Favourite Love Songs of the 70s

[sideshow bob]

What are your favourite love songs of the 70s?

Here's a few:

Let's stay together by Al Green

What becomes of the brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin [rereleased in 74 in UK]

Just my imagination [running away with me] by The Temptations

The most beautiful girl by Charlie Rich

Hangin' on by Al Green [from Al Green explores your mind album].

I would have done a more general question but I couldn't figure out where I would have to put it on the boards.

Edited July 22, 2007 by sideshow bob

[DudeAsInCool]

What are your favourite love songs of the 70s?

Here's a few:

Let's stay together by Al Green

What becomes of the brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin [rereleased in 74 in UK]

Just my imagination [running away with me] by The Temptations

The most beautiful girl by Charlie Rich

Hangin' on by Al Green [from Al Green explores your mind album].

I would have done a more general question but I couldn't figure out where I would have to put it on the boards.

Do a seach at Youtube and see if you can find the videos for those songs...videos always spice up a post :)

[rainbowdemon]

The Hollies "The Air That I Breathe".

Back in the day, I got more pu... with that song than any other!!

[sideshow bob]

Do a seach at Youtube and see if you can find the videos for those songs...videos always spice up a post :)

Well, here's Al Green performing "Let's stay together"...

and here's the Charlie Rich song...

and Jimmy Ruffin

and last but not least it's the mighty Temptations:

Sorry that I couldn't find Al Green doing the album track and I'm afraid don't know how to make them come up as screens!

Edited July 25, 2007 by DudeAsInCool

[Umma]

Always better to choose something/one that lasts more than 3 minutes!! :rolleyes:

John Martyn - Small Hours

Edited July 22, 2007 by Umma

[Pussy Galore]

The original and best.

IMHO

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[rainbowdemon]

Always better to choose something/one that lasts more than 3 minutes!! :rolleyes:

For most guys, three minutes is plenty!!

[sideshow bob]

This is a classic luuuuve song of the 70s. Okay it's mimed but Marvin's performance is so joyous I thought I'd post it anyway.

Let's get it on

Edited July 24, 2007 by DudeAsInCool

[Pussy Galore]

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[sideshow bob]

I always liked this version of I get a kick out of you from 73 or so:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dC_Cr4MJGoM

tho it's got to be a contender for the cheapest video ever made. It's worth posting just because it's so limited!

X

ps: notice how the reference to cocaine is changed to "just one more sniff" from the "even one sniff" of Sinatra's version.

Edited July 24, 2007 by sideshow bob

[Pussy Galore]

Rubbish video though.

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[Umma]

I Get a Kick was one of my mums favourites... happy memories

[sideshow bob]

My mum's favourite singers were Tom Jones and Johnny Mathis...terrible memories lol.

Here's one for Pussy Galore, thought she might have posted this one but it looks like I'll have to do it for her.

It's Al Green singing How can you mend a broken heart?

[DudeAsInCool]

I think this was the sixties, but it sort of fits in with this thread:

[sideshow bob]

That's Eddie Kendrix on lead vocals [the Temptation with the high voice] who did have solo success in the 70s with Keep on truckin'.

Infact, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was a no 1 single in the USA.

The early to mid 70s were a time when I used to listen to the American charts with envy. They had some really deep, quality music that crossed over commercially in a historically unusual way. The double album Gratitude by a pre-disco Earth, Wind and Fire was best selling US album for 75 [3 sides of it are live] whilst it was an obscurity that I had to buy at a specialist soul store on the market, along with all those precious early Kool and the Gang albums.

Great days for the US.

[Pussy Galore]

That's Eddie Kendrix on lead vocals [the Temptation with the high voice] who did have solo success in the 70s with Keep on truckin'.

and...

Gonna make you an offer you can't refuse, gonna put my finger on you

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[sideshow bob]

Do you know I was just wondering why you hadn't posted that one. I'll see if I can find it for you.

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