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We got a chuckle out of this one, but things weren't so funny for very long.
You may know that Mike & the Mechanics were a project led by Genesis's Mike Rutherford. But this song didn't get quite the airplay that many Genesis efforts did. I did hear it on the radio a little bit though. The first time I heard it, I burst out laughing at the very notion that the clanking production of this record was expected to see major pop success.
This sound might make a fine music bed for a 30-second TV commercial for a financial firm. But it makes a downright weird hit single. I actually remember a commercial that used to air during 60 Minutes that used music like this, except it was less sparse and more electronic.
The existence of "Nobody's Perfect" wasn't something that kept me awake at night. It was nothing like the truly insufferable music in the ensuing months that shot straight to #1 on the chart. If it charted today, it would be a highlight.
I never saw the video for this song until I found it on YouTube recently. The video is exactly what you might expect. It's full of fast-paced shots of graphs and computer screens containing financial data, and people in business suits frantically milling about an office.
People have posted online comments saying they were 3 or 4 when this song came out and it's one of the first songs they remember hearing on the radio. They never heard it for years after, but they remember it because it sounded so strange.
It just goes to show that even lost hits are not always forgotten.
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