What the HELL Happened to MUSIC? This 70s Top 10 Will Seriously Make you Wonder!--Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the WORST SONG OF ALL TIME?

[@donwarrington4916]

Hit Me With Your Best Shot .... Top of my list

[@christineml1476]

"Achy Breaky Heart"

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

Seeing I have a remake of a t-shirt from that period of time that says “Death Before Disco”… gonna have to say Disco Duck.

[@williambarry8015]

Oh Superman-Lori Anderson.

[@Alaska_Engineer]

“Cats in the cradle” Hits hard because it was my home life

[@dragonfly9434]

“Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours?” Most heartfelt lyric ever.

[@frustrateduser9933]

"fellas it's been good to know ya" gets me every time. All of it is more emotional than you think it would be.

[@davidduff5123]

Almost 50 years later I still cry when hearing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

[@danw5414]

The song is second to American Pie.

[@sallyedwards2400]

Genius song

[@michaelslater6839]

Truly a God inspired song lyrics.

[@robertporter7074]

Gordon Lightfoot's contribution to music is a Canadian treasure. May he R.I.P.

[@mikebuck1897]

He really is underrated. If I’m ever on a cruise during a storm, I’m going to break into the PA system and play “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” as a tribute.

[@robertleinweber6037]

Robert, he played music his whole life. I can remember Gordo being here in KC just months before his passing. What a story teller he was.

[@adotintheshark4848]

His Sundown LP is one of my favorites. Not a bad tune on the whole album.

[@frankie8648]

When a musician and a poet inhabits the same body it’s nothing short of magical👍🏼❤️

[@ast-og-losta]

He is the greatest song writer of all time. RIP Mr. Lightfoot.

[@trinaq]

KZbin is the closest thing we have to a time machine. It's great to be able to recall classic songs from decades past. All the oldies are goodies.

[@ThomasMilner]

If we did have a time machine, someone would drop by and be told Thom's not here he's in 1973 again.

[@sarge420]

Exackery 😊

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true.

[@SamuelCulper-h6s]

There is a place on the web that is the web as it was back in time-I’d say that’s closer.

[@billf1]

I have a relative who's father was on the Fitzgerald. Oliver Champeau who was the Third Assistant Engineer. May all of the crew rest in peace. Gordon Lightfoot did a lot for the families of the Fitz. And after his death they rang the bell 30 times in honor of Gordon Lightfoot. May he rest in peace.

[@tomsmith3886]

I feel like I am out at sea when I hear that song.

[@sharongelfand5065]

A masterpiece

[@AAWGASHTADS]

Thanks for sharing that

[@Au60schild]

Close to accurate. "The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"

[@billf1]

@@Au60schild After the announcement of his death is when they rang the bell 30 times in memory of the crew of the Fitz and one more for Gordan Lightfoot.

[@ericryden4273]

Gordon Lightfoot's voice always give a chill and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I hear him.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know. This was recorded a few years back. Just released today

[@frustrateduser9933]

Did you ever hear the song "32 Down on the Robert Mckenzie" fellow Canadian Paul Gross' wrote for his show Due South when he couldn't get the rights to the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?

[@steveturner3999]

I graduated high school in 1976. I remember all these songs playing on the radio. I had The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on a 45. Still get chills when I hear it. Interesting fact, it sank on November 10, 1975 and I got married on November 10, 1979. So many memories from that part of my life, especially great music. R.I.P. Gordon and my late wife Rhonda.

[@watcher08850]

I was 13. I feel so fortunate to be born in 1963 and got to experience all of this music live while it was happening. Great channel. Thank you.

[@christineml1476]

The 80s will always be my favorite decade, but the 70s have a special place in my heart, that's when I started listening to my older siblings' music and was introduced to Steve Miller, Foreigner, Gerry Rafferty, Styx, Bee Gees. Couldn't ask for a better musical upbringing.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same!

[@theodoreritola7641]

IM 63 To me the 70s will never be matched but thats my TASTE IN OUT STANDING MUSIC AND THE GREAT BANDS ,,, FORMED,, IN THE 70S Are not ever going to be matched by ANY DECADE NOT EVEN THE 80s The Eagles.71 Boston76 ABBA 72, Acdc 73 ,Queen ,Kiss74 ,Van Halen 73,,Foreinger 77 .Journey 76.Blondie ,76 Super Tramp 73.Styx 73, The Cars 77 ,Toto 77,E,lo , Hall and Oats 73 ,,Bto 74 ,Poco76 ,Ambrosia 77 Player 76,Exile 77, White Snake 78, Just to name a few of 70s great BANDS formed in the 70s BABY,

[@kimhagerman3522]

My sister, our friend Bonnie, and I would go next door to my Grandmom’s house and go up to my uncle’s room and listen to his records, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles, Steely Dan, Carole King, and Cheech and Chong, to name a few. He was 18 and joined the navy and left three teenaged girls, a musical education.

