70s is this good!?...FIRST TIME HEARING Most Popular Song Each Month in the 70s

[@corbinhbucknerjr558]

The song "Grease" is the title song to the movie, "Grease".

[@glennallen239]

This song was written by the Bee Gees.

[@rhill109]

It's played during the opening credits.

[@allengator1914]

@@glennallen239 No it wasn't written by the Bee Gees, just one of them. It was written by Barry Gibb, but his brothers had nothing to do with writing the song, so not the Bee Gees.

[@millerrmann]

The song 'Grease' was the opening song of the movie. I'm looking forward to watching you on your musical journey. There's so much fantastic music out there. Enjoy it all.

[@rossgard]

It's not in the original Broadway musical, but was written specifically as the title track for the film.

[@millerrmann]

@@rossgard yep

[@Majorpain32677]

​@@rossgardare you one of those people that interrupt everybody because you have more knowledge or you have a better story we're not talking about the Broadway musical who gives a crap about that The movie is what everybody likes people like you man make me sick oh well let me just correct you there whatever ridiculous

[@janesmith146]

14:30 Yes, that song was in the Movie "Grease" with John Travolta. The name of the song was indeed "Grease". Millie is thinking of "Greased Lightning", another song in the same movie.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

Rock, Motown, Disco, Hard Rock, Funk, Blues, and even Country had some of the biggest bangers this decade. If I could only keep one decade of music the 70s would be it hands down!!!

[@charlieeckert4321]

14:16 Yes, Grease was written as the theme song to the movie, but it is not in the stage musical.

[@KARENCOGS]

Growing up in the 70’s was the best time! I still listen to 70’s music a lot now.

[@fireheart6267]

14:29 yes it is in grease, its the opening song

[@tinahairston6383]

No, Millie, Grease IS the movie theme song. It plays at the beginning of the movie or for the credits. Grease Lightning is from a scene in the movie :). If you've seen the movie Trolls, you've heard Donna Summer's I Feel Love. King Gristle sings it when he's on the treadmill trying to lose "30 pounds in the next 8 hours", LOL!

[@randy7831]

you need to react to all of the 70s 80s and 90s songs that you have not heard before

[@deborahjsimmons8627]

Need to listen to a tad more of those songs to really get the essence of the music. Great music 🎵🎶

[@tinahairston6383]

I was born in 1970. i think you should react to all the ones you don't know, LOL! The fact that a lot of these are British artists is what cracks me up. You'll have to react to these with your parents. I bet they know a lot of these.

[@ginao8935]

I’m so old that there were only two songs on here that I Didn’t know lol

[@tking747]

I was born in 1957, so I grew up with 60s/70s music. Great classics!

[@RichardArnista]

@@tking747 yes I was born in 1954, grew up with the great songs in the 60’s that had stories to them from anti war to Woodstock and everything between!

[@chrisjarvis2287]

The Hustle wasn't a wacky song, it was a hugely popular dance 😁

[@jeffhampton2767]

It was the start of Disco. It was huge. 😊

[@mikepaulus4766]

In the late 90s I was in the Navy, on a ship called Russell. We would sing "Do the Russell" and then whistle.

[@Billinois78]

Why can't it be both? lol

[@CorranHorn84]

That generation's decade dance song. Much like what the Macarena was to the 90s.

[@garygramling5618]

That song basically started disco

[@havok6280]

It's always odd to me when people don't know songs from before they were born. I was born in the 80s but I knew 50s and 60s songs because those were the songs my parents grew up with...

[@duncreg]

My parents... rarely ever played music, weirdly enough.

[@bradparnell614]

I was born in the 60s but had much older siblings and grew up with their records as well as listened to the oldies stations growing up.

[@visaman]

What kind of music did your grandparents listen to?

[@marygarrison9882]

The second song "Grease" is from the movie Grease.

[@charlieeckert4321]

The first song was written 😢for the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and wonn an Oscar.

[@Tunarth]

You should legit listen to all of the songs on here that you don't know. The 1970s were an amazing era for music. At their peak, every single one of these songs were inescapable on the radio.

[@fireheart6267]

Three dog night- joy to the world. Is absolutely a must react to!

[@Handsoffthekids]

Absolutely!

[@book1957]

They might know the beginning of the song and not the rest.

[@garygramling5618]

Joy To The World was the #1 song the month I was born--May, 1971.

