00:00 ♪ Down on Fascination Street ♪
00:03 - British rock group The Cure
00:07 took over alternative airplay this week in 1989.
00:11 Called Modern Rock Tracks at the time,
00:13 the group's single "Fascination Street"
00:15 made it all the way to the number one spot.
00:18 The song was apparently inspired
00:19 by a drunken night in New Orleans
00:21 and spent seven weeks at the top.
00:23 It was the group's first number one on alternative airplay.
00:26 ♪ Conversation just open your mouth ♪
00:30 - The group later went on to get
00:32 four number one hits on the chart,
00:33 but it was "Fascination Street" that led the way.
00:36 (upbeat music)
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