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TOP 10 ALBUMS – MARCH 2018

1  MAN OF THE WOODS

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 

1 2

2 A BRAND NEW ME Aretha Franklin & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra      2 5

3 A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra       3 5

4 MANHATTAN Kyle Bielfield      6 2

5 THE MUSIC... THE MEM'RIES... THE MAGIC! Barbra Streisand      7 3

6 THE THRILL OF IT ALL Sam Smith      5 5

7 I HEAR A SONG Dami Im      NEW 

8 ABBA GOLD Abba      NEW

9 MORE ABBA GOLD Abba      NEW
10 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac      9 10

The Caffe` Latte` Top 10 Tracks this week

1 Party Voice JESSICA ANDERSSON 1wk                                                            2 3

2 Every Single Day FELIX SANDMAN                                                      3 3

3 Done For Me CHARLIE PUTH ftg. KEHLANI                                                          4 2

4 One Together DAVID LINDGREN                                                          5 2

5 Rain THE SCRIPT                                                      1 4

6 Flames DAVID GUETTA ftg. SIA                                                        NEW

7 More Than Friends JAMES HYPE! & KELLI-LEIGH                                                    9 2

8 Long As I Live TONI BRAXTON                                                         NEW

9 In My Cabana MARGARET                                                          NEW

10 Higher Higher JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE                                                               8 7

Hear this week's Top 10 songs (& more hot tracks) as well as other special playlists on spotify:

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200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #76: SHIRLEY BASSEY. Continues after Eurovision.

The Caffé Latté

200

FAVOURITE

MUSIC ACTS

#76 

SHIRLEY BASSEY

Shirley Bassey was born in 1937 in Cardiff, Wales to a Nigerian father and English mother. She broke through as a singer in the mid-50s. Her profile was raised further in 1964 when she recorded the title song for the James Bond film 'Goldfinger'. She would record 2 more for the 007 franchise: "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1972 and "Moonraker" 7 years later. 

Among her other signature songs are "Big Spender", "Never, Never, Never", "Disco La Passione" (with Chris Rea) and "History Repeating". She was made a Dame in 2000. Bassey continues performing and recording to this day.

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77 DAFT PUNK   

78 PAT BENATAR    79 LENNY KRAVITZ      80 ROXETTE    81 CHIC     82 MARK RONSON

83 JIMMY SOMERVILLE  84 GIORGIO MORODER    85 THE BLACK EYED PEAS   

86 ALCAZAR   87 INDIA,ARIE     88 LIONEL RICHIE      89 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD    90 STING

