British Couple Reacts to Most Popular Song Each Month in the 70s

[@havensmm9308]

"Grease" by Frankie Valli is the theme song to the movie "Grease". It's played on the beginning animation and ending credits. It was a big hit on the Grease soundtrack.

[@EagleFang74]

Came here to say this.😂

[@JordanJarvisJJ89613]

Hey guys

[@caretaker158]

Still got my Grease soundtrack album... bugged my mom for ages until she let me get it... I was 7 when the movie came out and was instantly hooked by the music that was constantly on the radio. I remember showing her Cubby O'Brien on the liner notes as the studio drummer. He was in the Mickey Mouse Club back in the Annette Funicello days.

[@jimkillip4156]

Yeah when she said that, it made me cringe a little bit, but to her credit, there is also a song called "Grease LIghting" with the guys dancing around the mechanic's shop.

[@jvmciii]

The song is the intro to the movie.

[@PatrickMersinger]

“Grease (is the word) “ is on the grease soundtrack. It’s the first song playing as the beginning credits roll.

[@PatrickMersinger]

Trivia : Bohemian Rhapsody and Let it Be were not only both recorded at Abby Road Studios, the same piano is used on both songs. Two incredible classics, one historic piano.

[@kdm71291]

Love it…touched by both Paul and Freddie!

[@carrenohiram1142]

No was Let it be, was Hey Jude.

[@Go4Jeph]

You should really explore The Carpenters. Karen Carpenter has one of the most beautiful voices of all time.

[@goosebump801]

YES!! 🙌💯 I couldn’t believe how many huge Carpenters songs they didn’t recognize. And as you say, Karen Carpenter’s distinctive, sweet voice was amazing. Please @The Beesleys, look for a “Best of the Carpenters” video to react to - but one where they play a bit more of each song 💐💐

[@TerminalFailSafe]

The Carpenters were the first concert I saved and scrimped to get to see. Beautiful music!!

[@renee176]

Both songs were from the movie "Grease". The song "Greased Lightning" was also in the movie. The song the man singing in the white suit was the theme song for the movie "Grease", Which was called "Grease". All 3 of those songs are in the movie.😊

[@jonperriraz4747]

I was a teenager in the 70's. I knew all of these and my opinion is that this decade was the best ever!!!

[@peppermoon7485]

Same here !

[@melbea03]

I didn't care for the disco

[@ilandgrl]

I grew up as a teenager in the late 70's and 80's. Great music!!

[@chetstevensq]

you knew the Boney M songs? They certainly didn't play on WLS.

[@PantheraOnca60]

Yes it was.

[@cliff5240]

I was born in 63 and know them all -- the 70 & 80's were the best

[@rjjcms1]

Born the year after that and know at least 95% of them.

[@ponytailmom]

The middle of the 60’s to the end of the 80’s great original music. So many songs are covers. Not much original stuff now

[@md9680]

Ah, the '70s! Memories both good and bad come to mind when I hear the hits from that decade. Oh, and I happen to now be 70 years old! You guys could be my grandkids! LOL!

[@caretaker158]

I was born in '70 so definitely grew up hearing a lot of these. Mom was into Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, etc while dad was into everything from Joan Baez to Zeppelin, Rush and Judas Priest. I still have a very eclectic music collection, but very rarely listen to much from the last decade or so. Give me the classics any day of the week.

[@GenXfrom75]

The singer I associate with Delta Dawn will always be Tanya Tucker. Her very distinctive voice really does it justice.

[@bengilbert7655]

They came out close to the same time and it was a bigger hit for Helen Reddy, She's the singer I most associate with this song.

[@visaman]

Tanya was just a teenager then.

[@GenXfrom75]

@@visaman I know. It was phenomenal.

[@PantheraOnca60]

I was born in 1960, so I know all of these. Best musical decade ever, lol.

[@michaelsvedlund6017]

Oh my, I'm a child of the 70's. This is a wonderful blast of the past.

[@valerierice3046]

The 70's had the best music. So diverse and so many classics.

