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Post by jamie9012 on Dec 4, 2014 12:12:40 GMT -5
Hello.
I will list the top ten Songs from the Episode from 1982.
November 27, 1982 10: MUSCLES – DIANA ROSS- I must say now that I cannot recognize this Song, along with the following one, by the Title alone. 9: THE GIRL IS MINE – MICHAEL JACKSON/PAUL McCARTNEY- This one peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. 8: STEPPIN’ OUT – JOE JACKSON- I do recognize this Song. It was included on the Soundtrack of one of the Grand Theft Auto Videogames. I think that, given the Period and Location of the Setting, it fits in perfectly. 7: MANEATER – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES- Watch out! This was one of several Songs to reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for them. 6: MICKEY – TONI BASIL- Just who is Mickey? 5: HEARTLIGHT – NEIL DIAMOND- Although I don't believe that I recognize this Song, I do like some of his other Hits such as "America" and "Sweet Caroline". 4: UP WHERE WE BELONG – JOE Cocker AND JENNIFER WARNES- I did not know that this one was from the Soundtrack of a Movie. I thought that this was a very good Duet. It spent 3 Weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 3: HEART ATTACK – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN- This Song is one that I find funny for some reason. 2: GLORIA – LAURA BRANIGAN- Excellent! I believe that she really put her Heart and Soul into singing this Song. 1: TRULY – LIONEL RICHIE- I have liked all of the Songs from Lionel Richie that I have heard. Just to name a few, there are "You Are", "All Night Long", and "Stuck On You". Of course, there are also those from his duration with The Commodores.
This is my Extra:
NUR GETRÄUMT- NENA- This was the first Hit for this band from Germany (it is also the Nickname of Singer Gabriele Kerner). It reached #2 in the German Charts in 1982.
Thank you for reading.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 4, 2014 19:23:08 GMT -5
NUR GETRÄUMT- NENA- (it is also the Nickname of Singer Gabriele Kerner). Do you know what this translates to in English? Just curious.
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Post by 1finemrg on Dec 4, 2014 20:41:32 GMT -5
NUR GETRÄUMT- NENA- (it is also the Nickname of Singer Gabriele Kerner). Do you know what this translates to in English? Just curious. According to Google translate, it means "Only Dreamed".
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Post by jamie9012 on Dec 5, 2014 11:59:29 GMT -5
Do you know what this translates to in English? Just curious. According to Google translate, it means "Only Dreamed". Yes. In the Song, she sings about someone that she wants to be with. "Denn ich hab' nur von dir geträumt"- Because I dreamed only of you. Also, because I am not using a German Keyboard, I did go to Google Translate and type in the word that I was trying to get. The correct spelling would appear, along with the Umlaut (ä).
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Post by Hervard on Dec 5, 2014 15:34:16 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - December 6, 2014
This week's presentation - December 5, 1981
DROPPERS: WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - THE FOUR TOPS (39) - Great song! I actually prefer this over a few of their classics from the 60s. I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU - CHRIS CHRISTIAN (37) - wtf did this sound like again? I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD (21) - This song wasn't bad. More on this at the third Optional Extra.
