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70’s Music Pop Elton John became the decade’s biggest solo pop star,[21] releasing diverse styles of music that ranged from ballads to arena rock; some his most popular songs included “Crocodile Rock,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “Philadelphia Freedom and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (the latter a duet with Kiki Dee). Other European soft rock major artists of the decade […]

70’s Box Office Hits 1970 Love Story A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing – and then tragedy strikes. Carry On Up The Jungle The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless […]

Television we watched in the 70’s 70’s Advertisements Classic British Adverts From The 1970s 70’s Drama The Sweeney The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. The programme’s title derives from Sweeney Todd, which is Cockney rhyming slang for “Flying Squad”. The programme was shot on 16mm film […]

In the music charts we had David Bowie, Elton John and some of the great disco classics. 70’s Politics As the world entered the new decade, Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson was in residence at number 10 Downing Street. Harold Wilson He would be voted out of power in June, 1970 when Conservative, Edward Heath took office. The Prime Minister […]