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Multimedia Index: List of 1974 Songs

Category: Chronological Archive
Description: A list of songs released in 1974. Lyrics are in the English language unless otherwise noted.
Contents: 2 originals · 4 covers
Page Sections: Original Songs · Covers

Original Songs

Be Thankful for What You Got
Performer: William DeVaughn
Songwriter: William DeVaughn
Released: March 1974
External Link: Wikipedia
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac;
Gangsta whitewalls, TV antennas in the back;
You may not have a car at all.
But remember brothers and sisters;
You can still stand tall;
Just be thankful for what you've got.
Carefree Highway
Performer: Gordon Lightfoot
Songwriter: Gordon Lightfoot
Released: January 1974 (Sundown)
External Link: Wikipedia
Carefree highway;
Let me slip away on you.
Carefree highway;
You've seen better days.

Covers

Be Thankful for What You Got
Performers: The Intruders
Songwriter: William DeVaughn
Released: 1974 (Energy of Love)
External Link: Wikipedia
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac;
Gangsta whitewalls, TV antennas in the back;
You may not have a car at all.
But remember brothers and sisters;
You can still stand tall;
Just be thankful for what you've got.
Be Thankful for What You Got
Performers: Arthur Lee and Love
Songwriter: William DeVaughn
Released: December 1974 (Reel to Real)
External Link: Wikipedia
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac;
Gangsta whitewalls, TV antennas in the back;
You may not have a car at all.
But remember brothers and sisters;
You can still stand tall;
Just be thankful for what you've got.
Mercedes Benz
Performer: Bob Neuwirth
Songwriters: Janis Joplin · Michael McClure · Bob Neuwirth
Released: 1974
Featured Car: Mercedes-Benz
External Link: Wikipedia
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends;
So, oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
Six Days on the Road
Performer: Johnny Rivers
Songwriter: Carl Montgomery
Released: 1974
External Link: Wikipedia
I got my diesel wound up and she's a-runnin' like a-never before;
There's a speed zone ahead, well, all right, I don't see a cop in sight;
Six days on the road and I'm a-gonna make it home tonight.




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