edna Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" The Human League Written by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey. A track of their EP "Fascination!" from 1983. The single was released on 7" and 12" on April 17th, 1983, B-sided by "Total Panic". It reached #2 in the UK and #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also made #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Lady Willpower Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Written by Jerry Fuller, it appears on the band's album Incredible, released in 1968. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was awarded a gold disc due to its high number of sales, and was one of the Cash Box Top 100 Singles of 1968, and was the #34 song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Chart for the year. Information taken from Wikipedia // Lady Willpower It was re-released on 7" in the UK in 1974 and 1983 but failed to chart either time... :pianist: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Thank you, ps and Zab... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) The Songfactor's Top 10 #352 This week there is 4(four) songs needing facts. 1. Because The Night – 10,000 Maniacs (1993) 2. Over The Mountain – Ozzy Osbourne (1981) 3. Sunday Morning - Spanky & Our Gang (1974) 4. Get What You Need – Jet (2003) 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 :guitar: :rock: Edited October 15, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 "Midnight Cruiser" Steely Dan Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. A track of their November 1972 album, "Can't Buy A Thrill". It wasn't released as a single. Pop songs such as... "Midnight Cruiser"... feature Palmer singing lead and lack the jazz flourishes that distinguished the band's subsequent albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 "Because The Night" 10.000 Maniacs Written by Bruce Springsteen. Here's the facts for Springsteen's version. Here's the facts for Smith's version. 10.000 Maniacs released their live version as a track of their album "MTV Unplugged", from 1993. The song was recorded on April 21st. The single, B-sided by "Eat for Two" was released on October 28 of the same year. The CD had another song, "Stockton Gala Days". It made #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, being their first hit in the US. It also made #7 on Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks and on U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream. It charted at #10 in Canada and #65 in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 "Over The Mountain" Ozzy Osbourne Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Max Norman, Lee Kerslake and Randy Rhoads. Recorded in 1981, it was released as a track of "Diary of a Madman", his album from November 7th 1981. The single, B-sided by the live version of "I Don't Know" was released in 1982. It made inmediately #42 on the Billboard Top Tracks charts and then went up till #38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 "Sunday Morning" Spanky & Our Gang Written by Margo Guryan. Spanky & Our Gang recirded their version for a single, B-sided by "Echoes" and released by the end of 1967. Also included as a track in their second studio album, "Like to Get to Know You", released in 1968. It made #30 on Billboard Hot 100 and #39 on the easy listening chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 "Get What You Need" Jet Written by N. Cester, C. Cester and C. Muncey A track from "Get Born", their September 14th, 2003 album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 The Songfactor's Top 10 #353 This week there is 4(four) songs needing facts. 1. I Go To Pieces – Peter and Gordon (1964) 2. Animal – Pearl Jam (1993) 3. This Time Tomorrow – The Kinks (1970) 4. Shut Down – Beach Boys (1963) 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 :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Kenne's Personal Top 10 This time there is 3(three) songs needing facts. Kenne's Personal Top 10 1. A Face In The Crowd – Tom Petty 2. Baker Street – Foo Fighters 3. Moneygrabber – Fitz & the Tantrums 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 :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I Go To Pieces Peter and Gordon Written by Del Shannon and appearing on their album "I Go To Pieces", it was a Top-10 hit for them in 1965. The band were passed the track after they, The Searchers, and Del Shannon all did a tour of Australia together in 1964. Shannon had originally written the song for Lloyd Brown, but hadn't found anyone who wanted to release the single. He tried recording it himself, but didn't think he cut a satisfactory vocal in the time had in the studio. In Australia, he pitched the song to The Searchers, who weren't interested, but Peter and Gordon were -- they were in the dressing room next to theirs and overheard Shannon singing it. Thinking it could be a huge hit for them, they asked Shannon if they could record the song. It missed the UK Top 50, but it did go to #11 in Sweden and #26 in Australia. Info taken from Wikipedia // I Go To Pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 "Animal" Pearl Jam Written by Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard. A single B-sided by "Animal" and "Jeremy" (both live), reecorded in 1993 between march and May. Released on April 4th, 1994 as a CD single and also as a cassette. Also a track of their secod album "Vs" and the third single from the album. The single was rleased in June 27, 1995, in the US. It made #21 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song was at first an instrumental demo, with touchs of funk, written by Gossanrd in 1990. And although fans thought it was about hating the media, but Vedder denied it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 A Face In The Crowd – Tom Petty The 4th track from his best selling 1989 album “Full Moon Fever”. This song is about the singer falling in love with a woman who used to just be a face in the crowd, but has now become someone with much more meaning to him. The song was co-written and co-produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra. Bob Dylan’s son Jesse directed the music video. