Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY! It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these. Often because I just have no clue what day it is anymore. The world is a strange and confusing place right now… and so I thought I’d tune it back to 1986 with “Land of Confusion” by Genesis. The song seems fitting for what’s going on in the world. Stay healthy and take care.
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1986
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1971 with “Cosmic Dancer” by T. Rex. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: September 1971
TRIVIA: Appeared in the opening credits of the movie Billy Elliot.
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HAPPY TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today is my Birthday, so I’m tuning it back to 1963 with “It’s My Party” by Lesley Gore. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: April 1963
TRIVIA: “It’s My Party“ is a pop song recorded by multiple artists since the 1960s. In 1963, American singer Lesley Gore’s version hit number one on the pop and rhythm and blues charts in the United States. It was the first hit single for producer Quincy Jones.
Because of the pop cultural obsession with the song and its tragic nature, Gore recorded a sequel, “Judy’s Turn to Cry”. In this song, the teenage girl narrator gets her revenge on Judy. In the lyrics the narrator explicitly finds “foolish” how much she cried when she saw Johnny and Judy together, and seems determined to start anew. But after she kisses another boy at another party, Johnny gets jealous, punches the other boy and returns to her. Following just two months on the heels of “It’s My Party,” the sequel reached number five on the charts.
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1992 with Erasure‘s cover of ABBA‘s “Take a Chance on Me”. Enjoy!!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: June 1, 1992
TRIVIA: The cover topped the UK Singles Chart for 5 weeks in 1992. In the United States, it reached number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.[16] Although it had earned enough charting points to reach the publication’s main Hot 100 chart, it was not eligible to enter as it had not been released commercially as a single.
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1984 with “You Think You’re A Man” by the one and only Divine! Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: July 1984
TRIVIA: “You Think You’re a Man” was the first single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman to reach the UK Top 75 chart, peaking at number 16 in August 1984 and number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart.
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! In honour of Marie Fredriksson, who sadly just passed away after a 17-year battle with cancer, I’m tuning it back to 1987 with “It Must Have Been Love” by Roxette. Rest In Peace, Marie.
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: December 2, 1987
TRIVIA: Four different versions of the song have been officially released. The original song was released in 1987, which was followed by the most successful incarnation, a slightly edited version – omitting the Christmas references – created for the soundtrack to the 1990 movie Pretty Woman. During the “Join the Joyride! World Tour” in 1991, the band recorded a country music version in Los Angeles, included on their 1992 album Tourism. A Spanish-language version of the Pretty Woman recording was released on their 1996 compilation Baladas en Español. Finally, an orchestral live performance from the band’s 2009 concert at Night of the Proms was included on their 2012 studio album, Travelling.
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1982 with “Our House” by Madness. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: November 12, 1982
TRIVIA: Released as the lead single from their fourth album on November 12, 1982, the song charted within the top ten in multiple countries, being the band’s biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1998 with “Omobolasire” by Prozzak. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: November 2, 1998
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1987 with “Alone” by Heart. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: May 16, 1987
TRIVIA: “Alone” is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who recorded it under the name i-Ten on their 1983 album Taking a Cold Look. It was later recorded by Valerie Stevenson and John Stamos, in their roles as Lisa Copley and Gino Minelli, on the original soundtrack of the CBS sitcom Dreams in 1984. American rock band Heart covered it on their 1987 album Bad Animals, and this version reached number one in the US and Canada.
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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY!! Today I’m tuning it back to 1993 with “Moving On Up” by M People. Enjoy!!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: September 13, 1993
TRIVIA: The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and was the biggest selling M People single. The song also became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard dance chart.
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