Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 1
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🗓️ 17 September 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
What do you call a song that bombed on the charts back in the day, that now booms out of radios and streaming apps nationwide? Chris Molanphy has a name for these songs: legacy hits. Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer.” Etta James’s “At Last.” The Romantics’ “What I Like About You.” Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime.”
Many catalysts can change a song’s trajectory, from movie scenes to stadium singalongs, wedding DJs to evolving tastes. Sometimes the hivemind just collectively decides that this Whitney Houston hit, not that one, is her song for the ages.
Join Chris as he explains how the charts sometimes get it wrong, and how legacy hits correct the record—and counts down 10 of his favorite flops-turned-classics.
Podcast production by Kevin Bendis and Merritt Jacob.
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| 0:49.7 | What you're about to hear is part one of this episode. |
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