A 70s song I'm trying to figure out..

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Sonofanump
Oct 14, 2011 11:28pm
Did it have any cowbell in it?
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Oct 14, 2011 11:34pm
Harry Chaphin?
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Oct 15, 2011 12:02am
Gilbert O'Sullivan

England Dan and John Ford Cooley
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Steeley Dan
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Oct 15, 2011 12:18am
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Peter Cetera?
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Baby come back-Player?
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David Crosby?
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Oct 15, 2011 10:03am
Sonofanump;933833 wrote:Did it have any cowbell in it?
If it didn't then its not worth remembering.
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Oct 15, 2011 10:07am
rydawg5;933741 wrote:I heard a song I highly recognized.






4) Has a corny catchphrase

Yet you can't tell us 1 single lyric of the song??????
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cat_lover
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Oct 15, 2011 10:38am
Two songs come to mind and I think it is one of these two.
1) Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
2) The Jack by AC/DC
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Oct 15, 2011 1:52pm
rydawg5;933741 wrote:I heard a song I highly recognized. I can't remember one single lyric but here is what I do know..

1) Male singer (acoustic/light rock style and sounds current vocally)

2) 1970s

3) I doubt it's a band

4) Has a corny catchphrase - but the verse of the song is very good

5) has a key change in the song

Other than that I have no idea. How would I go about figuring this out?
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind of Love ?
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Oct 15, 2011 3:18pm
cat_lover;934097 wrote: 2) The Jack by AC/DC
I'm not sure it's possible to not recognize ACDC when you hear them.

I was thinking Gordon Lightfoot too though.
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cat_lover
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Oct 15, 2011 6:27pm
It is possible that I missed the mark on the AC/DC:D
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Dthane
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Oct 16, 2011 12:31am
If it could be early 80's I'd say "Putting on the Ritz", but then I would not know a key change if one ran me over.
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Steel Valley Football
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Oct 16, 2011 9:56pm
I was looking forward to answering this question as 70s music is my area of expertise...but those clues were useless.
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rydawg5
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Oct 16, 2011 10:12pm
I still dont know. I have to re-hear the song on XM radio before I can tell you.
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Timber
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Oct 16, 2011 10:13pm
Hmmm... Corny catch phrases in the seventies for 100 Alex.

Whoa Black Betty... Bam-a-lam

Who could forget YMCA

BTW How the eff can you forget a catch phrase??
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rydawg5
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Oct 16, 2011 10:16pm
It's not the well known nor is it a catchphrase persay. It's more acoustic and folky. I dont know man, im so frustrated I cant figure this out.
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Oct 16, 2011 10:21pm
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Oct 16, 2011 10:24pm
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rydawg5
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Oct 16, 2011 10:24pm
lol
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Oct 16, 2011 10:25pm
John Denver
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rydawg5
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Oct 16, 2011 10:28pm
THE4RINGZ;936123 wrote:John Denver
more pop rock than him. Somewhere between John Denver and Orleans