Filed under: Country Music, Country/Pop, Song You Most Remember Them By Series | Tags: 1992, 2000's, 90's, Brooks & Dunn, country-pop, country/rock, Neon Moon, Song You Most Remember Them By
B&D have had more than their fair share of hits over the past two decades, some more deserved than others. They are probably one of the view country acts to have a cross-generational audience throughout their career. From their early 90’s twangy country/rock to their late 90’s/early 2000’s country-pop to their more recent contemporary country which has elements of all in it. They truly have shown throughout the years their staying power, which is why many country music listeners love them, and why others have grown a disdain for them. I’d probably fit the latter group; mostly because their music in the past couple of years has just grown irritating to me, which impart is why I’m somewhat glad they are retiring. But as their career comes to a close, it’s nice to look back at their catalog and know that they have contributed their part to country music.
So to conclude, the song I will most remember them by would have to be their 1992 number one hit “Neon Moon”. It is one of the most well-written songs about that certain feeling of loss and loneliness. I’m sure a lot of people will agree that the song is on the way to becoming a timeless classic.
Now it’s your turn, what song will you most remember Brooks & Dunn by?
Filed under: Country Music, Country/Pop, Electropop, Pop Music, Pop/Rock Music | Tags: 1990s, 80's, Country/Pop, Electro-pop, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Micheal Jackson, Rock
A little over a year ago I had a post discussing how country music seemed to have lacked the quality it used to. As I look back at this post, I can see that I was being a bit biased, as I was comparing the music that I had grown up to as a kid, to the music of my pre-teen and teen years. Besides that, I also did notice that country music in the last year or so has begun to return to a more country/pop sound that was mainstream during the 1990’s, but with a twist. Mainstream Country in the mid to late 1990’s had a more adult contemporary type sound to it. Country music now seems to have more of an 80’s rock vibe to it with some dancy type beats added in. Whether this is good or bad is up to your opinion.
There are also some new trends happening on the pop chart this year as well. Electro-pop has become mainstream thanks to the likes of Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, and Katy Perry. There also seems to be more 80’s like power pop happening. I guess this could be attributed to Micheal Jackson’s passing?
So as 2009 slowly comes to a close, what trends do you think are ahead for music, country and otherwise?
Filed under: Country Music, Flashback Series | Tags: 1998, Brooks & Dunn, Flashback Series, How Long Gone, If You See Her, Steven Goldmann
“How Long Gone” became Brooks & Dunn’s 13th number one US country hit on the Billboard Charts back in 1998. It was their second single off of their ‘98 If You See Heralbum. It followed their smash hit “If You See Him, If You See Her” which featured Reba. The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann. “How Long Gone” can be found on their second greatest hits album.
Filed under: Country Music, Flashback Series | Tags: 2006, A Little Too Late, Flashback Series, Toby Keith
While it may be winging it a little to call this a flashback, but it’s a little hard to believe that 2006 is slowly becoming more retro as we quickly head into the 2010’s.
Back in mid-2006 Toby had a hit with “A Little Too Late” off his White Trash with Money album. The song is about a man addressing his former girlfriend that the couple is through. While the plot has been donemany times before, Toby offers another good piece of music that reminisces on his great 90’s and early 2000’s work. It’s hard to think that he can have a great song like this and then go on to make something as outrageous as his recent single “American Ride”! But I guess you just have to take the good with the bad.
“A Little Too Late” went on to reach #2 in August 2006. The music video is also another treat, the plot is a little grim, that is until the ending offers a pretty good plot twist.
Filed under: Song You Most Remember Them By Series | Tags: 1997, Carrying Your Love With Me, George Strait, Song You Most Remember Them By Series
This is a new feature on the blog where I’ll feature a certain singer and you can comment on what song you most remember/associate them by. To clarify, it doesn’t have to be the singer’s best song or biggest hit sales wise, but the song that you have remembered them by for the majority of you life. For this edition the singer is George Strait. King George has had hits that have spawned almost 30 decades now and for many I’m sure it’s hard to figure out which song they most remember him by.
Since I’m only 16, the song I most remember him by is his 1997 hit ”Carrying Your Love With Me”. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot when I was a kid, and it was the one of the first songs that I had heard from him.
Now it’s your turn; What song do you most remember George Strait by the most?
Filed under: Flashback Series, Pop Music | Tags: 2000, Billboard, Christina Aguilera, Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You), Genie In A Bottle, Johan Aberg, Madonna, Music, Paule Rein, Radio Disney, TRL
Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) was originally titled Come On Over (All I Want Is You), written by Paul Rein and Johan Aberg, appearing on Christina’s self-titled debut album. The original song was said to be unsuitable for radio, and was instead remixed for a radio release. The original writers were given a chance to remix the song but Christina and her mentor Ron Fair were not impressed with their efforts. Instead they turned to the production team Celebrity Status.
