Coming up, a couple of great interviews about a song that barely missed #1 with its original artist, and then decades later it hit the top of the charts … In fact, this song has hit the charts in four different decades. I Think We’re Alone Now by Tommy James and the Shondells. The song went to the top 5 in 1967 as part of the rise of bubble gum pop in the charts but Tommy and his band were shocked when two of his biggest hits were remade at the same time in 1987… This one “I Think Were’ Alone” and “Mony Mony and both remakes went to #1. One by pop star Tiffany and one by Billy Idol. Incredibly Tommy James replaced himself at #1 decades after the songs peaked in the 60s. Up next we have an exclusive: the singer behind the original, Tommy James, and the singer behind the cover, Tiffany... tell us the story on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another edition of our show Revelations where featured artists share rare stories behind their greatest songs and albums. Insight you won’t find anywhere else. Today we have the story of a song that went to the top 5 in 1967 and then went all the way to #1 exactly 20 years later in 1987. It’s the classic song I Think We’re Alone Now. Tommy James and the Shondells took it to #4 in 67 and then teen poster Tiffany took it all the way to #1 in 87 when we had the famous Debbie vs Tiffany pop war of the late 80s. The song also went to #54 in the UK in 2006 by the group Girl Aloud and then Green Day frontman Billy Joe Armstrong took his version to #7 on the Alternative charts in 2020 making it a top 10 in 4 separate decades.
Up next Tommy James and Tiffany tell us the story behind this song and how along with Mony Mony Tommy James Replaced himself at #1 decades after he made both songs famous. It was recently used in an episode of The Umbrella Academy. this is a very cool interview. As we go into this story I do want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear, the glasses I wear every single day. I love them. You can get a pair for every day of the week.. because they are so cost-effective and so quality you’ll be a customer for life. Go to zenni.com and pick out a few pairs and see how they look before you buy with Zenni’s amazing mirror feature. Here’s Tommy and Tiffany.
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