LOVE HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IT: The music world took a hit last week with the passing of Tina Turner, she was 83. In my opinion, the singer, born Anna Mae Bullock was a bit underrated, at least when the discussion turns to who are the best female singers in the rock world. While her career, that spanned decades was filled with plenty of success, she was often drowned out in the discussion of female rock stars, which usually focus on the likes of Janis Joplin, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Pat Benatar and the like.
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| Music legend Tina Turner passed away last week at the age of 83. |
Part of the reason for that is, Ms. Turner excelled in many genres. Aside from rock, she encompassed soul, R&B, blues and many other styles. She also was able to have a very successful "second act", thanks to MTV, in her 40's, no less.
Like many aspiring singers, in her childhood, she sang in churches in her hometown of Nutbush, Tennessee. But it was with her soon to be husband, Ike Turner that she made her mark. Ike got on the music map with his song "Rocket 88" in 1951 and led the band The Kings of Rhythm. It was with that band that Tina started her career in 1957. While Tina wasn't the original lead singer, during the band's intermission, she grabbed hold of the microphone and sang a B.B.King song, and soon captured the heart and soul from Ike. She released a solo single in 1958, billed as "Little Anne", called "Boxtop". Thanks to a recording intended for another singer who didn't show up, Tina took the lead, and turned many heads, leading to a record contract. It was Ike who gave her the name "Tina", and she in turn, took his last name.
Beginning in 1960, they were billed as "Ike and Tina Turner", and had success in the soul charts. For the most part, mainstream pop success eluded them until the mid-1960's, when producer Phil Spector started producing them. It was around that time, that they turned to a more rock-oriented presentation. They appeared on many variety shows of the era, including Ed Sullivan and Andy Williams. By the late 60's they were making inroads on the charts, with covers of "Honky Tonk Women", "Get Back", and "Come Together", and you knew that they wanted a rock side to go along with that soul.
Ike and Tina had their first bona fide hit in 1971 with a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary", to the point that the song is now more associated with that duo rather than CCR. Another Top 40 hit occurred two years later with an ode to their hometown, "Nutbush City Limits".
Unfortunately, Ike turned to drugs, and started becoming abusive, eventually causing a break-up. Tina carried on by herself. Her rock credibility was strengthened when she played the Acid Queen in the movie version of The Who's rock opera Tommy. She also released a solo album of the same name that got airplay on album rock stations, which included a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". A physical altercation with Ike at a hotel, Tina fled with just a gas card and 36 cents to her name. While she released two more solo endeavors, they met with smaller levels of success, but her reputation was established, appearing on several variety and game shows. .
But it was the 1980's that she made it all the way back, and on her terms. A live performance with Rod Stewart in 1981 of Rod's hit "Hot Legs", started bringing her back to relevance, as well as an opening slot on The Rolling Stones tour of that year. But that was nothing compared to what was coming: MTV.
Tina was pretty much considered a nostalgia act until she recorded her album Private Dancer. The first single, a cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together", reached an impressive #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, considered a comeback. But that was nothing compared to the other singles from the album. Complete with music videos, as the next single, "What's Love Got To Do With It", reached #1, a feat she never accomplished with Ike. That song nabbed "Record of the Year" at the 1985 Grammy Awards. She continued to score with top 10's from that album, like the title track, "Private Dancer", and "Better Be Good To Me". Considering that Tina was now in her forties, it was an awesome accomplishment with the second phase of her career, especially emerging out of her ex-husband's shadow to be her own person.
Tina was much in demand in the mid-1980's. She starred in the movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and scored two more hits from that soundtrack. She duetted and charted with David Bowie ("Tonight"), and Bryan Adams ("It's Only Love"). At the Live-Aid concert in 1985, she performed with Mick Jagger. Two more albums in the 1980's followed, with hits like "Typical Male", and probably a song that's mostly associated (or should be) with her, "The Best".
Her work with Ike got her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, but she didn't attend (and Ike was in prison). And while she cooled off somewhat in the nineties, she was tabbed to sing the theme from the James Bond movie GoldenEye. Tina's final album came out in 1999, Twenty Four Seven.
The 2000's were a time to celebrate her long career, with a greatest hits album Simply The Best coming out in 2004, but she was still performing. She appeared at the 2008 Grammy awards, singing with Beyonce, and was recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors Society.
