Eurocharts !

 MM loves the music of the 70's... It's the soundtrack of the time he was a teeny tiny kitten. But when you look at all those 70's compilations out there, their focus lies mainly on the American charts and music of that time. Growing up in Europe, there was lots of other music around. The hit-charts looked very differently. So MM went exploring in those charts, and out came 'The Eurocharts Series'! I took the 10 highest ranking singles in the charts of of every year of the 70's decade in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Belgium. Looked for Monsieur Maurice styled instrumentals of those tracks. Mixed them all up... 

Et Voila MM's Eurocharts !

 Tracks

01 In The Summertime - Birds 'N Brass
02 Are You Ready - James Last
03 All Right Now - James Last
04 La Lontananza - Jose Luis Sanesteban
05 Sentado à Beira do Caminho (l'appuntamento) - Orquestra Brasileira de Espetáculos
06 I Don't Believe In If Anymore - Orchester Anthony Ventura 
07 Band Of Gold - Cloud 9
08 Mademoiselle Ninette - Hardy Kingston
09 Cecilia - Raymond Ruer
10 Spirit In The Sky - Living Guitars
11 Amerique (Yellow River) - Fausto Papetti
12 Gloria - Raymond Lefevre 
13 El Condor Pasa - Jake Conception And New Fantastic Orchestra
14 Wight Is Wight (L'isola di Wight) - The Five Lords
15 Comme J'ai Toujours Envie D'aimer - Raymond Lefevre
16 Ceux Que l'Amour A Blessé - Aimable Et Son Accordéon
17 The Wonder of You - Living Trio
18 Laisse-Moi T'aimer - Caravelli
19 Mighty Joe - Sunny Holiday 
20 Venus - Wilson Das Neves
21 C'est La Vie Lily - Raymond Ruer
22 Keep On Smiling - Berry Lipman
23 Lola - Miguel Ramos Y Su Órgano Hammond
24 Song Of Joy - Alan Moorehouse
25 L'aigle Noir - Franco Azzuri
26 Insieme - Fausto Papetti
27 Wand’rin’ Star - The Big Ben Hawaian Band
28 Bridge Over Troubled Water - The Braircliff Orchestra
29 Let It Be - The Sound Spirits

Let yourself be surprised by these European 70's tunes with a definitive summer vibe, to enjoy in this first heatwave of the year. And for those who want some extra reading material, you can find an overview of the top 10 charts of the selected countries in the booklet. As usual you can find the new link in the comments. 

 For more 70's music, check out the MM Loves 70's Series !

Enjoy ! 

 

MM's I Love 70's vol.1

 

MM's I Love 70's vol.2

MM's I Love 70's vol.3

MM's I Love 70's vol.4

 

Hej Mr. DJ...

 ... Put another Popcorn record on !

Well.. You ask, and I'll deliver. Here's volume 3 in the MM's Popcorn Party series.

 

Tracks 

01 Hey Mr Dj - Bobby Moore & Rhythm Aces
02 Besame Mucho - Sonny Knight
03 Shake A Lady - Cannonball Adderley
04 A Quiet Place - Garnet Mimms
05 Now I Lay Me Down To Weep - Simone Dina
06 Ceatrix Did It - Monk Higgins
07 Fever - Little Willie John
08 Sweetheart - Peggy Lee
09 Apache - Xavier Cugat
10 Fallin' - Connie Francis
11 Hey! Little Woman  - Sonny Til & The Orioles
12 Febbre Nera - Fausto Papetti
13 Blues In The Night - Johnnie Taylor
14 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
15 Baby Please Don't Go - Rose Mitchell 
16 Catwalk - Pete Moore
17 Popeye Dance - Les Cooper
18 I Ain't Gonna Be A Fool - Dee Clark
19 Neighbor, Neighbor  - Jimmy Hughes
20 Why Don't You Do Right - Fats Domino
21 St. James Infirmary - Les & Larry Elgart
22 Watermelon Man - Rene Touzet Et Son Orchestre
23 Do Re Mi - Dusty Springfield
24 Bring Back Your Heart - The Del-Vikings
25 Dancing - Roger Mores 

 If you want some more Popcorn? Check out these previous posts on Chez Monsieur Maurice.

MM's Popcorn Party En Français!

