Saddest Song of 70s??

It got a little radio airplay in 1980-81, just before and after Chapin's death.

I always thought that had he lived, the 60ish Chapin would have done an epilogue chapter where oldies folkie Harry returns to SF for Sue's funeral and meets the thirtysomething daughter he never knew he had.

 

Whouda thunk this is the same dude who a few years later would give us "Strokin'"?

 

Don't know why it took me this long to come up with Sail On by the Commodores. There are breakup songs and then ... damn.

 

Check out The Wrecking Crew documentary.

Members of TWC weren't pleased with the final product, but it gives some great insights into the period.

 

Is TWC the guys from Muscle Shoals? Went from Eagles to this doc on Netflix, just wow, the backing music from Clarence Carter/Wilson Pickett/Aretha were these white dudes from a small town (8000) in Alabama.

 

My bad, I mixed them up.

Apologies.

 

Muscle Shoals guys were The Swampers, no?

 

Yes.

The Wrecking Crew was on the West Coast.

Both docs are worth watching.

 

"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam

 

The saddest song and the greatest story song all in one were never in the Top 10.

 

"Muscle Shoals has got The Swampers ..." Bassist is the father of DBT frontman Patterson Hood.

 

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Al Kooper's book is a decent read, and he details his work with them.