tv The Seventies CNN February 11, 2017 8:00pm-9:01pm PST
8:00 pm
administration official, talking to cnn. and we were just breaking it down with our guests. the main takeaway from the statement from the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe and u.s. president, donald trump. all right. stay with us. that's probably the most important cultural event in the history of america. >> a generation of freaks. >> guys kind of get off on. high energy. >> the sight and sound is your pleasure. >> bet your bottom, we got them baby. >> unless you have been living in a sealed cave, you probably know america's latest craze is disco dancing. >> this is punk rock. its purpose to promote violence, sex and destruction in that order. >> pure rock 'n' roll. pure! ♪
8:01 pm
8:02 pm
he was 27. >> the early years of the '70s are sad in music. because you lose people. and you lose the beatles. >> the small gathering is only the beginning. the event so momentous. historians may view it as a landmark in the decline of the british empire. the beatles are breaking up. >> it was a death for a lot of people. rock 'n' roll as we understood it in the '60s, are no longer with us. >> the beatles -- >> and i wonder what i am doing here with no drummers and no nothing like. you might know i lost my old band or i left it. ♪ imagine there's no heaven ♪ it's easy if you try >> for so long, you kind of waited for the next beatles' album to see where music was
8:03 pm
going. and we just hoped the music they would come up with individually would be that good. >> you know, i no longer, oh, the beatles need an album. you and paul go write 20 songs tomorrow or that sort of thing. i just write when i feel like it. ♪ imagine all the people >> yoko, you have been called the dragon lady who brought the beatles apart. >> can we please give her the credit for all the nice music that george made and ringo made and paul made and i made since they broke up. she did it. >> the fact is, yoko ono did not break up the beatles. time broke up the beatles. money broke up the beatles. business broke up the beatles. a desire to go off and do their own stuff. broke up the beatles. >> he's a fleshier, heavier beatle these days. respectably married. and when the kids come to his concerts, they don't scream anymore. they listen. >> the significant thing is that
8:04 pm
both john lennon and paul mccartney made music in their own particular ways that were focused on the fact that they were deeply in love with a woman. ♪ but i'm not the only one >> mccartney went home, made the record where he plays all the instruments on his own. this cozy domesticity, beautiful, wonderful, warm music. >> it's going to look roughly like this. this is our first showing of it. >> this is just the mock-up, folks. >> the new album. >> called -- >> i sell records. doesn't matter if i have been with the beatles or not. if thedon't like the record theyon't buy it. >> ringo, who, to this day, people dismiss way too much, has tremendous success in the '70s. and george harrison, who had been stockpiling these amazing songs, explodes like a supernova in an album called "all things must pass" may be the greatest beatles' solo album of all. ♪ you don't need no passport
8:05 pm
>> over the years, now, such a lot of songs mounted up i only wanted to do. i got a quota of one, or two per album. >> were you held down by the other fellows? >> well, very subtly, yes. ♪ ♪ >> i would just like to thank you all for coming here. you all know it is a special benefit concert. ♪ ♪ >> ravi shankhar said a terrible thing is happening in bangladesh what can we do? that created the first major superstar benefit concert ever done. >> the concert for bangladesh was the grandaddy of all issue-themed concerts. not only did you get george harrison, you got eric clapton. >> it got dylan out of hiding. it put two beatles back on the stage again.
8:06 pm
it was unparalleled a to tt the and it may still be unparalleled. ♪ ♪ >> a great deal of music of the '70s was people who succeeded in the '60s, finding new ways to express themselves in the '70s. >> you got any idea why your group, particularly, has lasted as long as it has? >> because we stay together i suppose. >> for a few years, the rolling stones had taken a lot of casualties. >> even brian felt that he wasn't going to be around that long. not everybody makes it, you know? >> they were fighting for like where do we secure our foothold now? ♪ ♪ >> 1971, the rolling stones leave their home for tax purposes to go live in france. and record this record.
