circa 1974 rock song with riff like "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

Originally Posted by bugmenot1

"Lady Love" by Robin Trower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BHRDXZwApw

Ooh, excellent guess and a good song...

Lady Love (Robin Trower, 1974, "Bridge of Sighs" album (4-20-1974), authors Robin Trower & James Dewar, length 3:21)

...and the date is perfect, but that's not it. I first heard excerpts from the "Bridge of Sighs" album in spring 1975, and I later bought the album in the late '70s, so I would have recognized the mystery song if it had been on that Robin Trower album. The riff in the mystery song was *much* closer to the notes of the JJF riff, unmistakably so, and the riff was quite repetitious, played at least several times in a row, not just once as in that Robin Trower song.

Originally Posted by atmaster

What about the most prolific riff stealing artist, Steve Miller and his not so well known song, "Dime-A-Dance Romance" (1968)? It heavily "borrows" the riff from "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1968).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGMT27WqTYw

Oh my God, I'm pretty sure that's it! There couldn't be another song that close from that era! It fits very well what I remember, though I didn't remember those quick key changes. I'm blown away. Great job! I now owe you $10. I can send you a U.S. money order or foreign money order if you're overseas: you can e-mail me for the address for where to send it. *Great* job/memory! I truly didn't expect to ever hear it again.

Dime-a-Dance Romance (The Steve Miller Band, 1968, "Sailor" album (10-1968), author Boz Scaggs, length 3:26)

Save your money, glad i could help.