It did perplex me back then Joveski.
Yes,the charts obviously worked very different here in the staes than other places. ,,,,but more so,different cultures,different tastes. (Different strokes,for different folks and so on...
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I'm not 100% on if it's "All" radio's fault,I'm sure record buyers just didn;t quite buy enough singles. Kind of makes me a bit ill to think in 1989 Milli Vanilli could get all those top 10 jits here & not even be a "legit" group but the Wilburys make fine music and get none?
I agree with Lynne. One man singing for the lyrics in question wouldn't have worked. After the line "handle me wwith ca-a-re" ,is "I'm so tired of being lonely (etc.) Coming from one guy,it kinda sounds like whining & self pity.