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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 13, 2010 11:06:12 GMT -5
All Access has this going for adds on June 28.
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Post by kissin'u on Jun 13, 2010 18:04:00 GMT -5
omggg
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 13, 2010 22:11:11 GMT -5
I wonder how his solo album will fare.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 14, 2010 1:31:16 GMT -5
My brother and I used to make fun of the winning kid's unnecessary extra "Yeah!".
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Post by alexcuse on Jun 14, 2010 12:26:00 GMT -5
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Post by lockebox on Jun 14, 2010 13:42:41 GMT -5
So, this is a song titled "Brandon Flowers" by a band called Crossfire, no?
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Post by American Idiot on Jun 14, 2010 13:58:09 GMT -5
My brother and I used to make fun of the winning kid's unnecessary extra "Yeah!". Hilarious. Ah, memories of that commercial.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 14, 2010 21:46:03 GMT -5
So, this is a song titled "Brandon Flowers" by a band called Crossfire, no? <Crickets>
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 15, 2010 1:15:16 GMT -5
Hilarious. Ah, memories of that commercial. I also seem to remember a commercial later on where, at least I think it was Crossfire, it's older kids, presumably one is sleeping over at the other one's house, and they're in a dimly lit basement. A mom's voice calls down to the basement something like, "Boys! Time for bed!" And the kid who just lost challenges his friend in a dramatic, loud whisper: "One-more-game!"
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Post by lockebox on Jun 15, 2010 12:06:41 GMT -5
So, this is a song titled "Brandon Flowers" by a band called Crossfire, no? <Crickets> Keep it to the usual layout and let Artie do his thing, I say. Goes for adds June 22nd.
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Post by American Idiot on Jun 15, 2010 13:30:47 GMT -5
Hilarious. Ah, memories of that commercial. I also seem to remember a commercial later on where, at least I think it was Crossfire, it's older kids, presumably one is sleeping over at the other one's house, and they're in a dimly lit basement. A mom's voice calls down to the basement something like, "Boys! Time for bed!" And the kid who just lost challenges his friend in a dramatic, loud whisper: "One-more-game!" Yes! I remember that one as well. Do you happen to know what time period this was in? I'm thinking late 80s.
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Post by Mega248 on Jun 15, 2010 16:39:36 GMT -5
I also seem to remember a commercial later on where, at least I think it was Crossfire, it's older kids, presumably one is sleeping over at the other one's house, and they're in a dimly lit basement. A mom's voice calls down to the basement something like, "Boys! Time for bed!" And the kid who just lost challenges his friend in a dramatic, loud whisper: "One-more-game!" Yes! I remember that one as well. Do you happen to know what time period this was in? I'm thinking late 80s. My guess would be early 90s because I definitely remember seeing that commercial quite a few times and I wasn't born until '86.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 15, 2010 16:45:30 GMT -5
I was born in the 90s and I saw that commercial.
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Post by American Idiot on Jun 15, 2010 17:49:10 GMT -5
I do know that first commercial that Nick posted was around in the mid 80s though. My parents apparently taped The Muppet Movie off of a local TV station from when I lived in New York as a small child, except I've always enjoyed the toy commercials and I don't think I've ever seen the actual movie and that Crossfire commercial was included. That old tape unfortunately doesn't work anymore, but I was able to figure out that it was recorded in November of 1986. It was hllarious to see a Toys R Us holiday commercial with a home desktop computer that came along with a mouse advertised like it was the best thing since sliced bread.
Anyway, I have to probably assume that the second commercial mentioned was much later on because I can't see myself remembering it now from when I was three years old. The Wikipedia article says it's from 1992. That would make sense considering the music is also more upbeat and poppy when the older one sounds like Michael Jackson sang the tune.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 16, 2010 13:37:21 GMT -5
Just heard this on the radio, very good, very Hot AC actually. Not dancy what-so-ever, much more Rob Thomas-ish if that makes sense. Good mid-tempo song, not sure how it will do here but should be a decent hit at Hot AC\POP.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 16, 2010 14:37:59 GMT -5
Actually, I should probably edit how I think it will do, I did notice that it's the top mover on the chart already right now...looks like this could be a big hit, would be a different sound for the format though.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jun 16, 2010 15:29:55 GMT -5
Just heard this on the radio, very good, very Hot AC actually. Not dancy what-so-ever, much more Rob Thomas-ish if that makes sense. Good mid-tempo song, not sure how it will do here but should be a decent hit at Hot AC\POP. I'm not impressed with this upon first listen. This certainly sounds like something from the "Sam's Town" sessions, though a little more refined along the edges. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 16, 2010 18:35:47 GMT -5
Just heard this on the radio, very good, very Hot AC actually. Not dancy what-so-ever, much more Rob Thomas-ish if that makes sense. Good mid-tempo song, not sure how it will do here but should be a decent hit at Hot AC\POP. I'm not impressed with this upon first listen. This certainly sounds like something from the "Sam's Town" sessions, though a little more refined along the edges. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus I think Sam's Town was the most Brandon Flowers-affected album. That's probably why they're similar.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 17, 2010 6:58:35 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
0 44 BRANDON FLOWERS Crossfire 158 0 158 1.784
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Post by WotUNeed on Jun 17, 2010 18:28:11 GMT -5
This certainly sounds like something from the "Sam's Town" sessions, though a little more refined along the edges. I agree. When I heard it, my first thought was how Springsteen-inspired it is, which is similar to how I felt when I first heard "When You Were Young." However, I like this.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 18, 2010 2:09:09 GMT -5
Just listened to this. Found it quite enjoyable.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 19, 2010 7:38:12 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
203 39 BRANDON FLOWERS Crossfire 236 12 224 2.371
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Jun 19, 2010 18:13:54 GMT -5
Mark me down as an early fan of the song.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 20, 2010 11:17:27 GMT -5
Although I must say it doesn't sound too much like The Killers. Quite impressive.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 20, 2010 12:13:53 GMT -5
It's probably going to be a CHR hit too.
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Post by Gravity. on Jun 20, 2010 20:08:32 GMT -5
Count me in as a fan of this. I wonder how his album will fare.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 24, 2010 7:06:10 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
44 29 BRANDON FLOWERS Crossfire 363 158 205 2.471
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Post by Radical347 on Jul 1, 2010 1:59:42 GMT -5
Brandon Flowers could have done better without trying as hard. But his name is CHR friendly.
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Post by Stephen on Jul 1, 2010 16:06:35 GMT -5
Excellent song, I can see this doing some damage on CHR (top 30, peaking around #25 or so) and it should do really well on this format. Could it go #1? Maybe.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 6, 2010 7:17:18 GMT -5
Top 20 on Alternative:
23 20 BRANDON FLOWERS Crossfire 543 491 52 2.475
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