Year
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Lyrics
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Artist
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Song Title
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1970
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"Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near?"
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The Carpenters
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(They Long to Be) Close to You
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1970
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"But that doesn't mean that my eyes will soon be turning red"
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B.J. Thomas
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Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
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1970
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"A goddess on a mountain top was burning like a silver flame"
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Shocking Blue
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Venus
|
1971
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"Couldn't drag me away"
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The Rolling Stones
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Wild Horses
|
1971
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"Now that I've lost everything to you, you say you want to start something new"
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Cat Stevens
|
Wild World
|
1971
|
"There's a killer on the road, his brain is squirmin' like a toad"
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The Doors
|
Riders on the Storm
|
1972
|
"When you're not strong, and I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on..."
|
Bill Withers
|
Lean on Me
|
1972
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"We got a thing goin' on, we both know it's wrong, but it's much too strong"
|
Billy Paul
|
Me and Mrs. Jones
|
1972
|
"Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry"
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Don McLean
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American Pie
|
1973
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"And this bird you cannot change, Lord knows I can't change"
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
|
Free Bird
|
1973
|
"Some people call me Maurice, 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love"
|
The Steve Miller Band
|
The Joker
|
1974
|
"I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland, Pretty mama come and take me by the hand"
|
The Doobie Brothers
|
Black Water
|
1974
|
"Ooga-chaka, ooga ooga Ooga-chaka, ooga ooga"
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Blue Swede
|
Hooked on a Feeling
|
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Year
|
Lyrics
|
Artist
|
Song Title
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1974
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"You don't want to call nobody else, send it off in a letter to yourself"
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Steely Dan
|
Rikki Don't Lose that Number
|
1975
|
"Ridin' out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo"
|
Glen Campbell
|
Rhinestone Cowboy
|
1975
|
"Will you meet me in the middle? Will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little? Just enough to show you care?"
|
America
|
Sister Golden Hair
|
1976
|
"Hand me down my walkin' cane, hand me down my hat, Hurry now and don't be late, 'Cause we ain't got time to chat"
|
The Spinners
|
The Rubberband Man
|
1976
|
"Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs, and what's wrong with that? I'd like to know"
|
Wings
|
Silly Love Songs
|
1977
|
"She's so rock steady (Bam-ba-lam) She's always ready (Bam-ba-lam)"
|
Ram Jam
|
Black Betty
|
1977
|
"Thunder only happens when it's raining, Players only love you when they're playing"
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
Dreams
|
1978
|
"I said to myself, when we're old We'll go dancing in the dark, Walking through the park, and ..."
|
Little River Band
|
Reminiscing
|
1978
|
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey, I'm still free"
|
ABBA
|
Take a Chance on Me
|
1978
|
"I'm going back someday, come what may"
|
Linda Ronstadt
|
Blue Bayou
|
1979
|
"Any time, anywhere. Ring it, ring it, ring it, ring it, ow"
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Anita Ward
|
Ring My Bell
|
1979
|
"I find romance when I start to dance"
|
Earth Wind & Fire
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Boogie Wonderland
|
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