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@ABitRusty -
GREAT Tune - yes, Nick gets it!
Kwas is seriously into synthesizers - very cool, but geez, see his Violin Covers from as far back as 15 years ago?
Impressive find - Thanks!
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...just fixed the Montreux Festival video (earlier post) & fiddling along with some more tunes of this era - to shake off another cold, rainy day.
SO, HERE'S A SHOUT OUT!
PICK UP YOUR FIDDLE!
PLAY ALONG WITH SOME OF YOUR OLD FAVORITES
- even if it's only a few notes, at least keep the beat, get into the GROOVE!
Top 20 ONE-HIT Wonders of the 70's
My S̶h̶a̶r̶o̶n̶a̶ 'Corona'
Thought the Intermezzo Music quartet did a great job... definitely lifted my spirits!
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"Take A Chance On Me" - 1978
ABBA had quite a few hits in the 70's!
"Drift Away" - 1973
- made famous by Dobie Gray, but originally recorded by John Kurtz in '72.
"If" - 1971
...if a picture paints a thousand words... by Bread.
"Tiny Dancer" - 1971
Elton John
Got any 70's favorites you want to learn, that haven't been shared?
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"Close To You" - 1970
The Carpenters made it famous, but it was originally a Burt Bacharach tune, recorded unsuccessfully by several people in the 60's.
GREAT swing with rhythm changes - and key changes, too! ...I remember when this came out - it was a real earworm!
Ah ha! 
Just found A GREAT PIECE FOR 5-STRING VIOLA (or 5-string Violin)!
"Free Bird" - 1973
Lynyrd Skynyrd!
"Fooling Yourself" - 1977
I was big STYX fan - Nina DeGregorio did a great job with all the crazy time changes in this tune!
Got any 70's favorites you want to learn, that haven't been shared?
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"Hold The Line" - 1978
Another Toto hit! Nice to find 'Hatman' (Mexico).
"Live and Let Die" - 1973
This piece opened my eyes to what Paul McCartney was really capable of - I was immediately hooked on orchestrated Rock music!
Two Cellos & Lang Lang!
Hatman solo!
Like to mention I watched Alison Sparrow's EV version & her bowing just wasn't as expressive, but you can check it out for yourself.
Pick a part, or mix & match for your own solo!
...think this will be my next project, but this arrangement has an extra half minute of junk added in.
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Okay, there was just way too much great music in the 70's, but I'm too big of a fan of Bad Company to stop without mentioning them - and offering up some 'play-alongs' to try!
"Bad Company"
From their 1st album, Bad Company - 1974 (Full Album)
"Shooting Star"
From their 2nd album, Straight Shooter - 1975 (Full Album)
...loved many more of their hits - btw, I always thought they were a home-grown band from the USA! 
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