U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 87
Underrated cover version of a 1980 Prince song. A winner in my opinion. Produced by John Mellencamp. Interesting video as well. Takes place in the big city and a nightclub.
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 87
Underrated cover version of a 1980 Prince song. A winner in my opinion. Produced by John Mellencamp. Interesting video as well. Takes place in the big city and a nightclub.
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 60, their final ever Hot 100 song entry.
9/10 for me, underrated soft rock song, in my opinion, soft and sweet. This is actually a cover of an Eddie Rabbitt song. Much softer than their earlier work from the 70's, however. I love the sweet and relaxing melodies of this tune and the flute and the soft acoustic guitars.
Backstory: This incredibly short lived novelty music act was the brainchild of Miami, Florida based radio DJ and voice over artist, Mark Moseley. He originally made and produced this rap style song spoken in the style of than president Ronald Reagan on his radio show, where it received enough local airplay to attract the interest of Profile Records. It was then released and distributed nationally where it actually became a very minor hit. Surprisingly, despite some popular in the dance clubs as well, it never charted on that specific chart. After Moseley's act ended, Moseley went on to do more voice overs, especially those for cartoons and animated movies such as: The Simpsons Movie and Disney's straight to DVD sequel, Mulan II, replacing Eddie Murphy. Moseley is still active and doing well to this very day.
The review: Alright, I'm not gonna lie. I love this goddamn thing. Yes, it's cheesy as heck, but I think it's clever and the production and beat is really good for an one off local radio station. Not surprised that it stalled low on the charts, but this should've been a bigger hit in my honest opinion. Call me crazy, but I don't care. The Reagan impersonation is spot on, and the beat is catchy AF. A winner in my book. Maybe slightly less funny than Genesis's, "Land of Confusion" video, though. LOL.
Final rating: 9/10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 61 (In 1986, this wasn't released as a single here in the States until a couple of years later. This was a bigger hit in other Countries.
6/10 for me, not a bad song, but very outdated, in my opinion. Got to love those cheesy synths. LOL.
Kinda can't believe it after 14 years that this finally happens again! But I'm very excited and hyped as well! In my opinion, Sacha Baron Cohen is a comedic genius.