Popcorn Exotica

Now our summer is slowly coming to it's end, we can always try to make it last a little bit longer by throwing a Popcorn Party Exotique !!!  So put on your dancin' shoes (or sandals) and enjoy these tropical Popcorn sounds, compiled for you by Monsieur Maurice.

Tracks

01 Ali Baba - The Champs
02 Babalu - Ray Barretto
03 Forbidden Island - The Islanders
04 Exotic - Jim Waller And The Deltas
05 Princess Of Persia -  Billy Grammer
06 Caravan - Roger King Mozian And His Latin Twisteros
07 Boom-A-Lay - The Astro-Jets
08 Zoológico Negro - Los Aragón
09 On A Tropical Island -  Anna Valentino
10 Call Of The Jungle - Carl Stevens
11 China Gate - Ramsey Lewis
12 Geisha Cha Cha - Cha Cha Boys
13 Martinique - Martin Denny
14 Stranger On The Shore - Bill Black's Combo
15 Fever - La Lupe
16 Amazonian Jungle - Chocolat's
17 The Islander - The Kampus Kinsmen
18 Haiti Blues - Pearl Bailey
19 Watermelon Man - The Invaders Steelband
20 Pu-Chun-Ga - Elena Madera
21 Safari - The Treble-Tones
22 House Of Bamboo - Neville Taylor
23 Monsieur Cannibale - Orquestra Som Bateau

There are more MM's Popcorn Party compilations on this Blog, and you can find them right

Here

So a Cheerio from Monsieur Maurice ! 

For the new stuff, head to the Comments (and leave a message if you will) and till the next one..

Enjoy,

MM
 

Ladies Sing Buddy

Today Monsieur Maurice presents to you a tribute to the rock and roll genius of Buddy Holly. This by putting a spotlight on female voices in a new edition of "Ladies Sing... "

 Tracks

01 Maybe Baby - Jackie DeShannon
02 Think It Over - Skeeter Davis
03 Changing All Those Changes - Maria Dallas
04 It's so Easy - Connie Francis
05 It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Linda Ronstadt
06 Heartbeat - Cilla Black
07 Not Fade Away - Tanya Tucker
08 Oh boy - Melanie
09 I'm Gonna Love You Too - Blondie
10 Well... All Right - Skeeter Davis
11 That'll Be the Day - Françoise Hardy
12 Wishing - Linda Thompson
13 Love's Made A Fool Of You - Ruby Starr
14 I'm Looking For Someone To Love - Jackie DeShannon
15 He Fought The Law - She Trinity
16 Rock Me My Baby - Dorothy Collins
17 True Love Ways - Skeeter Davis
18 Learning The Game - The Bunch
19 Rainin' In My Heart - Anne Murray
20 Lonesome Tears - Carolyn Hester
21 Every Day - Bridget St. John
22 Mailman Bring Me No More Blues - The Apaapa Sisters 

 So put on those rock and roll shoes and jive, while finger snapping, the night away! 

Head to the Comments for the new link.  

 For more "MM's Ladies Sing.. ", be sure to check out these fine examples..

Remember you can head to the ARCHIVE for a deep dive into the vaults for all of the Monsieur Maurice Compilations. 

Enjoy

MM 

Ladies Sing The Beatles D1 - D2 

Ladies Sing The BeatlesII D1 - D2

Ladies Sing Simon&Garfunkel

Ladies Sing The Rolling Stones

Ladies Sing Elvis D1 - D2

Ladies Sing Dylan D1 - D2

Goin' Hard Rock !

Belgium is known for it's pommes frites, it's chocolate, it's beer... and it's summer music festivals. One of them is the international acclaimed Graspop Metal Meeting. Not exactly Monsieur Maurice's cup of tea, so he gave his own twist to the given. 

