Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 9: 'Alone Again (Naturally)'

Songs on the tadio and in our record collectionsfifty years ago.  This is the third installment of Bob Stroud's annual trip back fifty years aago to a summer I definitely remember, 1972.

At this time, I was getting ready to transfer from University of Georgia to Northern Illinois University to finish out my college days.  Senior year.  

MOTORCYCLE MAMA--  Sailcat

SUFFRAGETTE CITY--  David Bowie

TRUE BLUE--  Rod Stewart

YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM--  Jim Croce

BLUE SKY--  Allman Brothers

THE GUITAR MAN--  Bread

SENTIMENTAL LADY--  Fleetwood Mac

OLD MAN--  Neil Young

FREE FOUR--  Pink Floyd

GOING DOWN--  Jeff Beck Group

ALL DOWN THE LINE--  Rolling Stones

ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)--  Gilbert O'Sullivan  (The No. 1 song in Chicago according to WLS.)

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Bob Stroud will do part 4 on Sunday September 4.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Uptown's Got Its Hustlers, The Bowery Got Its Hustlers."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"You Don't Mess With Jim"


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