ID: "Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh-oh"...
Trent
thing I can remember about the song is the guy sings,
"Whoa...whoa...whoa-oh-oh...whoa....whoa...oh-oh". Seem familar? He
sings that part a lot. There was a video for it on MTV, and I think the
singer had red hair (if that helps at all). Any hints appreciated.
----> Trent
nancy g.
Um.
I can't believe I know this, but I think I do.
Is it "The Right Stuff" by the New Kids on the Block?
That one goes like this:
Whoa-oh, oh-oh-ah,
Whoa-oh, oh-oh,
Whoa-oh, oh-oh-ah,
The *RIGHT STUFF*!
Lead singer on that particular tune was Joseph (Joey) McIntyre,
I think, although I'm pretty sure he *wasn't* the one with red hair.
Wasn't Danny the redhead? I know Joey was the dreamy one. And then,
of course, there was Mark, later known as Markie Mark, later known as Mark.
And Jon, who was never the one that any of the girls chose as their first
favorite. And ... um ... the fifth one, whatever his name was. I think
it was the same as one of the other guys. Two of them were brothers,
I remember that for sure, but I forget which ones.
(And no, it wasn't ME ... it was my KIDS who were in love with them.
In fact, somewhere in the back of the linen closet we still have a set
of NKOTB sheets and pillowcases.)
Sigh.
Trent
came out at least 10 years ago. In fact, I think I remember seeing the
video at around the same time the Challenger disaster happened. The
song has some keyboards and guitars (I know that doesn't help much, but
hey, there are some songs that don't have keyboards or guitars). Some
people would probably consider the song more of a novelty tune.
I wish I had more to describe it by, but I don't. Basically, that
"Whoa..." part is the most popular part of the song.
---> Trent
nancy g.
> Sorry, I definitely know it is not New Kids on The Block.
> This song came out at least 10 years ago.
(grin) I do believe you that it's not the New Kids song.
And I'm not trying to convince you that it is.
However -- "The Right Stuff" was a top ten hit ...
In ...
1988. Which would be ... yep, TEN years ago.
> In fact, I think I remember seeing the
> video at around the same time the Challenger disaster happened.
Okay. That does push it back a few more years ... almost 13, actually,
since that was January of 86. And now I'm clueless about what song
it could be. If somebody happens to e-mail you with the answer you want,
could you post it to the group? Because now you've got me curious.
You've also inspired me to go poking around on the Web looking up where
all those cute little New Kids are now (grin). Interesting stuff.
Well, for easily-amused values of "interesting", that is.
> The song has some keyboards and guitars (I know that doesn't help much,
> but hey, there are some songs that don't have keyboards or guitars).
(grin) This is like the post someone made a few weeks ago to the group,
where they were looking for a song that had some notes and some words,
and they thought one was "umm" and one was "baby".
> Some people would probably consider the song more of a novelty tune.
Oh, like NKOTB *weren't* a novelty act???
> Basically, that "Whoa..." part is the most popular part of the song.
OK ... maybe Johnny or Erin or one of the regulars will show up in a while
and know exactly what song you're talking about.
I hope.
Joe Blevins
>
> Can someone ID this pop song that came out in the mid 80's? The main
> thing I can remember about the song is the guy sings,
> "Whoa...whoa...whoa-oh-oh...whoa....whoa...oh-oh". Seem familar? He
> sings that part a lot. There was a video for it on MTV, and I think the
> singer had red hair (if that helps at all). Any hints appreciated.
The song you're thinking of is...
"Things Can Only Get Better" by Howard Jones. The chorus of that song
is just a lot of "woah"s. And Jones, indeed, has red hair.
--Joe--
Kevin P. Kilburn
years back. I heard it and it drove me crazy trying to figure it out. I
vaguely remember it from the 80s and since the commercial only played the
first part, it was hard to identify.
Trent <tlu...@bu.edu> wrote in article <3644BB...@bu.edu>...
> Can someone ID this pop song that came out in the mid 80's? The main
> thing I can remember about the song is the guy sings,
> "Whoa...whoa...whoa-oh-oh...whoa....whoa...oh-oh". Seem familar? He
> sings that part a lot. There was a video for it on MTV, and I think the
> singer had red hair (if that helps at all). Any hints appreciated.
>
> ----> Trent
>
Kevin P. Kilburn
Better. In fact, I had forgotten about that song since I haven't heard it
in years. Tarzan Boy was more like woah-o-o-e-o-e-o oh oh oh.
Woah-o-o-e-o-e-o oh oh oh. (like a tarzan call).
Christie
know more lyrics that might help somebody else identify it.......
And do you feel scared?
I don't (??)
But I won't stop and falter......
.......
Things can only get better
Whoa whoa whoa-oh-oh whoa whoa whoa-oh-oh
Hope it helps.....
Christie
Trent wrote in message <3644F6...@bu.edu>...
>Sorry, I definitely know it is not New Kids on The Block. This song
>came out at least 10 years ago. In fact, I think I remember seeing the
>video at around the same time the Challenger disaster happened. The
>song has some keyboards and guitars (I know that doesn't help much, but
>hey, there are some songs that don't have keyboards or guitars). Some
>people would probably consider the song more of a novelty tune.
>
>I wish I had more to describe it by, but I don't. Basically, that
>"Whoa..." part is the most popular part of the song.
>
>---> Trent
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