BLACK SONGS MATTER #6. Continues tomorrow.

A Caffè Lattè tribute…

 

BLACK

SONGS

MATTER

Some remain iconic; some were a call to arms; while others imagined a world where prejudice and injustice ceased to exist. Here are 100 songs by black voices that are the soundtrack to the struggle that continues to this day for equality, respect and dignity. They serve to carry the message that Black Lives Matter.  

6

LIVING FOR THE CITY

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder’s music continued reflecting the concerns of the young adult, evidenced on “Living For The City” from his 1973 ‘Innervisions’ album. The track deals with the hardship and prejudice experienced by his black community.

 

 

CAFFE´ LATTE´

TOP 10 ALBUMS- OCT. 2020

 

                               1 

 

BLACK COUNTRY DISCO

   Tom Aspaul      4 2

2 FUN CITY Bright Light Bright Light      3 2

3 RÓISÍN MACHINE Róisín Murphy       NEW

4 IN A DREAM [E.P.] Troye Sivan      2 3

5 ALICIA Alicia Keys            8 2

6 TOMORROW IS WAITING [E.P.] The Mamas       NEW

7 ANGELHEADEDHIPSTER Various Artists            NEW

8 SUPERTONIC: MIXES Diana Ross      5 5

9 AT LAST Luke Evans      1 3

10 SPELL MY NAME Toni Braxton      6 3     

 

 

Caffé Latté

HOTTEST SONGS

this week

 

1. COLD

Leslie Odom Jr. & Sia      2 3

2. SECOND CHANCE

UK Shapeshifters ftg. Kimberly Davis      3 3

3. CAN’T PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF FATE

Stevie Wonder ftg. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika & Busta Rhymes       5 2

4. GOOD AT GOODBYES

Bright Light Bright Light ftg. Andy Bell      6 2

5. ALMOST HEAVEN

Isak Danielson      -> NEW      

6. MAGIC

Kylie Minogue      -> NEW      

7. I LOVE IT

Kylie Minogue      -> NEW      

8. ON THE ROAD AGAIN

First Aid Kit      8 2

9. CLOSE 2 ME

Tom Aspaul      4 3

10.     BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)

U2 featuring Elton John     1 5

 

 

Hear the Top 10 (plus additional new songs) on the Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3oRYS3HHlrsvIxmVhDRRGb?si=qitqnrk4SDO7HuZT4TQ7uw

spotify:playlist:3oRYS3HHlrsvIxmVhDRRGb

THE TIME CAPSULE: KIDS IN AMERICA. More retro tomorrow.

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KIDS IN AMERICA

Kim Wilde

    1981

U.K. - #2; U.S.A. - #25

 

Trivia:

"Kids In America" was written by Kim Wilde's brother and father Ricky and Marty Wilde respectively. Her sibling also produced the hit song.

 

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

 

 BLACK SONGS MATTER #7. Continues tomorrow.

A Caffè Lattè tribute…

 

BLACK

SONGS

MATTER

Some remain iconic; some were a call to arms; while others imagined a world where prejudice and injustice ceased to exist. Here are 100 songs by black voices that are the soundtrack to the struggle that continues to this day for equality, respect and dignity. They serve to carry the message that Black Lives Matter. 

 

7

MISSISSIPPI GODDAM

Nina Simone

When Nina Simone heard about the fatal shooting of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama that claimed the lives of 4 girls, her immediate reaction was to seek revenge. Her husband talked her out of it, suggesting she write a song about how she felt. “Mississippi Goddam” was Simone’s first civil rights composition and issued in 1964.

 

 

THE TIME CAPSULE: EVERY 1'S A WINNER. More retro tomorrow.

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EVERY 1’S A WINNER

Hot Chocolate

    1978

U.K. - #12; U.S.A. - #6

 

 

Trivia:

The Hot Chocolate hit "Every 1's A Winner" was penned by lead singer Errol Brown and produced by Mickie Most.

 

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