15 Songs from the 70s That Should've Been Bigger Hits

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WaybackUSA

Күн бұрын

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@DebiG1057 Ай бұрын

Badfinger was screwed. All these bands were great.

@dimitriberozny3729 Ай бұрын

You can thank a shister manager for their downfall and the suicide of Greg Ham,Badfinger’s lead vocalist.

@Laceykat66 12 күн бұрын

But we know the song to this day and while it did not reach #1 it was successful nevertheless.

@RicoCosta317 2 күн бұрын

@@Laceykat66 Sadly screwed in more ways than one.

@drbluzer Ай бұрын

1970'S SONGS : @00:17 : "ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY" by JOE WALSH @01:00 : "SURRENDER" by CHEAP TRICK @01:50 : "NO MATTER WHAT" by BADFINGER @02:48 : "DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN" by LEE MICHAELS @03:26 : "NEVER BEEN ANY REASON" by HEAD EAST @04:05 : "JUNGLE BOOGIE" by KOOL & THE GANG @04:32 : "PIECE OF MIND" by BOSTON @05:32 : "I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD" by TEN YEARS AFTER @06:05 : "COCONUT" by NILSSON @06:35 : "THUNDER ISLAND" by JAY FERGUSON @07:06 : "MISSISSIPPI QUEEN" by MOUNTAIN @08:07 : "WHISKEY ROCK - A ROLLER" by LYNYRD SKYNYRD @08:52 : "LITTLE WILLY" by SWEET @09:22 : "LIDO SHUFFLE" by BOZ SCAGGS @09:52 : "STUMBLIN' IN" by SUZIE QUATRO AND CHRIS NORMAN

@jeffking4176 Ай бұрын

Maybe “Never Been Any Reason “ didn’t do so well in other places, but in the Midwest it was absolutely HUGE ‼️ - And it STILL is. From St.Louis Missouri, and I didn’t know anyone who didn’t have that album. “Flat As A Pancake”‼️‼️ Saw them in Concert with Kansas and Missouri. 📻🙂

@erinbrew9675 11 күн бұрын

The song got a lot of airplay in Cleveland, OH.

@Rick-y4m8g Ай бұрын

Everyone of these songs were great.Some people might not like it.Some people do I like all of them

@donalddixoninlou Күн бұрын

I know - We loved all of these songs and they were big hits in our area - (the midwest).

@rtrout57 Ай бұрын

I Love Chris Normans' voice.

@FoxC-l5l Ай бұрын

I liked Sweet, but they only played one particular song over and over the ballroom blitz. It wasn't until I had a computer that I found out they had other songs. I'm really happy with Fox on the Run. I used that song to say farewell to my very sick husband. I love you, Dave. ❤❤❤

@jeffking4176 Ай бұрын

They had several hits, in my area 📻🙂

@jaygardner6385 Ай бұрын

OK, let's talk about Sweet. They started out as a bubblegum band, and never changed. The only reason that Little Willy Willy was so popular was because the lyrics were incredibly suggestive to middle school and young high school boys. With that tune any other set of lyrics would qualify as bubblegum. Fun fact for if you ever share this group again,. Their first album sold better than they expected. They still had contractual obligations that prevented them from touring immediately. They had 3 or 4 bar gigs, and they were the featured band for the Senior Party at Ruskin High School in Kansas, City, MO. The year was 1977. The seniors at Ruskin graciously voted to allow seniors from Hickman Mills High School to the concert.

@katznkittens Ай бұрын

“Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”

@drmusic3641 Ай бұрын

They certainly did change. Ever hear "Action", "Love is Like Oxygen" or albums "Off The Record", "Level Headed", "Cut Above the Rest"? They morphed into a semi progressive band with a similair to ELO.

@RicoCosta317 2 күн бұрын

The Billboard charts were and still are a joke.

@rogerwilliams5382 Ай бұрын

I always thought these songs were bigger hits than what they were. I never cared much about what was popular. I just knew what I liked. I thought Jungle Boogie was a big hit when I was in Jr. High.

@MeadowFarmer Ай бұрын

Great songs! I'd forgotten about Surrender, No Matter What, and Do You Know What I Mean. I've tried to forget Little Willy. That song really sucked!

@andydavis6962 Ай бұрын

And yet ... to this day, you still here these on the radio. 😁 As far as the Lee Michaels comment about him recording all the instruments himself and try to find an artist who'll do that today. How about Wolfgang Van Halen? And Richie Kotzen? Rock on! 🤘

@tsitracommunications2884 29 күн бұрын

Pity his hearing was ruined later resulting in his retirement

@ernestcruz6316 Ай бұрын

In what universe was "Jungle Boogie" underappreciated? It peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 and #2 R&B in 1974. It was the first really big hit for Kool & the Gang. Most of these songs made the Top 40; in fact only three of them didn't ("Surrender", "Never Been Any Reason" and "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller"). The other 12 songs were all certified hits. You wanna talk about underappreciated? How about "Rainy Jane" by Davy Jones of The Monkees? It got regional airplay in many major markets and still only made it to #52 on the Hot 100 in the summer of 1971. I know at least six people who bought that one when it came out, including my younger sister. That one should've made the Top 40. The funk band Mandrill should've had several songs that made the Top 40, but despite their popularity they never had a national Top 40 hit.

