Tuesday, May 31, 2016

SECRET GUILTY PLEASURES This update: #80-76. Continues tomorrow.

THE CAFFE` LATTE` 100
SECRET
GUILTY PLEASURES
They are the songs you don’t admit that you like, but… close all the windows & doors and enjoy these 100 secret guilty pleasures!
80
HOOKED ON A FEELING
Blue Swede (1974)
The Swedish group Blue Swede's remake of "Hooked On A Feeling" featured an irresistible "ooga chaka" chant and flew to #1.
79
SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT
Corey Hart (1984)
78
LIFE AT THE OUTPOST
Skatt Brothers (1980)
77
DON'T TOUCH ME THERE
The Tubes (1976)
76
ROCKET TO URANUS
Vengaboys & Perez Hilton (2010)
Filled with a play on words about Uranus, this camp song is hilarious! The suggestive content is amped up for the music video.

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Monday, May 30, 2016

100 SECRET GUILTY PLEASURES Pt. 4: #85--81. Continues tomorrow.
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THE CAFFE` LATTE` 100
SECRET
GUILTY PLEASURES
They are the songs you don’t admit that you like, but… close all the windows & doors and enjoy these 100 secret guilty pleasures!
85
I WANNA BE A COWBOY
Boys Don't Cry (1986)
84
PUPPY LOVE
Donny Osmond (1972)
83
CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING
REO Speedwagon (1984)
The band goes to ridiculous lengths using words that rhyme with "anymore" in the chorus.
82
MONEY HONEY
Bay City Rollers (1976)
81
MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
Air Supply (1983)
Meat Loaf 's writer / producer Jim Steinman gives a power ballad to Air Supply.
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Sunday, May 29, 2016

61 YEARS OF THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST. This update: 2016.
A review of the 10 best performances among this year's entries. 
This blogger was fortunate enough to be in Stockholm & then travelling through Europe during May, hence the post being late.
61
YEARS OF THE
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
(1956-2016)
2016
THE CAFFE` LATTE` PICKS:
1ST YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
Sergey Lazarev
 [Russia]

2ND HEAR THEM CALLING Greta Salóme
[Iceland]
3RD NO DEGREE OF SEPARATION Francesca Michielin
 [Italy]
4TH LOIN D’ICI Zoë
[Austria]
5th PLAY Juri Pootsmann
[Estonia]
6th J’AI CHERCHE` Amir
[France]
7th COLOUR OF YOUR LIFE Michael Szpak
[Poland]
8th HEARTBEAT  Justs
[Latvia]
9th SLOW DOWN Douwe Bob 
[Netherlands]
10th I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS NIGHT Donny Montell
[Lithuania]

EUROVISION WINNER:
1944 Jamala
[Ukraine]
CAFFE` LATTE` LEADERBOARD:

#
COUNTRY
1st 
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6
7
8
9
10
1
SWEDEN
9
9
4

3

1
2


2
U.K.
6
6
1
1
2
1
2

2

3
FRANCE
6
5
2
5
1
3

2
2
1
4
NORWAY
6
1
1
3
1
1



4
5
LUXEMBOURG
4
2
2
4






6
SWITZERLAND
4
2

4
2
2
1



8
ITALY
3
4
8
3
2




1
7
BELGIUM
3
4
2
1

1

2

1
9
NETHERLANDS
2
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
3

10
ISRAEL
2
3
2
1
5

1
1

1
11
SPAIN
2
1
4
2
4


1
1

12
GREECE
2
1
2
1
1
1



1
13
AUSTRIA
2
1

2
2
2

1


14
SLOVENIA
2

2

1
3




15
GERMANY
1
5
4
2
2

1


2
18
ICELAND
1
2
3

1


1


16
DENMARK
1
1
3
3
1

2

2
1
17
FINLAND
1
1
3

1


1
1

19
CYPRUS
1
1
1
1

1
2
1


34
RUSSIA
1

1



1

1
1
20
TURKEY
1


1
2

1

1

21
SAN MARINO
1



1





22
UKRAINE

2


1

1



23
MONACO

1
3
1





1
24
IRELAND

1
1
2
2

2

1

25
CROATIA

1
1
1


1

1

26
YUGOSLAVIA

1
1

2





29
ESTONIA

1
1

1
1


1

27
BOSNIA- HERZEG…

1

2
1

1
1
1

28
AZERBAIJAN

1


1


2


30
PORTUGAL


2





1

31
SERBIA --


1
2

1




32
MALTA


1
1
2


2
2
2
33
POLAND


1

1

1

1
1
35
MONTENEGRO--



1

2


1

36
BELARUS



1

1
1



37
LATVIA



1



3


38
ARMENIA



1



1
1


AUSTRALIA



1






39
MOLDOVA




1

1


1
40
ROMANIA




1


1

2

ANDORRA





1





F.Y.R. MACEDONIA





1





HUNGARY






2

1
2

ALBANIA






1




LITHUANIA







1

2

SLOVAKIA








1


























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