Songs that turned 50 years old in 2024

[True Dough]

Yep, these were 1974 hits. So long ago...

Bob Marley - “No Woman, No Cry”

Paul McCartney and Wings - “Band on the Run”

David Bowie - “Rebel Rebel”

Gordon Lightfoot - “Sundown”

Steely Dan - “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”

Ace - “How Long”

Eric Clapton - “I Shot The Sheriff”

Electric Light Orchestra - “Can't Get It Out of My Head"

Al Green - “Take me to the River”

[elleng]

1. 'So long ago???'

[True Dough]

2. You would argue

that 1974 was recent?

[elleng]

3. I wouldn't argue, I'd just say I remember them WELL!

I also remember JFK (and Vietnam.)

and Wings - “Band on the Run" among my favorites.

[True Dough]

4. Band on the Run is great

but I prefer this single, released a year earlier in 1973:

[elleng]

6. AND

[True Dough]

7. Bagpipe special!

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

5. A Couple More

Brinsley Schwarz - feat. several future famous players (like future solo hitmakers Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm and future Graham Parker & the Rumour guitarist Brinsley Schwarz) on a song, engineered by future solo hitmaker Dave Edmunds, that later became a hit for Elvis Costello.

Ducks Deluxe - feat. Bob Andrews (future Graham Parker & the Rumour on Keyboards) and Nick Garvey (future Motors on bass) with the incomparable and/or improbable Sean Tyla (guitar).

[Silent Type]

14. Was really into Brinsley Schwarz back then. Need to find those albums.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

15. I still am.

If you don't have a local supplier, try Discogs.com They typically have original vinyl in their marketplace, and Edsel Records (UK) did reissues on CD if that's what you're into. Most aren't terribly expensive. Brinsley has done two solo LPs recently as well.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. Gotta go with Bob. "No Women No Cry"',

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[chicoescuela]

9. Love the bass intro on 'How Long' by Ace. Always crank it up when I hear

it coming on. Kind of miss being 16

[True Dough]

10. Yes, it's catchy

And lead singer Paul Carrack went on to have some pretty darn good singles too.

[chicoescuela]

11. That I wasn't aware. I need to do a little research. Thank you

[keithbvadu2]

12. Damn! I remember them as top hits, not golden oldies.

[multigraincracker]

13. The days of free concerts in the park on Sundays.

[EYESORE 9001]

16. An existential time in my life

Not in the ‘to be or not to be’ sense, but more like ‘WTF am I going to do with my life?’ All this music provided accompaniment to my angst. It’s pleasant to listen now, as I reflect on the journey that followed, and see that many of my fears were unfounded.

[True Dough]

17. Music really is that way

It takes you back. There are so many songs I'll hear from the '80s when I was a teenager and I can visualize myself in certain places with friends from those days.

What a legacy singers leave. They can transport us back decades!

[electric_blue68]

18. 1974....only about a year away from the Punk Rock Revolution from CBGB's!!!!

The Ramones!
The Patti Smith Group!
Television!
Talking Heads!
Blondie!

then so many bands after that they inspired! W000000t!!!