Verdy has the soul of a 70's teenager. Parents raised her right!

@steelionx9255

Жыл бұрын

Who are you to decide how someone is raised correctly?!? I'm giving your comment thumbs down! Screw those who gave her thumbs up!

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah !

@difforz

Жыл бұрын

yes!!!

When I hear a young person saying they love The Four Seasons and ABBA my heart just gets happy.

“I Shot The Sheriff” was originally by Bob Marley. Eric Clapton’s version helped break Bob out to a worldwide audience.

@eximusic

Жыл бұрын

Marley's album Catch a Fire was the first released on Island Records a year before Clapton's cover of I Shot the Sheriff. We were all into Marley in 1973 after Catch a Fire came out. I suspect around the same time Clapton got hip to Marley also.

@bert0522

Жыл бұрын

I'm still a bigger fan of Marley than old slow hand. Jim

@labronco7511

Жыл бұрын

Truth

@blackbob3358

Жыл бұрын

I think he robbed it off some one else, not quite original kiddies !

@briangray00

11 ай бұрын

@@bert0522 Frankly you'd be crazy in the coconut not to be.

When you scratch the surface of the 70s you realize there’s so much there. There’s lots of metal and hard rock & and progressive rock that were incredible but didn’t make the top 40. After all these years, thanks to KZread, I’m still discovering hidden gems from the era.

Karen Carpenter's voice still makes all my hairs(whats left) stand on end! Gorgeous. ❤

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

Definitely top three greatest female singers in the pop era, if not number one

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

Surprised no Linda Ronstadt songs in there (You're No Good?). I think Karen and Linda were easily the premier female voices of the 70s. And, I had a massive crush on Linda.

I was 8 to18 years old during the 70s decade, so this was literally a soundtrack of my coming of age. Thanks for doing this!

@bobby666666

Жыл бұрын

I was 8 in 1970 too.

@bernhardkrickl3567

Жыл бұрын

Guess what, I was 8 to 18 in the 80s, that's why I knew nearly all of the songs from the 80s video :) Still, I know a lot of those 70s tunes as well and also like many of them.

@hgbb16

Жыл бұрын

Me too! 8 to 18 yo...in México It was kind of hard to get english music in those days, but I know a lot of them !

@frankshailes3205

Жыл бұрын

I was 1 to 11, so know most of these from when my mum was listening to the radio!

@douggetchess4732

Жыл бұрын

I was 4 to 14, so much the same.

The 70s were rich musically as well as fashionably. Unforgettable and current too.

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

Thank god "leisure suits" did not come back.

70's was the best decade for music. Any kind of music. Pop and classic rock, soul and disco. I was 12 in 1970, so I grew up listening to those songs.

@erickh.r.9087

Жыл бұрын

Nah 60's and 80's better

"Killing me Softly" was a hit by Roberta Flack, but it was originally written and performed by Lori Lieberman who wrote it after witnessing Don Mclean in concert at a coffee house during her College years.

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit by Fox and Gimbel, Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972, but it did not chart.

@mditt7

Жыл бұрын

​@@treetopjones737 Thanks for clearing me up on that. I knew I was in the right neighbourhood, I just had the details incorrect. I do have this information in a copy of an old article, but I should have checked it instead of relying upon a fuzzy memory. Peace and heavenly blessings

I'm old, American, and was born in 1958. I listened to a lot of rock in the 1970's, so I never expected a song to pop up in this compilation that I had never heard of. WRONG! I've heard almost every song on this list well over 100 times in my life, but I had never heard of the group, Middle of the Road, or their song, Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. It's a Scottish band that had good success in Europe and Latin America (they sold over 5 million records), but I can't ever recall hearing them. I'm so surprised. I'm guessing they didn't get much radio play here in the United States.

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep was a mild it in the US by Mac & Katie Kissoon. It's pretty catchy but also pretty bubble gum. made it to the top 20 in the US

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

There was also a dozen-or-so songs that never were hits in the US. And certainly not the biggest head of any month. If you look for my comments I pointed out which ones

I find it fascinating to notice the trends shifting. At the end of the 70s you can hear the 80s coming up. Some songs are still firmly rooted in the 70s while others are already very much forward leaning. The earliest example is probably I Feel Love. Then Heart Of Glass, My Sharona, and most of all Pop Muziek.

70s was the greatest decade. Such variety of styles and artists and above all the super groups.

