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, September 8, 2018
Eurthymics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
If it wasn't for some DJ in Cleveland who kept playing the song, there would be no "Sweet Dreams". The folks at the Eurthymics record company didn't want to release "Sweet Dreams" because they believed the song lacked a chorus and wouldn't be memorable. Annie Lennox claims she and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics wrote the song after hitting rock bottom. "It's not a happy song--it's dark," she said. Lennox added many people often mistook the lyrics to say: "Sweet dreams are made of cheese". The song went on to the the group's signature tune and climbed from #90 on the Hot 100 Chart all the way to #1 during the summer of 1983 -- proving not only the record company wrong but that the folks in Cleveland (sometimes) know what's up.