BuzzJack
Entertainment Discussion

Welcome, guest! Log in or register. (click here for help)

Latest Site News
> 
5 Pages V  « < 3 4 5  
Post reply to this threadCreate a new thread
> Buzzjack's Ultimate UK Number 2 Single - 3rd Semi-Final, Results start on page 2
Track this thread - Email this thread - Print this thread - Download this thread - Subscribe to this forum
Suedehead2
post 3rd March 2020, 04:32 PM
Post #81
Group icon
BuzzJack Legend
Joined: 13 April 2007
Posts: 36,673
User: 3,272

QUOTE(King Rollo @ Feb 24 2020, 07:17 PM) *
48. Dire Straits - Private Investigations 66 pts

Stopped by : Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Top points - King Rollo 25,Suedehead 14,Achabaan 11


One of the reasons that 1979-1983 was the golden era for chart music is that songs like this and 'O Superman' by Laurie Anderson which featured in the last semi could get as high as number 2. Although it's a minute shorter than the album version,it's still almost six minutes long. There is no chorus,the lyrics are spoken rather than sung,the last three minutes are instrumental only and the whole thing is very quiet and delicate. It gave Dire Straits their highest chart position which they repeated in 1986 with 'Walk Of Life'

Every time it was on Top of the Pops, they cut it short as soon as the instrumental part started which made it sound totally incomplete sad.gif
Go to the top of this page
 
+Quote this post
Popchartfreak
post 3rd March 2020, 05:18 PM
Post #82
Group icon
BuzzJack Legend
Joined: 18 July 2012
Posts: 22,829
User: 17,376

On the whole a pretty good list to date!
Go to the top of this page
 
+Quote this post


5 Pages V  « < 3 4 5
Post reply to this threadCreate a new thread

1 user(s) reading this thread
+ 1 guest(s) and 0 anonymous user(s)


 

Time is now: 25th April 2024, 08:03 AM