[@danielhoehne801]

The song Grease was the theme song for the movie.

[@phantom629]

fun fact the song grease was written by barry gibb of the bee gee's and performed by frankie vallie

[@SocietyRed-sg8ft]

I am biased because I grew up in the 70,s but the 70's had the best music. These songs are from the UK charts, not the U.S. I was wondering why I haven't heard some of these songs before.

[@jeffhampton2767]

The 1970s is the best decade in music history 😊

[@RichardArnista]

@@SocietyRed-sg8ft yes I was wondering why some of those songs I never heard before!

[@duncreg]

Hmmm, now I know why this seventies list needed a bit more Neil Diamond and Meat Loaf... 🙂

[@jeffhampton2767]

David Soul just recently died. Loved his 1976 song don't give up on us baby. 😊

[@carolynjohnson5948]

Happy New Year from Alabama! Born in 1955, graduated High School in 1973 and college in 1979. I know all these songs! The 70's music is THE best music ever, It was (and is) fun to sing with, fun to dance to and there are SO many more great songs in addition to these. Love your channel and Archie is the cutest!

[@tom9188]

60s 70s and 80s the 3 greatest decades for music. The 80s being the most diverse and most innovative.

[@jeffhampton2767]

1970s is my favorite. That's when I was a teenager. Late 60s and 80s are great too. ❤

[@alancoy5305]

You have a great channel James and Millie! Great songs of the 70s: 1971: Reason to Believe (Rod Stewart 1972: Bread: Everything I Own 1973: Could It Be Magic and "I am Your Child (Barry Manilow) 1974: "Black Betty" (Ram Jam) 1976: Dum Dum Diddle (Abba) Baby, What a Big Surprise (Chicago) 1972: Lean on Me (Bill Withers) 1973: Drift Away (Dobie Gray) Performers to look at: Aerosmith, Barry Manilow, Paul Davis, Gerry Rafferty, John Denver, Styx, Billy Joel, Chicago, Meatloaf, James Taylor, The Stylistics, Roberta Flack, Boz Scaggs, Wild Cherry, ELO, Dolly Parton, Michael Johnson and Neil Diamond, who started in the late 60s. His career spans the late 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Journey also started in the 70s. Greatest Albums of the decade: Barry Manilow, "Barry Manilow One" (1973) Abba "Arrival" (1976) Meatloaf "Bat Out of Hell" (1977). The whole album is epic Disco Mickey Mouse (1979) Greatest Movie Songs of the Decade: Your The Top (Barbara Streisand "Whats Up Doc" 1972 "Candle on The Water " Helen Reddy, Pete's Dragon" 1976 *An absolutely Beautiful song. "Goodbye Girl" of Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl" Performed by David Gates of Bread (1977) There are many more great performers and songs. You both are starting off well.

[@tinahairston6383]

Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-ling isn't what you think but it definitely is just on the edge of being naughty, lol!

[@janetsanford6923]

@tinahairston6383 this version on here is a crappy version of "My Ding-a-ling", the record I had (the live recording) was the best version! 😊🎶

[@gotham61]

It's kind of a tragedy that a rock n roll legend like Chuck had his biggest chart success with this silly novelty song, rather than one of his classics like Johnny B Goode, Roll Over Beethoven or Maybellene.

[@TheWorldNormMacDonald]

I thought I heard My Ding-a-ling

[@charlieeckert4321]

6:16 The Morning After was another Oscar winner, for The Poseidon Adventure.

[@bluefriend62]

Yes, please, do the sixties!

[@kimnapier8387]

I was born in 1962 and I remember most of these from my parents ❤️. It's a fun trip down memory lane 😁❣️

[@charlessheifer2264]

I knew every song because I was born in the 1950s. 90 % are Bonafide classics. Eventually you will have the pleasure of hearing them all if you are faithful to your channel. I envy you.

[@gazoontight]

The song Grease is from the movie Grease. There were seven that I did not remember. I'm older than your parents? Yipes!

[@wordkyle]

How many songs were familiar not because you knew them, but because you knew the remake? (e.g., "Venus" 1969 Shocking Blue, 1986 Bananarama)

[@johnniekight1879]

I'm betting you'll know lotsa 60's hits because they've been used in movies, TV and commercials even to this day.

[@Xfactor444-x4n]

Lol! So have a lot of these songs

[@joecarcione6636]

"Horse with No Name" is a great song! My kids thought the title was funny too, but the song is a classic (there's a scene in "Breaking Bad" where Walter is singing it in the car, too)...

