‘Till it Shines – Bob Seger I picked this one after hearing Lyle Lovett and Keb Mo’ cover it for a movie soundtrack. I like it better than the original – so much so, that I didn’t recognize it at first. Released in ‘71, but heard loud and proud, streaming from the 8-Track tape players of many a pick-up truck in the Scona parking lot.
WakeUp Everybody – Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – our “official” grad song.
Speech of Angels by Triphoria – Holly Wright’s Old Group.
Roundabout – Yes. [I wish I stilll had a copy of Ken Trann's English 10/11? notes and handouts. Buying records has made me cash-challenged ever since] I’d settle for a cover version from Brent Gray’s old band.
Something by Mike Demers’ New Wave Cover Band. They’re in Victoria.
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Black Water – The Doobie Brothers
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Kid Charlemagne – Steely Dan
The Whole Damn Thing – Supertramp
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Paradise by the Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
(Don’t Fear) the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
God Save the Queen – The Sex Pistols
If I remember correctly, our “official” grad song was “Wake Up Everybody” by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes. In my humble opinion, I think it has aged quite well! It is available on iTunes.
Jim Kellner
I’ve been going through all my old music tapes and downloading them from the iTunes store.
I found this cassette of Holly Wright and her trio group from the late 80’s early 90’s called “Triphoria”. It’s quite lovely.
I remember Mr. Trann’s music Appreciation class, and hearing ‘Roundabout’ from ‘Yes’ for the first time. I cannot remember who introduced it. It seemed to be played at the few parties I went to with the Class of ‘77.
What about Keith Fix? What kind of music is he making these day, I wonder?
These are the tunes that bring it all back for me:
Supertramp – School; Rudy
Queen – anything from A Night at the Opera
Doobie Brothers – Black Water
Meatloaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne
Brent Gray and I grew up down the street from each other – Brent and I played hockey for the McKernan pee wee team and I have many many fond and blurry memories of playing in the old McKernan Hall – he and his brother (Glenn) and I played together in a number of projects – I remember Brent’s playing fondly… I didnlt think I would make it to the reunion nut I just got an email from Kevin Rennie – old roomie – will see what I can do!
Every time I hear Stairway to Heaven I think of Scona dances.
A friend of mine from Harry Ainlay gave me a copy of ‘God Save the Queen’ by the Sex Pistols in May of ‘77. He had proudly brought it back to Edmonton from his school trip to London. I played it on Scona Radio a few times and had multiple complaints from several teachers – except for Mr. Trann (who embraced all forms of music). On another note, ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ was always blaring from someone’s car in the parking lot back then.
The Eagles’ Hotel California was released early in 1977. It also has aged so well to this day (as many of us have done). Great music and good memories. Since the first new Eagles’ studio CD is coming out in the same month as our reunion, it seems fitting that we include this album in our list.
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say…
First of all, I checked out Don Munro web site (wow!) and then on IMDB. I need to have a word with him…. 1967 Don?…1967??? I want that date. I’ve been trying to get them to change me but NOOO! How d’ya do it?… (smiley face thingy). -I know how to do them, I’m just sick of ‘em… -
Secondly, this is all way too distracting from my real life! My kids will be home from school soon, I was to be doing something completely different and I got caught up with this damn music of the 70’s thing!
OK, so I remember in Mr. Trann’s class having to interpret songs such as Leonard Cohen’s “Sister’s of Mercy”, or some such thing. I had no idea what it was about and still don’t, but it seems to me there was some rumour about space ships being involved…. I wrote that down and hoped for the best. He must’ve thought I was such a loser. I also remember listening to “So Long Marinanne”, and quite liking that.
How about some looove songs, such as:
-Eagles: Best of My Love (cried every time…*sniff*), Hotel California, I can’t tell you Why, Wasted Time, The Last Resort (loved them Eagles)
-Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Daniel
-Joan Armatrading: Love and Affection, Down to Zero
-Crosby, Stills and Nash: Carried Away, Cathedral
-Janice Joplin: Piece of My Heart, Summertime, Cry Baby
-Cat Stevens: Wild World, Father and Son
-Chicago: If You Leave Me Now
-Peter Frampton: Baby I love Your Way
-Roberta Flack: First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
-Jefferson Starship: Miracles (sex ed. in a song…)
-Earth Wind and Fire: Be Ever Wonderful, I’ll Write a Song for You (….you will…awww…)
-Commodores: Easy, Just to be Close to You, Zoom
-Boz Scaggs: Harbor Lights
-Gino Vanelli: I Just Want to Stop
-Bee Gees: Baby as you Turn Away, Fanny (be tender with my love)…OK Barry, I will*sigh*
-Led Zepplin: Baby I Gonna Leave You
-Meat Loaf: Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, You Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth
You can bump it up a bit with:
-Eagles: Life in the Fast Lane
-Lynyrd Skynrd: Sweet Home Alabama
-Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody (who remembers all the words? What is he saying in the first place…?), Somebody to Love, You’re My Best Friend, Don’t Stop Me Now
-Janice Joplin: Mercedes Benz
-Bee Gees: Nights on Broadway
-Santa Esmeralda: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
-Commodores: Brick House (she’s a what…?), Too Hot to Trot
-Earth Wind and Fire: Sepentine Fire
-ELO: Evil Woman, Do Ya, Turn to Stone
-Lead Zepplin: Your Time is Gonna Come, Communication Breakdown, I Can’t Quit You Baby
-Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell, I’ll do Anything for Love (but I can’t do that)
-Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Star Spangled Banner (…a bit before our time, but come on, really…)
Anyway, a few samples from my collection. Do with it what you may. They’re not all 1977, but memorable I think.
