1971: THE GREATEST SONGS. Today: #10. More: tomorrow.

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1971

THE GREATEST SONGS

MCMLXXI

 

As opposition to the war in Vietnam was mounting, Russia launched the first space station. Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in Paris. Idi Amin took control of Uganda. New technologies include: internet chat rooms, emails, pocket calculators and the microprocessor.

Here are 100 examples of the music that was the soundtrack for the year 1971:

 

10

 

LEVON

Elton John

 

“Levon” was not issued worldwide as a single in 1971 (America was the exception), but this track on ‘Madman Across The Water’ has grown into one of Elton’s essential songs.