happy new year
With 2020 behind us, let’s all help each other to have a better year in 2021.
Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 31, 2020
THE TIME CAPSULE: YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW. More retro tomorrow.
<<<THE TIME CAPSULE<<<
YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW
The Stylistics
1974
U.K. - #2; U.S.A. - #2
Trivia:
“You Make Me Feel Brand New” was produced by Thom Bell. He co-wrote the love song with Linda Creed.The Stylistics' original features a lush lead vocal by Russell Thompkins Jr.
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
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
CAFFE´ LATTE´
TOP 10 ALBUMS- DEC. 2020
1
DISCO
Kylie Minogue 1 2
2 JEWEL BOX Elton John NEW
3 LOVE GOES Sam Smith 4 2
4 WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS Steps 3 2
5 LIVE AROUND THE WORLD Queen + Adam Lambert 2 2
6 THE MAKARRATA PROJECT Midnight Oil NEW
7 CLASSIC DIAMONDS Neil Diamond
& The London Symphony Orchestra NEW
8 INFINITE THINGS Paloma Faith 5 2
9 APART TOGETHER Tim Minchin NEW
10 CHILD IN REVERSE Kate Miller-Heidke NEW
THE TOP 100 SONGS OF 2020. This post: #60-51. Continues next week.
2020
2020 won’t go down as one of the best years, but it did provide us with some great music to help get us through lockdowns, self-isolation and quarantine. Here are Caffè Lattè’s 100 of the best from 2020…
60
BAD
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight released a new album in 2020. ‘Exodus’ contained the soulful track “Bad”.
59
GRAND ILLUSION [Le Flex Poolside Mix]
Donna Summer
To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of ‘The Wanderer’ album, some of its tracks were remixed for a re-issue of Donna Summer’s 1980 LP. “Grand Illusion” was one of the songs given a makeover.
58
PUSHING STARS
Jordan-Ravi
Jordan-Ravi’s “Pushing Stars” competed in the Australian national selections for Eurovision 2020.
57
OVER NOW
Calvin Harris & The Weeknd
Scottish DJ/ producer Calvin Harris teamed up with Canadian musician The Weeknd for a collaboration entitled “Over Now”.
56
MOVE
The Mamas
Sweden selected “Move” to represent the country at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. Sadly, The Mamas will never know how well the song would have fared as the ESC was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will, however, compete again for the opportunity in 2021.
55
LOST IN YESTERDAY
Tame Impala
Australian group Tame Impala dropped a new album during 2020. “Lost In Yesterday” was featured on ‘The Slow Rush’.
54
THINK ABOUT THINGS
Dadi Freyr
We will never know for certain, but “Think About Things” by Dadi Freyr might have given Iceland its first ever Eurovision victory in 2020. Freyr will be representing his country in the 2021 ESC, to be held in Rotterdam.
53
CLOSE TO ME
Tom Aspaul
British singer/ songwriter Tom Aspaul issued his debut album ‘Black Country Disco’ during 2020 on which “Close To Me” is a standout track.
52
TRUTH HURTS
Lizzo
Although initially released in 2017, “Truth Hurts” eventually became a chart hit in 2019-20. The song reached #1 in America.
51
I USED TO BE COOL
Bright Light Bright Light
Welsh musician Bright Light Bright Light is based in New York City. His ‘Fun City’ contained this lead single: “I Used To Be Cool”.
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