# 4 Songs From 1970 Every 70s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-songs-from-1970-every-70s-kid-heard-while-riding-in-the-family-car-to-school-each-morning/
- Published: 2026-08-05T14:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-05T15:52:38+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/4-songs-from-1970-every-70s-kid-heard-while-riding-in-the-family-car-to-school-each-morning/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Article recalls four hit songs from 1970s car radio listening
- Featured: The Beatles, Norman Greenbaum, The Guess Who, Edwin Starr
- All four tracks reached the top of, or near, US charts

## Summary

This article is a nostalgic look back at 1970, highlighting songs that were staples of car radio listening for children being driven to school during that era. It's part of a recurring "throwback" series from American Songwriter that revisits decades-old hits to evoke memories of childhood and family car rides for readers who grew up in the 1970s.

The piece lists four songs from 1970: "Let It Be" by The Beatles, which topped charts globally as the title track of the band's final album; "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 despite being the artist's only major hit; "American Woman" by The Guess Who, a No. 1 hit in the US that also charted in the UK; and "War" by Edwin Starr, a protest anthem that also reached No. 1 on the Hot 100.

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