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The Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #403

This week there is 3(three) songs needing facts.

Songfacts' Choice Top 10 #403

1. Moneytalks – AC/DC (1990)

2. Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work (1981)

3. Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out – Derek & The Dominos (1970)

If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution.

As always the Songfish thanks you

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Moneytalks - AC/DC

Written by Malcolm and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on 21 September 1990 on the album The Razors Edge, it was later released as a single in December later that year. A live version of the song recorded on the band's 1990-1991 Razors Edge World Tour appeared on AC/DC's two live albums of 1992, Live and Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition.

The song is one of AC/DC's biggest hits, breaking the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, the UK Singles Charts, and the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It is still the band's highest charting single in the United States, at number 23 (no other AC/DC single has even cracked the top 30). During their subsequent world tour, thousands of "Angus Bucks" were dropped on the audience during the song. A music video of the song, directed by David Mallet, was also released, featuring a live performance during the tour.

The song appears in the trailer to the 2011 film, Moneyball.

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"Who Can It Be Now?"

Men At Work

Written by Colin Hay

The single was released in June 1981 in Australia, B-sided by "Anyone for Tennis",an instrumental track. In August 1982 it was released as a single in the US.

Their debut album, "Business as Usual", was released in November 1981, including the song.

The lyrics of "Who Can It Be Now?" feature the narrative of a reclusive and paranoid man who hears knocking at his house door and wishes to be left in solitude. The presence of a "childhood friend" is mentioned, and the bridge lyrics give the impression that the narrator fears once again being taken away to a mental institution. Musically, the song features prominent saxophone lines provided by Greg Ham and a mid-tempo beat. Its chorus vocals, which make up the song title, feature a melody that is echoed through saxophone in a call and response fashion. The second chorus pushes the anxious lyrics further and becomes flush with vocal harmony.

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"Who Can It Be Now?"

Men At Work

Written by Colin Hay

The single was released in June 1981 in Australia, B-sided by "Anyone for Tennis",an instrumental track. In August 1982 it was released as a single in the US.

Their debut album, "Business as Usual", was released in November 1981, including the song.

Originally released in the Yook in September 1981 where it failed to chart. It was re-released in May 1982 , only reaching number 45. Both issues were backed with Anyone For Tennis? :thumbsup:

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"Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" Derek & The Dominos

Written by Jimmy Cox in 1923.

First recorded with an instrumental acompanniement by Bessie Smith in 1929.

Dereck and the Dominoes included their version on their only album, "Layla and Other Assorted Songs", from 1970.

Eric Clapton loved the fingerpicking acoustic guitar-style and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" was one of the first songs that he learned to play.

The song features Duane Allman on slide guitar, Bobby Whitlock on organ, Jim Gordon on drums and Carl Radle on bass.

Bobby Whitlock said that it was Sam the Sham, who suggested them to record the song.

This was Duane Allman's first song with us. I believe that it was a song that he and Eric both had in common ... This song was recorded live, vocals and all, with no overdubs. It was the first take, but of course it was all worked out before we went into it".

The song was became a classic in their live performances.

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"Moneytalks" - AC/DC

Besides peaking at #23 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (as Rayzor stated already), it also peaked at #3 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart (now known as Mainstream Rock Songs chart).

The position it peaked at in the UK was #36.

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Hey Elena! In anticipation of my nom that made #2 on the TT 404 :grin:

Sweet Soul Sister

By English hard rock band The Cult. It was first released on their 1989 album Sonic Temple, and was later released as a single. It reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart, while peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US. In addition to the album version, there is a shorter single edit (which is approximately 3:30 long) and a remixed version called "Sweet Soul Sister (Rock's Mix)", approximately 6:00 long which was released as a B side on the vinyl 12" release of the single. The artwork displayed on this page is for the original single version, the "Rock's Mix" was released with a red cover. Although uncredited, there is also an alternate remix version used in the video which has an approximate playing time of 4 minutes. This version was also issued as a cassette single in the United States. The video was filmed at Wembley Arena in London on 25 November 1989.

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Sweet Soul Sister – The Cult (extra stuff)

During a 2010 live concert in The Hague, Netherlands, Astbury told the crowd "That song is written about Angela Davis, incredible woman, Black Panther, activist, feminist, radical thinker."

Ian Astbury stated in an interview that he wrote the song about the Americanization of European culture.

"Several images sprang to mind as I was writing this song, it was kind of an observation of how European youth is becoming somewhat reluctantly Americanized. You know the references to the Star Spangled Banner. But again with all my lyrics I like to leave them open to people's interpretations and hope that people find themselves inside my songs." - Ian Astbury

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The Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #404

This week there is 3(three) songs needing facts.

Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #404

1. Hot Legs – Rod Stewart (1977)

2. Heaven's On Fire – Kiss (1984)

3. Heartbreaker – Motorhead (2013)

If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution.

As always the Songfish thanks you

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"Hot Legs"

Rod Stewart

Written by Gary Grainger and Rod Stewart.

A track of his 1977 album, "Foot Loose And Fancy Free".

The single was released in 1978 as double A side single, with "I Was Only Joking", making #5 in UK charts.

It was B-sided by "You're Insane" in the US, making #28 on Billboard Hot 100.

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Heaven's On Fire

Kiss

Written by Paul Stanley and Desmond Child.

A track from "Animalize", their 1984 album.

The single was released B-sided by "Heaven's On Fire / Lonely Is The Hunter / All Hell's Breaking Loose" as a 12" record in the US, where it made #11 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #49 on the Billboard Hot 100.

B-sided by "Heaven's On Fire" in the UK.

A video for the single was filmed and played on MTV, and was directed by David Lewis and produced by John Weaver.[4] It marked the only official promotional performance of the band with lead guitarist Mark St. John before he left the group due to problems in his hands caused by a painful, but temporary, form of arthritis called Reiter's Syndrome. St. John would be replaced shortly afterwards by Bruce Kulick.
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The Songfactor's Personal Top 10: Laurie

This week there is 5(five) songs needing facts.

Songfactor's Personal Top 10: Laurie.

1. Drift Away – Uncle Kracker

2. The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

3. Fire On The Mountain – Grateful Dead

4. Suitcase – Badfinger

5. High Flying Bird – Mr. Neil Young & Crazy Horse

If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution.

As always the Songfish thanks you

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"Drift Away"

Uncle Kracker

Written by Mentor Williams.

First released by John Henry Kurtz in 1972 and it was a hit one year later by Dobie Gray.

Uncle Kracker released his version in March 17, 2003, both as a a track of his album "No Stranger to Shame" and a single.

It made #9 on Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent 28 weeks at the top on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.

It also charted in New Zealand.

Dobie Gray sings the last verse.

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"The Way You Look Tonight"

Frank Sinatra

Written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern for "Swing Time", the movie, and it was first sung by Fred Astaire.

There has been many covers for this song.

Frank Sinatra included his version in 1964 in his album "Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners".

Allmusic says that it's "one of Sinatra's 'classic performances'"

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