This is possibly a bit off-topic, but I can't think of a better place to 
go...

I'm working on a personal project that involves going through a bunch of 
old cassettes I recorded when I was a kid. I'm obsessive enough to want 
to identify everything I can that's on these old tapes.

Right now I'm listening to a tape that I've dated to 1974. There are 
several snippets of music that I haven't been able to identify, so I 
thought maybe I'd let the encyclopedic knowledge of this group take a 
crack. Some are probably easy, others are long shots, but I figured it 
was worth a try.

The first was probably taped from a 45 single. It sounds familiar to me 
and may not be obscure at all, but I don't know the song and haven't had 
any success Googling the lyrics:

   http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_popsong.mp3

The second one is from the radio, evidently another pop song. (Or maybe 
it's a commercial for a travel agency!)

   http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_everyday.mp3

The third one is a piano-based instrumental cover of Ray Stevens's 
"Everything Is Beautiful." But it's *not* Floyd Cramer's version. I 
remember that this was on a 45 single, but I don't remember the artist; 
it may well be a no-name easy-listening cover, but I don't know. My 
recording is nearly complete (and is a nice demonstration of "wow and 
flutter" for those who don't remember those days):

   http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_raystevens_cover.mp3

The last one is a real long shot, some kind of honky-tonk piano 
instrumental:

   http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_honkytonk.mp3

Anybody got any clues? Thanks!

Robert Berry