insert_link AAA One Hit Wonders: Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (April 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100, and #1 on WCFL on March 16, 1970 and on WLS on March 23, […] todayNovember 4, 2020
insert_link AAA U2 All That You Can’t Leave Behind Turns 20 The 20th Anniversary multi-format anniversary edition reissue of U2's global smash hit album All That You Can't Leave Behind - featuring a brand new 12-track remaster of the record and a 51-track Super Deluxe box set - is available now. To celebrate the release, Live In Boston - the concert film capturing the band's June 2001 Elevation Tour performance. Tune in at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET TODAY […] todayNovember 3, 2020
insert_link AAA Elton John Unveils Previously Unheard Jazz Version of ‘Come Down In Time’ In celebration of the 50th anniversary of his seminal album 'Tumbleweed Connection', Elton John has today unveiled a previously unheard jazz version of 'Come Down In Time'. Limited to just 5,000 copies of 10" vinyl available today, 'Come Down In Time (Jazz Version)' hadn't been heard for close to 5 decades until this year, it was uncovered deep in the archives whilst researching rarities for Elton's forthcoming boxset 'Elton: Jewel […] todayNovember 2, 2020
insert_link AAA “Eye of The Beholder” Turns 32 "Eye of the Beholder" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on October 30, 1988, as the second single from their fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All. The song has not been performed live in its entirety since 1989. It has, however, always formed part of the medleys of songs from …And Justice for All often played by the band in concert during […] todayOctober 30, 2020
insert_link AAA Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ returns to the charts, thanks to viral TikTok video Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" has entered the Top 10 on Billboard's streaming songs chart all because of renewed attention from a viral TikTok video. It all started when Idaho Falls resident Nathan Apodaca posted a clip of himself in early October, sipping cranberry juice and lip synching to "Dreams" as he skateboarded down the street after his vehicle broke down on the way to work. The video went viral and Apodaca […] todayOctober 28, 2020
insert_link AAA One Hit Wonders: Wipeout by The Surfaris "Wipe Out" is a surf rock instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. It is a twelve-bar blues first performed and recorded by The Surfaris, who became known worldwide with the release of the "Surfer Joe"/"Wipe Out" single in 1963. The single was first issued on the independent labels DFS (#11/12) in January 1963 and Princess (#50) in February and finally picked up for national […] todayOctober 27, 2020
insert_link AAA Queen Achieves Top Honors at 2020 BMI Awards London Sony/ATV Music Publishing paid tribute to the iconic rock band Queen and its significant achievements in the Million-Air awards category at the 2020 BMI London Awards, which were announced on October 5. The Million-Air awards recognize iconic songs that have reached a million or more broadcast performances by UK and European songwriters and publishers. Queen had an impressive three songs honored in this year's Million-Air awards. With 7 million total […] todayOctober 26, 2020
insert_link AAA Bat Out of Hell turns 43 On this day, 34 years ago, "Bat Out of Hell", written by Jim Steinman, for the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell and performed by Meat Loaf, was released. The record was released as a single in 1979, and again in 1993. Like most songs on the album, the song was written about Peter Pan and the Neverland story. Steinman had intended for the song to appear on "a rock […] todayOctober 21, 2020
insert_link AAA Cornell’s Guns N Roses Cover Lives Again on Rock Charts The late rockstar Chris Cornell was voted "Rock's Greatest Singer" by readers of Guitar World, and ranked No. 4 on the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader, No. 9 on the list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and No. 12 on MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music". It's no surprise that Cornell's iconic vocals live on beyond his tragic death […] todayOctober 20, 2020
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