senckađ
Group745
Group745
Group745
Group745
Group745
Group745
Music & Sound in association withJungle Studios
Group745

Radio LBB: Through the Decades

10/04/2018
Music & Sound
London, UK
273
Share
Mcasso Music's Mike Connaris takes us on a musical trip through time with some Beatles-inspired hits

So the whippersnappers said "Go on boss, you do a playlist - but no Grime or Deep House". Yeah right. So here's a selection of just three of my favourite tracks from each decade. Some you'll know, others you won't. I would say however all these songs have something in common... the composers/producers/artists were influenced by the Beatles! It may not be immediately obvious but that vocal harmony, that chord sequence, that melody, that sound, even that clever or unusual lyric... or just that vocal performance will give the clue.

Oh, and love them (like I do) or hate them - if anyone can say why The Feeling’s Sewn below is the odd one out, first correct answer, lunch on us!

1960s

01 - The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind - '60s Oz Pop at its best. Great guitar riffs

02 - Richard Harris - MacArthur Park - Albus Dumbledore before he became headmaster. Nonsensical lyrics but a classic

03 - The Idle Race - Skeleton And The Roundabout - The great Jeff Lynne before E.L.O. Very Beatles


1970s

04 - Badfinger - Baby Blue - 'Say My Name'

05 - Emitt Rhodes -  With My Face On The Floor - Young American - played every live instrument himself on his debut album

06 - Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light - Amazing songwriter. John Lennon said he copied the Beatles’ "There's A Place" with this


1980s

07 - Donald Fagen - IGY - Steely Dan frontman, from his first solo album. Such a great groove

08 - Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive - One year, we will get this on a big Christmas campaign!

09 - Robert Palmer - Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren wrote this. Amazing cover by this wonderful singer


1990s

10 - New Radicals - You Get What You Give - One hit wonders - but what a one hit to have

11 - Popsicle - Make Up - Swedish Indie band. Hardly known in the UK. Close your eyes and listen. We've all been there!

12 - Shawn Colvin - Round of Blues - Yes a country rock song. Wonderful song. Great lyrics.


2000s

13 - The Feeling - Sewn - Their first single - before they did pop

14 - Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star - Could put this on repeat for hours. Brilliant song. Brilliant voice.

15 - The Killers - Human - What does it all mean? Who cares. Pure genius writing


2010s

16 - Katy Perry - Last Friday Night - Pop at its best. Fun, catchy and my favourite pop video.

17 - Lukas Graham - 7 Years - This guy's songwriting/voice is incredible. Check out his album

18 - Zedd (ft Hayley Williams) - Stay The Night - The only song that gets me up dancing - apart from Brown Sugar!

Hope you enjoy.

Credits
Work from Mcasso
ALL THEIR WORK