"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl, with yellow feathers in her hair, and a dress cut down to there...", there is just no way this can go wrong. Okay so Barry Manilow ain't everyone's cup of tea ...

The 1970s was a tumultuous time, full of upheaval on many fronts, from the end of the Vietnam War to the dawn of personal computers. It makes sense that its music had a similar helter-skelter feel.