My Seventies Music

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  • Johnny Nash – “I Can See Clearly Now” and “Tears On My Pillow”

    Cover of Johnny Nash single "I Can See Clearly Now"
    Johnny Nash had been singing quite a while when his single “I Can See Clearly Now”, which had been moving slowly up the charts for about a month, shot to the top in two weeks in 1972.

    Around this time he was producing future reggae icons Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

    The Wailers were the backing band on the original recording in London, although it appears the single may have been made with members of The Average White Band.

    “I Can See Clearly Now” has been used in a number of films, including a Jimmy Cliff remake in 1993 for “Cool Runnings”.

    Johnny Nash, who wrote it himself, reached No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 5 in the UK with “I Can See Clearly Now”:

    In 1975 Johnny Nash had his only No. 1 hit in the UK with “Tears On My Pillow, which has definite reggae undertones:

    This one’s OK, but “I Can See Clearly” remains a classic.

    Paul

  • John Paul Young – “Love Is In The Air”

    I’ll be quite honest – “Love Is In The Air” by John Paul Young used to really get on my nerves!

    But as I suppose it can be considered part of the legacy of the Seventies – it was a disco hit in 1977-1978 – I thought I’d include it here.

    John Paul Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated to Australia with his family, arriving on Australia Day (26 January) in 1962.

    “Love Is In The Air” was written by former The Easybeats members Vanda & Young, who also provided him with a number of other songs, and who played a role in the development of Australian hard rock band AC/DC (more on that another time).

    So without further ado, here’s “Love Is In The Air” from John Paul Young:

    Nuff said, i.e. I can’t think of anything else to say about this one…

    Paul

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