Tag: Hits

Sandra – Everlasting Love

Music track: Sandra – Everlasting Love (Remastered 1992)

In late 1987 and early 1988 “Everlasting Love” was a hit in several European territories as rendered by German singer Sandra. Born in 1962, Sandra was familiar with the song via the 1968 Love Affair version; she’d say of the song: “I have always loved it…Even as a little child I heard that song and I said that I would like to sing it sometime.” The video shot for Sandra’s version featured the singer and Austrian model Rupert Weber playing lovers at different points in history beginning with Adam and Eve.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everlasting_Love#Sandra_version

Dire Straits – Money for Nothing (live at Wembley)

Knopfler modelled his guitar sound for the recorded track after ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons’ trademark guitar tone, as ZZ Top’s music videos were already a staple of early MTV. Gibbons later told a Musician magazine interviewer in 1986 that Knopfler had solicited Gibbons on how to replicate the tone, adding, “He didn’t do a half-bad job, considering that I didn’t tell him a thing!” Knopfler’s “not a half-bad job” included his duplication of Gibbons’ use of a Gibson Les Paul guitar (rather than a Fender Stratocaster), which he plugged into a Marshall amplifier. Another factor in trying to recreate the sound was a Wah-wah pedal that was turned on, but only rocked to a certain position. The specific guitar sound in the song was made with a Gibson Les Paul going through a Laney amplifier, with the sound coloured by the accidental position of two Shure SM57 microphones without any processing during the mix. Following the initial sessions in Montserrat, at which that particular guitar part was recorded, Neil Dorfsman attempted to recreate the sound during subsequent sessions the Power Station in New York but was unsuccessful in doing so.

Beyoncé and Shakira – Beautiful Liar

“Beautiful Liar” (Spanish: Bello embustero) is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé and Colombian Latin pop singer Shakira. It was written by Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench, and Stargate members Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, and produced by Stargate and Knowles for the re-release of Knowles’ second solo album, B’Day (2006). The mixing of the song was done by Gustavo Celis. “Beautiful Liar” was released on March 14, 2007, by Columbia Records as the first single from the deluxe edition of the album. A Spanish and English mixed version of the song was produced and titled “Bello Embustero”.

Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pALWIj9ketA

“Unchain My Heart” is a song written by Bobby Sharp (1924-2013) and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles and in 1963 by Trini Lopez and later by many others. Sharp, a drug addict at the time, sold the song to Teddy Powell for $50. Powell demanded half the songwriting credit. Sharp later successfully fought for the rights to his song. In 1987, he was also able to renew the copyright for his publishing company, B. Sharp Music. The song was a hit for Charles when released as a single in late 1961. Accompanied by his Raelettes, Charles sang about wanting to be free from a woman “who won’t let (him) go”. It was also accompanied by his longtime saxophonist, David “Fathead” Newman and other members of Charles’ band. The song reached number nine on the pop singles chart and number one on the R&B singles chart and was the working title of Charles’ 2004 biopic Ray.

Icona Pop – I Love It (featuring Charli XCX)

“I Love It” is a song by Swedish synthpop duo Icona Pop featuring British recording artist Charli XCX. It was released in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden, where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album Icona Pop, as well as their EP Iconic and their international album This Is… Icona Pop.