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50+ Music"Ricky" is a 1983 song by American parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, duetting with voice actress <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TressMacNeille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TressMacNeille</a>. It is a parody of the 1982 song "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mickey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mickey</a>" by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ToniBasil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToniBasil</a>, which itself, is a cover of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>'s "Kitty" recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Racey</a>. The song focuses on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LucyAndRickyRicardo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LucyAndRickyRicardo</a> in 1950's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sitcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sitcom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ILoveLucy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ILoveLucy</a>, and their general discussions and hobbies within the show. "Ricky" was one of the last two tracks added to ""Weird Al" Yankovic". <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEhnMaKXhM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEhnMaKXhM</a>

50+ Music"Stumblin' In" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChrisNorman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisNorman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SuziQuatro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuziQuatro</a>. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IfYouKnewSuzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IfYouKnewSuzi</a> It was Norman's first single as a solo artist. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AbvnTgGH8s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AbvnTgGH8s</a>

50+ Music"Little Willy" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/songwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#songwriters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and performed by the British <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/glamRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glamRock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheSweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSweet</a>, released in 1972 as a non-album single in the UK, peaking at number 4 in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKSinglesChart</a>. It was released in the US in January 1973 and also appeared on their US debut album The Sweet and became their biggest hit in the US, reaching number 3 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/number18SongFor1973" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#number18SongFor1973</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA</a>

50+ Music"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> for her solo studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrivateDancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateDancer</a> (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spider</a>, a band from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYorkCity</a> that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> and peaked at No. 5 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDrVyauFyCo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDrVyauFyCo</a>

50+ Music"The Ballroom Blitz" (often called "Ballroom Blitz") is a song by British <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/glamRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glamRock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheSweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSweet</a>, written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKSinglesChart</a> and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqketmsRz1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqketmsRz1E</a>

50+ Music"Mickey" (originally titled as "Kitty") is a song recorded by American singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ToniBasil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToniBasil</a> for her debut studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WordOfMouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordOfMouth</a> (1981). It was first recorded by the pop group <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Racey</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> wrote the song, while production was helmed by Greg Mathieson and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrevorVeitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrevorVeitch</a>. Basil's version is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/newWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newWave</a>, featuring <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guitar</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/synthesizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#synthesizers</a> and cheerleading chants. It garnered a mixed response from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicCritics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musicCritics</a>. <a href="https://youtu.be/eKrxF8TOYjU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/eKrxF8TOYjU</a>

Ted Tocks CoversTed Tocks Covers - Year 7 - Day 45Better Be Good to MeForty years ago today, Tina Turner released her acclaimed comeback album, ‘Private Dancer’. The album featured seven associated singles including the powerful statement ‘Better Be Good to Me’.“A prisoner of your love Entangled in your web Hot whispers in the night I'm captured by your spell”<a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/Spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spider</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/JoanneKelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoanneKelly</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/MelissaEtheridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MelissaEtheridge</a> <a href="https://thecanadian.social/tags/IF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IF</a> <a href="https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/better-be-good-to-me-the-fine-line-between-a-quality-original-and-a-cover-that-became-a-massive-hit-musicislife-tedtockscovers-spider-tinaturner/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/better-be-good-to-me-the-fine-line-between-a-quality-original-and-a-cover-that-became-a-massive-hit-musicislife-tedtockscovers-spider-tinaturner/</a>

50+ Music"The Ballroom Blitz" (often called "Ballroom Blitz") is a song by British <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/glamRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glamRock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheSweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSweet</a>, written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKSinglesChart</a> and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. It remains an enduring favourite, with more than 90 million streams on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> alone by the end of 2022. <a href="https://youtu.be/7lTwA5xMeTM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/7lTwA5xMeTM</a>

50+ Music"Stumblin' In" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChrisNorman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisNorman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SuziQuatro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuziQuatro</a>. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IfYouKnewSuzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IfYouKnewSuzi</a> It was Norman's first single as a solo artist. <a href="https://youtu.be/dLmJSxDrKBM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/dLmJSxDrKBM</a>

50+ Music"Ricky" is a 1983 song by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdAlYankovic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdAlYankovic</a>, duetting with voice actress <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TressMacNeille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TressMacNeille</a>. It is a parody of the 1982 song "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mickey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mickey</a>" by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ToniBasil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToniBasil</a>, which itself, is a cover of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>'s "Kitty" recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Racey</a>. The song focuses on the sitcom <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ILoveLucy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ILoveLucy</a>, and ends with a segment of the theme from the sitcom. A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musicVideo</a> was created for the song; it was Yankovic's first. <a href="https://youtu.be/BvUZijEuNDQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/BvUZijEuNDQ</a>

50+ Music"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HollyKnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HollyKnight</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TinaTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TinaTurner</a> for her solo studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrivateDancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateDancer</a> (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spider</a>, a band from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYorkCity</a> that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. <a href="https://youtu.be/vDrVyauFyCo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/vDrVyauFyCo</a>

50+ Music"Stumblin' In" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeChapman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeChapman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NickyChinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NickyChinn</a>, performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChrisNorman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisNorman</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SuziQuatro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuziQuatro</a>. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IfYouKnewSuzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IfYouKnewSuzi</a> It was Norman's first single as a solo artist. <a href="https://youtu.be/PcyOHL4YMm8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/PcyOHL4YMm8</a>

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