[@frankisfunny2007]

Andy Gibb was one of 4 brothers that founded the Bee Gees. Andy didn't continue on with the band, and had a pretty successful solo career. Only 1 Gibb brothers is still alive, and that's Barry. Who was the lead vocalist in their biggest hit "Staying Alive"

[@natemalnaa1]

"A Horse With No Name" is a classic song you should definitely check that one out lol

[@scottradecki]

I was born in 1966, so these are the songs I grew up with. There was only 1 I didn't know. Growing up we listened to a lot of our parents 45's (that would be vinyl for you youngsters) from the 50's and 60's, so I might know some of them.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Same here mate!

[@bengilbert7655]

"I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, You've got a brand new key..." This was from when you wore your own shoes when skating and the skate clipped onto the bottom of your shoes. They came with a key so you could adjust the skates to fit and then lock them in places.

[@bengilbert7655]

And the lyrics are somewhat of a double entendre.

[@chriscowan7883]

We had great music back in the 70's!

[@sixslinger9951]

and MOST of it wasn't represented in this video.

[@PatrickMersinger]

In the 70’s a lot of different artists and songs could be on the chart. It was the last decade that really happened. Towards the late 70’s and early 80’s it was certain types of music only getting into the top 40. Greedy record companies set it up that way.

[@bengilbert7655]

Yes, back then the local radio DJ had more freedom to play what they wanted. Nowadays they have to follow a corporate playlist

[@PatrickMersinger]

@@bengilbert7655 yep, my local “classic rock” station has a very strict playlist of about 150 songs. One dj plays the same songs or artists so often you can nearly set your watch by it. Example: the only Rush songs they play are Tom Sawyer, limelight, and occasionally free will. They’re literally forbidden to play any other Rush song. It’s terribly maddening to hear the same songs everyday.

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

How I feel about the seventies, too. They just played old crooners, early rock, funky 60s that spilled into the 70s, disco, soft rock, pop, early punk, hard rock, ballads, country, and the upcoming Prince of Rock himself about to take-over the 80s. The 70s was an incredibly well-rounded decade.

[@Will-fk2dk]

Wait... wait, wait, whoa. You really believe that there were "LESS" different types of Bands on the radio... in the 1980s?!? WHAT?!? The 80s was an explosion of different kinds of music! Don't forget, at least 4 different kinds of music spawned in the late 70s, early 80s!

[@PatrickMersinger]

@@Will-fk2dk if you were on mtv in the 80’s then you got on the top 40. Gone were the days when say Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Carly Simon, James Taylor and many other very talented artists could share top 40 success with the pop acts of the day. Me, I listened to what was called album oriented radio, or A.O.R. also now called classic rock. But you had your Z104 type stations that were one strict formula that aimed at people 13 to about 25. A smaller, stricter playlist that you could nearly set your watch to. “Good morning it’s Z104, it’s 7:45 here’s Madonna.” They keep a very similar radio format today except that at 7:45 they play Taylor Swift.

[@Frog4Life207]

I was born in 85’ but I LOVE music from the 50s 60s and 70s it was just raw talent. No computers or auto tune 🥰

[@mermaid1717]

I was born in 1982 & 50s, 60s, 70s, & classic beach music (this is something only in VA, NC, & SC) are my favorite decades of music too.

[@Cassxowary]

Autotune isn’t just the robotic voice, that’s just when it’s overdone or on purpose, just fyi but yah

[@Cassxowary]

And 30s 40s is the best and before too

[@Cassxowary]

@@mermaid1717 pretty sure CA AND FL had beach music too and everywhere else (: but yah

[@mermaid1717]

@@Cassxowary 🤦‍♀️I'm talking about a specific type. California beach music is nothing like the type here. Beach music here goes with a dance called the Shag.

[@terrypark4331]

Loved the 70s. It was the disco era.

[@kdm71291]

There were only about 5 songs that I didn’t recall…the rest I was very familiar with….but, then again, I just turned 60. 😱☺️

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I knew about 11 songs. The iconic Ring my bell song, Staying alive, I will survive, the Michael Jackson song, Sunshine, Lean on me this one rock song an of course the YMCA song.

[@beaujac311]

kdm71291:. I just turned 61 and there were a few songs I didn't recognize. At that time I only listened to urban radio (black music) and most of these songs were not played on there. I've heard of 90% of these songs but the reason why is because if a song was at the top of the charts more often than not you would here it playing somewhere.

[@kdm71291]

@@beaujac311 Radio is how I heard most of them.

[@mermaid1717]

The opening credits plays the song Grease.

