Billboard Chart History - 10 Years: the 2s

[Dawn]

This week let's look at the charts from the years ending in "2".


August 8, 1942

(TW = Position This Week; LW = Position Last Week; NW = Number Weeks on Chart)
TW LW NW
1 1 7 JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE - Kay Kyser & His Orch. w. vocal/Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway & The Group (Note: This was a Billboard #1 best-seller for 8 weeks; song was from the movie "The Forest Rangers")
2 2 18 WHO WOULDN'T LOVE YOU? - Kay Kyser & His Orch. w. vocal/Harry Babbitt & Trudy Erwin (Note: This was Kyser's longest charting hit holding forth for 22 weeks)
3 4 3 (I've Got A Gal In) KALAMAZOO - Glenn Miller & His Orch. w. vocal/Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires (Note: Song is from the movie "Orchestra Wives," which starred Glenn, his band, Tex, Marion and The Modernaires; the record spent 7 weeks at the top of Billboard's pop charts)
4 7 2 HE WEARS A PAIR OF SILVER WINGS - Kay Kyser & His Orch. w. vocal/Harry Babbitt (Note: Song is from the musical revue "Black Vanities"; in the original version Babbitt sang about a great Air Force pilot that "she" adores, but more recent Columbia/Sony vinyl and CD "reissues" had him using an alternate gender-bending version about "this crazy guy that 'I' adore.")
5 5 7 JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE - Yhe Merry Macs w. Orch. Conducted by Victor Young
6 8 2 STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL - Harry James & His Music Makers
7 6 4 JUST AS THOUGH YOU WERE HERE - Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. w. vocal/Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
8 9 3 SWEET ELOISE - Glenn & His Orch. w. vocal/Ray Eberle & The Modernaires
9 -- 10 ONE DOZEN ROSES - Harry James & His Music Makers w. vocal/Jimmy Saunders
10 10 20 JERSEY BOUNCE - Benny Goodman & His Orch. (Note: This was Goodman's most popular instrumental hit of the 40s decade)

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August 9, 1952

(TW = Position This Week; LW = Position Last Week; NW = Number Weeks on Chart; *Former #1)
TW LW NW
1 1 9 AUF WIEDERSEH'N, SWEETHEART - Vera Lynn w. Roland Shaw & His Orch. (Note: The chorus was made up of a group of servicemen; this was this British songbird's biggest hit; it was Billboard's #1 best seller for 9 weeks)
2 3 11 HALF AS MUCH - Rosemary Clooney w. Percy Faith & His Orch. (Note: Rosie's cover of this Hank Williams country hit was a million seller)
3 2 8 BOTCH-A-ME - Rosemary Clooney w. Percy Faith & His Orch. featuring Stan Freeman on harpsichord
4 6 4 WISH YOU WERE HERE - Eddie Fisher w. Hugo Winterhalter & His Orch. (Note: This the title song from the Broadway musical of the same name)
5 4 14 *HERE IN MY HEART - Al Martino w. Orch. Conducted by Monty Kelly (Note: This was Martino's debut hit and his only Billboard #1 hit)
6 5 17 *DELICADO - Percy Faith & His Orch. featuring Stan Freeman on harpsichord
7 7 12 WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME - Johnnie Ray (Note: This is a revival of a 1931 song)
8 12 4 HIGH NOON - Frankie Laine w. Orch. Conducted by Jimmy Carroll (Note: This was the Oscar-winning title song for the Gary Cooper western classic "High Noon")
9 8 9 MAYBE - Perry Como & Eddie Fisher w. Henri René & His Orch. (Note: This is a revival of a 1940 Ink Spots hit)
10 14 5 SUGARBUSH - Doris Day & Frankie Laine with the Norman Luboff Choir And Carl Fischer's Orch. (Note: Song is from the South African song repertoire of Josef Marais)

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US Hot 100 Singles Week Ending 4th August, 1962

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 ROSES ARE RED (My Love)
Bobby Vinton (Epic)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 8 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Neil Sedaka (RCA)-6 (2)
3 3 SEALED WITH A KISS
Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-9 (3)
4 2 THE WAH WATUSI
The Orlons (Cameo)-9 (2)
5 10 AHAB, THE ARAB
Ray Stevens (Mercury)-6 (5)
6 6 SPEEDY GONZALES
Pat Boone (Dot)-8 (6)
7 4 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-14 (1)
8 14 THE LOCO-MOTION
Little Eva (Dimension)-6 (8)
9 5 THE STRIPPER
David Rose and His Orchestra (MGM)-13 (1)
10 13 THEME FROM "DR. KILDARE" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)
Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-10 (10)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending 5th August, 1972

