[Heeplist] Billboard's list of #14 Hits for 2014!

[DAVID M SHERROD]

Wow! I only knew 3 songs,DS
(:€)~

Rick Wilson <futureprimitive1 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi, All!
>
>Yes, I know, any Heep fan in his or her right mind could care less about
>the Billboard charts, yet I found this list quite impressive:
>
>*"Let's Go," The Cars, 1979*
>
>*"Bad Case of Lovin' You," Robert Palmer, 1979*
>
>*"Jane," Jefferson Starship, 1980*
>
>*"If Anyone Falls," Stevie Nicks, 1983*
>
>*"Take Me to Heart," Quarterflash, 1983*
>
>*"Major Tom (Coming Home)," Peter Schilling, 1983*
>
>*"Digging Your Scene," the Blow Monkeys, 1986*
>
>*"Missionary Man," the Eurythmics, 1986*
>
>*"When The Heart Rules the Mind," GTR, 1986*
>
>*"Sanctify Yourself," Simple Minds, 1986*
>
>*"I'll Be Alright Without You," Journey, 1987*
>
>*"I Need Love," LL Cool J, 1987*
>
>*"Crazy," Icehouse, 1988*
>
>*"Iko Iko," the Belle Stars, 1989*
>
>*"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Brenda Lee, 1960*
>
>*"I Saw Her Standing There," the Beatles, 1964*
>
>*"New York City Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones?),"
>Bee Gees, 1967.*
>
>*"Give Peace a Chance," John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, 1969*
>
>*"So Far Away," Carole King, 1971*
>
>*"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," James Taylor, 1973.*
>
>*"Free Ride," the Edgar Winter Group, 1973*
>
>*"Who Are You?," The Who?, 1978*
>
>*"Soul Man," the Blues Brothers, 1979*
>
>*"One Hundred Ways," Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram, 1982*
>
>*"Baby Jane," Rod Stewart, 1983*
>
>*"The Longest Time," Billy Joel, 1983*
>
>*"Along Comes a Woman," Chicago, 1985.*
>
>*"I Wanna Go Back," Eddie Money, (written by Gregg Rolie of "Santana" &
>"Journey" fame!) 1987*
>
>*"The Pleasure Principle," Janet Jackson, 1987*
>
>*"Everywhere," Fleetwood Mac, 1988.*
>
>*"We All Sleep Alone," Cher, 1988*
>
>*"Dressed for Success," Roxette, 1989*
>
>*"Tender Love," Babyface, 1990*
>
>*"You Don't Have to Go Home Tonight," The Triplets, 1991.*
>
>*"Who Is It," Michael Jackson, 1993*
>
>*"Rain," Madonna, 1993*
>
>*"Mary Jane's Last Dance," Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, 1993*
>
>*"In the House of Stone and Light," Martin Page, 1995*
>
>*"This Ain't a Love Song," Bon Jovi (not P.i.L.), 1995*
>
>*"Time," Hoot(ch)ie & the Blowfish, 1995*
>
>*"I Will Remember You (Live)," Sarah McLachlan, 1999.*
>
>*"She's So High," Tal Bachman, 1999*
>
>*"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart," Britney Spears, 2000.*
>
>*"Otherside," the Red Hot Chili-Peppers, 2000*
>
>*"I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack, 2001*
>
>*"South Side," Moby featuring Gwen Stefani, 2001*
>
>*"Superman (It's Not Easy)," Five for Fighting, 2001*
>
>*"Days Go By," Dirty Vegas, 2002.*
>
>*"Sing for the Moment," Eminem, 2003*
>
>*"The First Cut Is the Deepest," Sheryl Crow, 2004*
>
>*"A Public Affair," Jessica Simpson, 2006*
>
>*"Here (In Your Arms)," Hellogoodbye, 2007*
>
>*"Misery," Maroon 5, 2010*
>
>*"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall," Coldplay, 2011*
>
>*"You Da One," Rihanna, 2011*
>
>*"Unconditionally," Katy Perry, 2013.*
>
>Of course, sadly, this is a U.S. only list.  Believe it or not, The Heep
>have actually had one #14 song, in Germany, the double-A-sided single,
>"Spiderwoman" b/w "Sunrise", which was always a favourite of mine.  Also,
>in the albums chart Heep have had a few #14s:
>
>"Look at Yourself" in Norway;
>
>"Demons & Wizards" in Australia;
>
>"Sweet Freedom" in Denmark;
>
>and, "The Ultimate Collection", again in Norway.
>
>I have no access to the UK link, perhaps Eddie or someone who would know
>could check and let us know about the band's #14 chart positions, if any,
>in the U.K.  Lastly, I checked-out that "Kensley" (lol) radio interview
>that was posted yesterday, and yes, the DJ does a good job with "Kensley"
>as he calls him one time, and even plays around six tracks of Kensley's
>(This reminds me of Kenzi from the "Lost Girl"!  lol  Perhaps Ken is now
>the "Lost Boy"?)  I was taken aback and totally surprised when Kensley
>stated that he was not at all satisfied with "The Magician's Birthday",
>feeling that it comes across unfinished, or so I recollect.  If one of the
>greatest Rock albums of all-time is unfinished, then let's hope that they
>all are, because when a band has the luxury of sitting in a studio for
>months polishing solos, etc. it usually takes away from the spontaneity and
>overall sound, in my humble opinion.
>
>In any case, I predict that if Kensley will record at least one song with
>The Heep on the new disc that it will be Heep's highest chart entry in four
>decades; so, bury the hatchet, guys, and hop to it!
>
>Rick
>
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