[@sallyintucson]

I was born in the early “60’s so I know almost all these songs. American Pie had it’s 50th anniversary a few years ago. Don McLean asked Home Free to do a video with him to celebrate. Check it out!

[@goosebump801]

Ooh, I bet that’s amazing! Thanks for the recommendation 💐

[@GenXfrom75]

Yes, You're the One That I Want AND Grease are both from the movie Grease.

[@TheNewRevolution]

I was born in 79 and I've literally heard every song on the list. Even the ones that aren't my kind of music, which were a lot of them. I did listen to a lot of music growing up because there was nothing to watch on television. We had a stereo in the living room that was on 24 hours a day....even when the TV was on.

[@billbliss1518]

Horse with No Name is an absolute classic. Also for beginning guitar players, it’s probably the easiest song of all to play on guitar.

[@xenialafleur]

Interesting to see all 4 Beatles with at least one song in this video.

[@beccaRey]

I do enjoy these music compilations from different decades, I always hear songs I like but kinda forgot about. I wish they would play a tiny bit more of each song though. I know they’re including a lot of songs and don’t want the video to be 3 hours long but I think maybe 4 more seconds would make it easier to get the feel of each song.

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

Yeah, this was a video for those that would have already known the songs, but not for other generations trying to decide if they recognized the songs, or liked the songs. A few more seconds of each would have made a huge difference in everyone enjoying it.

[@stcrombie]

Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane! The 70s turned out some great music. There was only about half a dozen songs that I didn't recognize.

[@karenmoore7271]

Wow, these songs bring back some really great days. I was in my twenties and I remember them all. Thanks for checking these out. :)

[@KRAMPUS_420]

James you are correct. Grease is the title song in Grease the movie. As far as something to react to, you can't go wrong with John Denver or Janis Joplin.

[@kenrk]

Wow, never heard the Carpenters? definitely need to check them out, starting out with this song "Close to You". Karen's voice is angelic.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Just because you don't recognise a song doesn't make it a bad song.

[@DeAnne1233]

This is my first decade alive (70-80) and I remember these songs by heart (except for Bony M, no idea who they were). They played everywhere: radio, movies, American Bandstand, Soul Train, Solid Gold, Dance Fever, home stereo, 8-tracks, Muzak stations for businesses, music videos, replays and reruns. A lot of people grooved to the walking dance beats of Disco music or the mellow vibes of Easy Listening, back then. I still know how to do the Hustle. 😁

[@bruceshook1781]

Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I was in my 20s and i remember all of these. Lots of Disco music in there.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

Le Freak had an interesting origin. These guys (Niles Rodgers?) were not allowed into let's say the famous disco Tech studio 54 dance club. They went back to their recording studio upset and made the groove swearing F off. Then they changed the lyrics to Freak out.

[@lauralackner6856]

I was born in '74, so many of these songs I heard from the cradle into my 6th yr. Favorite song on this list, " Annie's Song" by John Denver. Highly recommend 😊 Would love to see you both do the 60's songs 🙏

[@erikawilliams9558]

John Denver was one of my mom's favorite and that song reminds me of her

[@Jml416]

I was born in 1968, but I knew all but one on the list. Granted, a couple I knew from other artist like Venus and others I didn't know the person or band, but I still knew the song.

[@chrisswinerton9603]

Grease by Frankie Valli was the song in the opening credits of Grease. ❤

[@ilandgrl]

60's would be cool. My mom loved playing that music. My dad preferred walking around the house playing the bagpipes. He also loved Irish music. It was an interesting playset growing up lol

[@lindaclark7868]

This is my Era! Brings back so many wonderful memories.

[@troyshilanski380]

Gotta realize back in the 70s us kids were dropped off at roller skating rinks for the day while our parents effed around. Of course they played this music while we effed around. Simpler times and much more fun.

[@Dan-B]

Her never having seen Grease, being so sure that the song “Grease” isn’t from the movie “Grease” 😂😂

[@brandoncrenshaw5027]

I was saying the same thing cuz I was like I seen that movie so many times that song is in it

[@manontherails4937]

I was lucky to grow up in the 60s, 70, 80s and 90s in Los Angeles and together with the music had all the legendary DJs; The Real Don Steel, Charlie Tuna, Wolfman Jack (and the legendary sports announcers too; Chick Hern, Bob Miller, Dick Enberg and Vin Scully). I was so lucky. The music was timeless; Folk (Singer-Songwriter), Pop, Rock, Heavy, Country, Motown and the British Invasion. I was so lucky!!!

