100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED. Continues tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1971

💥41 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gil Scott-Heron

The dawn of a new decade saw many shifts in politics and civil rights. The Vietnam War was raging. Various minority groups were demanding equality. These radical changes were reflected in the music of the time and sometimes led by some of these artists. Gil Scott-Heron’s spoken word poetry had been making inroads during 1970. He re-recorded his “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” the following year with a full band for his ‘Pieces Of A Man’ album. While some of the references contained within are now dated, his message has remained powerful. This was an African-American putting a line in the sand like never before. The Seventies was the era of Malcolm X, The Black Panthers, blaxploitation movies and the ‘Black Is Beautiful’ campaign; all celebrating difference rather than trying to appease white mainstream expectations. The track indirectly was an early precursor of rap and hip-hop.

1969-   Whole Lotta Love

1968-   Helter Skelter

             Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

             Folsom Prison Blues Live

1967-    Sunshine Of Your Love

             A Day In The Life

             Respect

             Light My Fire

            Venus In Furs
             Strawberry Fields Forever

1966-   Good Vibrations

            Tomorrow Never Knows

            Eight Miles High

1965-   The Sounds Of Silence

            My Generation

            Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

            (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

            I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

1964-  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

           You Really Got Me

           The House Of The Rising Sun

           Where Did Our Love Go

1963-  I Want To Hold Your Hand

           Blowin’ In The Wind

           Be My Baby

1962- Misirlou

1961- Crazy

1960- The Twist

          Cathy’s Clown

1959- There Goes My Baby

          What’d I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
1957- Great Balls Of Fire
          Jailhouse Rock

          You Send Me

          That’ll Be The Day

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 88