 

01 Hell's Bells - Jack Julien
02 In A Gaddadavidda - Wild Thing
03 Black Magic Woman - M. Ozu & S. Nagashiba
04 The Witch Paranoid Jerusalem - Roy Etzel & Orchestra
05 Magic Carpet Ride - Sandy Nelson
06 Whole Lotta Love - Dieter Zimmermann
07 The Court Of The Crimson King - Doc Severinsen
08 Stairway To Heaven - Gian Piero Reverberi 
09 Black Sabbath - The Flower Travellin Band 
10 Fire - The Ventures 
11 Paranoid - Rolf Kühn
12 Smog In The Water (Smoke On The Water) - Victor Bachetta
13 Ace Of Spades - Totp
14 Highway Star - Godzilla & Yellow Gypsy
15 Good Times, Bad Times - Motohiko Hino
16 Immigrant Song - M Ozu & S. Nagashiba
17 Black Night - Takeshi Inomata Sound Limited
18 Child In Time - Helmuth Brandenburg

So let down your hair, jump into the mosh pit and headbang to these fine tunes of Classic Hard Rock Monsieur Maurice style !

Head to the comments for the new link. 

Rock On and Enjoy

MM 

We had joy...we had fun...

We had seasons in the sun... in 1974. 

Ah, the careless summers of our youth... where have they gone ???

Let's take a dive into the Swimming pool of Memory Lane with these European Chartbusters of '74!

Tracks

01 Seasons In The Sun (Le Moribond) - Caravelli
02 Sugar Baby Love - Enzo Lupo
03 T.S.O.P. - Fausto Papetti
04 Dirty Ol' Man  - The Brain Buster 
05 Everything I Own - Terry Baxter, His Orchestra & Chorus
06 She - Jack Parnell Orchestra
07 Charly - Roy Etzel
08 The Most Beautifull Girl - Denis King
09 Rock Your Baby - Fausto Papetti
10 Vanina - Daniel Janin
11 Tiger Feet - Electronic System
12 Billy Don't Be A Hero - Moog Style
13 Kung Fu Fighting - Paul Fagerlund
14 Bella Senz Anima - Tatotomaso
15 Soleado - Pino Calvi
16 Une Fille Aux Yeux Clairs - Caravelli
17 When Will I See You Again - Alyn Ainsworth
18 Le Téléphone Pleure - Caravelli
19 Juanita - Kai Warner
20 Piccola E Fragile - Don Papa Sax
21 A Blue Shadow  - Augusto Righetti
22 Angie - Andy Bono
23 Anima Mia - Raymond Lefévre
24 E Tu - Gianni Oddi
25 Nabucco - Apollo 100
26 Theo, Wir Fahr'n Nach Lodz - Max Greger
27 Waterloo - Botticelli & His Orchestra

You can find the new link in the Comments. Go check it out! 

If you want to dive even deeper, check out these previous volumes of Eurocharts.

 

MM's EuroCharts 1970

MM's EuroCharts 1971

MM's EuroCharts 1972

MM's EuroCharts 1973

 Enjoy the Summer and the Music !

MM 

Perdus Sous Une Pluie D'étoiles... (Lost in a rain of stars)

It's Popcorn time again... en Français !

 

Tracks

01 François Deguelt - Sa Majesté
02 Claude Piron - Hè Youla
03 Joe Kalamazoo - Tu M'étais Destiné
04 Laura Mellec - Tombe La Neige
05 Kim Stephane - Tu Nas Pas Cru
06 Jacky Mouliere - Va T'en 
07 Les Guitares Du Diable - Percolator
08 Gillian Hills - Le Paradis Pour Toi
09 Petula Clark - Cerisier Rose Et Pommier Blanc
10 Jacqueline Boyer - Le Tango Des Illusions
11 Charly Antolini - Come On, Charly
12 Eddy Mitchell - Vieille Fille
13 Ria Bartok - Dans La Nuit
14 Nicole Josy - La Vie C'est Toi
15 Franck Pourcel - Diggedle Boeing
16 Jacqueline Nero - Comme Le Vent
17 Udo Jurgens  - Si Tu Partais
18 Margot Lefebvre - Sous Une Pluie D'étoiles
19 Jacqueline Boyer - Je Ne Sais Plus
20 Katy - Ne Me Regarde Pas
21 Yvette Horner - Tu Croiras
22 Fanny Audrey - Chanson D'orphée
23 Marie Myriam - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
24 Alec Siniavine - Le Petit Train De La Mémoire
25 Dorothy Foy - Je T'en Conjure
26 Les Gouapes À Musique - La Tarte À La Nana

 Enjoy these well known tunes in the Belgian Popcorn Style. As always you can find the new link in the Comments. And be sure to leave a message behind if you're there. 

