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Kevin, we are the same age. "Groovin'", most memorable. I took a bus trip with my mother, brothers, and sister that year. I remember the little juke box extensions on the table booths at the bus stations, and hearing that tune throughout the trip, and the smell of diesel coming from the busses. The greasy food. Boy, it was good. "Penny Lane", don't know why "Hello, Goodbye" wasn't on the list.

Ft. Myers had their own top ten songs on WMYR. A radio station about the size of a tool shed. It was determined by the number of 45RPM record sales at local stores, and phone in requests. National top 40 didn't matter. They may have played a syndicated top 40 program on Sundays when nobody was listening.

Sub, the R&B from the 70's can't be any better. The Spinners, The Chi-Lites, Barry White & Love Unlimited, The O-Jays, Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind, And Fire, The Commodores, I can go on. Even Neil Young sounded good in the 70's. The Country music of the 70's, Outlaw music.

I can't be philosophical, just don't feel like it right now, but I know what I like, and I think that what I like reflects a large majorty of opinion.

Recorded popular music began in the 1920's along with broadcast radio. Not really that long ago. It wasn't until I became a serious musician that I learned to respect the music and the era of the song. The bottom line is to consider the era and form your own opinion.