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM)-8 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 BRANDY (You're a Fine Girl)
Looking Glass (Epic)-8
3 4 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT
Luther Ingram (KoKo)-10
4 5 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST
Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-16
5 3 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-11
6 6 WHERE IS THE LOVE
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-11
7 7 SCHOOL'S OUT
Alice Cooper (Warner Borthers)-10
8 8 HOW DO YOU DO
Mouth and MacNeal (Philips)-15
9 10 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress)
The Hollies (Epic)-7
10 11 LAYLA
Derek and the Dominoes (Atco)-24

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending 7th August, 1982

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 EYE OF THE TIGER
Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 HURTS SO GOOD
John Cougar (Riva)-16 (2)
3 5 ABRACADABRA
The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-11 (3)
4 4 HOLD ME
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (4)
5 6 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
Chicago (Full Moon)-10 (5)
6 2 ROSANNA
Toto (Columbia)-17 (2)
7 8 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER
Air Supply (Arista)-9 (7)
8 10 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN'
REO Speedwagon (Epic)-9 (8)
9 9 ONLY THE LONELY
The Motels (Capitol)-16 (9)
10 7 DON'T YOU WANT ME
The Human League (A&M)-23 (1)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending August 8, 1992

TW LW TITLE Artist - Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND Madonna - 6 (1)
2 1 BABY GOT BACK Sir Mix-A-Lot - 18 (1)
3 3 BABY-BABY-BABY TLC - 10 (3)
4 8 END OF THE ROAD Boyz II Men - 4 (4)
5 6 NOVEMBER RAIN Guns N' Roses - 7 (5)
6 4 ACHY BREAKY HEART Billy Ray Cyrus - 14 (4)
7 5 JUST ANOTHER DAY Jon Secada - 17 (5)
8 7 LIFE IS A HIGHWAY Tom Cochrane - 13 (7)
9 9 GIVING HIM SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL En Vogue - 10 (9)
10 12 TOO FUNKY George Michael - 9 (10)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending August 10, 2002

TW LW Weeks TITLE - Artist

1 1 15 HOT IN HERRE • Nelly
2 3 5 DILEMMA • Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland
3 2 11 COMPLICATED • Avril Lavigne
4 4 10 I NEED A GIRL (PART TWO) • P. Diddy & Ginuwine Featuring Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri
5 7 12 JUST A FRIEND 2002 • Mario
6 5 13 HERO • Chad Kroeger Featuring Josey Scott
7 8 8 DOWN 4 U • Irv Gotti Presents The Inc. Featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore & Vita
8 11 11 HEAVEN • DJ Sammy & Yanou Featuring Do
9 6 14 WITHOUT ME • Eminem
10 19 12 NOTHIN' • N.O.R.E.

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Lots of variety on this chart. I was very young at the time of that '72 chart, but I do have a vivid memory of hearing "Where is the Love" back then. It's still a favorite of mine today.

1982 - the year of Rocky III! "Eye of the Tiger" was everywhere that year.

I know only one song on that 2002 chart - "Complicated." Judging from those song titles and artists, though, I doubt I'm missing much.

Thoughts?

[Jughead]

Going backwards here...

Dawn, on the 2002 chart, you'll see the song "Heaven". That was a techno-dance remake of Bryan Adams' song. The techno version SUCKED, but there was also a "Candlelight remix" (i think that's what it was called) that was softer and MUCH better. The rest of the chart I can take or leave.

That 1992 chart was pretty diverse, wasn't it? You had pop with Madonna, rock with Tom Cochrane and Guns N Roses (I DESPISE November Rain, BTW), and even country with Billy Ray Cyrus! Hard to believe that this was the same year his daughter Miley was born!

That whole '82 chart is a keeper!

[Ken]

'42 - The only track here that I'm familiar with is Jingle, Jangle Jingle by Kay Kyser. I'm guessing that the "Merry Macs" version is a cover?

'62 - "Roses are Red" was heard in the movie "Goodfellas." I always enjoyed "The Loco - Motion."

'72 - When I was little I did not like "How Do You Do" but over the years I've grown to actually like it quite a bit. A great list.

'82 - Dawn, I totally agree "Eye of The Tiger" was everywhere. Great memories come flooding back looking at the chart.

