re: Songs that are more famous than the artist

Posted by REG861

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Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:39 pm to tarzana

quote:
The Night Chicago Died. Who was that song by?

i associate it with jack black in high fidelity

Posted by windshieldman

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Posted on 7/24/16 at 11:18 pm to Tigertown in ATL

Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty

LINK

This post was edited on 7/24/16 at 11:20 pm

Posted by AlxTgr

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Posted on 7/25/16 at 9:12 am to windshieldman

Poor guy makes it solo and wit his band

Posted by AlxTgr

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Posted on 7/25/16 at 9:16 am to geauxbrown

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The great Mickey Thomas, one of my top 5 male rock vocalist off all time

Who helped Build This City on Rock and Roll!

Posted by MountainTiger

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Posted on 7/25/16 at 10:33 am to WhopperDawg

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From Cario GA if I am not mistaken.

Cairo. Pronounced Kay-row.

Posted by The Boat

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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:42 pm to Tigertown in ATL

Cotton Eyed Joe

Posted by Tigertown in ATL

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 6:15 am to The Boat

Solid entry!

Posted by Tigris

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 8:12 am to Honest Tune

quote:
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum

This is the perfect answer.

A lot of names are being thrown out that were very well known in the 70's and 80's.

Posted by geauxbrown

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 8:22 pm to AlxTgr

quote:
The great Mickey Thomas, one of my top 5 male rock vocalist off all time

Who helped Build This City on Rock and Roll!

No doubt, but the guy could sing his arse off.

Blessid Union of Souls - I Believe

Posted by datFNpinto

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 8:58 pm to Tigertown in ATL

Posted by SoFla Tideroller

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 9:37 pm to datFNpinto

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence

(Yes, she was famous for the Carol Burnett Show. Not many know she charged with this song.)

Posted by tarzana

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 9:50 pm to Tigertown in ATL

Does anyone remember a song from about 1977 called "Smoke From a Distant Fire"? It was a great song and they played it a lot, but WHO DID THE SONG?

Another thing out at the same time was a rocker called "Black Betty". The song is quite well known, but who out there remembers Ram Jam?

Posted by geauxbrown

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Posted on 7/26/16 at 10:38 pm to tarzana

quote:
Does anyone remember a song from about 1977 called "Smoke From a Distant Fire"? It was a great song and they played it a lot, but WHO DID THE SONG?

Sanford Townsend, but that is a good one for this thread.

Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:56 am to Tigertown in ATL

Right Down the Line - Gerry Rafferty

ETA...Rafferty is actually involved in two of these. He was also a member of Stealers Wheel when they sang Stuck in the Middle With You

another ETA...I didn't see the Gerry Rafferty reference above...I knew the songs, but never knew anything about him.

This post was edited on 7/27/16 at 9:04 am

Posted by jimmy the leg

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Posted on 7/27/16 at 11:25 am to madmaxvol

Dancing in the moonlight
by King Harvest.
I love that song but had to look up the artist