Music History Today: August 24, 2022

August 24, 1979: "I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince was released. It became his first U.S. hit.

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August 24, 1968: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly entered the US music chart.

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was Iron Butterfly's only song to reach the top 40, reaching number 30.

Iron Butterfly

At slightly over 17 minutes, it occupies the entire second side of an album. 

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August 24, 1974: Cheech & Chong blasted into the top 40 section of Billboard's Hot 100, from Number 72 to 47, with "Earache My Eye," featuring Alice Bowie.

August 24, 1985: a-ha had a top 40 hit in the US with "Take On Me."

a-ha

The video for "Take On Me" used a pencil-sketch animation and live-action mix called rotoscoping, in which the live-action footage is traced over frame by frame to give the characters realistic movements. 

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August 24, 1996: Welch singer Donna Lewis reached Number 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 with "I Love You Always Forever."

"I Love You Always Forever" was Donna Lewis' only major hit. It peaked at Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there for nine weeks during the summer of 1996, and was held off the summit by "Macarena" by Los Del Rio.  

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