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Is "you light up my life" the biggest number 1 hit that you never hear?
Posted on 6/26/18 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/26/18 at 5:41 pm
I bet I haven't heard it 5x since the 70s. It never pops up on any 70s station I listen to ever.
Crazy. That was #1 for like a year.
Crazy. That was #1 for like a year.
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 5:42 pm
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Posted on 6/26/18 at 10:56 pm to CAD703X
I was 11 years old and I hated it then.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 11:15 pm to High C
I hated the song but wanted to light up Debbie Boones light.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 5:37 am to Kafka
I can’t figure out why other than that it is terrible.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 6:04 am to Kafka
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least requested non-novelty top 10 hit
I sure never heard that on the radio. And I understand why it's never requested. It's terrible, worse even than "Leader Of The Pack".
Posted on 6/27/18 at 7:18 am to CAD703X
Love,
Love will keep us together
Think of me babe, whenever
Some sweet-talking girl comes along singing her song
Don't mess around, you've just got to be strong, just stop
'Cause I really love you, stop
I'll be thinking of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Love will keep us together
Think of me babe, whenever
Some sweet-talking girl comes along singing her song
Don't mess around, you've just got to be strong, just stop
'Cause I really love you, stop
I'll be thinking of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Posted on 6/27/18 at 9:52 am to Cdawg
Thank God I dont have to You Light Up My Life. It was terrible 78 when it first came out. I was in 5th grade and I if ad to sit through and end of tge talent show wgere just about every kid tried to sing that abomination of a song. Zaza three hours of listening to that torrid noise.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 10:27 am to CAD703X
I liked it back then. Looking back, I have no idea why.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 11:40 am to lacajun069
I found this Wikipedia narrative about the "composer" of the monstrosity, "You Light Up My Life":
(Joseph Brooks, born Joseph Kaplan[1] (March 11, 1938 – May 22, 2011),[2] and also known as Joe Brooks or Joey Brooks, was an American composer, director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a prolific writer of advertising jingles and wrote the hit songs "My Ship Is Comin' In", "If Ever I See You Again", and "You Light Up My Life", the latter being composed for the hit film of the same name that he also wrote, directed, and produced. In his later years he became the subject of an investigation after being accused of a series of casting-couch rapes. He was indicted in 2009, but committed suicide on May 22, 2011, before his trial.)
Seems like the kind of guy I would want to share an ice cold beer with.
(Joseph Brooks, born Joseph Kaplan[1] (March 11, 1938 – May 22, 2011),[2] and also known as Joe Brooks or Joey Brooks, was an American composer, director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a prolific writer of advertising jingles and wrote the hit songs "My Ship Is Comin' In", "If Ever I See You Again", and "You Light Up My Life", the latter being composed for the hit film of the same name that he also wrote, directed, and produced. In his later years he became the subject of an investigation after being accused of a series of casting-couch rapes. He was indicted in 2009, but committed suicide on May 22, 2011, before his trial.)
Seems like the kind of guy I would want to share an ice cold beer with.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 11:44 am to VernonPLSUfan
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wanted to light up Debbie Boones light
Posted on 6/27/18 at 12:08 pm to CAD703X
I was just a kid, but I was happy (at the time) to be rescued from that terrible song by the Bee Gees.
10 weeks. But, you're right, it was inescapable badness for months - not exceeded until the godawful "Let's Get Physical" by Olivia Newton-John.
Anyway, back to Ms. Boone's assault on our musical sensibilities - it was dislodged from #1 before the end of the year by the Bee Gees with How Deep is Your Love, as Saturday Night Fever was gripping the nation (and the world). The Brothers Gibb (including Andy) would then dominate the first 2/3 of 1978 with #1 hits HDIYL(BG), Stayin' Alive (BG), Love is Thicker Than Water (AG), Night Fever (BG), and Shadow Dancing (AG) - essentially every #1 of 1978, through the end of July was by the Bee Gees or Andy, except 3 weeks by Player's Baby Come Back in January, Yvonne Elliman's If I Can't Have You(which was written by the Bee Gees, appeared on SNF and they sung background vocals) for 1 week, followed by (Paul McCartney) Wings' With a Little Luck for 2 weeks in May, then 1 week each by duets from Johnny Mathis and Denice Williams (Too Much, Too Little, Too Late), and John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John (You're the One that I Want).
