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.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Rod Stewart - "I Don't Want To Talk About It"
Well well well...the Rod Stewart re-make machine churns out yet another hit.
Rod Stewart's re-make of Crazy Horse's 1971 ballad "I Don't Want to Talk About It" peaked at #2 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1990. In Rod's defense, the song has been covered by nearly a dozen other acts.