Top Ten's of the 70's

Top Ten Songs of 1970

10. "Long and Winding Road" - Beatles                            

9. "Every thing is beautiful" - Ray Stevens

8. "American Women" - The Guess Who

7. "ABC" - Jackson Five

6. "Let it be" - Beatles

5. "Bridge over troubled waters" - Simon & Garfunkel      

4. "Thank you for being my friend" - Sly and the Family Stove

3. "Venus" - The Shocking Blue

2. "I want you back" - Jackson Five         

1. "Randrops keep fallin' on my head" - B.J. Thomas

For Lyrics of the above song, click Lyrics

Top Ten Movies of 1970:                                                

10. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

9. Catch-22

8. The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter

7. Cotton Comes to Harlem

6. Love Stroy                                                    

5. Five Easy Pieces

4. Woodstock- 3 Day of Peace & Music

3. Patton

2. M*A*S*H

1. Airport      

For a plot summary of the movies above, click Plots

Note: Airport was the number in Box Office ($ 37.5) while Patton won big in the Oscars with its 6 wins. [1] Other movies in the above list followed.

Comparison of the Top Ten Movies & Songs:

The top ten songs of 1970 which includes songs from the Beatles, Jackson Five, Ray Stevens and other popular singers of that era are concentrated around the Vietnam War. The general tone of the songs is sad, yet very optimistic of the future. For example, in the song “Long and Winding Road” by the Beatles, the singer talks of the hardship, interpreted as the War, that he is going through to get to his lover, which in the context of time, we can interpret as his country, peace or his family. Another example of such a tone is the song “Let it be” by the Beatles. Again, in this song, the singer talks about how he always consults his “Mother Mary” when he is in a trouble or is going through a difficult time in his life. The following is a part of that song:

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. Yeah
There will be an answer, let it be.

This stanza explains the fact that when the Vietnam War is over through negotiations of both sides, namely the US and Vietnam, peace and prosperity will come again.