LW#2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER LW#1: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 40: UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN AND DAVID BOWIE (debut) - Meh, not a fan of this one. Actually, I don't really care for their later songs. Their last good song, IMO, was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". 39: WRACK MY BRAIN - RINGO STARR (debut) - This was a pretty good song. 38: TWILIGHT - ELO (38) - Good song. Too bad this didn't get past #38. 37: THEME FROM "HILL STREET BLUES" - MIKE POST (14) - Wow, big drop there! This was a great song - Larry Carlton did a great guitar solo in the bridge! 36: I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD - RONNIE MILSAP (40) - Great song! This one ranked right up there with "No Gettin' Over Me" and "Any Day Now" as one of his best! 35: THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND (13) - Great song, though I prefer several others from them, including "Lady" and "We Two". 34: POOR MAN'S SON - SURVIVOR (36) - Great song! I did prefer their follow-up, "Summer Nights", which, sadly, failed to crack the Top 40. 33: NEVER TOO MUCH - LUTHER VANDROSS (33) - Good song, though I generally preferred his slower songs. 32: SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT - EDDIE RABBIT (debut) - This was good, but my least favorite of his 1980-81 hits. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WAITING ON A FRIEND - ROLLING STONES - Great song! I like this one much better than the overplayed "Start Me Up". 31: TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - BOB SEGER (8) - Great song! But what's with all these huge drops on the countdown? Oh yeah, that's right, we're fast approaching 1982... 30: CENTERFOLD - J. GEILS BAND (35) - This song moves up SIX spots this week?? The producers must not know their math. But seriously, this was a great song! One that has held up well despite overplay. 29: NO REPLY AT ALL- GENESIS (29) - Good song - the first of at least two songs that used Earth, Wind & Fire's horn section. LDD: BABE - STYX - Great song! This fit the dedication like a glove. 28: STEAL THE NIGHT - STEVIE WOODS (31) - Great song! I like the smooth jazz feel to this one. 27: HOOKED ON CLASSICS - ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (32) - With the medley craze in full swing, it was only a matter of time before classical music got into the act! This was a good song - not sure if I preferred this or the Larry Elgart swing medley later on that year. 26: HEART LIKE A WHEEL - STEVE MILLER BAND (28) - Good song, but far from being their best. I preferred their two hits on the Top 40 of 1977, which I heard on iHeartRadio earlier today. 25: COOL NIGHT - PAUL DAVIS (34) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from him! Casey talked about how "I Go Crazy" held the record of longest time spent on the Hot 100 at 40 weeks - a record which, of course, would be broken almost exactly a year later. 24: MY GIRL (GONE, GONE, GONE) - CHILLIWACK (26) - Great song! My absolute favorite from them! This song was indeed underrated! Glad they played the full song this week (as it seems like, more often than not, they edit out the second verse). 23: TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON (27) - I thought this was a good song - reminds me a little of "Black Cow" by Steely Dan. 22: TAKE MY HEART - KOOL & THE GANG (24) - Great song! When I first heard "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani, I thought it was a cover of this song. 21: OUR LIPS ARE SEALED - THE GO-GOS (23) - Great song! My favorite song from them! OPTIONAL EXTRA: COME GO WITH ME - THE BEACH BOYS - Good song - interesting rendition of the Dell-Vikings classic! 20: THE SWEETEST THING (I'VE EVER KNOWN) - JUICE NEWTON (25) - Great song! One of my three favorites from her! 19: COMIN' IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE - BARBRA STREISAND (30) - Great song! One of my favorite songs on the entire countdown! 18: I CAN'T GO FOR THAT - HALL & OATES (22) - Good song, but definitely not their best. 17: ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (9) - Great song! One of my favorite songs of the 1980s! 16: YESTERDAY'S SONGS - NEIL DIAMOND (19) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 15: THE OLD SONGS - BARRY MANILOW (15) - Wow, two songs about the same subject back to back! That sure doesn't happen often! Anyway, like most Barry Manilow's songs, this was a great one! 14: HARDEN MY HEART - QUARTERFLASH (17) - Good song - my second favorite of their Top 40 hits, behind "Take Me To Heart". 13: TROUBLE - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (16) - Great song! My favorite of his solo hits! EXTRA: LIGHT MY FIRE - THE DOORS - Definitely a classic! I was sort of dozing on and off at this point, but I'm assuming they played the single version. 12: LEATHER AND LACE - STEVIE NICKS WITH DON HENLEY (18) - Great song! Stevie was sort of in a horse race with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham on the chart and this week, she pulled into the lead. 11: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' - JOURNEY (20) - Great song! One that gets tons of recurrent airplay today, and deservedly so! OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONITE - RICK SPRINGFIELD - Great song! This one sounds so much like "I've Done Everything For You", one of this week's droppers. 10: START ME UP - THE ROLLING STONES (7) - It's okies but, as I mentioned earlier, 9: WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS (10) - Good song - we heard the original of this by Frankie Lyman on last week's show. LDD: CAT'S IN THE CRADLE - HARRY CHAPIN - Good song. I'll have to re-listen to this one to see what the dedication was about. 8: YOUNG TURKS - ROD STEWART (12) - Great song (though he's actually singing "young hearts" and doesn't mention the Turks at all. 7: LET'S GROOVE - EARTH, WIND AND FIRE (11) - Good song, though I preferred a few others, like "That's The Way Of The World" and "September". 6: PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES (3) - Great song, though I preferred their other #1 from 1981. 5: HERE I AM (JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OVER YOU) - AIR SUPPLY (5) - Great song! A true guilty pleasure (as I know several people who consider this their least favorite song by them). 4: OH NO - COMMODORES (6) - Great song! Who knew that this would be their final hit with Lionel Richie! 3: EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE (4) - Great song! Of their three 1981 hits, this would probably be in second place, behind "Don't Stand So Close To Me". 2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER (2) - Ah, here's the song that was in the midst of a streak of ten frustrating weeks in the runner-up position. I hope they took comfort in the fact that this spent six weeks atop the R&R chart? 1: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (1) - Great song! This was on its way to becoming the biggest hit of the 1980s, a record that, at the time, was shared by "Endless Love" and "Bette Davis Eyes", which, at one point, Casey mentioned would be battling it out for the top spot on the upcoming Top 100 of 1981 show (of course, we all know which one won out).
