Good 1992 Vibrations. 6th December. I Don't Know Him Good Enough To Love Him Always but Amigos Para Siempre?

 So we've got the sort of week here that was busy without really causing much to raise a lot of interest, take a look at our top ten for instance where "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men maintains the number one slot and again...there's no real competition coming to dislodge it right now. 

Sure "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews moved up to number two but that's only likely because 'Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus weakened enough to slip to number three, those sales numbers weren't going to hold it up forever.

Not especially when you look and see "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie which continued it's insane climbed up five to number four this week...this could be a player for number with the momentum it's got.

Following right behind it though is "Accidently Kelly Street" by Frente up two places to number five. I'll be curious to see if this one rises higher.

All of this saw "The Best Things in Lifie are Free" by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson forced down two places to number six and "November Rain" by Guns 'n' Roses slid down two places to number seven.

The same went for "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough' by Patty Smyth and Don Henley down to number eight while "Ain't No Doubt" by Jimmy Nail slipped one spot to number nine.

Utah Saints remain steady at number ten...unfortunately...with "Something Good"

Gains

"Ebeneezer Goode" by The Shamen broke into the top twenty up from 21 to 17 while Toni Pearen's "In Your Room" chart busted it's way up from 36 to 18. 

Sonia Dada will likely have a hit well into 1993 as "You Don't Treat Me No Good" leapt from it's debut of 38 to 22 this week while "Sweet Love" by Company of Strangers climbed nine places to 28. 

"December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" by The Four Seasons climbed seven rungs to 33 while "Jump Around" by House of Pain lived up to it's name climbing from 39 to 34. 

"Taste It" by INXS rose fourteen places to 36.

Re Entries

Three re entries this week with the first of those being "Highway to Hell' by AC/DC which returned at number 44 while "Layla" by Eric Clapton came back at number 46.

Finally "How Do You Do" by Roxette returns at 48.

Losers

Alright so Arrested Development's "Tennessee" is on the way out likely having safely made the yea end list as it tumbled six places to 50. 

Not the case for "Bettadaze" by Boom Crash Opera which crashed six places to 49 and there was a similar cash for "Drive" by R.E.M which slipped from 39 to 47. Euphoria's "Do For You" is losing it's energy as it tumbled from 31 to 43. 

"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Guns 'n' Roses slumped from 25 to 41 while "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix A Lot slipped from 27 to 40. "Without You" by Girlfriend collpased nine places to 35 and "Love How You Love Me" by Teen Queens  slipped from 19 to 26. 

New Entries

Four new entries this week, starting with...

42. ‘Good Enough” by Bobby Brown

This song comes from Bobby Brown’s new album “Bobby” and honestly this is just a sex song that lacks any groove or any sign of passion, it doesn’t even sound sexy in the production, it just sounds like Bobby Brown is desperate to get some action. It’s a pretty bang average R’n’B song if I am to be blunt about it, he has done better than this flaccid attempt at a sex jam and that’s really all I have to say about it so let’s just move on

 

38. “I don’t Know how to love him” by Kate Ceberano

So moving away from a song with a severe case of not knowing how to be sexy to Kate Ceberano performing a song from the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” that was originally performed by Yvonne Elliman in May 1970 with Kate’s version during the latest Australian tour of this particular musical being the latest and well, it definitely sounds very 1992 with the piano and the song swelling with Kate’s voice. It’s not better than the more dramatic “Everything’s Alright” with John Farnham and Jon Stevens but given what else there is left in the new entries this week…I’ll take it!

 

37. “Amigos Para siempre (Friends for life)” by Norman & Effie

You have got to be kidding me? We’ve got a cover of the former number one for Jose Carreras and Sarah Brightman from comedians Norman Gunston and Effie Stephanides on the chart this week that was apparently performed on Hey Hey It’s Saturday during the Red Faces segment, there’s not much here worth analysing because it’s two comedians singing rather badly but I’ll give the cover this? It is funny, there’s comedic value here if you are looking for a laugh but otherwise it’s really just Norman Gunston and Effie singing along to a backing track.

 

16. “I will always love you’ by Whitney Houston

What is this? The week of the cover song? Turns out that Whitney Houston is covering Dolly Parton’s 1974 hit “I Will Always Love You” for the soundtrack of The Bodyguard and I’m going to say it right now, Dolly Parton’s version while very understated, is ultimately sincere and heartfelt, Dolly is believable whereas Whitney decides that the hook is a good time to go for vocal gymnastics and gives the song this overpowering and really overwrought interpretation that makes me want to vomit, Whitney, we know you can sing but there’s no need to absolutely rip the understated power of a song like this out just so you can remind everyone of how powerful your voice is because yeah, this cover ain’t it. I’ll stick to Dolly’s version.

 

It’s not the worst of the week though, that’s going to “Good Enough” by Bobby Brown. The best is going to Kate Ceberano for “I Don’t Know How to love him” but this was a rough week for new entries.