3 Nostalgic Songs You’ll Remember if You Were a Kid in 1975

If you were a kid in 1975, you got to enjoy the best of what the mid-to-late 1970s had to offer music-wise. Rock music’s then-current evolution produced a ton of legendary music. And you got to enjoy it all, listening to it on the radio as a youngin’. If you were a kid in 1975, the following songs are going to be a nostalgic blast from the past. Let’s dive in! Feel free to sing along.

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“Sailing” by Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart had quite a few solid songs in the 1970s, but this 1975 cover of a Sutherland Brothers track ended up being a particularly memorable hit for him. The OG tune was released in 1972 and prominently featured the harmonium, which gave it that Celtic vibe. Rod Stewart’s version, which can be found on his first North American album, came out in 1975. That version of “Sailing” has more of a hard rock edge, and it became a massive international hit. To this day, “Sailing” is still Stewart’s biggest hit in the UK.

“Evil Woman” by Electric Light Orchestra

This memorable tune from ELO came out in 1975, and you might just remember it if you were a kid that year. And, surprisingly enough, “Evil Woman” was written by Jeff Lynne in a “matter of minutes.”

“The rest of the album was done,” said Lynne of the origin of “Evil Woman”, released in 1975 on Face The Music. “I listened to it and thought, ‘There’s not a good single.’ So I sent the band out to a game of football and made up ‘Evil Woman’ on the spot. The first three chords came right to me. It was the quickest thing I’d ever done. We kept it slick and cool, kind of like an R&B song. ”

“Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin

What would a list of nostalgic songs from 1975 be without mentioning at least one song from Led Zeppelin’s famed record, Physical Graffiti? “Kashmir” is a legendary tune today, and it remained one of the band’s most-performed songs at live shows in the years that followed. If you love Led Zeppelin’s proggier stuff, this song is right up your alley. And you probably heard it on the radio constantly the year it was released.

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