'92 - "Life is a Highway" is the only fave here.

'02 - "Complicated was played a lot here (both the song and the video).

[m c dornan]

1952: Rock not here yet.

1962: Rock had been here but left for awhile til 1964.

"I Can't Stop Loving You" was from the Ray Charles LP where took country/western classics and redid them soulful style. I have the LP. Really great.

1972:Only things I reallt like are "Layla" and "School's Out" Still greatly prefer the original "Layla" to the unplugged version.

"We can't think of a word that rhymes!"

1982: Only one I really like is the Motels. Sorta like Hold Me", though Fleetwood Mac was never the same after Buckingham & Nicks joined the group.

1992: Did "Achy Breaky Heart" kill country music...

2002: I'm sure this year never happened...

[H2IZCOOL]

1942: I am embarrassed to say that I do not recognize a single title.

1952:I only know about half of them: Auf Wiedersehn, Wish You Were Here (NOT the same song that Pink Floyd recorded!), Walkin My Baby Back Home, High Noon (I think a lot of people thought it was called Do Not Forsake Me), and Sugarbush. I didn't paticularly like any of them.

1962:I know them all. My fave is Roses Are Red, which is a top 500 song, other good ones are Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Sealed With A Kiss, aqnd I Can't Stop Loving You. But all in all, not a particularly strong chart.

1972: This is the #1 year on this week's list. Alone Again Naturally kinda fits my mood these days, Brandy is a fine song (that's a joke, get it?), Luther Ingram's classic is a top 500 song for me, and I also love Schools Out, How Do You Do (also top 500), Long Cool Woman and of course, Layla.

1982: My favorite is Hard To Say I'm Sorry. I like later Chicago as well as early Chicago., other good ones are Hold Me, Only The Lonely (it's the second best song ever to use that title ;D ), Rosanna (written for Rosanna Arquette), and Don't You Want Me. Not a bad chart at all but '72 was a GREAT chart.

1992: I actually know about three or four of these. My favorite is November Rain, I also know the Madonna song, End of the Road, and of course Achy Breaky Mullet.

2002: Juggie says that Heaven is a cover of the Bryan Adams song. I kinda like the Bryan Adams song - if I'm not listening to a LOT of Bryan at one time. I did that one day last week, and I'm Bryaned out! -- But I don't want to hear a couple of rappers turn it into crap. Never heard of anything else.

[Jughead]

For those of you interested, here's the Heaven cover from 2002...it's pretty scary...

[dave910]

Aug 4, 2010 10:12:32 GMT -5 Dawn said:

This week let's look at the charts from the years ending in "2".


August 8, 1942

(TW = Position This Week; LW = Position Last Week; NW = Number Weeks on Chart)
TW LW NW
1 1 7 JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE - Kay Kyser & His Orch. w. vocal/Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway & The Group (Note: This was a Billboard #1 best-seller for 8 weeks; song was from the movie "The Forest Rangers")
2 2 18 WHO WOULDN'T LOVE YOU? - Kay Kyser & His Orch. w. vocal/Harry Babbitt & Trudy Erwin (Note: This was Kyser's longest charting hit holding forth for 22 weeks)
3 4 3 (I've Got A Gal In) KALAMAZOO - Glenn Miller & His Orch. w. vocal/Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires (Note: Song is from the movie "Orchestra Wives," which starred Glenn, his band, Tex, Marion and The Modernaires; the record spent 7 weeks at the top of Billboard's pop charts)
4 7 2 HE WEARS A PAIR OF SILVER WINGS - Kay Kyser & His Orch. w. vocal/Harry Babbitt (Note: Song is from the musical revue "Black Vanities"; in the original version Babbitt sang about a great Air Force pilot that "she" adores, but more recent Columbia/Sony vinyl and CD "reissues" had him using an alternate gender-bending version about "this crazy guy that 'I' adore.")
5 5 7 JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE - Yhe Merry Macs w. Orch. Conducted by Victor Young
6 8 2 STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL - Harry James & His Music Makers
7 6 4 JUST AS THOUGH YOU WERE HERE - Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. w. vocal/Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
8 9 3 SWEET ELOISE - Glenn & His Orch. w. vocal/Ray Eberle & The Modernaires
9 -- 10 ONE DOZEN ROSES - Harry James & His Music Makers w. vocal/Jimmy Saunders
10 10 20 JERSEY BOUNCE - Benny Goodman & His Orch. (Note: This was Goodman's most popular instrumental hit of the 40s decade)

