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Date Posted: 18:48:20 03/06/00 Mon
Author: Scott, Winnipeg
Author Host/IP: cflow3.mts.net / 205.200.28.46
Subject: Re: Burton's popularity
In reply to: Rette 's message, "Burton's popularity" on 14:41:44 03/06/00 Mon

I truly think being Canadian has a lot to do with it. Until recently (the last 10 years) not many music stars from Canada have achieved the status elsewhere in the world that they have back home.
The Guess Who certainly were a huge act all over the world, but only a hand full of there songs entered Billboard's top 10. As far as Burton's solo stuff, only "Stand Tall" achieved top 10 status, but here in Canada Burton has quite a list of standards which are still heard each day on stations across the country.
Look at it this way. In the U.S., the majority of the hits are homegrown, as they are in the U.K. In most cases, a recording artist does best at home.
People like Bryan Adams and Alanis Morrissette have changed it for Canada in the last decade and people are starting to take note of Canda's music talent, but back in the 70's very few ever made it. Most were limited, if they were lucky, to one or two hits outside the country.
The other BIG reason could be the fact that after the DREAM OF A CHILD album, Burton's releases have been exclusive to Canada (his albums, anyway), but that's another story (see WOMAN LOVE CD re-issue liner notes)...

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[> Re: Burton's popularity -- abble dabble, 21:06:36 03/06/00 Mon [1] (1cust183.tnt7.sfo3.da.uu.net/63.23.20.183)

> Said it before and I keep saying it--this man's music
> is REALLY good. Now I hope I don't say something wrong
> here or too controversial. I know he has many, many
> devoted fans. But why am I scrambling around trying
> to acquire oop cds and looking desperately forward to
> a tour that may or may not come off. In other words,
> (gulp! I'm really gonna say this!)
> since he's arguably (but who's arguing?) the most
> talented artist in pop/rock music, why isn't he even
> more famous? Is it because he's as famous as he wants
> to be (but fame means more people hear the music!) Is
> he too good? Is it karma? Would more people hear the
> music if he were from the US instead of Canada? Those
> of you who have followed BC from the beginning (I envy
> you!) please help me out. And I hope I haven't opened
> opened a can of worms.
Good topic. I think it started with the R C A days. He was not a manufactured product someone could control. He was/Is the real deal. The media etc. simply had no idea of what to do with someone with this much charisma,talent,and convictions that got where they got without their help. His its "My Music" dont screw with it attitude probably pissed off the wrong people as far as global popularity is concerned. I for one am glad he is what he is, and that he is still willing to share his gift with those of us who care and appreciate his talents.


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