if I just could take 71 among all 70's songs
these I would bring into a space shuttle
or out to a desert island
or inside a prison for the rest of my life
a mixture of darlings my nostalgia can't live without
and pieces still open to deeper discoveries
1
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND
with Gordon Lightfoot
by Gordon Lightfoot
2
MAD MAN MOON
with Genesis
by Tony Banks
3
LIFE
with Cat Stevens
by Cat Stevens
4
SEASONS IN THE SUN
with Terry Jacks
by Terry Jacks [based on Jacques Brel]
5
RAINY NIGHT HOUSE
with Joni Mitchell
by Joni Mitchell
6
ROCKET MAN
with Elton John
by Taupin & John
7
CAPTAIN SUNSHINE
with Neil Diamond
by Neil Diamond
8
COME BACK BILLIE JOE
with Cliff Richard
by Mitch Murray & Tony Macaulay
9
STOP IN NEVADA
with Billy Joel
by Billy Joel
10
HOUSE WITH NO DOOR
with Van Der Graaf Generator
by Peter Hammill
11
EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS
with Supertramp
by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson
12
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
with Simon & Garfunkel
by Paul Simon
13
LITTLE LAMB DRAGONFLY
with McCartney and his Wings
by Paul McCartney
14
COME GIVE ME LOVE
with Ted Gärdestad
by Brothers Gärdestad
15
SITTING IN THE PALM TREE
with ABBA
by Björn & Benny
16
SOFT AS A SUMMER SHOWER
with David Cassidy
by Adam Miller
17
UNGMÖN DANSAR
with Ola Magnell
by Ola Magnell
18
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
with Charlie Rich
by Charlie Rich
19
I'M MANDY, FLY ME
with 10cc
by Creme, Stewart, Gouldman
20
LOVE YOU TILL I DIE
with Baccara
by Dostal & Soja
21
MINUETTO
with Mia Martini
by Califano & Baldan Bembo
22
ON SOME FARAWAY BEACH
with Brian Eno
by Brian Eno
23
THANK GOD IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS
with Sparks
by Ron Mael
24
MIND GAMES
with John Lennon
by John Lennon
25
KOM SKA VI LEKA!
[cover of PICCOLO UOMO]
with Lill Lindfors
[swedish lyrics Björn Barlach]
by Ricchi & Baldan Bembo and more
26
SÄJ VAD GÖR DU MED MEJ?
[cover of BABY I'M A WANT YOU]
with Björn Skifs
[swedish lyrics Lars Sjöberg]
by David Gates
27
LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES)
with Edison Lighthouse
by Barry Mason & Tony Macaulay
28
TIGHTROPE
with Electric Light Orchestra
by Jeff Lynne
29
LIFE ON MARS?
with David Bowie
by David Bowie
30
MONOLITH
with T. Rex
by Marc Bolan
31
MARIONETTE
with Mott The Hoople
by Ian Hunter
32
ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD)
with Wizzard
by Roy Wood
33
DIAMONDS AND RUST
with Joan Baez
by Joan Baez
34
DRESS REHEARSAL RAG
with Leonard Cohen
by Leonard Cohen
35
(Don't let) APPEARANCES (fool you)
with Donovan
by Donovan Leitch
36
SHADOW OF THE HIEROPHANT
with Steve Hackett with Sally Oldfield
by Steve Hackett
and there we just passed the middle
of this, my absolute list
a kind of "Seven island suite"
to keep balance I choose
no more than one tune from each artist
though composers can have two
many in a pop country or soft rock schlager style
at the same time most beautiful and powerful
37
AWAKEN
with Yes
by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman
38
THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE
with Dusty Springfield
by David Gates
39
CRAYON ANGELS
with Judee Sill
by Judee Sill
40
PEEL THE PAINT
with Gentle Giant
by Shulman, Shulman, Minnear & Shulman
41
TELL ME WHY I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS
with Boomtown Rats
by Bob Geldoff
42
SECOND HAND NEWS
with Fleetwood Mac
by Lindsey Buckingham
43
SACRAMENTO
with Middle of The Road
by ?? ??
44
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
with Eagles
by Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley
45
(PARADISE) /THE SPELL
with Uriah Heep
by Ken Hensley
46
QUESTIONS (spoke to those inside of me)
with Manfred Mann's Earth Band
by Manfred Mann & Chris Slade
47
EARTHRISE
with Camel
by Peter Bardens & Andrew Latimer
48
OMMADAWN part II
(On a Horse Back)
with Mike Oldfield
by Mike Oldfield
49
CHANGING ALL THE TIME
with Smokie
by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn
50
NOBODY'S FOOL
with Slade
by Jim Lea & Noddy Holder
51
NANCY AND ME
with Lee Hazlewood
by Lee Hazlewood
52
BABY BLUE
with Badfinger
by Pete Ham
53
UN BANC, UN ARBRE, UNE RUE
with Séverine
by Bourtayre & Dessca
54
BRUIT DE FOND
with Francoise Hardy
by Francoise Hardy
55
PALOMA BLANCA
with Bingos
[swedish lyrics Hans Rytterström]
by George Baker
56
WATERMARK
with Art Garfunkel
by Jimmy Webb
57
SYMPHONY IN BLUE
with Kate Bush
by Kate Bush
58
JUST NOT TRUE
with Carly Simon
by Carly Simon
59
GIRLS TALK
with Dave Edmunds
by Elvis Costello
60
BICYCLE RACE
with Queen
by Freddie Mercury
61
STARLET
with Magnus Uggla
by Magnus Uggla
62
SÅ GLAD SOM DINA ÖGON
with Agnetha Fältskog
by Ted Gärdestad
63
SWEET CAROLINE
with Elvis Presley
by Neil Diamond
64
SAIL AWAY
with Randy Newman
by Randy Newman
65
IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON
with King Crimson
by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield
66
MEGALOMANIA
with Black Sabbath
by Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi
67
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
with Bob Dylan
by Bob Dylan
68
MOONSHOT
with Buffy Sainte-Marie
by Buffy Sainte-Marie
69
END OF THE LINE
with Roxy Music
by Bryan Ferry
70
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
with The Who
by Pete Townshend
71
SOME OTHER TIME
with Alan Parsons Project
sung by Straker & Whitren
by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson
....still too many missing...
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