Joren

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Hi, I’m Joren, the webmaster and co-founder of Remember70ties, and Willy’s son. My role involves handling all things technical, from keeping the site running smoothly to ensuring visitors enjoy a seamless browsing experience. It’s great working alongside my father, combining his creative vision with my technical know-how to make every visit to our site enjoyable and engaging. Together, we’re dedicated to making Remember70ties.com the ultimate destination for fans of the 1970s.

My Posts

70s Board Games You Forgot

The 1970s were a golden age of living room fun. Bright plastic parts, clever gimmicks, and box art that begged you to play just one more round. If these titles slipped your memory, consider this…

Sep 27, 20258 min read
Song Meanings Explained: 25 Iconic 70s Tracks

The 1970s were packed with anthems that still soundtrack parties, car rides, and quiet nights. Below, we unpack what these songs are really about, why they mattered, and the stories that shaped them. Quick Guide:…

Sep 23, 20256 min read
100 Best 70s Songs: The Ultimate Playlist

The 1970s mixed glitter with grit. Clubs pulsed with four-on-the-floor disco, stadiums shook under guitar anthems, and turntables jumped from soul and funk to reggae, punk and art pop. This playlist is built to travel…

Sep 8, 20256 min read
David Bowie in the 1970s: Albums, Personas, Stories

The 1970s were a period of rapid motion for David Bowie. He opened the decade with bright, piano led art pop, stepped into glittering glam rock with full theatrical force, slid into polished American soul,…

Aug 20, 20256 min read
Ozzy Osbourne, Heavy-Metal Icon and Reality Star, Dead at…

BIRMINGHAM (22 July 2025) – Ozzy Osbourne, the rafter-voiced front-man who helped invent heavy metal with Black Sabbath before building a wildly successful solo career and reality-television empire, passed away early Tuesday. He was 76.A…

Jul 22, 20254 min read
10 Banned 70s Songs the Radio Tried to Erase

The 1970s birthed punk rebellion, disco excess, and singer-songwriter honesty. It also sparked a barrage of radio bans that tried to silence songs seen as too political, erotic, or blasphemous. Some tracks were pulled by…

Jul 11, 20256 min read
Small Town Superstars: 70s Rock Stars from Nowhere

What do a gas station attendant from Indiana, a kid from a Florida college town, and three guys from East Texas have in common? They all became rock legends despite coming from places most people…

Jul 4, 20257 min read
Secret 70s Dating: How CB Radio Became America’s First…

Long before Tinder swipes and dating apps, there was a secret world of romance happening on the airwaves. In the 1970s, over 30 million Americans discovered love through CB radio, creating the first truly anonymous…

Jul 1, 202515 min read
The Vinyl Shortage: How Oil Embargo Nearly Killed Rock…

When petroleum became a weapon of war, America’s music industry faced an unexpected enemy: chemistry itself. In October 1973, as the Yom Kippur War raged in the Middle East, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting…

Jun 28, 20259 min read