[@julielifejusthappens1232]

That was an amazing time. I loved each of those songs and still know every word! I'm a '57 baby.

[@jimhanlon2819]

Thanks for the memories guys! There were the hits when I was growing up.

[@SWLinPHX]

"You're The One I Want", "Summer Nights", "Greased LIghtning" and "Grease" are all from the musical & movie Grease.

[@trishlarocca]

Grease is the word was written for the movie. It is in Grease

[@caretaker158]

Had to add a second comment... I have a feeling, might be wrong though... that you two would have recognized Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World" if you'd heard the intro line..... "Jeremiah was a bullfrog.... was a good friend of mine... never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine".... a lot of my younger friends know that part but had no clue about the rest of the song.

[@toodlescae]

Y'all should check out the #1 songs for each month on Billboard for each year. They have those too. The 60's and 70's were the soundtrack of my childhood and teen years. Graduated from high school in '79.

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

You guys were born in 99? God... Way to make me feel old. I was 11 in 99. That summer, I had the time of my life out in Washington state. I went with my mom to see my brothers. We went to the Pacific ocean, Puget sound, Mount Rainier, camping out in the woods, and just had a good ol time. My fondest memory is having a snowball fight on Mount Rainier in August. Being from Indiana, seeing snow in summer was mind blowing

[@natemalnaa1]

I was born in 1988 my mom was born 1960 and thanks to her I know alot of these songs lol

[@garygramling5618]

OMG can't believe you guys don't know the Carpenters! You MUST listen to their songs--even if you don't react to them. Brother and sister group from So Cal. No one had a voice like hers and he was a genius at not only writing songs, but if he did someone else's songs, he took mediocre music and made it his own. They were MASSIVE, but the music industry disliked them because, as it was moving towards heavier rock, their image was squeaky clean and bucked the trend for the most part

[@RLucas3000]

If she’s only seen the stage musical Grease, the song isn’t in that, it was written for the Grease movie. Hopelessly Devoted to You is also only in the movie.

[@ginny5764]

I knew most of the songs, but I’m old and lived in the 70’s! My favorite groups from that decade were Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night, and The Eagles. I much prefer their music to most rap music of today.

[@johnhelwig8745]

Frankie Valli "Grease" is the theme song to the movie Grease. It is played at the beginning and at the end of the movie during credits.

[@lorisurface2446]

Omg!! My feet are dancing!💕💕 Grease is in the credits of the movie Grease

[@GenXfrom75]

The 70s Disco era was, well, incredibly wacky 😅😂

[@davidzenner7040]

Love when you said “the is very British” to “Mull of Kintyre” by wings (aka Paul McCartney) and the song references his country home in Scotland. Believe it or not at the time it was the best selling single of all-time in the UK (ironically knocking his own Beatles song from the mantle). A few have sold more since but it’s Top 10 for sure (and it literally flipped in the US and radio stations played the B-side rocket instead).

[@hastings22]

I just stated above whether this list was from the UK or the US because it never got into the top 100 in the US. I was a little confused! Love that song though!

[@caretaker158]

My favorite Wings song!

[@DadgeCity]

The list is a combination of US and UK. Some songs, eg. My Sharona, weren't big hits here.

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

Horse With No Name Is my favorite song on the list by the band America. You might think the title of the song is something to laugh at, but it's actually a deep philosophical song. You should definitely react to that song and many others by the band America.

[@xmn12380]

A bunch of these songs i know from either covers/remakes, commercials, or people singing them on tv shows. I only know a handful of these from then.

[@sherrygreer3069]

I think I know every word to every one of these songs. Love these songs!

[@larryadams3361]

I was born August 1942, so I know all the songs. I have gone from the big band era to present.

[@bobcolleton6690]

“Grease Lightning” was sung during the building of the hot rods in “Grease” . You make me feel so old I was in high school during the 70’s. Great Video again.

[@marmarmar13]

At 15:40 please tell me you guys call that Capri Sun??? lol

[@judyhorstmann6332]

Yep! Every single song! Loved this reaction video.

