http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-859 JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » CHART ATTACK! #45: 8/25/84 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:20:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-859 [...] song had some staying power (sorry, I couldn’t help it): we covered it back in our very first CHART ATTACK!, which looked at a chart from late September.  Maybe I should have chosen a different chart [...] [...] song had some staying power (sorry, I couldn’t help it): we covered it back in our very first CHART ATTACK!, which looked at a chart from late September.  Maybe I should have chosen a different chart [...]

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-858 JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » CHART ATTACK! #8: 11/16/85 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:28:42 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-858 [...] 9.  Be Near Me - ABC  (download)  With its catchy chorus, "Be Near Me" marked ABC’s Top 10 debut on the US charts, although they had also had strong success with their first single "The Look Of Love," thanks to strong exposure on MTV.  Existing somewhere in the space between New Romantic and New Age, the band had already undergone dramatic personnel changes, including two members quitting and two members being added purely for dramatic and visual effects (neither could sing or play any instruments).  A dance remix of the song was mainly responsible for the song reaching as high as #9.8.  Never - Heart  Is it just me, or does it feel like we’ve covered "Never" before?  Perhaps it’s because, as Carlos astutely mentioned in Chart Attack #1, the song was written by Holly Knight, who also wrote songs like "The Warrior," "Love Is A Battlefield," "Better Be Good To Me," and a million more.  "Never" was the second single from Heart’s self-titled LP in 1985, preceded by "What About Love."  Both songs were played constantly on MTV, and as a result, "Never" eventually reached #4 and became Heart’s highest-charting single at the time.  It was also the first time Heart could boast to having two consecutive singles reach the Top Ten.  They broke the record with their next hit, "These Dreams."  [...] [...] 9.  Be Near Me – ABC  (download)  With its catchy chorus, "Be Near Me" marked ABC’s Top 10 debut on the US charts, although they had also had strong success with their first single "The Look Of Love," thanks to strong exposure on MTV.  Existing somewhere in the space between New Romantic and New Age, the band had already undergone dramatic personnel changes, including two members quitting and two members being added purely for dramatic and visual effects (neither could sing or play any instruments).  A dance remix of the song was mainly responsible for the song reaching as high as #9.8.  Never – Heart  Is it just me, or does it feel like we’ve covered "Never" before?  Perhaps it’s because, as Carlos astutely mentioned in Chart Attack #1, the song was written by Holly Knight, who also wrote songs like "The Warrior," "Love Is A Battlefield," "Better Be Good To Me," and a million more.  "Never" was the second single from Heart’s self-titled LP in 1985, preceded by "What About Love."  Both songs were played constantly on MTV, and as a result, "Never" eventually reached #4 and became Heart’s highest-charting single at the time.  It was also the first time Heart could boast to having two consecutive singles reach the Top Ten.  They broke the record with their next hit, "These Dreams."  [...]

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Rico Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:11:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-857 Speaking of covers...What are the odds that any other Top 10 had an appearance by an artist (Tina Turner) who would later go on to cover one of the other songs in that very chart (she did her own, smoky rendition of "Missing You" a few years later)? Speaking of covers…What are the odds that any other Top 10 had an appearance by an artist (Tina Turner) who would later go on to cover one of the other songs in that very chart (she did her own, smoky rendition of "Missing You" a few years later)?

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-70191 Rico Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:11:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-70191 Speaking of covers...What are the odds that any other Top 10 had an appearance by an artist (Tina Turner) who would later go on to cover one of the other songs in that very chart (she did her own, smoky rendition of Missing You a few years later)? Speaking of covers…What are the odds that any other Top 10 had an appearance by an artist (Tina Turner) who would later go on to cover one of the other songs in that very chart (she did her own, smoky rendition of Missing You a few years later)?

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Dan Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:22:49 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-856 BRILLIANT concept. I predict a bright blogging future for you, my friend. Keep that little iMac humming! Couldn't possibly agree more about "I Just Called...". When I first heard that, I was nearly nauseaus at the depth to which Stevie would sink for a hit. Wretched. The cha-cha-cha ending does very little in my mind to redeem it. I too played the everliving crap out of _She's So Unusual_. I was a tad older than you, though. "She Bop" was possibly my favorite track. BRILLIANT concept. I predict a bright blogging future for you, my friend. Keep that little iMac humming! Couldn’t possibly agree more about "I Just Called…". When I first heard that, I was nearly nauseaus at the depth to which Stevie would sink for a hit. Wretched. The cha-cha-cha ending does very little in my mind to redeem it. I too played the everliving crap out of _She’s So Unusual_. I was a tad older than you, though. "She Bop" was possibly my favorite track.

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-70190 Dan Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:22:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-70190 BRILLIANT concept. I predict a bright blogging future for you, my friend. Keep that little iMac humming! Couldn't possibly agree more about I Just Called.... When I first heard that, I was nearly nauseaus at the depth to which Stevie would sink for a hit. Wretched. The cha-cha-cha ending does very little in my mind to redeem it. I too played the everliving crap out of _She's So Unusual_. I was a tad older than you, though. She Bop was possibly my favorite track. BRILLIANT concept. I predict a bright blogging future for you, my friend. Keep that little iMac humming! Couldn’t possibly agree more about I Just Called…. When I first heard that, I was nearly nauseaus at the depth to which Stevie would sink for a hit. Wretched. The cha-cha-cha ending does very little in my mind to redeem it. I too played the everliving crap out of _She’s So Unusual_. I was a tad older than you, though. She Bop was possibly my favorite track.

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Jason Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:27:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-855 Oh, you're welcome.  It's only going to get worse for you in the coming weeks, I promise. Oh, you’re welcome.  It’s only going to get worse for you in the coming weeks, I promise.

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-70189 Jason Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:27:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-70189 Oh, you're welcome. It's only going to get worse for you in the coming weeks, I promise. Oh, you’re welcome. It’s only going to get worse for you in the coming weeks, I promise.

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Elaine Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:20:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-854 A thousand more seconds of Brian Ibbott's Coverville podcast.  Though I guess it's not a podcast, exactly, more like a webcast?  Anyway, I (too) love it.  I can't believe it took me as long as it did to find it...but luckily, they're all archived!  He is great.btw -- thanks to you, I've had "The Warrior" in my head all afternoon.  THANKS A LOT. A thousand more seconds of Brian Ibbott’s Coverville podcast.  Though I guess it’s not a podcast, exactly, more like a webcast?  Anyway, I (too) love it.  I can’t believe it took me as long as it did to find it…but luckily, they’re all archived!  He is great.btw — thanks to you, I’ve had "The Warrior" in my head all afternoon.  THANKS A LOT.

]]> http://popdose.com/chart-attack-1/comment-page-1/#comment-70188 Elaine Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:20:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=176#comment-70188 A thousand more seconds of Brian Ibbott's Coverville podcast. Though I guess it's not a podcast, exactly, more like a webcast? Anyway, I (too) love it. I can't believe it took me as long as it did to find it...but luckily, they're all archived! He is great.btw -- thanks to you, I've had The Warrior in my head all afternoon. THANKS A LOT. A thousand more seconds of Brian Ibbott’s Coverville podcast. Though I guess it’s not a podcast, exactly, more like a webcast? Anyway, I (too) love it. I can’t believe it took me as long as it did to find it…but luckily, they’re all archived! He is great.btw — thanks to you, I’ve had The Warrior in my head all afternoon. THANKS A LOT.

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