Full audio from Bonnie Raitt's debut album, opens with slide guitar riff.

Video TV footage of AC/DC's 1976 guitar riff driven rock classic.

Full audio of song originally released in 1973, used and covered by other artists regularly since.

Written in 1972 and featyring one of the most well-known and often-played guitar riffs in rock history.

A medley of cockney songs from the very popular Television series "Ortons Music Hall" broadcast Internationally in the late 70's.

QCA Schemes focussed on Songs and Songwriting at KS2&3 suggest using Music Hall as examples for lyrical content. Perhaps it is also worth focussing on some of the musical elements that typify this theatre music, such as the big band sound, use of changing tempos (particularly for emphasis) and occasional key changes. The performance element and humour of this music is important, particularly in its cultural context as popular entertainment spanning both world wars.

Also known as "The Politician", this is an a cappella song sung recorded in 1970, days before Joplin died and appearing on the 1971 album Pearl, the song is a critical social commentary on how people relate happiness to money and material possessions, a great example for a songwriting theme and for a capella singing, the song has also been used on adverts for... guess who?!

Space themed song from 1975, tells the story of a spaceman visiting earth based on the story of the angel Gabriel visiting the shepherds in the Christmas story.

1970 number 2 single in the UK and an early example of four track studio recording, heavy on the multi-layered drums that dominate over the very quiet vocal track.

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), 1970 number one hit for this British 'one hit wonder' group.

Animated score of the minimalist piece written by Steve Reich in 1972. When listening in stereo, the Red line plays in left speaker, Blue line in the right speaker.