100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: GLORIA. Continues tomorrow.

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

1975

💥55 Gloria

Patti Smith

Punk Rock’s roots go back to the garage bands and groups such as The Stooges and MC5. Other stepping stones included The Velvet Underground and The New York Dolls. This was against the backdrop of corporate rock. Stadiums were packed by affluent 'celebrity' rockers. Recording and production techniques had reached a level of perfection that had been hitherto implausible. While acts such as Steely Dan, Toto and Eagles were elevated, an undercurrent of a new breed of performers was brewing. In this context, Patti Smith emerged. Her debut album ‘Horses’ arrived in November 1975. Its opening track was a medley of “in Excelsis Deo” and a cover of Van Morrison’s composition (originally recorded with the group Them) “Gloria”. Right from the start, Smith established that she would not be restrained by convention. The track begins with her now infamous intro: “Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine”. The remainder of the song has a woman going where no previous female rocker had dared to go. There’s an intense power and sexual energy in her delivery. Smith inspired other musicians: both male and female. Her fusion of poetry and rock music built on what Bob Dylan had achieved in the previous decade. She is remembered as “The Godmother Of Punk”.

1975-     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