Comments on: Into the Ear of Madness: Week 13, The Dawn of a New Decade http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/ your daily dose of pop culture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:47:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: terje http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-42350 terje Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:46:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-42350 Yeah, I know, Udo Lindenberg is huge, too... in Germany. C'mon, Sara, Peter Allen sold a few records worldwide, sure, but the Bi-Coastal album, peaked at #123 on Billboard's pop charts - and it was his most successful album. Hardly a smashing success. <br><br>I think you're right about his double entendres, though: it probably didn't do him any favors on the charts. Yeah, I know, Udo Lindenberg is huge, too… in Germany. C'mon, Sara, Peter Allen sold a few records worldwide, sure, but the Bi-Coastal album, peaked at #123 on Billboard's pop charts – and it was his most successful album. Hardly a smashing success.

I think you're right about his double entendres, though: it probably didn't do him any favors on the charts.

]]> By: terje http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17385 terje Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:46:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17385 Yeah, I know, Udo Lindenberg is huge, too... in Germany. C'mon, Sara, Peter Allen sold a few records worldwide, sure, but the Bi-Coastal album, peaked at #123 on Billboard's pop charts - and it was his most successful album. Hardly a smashing success. <br><br>I think you're right about his double entendres, though: it probably didn't do him any favors on the charts. Yeah, I know, Udo Lindenberg is huge, too… in Germany. C'mon, Sara, Peter Allen sold a few records worldwide, sure, but the Bi-Coastal album, peaked at #123 on Billboard's pop charts – and it was his most successful album. Hardly a smashing success.

I think you're right about his double entendres, though: it probably didn't do him any favors on the charts.

]]> By: Sara http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17384 Sara Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:58:50 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17384 Wrong, Peter Allen was the original Boy From Oz and his songs were huge hits Down Under. The trouble was many of his songs contained references to the fact he was gay (or "teasing metaphors") Bi-Coastal was a successful album despite the confusion of the title ("Bi-Coastal"- Bi-Sexual get it?)<br>The song "Simon" was originally recorded by Liza Minnelli in the late 1960s so he was paying tribute to her but still denying the fact he was openly gay.<br>He tried a few more times but succumbed to AIDS before he could be a huge star Wrong, Peter Allen was the original Boy From Oz and his songs were huge hits Down Under. The trouble was many of his songs contained references to the fact he was gay (or “teasing metaphors”) Bi-Coastal was a successful album despite the confusion of the title (”Bi-Coastal”- Bi-Sexual get it?)
The song “Simon” was originally recorded by Liza Minnelli in the late 1960s so he was paying tribute to her but still denying the fact he was openly gay.
He tried a few more times but succumbed to AIDS before he could be a huge star

]]> By: rwcass http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17383 rwcass Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:53:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17383 Nobody does it better. Nobody does it better.

]]> By: rwcass http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17374 rwcass Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:52:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17374 Oooh ... I do like that we can now edit our comments from this page as opposed to going to the "forum" page. My OCD really appreciates this new feature. Oooh … I do like that we can now edit our comments from this page as opposed to going to the “forum” page. My OCD really appreciates this new feature.

]]> By: terje http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17381 terje Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:27:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17381 Yeah, I'm pretty sure Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers are lying about their age. Yeah, I'm pretty sure Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers are lying about their age.

]]> By: terje http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17382 terje Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:22:49 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17382 I'm good, though, wouldn't you say? 6 of 14... I'm good, though, wouldn't you say? 6 of 14…

]]> By: rwcass http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17380 rwcass Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:31:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17380 I'm serious!<br><br>I still think everyone famous is in their mid-30s, even as I'm approaching my mid-30s. I like being in denial. I'm serious!

I still think everyone famous is in their mid-30s, even as I'm approaching my mid-30s. I like being in denial.

]]> By: rwcass http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17379 rwcass Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:30:49 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17379 Stop replying to yourself to boost the number of comments! Stop replying to yourself to boost the number of comments!

]]> By: terje http://popdose.com/into-the-ear-of-madness-week-13-the-dawn-of-a-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-17378 terje Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:01:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=4683#comment-17378 Well, Phil and Sting, anyway. Well, Phil and Sting, anyway.

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