by Paul
Another New Zealand band in the Seventies I remember was a young outfit called Golden Harvest with their single “I Need Your Love”. I don’t recall whether they had any other successes, but this one sticks in my mind. In any case the chorus is definitely catchy and I found myself singing it this evening, […]
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by Paul
I could listen to Carlos Santana playing “Samba Pa Ti” for hours, and yet for years I didn’t even know what the song was called – I just knew that I loved it!
Actually I could listen to anyone playing it, as long as they played it well.
My main Seventies memory associated with this song, off the 1970 Santana album “Abraxas”, is the Awapuni Tavern in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
We used to go to all kinds of student functions there, but also just to hear whoever was playing. It was quite a way out of town, so you had to make an effort to go there.
Usually it was worth it…
So here it is, “Samba Pa Ti” by Santana, the original:
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by Paul
Last night in the car listening to someone talking on a CD I picked up the words “staying alive” and my mind immediately turned to the Bee Gees – born on the Isle of Man, they spent their childhood near Manchester, England and in Redcliffe on the outskirts of Brisbane, Australia, before going on to become one of the top acts in the USA.
The Bee Gees were really a Sixties band who reinvented themselves in the Seventies, beginning with “Jive Talkin'”, “Nights On Broadway” and “You Should Be Dancing”, and really taking off with songs like “Night Fever”, “Stayin’ Alive”, “How Deep Is Your Love” and “More Than A Woman” from the hit film “Saturday Night Fever” starring John Travolta.
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by Paul
“Cry Baby” was one of Janis Joplin’s iconic numbers, full of the energy and passion that characterised all her music.
Janis Joplin only just made it into the Seventies – she died 40 years ago in 1970.
But her music kept her name alive nevertheless.
Here’s a live clip from that year, “Cry Baby”, filmed in 1979 in Toronto:
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by Paul
“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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