[@sheryljohnson5906]

Same here,my big brother introduced me to all of those and so many others,especially my favorite band ever-Queen. He made me really listen to the song Seven Seas of Rhye and I was hooked. Broken hearted when I couldn't buy the single. It was promotional copies for radio only ! 😢

[@sheryljohnson5906]

​@theodoreritola7641 Groovy music never dies !! Lmao ! I was born in 64 and my brother got me into ALL the best music of the day !❤

[@CarmineRC]

1976.... I was 12 years old. Used to sing all the time, when my mom wasn't forcing me to take piano lessons. Thank you, mom! The piano brings me so much joy today. It's helped me write numerous songs for our band. I love this channel, because music has always been central in my life, loves, and memories.

[@CarmineRC]

Even as a 12 year old boy, "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" touched me to tears. I hadn't heard of the tragedy, so I asked my dad. The horror they must have felt was unimaginable.

[@michaelreid5912]

If you remember 1976 being your Senior year in high school and this time of year you were headed to the football playoffs, Friday home games having a dance afterwards; then you’re going to love this song list and probably going to dig this channel! Holy cow POR!! This was my life in review!!

[@diembepoet]

My mom was a bartender at the 2001 club in Pittsburgh when Wild Cherry came out! Love your show, Professor of Rock! Thanks for revisiting all these great songs and moments in time!

[@dwayneseidl431]

I’m 66 so thanks for taking back to high school 😄 I needed this. I want to go back and do it all over again!

[@theresaterry164]

I am 65 and feel the same way

[@davidjarvie9546]

75-76...i was only 15...and i can relate to the school dance,i plucked up the courage to ask the girl who was voted the May Queen a bit like the home coming queen in the USA, and can you believe it she said yes....wow my 1st slow dance and eventually my 1st innocent kiss.. oh what beautiful memories....now im a 63 year old divorcee who still loves great music...thanks Debbie the Corby May Queen 💙

[@DAVYMAC]

Right on brother!

[@KenLieck]

OMG! This just reminded me that Sadie Hawkins Day is coming up soon! I think it's November 18th, or at least it used to be...

[@workdre]

I'm right there with you, brother. I was Born Jan 26, '61, so I was 15 most of the year. A lot of firsts used to happen around that age: learner's (driving) permit, first love, first kiss, first... well, other things that still make my heart skip a beat, homecoming, 9th-grade prom, bicentennial (USA), CB radios, Charlie's Angels, Boston (the band), Wings at the Speed of Sound, no social media, no electronic distractions. I didn't know how magical that time was until I was much older.

[@davidjarvie9546]

@@workdre I remember wings and buying band on the run 2nd hand...Boston and I'd just discovered Genesid Live from 72....never looked back...great music

[@KenLieck]

@@davidjarvie9546 Unfortunately I was going through a Beatles completist phase. The good side was a teacher with lots of early rare Fabs 45s and EPs who sold them to me for $10 each, but the bad side was also spending too much for wretched Apple product like Wings Wild Life, George's Extra Texture, Ringo's Sentimental Journey, John & Yoko's Sometime in NYC and stuff by Mary Hopkins, Lon & Derek von Eeton, Elephant's Memory, etc out of "Brand Loyalty".

[@garyhalmbacher6875]

Thanks, Professor, for your dedication in keeping rock music through the years alive. Hard to overstate how we all appreciate it.

[@evandoorbell4278]

“She’s gone” is one of those songs that feels EXACTLY like what it’s saying. But it’s not just heartbreaking. You wake up in your New York or Philadelphia apartment on a July morning. The sky is hazy white; the humidity is oppressive. It never really cooled off last night. The city feels brutal. And it’s on THIS morning that you discover your partner has left you. The song is a masterpiece

[@maxthepupp]

Still my favorite Hall & Oates song!

[@adotintheshark4848]

this was before H&O got addicted to making pop schlock.

[@evandoorbell4278]

I was happy for them having that run of hits in the 80s, and thought “no can-do“ was brilliant. But none of it had the same soul.

[@elsierandel7656]

I was born in '76; it's 48 years ago... Thanks, though, @Professor of Rock.... I wish I was 45! 😆 Although I can do without the shenanigans of 2024! 🎶 🎵 keep on a rockin'! Love the show!!!

[@chaddesrosiers1107]

I scrolled quick to see if I clicked on an old video.... sadly no I'm still old, thankfully I guess I still remember exactly how hold. :)

[@mattperegrine873]

Was this video blocked since 2021?

[@beatlebuddie]

I had to check my math. Very disconcerting.

[@ccbarr58]

I graduated in76 at 17. Moved out after

[@DavidJones-ir3ks]

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" was one of my favorite songs, it reminded me of the Great Lakes and my home where I grew up. When I was in the service, no mater where I was I was stationed, this song took me back home. Great Song.