I was 10 years old to 20 in the 70’s. I loved the music of my youth. 😁

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Grew up on the hits on AM radio first, then gradually transitioned to more FM "album cuts" by the mid 70s. Not surprised to see all the Elton John, McCartney+Wings and Chicago, those were my first 3 album purchases. But by 1976 I was a full on Progressive Rock guy, hated disco.

So many memories from the 70s thanks to music. It was the decade I started my Air Force career, the decade we got married and the decade our first son was born. It's a shame the decade we're in hasn't produced any music to help me remember our 50th Anniversary........Today's 'music' won't last the test of time like back then, which may be a good thing😉

@00wheelie00

Жыл бұрын

Not the charting music maybe, but there is still good music being made.

As an old fart listing here, I thought this was so cool to put my music favorites from years past in chronological order. I like ABBA as well! There is something special about the way that Agnetha and Fridas' voices blend together! Very distinctive!

You’re right about the Four Seasons. One of the best bands of the 60’s, and spilled into the 70’s

While Disco music only rarely made it to the number 1 spot mid decade it was all over the rest of the top 40 lists. You couldn't escape it even if you tried, which was the reason some people pushed back on it and held disco record smashing events.

@mysterymac38

Жыл бұрын

There was one disco song that really annoyed me. It was called "Dance with Me" with the lyrics "Gotta keep on makin me high, gotta keep on making me high" I think that is when I had enough of it. lol

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

Record companies put out some dreck in the name of cashing in on the fad - disco Star Wars, Disco Duck, the Hustle, etc.

@MegaTempo22

Жыл бұрын

@@treetopjones737 I'm with you on "Disco Duck" and "The Hustle" but Meco was pretty talented with some of his movie medleys.

I was at the Simon & Garfunkel concert in St. Louis, MO, on November 2, 1969, when Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed in concert for the first time.

Venus was originally released by the Dutch band Shocking Blue in the summer of 69. You probably know the song better from the Bananarama version Just a little info that you might not know is that the song Grease by Frankie Vallie that you liked so much was written by Barry Gibb. I enjoyed you reactions to the songs you knew especially when Van McCoy's "The Hustle" made you smile from ear to ear! That's a Favorite of mine!

@andythecrimson8877

Жыл бұрын

Shocking Blue was better, it's so psychedelic and rock n roll.

@wiredtardis

Жыл бұрын

For some reason, this makes me sad that there wasn't a notable 70s female punk band cover for the song.

@oldiesgeek454

Жыл бұрын

Their version will always be my favorite too. 😊

I didn't realize until I started watching reaction videos, how spoiled we were with all the musical talent there was back in the 70s.

My favorite early 70's music wasn't top hits, it was album rock like Yes, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, etc.... We called alot of these songs "bubble gum" and made fun of it.

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

They weren't bubblegum they were mainstream pop except the dozen-or-so from this list that weren't even hits in the US. Bubblegum was more like sugar sugar chewy chewy and yummy yummy

@GETTINREAL123

Жыл бұрын

90% of these songs are proof of how shallow 90% of radio was and still is. They've always been good at convincing listeners that's the best there is to offer. 🤘

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

I wretched a few times. Debby Boone You Light Up My Life. Some of the disco gunk. Etc. In 77 and 78 in HS at parties we would turn off the Disco crap playing on the turntable and slip on ELP's Karn Evil 9 or Yes' Close to the Edge for some laughs. That didn't endear us to the girls who wanted to dance....

@GETTINREAL123

Жыл бұрын

I Dj'd parties back in 85' to 90' and played radio rock, pop and dance hits for the ladies but once they started gettin a good buzz they'd dance to anything so I switched it up to hard-rock and some prog. There was always a lot of air guitar and drums when that started. Good times! 🤘💪

Grease was written by the Bee Gees. They were unstoppable. They also wrote Chain Reaction for Diana Ross, Heartbreaker for Dionne Warwick and Islands In The Stream for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

Just incredible aren’t they?

I grew up at this time and don't remember Chirpy Chirp and Mississippi. You did good with this era 🎧 💓 🎶

🥳Verdy's first recorded singing (lip-sync audio output error?) while listening to Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Waters (time stamp 1'36") and more clearly lip-synching McLean's American Pie (4'24"). If all subscribers/patrons auctioned Verdy's Glee-singing a song of her choice, she might be able to fund a trip to South Korea to react to some K-pop live for us.

