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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025
ESSENTIAL BIOPICS. More: tomorrow.
A Caffè Lattè spotlight on:
THE ESSENTIAL
BIOPICS
Caffè Lattè looks back on the most essential Biopics. These films cover the lives of significant musicians or key moments in their career. The movies are presented in chronological order.
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)
Angela Bassett stars as the legendary female rocker Tina Turner, for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
BACKBEAT (1994)
Retracing the early formative years of The Beatles, It stars Stephen Dorff as pre-fame band member Stuart Sutcliffe.
SELENA (1997)
Tejano star Selena is portrayed by Jennifer Lopez in her Oscar-nominated role.
RAY (2004)
Jamie Foxx earned a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as the talented musician Ray Charles.
WALK THE LINE (2005)
The story of country legend Johnny Cash saw Joaquin Phoenix portray The Man In The Black in an Academy Award-nominated performance.
Top 200 SONGS with the Best INTROS. #160- 151. More: tomorrow.
Caffè ☕️Lattè presents:
THE 200
SONGS WITH THE
BEST INTROS
An effective introduction can set up a song by grabbing the listener from the beginning of the track. It builds up the anticipation and helps you recognize a familiar tune. Here are 200 songs with the best introductions.
Listen to the regularly updated Playlist on Spotify:
160 YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH Meat Loaf
159 FADE TO GREY Visage
158 HOLD ON I’M COMIN’ Sam & Dave
157 SARA Fleetwood Mac
156 SOMEWHERE Pet Shop Boys
155 THE LOOK Roxette
154 UP AROUND THE BEND Creedence Clearwater Revival
153 WALKING ON SUNSHINE Katrina & The Waves
152 EVIL WAYS Santana
151 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE The Supremes
<<<THE T⏳ME CAPSULE<<<
JACK & DIANE
John Mellencamp
1982
U.K. - #25; U.S.A. - #1
Trivia:
After peaking at #2 with "Hurt So Good", John Mellencamp's follow-up single "Jack & Diane" fared even better: topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks.
Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track. A new song is added every day!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eoIqbxYY8Ci1EGpc6e1QM?si=128e68c4eac14db9
EUROVISION 2025
Before the Grand Final on May 17, two Semi-Finals will be held from which 10 countries each night will qualify for the final heat. The draw involving all the participating countries has been held and they will be competing in the following semis:
SEMI-FINAL 1
ESTONIA
ICELAND
POLAND
PORTUGAL
SLOVENIA
SWEDEN
UKRAINE
ALBANIA
AZERBAIJAN
BELGIUM
CROATIA
CYPRUS
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
SAN MARINO
Voting in this Semi-Final*:
SWITZERLAND
ITALY
SPAIN
SEMI-FINAL 2
ARMENIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
GREECE
IRELAND
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
MONTENEGRO
CZECHIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
GEORGIA
ISRAEL
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
SERBIA
Voting in this Semi-Final*:
GERMANY
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
*These countries in bold are “The Big Five” that automatically qualify for the Grand Final plus last year’s winning nation: Switzerland. Their 2025 entries will be performed but are not competing with the other songs.
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