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Post by richie on Jun 22, 2015 23:20:30 GMT -5
This happened with Venus by Shocking Blue and then Bananarama. Any others?
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Post by chrislc on Jun 22, 2015 23:30:46 GMT -5
Donny Osmond was the first with Go Away Little Girl and when he went for those high notes near the end of the song it was about as bad as AT 40 ever sounded.
The Loco-motion, Please Mr. Postman, Lean On Me, You Keep Me Hangin' On, When A Man Loves A Woman, I'll Be There, Lady Marmalade
Generally speaking, the remakes were lousy #1 songs, IMO.
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Post by richie on Jun 23, 2015 0:31:11 GMT -5
^ Thanks so much for the prompt and thorough answer. It saved me a lot of research time!
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Post by giannirubino on Jun 28, 2015 13:02:20 GMT -5
Dare we acknowledge an honorable mention for Kylie, hitting #3 in 1988 with The Locomotion?
What about the near miss of MacArthur Park (#2, #1) (Richard Harris, Donna Summer?) Have there been any other near misses? Do you consider I Think We're Alone and Mony, Mony strong enough to mention?
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Post by carrie on Jun 28, 2015 13:11:20 GMT -5
On the Hot 100 We Are The World went to #1 in 1985 and the 25th anniversary remake went to #2
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Post by mga707 on Jun 28, 2015 13:18:00 GMT -5
Dare we acknowledge an honorable mention for Kylie, hitting #3 in 1988 with The Locomotion? What about the near miss of MacArthur Park (#2, #1) (Richard Harris, Donna Summer?) Have there been any other near misses? Do you consider I Think We're Alone and Mony, Mony strong enough to mention? Tommy James apparently does. In his autobiography "Music, the Mob, and Me" he claims that both songs, and, IIRC, "Crystal Blue Persuasion", should have been #1 in "Billboard". He maintains that bad blood between the magazine and Roulette Records chief Morris Levy kept them from reaching the top spot. |
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Post by trekkielo on Jun 28, 2015 13:47:58 GMT -5
Donny Osmond was the first with Go Away Little Girl and when he went for those high notes near the end of the song it was about as bad as AT 40 ever sounded. The Loco-motion, Please Mr. Postman, Lean On Me, You Keep Me Hangin' On, When A Man Loves A Woman, I'll Be There, Lady Marmalade Generally speaking, the remakes were lousy #1 songs, IMO.
Also generally speaking, I agree, except The Loco-Motion by Grand Funk Railroad kicks ass over the original, even my 64 year old Mom thinks so and she is not a hard rock fan, her favorites are the softer sides of The Beatles, The Carpenters, Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver, Genesis, Phil Collins, Judy Collins, Barbra Streisand, Enya, etc.
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Post by seminolefan on Jun 28, 2015 13:56:53 GMT -5
And I liked the Lean On Me and I'll Be There remakes.
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Post by freakyflybry on Jun 28, 2015 14:16:12 GMT -5
Roberta Flack hit #1 in 1973 with "Killing Me Softly With His Song"; the Fugees remake hit #1 on Casey's Top 40 in 1996.
Roxette hit #1 in 1989 with "Listen To Your Heart" and DHT's remake hit #1 on R&R/Mediabase in 2005.
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Post by carrie on Jun 28, 2015 14:19:35 GMT -5
#1/#2 or #2/#1 combos
A Groovy Kind Of Love
Macarthur Park
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Endless Love
We Are the World
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