| Pop and rock arrangements – 1960-1980 – Medium | ||
| 30
titles | ||
| 1. |
Aquarius
Level
II/III
The opening song of the wonderful musical “Hair”
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| 2. |
Belle Histoire
H
Level
II/III
One of the most beautiful French pop songs
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| 3. |
Bohemian Rhapsody
Level
IV/V
The greatest rock hit of all time, but this time it’s arranged in a tricky jazz style (!)
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| 4. |
Calypso
Level
III
John Denver sings about Jacques Cousteau’s ship
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| 5. |
Eleanor Rigby
Level
IV
A soulful jazzy arrangement of this wonderful song by the Beatles
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| 6. |
Factory
Level
I
A pure song about the hard labour of factory workers
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| 7. |
Golden Years
SATTB
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SSATB
Level
III
The David Bowie hit, with the many overdubbed voices from the original
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| 8. |
Good Vibrations
Level
II/III
The catchy Beach Boys song in a not too difficult arrangement
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| 9. |
Hopelessly Devoted to You
Level
II/III
The heartfelt cry by Olivia Newton John from the musical “Grease”
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| 10. |
I Can Help
Level
II/III
A catchy uncomplicated song from the seventies
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| 11. |
I’m a Train
Level
III
The famous arrangement of The King’s Singers, rewritten for five voices
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| 12. |
I’ve Just Seen a Face
Level
I
An uncomplicated Beatle tune to sing along with
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| 13. |
Just the Way You Are
H
Level
III
One of the biggest hit from Billy Joel
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| 14. |
Let the Sunshine In
Level
II/III
An indictment of the Vietnam War from the musical “Hair”
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| 15. |
Little by Little
Level
II/III
Girl pop with a Motown sound
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| 16. |
Logical Song, The
Level
II/III
“Then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible”
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| 17. |
Lollipop
Level
I/II
Uncomplicated pop from the sixties
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| 18. |
Love Is All
M
Level
III
The song with the happy cartoon frog
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| 19. |
Mr. Big Stuff
Level
III
A nice assertive soul number from the 70s
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| 20. |
Never Seem to Be Able To Say Goodbye
Level
II
...We’re no longer best of friends...
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| 21. |
Nothing Rhymed
Level
III
Gilbert O’Sullivan is trying to make sense of all the suffering in the world
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| 22. |
Oh Lori
Level
III
The catchy tune by the one hit wonder The Alessi Brothers
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| 23. |
Operator
Level
II/III
Gospel with a twist
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| 24. |
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Level
IV
The Motown hit from 1973
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| 25. |
Rock the Boat
M
Level
IV
One of the very first disco hits, dating from 1976
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| 26. |
Roxanne
Level
III
Sting’s charge of prostitution, in a jazzy arrangement
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| 27. |
She’s Always a Woman
Level
IV
One of the most beautiful Billy Joel songs, with lovely long lines
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| 28. |
There are Worse Things I Could Do
SSAA
|
SSSAA
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SSATB
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SSAAB
Level
III
The sad slutty girl from the musical “Grease”
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| 29. |
Turn Turn Turn
Level
I
A simpel hit from the sixtees, a plea for peace
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| 30. |
Wall Street Shuffle
H
Level
III/IV
A parody on the fast life on Wall Street
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| H Published by Humm A Cappella | ||
| M Published by Music Shop Europe | ||
