Billboard continues its coverage of the 50th anniversary of its flagship singles chart, the Hot 100, with a look at songs on its recently compiled
all-time Hot 100 that have engaged in lyrical brand-dropping. Not surprising, there are a few hip-hop songs in the rundown ("Gold Digger," "Low," "Yeah!"), but a couple of older radio staples are also in there: the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive," which name-checks
The New York Times; Chic's "Le Freak," which mentions the New York nightclub the Savoy (confidential to
Billboard—pretty sure the lyric is about
stomping, not stopping, at the nightclub); and Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," which incorporates the Saratoga race track and the Lear jet into its lyrics. [
Billboard]
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Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he gives Billboard's newest radio-airplay chart, which focuses on the lighter rock offerings served up by Adult Album Alternative (or "Triple-A") stations, a once-over:
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