Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box

Disc one • Edison Lighthouse: "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" – 2:53 • Shocking Blue: "Venus" – 3:06 • Lynn Anderson: "Rose Garden" – 3:27 ''Sound clip (begins at 2:47): Patty Hearst's abduction by, and expression of the aims of, the Symbionese Liberation Army'' • The Guess Who: "American Woman" – 3:53 • Sugarloaf: "Green-Eyed Lady" – 3:40 • The Ides of March: "Vehicle" – 2:56 • George Baker Selection: "Little Green Bag" – 3:24 ''Sound clip (begins at 3:16): Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell saying to ground control, "Houston, we've had a problem."'' • The Blues Image: "Ride Captain Ride" – 3:09 • Norman Greenbaum: "Spirit in the Sky" – 4:02 • Murray Head: "Superstar" – 4:22 Sound clip (begins at 4:03): John Dean, former counsel to President Richard Nixon, testifying before the Watergate Committee • Chairmen of the Board: "Give Me Just a Little More Time" – 2:41 • The Delfonics: "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" – 3:23 • Five Stairsteps: "O-o-h Child" – 3:16 • The Jackson 5: "ABC" – 2:43 • Freda Payne: "Band of Gold" – 2:55 • James Taylor: "Fire and Rain" – 3:54 Sound clip (begins at 3:22): Interview with a member of the Lakota nation during the Wounded Knee Incident • The Raiders: "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" – 3:27 Sound clip (begins at 2:53): Description of the "Jesus People" of southern California • Ocean: "Put Your Hand in the Hand" – 2:57 • Brewer & Shipley: "One Toke Over the Line" – 3:21 • Five Man Electrical Band: "Signs" – 3:27 • Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds: "Don't Pull Your Love" – 2:43 • Lobo: "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" – 2:57 • Cat Stevens: "Wild World" – 3:20 • Three Dog Night: "Joy to the World" – 3:15 Disc two • Isaac Hayes: "Theme from Shaft" – 3:17 • Sly and the Family Stone: "Family Affair" – 3:06 • The Dramatics: "Whatcha See Is Watchcha Get" – 3:33 • Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose: "Treat Her Like a Lady" – 2:46 • The Chi-Lites: "Have You Seen Her" – 4:49 • Honey Cone: "Want Ads" – 2:47 • Al Green: "Let's Stay Together" – 3:18 • Lee Michaels: "Do You Know What I Mean" – 3:14 • Rod Stewart: "Maggie May" – 5:19 Sound clip (begins at 5:10): Bobby Riggs spouting male-chauvinist views before his celebrated tennis challenge match with Billie Jean King (which he lost) • Jean Knight: "Mr. Big Stuff" – 2:30 • Daddy Dewdrop: "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" – 2:51 • Melanie: "Brand New Key" – 2:26 • Coven: "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)" – 3:38 ''Sound clip (begins at 3:21): Eyewitness account of the Ohio National Guard's shooting of students at Kent State'' • Alice Cooper: "School's Out" – 3:30 • Hot Butter: "Popcorn" – 2:33 • Apollo 100: "Joy" – 2:46 • Helen Reddy: "I Am Woman" – 3:16 • America: "A Horse with No Name" – 3:50 • The Staple Singers: "I'll Take You There" – 3:23 ''Sound clip (begins at 3:15): Vice President Spiro Agnew condemning the 'nattering nabobs of negativism,' in a speech written by William Safire'' • The Main Ingredient: "Everybody Plays the Fool" – 3:39 ''Sound clip (begins at 3:19): John Chancellor (NBC News) reports the disappearance of former Teamsters' Union chairman Jimmy Hoffa'' • Joe Tex: "I Gotcha" – 2:29 • The Spinners: "I'll Be Around" – 3:12 • Bill Withers: "Lean on Me" – 3:42 • Godspell: "Day By Day" – 3:14 Disc three • Gilbert O'Sullivan: "Alone Again (Naturally)" – 3:39 • Climax: "Precious and Few" – 2:47 • Looking Glass: "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" – 3:05 • King Harvest: "Dancing in the Moonlight" – 2:51 • Gallery: "Nice to Be with You" – 2:38 • Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation: "The Candy Man" – 3:10 • Wayne Newton: "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" – 3:24 • Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: "Hot Rod Lincoln" – 2:44 • Gary Glitter: "Rock and Roll