8:07 pm
"expile on main street," in a very hot, uncomfortable, muddy-sounding studio. >> that record is the embodiment of a band making masterpieces on a daily basis. and i remember reading the review saying this was look a debauched album, and i was like, i don't even know what debauched means, but i've got to get some of the debauchery stuff. ♪ ♪ >> having come out of the '60s, which was its own animal, the '70s had to show a new skin. it had to shed the old one. ♪ ♪ ooh yeah
8:08 pm
>> i was never very confident of my voice as a singer. i thought rather than just sing, which would probably bore the pants off everybody, i would like to kind of portray the songs. ♪ and i turn myself but face me ♪ ♪ and i never caught a glimpse >> david bowie has been a game changer. he has taken the promise of rock that the beatles kicked off and taken it all sorts of interesting places for others to follow. ♪ ch-ch-changes ♪ time may change me ♪ but i can't change time ♪ i said that time my change me ♪ ♪ but i can't trace time g stuf. hashtag no sleep. hashtag mouthbreather. just put on a breathe right strip. it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. shut your mouth and
8:09 pm
say goodnight mouthbreathers. breathe right. brewed only in thgolden, colorado... to its roots. ...and nowhere else. ever. coors banquet. that's how it's done. (vo) what'scorn? dog food's first ingredient? wheat? in purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one.
8:10 pm
knows how it feels to seees your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. and in most clinical trials,
8:11 pm
the majority reached an a1c goal of 7 percent or lower. invokana® works around the clock by sending some sugar out of your body through the process of urination. it's not for lowering systolic blood pressure or weight, but it may help with both. invokana® can cause important side effects, including dehydration, which may cause you to feel dizzy, faint,lightheaded,or weak, upon standing. other side effects may include kidney problems, genital yeast infections,changes in urination, high potassium, increases in cholesterol, risk of bone fracture, or urinary tract infections, possibly serious. serious side effects may include ketoacidosis, which can be life threatening. stop taking and call your doctor right away if you experience symptoms or if you experience symptoms of allergic reaction such as rash, swelling, or difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take invokana® if you have severe liver or kidney problems or are on dialysis. tell your doctor about any medical conditions and medications you take.
8:12 pm
using invokana® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. it's time to turn things around. lower your blood sugar with invokana®. imagine loving your numbers. there's only one invokana®. ask your doctor about it by name. this year i took some time off from touring and went off on some adventures of my own. and this is kind of a -- a letter back home. ♪ ♪ ♪ ooh california oh california i'm coming home ♪
8:13 pm
♪ oh make me feel good rock 'n' roll band i'm your biggest fan california i'm coming home ♪ >> you look to the horizon that you want to move toward. and that horizon was here in l.a. >> that's where the record companies were. there was lots of sun. >> the way i got to california was just really simple, i got there in a '57 chevy by skipping my finals that year in college. >> virtually nobody was from southern california. they're all drawn to the light. and the light is the troubadour club. >> things happened gradually until we played the troubadour. we hold 250 people. happened on the first night. >> every great songwriter, came through, jackson brown, j.d., linda ronstadt, joanie mitchell, james taylor. the big sea change was people writing their own songs and expressing themselves.
8:14 pm
>> is it difficult to reveal it constantly to so many people. why do you do this? >> i feel an obligation to people and to myself to share myself maybe as honestly as i can. ♪ i left my folk and friends with the aim to clear my mind out ♪ ♪ well i hit the rowdy road and many kinds i met there many stories told all the ways to get there ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ so on and on i go ♪ the seconds tick the time out ♪ ♪ there's so much left to know ♪ when i'm on the road to find out ♪ >> everyone was just trying to do whatever came into their head. >> in the early days paul and i we wanted to be the group from england. they were very big those days. >> we had no idea who the people were, the mysterious mr. king was.
