https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:44:46 +0000 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:27:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=348 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=65306&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#65306 Author: NightAire
Subject: 348
Posted: 11 October 2024 at 11:27pm

Looks like I asked the same question here, years ago, that I asked recently in a new thread. Sorry!

The Rock 40 I was working at when this song came out played this for weeks in hot rotation! It was a monster hit in Tulsa and I don't know anybody listening to radio at the time who doesn't remember "Kiss Me Deadly."

...and to follow up on my question, it sounds like "made" was likely the version played most on the radio.]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:27:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=65306&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#65306 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=65297&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#65297 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: 348
Posted: 11 October 2024 at 7:33am

Bumping up for Gene.]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:33:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=65297&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#65297 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52634&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52634 Author: Loveland
Subject: 348
Posted: 04 September 2019 at 9:39pm

It peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100. This is a song that should have been a Top 5 hit, it was extremely poppy and dancey, and it was one of the many sounds of 1988. It's shocking that it didn't hit the Top 10, while her duet with Ozzy, a song that, whether you like it or not, is not very commercial.

My educated guess is that certain radio stations didn't play it as much, and probably spun it a few times a week, if at all. I would also guess this is the reason why the label had to submit an additional Special Radio Version. Lita's new vocals were clearly pasted onto the original recording.]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:39:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52634&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52634 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52630&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52630 Author: aaronk
Subject: 348
Posted: 04 September 2019 at 9:06pm

"Kiss Me Deadly" peaked at #13 in Radio & Records, so I wouldn't say "radio refused to play it." That's not bad for a fairly hard rock song on a pop station. Here's what the higher 12 songs were the week that it peaked:

1 Together Forever - Rick Astley
2 One More Try - George Michael
3 Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
4 Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
5 Make It Real - Jets
6 The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
7 The Flame - Cheap Trick
8 Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
9 Everything Your Heart Desires - Hall & Oates
10 Mercedes Boy - Pebbles
11 Alphabet St. - Prince
12 New Sensation - INXS]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:06:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52630&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52630 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52629&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52629 Author: Loveland
Subject: 348
Posted: 04 September 2019 at 8:56pm

aaronk wrote: I'd guess that the LP version got the most airplay, and I agree that the lyrics are pretty tame compared to other hits that were out around this time.

The difference being that this time around it was a woman asserting her own sexuality and singing about having sex... or lack thereof. I know this is not part of this topic, but once again, further proof that airplay should have never been a component of the official U.S. singles chart. Many singles that sold reasonably well still flopped because radio refused to play them.]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:56:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52629&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52629 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52628&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52628 Author: aaronk
Subject: 348
Posted: 04 September 2019 at 8:50pm

The three versions are:

1) LP/45 version (with lyric "didn't get laid")
2) "Single Version" (as it is labeled on the promo 45; with lyric "didn't get made")
3) "Special Radio Version" (with lyric "didn't get a break")

I'd guess that the LP version got the most airplay, and I agree that the lyrics are pretty tame compared to other hits that were out around this time.]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:50:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52628&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52628 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52626&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52626 Author: Loveland
Subject: 348
Posted: 04 September 2019 at 6:17pm

What are the three different versions? I thought there are two only?

NightAire wrote: Anybody willing to guess which version was played most on top 40 radio across the United States?

My guess is most stations played the "uncensored" version, while the "Special Radio Version" was specifically created for the Bible Belt. These lyrics are tame, even by 1988 standards. Probably the main reason the single did not go Top 10, while her duet with Ozzy did go Top 10... one of the worst songs ever recorded. That song is just unlistenable. ]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:17:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=52626&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#52626 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=48450&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#48450 Author: torcan
Subject: 348
Posted: 25 October 2017 at 7:27pm

The "didn't get a break" version got played here. I'm
pretty sure "American Top 40" also played that version.

I've got a Canadian promo 45 with "break" on one side
and "laid" on the other.]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:27:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=48450&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#48450 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=48444&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#48444 Author: NightAire
Subject: 348
Posted: 24 October 2017 at 11:51pm

Anybody willing to guess which version was played most on top 40 radio across the United States?

It seems like I heard "made" before I heard "laid," but I don't remember of most stations switched over to "laid" or if it was just rock stations that played that version in later years.

Does anybody remember the "get a break" version getting airplay? I don't remember having heard that version EVER!]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:51:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=48444&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#48444 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=16231&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#16231 Author: aaronk
Subject: 348
Posted: 13 May 2008 at 2:04am

The "Special Radio Version" also changes the lyrics "I had a few beers / gettin' high" to "I had a few beers / gettin' wild." I had never noticed this until now.]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 02:04:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=348&PID=16231&title=litas-big-ones-no-pun-intended#16231