Todd's Pop Song Reviews2009

Todd in the Shadows:
[on the #9 entry: "Shake You Down"] Gregory Abbott mania was in full effect. You couldn't walk down the street without seeing dozens of Gregory Abbott t-shirts and backpacks. Little girls ran screaming at Gregory Abbott every time he stepped out in public... I assume, at least. I mean, I wasn't really paying attention at the time; most of the songs I knew came from "Sesame Street". I just kinda figured that's how it was because Gregory Abbott is right at #3 on the list. #3 - higher than Michael, higher than Madonna, higher than Prince and Bon Jovi, U2, Whitney, Janet, George Michael, higher than all of them. And that's astonishing to me because I'd never heard of this song. Have you? I mean, I guess you might have if you were there. But I sat through quite a few VH1 80s marathons, and this song has had virtually no staying power. But still, it's not hard to see how this got so popular. Abbott had the smoldering good looks of C. Thomas Howell in "Soul Man", and he had a singing voice so good, he might be able to place ninth on a bad season of "American Idol".