Friday, January 23, 2015

CAFFE` LATTE` TOP 2000 TRACKS
THE TOP 100
#56 GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)
ABBA
(1979)
Writers: Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
ABBA shrewdly never allowed their music to simply jump onto the disco bandwagon, as many other acts did during the 1970s. Group members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson cleverly adopted elements of the popular genre to forge a sound of their own. Ultimately, tracks such as "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" would influence other artists. 
The song was written between albums, as ABBA prepared for a tour of Europe and North America in late 1979. The group had focused on dance music for the preceding album 'Voulez Vous' and would soon greet the new decade with 'Super Trouper'. "Gimme!..." was a new track added to 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2'.
Agnetha Faltskog's lead vocal conveys the yearning in the song's lyrics. "Gimme!..." adopts a familiar dancefloor theme: searching for a mate, which renders it easily relatable. The track's pounding bass line serves as a siren's call. The elements fused here are fresh and ahead of time. "Gimme!..." carved out a new direction for dance music and techno in particular.
The single was a European and Japanese #1 hit. In Britain, the disc peaked  at #3. "Gimme!..." reached #8 in Australia. Erasure covered the song in 1986. The Tamperer featuring Maya's 1999 dance hit "Hammer to the Heart" borrows heavily from the ABBA song. In 2005, Madonna was granted permission to sample "Gimme!..." in her song "Hung Up". This new track reached #1 in Britain, Europe, Canada and Australia. In the US, "Hung Up" peaked at #7.
This is a list made up of the songs I enjoy the most, ranked in order of preference: the higher we go, the more I cherish them. Some were released as singles, others as album tracks. Some are obscure; others were worldwide hits or have universal appeal. They aren't always the most famous or popular, but simply a personal choice. I have excluded songs from the last few years in order to get a better idea of a song's lasting impression. I hope you find some new tracks to love, or re-discover some past favourites.
A new song from the remaining Top 100 is added each weekday, while another 2 are also included from positions 1501-2000 daily. Check back here every 12 hours for an update of the 2000.

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