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The Wanderer (Dion song)

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403:, was released, and advertised via a live-action clip of the protagonist and his dog walking through a wasteland, with "The Wanderer" playing in the background. This had been fully licensed by Dion's label. However, Dion filed a lawsuit claiming he was not informed it would be licensed, saying that it "...featured repeated homicides in a dark, dystopian landscape, where violence is glorified as sport. The killings and physical violence were not to protect innocent life, but instead were repugnant and morally indefensible images designed to appeal to young consumers." 268:. They passed on it in favor of another Maresca song, so Dion was given it as the B-side of his follow-up single, "The Majestic", a song which his record company had chosen for him. The record was turned over by radio DJs who preferred "The Wanderer", which duly entered the US charts in December 1961 and rose to number 2 in early 1962 (behind " 350:
was the only guy who accurately expressed what that song was about. It's "I roam from town to town and go through life without a care, I'm as happy as a clown with my two fists of iron, but I'm going nowhere." In the Fifties, you didn't get that dark. It sounds like a lot of fun but it's about going
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At its roots, it's more than meets the eye. "The Wanderer" is black music filtered through an Italian neighborhood that comes out with an attitude. It's my perception of a lot of songs like "
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group led by Stan Ziska (later known as Stan Sommers), who at the time were also contracted to
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covered the song twice, once as a complete version, and once again as part of their
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However, on Maresca's original demo of the song, the lyrics were
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in fact seems to have been at the record company's insistence.
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Maresca had co-written Dion's previous number-one hit, "
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in 1984; it was later included on the 2006 reissue of
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The Del-Satins were an established 2773: 2627: 2097: 1837: 947: 1085: 952: 787: 1765:"Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988" 1652: 1525:"CHUM Hit Parade, February 5, 1962" 1264: 763:'s version was a number one hit on 299:, and who later formed the core of 13: 2540:That's Why I Fell in Love with You 2407:Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight 1706: 891: 250:The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 14: 3142: 2123: 1811: 1168: 406: 366:The song has been categorized as 281:uncredited background vocal group 2799: 2653: 2533:We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right 2477:She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye 1863: 1730:Nederlandse Top 40 – Status Quo" 1713:"Official Singles Chart Top 100" 1625:"Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1962" 1465: 782: 772:Hot Country Singles & Tracks 699:We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right 2900:On Guitar...Rags & Classics 2330:We Can't Go On Living Like This 1757: 1719:. Retrieved 20 September 2018. 1617: 1599: 1581: 1567: 1531: 1517: 1511:www.australianchartbooks.com.au 1499: 1478: 1459: 1439: 1379:. 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Index


Single
Dion
Runaround Sue
A-side
Genre
Rhythm and blues
pop
rock and roll
doo-wop
Label
Laurie
Songwriter(s)
Ernie Maresca
Producer(s)
Dion
Runaround Sue
Lovers Who Wander
Ernie Maresca
Dion
Runaround Sue
12-bar blues
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Runaround Sue
Nino and the Ebb Tides
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
uncredited background vocal group
the Del-Satins

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