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Rick Astley- Never Gonna Give You Up
Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun"
--Mr Bill
As a performer, this is true. But as a writer, he's had a much bigger hit than that one (and one with a direct A&M connection, at that) - he's the co-writer of the Gin Blossoms' massive hit "'Til I Hear It from You." I'm a big fan of his (and have had the thrill of briefly meeting him, too) so I could name a whole lot more songs of his ("Starless Summer Sky," "Favorite Waste of Time," "What Do You Dream Of?"," "Whenever You're on My Mind," and "Mary Anne" being my personal top five in the bunch), but, yeah, like you say, "Someday, Someway" is pretty much the only one that anyone other than diehards seem to know. It's a shame, 'cause that guy is truly one hell of a songwriter. I once had someone come up to me after a show I performed of original compisitions and rave about my closing song in particular as being "right up there with anything of Marshall Crenshaw's," and I was grinning from ear to ear all the way home. To this day, it's still my favorite compliment I've ever received after a show.Marshall Crenshaw: "Someday, Some Way"
(I can't think of anyone aside from Crenshaw fans who know any other song of his.)
This one can be misleading as Terry Jacks was also a driving force behind The Poppy Family who had a few hit records including "Which Way You Goin', Billy? and "That's Where I Went Wrong". He was married at the time to the late Susan Jacks (Pesklovitz) who, like Karen Carpenter, made The Poppy Family so much better. Thet only made two real albums for London. The second, POPPY SEEDS is highly sought after.Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun"
--Mr Bill
I also immediately think of:The Knack "My Sharona"
I could almost mention:Astrud Gilberto -- The Girl From Ipanema
Survivor has some additional singles that got airplay here.I also immediately think of:
Survivor: "Eye of the Tiger"
That song was everywhere.
Two intersting side notes...Doug Fieger (of The Knack) resurfaced as a lyric writer for the Manhattan Transfer's Brasil album, the one which immediately followed Vocalese. Fieger is also the brother of (in)famous attorney Geoffrey Fieger, known locally as a trial attorney but perhaps best known throughout the US as Dr. Jack Kevorkian's attorney.
Amii Stewart: "Knock On Wood"Anita Ward-Ring My Bell
Alicia Bridges- I Love The Nightlife