8:15 pm
he had written all these songs, chains the beatles did, "i'm into something good," part of the british invasion. we did discover it was this remarkable woman, carole king. 33 >> carole king made the transition from being behind the scenes woman to a star in her own right. ♪ i feel the earth move under my feet i feel the sky tumbling down ♪ ♪ i feel my heart start to tremble wherever you're around ♪ >> carole king is the embodiment of what happens, because in the '60s, she is trying to write hit songs for other people. and then in the '70s, with "tapestry," it's the definition of an album of self-expression. let me go into my house in laurel canyon and tell you about my life. >> after church you always went out for pancakes. if you were lucky enough to ride in one of the girls' cars, quyo
8:16 pm
know what you're listening to "tapestry"? know what you are listening to >> there were a lot of very important women, who were some of the most significant writers and contributors to music at the time. >> we are going to do a song written by john david sausser one of my favorite california songwriters and one of my favorite singers. it's called "faithless love." >> she was in many ways my greatest collaborator. i became a professional song writer because of the best voice of my generation was doing my songs. ♪ faithless love ♪ like a river flows ♪ raindrops falling on a broken road ♪ >> for my money, linda is still underrated just for sheer singing power and style and emotion.
8:17 pm
♪ and the night falls in like a cold dark wind ♪ ♪ faithless love ♪ like a river flows >> there have been articles and things that identify me with the l.a. sound, me, jackson brown and the eagles. we need some new blood in this town. we're starting to get stale. ♪ >> the original fleetwood mac was a four-piece full-on blues band. >> they were an english band that became a dual citizenship band. they were as american as they were british. ♪ ever know taken by the wind >> we had an album out, two
8:18 pm
years previous to joining fleetwood mac called buckingham knicks. and nick really liked the music and asked us to join. ♪ >> fleetwood mac, first, stevie and lindsey album for sure changed our lives. we had arrived. ♪ freedom >> describe being rich and famous in california. >> this is it, kid. ♪ freedom ♪ freedom ♪ forever ♪ ever ♪ >> the records sometimes bore an audience. oh, well, they're not going to have another hit. or this one isn't as good as that. >> record companies, like frothing at the mouth, the image of the band was becoming a whole thing. so we were getting ready to make
8:19 pm
rumors. >> with everyone falling apart. ♪ if loving you isn't the right to do ♪ ♪ how can i ever change things that i feel ♪ >> the band is five people, five independent, quite strong minded quite stubborn individuals. >> if i could, baby, i'd build you my world ♪ >> two lovely couples, john and chris married. their marriage was on the rocks. and stevie and lindsey may have well have been married. that all was falling apart. ♪ you can go your own way ♪ go your own way ♪ you can call me under the lonely day ♪ >> we were testifying.
8:20 pm
and "rumors" became the church. ♪ for adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, including those with an abnormal alk or egfr gene who've tried an fda-approved targeted therapy... this is big. a chance to live longer with opdivo (nivolumab). opdivo demonstrated longer life
8:21 pm
and is the most prescribed immunotherapy for these patients. opdivo significantly increased the chance of living longer versus chemotherapy. opdivo works with your immune system. opdivo can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. this may happen any time during or after treatment has ended, and may become serious and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you experience new or worsening cough; chest pain; shortness of breath; diarrhea; severe stomach pain or tenderness; severe nausea or vomiting; extreme fatigue; constipation; excessive thirst or urine; swollen ankles; loss of appetite; rash; itching; headache; confusion; hallucinations; muscle or joint pain; flushing; fever; or weakness... as this may keep these problems from becoming more serious. these are not all the possible side effects of opdivo. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including immune system problems, or if you've had an organ transplant, or lung, breathing, or liver problems. a chance to live longer. ask your doctor about opdivo. see opdivotv.com for this and other indications.
8:22 pm
8:23 pm
8:24 pm
us. ♪ no pretty face >> how long you been singing? >> three years. >> see you went to grab it right away. snatch it right out of my hand. >> michael was precocious, he knew he was cute. you would watch him go from that to commanding a stage in front of 15,000 people. amazing. ♪ ooh baby give me one more chance ♪ ♪ one two three ♪ oh darling i've been trying to let you go ♪ >> the only american group to have four consecutive number one records. ♪ oh oh oh ♪ i want you back >> for the first time young >> for the first time young black kids had their beatles. >> you don't know. the jackson five.
