100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'. 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

1964

💥22 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers was a duo consisting of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. When the pair supported The Ronettes, Phil Spector was impressed. He signed The Righteous Brothers to his label. Spector wanted a special song to realize the potential he saw in the duo. He approached Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to create such a song. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” drew inspiration from The Four Tops’ hit “Baby I Need Your Loving”. When the new song was presented to Medley, he thought it would not suit him and Hatfield. The writers slowed the song down. In the studio, the male vocals were energized by Spector’s trademark Wall Of Sound. It had worked effectively on his girl group classics and now it was raising blue-eyed soul to new heights. After around 40 takes, the finished product clocked in at just under 4 minutes. Radio wanted songs that ran for about a minute less in order to fit in more advertising. Spector was asked to edit the track. He refused. Instead, he directed that the running time placed on the label be 3:05. By the times DJs worked out the deception, the single was on its way up the charts. It landed at the summit on both sides of the Atlantic. At the time, this was the longest #1 to top the US Hot 100. The single is the most played song on American radio with over 8 million plays.

1964-  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