# 3 Folk Rock Songs From 1973 That Hinted That the 1970s Were About To Explode

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-folk-rock-songs-from-1973-that-hinted-that-the-1970s-were-about-to-explode/
- Published: 2026-10-29T18:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T19:35:18+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-folk-rock-songs-from-1973-that-hinted-that-the-1970s-were-about-to-explode/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Three 1973 songs foreshadowed folk rock’s wider popularity.
- Stealers Wheel and Seals & Crofts both reached No. 6.
- Paul Simon’s song pointed towards more introspective songwriting.

## Summary

Three folk rock songs released in 1973 offered early signs of the genre’s growing reach and the direction singer-songwriters would take during the decade. Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle with You” and Seals & Crofts’ “Diamond Girl” combined accessible folk influences with pop and rock, while Paul Simon’s “American Tune” turned towards more inward-looking lyrics.

“Stuck in the Middle with You” reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. “Diamond Girl” also peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100 and reached No. 4 on the Easy Listening chart. “American Tune” reached No. 35 on the Hot 100 and No. 8 on Easy Listening, reflecting the songs’ different levels of chart success and crossover appeal.

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