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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 2: Joe Bouchard and Buck Drama playing with 'Blue Oyster Cult' performing at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California on June 6, 1981. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
NEW YORK – 1977: David Byrne and Tina Weymouth of The Talking Heads perform live at GBGB in 1977 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) -
Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns 4 Feel-Good Songs From 1973 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart
If you identify as a baby boomer, then you probably still know all of the words to these iconic feel-good songs from 1973.
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Little Jimmy Dickens Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 19: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Vince Gill, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, speaks in the press room during the 59th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 05: Rhett Akins performs onstage at ACM: Stories, Songs & Stars: A Songwriter's Event Benefiting ACM Lifting Lives on April 05, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for ACM) -
Cyndi Lauper performing at a WNEW Christmas Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 1986.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 31: Kacey Musgraves performs at Madison Square Garden on August 31, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 18: Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon attend the Stella McCartney "Get Back" Capsule Collection and documentary release of Peter Jackson's "Get Back" at The Jim Henson Company on November 18, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) -
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 29: Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid stage during day three of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. Tickets to the event, which is now in its 44th year, sold out in minutes even before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) -
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 20: Mike Love of The Beach Boys performs during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on September 20, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 04: Riley Green performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on September 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/WireImage) -
AUSTIN, TX – FEBRUARY 22: Deen Castronovo of Journey performs during the Journey 50th Anniversary Tour at Moody Center on February 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Journey) -
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 4: Riley Green performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on September 4, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Patricia Schlein/Star Max/GC Images)
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UNITED STATES – MAY 09: Photo of Bob DYLAN; performing live onstage at the benefit for ousted Chileans: Felt Forum, New York (Photo by Steve Morley/Redferns) -
NEW YORK: Janis Ian performs live on stage in New York in 1975 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) -
Musician Bob Seger performs at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator Rickie Lee Jones performing live, circa 1979. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – American musician Lacy J. Dalton (born Jill Lynne Byrem) performs on stage at the Park West Theater, Chicago, Illinois, April 4, 1981. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
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Paul McCartney of The Beatles, at press conference to announce Leicester University's art festival, held at the Royal Garden Hotel, London, 5th February 1968. (Photo by Blandford/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
NEW YORK – AUGUST 1980: Former Beatle John Lennon arrives at the Times Square recording studio 'The Hit Factory' before a recording session of his final album 'Double Fanasy' in August 1980 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) -
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 03: Cyndi Lauper performs onstage during the 6th Annual Home For The Holidays Concert at Beacon Theatre on December 3, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
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American Country musicians Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (1938 – 2020) perform together onstage at Brendan Byrne Arena (later Meadowlands Arena), East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 20, 1988. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) -
SInger songwriter Harry Nilsson (1941 – 1994), 1972. (Photo by Stan Meagher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
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LONDON, ENGLAND – 1966: American singer and songwriter Scott McKenzie (1939-2012) poses for a portrait circa 1966 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images) -
CIRCA 1974: Country singer Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in circa 1974. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Welsh singer Tom Jones performs on the set of a pop music television show in London in 1969. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns) -
Singer, actress choreographer and dancer Toni Basil performs on an episode of American Bandstand that aired on November 13, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)