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Post by kds on Nov 19, 2019 19:23:08 GMT
So, the discussion in the NPP thread got me a thinkin'. What classic / legacy artists have released later era songs that became as beloved, or almost as beloved, as their prime era material? These could be songs that have appeared in setlists well after their release date or show up in "Top Songs by XXXXX" lists.
For the sake of argument, I mentioned that later era songs are once a band/artist are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (25 years in the business). So far, the list I've come up with is pretty small.
The Beach Boys - Kokomo (1988) - Released 26 years into the BB career. Either you love it or hate it, but the Boys had a somewhat fluky smash hit with this song.
Pink Floyd - High Hopes (1994) - Released 27 years into Floyd's career. David Gilmour doesn't play live often, but this is almost always in his setlists. Even though Learning to Fly is probably a bigger hit, I think this even later song is more revered.
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You (1987) - Released 25 years into George's career. Even though it was a cover, it become a huge late career hit thanks to Jeff Lynne and a memorable music video
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (1998) - Released 25 years into their career. Much like the BB, this got help from a soundtrack, but it became the bands first ever #1 single.
Roy Orbison - You Got It (1988) - Released 29 years into his career - Jeff Lynne again
Johnny Cash - Hurt (2003) - Released 48 years into his career - Aided by Rick Rubin, Cash had a bit of a revival during the final decade of his life. His American Recordings albums did pretty well, and this Nine Inch Nails cover, and it's music video, essentially became Cash's farewell.
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Post by bellbottoms on Nov 19, 2019 19:38:13 GMT
Those are some solid examples. I don't know if these are great examples, but The Rolling Stones had a hit with Mixed Emotions in 1989, and David Bowie had a pretty major hit with I'm Afraid of Americans in 1997.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Nov 19, 2019 19:42:34 GMT
"My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry.
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Post by kds on Nov 19, 2019 19:43:15 GMT
Good call on The Stones. Love is Strong was also a pretty big one in 1994. And I think those two songs still crack their setlists.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Nov 19, 2019 19:45:20 GMT
The "later" Rolling Stones' song that I always think of is "Start Me Up". Is that too close to their hit-making years?
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Post by kds on Nov 19, 2019 19:47:29 GMT
The "later" Rolling Stones' song that I always think of is "Start Me Up". Is that too close to their hit-making years? It's a later song technically, but I was thinking more like 25 years into a career.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Nov 19, 2019 19:53:37 GMT
"Believe" by Cher?
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Post by kds on Nov 19, 2019 19:58:55 GMT
I'd say that would qualify. And those vocals make the vocals on TWGMTR and the C50 live album sound like the vocals on Pet Sounds.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Nov 19, 2019 20:01:43 GMT
I know it wasn't a new "original" song, and it wasn't a huge hit (though it re-charted quite well), but Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was pretty big recently.
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Post by kds on Nov 19, 2019 20:06:13 GMT
I know it wasn't a new "original" song, and it wasn't a huge hit (though it re-charted quite well), but Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was pretty big recently. While true, and the second time this happened, that's not really what I was going for since it was already a classic song.
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Post by Kapitan on Nov 19, 2019 21:25:00 GMT
I thought of a bunch that I think fit the spirit of the exercise, but none cleanly hit the 25-year requirement. “Handle With Care” by the Traveling Wilburys was 1988; Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Roy Orbison all exceeded the 25-year mark on that one. “Rocking In the Free World” was a hit for Neil Young in 1989. His career is tough to nail down, though. If you start it with Buffalo Springfield (1966), that’s not quite 25 years. He had been a professional prior to that, but not of any acclaim. Still, it’s close. “You Can Call Me Al” was a big hit for Paul Simon in 1986. If you count his career as beginning with his 1957 minor hit “Hey, Schoolgirl” as one of Tom & Jerry, then the timing works. If you start his career as Simon & Garfunkel, it doesn’t quite add up to 25 years. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” was a hit for Starship in 1987. If you trace them to Jefferson Airplane, that gets you back to 1965. Not quite 25 years, but again, I think it’s in the right spirit. “Mama, I’m Coming Home” was a hit for Ozzy Osbourne in 1991, which is 23 years after Black Sabbath began. “All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You” was a hit for Heart in 1990, which is about 20 years after they formed. But there is some confusion over those earlier years, and certainly anything prior to the Wilson sisters—and Nancy didn’t join until 1974—is hard to consider the same band. Again, though, it is definitely in the spirit of the discussion.
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Post by bellbottoms on Nov 19, 2019 21:39:44 GMT
I'm glad you mentioned Heart, Kapitan - they and that song had popped into my mind but I didn't mention it on account of the fact that Heart's first album and hits didn't happen until 1975.
Does Steve Winwood count? I know he wasn’t always a solo artist, but he was certainly around in the 60s and then had a hit with Roll With It in 1988.
I would think Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin also belong in this list as they were both around in the early 60s and had hits in the mid 80s. Aretha never really took that long of a break of from hits, she was on the charts throughout the 80s, but the song I'm thinking of is the one she did with George Michael in 1987 - I Knew You Were Waiting For Me. And Stevie Wonder had Part-Time lover in 1985.
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Post by Kapitan on Nov 19, 2019 21:47:00 GMT
Aretha Franklin reminds me of another soul and RnB legend, Tina Turner. “The Best” was in 1989, which is easily 25 years into her singing career. She had later singles that apparently did well but I don’t recognize them so I don’t know how big they were.
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Post by B.E. on Nov 19, 2019 22:36:41 GMT
All went to #1...
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night (1966)
Frank Sinatra w/Nancy Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid (1967)
Bill Medley w/Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (1987)
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Post by B.E. on Nov 19, 2019 22:58:30 GMT
Nearly all these examples date to the late 80s/early 90s.
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