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In 1978, Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley were hot on the
television, Superman:The Movie was released in December of that year starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando, serial killer Ted Bundy was finally caught in Florida, and nobody watched the Emmy Awards that year because everyone was watching the premiere of Battlestar Galactica on ABC. Music was also great that year, and these great songs prove it: Sweet Talkin' Woman-Electric Light Orchestra Turn To Stone-Electric Light Orchestra Love Is Like Oxygen-Sweet Theme From Battlestar Galactica-Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Stu Phillips Conducting Stayin' Alive-Bee Gees An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb Grease-Frankie Valli Lights-Journey Wheel In The Sky-Journey Power Of Gold-Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg Can We Still Be Friends-Todd Rundgren Life's Been Good-Joe Walsh Whenever I Call You "Friend"-Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks Fool(If You Think It's Over)-Chris Rea Part Time Love-Elton John Deacon Blues-Steely Dan Change Of Heart-Eric Carmen Fantasy-Earth Wind & Fire Got To Have Loving-Don Ray Got To Get You Into My Life-Earth Wind & Fire King Tut-Steve Martin Don't Look Back-Boston Time Passages-Al Stewart How Much I Feel-Ambrosia Long Long Way From Home-Foreigner Even Now-Barry Manilow Can't Smile Without You-Barry Manilow I Just Wanna Stop-Gino Vannelli Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-John Williams Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Meco Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton I Go Crazy-Paul Davis Flashlight-Parliament We Are The Champions-Queen Always And Forever-Heatwave Follow You, Follow Me-Genesis Just What I Needed-Cars Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad-Meatloaf You're In My Heart-Rod Stewart Ca Plane Pour Moi-Plastic Bertrand If I Can't Have You-Yvonne Elliman With A Little Luck-Wings Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione Just The Way You Are-Billy Joel Movin' Out(Anthony's Song)-Billy Joel Poor Poor Pitiful Me-Linda Ronstadt Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch Jack And Jill-Raydio You Really Got Me-Van Halen Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty Right Down The Line-Gerry Rafferty We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again-England Dan & John Ford Coley Roll With The Changes-REO Speedwagon Time For Me To Fly-REO Speedwagon Imaginary Lover-Atlanta Rhythm Section Boogie Oogie Oogie-A Taste Of Honey Hot Blooded-Foreigner Double Vision-Foreigner You're The Love-Seals & Crofts Reminiscing-Little River Band Happy Anniversary-Little River Band Lovely Day-Bill Withers Feeling That Way/Anytime-Journey Falling-LeBlanc & Carr Boogie Shoes-KC & The Sunshine Band |
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"Night Fever"
"Staying Alive" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Lay Down Sally" "If I Can't Have You" "I Go Crazy" "We Are the Champions" "Jack and Jill" "Ebony Eyes" "We Will Rock You" "Baby Come Back" "Sweet Talkin Woman" "Disco Inferno" "Boogie Shoes" "Baby Hold On" "On Broadway" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" "With a Little Luck" "It's a Heartache" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Double Vision" "Hot Blooded" "How Much I Feel" "Baker Street" |
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Here is my faves of 1978
Grease Stayin' Alive Night Fever |
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i hate alot of songs from that time but i kind of like staying alive
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"Hemispheres" --Rush
"Circumstances" --Rush "The Trees" --Rush "La Villa Strangiato" --Rush "Running With the Devil" --Van Halen "Eruption" --Van Halen "You Really Got Me" --Van Halen "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love" --Van Halen "I'm the One" --Van Halen "Jamie's Cryin'" --Van Halen "Atomic Punk" --Van Halen "Feel Your Love Tonight" --Van Halen "Little Dreamer" --Van Halen "Ice Cream Man" --Van Halen "I'm On Fire" Van Halen |
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With a Little Luck
Baker Street Emotion Night Fever Keeping a Light (Natalie Cole) Use Ta Be My Girl Miss You Groove Line Grease You're the One That I Want Copacabana Boogie Oogie Oogie Shame Get Off I Just Wanna Stop |
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Of the ones on that list I like the following:
Lovely Day- just how long did he hold that note for anyway? Whenever I Call You Friend- This is a GREAT record. harmonies, good instrumentation, good interplay between stevie (whom I otherwise don't like at all) and kenny (who is good depending upon the song). Melissa Manchester's original version is absolutely awful and boring in comparison to this. Sentimental Lady- pleasant enough Feels So Good- maybe the very best single released in all of 1978. The unedited version is outstanding. Really holds up well 26 years later. You're In My Heart- he's corny but so charmingly liekable starting from this record onward Can't Smile Without You- Stagey and hammy but a lot of fun. Critics like to bash him but he's still selling lots of albums so what does that say? Got to Get You Into My Life- better than the Beatles original, very breezy remake King Tut- What a comical tune! Close Encounters (Meco) We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again- nice and breezy How Much I Feel- very pleasant listening experience Everlasting Love- very listenable. Liked it a lot when it first came out. Others from 78 i like a lot: Use ta Be My Girl and Brandy (O'Jays) Closer I Get to You- Roberta FLack/Donny Hathaway Our Love- Natalie Cole Goodbye Girl- David Gates On Broadway- George Benson Holding On When Love is Gone- LTD You Needed Me- Anne Murray You Belong to Me- Carly Simon Lady Love- Lou Rawls |
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Right after 9/11, filmmaker Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's The One) took his camera around New York City and filmed people just being happy and loving. The finished product, which essentially became a "Lovely Day" music video was screened at the Paul McCartney-organized The Concert For New York City. It was a lovely piece.
