1973
The Faces and Rod Stewart were on borrowed time together when they reached their peak with Cindy Incidentally when it reached No.2 in February 1973. (more…)
This raucous, rousing rocker was Slade’s fourth number one, and another absolute belter. (more…)
If ever there was a group that did exactly what it said on the tin it was Status Quo, who seem to have been playing the same song for half a century.
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
12th November 2020 · 1970s, 1973, MusicThe list of hit records by Dutch bands a short one; the list of hit records with yodelling is even shorter. It’s therefore a fairly safe bet that this is the only Dutch record with yodelling on it. Incredibly, it’s not as bad as you would imagine. (more…)
Paul McCartney might now be a national treasure, with John Lennon revered retrospectively as the edgy rebel of The Beatles, but back in the early Seventies it was Macca who upset the Establishment. (more…)
Here’s another of those songs I wouldn’t be rushing to put on my own personal Best of 1973 album but it’s is as near to a standard as you can get. Everybody knows You’re So Vain. It’s beyond loving or hating, it just IS. It’s there. (more…)