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.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Savage Garden - "Crash and Burn"
The Australian duo Savage Garden held a fierce grip on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 2000 thanks to "I Knew I Loved You". The ballad spent a whopping 124 weeks on the Hot Adult Contemporary Charts (spanning more than two years!). That was exactly one additional week than their previous ballad, "Truly Madly Deeply", hung around the chart. Good luck topping that! "Crash and Burn" was the duo's next single and, unlike the name implied, the song proved to be a success reaching #10 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. While that feat was nowhere near the success of "I Knew I Loved You" or "Truly Madly Deeply", the song topped the charts in several other countries. FUN FACT: The "B" side to the "Crash and Burn" was a song called "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine".