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  • Instrumental songs of the 70s...

    From Rink@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 24 01:23:39 2020
    Op 12-4-2014 om 2:04 schreef trabinski13@gmail.com:
    On Monday, July 21, 2008 7:33:22 PM UTC+2, Robbie wrote:
    I'm interested in compiling a collection of songs that made the UK or US
    top 40 during the 70s that were purely instrumental (ie featured no
    vocals at all - that rules out the likes of Walk In The Night by Junior
    Walker, Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band or even TSOP by MFSB).

    So far I have:

    Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
    Magic Fly - Space
    Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
    Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills

    I can't even think of a 5th song - I'm sure there is one!
    check out Bob James
    --
    Robbie


    Popcorn
    from The Popcornmakers
    or from Hot Butter (1972)

    Rink

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Robbie on Thu Oct 29 12:58:12 2020
    On Monday, July 21, 2008 at 6:33:22 PM UTC+1, Robbie wrote:
    I'm interested in compiling a collection of songs that made the UK or US
    top 40 during the 70s that were purely instrumental (ie featured no
    vocals at all - that rules out the likes of Walk In The Night by Junior Walker, Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band or even TSOP by MFSB).

    So far I have:

    Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
    Magic Fly - Space
    Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
    Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills

    I can't even think of a 5th song - I'm sure there is one!

    --
    Robbie

    Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Pt 4.

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  • From H@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 30 16:13:35 2020
    <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote in message news:f5d15887-dedf-4139-b380-698f75abc0eao@googlegroups.com...
    On Monday, July 21, 2008 at 6:33:22 PM UTC+1, Robbie wrote:
    I'm interested in compiling a collection of songs that made the UK or US
    top 40 during the 70s that were purely instrumental (ie featured no
    vocals at all - that rules out the likes of Walk In The Night by Junior
    Walker, Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band or even TSOP by MFSB).

    So far I have:

    Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
    Magic Fly - Space
    Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
    Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills

    I can't even think of a 5th song - I'm sure there is one!

    --
    Robbie

    Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Pt 4.


    Some others to consider:

    Hot Butter - Popcorn UK #5 1972
    Hank C Burnette - Spinning rock boogie UK #21 1976
    Mr. Bloe - Groovin' with Mr. Bloe UK #2 1970
    Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy old dough UK #1 1972
    Acker Bilk - Aria UK #5 1976

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  • From Jim Rockford, P.I.@21:1/5 to Robbie on Thu Apr 29 09:49:51 2021
    On Monday, July 21, 2008 at 11:33:22 AM UTC-6, Robbie wrote:
    I'm interested in compiling a collection of songs that made the UK or US
    top 40 during the 70s that were purely instrumental (ie featured no
    vocals at all - that rules out the likes of Walk In The Night by Junior Walker, Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band or even TSOP by MFSB).
    So far I have:
    Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
    Magic Fly - Space
    Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
    Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
    I can't even think of a 5th song - I'm sure there is one!
    --
    Robbie

    How could anyone forget the iconic TSOP by MFSB?!!!!!

    Harry
    http://harry.cckerala.com/pop/download.php

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