Hitparade 40 - Hit Parade

R.E.M. - "It's the End of the World (As We Know It)"

La storia e la discografia dei R.E.M. (in italiano)

Titoli finora pubblicati:

39. Ben E. King - "Stand By Me"

38. The Clash - "London Calling"

37. The Animals - "The House of the Rising Sun"

36. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

35. Lou Reed - "A Walk On The Wild Side"

34. The Beatles - "Hey Jude"

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 39 - Hitparade

Ben E. King - "Stand By Me"



Tra i tanti interpreti di questa canzone ci fu anche John Lennon...



Titoli finora pubblicati:

38. The Clash - "London Calling"
37. The Animals - "The House of the Rising Sun"
36. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
35. Lou Reed - "A Walk On The Wild Side"
34. The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
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 37 - Hitparade

The Animals - "The House of the Rising Sun" 

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I TITOLI FINORA PUBBLICATI

36. The Verve - "Bitter "Sweet Symphony"
35. Lou Reed - "A Walk On The Wild Side"
34. The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
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. 

I titoli finora pubblicati

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"









I titoli finora pubblicati


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 - 30 - Hitparade

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"







I titoli finora pubblicati


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 - 25 - Hitparade

The Drifters: "Save The Last Dance For Me"







I titoli finora pubblicati

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 - 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




I titoli finora pubblicati:

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 - 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 - 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"

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"

Hit Parade - 6 - Hitparade

Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"

Ci hanno provato in tanti, ma non è così facile...




I Beach Boys erano esperti di canto a più voci... e a più tonalità. "Surfin'" e "Good Vibrations" sono due esempi eccellenti del loro repertorio.

E, poiché è così bello e divertente, eccoli in due altri brani: "Surfin' U.S.A" e "Surfin' Safari":