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Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1976

💥57 Anarchy In The U.K.

The Sex Pistols

The arrival of The Sex Pistols was as subtle as an atomic bomb. Punk and New Wave had started to flex its creative muscle. Here was a group that not only defied convention, but trashed all that came before it. Debut single “Anarchy In The U.K.” was a definite line in the sand. The venom in Johnny Rotten’s lyrics and lead vocal staked the band’s place in music history. What followed was not only controversy, but a radical shift. EMI unleashed the disc and sales were rising when the label decided to surrender to public outrage. The disc was pulled. EMI dropped the group. The Pistols signed with A&M. This lasted around a week. Virgin Records signed the band next. Around this time, the album ‘Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols’ came out. Follow-up single “God Save The Queen” attracted more publicity and sales. Its release was timely, as Elizabeth II was celebrating her Silver Jubilee. The single reached #1 (although some UK charts refused to acknowledge this). Notoriety and infamy only served to attract more fans to the new attitude. The Pistols invited anyone to form a group, regardless of any vocal or musical ability. Music has never been the same since.  

1976-     Blitzkrieg Bop

1975-     Gloria

              Bohemian Rhapsody

              Love To Love You Baby

              Autobahn

              No Woman, No Cry Live

1973-     Personality Crisis

              Living For the City

              Time

              Soul Makossa

1972-    I Am Woman

1971-    American Pie

              Imagine

             Theme From ‘Shaft’

             What’s Going On

             The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

1969-   Whole Lotta Love

1968-   Helter Skelter

            Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

            Folsom Prison Blues Live

1967-   Sunshine Of Your Love

             A Day In The Life

             Respect

             Light My Fire

            Venus In Furs
             Strawberry Fields Forever

1966-   Good Vibrations

            Tomorrow Never Knows

            Eight Miles High

1965-   The Sounds Of Silence

            My Generation

            Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

            (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

            I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

1964-  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

           You Really Got Me

           The House Of The Rising Sun

           Where Did Our Love Go

1963-  I Want To Hold Your Hand

           Blowin’ In The Wind

           Be My Baby

1962- Misirlou

1961- Crazy

1960- The Twist

          Cathy’s Clown

1959- There Goes My Baby

          What’d I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
1957- Great Balls Of Fire
          Jailhouse Rock

          You Send Me

          That’ll Be The Day

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 88