8:25 pm
>> that's us. >> and that's no jive. >> the jacksons were the last act from the classic motown hitsville system. >> motown was a very unique place. a lot of record companies were run by businessmen. we had a music man at the helm. berry gordon wrote music for the world. >> ironically, here was trying his best to make black music that would cross over to the white world. he ended up creating the best black music ever. >> he created a machine. where you take the artist, polish them up. and make them a great package and they can play the "ed sullivan show" and kill. >> marvin gaye wanted to be frank sinatra. he was clean, svelte. all that changed in the '70s. >> marvin wanted to compete at a high level. why can't i make a record like the beatles? i'm selling records like they sell.
8:26 pm
why can't i have that artistic expression? ♪ punish me with brutality ♪ talk to me ♪ so you can see ♪ how it's going on ♪ what's going on ♪ yeah, what's going on ♪ tell me what's going on ♪ whoo >> marvin gaye was affected by the vietnam war. his brother was in vietnam. so he's hearing all these stories about what's going on over there. he's seeing the protests here and it's changing him. >> he holds up a mirror to america, look at yourselves, america. 33 >> he's talking about the war, he's talking about poverty, changing as an artist in a way berry gordon is not super happy about. >> everybody thinks we're wrong, they do ♪ >> initially, berry gordon did
8:27 pm
not want marvin to do "what's going on." >> motown was supposed to be nonthreatening and you have marvin gaye making a protest record about the war. that could potentially ruin good money. you don't lightly talk about the government. ♪ yeah, i want to know what's going on right now ♪ >> ultimately when he agrees to put out "what's going on," berry tells marvin, okay, if you're right, i'll learn something, and if i'm right, you'll learn something. and of course, as berry will say, i learned something. >> every artist at motown was suddenly also wanting to try their chance at freedom. >> when people say, so, they put you in one category. they say, he's a soul artist, that's all they expect for you to sing and that's all they want you to sing. that's not true. soul is being able to express yourself. >> stevie wonder went to berry gordon and he negotiated his creative freedom and he used every bit of it.
8:28 pm
♪ every superstition ♪ writing's on the wall >> stevie wonder making some of the greatest records anyone has ever made in popular music in america, back to back to back. ♪ writing's on the wall >> it's the equivalent of shooting a perfect shot from half court with your eyes closed. "music in my mind." oh, you made it? he ain't going to do it again? oh, my god, he did it! and suddenly -- ♪ ♪ ♪ you believe in things ♪ you don't understand ♪ >> what the beatles did in the east 60s, i feel stevie wonder was the person to do that for music in the '70s. [ applause ] ♪
8:29 pm
>> hi, there, and welcome aboard. you're right on time for a beautiful trip on "the soul train." if the sound of soul is your pleasure, than what's your treasure? bet your bottom we got 'em, baby. >> "soul train" finally offered america its first view of afrocentricity. it was a new idea to say black is beautiful. >> i would literally run home from church to get home to see "soul train." it was the one reliable place to see the artists you loved. >> there's no question that "soul train" broke a lot of artists and introduced a lot of artists to audiences that they had never performed for. ♪ >> ten years before he did the moon walk, michael jackson debuted the robot in 1973 on "soul train." >> people had done the robot
8:30 pm
before. but there was a way he did it. it was faster, it was sharper, and it was street. i could just see his afro bouncing and just, because there was so much precision to it. ♪ dancing ♪ dancing ♪ dancing ♪ she's a dancing machine ♪ oh, baby or here. even here. and definitely here. at fidelity, we're available 24/7 to make retirement planning simpler. we let you know where you stand, so when it comes to your retirement plan, you'll always be absolutely...clear. ♪ time to think of your future it's your retirement. know where you stand. ♪ time to think of your future it's league night!? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico!