In the 2010's, she developed a musical, Tina, based on her life that ran on Broadway for a time. She recorded spiritual albums as well. By 2015, she moved to Switzerland and gained citizenship of that country. But around that time, she developed health issues, including kidney failure and intetinal cancer. After years of treatment, including a kidney transplant, it was too much, and she passed on May 24.
In 2022, Tina was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for a second time, this time as a solo act. While there is often criticism as to what constitutes "rock and roll", Tina definitely fit the bill. With all of her musical experience with many genres, as a black woman, she was a pioneer of not just music but in social awareness.
Tina's legend will continue to grow after her death. She is timeless.
QUEENS OF THE CHART: It's a mad scramble for the #1 spot on the SNS 100 this week, as The Carolina Queens, or "Ladies of Beach Music" as they are referred to on the national beach music charts, take the pole position with "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)". It becomes the first remake of a classic song in the nearly twelve years of the SNS 100, to hit the top, which had hit versions by Betty Everett, Linda Lewis and Cher. The song, which helps raise awareness of two charities, Mitzi Love's For the Love of Vilitigo, and Marlisa Kay Small's Wigs For Cancer had a contest to see which of the fourteen beach music songstresses sang which part of the song. While I am not sure as to who "won", a revised video on YouTube was released by producer Tim Sidden showing the singers on each lyric of the song. I do wonder if there was also a version showing the actual ladies recording the song, which would be awesome.
For information on the charities involved, go to www.beachcharity.com
Speaking of remakes, there's three other covers on the top 20 this week, including the #2 song, "Love Makes the World Go Round". The 1965 song by Deon Jackson is covered by The Main Event Band featuring Sharon Woodruff, moves 9-2 this week, equaling the peak of the band's previous song, also a cover, of "Poor Side of Town". Marlisa Kay Small and Jerry West's "Love Really Hurts Without You", a 1976 hit for Billy Ocean, moves 19-8, joining Ms. Smalls "Anyway" in the top 10, while The Castaways 1982 recording of the 1967 Jerry Butler hit, "Mr. Dream Merchant" is still at #16 after two weeks in the top 10. .
Last week's #1, Colorjoy's "Beautiful People" drops to #3, but with "Golden Age" still at #9, "Drops of Honey" at #18, and the reimagined "Blue Eyed Addiction" moving to #22, the duo is a week away of being the first act to score four simultaneous songs in the top 20. Deb Browning's "Think I Found Forever", #1 on a few beach charts, and FINALLY debuting on John Hook's Top 40 Beach Music national chart (about time, Fessa'!), is at #4, but still a few points from the top; it's not out of the question that the four-time #1 song could rise back there.
Other movers in the top 20 include Orbis Max's "R U OK" (9-6), Drugdealer's "Valentine" (15-12), Thee Sacred Souls very soulful "Love Is the Way" (25-15, Impact award), the aforementioned "Drops of Honey" (22-18), and Hannah Goodall's "The Girl Who Once Loved You". (21-19). Beach music group The Tonez grab Mover honors with "Caught Up".
DEBUTS: I had been looking for a new Say She She song, and was almost resorting to go back to their last album when I got notice that the septet just released a "two-sided" single (and they did promote it as a vinyl 45 record), but both songs, ""Don't You Dare Stop" and "Reeling" are also available on Spotify and I'm sure other streamers. While "Reeling" is the supposed "A-side", and does debut on the SNS100 at #77, the song being a great hybrid of 1970's disco and 90's acid house music, and does have a shot at the top, it's "Don't You Dare Stop", that grabs Top Debut honors. As appealing as both "In My Head" and "Trouble", both #1 blog songs, this one has an easy-going, yet sultry theme, sort of reminiscent of Issac Hayes' "Hung Up On My Baby", some of the slower songs by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (namely "Hollywood" and "Stay"), and the sound is similar to The Emotions. I played this song several times already and should be on its way to another blog topper. It enters at #47.
HI-TECH: The two "long-distance" contingents that have scored on my lists recently, Orbis Max, and Einsteins Dad, both debut this week. Orbis Max are one of those bands that release songs every few weeks. While "R U OK" is in the top 10, and another single "The North" has just come out, I'm going with the follow-up to "R U OK", "No Hero". In contrast to the male-female emotions on the prior song, "No Hero" is a cross between the Jersey Shore blues sound (more on that next week), The Move/ELO's "Do Ya" and 100 Proof's "Somebody's Been Sleeping". It is very bouncy, catchy song and the band (I'm not sure if they are still recording apart or are in the same studio), but should do very well here. It looks like it will be several more weeks before I get to "The North", but that's how it goes.
