SPOTLIGHT = New Kids On The Block (1 song) & Nine Days (1 song)
A band from Boston MA & a band from Long Island NY….
#1
New Kids On The Block was assembled in 1984 in Boston MA by Maurice Starr. Originally known as Nynuk, the band consists of Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg & Danny Wood. This song, the 4th release from the band’s album of the same name, debuted 07/03/1989 & claimed #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September. This single also reached the Top 10 in Australia (#8), Canada (#4), Ireland (#1), New Zealand (#7), Norway (#5) & England (#1). Wahlberg currently stars in CBS’ “Blue Bloods” alongside Tom Selleck (“Magnum PI”) & Amy Carlson (“Another World”; “3rd Watch”). His 2nd wife is Jenny McCarthy, whom he married 08/31/2014 in St Charles IL.
#2
Nine Days was formed in Long Island NY in 1994 by John Hampson & Brian Desveaux. They released 3 independent albums before releasing ‘The Maddening Crowd’ in 2000; that album produced this song, which hit the airwaves April 2000 as the lead single & peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Mainstream Top 40 & #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. This single is their only Top 40 hit.
Story of a Girl is the one Nine Days song everyone seems to know, but they have some other great songs too! Revolve is my personal favorite, but I like most of the songs off The Madding crowd and So Happily Unsatisfied. I saw them twice in Chicago. Once at a small bar called Lakeview Links and once at the Belmont Sheffield Music street fest.