Another music thread: Songs that should have been huge but weren't

[shotglass]

Good question.

Meredith Brooks should not have been a one-hit wonder: "What Would Happen If We Kissed"

"Reds In My Bed" - 10cc
"Call It Love" and "Nothing To Hide" - Poco
"When You're Gone" - Richard Marx
"Not The Doctor" - Alanis Morrisette
"Good Enough" and "Possession" - Sarah McLachlan (although "Possession" is a cult classic)
"Some Things (Are Better Left Unsaid)" - Hall and Oates
"Comfortable" - John Mayer

and...

"She ****ing Hates Me" (unedited) - Puddle of Mudd ;)

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

"Another Park, Another Sunday" (The Doobie Brothers): A gorgeous ballad that got buried by the subsequent release of the overplayed blight that is "Black Water."
And, my all-timer:

One Of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) -- Bob Dylan
Released as a single off Blonde On Blonde, to me, it's no worse than the third-best song he ever recorded (Behind "Blind Willie McTell" and "Tangled Up In Blue") It's him and the entire Band, except for Levon, and it really rocks. It stiffed, completely, on the radio.

And, of course, "I Can See For Miles" topped out at No. 16, prompting Pete to say, "I spat on the British record-buying public."

 

[writing irish]

;)

Thanks for the reminder about that old gem, Fenian. The Bringing It All Back Home-Highway 61-Blonde On Blonde trilogy is seething with genius.

I've always been extra-partial to "Queen Jane Approximately."

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

;)

Thanks for the reminder about that old gem, Fenian. The Bringing It All Back Home-Highway 61-Blonde On Blonde trilogy is seething with genius.

I've always been extra-partial to "Queen Jane Approximately."

Known around F_B World HQ as The Great Trilogy. Bloomfield was never greater than on QJA.
All recorded within 18 months of each other, by the way.
No wonder he needed a rest.

 

[Duane Postum]

This old stuff reminded me of Ike and Tina's "River Deep, Mountain High," the relative failure of which drove Phil Spector even a tad more bat****.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Well, that's a damn lie.

 

[Songbird]

Joining You by Alanis Morrissette

 

[Hustle]

"Immortality," by Pearl Jam

Thanks for reminding me of Pearl Jam and my pick, Release. I guess it never really was a single, but a hell of a tune. It was the last one on the mix tape I listened to before football games...

 

[joe]

"Spin The Black Circle" - Pearl Jam

Seriously? I like the song just fine, but it's about as radio-friendly as cats ****ing.

 

[mike311gd]

I'd say 311 is MUCH BETTER than Linkin Park. At least they were 5 years ago.

And 311 has been playing since 1989, when their style was innovative.

 

[Buck]

'The Word Girl" — Scritti Politti

 

[mike311gd]

Foo Fighters - Hey, Johnny Park. It's off The Colour and Shape, along with "Monkey Wrench" and "My Hero," and I thought it was a better track than the other two back then. I still do. It's not better than "Everlong," but it's still damn good.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

"Tonight It's You" should have been huge. It's one of my regular selections at youtube.

And MEET Danny Wilson had a good song, too. I'll have to play that one tonight.

Funny, never heard of a band called Meet Danny Wilson.

That was the name of Danny Wilson's album with "Mary's Prayer" on it, though...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Wilson_(band)

 

[Bubbler]

Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer"

Good one. Good song.

 

[Buck]

'Wild Blue Yonder' — Screaming Blue Messiahs

 

[Boomer7]

"The Other End of the Telescope" by Aimee Mann (with co-writer Elvis Costello on background vocals). Masterfully written song.

 

[Bubbler]

Saturday Gigs -- Mott The Hoople (along with nearly everything else they did)

 

[farmerjerome]

Good question.

Meredith Brooks should not have been a one-hit wonder: "What Would Happen If We Kissed"

"Call It Love" and "Nothing To Hide" - Poco
"Not The Doctor" - Alanis Morrisette
"Good Enough" and "Possession" - Sarah McLachlan (although "Possession" is a cult classic)
and...

"She ****ing Hates Me" (unedited) - Puddle of Mudd ;)

All good selections.

I'll add Hold On for Sarah McLaughlan and Right Through You for Alanis.


I always loved Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode. But I guess Violator was pretty popular.

Broken Hearted Savior by Big Head Todd and the Monsters wasn't as big as I thought it should be. Then again niether was Bittersweet or Circle. Oh well.

 

[Tom Petty]

november rain should have been the next stairway to heaven. the tune did peak at No. 3, but it should have been so much more.

I remember thinking when I got the Use Your Illusion albums that November Rain was among the greatest songs I'd ever heard. Then it got released, got popular and got overplayed. I saw the song completely differently after that, like nothing's quite as special as the first few times I heard it - not the symphony backing, not the snare drum cadence toward the end, nothing. Occasionally now I can find that pre-release feeling, but sadly it's fleeting.

The same thing happened with "Killing Me Softly" (Fugees version), but I've been able to rediscover it.

Back on topic: I'll add Alice in Chains' "Would?", among many other songs from a superb band.

****, i can eat bbq baby backs seven nights a week if mrs. petty let me. quality songs are much the same ... but she can't stop what i listen to. ;)

 

[Huggy]

Saturday Gigs -- Mott The Hoople (along with nearly everything else they did)

Outstanding choice. Terrific ****ing song.