Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Friday, August 28, 2015
The Script - "Breakeven"
Sometimes the song itself is good, but it's a memory attached that really strikes a chord. America cried along with the story of a Chicagoan named Chris Medina. Medina performed The Script's "Breakeven" during his American Idol audition in 2011 and managed to put tears in the eyes of judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. Two years prior, Medina proposed to his girlfriend, Juliana Ramos, who happily said "yes". Ramos was later seriously injured in a car accident just two months before their wedding date. Medina put the wedding on hold to tend to his fiancee who was now wheelchair bound. "What kind of guy would I be if I walked out when she needed me most," Medina said at the time. (Every story has the "other" side to it, but I won't spoil this story with some not-so-flattering details of what else happened to the couple.)