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August 9, 1952

(TW = Position This Week; LW = Position Last Week; NW = Number Weeks on Chart; *Former #1)
TW LW NW
1 1 9 AUF WIEDERSEH'N, SWEETHEART - Vera Lynn w. Roland Shaw & His Orch. (Note: The chorus was made up of a group of servicemen; this was this British songbird's biggest hit; it was Billboard's #1 best seller for 9 weeks)
2 3 11 HALF AS MUCH - Rosemary Clooney w. Percy Faith & His Orch. (Note: Rosie's cover of this Hank Williams country hit was a million seller)
3 2 8 BOTCH-A-ME - Rosemary Clooney w. Percy Faith & His Orch. featuring Stan Freeman on harpsichord
4 6 4 WISH YOU WERE HERE - Eddie Fisher w. Hugo Winterhalter & His Orch. (Note: This the title song from the Broadway musical of the same name)
5 4 14 *HERE IN MY HEART - Al Martino w. Orch. Conducted by Monty Kelly (Note: This was Martino's debut hit and his only Billboard #1 hit)
6 5 17 *DELICADO - Percy Faith & His Orch. featuring Stan Freeman on harpsichord
7 7 12 WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME - Johnnie Ray (Note: This is a revival of a 1931 song)
8 12 4 HIGH NOON - Frankie Laine w. Orch. Conducted by Jimmy Carroll (Note: This was the Oscar-winning title song for the Gary Cooper western classic "High Noon")
9 8 9 MAYBE - Perry Como & Eddie Fisher w. Henri René & His Orch. (Note: This is a revival of a 1940 Ink Spots hit)
10 14 5 SUGARBUSH - Doris Day & Frankie Laine with the Norman Luboff Choir And Carl Fischer's Orch. (Note: Song is from the South African song repertoire of Josef Marais)

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US Hot 100 Singles Week Ending 4th August, 1962

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 ROSES ARE RED (My Love)
Bobby Vinton (Epic)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 8 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Neil Sedaka (RCA)-6 (2)
3 3 SEALED WITH A KISS
Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)-9 (3)
4 2 THE WAH WATUSI
The Orlons (Cameo)-9 (2)
5 10 AHAB, THE ARAB
Ray Stevens (Mercury)-6 (5)
6 6 SPEEDY GONZALES
Pat Boone (Dot)-8 (6)
7 4 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-14 (1)
8 14 THE LOCO-MOTION
Little Eva (Dimension)-6 (8)
9 5 THE STRIPPER
David Rose and His Orchestra (MGM)-13 (1)
10 13 THEME FROM "DR. KILDARE" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)
Richard Chamberlain (MGM)-10 (10)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending 5th August, 1972

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM)-8 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 BRANDY (You're a Fine Girl)
Looking Glass (Epic)-8
3 4 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT
Luther Ingram (KoKo)-10
4 5 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST
Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-16
5 3 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-11
6 6 WHERE IS THE LOVE
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-11
7 7 SCHOOL'S OUT
Alice Cooper (Warner Borthers)-10
8 8 HOW DO YOU DO
Mouth and MacNeal (Philips)-15
9 10 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress)
The Hollies (Epic)-7
10 11 LAYLA
Derek and the Dominoes (Atco)-24

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending 7th August, 1982

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 EYE OF THE TIGER
Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 HURTS SO GOOD
John Cougar (Riva)-16 (2)
3 5 ABRACADABRA
The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-11 (3)
4 4 HOLD ME
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (4)
5 6 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY
Chicago (Full Moon)-10 (5)
6 2 ROSANNA
Toto (Columbia)-17 (2)
7 8 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER
Air Supply (Arista)-9 (7)
8 10 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN'
REO Speedwagon (Epic)-9 (8)
9 9 ONLY THE LONELY
The Motels (Capitol)-16 (9)
10 7 DON'T YOU WANT ME
The Human League (A&M)-23 (1)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending August 8, 1992

TW LW TITLE Artist - Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND Madonna - 6 (1)
2 1 BABY GOT BACK Sir Mix-A-Lot - 18 (1)
3 3 BABY-BABY-BABY TLC - 10 (3)
4 8 END OF THE ROAD Boyz II Men - 4 (4)
5 6 NOVEMBER RAIN Guns N' Roses - 7 (5)
6 4 ACHY BREAKY HEART Billy Ray Cyrus - 14 (4)
7 5 JUST ANOTHER DAY Jon Secada - 17 (5)
8 7 LIFE IS A HIGHWAY Tom Cochrane - 13 (7)
9 9 GIVING HIM SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL En Vogue - 10 (9)
10 12 TOO FUNKY George Michael - 9 (10)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending August 10, 2002

