Yes…these are songs that you almost never hear of anymore…rock classics forgotten by even classic rock stations…you might remember some of them, you might remember the song but can’t remember who did it…some of these songs you wouldn’t even recognize by the artist or the song but when you hear it you’ll go
‘ Oh, yeh, I remember that one ‘…
this list will be updated as Blip makes these songs available…some of the songs I’d like to add are not presently available…
as always, Blip is fickle…these songs were available at the time we Blipped them…but that does not mean they will continue to be available.
Rock Classics: that almost never get played anymore
Steel River – Ten Pound Note
The Casuals – Jesamine
The Knight Brothers – That’ll Get It
Painter – West Coast Woman
The Del-Vetts – Last Time Around
Charity Brown – You Beat Me To The Punch – was an actress and the lead singer for Rain
Cymarron – Rings
The Ikettes — Peaches ‘N’ Cream
Power of Beckett – Lost Soul in Disillusion
Hurricane Smith – Oh Babe, What Would You Say?
Tiny Tim – Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips
Bloodrock – DOA – a little freaky for 1971 but someone really should re-make it now
Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys – Good Old Rock ‘N Roll
Redbone – Come and get your love
Squires – Going All The Way
Sami Jo – Tell Me A Lie
Smyle – Glory Glory
Rose Garden – Next Plane to London
King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke – Ressurection Shuffle
Thee Prophets – Playgirl
Bob Lind – Elusive Butterfly
Jon & Robin In Crowd – Do It Again a Little Bit Slower
Jay & The Techniques – Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie
DeFranco Family – Heartbeat, It’s A Lovebeat
The Beau Brummels – Laugh, Laugh
Wishbone Ash – Blowin’ Free
Vanilla Fudge – You Keep Me Hanging On – Mostly considered just a cover band, the Beatles were actually fond of their covers and Led Zeppelin had opened for the band in 1969
Soul Survivors – Expressway to Your Heart
Les Emmerson – Cry Your Eyes Out – Les was the lead singer for the The Staccatos and The Five man Electrical Band and had a hit solo career as well
The Fifth Estate – Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead
Glass Prism – The Raven – This song was a tribute to Edgar Allen Poe
Hedgehoppers Anonymous- Good News Week
Spirit – I Got A Line On You
Yes – Roundabout
Sailcat – Motorcycle Mama – a very rare song
The Forum – The River is Wide – from 67′ a rare classic…and another song taken by others who made it a hit
The Intruders – Cowboys to Girls
1910 Fruitgum Company – Indian Giver
The Cuff Links – Tracy
Carol Douglas – Doctor’s Orders
Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight
Frank Mills – Love me love me love
The Silkie – You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away – The Beatles accompanied the Silkie in their cover of their song
Ringo Starr – Photograph
The Halos – Nag
Hotlegs – Neanderthal man…members of The Mindbenders and 10cc were in Hotlegs
Brass Construction – Movin’
Meri Wilson – Telephone Man
Tom Clay (with Jackie DeShannon and The Blackberries) – What The World Needs Now Is Love
Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
Grand Funk – We’re An American Band
Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant Massacree
Los Bravos – Black is Black
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – Tell Me Something Good
LaBelle – Lady Marmalade – you’ve heard of Lady Madonna…here’s her Sister Lady Marmalade
The Monkees – Shades of Gray – one of their better songs and, at one time, one of the most difficult to find – unfortunately the Blip is just a sample
Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein – t’s Alive! It’s ALIVE!…we’ve done it, Igor! We’ve created LIFE!”
Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night
There are 60 songs on this play-list.
You might want to check out our one-hit wonder collection lists:
One-Hit Wonders: Popular and Rare
One-Hit Wonders of the 60’s: Popular and Rare
Top Twenty One-Hit Wonders in the UK: 1960-1999
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 90’s
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 80’s
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 70’s
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 60’s
also our number-one hit collections:
Number One Hits in the UK: 1960s
Number One Hits in the UK: 1970s
Number One Hits in the UK: 1980s
Number One Hits in the UK: 1990s
also our hit collections:
100 Greatest Rock Classics: 1960-1999
Rock Classics: Remembering the Classics…songs that never made our other lists
Rock Classics: Remembering the Classics…songs that never made our other lists : Part Two
Rock Classics: that almost never get played anymore
Rock Classics: that almost never get played anymore: Part Three
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