John77
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Post by John77 on Dec 31, 2005 3:08:22 GMT -5
One of my all-time favorite tunes and one of the most underrated songs ever IMHO...
Reached #22 in Billboard and #16 in R&R in March, 1984 ... a much bigger hit at AOR...
I still like to give this one a couple of spikes a month... never gets old with me...
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Dec 31, 2005 10:35:32 GMT -5
Very catchy song! I liked it.
"And you will run your time, a shooting star across the sky. And you will surely cross the line, to pass on the flame".
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John77
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Post by John77 on Dec 31, 2005 14:29:01 GMT -5
Yeah, very catchy... was hoping it would go top 10, but given how many good songs were out in the '83-'84 period, #16 wasn't a bad result...
I actually managed to find the CD this is on, "Somewhere in Afrika" a very long time ago... I don't know if it's on any compliations though...
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billcs
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Post by billcs on Dec 31, 2005 20:35:00 GMT -5
A good song, written by Canadian singer Ian Thomas, originally from his own album The Runner which came out in 1981.
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John77
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Post by John77 on Jan 1, 2006 0:02:53 GMT -5
A good song, written by Canadian singer Ian Thomas, originally from his own album The Runner which came out in 1981. Thanks for the info... never would have known... :)
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stevie nice
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Post by stevie nice on Jan 1, 2006 6:12:55 GMT -5
Awesome song! I have this on a 45. I love their take on Springsteen's "For You."
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craig
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Post by craig on Jan 11, 2006 15:11:58 GMT -5
i rmemeber when this first came out. heard it on kiss fm. still listen to it today
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Jan 11, 2006 19:15:38 GMT -5
Just listened to it two nights ago. It hit number 16 on the R&R chart. Great tune!
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John77
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Post by John77 on Jan 12, 2006 4:01:26 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I'm gonna give this a spin this weekend. :)
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 28, 2007 13:25:41 GMT -5
Great song!!
The video is not on YouTube.
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Post by unicorns on Oct 8, 2008 20:27:50 GMT -5
I LOVE THIS SONG!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 24, 2024 10:03:02 GMT -5
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