@anthonymcdibble9496 26 күн бұрын

The piano playing during the commentary is irritating and distracting.

@TopazShane Ай бұрын

Badfinger was also hosed with their song "Baby Blue." This great song only made it to #14 and should have definitely made it into the top 5. "Mississippi Queen" never made it up the charts for one reason; that song has to be the loudest song ever recorded. I think radio stations were afraid to play it due to it's volume. "Little Willy" was way too bubblegum. The title was perfect for some great jokes for the jocks on the air. I used it to promote the mid-day jock at a station I worked at by telling every listener after I played the song "speaking of "Little Willy," John Gannon will be playing with it tomorrow between 10 and 2 on Fun-102-FM."

@MomLAU Ай бұрын

_Waaaay_ too much extra background music on this video. And playing it during the song snippets is inexcusable.

@Laceykat66 12 күн бұрын

And yet we are familiar with a lot of these songs to this day. "Surrender" has been used in a number of hit movies and TV shows. Odd for a song that did not even breach the top forty.

@johngrey2784 2 күн бұрын

How about some classic British hits of the era most of which barely nudged the Billboard Hot 100 - 1. Ride A White Swan by T Rex 2/ Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile) - Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel 3/ January by Pilot 4/ Down Down by Status Quo 5/ Anything by Slade 6/ And how about the songs of the US's own Suzi Quatro.

@rickpeterson2933 Ай бұрын

This was a fun video. But even though some of these tracks didn't crack the top 40, many of them did receive extensive airplay on Album Rock radio during the 70s. Boston, Cheap Trick, Joe Walsh, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mountain, etc. were staples on Album Oriented Rock stations. (And many can still be heard today on Classic Rock radio.) So while some of these songs may have not performed well on the pop charts, they aren't forgotten.

@deirdrecaskenette5473 Ай бұрын

MOST OF THESE GROUPS ARE UNKOWN TO ME...AND THIS WAS MY ERA.

@azwizeguy 29 күн бұрын

You're kidding, Right

@debbieanne7962 Ай бұрын

Lido shuffle, little Willy and stumblin’ in were pretty big hits in my country

@briansmith6292 21 күн бұрын

How can I refuse by heart that is truly a fun song I love that song

@RedVynil Ай бұрын

With the exception of the Lynard Skynard, Boston and Quatro songs, everyone one of these was their biggest hits and got LOTS of radio play when they came out!!

@rs-ye7kw 28 күн бұрын

Personally, I think only 3 or 4 of the 15 should have been bigger hits and charted higher than they did. (Definitely Badfinger)

@jimherman7718 Ай бұрын

remove the background music so we an hear the songs you're talking about

@abbagodz Күн бұрын

Don't forget about 'Mamma Mia' from ABBA. Huge hit in the rest of the world but it only went to #32 here in the U.S. Typical

@martyenglishiii5099 4 күн бұрын

No Matter What sounds like a Lennon-McCartney song

@jasoncromwell4206 28 күн бұрын

"No Matter What" was rejected from "All Things Must Pass" and given by George to Badfinger. "Coconut" was the biggest hit Nilsson ever had that he wrote and sang (Everybody's Talking was written by Fred Neil and Without You was written by Badfinger.) "Little Willy" has inspired some controversy over the years especially if you know what a "Willy" is in British English (heh heh), but the song was actually named after the Singer's Cat.

@daviddurbin7682 3 күн бұрын

I believe without you was a bigger hit for Nilsson

@jasoncromwell4206 3 күн бұрын

@@daviddurbin7682 "Without You" was his biggest hit, but it was written by Badfinger. "Coconut" was the biggest hit Nilsson that he wrote and sang.

@dimitriberozny3729 Ай бұрын

Near East didn’t succeed because they sounded too much like Styx!!!

@thomasballue418 29 күн бұрын

The Raiders cover of Birds Of A Feather !

@meddyven Ай бұрын

The only three that were stellar were Thunder Island, Lido Shuffle and Stumblin' in.

@ianwhitehouse2487 24 күн бұрын

Some great songs on the video, thanks for posting; but bloody hell that piano background music is irritating

@drmusic3641 Ай бұрын

Oh come on! All of these are massive hits regardless if they didnt hit #1. All of them are still played today over and over. I thought you were going to mention songs like "Good Morning Judge" by 10cc which was the followup to "The Things We Do For Love".