The Nineteen Seventies

[preacherboyd]

MASH | 5x20 The General's Practitioner

[justseventeen]

February 1978. 'Think pink! For Valentine's Day, any day. There's nothing like it to give you a glow.'

[retropopcult]

"Superstar" is a song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell in 1969, performed by various artists but by far the most popular version was recorded by the Carpenters in February 1971.

Rita Coolidge came up with the original song idea, based on observing the relationships of female groupies with rock stars in the late 1960s; in its first recorded incarnation, the song was called "Groupie (Superstar)" by Delaney & Bonnie.

Richard Carpenter became aware of the song after watching Bette Midler sing it on the February 15, 1971 edition of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and quickly obtained a recording to play for his sister Karen. Intrigued, they both thought they could put a new spin on it; Because the original subject matter of the song was more risqué than was typical for them, Richard changed a lyric in the second verse from "And I can hardly wait/To sleep with you again" to the less suggestive "And I can hardly wait/To be with you again." Karen was very moved by the idea and mood of the song, and laid down her haunting vocals in a single take.

Her version of the song was widely praised for its intensity and emotional nature.  The duo decided to include it in their next album Carpenters. The single quickly climbed the charts to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US but was unable to dislodge Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" from the top spot.

[deliciouslydemure-deactivated20]

Azizi Johari as Rachel in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

[animusrox]

31 Days of Horror Marathon 2023 ↪ Day 16: Someone's Watching Me! (1978) dir. John Carpenter

[aloneandforsakenbyfateandbyman]

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

[thesoldiersminute]

Alien 1979 | Ridley Scott

[retropopcult]

Schoolgirls on the A-Train to Far Rockaway, New York, 1978

[yodaprod]

1972

[manderley]

Mark Hamill in

Corvette Summer (1978)

[1264doghouse]

Scarlet Rivera at Columbia Recording Studios during the sessions for Bob Dylan's Desire – NYC, 1975.

[bobdylan-n-jonimitchell]

Joni Mitchell, ca. 1972 © Norman Seeff.

[carriewhlte]

SISSY SPACEK as Carrie White in Carrie (1976) - dir. by Brian De Palma

[t-800]

JOHN AMPLAS as MARTIN Martin (1977) dir. George A. Romero

[possession]

SHELLEY DUVALL on the set of Brewster McCloud (1970)

[glamidols]

Roxy Music – Virginia Plain/The Numberer

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October 1979, at Mick’s flat