[@Moraenil]

It's been a favorite song of mine since I was a kid in the 80s. There weren't many songs specifically mentioning or about horses, so it went on my list really quickly.

[@Varzaak]

The song Grease was in the opening credits and not performed by any of the cast.

[@darkjedi74]

Geez! ABBA absolutely killed it for seemingly half that decade!

[@derekhorlock1976]

My teenage years started in 1971!! Best decade for music!

[@daricetaylor737]

The song "Grease" is indeed in the movie "Grease" as it was the theme song for the movie.

[@Ameslan1]

A couple of songs have been covered by future artists which maybe why James and Millie maybe familiar or heard the tune before especially Roberta Flacks two hit songs have been covered by other musician artists in the future such as ABBA's hit songs what were featured in the movie "Mama Mia"

[@DoubleMonoLR]

You may recognize "killing me softly" from The Fugees version in the 1990s.

[@rexracer3221]

2.45 -- You're right, it is a new offical video they did for an anniversary of the song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by C.C.R.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Being born in 1960 I remember every song and artist in this video. You go from the singer/songwriters of the late 60s and early 70s to more rock then disco morphing into punk than new wave at the end of the decade. And this is only 'popular' hits the genres out in the musical weeds really expand the tone and musical adventure of the decade. By far my favorite decade for music in every genre.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

Yes, “Grease” is from the movie “Grease”.

[@jrasicmark1]

The confusion over Grease might be that the song, "Grease" was just the theme song of the movie, it wasn't actually sung by any of the characters in the movie (such as "Greased Lightning"). The movie was based on a Broadway musical that did not include the theme song "Grease", though it does tend to be included in modern performances of the musical (in fact, "You're the One that i Want", "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and maybe at least one other song were new and written for the movie and they were also added back in the musical in modern performances because audiences have grown to expect them. Modern performances also keep all of the original songs from the stage play that had been cut from the movie, except many of them had been played as background music in the movie)

[@SGlitz]

Billy Joel, "Piano Man"..🎉 a true classic. (1974)

[@XenFayed]

Have You Ever Seen the Rain is indeed from the 70s, but they made that video for it a few years ago (not sure why).

[@stanleygresswell8315]

Being a oldie I knew everyone of these and remember trying to sing most of them 😜 , ... Wings... mull of kintyer ( spelling ) was one of the biggest selling singles of the 70's and stayed at number one in the charts for many weeks , if you ever watch the film the full Monty ( great film ) you will hear the Donner Summer songs in that .. I feel love and hot stuff was massive hits and was used in that film for the lads to strip to , the bee gees had many not singles from the disco time when films like Saturday night fever , stayin alive , Grease all had Bee Gees songs in them , there was a lot of one hit wonders as well , the carpenters was brother and sister , Karen carpenter had a great voice also played drums , she died from Anorexia but there songs are classic .. On top of the world ... Close to you ... Yesterday once more just to mention three , they was a big success in the 70's I could go on but I think you get my drift 😂

[@ge7714]

Yes, that song is in Greece. It’s at the beginning of the movie. It’s the first song they play.

[@plother4242]

songs you should hear that it didn't look like you recognized are: Vincent, My love, Angie, Time in a bottle, Seasons in the sun, Sailing, Oh what a night, Silly love songs, If you leave me now.

[@Moraenil]

Not only were some of these songs remade in later decades, many are popular in Karaoke bars, and are in many movies. Even recently "You're the One That I Want" was in Deadpool and Wolverine along with "Lady in Red."

[@kevananne]

A lot of these artists had tragic endings. It’s really good to see them prior to their stories of their deaths.

[@RichardArnista]

This is funny , I’m 70 and know all the 70’s songs but ask me about songs of the 2010’s and I have no clue! The songs of the 70’s had stories to tell with no auto tunes!

[@bradjohnson4126]

"no auto tunes"?

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

No Autotune. I.e. no digital pitch bending to correct the singers’ notes.

[@patandthecats5983]

I was born in 1969 and didn't recognize 15 of them and a couple i know different versions of the songs.

[@EShelby2127]

Must be a UK list... Many gaps! "Boston" "Kansas" "Head East" "Peter Frampton" "Dire Straits" "Gerry Rafferty" "Dave Mason" "Toto" "Alan Parsons Project" Little River Band"...

