Music For Monday: Fanny, ‘Hey Bulldog’ (Live, 1971)

Here’s Fanny performing their version of The Beatles “Hey Bulldog” on Germany TV show Beat-Club. I’m a Beatles fanatic and many cover versions either bore me or bug me – but I can get with this. And pretty much everything … Continue reading

Classic 70s Music Ads: Angel, ‘The Winter Song’ (1977)

Is it December already? Happy holidays, Bionic friends! Here’s Angel, who I featured on the site almost a decade back. In addition to a video of “The Winter Song,” this time, we’ve also got an ad that appeared in the … Continue reading

Music For Monday: John Lennon, ‘Ain’t That a Shame’ (1975)

In the fall of 1973, and again in the fall of 1974, John Lennon gathered in the recording studio with friends and various session musicians to cut covers of some of his favorite rock ‘n’ roll tunes. The resulting Rock … Continue reading

Classic 70s Music Ads: ELO, ‘Turn To Stone’ (1977)

Here’s a very yellow ad for a very fine song, Electric Light Orchestra’s “Turn To Stone.” Written and produced by Jeff Lynne, “Turn To Stone” is the lead-off song and was the lead-off single for the Out Of The Blue … Continue reading

Music For Monday: The O’Jays, ‘Love Train’ (Live, 1973)

Here’s something a bit unusual. It’s the O’Jays performing their hit “Love Train,” but they’ve changed the lyric to “Soul Train” while gracing the show. “Love Train” was written and produced by Gamble & Huff and reached #1 on the … Continue reading

Classic 70s Music Ads: ‘Pete’s Dragon’ (Helen Reddy, 1977)

‘Pete’s Dragon’ soundtrack LP ad via Record World magazine November 1977 Here’s a colorful ad for Walt Disney Production’s Pete’s Dragon soundtrack. As you may remember, Pete’s Dragon is part live-action, part animated, and as the ad mentions, features Helen … Continue reading