Showing posts with label Fine Young Cannibals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fine Young Cannibals. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 03, 2022

Song of the Day: 'Don't Look Back' by Fine Young Cannibals

 

Day three of Songs That Peaked at No. 11: Today's pick is more on principle than anything. For about 18 months back in the late 1980s, Fine Young Cannibals could do no wrong. The highly infectious "She Drives Me Crazy" was released as the first single from their sophomore LP, "The Raw & The Cooked," and shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was followed by "Good Thing" with its stylish black-and-white video, which also topped the U.S. charts. Then came the band's best song, the haunting and plaintive "Don't Look Back," which I used to play over and over again in my VW Rabbit, frequently making me late for work and school. (God, I loved that song!) Only instead of a No. 1 triple play -- a la Paula Abdul, Madonna, Whitney or Janet -- the song only reached No. 11. I'm going to assume this is why Fine Young Cannibals never recorded another album: If a shitty song like "Good Thing" can go to No. 1 but your finest moment doesn't even reach the Top 10, why even bother? 

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Song of the Day: 'Suspicious Minds' by Fine Young Cannibals


Always forget just how many great songs Roland Gift and the Boys put out during their brief time together. While you may recall that "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing" both topped the charts in 1989 -- as did the album from which they came -- their debut disc was also filled with gems, including this cover that gives the King a run for his money ...