[@montanausa329]

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was the most requested song at strip clubs 😊

[@bobgrayson6220]

That song they just played ? That song Edmund Fitzgerald was Terrible !

[@tim46387]

True story. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald ( One of my favs too ), was done in one take. Gordon played a rough acoustic version for the band in the studio. They did a take as a band and that's the one that stuck. They did several other takes but couldn't get the magic of the first run so that's the one we hear to this day. First take. Love your channel.

[@reginastock5546]

I graduated from high school In 1976. Everything was red, white, and blue for the Bicentennial year. I love the 70’s music and still listen to it today. I remember seeing Carrie at the movie theater with my boyfriend (now husband). I’ll never forget how scared I was when her hand came out of the ground. We spent 20 minutes in the parking lot afterwards getting me to calm down. That was the last scarey movie I ever saw.

[@jmodified]

I was only 7, but I remember all the fire hydrants in town and all the park pavilions were painted red, white, and blue.

[@theodoreritola7641]

I SAW THAT WOOOW I JUMPED OUT LIKE MICHAEL J but strait up out my chair in KODIAK ALASKA With my sisters i was 15 and my sisters 10 and 8 LOL I MISS THE 70s so many huge bands and great songs

[@Luke91633]

Fear is a sin

[@strooomon]

@@reginastock5546 Also 1976 Grad. Black Christmas, 1974, had a similar effect on me.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

My mom saw Psycho when it came out. She said after that she was paranoid as hell about motel showers. 😂

[@johntiggleman4686]

Saw Gordon Lightfoot in concert within a year of the song's release. The only clear memory of that concert was after he sang "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" the whole venue was almost completely silent, except for some concert-goers weeping. I don't think I will ever attend a concert like that again. The song still hits me real hard. I live about 8 miles from Lake Michigan, and I've seen some big breakers crashing into the piers at Holland State Park, and Grand Haven, MI. I can't imagine how huge those waves were when "the gales of November came early." RIP Gordon.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Yes. I filmed this years ago but never released it.

[@JohnnyBGoode-q7n]

@@ProfessorofRockneed to brush up on your math my guy. 45 years ago?

[@healthy2202]

@@JohnnyBGoode-q7n "HE" filmed it.

[@Hoeech]

@@ProfessorofRock - AH! That explains the "45 years" comment. I figured your math skills couldn't be *THAT* suspect 😉

[@jacobus57]

As bad as Michigan can be, it's nothing compared to Superior.

[@kevinparker6797]

“Putting the K-Tell compilation tape into the 8 track player” …..I laughed so hard at that sentence.

[@rp338]

K-tel itself needs an episode!!!❤❤❤

[@thomasadrian9854]

@rp338. 22 monster hits- get yours now- quantities are limited- but wait!! There’s more!!

[@surferdude4487]

In '76, I was the geek wearing glasses, falling in love with the girl that looked like Cheryl Ladd. I'd like to say that it all worked out and we're together to this day, but the truth is, I married a girl that is even prettier and she never cared that I wore glasses.

[@RobinsWatchJourney]

Good for you 🤓

My grandparents lived on Lake Huron and we would go up there every summer on vacation. When this song was released in’76, I would go out on their covered patio, turn on the radio, and listen to the Commodores “Easy” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. Great memories.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

I’m going to guess Disco Duck as the worst song before watching. Let’s face it, the bottom 10 would outperform today’s top 10.

[@saraforhan6442]

Me too. Internet says 1977 release.

[@FrizleFry00]

He already did a video about that hehe

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

That was what I thought of as well - if I recall correctly Dees had a buddy do the Donald Duck voice and there was some controversy about using the Donald Duck persona as Disney did *not* permit this…

[@mae0742]

That was my first thought also

[@skylx0812]

I think the Sesame Street disco album that was released back then would out perform them even in quality.

[@holgerdanske2081]

I have to ration myself to viewing your videos, because it's waaaay too easy to inadvertently binge watch to depletion. You've got the personality to set my mood right no matter how stressed a day is. Right on, can you dig it?

[@conniebauer4128]

I ❤️ LOVE 70s music so much!! Not only was the songwriting and musicianship on a whole other level from today, the music was just plain FUN!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@patrick5838]

I graduated high school in 1976 and I want to go back to that time, just for a few days. So many good memories, and somewhat ignorant of the country's woes in the 70s. Music sure was great then.

[@darrenscriven7595]

Great episode, brought back nostalgia, i was 6 in 1976. Living in Sydney, Australia, back when it was all AM radio stations, As a kid, I listened to a lot of stations by atmospheric skip. On some nights, you could hear stations from Brisbane, Melbourne, and other cities around the country playing the latest song releases. Chicago was big over here in 76,77 great band. Same with Steve Miller Band with song Keep On Rocking Me. All bring back memories of getting ready for school. Those bands got a lot of air play here in the 70s. Keep up the greatness you have with your music history. It hits my notes. Thank you, professor. Keep on rocking in the free world.

