1978- The 100 Greatest Songs. It was the year that brought us the first test tube baby, Space Invaders and the tragic mass suicide of more than 900 followers of Jim Jones in Guyana, U.S.A. Filmgoers flocked to see 'Grease' and 'Saturday Night Fever'. Disco attracted even greater record sales.
This is the final instalment in a 3-part feature looking back on the 100 Greatest Songs of 1978- Forty Years Ago. 

Caffé Latté presents…

1978

THE 100 GREATEST SONGS

from

40 Years Ago

1  HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer

2  SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire

3  DON’T STOP ME NOW Queen

4  MACARTHUR PARK Donna Summer

5  LE FREAK Chic

6  Y.M.C.A. Village People

7  LAST DANCE Donna Summer

8 THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES Kate Bush

9  CA PLANE POUR MOI Plastic Bertrand

10 SUMMER NIGHT CITY Abba

11 I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor

12 HAPPINESS Pointer Sisters

13 BABY IT’S YOU Promises

14 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire

15 CHASE Giorgio Moroder

16 I’M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan

17 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Jacksons

18 YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME Donny Hathaway

19 REMINISCING Little River Band

20 FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME Genesis

21 WARM RIDE Graham Bonnet

22 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty

23 WUTHERING HEIGHTS Kate Bush

24 BICYCLE RACE Queen

25 HEART OF GLASS Blondie

26 LOVE IS IN THE AIR John Paul Young

27 ROCKMAKER Toto

28 MY LIFE Billy Joel

29 AFTER DARK Pattie Brooks

30 MINUTE BY MINUTE Doobie Brothers

31 PART TIME LOVE Elton John

32 HONESTY Billy Joel

33 OH TO BE IN LOVE Kate Bush

34 HYPNOTIZED Pointer Sisters

35 SONGBIRD Barbra Streisand

36 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE A Taste Of Honey

37 MACHO MAN Village People

38 GOT TO BE REAL Cheryl Lynn

39 SUMMER NIGHTS Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

40 DON’T CRY OUT LOUD Melissa Manchester

41 SHADOW DANCING Andy Gibb

42 GEORGY PORGY Toto

43 UNTIL THE NIGHT Billy Joel

44 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers

45 ON BROADWAY George Benson

46 HAMMER HORROR Kate Bush

47 STILETTO Billy Joel

48 USE TA BE MY GIRL The O’Jays

49 GREASE Frankie Valli

50 YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS

       Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand

51 SONG FOR GUY Elton John

52 WITH YOUR LOVE Donna Summer

53 ROSALINDA’S EYES Billy Joel

54 RASPUTIN Boney M

55 I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Eruption

56 EGO Elton John

57 SYMPHONY IN BLUE Kate Bush

58 ZANZIBAR Billy Joel

59 CAN’T STAND LOSING YOU Police

60 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU Olivia Newton-John

61 MISS YOU Rolling Stones

62 THE SAXOPHONE SONG Kate Bush

63 HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez

64 I THINK I’M GONNA FALL IN LOVE Supercharge

65 FIRE Pointer Sisters

66 HALF A MILE AWAY Billy Joel

67 YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT

         Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

68 I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE Alicia Bridges

69 I SEE RED Split Enz

70 THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores

71 FOREVER AUTUMN

        Jeff Wayne, Justin Heyward & Richard Burton

72 FEEL IT Kate Bush

73 SOUVENIRS Voyage

74 A MAN I LOVED Barbra Streisand

75 BECAUSE THE NIGHT Patti Smith

76 STRANGE PHENOMENA Kate Bush

77 LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce

78 HOLD THE LINE Toto

79 SANDY John Travolta

80 STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Dragon

81 INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman

82 PICTURE THIS Blondie

83 MOVING Kate Bush

84 WHO LISTENS TO THE RADIO Sports

85 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY Pablo Cruise

86 I DON’T BREAK EASILY Barbra Streisand

87 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER Blondie

88 MUSIC IS MY LIFE Marcia Hines

89 KITE Kate Bush

90 THE MODEL Kraftwerk

91 YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) Sylvester

92 COPACABANA Barry Manilow

93 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE Blondie

94 YOU BELONG TO ME Carly Simon

95 ECHOES OF LOVE Pointer Sisters

96 BEAST OF BURDEN Rolling Stones

97 WOW Kate Bush

98 RIVERS OF BABYLON Boney M

99 THERE ARE WORSE THINGS I COULD DO

        Stockard Channing

100 LOVE ‘S THEME From Midnight Express

           Giorgio Moroder

The Caffe` Latte` Top 10 Tracks this week

1 Party Voice JESSICA ANDERSSON 2wks                                                            1 4

2 Every Single Day FELIX SANDMAN                                                      2 3

3 Flames DAVID GUETTA ftg. SIA                                                        6 2

4 In My Cabana MARGARET                                                          9 2

5 Breeze Off The Pond JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE                                                        NEW

6 Rain THE SCRIPT                                                      5 5

7 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me DAMI IM                                                        NEW

8 One Together DAVID LINDGREN                                                          4 3

9 Done For Me CHARLIE PUTH ftg. KEHLANI                                                          3 3

10 Higher Higher JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE                                                               10 8

Hear this week's Top 10 songs (& more hot tracks) as well as other special playlists on spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte

1978- The 100 Greatest Songs. It was the year that brought us the first test tube baby, Space Invaders and the tragic mass suicide of more than 900 followers of Jim Jones in Guyana, U.S.A. Filmgoers flocked to see 'Grease' and 'Saturday Night Fever'. Disco attracted even greater record sales.
This is the 2nd instalment in a 3-part feature looking back on the 100 Greatest Songs of 1978- Forty Years Ago. More tomorrow.

