Monday, June 24, 2013

Twisted Mix Tape Tuesday-70’s Summer Lovin’


OK people out in the blogosphere…this week’s Twisted Mix Tape Tuesday @ www.jenkehl.com  is again the 70’s and I was going to do a montage to Disco Duck but then (luckily for all of you) I started thinking about all of the songs that I used to listen to with my siblings and I decided that I would share some of those songs with you instead! You all can thank me later for not torturing you with Disco Duck!  HAHAHAHA! Sooo….let me give you a little bit of back story here…don’t fall asleep…it’s not like I am going to torture you with a photo slide view  show or anything that boring...so stay with me here…I promise you that it will be short and relatively painless!  So I am the youngest of three children in our family with the age difference of my brother being eleven years older than I am…so let’s just say that when you are a high school boy in the 70’s and your sister is like four…that is some serious dating candy right there!  He used to drag me along with him everywhere because all of his girlfriend’s thought that I was adorable therefore my brother was so sweet to bring me along!  Sheesh…those girls were such SUCKERS!  Any hoo…I spent a lot of time with him and the following songs remind me of spending a 70’s summer with him cruising around in his re-modeled Ford Model T Truck, with a custom welded chain link steering wheel!  What a visual huh?  So here you go blogosphere…the top five 70’s summer songs…well according to my brother!  Happy Listening!


Deep Purple-Smoke on the Water

                                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwEIt9ez7M

America-Sister Golden Hair

                                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b93gZMHAFR0

Gordon Lightfoot-SunDown

                                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbMEb1T8CN0


Foreigner-Hot Blooded

                                         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c1m2BAg2Sc


Aerosmith-Dream On


Bonus Pick: I had to add this song...I grew up on a farm and this song ALWAYS reminds me of horseback riding and the smell of wild grass blowing in the wind on a hot summer day!

Michael Martin Murphey-Wildfire

                                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3OnSQc48s



OK…fellow bloggers...so there you have it!  I am still humming Sister Golden Hair as I finish out this amazing Mix Tape Tuesday dedication…I hope that you are too...Oh and I TOTALLY want to get me a horse and name it Wildfire too!  I love these songs...I hope that they bring back some memories for all of you too! 

What am I listening to as I pen this bloggary: Space Cowboy, by Steve Miller Band


26 comments:

  1. Wow, the fact that I not only know but LOVE some of these songs is awesome! Also, Steve Miller Band? Great taste! Seen them at a music festival a couple years go, it was epic. Fantastic mix tape!

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    1. I have to tell ya...I am kind of a Steve Miller Band UberDork! Yeah...that says a lot about me! ;)

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  2. HA! I had Sundown as one of my earworms. Now it's in my head again! I love Dream On-it's another favorite of mine. Great list!

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    1. I love Dream On...I can't sing it AT ALL but I really like to try to belt it out...in the car...with all the windows down! It is kind of embarrassing but I really don't care...that song is the JAM!

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  3. Dream On is a great choice! Love that song!

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    1. I know...it is like a DREAM! HAHAHAHAHHAAAA! ;)

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  4. Liked your "Brother" story... Love Foreigner & Aerosmith. And the Michael M Murphey song brings back some nice memories. Nice... Slu

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    1. Hey Thanks! I spent a lot of time with my brother that summer and these songs really remind me of all the fun that I had with him! Now...his girlfriends were kinda dumb to fall for the whole "I brought my sister" bit...but hey it seemed to work for him! ;)

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  5. "duh duh duh...duh duh da duh!!! duh duh duh da da duh!!! "

    Ritchie Blackmore!!

    (plus Walk This Way... one of the all time top three rock songs)

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  6. Wonderful list this week! My country-music-loving son heard the commercial where the kids are playing the intro to Smoke on the Water on their iphones and ipads and looked at me in wonder as I was "singing" along with it. I was able to give him a rock education, play him the original song and he even requests I pull up the video for him to watch every now and again when he sees I'm on my laptop. I might be able to convert him yet.

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    1. I love that commercial! It is so funny and the look on that dad's face after the kids were like "whatever" is priceless! :)

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  7. Most excellent list! Dream On is one of my very favorites. That's awesome your brother used to drag you along because his girlfriends thought you were cute!

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    1. They were kind of dumb..but hey...I can't fault my brother for using their lack of brain skills to his advantage! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!

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  8. Great - now I want to be horseback riding and smell wild grass blowing in the wind on a hot summer day! :)

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    1. That is truly one of the best feelings EVER!

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  9. My brother is 10 years older than me, although his girlfriends were losers and did not think I was cute, he did influence my music listening quite a bit. I totally get that, although I would not have complained about Disco Duck either! Thanks for the awesome memories!

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    1. Disco Duck...that song was hilarious! I just could not figure out how to make a whole post about a disco dancing duck! ;)

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  10. OMG we both chose Wildfire! I loved all your other pics too!

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    1. I love that song...so makes me want to get a horse...like BAD! ;)

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  11. Thanks for the follow...I will wander over and follow back! ;)

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  12. Nice list! And no worries, the mere mention of the duck was plague enough. Should we expect Pac Man Fever next week?

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    1. Pac Man FEVER WHAT?! OK...so now I HAVE To try to incorporate that in to next week's post! NICE suggestion! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

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  13. Hey! would love for you to join this hop in which I'm the co-host so come link up. http://pinkowl07.blogspot.com/2013/06/i-am-eve-blog-hop.html

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  14. Gordon Lightfoot - Love. Somebody else picked this one - was it Jen? I forgot to mention how much I love him - and particularly this song. So I'll say it here. This song reminds me of going to the library in the summer time. Don't know why. It just does. ;)

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    1. That song is just so easy to sing...and it does remind me of the library too..huh...I wonder why that is? Pondering...pondering...pondering... ;)

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