8:31 pm
goin' up the country. bowl without me. frank.' i'm going to get nachos. snack bar's closed. gah! ah, ah ah. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. (vo) nutritional needs...og's all in one. purina one. healthy energy, all in one. strong muscles, all in one. highly digestible, and a taste he loves, all in one. purina one smartblend is expertly blended... with 100% nutrition, 0% fillers, always real meat #1. lifelong smart nutrition. it's all in one. purina one.
8:34 pm
rock, music that infuriated so many people in the '50s and '60s. the music so many thought too loud, vulgar, and somehow dangerous to our morals. rock has not only refused to go away, it has become an institution. ♪ >> hart was a big deal, because in a decade that was dominated by a type of rock 'n' roll that begins with rock and begins with at "c," but i won't go further, they were willing to play with guys and succeed on their terms. >> the stuff from the '60s, that's way too hippy now the we have to up it a notch. ♪ ♪ >> the audience had come to expect a better standard of
8:35 pm
performance. a better quality of lighting and sound and staging. they have come to expect a show. ♪ we still have time and i still defy a troublemaker on a high ♪ >> the groups became more theatrical. they realized just giving them the music isn't enough. we have to give them something to look at. >> mr. naked people. more misbehavior, more over the top stuff going on. just, just more. ♪ oh ♪ no time >> playing stadiums was too unreal. it would just be a sea of faces into infinity. ♪ with your sweet bag of lies ♪ crazy crazy crazy ♪ oh yeah ♪ crazy >> stadium tours put a lot of people near music. what they also do is force the
8:36 pm
musicians to play to the back of the hall. in the '70s that distance between the performer on stage and that audience grew. if you went to any big arena rock shows, it was always about the star up here and the audience down here. and this sort of, iconography of the rock star as this huge figure. ♪ crazy crazy on you >> it was bound to happen, but it comes as a shock, nevertheless. in a poll taken by a leading pop music magazine in england, the beatles came in second. the most popular rock group in england these days is called the led zeppelin. >> in their 20s, they're rich, powerful, temperamental, and pampered. they're the led zeppelin, a rock group on tour, and in the vernacular of the record business, where to be big is
8:37 pm
nothing, zeppelin is very big. to get around, the zeppelin uses a chartered 707, the kind of plane president nixon uses. ♪ the president's plane doesn't have an organ nor a 15-foot mirrored bar, nor in the quarters, does it have two bedrooms or fireplace. >> i'm a bit upset it doesn't have a pool table on board. apart from that i think this is the best way to travel. >> americans are now spending $2 billion a year on music. that's $700 million more than the movie industry grosses from ticket sales in one year. about three times the amount of money taken in by all spectator sports. >> i'm telling you that rock 'n' roll is basically no different than ibm, xerox, sara lee, chevrolet. supply and demand, it's the same business. >> rock 'n' roll has been a little gritty novelty business. it was not the center of the world in the '50s and '60s. and in the '70s, it becomes the
8:38 pm
main event. and that has repercussions in all sorts of positive and negative ways. >> the total cost of this tour is $3.5 million. now, the gross for the tour is in the region of $11 million so -- yeah, it's a living. >> it was so decadent and over the top and money just -- whoo -- being thrown against the wall. >> feel like a hypocrite, if you are consistently invoking the idea of young people, bouncing the idea of young people, taking young people's money and putting it in your pocket, and really what you are is you're a middle-aged family man. and it's only the hypocrisy that i'm worried about. >> bruce springsteen was trying to reclaim the soul of rock 'n' roll by going back to basics. >> using him from the past and being discarded at that point. ♪ every day you sweat out on the streets on the wrong way ♪ >> using a sound that was not on
8:39 pm
the radio. and not what was mainstream rock. ♪ ♪ on a highway now ♪ stepping out over the line ♪ whoa >> bruce springsteen created his own counterculture. it just speaks exactly to the american spirit. you couldn't hit it on the head more than bruce springsteen did. >> baby. ♪, baby, we were born to run >> "born to run" was a statement in the middle of the '70s. the cover of "time" and "newsweek." >> bruce didn't like it at the time. me on the other hand. i'm like, my friend's on the cover of "time" and "newsweek." this is cool. >> when "born to run" comes out in 1975, it's a desire to really escape the claustrophobia of the 1970s. it is anthem to save your soul.
