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Post by roadhouse on Jun 17, 2024 22:47:30 GMT
Just wondering we know it was a catchy song and top 10 hit as Burning Bridges, but did this deserve to be number 1 for 2 weeks?
It didn't raise Quo's profile at the time for future releases? Or did it?
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Post by mortified on Jun 18, 2024 6:00:09 GMT
Does anything deserve to be no.1? Well, if it sells enough, yes. There's been some dross at no.1 over the years. 90% of it in my eyes This wasn't aimed at Quo fans, obviously. This and the other one were aimed squarely at Man U fans. I doubt many Liverpool fans stuck their hands in their pockets and bought a copy, even if they loved Quo! I'm not sure who was involved. Not the entire band I don't think. Rhino and Andy maybe? Not sure who else. As for raising the band's profile for future releases, the performance of the singles after that suggested it didn't.
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Post by backwater67 on Jun 18, 2024 9:11:44 GMT
In terms of sales yes. I always bought just about everything Quo. Didn’t buy this though 😂. After all I’m a Leeds fan.
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Post by mortified on Jun 18, 2024 10:10:05 GMT
I bought this one and the next. I don't think I've ever played them though. In fact, I'm sure I haven't. Here, maybe I should. I might have a rare mis-press that's got Whigfield's Saturday Night on it instead ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) By the way, did you know that Mike Hrano managed Whigfield at that time? I think!
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Post by allyp on Jun 18, 2024 11:43:58 GMT
I know for their 1995 final song it was solely rhino was wrote and did most the music(i think )for “we’re gonna do it again” which was a virtual re write of “again again” some rap guy helped
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Post by curiousgirl on Jun 18, 2024 12:42:46 GMT
Years ago, I played it to my nephew, a Man U fan but not a Quo fan at all. He said it was catchy. There's your answer. It's catchy. And enough people bought it. Do I like it? No.
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Post by mortified on Jun 18, 2024 13:02:26 GMT
There was maybe some hope that it would catch on and be sung at matches. Like We Are The Champions or something. And that wasn't really either. Because it's bollox as well Fans adopt and adapt their own songs. Always will.
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Post by jason on Jun 18, 2024 16:50:23 GMT
I'm not sure who was involved. Not the entire band I don't think. The entire band were involved ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by allyp on Jun 18, 2024 17:54:28 GMT
Quo weren’t the first act to have a football team song tie in we had chas n Dave (unfortunately) getting involved with Tottenham fc on a few occasions. I think Stock Aitken and waterman did an England one, New order and the lightening seeds, echo and the bunnymen, The farm, suggs, chris rea and probably a few more. Quo didn’t bill themselves on the man utd one though luckily 😜😜..
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Post by mortified on Jun 19, 2024 5:28:13 GMT
I'm not sure who was involved. Not the entire band I don't think. The entire band were involved ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I stand corrected 👍 Doesn't seem like Francis's thing though. I guess there was a fee ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Was he involved in the, ahem, follow-up?
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Post by tqontq on Jun 19, 2024 6:38:48 GMT
So dire I considered giving up football and music at the same time. I don't care how much this made Andy Bown it is dross of the highest order!
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Post by theprogfather on Jun 19, 2024 11:39:40 GMT
If it sold enough copies then yes it deserved to be no.1, I didn't buy it and never will buy it, it's a terrible song with a Football Team I have no love for.
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Post by dustpipe on Jun 19, 2024 14:10:52 GMT
If it sold enough copies then yes it deserved to be no.1, I didn't buy it and never will buy it, it's a terrible song with a Football Team I have no love for.I agree
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Post by charles on Jun 20, 2024 8:58:07 GMT
Years ago, I played it to my nephew, a Man U fan but not a Quo fan at all. He said it was catchy. There's your answer. It's catchy. And enough people bought it. Do I like it? No. So is the plague.
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Post by curiousgirl on Jun 20, 2024 10:06:44 GMT
Years ago, I played it to my nephew, a Man U fan but not a Quo fan at all. He said it was catchy. There's your answer. It's catchy. And enough people bought it. Do I like it? No. So is the plague. Can you sing it?
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