| Pop and rock arrangements – 1980-2000 – Medium | ||
| 33
titles | ||
| 1. |
Another Day
Level
III/IV
Delicious smooth jazz pop from the nineties
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| 2. |
Babylon Sisters
Level
IV
Sophisticated jazz rock, a synthesis of soul and jazz
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| 3. |
Be the Man
Level
III
A song Celine Dion sang in Japanese as well
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| 4. |
Breakfast in America
Level
IV
The Supertramp hit, arranged in a stompy way
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| 5. |
Cancer
SSAB with piano
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SATB with piano
Level
III
“Don’t work hard, don’t play hard, don’t plan for the graveyard”
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| 6. |
Don’t Let Go
Level
II/III
The En Vogue song in a straightforward arrangement
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| 7. |
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Level
II/III
Bobby McFerrin’s cheerful hit with the catching reggae rhythm
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| 8. |
Don’t Worry, Be Medley
Level
III/IV
“Don’t worry, be happy” in a variety of styles, including country, house, jazz and classical
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| 9. |
Four Seasons in One Day
Level
II/III
One of the biggest hits by Crowded House
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| 10. |
Hijo de la Luna
Level
III/IV
A woman promisses her child to the moon, in a song mixing traditional with pop
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| 11. |
If I Ain’t Got You
Level
III
A super hit by Alicia Keys
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| 12. |
Kiss from a Rose
Level
III
One of the most beautiful songs of the nineties
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| 13. |
Let Love Rule
Level
IV
The first large hit by Lenny Kravitz
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| 14. |
Longest Time, The
Level
III
A top hit in the a cappella world
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| 15. |
Man in the Mirror
Level
II
“I’m gonna make a change, for once in my life”
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| 16. |
Moon over Bourbon Street
Level
IV
The wonderful ballad about the tragedy of a vampire
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| 17. |
My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
Level
IV
Funky, jazzy, girl power, vogue, with an a cappella breakdown
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| 18. |
Nothing Else Matters
Level
II/III
One of the best rock ballads from the nineties
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| 19. |
Pipes of Peace
Level
II
McCartney’s song, with the fascinating video about Christmas in the foxholes
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| 20. |
Real Men
Level
III
A grand song about the changing roles of men and women
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| 21. |
River of Dreams
Level
II/III
Billy Joel sings in a gospel style about a religious experience he had in a dream
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| 22. |
Shed a Little Light
Level
III/IV
James Taylor sings about Martin Luther King
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| 23. |
Smooth Operator
Level
I
The biggest hit by Sade, from the eighties
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| 24. |
Somebody Else’s Lover
Level
II
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| 25. |
Something to Talk About
Level
II
...There’s a rumour about the two of us...
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| 26. |
Straight to My Heart
Level
IV
A fascinating piece in the unusual seven-quarter time
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| 27. |
That Don’t Impress Me Much
Level
II
Shania Twain is satirizing macho men
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| 28. |
Waterfalls
Level
III/IV
One of best R&B songs from the nineties
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| 29. |
We All Stand Together
Level
II/III
The cheerful frog song, well-known from the cartoon
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| 30. |
Weather with You
SSA(A)TB with band
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SSA(A)TB with piano
Level
II
A contemporary pop song
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| 31. |
Woman in Chains
Level
IV
A symphonic song against women suppression
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| 32. |
You Might Need Somebody
Level
III
One of the grooviest soul songs ever
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| 33. |
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Level
III
The song Randy Newman wrote for ‘Toy Story’
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| M Published by Music Shop Europe | ||
