Gonna Be a Top Ten: Whatcha Gonna Do (#4)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (63074)
United States
November 27, 2023 10:40am CST
First I guess I should thank y’all for tolerating three days in a row of country “gonna” songs. There’s one more country song tomorrow, but for today you can get up and dance to this one. Party time, 70s style!
#4: Whatcha Gonna Do - Pablo Cruise
Yeah! Man, I loved this album back in 1977. I have news for you: I still do.
I just recently discovered that this band had its origins with the band It’s a Beautiful Day, the late 60s/early 70s band who had the hit “White Bird.” You listen to that song, then listen to this (or their other big hit, “Love Will Find a Way”), and you’d never guess.
Sad lyrics about a broken relationship (“so you’re having trouble with your romance”) but you can dance and sing along!
Whatcha Gonna Do
Written by Dave Jenkins and Cory Lerios
Recorded by Pablo Cruise
From A Place in the Sun, 1977
And all at once you’re ready to hang it up:
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@dgobucks226 (34606)
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9 Dec
Not a song I particularly like but do remember the tune.
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@FourWalls (63074)
• United States
9 Dec
It had a dance feel without being full-blown disco.
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@dgobucks226 (34606)
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11 Dec
@FourWalls I agree. It had a catchy sound and a good hook line.
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@RebeccasFarm (87035)
• United States
28 Nov
I hadn't thought about these guys for many years. I remember them well.
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@RebeccasFarm (87035)
• United States
28 Nov
@FourWalls Aw yeah I know
Why the heck do we have to get old.
Why the heck do we have to get old.1 person likes this
@FourWalls (63074)
• United States
28 Nov
It hurts to think that these guys that I listened to as a teenager are almost too old for “oldies” stations.
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@RasmaSandra (74631)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Nov
Not the group or the song, Where ever did they come from???
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@FourWalls (63074)
• United States
28 Nov
California. They had a couple of big hits and a couple of minor ones.
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@FourWalls (63074)
• United States
28 Nov
You just like that second album of theirs where they weren’t wearing shirts! 
(PS: so did I! 
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(PS: so did I! )1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (160320)
• United States
28 Nov
Surprise of the century -- I know and like this one! Have a great day.
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@FourWalls (63074)
• United States
28 Nov
You as well, and come back and listen to this one again instead of the George Jones song I posted today. 
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@GooglePlus (3837)
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27 Nov
What I observed that the songs which I listen are made in 90s or later. So do you think that if a person born 90s will listen to those songs only ?
Do you listen to music which is older than your born year? like if you are born in 90s then you are listening to 80s or 70s music ?
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@FourWalls (63074)
• United States
27 Nov
I did a count on one of my 100 favorites list, and I think it was a third of the songs (33 out of 100) were recorded before I was born.
I listen to music going back to before my parents’ births. I think the oldest song I’ve used in a countdown is “The Prisoner’s Song,” which was recorded in 1925.
I always like to say that music isn’t milk, so it doesn’t have an expiration date. Yes, people do listen to music in the context of historical bias. That’s sad, because people miss a lot of great music that way.
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