'Take It Easy' was the Eagles first single of their eponymous debut album. The '70s anthem mentions "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona" in the second verse. As a tribute, in 1999 the town of Winslow erected a bronze statue of a man literally standing on the corner of the street, a finishing touch to the town's existing 'Standin' On the Corner Park.'
'Dream On' is Aerosmith's first single ever and has been covered by a number of artists, including Tori Amos, Breaking Benjamin, and Game.
Stevie Nicks wrote 'Dreams' in just 10 minutes about her break up with band member and former boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Apparently, producing the song put an emotional dagger in the Buckingham's heart. He was stuck producing the song, while Nicks had clearly moved on and was already dating someone else (a.k.a Don Henley of The Eagles). This is Fleetwood Mac's only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
Believe it or not, this '70s song was almost scrapped! The track's success launched the band into the international spotlight thanks to its "choral backing" production, where dubbed over voices were used instead of beats. The lyrics were especially catchy -- "Be quiet, big boys don't cry" -- even inspiring the name of the '80s group, Boys Don't Cry.
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant used a cassette recorder to tape 'Stairway To Heaven' as the song came to them over time. This makes sense, as the nearly eight-minute song evolves from guitar-picked arpeggios, to a mid-tempo track accompanied with percussion, to full-blown electric guitar runs. Page told 'Rolling Stone' that he "thought 'Stairway' crystallized the essence of the band. It had everything in there and showed the band at its best."
'You're So Vain' isn't about her former husband James Taylor, or any one of her may other famous relationships. Still to this day, people still ask: Who is this song about? We may never know. All we have are a slew of interviews, denying people's guesses for more than 30 years.
You may recognize the song from the soundtrack to 'Saturday Night Fever.' The '70s song was made even more famous when covered by English pop band Take That. Pretty soon, bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers were covering it too.
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1. Wow, I am a bit surprised. Stairway to Heaven was huge. Everyone jammed to that song, still do. I would have thought it would of been thee # 1 song of the 70's
Posted at 10:49AM on Mar 3rd 2010 by Yakatee