8:40 pm
♪ [ distorted voice ] progressive claims to show people their competitors' rates alongside their direct rate to save you money. but what's really going on? when played backwards at 1/8th speed you can clearly hear... what could that mean? woman: tom? tom! they're just commercials. or are they? you're waking the neighbors. well, mom, maybe the neighbors need to be woke. i think it's actually "awoken." no, that doesn't even seem right. no, it's "awoken." revealing the truth to help you save.
8:41 pm
juswho own them,ople every business is different. but every one of those businesses will need legal help as they age and grow. whether it be help starting your business, vendor contracts or employment agreements. legalzoom's network of attorneys can help you every step of the way so you can focus on what you do.
8:42 pm
we'll handle the legal stuff that comes up along the way. legalzoom. legal help is here. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have symptoms such as: fever, sweats, chills, muscle aches or cough. always tell your doctor if you have any signs of infection, have had cancer, if you develop any new skin growths or if anyone in your house needs or has recently received a vaccine. alert your doctor of new or worsening problems, including headaches, seizures, confusion and vision problems these may be signs of a rare, potentially fatal brain condition. some serious allergic reactions can occur. do not take stelara® if you are allergic to stelara® or any of its ingredients. most people using stelara® saw 75% clearer skin
8:43 pm
8:44 pm
legendary space in soho called the loft. i thought that was one of the most utopian scenes i had ever encountered in music. >> mancuso is one of the guys who took the art form of playing the record and how he curated the records. he might play isaac hayes record. he might play a salsa record. it wasn't so much about a style as it was an aesthetic of dancing. >> there are all types of people here, people who dance, people who pop up and down, you can get high, stay here all night. >> why are people dancing again? >> i wish i knew. but i'm glad it's happening. >> what we now know as disco really starts with a band called the tramps. the drummer, earl young, invents the idea for the floor with eight on the high hat.
8:45 pm
♪ so everything is -- bam, bam, bam ♪ burn, baby, burn >> that's the sound of disco. ♪ burn, baby, burn ♪ burn, baby, burn . >> i loved disco. i always loved dance music, anyway, because whatever i did as a producer was always dance music. >> there you go. the melody. >> george maruder put together technology and soulful vocalist. donna summer being the biggest embodiment. and they make some of the biggest record of all time. ♪ i love to love you, baby ♪ i love to love you, baby >> "love to love you, baby" was four minutes of singing, 14 minutes of, a lot of not singing. ♪ oh, love to love you, baby
8:46 pm
>> i always wondered for the life of me was he just in the booth, more passion more -- >> actually i shooed everybody out of the studio, switched the lights off, made sure the tape is running, and i said, okay, let's go ahead. and i think she did it in 10 minutes. ♪ oh >> the donna summer records were some of the biggest records of all time. and they kicked off a revolution. ♪ >> unless you have been living in a sealed cage you probably noticed america's latest craze is disco dancing. that's dancin' without the g. >> fluffy, where have you been? ♪ i want to put on my, my, my boogie shoes ♪ ♪ and dance with you >> what they generate with the
8:47 pm
records, we are talking about an estimated $4 billion, that's with a "b," $4 billion a year. >> i remember really being upset about this word, "disco." it was r&b music to me, and i felt like they stripped it and gave it a new name and weren't giving credit where i think the credit was supposed to go. >> bring that sound in, yeah, that's great. okay, one, two, three, four. >> the beegees always liked r&b and soul. i thought of them as a pop band with r&b leanings. >> they were pop stars too. they really got the zeitgeist of what was going on. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh staying alive ♪ staying alive ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ staying alive >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54.
