I think it's kinda an age thing, that song was so popular you heard it everywhere you went. You go to applebees on a date? Bam. You go to the bar that gets the girls dancing, 3 times a night. Radio, oh yeah, crack it and sing along. Didn't matter if you didn't even listen to anything like that, were a diehard metal head, country guy, whatever, everyone knew and loved that song.