ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = The Wallflowers (3 songs)

This band formed in Los Angeles CA in 1989 by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan (son of famed artist Bob Dylan) & guitarist Tobi Miller.

#1
This song, their 2nd release behind 1996’s “6th Avenue Heartache”, hit the airwaves 02/24/1997 from their album ‘Bringing Down The Horse’. It became their 2nd widely-successful song & 1st chart topper, claiming #1 on 3 United States charts; it reached #2 on the Mainstream Top 40 & Billboard Hot 100 charts, while notching at #14 in Australia & #54 in England. At the 1998 Grammy Awards, it won twice: Best Rock Song & Best Rock Performance By a Duo Or Group With Vocals.

#2
After success in 1997 with “The Difference” & “3 Marlenas”, the band’s only 1998 release was this song, from the movie ‘Godzilla’. A cover version of David Bowie’s 1977 tune, this group’s version peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 & #13 in Canada. Ironically, the 2012 film ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ featured Bowie’s original version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g2VdB4YpzQ

#3
The band’s last widely-charting song was 2000’s “Sleepwalker”, from their album ‘(Breach)’. This song, released in early 2002 as the 1st single from their album ‘Red Letter Days’, only notched on the Adult Album Alternative chart, peaking at #2. It was their 2nd song on that chart, behind 2001’s “Letter From The Wasteland” (#12). 3 other releases have notched on that chart, all in the Top 10: 2005’s “The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere” (#5), 2005’s “God Says Nothing Back” (#10) & 2012’s “Reboot The Mission” (#2).