NOVEMBER 11
TODAY IN 1971 ALICE COOPER RELEASES “I’M EIGHTEEN,” THE SHOCK ROCKER’S FIRST HIT. THE SONG CONNECTS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN AMERICA WHO COULD BE DRAFTED TO FIGHT IN VIETNAM BUT ARE TOO YOUNG TO DRINK OR VOTE.
IN 1978, THE CARS’ “MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL” BECOMES THE FIRST COMMERCIALLYRELEASED PICTURE DISC SINGLE. THE SONG APPEARS ON THE GROUP’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM AND WAS A TOP 40 HIT IN AMERICA.
AND IN 1995, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS HAVE THE #1 ALBUM IN AMERICA WITH THE DOUBLE ALBUM ‘MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS’. THE LP FEATURES THE LEAD SINGLE “BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS” ALONG WITH “1979”, AND “THIRTY-THREE”