And The Stiffs Just Keep On Comin'

[SirRoxalot]

Nice shirt, Chas. Tried to come up with a shirt stiff, but nothin' in the memory banks...

[chas108]

Why thank you SirRox...I even ironed it.

Wonder if I ever mentioned "God Knows" by Debby Boone? It was the follow up to the biggest song of the decade, "You Light Up My Life", and it was DOA, although I think 'KB played it for about five minutes.

Now that I think of it..."You Light Up My Life"...brings up an idea for a new thread...

Hits We Wish Had Been Stiffs!

[JustPastBuffalo]

Nice shirt, Chas. Tried to come up with a shirt stiff, but nothin' in the memory banks...

Green Shirt from Elvis Costello's Armed Forces album might have worked had it been released as a single. A stretch, no doubt, but had to give it the ol' college try since we got the pub from Sean.

[chas108]

Nice shirt, Chas. Tried to come up with a shirt stiff, but nothin' in the memory banks...

Green Shirt from Elvis Costello's Armed Forces album might have worked had it been released as a single. A stretch, no doubt, but had to give it the ol' college try since we got the pub from Sean.

JustPast, IMO none of Elvis' best stuff ever gained any traction as hit singles...from "Alison" to "Accidents Will Happen"...the one thing that did catch (somewhat), 1983's "Everyday I Write The Book", never did much for me. I never really understood why, did CBS promoters never work the stuff to Top 40 or were they released at the wrong moment in time?

But now that I'm back here I need to supply another stiff and so I give you the follow-up to Katrina & The Waves' "Walking On Sunshine"..."Do You Want Crying".

Although I probably put that one up there about 100 pages ago or so...if you don't tell I won't either...

[John C]

Don't worry, Chas.  I think the "Stiffs Police" have long ago stopped patrolling these pages.     Good to see DB back and contributing as well.    Back to the Stiffs, I don't think anyone has mentioned "Everybody Dance" by Chic, which charted at #38 following "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah...) and was their only top 40 hit that whiffed on the top 10.

[Bill Myers]

How 'bout this minor hit? 

Jingle: (stager (tympani) .......1967)

Fapardokly and their song Tomorrow's Girl?

 

[chas108]

Bobby Goldsboro - "Muddy Mississippi Line". Peaked at #46.

Thanks to Kurt over at Forgotten Hits for that one!

http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/

[nitro99]

Submitted for your approval...

Rupert Holmes "Answering Machine", circa 1980.  Don't believe it ever cracked the top 40, but GR55 did give it some airplay back in the day.

[Obtuse1]

Nice shirt, Chas. Tried to come up with a shirt stiff, but nothin' in the memory banks...

Green Shirt from Elvis Costello's Armed Forces album might have worked had it been released as a single. A stretch, no doubt, but had to give it the ol' college try since we got the pub from Sean.

How about Haircut One Hundred-Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

#4 UK, but no love stateside.

[Debaser]

I'll take the Cryan Shames and raise you Gene Pitney's "She's A Heartbreaker", today's 'Forgotten Hit' courtesy of Kurt Kotal.

I seem to remember that song being top 10 at WDRC.