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"PRECIOUS AND FEW: POP MUSIC IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES"
By Don Breithaupt & Jeff Breithaupt
St. Martin's Griffin (New York) - $9.95 U.S.
McClelland & Stewart (Toronto) - $13.99 Can.
ISBN: 0-312-14704-X



Orders

PRECIOUS AND FEW can be ordered directly from Publishers Book and Audio at 1-800-288-2131, online at http://www.amazon.com (at $8.95 U.S.), or from your local bookstore. For the Breithaupts' "Top 10 Bad Taste Songs of the Early Seventies" (and a look at the book's colorful cover), check out http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/slop/essays/. For the Steely Dan fan's perspective, check out http://www.seanet.com/Users/stalfnzo/precious.html.

Authors

Quote

"We do not intend to apologize for the seventies. We know the decade was an orgy of ridiculous trends, facile sloganeering and blow-dried, self-involved, edible-underwear-munching talk show guests. The thing is, those strange days produced a bumper crop of great popular music. The half-decade between 1971 and 1975 saw the emergence of Steely Dan, Todd Rundgren, Randy Newman, Al Green, Elton John, Rufus, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Earth, Wind & Fire, Leon Russell, David Bowie, the Eagles, James Taylor, Rod Stewart, Jackson Browne, Carole King, War, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Tower of Power, Little Feat, Hall & Oates, Dr. John and the Philly Soul movement."

Chapters

Introduction

The Long, Unwinding Road
SOLO BEATLES

Revoluncheon
LATE SIXTIES CONTINUED

Where Were You in '62?
EARLY SIXTIES REVISITED

Post-Nuclear Families
BUBBLEGUM

Born to Be Mild
SOFT ROCK

Dancing in the Moonlight
SEVENTIES POP

Color Blind
BLUE-EYED SOUL

How Sweet It Was
THE TWILIGHT OF MOTOWN

The Sound of Philadelphia
PHILLY SOUL

Walking in Rhythm
SEVENTIES SOUL

Global Village
WORLD RHYTHMS

What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love and Understanding?
UTOPIAN POP

Earth Shoes
FOLK POP

Richard Nixon's Greatest Hits
SOCIALLY AWARE POP

Carnal Knowledge
SEXUAL REVOLUTION

I Am Woman
FEMINIST POP

Shafts
MACHO SOUL

Planet of the Apes
HARD ROCK

Ewwwww!
BAD TASTE

Jiffy Pop
NOVELTY RECORDS

Unsung Heroes
INSTRUMENTALS

Play Misty for Me
JAZZ POP

Art Attack
PROGRESSIVE ROCK

God Help Us
RELIGIOUS POP

Socialist Radio
CANADIAN POP

The Maudlin Squad
SELF-PITY POP

The Energy Crisis
MOR

Love American Style
BALLADS

Harry, Keep the Change
STORY SONGS

Seventese
BUZZWORDS

Boogie Down
THE DAWN OF DISCO

Conclusion

Appendix: Grammy Nominees and Winners, 1971-75

Bibliography

Index

SAMPLE LIST OF SONGS:

HELLO IT'S ME
BAND ON THE RUN
REELING IN THE YEARS   
RIDERS ON THE STORM   
SHINING STAR   
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE   
SUPERSTAR   
WHAT'S GOING ON   
BROWN SUGAR   
DEAD SKUNK   
HOOKED ON A FEELING   
I SHOT THE SHERIFF   
SATURDAY IN THE PARK
THE STREAK      
I WRITE THE SONGS   
MR. BIG STUFF   
FREE MAN IN PARIS   
ONE BAD APPLE   
SUPERFLY   
LOVE TRAIN   
JOY TO THE WORLD   
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND   
AMERICAN PIE   
HAVE YOU SEEN HER   
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA   
LEAN ON ME   
THE CANDY MAN   
RHINESTONE COWBOY   
MAGGIE MAY   
DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT   
ROCK ON   
BENNIE AND THE JETS   
SPACE ODDITY   
SWEET CITY WOMAN   
SPANISH HARLEM   
PIANO MAN   
THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED
FRANKENSTEIN   
CONVOY   
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'   
BLOODY WELL RIGHT   
MANDY   
MY EYES ADORED YOU   
LADY MARMALADE   
TAKE IT EASY   
THEME FROM SHAFT   
ME AND MRS. JONES   
TROGLODYTE   
SMOKIN' IN THE BOY'S ROOM   
DOMINO   
THE HUSTLE   
IMAGINE   
DRAGGIN' THE LINE   
FAMILY AFFAIR   
GOT TO BE THERE   
DAY BY DAY   
SIGNS   
STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS   
ONE TIN SOLDIER   
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS  
THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY   
I AM WOMAN   
I THINK I LOVE YOU   
WANT ADS   
BACKSTABBERS   
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE   
PEACE TRAIN   
HEART OF GOLD   
LET'S STAY TOGETHER   
THE WAY WE WERE   
FIRE   
LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'   
IT'S TOO LATE   
SEASONS IN THE SUN   
ROCKET MAN   
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS   
YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW   
MR. JAWS   
AUTOBAHN   
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN   
DYNOMITE   
MIDNIGHT BLUE   
TSOP   
KUNG FU FIGHTING   
ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE      
BANG A GONG   
GET DOWN TONIGHT   
PHOTOGRAPH   
JUST MY IMAGINATION   
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW   
INDIAN RESERVATION   
ONE FINE MORNING   
RADAR LOVE   
CLEAN UP WOMAN   
DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE   
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD   SATURDAY NIGHT   
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE   
CAT'S IN THE CRADLE   
NOTHING FROM NOTHING   
SISTER GOLDEN HAIR   
EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL   
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU   
DOCTOR MY EYES   
AT SEVENTEEN   
BRANDY   
PICK UP THE PIECES   
BLACK SUPERMAN   
ROUNDABOUT   
IF   
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY   
LOVE MACHINE   
SPIDERS & SNAKES   
BORN TO RUN   
SHE'S GONE   
BALLROOM BLITZ   
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
DAY AFTER DAY   
LONG COOL WOMAN   
FIGHT THE POWER   
WATERLOO   
PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE   
YOU'RE SO VAIN   
SUPERSTITION   
PUPPY LOVE   
RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS   
HOT PANTS   
SUMMER BREEZE   
SUNDOWN   
HALF-BREED   
THE ENTERTAINER   
IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW   
BRAND NEW KEY   
SWEET HOME ALABAMA   
SCHOOL'S OUT   
YOU SEXY THING   
OYE COMO VA   
LOW RIDER   
THE JOKER