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Post by Matt4319 on Jul 26, 2009 20:39:27 GMT -5
Today, this reached top 50 on Mediabase Alternative:
60 50 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Say Hey (I Love You) 166 132 34 1.546
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Jul 26, 2009 23:25:55 GMT -5
I can't stand this song at all.
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Post by WotUNeed on Jul 27, 2009 3:03:10 GMT -5
Probably my song of the summer in that it's about the only current song I've been enjoying that "feels" summery to me.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 27, 2009 3:23:09 GMT -5
So if this went to radio (AAA) a year ago and there was a second single sent there earlier this year, why has this recently turned up on the Pop chart and now the Alternative chart, several weeks later? Did this song get used in a TV show or commercial or something?
And I'll forever remember Spearhead (Michael Franti didn't separate himself from the group back then) solely from their MTV Buzz Clip 14 summers ago, the socially conscious "Hole in the Bucket." I've been keeping track of their singles over the years ever since, though I could never be bothered to seek them out, they were so under the radar all this time and HITB wasn't really that great of a song to begin with.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jul 27, 2009 7:43:43 GMT -5
So if this went to radio (AAA) a year ago and there was a second single sent there earlier this year, why has this recently turned up on the Pop chart and now the Alternative chart, several weeks later? Did this song get used in a TV show or commercial or something? It's a West Coast thang. The song is on like 6 stations, and 4 or 5 are in the west - KROQ, XTRA, a Portland station, and I think a Seattle station. |
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Post by No Brake$ on Jul 27, 2009 17:42:23 GMT -5
This song only reminds me of this guy:  |
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Post by Ron57 on Jul 27, 2009 18:06:00 GMT -5
I dunno why I slightly like this song.
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Post by halo19 on Jul 31, 2009 9:31:22 GMT -5
With the new Matisyahu around, this isn't really a big stretch for the Alternative chart, as the song is totally reggae itself. Crossover because as WotUNeed said it has a real summer vibe.
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Post by busyboy on Jul 31, 2009 14:45:20 GMT -5
Whatever happened to this Michael Franti? :'(  |
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Post by Slinky on Aug 1, 2009 15:24:27 GMT -5
Whatever happened to this Michael Franti? :'( He's only a few years removed from the very politically-charged "Yell Fire". I think he's allowed to do a happy song every so often. |
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