This Week in Mustang Music Memories
In 1990 Motley Crue debuted their song Without You.
In '84, Van Halen hit the number one spot with Jump; Bon Jovi made their debut into Billboards Top 100 with Runaway. Runaway became a radio hit in 1983 after winning New York's WAPP, The Apple, contest of unsigned bands and it went on to be the first single release from the band's self-titled debut album, Bon Jovi.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love was the number one hit this week in 1980 by Queen. Crazy Little Thing was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury in the "rock-a-billy" style of Elvis as a tribute to him. Elvis had died less than two years earlier.
The Police debuted Roxanne this week in '79. Written by lead singer Sting, the song was inspired by the band's compassion they had for the prostitutes working outside their seedy hotel in Paris France when they were scheduled to perform at the Nashville Club in October of '77.
This week in 1977, the Eagles debuted the title song to their fifth album, Hotel California; however, the first single from the album released a few weeks earlier, New Kid In Town, hit the top spot also this week in '77.
In '76, Peter Frampton debuted Show Me The Way.
Do you remember Bertha Butt? "Bertha, Bertha Butt. One of the Butt Sisters". She was a character in several songs by The Jimmy Castor Bunch that was introduced in their hit Troglodytes (Cave Man) in '72. This week in 1975, The Bertha Butt Boogie made it's debut and turned the bump dance craze into the Boogie.
In '71, George Harrison debuted What Is Life, a song he wrote with the intention of his good friend Billy Preston recording it.
In 1966, the Stones debuted their 19th Nervous Breakdown.
