"Magnet and Steel" is a hit single written and performed by #WalterEgan, released in March 1978. It was the first and biggest hit on Egan's second solo LP, Not Shy. It reached number eight on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 and number nine in Canada. It spent 22 weeks on the American charts.
"Magnet and Steel" is a hit single written and performed by #WalterEgan, released in March 1978. It was the first and biggest hit on Egan's second solo LP, Not Shy. It reached number eight on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 and number nine in Canada. It spent 22 weeks on the American charts.
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▶️ Walter Egan - Magnet and Steel (1978)
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JUST PUBLISHED: 100 Greatest 70s Pop Songs! Enjoy this excerpt: Walter Egan Wrote 'Magnet and Steel' 'To Express My Infatuation for Stevie Nicks' frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/walter-ega... #walteregan #stevienicks
#OnThisDay in 1948, #WalterEgan, American guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Magnet And Steel"; "Hot Summer Nights"), born in Queens, New York City.
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"Magnet and Steel" is a hit single written and performed by #WalterEgan, released in March 1978. It was the first and biggest hit on Egan's second solo LP, Not Shy. It reached number eight on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 and number nine in Canada. It spent 22 weeks on the American charts.
#Interestingly “Magnet and Steel” is a soft song. But don’t let that fool you. It’s a man wanting something he can’t have.
Set to harmony… #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly Walter Egan never had another hit like it. That’s how it goes. The world moved on. Walter didn’t. He kept writing. Teaching. Living. The song kept spinning.
Sometimes music gives you one hit and never gives again… #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly It climbed the charts slow. By summer it hit the Top 10. You could hear it on the car radio, driving with the windows down.
It felt like a breeze that never left… #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly Walter Egan called it “Magnet and Steel.” He wrote it about Stevie. He wanted her. You could hear it. She sang on it.
So did Lindsey… #LindseyBuckingham #StevieNicks #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly Walter made a record. The first one didn’t do much. The second one had a song. A good song.
The kind you hum without knowing why. #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly Walter Egan met Lindsey Buckingham. Lindsey played like a man who meant it. He brought Stevie Nicks with him. She sang like the wind cutting through heat.
They liked Walter… #LindseyBuckingham #StevieNicks #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly Walter Egan played guitar. He wrote songs. He wasn’t famous.
But he knew people who were… #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly In 1978, a man sang about a woman. He called it “Magnet and Steel.” It was simple. It was true. It sounded good on the radio.
The man’s name was Walter Egan.
This is his story… #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory The week ending July 1, 1978, American soft rocker Walter Egan earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his smooth, yacht rock classic “Magnet and Steel” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. #WalterEgan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#FrankieValli, #TheRollingStones, #WalterEgan, #JeffersonStarship, and more: A playlist of 21 songs that were popular on May 27th, 1978. #70sMusic #1970sMusic
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I haven't posted a song in a few days. So I'm going to post two. Here's the first one. youtu.be/2RamSFoo0jw?... Song of the day. (1978) #MagnetAndSteel by #WalterEgan I think this one is about his crush on Stevie Nicks. Love it.
