Songoftheday 10/26/17 - A woman on the radio talked about revolution when it's already passed her by...
from the album Doubt (1991)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 15
Today's song of the day comes from the dance-rock band Jesus Jones, who got together in Wiltshire, England in the mid-1980's under lead singer Mike Edwards. The five-piece released their debut album Liquidizer in 1989, with three singles coming close to reaching the British top-40, including "Info Freako" (UK #42) which got some college radio airplay in the States. Their second album Doubt, however, ended up breaking them in a big way. After the catchy "Real, Real, Real" was their first UK top-40 hit (it would end up becoming even bigger in the U.S. later on), the group released the timely "Right Here, Right Now". With a positive spin on event in the Soviet Union and Communist Europe, which at the time was falling to democratic fervor, the song was optimistic and yet not cheesy, and Edwards, who wrote the song, found himself with a huge American hit...
Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now (Official Video) from raid on Vimeo.
"Right Here, Right Now" climbed all the way to the runner-up spot on the American pop chart in July of 1991. The single topped Billboard magazine's Modern Rock chart for five weeks, and peaked at #7 on their Mainstream Rock radio tally. The dance version of the song made it to #29 on their Dance Club Play chart as well. Internationally, the record reached the top-40 in Switzerland (#14), Canada (#18), New Zealand (#29), Australia (#35), and their native Britain (#31).
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Here's the band performing the song in concert in 2003...
Up tomorrow: Grammy-winning singer/songwriter takes a trip to Tennessee.
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