Tuesday, October 15, 2024

THE SINGER/SONGWRITER ERA'S ESSENTIAL 60. This post:: #40-31. More: tomorrow.

A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

THE 60 ESSENTIAL

🎼INGER /

🎼ONGWRITERS

OF THE 1970s

🎶

 

Musicians such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles helped usher in an era in the early 1970s when performers that composed their own songs flourished. This countdown looks back on 60 of the most influential and integral. They affected popular music then and created a body of work that has stood the test of time. Songs cited are prime examples of each singer/songwriter’s talent.

 

40 LEON RUSSELL A Song For You

39 JANIS IAN  Jesse

38 GILBERT O’SULLIVAN Alone Again (Naturally)

37 HARRY CHAPIN Cat’s In The Cradle

36 GORDON LIGHTFOOT If You Could Read My Mind

35 BILLY PRESTON Nothing From Nothing

34 LAURA NYRO Stoney End

33 JACKSON BROWNE Running On Empty

32 JOAN ARMATRADINGShow Some Emotion

31 JIM CROCE I’ll Have To Say I love You In A Song

 

<<<THE TME CAPSULE<<<

D.I.S.C.O.

Ottawan

1979

U.K. - #2

 

Trivia:

Ottawan formed in Paris, France. "D.I.S.C.O." reached number one for the group on the Norwegian and Dutch charts.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track. A new song is added every day!

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eoIqbxYY8Ci1EGpc6e1QM?si=128e68c4eac14db9

 


Caffè Lattè presents:

The

Weekly

 SPOTIFY

 PLAYLIST

Every weekend, Caffè Lattè compiles the best new music, some retro & an hour of The Black Roots: R&B / Soul.

Like it on Spotify and find the updated playlist each week in the same place.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aHVcWWm5ThHFm8KW5S9eC?si=2b6cdce835ad4b34


This week:

- DURAN DURAN cover an ELO song

- CHER out of the vaults

LATEST RELEASES from:

- THE KID LAROI

- LEON BRIDGES

 - RÜFÜS DU SOL

-LOREEN

- OLLY ALEXANDER (YEARS & YEARS)

- ISAK DANIELSON

- SAMANTHA JADE

 and more!

Retro from:

U2. Queen + others

plus R&B/ Soul gems from:

The Spinners; Donna Summer; The O’Jays; Tavares; Roberta Flack & more!

 


A Caffè Lattè Spotlight on:

 

THE 100 ESSENTIAL

MUSCLE SHOALS

SONGS

commences tomorrow!



Monday, October 14, 2024

 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SONGS (Conclusion).

Caffè Lattè  

AROUND THE WORLD

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IN 80 SONGS

In the Jules Verne literary classic, Phileas Fogg’s wager involved going around the world in 80 days. Caffè Lattè has compiled a playlist that explores the globe, stopping off at various locations, using 80 songs.

NOTE: Some songs have been recorded by numerous performers and the best version is cited here.

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AROUND THE WORLD Daft Punk

FROM ST. KILDA TO KINGS CROSS Paul Kelly

DOWN UNDER Men At Work

HONG KONG GARDEN Siouxsie & The Banshees

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head

LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes

GOODNIGHT SAIGON Billy Joel

WALKING ON THE CHINESE WALL Philip Bailey

KASHMIR Led Zeppelin

AFRICA Toto

MARRAKESH EXPRESS Crosby, Stills & Nash

TEA IN THE SAHARA The Police

NIGHTS OVER EGYPT The Jones Girls

NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO Madness

JERICHO Sister Rosetta Tharpe

JERUSALEM Don McLean

THE LEBANON The Human League

ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE)

They Might Be Giants

STAR OF MYKONOS Katja Ebstein

JUKEBOX IN SIBERIA Skyhooks

MOSCOW Genghis Khan

VIENNA Ultravox

BUDAPEST George Ezra

WHEN IN ROME (I DO AS THE ROMANS DO)

Barbra Streisand

JUST LIKE BELGIUM Elton John

BARCELONA

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé

TOLEDO Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

WE’RE GOING TO IBIZA Vengaboys

LOST IN FRANCE Bonnie Tyler

TWIST À SAINT-TROPEZ Telex

LES CHAMPS-ELYSÉES Joe Dassin

FROM PARIS TO BERLIN Infernal

LAST TRAIN TO LONDON

Electric Light Orchestra

(I DON’T WANT TO GO TO) CHELSEA

Elvis Costello

FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY

Gerry & The Pacemakers

GOING DOWN TO LIVERPOOL The Bangles

BELFAST CHILD Simple Minds

GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

MULL OF KINTYRE Wings

TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY Gene Pitney

MONTREAL Ocean LeClair

NIAGARA Barbra Streisand

ALASKA Jewel

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver

VIVA LAS VEGAS Elvis Presley

SAN FRANCISCO (YOU’VE GOT ME)

Village People

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS Bob Seger

MALIBU Miley Cyrus

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE

Dionne Warwick

BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell

MEXICO James Taylor

EL PASO Marty Robbins

GALVESTON Glen Campbell

TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA

Gene Pitney

KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison

WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell

TENNESSEE Arrested Development

JACKSON Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner

GRACELAND Paul Simon

WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA

Gladys Knight & The Pips

MIAMI Will Smith

WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS Fats Domino

CHICAGO Frank Sinatra

ALLENTOWN Billy Joel

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Elton John

MASSACHUSETTS Bee Gees

ATLANTIC CITY Bruce Springsteen

ON BROADWAY The Drifters

THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Frank Sinatra

BUENOS AIRES Madonna

BRAZIL The Ritchie Family

ORINOCO FLOW (SAIL AWAY) Enya

CUBA Gibson Brothers

KINGSTON TOWN UB40

BARBADOS Typically Tropical

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HAPPY HAWAII ABBA

GREAT SOUTHERN LAND Icehouse

I STILL CALL AUSTRALA HOME Peter Allen



THE SINGER/SONGWRITER ERA'S ESSENTIAL 60. This post:: #50-41. More: tomorrow.

A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

THE 60 ESSENTIAL

🎼INGER /

🎼ONGWRITERS

OF THE 1970s

🎶

 

Musicians such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles helped usher in an era in the early 1970s when performers that composed their own songs flourished. This countdown looks back on 60 of the most influential and integral. They affected popular music then and created a body of work that has stood the test of time. Songs cited are prime examples of each singer/songwriter’s talent.


50 NEIL SEDAKA Bad Blood

49 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

         Help Me Make It Through The Night

48 LEONARD COHEN Famous Blue Raincoat

47 LEO SAYER Moonlighting

46 PETER FRAMPTON Show Me The Way

45 CHRISTOPHER CROSS Never Be The Same

44 DAN FOGELBERG Longer

43 JOAN BAEZ Diamonds And Rust

42 JOE JACKSON It’s Different For Girls

41 TOM PETTY Refugee

 Joan Baez playing on stage in a Hamburg TV studio, 1973