Does your lady love retro? Do you want to serenade your lover with a melody from the ’70s and a guitar under a full moon lit up brightly with the stars? You got the love and the peace, I got the music! Take your pick from this compilation of the best love songs of the ’70s.
I just love the ’70s. There is no other decade as colorful and musical like it. The start of seventies saw the rise of the flower power a.k.a. hippie culture and soft/pop rock music. The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Bee Gees, ABBA, Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and so many more bands and singers will be remembered in the history of music. Yes, they were the melodious prodigies of the seventies that dished some of the most famous love songs that we listen to even today. The ’70s was the era of experimental music like – heavy metal, funk and soul (rhythm and blues), psychedelic/art/progressive/hard rock, jazz and disco!
Oh yes, on the subject of love, there are so many immensely sweet and romantic love songs that will melt even the most flinty heart with their lyrics and symphony. My favorite since 15 has been “If you leave me now” by Chicago. If you want to express your love, move over the raunchy music of the 2010s and let the love songs from the ’70s flow from your lips to the sweet ears of your darling. Or if you sing like a donkey, burn a CD old-school style. Genius. I often find myself giving my own little duet performance with these musicians on my stereo (to, well, the mirror on my wall). I have given here an entire list of 70’s love songs for you to choose from. You are welcome.
Greatest 70’s Love Songs
- If – Bread
- I Gotcha – Joe Tex
- Love – John Lennon
- ABC – The Jackson 5
- Dancing Queen – Abba
- Without You – Nilsson
- Mandy – Barry Manilow
- Get Ready – Rare Earth
- Play Me – Neil Diamond
- Your Song – Elton John
- She – Charles Aznavour
- Night Fever – Bee Gees
- Grease – Frankie Valli
- My Sharona – The Knack
- Let It Be – The Beatles
- Baby Come Back – Player
- Emotion – Samantha Sang
- At Seventeen – Janis Ian
- Maggie May – Rod Stewart
- Knock Three Times – Dawn
- Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy
- Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
- American Pie – Don McLean
- Lean On Me – Bill Withers
- Show And Tell – Al Wilson
- Kiss You All Over – Exile
- Kiss You All – Over Exile
- Ring My Bell – Anita Ward
- Band Of Gold – Freda Payne
- Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb
- Too Much Heaven – Bee Gees
- It’s Too Late – Carole King
- One Bad Apple – The Osmonds
- Crocodile Rock – Elton John
- Disco Lady – Johnnie Taylor
- When I Need You – Leo Sayer
- Reunited – Peaches and Herb
- One Of These Nights – Eagles
- Evergreen – Barbra Streisand
- Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
- Undercover Angel – Alan O’Day
- I Like Dreamin’ – Kenny Nolan
- American Woman – The Guess Who
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Me And Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Best Of My Love – The Emotions
- Three Times A Lady – Commodores
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Withers Bill
- Seasons In The Sun – Terry Jacks
- How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
- Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
- Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart
- Higher And Higher – Rita Coolidge
- My Eyes Adored You – Frankie Valli
- My Love – Paul McCartney & Wings
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
- Come And Get Your Love – Redbone
- Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
- Never Can Say Goodbye – Jackson 5
- Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
- Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond
- The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand
- Sometimes When We Touch – Dan Hill
- You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
- Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? – Rod Stewart
- Touch Me In The Morning – Diana Ross
- Love Machine (Part 1) – The Miracles
- Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans
- Baby, I Love Your Way – Peter Frampton
- Sunshine On My Shoulders – John Denver
- We’ve Only Just Begun – The Carpenters
- Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon
- Torn Between Two Lovers – Mary MacGregor
- How Do You Mend A Broken Heart – Bee Gees
- Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
- (They Long To Be) Close To You – Carpenters
- Mama Told Me Not To Come – Three Dog Night
- Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
- Love’s Theme – The Love Unlimited Orchestra
- You Make Me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
- Silly Love Songs – Paul McCartney and Wings
- Will It Go Round In Circles – Billy Preston
- Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack
- I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
- Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tennille
- Hopelessly Devoted To You – Olivia Newton-John
- Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – B.J. Thomas
- Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon And Garfunkel
- Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe – Barry White
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
- Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John and Kiki Dee
- Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love) – The Stylistics
- December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) – The Four Seasons
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) – The Temptations
- Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me – Gladys Knight & The Pips
- You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – Dawn featuring Tony Orland
So, the next time you are at a karaoke bar with your beloved and they are belting out love songs of the ’70s, get your mic on. Let’s sing it baby!
