Showing posts with label 1972. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1972. Show all posts

Songs of '72

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Saturday, May 19, 2007 16 Of Your Sparks

Our friend Sanni has tagged us with the SONG MEME that is going around the bloggosphere.

Here are the rules:

1. Go to POPCULTURE MADNESS
2. Pick the year you turned 18
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the song´s of the year
4. Write something about how the song affected you
5. Pass it on to 5 more friends


Ah, 1972. Graduated high school and moved on to college. The music was incredibly varied. You know, I tried to list 5 - 10 songs... but I could not decide...

It was the year of:

  • 1. Rock and Roll part II - Gary Glitter - YUK
  • 2. American Pie - Don McLean -WOOO-WOOO
  • 3. Lean On Me - Bill Withers -WOOO-WOOO
  • 4. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin -WOOO-WOOO
  • 5. I'll Take You There - Staple Singers - EH
  • 6. Precious and Few - Climax - EH
  • 7. Let's Stay Together - Al Green -WOOO
  • 8. Coconut - Nilsson - YUK
  • 9. Schools Out - Alice Cooper -WOOO-WOOO
  • 10. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul - YUK
  • 11. Layla - Derek and the Dominoes -WOOO-WOOO
  • 12. Goodbye To Love - Carpenters - YUK
  • 13. Burning Love - Elvis Presley -WOOO
  • 14. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. - YUK
  • 15. Operator - Jim Croce - EH
  • 16. Horse With No Name - America - EH
  • 17. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues -WOOO-WOOO
  • 18. Anticipation - Carly Simon -WOOO-WOOO
  • 19. Saturday In The Park - Chicago - OK
  • 20. Get On The Good Foot - James Brown - OK
  • 21. Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts - EH
  • 22. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson - YUK
  • 23. Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers -WOOO-WOOO
  • 24. Take It Easy - Eagles -WOOO
  • 25. Brandy - Looking Glass - EH
  • 26. Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey - OK
  • 27. My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry -WOOO
  • 28. I'll Be Around - Spinners - OK
  • 29. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack - EH
  • 30. Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens - EH
  • 31. Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient - EH
  • 32. Popcorn - Hot Butter - OK
  • 33. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - EH
  • 34. Iron Man - Black Sabbath -WOOO-WOOO
  • 35. Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison -WOOO
  • 36. Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison -WOOO-WOOO
  • 37. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes -WOOO-WOOO
  • 38. You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart - EH
  • 39. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy - YUK
  • 40. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash - EH
  • 41. Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations -WOOO-WOOO
  • 42. Changes - David Bowie -WOOO
  • 43. From The Beginning - Emerson, Lake and Palmer - EH
  • 44. Immigration Man - Graham Nash & David Crosby -WOOO-WOOO
  • 45. Tiny Dancer - Elton John -WOOO
  • 46. Melissa - Allman Brothers Band -WOOO-WOOO
  • 47. Honky Cat - Elton John -WOOO
  • 48. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin -WOOO-WOOO
  • 49. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young -WOOO
  • 50. Taxi - Harry Chapin - EH
  • 51. Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker -WOOO-WOOO
  • 52. Down On Me - Janis Joplin -WOOO
  • 53. You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce -WOOO
  • 54. City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie -WOOO
  • 55. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Hollies -WOOO-WOOO
  • 56. Roundabout - Yes -WOOO
  • 57. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex -WOOO-WOOO
  • 58. Hold Your Head Up - Argent -WOOO
  • 59. America - Yes -WOOO
  • 60 Black and White - Three Dog Night -WOOO
  • 61. Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne - EH
  • 62. Looking For A Love - J. Geils Band -WOOO-WOOO
  • 63. Starman - David Bowie -WOOO
  • 64. The Jean Genie - David Bowie -WOOO
  • 65. It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond - EH
  • 66. Easy Livin - Uriah Heap -WOOO
  • 67. Rocket Man - Elton John -WOOO
  • 68. Little Bitty Pretty One - Jackson Five - EH
  • 69. I Just Want To Make Love To You - Foghat -WOOO-WOOO
  • 70. Hot 'N' Nasty - Humble Pie -WOOO
  • 71. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople-WOOO-WOOO
  • 72. I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren - EH
  • 73. Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart - EH
  • 74. Witchy Woman - Eagles -WOOO
  • 75. Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly) - Curtis Mayfield -WOOO-WOOO
  • 76. Rock and Roll Stew - Traffic -WOOO -WOOO
  • 77. Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker - YUK
  • 78. America - Simon and Garfunkle - OK
  • 79. I Don't Need No Doctor - New Riders Of The Purple Sage -WOOO-WOOO
  • 80. Ben - Michael Jackson - YUK
Many of these were staples on my radio shows in college. The morning show we did featured different songs then the overnight shift show. Of course music has always impacted our life and as we have mentioned before, there is always that soundtrack playing in our head.

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