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| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 1:57am On Nov 21, 2017 |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 1:58am On Nov 21, 2017 |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Nobody: 2:08am On Nov 21, 2017 |
naptu2: You are a legend. I had a friend who was into clairvoyancy, psychic and other paranormal stuffs. She invited me to some fair once to try out ‘regression’ but I didn’t honour that. I remember her because some songs here seem to transport me to some sweet scary places I think I’ve been before. Amazing instruments and voices. My dendrites are firing, cell bodies active and every single axon has been traversed by some strange electrical activities. I think I’m not born yet but I see myself wearing cortina shoes from Bata shop. I see myself receiving a gift from Father Christmas at Kingsway shop along Okpara Avenue. Jim Nwobodo is still the governor. Bishop Eneja is the top man at Holy Ghost Church. Otubelu is at St. Baths Asata. It’s 01.07am. Gonna go to bed before people start calling me Musiwa. Thanks for the hypnotherapy Naptu. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Konquest: 7:01am On Nov 21, 2017 |
naptu2:^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ @Naptu2 You Rock!  Thanks for doing the heavy lifting for us again and keeping Ishilove's thread going. Tina Charles' songs were huge in the late 1970s, but the pressures of everyday living just made me forget her for some years now. I've been listening to "dance little lady dance" and "I love to love" by Tina Charles for over 4 hours now and they sure bring back good memories of 1976/late 70s. Both songs were big then in Nigeria and were played on radio and TV right into the 1980s. My father loved both songs along with the songs of Miriam Makeba, Stevie Wonder, Don Williams, Victor Uwaifo [Joromi:1969 release], James Brown... and more. He would play them in his Volvo while driving and/or at home and I can say that he influenced my love for good, timeless music and that is why I have my collections of some evergreen tracks/vinyl records - and I hope to get more. I have to sign off now... All the best! 1 Like 3 Shares |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Ishilove: 7:54am On Nov 21, 2017 |
Konquest:So you have memories of the 70s? My parents had not even met then.  I know it must have been a huge hit because my mum, who isn't a fan of music generally loves Tina Charles. Her songs are one of the earliest in my memory, especially 'I love to love'. That one gives me goose bumps any time 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Konquest: 8:52am On Nov 21, 2017 |
Ishilove:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @Ishilove Hi once again...  Yeah... the roaring 70s! The era of Ofege and co, which I earlier posted on this thread. The economy was OK then - 1976/77. N1=$1 was the approximate exchange rate so people caught on to the latest songs then from Kingsway Stores or some other departments stores then. People [middle-class] flew with ease to London via Nigeria Airways and/or the iconic British Caledonian Airways like you were going from Lagos to Ukwuani in Delta State! Its good to know that your mum loved Tina Charles' songs. Her era was within the period when people really sang meaningful topical songs and that is why some 1990s and early 2000s musicians have done remakes of 1960s/1970s songs. I will post some stimulating 1970s tracks that are not yet posted within the week on this thread as well. So, you take care of yourself Ishilove and have a splendid week ahead! 1 Like 3 Shares |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Ishilove: 9:35am On Nov 21, 2017 |
Konquest:Are your vinyl records the real deal or digital copies? Take care of you too, Uncle Konquest!!! 1 Like |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:24pm On Nov 21, 2017 |
I promised to post a Nigerian song, so here it is (before I forget again). This song was originally done in the 1970s and someone covered it in the 1990s. I tried very hard to remember the names of the artistes, but I couldn't. I eventually remembered the name of the group that originally recorded the song, but I still can't remember the name of the person that did the 1990s version. I want you to be mine. Wrinker's Experience - Fuel For Love (1975). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39oV7VcTAWE 2 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 5:49am On Nov 22, 2017 |
Once upon a time TV stations in Nigeria began transmitting at 5pm on weekdays and 9am at the weekend and went off air around midnight. Then, c1981, a new TV service started in Lagos. Lagos Television (LTV) transformed into Lagos Weekend Television (LWT) at 7pm on Fridays and transmitted non stop until 7am on Monday. LWT showed great shows like The Invisible Man, Dan August, The Incredible Hulk, Hawai 5-0, Skarsky and Hutch, etc. They also showed the latest movies. There was a guy in my house who made the experience very interesting. They would try to make everybody go to bed at 12:30am, but I would hear noise coming from the kitchen 30 minutes later. This guy would sneak into the kitchen, fry everything fryable and sit in front of the TV with his feast. I would usually join him a few minutes later. Then the LWT studios burnt down c1985. That was the end of 24 hours TV. From that point onwards LWT went off air at midnight and began transmitting at 7am on Saturdays and Sundays. This song was originally the theme song for a 1981 movie about the Olympics. Then Ernie Watts and Quincy Jones made a jazz version. This jazz version became the theme tune of LWT. Ernie Watts - Chariots of Fire (1982). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMIKJG3uUWQ 1 Like |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 5:55am On Nov 22, 2017 |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 6:51am On Nov 22, 2017 |
