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#1 Single in America 24 Years Ago

By
Home Inspector with King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. Home Inspector Lic #207

In writing posts that feature songs, and stories about songs, that were big hits in the past, it is readily apparent to me that many of the hits were propelled to the top of the charts due to their prominence in movies that had huge followings.

The song that was #1 on the singles chart in November 1987 fits in that category. This duet was by a man and a woman. The man is one of the most successful male performers of the entire rock era, part a famous duet that was right up there with Simon and Garfunkel. He had been involved in many hits and two of them had been #1 songs. It had been 22 years since this performer had charted with a #1 song. We will call him Bill and he was not any too excited about it when management talked to him about recording a soundtrack cut. The last time he had taken a flyer on a movie soundtrack, record sales had flopped. The female vocalist was lesser known but, previously, she had a single #1 hit -- a duet with Joe Cocker.

Neither party needed to worry about this one flopping, because the song was integrally woven into the soundtrack of one of the sexiest and most popular movies of the last half-century.

To see the original artists perform this #1 hit from 1987, simply change channels by pushing the play icon on the TV below. Go for the song, heck, you can catch up with Baywatch and the sharp, crisp dialog some other day.

Posted by

Steven L. Smith

If you enjoy nostalgia and music of yesteryear, click on Elvis' gold record to visit This Day In History. To explore The Stories Behind The Music blog posts click on the electric guitar. 

 

        

 

 

 

 

Comments (5)

Tatyana Makarov
Century 21 All Points Realty - South Windsor, CT
Your Greater Hartford Area Realtor

Hello Steven,

thanks, it was a great post! I love some of the old songs...

Aug 24, 2011 03:38 AM
Donald Hester
NCW Home Inspections, LLC - Wenatchee, WA
NCW Home Inspections, LLC

Steve,

That is one of the ultimate chic flicks. Patrick was a throb back then. Good stuff

Aug 24, 2011 03:18 PM
Scott Warga
ACSI American Construction Specialists & Investigations - Gilbert, AZ

Wow, that brought back some memories.

Was that really 24 years ago? Where did the time (and my hair) go?

Aug 24, 2011 08:13 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning, Steven. Wow!!! That was a trip down memory lane...

Aug 24, 2011 10:06 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Our family history has it on good authority that Patrick Swayze was my half brother.  No kidding!  Johnny Castle was the name of my father's dance studio.  He actually had two social security cards - one was Johnny Castle!

Aug 24, 2011 10:49 PM