CMS
Remember Minnie Ripperton and “Lovin’ You”, and that crazy vocal range. A classic that you rarely hear any more. It came out around 1974.
CMS
somewhere on this site as i searched for someway to get to the photos (brett says it’s easier with a mac ) i found an admonition- “no disco!” well really, that is the sort of statement made when a person is 17!… if none is to be included i won’t despair though that was a prominent feature of club life for many years and still is. yes there is much music that is painful to hear , particularly from that time, but sparingly each song evokes the majestic power of memory and individuals and their enthusiasm. for instance ’sister golden hair’ by the eagles: i know someone who made that thie theme song!
[ed. you'd be surprised at just how much stuff we have loaded into the jukebox - diversity is the term for it now - and diversity is a good thing. Sister Golden Hair is actually an 'America' standard - i've been one part corresponding, i've been too, too hard to find....]
of course thats it ! but now i’ll admit to that i’d have to research for those that we’re my favourites . bowie really dazzled me. and i remember the fanatics: those that we’re enthralled with kiss, neil young, and some guys did a lengthy presentaion on jethro tull!
The hundreds of drunken people who trashed my parents house during my eighteeth birthday must remember Ron singing and dancing to endless repetitons of Chuck Berrys “My Dingaling”. I still have nightmares in regards to vision. see you soon.
Were Angie Deimling and I the only ones heavily into Alice Cooper? Early Genesis, Gentle Giant, Renaisance (the band, not the era) tons of Led Zep and Pink Floyd…
-Vala
I remember listening to plenty of Pink Floyd, ELO, Eagles, Blondie, and I think one out of every four Canadians owned Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. I completely wore out the grooves on Bowie’s Station to Station and on Wings over America. I think I had heard the UK version of The Clash’s debut album but I don’t think I bought it until the US version came out.
And in the category of songs I never needed to hear when stepping out of the cafeteria, let’s pause for a moment and reflect on Captain and Tennille’s “Muskrat Love”. Ok, that’s long enough.
Please expand upon the following proposition:
If we’d had the Tragically Hip to listen to in the mid-70s, we’d have all been the better fot it. Agree? Disagree? Anyone else come to mind?
We didn’t need Tragically Hip as we had Kenny Rogers. Who can forget “Lucille” and ‘The Gambler”?
Ouch. I don’t think Kenny ever sang anything about anyone – Lucille included – who could ever loosen my grip on Bobby Orr.
Kenny was better in 1967 when he was singing things like “Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Was In”. Clever bugger.
I have foggy memories of listening to Billy Joel in Lyle’s car, I believe we thought he was “edgy” or something like that.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned ABBA or the Beach Boys. Even my kids like ABBA, for goodness sakes.
And of course no playlist from the 70’s can be complete without, in memory of her biggest fan, Trevor Elton, Olivia Newton John.
Cathy’s list pretty much brings high school back to me. One of my personal favorites was Chicago’s “Colour My World”
I also remember listening to Paul McCartney and Wings, Jackson Browne, Bob Seger & Pink Floyd quite a bit too.
As I ponder the music from those days, I am amazed at the widely different styles we listened to back then. I even remember hearing Roger Whitaker on the radio. Now he truly was edgy!
Oh and by the way Kevin. Thanks for reminding me of “Muskrat Love” now that immortal song will be going through my head all day long. Like I needed that.
Randy, you’re welcome and I’m sorry.
Pretty sure I owned an ABBA album. I remember going to the ABBA concert in 1979 and The Clash, in the Kinsmen Field House, in 1982. The two shows had nothing in common.
I for one have found memories of the Eagles and Yes. But who can forget listening to 630 CHED on the way home from school to great hits like Sanford-Townshend Band – Smoke From a Distant Fire or Debby Boone – You Light Up My Life (yeah I know pretty sappy but still a huge song from our past days). Actually 1977 was a pretty sappy time for music…you do remember David Soul – Don’t Give Up on us Baby don’t you? Or Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way. I agree with what Mary Kay Day said – who say’s disco wasn’t part of our lives. People who dismiss it are in musically abyss. Abba – Bee Gees – what have you. I don’t listen to it but it certainly had it’s place in our history.
Speaking of the Kinsman Filed House – April Wine and Heart in concert brings back many memories. There was also Dream Weaver by Gary Wright and of course Aerosmith.