Sunday, January 16, 2011

Musical Interlude: Easy Listening from the 70s

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Here's a selection of musical numbers from the 1970s. I'm quite sure most of you will remember them. Turn up the volume, sit back and enjoy ...




Yes, that was of course "Una Paloma Blanca" by the George Baker Selection.  Back in the mid 70s, it was a very popular electone organ piece that was performed a lot at concerts and shows. If my memory doesn't fail me, one Form 6 class even danced to this number at the St Joe concert.




Then there was "Feelings" which was sung by seemingly every single aspiring songbird. There was a period in1975 or 76 when we would roll our eyes and lament "not again!" whenever this was performed. The version you just heard is an instrumental version re-done by Richard Clayderman. I must admit that after not being subjected to this song for so many years, it does sound kinda relaxing ...




Awwwww so sweet ... "Save Your Kisses For Me" won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 for British group Brotherhood of Man.  I also love the cute footwork!




Olivia Newton-John is one of the classiest, prettiest and most talented singers in my view. This was one of her signature numbers  "I Honestly Love You". Delivered here via a collage of different performances over the years 1974-2004, this is testimony to Olicia's longevity as a musical performer.




And finally a great song by the Carpenters ...  "Please Mister Postman" ... so relevant in the "pre e-mail" era. How many of you remember waiting for your local postman to bring that letter or package from that special someone? Youngsters these days don't know what they missed - with their emails, IM, Facebook statuses and Tweets ... ha ha ha !

Hope this selection of easy listening numbers brought back some fond memories for you ...
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9 comments:

  1. Ooooooooooh .... what memories ! The 70s had some great music !

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  2. Very nice posting. Good selection of music.

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  3. You missed out on the Eagles. "Hotel California" or "Lying Eyes" would have been good to include. The Eagles are on tour again. Coming to Asia too I think.

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  4. Ya, also miss out Ray Coniff's 'Here today and gone tomorrow'

    Great songs though brings back memories of the past.

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  5. Yes, Hot Metal Rocker. Indeed the Eagles are coming to Asia (seems that "Hell has frozen over" ... must be global warming :-) They will be performing in Bangkok, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo (and a few other places in Japan) and Singapore.

    Check out
    http://concertful.com/concert/eagles/

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  6. maybe you shd include a Wedding March, WJ . There was a "royal wedding" in Kuching last nite :)

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  7. The Olivia collage from different years is absolutely great !

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  8. I remember Olivia best in GREASE ! You're the one that I want ...oooh ... oooh ... oooh :-)

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