1971: When the ’70s Started Sounding Like the ’70s
1971: When the ’70s Started Sounding Like the ’70s
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On The Gist, we travel back to the year Mike Pesca and music writer Chris Molanphy were born. Learn why the Billboard Hits from 1971 stand the test of time, winter, spring, summer, or fall. Chris writes Slate’s Why Is That Song No. 1 column.
Listen back to the 1971 hits mentioned in today’s show in this Spotify playlist. (And feel free to skip the Osborne’s.)
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