Part 2" – 3:02 • Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: "The Cover of Rolling Stone" – 2:54 • Carly Simon: "You're So Vain" – 4:20 • Billy Paul: "Me and Mrs. Jones" – 4:47 • Curtis Mayfield: "Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly)" – 3:27 ''Sound clip (begins at 3:17): President Richard Nixon announcing 'peace with honor' as the results of the American agreement to withdrawal from Vietnam, reached at the Paris Peace Accords.'' • Maureen McGovern: "The Morning After" – 2:23 • The Isley Brothers: "That Lady (Pt. 1)" – 3:49 Sound clip (begins at 3:20): Elizabeth Ray on the imminent marriage of her former employer, Rep. Wayne Hays. • Barry White: "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" – 4:10 • Love Unlimited Orchestra: "Love's Theme" – 3:35 • Kool and the Gang: "Jungle Boogie" – 3:06 • El Chicano: "Tell Her She's Lovely" – 3:14 • Stealers Wheel: "Stuck in the Middle with You" – 3:26 • Dawn featuring Tony Orlando: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree" – 3:26 • Brownsville Station: "Smokin' in the Boy's Room" – 2:58 • The Edgar Winter Group: "Frankenstein" – 3:27 • Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell: "Dueling Banjos" – 2:17 Disc four • The O'Jays: "Love Train" – 2:58 • Gladys Knight and the Pips: "Midnight Train to Georgia" – 3:58 • Vicki Lawrence: "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" – 3:35 • The Doobie Brothers: "Long Train Runnin'" – 3:27 • Stories: "Brother Louie" – 3:56 • Todd Rundgren: "Hello It's Me" – 3:30 • Terry Jacks: "Seasons in the Sun" – 3:44 Sound clip (begins at 3:27): Scientist describing the effects of chlorofluorocarbons on the ozone layer. • The Hollies: "The Air That I Breathe" – 3:47 • Harry Chapin: "Cat's in the Cradle" – 3:39 • Paper Lace: "The Night Chicago Died" – 3:31 • Rufus: "Tell Me Something Good" – 3:32 • Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods: "Billy Don't Be a Hero" – 3:40 • Styx: "Lady" – 3:31 Sound clip (begins at 2:56): President Gerald Ford pardons disgraced President Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have performed during his administration. • James Brown: "The Payback, Pt. 1" – 4:06 Sound clip (begins at 3:32): During the Watergate coverup, President Richard Nixon assures the American public that "their President is not a crook." • Linda Ronstadt: "You're No Good" – 3:38 • Marvin Hamlisch: "The Entertainer" – 3:05 • The Hues Corporation: "Rock the Boat" – 3:08 • Carl Douglas: "Kung Fu Fighting" – 3:15 • Maria Muldaur: "Midnight at the Oasis" – 3:45 Sound clip (begins at 3:31): John Chancellor reporting on an incident of streaking taking place, this time in a police station. • Ray Stevens: "The Streak" – 3:16 • B. T. Express: "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" – 3:12 • Golden Earring: "Radar Love" – 5:04 Disc five • The First Class: "Beach Baby" – 5:05 • Blue Magic: "Sideshow" – 4:11 • Bachman-Turner Overdrive: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" – 3:28 • 10cc: "I'm Not in Love" – 3:58 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch: "The Bertha Butt Boogie, Pt. 1" – 3:36 Sound clip (begins at 3:13): Muhammad Ali describing The Rumble in the Jungle. • Johnny Wakelin and The Kinshasa Band: "Black Superman - 'Muhammad Ali'" – 3:36 • Ozark Mountain Daredevils: "Jackie Blue" – 3:37 • Sammy Johns: "Chevy Van" – 2:58 • Earth, Wind and Fire: "Shining Star" – 2:53 • War: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" – 3:50 • Captain & Tennille: "Love Will Keep Us Together" – 3:24 • Morris Albert: "Feelings" – 3:56 Sound clip (begins at 3:42): A news report on the delivery of the first test tube baby by Patrick Steptoe. • Jefferson Starship : "Miracles" – 3:29 • Pilot: "Magic" – 3:04 • The Miracles: "Love Machine, Pt. 1" – 2:58 • Hot Chocolate: "You Sexy Thing" – 3:31 • Labelle: "Lady Marmalade" – 3:20 • David Bowie: "Fame" – 3:47 Sound clip (begins at 3:30): A news report on the 1973 oil crisis. • Jigsaw: "Sky High" – 2:50 • C.W. McCall: "Convoy" – 