{"id":594934,"date":"2026-04-20T04:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/594934\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T04:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:42:15","slug":"3-classic-rock-radio-hits-from-1973-that-practically-disappeared-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/594934\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Classic Rock Radio Hits From 1973 That Practically Disappeared Overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the mood for some classic rock radio hits from 1973? The following three songs were pretty big hits on the radio when they were released. Sadly, I can\u2019t remember the last time I heard them on classic rock radio. That\u2019s a shame, because these are some seriously rockin\u2019 tunes. Let\u2019s revisit a few classics!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Love\u201d by Paul McCartney and Wings from \u2018Red Rose Speedway\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Paul McCartney has dished out so many chart-topping hits that became radio fodder, both in and out of The Beatles, that I\u2019m not surprised that some of his hits have fallen to the wayside in favor of others on the radio. That\u2019s certainly the case for \u201cMy Love\u201d from 1973. It\u2019s a classic from Red Rose Speedway that I really haven\u2019t heard on classic rock radio in years.<\/p>\n<p>Upon its release, this soft rock love song about Linda McCartney made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also reached No. 9 on the UK Singles chart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaniel\u201d by Elton John from \u2018Don\u2019t Shoot Me I\u2019m Only The Piano Player\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The case for Paul McCartney is the same as for <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/tag\/elton-john\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elton John<\/a> for this entry on our list of classic rock radio hits from 1973. John has dished out so many chart-toppers that more than a few singles have lacked much radio play after they first hit the charts. \u201cDaniel\u201d is a standout song from Don\u2019t Shoot Me I\u2019m Only The Piano Player. And I wish it got more love today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaniel\u201d was written by Bernie Taupin after reading about a Vietnam War veteran who was wounded in battle and not particularly happy about all the attention he received after coming back home. The song was a hit, peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and No. 4 on the UK Singles chart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRock On\u201d by David Essex from \u2018Rock On\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRock On\u201d by David Essex is another song that was quite a smash on the international charts. It\u2019s a solid glam rock jam. And it\u2019s one that I wish made it to classic rock radio in the States more often. I rarely ever hear it nowadays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRock On\u201d peaked at No. 5 in the US and No. 3 in the UK. Years later, Michael Damian covered the tune with a similar glam rock flair in 1989. That version reached the top of the Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Michael Putland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the mood for some classic rock radio hits from 1973? The following three songs were pretty big&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[2616,2617,88,216,2156],"class_list":["post-594934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-1970s","tag-classic-rock","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rock-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}