#TBT Thursday - Today's Vinyl Spin - SHNAZZ - "I Think We're Alone Now" - they were a local band that was on the verge of a national breakout. The cover of the old Tommy James & the Shondells hit got a bunch of radio airplay in 1980. The album had a bunch of party rockin' songs including "Bad Boys", "I Want to Jump on Your Bones", "Can You Still Come Back" and the instrumental, "Pignose Under Glass". The record was never issued in a digital format. It came out in a standard LP and cassette. "I Think We're Alone Now" b/w "Bad Boys" was also issued as a single 45, which I also have in my collection.
The members of Shnazz included Fritz "The Fritz" Hasenpusch on vocals/harmonica, Frank Kam on guitar/vocals, Roger Holland on bass/vocals, Art Galvan on drums, vocals, percussion, and Vernon Sakata on guitar, vocals.
I was lucky enough to see them perform for free at King's Alley in Waikiki back in either 1980 or 1981. I read years ago that around 1981 they were signed to a major record label and were supposed to release a follow-up to this record. It never happened.
Here is a clip of them doing "I Want to Jump on Your Bones" and "I Think We're Alone Now."
11. Run Baby Run - Southern Culture on the Skids - 13
12. Save Your Tears (remix & single) - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - 8
13. Solar Power - Lorde - 7
14. Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic - 9
15. Permission to Dance - BTS - 17
16. Find My Way (featuring Beck) - Paul McCartney - 19
17. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
/ What a Wonderful World" - Robin Schulz, Alle Farben, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - 20
18. Lost - Maroon 5 - 10
19. Take My Breath - The Weeknd - NEW
20. I Get a Kick Out of You - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - NEW
CHART NOTES
Ed Sheeran holds on to #1 for a fourth week with "Bad Habits." It is his biggest hit on this chart since 2018's "Perfect."
Perhaps the oldest person to ever make this chart, singer Tony Bennett who is best known for his hit "I Lost My Heart in San Francisco", pairs with singer Lady Gaga for this update of a classic Cole Porter song... "I Get a Kick Out of You." Bennett recently turned 95. Funny mention of cocaine in its lyrics, but overall the song passes my neo-nostalgia test, good enough to debut at #20.
The video is at the top of this post.
The second debut song this week is by The Weeknd, who is still hanging on with his huge smash hit "Save Your Tears" which has been on this chart since February. The track got a boost in April when the remix version was released featuring singer Ariana Grande. Weeknd's latest single to chart here is "Take My Breath" which comes in at #19.
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The Power of 10! | August 10, 2021
TW - Song Title - Artist - LW
1. I Don't Give a Truck - Nelly Joy - 4
2. The Worst Country Song of All Time - Brantley Gilbert with Toby Keith, Hardy - 1
3. Boat Names - Brian Kelley - 2
4. Chasing After You - Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris - 3
5. Good Things - Dan + Shay - 7
6. Waves - Luke Bryan - 6
7. Fancy Like - Walker Hayes - 5
8. Heart on Fire - Eric Church - 8
9. No Regrets - Vanilla Ninja - 10
10. If I Didn't Love You - Jason Aldeen & Carrie Underwood - NEW
K-Tel presents MUSIC POWER - 22 ORIGINAL HITS 22 ORIGINAL ARTISTS
The latest hits from 1974 and earlier are on this wonderful single record LP including "Smoking in the Boys Room" by Brownsville Station, "Rockin Roll Baby" by The Stylistics and "Keeper of the Castle" by The Four Tops.
Who can forget the wonderful hits "Oh Girl" by The Chi-Lites, "Pretty Lady" by Lighthouse or the always classic "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray?
These songs and many more are on this obsolete K-Tel collection of unforgettable hits and vinyl obscurities, yours to find at your nearest thrift shop or used record store if you're lucky!
Remember all the grooves are squeezed close together with many of the tracks severely edited for time constraints of the vinyl record format.
Hunt for your own copy of MUSIC POWER online or in your city or town today! ONLY FROM K-TEL.
See photos for complete track list. (fade music out)
Disclaimer: No Ginsu knives available with this offer.
Editor's Note: I bought this record album for only a dollar at our local thrift shop. I always wanted to own at least one K-Tel album, despite the dubious song edits and lousy sound.
8. Save Your Tears (remix & single) - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - 6
9. Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic - 7
10. Lost - Maroon 5 - 10
11. Nothing Else Matters (featuring....) - Miley Cyrus - 8
12. Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello - 19
13. Run Baby Run - Southern Culture on the Skids - 15
14. The Worst Country Song of All Time - Brantley Gilbert - 16
15. Oh! - The Linda Lindas - NEW
16. Skate - Silk Sonic - NEW
17. Permission to Dance - BTS - 20
18. Renegade (featuring Taylor Swift) - Big Red Machine - 14
19. Find My Way (featuring Beck) - Paul McCartney - NEW
20. Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - "Robin Schulz, Alle Farben, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - NEW
CHART NOTES
Ed Sheeran holds on to #1 for a third week with "Bad Habits."
We have three songs this week with a Hawaii connection. Two of them belong to Bruno Mars and his group Silk Sonic. At #9 we still have holder on "Leave the Door Open" with a new one debuting at #16, "Skate." Bruno Mars grew up in Hawaii and cut his earliest musical chops being a 4-year old Elvis Presley impersonator for his father's night club show.
The third record with a Hawaii connection is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World", a medley made famous over time in its original from by the late singer Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole. For its revival it has been remixed by Robin Schulz and Alle Farben with the "Iz" vocals and ukulele still being present in this sped up remix. The record debuts at #20.
Speaking of remixes, we got a new old one from Paul McCartney. "Find My Way" is once again on the chart this year with a new remix featuring the vocals of Beck. The track is from the McCartney III Imagined, a remix album that made it to #1 on the Billboard albums chart. The record debuts at #19.
Last but not least, we find The Linda Lindas, a rock group of young school aged girls belting out some very convincing punk rock. Their latest single "OH!" makes its debut at #15 on the Current Top 20. This will go higher than their first single, "Racist, Sexist Boy" which peaked at #14 a few weeks ago.
1. Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran- 2 2. Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo - 1 3. Last Train Home - John Mayer - 4 4. Higher Power - Coldplay - 3 5. Brutal - Olivia Rodrigo - 7 6. Save Your Tears (remix & single) - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - 6 7. Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic - 8 8. Nothing Else Matters (featuring....) - Miley Cyrus - 9 9. Solar Power - Lorde - 10 10. Lost - Maroon 5 - 11 11. Run - OneRepublic - 5 12. PinkTop - The Volunteers - 12 13. Wrecked - Imagine Dragons - 16 14. Renegade (featuring Taylor Swift) - Big Red Machine - 15 15. Run Baby Run - Southern Culture on the Skids - 17 16. The Worst Country Song of All Time - Brantley Gilbert - 18 17. All I Know So Far - Pink - 13 18. The Way We Used to Be - Journey - 20 19. Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello - NEW 20. Permission to Dance - BTS - NEW
CHART NOTES
After four weeks at #1, Olivia Rodrigo's "Good 4 U" relinquishes that coveted spot to Ed Sheeran, who moves in to the top spot from #2 with his hit "Bad Habits." It is Sheeran's first #1 song on this chart since 2018's "Perfect." Rodrigo's "Good 4 U" slips to #2 while the follow-up, "Brutal" climbs from #7 to #5 this week.
Chart debuts this week include Camila Cabello at #19 with "Don't Go Yet" and another BTS single, "Permission to Dance" at #20.
