Celebrating one of the most influential pieces of electronic music making equipment ever, here is a varied and eclectic mix of songs, all featuring the Fairlight CMI. Sadly, certain prolific CMI users aren’t featured in Spotify yet, but this collection represents this instrument’s unquestionable impact on music. Some of the tracks will be instantly familiar, some not so, others will surprise you that they contain this instrument within their midst. Enjoy, and don’t forget to rate and leave your comments.
Playlist:
Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Theme
Peter Gabriel – San Jacinto
Tears For Fears – Mothers Talk - Beat Of The Drum Mix
Duran Duran – A View to a Kill
Jean Michel Jarre – Zoolokologie
Thomas Dolby – Hyperactive!
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart (extended remix)
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Urban Mix
Love Art – Moments In Love
Tears For Fears – Shout - U.S. Remix
Jane Child – Don’t Wanna Fall in Love
Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) (Original 12” Mix)
Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
Arcadia – Election Day
Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
Yes – Leave It
Scritti Politti – Perfect Way (Version) (Extended Mix)
Propaganda - Duel (Bittersweet)
Yello – Oh Yeah
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science (extended version)
Mike Oldfield – Foreign Affair
Art of Noise – Paranoimia
Arcadia – El Diablo
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
Darren Hayes – On the Verge of Something Wonderful
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
ABC – How to Be a Millionaire
Arcadia – Keep Me in the Dark
Daniel Balavoine – Tous Les Cris Les S.O.S.
Kate Bush – Babooshka
Duran Duran – The Reflex
Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
George Michael – Careless Whisper
Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Arcadia – Rose Arcana
Godley & Creme – Cry
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Nik Kershaw – Radio Musicola
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Crush
Prefab Sprout – Appetite
Arcadia – The Flame
Public Image Limited – Rise
Robbie Nevil – C’est La Vie
U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
Wang Chung – Let’s Go
Yello – Angel No
Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse
ZZ Top – Sleeping Bag - Remastered LP Version
Thomas Leer – Heartbeat
Alain Souchon – Ballade de Jim
Arcadia – The Promise
John Farnham – A Touch Of Paradise
Corey Hart – Boy in the Box
The Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky
Duran Duran – Tiger Tiger
Malcolm McLaren – Duck for the Oyster
Freeez – I.O.U. (12″ Version)
Étienne Daho – Tombé pour la France (version maximum)
Fiorella Mannoia – Canzone Leggerissima
Kids In The Kitchen – Cynical
Matia Bazar – Dieci Piccoli Indiani
Nik Kershaw – Running Scared
Thomas Dolby – Cruel
Prefab Sprout – Bonny
Kate Bush – Egypt
Scritti Politti – Absolute (Version)
Tangerine Dream – Dolls in the Shadow
Tasmin Archer – Lords of the New Church
Malcolm McLaren – Obatala
The Blue Nile – The Downtown Lights
Thomas Leer – International (Global mix)
The Cars – Heartbeat City
Propaganda - Laughed!
Matia Bazar – Fiumi Di Parole
Thomas Dolby – Screen Kiss
Wally Badarou – Canyons
Heaven 17 – Sunset Now (12” Extended Version)
Whodini – Funky Beat
Nik Kershaw – Cowboys and Indians
Tasmin Archer – Arienne
Yello – The Race
The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
Kate Bush – Army Dreamers
Jean Michel Jarre – Magnetic Fields, Part 1
Heaven 17 – Let Me Go (extended mix)
John Farnham – You’re The Voice
Wally Badarou – Endless Race
Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
Malcolm McLaren – Buffalo Gals
Depeche Mode – Leave In Silence
Yello – Tied Up
Yazoo – Softly Over
Duran Duran – The Seventh Stranger
Herbie Hancock – Rockit
Heaven 17 – Come Live With Me (12″ version)
a-ha – The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
Darren Hayes – A Fear of Falling Under
Thomas Dolby – One of Our Submarines (extended version)
Thomas Leer – Chasing the Dragon
