Gas in 1970 was below $1 a gallon, Motown music was still strong as the Temptations had crossed over to a more contemporary sound, the Beatles were about to break up (Paul announces he’s leaving in April of 1970) and music was all over the road. Here are the songs that demonstrate just how unusual 1970 was…
Sly and the Family Stone’s singles “Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” and “Everybody Is a Star,” was the benchmark of fun and rock crossing paths.
How is it even possible that the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Rare Earth and Lynyrd Skynyrd would be heard on the same radio as the Carpenters “They Long to Be (Close to You)?”
The Beatles released their last single “Let It Be,” a song that was rumored for many years to be about marijuana. The Beatles would end up breaking in April of that year. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Edwin Star and the Guess Who would all have hits on the air.
The two biggest hit singles were Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel.
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