Somewhere between the bold new rock sounds of the 60s and the heavier rock sounds in the 80s came some amazing rock songs in the 70s. These three rock hits all came out in 1976. Decades old, they are so good, almost every 70s kid could still sing along, word for word, to them today.<\/p>\n
\u201cDisco Lady\u201d by Johnnie Taylor<\/p>\n
\u201cDisco Lady\u201d is one of the biggest hits of Johnnie Taylor\u2019s career. Written by Harvey Scales, Albert Vance, and Don Davis, \u201cDisco Lady\u201d appears on Taylor\u2019s Eargasm record.<\/p>\n
A pop and R&B hit, \u201cDisco Lady\u201d says, \u201cShake it up, shake it down \/ Move it in, move it \u2019round, disco lady \/ Move it in, move it out \/ Move it in and about, disco lady.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDisco Lady\u201d is Taylor\u2019s final No. 1 hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf You Leave Me Now\u201d by Chicago<\/p>\n
Chicago released several heartbreaking songs, including \u201cHard Habit To Break\u201d, \u201cLook Away\u201d, and others. But the pleading in Chicago\u2019s \u201cIf You Leave Me Now<\/a>\u201d is tangible. On their Chicago X record, band member Peter Cetera is the sole writer of the song.<\/p>\n \u201cIf You Leave Me Now\u201d says, \u201cIf you leave me now \/ You\u2019ll take away the biggest part of me \/ Oh no, baby, please don\u2019t go \/ And if you leave me now \/ You\u2019ll take away the very heart of me \/ Oh, no, baby, please don\u2019t go \/ Oh, girl, I just want you to stay.\u201c<\/p>\n Seven years after their debut single came out, \u201cIf You Leave Me Now\u201d is their first platinum single. It also became their biggest hit at the time. Numerous other artists have put their own spin on \u201cIf You Leave Me Now\u201d in the years since it was released, including The Isley Brothers, Suzy Bogguss, Boyz II Men, and more.<\/p>\n \u201cYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing\u201d by Leo Sayer<\/p>\n Anyone from almost any decade can likely still sing along to \u201cYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing\u201d. Out by Leo Sayer on his Endless Flight album, Sayer wrote \u201cYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing\u201d with Vini Poncia.<\/p>\n \u201cYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing\u201d says, \u201cYou make me feel like dancing \/ I\u2019m gonna dance the night away \/ You make me feel like dancing \/ I\u2019m gonna dance the night away \/ You make feel like dancing \/ I feel like dancing \/ Dancing, dance the night away \/ I feel like dancing, dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n