100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: STAYIN' ALIVE. 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…

Check out the playlist on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1j1WNc1Txp4Loh4txnqu7S?si=01aa2a187ada4e3d

100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1977

💥61 Stayin’ Alive

Bee Gees

Disco had already spawned countless hit songs by 1977. Donna Summer led the pack, followed by acts such as KC & The Sunshine Band, Boney M, Village People and Gloria Gaynor. Dance songs were ubiquitous, but the trend was losing momentum. The Bee Gees were asked to write some songs for a movie that tapped into the popularity of the discotheque. As ‘Saturday Night Fever’ was readied for its premiere, concerns were raised that the film was coming out too late: disco was on the way out. The film starred rising star John Travolta. The Bee Gees’ songs were released, starting with the ballad “How Deep Is Your Love”. The soundtrack was packed with other floorfillers such as “More Than A Woman”  (Tavares), “Boogie Shoes (KC & The Sunshine Band) and “Disco Inferno (The Trammps). Older Bee Gees songs such as “Jive Talkin’” and “You Should Be Dancing” were also added. The release of the single “Stayin’ Alive” propelled the soundtrack to record-breaking sales. Featured in the movie's opening scene, it created an indelible moment with Travolta making his way down the street as if on the dancefloor, Around the world, the single topped charts. Its success rebooted the trio's fortunes. The trend was reversed. Not only did disco regain its popularity, but it struck back with even greater force. The result was an unprecedented proliferation of disco. The Bee Gees would not only dominate the charts with their own hits (“Night Fever”, “Love You, Inside Out”and “Tragedy”), but the Gibb brothers would create several hits for others. These included: “If I Can’t Have You” (Yvonne Elliman), “Shadow Dancing” (Andy Gibb) and “Emotion” (Samantha Sang). Suddenly, the most unlikely acts were recording disco songs, including Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and Dolly Parton. The inevitable disco backlash was largely and unfairly aimed at The Bee Gees in the early 1980s. Undeterred, the Gibb brothers wrote and produced hit albums for the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick and the Kenny Rogers- Dolly Parton duet “Islands In The Stream”. Fickle audiences eventually welcomed the trio back with its own music too.

1977-     Heroes

               I Feel Love

1976-     Dancing Queen

              Anarchy In The U.K.

              Blitzkrieg Bop

1975-     Gloria

              Bohemian Rhapsody

              Love To Love You Baby

              Autobahn

              No Woman, No Cry Live

1973-     Personality Crisis

              Living For the City

              Time

              Soul Makossa

1972-    I Am Woman

1971-    American Pie

              Imagine

             Theme From ‘Shaft’

             What’s Going On

             The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

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