[@bethschell6104]

Ive always said 'Music is a Time Machine.' Because whenever we hear an oldie but goodie, we automatically go back to the days of when the song was popular... What we were doing at that time in life, etc. I sure miss being a kid during then. 70s had THE BEST Music!!

[@jackiemowery5243]

The Song Remembers When, Trisha Yearwood

[@rudycox7688]

1976 is one of my favorite years for music. Probably has to do with my coming of age that year. I turned 13, had my first rst big crush, my emotions all over the place and I turned to music for comfort and joy. Many of those songs still have an emotional memory.

[@robertalmeida3180]

Every time I hear a song by Chicago it takes me back to Hynes Auditorium, Boston, second row center, May 30, 1972, Jr year HS, first ever concert with a girl who would become my HS sweetheart. 52 years later we live separate lives but thankfully remain in touch. Thank you for all you do, Professor !

[@maryluken-stout9335]

Chicago Transit Authority … their first album … their best album … their best rock n roll album. Terry Kath was a treasure RIP.

[@heathermetz6576]

My Dad loved the horn section of this band.

[@johnhyatt4905]

Gordon passed last year. The maritime cathedral rang the church bell thirty times in tribute to him.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know. This was recorded a few years back. Just released today

[@DawnDavidson]

RIP Gordon. A major part of my teen years!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

One time in tribute to him plus 29 times in tribute to the ship victims.

[@theodoreritola7641]

Most of the best bands EVER WHERE FORMED IN THE 70s true facts The EAGLES 71 BOSTON 76 , AREOWSMITH 73 ,ABBA 72 ,ACDC 74,, QUEEN 72 .JOURNEY 76 VAN HALEN 75 ,BLONDIE 77 , THE CARS, 77 ,,THE POLICE 78,THE KNACK 78 ,,,KANSAS 76, ,FOREIGNER 77.SUPER TRAMP 73 .STYX 73.TOTO 77, WHITE SNAKE 78, VILLAGE PEOPLE 78 ,KC N SUNSHINE BAND 75, FOG HAT 75 ,THE KNACK 78 .HEART 75 ,This is why the 70s had ALOTof the best bands where FORMED in the 70s baby ,And the 70s have 8 of the top 25 biggest selling LPS Sold in the USA are from the 70s TRUE FACTS,

[@theodoreritola7641]

I 4 GOT ABOUT KISS BEINING FORMED IN 73

[@longlost8424]

"if you leave me now", coupled with "she's gone"... what a great 1-2 punch of heart ache.....

[@juliesmith7444]

Love Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The lyrics are so evocative. Interesting note: They now ring the bell 30 times. The families have added one for Gordon Lightfoot.

[@bobniehaus5053]

Wow, what a flood of memories! The Wilson sisters ❤. Fifth of Beethoven in orchestra, wild cherry as a trumpet player, Edmund Fitzgerald great song story, Rock’n’Me Steve Miller doing things in the tall grass in the back of a park, disco duck the stupidest song ever, and the best, Chicago!! Thanks for the memories Professor!

[@markhenderson4001]

Hi F# Bro, couldnt have been easy in the studio, and live.

[@thejackal007]

Every time I hear something from Chicago (especially their love ballads), I'm always reminded of my mother who had a real affection for Peter Cetera. My dad played trombone back in school and I would pick that up from him, so I got to hear "both sides", if you will, of Chicago, from the earlier more brass-filled times that my dad preferred to the later love ballad sound that my mom liked more. If only they could see the strong streaming numbers today, I know they'd both be pleased.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

76 was my early teen years when music was larger than life to me, there wasn't a time anywhere when we didn't have the radio on. What a fantastic top 9, you know which one I will dismiss! Absolutely love the music from the 70s! Great episode!

[@BaddogSports]

Always enjoy the Redux videos! Pretty awesome concept and even more awesome songs

[@rhondawilkins2017]

GEN X,1965! Graduated high school 1984! Professor, please bring back 1984 Vintage shirt you’re wearing in this video.Gotta have it! Great TOP 10 for 1976 and I was 11 years young. Keep Rockin’ music junkies.

[@Christodoulos-J]

Disco Duck is an all-time bad song, but Rick Dees was an American classic! What a blast from the past! Apparently he's still alive and kicking. God bless him!

[@robotorch]

He's syndicated on one of my local radio stations. He's sounding older these days, but still iconic.

[@noelstafford7266]

He did the weekly top 40, right?

[@genevieve730]

@@noelstafford7266 no, that was Casey Kasem

[@cindysnow2123]

1976 was the year I started getting into Pop music!! I was 11 years old!! I remember all these songs!! Gordon Lightfoot passed away earlier this year!! Disco Duck was a song my Mom HATED!! Ah, the memories!! Great video!! Cindy Snow (yes, that's my real name!!)

