Living in the 70s

It’s that time of year again – everybody’s stocktaking, couunting their profits and losses and getting ready to file their tax returns. Well if you’re burning the midnight oil balancing the books, we’ve got the playlist for you! The post It’s all about the money, honey appeared first on Living in the 70s.

This week we decided not to have a theme, but we have ended up with a bit of a groovy feel anyway, with a dash of heavy rock. It’s a pretty classic Seventies mix! The post Heavy on the groove appeared first on Living in the 70s.

Where would we be without nature? It nurtures us, it restores us, it even heals us. Life would be pretty sad indeed without the awe and wonder of the natural world, the feelings of sun on our skin and rain on our faces and cool breezes lifting our hair, the salt tang of the sea and the bright clean air of the mountains. Many songwriters have been moved to write songs about the wonders of nature. The Seventies also saw the beginnings of serious concerns about the negative impact humans have on the natural world, concerns shared by many songwriters. But more than this, nature is of course a wonderful metaphor; the joy of the sun, the sorrow of a cloudy day. The post Natural wonder appeared first on Living in the 70s.

While many songs are about timeless themes such as love, other songs can be very specific to the time and place where they were created. Like other artists, songwriters and musicians respond to what is happening around them – they hear the news and respond to current events. In the Seventies, this meant there were plenty of songs written about peace, social change and political resistance. On this weeks show we feature a small selection of songs responding to the news of the day. The post News worthy appeared first on Living in the 70s.

This week there’s no theme, we have just picked a few of the tracks we’ve been listening to this week that we wanted to share with you, our lovely listeners. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. The post What we’re listening to appeared first on Living in the 70s.

For those wo celebrate it, Hapy Easter! For everyone else, happy long weekend! We hope your egg hunts were plentiful and your hot cross buns were toasty. On this week’s show we are acknowledging the occasion by playing songs all about sweets. As we always say – any excuse for a theme! The post Sweets for the sweet appeared first on Living in the 70s.

This week we’re bringing attention to World Water Day, which happens every year on March 22 to highlight the importance of acess to fresh, life sustaining water. So all our tracks this show have something to do with water – tears, streams, rivers, harbours and all things generally watery. We’re getting damp, wet and yes, a even a little bit moist. Splish splash. The post Oh no, it’s the ‘m’ word appeared first on Living in the 70s.

It’s international women’s day! It’s only fitting, then, that this week all our tracks are from women musicians from the Seventies. Sisters were doing it for themselves, and often being quite ground breaking as they did it. Maybe because they had to be so much better to even get a foot in the door. As we know, it takes pressure to create diamonds. And this week’s playlist truly sparkles. Enjoy. The post All women, all good appeared first on Living in the 70s.

Show broadcast Feb 22 2026 Something special was happening in Philadelphia in the 1970s. Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, Sigma Sound Studios, the musicians of MFSB (mother father sister brother), Bunny Sigler – all of these folks came together, with a bunch of incredibly talented singers, to create Philly Soul. Beautifully produced, lush with strings and horns, catchy with crisp high hats and four on the floor bass drum, Philly Soul folded funk into R&B and paved the way for the rise of disco, while encompasing so much more. On this week’s show, we throw the spotlight on those fabulous grooves. The post The Sound of Philadelphia appeared first on Living in the 70s.

Show broadcast Feb 8 2026 As we do near the start of every year, we pick some of our favourite tracks from exactly 50 years ago. This year we are celebrating songs from 1976. This was the year that punk came into being, but disco was also going strong. And, of course, there was some great rock and soul. There’s a little bit of everything this show and we love it all. The post Some of our faves from 1976 appeared first on Living in the 70s.

Show broadcast Dec 28 2025 Happy new year! 2025 is almost over, and to welcome in 2026 we’re going dancing! It’s no secret that Seventies music still features heavily on any modern party playlist, and for very good reason. It’s pretty hard not to tap your toes, swivel your hips and look to the dance floow when some of these tracks come on. So let’s party! The post Dancing in the new year appeared first on Living in the 70s.

Show broadcast Dec 14 2025 We are coming to the end of 2025, so on this show we look back 50 years and play some number one hits from 1975. Who made it to the top? Who were we going crazy for back in the day? Tune in and find out. The post Hits of 1975 appeared first on Living in the 70s.