91 KATE CEBERANO    92 DANNY SAUCEDO      93 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN     

94 ROD STEWART       95 MARY J. BLIGE    96 SANTANA    97 CARLY SIMON

98 EMINEM       99 TAMMI TERRELL    100 FRANK SINATRA    101 JENNIFER HUDSON    

102 BEACH BOYS    103 CHAKA KHAN    104 JOE JACKSON       105 MIKA                              

106 CHRISTINA AGUILERA      107 DAVID GUETTA      108 DESTINY’S CHILD

109 JAMIROQUAI      110 ALISON MOYET      111 LED ZEPPELIN      112 STEVE WINWOOD

113 COMMODORES      114 COLDPLAY      115 SIMPLY RED      116 ONE DIRECTION

117 CAROLE KING      118 R. KELLY      119 EMELI SANDE`      120 QUINCY JONES

121 LADY GAGA      122 ELVIS COSTELLO      123 RAY CHARLES      124 ED SHEERAN

125 NATALIE COLE     126 SMOKEY ROBINSON     127 KANYE WEST     128 ELVIS PRESLEY

129 ERIC BENET      130 SAM SMITH      131 JAMES TAYLOR      132 STEELY DAN

133 IKE & TINA TURNER      134 DES’REE      135 ACE OF BASE      136 VAN MORRISON

137 SAM COOKE      138 THE DOORS      139 AMY WINEHOUSE      140 PHARRELL

141 GEORGE BENSON      142 MINNIE RIPERTON       143 VILLAGE PEOPLE

144 CURTIS MAYFIELD      145 FOREIGNER      146 EURYTHMICS      147 TOTO

148 BARRY WHITE      149 CARL RISELEY      150 TONI BRAXTON     151 NEIL DIAMOND

152 HALL & OATES     153 LUTHER VANDROSS     154 ERIC CLAPTON     155 THE O’JAYS

156 RUMER      157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE      158 LITTLE RICHARD

159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES      160 CHRIS ISAAK

161 MICHAEL McDONALD      162 GLORIA GAYNOR      163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS

164 BEN E. KING     165 MEAT LOAF     166 JAMES REYNE     167 JOAN ARMATRADING

168 SADE    169 A-HA    170 GLEN CAMPBELL    171 DIRE STRAITS    172 COLD CHISEL

173 LINDA RONSTADT      174 ANTHONY CALLEA      175 LISA STANSFIELD

176 EN VOGUE      177 MICHAEL BUBLE`      178 TRACY CHAPMAN      179 DRAGON

180 OLETA ADAMS      181 LITTLE RIVER BAND      182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR

183 THE RONETTES      184 CERRONE      185 MODELS      186 SCISSOR SISTERS

187 DARREN HAYES      188 PETULA CLARK      189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS

190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY      191 ART GARFUNKEL      192 THE REELS

193 JANIS IAN      194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG      195 S CLUB 7      196 CHARLIE PUTH

197 THE MARVELETTES      198 ICEHOUSE      199 LEO SAYER      200 LIZA MINNELLI

ESC PREVIEW Today: #35- LITHUANIA.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

35.

LITHUANIA

WHEN WE’RE OLD

Ieva Zasimauskaite

Lithuania first appeared at Eurovision in 1994. Its best result so far is the #6 placing earned in 2006. Ieva Zasimauskaite will have to work hard to make the ballad "When We're Old"stand out during Semi-Final 1. While the song is pleasant, a lot will rest on her performance. It could improve with repeated listens.

36 MALTA

37 RUSSIA

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFW

200 SONGS WITH THE BEST LYRICS. This post: #6: STAN. Continues: next week

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

200 SONGS

WITH THE

BEST LYRICS

of all-time.

#6

STAN

 “…Come to think about it,

his name was...

it was you. 

Damn!”

Eminem's "Stan" has 2 protagonists: himself as Slim Shady and an obsessed fan named Stan. The 2 correspond via letters. By the song's end, the rapper realizes that the fan has killed his pregnant girlfriend and himself. 

It is a disturbing and violent song. The plot twists and builds to its shocking conclusion. Eminem co-wrote it with Paul Herman and includes a sample of Dido's "Thank You".  The track was included on his 2000 album 'The Marshall Mathers LP'.

As new songs are covered on this blog, a definitive version will be added to a spotify playlist. Find it and the other Caffé Latté playlists at:

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https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv

ESC PREVIEW Today: #36- MALTA.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

36.

MALTA

TABOO

Christabelle

Malta first participated at Eurovision in 1971 and has yet to taste victory. The nation has come close: finishing 2nd in 2002 and 2005. This year, Christabelle will perform "Taboo" which is a good song, but lacks any memorable impact. With a strong delivery, the song could make it to the Grand Final from the Second Semi.

37 RUSSIA

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2?si=XiLET1zpTlabrf3yAVNfiw

200 SONGS WITH THE BEST LYRICS. This post: #7: THE SOUND OF SILENCE. Continues: tomorrow.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

200 SONGS

WITH THE

BEST LYRICS

of all-time.

#7

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

 “…People talking

without speaking,

people hearing

without listening…”

Paul Simon penned "The Sound Of Silence" (aka "The Sounds Of Silence") for the 1964 album 'Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'. The acoustic folk rock song was re-recorded as the title track for a Simon & Garfunkel album issued 2 years later.

Its lyrics describe the state of society at the time. It deals with the shallow and sterile relations between individuals. The verses still resonate to this day.

As new songs are covered on this blog, a definitive version will be added to a spotify playlist. Find it and the other Caffé Latté playlists at:

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https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv

ESC PREVIEW Today: #37- RUSSIA.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

37.

RUSSIA

I WON’T BREAK

Julia Samoylova

Russia returns to Eurovision this year after it withdrew in 2017. Julia Samoylova had also been selected to represent the mighty nation last year. Unfortunately, her 2018 entry "I Won't Break" is not as good as "Flame Is Burning". 

Despite its weaker song, Russia is a safe bet to progress from Semi-Final 2 and into the Grand Final. This is a far cry from the breathtaking (and best of 2016) presentation of "You Are The Only One". Russia first participated at Eurovision in 1994 and won in 2008.

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2?si=XiLET1zpTlabrf3yAVNfiw

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