Predictions for next week: Well, only three more shows remain for 2015. Next week, I really cannot imagine any other show besides December 12, 1987. The following week will probably be December 17, 1983 (which would be my second choice for next week). And then, the next two weeks will probably be used for a year-ender, my prediction being 1980.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 5, 2014 16:33:45 GMT -5
According to Google translate, it means "Only Dreamed". Yes. In the Song, she sings about someone that she wants to be with. "Denn ich hab' nur von dir geträumt"- Because I dreamed only of you. Also, because I am not using a German Keyboard, I did go to Google Translate and type in the word that I was trying to get. The correct spelling would appear, along with the Umlaut (ä). Thank you both!
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Post by davewollenberg on Dec 5, 2014 17:55:44 GMT -5
#40. 'Ice, ice, baby', anybody?
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 6, 2014 8:48:35 GMT -5
Ugh, Vanilla Ice, glad Queen sued his ass off.
Hervard, have you heard their later stuff? Many styles, harder rock, pop, dance, and even songs similar to past songs like Somebody To Love.
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Post by dukelightning on Dec 6, 2014 9:05:26 GMT -5
Did they really? You just made my day. Anytime a rapper is sued, it puts a smile on my face. Although that and most of the early rap songs are listenable at least.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Dec 6, 2014 12:21:28 GMT -5
Did they really? You just made my day. Anytime a rapper is sued, it puts a smile on my face. Although that and most of the early rap songs are listenable at least. He was sued only because the record did not include a writing credit by the group when it was originally released. Rick James was solidly against MC Hammer sampling his song. But because Rick's name was originally included in the writing credits, he never sued Hammer.
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Post by SFGuy on Dec 6, 2014 20:19:06 GMT -5
Did they really? You just made my day. Anytime a rapper is sued, it puts a smile on my face. Although that and most of the early rap songs are listenable at least. He was sued only because the record did not include a writing credit by the group when it was originally released. Rick James was solidly against MC Hammer sampling his song. But because Rick's name was originally included in the writing credits, he never sued Hammer. And Vanilla Ice tried to claim that "Ice Ice Baby" wasn't the same as "Under Pressure"
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Post by mga707 on Dec 6, 2014 21:55:51 GMT -5
He was sued only because the record did not include a writing credit by the group when it was originally released. Rick James was solidly against MC Hammer sampling his song. But because Rick's name was originally included in the writing credits, he never sued Hammer. And Vanilla Ice tried to claim that "Ice Ice Baby" wasn't the same as "Under Pressure" I think Mike Judge said it best back in the mid-90s: "Hey Beavis, get a load of this dork!"
