Adam (UTR)
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Sept 27, 2010 23:05:51 GMT -5
This is the follow-up to "The Sound Of Sunshine" on AAA. It received 5 adds this week.
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 28, 2010 2:24:24 GMT -5
"Say Hey Hey Hey (I Really, Really Love You)" I seriously love his music and all, but I wish he'd show just marginally more effort in differentiating song titles (we even had a song titled "Hey World" as a single the previous era! ) Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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erzo01
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Post by erzo01 on Sept 28, 2010 6:55:33 GMT -5
^ LOL.
Top 50 in Triple A!
71 49 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Hey Hey Hey 47 28 19 0.153
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 28, 2010 12:19:56 GMT -5
^ LOL. Top 50 in Triple A! 71 49 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Hey Hey Hey 47 28 19 0.153 Michael Franti and Spearhead may well be the best band with the worst imagination in song titling! When three of your last four releases have the word "Hey" in the title, you know you're in a rut! ;) That said, if anyone reading is skeptical or wary of the quality of the music by the utter lack of imagination in the song titling, I urge you to move past that cognitive dissidence. They are one of my favorite bands, with a raw, honest sunny energy that's unmatched consistently by few, and "The Sound of Sunshine" is an exceptionally enjoyable album that will make even plenty of the more cynically-minded listeners smile. Now off to listen to "Say Hey Hey Hey (I Really, Really Love You) ((No, Seriously, I Thought I Loved You Then But No Quantity Of 'Heys' Can Ever Fully Express What Your Love Means To Me, So...............Yeah, Hey Hey!))" Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by Pipa on Sept 30, 2010 22:41:41 GMT -5
LOL, I went into this thread thinking they were re-releasing their older single.
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 30, 2010 23:14:46 GMT -5
LOL, I went into this thread thinking they were re-releasing their older single. (The Say Hey To The Third Power Mix) Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by The Party Captain on Oct 1, 2010 10:26:27 GMT -5
Don't forget to mention the fact that "The Sound of Sunshine" sounded exactly like "(Say Hey) I Love You" too.
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Post by erzo01 on Oct 10, 2010 22:14:03 GMT -5
Top 40 in Triple A!
45 39 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Hey Hey Hey 67 59 8 0.195
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Post by Radical347 on Oct 11, 2010 2:33:01 GMT -5
"Say Hey Hey Hey (I Really, Really Love You)" I seriously love his music and all, but I wish he'd show just marginally more effort in differentiating song titles (we even had a song titled "Hey World" as a single the previous era! ) Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus I'll second this. That being said, it's nice to see him return to form. "Say Hey" was nothing more than a Black Eyed Peas rip off (and a not very good sounding one at that) -- so out of character for him. "The Sound of Sunshine" was a rip off of that. I was willing to give him a pass with a former but TSoS left me wondering if he's officially sold out. But the M. Franti we all know & love is back with "Hey Hey Hey" an upbeat, positive intelligent song along the lines of "Everyone Deserves Music" and "Yes I Will."
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Post by erzo01 on Oct 29, 2010 11:47:32 GMT -5
Top 20 in Triple A!
28 18 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Hey Hey Hey 208 129 79 0.474
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 11, 2011 13:17:45 GMT -5
My AAA is playing this, and I really like it - but yeah I guess they needed something that sounded different (and had some different lyrics) - I wonder if they'll be able to do that on their next CD
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