Meanwhile, the other app-driven ensemble, Einsteins Dad, return with "Anytime Blues". Band regulars Steve Shouse, Richard Bradley and Mario Licata are back on board, but this one has a female touch with Daniele Silvestri and singer Stephanie Kisamore handling lead vocals. This is definitely in the blues lane, a genre I've always been a sucker for. The song leads off the band's latest EP, Straight Lines. Very soulful and different from past entries. One thing I've noticed from both Orbis Max and Einsteins Dad is that they've tackled many genres and styles and no two songs sound the same.
Other debuts include Too Much Sylvia's "It Still Is". This is a classic beach music song, harkening back to the late 1960's and horn driven. The band was one of the first beach music bands to crack my top 10 (2019's "Got the Rhythm"), and this one should even exceed it. Another beach stalwart, DJ Jim Quick with his band Coastline return with "Those Summer Days". A classic shuffling beach beat should find itself on playlists this summer (which it already has). Sunny War makes her blog debut with "No Reason". She's been around since 2014, and hails from Nashville, but her style is more of the Americana and Roots music variety. A pretty cool eclectic mix here and the song cooks with a jam towards the end. Pageants hasn't released any new music since 2021, but I add the duo's "Worse" from that year's Sun and Settled Days set, after seeing an Instagram post of a recent performance. Rebecca Coleman is in fine form here, it's a slow, emotional ballad with some nice background harmonies. The outfit has nine top 20 blog hits, including two number one's, and this should be number ten.
Also added this week in the tremors section include Dua Lipa's "Dance The Night", pure pop from the latest Barbie movie; "Death of An Artist" by Prairie Fire, and "ILeane" by beach music band The Heaterz which sounds more country than beach. Morgan Wallen's "Last Night", number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and counting, re-enters the SNS 100.
GIVE ME 50 MORE WEEKS ON THE OLE DANCE FLOOR: Deb Browning's "3 More Minutes" holds onto the list at #91, in its 50th chart week. That puts it among the top five long-runners in the history of my blog chart. Here are the ten longest runs on the blog chart, along with original entry date, peak position and, if applicable, number of chart runs:.
1. Fitz and the Tantrums, "3 AM", 71 weeks, entered 6/22/2014, peak #3
2. Fitz and the Tantrums, "Out of My League", 63 Weeks, entered 2/16/2013, peak #1 (7 weeks)
3. Wild Belle, "Keep You", 54 Weeks, entered 3/8/2013, peak #1 (6 weeks)
4. Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud", 52 Weeks, entered 2/22/2015, peak #1 (6 weeks)
5. Deb Browning, "3 More Minutes", 50 Weeks (to date), entered 5/8/2022, peak #1 (2 weeks)
6. (tie) Nick Waterhouse, "It's Time", 49 Weeks, entered 5/28/2017, peak #1 (1 week)
6. (tie) Alabama Shakes, "Gimme All Your Love", 49 Weeks, entered 4/12/2015, peak #1 (4 weeks)
6. (tie) Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive", 49 Weeks, entered 9/3/2012, 3 chart runs, peak #47.
6. (tie) Deb Browning, "Stop Messin' With My Man", 49 weeks, entered 5/30/2021, 2 chart runs, peaked #7.