Caffé Latté presents…

1978

THE 100 GREATEST SONGS

from

40 Years Ago

21 WARM RIDE Graham Bonnet

22 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty

23 WUTHERING HEIGHTS Kate Bush

24 BICYCLE RACE Queen

25 HEART OF GLASS Blondie

26 LOVE IS IN THE AIR John Paul Young

27 ROCKMAKER Toto

28 MY LIFE Billy Joel

29 AFTER DARK Pattie Brooks

30 MINUTE BY MINUTE Doobie Brothers

31 PART TIME LOVE Elton John

32 HONESTY Billy Joel

33 OH TO BE IN LOVE Kate Bush

34 HYPNOTIZED Pointer Sisters

35 SONGBIRD Barbra Streisand

36 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE A Taste Of Honey

37 MACHO MAN Village People

38 GOT TO BE REAL Cheryl Lynn

39 SUMMER NIGHTS Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

40 DON’T CRY OUT LOUD Melissa Manchester

41 SHADOW DANCING Andy Gibb

42 GEORGY PORGY Toto

43 UNTIL THE NIGHT Billy Joel

44 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers

45 ON BROADWAY George Benson

46 HAMMER HORROR Kate Bush

47 STILETTO Billy Joel

48 USE TA BE MY GIRL The O’Jays

49 GREASE Frankie Valli

50 YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS

       Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand

51 SONG FOR GUY Elton John

52 WITH YOUR LOVE Donna Summer

53 ROSALINDA’S EYES Billy Joel

54 RASPUTIN Boney M

55 I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Eruption

56 EGO Elton John

57 SYMPHONY IN BLUE Kate Bush

58 ZANZIBAR Billy Joel

59 CAN’T STAND LOSING YOU Police

60 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU Olivia Newton-John

61 MISS YOU Rolling Stones

62 THE SAXOPHONE SONG Kate Bush

63 HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez

64 I THINK I’M GONNA FALL IN LOVE Supercharge

65 FIRE Pointer Sisters

66 HALF A MILE AWAY Billy Joel

67 YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT

         Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

68 I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE Alicia Bridges

69 I SEE RED Split Enz

70 THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores

71 FOREVER AUTUMN

        Jeff Wayne, Justin Heyward & Richard Burton

72 FEEL IT Kate Bush

73 SOUVENIRS Voyage

74 A MAN I LOVED Barbra Streisand

75 BECAUSE THE NIGHT Patti Smith

76 STRANGE PHENOMENA Kate Bush

77 LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce

78 HOLD THE LINE Toto

79 SANDY John Travolta

80 STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Dragon

81 INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman

82 PICTURE THIS Blondie

83 MOVING Kate Bush

84 WHO LISTENS TO THE RADIO Sports

85 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY Pablo Cruise

86 I DON’T BREAK EASILY Barbra Streisand

87 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER Blondie

88 MUSIC IS MY LIFE Marcia Hines

89 KITE Kate Bush

90 THE MODEL Kraftwerk

91 YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) Sylvester

92 COPACABANA Barry Manilow

93 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE Blondie

94 YOU BELONG TO ME Carly Simon

95 ECHOES OF LOVE Pointer Sisters

96 BEAST OF BURDEN Rolling Stones

97 WOW Kate Bush

98 RIVERS OF BABYLON Boney M

99 THERE ARE WORSE THINGS I COULD DO

        Stockard Channing

100 LOVE ‘S THEME From Midnight Express

           Giorgio Moroder

ESC PREVIEW Today: #30- GREECE.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

30.

GREECE

ONIRO MOU

Yianna Terzi

Greece won the ESC in 2005 with the catchy "My Number One". This year's entry will be performed in Greek by Yianna Terzi. Born in Greece, she is now based in America. 

