Some musicians churn out No. 1 hits like it was so easy. But there are others who are "One hit wonders". I have nothing against them because i like the music ,not how many number 1 hits an artiste churns out. As musical taste is diverse, one man's meat is another man's poison. Well, let me share some of my poison with you.
1.I like Baltimora Tarzan Boy so much that I have 3 versions.
Tarzan Boy -Summer Version
Tarzan Boy - Extended Mix
Tarzan Boy 12 inch
About Baltimora
Originating in England during the summer of 1985, the 80's band Baltimora featured a Northern Irish dancer named Jimmy McShane. Although he dominated the focus of the band his songs were written by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett.
He was welcomed to the United States’ music scene courtesy of EMI records. Baltimora tasted extreme success when EMI released the song “Tarzan Boy”. It peaked at number 13 in early spring 1986. His first full length album was released soon after.
“Tarzan Boy” made another scramble for Baltimora in 1993 when it rose again to number 51, thanks to its appearance in the 1993 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. The song also appeared in the 1997 movie Beverly Hills Ninja, featuring Chris Farley, but made no such reentry to the charts.
Jimmy McShane/Baltimora sadly died alone and penniless of Aids on March 29, 1995 at the age of 38.
via www.projects80s.com
2. The other hit, albeit one hit is by Black, called "Wonderful Life"
The music is excellent and it really is a very morale boosting song!
About Black aka Colin Vearncombe
Colin Vearncombe, the artist sometimes known as Black, was born in Liverpool on 26 May 1962, in the week that Elvis Presley’s Good Luck Charm was at number one. Like many nascent rock musicians, it was a viewing of Elvis’s movie Jailhouse Rock that fired his youthful imagination and spurred him on to picking up a cricket bat (for a guitar!).
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3. Feargal Sharkey "A good heart"
Try listening this song in the wee hours and you can really sense the feeling that Mr Sharkey is trying to put across to us. I really like the lyrics to this song as it really conveys the message that "finding a good heart is heart to find"
Key moments in Feargal-history
13/8/58: Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, the second youngest of seven children.
5/79: Debut LP 'The Undertones' released on Sire, to be followed by a repackage in October.
19/5/83: 'Never, Never' single collaboration with Vince Clarke's outfit The Assembly on Mute Records. A month later it reaches number 4 in the UK singles chart.
# 30/9/85: Feargal's version of Maria McKee's song 'A Good Heart', released as a single.
# 11/11/85: 'Feargal Sharkey' (The Album) released. It reaches number 12 in the last week of november.
# 12/11/85: 'A Good Heart' gives Feargal his first UK number 1; going on to be a hit all over the world.
# 2004: Chairman of the Live Music Forum, a government task force set up to promote live music and monitor the introduction of the new Licensing Act.
# 1/2/2008: Chief executive of British Music Rights.
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4. Ric Ocasek "Emotion in Motion"
This is another very haunting song for me. When I was doing my national service, if this song played on radio, I would feel something stir in me. It evokes emotion in me.
About Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek (born Richard T Otcasek on March 23, 1949) is an American of Czech heritage, musician, and music producer. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Bowling Green State University. He is the former vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Cars. He has been a producer for several other groups including Weezer, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Nada Surf, No Doubt, Guided by Voices, Bran Van 3000, and Suicide. The singer released his first more
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