The song’s title was renamed Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You) having a more pop, hip-hop influence. New more sexually suggestive lyrics were added in along with a rap from Christina and bridge(which the original never had.) At this time, Christina was also given more creative control to toy with her image in the music video, where she added streaks of red and blue in her hair and wore more revealing outfits.
The rap initially caused Radio Disney to ban the song, which it had previously done to Christina’s breakout hit “Genie In A Bottle”. The original album version was allowed play though. Eventually an edited version of the song was released to Radio Disney with some removed lyrics and no rap.
This became Aguilera’s third number-one hit. It spent four-weeks at Number One in late 2000, replacing Madonna’s “Music”. The video became a huge hit as well with it being a huge #1 hit on TRL, and getting strong airplay on other music channels. The single would go on to be certified gold.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Last FM, There's More Where That Came From
Just thought I’d let you guys know that There’s More Where That Came From now has a place at Last FM, so be sure to go join the group here . Every week Last FM will display the most listened to artists and songs of the group on the groups charts. So if you want some of your favorite music to get some extra attention by others, join and start listening to some of your favorite artists! ;D
Filed under: Alternative Music, Flashback Series, Uncategorized | Tags: 1989, 1994, Billboard, Fade Into You, Flashback Series, Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star is an alternative pop/rock band that formed in 1989. They enjoyed some mainstream success in 1994 with their single “Fade Into You” which became their only song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with it peaking at #44. Meanwhile it peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart.
Filed under: Pop Music, Uncategorized | Tags: Already Gone, Beyonce, CBC, Halo, Kelly Clarkson, One Republic, RCA, Ryan Tedder
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Looks like Kelly Clarkson may have another big controversy with her label. Her third single, “Already Gone” which will be released August 11th, has been disputed to sound unusually similar to Beyonce’s “Halo” which was a Top 10 hit for Beyonce earlier this year. Ryan Tedder, of One Republic, produced both tracks. Kelly commented on this when she gave an interview with Canada’s CBC news:
“Ryan and I met each other at the record label, before he was working with anyone else. He’s from Oklahoma, I’m from Texas; we got along really well and had some of the same influences. We wrote about six songs together, four or five of them made the album. It was all fine and dandy. I’d never heard of a song called Halo. Her album came out when my album was already being printed. No-one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to. No, they’re just gonna be saying I ripped someone off. I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?’
Clarkson said she fought with her label to not have the ”Already Gone” on her album but the request was ignored. Then when her label(RCA) chose to release it as single, she again fought for it not to be released, to which they opposed.
Clarkson further stated, “In the end, they’re releasing it without my consent. It sucks, but it’s one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it. It’s kind of a shitty situation, but.… You know, you learn.”
I personally think that neither Clarkson or Beyonce should be at blame for this, but instead RCA and Ryan Tedder, who sound like complete a-holes IMO. The two music videos by the two artists are posted below by. Feel free to state your opinions in the comment section.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ...Baby One More Time, 1980's, 1990s, 2000's, Born in The U.S.A., Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Come On Over, Discussion, Like A Virgin, Madona, Micheal Jackson, Nevermind, Nirvana, Shania Twain, Thriller
Each decade’s culture consists of what happened in politics, movies, fashion, television, economics, social issues, and music; along with many other factors. There are hundreds of pages on the web discussing what certain things defined a certain decade. While most of the time most people can’t come to an agreement, it’s always interesting to see how each person viewed that decade and what they felt really had an impact on people during that time.
One of the more debated about topics is about what music really impacted the decade. And related to this is usually discussion about some of the top albums of the decade. While the discussion today isn’t about the best albums of the decade, since many of the best albums are usually and unfortunately, left out of the mainstream; But instead on a certain album you feel really left an impact on the majority of people during that time. Which to some may mean how many times it went platinum, but for this discussion you can put other factors into the mix as well.
When people look back at the 80’s they usually reference Micheal Jackson’s Thriller, but did Madonna’s Like A Virgin
or Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The U.SA. have the same amount of impact? Were the 90’s all about Nirvana’s Nevermind? Shania Twain’s Come On Over? Britney Spears …Baby One More Time?! Or another completely different album? And what album do you feel is the biggest of the 2000’s?
So go ahead and list what you feel was the album that defined each decade. You can list runner-ups as well, and feel free to go back as far as you want :D Have fun!
