of all time.
6. Fire On High by ELO
CRANK this one UP! Awesome instrumental. Awesome! Little strange in the beginning but.....wait for the good stuff.
5. Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissburg & Steve Mandell
Sounds like four guys at times, but it's only two. Awesome guitar/banjo. Classic.
4. Brand New Key by Melanie
Sexy voice. Classic 70's song! If you are about 38 or older, listen to this song.....it will come back to you.
3. One Tin Soldier by Coven
Jinx Dawson. Wow. Very sexy voice she has. Great song!
2. Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg
Beautiful.
1. Colour My World by Chicago
I can play this on the piano! Ha!

10. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
You know guys were groovin' to this back in the day!
9. Slow Ride by Foghat
Just drive down the street with it blaring!!!
8. Hotel California by Eagles
Still awesome.
7. Dream On by Aerosmith
Tight.
6. Time by Pink Floyd
Starts off slow, then gets too good for God's ears.
5. Imagine by John Lennon
It's John Lennon. COME ON!!
4. American Pie by Don McLean
Great lyrics, great song.
3. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great solo!
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Everybody loves listening to it at a party (when the reefer is being passed) :)
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Everything you need... This song is uncomparable. PERIOD!

10. Listen To What The Man Said by Wings
Not musically amazing, but brings back my childhood in a flash.
9. Dance This Mess Around by B-52's
Awesome song from a terrific band that wasn't afraid to be itself.
8. Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White-Wing Dove) by Stevie Nicks
I think this was the 70's. If not, it was the 80's before they became "the 80's". In any case, she's got an amazing voice and the song is insanely catchy.
7. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
One of the best songs from one of the best bands in the history of Rock. Musically and conceptually captivating.
6. Golden Years by David Bowie
I just really, really dig it.
5. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Beautiful, slow buildup and one of the best releases ever. Every teenage boy since then has dreamed of being able to play the guitar like this.
4. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon
Stays with you long after it's over and who doesn't know the chorus?
3. Lady Marmalade by LaBelle
Freak-out of a song that still holds up.
2. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
The sexiest song ever. Don't know why it gets my blood flowing.
1. Superstition by Stevie Wonder
Wicked song from an enormously talented guy. Could also put 'Higher Ground' on the list.

10. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
Defines rock and roll.
9. Celebration Day by Led Zeppelin
One of their best.
8. The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin
Proves John Paul Jones as the best bassist.
7. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
Great solo, great song.
6. Black Betty by Ram Jam
Just cool,
5. Anarchy In The UK by Sex Pistols
Best punk rock band.
4. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
Great end to Bon Scott's career.
3. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
After my opinion, one of Pink Floyd's best songs.
2. Hey Hey What Can I Do by Led Zeppelin
Best rock band there ever was.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Best song ever written and you know it.