Her song "Oniro Mou" (My Dream) will face difficulty qualifying in Semi Final 1, despite it being a good entry. It's likely to only get 12 points from Cyprus.

31 IRELAND

32 BULGARIA

33 GERMANY

34 GEORGIA

35 LITHUANIA

36 MALTA

37 RUSSIA

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2?si=XiLET1zpTlabrf3yAVNfiw

200 SONGS WITH THE BEST LYRICS. This post: #1: STRANGE FRUIT.  
The countdown concludes with this post.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

200 SONGS

WITH THE

BEST LYRICS

of all-time.

#1

STRANGE FRUIT

 “Southern trees

bear a strange fruit,

blood on the leaves,

& blood at the root.

Black bodies swinging

in the Southern breeze…”

No song can move a listener more than the image conjured up by the lyrics penned by Abel Meeropol for "Strange Fruit". It is not hard to imagine how shocking the grisly verses would have been when it was first performed in the late 1930s.

Meeropol, a Jewish communist teacher, was inspired to write the seeds of the song as a poem after seeing a photograph of a double lynching in Indiana in 1930. 

He presented his composition to influential jazz singer Billie Holiday. She recorded it on April 20, 1939. It was soon hailed as the first protest song of any significance. "Strange Fruit" has been covered by many singers, including Nina Simone, Diana Ross and India.Arie.

As new songs are covered on this blog, a definitive version will be added to a spotify playlist. Find it and the other Caffé Latté playlists at:

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv

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ESC PREVIEW Today: #31- IRELAND.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

31.

IRELAND

TOGETHER

Ryan O’Shaughnessy

Ireland still holds the record for the most wins at Eurovision: 7. Its most recent victory was in 1996. Sweden is now within striking distance of equalling the record. To extend its lead, Ireland will want to secure another victory. 

This year's entry is "Together", performed by singer / songwriter Ryan O'Shaughnessy. Although the song is inoffensive and pleasant enough, it lacks anything memorable. Therefore, it is unlikely to qualify in Semi Final 1.

32 BULGARIA

33 GERMANY

34 GEORGIA

35 LITHUANIA

36 MALTA

37 RUSSIA

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2?si=XiLET1zpTlabrf3yAVNfiw

200 SONGS WITH THE BEST LYRICS. This post: #2: IMAGINE. This countdown concludes tomorrow.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

200 SONGS

WITH THE

BEST LYRICS

of all-time.

#2

IMAGINE

 “…You may say

I’m a dreamer,

but I’m not the only one.

I hope someday you’ll join us,

& the world will live

as one…”

John Lennon's "Imagine" continues to inspire decades after its initial release as the title track from the former Beatle's 1971 solo album. 

He drew inspiration from poetry written by his wife Yoko Ono. The song asks listeners to imagine a planet without religion, borders, possessions, greed or hunger. Lennon asks us to imagine a cohesive humanity. 

His vision is presented with verses filled with hope and promise. No wonder it still moves us today. The single reached #3 in America and topped the Canadian and Australian charts. It has been re-issued many times in Britain, finally reaching #1 there in 1981 following the singer/ songwriter's assassination. A memorial for Lennon in New York's Central Park bears the song's title. 

As new songs are covered on this blog, a definitive version will be added to a spotify playlist. Find it and the other Caffé Latté playlists at:

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv