Drat! I missed out when my stream hit this milestone. I thought it would do this sometime this week but it happened while I was away in Dallas and it occurred when I would be out having breakfast. At least it’s not exactly a number that had any great significance, hence a possibly explanation on its choice. Nah, it is completely at random so what played was the luck of the draw.
Drum roll please for song number 900,000…
“Our Lips Are Sealed” by Fun Boy Three
Contrary to what many think, this is technically not a cover of the Go Go’s hit. It was co-written by Terry Hall of FBT who allegedly dated Jane Wiedlin when he was still in the Specials, he just got around to recording it in 1982 with his current act. Thus, I would rule it isn’t a cover if the song has multiple authors/composers and they perform it separately. Besides, back in the Sixties, artists frequently covered each others hits to fill up albums; look at the early Beatles and Rolling Stones.
Onward to one million! I will definitely be watching for it more closely. I may even fiddle with the server to guarantee I’m around to hear it.