100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. 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

1975

💥54 Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen

Today, Queen are one of the major groups in rock music’s pantheon. Back in 1975, they had not had a significant impact on the charts. The group’s sound was more in a heavy rock vein than crossover pop. The idea behind “Bohemian Rhapsody” had been on Freddie Mercury’s mind for years. It finally came together while the band was recording its ‘A Night At The Opera’ album. Kudos to Mercury for managing to make his vision into a reality. The final product was a lengthy song that switched genres, sounding like nothing that had come before. Queen had discarded the rule book. The single began with an a cappella intro before seamlessly moving in and out of genres such as opera, glam, heavy metal, prog and art rock. Queen co-produced the track with Roy Thomas Baker. The finished product was a 6-minute epic rock opera. Queen insisted that the track should be released as a single in its full version. The record label warned the group that radio would not play a song as lengthy as “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Queen persisted. The label conceded defeat as the unique single defied all the odds and reached #1 in Britain, some European territories, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. There’s never been a hit single like it, and it’s unlikely that we will see another of its ilk in the future. Credit must be given to the music video created for the single. The trailblazing promo ushered in a new age that would sprout in the 1980s with MTV.   

1975-     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