TW LW Weeks TITLE - Artist

1 1 15 HOT IN HERRE • Nelly
2 3 5 DILEMMA • Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland
3 2 11 COMPLICATED • Avril Lavigne
4 4 10 I NEED A GIRL (PART TWO) • P. Diddy & Ginuwine Featuring Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri
5 7 12 JUST A FRIEND 2002 • Mario
6 5 13 HERO • Chad Kroeger Featuring Josey Scott
7 8 8 DOWN 4 U • Irv Gotti Presents The Inc. Featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore & Vita
8 11 11 HEAVEN • DJ Sammy & Yanou Featuring Do
9 6 14 WITHOUT ME • Eminem
10 19 12 NOTHIN' • N.O.R.E.

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Lots of variety on this chart. I was very young at the time of that '72 chart, but I do have a vivid memory of hearing "Where is the Love" back then. It's still a favorite of mine today.

1982 - the year of Rocky III! "Eye of the Tiger" was everywhere that year.

I know only one song on that 2002 chart - "Complicated." Judging from those song titles and artists, though, I doubt I'm missing much.

Thoughts?

1942 - "Jingle Jangle Jingle" I remember that song from one of those mail order record and tape offers on TV that were so prevalent when I was kid. My friend Rachel and I remember that song and we weren't even alive when the originial was a hit.

1952 - Couldn't tell you any of these songs. Curious if the "Maybe" by Perry Como was the same one the Shantels would have a hit with as doo-wop version.

1962 - Ray Charles goes country and hits paydirt. Classic stuff. Ray Stevens and Pat Boone these songs would be driven off the chart today, due to the un-PC nature of their titles. Don't know if the oldies stations were even playing these back in the late 80's. Surprisingly, a younger woman bought a Bobby Vinton CD where I work .

1972 - Always loved "Layla" and the story behind the song. Alice Cooper's trademark song, still holds up today. "Where Is the Love" Roberta & Donny had great shame. So sad that Donny never lived long enough to have a lasting career. A tragic end.

1982 - Recently heard a replay of these songs on "American Top 40 the 80's online." I have all those songs recorded on cassette somehere in my closet. That's how I used to record some of my favorite songs off the radio.

1992 - My college years. Still a time when you could hear some variety on top 40 radio. Love Guns n Roses, yet November Rain did get a little overplayed on MTV. "This Used to Be My Playground" is one of my favorite Madonna songs. Tom Cochrane, TLC and Boyz II Men were very popular that summer.

2002 - Not much on this chart that was memorable. Nelly had back to back number ones that year. "Hot In Here" was a fun tune. Not too big on Eminem, but "Without Me" was kind of comical. "Two trailer park girls go 'round the outside!" The rest of the songs, eh?

[H2IZCOOL]

Aug 4, 2010 22:31:41 GMT -5 Jughead said:

For those of you interested, here's the Heaven cover from 2002...it's pretty scary...

OK. My mistake. It wasn't rap. If it were rap, it would not be music. This is certainly music. Very very BAD music!

[Jughead]

Aug 8, 2010 9:55:52 GMT -5 H2IZCOOL said:

Aug 4, 2010 22:31:41 GMT -5 Jughead said:

For those of you interested, here's the Heaven cover from 2002...it's pretty scary...

OK. My mistake. It wasn't rap. If it were rap, it would not be music. This is certainly music. Very very BAD music!

The Candlelight remix that I've heard is much better...but I can't seem to locate that one. I probably have the name of the remix wrong though...it does have the word candle in it though.

But this version was HORRIBLE!

[Ken]

Aug 8, 2010 14:48:50 GMT -5 Jughead said:

Aug 8, 2010 9:55:52 GMT -5 H2IZCOOL said:

OK. My mistake. It wasn't rap. If it were rap, it would not be music. This is certainly music. Very very BAD music!

The Candlelight remix that I've heard is much better...but I can't seem to locate that one. I probably have the name of the remix wrong though...it does have the word candle in it though.

But this version was HORRIBLE!

Hey Matt,

I remember hearing this a few times back in 2002 and I remember thinking "why?"

IMO it seems that many classic rock / pop songs are updated to give then a more "modern, up to date" sound and in the end, sound way more "dated" than the original.