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Rock charts and #46 on the US Hot 100 and #93 in the UK. Moneygrabber – Fitz & the Tantrums From their 2010 debut album “Pickin’ Up the Pieces”, but wasn’t officially released as a single until a year later. This song is about a woman who uses men for the purposes of money and how the narrator isn’t falling for her scandals. This track is falls under the genre category of Neo Soul, with traces of Indie Pop & New Wave and other sub-genres mixed in. The music video was named as VH1’s Artist You Oughta Know in the summer of 2011. It reached #33 on both the US Adult and Rock charts. Baker Street – Foo Fighters This is a cover version of Gerry Rafferty’s 1977 hit song. The Foo Fighters released it a bonus track on limited edition copies of their 1997 album The Colour and the Shape, which included 3 other covers. It was also originally released as a B-side to the single “My Hero”. The song was recorded in April 1997 at Maida Vale Studios in London for the BBC Radio program “The Evening Session”. Though the track was never officially released as a single, it did receive heavy amount of radio airplay during the first half of 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thank you, Kenne... Thak you pinkstones as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 "This Time Tomorrow" The Kinks Written by Ray Davies. A track of their eight studio album, "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One", released in November 1970. It wasn't released as a single and it's a satirical look at touring. It's one of Davies' best ballads, according to Allmusic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 The Songfactor's Top 10 #353 This week there is 4(four) songs needing facts. 4. Shut Down – Beach Boys (1963) 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 :guitar: :rock: "Shut Down" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Roger Christian and Mike Love for the US rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album Surfin' U.S.A. and was also released on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe. It was also released as the B-side of the "Surfin' U.S.A." single. The single peaked at number 23 in the US and number 34 in the UK The song details a drag race between a Super-Stock 413 cu. in.-powered 1962 Dodge Dart and a fuel injected 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Thank you, CJ!! Edited October 23, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 The Songfactor's Top 10 #354 This week there is 2(two) songs needing facts. 1. I Love It Loud – Kiss (1982) 2. Memphis – Lonnie Mack (1963) 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 :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 "I Love It Loud" Kiss Written by Gene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent. A track from their October 1982 album, "Creatures Of The Night", their 10th studio album. It was also released as the second single from the album, in 1982, B-sided by "Creatures Of The Night". The last Kiss single for Casablanca Records. And the last one with gene Simmons on lead vocals for 9 years. It didn't chart on Billboard 100 but it made #45 on the RPM Singles Chart in Canada in March 1983. The video was directed by Paul Davey. The track was written by bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and guitarist (Vinnie Vincent)Cusano, although some versions of the album mistakenly credit Paul Stanley and (Vinnie Vincent). (Vinnie Vincent) had been working with songwriter Adam Mitchell when he discovered that Mitchell had connections to Kiss, and Cusano made it a point to meet Simmons through Mitchell. After meeting and exchanging phone numbers with Simmons, the two got together and wrote "I Love It Loud"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 "Memphis" Lonnie Mack Written by Lonnie Mack-Chuck Berry. On March 12, 1963, at the end of a recording session backing up The Charmaines, Mack and his band were offered the remaining twenty minutes of studio rental time. Not expecting the tune to be released, Mack immediately recorded a rockabilly/blues guitar instrumental loosely based on the melody of Chuck Berry's 1959 UK vocal hit, "Memphis, Tennessee". Mack had improvised the guitar solo in a live performance a few years earlier, when another member of the band (who usually sang the tune) missed a club date. Mack's instrumental version was well-received, so he adopted it as part of his live act. The tune featured a then-unique combination of several key elements. As recorded in 1963, it had seven distinct sections, with an unusually fast 12-bar blues solo. "An extended guitar solo exploiting the entire range of the instrument rings in the climax of the song in the fifth section. Lonnie Mack begins this portion by quoting several measures of the riff one octave higher than before. From there, he breaks into his choicest licks, including double-picking and pulling-off techniques — all with driving, complicated rhythms and technical precision" "Memphis" was first broadcast in the spring of 1963. It made #4 on Billboard R&B chart and 5 on Billboard pop chart in June 1963. The fourth rock guitar instrumental to get to Billboard's "Top 5"and the only top-20 single for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Released in the UK in July 1963 - did not chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Thank you, Zab!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 The Songfactor's Top 10 #355 This week there is 5(five) songs needing facts. 1. New York Telephone Conversation – Lou Reed (1974) 2. Rebels – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1985) 3. Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra (1957) 4. Liar – Argent (1970) 5. Season Of The Witch – Vanilla Fudge (1968) 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 :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 "New York Telephone Conversation" Lou Reed Written by Lou Reed. A track of his second studio album, "Transformer", released in November 1972. Produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. The song wasn't released as a single and it depicts a telephone conversation, "gossip all of the time"... "New York Telephone Conversation" proved he could still write about the demimonde with both perception and respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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