![]() And the horn, the crescendo…the song as religious experience. Erupting in waterfalls of emotion at the hint of that first falling string figure, the escalation. Imagine legions of people jumping, bouncing in time with the beat, laughing and sobbing. Social commentary as ecstasy, like how ecstasy is the last thing you want to take before going to the grocery store (“I can’t see anyone else smiling in here”). … And Out May 22, 1995: “Common People” by PulpĪn all-time great single and a message that only gets more timeless (is that possible?), “Common People” is when pop-rock is a rave. Posted in: The Number Ones: Bryan Adams’ “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman” ![]() ![]() You could tell they really wanted both those aspects without thinking about whether they’d make a good match.Īlso this song held off the Total Eclipse of the Heart remix, which I would have taken any day since the original Bonnie Tyler song is one of my top-5 #1s of all time. This song, on the other hand, has is just not a good combination of voice and supposed-to-evoke-Spanish music. Like, stuff like Heaven or (Everything I Do) I Do It for You are songs that have enough going on such that I won’t completely tire of them after a listen, even if they get old fast. I actually don’t mind Bryan Adams, most of the time. I recently finished my own journey through the #1 hits as part of my desire to actually know something about pop culture, and this series has been great for getting further understanding of what was going on in music before I was born. Hello, longtime reader, first time commenter.
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