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.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
No Mercy - "Where Do You Go?"
For every classic hit TV show, there was usually a nearly identical show airing on a different network. I'll take your Diff'rent Strokes and give you Webster; I'll take your Bewitched and give you I Dream of Jeanie, and so on. The same thing goes with music: find a successful formula and then beat the shit out of it. Everything But The Girl had a huge global dance hit with "Missing" in 1994. In 1996, No Mercy took the same drum beat and turned it into the dance sensation "Where Do You Go?". If you need me, I'll be watching the creepy bike shop episode of Diff'rent Strokes.