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool

[@Hoeech]

The post-Chrissy "Three's Company" years must have been rough

[@cindysnow2123]

@@Hoeech I actually got a job because someone wanted to see what a real Cindy Snow was like!!

[@johnrocks65]

You're mom has good taste in music

[@douglasstruthers8307]

The amazing thing about 1970s music on radio was that you could tune into one hit station like 1050 CHUM or CFRA 580 and hear singer-songwriters, funk, soul, R&B, pop, rock, folk, country, and other genres all in ONE hour. So many songs had key changes, time signature changes, and instrumental (keyboard, guitar, etc.) parts. Interesting stuff. No auto-tuning to be found.

[@bettyparker3317]

I really do miss those old radio stations that played all styles. Found so many “surprise” favs. Sure, there was some gate-keeping, but even today’s streaming services get locked into certain tunes/vibes via the sacred “algorithms”. There’s good music out there, you just have to sort through a lot of trash to find treasure. And yes, the loss of key and time changes-even melody, to a large part-makes so many current songs pretty boring.

[@KatMcNamara-fh1nc]

I was religious in my listening of CHUM in the 1970s.

[@donnast.joseph5158]

Same with the 60's and even late 50's! Lots of diverse sounds! 🎶😎🎶

[@Heartwing37]

In 1976, was an 8th grader who painted my bedroom in red, white, and blue. Patriotism was everywhere! I loved Heart, America, just discovered Fleetwood Mac, and Peter Frampton!

[@Texeq]

In 1976 I was mainly into rock. Allman Bros, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Robin Trower, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top etc. AM radio was what my girlfriend and most of our friends were into. I appreciated this pop radio hit lineup then, and love even more it now. Except for Disco Duck...not then, not later. Everything else on this list is gold. Including Muskrat Love.

[@June-d5q]

It sounds like you and I have the same kind of head set. I see the appeal some of those kind of pop songs that girlfriends and others would like. I preferred to listen the songs that were played on FM rock radio stations.

[@eternityhalo]

High School Class of '76. I remember all of these clearly! There are so many bands that made great music back then that you have material for decades! For future videos on 1976 I would suggest the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Blue Oyster Cult and the Climax Blues Band. They deserve some love!

[@macsnafu]

What a great collection of songs, and I'm including Disco Duck in that statement; it's a goofy and fun song. In the fall of '76 I was 11, but I hadn't gotten really big into music yet. I was playing cornet in the school band, but mostly just listening to pop music on the radio. It would be a couple of more years before I got serious about buying and collecting music, but when I did, the songs I was familiar with from the radio were the first ones I sought out. The Captain and Tennille's Greatest Hits was one of the first albums I got, on 8-track. They had several songs I liked, including Muskrat Love. And while I didn't actually buy any K-Tel records, my cousin had several of them and gave them to me, giving me a pretty good variety of pop music from the early 70s, plus some more obscure songs like Rick Springfield's minor hit Speak To The Sky. One of the K-Tel records was the same one you showed the cover of, with the gold bars.

[@butcherboy2008]

When Gordon Lightfoot died, the Mariners' Church in Detroit rang its bells 30 times.

[@robertwright5647]

I’m a 76 er born this very week that you just discussed. This was AWESOME! So cool to hear about the top 10 songs of my birth week. Thank you Professor for making this wonderful video.

[@libena1973]

Happy birthday!

[@robertwright5647]

@@libena1973 Thank You!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jims_Camera_at_dawn]

Still, this top 10 with Disco Duck beats any top 10 of the last 20 years. That was a great year. Each of these songs has a memory attached. Thank you, POR. ☕️☕️🎶🎵🎶

[@bobbywise2313]

Absolutely correct.

[@DrGaryGreen]

1976, the Bicentennial year for the USA and the year I graduated from high school. Music was turning heavily disco but yes there was Magic Man. I was heavily into progressive, ELP and Peter Gabriel era Genesis but loved heavy rock, Dylan and The Band. Great episode. Thanks.

[@deankoerner9981]

1976 was the year I graduated. Lots of memories. Keep up the good work!

[@rick420buzz]

Eight of the songs in my 1976 Top Ten can be found on Boston's first album.

[@calvinballew5411]

Amen!

[@sherylheise3616]

Love Boston! 🎶

[@pcar928fan]

Damn, that was a fun top 10 some really incredible songs on this list! I was nearly 12 when this list landed. I remember hearing all of these songs in the car riding around with my dad.

[@oriolesandravens]

When our family was on vacation in Kalamazoo, Michigan (my dad grew up there and met my mom there. My sister, brother, and I were all born there) we would have a huge family reunion at my uncle's cottage on a lake in the area. August 1976, Gordon's Wreck was played almost every two hours or so on WGRD (Grand Rapids). Other stations in the area wee spinning it, too. There was no escaping the song. I had just turned 14 at the time.

