I like most of these, but my favorite is "Chevy Van" by Sammy Johns.  ;D

I have a VERY fond memory that "Magnet & Steel" pertains to, so I went with that :-\

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!

Play that funky music white boy!  ;D



Cat

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!


Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\

Probably explains the mixed-up youth-hood I had, Karen...!!

Probably explains the mixed-up youth-hood I had, Karen...!!


Gotcha!  ;)

For me, it's got to be "Tighter, Tighter" by Alive & Kicking. It's one of my favs from the '70s!

:D

I picked: Love is in the air


Love that song!  :)




SmithsGirl

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!


Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\


I went for "Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking"

And CF, I was gonna say (and still am) that I wish I could ALSO have chosen Greenbaum !  ;)

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!


Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\


I went for "Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking"

And CF, I was gonna say (and still am) that I wish I could ALSO have chosen Greenbaum !  ;)


What is it with you guys and that song?  I hear it and it makes me yawn!  ::) ;)

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!


Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\


I went for "Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking"

And CF, I was gonna say (and still am) that I wish I could ALSO have chosen Greenbaum !  ;)


What is it with you guys and that song?  I hear it and it makes me yawn!  ::) ;)
Hey Karen, count me in as one guy who also doesn't care for it  :P

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!


Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\


I went for "Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking"

And CF, I was gonna say (and still am) that I wish I could ALSO have chosen Greenbaum !  ;)


What is it with you guys and that song?  I hear it and it makes me yawn!  ::) ;)
Hey Karen, count me in as one guy who also doesn't care for it  :P


Good for you, Mark!  I suppose I brought this on by including that song in my poll... :-\

I voted for Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music" very closely followed by "Spirit In The Sky"  ;D

Very close between Norman Greenbaum and Alive & Kicking...

...but Norm just gets it...!


Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\


I went for "Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking"

And CF, I was gonna say (and still am) that I wish I could ALSO have chosen Greenbaum !  ;)


What is it with you guys and that song?  I hear it and it makes me yawn!  ::) ;)
Hey Karen, count me in as one guy who also doesn't care for it  :P


Good for you, Mark!  I suppose I brought this on by including that song in my poll... :-\
Hey, it happens....no biggie ;)

Wild Cherry
Alive And Kicking


Howard

I voted for "Magnet and Steel,"  because I just saw "Boogie Nights" recently and I felt it perfectly captured the feel of that era.

Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan

Magnet and Steel, I loved that song

I went with 'Magnet and Steele' by Walter Egan. Great. 'Spirit in the sky' by Norman Greenbaum second. I heard that he is now a milkman, is that right?

For you Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky" voters, check out his demo version of that song...

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=RcU2B2UiUG&ean=30206622928

:D

(Me, I'm stickin' with Alive&Kickin')  ;D

I too voted Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbaum as my fave off of this list. ;D

I chose play that funky music White boy. Great tune

Tim

Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan :)

Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan

My favorite on this list is Magnet and Steel but my favorite one-hit wonder from the 70's is "Magic" by Pilot. (Hey, I was like, 5 and it just hooked me  ;D)

SPIRIT IN THE SKY

"They'll send me a royalty check, but they won't send me a Platinum Card."
--Norman Greenbaum

"Magnet and Steel"

Still one of my most favorite songs.

What is it with you guys and that song?  I hear it and it makes me yawn!  ::) ;)



Karen, it has that effect on me too!  ;D

I picked Wildflower.

Oh Paul, I wish you'd picked the other one!  Norman Greenbaum's song is the one song on this list that I don't care for.  :-\


I went for "Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking"

And CF, I was gonna say (and still am) that I wish I could ALSO have chosen Greenbaum !  ;)


What is it with you guys and that song?  I hear it and it makes me yawn!  ::) ;)


You're all mad  ;)

I always hated that Sammy Johns "Chevy Van."
There was also a movie of the same title that came out in 1977 (AKA "The Van")

I'd have to say "Tighter, Tighter". My sister had the 45 and we listened to it over and over again!

My favorite on this list is Magnet and Steel but my favorite one-hit wonder from the 70's is "Magic" by Pilot. (Hey, I was like, 5 and it just hooked me  ;D)


'Magic' is a great song, however they also had another hit prior to that......here at least, 'January' you should check it out ! ;)

Oh and just for the record, I like 'Spirit In The Sky'  :D

Magnet and Steel

'Magic' is a great song, however they also had another hit prior to that......here at least, 'January' you should check it out ! ;)

Oh and just for the record, I like 'Spirit In The Sky'  :D
Oh, thanks for the info.  I will check it out  :)

I liked a sng called Friday on my mind, but don't know name of group.

Magnet and Steel

I don't recall it being a great song, "Magnet And Steel", but so many people have voted for it me thinks I'll give it another listen. ???

It's been a while since I last heard it, sooooooo let's find out...

;) :)

I don't recall it being a great song, "Magnet And Steel", but so many people have voted for it me thinks I'll give it another listen. ???

It's been a while since I last heard it, sooooooo let's find out...

;) :)






So.....what's the verdict zcrito  ???