8:48 pm
this is the place that's in with the disco crowd. >> i have been to goat ropings and space shots. i've been in a lot of strange places and seen a lot of strange things, but nothing stranger than studio 54 at the height of its popularity in the '70s. >> it's where you come when you want to escape. it's really escapism. >> in the front door of that spot was insane. i sometimes would walk by to watch the people not get in. because that was fun too. >> oh, you're not shaved. there's no way you're going to get in. it doesn't matter, if you're not shaved, just go home. >> you had to be selected. you had to be chosen to get in. >> we can't let in everybody who wants to come in. i wish we could. ♪ oh, freak out >> the great chic go to studio 54 to get in, and they don't. so they write a song. ♪ have you heard about the new
8:49 pm
dance craze? ♪ ♪ listen to us, i'm sure you'll be amazed ♪ >> it was kind of a dis on studio 54. the part where they say "freak out" actually began as something else. it went from something off the to freak off to freak out. ♪ just come on down to 54 ♪ and find a spot out on the floor ♪ ♪ freak out >> that's probably the best that ever came out of 54, that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco and it lead to hip-hop. >> it's 1979. i heard chic's "good times" come on. and i just kept hearing somebody
8:50 pm
talk over the song. >> i say hip, hop, hop, hip, hop. ♪ now what you >> what's great about this song is that's where hip hop gets its name from. >> we didn't know it was called rapper's delight. the next day i went to the record store and said y'all got hip hop. >> what's that hip hop song? it was the first hip hop song to crack the top 40. >> it opens the door to the last new american art form which is hip hop. y28cny ywty
8:51 pm
i have age-related maculare degeneration, amd, he told me to look at this grid every day. and we came up with a plan to help reduce my risk of progression, including preservision areds 2. my doctor said preservision areds 2 has the exact nutrient formula the national eye institute recommends to help reduce the risk of progression of moderate to advanced amd after 15 years of clinical studies. preservision areds 2. because my eyes are everything. you're gonna love birds eye steamwait for it.bles. in about five minutes you get delicious, premium veggies, steamed to perfection. now! ♪ ahhhhhhhhhhh... mmmm heavenly, right? birds eye steamfresh. so veggie good.
8:52 pm
8:54 pm
8:55 pm
8:56 pm
>> there is no talking about it. as opposed to the top 40. >> the ramones were part of a wider new york scene. >> i'm an artist. rock 'n' roll is my art. >> the dead boys. >> anybody can play. i belong to them. >> richard was one of the first to cut his own hair and safety win pinning them together. >> the safety pin thing is his. it's clear ha he invented that. in england punk rock is not a musical statement. it is a social one. >> if punk had a homer to homer territory, it's in the 60s.
8:57 pm
are there is no future for a kid now. there is a lot of young people behind it. >> london calling through the far away towns ♪ loving and kissing. >> the clash is the best of the lot. it doesn't sound like traditional punk, but not anyone with the clash either. >> i live by the river ♪ >> it's like a wide umbrella and included people who were more
8:58 pm
complex in the style. people won't buy it if it's called punk. >> it's better just to call it a new wave really. by defining it as punk, you are putting a boundary around what's possible. like this it's excellent. >> this was the ultimate college bant and they did a spiky music that reflected who they were and the fascinating that they would emerge to become. >> i wrote a song about urban gorillas. >> this area of new wave music is where the stars of the 1980s are going to come from. >> what makes the 70s so special is that there is still a sense
8:59 pm
of naivite. the innocence that music could really make a difference in your life. ♪ >> you pick any genre you like and i will tell you it was made in the 1970s. what was great about the decade is it allowed the greatest artists to do their greatest work. they were really exploring. that was as deep as popular art gets. >> this ain't no party, this ain't no deisco ♪ ♪ this ain't no fooling around ♪
9:00 pm
>> this is happening now if you can possibly believe that. >> the parents are saying they will blow up the school killing all the children inside. >> the parents have been wamging a war. >> the finished army are the terrorists. >> no one, even the most powerful has immunity. >> they have 298 people held hostage. >> they're have good ideals and they are going about them the wrong way. >> it ended with the appeal revolutionaries of the world
110 Views
Uploaded by TV Archive on