In 1975, rock music had found its proverbial groove. These are three songs from 1975 that are so good, it\u2019s likely that almost every 70s kid can still sing all the words by heart today.<\/p>\n
\u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d by Glen Campbell<\/p>\n
A massive crossover hit, Glen Campbell makes \u201cRhinestone Cowboy<\/a>\u201d the title track of an album that was also released in 1975. Written by Larry Weiss, \u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d hit No. 1 on both country and pop charts.<\/p>\n \u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d\u00a0 says, \u201cLike a rhinestone cowboy \/ Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo \/ Like a rhinestone cowboy \/ Getting cards and letters from people I don\u2019t even know \/ And offers comin\u2019 over the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n Before Campbell cut it, Weiss released a version of \u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d. It was also offered<\/a> to David Allen Coe, who turned it down. After \u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d, Weiss went on to have plenty of success as a songwriter, all of which he points back to Campbell, with the success of \u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t think of another artist that first brought more worldwide attention to country music and to Nashville itself than Glen Campbell,\u201d Weiss says<\/a>. \u201cRhinestone Cowboy\u201d isn\u2019t his first hit, but it is the most important, at least according to Weiss.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was slightly autobiographical,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019d had hits as a writer, but I\u2019d never had that gigantic song.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLove Will Keep Us Together\u201d by Captain & Tenille<\/p>\n Before Captain & Tenille had a four-week No. 1 hit with \u201cLove Will Keep Us Together\u201d, Neil Sedaka released the song. Written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, it\u2019s Captain & Tenille\u2019s version that remains the most popular.<\/p>\n The sweet song says, \u201cLove, love will keep us together \/ Think of me babe whenever \/ Some sweet talking girl comes along, singing a song \/ Don\u2019t mess around, you just gotta be strong.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLove Will Keep Us Together\u201d is Captain & Tenille\u2019s first No. 1 single.<\/p>\n \u201cDecember, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)\u201d by The Four Seasons<\/p>\n