Super Hits of The 70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 5

"lovin' a free and feelin' sprit
huggin' a tree when you get near it"

"Draggin' the Line" easily." Also like the Fortunes.

I liked Daddy Dewdrop as a kid, haven't heard it for 45 years--I'm guessing it might not hold up so well. "Get It On" is one of the more atrocious David-Clayton-Thomas Syndrome records. "Indian Reservation" is okay camp.

Never heard of Redeye.

"Indian Reservation" (which I recently learned dates back to 1959, and was first issued by Marvin Rainwater as "The Pale Faced Indian"

My primary musical interests are 50s rockabilly and R&B, yet somehow I was never aware of this, thanks!

I don't have an overwhelming fave in this, but since I'm guessing Tommy James is going to sweep it I'm voting "Don't Pull Your Love."

“”When You’re Hot You’re Hot” but really these songs are so bad! Fucking Mike Curb!

Listening to this comp right now. I’m glad I finally get to hear what Chase sounds like. This is the band that Dave Marsh gave a one-word review “Flee.” to in the Rolling Stone Record Guide. DM OTM.

Burning Bridges for the win!! “Kelly’s Heroes” forever!!! If you love this movie you pretty much have to vote for this song imo.

But there’s so much gold on here it’s crazy. I love Dont Pull Your Love and Me, and You and A Dog Named Boo

I have only listened to one of these songs in the last five days, and that song is "Draggin' the Line," so that gets my vote.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra)

I have only listened to one of these songs in the last five days, and that song is "Draggin' the Line," so that gets my vote.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra)

Burning Bridges for the win!! “Kelly’s Heroes” forever!!! If you love this movie you pretty much have to vote for this song imo.

Eh, no. However were there any other incongruous Mike Curb tracks grafted onto MGM films besides this and that Osmonds track in Pretty Maids All In A Row?

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"

"Rainy Day Feeling" just edges out "Draggin' the Line"

Lobo is literally the only one of these I have even heard of, but it also happens to be one of my all-time favourite records, so I voted for it.

When this series of polls began I wondered if Lobo would feature on one of the albums. Prior to this particular poll being posted, I listened to the Lobo record on YouTube, not having heard it for many years. It was as good as I remembered it. On the other hand, I got curious about other records by Lobo but found I strongly disliked the four or five songs I listened to. There's also a video of him performing (miming to) 'Me and You and a Dog Named Boo' on TV and it's the most dreary, lacklustre performance considering it's such a lively song.

were there any other incongruous Mike Curb tracks grafted onto MGM films besides this and that Osmonds track?

ahem

A pretty mediocre list. I'll go with Jerry Reed, a throwback to the days when hillbilly humour was a regular chart feature. "Who's gonna collect my welfare? Pay for my Cadillac?"

^Gotta disagree. The second half is solid IMHO (and Jerry Reid from the first half is also good).

I'm going to disagree with Ned (and Dave Marsh!) about Chase too, but I'm a sucker for these sorts of (literally, here) overblown brass arrangements. Hitherto, I'd only known the song from (an even more overblown) instrumental arrangement by German session musicians on this groovy compilation. Have saved the Chase s/t album on Spotify!

I own Don Fardon's version of Indian Reservation, but The Raiders' take may be better.

Nice harmonies on "Games" - reminded me of early Quo as much as CSNY.

Still voting for Mike Curb though.

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I totally missed this one, but the right song won.

I voted for the runner-up.

Has there been one of these yet without a Mark Lindsay vocal somewhere?

Agree that "Draggin' the Line" is an all-time classic, but I always feel a tinge of embarrassment every time I hear it because I first heard it via this garish soft-metal cover from the opening credits of the movie Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIAVBV2fbTc