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I'm Still Having Fun And Its Still The One!, July 3, 2003
This review is from: Super Hits Of The '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Audio CD)
I've had this disc since 1993 and it still an entertaining,relaxing piece of nostalgia today."Super Hits Of The 70's:Have A Nice Day Vol.19" is an amazing recap of the softer side of 1977,featuring such super-guilty-pleasures like Mary MacGregor's "Torn Between Two Lovers",former Guess Who frontman's Burton Cummings "Stand Tall","Starksy And Hutch" actor David Soul's "Don't Give Up On Us",Andrew Gold's "Lonely Boy",Kenny Nolan's "I Like Dreamin",and Alan O'Day's oh-so-70's "Undercover Angel" along with likable,upbeat soft-rockers like Orleans "Still The One",Climax Blues Band's "Couldn't Get It Right" and 10cc's "The Things We Do For Love".The catchy TV jingle(David Dundas's "Jeans On")and the ubiquitous "Rocky" theme(Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now")provide contrast to the sweet,sentimental pop of the rest of the set,but for the most part,HANY Vol.19 captures the 70's at its sappiest,which means it's completly successful in its goals.(By the way,all these songs made the Top 20,10 of which made the Top 10,and 4 of which made it all the way to No.1!)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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May be the best of the mid-70s volumes, June 29, 2000
This review is from: Super Hits Of The '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Audio CD)
Volume 19 of the "Have a Nice Day" series has a decidedly gentle sound to it, concentrating on ballads like Mary MacGregor's "Torn Between Two Lovers" and David Soul's maudlin "Don't Give Up On Us, Baby" to more middle-of-the-road but still melodic cuts like Orlean's "Still the One" and 10cc's excellent "The Things We Do for Love." The disc also includes the near-instrumental "Gonna Fly Now", theme from the decade's most prolific sequel producing movie, Rocky. There isn't much profound thought or social commentary in these songs, just a lot of good music and fond memories. This one's a keeper.
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Movie and TV themes...and more!, April 1, 2005
This review is from: Super Hits Of The '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Audio CD)
Okay, so this CD has the overplayed "sell out" songs, like "Still The One", used to promote ABC's (?) new season in '76, and the "Rocky" theme that put Stallone on the map, but we also get some great slow ballads. "Torn Between Two Lovers", used as the theme and inspiration for a forgettable TV movie starring Lee Remick, certainly survives well on its own. DJ's used to comment they could not believe "I Like Dreamin'" was only from '76, because it sounded much older, much more "classic". "Don't Give Up On Us", belted out by a fellow who was in a forgettable TV show of his own in his spare time, is still worth humming and quoting. "Jeans On" is musically under-rated, and also notable for its "timestamp" of 70's culture when it mentions the "tiger in my tank". Andrew Gold could do a story song when he tried. Is "Lonely Boy" about his own sibling rivalry problems? Climax Blues Band has an unusually funky entry with "Couldn't Get It Right", even though they went on to a more mellow sound in 1981 with "I Love You". "Undercover Angel", another fun but naughty 70's song, has a special place in my heart. Used to blush every time I heard it.
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