4:11 Sound clip (begins at 3:47): A news report on the 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires’ disease outbreak. • Neil Sedaka: "Bad Blood" – 3:17 Sound clip (begins at 3:08): Description of the Ford Pinto’s unsafe fuel-tank design. • Foghat: "Slow Ride" – 3:56 Disc six • KC and the Sunshine Band: "Get Down Tonight" – 3:13 • The Ohio Players: "Love Rollercoaster" – 2:54 • The Four Seasons: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" – 3:32 • The Bay City Rollers: "Saturday Night" – 2:55 • Mike Post: "Theme from The Rockford Files" – 3:12 • Glen Campbell: "Rhinestone Cowboy" – 3:14 • Silver Convention: "Fly, Robin, Fly" – 3:38 Sound clip (begins at 3:20): A news report on the sentencing of Claudine Longet for killing boyfriend Vladimier “Spider’ Sabich. • Electric Light Orchestra: "Evil Woman" – 3:19 • Diana Ross: "Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme from Mahogany)" – 3:24 • Pratt & McClain: "Theme from Happy Days" – 3:15 Sound clip (begins at 2:35): Excerpt from Gerald Ford’s “Whip Inflation Now” speech. • Cyndi Grecco: "Making Our Dreams Come True" – 2:31 • The Bellamy Brothers: "Let Your Love Flow" – 3:17 • Parliament: "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" – 4:09 ''Sound clip (begins at 3:43): Excerpt from Queen Elizabeth II's speech on the United States Bicentennial.'' • Maxine Nightingale: "Right Back Where We Started From" – 3:16 • Elvin Bishop: "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" – 2:58 • Starland Vocal Band: "Afternoon Delight" – 3:49 Sound clip (begins at 3:13): Quotes from Jim Jones shortly before the Jonestown massacre. • Gary Wright: "Dream Weaver" – 3:26 • England Dan & John Ford Coley: "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" – 2:38 • Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots: "Disco Duck (Part 1)" – 3:43 Sound clip (begins at 3:13): Excerpt from Jimmy Carter’s address accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. • Vicki Sue Robinson: "Turn the Beat Around" – 3:50 Sound clip (begins at 3:24): A news report of gas shortages caused by the 1979 energy crisis. • Rose Royce: "Car Wash" – 4:08 Sound clip (begins at 3:31): Jimmy Carter apologizing for his 1976 Playboy interview. • The Andrea True Connection: "More, More, More (Part 1)" – 3:01 • Firefall: "You Are the Woman" – 2:54 Sound clip (begins at 2:40): A news report on the Viking 1 capturing the first images of the surface of Mars. • Steve Miller Band: "Fly Like an Eagle" – 3:01 Disc seven • Peter Frampton: "Do You Feel Like We Do" – 7:46 Sound clip (begins at 7:20): A news report on the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash. • Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Free Bird (Live Version)" – 4:57 • REO Speedwagon: "Ridin' the Storm Out" – 3:04 • Meco: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" – 4:00 Sound clip (begins at 3:34): A news report on the Three Mile Island accident. • The Trammps: "Disco Inferno" – 3:35 • The Commodores: "Brick House" – 3:58 Sound clip (begins at 3:30): Gary Gilmore demanding for his death sentence to be carried through. • Marvin Gaye: "Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1" – 4:12 • Foreigner: "Feels Like the First Time" – 3:22 • David Soul: "Don't Give Up on Us" – 3:37 • Dan Hill: "Sometimes When We Touch" – 3:32 • Stevie Wonder: "Sir Duke" – 3:55 • Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive" – 3:34 Sound clip (begins at 3:17): A news report of the capturing of the Son of Sam. • Alicia Bridges: "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" – 3:01 • Little River Band: "Happy Anniversary" – 3:39 • Eddie Money: "Baby Hold On" – 3:4 • Warren Zevon: "Werewolves of London" – 3:27 • Exile: "Kiss You All Over" – 3:31 • Chic: "I Want Your Love" – 3:32 • Sister Sledge: "We Are Family" – 4:08 Sound clip (begins at 3:35): A news report on the Iran Hostage Crisis. • McFadden & Whitehead: "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" – 3:41 == Soundbite listing ==