A smash hit can be a double-edged sword. Look at ‘80s rock bands and their drippy power ballads. The euphoria of financial success from mass commercial appeal slowly turns to torture. Day in, day out, they’ll play that song ad nauseum for the rest of their professional career. Do you honestly think Foreigner still wants to know what love is? Then, by contrast, there are hits written away from a major label, and voila, it connects on an entirely different level.
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