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Friday Feb 07, 2014
Dreams of the Everyday Housewife
Friday Feb 07, 2014
Friday Feb 07, 2014
The Seventies were the golden age for the “mature” female singer songwriter —think Carole King, Laura Nyro, neither of whom is represented here—and quite a few found their way to disco, if only for a dance or two. So sit back, turn off your stories, pour yourself a glass of Chardonnay and get ready for some girl talk with Mrs. Gregg Allman, Mrs. David Bowie and Mrs. Herb Alpert, along with all their domestic goddess BFFs. (Sorry ONJ, but the Mike Theodore rule applies here; there’s not room for all.) I should also note that this kicks off with what is probably my all-time favorite ABBA track, a song that fully illustrates the amazing mixture of sophistication and deliciously clueless ESL tomfoolery that defines the band and gives us winning lines such as “There’s not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see.” How can you top that? Easy, with “The latest one by Marilyn French—or something in that style.”
The Day Before You Came – ABBA ’82 Ȝ Baby Blue – Dusty Springfield ’79 Ȝ Hang on in There Baby – Bette Midler ’79 Ȝ All I’ve Got – Astrid Gilberto ’77 Ȝ Lotta Love – Nicolette Larson ’78 Ȝ Hold Me Dancing – Margo Guryan ’78 Ȝ I’m Not in Love (Girl, You’re in Love) – Scherrie Payne’84 Ȝ Lovelines – Karen Carpenter ’80 Ȝ Double or Nothing – Lani Hall ’79 Ȝ Make Love to Me – Helen Reddy ’79 Ȝ Git Down (Guitar Groupie) – Cher ’79 Ȝ Obsession—Angela Bowie ’89 Ȝ Shoppin’ A to Z – Toni Basil ’83 Ȝ Housework – B52s ’86 Ȝ The Letter – Sami Smith ’79 Ȝ Don’t Let the Flame Burn Out – Jackie DeShannon ’77 Ȝ Keep My Love Light Burning – Evie Sands ’79 Ȝ Fly Too High – Janis Ian ’79
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