MM's Popcorn Party Vol.1

MM's Popcorn Party Vol.2

 For the new Goodies... Check out the "Comment section".

Enjoy

MM 

One,.. Two,.. Cha Cha Cha!

 The sun is shining, and Monsieur Maurice feels like dancing again ! So here's another compilation filled to the brim with the Cha Cha Cha rhythm.

 Tracks

01 Cha Cha Transistor - Jack Ary Et Son "High Society" Cha-Cha
02 Blue Champagne Cha-Cha - Eric Jay & Marion Evans Orchestra
03 You're The Top-Cha - Al Saxon
04 Tea For Two Cha Cha Cha - The Allegrettes
05 Tremendo Cha-Cha-Cha - Joe Loco And His Quintet
06 Shoo Bee Doo Bee Cha Cha - The Videos
07 Billy’s Cha Cha - The Wild-Cats
08 In The Mood Cha Cha - Billy May
09 Cha Cha Cha D'amour - Dean Martin
10 Cha-Cha Celso - Celso Murilo E Seu Conjunto
11 Cha Cha Cha At The Harem - The Arthur Murray Orchestra
12 Oriental Cha-Cha - Roger King Mozian & Orchestra
13 Tutankamen Cha Cha Cha - Franco Godi
14 Chinese Cha Cha Cha - Alfredito And His Orchestra
15 Papa Cha Cha - Marga Benitez
16 Cha Cha Cha No. 5 - Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
17 Cha Cha Cha Por Nueva York - Bobby Montez
18 Cha Cha Brasilia - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
19 Glow Worm Cha-Cha-Cha - Jackie Davis
20 Cha Cha Joe - The Barry Sisters
21 Crazy Cha Cha Cha - Alfredito And His Orchestra
22 Guajiro Cha Cha Cha - Latin All Stars
23 The Gina Pastrami Cha Cha Cha - Heinie Beau & Orchestra
24  Shortnin' Bread Cha-Cha-Cha - Francis Bay & Orchestra
25 Whistling Cha - Luiz Varona

You can find the new link in the comment section. 

Be sure to check out the previous comps in the MM Dances Series, to keep those dancing shoes going.

Enjoy !

 

MM Dances the Cha Cha Cha

MM Dances the Bossa Nova

MM Dances the Mambo

 

Soul... Not Jokin' !

 Monsieur Maurice provides you with another excellent Soul compilation to make your days 'groovy' and your nights 'smooth'. 

Tracks

 01 Cowboys To Girls - The Jalynne Sound
02 Mustang Sally - Art Heatlie & His Orchestra
03 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me  - Hozan Yamamoto
04 My Cherie Amour - Alyn Ainsworth
05 I Hear A Symphony - Booker T. & The MG's
06 Only the Strong Survive - The Electric Indian
07 It's Your Thing - The Shock Absorbers
08 Sweet Soul Music - Rob Franken Organ-Ization
09 I Say A Little Prayer For You - Wes Montgomery
10 Just the Two of Us - Walter Wanderley
11 Superstition - Rune Gustafsson
12 Theme From Shaft - Ozu & Nagashiba
13 Shotgun - Mongo Santamaría
14 Soul Makossa  - Orquestra Serenata Tropical
15 Cloud 9 - Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
16 Try A Little Tenderness - Dick Hyman
17 When A Man Loves A Woman - Baker Street Philharmonic
18 Can I Get A Witness - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
19 Come See About Me - Willie Mitchell
20 (Detroit) Soul Town - It Takes Two - Paul Nero Sounds

Be sure to check out these previous compilations in the MM's Got Soul Series!

Enjoy,

MM

 

MM's Got Soul

MM's Got Soul 2

MM's Got Soul 3

 

Allons-Y au Popcorn !

Another Popcorn compilation, but this time in French..

So, let's Tut Tut Tut, Di-Gue-Ding-Ding and Cliqueti-Clac together!

