TOP 100 SONGS OF 2017. This post: #45- 41. Continues tomorrow.

Caffé Latté presents…

THE 100 BEST SONGS OF

2017

It was the year of increased tension between the West and North Korea; progress was made against Islamic State while conflict and terrorism continued in locations such as London, Barcelona, Manchester and in the Middle East. There was tragedy in Las Vegas and a horrific fire in London’s Grenfell Tower.

Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and mudslides affected locations such as Mexico, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, the Philippines and Colombia.

Macron won the French election. Trump was inaugurated. Teresa May lost her majority in an unnecessary British election. Robert Mugabe lost his long-held power in Zimbabwe.

Australia finally legalized same sex marriage after putting the population through an unnecessary and wasteful voting survey.

#MeToo and the Silence Breakers brought down media figures that included Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer and Kevin Spacey.

3AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young. Ed Sheeran dominated the charts around the world. Latin pop and EDM made further inroads into the mainstream.

As “Game Of Thrones” headed towards its final season, ‘The Last Jedi’ premiered.

45

FEEL IT STILL

Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man formed in 2003 in Alaska. Its founding members later relocated to Oregon. "Feel It Still" samples The Marvelettes' Motown hit "Please Mr. Postman". The song is on the group's 'Woodstock' album. It made the Top 10 in America, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Interestingly, the single peaked at #8 in Portugal.

44

HER KISS

Boris René

"Her Kiss" was a finalist in the Swedish national selections for its 2017 Eurovision entry.

 

43

SUPERFRESH

Jamiroquai

During 2017 Toby Smith, a former keyboard player in Jamiroquai, passed away following a long battle with cancer. He quit the band in 2002. Jamiroquai released a new album entitled 'Automaton' which featured the single "Superfresh".
 

42

MARMALADE

Macklemore ftg. Lil Yachty

The 2nd single from Macklemore's 2nd solo album 'Gemini' featured guest rapper Lil Yachty.

41

BACK TO YOU

Louis Tomlinson 
ftg. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson issued his sophomore solo single "Back To You" in 2017. It features American singer / songwriter Bebe Rexha and British DJ / producer Nicholas Gale (better known as Digital Farm Animals). The song went Top 10 in the UK, Malaysia and parts of Europe.