Top singles from the past
26 July 2027
Today 38 years ago, on 26 July 1986, world-music legend PETER GABRIEL topped
the US Singles Chart with his sexually loaded knockout Sledgehammer (more
than 136 million streams on Spotify).
It was the lead single from his album So, produced by Daniel
Lanois and the author himself. It peaked at #4 in Great-Britain.
Here’s the spectacular video/clip.
PG: Instagram
Top singles from the past
24 July 2024
Californian soul star GEORGE McCRAE, aged 79 now, topped the singles chart
with sexy disco classic ROCK YOUR BABY on 24 July 1974, today 50 years ago.
More than 100 million streams on Spotify.
The song was written/produced by Harry Wayne Casey (frontman)
and Richard Finch (bassist) of KC And The Sunshine Band.
Shake your pelvis, folks.
GM: Story
Top singles from the past
23 July 2024
American band THE CARS (1976–1988, 2000-2010, 2011-2018) released their
big hit DRIVE on 23 July 1984, today 40 years ago. It peaked at #3 in the US.
Drive is associated with the massive charity concerts of Live Aid 1985 to raise funds for the deadly Ethiopian famine drama, both in the UK and the USA, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia concert.
The song was previously used as the background music to a montage
of clips showing the awful outcome of the devastating famine crisis
in Ethopia during the London event, which was introduced by David
Bowie.
Click ‘Watch on YouTube’ below,
to see the heartbreaking video.
Sunday 21 July 2024
Eternal classic.
Top singles from the past
19 July 2024
Manchester‘s heroes OASIS scored (another) No. 1 hit in the UK with
D’YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? today 27 years ago. The first single from
their mediocre 3rd LP Be Here Now.
Also #1 in Canada and Scotland.
Noel Gallagher: “I was going to make up some profound statement in the chorus
but I couldn’t come up with anything that fitted. Then I just thought ‘All my people right
here, right now, d’you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah.’ Very vague, very ambiguous,
that’ll do.”
Watch out. Here come the choppers.
OASIS: Instagram – Story
18 July 2024
The late great disco diva DONNA SUMMER (1948-2012) topped
the US Single Charts, for the 3rd time, with BAD GIRLS (the title
track of her 1979 LP, which also featured that other dancefloor
knockout Hot Stuff) on 18 July 1979, today 45 years ago.
“Bad girls
Talking about the sad girls
Sad girls
Talking About bad girls, yeah”
DS: Story
14 July 2024
Today 60 years ago, on 14 July 1964, rock giants THE ROLLING STONES
scored their very first number 1 single in the UK with IT’S ALL OVER NOW.
An enormous earworm written by Bobby Womack and his sister-in-law
Shirley Womack. American band The Valentinos featuring Bobby and Cecil
Womack recorded/released the song but without success.
When a DJ played that version to the Stones they were really excited
to do a rendition of their own, turning it into a jingle jangle cracker with
a victorious outcome. Here we go, back in time.
“Well, baby used to stay out all night long
She made me cry, she done me wrong
She hurt my eyes open, that’s no lie
Tables turn and now her turn to cry
Because I used to love her
But it’s all over now
Because I used to love her
But it’s all over now”
The Stones: Instagram
13 July 2024
Legendary 12-bar boogie woogie rockers STATUS QUO opened
the grand Live Aid event – with performances in Wembley Stadium,
London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia – to raise funds for the
devastating famine in Ethiopia.
They did it with the matching cracker Rockin’ All Over The World
(written by former Creedence Clearwater Revival voice John Fogerty).
Quo-ooo-ooo-ooo.
QUO: Story
Top singles from the past
7 July 2024
The late purple highness PRINCE (1958-2016) topped the US Singles Charts
with WHEN DOVES CRY today, 40 years ago, on 7 July 1984 and stayed there
for 5 weeks.
It was the lead single of his megahit album Purple Rain.
Prince: Story
Top singles from the past
4 July 2024
The legendary Californian harmony-pop surfers THE BEACH BOYS scored their
1st number one hit in the US with earworm I GET AROUND, 60 (!) years ago today,
on 4 July 1964. It peaked at #7 in the UK.
The song had/has an unusual structure as it started
with the chorus and only featured two short verses.
THE BEACH BOYS: Bio – Discography
