That most of them tend toward bubblegum should be a surprise to nobody. The video below has nearly 2. Somehow it managed to make only Number 69 in Billboard and 52 in Cash Box in the fall of despite being an absolute hook monster. It did a month at Number One in the UK during the summer of and actually scratched into the Top 40 here in the States. It, too, failed to get a sniff in the States. My goal is to make the microblog just that—a similar-but-different and far more succinct companion to the main entries here.
In any case, thanks for plugging the blog. In addition to the version by Clout, Gloria Gaynor recorded the song as well. Her record company insisted it be the lead off single from her new album. Her producer, Freddie Perrin, told them it was not a hit. In order to placate him, they let him pick the B-side. That song was I Will Survive. I remember that! Man, did it feel great to spin that one on the air. I recognized the chorus thanks to the above-mentioned Gloria Gaynor cover. It would have been perfect for Ace of Base in the mids.
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