Album:
Living in the 70s entered the Australian albums chart* on 14 October 1974. It reached #1 on 24 February 1975 and remained on top of the album charts for 16 weeks.
Songwriter:
Greg Macainsh
Producer:
Ross Wilson
Record label of Australian release:
Mushroom
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne in 1976:
Wikipedia:
Living in the 70s is the debut album by Melbourne band Skyhooks.
The album was produced by former Daddy Cool lead singer Ross Wilson.
Two singles were lifted from the album: Livin’ in the 70s and Horror Movie/Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo). The latter spent 2 weeks at the top of the Australian singles chart in 1975. Six tracks from the album were banned on commercial radio in Australia; in defiance of this, however, the ABC’s new youth station in Sydney, 2JJ, played the track You Just Like Me ‘Cos I’m Good in Bed as its first ever song when it began broadcasting in January 1975.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_in_the_70s
Lyrics:
You met her at a party on Saturday night
She was drinkin′ advocaat
Her skin was smooth and her jeans were tight
You didn’t think she′d go that far
She mighta looked like a princess
But why’d you have to give her your address
Cos you ain’t safe when you get home
She′s gonna call you on the telephone
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This song is also on our Spotify playlists Bang a Gong – the 70s and Bang a Gong – rockin’ the 60s & 70s
The B-side of the Horror Movie single was Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo), also from the Living in the 70s album.
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