@BuccWylde

Жыл бұрын

Well Boney M was featured twice in this clip and they were a lip syncing band created by the same german producer who years later created another infamous fake band...Milli Vanilli.

I aged from 2 to 12 during the 70s - the first popular songs I can remember were The Hustle and Love Will Keep Us Together, and I did have the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever - some great, great music came out of that decade. It is so much more than disco (not that there's anything wrong with that) which is all some people think of when they think of the 70s - always happy to see a young person enjoy some classics!

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

Same, it’s wild how early my music knowledge started. An incredible decade of music

It is so cool seeing a young person enjoy and appreciate the 70s and 80s. You would have loved the era, fast cars, fun times, everyone hanging out together listening to great music. I am so glad I lived through that time.

@briangray00

11 ай бұрын

You have your rose tints on? I'd certainly agree it's better than the hellhole we've created.

Verdy says her favourite song from Grease is 'Grease', which happens to be another Bee Gee's song from '78 along with 'If I Can't Have You' - they ruled that year!

Rachel my Angel. You have an old soul. Really appreciate what you say.

It is awesome that you play vinyl.I have my own vinyl collection from the seventies that I still play!!!!!

You seemed to know quite a few of the early 70s ones! The songs certainly have made their way to commercials, movie, etc. by now. Pretty much lines up with the USA charts of the time. I assume this is based on UK charts as there are some songs in there I know didn't chart here. You are right, disco didn't become more mainstream until later in the 70s.

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who picked up on the fact that at least a dozen of these songs were not hits on Billboard's mainstream radio top 100 definitely not the biggest hits of the month

@coldwhite4240

Жыл бұрын

Interesting you should say that, as my first thought when I watched some of this "Most popular songs each month" series was how several songs in them did zero here in the UK, yet were in the list, so I assumed it was slanted to the US market, as most online charts are - however, I also spotted a couple that were more specific to the UK (in the 80s, Joe Dolce and Shakin' Stevens, for example). If you check the text of the original posts, apparently they are an aggregate of the most popular in several countries (presumably, mainly US, UK, Canada, Australia and at least some of continental Europe), which is good as at least it is somewhat more representative of the whole decade, rather than just reflecting one side of the Atlantic or the other. What's interesting about this 70s list is how relatively few glam rock and disco hits are in there (which shows that not all countries were so big on them), and also that some major artists of the time barely feature or are missing altogether (eg: David Bowie, Elton John). Again, I guess that reflects that on balance they did not do as well across all the countries sampled, compared to specifically the US and/or UK, where most charts are sourced.

@NyMyers64

Жыл бұрын

@@coldwhite4240 yes, when I was looking around again I discovered some were number 1 on the Australian charts. So I can now understand there were more charts in the mix here.

Definitely check out the whole version of Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly. She's so good.

70 was the flower, country, rock, disco, punk, folk, abba…………..a big explosion in music making, disco and punk in late 70. Study 60 and 70 in your videos. Many will see your reactoins

Yes... it's time for a "Saturday Night Fever" movie reaction! A MUST watch! ;-)

"Rivers Of Babylon" was originally by Jamaican group The Melodians (1970). It was later covered by American group Sublime (1992)

"in the summertime" was a million seller,every day on the radio

Thank goodness Disco was just a flash in the pan, LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL!

@MegaTempo22

Жыл бұрын

I don't think disco ever died. It's called house music now. It's the same four to the floor beat.

Great reaction. I grew up in the 70's and you knew the music as good as I do.

I was born in the 80s and had never heard anything about the "Four Seasons" before, now it's my favorite band of the 60s

I remember ABBA, Bee Gee's and Donna Summer just dominating the late 70's. MJ was coming on strong for the 80's

I wonder if 40 - 50 years from now people will look back with fondness for the songs from today. We had our problems back then but I would go back to that era in a heartbeat. You NEED to see Saturday Night Fever. I think this is the iconic New York City movie for the mid to late 70's.

That was great. I was born in 1970 and am truly surprised I know so many of those songs from pre-1975 that simply aren't played anymore. How do I remember them from when I was 2???

@6:15, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" Roberta Flack - Roberta Flack discovered Lori Lieberman's “Killing Me Softly With His Song” on a plane from L.A. to New York, and made it her own. “I was not limited to just taking the song off of the page of music,” said Flack. - "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean (American Pie, Vincent) song "Empty Chairs"... and performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit by Fox and Gimbel, Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972, but it did not chart. The song has been covered by many other artists.

