Hit Parade - 34 - Hitparade

The Beatles - "Hey Jude"

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33. Scatman John - "Scatman  (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"
32. Snow - "Informer"

31. Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"

30. Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

29. Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La Long)"

28. The Beatles - "Let It Be"

27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"

26. John Lennon - "Imagine"

25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"

24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"

23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"

22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"

21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"

20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"

19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"

18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"

17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"

16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"

15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"

14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"

13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"

11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"

10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"

9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"

8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"

7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"

6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"

5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"

4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"

3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"

2. Black - "Wonderful Life"

1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 33 - Hitparade

Scatman John - "Scatman  (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"

Nella vita vera Scatman John si chiamava John Paul Larkin. Nato nel 1942, morì nel 1999. Si autoribattezzò "Scatman" (l'uomo che va a scatti) perché era balbuziente in seguito a un'infanzia traumatica. 

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32. Snow - "Informer"

31. Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"

30. Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

29. Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La Long)"

28. Beatles - "Let It Be"

27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"

26. John Lennon - "Imagine"

25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"

24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"

23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"

22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"

21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"

20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"

19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"

18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"

17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"

16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"

15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"

14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"

13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"

11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"

10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"

9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"

8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"

7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"

6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"

5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"

4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"

3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"

2. Black - "Wonderful Life"

1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 32 - Hitparade

Snow - "Informer"









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31. Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"
30. Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
29. Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La Long)"
28. Beatles - "Let It Be"
27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"
26. John Lennon - "Imagine"
25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 31 - Hitparade

Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"






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30. Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
29. Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La Long)"
28. Beatles - "Let It Be"
27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"
26. John Lennon - "Imagine"
25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 30 - Hitparade

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"







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29. Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La Long)"
28. Beatles - "Let It Be"
27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"
26. John Lennon - "Imagine"
25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 29 - Hitparade

Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La Long)"






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28. Beatles - "Let It Be"
27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"
26. John Lennon - "Imagine"
25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 28 - Hitparade

Beatles - "Let It Be"




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27. Rolling Stones - "Angie"
26. John Lennon - "Imagine"
25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

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Hit Parade - 27 - Hitparade

Rolling Stones - "Angie"




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26. John Lennon - "Imagine"
25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 26 - Hit Parade

John Lennon: "Imagine"



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25. The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance For Me"
24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 25 - Hitparade

The Drifters: "Save The Last Dance For Me"







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24. Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"
22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" 
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" 

Hit Parade - 24 - Hitparade

Jimi Hendrix: "Hey Joe"


Jimi Hendrix Performs "Hey Joe" - August 18th, 1969 - Woodstock, NY

45 anni fa come ieri si spegneva la leggenda del Rock and Roll Jimi Hendrix. Aveva solo 27 anni...

Per leggere un articolo su questo innovatore e avanguardista del rock, e in più leggere qualche annotazione sulla fatidica cifra "27" che sembra essere il capolinea di tanti musicisti, andate a questo link (blog musicale Topolàin).

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23. Inti Illimani - "El Pueblo Unido"

22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" 
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" 

Hit Parade - 23 - Hitparade

Inti Illimani: "El Pueblo Unido"




L'altro 9/11

Si ricorda sempre l'11 settembre 2001 per il celebre attacco-kamikaze alle Twin Towers di New York, ma un 11 settembre dalle portate ben più gravi e disastrose fu quello del 1973, quando in Cile, sotto la regia della solita CIA, i militari effettuarono un putsch che scalzò dal potere il presidente socialista Salvador Allende, instaurando un regime di terrore e repressione durato ben 15 anni.

Tra i tanti perseguitati politici che cercarono scampo in Europa ci furono anche gli Inti Illimani. Notissima questa loro canzone di lotta e libertà.



El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido
el pueblo unido jamás será vencido…

De pie, cantar que vamos a triunfar
avanzan ya banderas de unidad
y tú vendrás marchando junto a mí
y así verás tu canto y tu bandera florecer
la luz de un rojo amanecer
anuncia ya la vida que vendrá.

De pie, luchar el pueblo va a triunfar
será mejor la vida que vendrá
a conquistar nuestra felicidad
y en un clamor mil voces de combate se alzarán
dirán canción de libertad
con decisión la patria vencerá.

Y ahora el pueblo
que se alza en la lucha
con voz de gigante
gritando: ¡adelante!
El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido
el pueblo unido jamás será vencido…

La patria está forjando la unidad
de norte a sur se movilizará
desde el salar ardiente y mineral
al bosque austral unidos en la lucha y el trabajo
irán, la patria cubrirán
su paso ya anuncia el porvenir.

De pie, cantar el pueblo va a triunfar
millones ya, imponen la verdad
de acero son ardiente batallón
sus manos van llevando la justicia y la razón
mujer, con fuego y con valor
ya estás aquí junto al trabajador.

Y ahora el pueblo
que se alza en la lucha
con voz de gigante
gritando: ¡adelante!
El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido
el pueblo unido jamás será vencido…”.

