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 

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 

Dancing Into 2026 With Tunes From 1972

 Happy 2026 everybody.

We begin the new year with a blast from the past. Eurocharts 1972!

A compilation of the top 10 most popular songs in Belgium, the Netherlands,  France, UK, Germany and Italy. 

Tracks

01 Son Of My Father - Manuel Gas
02 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - Button Down Brass
03 Sacramento - Murray Campbell
04 Y Viva Espana - Geoff Love
05 Pop Corn - Armando Sciascia Orchestre
06 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Larry Page
07 One Way Wind  - Max Greger
08 Un Canto A Galicia - Combo Franky Scott
09 Questo Piccolo Grande Amore - Gianni Oddi Sax
10 Mother Of Mine - Paul Mauriat
11 Une Belle Histoire (Unestate Fa) - Johnny Sax
12 Without You - Murray Campbell
13 Hello-A  - Ladi Geisler
14 Metal Guru - Ladi Geisler
15 Kiss Me - Cliff Carpenter
16 Le Lundi Au Soleil - Georges Jouvin
17 Jesahel - Raymond Lefevre
18 Come What May (Apres Toi) - Tony Hatch
19 Imagine - Kiyoshi Sugimoto
20 Never Never Never (Grande Grande Grande) - Bottichelli Orchestra
21 My Reason - Paul Mauriat
22 Samson And Delilah - Franck Pourcel
23 Poppa Joe - T.W. Ardy
24 How Do You Do - Gianni Oddi
25 Mouldy Old Dough - Elektrik Cokernut
26 Love Theme From The Godfather - Hugo Montenegro 
27 Qui Saura - Paul Mauriat

 For more Eurocharts, check out these previous MM Compilations

EuroCharts 1970

EuroCharts 1971

 

And last but not least, to all of you a...

Let's hope it's a good one... without any fear.

Enjoy,

MM 

Here's To You...

 Another trip down memory lane... The next instalment in the EuroCharts Series. Some fun summery tunes to bring some sunshine in your heart. So follow me to the year 1971.

 

Tracks

01 Hey Tonight - Max Greger
02 Knock Three Times - Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited
03 Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep - Claude Ciari
04 Tanta Voglia Di Lei - Fausto Papetti
05 I Am...I Said - Hugo Montegro
06 The Fool - Claude Ciari
07 Love Story - Franck Pourcel
08 Here's To You - Raymond Lefevere
09 Manuela - Gebroeders Brouwer
10 Kaymos - Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains
11 Borriquito - Johnny Sax
12 Co Co - The City Of Westminster String Band
13 The Pushbike Song - Max Greger
14 Non, Non Rien N’a Changé - Caravelli
15 Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum - Fausto Papetti
16 Get Me Some Help - Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media
17 My Sweet Lord - The Exotic Guitars
18 Hot Love - Victor Silvester Orchestra
19 Soleil, Soleil - Paul Mauriat
20 Amore Caro, Amore Bello - Fausto Danieli
21 Pour Un Flirt - Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media
22 Butterfly - Caravelli
23 Mozart 40 - Georges Jouvin
24 I'm Still Waiting - The City Of Westminster String Band
25 Mamy Blue - Claude Ciari
26 Amazing Grace - Enoch Light
27 Rose Garden - Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass 

You can find the new goodies in the 'Comment' section...

I'm gonna try to get 'The Archive' up and running again in a few days, so keep an eye out for that. You can acces it in the sidebar. 'The Archive' is a browsable document where you can find all of the previous Monsieur Maurice posts and their updated links.  

Enjoy the Summer, and the music !

MM 

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