70's is the best decade for music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so delighted to discover that Verdy knows Boney M! And I was surprised that this list included Mississippi by Pussycat. I only know the song because I was stationed in Germany at the time - it never charted in the States. Pussycat had several really good songs. Thanks, Verdy!

@oldiesgeek454

Жыл бұрын

That's one I've never heard before. But it's always fun discovering new songs. 😊

"...for only four low payments of $19.95 you too can own this impressive library of classic hits! Our operators are standing by for your call..."

I was a young child in the 70s, and there was sooooo much easy-listening twee music in the early 70s, I really didn't pay much attention until about the mid 70s when rock started coming back into the charts, and disco/funk was kicking off. IIs a pity the Police, David Bowie, or Fleetwood Mac didn't feature in this compilation. My parents were into the easy listening stuff so that's all I was exposed to except for the occasional rock track on the radio. I wadid become addicted to the weekly music chart programme on Saturday TV (in NZ) in the mid to late 70s. My first record I bought with my own pocket money was "Refugee" by tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac were album groups

Oooo get to see what song was popular the month I was born... October of '70. My sister was born May '77, my brother June '78. A lot of these songs are still familiar to younger people because they're used in movie soundtracks... and yep, commercials. Can you imagine Paul McCartney back in the day saying "this would be perfect for an advertisement".... lol

I was a kid in 70's . Some of the best music ever created! Love Abba and 4 seasons. Also Boston, Rush, Van Halen, K.C. and the sunshine band,The Knack. Too many to list. Hearing those songs brings back a lot of great memories.

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

The Knack? One hit wonders 😆 Where were the Bay City Rollers on that video? I'm sure that they had a #1 hit (Saturday Night).

Verdy, C'est tellement agréable de vous voir chanter, et vous connaissiez tant de paroles, en particulier ABBA !!!

Pussycat and Shocking Blue made the list. Makes my Dutch heart proud😊.

1975 and up really shows why I retreated into my cavern of prog rock (with side tributaries of classical and jazz), never to return.

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

Same. Yes, Genesis, ELP, Floyd, Kansas, Renaissance, Steely Dan etc by the mid 70s.

Really enjoyed your reaction, Verdy!!! Brings back lots of memories!

Disco was basically a more danceable outgrowth of 60's funk, and its big breakout his was probably The Hustle in 1975, but it started becoming popular in 1973 or so.

Thank you Verdy, that was a foray into my youth. Many of the songs reminded me of stories and other people with whom I experienced a lot at the time. Many of the songs have a special meaning for me.😃👍

Thank's for this ! Bring back so much memories!👏👏 Hi from Austria!

Wow, this is touching my soul. I so miss this time in my life. Can I please go back there???

I grew up to music from the late 60s onward and I’m amazed you like and the knowledge off some off these oldies.

That was fantastic. I enjoyed seeing your face when you knew a certain song. I'm glad that you knew so many. It was a great decade for music. I was 2 to 12 and had a great time.

I’m a child of the 70’s I was born in 68. Music of the 70’s hard to beat and the soundtrack of my life for sure!

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't someone whose teen years were in the 80s be more of an 80s music fan? You were basically a toddler for almost half of the 70s, 🤣.

@chezzachezza7325

Жыл бұрын

​@@kbrewski1 😂😂 yeh I was born 1967 🎉🎉🎉🎉 80s were my growing up and 90smy early 20s 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Verdy 🥰 for the childhood memories. 🙏🏽👍🏽♥️

You dig way back in music. Keep keeping us reminded.

You definitely need to watch Saturday Night Fever! 🕺🏼

Early 1970s was easy listening, song writers, etc. Disco arrived in 1974ish. Several huge groups are missing from this: The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, John Denver, Neil Diamond, Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, Kansas, Lynryrd Skynyrd, Boston, Bad Company, Styx, Foreigner, Heart, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens etc.

Love your reactions and accent. Keep em coming.

Hearing those songs brings back great memories of simpler times and amazing music (yes, even the disco ones).

The first album my mom brought me,was ABBA's album. And since than,i never stop listen. Almost 35 years later :) So,i'm happy you are a huge fan.

Glad to have found your channel!

You seem much more relaxed in front of the camera, good job, I hope your channel keeps growing.