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Traduzione:

“In piedi, cantiamo, che trionferemo
avanzano le bandiere dell’unità
e tu verrai a marciare al mio fianco
così vedrai il tuo canto e la tua bandiera fiorire
la luce di un’alba rossa
annuncia ormai la vita che verrà.

In piedi, marciamo, che il popolo trionferà
sarà migliore la vita che verrà
conquistiamo la nostra felicità
in un clamore, mille voci di lotta si alzeranno
diranno canzoni di libertà
con decisione la patria vincerà

E ora il popolo che si alza nella lotta
con voce di gigante grida: avanti!

Il popolo unito non sarà mai vinto
il popolo unito non sarà mai vinto…

La patria sta forgiando l’unità
da nord e sud si mobiliterà
dalle saline ardenti e minerali
al bosco australe, uniti nella lotta e nel lavoro
andranno, la patria copriranno
il loro passo ormai annuncia l’avvenire.

In piedi, cantiamo, che il popolo trionferà
milioni ora impongono la verità
sono di acciaio, ardente battaglione
le loro mani portano la giustizia e la ragione
donna, con fuoco e valore
tu sei qui insieme al lavoratore.

E ora il popolo che si alza nella lotta
con voce di gigante grida: avanti!

Il popolo unito non sarà mai vinto
il popolo unito non sarà mai vinto…”.

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Inti Illimani, El pueblo unido – 3:05
(Quilapayún, Sergio Ortega) – chitarra, charango, bombo leguero, voci
Album: Hacia la libertad (1975)

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22. Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"
21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" 
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" 

Hitparade - 22 - Hit Parade

Harry Belafonte - "Try to Remember"


Harry Belafonte





Try To Remember
© 1960 by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain so yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a young and a callow fellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow ( follow ) follow ( follow ) follow . . .

Try to remember when life was so tender
That no one wept except the willow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That dreams were kept beside your pillow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That love was an ember about to billow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow ( follow ) follow ( follow ) follow . . .

Deep in December it's nice to remember
Although you know the snow will follow
Deep in December it's nice to remember
Without a hurt, the heart is hollow
Deep in December it's nice to remember
The fire of September that made you mellow
Deep in December our hearts should remember
Then follow ( follow ) follow ( follow ) follow . . .


The New Kingston Trio (Bob Shane singing)


Nana Mouskuri


The Lettermen

Sung Si Kyung



I titoli finora pubblicati:

21. Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" 
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" 

Hit Parade - 21 - Hitparade

Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"

(una canzone di Burt Bacharach, ben interpretata nel 1964 dall'ex guardarobiera del 'Cavern Club' di Liverpool. Primo posto nella hit parade britannica)




R.I.P. Cilla Black, cantante e celebre intrattenitrice inglese della TV http://topolain.blogspot.de/2015/08/rip-cilla-black-icona-degli-anni.html … <<<<

Fu un'icona dei Sixties                   #tv #UK #Liverpool

Nel video sottostante, Cilla in una struggente "ballad" di Randy Newman




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20. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
19. Eagle Eye Chery - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" 
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" 

Hit Parade - 20 - Hitparade

Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"

Imbruglia: chiara origine italica...
Purtroppo, questa cantante australiana (Natalie è nata a Sydney nel 1975) ha ottenuto un solo vero - sia pure grande - successo: "Torn", appunto (1997).
La canzone era già stata proposta dalla banda losangelina Ednaswap.

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19. Eagle Eye Chery - "Save Tonight"
18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"
12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" 
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 19 - Hitparade

Eagle-Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"







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I titoli finora pubblicati:

18. The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"
17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"   11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 18 - Hit Parade

The Beatles - "Free As A Bird"


The Beatles - Free as a Bird   on Vimeo.

Trovata tra i lasciti di John Lennon, i tre restanti Beatles realizzarono questa canzone (splendida; accompagnata da un altrettanto splendido video) nel dicembre 1995.

Il demo originale, di John Lennon:






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I titoli finora pubblicati:

17. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"  
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"  
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 17 - Hitparade

R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"



Oh life, is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot-light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper, of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up

Consider this
Consider this, the hint of the century
Consider this the slip
That brought me to my knees, failed
What if all these fantasies come
Flailing around
Now I've said too much

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
That was just a dream

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot-light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
Try, cry, fly, try
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream

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I titoli finora pubblicati:

16. Donovan - "Donna Donna"
15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"  
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"  
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 16 - Hitparade

Donovan - "Donna Donna"


E' una canzone teatrale yiddish ("Dana Dana", o "Dona Dona") circa un vitello che viene mandato al mattatoio. Donovan, e prima di lui Joan Baez, l'hanno scoperta per sé e resa famosa in tutto il mondo.



Se si legge bene il testo, i riferimenti alle deportazioni degli ebrei sono chiarissimi.

On a wagon bound for market
There's a calf with a mournful eye
High above him there's a swallow
Winging swiftly through the sky

How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don

"Stop complaining", said the farmer
Who told you a calf to be?
Why don't you have wings to fly with
Like the swallow so proud and free?

