By Stacey Lynn
Jun 9, 2021
Today’s song was a number one from 1985 and plays in a very memorable scene from a very memorable movie which helped define what it was to go to the movies in the 80’s, but the song has absolutely nothing to do with what is happening in the scene. But it has a lot of energy and momentum which fit that part of the movie perfectly.
The song has a very universal message that works very well outside of the film. Today’s frontman was newly married and had two young children when he wrote it and says his new family provided i
By Stacey Lynn
Jun 4, 2021
Today’s band is an English new wave band, formed in London in 1980. The band’s name means yellow bell in Chinese. They found their greatest success in the US, with five Top 40 hits, including today’s song, which was a top 20 hit in 1984.
But today’s song did not chart initially, so they spent most of the next year recording their second album, Points on the Curve. Released in January 1984, the album had a re-recorded version of today’s song which made it to number 16 in the US.
The popularity of today’s song, plus a spelling change of their unusual name gave this band the ability to spend two months touring the United States on their own and with the Romantics and Berlin and in 1984 they would be the opening act for the Cars on their Heartbeat City tour.
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Keinohrhasen. This song was ALSO featured in American television shows like 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, Lost, Nikita and CSI: Miami and appeared in the Disney film The Sorcerer s Apprentice. And it didn’t stop at tv and movies! The song also used to launch the Big Pony fragrance line for Ralph Lauren!
The band itself, formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1996 when the two founding members befriended each other during their senior year at Colorado Springs Christian High School. The band had a rocky start with a series of stops and starts and a few breakups before reuniting in 2002.
By Stacey Lynn
May 25, 2021
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Today s song was first released by country music singer John Michael Montgomery in 1995. It reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.
Several of Montgomery s singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, even without the help of today’s R&B group. His highest peak there was Letters from Home in 2004. (CLIP)
This wasn’t the first time this group had taken a John Michael Montgomery song over to the pop charts. You might recall when we told you the story behind their song, “I Swear” (CLIP) which was also first released by John Michael Montgomery a year before today’s song.