June 13, 1992: George Michael debuted more than halfway up Billboard's Hot 100, at Number 41, with "Too Funky."
"Too Funky" finds George Michael propositioning someone he would like to have sex with.
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It was one of the songs George Michael made with a video featuring several supermodels, including Linda Evangelista, Estelle Lefébure, Nadia Auermann, and Tyra Banks, as well as an amusing appearance by actress Julie Newmar, who played the original Catwoman in the TV series Batman.
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June 13, 1964: Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas made a massive move into the American Top 40, from 61 to 26, with "Bad To Me."
In late interviews, John Lennon said that he wrote "Bad to Me" for Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas while on holiday in Spain. However, in a 1964 interview he said that he and Paul McCartney wrote it in the back of a van, declaring McCartney a contributor.
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June 13, 1981: The second week on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, The Moody Blues skyrocketed into the Top 40, from 66 to 37, with "Gemini Dream."
"Gemini Dream" was the first of three singles released from the Moody Blues’ 1981 album Long Distance Voyager. Written jointly by the band's lead guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge, both won an ASCAP songwriting award for it.
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