post-Beatles career<\/a> with a bang, and the 1973 anthem James Bond tune \u201cLive And Let Die\u201d should have been a No. 1 hit. For some reason, it didn\u2019t quite get there. After the song was released, it quickly became the most successful Bond theme song up to that point. And yet, it only made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However, not reaching No. 1 wasn\u2019t such a bad thing. \u201cLive And Let Die\u201d by Wings would later earn a Grammy nomination for Best Original Song. It was the first Bond theme to be nominated for such an honor.<\/p>\n\u201cSaturday Night\u2019s Alright For Fighting\u201d by Elton John<\/p>\n
How about a little glam rock a la Elton John? \u201cSaturday Night\u2019s Alright For Fighting\u201d is still such a good song today. And back in 1973, it was so ahead of its time that one could call it proto-punk. Despite being such a beloved tune from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, this song only made it to No. 12 on the Hot 100 chart.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong Train Runnin\u2019\u201d by The Doobie Brothers<\/p>\n
Remember this lovely boogie rock entry on our list of songs from 1973? \u201cLong Train Runnin\u2019\u201d by The Doobie Brothers dropped that very year and was a quick Southern rock hit. The track peaked at No. 8 on the Hot 100 chart, but I think it should have made it way higher.<\/p>\n
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