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The last #1 instrumental pop song I can remember was "Love is Blue" (I think Classical Gas only made it to #2). That was back in 67/68 -- any others that are newer?
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"Love Is Blue" is a good song. Was it a Harpsichord? There were several instrumentals on the charts in the 70's. "Rockford Files", "Star Wars" and my favorite, "Tubular Bells". "Tubular Bells" was actually a continuous song that lasted the length of an album by Mike Oldfield. One of my favorite "stoner" albums from the 70's.
Two excellent instrumental albums by Frank Zappa, "Hot Rats" includes what I think was his best instrumental, "Peaches In Regalia" and his album "The Grand Wazoo", a jazz album.
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I love to hear songs being sung...but I'd go crazy if that's all we ever did. In the course of any evening of music, a time comes when you just gotta
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Don't forget three of the most popular songs of all time, "Free Bird", "Layla", and "Hotel California". All three had lyrics but the instrumental second half of the songs came through and made the songs.
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The last #1 instrumental pop song I can remember was "Love is Blue" (I think Classical Gas only made it to #2). That was back in 67/68 -- any others that are newer?
Kevin I often think about that and talk about it in musical conversions. I always thought Kenny G had the last number one hit with an instrumental back in the late 80's. Even the internet doesn't care much for instrumentals lol as I searched and couldn't get an answer. But I do believe that The theme for MIAMI VICE by JAn Hammer was the last #1 instrumental song. Fact - There as been no instrumental in the Top 20 since 1999. Some later instrumentals 1970 - to Hit #1 were MIami Vice - Jan hammer Chariots Of Fire - Vangellis - Who I also loved eith Jon Anderson of Yes Rise - Herb Albert Star Wars Cantina Band - Meco Gonna Fly Now (Rocky) Bill Conti Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy 1976 The Hustle - Van Mcoy (mostly instrumental) Pick Up The Pieces - AWB (mostly instrumental) Loves Theme - Barry White Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group These were all Number one hits. A few great ones made the top #5 like 2001 The Entertainer Tubular Bells Space Race Feels So Good Songbird
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Let's not leave Dick Dale out of the mix. He sells out everywhere with his left handed upsidown surf guitar. Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqnlRxg9tU
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I'm a vocalist songwriter and I write instrumentals too ! if it wasn't for these kind of tracks some of the most tension filled moments from film would not be as powerful , the jaws theme is an excellent example of this.Songs are just words added to instrumentals !
prolific song writer covering all genres including country have my own Alt Rock outfit called "We Are Jawbone" website included as my homepage, always willing to collab
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I compose either songs, and instrumentals, here's a link to a surf instrumental I wrote that was #1 on the Soundclick Surf Rock charts Overboard.
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One interesting thing is that from what I see of Taxi, the great majority of their placemetns are instrumentals.
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There is one instrumental that earns upward of around 3 million dollars a year. It is "Rock and Roll Pt. 2 By Gary Glitter. It is played during every football, baseball, basketball, hockey, game and is televised hundreds of times during all seasons. I think it is the top earner of instrumentals. Now if Gary Glitter could stay out of prison for child molestation he could spend the money. I think he spends most of his money on lawyers.
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