[@timmedlock996]

One my favorite type of episodes, the redux. Keep 'em coming, doesn't matter what year and month!

[@mattbasford6299]

I remember 1976. I was 5 years old. It was the Bicentennial and everything was red, white and blue.

[@Themuffenthusiast]

I'm pretty sure that time frame was peak America, never to be reached again, sadly.

[@rp338]

I was living outside Boston at the time. lots of fun memories of the celebrations

[@Tensen01]

Those tall ships really raised the countries spirits after Watergate

[@buckykattguitar]

That was a crazy year, wasn't it? I turned 8 August 1976 .

[@ibisrox1]

Memories to treasure forever! Chicago's hit If you leave me now was my moms favorite song ever and I think of her everytime I hear it she passed 7,5 yrs ago😢

[@richardcox6935]

I graduated highschool in 1976. This really takes me back.

[@tomforsythe7024]

I always liked the synth solo on "Muskrat Love." It was still a fairly new invention, as far as Pop music goes.

[@CowGirlKat8691]

I graduated from HS in 1976 & these songs bring back some very nostalgic memories for me! 🤠

[@stratman1021]

I remember all these hits from '76. Especially Chicago If You leave Me Now. Takes me back to my first semester of 7th grade. What a time to be growing up and what a soundtrack.

[@gordonhowell9701]

Oh curse you, I am in tears. I had just turned 16, had moved away from home to my new school for the first weeks, and each of these songs was an intimate part of my life then. Chicago was my favourite band, but I knew (and still do) almost all of these songs by heart (well about half of disco duck!). Thanks for the memories.

[@Neelloc83]

I was a sophomore in high school, and 14. I love Chicago, have all of their albums with Terry Kath. Color My World is my favorite ballad of theirs, all time. Since 1976 is "my time", I can tell you what we were rocking to at my high school, Boston, Kansas, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Queen, and Earth, Wind and Fire. We had a jukebox in our cafeteria.

[@DonaldDolph-ob8yv]

I really miss the '70's music. I graduated HS in '75 at 17 and we had one of the best decades of music. I liked a lot of the '60's and '80's as well. Great times! Rock on all! 😎

[@dalejernberg3550]

65-80 were the sweet spot for good music for me, all of them bring back memories.

[@piggly-wiggly]

"Crazy On You" was one of my biggest favorites as a 70s teen. Heart's Dreamboat Annie and Gordon Lightfoot's Summertime Dream were two of my probably first five albums. I remember I got Gordon Lightfoot after another album by a Japanese electronic music guy came scratched or warped or something. I remember taking it back to the record store and exchanging it for Gordon Lightfoot. The sales guy was laughing that I went from Japanese electronica to Gordon Lightfoot.

[@Midgiemoon]

My husband and I listen to America’s top 40 on Sirius XM 70s on 7 every week! I’m happy to have found you!

[@petercena9497]

My top 10: 1. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald -Gordon Lightfoot 2. Tightrope - Electric Light Orchestra 3. You're My Best Friend - Queen 4. Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton 5. Crazy on You - Heart 6. Fernando - Abba 7. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck 8. Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word - Elton John 9. I'll Be Good to You - Brothers Johnson 10. The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy

[@christiancastro2442]

My top 1 moonlight feels right - starbuck 2 you will never find another love like mine - lou rawls 3 year of the cat - al stewart 4 oxygene - jean michel- jarre 5 float on -the floaters 6 dancing queen - abba 7 tonights the night - rod stewart 8 blitzkrieg pop - ramones 9 wreck of edmond fitzgerald 10 europa (earths cry heavens smile) santana

[@petercena9497]

@christiancastro2442 Not to be picky, but Oxygene wasn't released in the U.S till late 77. I know because I bought it based on a review when it came out. Great album!

[@carlwinebrenner9900]

Wow number 8 my favorite Elton John song I didn't think anyone remembered it

[@frotobaggins7169]

@@carlwinebrenner9900 Sorry seems to be the hardest word sounds superb on the Live in Australia album. The whole LP is awesome but my favorite is Tiny Dancer.

[@llamasugar5478]

Summer 1977, I was 12 years old. My posse and I had been at a lock-in at the public pool, playing air hockey and foosball, drinking massive quantities of pop, and flirting. The next morning, we went out to the pool to float and watch the sunrise. As the sky turned from blue to pink and apricot, one of my very favorite songs played over the loud speakers. “If you leave me now, you’ll take away the biggest part of me . . .” The whole scene thrilled my romantic little heart so much that I can still see/hear/feel it 47 years later . . .

[@lunadawnlynn]

Oh, us old folks remember Love So Right. Children of The World was a great album. I miss them. Shalom Andy, Maurice, & Robin. 🥀

[@travisdlucas]

Thank you. I was born the last week of October 1976. It’s so cool to hear about what people were listening to when I arrived.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Magic Man, The Wreck of the Fitzgerald and Play That Funky Music give me chills, in a good way. I could skip the rest but that’s the beauty of the 70s/80s/90s; real diversity of music.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

What’s wrong with Magic Man?? I can’t stand Edmund Fitzgerald. It sounds like it was recorded in 1912.

