A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY, ROBIN SPRINKLES SPARKLES TAUGHT THE MALL TO PLAY: Exactly 20 years ago, Tiffany Darwisch at the age of 16 had the #1 song in the country, a pop remake of a song that had hit #4 for Tommy James and the Shondells during the summer of '67.

The artist got her start via an innovative promotion: her record company sent Tiffany on a tour of shopping malls in 14 different cities. The gimmick worked. The song "I Think We're Alone Now" zoomed all the way up the charts, hitting #1 for 2 weeks. I love the part where the couple in the song is "running just as fast" as they can while the drums pound out a rhythm depicting a romantic notion of two hearts beating together powerfully.