What songs do you consider to be hits from Tusk?

[WildHearted]

Sara
Tusk
Think About Me

[MacFan92]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

Sara
Tusk
Think About Me

I agree completely.

[bluefox4000]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

Sara
Tusk
Think About Me

I third these.

Mick

[MikeInNV]

Yeah, we pretty much gotta go with these three singles. Funny how low a profile "Think About Me" has, though. Only performed a few times in concert, not on the radio these days, and never included in compilations. Personally, I love it.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

Yeah, we pretty much gotta go with these three singles. Funny how low a profile "Think About Me" has, though. Only performed a few times in concert, not on the radio these days, and never included in compilations. Personally, I love it.

I agree with every word of this. The song is probably one of the most perfect radio singles the band ever released. I mean, it was just totally made for that format. It's a shame the song relatively flopped, and is unknown now to everyone but the most hardcore of Mac fanatics these days.

Sara and Tusk are the only real hits off Tusk, tho... with Sara being less so than the title track. They are both signature Mac songs, but Tusk is one of their definitive songs, for sure.

[MacFan92]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

Yeah, we pretty much gotta go with these three singles. Funny how low a profile "Think About Me" has, though. Only performed a few times in concert, not on the radio these days, and never included in compilations. Personally, I love it.

Funnily enough, I actually heard it on the radio in Denny's a little over a year ago. I was surprised yet pleased.

[elle]

Originally Posted by MacFan92

Funnily enough, I actually heard it on the radio in Denny's a little over a year ago. I was surprised yet pleased.

that's really cool!

Originally Posted by CADreaming

It's not THAT funny is it?!?

yup, that's where i was going with that

and apparently somebody said in unexpected FM that they heard not that funny on some store radio too

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by elle

and apparently somebody said in unexpected FM that they heard not that funny on some store radio too

That is cool!

[TrueFaith77]

the singles

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

Yeah, we pretty much gotta go with these three singles. Funny how low a profile "Think About Me" has, though. Only performed a few times in concert, not on the radio these days, and never included in compilations. Personally, I love it.

I agree, too. Think About Me is in my top 10 FM songs. It makes every "my hits" compilation. It's just plain pop rock perfection.
"Every every ONCE in awhiiiiillllle".

The most magical of FM singles, IMO, were the Chris/Lindsey duets. Think About Me, Hold Me, Don't Stop(even though y'all hate it).

[On Ice]

I share the love for Think About Me and wonder if it would be a different story if it had been released as the first single. That maybe would have taken a bit of the edge of Tusk when it first sent shockwaves over the radio in '79. I'm really surprised that Sisters of the Moon didn't do better as a single but by mid 1980, Tusk had run of out of steam despite the long tour to support it. The world wasn't ready for the brilliance of this album back in '79, but I'm not really sure which era it should've landed in, maybe right about now

[Hawkeye]

Now I LOVE SOTM. It's in my top 3 mac songs ever. But I can't help but feel they should've went with Angel as the 4th single

[elle]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Now I LOVE SOTM. It's in my top 3 mac songs ever. But I can't help but feel they should've went with Angel as the 4th single

i love both SOTM and Angel. in fact other than Sara, i really love all SN songs on Tusk (very different for me - there is just a handful of her non-tusk songs that i like).

... and other than SMAP and TAFE, i LOVE all LB songs on Tusk.

... and i also love Think About Me and agree with several people who said that CM songs with strong LB vocal presence are all really enjoyable to listen to. other CM songs on Tusk are just too slow for me. i probably should give them a chance but i never had the patience so far.

[Angel69]

Originally Posted by On Ice

I share the love for Think About Me and wonder if it would be a different story if it had been released as the first single. That maybe would have taken a bit of the edge of Tusk when it first sent shockwaves over the radio in '79.

Think About Me should def have been the first single from the album. It had that signature make sound but still sounded fresh and edgy. Sara should have come next and then Tusk. Then Angel opening the door for I Know I'm Not Wrong.

[David]

I'm glad "Tusk" was the lead single. People loved it, & it helped build buzz around the band that stretched beyond the kids who listened to FM radio. The whole tie-in with USC & the Trojan Marching Band was brilliant (aside from the musical aspect) because the song became so famous at the Coliseum for all the USC home games, when it was played as the fist-pumping theme whenever the team made a great play.

By the way, have you all seen the Coliseum video of the USC-Arizona State halftime show in October 1980 when Lindsey, Stevie, & Mick went onto the field & performed "Tusk" with the marching band? It's probably on YouTube by now.

The fact that the Rolling Stone critics (Rolling Stone was a music magazine in 1980, kiddies) voted "Tusk" the best single of 1980 just made the whole year extra special.

I think "Sara" was a great choice for the second single. Even though Christine is next in line, I don't hear any stand-out singles from any of the writers beyond "Tusk" & "Sara" because the album just isn't a singles album like the white album or "Rumours." I think of "Tusk" more like Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" or Bowie's "Low."