[@1_Lost_Soul]

​@paulvoorhies8821 I think that she was saying those were her favorites from that list and the others didn't matter.

[@1_Lost_Soul]

I loved (and still do) Magic Man, The Wreck Of The Edumund Fitzgerald, and Philadelphia Freedom. '76 was so awesome to be alive and listening to some really great music on the radio.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@ Ahh.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@ Magic Man’s on my good list (good chills). And I would have liked 1912 I’m sure. A lot of Aussie classics sound like the same era and are about sad things (like And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda), so I’m going to like a sad Canadian song too..

[@carolmartin4413]

Loved them all...and so happy my memories include seeing Chicago twice at Summerfest over the years. They're still in my top 10 of best bands...moving forward toward two more of the next decade: Foreigner and Journey. Hey..we old folks were blessed...we had the greatest bands ever!

[@roberttee9790]

If you can get an interview with Gordon I would definitely watch that. Would scare the hell out of me but I'd watch it. 😢

[@Meh-j9s]

Haha. Yeah that’s gonna be tough. Or very surreal

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know. This was recorded a few years back. Just released today

[@roberttee9790]

@@ProfessorofRock Really wish you'd gotten the interview. 👍

[@illegal_space_alien]

@@Meh-j9sTime to break out the ol’ ouija board for that interview.

[@bobbywise2313]

​@@illegal_space_alienThat is a video that would go viral. Who would join the professor of rock making this long distance call? And since he is already making the call perhaps he could get some other interviews. I am thinking John Lennon for starters. Perhaps Elvis and Freddy Mercury if they aren't too busy for a chat.

[@1crazynordlander]

Born in 58, graduated high school in 76. I had a great eight track stereo player in my car with home stereo speakers that filled my back seat. I loved all the groups from the 70s. Wasn't wild about Disco Duck or Muskrat Love but I could talk like Donald Duck. I still do my unfiltered DD imitation whenever I get a scam call on my phone. I wasn't a BeeGees fan but every thing else on this top ten list I loved. Thanks for sharing.

[@josephcooter5763]

Ah yes, Casey Kasem. He was the original Shaggy on Scooby Doo. I also remember him voicing Robin on the Super friends.

[@chrisoakley5830]

I think he was one of the voices on the Speed Buggy cartoon also.

[@kali550]

He was also the voice of Mark from Battle of the Planets.

[@JasonOurs-u1k]

An amazing voice actor, I didn't know he was also a singer, still so cool!!

[@sirjer73]

​@@kali550Classic Battle of the Planets. My favorite as a 4/5 year old

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Plus lots of TV commercial voiceovers.

[@patriciamorgan6545]

Ah, my senior year in high school, and my best friend's (from high school) birthday week. Thanks for a doubly connected trip down memory lane!

[@Giant97]

Born in 66 and enjoyed both the 70's and 80's. Best year every to be born. 70's though has the best soft ballad love songs of all time and it's not even close and the songwriting is epic.

[@seanmurphy2302]

I was in third grade at a Catholic School on the Coast of NJ in '77 and had a teacher, Mrs. Armstrong. My recollection was that she was a bit hippyish, and one day she told us the story about The Edmund Fitzgerald. Then she broke out her axe and did a wonderful rendition of Gordon Lightfoot's tribute to the mariners. It was very moving to me, and I won't forget it.

[@MarkMaxwell-author]

I was freshman in high school Oct 1976. Good memories, thank you.

[@lawdogwales5921]

Me too.

[@BadgerBoy5150]

Me three! Roosevelt Jr High in Appleton Wisconsin. I escaped 8 years of Catholic School. Best year ever! .

[@DawnDavidson]

Me too. And on top of that, in an October of 1976 I was moving away from the town where I grew up, and away from my first love. “She’s Gone” was an extremely apt song for the sound track of our lives.

[@brendaescalon2175]

Mee too

[@agtac76]

I'm a fellow '76er! Born in February of 1976. As I have gotten older, I've realized that the music from the '70s was pure magic. You can feel the songs, there is a warmth to them that today's music is just missing because of the technology (even the music from the '80s lacks some of that warmth). For me, music from the '70s is just my go to.

[@Jimi-ld2vw]

Burnt Offerings; I know that movie, it's an excellent horror movie.

[@hairstreet]

I was 10 in 1976. I think you covered everything I remembered. ABBA was super popular then as well.

[@RobertL_0563]

Two for Tuesday- Love it!!! 1976 - I was 13. It's when I really started learning about Rock and music in general.

[@eggsngritstn]

Same. Exact same.