10. (tie) Ed Sheeran, "Perfect", 47 weeks, entered 10/29/2017), peak #1 (2 weeks)
10. (tie) Miley Cyrus, "Malibu", 47 weeks, entered 5/14/2017), peak #1 (5 weeks)
Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100 Playlist
May 28, 2023
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This Week |
Last Week |
ARTIST-Title |
Weeks on List |
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1 |
3 |
NUMBER ONE:  THE CAROLINA QUEENS (LADIES OF BEACH MUSIC) "The Shoop
Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" (Single Only) |
9 |
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2 |
9 |
The Main Event Band ft. Sharon
Woodruff - Love Makes The World Go Round |
5 |
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3 |
1 |
10 |
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4 |
2 |
11 |
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5 |
5 |
7 |
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6 |
10 |
9 |
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7 |
4 |
11 |
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8 |
19 |
Marlisa Kay Small and Jerry
Thomas West - Love Really Hurts Without You |
4 |
|
9 |
7 |
12 |
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|
10 |
6 |
Rick Strickland and Lesa Hudson
- Got it Right (The First Time)● |
18 |
|
11 |
13 |
Jimmy Ogburn's Salt Luvs Pepper
ft. David Cornelius - Love Me Like I Love You |
13 |
|
12 |
15 |
7 |
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13 |
14 |
10 |
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14 |
11 |
13 |
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15 |
25 |
TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK:  (Single Only) |
4 |
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16 |
8 |
12 |
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17 |
12 |
13 |
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|
18 |
22 |
7 |
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19 |
21 |
7 |
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|
20 |
16 |
14 |
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21 |
23 |
13 |
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22 |
35 |
4 |
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23 |
20 |
Rev. Bubba D. Liverance and the
Cornhole Prophets - Ti Ta Ti Ta Ti Ta Ta▲ |
19 |
|
24 |
17 |
8 |
|
|
25 |
18 |
11 |
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26 |
29 |
7 |
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27 |
31 |
12 |
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28 |
30 |
8 |
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29 |
32 |
10 |
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30 |
27 |
15 |
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31 |
26 |
14 |
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|
32 |
28 |
15 |
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33 |
24 |
11 |
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34 |
44 |
5 |
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35 |
33 |
12 |
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36 |
36 |
10 |
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37 |
38 |
7 |
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38 |
46 |
5 |
|
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39 |
34 |
Deb Browning and Six Piece Suits - It Don't Get Better Than
This |
29 |
|
40 |
48 |
5 |
|
|
41 |
47 |
6 |
|
|
42 |
49 |
6 |
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|
43 |
59 |
3 |
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|
44 |
70 |
3 |
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45 |
40 |
13 |
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46 |
43 |
12 |
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47 |
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TOP DEBUT:  (Single Only) |
1 |
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48 |
50 |
8 |
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|
49 |
61 |
4 |
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|
50 |
76 |
MOVER OF THE WEEK:  (Single Only) |
2 |
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51 |
37 |
14 |
|
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52 |
53 |
6 |
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53 |
58 |
6 |
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54 |
60 |
5 |
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55 |
55 |
7 |
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56 |
41 |
9 |
|
|
57 |
54 |
11 |
|
|
58 |
57 |
8 |
|
|
59 |
39 |
17 |
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|
60 |
42 |
16 |
|
|
61 |
65 |
6 |
|
|
62 |
56 |
27 |
|
|
63 |
63 |
6 |
|
|
64 |
85 |
2 |
|
|
65 |
45 |
9 |
|
|
66 |
51 |
8 |
|
|
67 |
82 |
2 |
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|
68 |
--- |
1 |
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69 |
73 |
4 |
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|
70 |
72 |
6 |
|
|
71 |
75 |
5 |
|
|
72 |
52 |
16 |
|
|
73 |
67 |
12 |
|
|
74 |
66 |
19 |
|
|
75 |
90 |
2 |
|
|
76 |
80 |
4 |
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|
77 |
--- |
1 |
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|
78 |
68 |
19 |
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|
79 |
--- |
1 |
|
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80 |
79 |
10 |
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81 |
83 |
3 |
|
|
82 |
64 |
13 |
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|
83 |
86 |
3 |
|
|
84 |
89 |
3 |
|
|
85 |
62 |
8 |
|
|
86 |
93 |
2 |
|
|
87 |
71 |
15 |
|
|
88 |
--- |
1 |
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|
89 |
69 |
10 |
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|
90 |
92 |
4 |
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|
91 |
84 |
50 |
|
|
92 |
96 |
2 |
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|
93 |
103 |
7 |
|
|
94 |
--- |
1 |
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|
95 |
78 |
16 |
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|
96 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
97 |
100 |
2 |
|
|
98 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
99 |
91 |
31 |
|
|
100 |
101 |
1 |
Tremors:
101. Donna Missal, "Out of Me"
102.Dua Lipa, "Dance The Night"
103.Prairie Fire, "Death of An Artist"
104.The Heaterz, "ILeane"
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Songs
with the greatest increase in favorite points over the prior week. ●
Songs with
25 or more plays on iTunes/iPods ▲ Songs
with 50 or more plays. ▲Song
garnered most plays on Spotify in current or past month. ● Song among top 3 most
plays on Spotify in current or past month.
Songs
on the SNS 100 are included on the following public Spotify playlists
Scenes
‘n’ Soundwaves Top 40: Contains songs in positions 1-40 on the SNS
100
Scenes
Up and Coming: Songs below #40 that are moving up the chart.
Scenes
Recurrents: Songs which have
dropped below the top 40 but are still on the SNS 100
Tremors:
Songs which have steady or increasing points but not enough to chart on the SNS
100.
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