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Post by 620 Soul Train on Dec 20, 2005 23:38:21 GMT -5
#32 Hot 100
And no it's not a classic for me as a matter of fact I was glad to see this song disappear from AT40. This is a boring song IMO. They say the same thing over and over. I guess what made the song a classic was the "Na Nas" and the live concert feel which really ruined it for me. Kinda reminds me of Red Box's 1985 hit "Lean On Me " (not a remake) which never hit the US charts and I like 10X more.
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Post by John77 on Dec 21, 2005 0:39:37 GMT -5
I don't really know what it was about that song I really liked... but it was one of my personal favs when it came out and I still give it the occasional spin today...
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Post by Wardly on Dec 21, 2005 4:50:07 GMT -5
P-U-K-E! This was a huge hit worldwide. DJ Otzi and Hermes House Band "teamed up" for a cover of the song. Be afraid. Be very afraid! :o  |
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Post by tico on Dec 21, 2005 12:21:08 GMT -5
I remember it since it did get a fair amount of MTV play. Cheesy song, but I remember liking it.
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Post by billcs on Dec 21, 2005 20:38:56 GMT -5
#32 Hot 100 And no it's not a classic for me as a matter of fact I was glad to see this song disappear from AT40. This is a boring song IMO. They say the same thing over and over. I guess what made the song a classic was the "Na Nas" and the live concert feel which really ruined it for me. Kinda reminds me of Red Box's 1985 hit "Lean On Me " (not a remake) which never hit the US charts and I like 10X more. I like both of these songs and I bought them both when I was in Europe that year! I felt somewhat vindicated when the Opus song became a hit in North America (and went to #1 in Canada). |
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Post by John77 on Dec 22, 2005 2:01:49 GMT -5
#1 in Canada... I didn't know that... Yet #32 here... sounds like the Amanda Marshall syndrome was in existance back then too...
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Post by Hervard on Dec 22, 2005 11:38:54 GMT -5
The song peaked at #36 on R&R.
I found the song a tad irritating and didn't mind its low peak at all.
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Post by billcs on Dec 22, 2005 19:10:44 GMT -5
#1 in Canada... I didn't know that... Yet #32 here... sounds like the Amanda Marshall syndrome was in existance back then too... Except Amanda is Canadian and Opus was Austrian. |
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Post by John77 on Dec 23, 2005 3:24:30 GMT -5
#1 in Canada... I didn't know that... Yet #32 here... sounds like the Amanda Marshall syndrome was in existance back then too... Except Amanda is Canadian and Opus was Austrian. That would be true... but I think you get my point. lol. |
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Post by billcs on Dec 24, 2005 10:59:07 GMT -5
Except Amanda is Canadian and Opus was Austrian. That would be true... but I think you get my point. lol. My point is that it's rare - but happens from time to time - for an act from outside of North America to reach #1 in Canada without reaching a high position in the U.S. as well. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 26, 2017 11:12:04 GMT -5
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