100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: AUTOBAHN. 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

💥52 Autobahn

Kraftwerk

In the Sixties and early 1970s, a diverse group of musicians began incorporating the Moog synthesizer into their music. These acts included The Beatles, The Monkees, Stevie Wonder and Giorgio Moroder. In 1970, a group formed in Dusseldorf, Germany. Kraftwerk (German for ‘power station’) emerged as other groups, such as Can and Tangerine Dream, were sprouting in the country’s music scene. In 1974, the ‘Autobahn’ album was unleashed. That LP featured a 22+ minute version of the song. Sounds of the ignition, horns, passing traffic were fused with the new possibilities offered by the synthesizer. Kraftwerk sounded machine-made. The cold and robotic soundscape somehow managed to make the mundane (like, for exanple, a road trip) sound thrilling. In 1975, the lengthy album track was trimmed down to a more radio-friendly 3-minute edit. Issued as a single, the disc – one of the most unlikely Top 40 hits- charted in Britain, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Kraftwerk opened music to new sounds. Synth-pop owes a huge debt to the group who continued inspiring other musicians with tracks like “The Model” and “Computer Love”. Among the acts influenced by Kraftwerk are: David Bowie, Eurythmics, New Order, Depeche Mode, Devo and Ultravox.

1975-     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