Coming up, an interview with Lou Gramm, one of the greatest rock voices in history about his biggest hit. He was in the Hall of Fame band Foreigner, and they ruled the 70s and 80s. But as they hit their peak the Lou wanted to Rock, but their guitarist and band leader Mick Jones was writing softer ballads. So Lou brought in a rock song he’d written called Midnight Blue to possibly put on their next album. But his writing partner didn’t want to do it. So in the end Lou Gramm recorded it for his solo album. And lo and behold it became the most-played song of 1987, and out-performed every single from Foreigner's new album in direct competition. Get ready for a very funny interview with the great Lou Gramm, next on Professor for Rock.
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I’m excited to jump into another episode of our series: Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs and albums. In the mid-80s after moving audiences with rockers like Feels Like the First Time, Hot Blooded, and Jukebox Hero, Foreigner had their biggest hit with I Want to Know What Love Is. It went to #1 and according to the lead singer of the band at that time LOU Gramm, it pushed the band into a big of a different direction. Mick Jones was putting the guitar down and doing more with synthesizers and more and more ballads were becoming part of the current lifeblood. Lou wanted to rock so one day he brought in a song he’d written called Midnight Blue to show to Mick for their next record, Well Mick turned it down so it would get put on Lou’s first solo album… It became one of the biggest records of 1987 hitting #1 on the rock charts and was awarded the most played song of the year outdoing Foreigner’s next album…
Up next Lou tells the story and shares his hilarious blow-by-blow in trying to sing what he thought was the most syrupy ballad of the band’s career and what Midnight Blue actually means. Let’s get into the interview. As we do, I want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear Look with Summer around the corner You’re going to need some sunglasses. If you’re in the market for those or other types of frames, whether prescription or reading glasses, Zenni has you covered. Get up to 80% off the price you would normally pay for glasses. Just click on the info button right up there to get the POR rate.
Here’s Lou with the story...
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4 июн 2024
