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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 3, 2012 2:24:15 GMT 1
In the UK chart we could have Styx syndrome where your only hit is untypical of your sound.
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Post by vastar iner on Jun 24, 2015 16:39:53 GMT 1
This week's midweeks have suggested a new one: Girls Aloud Syndrome.
Where you're going to have a total flop, so the label instead declares it an unofficial release, or makes it non-chart-eligible.
Exponents: Girls Aloud with their theme for St Trinian's; Alesha Dixon with this week's comeback single.
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Post by raliverpool on Jun 27, 2015 15:05:36 GMT 1
Astley Syndrome: you decide to show the world that you aren't some mere mouthpiece that's promoted on the basis of looks rather than the talents of others and go in your own direction for your later hits. Only you don't get any. Other exponents: NKOTB, Bros. Leona Lewis can now sadly be added to this syndrome.
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Post by vastar iner on Feb 18, 2018 22:35:14 GMT 1
McKee Syndrome: your two biggest hits are cover versions. One is your cover version of someone else, the other is someone else's cover version of you.
Exponents: Gene Pitney (in the US), Don McLean.
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Post by Earl Purple on Feb 18, 2018 23:21:38 GMT 1
Maria McKee co-wrote Show Me Heaven so not sure how that works.
Marty Wilde might fit into that category though. I don't think he wrote any of his own hits but did co-write "Jesamine" which was a big hit for the Casuals.
It might work for Phil Collins, who had 3 #1s, two of them covers and one written by the artist he was duetting with. Whilst 2 different covers of a song he wrote were #1 in their cover versions.
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Post by vastar iner on Feb 19, 2018 21:16:06 GMT 1
Thought "Show Me Heaven" was a cover version. She evidently got a writing credit for changing some of the lyrics. Which is fair enough, it's not an Elvis situation.
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Post by raliverpool on Feb 19, 2018 23:30:23 GMT 1
McKee Syndrome: your two biggest hits are cover versions. One is your cover version of someone else, the other is someone else's cover version of you. Exponents: Gene Pitney (in the US), Don McLean. Surely that is an updated version of Harry Nilsson syndrome: Who is most known for his 1972 USA #1 & UK #1 cover of Badfinger's Without You; and USA #6, Canada #1, UK #23 cover of Fred Neil's Everybody Talkin'; yet his two well known original compositions are "One" a USA Top 5 hit for Three Dog Night; & Australia Top 5 hit for John Farnham; and his ubiquitous "Coconut" which has been covered by loads of comedians including Robin Williams, Bill Murray; & Jim Carrey; The Muppets; Sesame Street; and has appeared in plenty of films. Or the British version: Kirsty MacColl syndrome: via her covers of Billy Bragg's "A New England"; The Kinks "Days" & her vocals on that Pogues' Christmas song. Whom had great success as a songwriter via Tracey Ullman's UK #2 & USA #6 cover of "They Don't Know"; & in the USA Bette Midler's version of "In These Shoes" (which sounds like Geri Halliwell .... if she could sing); which was the theme to The Catherine Tate show; and has been performed live by the likes of Caro Emerald; Camille O'Sullivan; & Nicole Scherzinger.
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 19, 2018 23:39:29 GMT 1
Rob Davis is another good (albeit slightly different as he didn't originally record the songs he wrote) example - his hits with Mud were mostly penned by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman, but then he did write some successful hits later e.g. Can't Get You Out Of My Head.
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Post by raliverpool on Feb 19, 2018 23:46:25 GMT 1
Rob Davis is another good (albeit slightly different as he didn't originally record the songs he wrote) example - his hits with Mud were mostly penned by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman, but then he did write some successful hits later e.g. Can't Get You Out Of My Head. Very True, that Kylie hit was co-written by Cathy Dennis - another proverbially music poacher turned gamekeeper.
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Post by Earl Purple on Mar 4, 2018 19:52:41 GMT 1
"General" Norman Johnson also: was a member of Chairmen Of The Board and didn't write any of their hits. But wrote some album tracks, one of which was "Patches" that became a big hit for Clarence Carter in 1970.
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Post by davyboyb on Mar 8, 2018 12:49:15 GMT 1
What about
Maroon 5 Syndrome: Start out having success with a reasonable level of credibility before dumbing down and relentlessly pursuing of chart success with lower quality material.
See also: Train, maybe Level 42 late 80s, Taylor Swift if you're a country purist (which I'm not).
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