{"id":780889,"date":"2026-05-08T01:27:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/780889\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:27:24","slug":"4-rock-hits-from-1971-that-every-70s-kid-can-still-sing-from-memory-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/780889\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Rock Hits From 1971 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1971 was an incredible year in rock music. The beginning of a new decade, these four songs became hits in 1971, but are so good, likely every kid from the 1970s can still sing along to them word for word today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican Pie\u201d by Don McLean<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/behind-the-song-american-pie-don-mclean\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Pie<\/a>\u201d is more than eight minutes long. Still, that doesn\u2019t mean fans still don\u2019t know all of the words by heart. Written and released by Don McLean, the song is about the tragic plane crash of 1959 that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens.\u00a0It is the title track of McLean\u2019s sophomore record.<\/p>\n<p>McLean\u2019s first No. 1 single, \u201cAmerican Pie\u201d says, \u201cSo bye bye, Miss American Pie \/ Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry \/ And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey \u2018n rye \/ Singin\u2019 this\u2019ll be the day that I die \/ This\u2019ll be the day that I die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoy To The World\u201d by Three Dog Night<\/p>\n<p>One of Three Dog Night\u2019s biggest hits, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/the-strange-meaning-behind-joy-to-the-world-by-three-dog-night\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joy To The World<\/a>\u201d is on their Naturally album. The song is written by Hoyt Axton. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoy To The World\u201d says, \u201cJeremiah was a bull frog \/ Was a good friend of mine \/ I never understood a single word he said \/ But I helped him drink his wine \/ And he always had some mighty fine wine \/ Singin\u2019 \/ Joy to the world \/ All the boys and girls, now \/ Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea \/ Joy to you and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Feel The Earth Move\u201d by Carole King<\/p>\n<p>On Carole King\u2019s sophomore Tapestry record is \u201cI Feel The Earth Move\u201d. Written by King, the song is one of her early No. 1 singles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Feel The Earth Move\u201d says, \u201cI feel the earth move under my feet \/ I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down \/ I feel my heart start to trembling \/ Whenever you\u2019re around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie May\u201d by Rod Stewart<\/p>\n<p>Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton wrote \u201cMaggie May\u201d. The song is on Stewart\u2019s third studio album, Every Picture Tells A Story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie May\u201d is based on a true story about a relationship Stewart had with a much older woman. The song begins with, \u201cWake up, Maggie \/ I think I got something to say to you \/ It\u2019s late September and \/ I really should be back at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie May\u201d is Stewart\u2019s first No. 1 hit. The success of the song is ironic, since his record label originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/rod-stewart\/maggie-may\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wanted<\/a> \u201cReason To Believe\u201d to be a single. But \u201cMaggie May\u201d, the B-side of the song, is what fans gravitated towards instead. The success of the song is surprising, since \u201cMaggie May\u201d is not the typical verse and chorus format. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by kpa\/United Archives via Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1971 was an incredible year in rock music. 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