[@NoahFroio]

The song you are thinking about Millie, Greased Lightening, is the name of the car the T-Birds built to race the Scorpions car; the song Grease (by Frankie Valli) is the movies Theme Song

[@ericabunin]

I was born in '77, so I new most of these. Many are iconic and stand the test of time.

[@CollaborativeDog]

You might have known more of the songs if they played the chorus on all of them. Some of the snippets are just the verse or bridge.

[@jayd2517]

Being an early 80's baby my earliest memories of hearing music was the 70's stuff that my parents listened to. I'll be honest, even I didn't know a lot of the early ones.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

The 1970's were a wonderful time for rock music. So many of these songs I wish the two of you could hear all the way through. Many of these were legendary bands.

[@twinkstar7738]

I was born in ‘77 and figured I would know a few, but I actually knew most of them.

[@leony578]

It will be amazing if you react to these songs in their full version, these are classic and really good music 😊

[@scottmoquin]

I'm gonna age myself here, but I knew every single song.

[@mellycook]

Was born in 73 and love 70/80’s music. Helps to have older siblings. Knew all but 12 songs.

[@GenXfrom75]

Grease IS the lead song from the movie Grease.

[@coyotelong4349]

“Grease” and “You’re The One That I Want” are both from the movie Grease

[@jasonspaulding3949]

I remember a lot of these songs growing up in the 80’s they were still being played on the radio

[@ryan94755]

George Harrison’s my sweet lord is a legendary song

[@kw3638]

Grease was written by Barry Gibb of Bee Gees fame and performed by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons . The song Grease was the title song of the movie Grease with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. Berry Gibb has written more songs performed by so many different artists that hit the top charts it's almost unbelievable.

[@robertstuart480]

A bunch of these 1970s tunes are used in movies, tv shows, and commercials. So y'all have probably heard bits of most of these.

[@TheHurkulez]

13:45 "You're the one that I want" and 13:50 "Grease" are on the Soundtrack Album...

[@shaner9155]

The song Grease is the title track to the movie Grease.

[@hellokittyx7]

Y’all make me feel old. I was born in 1975 and I know all these songs!

[@susanwebster9828]

Made me want to listen to the whole song. Lol your faces when some of the lyrics

[@firebird7479]

8:44 This is a cover by The Bay City Rollers. The original was a hit by The 4 Seasons in 1964 --- who appear later in this reaction with "December '63 (Oh What a Night)" and again later with their lead singer, Frankie Valli and his hit "Grease".

[@chriswilliams3018]

What you call a wacky song, I call disco; but then again I was born in the late 60's.

[@MrsHeeroYuy01]

I knew a whole lot more of these songs than I thought I would. Many of these songs actually

[@benhochgesang3079]

Have you every seen the rain is one of the best songs of all time

[@nrubsol]

1976 through 1979 disco music was huge. Young people hear these old songs and don't get them. Back then AM radio was big and FM stereo radio was a future thing. In AM top 40 music they played the same songs multiple time a day, sometimes an hour. The music and songs literally got beat into your brains. So for old people who lived it, these songs are a part of their lives and experience. The same goes for late 50s and 60s music. Some of the best music ever.

[@kw3638]

Milly the song you referred to is titled go Greased Lightning. And yes it is in the movie also. 😉 along with another group rarely mentioned, Sha Na Na, a 50's theme Group.

[@hockemeyer1]

The 70s were the days of my 20s and early 30s. I knew every one of these songs.

[@AkinyiMarie]

I didn't know as many from the early 70's, but starting around 76 is when I really started knowing knowing the songs. Abba, Elton John, Chicago, The Eagles and Michael Jackson were all groups that I really enjoyed growing up. There were others there that I loved their music, such as Simon & Garfunkel but the earliest 70's I only knew a few because of my older brother.

[@michaelevans1193]

Me: songs of the 70’s, I might know many of these. Then: our parents were born in the 70’s Me: tearing up because I am older than their PARENTS! I cheered up when I recognized all but 9 of these songs and many were my childhood bangers (even some when I was an infant or toddler).

[@maryedwards6108]

Grease Lightning was just a song in the movie Grease. Grease by Frankie Vallie was the theme song as someone else has already stated.

[@BobVoorhees]

Thank you, my decade!!!

[@kevinwallis2194]

just start at the beginning and watch them all. lol

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Both songs were from Grease PLUS Greased Lightning (and a few others)

[@MrErrandboy]

the 60's had some bangers!!