1. I Shot
   I Shot The Sheriff
2. I Shot The Police
   I Shot The Deputy

The song has a 1973 reggae version, though, recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers.

1. I Am Woman
   I Am Her
2. I Am She
   I Am Female

I Am Woman burst into the scene in 1972, at the time when the second wave of feminism was gaining ground.

1. Afternoon Band
   Afternoon Delight
2. Afternoon Squeal
   Afternoon Despite

Starland Vocal Band popularized this song back in 1976.

1. You’re My Pain
   You’re So Vain
2. You’re in Vain
   You’re A Pain

This 1973 popular tune is supposed to be about the actor Warren Beatty, they say.

1. Tie A Blue Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
   Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
2. Tie A Red Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
   Tie A Black Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

This song was a hit for Tony Orlando and Dawn in 1973.

1. The Choo-Choo
   The Train Dance
2. The Loco-Motion
   Ticket To Ride

The Loco-Motion was a hit in 1974.

1. Boy
   Ben
2. Brod
   Been

A preteen Michael Jackson sang this ballad to the rat named Ben in 1972.

1. Time In A Cap
   Time In A Bottle
2. Genie In A Bottle
   Time In A Distance

Jim Croce sang this hit in 1973.

1. Doo Wop
   Da Doo RonRon
2. Bada Boom Boom
   Yabba Dabba Doo

Shaun Cassidy’s teenybopper hit of 1977 is reminiscent of the bubblegum pop genre.

1. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Nose
   Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Beard
   Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Feet

This song by BJ Thomas was a hit in 1970.

1. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
   You Are the Apple of My Eve
2. Forever You'll Stay In My Heart
   My Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder popularized this song back in 1973.

1. Mamma Mia
   My Sharona
2. My Cherie Amour
   Madonna and Me

The 1994 film Reality Bites gave this song a new spin as it became a favorite among gen-x crowds.

1. Torn Between Two Lovers
   Torn
2. Torn Between
   Torn in Two Lovers

Mary MacGregor sang this hit in 1977.

1. Just Imagining (Running Away with Me)
   Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
2. Just My Magic (Running Away with Me)
   Just Your Imagination (Running Away with Me)

Gwyneth Paltrow and Babyface got together for a duet to sing this in 2001, with some lyrical revisions.

1. Shame
   Fame
2. Came
   Lame

This song was part of the album called Young Americans.

1. The Way We Were
   The Way We Are
2. The Way You Were
   The Way You Are

The Way We Were, released in 1974, was part of the soundtrack of the film with the same title.

1. Let's Marvin Gaye
   Let’s Get It On
2. Let's Marvin Gaye and Get It On
   Let's Get It Marvin

Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit Let’s Get It On is considered as the quintessential sexy time music.

1. Three's A Lady
   Times A Lady
2. Three Times A Lady
   Three Is A Lady

Lionel Richie sings the vocals here for the group, before he went solo.

1. I'm A Survivor
   I Will Survive
2. I Survive This
   I Am Survivor

Gloria Gaynor’s self-empowerment disco anthem was a hit in 1979.

1. Dancing Queen
   Feel The Beat
2. You Can Dance
   Singing Queen

You should also hear Meryl Streep rock Dancing Queen as she sings it in the Mamma Mia movie musical.

1. Staying Sweet
   Staying Insane
2. Staying Alive
   Staying Groovy

Staying Alive was a song from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

1. I Am Music
   I Write The Songs
2. Thank You For The Music
   I Have The Songs

Barry Manilow’s song was a hit in 1976.

1. The Tears of This Clown
   The Tears of a Jester
2. The Tears of a Clown
   The Tears of My Clown

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles sang this song in 1970.

1. Lady Creole
   Lady Marmalade
2. Creole Marmalade
   Mocha Chocolatta Ya Ya

The film Moulin Rouge gave this song a new sexy twist.

1. Seasons in the Sunsets
   Seasons of Love
2. Seasons in the Sand
   Seasons in the Sun

Seasons in the Sun was a Billboard hit in 1974.

1. You’ve Got A Friend in Me
   That's What Friends Are For
2. You’ve Got A Friend
   A Friend Indeed

James Taylor is perhaps best known for singing this song.

1. Killing Me So Close With His Song
   Killing Me Swiftly With His Song
2. Killing Me Softly With His Song
   Killing Me Softly With His Sense

The Fugees gave this song a hiphop spin in 1996.

1. Play That Funky Music
   Play That Music White Boy
2. Lay Down and Boogie
   Play That Music Til You Die

Many artists covered this song in different decades, like Adam Lambert in American Idol.

1. American Woman
   American Pie
2. All-American Pie
   American High

Don McLean’s 1972 hit American Pie had many meanings and references to the pop culture of that time and to political goings-on as well.

1. Sexy is a Saint
   Da Ya Think I’m Sexy
2. I'm Too Sexy
   Sexy Mother

Da Ya Think I’m Sexy epitomized the sexy dance tunes sound of 1979.

1. New Kid On The Block
   New Edition
2. New Kid In Town
   New Kid In The City

This song is included in their album entitled Hotel California.

1. Let It Be
   Let It See
2. Let It Be Me
   Let It Flee

Let It Be is one of The Beatles’ signature songs.

1. (They Wanna Be) Close to You
   (They Oughta Be) Close to You
2. (They Long to Be) Near to You
   (They Long to Be) Close to You

Karen Carpenter sings the vocal here in this Burt Bacharach cover.

1. Theme from Mahogany
   Theme from Mulholland Drive
2. Theme from MacArthur Park
   Theme from Mermaids

Diana Ross’ Theme from Mahogany was a hit in 1976.

1. Break-Up (The Piña Colada Song)
   Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
2. Duets (The Piña Colada Song)
   Loverly (The Piña Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes’ Escape was a popular song in 1979.