Yellow Polls - The Poptopia 70s Poll

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I'm gonna vote for the Records (over LOTS of other stuff that isn't Todd Rungren). Then I'm going to go back and pull out my copy so I can hear those Blue Ash and Fotomaker and Pezband cuts, what the hey.

Actually, here's a top ten:

1. Starry Eyes - The Records
2. I'm On Fire - Dwight Twilley Band
3. Go All The Way - Raspberries
4. Girl Of My Dreams - Bram Tchaikovsky
5. September Gurls - Big Star
6. Good Girls Don't - The Knack
7. Yellow Pills - 20/20
8. Rock N Roll Girl - The Beat
9. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - The Rubinoos
10. Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

I don't really like any other Big Star songs, though. And I like Flamin Groovies and Cheap Trick more than most of the bands in that top 10, but these aren't anywhere near my favorites by them.

The Shoes song is okay, too.

xhuxk, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:09 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

ILX System, Saturday, 30 August 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

ILX System, Sunday, 31 August 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

"Yellow Pills" is so great, but "Go All the Way" actually made it to the radio on stations that didn't employ Rodney Bingenheimer. Just sayin'.

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Monday, 1 September 2008 07:36 (fifteen years ago) link

Raspberries and Badfinger were both quite popular for a very short while during the early 70s.

Just like The Knack ere for an even shorter while in the late 70s.

Geir Hongro, Monday, 1 September 2008 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link

"Yellow Pills" and that 20/20 record have the added bonus of being produced by Earle Mankey.

Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 1 September 2008 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link

xpost Oh, I know, Geir. The Twilley and Nick Lowe cuts were also Top 20 hits here.

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Monday, 1 September 2008 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link


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