Five songs from Fine Young Cannibals’ 1989 album The Raw & The Cooked made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1989, the fourth of those five songs, “I’m Not the Man I Used to Be,” rose to a peak position of number 54.
Birmingham, England-based group Fine Young Cannibals topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with the first two singles from their 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked. Exactly 30 years ago, the second of those songs, “Good Thing,” rose to number one for one week. To commemorate that anniversary, “Good Thing” by Fine Young Cannibals is today’s Daily…
Among Birmingham, England-based group Fine Young Cannibals’ six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their biggest hits were their two number one hits with back-to-back singles in 1989. Exactly 30 years ago, the first of that pair of number one hits, “She Drives Me Crazy,” climbed to the top of the chart for a one-week reign….
Birmingham, England-based group Fine Young Cannibals attained the greatest success of their career with their 1989 album The Raw & The Cooked, which produced the band’s two number hits, “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing.” The album’s third single to reach Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart — “Don’t Look Back” — became Fine Young Cannibals’ third and…
Love Runs Out Whole Lotta Shaking Going On Good Thing Could this be an Adele song? Wait a minute… actually this song is the latest release from OneRepublic called Love Runs Out, however it sort of sounds like Rolling in the Deep by Adele. I think the reason I like the song is that it…
British band Fine Young Cannibals first hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1986, when “Johnny Come Home” peaked at number 76. It was the lone single from their self-titled debut album to hit the chart.  The band fared significantly better with their next album, The Raw and the Cooked, which they released in early 1989.  Exactly 25 years ago, the…
Happy birthday to Roland Gift, who turns 50 today. Even if you don’t recognize Roland Gift’s name, if you followed pop music at all in 1989, you most certainly recognize his voice, which could be heard on two number one hits that year. Gift was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals, whose songs “She Drives…
