Counting Crows: "Accidentally In Love"

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It's grown on me. I like the upbeat vibe.

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Wonder if they'll go for adds at pop with this... I'm pretty sure they didn't go for adds with Big Yellow Taxi, even though it made it to #30 (?) on the chart.

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WVSR in Charleston,WV just added it and they've been the top 40 hit music station there since 1981. If they add a song it always goes Top 40. The only song I've seen them add that didn't was "Downfall" by Matchbox Twenty, but Matchbox is big down there and i don't think "Downfall" officially went for adds at Pop. However I do see this one going for adds and being there biggest hit yet. That's just my opinion though...Even if it doesn't outpeak " A Long December" or "Mr. Jones", with a the hip hop and teen clutter a solid Top 20 would do the job and top 5 at hot ac.

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ultramixmarv said:

True "The Reason" and other pop/rock songs are still big on CHR POP no doubt about it. But you can't honestly tell me today's CHR Chart doesn't lean way more towards the urban/hip hop and teeny bop stuff. There will always be pop/rock hits,but will that demo that doesn't like rap & hip hop stick around to hear them as more and more Adult Top 40's pop up which play crossovers "Hey Ya" & "With You" typre stuff too.
As "The Reason" being like "If You're Gone", you can't compare because Hoobastank is a younger rock band who seems to be the in thing right now. "If You're Gone" went to #4 at Pop and timing got it back then.
I see no more 700+ bullets for Matchbox Twenty at Pop.
All I was saying is CHR Top 40 4 years ago is Adult Top 40 today and I think alot of the older demo are gonna jump ship when they find out. Now I'm not saying Adult Top 40 isn't progressing and it'll stay 2001 forever on their playlists. I'm simply saying if you look back at the Top 40 charts of the last 40 years of Pop music you'll see through Acid Rock & Disco through Urban Cowboy Country to Grunge Rock, Top 40 has always been based on Pop & Rock music at the core. Phil Collins,Bryan Adams,Tom Petty,Madonna,Richard Marx,Chicago,Mariah Carey,Elton John,Elvis,The Beatles,Fleetwood Mac,Bon Jovi,Goo Goo Dolls right up until the last few years Top 40 was dominated by True Pop/Rock. Sure there was always crossover R&B,dance,rock, but the core was Pop/Rock. In 1999 Phil Collins went Top 40 with "You'll Be In My Heart" and last year he went Adult Top 40 with "Can't Stop Loving You" which is a great Pop song.
So I'm not saying CHR Top 40 is going under or that Adult Top 40's better, All i'm saying is that it's going to get bigger and alot of fans of Traditional Top 40 are gonna feel comfortable knowing Top 40 will live on and great Pop/Rock songs will still get major airplay. For instance Bryan Adams, he started in the early 80's and was still big at Top 40 in '98. That's a 15,16 year career on Top 40. Now with Adult Top 40, bands like Matchbox Twenty and 3 Doors Down & Sheryl Crow will have a home for years and it doesn't matter if CHR eventually thinks they're too old or not. Sometimes CHR will let old rockers in for one song and then be like that's enough and the cd stops selling. I remember Def Leppard "Promises" and then the follow-up "Goodbye" was a great Power Ballad and it got like 15 adds and never took off. I've seen it happen to alot of bands. But with Adult Top 40 atleast we know they will have been given a fair chance and if the songs bad it's bad but If it is a hit, Adult Top 40 will embrace it, or you never know CHR could go even more Hip Hop and Adult Top 40 could become CHR and then a new format will arise. It's all good, because they'll will always be a True Top 40 for the older demo out there.

Very interesting post and thread.  I love when you guys get all analytical.  LOL! 

I'm not a fan of Accidentally in Love.  I think I kinda have a prejudice against these soundtrack singles, though.  If I was a fan of the band, I would be embarrassed to have them writing for Disney.  Just not rock, you know?