Pure joy. naptu2: |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 6:03pm On Nov 22, 2017 |
O my God! I thought I had already posted it! There were two unusual discs in that stack of records. Almost all the records were black, but Boney M's Holi-Holiday was translucent yellow and this beautiful song was on a white record. This song is just absolutely wonderful. You know how much I love disco music and string orchestras. This is the ultimate disco ballad. Don't go changing, trying to please me Barry White - Just The Way You Are (1978). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNPdRTERLnU 1 Like 2 Shares |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Bodun88: 7:53am On Nov 23, 2017 |
naptu2: Just the Way you are was originally Sung by Billy Joel about a year earlier in '77 ( If I am not mistaken). There is no Stevie wonder record on this thread. Wasn't he a thing in Nigeria in the 70s. SN: There is a song for every situation in life on Stevie's Songs in the Key of life album. #AbsoluteClassic 1 Like |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 2:52am On Nov 24, 2017 |
Larry Blackmon (of Cameo) always reminded me of these two people. I won't be surprised if he was inspired by them. |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 2:54am On Nov 24, 2017 |
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| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 3:04am On Nov 24, 2017 |
2) This crazy man. I remember that there was some controversy when he cracked a joke about Stevie Wonder (or blind people) and he was severly criticised. He apologised, but Stevie Wonder was not offended. I can't remember what the joke was and I can't find anything about it online. Someone told me about how she heard the bassline of this song in 1990 and jumped up and was about to dance when she discovered that it was another song. (It was actually MC Hammer's You Can't Touch This. Hammer sampled heavily from this song). "She's a very kinky girl. The kind you won't take home to mother". Rick James - Super Freak (1981). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M 2 Likes |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 3:12am On Nov 24, 2017 |
And this is the song. "Give me that stuff that funk that sweet that funky stuff" Rick James - Give It To Me Baby (1981). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNIQVYGXbM 2 Likes |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 3:21am On Nov 24, 2017 |
Jermaine Jackson featuring Stevie Wonder - Let's Get Serious (And Fall In Love) (1980). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLKb4or8yg 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:02am On Nov 24, 2017 |
Would you believe that this song was on an album of Spyro Gyra songs that my mum bought in the UK in 1979. I never really paid any attention to that album because I didn't know the name Spyro Gyra. I heard most of the songs for the first time on Radio Nigeria. It wasn't until 1986 or 1987 that I played the record for the first time (out of curiousity) and discovered that I already knew most of the songs on it. Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (1979). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDZ5UY_oDw |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:13am On Nov 24, 2017 |
This is another Saturday morning Radio Nigeria song and a response to the request for Stevie Wonder songs. The first video is from the album version while the second video is from his performance on Sesame Street. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CFuCYNx-1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE 2 Likes |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Baroba(m): 5:18am On Nov 24, 2017 |
gbosaa: If you were around during the days of Jim Nwobodo, Kingsway, Bishop Eneje; nna ibu okenye, tulu ugo nwanne.. |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:19pm On Nov 24, 2017 |
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| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:22pm On Nov 24, 2017 |
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| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:40pm On Nov 24, 2017 |
This song was the theme song of an old movie, but I can't remember which movie. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (1979). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UWvJZYnSAc |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 4:25am On Nov 26, 2017 |
Nile Rodgers and Bernie Edwards of Chic were geniuses. They wrote and produced some amazing songs, including this one by one of my favourite singers. "I'm coming!" Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (1980) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYcte4ZEgQ 1 Like |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 3:13am On Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by naptu2: 3:15am On Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Ishilove: 12:41pm On Dec 07, 2017 |
Three Degrees- "When Will I See You Again" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6fVDAjs9f0 This is soul... |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Ishilove: 12:43pm On Dec 07, 2017 |
naptu2:Remind me...Duran Duran? |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Zuluhead(m): 6:02pm On Dec 07, 2017 |
I just stumbled upon this thread and i never knew i had likes mind when it comes to music taste. Please kindly make this permanent by starting a whatsapp group on this. Dont kill the fun, joy and memories. 1 Like |
