Why were/are Brits obsessed with Don't Stop Believin'?

[Liberty4eva]

From what I've read, this is a relatively new song for many people in the UK who were unaware of its existance before the X-factor or Glee. Based on this song's performance last year in the UK charts one would be amazed that it's a 30 year old song and the singer has not yet passed away. There even was a show in the UK (before it got cancelled) called Don't Stop Believing. Anyways, I've found several clips from the past year and it seems the song has finally taken the UK by storm...

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I was always aware of this song as it was a huge hit in the States when it came out in 1982. But it flopped in the UK when it came out in 1982. So why is it the Brits like the song all of a sudden?

[Ramsay]

cus they are 30 years behind

[Scarlett.]

I despise the song with a passion, it's only known here because of crappy Glee

[Shasown]

Dont like the song myself.

[Boothy]

I think it's to do with the Glee remake. Then most people heard the original again. I, personally, can't stand it.

[Benjamin]

That song is s**t! I swear to god I hear it everywhere!

[Tom4784]

I despise it, It got big again because Glee introduced it to a new generation. It happens with a lot of old songs that are covered by younger artists.

[GypsyGoth]

I love the song :D

This is my fave version, it's the one they did for Regionals :love:
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[Ninastar]

^ your just asking for people to hate you


but Yeah, I agree its used way to much.

[GypsyGoth]

^ your just asking for people to hate you


I think they will respect my difference in opinion and love me more :laugh:

[Ninastar]

its on bitch

[GypsyGoth]

Oh it is soo on!

[BB_Eye]

I can't stand it, although it's said to have been an unofficial geordie (city of Newcastle) anthem for years.

[Jords]

Feel good song.

[Shaun]

I noticed it first in Family Guy. Wasn't aware of it before because Journey are just your average American MOR band.

[Liberty4eva]

I saw another clip where x factor winner Joe McSomething sang "Open Arms" by Journey and Simon said nobody knows that song. That amazed me because it was considered Journey's most successful song in the 80s. Now all that's missing is someone to sing "faithfully", my fav Journey song.

Congratulations Britain, you've finally entered the 80s. :thumbs:

[Shaun]

we were busy having decent music sry x

[Liberty4eva]

we were busy having decent music sry x

Such as?

Seriously, what has the UK listened to that the US hasn't? I wanna know.

[MTVN]

There was a campaign to get the Journey version to number 1, that was probably after Glee though, I suppose it was them who made it big here. I do actually quite like the song :p

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

-was aware of the song years before glee because of family guy-

[Shaun]

Such as?

Seriously, what has the UK listened to that the US hasn't? I wanna know.

In the 80s?

The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, The Clash, Bowie, Kate Bush, not to mention all the Human League / Eurythmics / Yazoo stuff.

Much better than, um, Journey and...Bon Jovi? -shrug-

[Smithy]

Glee did it, people were like :amazed:, went to see who did it originally, saw it was journey, were like :amazed: Joe did it on XF, people were like :amazed:, then it went into overkill mode and the instrumental was overused and people overly bumed the song a la BB

[Ramsay]

famly guy ftw

[Z]

I know it from The Sopranos finale... it's so overplayed, I'd say every other night out I go on some twat DJ puts it on at the end of the night, for the past year at least I've just left the club if it's come on, I hate hearing it now.

[M X]

It got really popular after the Glee remake.

[Niamh.]

I had heard the song before all the Glee/X-Factor covers, I don't see what all the fuss is about, it's a fairly mediocre song

[Zippy]

er, we're not obsessed with it. It was just another hit record. Not even number one.

and as it's been said, it's revival is down to Glee. In case you havent noticed the song has been a big hit worldwide all over again so Im not sure why you single out the UK as being obsessed with it. Personally, I don't like the original version and kinda did like the Glee version for a short time. Now it grates.

and its so last year anyways.

[Beastie]

It got really popular after the Glee remake.

I knew the song before it was on Glee. lol

But yeah not surprised it's gone really popular. Maybe the singer of Journey is so happy with it's success.

Journey have made plenty of other good songs though!

[Tom4784]

Journey is a terrible band, very generic and blah. I'm not surprised they never took off here.

[joeysteele]

I actually quite like the song too, but it is annoying as it seems to crop up everywhere.
Really, its been done to death,too many versions.