So, in a streak that actually started on Christmas Eve, 1977, the Gibbs had the #1 song, outright, for 24 of 32 weeks, and arguably 25 if you count the Yvonne Elliman track.
I know you kids aren't impressed by record sales, because that's a mid/late 20th Century stat, but that's pretty GD impressive - trust me.
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That was #1 for like a year.
10 weeks. But, you're right, it was inescapable badness for months - not exceeded until the godawful "Let's Get Physical" by Olivia Newton-John.
Anyway, back to Ms. Boone's assault on our musical sensibilities - it was dislodged from #1 before the end of the year by the Bee Gees with How Deep is Your Love, as Saturday Night Fever was gripping the nation (and the world). The Brothers Gibb (including Andy) would then dominate the first 2/3 of 1978 with #1 hits HDIYL(BG), Stayin' Alive (BG), Love is Thicker Than Water (AG), Night Fever (BG), and Shadow Dancing (AG) - essentially every #1 of 1978, through the end of July was by the Bee Gees or Andy, except 3 weeks by Player's Baby Come Back in January, Yvonne Elliman's If I Can't Have You(which was written by the Bee Gees, appeared on SNF and they sung background vocals) for 1 week, followed by (Paul McCartney) Wings' With a Little Luck for 2 weeks in May, then 1 week each by duets from Johnny Mathis and Denice Williams (Too Much, Too Little, Too Late), and John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John (You're the One that I Want).
So, in a streak that actually started on Christmas Eve, 1977, the Gibbs had the #1 song, outright, for 24 of 32 weeks, and arguably 25 if you count the Yvonne Elliman track.
I know you kids aren't impressed by record sales, because that's a mid/late 20th Century stat, but that's pretty GD impressive - trust me.
This post was edited on 6/27/18 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 6/27/18 at 12:20 pm to lacajun069
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It was terrible 78 when it first came out.
70's cheese was in full force 77 & 78.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 3:32 pm to tarzana
quote:I recently noticed that it was in a huge piano compilation book I've had for years, so I played it a few times. It actually has some pretty cool chord changes that I'v never seen before.
the monstrosity, "You Light Up My Life":
Posted on 6/27/18 at 3:57 pm to Cdawg
Dissing The Captain and Tenille will win you a ticket to Sonic.
Posted on 6/27/18 at 5:44 pm to Kafka
quote:
Listen to it and see if you can figure out why.
So, c'mon! Tell us!
Posted on 6/27/18 at 6:07 pm to High C
Does not qualify. Heard Love will keep us Together coming out of the gas pump radio. There’s your sign of a classic- gas pump radio status
Posted on 6/27/18 at 7:37 pm to tarzana
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I can’t figure out why other than that it is terrible
quote:That's what I love about this board. One of the greatest records ever made, and "It's terrible, worse even than 'Leader Of The Pack'"
I understand why it's never requested. It's terrible, worse even than "Leader Of The Pack"
When I think of all the shite that's so loved here, all the Rush, Widespread Phish, and all the many metal monstorities... There is more soul, more emotion in this one single track than in all those other collected oeuvres combined.
Listen to the bridge, where we hear the comforting, reassuring loving mother's lullaby, suddenly broken by Mary Weiss' desperate cry "Mama!!!" (I'm willing to bet this transcendent moment was an influence on John Lennon's Oedipal screams in "Mother" on Plastic Ono Band), followed by the disturbing, Bernard Herrmannesque strings, all brilliantly evoking the singer's emotional turmoil.
I can never go home anymore...
Posted on 6/27/18 at 7:59 pm to Kafka
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One of the greatest records ever made
I won't make a snarky comment because I respect your opinions, so I just won't say anything.
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There is more soul, more emotion in this one single track than in all those other collected oeuvres combined.
Rush, Widespread, Phish and metal. Or every "oeuvre"?
It's not a unique theme, and musically it is really poor.
Musically it is terrible.
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