Like rewatching my life aged 12-20 in fast forward! And almost every song takes you back to an actual physical place and actual people you knew .. quite spooky

I was in elementary school in the 70s. As you can tell, Disco started to dominate Pop music around 1975 and was pretty much dead by 1980. But in that period everybody had a disco song or a song with a disco beat. Even bands like Kiss and the Rolling Stones had disco type songs. Then the Birth of Electronic music hit in 1980 (first electronic drums, etc.) and the second British invasion wiped out disco (thank god. hahaha). In pop music New Wave started to take over, and Hard Rock (Van Halen, Def Leppard, etc.), Metal(Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, etc.), and Arena rock (Journey, Foreigner, etc.) really got HUGE. Then bands like The Police and U2 came with even newer sound! The 80s was a great time to be young, for music!

Ahhhhh, memories. I remember when many of these came out.

I love watching you piece things together. Hopefully curiosity allows you to fill in more blanks.

@kbrewski1

Жыл бұрын

Like listening to more than 3 seconds of the songs......

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons outstanding group. Frankie's release "Swearing to God" was a underrated gem!

Very much enjoyed this. Listen to Sounds Of The Seventies every Sunday afternoon.

"In the Summertime" was in the movies Wedding Crashers and Dispectable Me 2.

Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun but Mama that's where the fun is.

That was fun. Can't wait to hear the 60's version. Thanks for doing this.😊

Great idea putting this all together l'm 69 and really enjoyed the trip down memory lane. l loved Motown music but the one stand out song l remember was Kate Bush singing Wuthering Heights l had never heard anything like it before . l still love it.

I lived it and have been playing guitar since 1969 and there was probably five of them I never heard of ever. You taught me a thing or two thank you.

@oldiesgeek454

Жыл бұрын

Same here. The song named Sailing is one I've never heard before.

Loved this, brought back a lot of memories. Still waiting for you to do reactions to the new "LOVEBITES" and "Band Maid" songs. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!

Verdy, the 70s was the best era for music... reason ? progressive rock, the most creative and majestic music genre of all time. Thanks god it wasn't "popular music"

Great idea to do some decades compilations! I'm sure most of your subs would enjoy seeing you do other decades too, as you've already considered based on your comments during this video.

Impressed you like Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons - Respect 👏👏👍🔥

Ah yes, & the memories of trouble come flooding in! 😮😂😂😂😂

And Roberta Flack's version of "Killing Me Softly With His Song" was a cover of a 1972 song by Lori Lieberman (who was robbed of co-writing credit on it).

Disco music was so much fun.

Wonderful mix of music, I rember them well but it is scary how long ago it was, take care, Gez.

"I Shot the Sheriff" was originally by Bob Marley; Eric Clapton did a cover about a year later. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was of course by The Beatles before Elton John covered it. (I'm sure there were lots of other covers, those are just a couple I noticed.)

You know a lot of the 70's! Impressive!

WoW ! Thank you very much my time for sure🎸😃

the involuntary dance at 16:27 really makes this video. 🤣🤣

I'm wondering what list/ criteria was used to create these lists? Pretty well done but as, others, I'm sure there were some passed by. Was it by U.S. Britain, European.....anyhow great job Verdy!!! Sure brought back some great memories for the 60's, 70's and 80,s. This was a fabulous idea. Congrats on your continued Growth.

I grew up in the Los Angeles area, the music capital of the world. I remember several of these songs hitting the radio years before this list indicates.

Shocking blue was the Original. Venus. These are all originals. Hi Verdy😊 Disco was end 70s yes & Bob Marley wrote I shot the Sheriff, Eric covered it.

Yes, disco was later in the 70s. And it totally took over. 😮😆

I would enjoy if you did a video for each of these songs... graduated in 1974 so I remember every song you played....thanks for the video

My top 25 on the list: "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" "My Sharona" "Croc Rock" "Wuthering Heights" "Fox on the Run" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Have You Ever Seen Rain" "Maggie May" "Tears of a Clown" "Bridge Over Troubled Water" "Heart of Glass" "Benny and the Jets" "If You Leave Me Now" "You Aint Seen Nothin Yet" "Take a Chance On Me" "I Can See Clearly Now" "Hotel California" "Waterloo" "Oh What a Night" "I Feel Love" "Dancing Queen" "Night Fever" "Top of the World" "Seasons in the Sun" "LeFreak"

Love how you did the YMCA moves for the song!

As someone who actually took this journey that was a lot of fun. Thank you for the reaction.

Was a bit disappointed of my birth month song, but hey, can't help it anyway 😉 This is really fun and I'm happy to hear how much you like ABBA 😊