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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: One Hit Wonders |
| Date | Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:24:31 -0400 |
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At Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:58:51 CC wrote:
>The Romantics are a one-hit wonder, but their one "hit"--"What I Like About
>You," of course--missed >the Top 40 entirely, while their highest-charting
>hit, "Talking In Your Sleep," is rarely mentioned,
>and their other Top 40 hit, "One In A Million," is largely forgotten.
>It's not
>accurate, sure, but that's the way most people seem to look at it.
Ain't it the truth. Up here, the Segarini-produced "Tell It To Carrie" got
massive airplay as did "What I Like About You"'s follow-up single "When I
Look In Your Eyes". Not to get all national here, but I wonder whether it
was our diverse radio format that allowed such acts as Genesis, Supertramp,
Styx and Tears For Fears to conquer this nation both at radio and on tours
the way they did while getting milder reception, and seriously stunted
record sales, south of the border.
[Just a perception on my part, not necessarily a fact]
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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