13 Great ’70s Songs That Still Dominate Every Karaoke Night

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00:0013 Great 70s Songs That Still Dominate Every Karaoke Night

00:0510. Hotel California

00:08The Eagles

00:11Six eerie minutes with Don Felder's unforgettable solo

00:14Radio fixation bred fatigue yet the song's allure stubbornly persists

00:19Even live

00:209. Stairway to Heaven

00:23Led Zeppelin

00:26This 8-minute crescending epic was never a single but was omnipresent

00:31It is revered as a masterpiece by some while others reach to change the radio dial when it comes on

00:378. Staying Alive

00:40BG's

00:42Falsetto-fueled disco dominance

00:44An irresistible beat inspired Travolta's strut, survived backlash and still sinks pedestrians to its pulse

00:517. More Than a Feeling

00:54Boston

00:56Tom Schultz's meticulously crafted debut fused precision and nostalgia

01:01That indelible riff invited massive airplay, becoming rock's comfort blanket

01:066. Dream On

01:09Aerosmith

01:11Written at 17, Steven Tyler's escalating power ballad, Piano to Skyscraping Screams

01:17Became ubiquitous yet inspirational, perseverance-packed classic rock anthem for many

01:225. Maggie Mae

01:24Rod Stewart

01:261971

01:27A surprise B-side smash, Stewart's raspy confession and mandolin riff charmed listeners then suffered relentless rotation, yet stubbornly endures

01:364. Go Your Own Way

01:39Fleetwood Mac

01:411977

01:42Buckingham's breakup broadside to Nick's, recorded amid band turmoil, became radio ubiquity

01:48Raw emotion and searing guitar inviting eavesdropping

01:513. The Joker

01:54Steve Miller Band

01:561973

01:57Laid-back groove and gleeful nonsense

02:00Pompatous, included, made this sing-along favorite, fueling decades of misheard lyric debates at parties everywhere

02:072. Dust in the Wind

02:10Kansas

02:111977

02:12A simple finger-picking exercise birthed this existential acoustic staple, ubiquitous in melancholic montages, overused yet enduringly poignant about mortality

02:231. Benny and the Jets

02:26Elton John

02:281973

02:29Elton's theatrical ode with faux crowd noise, misheard lyrics and irresistible piano hook remained endlessly overplayed yet beloved

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