THE 200 BEST SONGS OF THE YEAR 1979 A.D. 
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Caffé Latté presents: 200 GREATEST SONGS from 1979 As the 1970s drew to a close, pop music offered up some of the best tracks that showcased an array of genres. This was the last great hurrah for disco, spearheaded by Giorgio Moroder in the wake of Saturday Night Fever. Synth-pop was gaining momentum. Punk morphed with new wave. Sony launched the Walkman, making music more portable than ever before. Michael Jackson teamed up with producer Quincy Jones to take his solo career to a new level. Here are 200 examples of the great music released during the final 12 months of the Seventies…
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	ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John Recorded in 1977, issued 2 years later as part of the “Thom Bell Sessions’ E.P., where Elton John embraced the Philly Sound. A 2003 remix finally reached #1 in the UK and on the Billboard US Dance Chart.
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	BOAT ON THE RIVER Styx One of the singles lifted off the group’s ‘Corerstone’ LP following the #1 success of “Babe”.
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	COLD WIND BLOWING ACROSS MY HEART Night Group member Chris Thompson sang lead vocals on the Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s cover of “Blinded By The Light”.
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	EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU The Babys This British rock band featured John Waite on lead vocals. The single peaked at #13 in America and made the Canadian and Australian Top 10s.
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	ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2) Pink Floyd Written by group member Roger Waters for the British group’s ‘The Wall’ LP and rock opera. Unusually for the album-oriented band, the single reached #1 in America, Britain and several other countries around the planet.
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	KISS ME IN THE RAIN Barbra Streisand The second single lifted off the ‘Wet’ album. It made the US Top 40.  At this time, Barbra Streisand was in a relationship with John Peters. He famously went from being a hairdresser to a key player in movies and music.
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	THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge Chic’s Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers helmed the ‘We Are Family’ album project for Sister Sledge. This is a laid back funky track that was a UK chart hit years later.
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	LUCKY Donna Summer Another groundbreaking dance cut featured on the ‘Bad Girls’ double album. The music was composed by Giorgio Moroder for lyrics that were co-written by Donna Summer, her husband Bruce Sudano and 2 other contributors.
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	ALL NIGHT MAN Loose Change Female trio ‘s sole entry on the Billboard .Disco Chart. It was issued on the Casablanca label, which, in 1979, also boasted Donna Summer, Kiss, Village People and Cher.
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	DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW Abba European #1 single that also made the Top 10 in Britain and Australia. Features a lead vocal from Bjorn Ulvaeus.