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Post by mga707 on Dec 7, 2014 12:15:43 GMT -5
Hello fellow 70s AT40 fans-- Since I did a fairly extensive 'piggybacking' on slf's critique of the previous 1973 show back on October 21, I'm not going to do a full-blown review of this December 8, 1973 show. However, I will add some comments for songs that have appeared since that last show, provided I have something to say about them! 40) Some Guys Have All the Luck--The persuaders (debut) As I opined in the '70s how thread, WOW! What a great, great song. Far superior to the Robert Palmer and Rod Stewart remakes. For an underrated soul group that only had two top 40 pop hits, they scored two winners. 39) Corazon--Carole King (debut) While Casey may have had problems pronouncing "D'yer Mak'er", he had no problem nailing the proper pronunciation of the Spanish word for 'heart'. Accent on the correct syllable and everything. I guess Casey must've se habla Espanol, at least un poco! (yes, I know I've got the wrong tense of 'hablar' there--my Spanish has gotten rusty! ) 36) Be--Neil Diamond (34 previous week) Bombastic? Yes. Overwrought?--Sure. But I still like it! A lot of Neil's 70s stuff has grown on me in recent years, this included. 35) I've Got To Use My Imagination--Gladys Knight and the Pips (debut) As Casey said, Gladys and her crew were really on a roll in 1973/74. This time she ups the funky content, much like in the sadly overlooked "Daddy Could Swear" from earlier in '73, and the sublime "On and On" from the following year. 33) Smokin' In the Boy's Room--Brownsville Station (debut) Don't bother with the Crue and their stupid umlaut. The original is by far the best! 30) D'yer Mak'er--Led Zeppelin (36) The Zep take an early R&R-sounding groove, combine it with a nonsensical and vaguely salacious title (a la Plant's "Big Log"), and do it up as only they can. 25) Cheaper To Keep Her--Johnnie Taylor (15) Another sadly overlooked soul gem. They didn't call the pre-"Disco lady" Taylor the 'Soul Philosopher' for nothing--listen and learn, gentlemen! 24) Mind Games--John Lennon (30) Post-Beatles Lennon at his best. Any song that uses 'karmic wheel' in the lyric is OK by me. The 45 sleeve (which I have) has a photo of John's head with Yoko's face grafted on top of it. Well-done for those pre-Photoshop days. 22) Come Get To This--Marvin Gaye (25) Marvin follows his all-time seduction classic (and huge hit) with this one, which has kind of an early-60s jazzy feel to it. Kind of a precursor to his summer 1976 hit "I Want You". 17) Let Me Serenade You--Three Dog Night (17) One of their lesser hits that is never heard today. Still, a good mid-tempo rock song. 16) Never, Never, Gonna Give Ya Up--Barry White (20) For Barry, this was a short title! He had the formula down by this one. All he had to do for his next big hit was to put it to a danceable beat and he'd hit #1. 15) The Joker--The Steve Miller Band (22) Ah, yes, the ever-mysterious 'pompatus of love'! I was surprised that this was Steve's first top 40 hit, as several of his previous songs ("Living In the USA" and "Going To the Country") had received top 40 airplay in my area. Probably the song on this chart that I hear more than any other on 'Classic Hits' radio today. 7) The Love I Lost (Part 1)--Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (8) I'll repeat myself just this once here: What a perfect song this is! Listen for the 'pre-disco' elements in it. Shame that it got no higher than this week's position. 3) The Most Beautiful Girl--Charlie Rich (10) Tying with "The Joker" for the biggest mover within the 40 title, this was Rich's followup to his first crossover hit "Behind Closed Doors". Like the former song, a really good mix of country and pop elements. Unlike the former, which moved slowly up the chart to it's #15 pop chart peak, this one shot rapidly up to #1. What a great time in pop music history--such variety. And there is not one single song on this 40 that I did not mind hearing again. Thanks for reading my random ramblings and thoughts.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 7, 2014 13:41:29 GMT -5
MGA, I think we all really know WHICH big log Plant is referring to... ;-D
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 7, 2014 13:52:09 GMT -5
Did they really? You just made my day. Anytime a rapper is sued, it puts a smile on my face. Although that and most of the early rap songs are listenable at least. He was sued only because the record did not include a writing credit by the group when it was originally released. Rick James was solidly against MC Hammer sampling his song. But because Rick's name was originally included in the writing credits, he never sued Hammer. There were a few reasons actually 1- He did not credit them for their song. All 5 got writing credit for Under Pressure. Though according to all 5 men, John Deacon wrote the bassline which was what Vanilla Ice lifted. 2- He did not PAY them for using their song. You're kinda supposed to. 3- Still to this day when Under Pressure comes on somewhere in public, when I play it at a party/bar, etc..., it comes on the jukebox, etc... Some thingywaffle always starts chanting ICE ICE BABY, actually believing that's what they are hearing. Which it's not. I hardly think that's what Freddie, Brian, Roger, John & David had in mind when they wrote Under Pressure. 4- Brian May's kid brought Ice Ice Baby to his attention, and he decided that since it was the backbone of Vanilla Ice's song, and he was getting rich off of their 10 year old song (Which went to #1 in the UK by the way) They had to sue him, though they felt it was wrong to have to sue a "fellow musician" As for the backbone thing, before the argument I see happening, here is a quote from an article in Entertainment Weekly about it from Wikipedia: Entertainment Weekly reviewer Mim Udovitch wrote that "There's just something about the way its hook – a sample from Queen and David Bowie's 'Under Pressure' — grabs you and flings you out onto the dance floor." I hope this clears up any and all confusion.
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