Comments on: We Wuz Robbed! Great Number 2 Hits of the ’50s http://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 27 May 2012 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’80s | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-30775 Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’80s | Popdose Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:32:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-30775 [...] in slapping together this (too)-long-running series – which already has examined hits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s that ran out of gas just one block short of the Texaco – has been the [...] [...] in slapping together this (too)-long-running series – which already has examined hits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s that ran out of gas just one block short of the Texaco – has been the [...]

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’70s | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-29951 Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’70s | Popdose Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:55:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-29951 [...] or BT Express’ “Do It Til You’re Satisfied.” But at least, as I looked back at the 1950s and ’60s, it seemed a healthy proportion of the #2 hits were terrific, or truly important songs [...] [...] or BT Express’ “Do It Til You’re Satisfied.” But at least, as I looked back at the 1950s and ’60s, it seemed a healthy proportion of the #2 hits were terrific, or truly important songs [...]

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-29316 Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s | Popdose Mon, 18 May 2009 21:31:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-29316 [...] the top of Billboard’s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling and monitoring responses to the series’ first column a couple weeks ago, I learned a number of things, the most important of which [...] [...] the top of Billboard’s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling and monitoring responses to the series’ first column a couple weeks ago, I learned a number of things, the most important of which [...]

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-51792 JonCummings Tue, 05 May 2009 03:15:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-51792 Son of a bitch! Well, my work is done here...<br><br>Actually, that means I'm just gonna have to vent five times the snark on "Winchester Cathedral"...why have I never seen this book in a store? (Probably for the same reason it's out of print.) Son of a bitch! Well, my work is done here…

Actually, that means I'm just gonna have to vent five times the snark on “Winchester Cathedral”…why have I never seen this book in a store? (Probably for the same reason it's out of print.)

]]> By: twostepcubhttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-51791 twostepcub Tue, 05 May 2009 02:14:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-51791 Fun post, Jon, I'm sure you can go on forever about the 60's hits kept out by crappier fare.<br><br>BTW, Fred Bronson didn't write it, but there IS a book, the Billboard Book of Number Two hits..<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billboard-Book-Number-Two-Singles/dp/0823076954" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Billboard-Book-Number-Two...</a><br><br>scary, eh...<br><br>Cheers<br>2sc Fun post, Jon, I'm sure you can go on forever about the 60's hits kept out by crappier fare.

BTW, Fred Bronson didn't write it, but there IS a book, the Billboard Book of Number Two hits..

http://www.amazon.com/Billboard-Book-Number-Two…

scary, eh…

Cheers
2sc

]]> By: The Border Patrolhttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-51790 The Border Patrol Tue, 05 May 2009 01:32:56 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-51790 If you think "Little Darlin'" is criminally neglected, you obviously don't live in Canada. You can hear the song at least twice daily on any Canadian oldies station. Good thing it's a great record!<br><br>Oh, and Fats Domino may have never got to number one, but he probably rested easy knowing he sold more than 40 million records between 1950 and '58. Nope, that's not a typo -- 40 million (mostly singles, but also 3 million of those new-fangled LP things starting in '56.) And, very unusually for the time, Domino was wise enough to have signed a contract back in 1950 that called for royalties on records sold. From all accounts, he got paid those royalties, too -- which means that unlike almost every other Rock and Roll pioneer, Fats Domino didn't get totally ripped off by his record company. <br><br>Getting ripped off by chart compilers is, of course, another story. It's funny how much emphasis we put on charts, when we know full well they have been influenced -- even sometimes driven by -- payola and racism. If you think “Little Darlin'” is criminally neglected, you obviously don't live in Canada. You can hear the song at least twice daily on any Canadian oldies station. Good thing it's a great record!

Oh, and Fats Domino may have never got to number one, but he probably rested easy knowing he sold more than 40 million records between 1950 and '58. Nope, that's not a typo — 40 million (mostly singles, but also 3 million of those new-fangled LP things starting in '56.) And, very unusually for the time, Domino was wise enough to have signed a contract back in 1950 that called for royalties on records sold. From all accounts, he got paid those royalties, too — which means that unlike almost every other Rock and Roll pioneer, Fats Domino didn't get totally ripped off by his record company.

Getting ripped off by chart compilers is, of course, another story. It's funny how much emphasis we put on charts, when we know full well they have been influenced — even sometimes driven by — payola and racism.

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-51787 JonCummings Tue, 05 May 2009 00:07:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-51787 I love "Lollipop" -- mostly because I'm really good at making that noise with my finger and the inside of my cheek. It can hold toddlers entranced for hours -- which may explain why I keep getting served with restraining orders... I love “Lollipop” — mostly because I'm really good at making that noise with my finger and the inside of my cheek. It can hold toddlers entranced for hours — which may explain why I keep getting served with restraining orders…

]]> By: Ryanhttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-51789 Ryan Mon, 04 May 2009 23:37:06 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-51789 Great Mini-bios. I'm impressed. Keep up the good work. It's nice to have a Rock History lesson! <br>Cheers,<br>Ryan Great Mini-bios. I'm impressed. Keep up the good work. It's nice to have a Rock History lesson!
Cheers,
Ryan

]]> By: jasonharehttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-51788 jasonhare Mon, 04 May 2009 23:25:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-51788 First of all, I am very excited about this series. Second of all, I'm relatively certain you are the only person who read my post about "Only in America, Volume 2." I did repost the track if anybody cares (nobody does). First of all, I am very excited about this series. Second of all, I'm relatively certain you are the only person who read my post about “Only in America, Volume 2.” I did repost the track if anybody cares (nobody does).

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/we-wuz-robbed-great-number-2-hits-of-the-%e2%80%9950s/comment-page-1/#comment-40677 JonCummings Mon, 04 May 2009 23:15:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=17770#comment-40677 Son of a bitch! Well, my work is done here...<br><br>Actually, that means I'm just gonna have to vent five times the snark on "Winchester Cathedral"...why have I never seen this book in a store? (Probably for the same reason it's out of print.) Son of a bitch! Well, my work is done here…

Actually, that means I'm just gonna have to vent five times the snark on “Winchester Cathedral”…why have I never seen this book in a store? (Probably for the same reason it's out of print.)

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