Thursday, July 16, 2020

Correction: There was an error in the presentation of the 200 Songs. Here is the revised first instalment. The other posts were correct with "Twist And Shout" at #190 & upwards.
THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL GIRL GROUP SONGS.
This post: #200-191. 
200- Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby THE COOKIES
199- Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry (THE CRYSTALS) Darlene Love
198- Frankie SISTER SLEDGE
197- Be With You THE BANGLES
196- Sorry I'm A Lady BACCARA
195- African Queens RITCHIE FAMILY
194- Move THE MAMAS
193- A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) THE VELVELETTES
192- The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game THE MARVELETTES
191- He's Sure The Boy I Love THE CRYSTALS 
Caffè Lattè presents the…

100 MOST ESSENTIAL
GIRL GROUP SONGS

200

The Cookies – “Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)” – Mental Itch
Don’t Say Nothing Bad About
 My Baby
THE COOKIES
The Cookies formed in 1953 and evolved into The Raelettes when they started working with Ray Charles in 1956.
199
Frankie (Sister Sledge song) - Wikipedia
Frankie
SISTER SLEDGE
A UK #1 single for the Sledge sisters that was produced by Nile Rodgers.
198
                             see correction above
197

Be with you bangles.jpeg
Be With You
THE BANGLES
The last Top 40 hit in America for the American all-female band.
196
Baccara - Sorry, I'm A Lady (1977, Vinyl) | Discogs
Sorry, I’m A Lady
BACCARA
The duo consisted of 2 Spanish flamenco artists. This was the pair’s second Top 10 hit in Britain and Europe.
195
The Ritchie Family - African Queens (1978, Vinyl) | Discogs
African Queens
THE RITCHIE FAMILY
A disco single celebrating the rulers Nefertiti, Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba.
194
The Mamas - Move.png
Move
THE MAMAS
This was selected as the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020. COVID-19 led to the annual event’s cancellation.
193
The Velvelettes - Classic Motown
A Bird In The Hand
(Is Worth Two In. The Bush)
THE VELVELETTES
A Motown girl group whose success was overshadowed by the more popular Supremes, Marvelettes and Martha & The Vandellas.
192
 The Marvelettes - The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (1967 ...
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
THE MARVELETTES
Smokey Robinson wrote and produced this song that in 1967 reached #2 on the Billboard Soul Chart.
191
Salt 'N' Pepa - Twist And Shout (1988, Vinyl) | Discogs
Twist And Shout
SALT -N- PEPA
A rap re-working of The Isley Brothers’ R&B classic.

CRITERIA:
Songs by groups or duos that only include female members and released in the Rock Era (i.e. since 1955).

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