[Vision2020] The most pop-culturally significant song of all time ever in the history of universe (Hint: It ain't by the bug boys from Liverpool)

Darrell Keim keim153 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 12 23:36:41 PDT 2009


Kai:

I don't think you can make any geriatric jokes.  Every band you listed
has been playing, popular in fact, since 1979.  They qualify as
dinosaurs too.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Kai Eiselein<fotopro63 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> The most pop-culturally significant song of all time ever in the history of
> universe?
>
> Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin' ” peaked at No. 9 on the singles chart when
> it was released in 1981. Yet the song has had a lifespan that’s long
> outlasted most No. 1 hits.
> The cut has been on a hot streak -- going back perhaps to its use in Adam
> Sandler’s 1998 film “The Wedding Singer.” Since then, the song has become a
> cornerstone at sporting events, was placed in one of the most-viewed TV
> finales ever (“The Sopranos”) and recently topped the iTunes chart as a show
> tune, thanks to Fox’s TV musical “Glee.”
> “Don’t Stop Believin' ” has sold more than 2.8 million downloads as of July,
> according to Nielsen SoundScan, a remarkable number for a catalog track.
>
> Just the “Glee” version alone has sold 310,000 downloads since its release
> in mid-May.
>
>
>
> Now, if you don't mind I've got some good music to listen to,The Cars, Rush,
> BTO, KISS, Ted Nugent, Van Halen and AC/DC to name a few.
>
> May I suggest you "flower children" turn your hearing aids down? It may get
> a little too loud for your geriatric tastes.
>
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