[@lemfam4693]

I love your channel! I wasn't much into music until after I married my husband. He is a music junkie, like you, and he roams the house with music playing on his phone. I say he has a soundtrack! You must have recorded this a few years ago, as I am a 76 baby myself and age 48 now. ;)

[@stephenbrown4211]

In the UK, we remember the “heatwave of 76”. The Sex Pistols and the birth of British Punk, Boys Are Back in Town, Blinded By The Light MMEB and Couldn’t Get It Right Climax Blues Band

[@ogam5]

.....REST of the world, wouldn't get to hear "Couldn't Get It Right" for another 6 months or so; Pete Haycock, has NEVER gotten his PROPS as a PHENOMENAL guitarist.....

[@carmenandthedevil2804]

I turned 21 in April 76. The Terry Kath years were Chicago's best period for me. I have both Double Albums (Play only vinyl, even though I was in the Audio industry for 35 years). The Chicago 2 album is an absolute Masterpiece.

[@speedandstyletony]

My sister and I were little kids in '76, she was 4 and I was 5 but we loved Disco Duck. BTW, Disney did put out a disco album a little later, although this song isn't on it. But the thing we really remember about it is playing card games with the family and instead of saying "discard" when done with your turn we would say"disco duck".

[@sadisticahoundsblood9931]

I just realized my parents took me to see Saturday Night Fever when I was 5. I did remember seeing Jaws when I was 4. My parents didn't believe in babysitters and therefore took us kids on all of their outings. My daddy worked as an administrator at the Indian Residential School, Oaks. I was on a field trip with the kids who were possibly forced to go to the school, leaving their families behind. If You Leave Me Now came on the radio when I was on a field trip. The girls started crying, so many were crying and then the entire bus population started crying. I was crying because they were crying. I had my family, but our house was on the campus, so everything I did was with the students. Much later in life, I realized the truth about residential schools, including my dad and his siblings experience with this particular school.

[@stevenelson3515]

I think about half the streams of Edmund Fitzgerald are mine. I absolutely love that song. It contains some of the greatest lyrics ever (“does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours) to a musical arrangement that fits the lyrics perfectly and puts you in the middle of the maelstrom.

[@CorinneHSmith]

October 1976, I was a sophomore in college, and I volunteered at the campus radio station. I remember playing all of these songs on the air ... except for "Disco Duck." I have a feeling that our program director didn't let us play it. Even though our station WAS billed as a Top 40 station. (He probably wasn't too enamored of "Muskrat Love," either.) "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is indeed a haunting song that still lingers in the mind and in the heart. And yet: we d.j.s often put that 45 on so that we could make a break for the bathroom. It's more than five minutes long. :-)

[@sarge420]

I graduated in 1976 (BiCentennial). Great times with music, girls, & muscle cars.

[@healthy2202]

Same here. We had the best looking ladies back then. Driving All the Old Men Crazy. I also graduated from boston area HS in 76. Actually in Southern NH.

[@saltytraveller]

I graduated high school in 76. Thanks Prof for pointing out the 45 year span from that year. Yeah, thanks a lot. Love the vids.

[@gordonwallin2368]

Another great video, Adam. I am so happy for your research of these groups, Thanks again.

[@willdevenport6980]

I thought that was Stevie Nicks with Oates on that album cover, and then I realized that was Hall.

[@gregwasserman2635]

I remember 1976 well, even I was 8/9 that year. It was a fun time to be a kid. The excitement of the nation's bicentennial and Olympics, especially the summer games. The music was soooooo good! The song that stands out for me was The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald. Several of the crew were from where I grew up and dad knew the cook's brother. The cook was filling in for the regular cook, who fell ill (for the record, no one knows what the cook said on that fateful cruise). The ship that was with it, the SS Arthur Anderson, made it to safety but the crew braved the weather and went back out to search for the Fitzgerald and her crew. It is still sailing on the Great Lakes. I am guessing you made this a while ago because Lightfoot died some time ago. Still loved the episode PoR!

[@robertvance1873]

R.I.P. Dick Clark and Kasey Kasem.

[@chrisoakley5830]

They are sorely missed. Thank goodness for the Professor, because we have nobody else like Clark and Kasem today.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Yes; you mean Casey Kasem.

[@frenzyviz6296]

‘76 was one of the best years for music. 14 at the time; I had a tape cassette, recorded from the radio (complete with other sounds because the microphone was external to the speaker) & the whole top 20 was great music! Some listed below from memory. I think it was around the summer time. Songs like “ If you leave me now”, Concrete & Clay, Mandy, Theme from Mahogany, Rhinestone Cowboy, “Girls, girls, girls”, Music was my First Love, Jungle Rock, Love’s Unkind, Black is Black, The Shuffle, The Lido Shuffle, Living Next Door to Alice, Howzat, She’s not there, Baker Street, Convoy, and many, many more. I haven’t listed these songs by quality, just what I listened to at the time.