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24th June 2012, Billboard.com named Olivia Newton-John’s 1982 hit, ‘Physical’ as The Sexiest Song Of All Time. Other classic Rock songs that made the top ten were Rod Stewart’s ‘Tonight’s The Night’, Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, Donna Summer’s ‘Hot Stuff’ and another Rod Stewart contribution, ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’. Article source: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10161742154125167
8th June 1974, Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Band On The Run'. 'George Harrison unwittingly contributed the first line of one part of the song: "If we ever get out of here" when he said it during one of the many Beatles' business meetings. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/liner-notes/band-on-the-run/ Band On […]
13 April 1974, Paul McCartney’s Band On The Run went to No.1 on the US album charts. McCartney’s third US No.1, went on to sell over 6 million copies world-wide. It’s commercial performance was aided by two hit singles ‘Jet’ and ‘Band on the Run’. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/liner-notes/band-on-the-run/ Band On The Run – Wings Hit It Big […]
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/regatta-de-blanc-police-second-album/ Reggatta De Blanc: How The Police Hit Pay Dirt With Their Second Album Article source: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10160944474735167
In 1958, The Four Preps had a huge hit with the song "26 Miles". The song was about Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles. If you happened to be on Catalina 52 years ago tonight, you would have been in for a treat. The Yardbirds were playing at the Casino Ballroom. It […]
11th August 1956, Elvis Presley’s double sided hit ‘Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog’ was released. The single went to No.1 on the US chart, where it stayed for 11 weeks – a record that would not be broken until 1992’s Boyz II Men hit ‘End of the Road’. Read it here
29th July 1956, Carl Perkins was on the UK singles chart with his debut UK hit ‘Blue Suede Shoes’. Johnny Cash planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in […]
“…Mommy, where do ideas for hit songs come from?…” A still-struggling Buddy Holly went to a John Wayne movie on May 31, 1956 at the State theater in Lubbock, TX. The movie he saw was “The Searchers,” At two points in the movie, John Wayne sarcastically replies “that’ll be the day” to another character. Those […]
Most of you will remember the hit by Steely Dan “FM”. But how many of you remember or even saw the movie it was the theme from? The movie “FM” opened in nationwide distribution in the US on May 3, 1978. The movie, about a radio station was a flop but it did have guest […]
Billy Joel is celebrating his 69th birthday today. Since releasing his first hit song, “Piano Man”, in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. He has had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the […]