We still can't find a single hit song from 1980 to today that fits this criteria: 1 it's a big big hit, 2 it's such a good song that at least 5 people have recorded it, and 3 it has enough crossover appeal to cover at least 3 formats. (some examples of format are country, pop, blues, rap, classical, etc.). Really we're not asking for much, and it has been 23 MONTHS, and we're offering $10 finder fee, and a lot of people have been trying to come up with just one teeny tiny stinking lousy hit! I mean has music gotten SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad that there hasn't been a single hit in 20 YEARS????
MUSEA TALKS TO THE EXPERT IN THE FIELD
Casey Kasem
PO Box 1110
Hollywood, CA 90028
Jan. 17, 1999
Dear Mr. Kasem,
I need your help. I can't find a hit from 1980 to now that fits these 3 criteria:
1 A mega-hit
2 At least 5 people have recorded the song (great song)
3. It covers at least 3 musical formats.
Thanks for your help,
Art S Revolutionary
5 months later: still no response! MUSEA CONTINUES ITS SEARCH TO ANOTHER EXPERT .... THE GLOBE TABLOID.
Musea reader, Melanie Pruit sent us a clipping from the globe that listed the 30 top pop tunes of the century. The survey was conducted by Radio 2, a British radio station, who determined their picks by polling songwriters, sales charts, and fans. Here's there list . Note all fit the 3 criteria we're looking for EXCEPT the single song done after 1980 ! Can you spot it?
1 Yesterday
2 Star Dust
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water
4 White Christmas
5 Unchained Melody
6 Imagine
7 My Way
8 Summertime
9 Over the Rainbow
10 As Time Goes By
11 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
12 You'll Never Walk Alone
13 Candle In The wind
14 Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer
15 Hey Jude
16 In the Mood
17 Alexander's Ragtime Band
18 Bohemian Rhapsody
19 Rock Around the Clock
20 Ol' Man River
21 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
22 Blowin' in the Wind
23 We'll Meet Again
24 I Heard It Through the Grapevine
25 When I Fall in Love
26 Heartbreak Hotel
27 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
28 A Whiter Shade of Pale
29 My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
30 St. Louis Blues
YIKES! & GADZOOKS! still no winner.
How about you can YOU find that hit? Or do you too have to admit how bad the music has been in the last 2 decades thanks to our arch nemesis....Corporate Art!