DRC Madness #41: Best #1 Song of the 70s

IdRatherBeSkiing · Wednesday at 8:37 PM

The next 5 ....

65

1977

The Emotions: "Best of My Love"

4

0

818

Liked by:

@Madison (36)
@sadchild (88)
@HecticArt (49)
@JHDK (25)

Disliked by:

Nobody

64

1978

Frankie Valli: "Grease"

4

0

827

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

63

1970

Neil Diamond: "Cracklin' Rosie"

4

0

832

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

62

1975

Paul McCartney and Wings: "Listen to What the Man Said"

4

1

835

Madness: #21
Liked by:

Disliked by:

@Wolf

61

1977

Manfred Mann's Earth Band: "Blinded by the Light"

4

0

839

Madness: #29
Liked by:

@scotchandcigar (22)
@sadchild (61)
@HecticArt (28)
@JHDK (66)

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 10 tomorrow ....

Channel98 · Wednesday at 9:05 PM

IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band: "Blinded by the Light"

No, Manfred Mann vocalist Chris Thompson does not sing "wrapped up like a douche." The line is "revved up like a deuce," referring to the 1932 Ford model 18 coupe with a V8 engine. The car was popularly known as a "deuce coupe." The "deuce" is the last number of 1932. Bruce Springsteen's original lyric was "cut loose like a deuce." The car is immortalized in the Beach Boys' 1963 hit Little Deuce Coupe.

IdRatherBeSkiing · Wednesday at 10:04 PM

Once I am done, I am going to repost the Madness top 50 with their unmadness positions. There is little correlation between the 2 lists particularly after you get out of the top 10.

IdRatherBeSkiing · Thursday at 6:36 PM

Another 10 today. The first 5 ....

60

1975

Glen Campbell: "Rhinestone Cowboy"

4

0

843

Liked by:

@IdRatherBeSkiing (37)
@Channel98 (28)
@Wolf (26)
@JHDK (83)

Disliked by:

Nobody

59

1971

Carole King: "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move"

4

0

861

Madness: #18
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

58

1974

The Hues Corporation: "Rock the Boat"

4

0

864

Liked by:

@Madison (7)
@sadchild (31)
@Wolf (50)
@JHDK (64)

Disliked by:

Nobody

57

1979

Michael Jackson: "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"

4

0

865

Madness: #44
Liked by:

@scotchandcigar (27)
@sadchild (19)
@Aaron (28)
@JHDK (77)

Disliked by:

Nobody

56

1979

Eagles: "Heartache Tonight"

4

0

871

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 5 to follow .....

IdRatherBeSkiing · Thursday at 8:54 PM

The next 5 ....

55

1972

Bill Withers: "Lean On Me"

4

0

873

Madness: #47
Liked by:

@scotchandcigar (35)
@sadchild (14)
@HecticArt (50)
@JHDK (44)

Disliked by:

Nobody

54

1978

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: "You're the One That I Want"

4

0

878

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

53

1979

Amii Stewart: "Knock on Wood"

4

0

897

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

52

1975

The Doobie Brothers: "Black Water"

4

1

900

Liked by:

Disliked by:

@Madison

51

1977

ABBA: "Dancing Queen"

4

0

905

Madness: #35
Liked by:

@IdRatherBeSkiing (9)
@sadchild (27)
@Wolf (15)
@JHDK (60)

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 8 tomorrow ..... We will be into the 5 likes.

IdRatherBeSkiing · Friday at 12:55 PM

I misspoke yesterday. Today I will drop 9 .....

The first 5 ....
--> The next 2 are tied:

49

1979

The Doobie Brothers: "What a Fool Believes"

4

0

912

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

49

1973

Billy Preston: "Will It Go Round in Circles"

4

0

912

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

48

1976

Chicago: "If You Leave Me Now"

4

1

922

Liked by:

@Madison (26)
@Channel98 (24)
@Aaron (21)
@Wolf (22)

Disliked by:

@HecticArt

--> The first (lowest ranked) of the five likers:

47

1974

Carl Douglas: "Kung Fu Fighting"

5

1

935

Liked by:

@IdRatherBeSkiing (75)
@scotchandcigar (120)
@sadchild (57)
@Wolf (19)
@JHDK (63)

Disliked by:

@Channel98

46

1976

Starland Vocal Band: "Afternoon Delight"

5

0

970

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 4 will follow .....

IdRatherBeSkiing · Friday at 2:56 PM

The next 4 .....

45

1970

The Guess Who: "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight"

4

0

971

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

--> Highest ranking 4 liker:

44

1973

The Edgar Winter Group: "Frankenstein"

4

0

972

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

43

1976

Steve Miller Band: "Rock'n Me"

5

0

1023

Madness: #25
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

42

1976

Wings: "Silly Love Songs"

5

0

1030

Madness: #23
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Will drop 8 tomorrow .... We will get into the top 40!

IdRatherBeSkiing · Saturday at 5:00 PM

Another 8 today ...

In case you are wondering about the final 41. There are 7 songs that someone dislikes still to come (none today). One of which is disliked by 2 people. All songs from this point are liked by at least 5 people.

The first 4 ....

