No. 499 - "Drifting, Falling" by The Ocean Blue -- third single off Hershey, PA band's debut self-titled album is a modern rock classic from 1990
Chart Status - peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks.
PCI - little to none. The band toured relentlessly through 1994 and continue to play shows and intermittenly release EPs through their website, http://www.theoceanblue.com/. Many are surprised to learn the band is not English, despite the clear influences of the Smiths, New Order, and Echo & the Bunnymen. The thing about this song is that its simple melody and lilting vocal line gets me everytime. Perfect slice of alterna-pop.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
No. 500 - "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
No. 500 - "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley -- a slice of late 80s pop soul music that later became an internet sensation due to the advent of You Tube and the now infamous gag of "Rickrolling".
Chart Status - Astley hit No. 1 in 25 countries including the U.S. in March 1988.
Pop Culture Impact (PCI) - A throwaway pop track with an infectious groove that somehow managed to find a way to the top of the US charts in 1988 inbetween George Michael and Michael Jackson. With the advent of YouTube, Astley's greatest song and its famously bad video were used in a 2008 April Fool's prank by the company, now known as "Rickrolling". YouTube users seeking out content were re-directed to Astley's video all day long and the prank has continued to this day. The pentultimate moment though may have been the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which was 'rickrolled' by Astley and Cartoon Network, who had Astley appear and perform the track on its float. Video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI
Chart Status - Astley hit No. 1 in 25 countries including the U.S. in March 1988.
Pop Culture Impact (PCI) - A throwaway pop track with an infectious groove that somehow managed to find a way to the top of the US charts in 1988 inbetween George Michael and Michael Jackson. With the advent of YouTube, Astley's greatest song and its famously bad video were used in a 2008 April Fool's prank by the company, now known as "Rickrolling". YouTube users seeking out content were re-directed to Astley's video all day long and the prank has continued to this day. The pentultimate moment though may have been the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which was 'rickrolled' by Astley and Cartoon Network, who had Astley appear and perform the track on its float. Video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI
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