100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: HEROES. 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

1977

💥60 Heroes

David Bowie

As an artist, David Bowie was a chameleon, adopting new images such as Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke. His recordings reflected the different personas he occupied. Among the many standouts were: “Space Oddity”, “Starman”, “Golden Years” and “Fame”. In the mid-1970s, Bowie relocated to Berlin. At the time, the city was divided between the East and West. Brian Eno had just been overwhelmed by Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”. He and Bowie were working on the latter’s next album project. The Hansa recording studio was located close to the Berlin Wall. Despite the bleak and fortified atmosphere, Bowie and Eno created a modern love song. Bowie was inspired when he spotted his producer Tony Visconti kissing his secret girlfriend by the Wall. Their relationship was a secret because Visconti was married. The various session players recorded their parts separately. Visconti then spliced the best parts together. The last key component was Robert Fripp. His guitar part gave the song its special quality. Bowie’s lyrics and vocal added emotion to Eno’s cold and stark synth track. “Heroes” and its parent album of the same name gave the globe another reason to marvel at the artist’s talents. He would follow it with more treats, including “Ashes To Ashes”, “Fashion”, “Under Pressure” (with Queen) and “Absolute Beginners”.

1977-     I Feel Love

1976-     Dancing Queen

              Anarchy In The U.K.

              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