1977 Mix

Ronnie Van Zant, along with two other members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in a plane crash in October of 1977, and that's whom I dressed up as at a recent 1977 themed costume party. Had you been there, that slice of music trivia would have helped you in the 1977 themed quiz I hosted and perhaps you would have won a copy of this mixtape, which I threw together as a prize.

Liberally, I allowed myself to include tunes that were either recorded, released or charted during 1977. From the tracklisting you might be able to tell that I didn't take this mixtape as seriously as I usually take my mixtapes, which admittedly is way too seriously by quite a large measure. The mixing was done on GarageBand and is a barely adequate effort but both times I played it at the party it served its purpose splendidly.

mp3: 1977*
*30MB

1.
John Williams & the Boston Pops Orchestra - Star Wars Theme
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Ram Jam - Black Betty
Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner
The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
The Commodores - Brick House
2.
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives
Foreigner - Cold As Ice
The Stranglers - Peaches
The Clash - London's Burning
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll
3.
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
David Bowie - Sound And Vision
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
ELO - Livin' Thing
Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven
Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young


Just for extra fun here's the 1977 tune that, in my opinion, was the standout party track. There's always one.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl