U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 35
Backstory: Rockwell (Kennedy William Gordy) (born 1964) is the son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. As a child, he often visited Michael Jackson and his other Jackson 5 siblings. His first charting single, "Somebody's Watching Me" made it all the way to the 2nd spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It also included backup vocals from none other than Michael Jackson himself. This 2nd follow up single was his one and only other Hot 100 Chart entry, stalling near the bottom of the Top 40. He released a few other albums including, Captured and The Genie, but neither were successful. Recently, Rockwell was arrested for beating a woman with a chair at Hollywood's Magic Castle Hotel after she approached him and demanded him for payment. Just two days after his arrest, he was released after a $30,000 bail. The woman sued Rockwell for breaking her arm, and more info is on the way. Damn.
The review: Oh no, this way just not the way to go! I'm surprised that this damn tune about a pervert making (obviously) obscene phones calls even made it as high as the Top 40! The lyrics and plot sucks (and not in a "so bad it's good" cheesy way), and even the actual melodies sound cheesy and somewhat unfinished with a violin and somewhat repetitive music lines. This was just not a good idea at all! No wonder he didn't have any chart success after this tune (though he did have one more single in 1985 that did Bubble Under the Hot 100.) What a shame. That being said, I'll still give the song a couple of points for making me laugh and being somewhat creative and different (yet sadly failing miserably.) And I'll also give it those few points for trying to make humor out of such a taboo and controversial topic, but definitely nothing more than that.
Final rating: 2/10
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