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Why were the 70s such a tacky decade?

Stearmen

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V.C. is correct, the 70s were the last time that you could hear every thing from Country & western to Jazz on the top 40 stations. Even though this one is from 1967, it gives you an idea of what was on at the time. [video=youtube;VecunpIqlg0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VecunpIqlg0[/video]
 

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I almost forgot, there was even classical music on the Billboard Top 40. Like to see that today. [video=youtube;zMLm3GEzWEw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMLm3GEzWEw[/video]
 

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Another one that colored outside the lines! [video=youtube;mREi_Bb85Sk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREi_Bb85Sk[/video]
 

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And Some things in the 70s were simply stunning! Incidentally, Cheryl Tiegs posters way out sold old Ferrah Fawcett!
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The 70s even with all the bad things going on, we were still optimistic, that started to go away in the 80s! [video=youtube;Z-fGZzS2M1s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-fGZzS2M1s[/video]
 

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I felt very very sorry for our high school's Class of '76. They were forced to march in Uncle Sam-style gowns, with stars on the shoulders and red and white stripes down the length of the garments. The Buy-centennial was when I first realized that the Boys From Marketing had no sense of shame.
 
The 70s even with all the bad things going on, we were still optimistic, that started to go away in the 80s! [video=youtube;Z-fGZzS2M1s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-fGZzS2M1s[/video]

There was optimism?! Where were you? Definitely not in the gas lines, not in t large unemployment lines, not in th grocery lin paying crazy inflated prices wih less money, not in the military though Nam etc., etc.
The 80s WAS the optimism that we didn't want to look back on the filthy 70s.
 

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