musicjunky318 said:

whatever. She still needed to show her ass, some tit and almost the pus*y in order to turn the song into a hit...

NoVideo said:

JoeTyler said:

wow, was the cover of Let's Stick Together that successful??? I thought it was just a moderate top40 hit...

It was her big return, though. It brought her back from the wilderness.

I thought "Whats Love Got To Do With It" was the banger.

Granted, I've always preferred her version than Al Green's.

Harlepolis said:

NoVideo said:

It was her big return, though. It brought her back from the wilderness.

I thought "Whats Love Got To Do With It" was the banger.

Granted, I've always preferred her version than Al Green's.

yeah, WLGTDWI was definitely the smash hit that conquered the MTV/Miami Vice/MJ/Reagan audience...

JoeTyler said:

musicjunky318 said:

whatever. She still needed to show her ass, some tit and almost the pus*y in order to turn the song into a hit...

????

It was #1 on Billboard before she ever performed it.

musicjunky318 said:

JoeTyler said:

whatever. She still needed to show her ass, some tit and almost the pus*y in order to turn the song into a hit...

????

It was #1 on Billboard before she ever performed it.

that's picky, and false. The explicit video debuted in October 2008. The single reached the Nº1 in January 2009

Britney used her body in order to have a hit again...

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JoeTyler said:

musicjunky318 said:

????

It was #1 on Billboard before she ever performed it.

that's picky, and false. The explicit video debuted in October 2008. The single reached the Nº1 in January 2009

Britney used her body in order to have a hit again...

[Edited 7/1/11 15:10pm]

I'm talking about Billboard. Stans downloaded thousands of copies that week and radio was spinning it like crazy before the video even premiered.

musicjunky318 said:

JoeTyler said:

that's picky, and false. The explicit video debuted in October 2008. The single reached the Nº1 in January 2009

Britney used her body in order to have a hit again...

[Edited 7/1/11 15:10pm]

I'm talking about Billboard. Stans downloaded thousands of copies that week and radio was spinning it like crazy before the video even premiered.

nobody gave a shit about the song (specially outside the US) until the explicit video was aired internationaly...

Some new ones:

Crying Game- Boy George

Am I The Same Girl- Swing Out Sister (seriously, did anyone thing this group would ever again have a top 100 hit (21 in UK, 45 in US pop, #1 US AC).

Justified & Ancient- KLF featuring Tammy Wynette (really? And #11 in the US? LOL)

Batdance -Prince (after Lovesexy, we all thought it was the end. I don't care what the haters say, I love me some Batdance. Isn't this the dude's last #1 pop hit, too?)

Unforgetable -Natalie Cole (she was, until this hit).

Wind Beneath My Wings- Bette Midler (remember when Bette was a huge A-list pop and movie star? Then she became a joke, then A-list Disney movie star and somehow miraculously returned to being a pop star. I miss those days when no matter how crazy your bio was, you could still have a hit based on talent).

These aren't my top, just additional food for thought.

sosgemini said:

Some new ones:

Batdance -Prince (after Lovesexy, we all thought it was the end. I don't care what the haters say, I love me some Batdance. Isn't this the dude's last #1 pop hit, too?)

ummm, no dude, no: Cream is

and let's not forget the huge success of TMBGITW...

and Lovesexy the end?? I wasn't there in 1988, but I doubt fans thought it was the end,...just another weird album after a pop/rock one (SOTT), just as ATWIAD followed PR...

but I agree that Batdance was his return to the pure mainstream (since Raspberry Beret, or even Kiss)...

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2 immediately jump out at me as the most obvious:

Bob Dylan: "Things Have Changed" (people thought he was done at this point, and this Oscar Winning song comes along which still sits alongside his best work from any period. It marked the beginning of an awesome period of resurgence which continues to this day. Dylan has had several dramatic "comebacks," but this is my first choice.)

Beatles: "Free as a Bird"/"Real Love" (the "reunion" that no one thought possible! "Real Love" being the stronger of the 2 singles IMO)

To a lesser extent, not because of the strength of the songs, but because it was a less dramatic "comeback" due to a shorter time away from the charts:

Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder: "Ebony & Ivory"

U2: "One"

David Bowie: "Let's Dance"/"Modern Love"

John Lennon: "Starting Over"/"Watching the Wheels"

Paul Simon: "You Can Call Me Al"/"Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes"

Pink Floyd: "Learning to Fly"

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Imaginative said:

Paul Simon: "You Can Call Me Al"/"Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes"

I almost picked this one but wasn't sure if it was indeed a comeback.

Oh, oh, oh:

The Beach Boys- Kokomo

sosgemini said:

The Beach Boys- Kokomo

I think Wipeout with The Fat Boys came out before this.

LayzieKrayzie said:

Bone Thugs N Harmony - I Tried

Nah! "Rebirth!"

As much as I dig the "Strength & Loyalty", it wasn't a REAL comeback until Bizzy returned to the fold. And to a lesser degree, Flesh, too.

I was hoping for U-Neek to come back and produce for them again. But guess you can't have everything.

MickyDolenz said:

sosgemini said:

The Beach Boys- Kokomo

I think Wipeout with The Fat Boys came out before this.

Yeah but that wasn't a hit for them that they were able to capitalize on like Aerosmith did with Walk This Way. Plus, did they even perform on the song or was it a sample?

sosgemini said:

MickyDolenz said:

I think Wipeout with The Fat Boys came out before this.

Yeah but that wasn't a hit for them that they were able to capitalize on like Aerosmith did with Walk This Way. Plus, did they even perform on the song or was it a sample?

It's no sample, the Beach Boys actually sang on it and also appeared in the video. The original Wipeout is an instrumental song by the Surfaris. The Fat Boys Wipeout was a top 15 hit.

MickyDolenz said:

sosgemini said:

Yeah but that wasn't a hit for them that they were able to capitalize on like Aerosmith did with Walk This Way. Plus, did they even perform on the song or was it a sample?

It's no sample, the Beach Boys actually sang on it and also appeared in the video. The original Wipeout is an instrumental song by the Surfaris. The Fat Boys Wipeout was a top 15 hit.

The Beach Boys Wiki paged for Kokomo stated it was their first hit since the 70s or something. Still, does anyone really attribute Wipeout to Beach Boys? That was all about The Fat Boys IMHO.

"Alone" by the BeeGees.

Toofunkyinhere said:

"Alone" by the BeeGees.

good choice though i would say "ONE" since that got them back into the top 10 for the first time in a decade.