[@CorranHorn84]

Some of them you may recognize because you heard the 80s/ 90s covers of them that became popular as well. Venus Without You Killing Me Softly (With His Song)

[@gigi-ij1hk]

Wild to realize that for nearly half of 1978 (5 mos out of 12) there was a song at number 1 from a movie John Travolta starred in. Btw he was among the first movie stars to negotiate for a percentage of the soundtrack revenue in exchange for less money up front. Suffice to say, his earnings from the SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER soundtrack were substantial.

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

How does one of any age not even know most of these songs? The majority were huge. Even I had at least heard of most #1 songs from 25 years before I was born....and that was before the internet.

[@Handsoffthekids]

The song Grease is in the beginning of Grease either opening credits lol

[@wesdog8975]

"Grease ( Is the Word )" sung by Ricky Valli is the title song for the movie "Grease." The song "Greased Lightning" is sung by John Travolta during the scene of the movie characters putting the car together.

[@markwilliams6394]

Frankie, not Ricky.

[@wildbill1519]

The 1970s were my pre-teen and teen years. We had a LOT of great songs that weren't on this list. I honestly have to wonder where they got the data for this video. Doing a Billboard Top 100 or Billboard Hot 100 would also be good to check into. A number of these were one hit wonder artists. One such band with a great hit was "The Original Caste'' with the song, "One Tin Soldier", which was the theme song to the great movie, "Billy Jack", (1971). Some of the greats worth reacting to in the '70s include (but not limited to): The Carpenters, Captain & Tenielle, Olivia Newton John, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, and more...

[@70sMusicLady]

A lot of these songs were remade in the 80s and later. That may be the versions you are familiar with. Seventies music can't be beat. Such diversity. Maybe this would be a good list to choose from for your reactions. Quite a few of these were from motion pictures. Yes, Grease was in the opening credits of the movie. Written by the Bee Gees. The Gibb Brothers were a huge part of the late 70s.

[@garygramling5618]

If you've never heard of The Carpenters, I'd suggest you start a dive into them. Karen Carpenter had the most beautiful voice and her brother Richard was a genius as a composer and arranger. I beg you to listen to their music--especially you, Millie. They never produced a bad song, in my opinion. Karen Carpenter's voice was the best of the best.

[@renee176]

The majority of all these songs were big hits and had Longevity. A good deal of the groups or singers had great longevity also. The 70s had some great music, and this is just a portion of it!😊❤ Both songs that played back to back were from the Grease movie sound track.😊

[@keymack2477]

So many great songs in this, but the two I would most highly recommend you react to are "Vincent" by Don McLean and "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush! Best of luck to you with your channel!!

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Yes, both songs and "Greased Lightning" and more were from the musical "Grease"

[@ronfehr7899]

I was born in the beginning of the 1960s, so I wanted to know how many of these 1970s songs that I remembered. Out of the 120 shown, I got 111, which surprised me a little bit. I was worried that I would know the earlier songs, but I actually didn't have much trouble with them.

[@janp719]

Best decade for music!

[@garygramling5618]

One more comment from me-- listen to Roberta Flack and Helen Reddy. Some of this music is timeless and sucks to see the younger generation has never heard of them. Wow. Back when music told a story and had heart

[@CyndiDeimler]

That was fun! The 70s were my teenage years so I know all except a couple of these. I'd love to see you react to the songs you don't know! And to the movie Grease!

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

Your parents were born in the ‘70s??! Jeepers, my school bus driver had a stereo system installed in her bus and we traveled to and from middle school listening to…Led Zeppelin. (Probably somewhat inappropriate.) She had it on 8-track.

[@mlg1783]

I was born in 83'. So, I'm an old millennial. Raised like Gen Xr's but all the attitude of a millennial. Lol! People my age still had to go to the library to do research, read analog clocks, write in cursive, and use land lines. Then we came of age in the mid-90s as the internet and the digital era just exploded. Cell phones, beepers, dial up and computer games. In our 20s, the smartphone debuted. We are the last generation to know a world without the internet!!!!

[@johnstanowski9489]

That second song IS from Grease. They both are. the second song is played over the opening credits.

[@JPMadden]

"My Ding-a-Ling" would be a fun song to react to. I recommend the live version that Diane Jennings posted recently.

