Was music really better in the 70’s/80’s/90’s — or are we remembering it differently?

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7 April 1974 - 13 April 1974

1. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
2. Billy - Don’t Be A Hereo – Paper Lace
3. Remember Me This Way - Garry Glitter
4. Everyday - Slade
5. Angel Face - Glitter Band
6. Emma - Hot Chocolate
7. You Are Everything - Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye
8. The Cat Crept In - Mud
9. The

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31 March 1974 - 6 April 1974

1. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
2. Billy - Don’t Be A Hereo – Paper Lace
3. Emma - Hot Chocolate
4. Remember Me This Way - Garry Glitter
5. Angel Face - Glitter Band
6. Everyday - Slade
7. I Get A Little Sentimental Over You Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
8. The

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24 March 1974 - 30 March 1974

1. Billy - Don’t Be A Hereo – Paper Lace
2. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
3. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
4. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
5. I Get A Little Sentimental Over You Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
6. Emma - Hot Chocolate
7. You’re

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17 March 1974 - 23 March 1974

1. Billy - Don’t Be A Hereo – Paper Lace
2. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
3. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
4. You’re Sixteen - Ringo Star
5. Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
6. I Get A Little Sentimental Over You Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
7. Jet

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10 March 1974 - 16 March 1974

1. Billy - Don’t Be A Hereo – Paper Lace
2. Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
3. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
4. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
5. You’re Sixteen - Ringo Star
6. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
7. Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City

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3 March 1974 - 9 March 1974

1. Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
2. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
3. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
4. You’re Sixteen - Ringo Star
5. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
6. Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City Rollers
7. Wombling Song - Wombles
8. Billy - Don’t Be A Hereo

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24 February 1974 - 2 March 1974

1. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
2. Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
3. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
4. Wombling Song - Wombles
5. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
6. Tiger Feet - Mud
7. You’re Sixteen - Ringo Star
8. Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City Rollers
9. The Man

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17 February 1974 - 23 February 1974

1. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
2. Tiger Feet - Mud
3. Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
4. Wombling Song - Wombles
5. The Man Who Stole The World - Lulu
6. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
7. Solitare - Andy Williams
8. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
9. All Of My Life - Diana

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10 February 1974 - 16 February 1974

1. Tiger Feet - Mud
2. Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
3. Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
4. Solitare - Andy Williams
5. The Man Who Stole The World - Lulu
6. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
7. The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
8. Radar

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3 February 1974 - 9 February 1974

1. Tiger Feet - Mud
2. Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
3. Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
4. Solitare - Andy Williams
5. The Man Who Stole The World - Lulu
6. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
7. The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
8. Radar

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27 January 1974 - 2 February 1974

1. Tiger Feet - Mud
2. Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
3. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
4. The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
5. Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
6. Solitare - Andy Williams
7. Radar Love - Golden Earring
8. My Coo-Ca-Choo

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20 January 1974 - 26 January 1974

1. Tiger Feet - Mud
2. Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
3. The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
4. Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
5. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
6. My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
7. Radar Love - Golden Earring
8. Forever

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13 January 1974 - 19 January 1974

1. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
2. The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
3. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
4. Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
5. My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
6. Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
7. Radar Love - Golden Earring
8. Paper

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6 January 1974 - 12 January 1974

1. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
2. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
3. The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
4. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
5. My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
6. Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
7. I Love

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Thank you. But I’m still doubting myself. The jodhpurs keeps nagging at me. That’s not especially common attire in the Carry Ons, which makes me wonder whether the scene might actually be from a period comedy film outside the Carry On series, such as a movie spin-off of a sitcom or one of...

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That’s partly what I was getting at. Every decade contains both music we remember fondly and music we’d rather forget.

Looking back, we tend to keep the artists we loved and quietly discard the rest. Someone who loves prog rock remembers Yes, Genesis and King Crimson. Someone...

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I think I may have to agree. Although, there are some tunes that do stand out from the rest — but I don’t think they’ll have the staying-power of songs from the past. Besides, the 99% of today’s “terrible” songs will probably mean nothing compared to the 20% or 30% of terrible songs from the past....

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It’s a common complaint that modern music is terrible compared to the music of the 70s, 80s and 90s. I hear it all the time, and if I’m honest, I’ve probably said it myself on occasion.

But I’ve started to wonder if part of the reason older music seems better is...

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30 December 1973 - 5 January 1974

1. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
2. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
3. I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter
4. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
5. My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
6. Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
7. The

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23 December 1973 - 29 December 1973

1. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
2. I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter
3. You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
4. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
5. My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
6. Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
7. The

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