5 Comments
Oct 14Liked by Mark Blankenship

This just reminds me further of discovering soul greats like Al Green, Sam Cooke, and, well, Aretha Franklin, often through movies or duets with current pop stars. They made their way into my record collection, too, along with Duran Duran and Men at Work. Thanks for the reminder!

Expand full comment

Wow! The fact that this was Annie Lennox’s only top ten hit as a solo artist is definitely a shocker!

Expand full comment
author

It's one of my favorite pieces of Hot 100 trivia!

Expand full comment

Before I read this, I was going to say but… But… Scrooged! I’m glad there’s someone else who watches it every year also.

Expand full comment
author

It doesn't feel like Christmas to me if I haven't seen it!

Expand full comment