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Turn To Stone-Electric Light Orchestra
Theme From Battlestar Galactica-Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Stu Phillips Conducting - (brings back drill team memories) An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb (I really liked him more than his brothers in 1978) Grease-Frankie Valli (I wonder if they will play this song on the Soprano's, maybe when someone gets whacked. LOL) Lights-Journey (love, love, love this song. Its this San Francisco based bands tribute to the city of San Francisco, it was originally written about L.A., but when Steve Perry joined the band he changed the words to reflect SF.) Wheel In The Sky-Journey (another great song from this band) Whenever I Call You "Friend"-Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks Deacon Blues-Steely Dan Fantasy-Earth Wind & Fire Got To Get You Into My Life-Earth Wind & Fire (they did a great version of this song) King Tut-Steve Martin- (you should see Steve Martin perform this song on the classic Saturday Night Live reruns) Time Passages-Al Stewart (for a long time I thought George Harrison sang this song. sounds alot like George) How Much I Feel-Ambrosia (this is beautiful song) Even Now-Barry Manilow Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton (not one of his best but I like it) Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton Flashlight-Parliament We Are The Champions-Queen Follow You, Follow Me-Genesis Just What I Needed-Cars Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad-Meatloaf You're In My Heart-Rod Stewart With A Little Luck-Wings Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione Just The Way You Are-Billy Joel (another beautiful song by a man who was really in love) Poor Poor Pitiful Me-Linda Ronstadt (she was at the top of her game at this point) Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch (great song) Jack And Jill-Raydio (before "Ghost Busters" LOL) You Really Got Me-Van Halen Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again-England Dan & John Ford Coley Boogie Oogie Oogie-A Taste Of Honey Double Vision-Foreigner Reminiscing-Little River Band (this song always makes me cry, beautiful song) Lovely Day-Bill Withers (yeah he really holds that note, is it live or is it memorex??? LOL) Feeling That Way/Anytime-Journey (this is a great band one of my favorite songs, from the Infinity album, this the first album with Steve Perry singing) Boogie Shoes-KC & The Sunshine Band (okay when your a little kid this is a great song. LOL!!!) |
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Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet
FM- Steely Dan With a Little Luck - Paul McCartney and Wings Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh Beast of Burden - the Rolling Stones Who Are You - the Who Badlands - Bruce Springsteen Fantasy-Earth Wind & Fire Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth Wind & Fire Miss You - the Rolling Stones King Tut - Steve Martin With A Little Luck-Wings Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Lovely Day - Bill Withers Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello Pump It Up - Elvis Costello |
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I don't really get out a lot. When I do go out, I couldn't be happier. I love being in a nice milieu. I'm as happy as a clam. Just as long as I'm not in some club playing hip-hop. You hear that sort of thing in a lot of places. That's not my milieu. Rock and roll is good-time music. I love rock. So did my parents. |
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These are the songs that I was born in 1978. I chose the song "Grease" by Frankie Valli without the 4 Seasons.
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My favorites (top 4) from 1978:
- Reminiscing (Little River Band) - Dust In The Wind (Kansas) - Hot Blooded (Foreigner) - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel) The radio stations I listened to at the time overplayed "Baker Street" so I got kind of tired hearing it (even today). For me, the following year (1979) was somewhat of a letdown. I liked '78 (and '77) better. |
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some of my faves from 1978
Abba - Take A Chance On Me, Summer Night City Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive Cars - Just What I Needed, Moving In Stereo (the entire The Cars album is great) Olivia Newton-John - Deeper Than The Night, A Little More Love (I love most of Totally Hot, that album and Physical were Olivia at her best) Wings - With A Little Luck Stones - Beast Of Burden Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice (well, that song was technically 77, but her Back In The U.S.A. album from 78 was nowhere as good as Simple Dreams before it, which had Tumbling Dice and others) Bruce Springsteen - Adam Raised A Cain Prince - Soft And Wet (his debut) Donna Summer - Last Dance, MacArthur Park Diana Ross - Lovin Livin Givin (not counting her work with Chic... her greatest foray into disco) |
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