7 of the 70s: 12/13/12...

Hey gang, I'm back with 7 more nuggets from the Me Decade, and this week I'm back to 1970, the year The Who became the first rock act to play the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan.

The Temptations - "Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)"
from the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1970)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3

The Tempts vocal interplay was never hotter and better than in this apocalyptic track...

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 R. Dean Taylor - "Indiana Wants Me"
from the album Indiana Wants Me (1971)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5

Canadian singer who recorded for Motown sings about being on the lam from the po-po...


Santana - "Evil Ways"
from the album Santana (1969)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #9

Being so evil can be so deliciously groovy. Carlos redoes a jazz percussion song and brings Latin funk into rock music...


Tom Jones - "Daughter Of Darkness"
from the album I Who Have Nothing (1970)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13

The Welsh vocal god goes all out in this kiss-off song that was his last soft-rock #1 hit.


Crow - "Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me"
from the album Crow Music (1969)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #19

This band's hit would be covered by Black Sabbath on their debut, but this somewhat less menacing version still did better on the charts.


The Lost Generation - "The Sly, Slick, & The Wicked"
from the album The Sly, Slick & The Wicked (1970)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #30

The Chicago soul group has some words of warning...


Flaming Ember - "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper"
from the album Sunshine (1971)
Billboard Hot 100 peak; #34

I can only control my own destiny.

That's it for this week...I'll be back later with 8 more from 1980.....