[@TheWorldNormMacDonald]

And Hey Baby, I'm the Telephone Man😂

[@corvus1374]

The Brotherhood of Man April 1976 were the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.

[@jpack85]

OMG I'm old. Watching these two not knowing all those classic and iconic songs is shocking. FWIW, I think that they need to react to Karen Carpenter specifically. She had a voice for the ages.

[@JulieSlaughter-r8p]

Grease most definitely IS in the Movie Grease! I suggest you watch the movie. it's always a good watch.

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Another great reaction. I reckon check out the most popular song each month of the 50's, 60's, 2000's and 2010's too.

[@GP80888]

You need to catch up on Elton John in the 70s. To me it was his best decade of his music.

[@EJDW]

The song Grease was written for the movie and wasn't in the original musical.

[@EShelby2127]

Lots of Disco, "Bee Gees" (The Brothers Gibb), the movie "Saturday Night Fever" with John Travolta was huge in the mid-70s. The Carpenters, Elton John, Paul McCartney & Wings, LOTS of hits.

[@laurab68707]

Sixties are awesome. You may be surprised and know or have heard 60's songs.

[@karenrediker2449]

I turned 20 January 1970 so know all these great songs well

[@sunset4ever29]

A lot of the songs you might remember from American movie soundtracks. I liked that you knew all of the Abba songs, but one. When you get a chance listen to Rod Stewart, John Denver, the Carpenters and Olivia Newton John's playlists. There were a lot of Bee Gees songs and also Andy Gibb in the 70's. These were the American top songs, so in Britain they probably had different popular ones that we in American may not have heard, or didn't realize how popular they were.

[@songbird989]

Yes! Both Grease and Grease Lightning are both from the movie Grease!😆😆 BTW, now that you have a Music Channel you should brush up on The Carpenters!

[@JulieSlaughter-r8p]

I know everyone and had each on a 45 that I played on repeat until learned every word correctly! Good times.

[@gotham61]

In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry was the first single I ever bought. I was eight in 1970

[@manxkin]

You’re making feel old. I grew up with all of these! I guess I am old!

[@marycoombe2436]

I may be showing my age, but I know about 85% of those songs. The song titled Grease is in the movie by same name. Grease and Saturday Night Fever had many songs be very popular.

[@darleendionne6403]

There are so many songs I could suggest for this decade. Just to start you off, try some CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival) "Lookin' Out My Backdoor" or "Proud Mary"; some Rolling Stones "Paint it Black" or "Sympathy for the Devil"; some Three Dog Night "Joy to the World" or "Mama Told Me not to Come" or even some Donna Summer "McCarther Park" or "On the Radio". And for some Canadian content try The Guess Who "These Eyes", "She's Come Undone" or "American Woman" or April Wine "Oowatanite" or "Tonight is a Wonderful Night". For something softer try some Bread "Baby I'ma Want You" or "Everything I Own". Sorry for being so long-winded but this is my era. Enjoy!

[@AniwayasSong]

Your PARENTS were born in the 70's... Me, a child of the 60's... "Damn I'm Olde!" :-)

[@adriannecote5319]

I know them all. Graduated from high school in 1972.

[@peterburrell007]

Vincent by Don McLean, need to do that one

[@dow311]

These are just popular one song per year, so many songs to explore.

[@andrewgalindo6959]

I grew up in the 70's. Graduated high school in 1978. I remember all that music. The only bad part of the video is that they let enough of the songs play to give people a chance to recognize them, But that's not your fault. I can't believe y'all didn't recognize Paul McCartney's music. I can't wait for the 60's video to come out.

[@TheWorldNormMacDonald]

Class of '78 here Mobile, Bama

[@andrewgalindo6959]

@@TheWorldNormMacDonald I'm in L.A.

[@Rick-or2kq]

Us Deadheads were definitely in a different place; we ignored anything that appeared too commercialized.

[@jettrainbow]

there was no CGI (computer-generated imagery) in 1974. IMO the best song on this list are bridge over troubled water, horse with no name, time in a bottle, wuthering heights.

[@carlanderson7618]

Recommend some 60s and 70s Motown like "Reflections" by Diana Ross and the Supremes, "I heard through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, Band of Gold by Freda Payne, and "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes

[@P-M-869]

I hope you check out the songs from the '60s. Rock-a-Billy started in the '50s and then became Rock & Roll.

[@stevecollett901]

I was born in May of 78, and I've never heard of that song or artist.