ESSENTIAL EURO-POP SONGS OF THE 1970s & 80s.  Today: #50-41. More: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents…

 

THE 100 ESSENTIAL

EURO-POP

SONGS of the ‘70s & ‘80s

Kick-started with Los Bravos in 1966, Euro-Pop began to impact the pop charts in the 1970s. The sound of this genre was mainly developed by acts in countries like The Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and Germany and was incorporated in some British hits. The momentum continued in the 1980s, leading the way for acts such as Roxette, Ace Of Base, Snap! and Steps in the 1990s.

 

50 VOULEZ-VOUS ABBA

49 ANGELO Brotherhood Of Man

48 DADA DA I DON’T LOVE YOU YOU DON’T LOVE ME Trio

47 MAKING YOUR MIND UP Bucks Fizz

46 MOSCOW Genghis Khan

45 SUPER TROUPER ABBA

44 SUNNY Boney M.

43 ENDLESS ROAD Time Bandits

42 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Roxette

41 LADY BUMP Penny McLean

Hear the songs as the countdown continues on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47LGJZY50kmeFzsI7c0wg3?si=584db69f716b4fea&pt=ce54d8398343134d8a38bacb4168e183

 

 

 

 

 

Eurovision 2024

UPDATE

MAY 7

Countries have shifted once again and a strong contender is back in the Top 3.

THE FAVOURITES:

1^st 

^CROATIA

2^nd

 

^SWITZERLAND

3^rd

 

^ITALY

 

Ukraine moves down to 4th and the Netherlands remains in 5th place. 

The Semi-Finals begin this week!

Hear all of the songs here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3C0OaLewMqXYTdOwW4ZEyl?si=b738963f2a82412c

 

 RESULTS ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!

EUROVISION

2024

SEMI - FINAL 1 QUALIFIERS

PREDICTIONS

May 7^th, 2024.

Televotes during Semi-Final 1 will determine which countries will progress into the Grand Final. The 10 highest scorers will succeed, while the lowest 5 will be culled. In the table below, the first column are the predicted entries to progress to the Grand Final based on merit. The second column on the far right indicates the countries most likely to qualify. Countries are listed in order of their performance during the Semi-Final. Green signifies qualification. Red represents those that may not.

1	CYPRUS
2	SERBIA
3	LITHUANIA
4	IRELAND
5	UKRAINE
6	POLAND
7	CROATIA
8	ICELAND
9	SLOVENIA
10	FINLAND
11	MOLDOVA
12	AZERBAIJAN
13	AUSTRALIA
14	PORTUGAL
15	LUXEMBOURG

<<<THE T⏳ME CAPSULE<<<

SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR

The Byrds

1967     

U.S.A. - #29

Trivia:

The Byrds track "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star" features the sound of screaming females. This was recorded at one of the shows on the group's UK tour in 1965.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0?si=BYCiWGK3QRim_FaIIkAIdg

spotify:playlist:1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0

MORE RETRO EVERY DAY

Check back here for all the latest on this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

 

Eurovision 2024

UPDATE

Semi-Finals begin THIS WEEK- May 7 & 10 

(Australian Eastern Time)

THE SEMI FINALS RUNNING ORDER:

 

SEMI-FINAL 1

CYPRUS

SERBIA

LITHUANIA

IRELAND

UNITED KINGDOM

UKRAINE

POLAND

CROATIA

ICELAND

GERMANY

SLOVENIA

FINLAND

MOLDOVA

SWEDEN

AZERBAIJAN

AUSTRALIA

PORTUGAL

LUXEMBOURG

 

SEMI-FINAL 2

MALTA

ALBANIA

GREECE

SWITZERLAND

CZECHIA

FRANCE

AUSTRIA

DENMARK

ARMENIA

LATVIA

SPAIN

SAN MARINO

GEORGIA

BELGIUM

ESTONIA

ITALY

ISRAEL

NORWAY

NETHERLANDS

 

* Note: The pre-qualified countries will still perform their respective entry during the Semis.

 

Caffè Lattè presents:

IN MEMORIAM

A Spotify Playlist

2024

 

-A tribute to the music acts we have lost during this year-

Includes Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra); Duane Eddy; Mike Pinder (Moody Blues); Arthur Tavares (Tavares); Clarence "Frogman" Henry; Chris Cross (Ultravox); Steve Harley; Eric Carmen; Karl Wallinger (World Party); Henry Fambrough (The Spinners); Toby Keith; Melanie; Marlena Shaw; Mary Weiss (The Shangri-Las), David Soul and Bill Hayes. 

 

 

 

 

Spotify playlist (regularly updated):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LkWOOB6ymJn87NF0FDtVj?si=1eafc6784a2744d2