Coming up on Professor of Rock, we’re diving back to 70s to rediscover 10 hits that were brilliantly crafted for their era—so of course they never quite faded away. But they are stuck in that wonderful decade. We’ll spotlight a duet that rewired the wholesome image of Olivia Newton-John, who dared to take bold risks on screen and on vinyl. There’s the track Miss You from one of the Rolling Stones, whose devoted fans flipped out and accused them of selling out when they jumped on the disco bandwagon to get a #1 hit. Plus, we’ll revisit the record-setting song You Light Up My Life that also tops my list as the worst song I’ve ever heard, written by the biggest creep in the music business, who refused to pay out millions in royalties and even cooked up a scheme that drew aspiring actors into danger. And we also have the colossal smash Shadow Dancing from a Haley’s Comet of the era Andy Gibb, who sadly burned out as one of the most tragic—stars in music history. His famous brothers gave him a song that was bigger than any of their hits, even though they were one of the most successful groups ever, but decades later its all but forgotten. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use the code ROCK for $20 off your first purchase. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Kelly Moan, Curtis Stoddard, Paul Duenas, Robert Hickerty, rondell m ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the Professor of Rock Podcast Apple: https://apple.co/445fVov Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42JpfvU Amazon: https://amzn.to/44b5D6m iHeartRadio: https://bit.ly/444h8MO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patreon: http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Merch Store: https://professor-of-rock-lsn-shop.fourthwall.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock #classicrock #70srock #vinylstory Hey Music Junkies Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the Greatest artists and the greatest songs of all-time. If you've ever had Spaghetti-Os for dinner, you’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia. Make sure you are subscribed, and make sure to like, comment, and share this so we can keep the channel going. Ok, for today’s episode i’m going to do another volume of our show DATED where we count down 10 songs that take you right back to the year they came from. They sound like the year the year they come from due to production and theme. Now I want to quickly explain this show because I think I’ve confused some people. This show is not saying these songs aren’t great and beloved decades later… Not at all. I’m simply saying they define the time they came from. All will be explained as we move along. We’re going to revisit 1978! Coming in at #10 is the timeless and of its time hit by the biggest pop band from Sweden…ABBA, with “Take a Chance on Me”: Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus was an avid runner. He ran to keep in shape and to blow off steam. When he went on his runs, he would chant a rhythmic “tck-a-ch” to keep a consistent pace. Remember this was before Apple Watches… That percussive vocalization gradually morphed into the line “take-a-chance.” The project’s demo and working title were once “Billy Boy.” To highlight the tck-a-ch beat, the band opened the track with the rhythm, with Benny and Björn delivering a breathy, lower-register vocal, while Agnetha and Frida powered the chorus, producing a distinctive, driving texture: The recording session for “Take a Chance on Me” marked one of ABBA’s early hits in which manager Stig Andersson formed no part of the lyric-writing process, leaving Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus as the sole songwriting duo. Drummer Roger Palm called the track ABBA at their “most energetic and forceful.” Yet, Björn shared that Benny didn’t like the middle-section line “We could go dancing, we could go walking,” at first. Though, after a few go arounds, they decided to keep it: “Take a Chance On Me” sounds like a product of its era, signaling ABBA’s move toward the last wave of lightweight pop before the ‘80s reshaped the soundscape. The track’s dense, layered production—echoing late-70s disco—can feel busy and lively next to today’s cleaner, more compressed or minimal arrangements. That texture is exactly what makes it sound like the late 70s to contemporary listeners, as we all celebrate it as “pure pop perfection” and a nostalgic snapshot of its time. American chart history is part of the story too: while ABBA songs didn’t climb as high on the U.S. charts as they did in Europe, this song became an exception, turning into ABBA’s 2nd highest single, under “Dancing Queen,” peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.