“Wild Horses” became a hit for the Rolling Stones back in 1971. Ever since then the song has been covered numerous times, including recently by Susan Boyle. While there are many great covers of his song, I’ve always liked the Sundays version of it that was on their 1992 album Blind.  I had never even heard of the Sundays or heard the song until I saw the 1996 thriller flick Fear (which is a surprisingly well-made movie.) on TV a couple of years ago, and they had the song playing in the background of one of the more infamous scenes of the movies (It’s best if I don’t go into detail.)

It’s really too bad that this cover never became a hit for this band.

10 years ago at this time this song was a massive number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. This song gave Santana his first number one song, spent 12 weeks on top of the Billboard charts, won Song Of The Year, Record of The Year, and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2000 Grammys, and was the last number one hit of the 1990’s and first number one of the 2000’s.  To put it shortly: This song was massive!

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?

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?

“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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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.