Friday, September 4, 2020

Ten Songs from 1970 and That Dear Old Fraternity of Mine: Delta Sigma Phi-- 'But to Raise Hell While We're Here'

 Yesterday, Bob Stroud played ten songs from 1970 on his Ten at Ten at Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  I feel obliged to include them here for you.

Like I said yesterday, 1970 was the end of my freshman year, start of sophomore year at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb  It was also a fraternity year for me, pledging Delta Sigma Phi in the spring and as an active in the fall.  I figured being in a fraternity was going to be fun and it sure was.

Not to say that my grades suffered, but they did.  School got in the way of fraternity.  I was a real frat rat of the first order.  Like one of our old frat songs went:  "Well, it's not for knowledge that we came to college, but to raise hell while we're here!"

Anyway, Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten 1970 songs played Thursday, September 3.

CRAZY--  Van Morrison

FUNK #49--  James Gang

BELL BOTTOM BLUES--  Derek & the Dominos

LET'S WORK TOGETHER--  Canned Heat

SPIRIT IN THE SKY--  Norman Greenbaum

DEJA-VU--  CSN&Y

LOLA--  Kinks

CASEY JONES--  Grateful Dead

COME AND GET IT--  Badfinger

HAND ME DOWN WORLD--  Guess Who

The number one song on September 3, 1970:  "War--  Edwin Starr,  #1 album:  "Cosmos' Factory"--  Creedence Clearwater Revival,  #1 movie:  "Diary of a Mad Housewife."

Hoddy Toddy!!

Name That Tune (from the above songs:  "I Met Her In A Club Down In Old Soho."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Lola"


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