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Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 4 Rowdy Rock Songs From 1973 That Will Remind You of Your Favorite Bar
Feeling nostalgic for the smell of stale smoke baked into wood paneling at your local dive? These rock songs from 1973 should help.
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CIRCA 1975: Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend of the rock and roll band "The Who" pose for a portrait in circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – JUNE 13: Third Eye Blind backstage at Live 105's BFD 1997 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 13, 1997 in Mountain View California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) -
Janis Joplin and Kris Kristofferson at Landmark Hotel Los Angeles Summer 1970. (Photo by John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty Images) -
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 28: Kelsea Ballerini seen in West Village on July 28, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Aeon/GC Images) -
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: In this image released on October 14, Garth Brooks performs onstage at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on October 14, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcp) -
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SALINA, KANSAS – AUGUST 06: (L – R) Elwood Francis, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform at Stiefel Theatre on August 06, 2025 in Salina, Kansas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY – JULY 20: American singer Alison Krauss performs live on stage during a concert at the Zitadelle Spandau on July 20, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) -
CMA FEST PRESENTED BY SOFI – Hosted by multi-award-winning country star Riley Green and Emmy Award-winning anchor and host from ABC's "Good Morning America" Lara Spencer, "CMA Fest presented by SoFi" is a three-hour concert event, filmed during the 53rd CMA Fest in downtown Nashville. This special airs Thursday, June 25, at 8/7c on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. (Disney/Connie Chornuk) ELLA LANGLEY (Photo by Connie Chornuk/Disney via Getty Images) -
UNITED KINGDOM: American singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton, performs with a guitar, 1976. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 09: Alan Jackson performs onstage at The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/WireImage) -
American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton wearing a denim jacket, 1979. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) -
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Faith Hill during Pearl Harbor Premiere & After Party at USS John C. Stennis in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage) -
Portrait of The B-52's, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, Ancienne Belgique (AB), Brussel, Belgium, 23 September 1989. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images) -
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KENT, WA – DECEMBER 06: Country music singer and songwriter Luke Combs performs on stage during The Hometown Holiday show hosted by 100.7 The Wolf at ShoWare Center on December 6, 2018 in Kent, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)
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British rock singer and actor David Bowie performs with American pop singer Bing Crosby for the TV special, 'Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas,' London, England. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Courtesy of Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – DECEMBER 21: Charles Kelley of Lady A performs at the Ryman Auditorium on December 21, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 04: Recording artists Eddie Montgomery (L) and Troy Gentry of music duo Montgomery Gentry perform at Stoney's Rockin Country on November 4, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mindy Small/FilmMagic)
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Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images 5 Country Songs That Will Remind You of Your First Real Love (Or Heartbreak)
These classic country songs have a way of instantly transporting us back to the first time we ever experienced true love.
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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 15: Gotye performs on stage at Manchester Apollo on November 15, 2012 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images) -
CHICAGO – MARCH 1973: (L-R) American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist Gram Parsons (1946-1973) performing with American singer, songwriter, and musician Emmylou Harris during Parson’s “Fallen Angel’s Tour" at The Quiet Knight in Chicago, IL on March 3, 1973. (Photo by Icon and Image/Getty Images)
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Singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda (1941 – 1998), of British rock group Wings, in a recording studio, 21st November 1973. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
1974: Country singer Dolly Parton performs onstage with an acoustic guitar in circa 1974. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Neil Diamond performs on BBC TV show, London, 21st June 1971. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
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AUSTIN, TX – FEBRUARY 28: <> at ACL Live on February 28, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) -
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March 1972 — The rock band The Eagles rest in a desert valley. The Eagles were the most popular band of the seventies and their reunion tour in the nineties was also very successful. L-R: Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Randy Meisner. — Image by © Henry Diltz/CORBIS **Henry is NO LONGER with Corbis. Credit should read: © Henry Diltz/Morrison Hotel Gallery** -
LOS ANGELES – 1968: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash performs onstage in 1968 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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Dolores O'Riordan (1971 – 2018) of The Cranberries performs on stage, Torhout/Werchter Festival, Torhout, Belgium, 01/07/1995. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)