Back to the 80s: Flashback Video - 'Rock On' by Michael Damian (1989) - Kickin' it Old School
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Back to the 80s: Flashback Video - 'Rock On' by Michael Damian (1989) - Kickin' it Old School
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posted by: bawdy (reply) post date: 07.11.09 (11:19 pm) I can't take him seriously as a recording artist. I just can't. I see him as a one hit wonder, with an inferior version of Rock On at that. His success is almost entirely due to his soap character, and I suspect most who buy his music are Y&R fans. Rick Springfield fared better at launching a successful music career from a soap opera background. What do you think of Damian the musician? posted by: OldSchool (reply) post date: 07.11.09 (11:58 pm) Reply to: bawdy I feel he is a decent singer and his looks probably make him that much more appealing to the females. I agree that I like the David Essex original version better than the Damian version. I also agree that Rick Springfield is much more of a legitimate rock star where I think Damian is more of a pretty boy actor that plays a rock star. Either way, I thought it was interesting to note the new version of the song. Thanks for always reading and commenting! |
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celebrated the 20th anniversary of his chart-topping single, "Rock On," with the release of a new 2009 version. A new album, Rock On, that collects the newly recorded version as well as some of his past hits was also released back in March. 
"Rock On" was a cover of the 1973 David Essex song which was featured in the film Dream a Little Dream and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June of 1989.
is best known for his role as "Danny Romalotti" on the soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1980 to 1998. That character on the show was not coincidentally a rock star. To commemorate 20 years since it was on the top of the charts, this week's Flashback Video is "Rock On" by Michael Damian...
has a couple other 80s connections including recording an early version of the theme song for the television series Saved By the Bell and a recurring role for two seasons on the television series The Facts of Life. Now 47 years old, he has made some return appearances on The Young and the Restless in addition to his new album release. For a number of different reasons, Michael Damian was a contributor to 80s pop culture.
