My Seventies Music

Cher – “Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves”, “Half Breed”, “Dark Lady”, “If I Could Turn Back Time” And “Just Like Jesse James”

The first solo Number One hit by Cher of Sonny and Cher fame was “Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves” in 1971. “Half Breed” and “Dark Lady” also reached the top spot in 1973 and 1974 respectively. Cher has had any more hits over the years, but two of my favourites after the Seventies were “If I […]

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Cold Chisel – “Khe Sanh” and “Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)

Going out on a limb here: I don’t actually know any songs by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, who I saw live in Auckland, New Zealand as support act for Alice Cooper in April 1977, so I’m just going to present what I have read is their signature tune from the Seventies, “Khe Sanh”, and […]

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“Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh

“Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh of The James Gang fame has always been one of my favourites from the Seventies.

Definitely a touch harder than the “America” tune we had yesterday….

If you’re into blues/slide guitar and all kinds of effects, then this piece from the album “The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get” is for you.

In fact I like it so much that I decided to do videos of more than one version today. 🙂

So first here he is after moving on from The James Gang, with his band Barnstorm, still looking quite young:

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