| Re: The Most Soulful Songs Of The 70s! by Konquest: 2:57pm On Dec 19, 2017 |
Konquest:^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ @Ishilove Hello and hope you're doing GREAT? OK!... Here's more from the PARTIAL list of my stimulating ALL-TIME favorite 1970s classics/hit-tracks which I PROMISED to post here. I know you'll love them and I've focussed on some of the greatest female divas of all-time as well. I don't want want to post too many as of now - but gradually, so that they can be fully appreciated and enjoyed! Chi-Lites was on page one of this thread: The Chi-Lites: Have You Seen Her? [1971] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVYxKRXDT2I NOW This Is A Hit Version From The Iconic MC Hammer: "Have You Seen Her?" [1990]. From the Album:[Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dyt8xICiqU As a rap/hip-hop music lover myself, "MC Hammer" [later known as "Hammer" made me love the original version done in 1971by Chilites the more when he released his version in 1990! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The GODFATHER of Soul... JAMES BROWN! James Brown - "Say It Loud" [I'm Black And I'm Proud][1968] The song was VERY Popular In the 1970s so I've Included it HERE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY2N8BAmkTM James Brown - "Sex Machine"[1971] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVZwejaNmbw James Brown - "Get On The Good Foot" [1972] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edqLlq06j70 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miriam Makeba [4 March 1932-10 November 2008] She was born to a Xhosa father and a Swazi mother in Johannesburg. She married Trinidadian-American, Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the famous U.S.-based Black Panther Party, in 1968. Miriam Makeba Pata Pata [Performing on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1967] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfgHparydDU Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata [Live 1967] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNeP3hrm__k Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata [1967 Hit Version] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qWIlX7vhBo Miriam's most famous song Pata Pata was recorded and released as an album in the United States in November 1967 but the song reigned seriously in the 1970s and part of the 1980s! This is one of the TRUE iconic/evergreen songs of all-time from my music list as of 2017 going on to 2018...and beyond. The song's title "Pata Pata" means "touch touch" in the Xhosa language [Nelson Mandela's language], in which the song was originally written and sung. "Pata Pata" was also the name of a style of dance that was popular in the shebeens of Johannesburg's Townships in the mid-1950s. My father made me to love Miriam Makeba because he would play her songs among that of other artistes in the house or in the car and I picked up right where he left off! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lijadu Sisters - Danger [Released 1976] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc6XJvv5Bc "DANGER" was a massive hit in 1976 and was openly played in public alongside the music of Ofege and other 70s icons. I just love this track... EVERGREEN! The Lijadu Sisters - Sunshine [Released 1978] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIa3rbLRCjY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Jackson 5 remain BURNED in my brain chemistry for life! OK... let's do it on the DANCE FLOOR... The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back [1969] Album: "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Q80mk7bxE THE JACKSON 5 - "ABC" - Performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" [May 10, 1970] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-aSjHnbw18 The Jackson 5 - "I'll Be There" [1970] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZavuPOWeJY The Jackson 5 [Michael Jackson] - "Got To Be There" [January 1972] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxtwq_jn4w0 Michael Jackson - "Got To Be There" [1972] Album: "Got To Be There" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg7Gh7-5x3c The Jackson 5 "Ben" [September 1972] A Very Emotional Song for Me... www.youtube.ng/watch?v=cRTJ2xVr0PA THE JACKSON 5 - "I Want You Back" performance on Don Cornelius' hugely popular "Soul Train" [1979] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcdDqTEgDwI Another Video on SOUL TRAIN Here: The Jacksons Interview + "I Want You Back" [Soul Train: February 3, 1979] In 1979 Jermaine was no longer a member of "The Jacksons" due to a contractual dispute with Motown Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrquuuce0Nk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DON WILLIAMS [May 27, 1939 - September 8, 2017] Thank YOU Don Williams for making EVERGREEN CLASSIC Country music! Don Williams - Amanda [1973] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Vw6UrEKq4 Don Williams - It Must Be Love [1978] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TKRYyA05o4 Don Williams - I Believe in You [1980] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QuIxSW_OMM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last but not least, the ICONIC Swedish quartet: "ABBA" Abba - Mamma Mia [1975] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfzfe8f9NI Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You [1976] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUrzicaiRLU Abba - Dancing Queen [1976] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alright, I need to sign off... Enjoy! Cc: Ishilove |
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