Posts Tagged ‘Billboard Hot 100’

The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero is an American superhero drama-comedy TV series which aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 in the U.S.A. and starred William Katt as teacher Ralph Hinkley (”Hanley” for the latter part of the first season), Robert Culp as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The show chronicles Ralph’s adventures after he is given a red suit from a group of aliens, which gives him superhuman abilities.

The theme song of this TV series “Believe It or Not” was composed by Mike Post (music) and Stephen Geyer (lyrics) and sung by Joey Scarbury. The theme song became a popular hit during the show’s run. This song debuted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 on June 13, 1981, and eventually peaking at #2 during the weeks of August 15 and August 22, and spending a total of 18 weeks in the Top 40. This is a rare example of a theme or title song of a TV series being more popular than the show itself.

Edited: November 26th, 2009

The Living Years

This music video “The Living Years” was chosen because I am inspired by the words in the song that speaks about a person who wish to fix a broken relationship but unfortunately it was too late.

“The Living Years” is the only number one song recorded by Mike & The Mechanics. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 1989. It also reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Co-written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, the song was inspired by the recent deaths of both men’s fathers, and combine elements of both relationships. The lyrics describe the disagreements between Rutherford and his father, in addition to the profound impact of regret about things left unsaid between them. Also, they allude to the birth of Robertson’s son three months after his father’s death. Band member Paul Carrack performed the lead vocal.

(Portion of this article is from the source: Wikipedia)

THE LIVING YEARS Lyrics

Sung By: Mike & The Mechanics

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door
I know that I’m a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I’m a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
I’m afraid that’s all we’ve got
You say you just don’t see it
He says it’s perfect sense
You just can’t get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defense
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It’s the bitterness that lasts
So Don’t yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you don’t give up, and don’t give in
You may just be O.K.
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
I wasn’t there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say
I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I’m sure I heard his echo
In my baby’s new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye

Edited: October 29th, 2009

Heaven Is A Place On Earth

This music video “Heaven is a Place on Earth” was chosen because I am inspired by the words in the song that speaks about the condition of living life on Earth as if we are in Heaven.

“Heaven is a Place on Earth” is a song recorded by Belinda Carlisle, the lead singer of The Go-Go’s. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, it hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 5, 1987, becoming Carlisle’s only U.S. chart-topper with or without The Go-Go’s (”We Got the Beat” and “I Get Weak” each hit #2 & Vacation made #8 in 1982). A month later it hit Number One on the UK singles chart and held the spot for two weeks.

The lyrics of the song describe a woman’s feelings (presumably) for a man, and how her love has made her realize that “heaven is a place on earth,” and that the two of them together will create Heaven on earth. She also admits she has just begun to understand life, and that while she had fears, “I’m not afraid anymore.”

(Portion of this article is from the source: Wikipedia)

HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Lyrics

Sung By: Belinda Carlisle

When the night falls down
I wait for you
And you come around
And the worlds alive
With the sound of kids
On the street outside

When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And were spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love…

Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
Well make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth

When I feel alone
I reach for you
And you bring me home
When I’m lost at sea
I hear your voice
And it carries me

In this world were just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I’m not afraid anymore

Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
Well make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth

Edited: October 29th, 2009