In the days before Mariah and Whitney, Madonna and Janet, gay men might identify by their fondness for either Liza Minnelli or Barbra Streisand. One glance at my charts could tell you which camp I fall in: Ms. Minnelli has had one song hit my chart over the years (and one near-miss with Donna Summer), while Ms. Streisand has had more than 20 (including a hit with Donna Summer). This week, Barbra enters the Top 40 solo for the first time in nine years with "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning." Her take on the Hilliard-Mann standard enters at No. 37 from her new collection, "Love Is the Answer."
Meanwhile, on the other end of the pop spectrum, Weezer enters at No. 40 with "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To." That song title is the longest to hit my chart with the parenthetical portion at the beginning. I'll get back in future weeks with other parenthetical hit titles.
The Fray have the week's biggest mover, with "Never Say Never" rocketing 34-19. Why the group decided to go with this as the song's title rather than "Don't Let Me Go," I don't know. Could be that they thought the latter might sound too emo?
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