For more Popcorn and lots of other compilations Monsieur Maurice Style, go check out The Archive. You can find the link in the sidebar of this Blog. 

And if you don't want your Popcorn Party to stop, be sure to check out these previous compilations.

Popcorn Party En Français V1

Popcorn Party En Français V2

Enjoy!

MM 

Lovely Lady Of The Canyon...

 MM's Cameo Series celebrates outstanding female Singer Songwriters. This time we focus on the artistry of Joni Mitchell. 

Tracks

01 Song To A Seagull - Don Sebesky
02 For Free - Morning
03 Sisotowbell Lane - Cass Elliot
04 Both Sides Now - The Singers Unlimited
05 Blue - Paul Horn
06 River - Reilly & Maloney
07 Carey - Dianne Davidson
08 All I Want - The Supremes
09 Night In The City - Three Dog Night
10 The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - John Handy
11 That Song About the Midway - Bonnie Raitt
12 Banquet - Lani Hall
13 Barangrill - Mark Murphy
14 Michael From The Mountains - Sue & Sunny
15 Chelsea Morning - Jennifer 
16 The Circle Game - Motohiko Hino & Friends
17 Big Yellow Taxi - The Neighborhood
18 Woodstock - Tom Scottt 
19 The Gallery - Jumble Lane 
20 A Case Of You - Susan Webb

Enjoy these poetic lyrics and intricate melodies. You can find the new link in the "Comments".

Don't forget to check out the previous instalment in the Cameo Series, celebrating Janis Ian.

MM's Cameo Series - Janis Ian

 Enjoy,

MM 

Come On ... Feel The Noize !!!!

Another install in the Eurocharts series. Let's time-travel to the year 1973. 

Here are the songs that were blasting trough the speakers in many European households. 

 

Tracks

 
 01 The Free Electric Band - Max Greger
02 Blockbuster - Bob Rowe
03 Radar Love - Miguel Ramos
04 Can The Can - Harald Winkler
05 Rain Rain Viens Viens - Ralph The Sax & The Lovelets
06 Les Vieux Maries - Paul Mauriat
07 Do You Love Me? - Caravelli
08 And I Love You So -  The Bruce Baxter Orchestra & Guitar 
09 Il Mio Canto Libero - Rafael Ferro
10 He - Fausto Papetti
11 Goodbye My Love, Goodbye - Paul Kuhn & The SFB Big Band
12 Welcome Home - Ray Martin Strings &  Orchestra
13 La Maladie d'Amour - Caravelli
14 Forever And Ever - Paul Mauriat
15 Hurt - Ray Ellis & His Orchestra
16 El Chico De La Armonica - El Sonido De Manuel Gas
17 Pazza Idea - Blue Marvin
18 Minutteo - Blue Marvin
19 Les Divorcés - Franck Pourcel
20 Mama Loo - Hugo Strasser
21 I'm The Leader Of The Gang - James Last
22 Cum On Feel The Noize - Frank Valdor & His Dimension Singers
23 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Moog Style
24 Get Down - Shegundo Galarza e a Sua Grande Orquestra
25 Capriccio Italien Op.45 (Bianca) - The Pink Mice
26 City Of New Orleans ('t is weer voorbij) - Chet Atkins
27 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band

The new link van be found in the Comments under this Post... 

 Check out more Eurocharts compilations

EuroCharts 1970

EuroCharts 1971

EuroCharts 1972

 

 For more 70's Compilations and all the other stuff that Monsieur Maurice has to offer you can access 'The Archive'. 

'The Archive' is a list of all the previous published posts with updated Mega links. You can find a link to 'The Archive' in the sidebar of this Blog. 

Enjoy

MM