Whether you remember them fondly or weren't even alive yet, the s was an interesting decade for the music industry. Who can forget the disco queens and rhinestone cowboys? No matter which genre is your favorite, these popular songs will take you back to a time of hippies, fondue parties and leisure suits and don't forget to check out our guide to unforgettable '60s moments and the hit songs of summer through the years too! This duo made sweet music together despite not always getting along. Their songs could lull you into a meditative trance, and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a prime example of the magic they made while working as a team.
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99. The Pretenders – ‘Brass In Pocket’
Unlike the swinging 60s, which remains the most revered decade known to pop, the s still divides opinion. Often derided as the decade wherein epic fashion fails such as bell-bottoms and tank tops held sway, it was nonetheless a rich decade for music. I would have to include Free and Argent. Sorry, typo. Gotta be Layla by Derek and the Dominoes. Two of the greatest guitarists ever! Eric Clapton and the inimitable, great , Duane Allman. A whiter Shade of Pale?
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Focusing on a decade in which classic rock came into its own, our list of Top '70s Songs spans the gamut of cornerstone bands. Some, as you'll see by scrolling through the gallery below, were sadly on their way out. The stalwart Rolling Stones , meanwhile, showed they weren't going anywhere — fighting through addiction only to emerge right in the middle of the disco zeitgeist.
The s were when icons were born. With the groundwork for a new sense of aesthetic and personal freedom laid in the swinging 60s, people experimented with their sound, look and entire persona in more and more extreme ways. In London there was punk, with The Sex Pistols and The Clash leading a tribe of pierced, leather-clad young upstarts that stuck two fingers up to the establishment. From somewhere in space landed David Bowie and Marc Bolan — two otherworldly angels at the forefront of glam rock.