41

1978

Andy Gibb: "Shadow Dancing"

5

0

1053

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

40

1978

Chic: "Le Freak"

5

0

1060

Madness: #30
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

39

1979

Donna Summer: "Hot Stuff"

5

0

1065

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

38

1978

Wings: "With a Little Luck"

5

0

1077

Madness: #46
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 4 later today .....

IdRatherBeSkiing · Saturday at 9:31 PM

Another 4 this evening ....

--> These next 3 are each just 1 point different than the next one -- a virtual tie.

37

1976

Paul Simon: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"

5

0

1086

Madness: #28
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

36

1973

Carly Simon: "You're So Vain"

5

0

1087

Madness: #17
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

35

1977

Daryl Hall and John Oates: "Rich Girl"

5

0

1088

Madness: #32
Liked by:

@scotchandcigar (91)
@Channel98 (36)
@sadchild (24)
@Wolf (26)
@JHDK (5)

Disliked by:

Nobody

34

1979

Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive"

5

0

1096

Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Given I have a Marlies game on Monday, I will likely drop 12 tomorrow and only 4 on Monday ...

IdRatherBeSkiing · Sunday at 3:24 PM

First 4 of 12 .....

--> The next 3 songs are in a 3 way tie. You may ask how I picked the order? Microsoft did. It kept the original order after sorting which was alphabetical by artist then song.

31

1974

Steve Miller Band: "The Joker"

5

0

1114

Madness: #38
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

31

1974

Elton John: "Bennie and the Jets"

5

0

1114

Madness: #13
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

31

1978

Bee Gees: "Stayin' Alive"

5

0

1114

Madness: #12
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

--> not tied but very close:

30

1971

The Rolling Stones: "Brown Sugar"

5

0

1116

Madness: #45
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 4 to follow ....

IdRatherBeSkiing · Sunday at 4:56 PM

The second 4 of 12 .....

29

1976

The Four Seasons: "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

5

0

1134

Madness: #39
Liked by:

@scotchandcigar (57)
@Channel98 (27)
@sadchild (7)
@Wolf (33)
@JHDK (12)

Disliked by:

Nobody

28

1970

B. J. Thomas: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"

5

0

1141

Madness: #41
Liked by:

@Madison (11)
@sadchild (69)
@Aaron (4)
@Wolf (21)
@JHDK (24)

Disliked by:

Nobody

27

1975

David Bowie: "Fame"

5

0

1149

Madness: #42
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

26

1979

M: "Pop Muzik"

5

0

1154

Madness: #14
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 4 this evening ....

IdRatherBeSkiing · Sunday at 8:46 PM

The last 4 of 12 for today ....

25

1973

Grand Funk: "We're an American Band"

5

0

1157

Liked by:

@scotchandcigar (15)
@Madison (28)
@HecticArt (3)
@Wolf (27)
@JHDK (40)

Disliked by:

Nobody

24

1971

Janis Joplin: "Me and Bobby McGee"

5

0

1159

Madness: #43
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

--> The lowest 6 liker AND the highest ranking song with multiple dislikes:

23

1974

Blue Swede: "Hooked on a Feeling"

6

2

1208

Liked by:

Disliked by:

22

1979

Chic: "Good Times"

6

0

1215

Madness: #15
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 4 tomorrow. The last 5 liker and 2 more songs disliked by somebody .....

scotchandcigar · Sunday at 8:52 PM

The rankings didn't come through on Hooked on a Feeling.

IdRatherBeSkiing · Sunday at 8:56 PM

scotchandcigar said:
The rankings didn't come through on Hooked on a Feeling.

Whoops! I corrected.

Channel98 · Sunday at 9:17 PM

"I like B.J. Thomas
And I like his song
In any list of favorites
It always will belong
But Blue Swede's annoying version
of Hooked On A Feeling
Hurts my ears and hurts my head
And gets my brain to reeling"

IdRatherBeSkiing · 2026-06-01T13:02:22-0400

Just 4 today (Go Marlies!) ....

21

1979

Rupert Holmes: "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"

6

1

1242

Liked by:

Disliked by:

@Madison

20

1976

Elton John and Kiki Dee: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

6

0

1284

Madness: #31
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

--> The highest ranking 5 liker. Also someones #1 song:

19

1970

George Harrison: "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity"

5

1

1287

(Great video)

Madness: #5
Liked by:

Disliked by:

@Wolf

18

1978

Nick Gilder: "Hot Child in the City"

6

0

1302

Madness: #50
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 8 tomorrow ....

IdRatherBeSkiing · 2026-06-02T12:47:43-0400

The first 4 of 8. We will get through all the 6 likers today and into the top 10 ....

--> This is the last song with a dislike until we get into the top 5. Interesting side note: 3 of the top 5 songs are disliked by somebody. So play the fuckin' music white boy ....

17

1976

Wild Cherry: "Play That Funky Music"

6

1

1303

Madness: #33
Liked by:

Disliked by:

@Channel98

16

1975

Elton John: "Philadelphia Freedom"

6

0

1304

Madness: #9
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

15

1974

Gordon Lightfoot: "Sundown"

6

0

1310

Madness: #24
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

14

1972

Johnny Nash: "I Can See Clearly Now"

6

0

1321

Madness: #20
Liked by:

Disliked by:

Nobody

Another 4 this evening .....

DRC Madness #41: Best #1 Song of the 70s

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