Essential Films of 1974
Favorites
Chinatown
The Conversation
The Godfather Part II
Honorable mention
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
All ages
coming soon
Guilty pleasures
coming soon
Holiday
coming soon
Want to see
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
The Great Gatsby
The Passenger (a.k.a. Profession: Reporter - with Jack Nicholson)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Towering Inferno
Not worth the time
coming soon
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Essential music of 1974
Albums
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado
Sparks - Kimono My House
Honorable mention
ABBA - Waterloo
The songs you gotta hear from 1974
Amateur Hour - Sparks
Can’t Get it out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra
Eldorado / Eldorado Finale - Electric Light Orchestra
Falling In Love With Myself Again - Sparks
Illusions in G Minor - Electric Light Orchestra
New Attitude by Patti LaBelle
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us - Sparks
Waterloo - ABBA
Overrated and/or underwhelming
coming soon
1974 Playlists by month
January
Eldorado Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
Here in Heaven - Sparks
Waterloo - ABBA
February
Falling In Love With Myself Again - Sparks
Can’t Get it out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra
Honey Honey - ABBA
March
Equator - Sparks
April
In My Family - Sparks
May
Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) - ABBA
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number - Steely Dan
June
New Attitude by Patti LaBelle
July
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us - Sparks
Through With Buzz - Steely Dan
Boy Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
With a Gun - Steely Dan
August
Lost and Found - Sparks
Illusions in G Minor - Electric Light Orchestra
What About Livingston - ABBA
September
Amateur Hour - Sparks
October
coming soon
November
coming soon
December
Eldorado Finale - Electric Light Orchestra
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