I recently heard that if you want to use the song "Thunderstruck" in any airplay, it is priced the highest of any song.
Did the band l/act Kiss have hit? Article states they did
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They were both. Myself and a few college roomies saw them back in their heyday. Heavy face makeup, dozens of bras being thrown up on the stage and our ears were ringing for quite some time. The most memorable part of the concert was them having the guitars shoot fireworks up in the air out of the guitar necks....just like roman candle fireworks.
I actually despised Kiss. To me their music sounded cheap and basic.
Saw them in concert last year, holy mother of God they sounded great!
Saw them in concert last year, holy mother of God they sounded great!
I don't think it works that way. Radio stations, businesses, etc. compile all the songs they play and then send a report to the songwriter organizations like ASCAP/BMI where there's a fee and then it gets distributed. I don't believe any particular song can make more money per play. And that money goes to songwriters, publishers, and/or assignees. I say the latter because there have been a lot of cases where people sold their catalogs. Michael Jackson bought the majority of the Beatles songwriting category and I heard there was riff between Jackson and Paul McCartney. The other thing is that it's the songwriter so a cover of someone else's song doesn't make the performer any money via airplay.
The biggest thing would be individual use of music in things like movies, TV, etc. That has to be negotiated and then songwriters/publishers can ask for whatever they want. There are some songs that never charted or barely charted but have done fairly well. One I've heard of is Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses. It's kind of a sarcastic song about hating Christmas and perhaps skipping it, but it's become well used in TV and movies. The songwriter now lives off of it for the most part.
Christmas came early this year when Netflix released “The Tomorrow War” in July. The song was featured prominently during the first five minutes of the sci-fi movie.
Yes, Butler receives royalties for the work. “I don’t live a limousine life, but we have ramen for the next year,” he joked.
Simmons has always been the walking definition of 'ick'.
Because it probably wasn't them playing.
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Hilarious! Simmons cracks me up, He also became $$filthy rich$$ IMHO by pretending to be a rock & roll star while in reality he seems to be a financial expert or at least knows how to find very good financial advice.
They made / making a great living . Who cares.
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It wasn't that long ago that Metallica's "Master of Puppets", thanks to it being used on Stranger Things, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 40 (and hit 35), decades after it was released. "Until it Sleeps" hit #10 back in 1996, while "Enter Sandman" only got to #16 surprisingly. They have 17 songs on the Hot 100.
Kiss is very much a real band that actually plays their instruments and sings their songs- and they do it very well.
(I get that poeple may not like the music but they are actually musicians)
The costume show and pyrotechnics help amp it up and are all simply part of the presentation.
I was 9 when I rode my bicycle to the football stadium in Pekin Ill and saw my first live concert with my buddies.
It was Ted Nugent, REO Speed Wagon, and Kiss - I was absolutely blown away by the energy and excitement of this night as a young boy.
(I get that poeple may not like the music but they are actually musicians)
The costume show and pyrotechnics help amp it up and are all simply part of the presentation.
I was 9 when I rode my bicycle to the football stadium in Pekin Ill and saw my first live concert with my buddies.
It was Ted Nugent, REO Speed Wagon, and Kiss - I was absolutely blown away by the energy and excitement of this night as a young boy.
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I don't think success is limited to number one hits or anything. Metallica has 125 million album sales with a few top 10 hits. A band like Iron Maiden has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, but you won't see any of their music anywhere near a billboard list. The bands sheer longevity has to account for something.
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Quick factoid: Creedence Clearwater Revival never had a number one hit but holds the distinction of having the most singles (nine) reach the top ten without ever reaching number one, and the band with the most singles (five) to reach number two on Billboard.
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Great memories You have I bet. So nice to be able to think back to those times.
LoL, I always tell folks.... "I want MY MONEY! The kiddie movie The Sandlot could be a direct copy of my buddies and our lives from about 11 years old till about 16 yrs old."
Man oh man did we have fun and not a care in the world. Well except for how we lusted for muscle cars and a girl to sit in the passenger seats once we got brave enough to ask them out. Soon as we did that, it kind of aimed that lust in an entire different direction.
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Watched the movie and had the Woodstock audio tapes for years and did not have a clue Creedence played there but perfectionist John Fogarty would not allow their parts to be used. The money they lost in royalties for that silly mistake! Ugh. Fogarty says today he was not thrilled with their performance! LOVED Creedence in my teen years and got to see them LIVE as well.
We may need "the cone of silence!" Hahahaha.
Great memories You have I bet. So nice to be able to think back to those times.
LoL, I always tell folks.... "I want MY MONEY! The kiddie movie The Sandlot could be a direct copy of my buddies and our lives from about 11 years old till about 16 yrs old."
Man oh man did we have fun and not a care in the world. Well except for how we lusted for muscle cars and a girl to sit in the passenger seats once we got brave enough to ask them out. Soon as we did that, it kind of aimed that lust in an entire different direction.
No cell phone, beepers, emails, or even watches for the most part.
My life as a kid was timed by the sun.
In that same Oprah interview, Gene Simmons said he had never drank alcohol or done drugs! In the interviews I’ve seen of him, he’s a well spoken, down to earth, intelligent individual.
Indeed, he is. Never a fan of the band myself but I've watched several of his interviews with interest. He's a great interview. He's arrogant though.
Arrogance runs deep in the music business.
Having worked in the entertainment industry in Hollywood since the late 80's rock stars are much harder to deal with than A list directors, producers and actors.
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