by musicyoucantdancetoo » Sat Nov 15th, 2008, 2:10 pm
Fot your interest, here's 'The Complete History of Popular Music (1935-1993) through the medium of bad quality Vinyl' As brought to you by Music for Pleasure over the last 5 episodes. There are some gaping holes, but we had to go with what we had. Not in chronological order!
Sun Arise – Rolf Harris
Struttin' With Some Barbeque – Louis Armstrong and The Hot Five
Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing Quintet
I Love to Love – Nina Simone
It's A Long Way to Tipperary – Concert Band and Chorus of the R.A.A.F
Pennsiylvania Six-Five Thousand – Glenn Millar And His Orchestra
Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole
Please Don't Talk About me When I'm Gone – Sammy Davis Jr
Something Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
La Vie En Rose – De Arabier
La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf
Don't Be A Do-badder – Bing Crosby and kids
Blue Moon – Elvis Presley
Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles and His Orchestra
In The Mood – Ernie Fields and Orchestra
Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
Johnny B Goode – Bill Haley and The Comets
Rain – The Beatles
Paperback Writer/Eight Days a Week/I'll Get You – Big Ben Banjo Band
Strangers In The Night – Gary Blake and His Orchestra
A Taste of Honey – Herb Albert's Tijuana Brass
If I Fell – The Beatles
Mother's Little Helper – The Rolling Stones
Black Magic Woman – Fleetwood Mac
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen – Santana
Do Re Mi – Julie Andrews
The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
So Far Away – Carole King
California – Joni Mitchell
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
I'm A Believer – The Monkees
It's Gonna Rain – Sonny and Cher –
Shout – Lulu and the Luvvers
I'm Looking through you – The Beatles
Layla – Derek and the Dominoes
Popcorn – Hot Butter
Take It Easy – The Eagles
First Cut Is The Deepest – Rod Stewart
Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
Got to get it up – Thin Lizzy
Seven Seas of Rhye – Queen
Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
Satellite of Love – Lou Reed
Your Song – Elton John
The Great Gig In The Sky – Pink Floyd
Mr Blue Sky – The Electric Light Orchestra
Silly Love Songs – Wings
My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
I Can't Smile Without You – The Carpenters
Waterloo – Abba
Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton
Living For The City – Stevie Wonder
Rocking All Over The World – Status Quo
Rasputin – Boney M
Tragedy – The Bee Gees
I Feel Love – Donna Summer
Blame It On The Boogie – The Jacksons
I Fought The Law – The Clash
Drinking With The Devil – Rainbow
Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Getting Me Down – Siobhan Wilson
rapper's delight – Sugar Hill Gang
In The Evening – Led Zeppelin
Every 1's A Winner – Hot Chocolate
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Special Brew – Bad Manners
House Of Fun – Madness
Call Me – Blondie
Club Tropicana – WHAM
Summer Nights – John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins and His Massive Face
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Woman – John Lennon
Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Kids In America – Kim Wilde
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
Temptation – Heaven 17
Hello – Lionel Richie
Take My Breath Away – Berlin
Vienna – Ultravox
Happy Birthday to you – unknown artist
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes – Paul Simon
Never gonna Give you up – Rick Astley
I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
Purple Rain – Prince and the revolution
Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
Been Caught Stealing – Jane's Addiction
My Adidas – Run DMC
The Magic Number – De La Soul
Stutter Rap –Morris Minor and the Majors
I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
Holding Out For A Hero – Bonnie Tyler
Livin' On A Prayer – BonJovi
Didja' Ever – Michael Barrymore
Spirit In The Sky – Doctor and the Medics
The Heat Is On – Glenn Frey
Star Trekkin' – The Firm
Another Day In Paradise – Phil Collins and His Massive Face
Talkin' Bout A Revolution – Tracy Chapman
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
Loosing my Religion – R.E.M.
Hope you liked it. Normal service resumes next week.
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