50 years ago: Stevie's UPTIGHT was on Billboard's Top 40: The version by --BILL COSBY

[Boogiedown]

yep!



If you don't already know, without looking it up ,
how well do you think each "UPTIGHT" version did on the Billboard Hot 100?
Stevie's? Bill's?

[[and which do you think peaked higher? )

[marv2]

I don't know the answer, but that was great! I can't remember hearing it before now. Thanks.

[jobeterob]

Stevie had a huge R & B hit - 5 weeks at 1; and Bill reached 18 I think

But on the big chart Stevie ended up at 3 and Bill ended up at 4

[TomatoTom123]

Initially I was incredibly confused by this thread, lol...

Thought process:

A version of "Uptight" by Bill Cosby!?
That Bill Cosby?!
Wasn't he a comedian?
Wait, it charted?!

Wikipedia to da rescue: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litt...g%27s_Alright)

[TomatoTom123]

OH MY, what is this? That is the dumbest song I've ever heard, loool

[copley]

Back in the day I loved this song and you know what, I still do! It's the first time that I had heard of Bill Cosby who is still a relative unknown in the UK!

[Boogiedown]

Initially I was incredibly confused by this thread, lol...

Thought process:

A version of "Uptight" by Bill Cosby!?
That Bill Cosby?!
Wasn't he a comedian?
Wait, it charted?!

Wikipedia to da rescue: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litt...g%27s_Alright)

good Tom Tom ! You found the title [[which took every allowable space) provocative as hoped !

So yes Bill Cosby took this thing all the way to Number Four on Billboard's Hot 100 ! Not a bad radio run , especially for a skit requiring over four minutes airtime ! Stevie's original peaked just one place higher at Number Three , making their chart performances just about a tie.

That's Cosby's only Top Forty appearance .

He scores better on the Soul chart though on his return there almost ten years later with :

[TomatoTom123]

good Tom Tom ! You found the title [[which took every allowable space) provocative as hoped !

So yes Bill Cosby took this thing all the way to Number Four on Billboard's Hot 100 ! Not a bad radio run , especially for a skit requiring over four minutes airtime ! Stevie's original peaked just one place higher at Number Three , making their chart performances just about a tie.

That's Cosby's only Top Forty appearance .

He scores better on the Soul chart though on his return there almost ten years later with :

Wow, they were within one place of each other on the Pop Charts...

And "Yes, Yes, Yes", LOL, I just listened to the song and quite like it [[and it actually makes sense)