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vivfox 11-26-2009 07:20 PM

In your opinion, what song of Christine's would have made a great, hit single
 
Heart Of Stone

aleuzzi 11-26-2009 07:48 PM

Love Shines could have been something with a little more calculation. Same with Hollywood. But I love them both as they are.

If Friend, Anything is Possible, You Are, Forgiveness, or Giving it Back were issued in 1982-88, they'd have been huge, I think.

Remember Me, Just Crazy Love, Prove Your Love, Come a Little Bit Closer, Dissatisfied, Did You Ever Love Me, and Spare Me a Little would have been smashes if any of them were put on a Rumours-era album with a Rumours-era arrangement.

HomerMcvie 11-26-2009 08:43 PM

Love Shines, hands down.

Crap, I made a "best of FM" CD, a couple of weeks ago, and forgot about Love Shines! :o

goldustsongbird 11-26-2009 09:54 PM

Why.

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Hawkeye 11-26-2009 10:45 PM

I think pretty much every song of hers that could've been a hit single WAS a freaking hit single :laugh:

michelej1 11-27-2009 12:44 AM

Well, it wouldn't be a radio hit, but I think Calumny or Northern Star could have been what Songbird was. Also, Got a Hold On Me was a modest hit, but I think it would have been bigger and much more ubiquitous on our airwaves even today if it had been released by FM.

Michele

aleuzzi 11-27-2009 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by michelej1 (Post 856848)
Well, it wouldn't be a radio hit, but I think Calumny or Northern Star could have been what Songbird was. Also, Got a Hold On Me was a modest hit, but I think it would have been bigger and much more ubiquitous on our airwaves even today if it had been released by FM.

Michele

It made the top 10. Was it only there briefly? It seems as big a hit as many of her Mac songs.

michelej1 11-27-2009 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi (Post 856850)
It made the top 10. Was it only there briefly? It seems as big a hit as many of her Mac songs.

It also was on the Adult Contemporary chart too. But it just seems like . . . how come we never hear it anymore, when YMLF is played constantly. Actually, I do remember being in a rental car in Chicago when Got A Hold On Me came on the radio and it made my whole trip. But it's a rare occurrence. I haven't heard it on the radio since the year it was released, other than that instance.

Michele

Gailh 11-27-2009 08:08 AM

I think that if Friend had been on SYW it would have been a hit (I know it was a single but not a big hit)

Gail

HomerMcvie 11-27-2009 01:33 PM

I heard Got A Hold On Me, on a store's muzak, not too long ago. I think it was a bigger hit, than we remember. I remember MTV playing the hell out of the video.

trackaghost 11-27-2009 01:33 PM

I think if You Are had been recorded by Fleetwood Mac it would have been a hit. It has that classic Mac sound, I think.

EnchantedKiwi 12-17-2009 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird (Post 856807)
Why.

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Yes!! A redo of Why on the Fleetwood Mac white album with Stevie and Lindseys vocals

I could of been ammmazzzing :)

mylittledemon 12-17-2009 10:58 PM

I always thought "Isnt It Midnight" should've been one of the TANGO hits.

HomerMcvie 12-17-2009 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon (Post 860607)
I always thought "Isnt It Midnight" should've been one of the TANGO hits.

Although I love Isn't It Midnight, it seems like it's lacking something. I don't even know what, but it's not quite "hooky" enough, or something.

But come on, if it had been a hit, too, Chris would have had THREE Tango hits, compared to Stevie and Lindsey's one hit each.:laugh:

michelej1 12-17-2009 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mylittledemon (Post 860607)
I always thought "Isnt It Midnight" should've been one of the TANGO hits.

And that song sure sounded nice on the Cage tour. Yowza! Michele

The Chain 12-18-2009 12:36 AM

I'm The One

jbrownsjr 12-18-2009 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by The Chain (Post 860625)
I'm The One

I know where you're comin from..

David 12-18-2009 01:04 PM

"Got a Hold on Me" was the obvious choice, I guess, from her 1984 album. It was MOR or adult-contemporary stuff.

But another good choice for that same market would have been "Ask Anybody." I think adult-contemp listeners would have gotten hooked on that one in 1984. I think it might have been one of the most frequently aired singles on those older-listener stations throughout the 1980s had it been released to radio as a single.

holidayroad 12-18-2009 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gailh (Post 856900)
I think that if Friend had been on SYW it would have been a hit (I know it was a single but not a big hit)

Gail

I agree, but I think it should have been named something else. I never felt "Friend" was the best name for it.

jbrownsjr 12-18-2009 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by David (Post 860685)
"Got a Hold on Me" was the obvious choice, I guess, from her 1984 album. It was MOR or adult-contemporary stuff.

But another good choice for that same market would have been "Ask Anybody." I think adult-contemp listeners would have gotten hooked on that one in 1984. I think it might have been one of the most frequently aired singles on those older-listener stations throughout the 1980s had it been released to radio as a single.

