So this week is interesting to say the least maybe in good and bad ways especially if you look right at the very top like I did and thought "Oh fuck no" because we do have a new number one that being "To Be With You" by Mr Big, it got there because somehow people love this cornball train wreck of a song, it pushed "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers down to number two as it couldn't match the sales of "To Be With You".
"Way Out West" by James Blundell and James Reyne at number three and "Stay" by Shakespears Sister at number four couldn't bridge the gap to the songs above them but they both managed to stay above the big gainer of the week...that being "In the Closet" by Michael Jackson up from it's debut of 21 to number five...I get why but I really do still prefer "Remember The Time"/
Rising one place to number six is Teen Queens cover of "Be My Baby"...who wants this putrid cover still? Seriously?.
The above was enough to push "Not A Day Goes By" by Rick Price down two places to number seven. Kind of disappointed but it's done well to stick around in the top ten for so long given the competition around it.
"Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica rose one spot to number eight swapping with "I Love Your Smile" by Shanice down one spot to number nine.
While "Get Ready for this" by 2 Unlimited fell four places to number ten this week, it's fading naturally.
Gains
I already mentioned "In the Closet" by Michael Jackson rising to the top five so what else rose outside the top ten...well there is "Take It From Me" by Girlfriend which climbed five places to 15...this is top ten bound, folks, it's catchy enough to get there.
"Skin to Skin" by Melissa jumped from 26 to 19 this week while "Clunk (EP)" by Frente climbed from 30 to 23 (Again I am not sure either of these two rising is all that much of good news).
Nor is the big gain for "Twilight Zone" by 2 Unlimited up from 49 to 30 or "Insanity" by Oceanic up from 38 to 31.
"Mistadoblina" by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien jumped from 46 to 32 this week! Again another song set to become a hit while "Kiss Me" by Indecent Obsession climbed from 50 to 33.
Losers
Alright lets start from the bottom with "Diamonds & Pearls" by Prince & The New Power Generation down from 37 to 49 as it makes it's way out along with "Give Me Just A Little More Time" by Kylie Minogue (this one has never really caught on) down eight to 44 while Kylie's sister Dannii slipped ten places to 42 with "Baby Love".
Killing Time's "Dream Alone" lost most of it's gains in recent weeks to plunge from 35 to 41 while "I Can't Dance" by Genesis plunged nine places to 40 and "Sometimes (Live)" by Midnight Oil toppled six places to 39.
Artsy wank that is "Sound" by James slipped eight places to 36 while The Cure's "High" hits a low of 35 down from 29 last week.
Unfortunately "One" by U2 slipped eleven to 29 and "Dizzy" by Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff spun down six to 28 while "Marvellous" by The 12th Man feat. MCG Hammer slipped nine places to 24 and "Let's Get Rocked" by Del Leppard rocked down six places to 17.
New Entries
Four new entries this week, starting with...
50. "She's Got That Vibe" by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
Here's the debut single from American R'n'B act Robert Sylvester Kelly aka: R Kelly and his backing band Public Announcement, tt's his first for the debut album called "Born into the 90s" and yeah...this song is too much fun! For one thing, R.Kelly and Public Announcement lean into the silliness of the song although the chorus of this song interpolates "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown so yeah this has a pretty damn good groove and while the lyrics are the stock standard wanting to hook up with a girl sort, doesn't change that this song is a lot of fun.
47. "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton
Now we go from silly to really sad and I am going to endeavour to keep this short because this song makes me cry and talking it about it is tough, Eric Clapton and Will Jennings collaborated to write this song about the death of Clapton's then four year old son Conor who died after he fell out of a window and yeah this song breaks your heart as Clapton asks if Conor 'would know his name if he saw him in heaven" and how time can break you down and bend your knees, it's a song that leaves its mark on you that's for sure.
37. "Sister's Crazy" by Candy Harlots.
So here's the latest song from Candy Harlots, a song that verges into alternative rock but yet again my problem with this band, I don't like the vocals at all...if I want a band trying to redo Guns 'n' Roses sound I would just listen to Guns 'n' Roses...if you actually gave this song to Axl Rose, he could probably do a lot better with it....next!
25. "Suck My Kiss" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
So here's the latest single from "Blood Sugar Sex Magic" and while I don't think it's better than "Under the Bridge", it's still pretty good...the riffs come through nice and there's an energy about the way Anthony Kiedis delivers the lyrics from the point of view of a man being so in love with this woman that he will let her do anything she wants to him including her sucking his kiss...haha. I appreciate the song isn't corny or crude in it's sexual overtures and for a love song in 1992...this feels fresh and different. This is fine.
So yeah that's the week...not all that bad if I am to be honest but the worst of the week is going to "Sister's Crazy" by Candy Harlots while the best of the week goes to "Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
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