Songoftheday 4/24/16 - All around the world there are people like you and me, from the poorest beggar in the street to the richest king and queen...

"Small World" - Huey Lewis & The News
from the album Small World (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #25 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 6

Today's song of the day comes from the squeaky-clean pop/rock band Huey Lewis & The News, who had scored their twelfth top ten hit with "Perfect World". The second single from the Small World album was the 'part one' version of the title track. Written by Lewis and band guitarist Chris Hayes, is seemingly cribs the keyboard riff from Prince's "1999", tweaks it just a little, and offers up a slightly jazzy slice of cosmopolitan adult-pop...

"Small World" became the second top-40 hit from the Small World album in November of 1988. The single also crossed over to #19 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary (or 'easy listening') radio chart, and made it to #25 on their Mainstream Rock list.

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And here's an audio clip of the full two-part "Small World" from their tour behind the album...

Up tomorrow: a British pair plays up a board game.