'Sopranos' spot has Journey still believin'
The television moment has already secured its place in pop culture lore.
The New Jersey mobster drops a quarter in the jukebox. The keyboard intro of a classic power ballad fills the air and the quintessentially American arena rock band Journey croons, 'Don't stop believin' -- hold on to the feelin.' ''
Since The Sopranos faded to black before nearly 12 million viewers Sunday night, Steve Perry's phone has been ringing off the hook. The former lead singer for Journey says the congratulatory e-mails have been coming fast and furious.
''The end of the entire legacy of The Sopranos ended with your song,'' wrote one friend to Perry. ``What bigger honor is that?''
How about placing in the top 10 of all iTunes rock 'n' roll albums downloaded so far this week?
Wednesday's iTunes Store website had the album Journey's Greatest Hits ranked No. 4 in requests for the day. That put the group ahead of John Mayer's Continuum (No. 5), Paul McCartney's Memory Almost Full (No. 7) and albums by current chart toppers The Fray and Maroon 5.
I mean really... its just so damn nuts.... You love the fact that the GH are selling like crazy and DSB is being ituned... but then you look at what happened this week, it is just kinda funny, except that they f**** with a human being that saved Journey last year.