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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

1985

💥81 That’s What Friends Are For

Dionne & Friends

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach co-wrote “That’s What Friends Are For” with his then wife Carole Bayer Sager. Rod Stewart recorded the original version in 1982. It was also featured in the film ‘Night Shift’ which starred Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton. A few years later, the song was presented to Dionne Warwick for an upcoming album project. She liked the song and decided to record it as a duet with Stevie Wonder. At the recording session, actress Elizabeth Taylor came in and this inspired Sager to suggest donating the proceeds of the song to an A.I,D.S. charity. Bacharach was producing the track when he came up with the idea of adding 2 more singers: Elton John and Gladys Knight. The single was issued under the name Dionne & Friends. Taylor, a fervent campaigner for A.I,D.S. causes, watched as the disc charted around the planet, raising funds for the American Foundation for A.I.D.S. Research. The single marked a turning point in the public’s perspective on the crisis. A.I.D.S. patients were often treated as lepers; some even blaming them for bad choices that led to being HIV+. Initially, the threat seemed mostly restricted to homosexuals and intravenous drug users. The Reagan administration did little to curb the spread of A.I,D.S. By the mid-1980s, attitudes were thawing. Celebrities were losing their lives. Princess Diana treated patients with compassion and convinced the public that touching someone with A.I.D.S. would not result in death. Safer sex was encouraged, particularly the use of condoms. Advances in treatment eventually reduced the death rate. The Dionne & Friends collaboration was another key charity disc that brought citizens from all over the globe together for a common cause. That idea had first been implemented by George Harrison with his ‘Concert For Bangladesh’ in the early 1970s. Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” and U.S.A. For Africa’s “We Are The World” magnified the power of an all-star campaign. “That’s What Friends Are For” carried that tradition while also raising awareness and changing public opinion.

1984-       Do They Know It’s Christmas?

                The Unforgettable Fire

                When Doves Cry

                Like A Virgin

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