This summer my song list idea was framed as a question, "What if there was a song that under the right conditions could be a hit? How would one get the ball rolling to turn that song into a hit?" The way I figure it, one way that could happen is if a blogger, and I guess I can call myself that now, decided to start a poll where he asked his readers to start a discussion of songs that should have been hits and then seeded the discussion with his own set of potential hits. His readers and himself would then vote on and discuss all the songs that were brought up. Then maybe one of those songs would catch on and actually could become a hit. Or maybe it would be another song that one of his readers suggested (hint, hint!).
So, that's exactly what I'm going to do. Here is my starter list of songs I think should have or could have been hits, along with links to the song in Itunes so you can listen to snippets of them and get the idea.
1. "Dim" by Dada
2. "Seasons" by Chris Cornell
3. "For Celebrations Past" by Screaming Trees
4. "Donna Everywhere" by Too Much Joy
Now vote:
Which of these songs should have been a hit?
I will be monitoring the vote totals and also the comments and will rework this post and poll as other suggestions are made.
10 comments:
I'm going to have to come back to this when I have some more time and give a listen to those songs. I'm intrigued because 1) I love anything from Chris Cornell, 2) Screaming Trees are pretty rad, and 3) I am always on the lookout for new Donna songs! I will vote later tonight :)
It's hard to decide based on such a small snippet. I liked most of them, but Chris Cornell was best. P.S. I've never heard of any of these artists before - thanks for introducing me to them.
I think all of these could have been hits. The music business is a lot like the publishing business. You have to know someone and know how to market your product. I have a friend who has written an amazing song that's never made it outside of her little unknown band.
Joyce
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com
Well, I already told you some of these--a bunch of Chris Isaak songs in particular. :)
I liked "Donna Everywhere" the best. Cool take on the topic!
Same as Beth!
Showing my age, or is it because these are American songs? I've never heard of any of them, or the singers either :-(
dont really want to download all those songs i don't know into my computer but it was a great idea..just don't have fast access and this would take forever to hear :( sorry
I wish I could hear these songs without downloading iTunes! I'd probably like Chris Cornell...but I don't know for sure!
Usually Itunes will play a little snippet without you buying it. Give it a try if you get a chance
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