Mellow Mellow FM Radio: I Remember Yesterday

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Enjoy this new episode of Mellow Mellow FM Radio! What to expect? Forgotten pop songs, jingles and radio fragments from the past, but some of the tracks are brand new, like the one from the Blossoms. They know how to combine disco, yacht rock and indie pop perfectly. Their album Foolish Loving Spaces came out last week.

I Remember Yesterday was Giorgio Moroder's second concept album for Donna Summer. The songs represented different times, such as the 1940s, right up to the 1970s. All were sung on microphones from their respective eras. Finally, I Feel Love was meant to be the sound of the future and that is exactly what it became.

Big Mouth from Dutch duo Mouth & MacNeal (their How Do You Do went to #8 on Billboard in 1972) once said that he drank a lot, but that there were two people who could drink even more. The first one was Noddy Holder from glam rock band Slade and the other one was the Greek giant Demis Roussos, former singer of prog rock band Aphrodite’s Child. With his Mediterranean sound and very recognizable melancholic voice his popularity in the mid-seventies was as big as his appearance. His record sales dropped quickly when he went on a diet, but in 1985 he suddenly became worldwide news again. He was one of the victims of an hijacked airplane, but he came out safely after he had sung for the hijackers.

Next up are new parts of Best Of 70s Soul for all Mixcloud listeners and Eddy's Eighties Grooves for subscribers only.

Tracklist:

Albert Hammond – Somebody’s Happiness (1975)
Ana Mazzotti – Feel Like Making Love (1974)
Maddog – My Morning Sun (1975)
José James Feat. Lalah Hathaway – Lovely Day (2018)
Donna Summer – I Remember Yesterday (1977)
Demis Roussos ‎Feat. Florence Warner – Lost In Love (1980)
State Cows – Darwin Awards (2019)
America – Tin Man (1974)
Matt Duncan – Who Are You On Your Own (2019)
Leon Ware ‎– What's Your Name (1979)
Rory Block – Help Me Baby (1977)
Byrne & Barnes – Love You Out Of Your Mind (1981)
Amy Holland – Strengthen My Love (1980)
Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing (1977)
Miguel Bosé ‎– Ensayo (1980)
Steely Dan – Peg (1977)
Erik Tagg – Got To Be Loving You (1977)
J.R. Bailey ‎– Love, Love, Love (1972)
Blossoms – If You Think This Is Real Life (2020)
Starbuck – I Got To Know (1976)
The Four Seasons – Down The Hall (1977)

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