I liked a sng called Friday on my mind, but don't know name of group.



It was done in the US by Earthquake and elsewhere by the Easybeats.

So.....what's the verdict zcrito  ???


Let's see...produced by Lindsey Buckingham and has Stevie Nicks doing some vocals (that's what I forgot about it). I think it came out after her song with Kenny Loggins. ???

It's a good '70s song. If I heard it on the radio today I'd listen, buuuuttttt I'm sticking with "Tighter, Tighter" as the best one of the bunch. Looks like it's 3 against 11 on this one. ::)

(God love ya, you "Tighter, Tighter" fans  ;) )

:) ;D

Magnet and Steel

Make that 12 against 3 now. >:(

:)

Make that 12 against 3 now. >:(

:)




How do you think I feel?  I'm the only person who chose "Magnet And Steel".  :(

How do you think I feel?  I'm the only person who chose "Magnet And Steel".  :(


Don't you mean "Chevy Van"? ???

Play That Funky Music

Don't you mean "Chevy Van"? ???





Oops....DUH!  See, now I have that darn "Magnet And Steel" song on my brain!  :-[

Play that Funky Music!

I'd have to say "Tighter, Tighter". My sister had the 45 and we listened to it over and over again!
:)I live in Miami now but back when I lived in New York I follow this band all the time hello Pepi they play in the city at club call stockland yard and they put on a show that had this club packed I hope they are still playing

I like "Spirit In The Sky" out of that list of songs

I like "Spirit In The Sky" out of that list of songs
Regarding the UK, which version of Spirit In The Sky?

Norman Greenbaum in 1970;
Dr & The Medics in 1986, and;
Gareth Gates featuring The Kumars in 2003.

I like the one by Norman Greenbaum

Don't know if it's a one hit wonder, but I've always liked "Low Rider" from War  8)

Don't know if it's a one hit wonder, but I've always liked "Low Rider" from War 8)

Not a OHW. They had other hits, like "Cisco Kid." ;)

Oh I love that "Low Rider" song!

I guess I haven't voted in this poll yet. I guess I'll have to go for "other": "How Long" by Ace.

My choice: Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum.

But there are other like Except From A Teenage Opera.

Yep...the 70's, like any decade, had lots of one hit wonders...there are too many to list, so I just voted for the one I liked best.

I picked 'Play That Funky Music' - didn't care as much for Vanilla Ice's remake in 1990.

Another one-hit wonder from the 70's I like not included on this list is 'Gold' by John Stewart (no, not the Daily Show host)  ;D - that song also featured Stevie Nicks on back-up vocals

Out of the list that says "other (specify)" I like King Harvest's "Dancing in the moonlight" that's a good song.

Out of that list have to go with Wildflower.

Of course my fave 70s one hit wonder was R.Dean Taylor's Indiana Want Me. :)

Of course my fave 70s one hit wonder was R.Dean Taylor's Indiana Want Me. :)

Ok, that's just spooky! I just heard that song on the radio today after not hearing it in probably 20 years or more. Then you mention it too! Very weird!  :o 

How about Looking Glass....Brandy(you're a fine girl)...
and Daniel Boone(a singer NOT the pioneer)"hey,hey,hey,It's a beautiful day"(Beautiful Sunday is the title i think)

At least here in the States...Edward Bear's LAST SONG....

Okay this is my first time posting everyone and I loved the 1970's (I was in elementary, junior and senior high school in that decade).

My favorite one-hit wonder would have to be (and I chose other):

"Sky High" by Jigsaw 1975

A runner up would have to (and I know he had more hits in his native Britain, but he only had one hit here in the states):

"Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe 1979

I also did love "Magnet & Steel", but would have to say that the two I listed above come in first and second for me; Egan's one-hit wonder comes third.

i chose other.... one song i actually liked from the early seventies was by a band called Gunhill Road. the song was called Back When My Hair Was Short

:D Play that funky music white boy...play that funky music whiteyyyy....play that funky music white boy....lay down and boogie and play that funky music till you die...till you die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yyyyeeeoowwww :D

and let's not forget The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace

I really liked 'Love is in the Air', all 4 versions of it LOL :)

I really liked 'Love is in the Air', all 4 versions of it LOL :)
Have you heard the Stairway To Heaven version of Love is in the Air.

Have you heard the Stairway To Heaven version of Love is in the Air.


A Stairway to Heaven verison of it?  I can't say as I have

I only know of the 1977 original, the 1992 Strictly Ballroom remix, the 2001 Milk and Sugar version, and the 1978 Canadian verson by Martin Stevens :)

A Stairway to Heaven verison of it?  I can't say as I have

I only know of the 1977 original, the 1992 Strictly Ballroom remix, the 2001 Milk and Sugar version, and the 1978 Canadian verson by Martin Stevens :)
These version came from a Aussie TV Show called The Money And the Gun, with an album with the same name.

I'd pick "Love is in the air" it's a real feel good song.

Not sure if this was mentioned: Tennessee Bird Walk and whatever became of those two singers any success elsewhere? :-\\

Play That Funky Music

Spirit In The Sky