Artist: The Carpenters Originally written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, "Close To You" was one of the most beloved songs in the '70s. The lyrics depict unrequited love — a longing to be close ...

Heady, steamy and raw - Love Is The Drug was one of the most successful songs of the 70s and still sounds current. Intoxicating and co-dependent, it's less about romance and more about immediacy ...

Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the continuation of the free love movement ... from the ‘70s is so iconic, many songs are still ...

From Marvin Gaye to Stevie Wonder, here's a list of some of the hottest R&B songs that was released in the '70s.