Saturday, June 8, 2024 -- And Memories of PB -- Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, Northern England

Locator: 47979B.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of PJB.

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Flowers

Link here.

Important to read the social comments. And note the "Easter egg" in the video! 

 

From wiki: 

"Flowers" received positive reviews from music critics and was a massive commercial success, breaking many records. 

It was the best-selling global single of 2023, earning 2.7 billion subscription streams equivalents globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), making it Cyrus's most successful single worldwide to date. 

In the United States, the single debuted at number one and spent eight non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in addition to becoming Cyrus's second number-one song on the chart since "Wrecking Ball" (2013). 

"Flowers" became the longest-running number one-song in the history of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, with 50 weeks at the top. 

The song was also a commercial success worldwide, debuting atop the Billboard Global 200 chart and staying at the summit for thirteen non-consecutive weeks. It topped the charts in 37 other countries including in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom. 

It also broke a string of records on streaming services, including the Spotify record for the most-streamed song in a week (during both its first and second week) and the fastest song in Spotify history to surpass one billion streams (doing so in 112 days).

One wonders if time to reflect, find new friends during the Covid lock down had a lot to do with this. 

Link here.