 

Tracks

01 Nancy Holloway - Tu N'es Pas Venu
02 Sylvain - Si Tu Viens Plus Près De Moi
03 Cassius Simon - Tabou
04 Gelou - Baby, It’s You
05 Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
06 Franck Pourcel - Chariot
07 Richard Anthony - Cliqueti-Clac
08 Claude Nougaro - Les Don Juan
09 Gabriel Dalar - 39 De Fièvre
10 Gillian Hills - Tut Tut Tut Tut
11 Michelle - Viens Petite Fille
12 Michel Legrand - Di Gue Ding Ding
13 Jimmy Frey - Si Jamais Tu M'abandonnais
14 Frankie Jordan - Elle Est Passée
15 Marianne Mille - Ne Plus Penser A Toi
16 Lucky Blondo - Comment L'oublier
17 Les Surfs - A Présent Tu Peux T'en Aller
18 Burt Blanca - Tout En Fume
19 Donna Hightower - C'est Toi Mon Idole
20 Frankie Jordan - Marche Tout Droit
21 Oscar Saintal - En Blue Jeans Et Blouson De Cuir
22 Tiny Yong - Le Sauvage
23 Les Babs - Dans La Nuit
24 Michel Colombier - Je Naurais Pas Du Faire Ça
25 Chouchou - Ma Moto  

For more Popcorn grooves, be sure to check these ones out !

MM's Popcorn Party V1

MM's Popcorn Party V2

 

Enjoy!

MM

P.S. : The Archive will be closed for Spring Cleaning till further notice.
 

The Beat Goes On...

 MM Digs the music, created by and / or made famous by Sonny Bono and Cher. As a duo, but also in their solo endeavours. 

Tracks

01 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Petula Clark
02 Gypsys, Tramp & Thieves - Kiyoshi Sugimoto
03 It Might As Well Stay Monday (From Now On)- The Red Birds
04 Last Night I Didn’t Get To Sleep At All - Frances Yip
05 Sing C'est La Vie - Glenda Collins
06 A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done - Terry Baxter & His Orchestra & Chorus
07 Little Man - James Last
08 Dixie Girl - Barbi Benton
09 Make The Man Love Me - Dusty Springfield
10 Touch And Go - John Rowles
11 Dark Lady - Ronnie Aldrich
12 Half-Breed - Joy Fleming
13 I Got You Babe - Etta James
14 Just You - Betty Wright
15 The Beat Goes On - Les Guitares Du Dimanche
16 Where Do You Go - Terry Knight & the Pack
17 You'd Better Sit Down Kids - Byrdie Green
18 Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies) - Paul Mauriat
19 When You Find Out Where You're Goin' - Bobby Russell
20 Don't Try To Close A Rose - Maureen McGovern
21 Baby Don't Go  - Those Fantabulous Strings

I hope you'll enjoy these fine tunes and if you want to try out some more of these Monsieur Maurice compilations, take a gander in the Archives... They will be closed for inventory and maintenance by the end of the month.

Enjoy,

MM

Let's Pony Walk into 2025...

 A Happy New Year folks!

It's time to try the magical hangover cure compiled by Monsieur Maurice! 

Another popcorn album.

Tracks

01 Wobble Cha - Cool Benny Velarde
02 Ooh Baby - Bo Diddley
03 Cleo's mood - Jr Walker & All Stars
04 Big Hand, Little Hand - Ronnie Savoy
05 Bella Dalena - The Marketts
06 I Feel The Pain - Linda Queen
07 The Cricket - Clarence ‘Gatemouth' Brown
08 Tabasco - Amru Sani
09 A Swinging Safari - Les Brown Jr.
10 Earth Boy - Elvis Presley
11 Timbale Groove - Willie Bobo
12 Sixteen Tons - Stevie Wonder
13 Johnny With The Gentle Hands - Eartha Kitt
14 Pea-Shooter - Donald Austin
15 Crying In The Rain - Major Lance
16 Thunder - The Rebel Rousers
17 Let Love Go By - Jeanette ‘Baby’ Washington
18 Hi Diddle De Diddle - Cathy And Cookie
19 Harlem Nocturne - J.J. Jones
20 Tomorrow Is Another Day - Doris Troy
21 Wherever I Lay My Hat - Marvin Gaye
22 Stand by Me - Little Eva
23 Soda Pop - Bill Doggett & His Combo
24 Tiny Tim - LaVerne Baker
25 Pony Walk - Doc Bagby

So enjoy these cool tunes Belgian Popcorn Style while recovering from the transition from old to new. 

Be sure to check out volume 1 from this series.

MM's Popcorn Party Vol.1

My best wishes to you all, and may 2025 will be a year filled with Love and Peace and Music...

MM