How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don

Calves are easily bound and slaughtered
Never knowing the reason why
But whoever treasures freedom
Like the swallow has learned to fly

How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna
Donna, Donna, Donna, Don

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I titoli finora pubblicati:

15. Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"
14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"  
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"  
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 15 - Hitparade

Manu Chao - "Bongo Bong"



... Nobody'd like to be in my place instead of me
Cause nobody go crazy when I'm bangin' on my boogie
I'm a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town
But I'm the king of bongo baby I'm the king of bongo bong
(King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong)
Hear me when I come, baby,
(king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong)
....




I titoli finora pubblicati:

14. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - "The Passenger"
13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 14 - Hit Parade

Iggy Pop & The Stooges: "The Passenger"

Un uomo solitario (ma con la credenza che il mondo è stato creato anche per lui), nomade metropolitano, va e va; o, come recita la canzone: "ride and ride". E' questa l'essenza della semplice ma trascinante canzone di Iggy Pop.

I titoli finora pubblicati:

13. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 13 - Hit Parade

Elton John - "Rocket Man"

I titoli finora pubblicati:

12. David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hit Parade - 12 - Hitparade

David Bowie - "Space Oddity"





Ground control to major Tom..
Ground control to major Tom..
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Check ignition (One) and may gods
(Blastoff) love be with you


This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today...

Here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do..
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows

Ground control to major Tom, your circuits dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you...


Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...

I titoli finora pubblicati:

11. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"
10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 11 - Hit Parade

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Stool Pigeon"



"There s a little man that s going round,
turning the joints upside down
stoool pigeon ...ha chaa chaa chaa!!!!"






I titoli finora pubblicati:

10. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 10 - Hit Parade

Dire Straits: "Money for Nothing"



Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these color TV's

See the little faggot with the earring and the make-up
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot he's millionaire

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these color TV's

I shoulda' learned to play the guitar
I shoulda' learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera
Man we could have some fun
And he's up there, what's that ? Hawaiian noises ?
Bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these color TV's, Lord

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' get your chicks for free
Money for nothin' get chicks for free
 




I titoli finora pubblicati:

9. Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
8. Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"
7. Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
6. Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Into the Great Wide Open"
4. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
3. Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half So Nice"
2. Black - "Wonderful Life"
1. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"

Hitparade - 9 - Hit Parade

Elton John - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"

Secondo me, la più splendida canzone di Elton John... anche se lo stesso Elton John spiegò di non apprezzarla tanto, giacché la scrisse in un momento buio della sua vita.

Nel video sottostante, anni dopo - stessa canzone - dal vivo insieme a George Michael:

Hit Parade - 8 - Hitparade

Lou Reed - "A Perfect Day"



Just a perfect day
Drink Sangria in the park
And then later
When it gets dark, we go home

Just a perfect day
Feed animals in the zoo
Then later
A movie, too, and then home

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on

Just a perfect day
Problems all left alone
Weekenders on our own
It's such fun

Just a perfect day
You made me forget myself
I thought I was
Someone else, someone good

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on

You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow

Hit Parade - 7 - Hitparade

Shakespears Sisters - "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"

Un successo del 1992 ma praticamente atemporale (come tutti quelli della nostra hit parade, del resto!). Le Shakespears Sisters erano Siobhan Fahey e Marcella Detroit che, oltre a capitanare la band, apparentemente componevano molti dei testi e della musica. Ma Siobhan (che aveva lasciato Bananarama) era sposata con Dave A. Stewart (Eurythmics, Spiritual Cowboys) e, sebbene Stewart negasse ogni suo coinvolgimento nell'album (Hormonally Yours, il loro secondo), c'è sicuramente la sua (innegabile) influenza in quest'opera.
La canzone "Hello" rimane comunque la cosa migliore partorita dalle Shakespears Sisters. E anche il video è assai suggestivo.

Woke up this morning and the streets were full of cars
All bright and shiny like they'd just arrived from mars
And as I stumbled through last nights drunken debris
The paperboy screamed out the headlines in the street

Another war and now the pound is looking weak
And tell me have you read about the latest freak?
We're bingo numbers and our names are obsolete
Why do I feel bitter when I should be feeling sweet

Hello, hello turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there?
Help me sing my song
La la la life is a strange thing
Just when you think you learned how to use it
It's gone

Woke up this morning and my head was in a daze
A brave new world has dawned upon the human race
Where words are meaning less and everything's surreal
Gonna have to reach my friends to find out how I feel

And if I taste the honey is it really sweet
And do I eat it with my hands or with my feet?
Does anybody really listen when I speak
Or will I have to say it all again next week

Hello, hello turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there?
Help me sing my song

Hello, hello turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there?
Tell me what went wrong
La la la life is a strange thing
Life is a strange thing

Hello, hello turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there?
Help me sing my song
La la la life is a strange thing
Just when you think you learned how to use it
It's gone.