I love the feel of this song. It has that haunting style she puts out on occasion.. Such a lovely tune..

seekerj 12-18-2009 02:45 PM

Why

The Smile I Live For

jaycee 01-13-2010 06:39 AM

I honestly don't know! :lol: But I often muse over what the reaction would've been if "Brown Eyes" was released as a single. I still have no idea whether it would've been #1, a chart failure, or somewhere in between! :laugh:

Street_Dreamer 01-13-2010 02:43 PM

The Challenge.

Matt

TrueFaith77 01-13-2010 04:14 PM

Love Shines
Isn't It Midnight

jbrownsjr 01-13-2010 05:50 PM

^^^^ I love Love Shines

jaycee 01-13-2010 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77 (Post 865273)
Love Shines
Isn't It Midnight

I'm still mystified that "Isn't It Midnight" didn't chart well in the UK. :shocked:

jbrownsjr 01-13-2010 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jaycee (Post 865369)
I'm still mystified that "Isn't It Midnight" didn't chart well in the UK. :shocked:

Or that it really didn't chart well anywhere..

David 01-15-2010 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr (Post 865288)
^^^^ I love Love Shines

You also love SUGAR DADDY, my favorite!!

Will somebody please post BELIEVE ME from one of the 1977 rehearsals for JB? He wants it!

jbrownsjr 01-15-2010 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by David (Post 865618)
You also love SUGAR DADDY, my favorite!!

Will somebody please post BELIEVE ME from one of the 1977 rehearsals for JB? He wants it!


You've got a sweet heart...
Never can it be replaced...

HomerMcvie 01-15-2010 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by David (Post 865618)
You also love SUGAR DADDY, my favorite!!

Will somebody please post BELIEVE ME from one of the 1977 rehearsals for JB? He wants it!

Is this the one, where Lindsey kicks on his distortion pedal, in the middle of the song, for about 4 seconds, then decides it's too much?

David 01-15-2010 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie (Post 865651)
Is this the one, where Lindsey kicks on his distortion pedal, in the middle of the song, for about 4 seconds, then decides it's too much?

I think that might be it. Do you still have it? John is dying to hear it! (As usual, he just fell off the turnip truck, apparently.)

jbrownsjr 01-15-2010 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by David (Post 865686)
I think that might be it. Do you still have it? John is dying to hear it! (As usual, he just fell off the turnip truck, apparently.)

Lettuce, turip and pea (say it out loud David)

HomerMcvie 01-15-2010 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David (Post 865686)
I think that might be it. Do you still have it? John is dying to hear it! (As usual, he just fell off the turnip truck, apparently.)

Lord, I've got it......SOMEWHERE! I have no idea what CD it's on, though. Lemme think about it........

jbrownsjr 01-15-2010 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie (Post 865713)
Lord, I've got it......SOMEWHERE! I have no idea what CD it's on, though. Lemme think about it........

think fast HOMER!

trackaghost 01-16-2010 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David (Post 865686)
I think that might be it. Do you still have it? John is dying to hear it! (As usual, he just fell off the turnip truck, apparently.)

Is this what you're talking about?

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...eFVRWUozZUE9PQ

(sorry I had to use yousendit I couldn't get Mediafire to work for me)

shackin'up 01-16-2010 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost (Post 865793)
Is this what you're talking about?

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...eFVRWUozZUE9PQ

(sorry I had to use yousendit I couldn't get Mediafire to work for me)

Aaah, I almost feel homesick when I hear this, thanks trackie. In my opinion, Christine never reached this qualitylevel in songwriting anymore after 1982.

What a freaking great song this is. And John just rules.

David 01-17-2010 12:53 AM

jb, what's taking you so long to download this?! Sharon uploaded this for you & you just disappear!

@#($*@&#$!!!!

Ok, take a deep breath, David. :mad:

At least Gerald downloaded it. But then he made an acidpisser comment!

Peace out, HATERZ!!!!!!!!!

HomerMcvie 01-17-2010 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David (Post 865898)
jb, what's taking you so long to download this?! Sharon uploaded this for you & you just disappear!

@#($*@&#$!!!!

Ok, take a deep breath, David. :mad:

At least Gerald downloaded it. But then he made an acidpisser comment!

Peace out, HATERZ!!!!!!!!!

Dude, check your Ritalin!:lol:
Some people have lives!(yeah, not you or I :mad:)

jbrownsjr 01-18-2010 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David (Post 865898)
jb, what's taking you so long to download this?! Sharon uploaded this for you & you just disappear!

@#($*@&#$!!!!

Ok, take a deep breath, David. :mad:

At least Gerald downloaded it. But then he made an acidpisser comment!

Peace out, HATERZ!!!!!!!!!

haha... I got it!!! THANKS GERALD...

trackaghost 01-19-2010 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shackin'up (Post 865858)
Aaah, I almost feel homesick when I hear this, thanks trackie. In my opinion, Christine never reached this qualitylevel in songwriting anymore after 1982.

What a freaking great song this is. And John just rules.

No worries, Gerald. Glad someone enjoyed it.


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