Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead

New Music

The debut album, Ballad Of A Misspent Youth, by Nashville-based rockers “Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts” was released this month. Talking about their new single, Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead, Tuk Smith said:

“I was channeling my favourite 70’s glam gods on this track, for sure. I woke up one morning with the phrase ‘…everybody loves you when you’re dead’ running through my head, so I sat down at the piano and the song kind of wrote itself. I had been struggling with the death of a friend and I was flooded with existential thoughts. It’s not necessarily a song about death per se, it’s a bit more layered with some social commentary thrown in there. Personally, I look at it as more a freedom song.”

Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead is new this week on RadiJohan.

Dirty Dancing Does It!

Flashback

This week in 1987 the “Dirty Dancing” hit (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life went to number 1 in America while the “Swayze-lift” became a popular dance move. The song plays during the movie’s big finish when Jennifer Grey leaps into Patrick Swayze’s arms. The song also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and South Africa and won a number of awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Dermot Kenny wants to be kissed.

New Music

Irish singer-songwriter “Dermot Kennedy” has been described as a master storyteller who marries poignant lyrics about love’s intensity with an infectious, hook-laden melody that immediately draws the listener in. Dermot started playing guitar at age 10, and writing songs at age 14. His parents were very supportive. Dermot credits his father for frequently driving him into Dublin to perform at open mic nights when he was underage. His mother submitted an application for him to study classical music at “Maynooth” University where he spent three years. He released his debut album, Without Fear, in 2019. His new album, Sonder, is out now and the single, Kiss Me, is new this week on RadiJohan.

Who is “The White Buffalo?”

New Music

“The White Buffalo” is the stage name of American musician and singer-songwriter Jake Smith. He is a baritone from Oregon influenced by folk singers like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. A previous single by The White Buffalo, Problem Solution, featured on RadiJohan in 2020 and made it to number one on the RadiJohan Top 10. His eighth studio album, Year Of The Dark Horse is out now and has been described as his “most ambitious and well-rounded work to date.” The first single to be unveiled from the album, Not Today, is new this week on RadiJohan.

The Andrews Sisters – Swing and Boogie-Woogie Million Sellers.

Flashback

Three young ladies, known as “The Andrews Sisters,” started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the “Boswell Sisters,” who were popular in the 1930s. The Andrews Sisters sang with various bands and for several radio broadcasts while they were struggling to establish a reputation during the mid-1930’s. A failed radio performance in 1937 turned out to be the sisters’ big break. Although they were fired soon after their first night on the program Saturday Night Swing Club, they were signed to a recording contract by a Decca Records executive who had heard the broadcast. On 24 November 1937 they recorded their first major hit, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (To me, You are Beautiful). The song went on to become the first million-selling record by a female singing group. The sisters, Laverne, Maxene and Patricia, have sold an estimated 80 million records. In 1984 a dance/pop trio from The Netherlands, “The Star Sisters,” charted internationally when they recorded a medley imitating the Andrews Sisters.

RadiJohan Top 10 on 22 November 2022

Top 10
TWLWArtistTitle
103Ingrid AndressPain
9NewThe Lightning SeedsEmily Smiles
86SuedeShe Still Leads Me On
7NewSimple MindsSolstice Kiss
67Richard MarxSame Heartbreak Different Day
5NewRosa LinnSnap
41The Head and The HeartHurts (But it Goes Away)
35 KT TunstallPrivate Eyes
24QueensrÿcheForest
12Parsons, Durbin & BonamassaGive ’em My Love

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“Six60″scores yet another number one debut in New Zealand.

New Music

“Six60” are a New Zealand pop rock band formed in 2008. The band created their name from the street number of the address they lived at in Dunedin, 660 Castle Street. Their self-titled debut album was released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts and was certified gold within its first week of release. In 2018 the band won five Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards and were the most streamed artist by New Zealanders on Spotify. Six60’s recently released fourth studio album, Castle St, debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart. The album’s latest single, Good Wine, is new this week on RadiJohan.

Kim Smith is truly born to be Wilde!

Flashback

“Kim Wilde” celebrates her 62nd birthday on the 18th of November. She is the eldest child of 1950’s rock and roll star “Marty Wilde” whose real name is “Reginald Smith.” Kim’s first big success came in 1981 with her debut single, Kids In America, which peaked at number 2 in the UK. Between 1981 and 1996 she had 25 singles that charted within the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart. World-wide she scored three number one hits, Cambodia (1981), a cover of the “Supremes” classic You Keep Me Hanging On (1987) and a collaboration with “Nena,” Any Place, Anywhere, Anytime (2003).