So we got a return to the busy and insane chart turnover with multiple new entries and business up and down the chart but let's start as per normal with our top ten where as it as been for the last few weeks. "The Sign" by Ace of Base remains at number one but it's got a new challenger as it's sales slowed down.
Who is that challenger? It's Prince aka The Symbol with "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" rising one to number two, it's gaining momentum and is definitely forming the foundations of being a chance fot the top spot.
It moved past "Breathe Again" by Toni Braxton which moved down one spot to number three as it's sales are no longer all that competitive and it looks to have peaked across the board, this paves the way for stronger songs to move up in the weeks ahead like "Right in the Night" by Jam & Spoon feat Plavka which moved up four spots to number four, this definitely has the base move higher in the weeks ahead.
Then we have a new entry in at number five with the live version of "One" by Metallica.I'll talk about this song later in the new entries but this is here because Metallica do tend to debut high thanks to strong sales.
Up three spots to number six unfortunately is "Doop" by Doop...sigh...sales are strong and this looks to be going nowhere else but up over the next few weeks.
Remaining steady at number seven is "I'll Remember" by Madonna which just couldn't make up ground on the songs above it but it's not under threat from "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion which slipped three places to number eight this week.
Mariah Carey's "Without You" is also on the downswing as it slipped four places to number nine.
Finally completing our top ten is...unfortunately is "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies which got a massive sales boost this week to jumped fourteen places to number ten.
Losers
Culture Beat's "Anything" slipped from thirty seven to fifty while K-Klass's "Let Me Show You" slumped from twenty nine to thirty six
"Can We Talk?" by Tevin Campbell fell eight to thirty five, Jimmy Cliff's "I Can See Clearly Now" collapsed eleven places to thirty two.
"Loser' by Beck also got hit with a eight place drop to thirty one, "Whatta Man" by Salta 'n' Pepa feat. En Vogue fell nine to twenty eight.
Gains
So we had a couple of big gains this week outside the top ten, lets start with the continued impressive gains for "Stay" by Eternal as it jumped from thirty one to sixteen. I am pretty happy about that!.
"I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders got a good jump from thirty four to nineteen, it's not a surprise as it's the sort of ballad that does well.
"I Believe" by Marcella Detroit climbed from thirty three to twenty six, I still can't get past this song potentially being in a nappy ad.
New Entries
48. "Greedy People" by Electric Hippies
So Greedy Hippies are an Australian psychedelic rock group with this song being the second single from their self titled debut album. I will say straight off that the cover art for this song made me laugh but it doesn't raise much hope of the song being good so what did we get with this?
Well its probably more straight forward pop rock song with a lot of the psychedelic edges taken away as the song goes on about how rich and those power and wealth hungry will likely end up lonely as their greed upsets those who love them and,,,it's fine enough for what it is but the lack of anger at the greed especially when we're talking about capitalism is a little concerning here. Decent song but just lacks a little punch...that's all.
46. "Hey Jealousy" by Gin Blossoms
More rock now courtesy of American rockers Gin Blossoms with song from their 1989 album "Dusted" but ended up being re recorded for their 1992 album "New Miserable Experience", it was written by the band's ex guitarist Doug Hopkins and describes his attempts to get back with his ex because she was the best thing he ever had and he regrets hurting her with his cheating and drinking.
The song is a bit too self aware for it's own dang good but god damn, if ever there was a song that knows it screwed up and does it well enough, it's this one, check it out if you are curious.
43. "Shaka Jam" by Kulcha
So some Australian R'n'B courtesy of group Kulcha with this song being the lead single coming from their self titled debut album and honestly while it's a pretty cute hype track, this sounds like a very early nineties r'n'b jam that is still hanging on to the new jack swing sound a little too hard especially when it's trying so hard to be this sexual party song but shouting "Boom Shaka Shaka jam" is beyohd distracting. Cute song that just doesn't quite click.
40. "Hip Hop Holiday" by 3 The Hard Way
So from that we swerve iuto New Zealand hip hop from Kiwi trio 3 the Hard Way with this song being their debut release and I do like that they twisted the hook of 10cc's "Dreadlock Holiday to "We don't like hip hop (yeah no)...We love it (yeaaahhh) and honestly it's just a song pumping up hip hop and you know what? I love it even with what sounds like an interpolation of "Informer" by Snow on the second verse. I'll take this. Fun stuff.
38. "Mama Said Knock You Out" by Defryme
Back to Australian rock we go and this time, it's a harder closer to metal sound from Victorian group Defryme and good lord this is bad, not only is the vocal delivery cartoonishly forced in the rap forces to the shrieks of "Mama said knock you out" on the hook over instrumentation that really doesn't fit the vibe the vocals are going for. It's just juvenile and not in a good way...next!
5. "One (Live)" by Metallica
So because I have already reviewed this song, I am going to keep it pretty short by repeating my thoughts from "Lookin' Fine 89". It's a dark, sad song that really does paint war and the impacts of it it on individual human beings in a dark but extremely powerful light, it's almost as though the song was designed for the music and the lyrics to take a backseat to the recordings that are played through out the song. May we never forget the horroes that war brings with it and is never the answer. Great song by Metallica, check it out.
Howver it's not the best of the week...that's going to "Hip Hop Holiday" by 3 The Hard Way. Worst of the week goes to Defryme for "Mama Said Knock You Out"
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