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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

1984

💥77 Like A Virgin

Madonna

Madonna first charted in 1982, but it was two years later that she became a household name. The song that propelled her into the pop stratosphere was “Like A Virgin”. Few singers would have dared to release a song with that title. Fewer still could get away with lyrics like “touched for the very first time” while cavorting on a Venetian gondola in the accompanying music video. The brash and brazen performer harnessed the controversy she attracted and made the publicity suit her needs. She would adopt the same strategy time and time again, each time further entrenching herself in the record books and among popular culture’s most recognizable personalities. Unlike many women before her, Madonna had an agenda and was always in control. She sparked outrage but turned it back onto her detractors. “Like A Virgin” was produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic fame. This was Madonna’s first international smash. The single reached #1 in America, Europe, Canada and Australia. In Britain, the disc peaked at #3. Since this first taste of success, Madonna has managed to embrace emerging new trends in music or innovative collaborators and never been afraid to re-invent herself. Among her most interesting releases are the singles “Ray Of Light”, “Music”, “What It Feels Like For A Girl” and “Vogue”.

1983-       Blue Monday

1982-       Buffalo Gals

                The Message

                Planet Rock

1981-      Radio Free Europe

               Ghost Town

1980-      Rapture

               Vienna

               Back In Black

               Love Will Tear Us Apart

1979-      London Calling

               Rapper’s Delight

               Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

               Good Times

1978-     Wuthering Heights

1977-     Stayin’ Alive

              Heroes

               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