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Post by Ponderous Man on Aug 9, 2011 17:19:54 GMT -5
Likely Super Dees was too busy fighting for "truth, justice and the pursuit of loose women" to pay attention to such factoids. ;D Jdelach, there's nothing wrong with pursuing loose women, buddy.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Aug 9, 2011 23:21:51 GMT -5
***#24-"Rock & Roll Heaven"-Righteous Brothers-After an eight year absence from the top forty,the duo of Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield came back with a song that name checks several popular artists of the rock era such as Jimi Hendrix,Otis Redding,& Janis Joplin-A timeless classic.
This song was originally written by Johnny Stevenson for Sonny Geraci. Both were in Climax. Climax's original version failed mainly because of this cover. Theirs was good but like I saw in an interview with Sonny, after their version was written, a few more people died like Jim Croce and with the added lyrics, theirs sounded dated.
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 10, 2011 8:08:28 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown of 8/17/74,which is airing this weekend on terrestrial radio: #40-"Beach Baby"-First Class-The only top forty hit for this British studio group-The definitive homage to The Beach Boys & a timeless classic. #39-"Time For Livin"-Sly & The Family Stone-The final top forty hit for this San Francisco group which specialized in psychedelic soul-Great song which should've been a bigger hit. #38-"Let's Put It All Together"-Stylistics-The final top forty hit for this Philadelphia based group which featured Russell Thompkins Jr on lead vocals-A timeless classic. #37-"Rock The Boat"-Hues Corporation-Many music historians have acknowledged this song as the first disco record to hit #1 on the pop chart-An all-time dance floor classic. #36-"Rock Your Baby"-George Mc Crae-The first of two top forty hits for this native of West Palm Beach,FL-Another all-time dance floor classic-FYI:The song's writers,Harry Wayne Casey & Rick Finch,launched their own careers a year later as the founding members of KC & The Sunshine Band. #35-"Happiness Is Just Around The Bend"-Main Ingredient-The third & final top forty hit for this NYC based R&B group which featured Cuba Gooding Sr on lead vocals-Great song which should've been a bigger hit. #34-"It's Only Rock & Roll"-Rolling Stones-Outstanding song. #33-"River's Risin"-Edgar Winter Group-Their final top forty hit-Great song. #32-"You Haven't Done Nothin"-Stevie Wonder-The initial release from his album "Fulfillingness First Finale"-Great song which featured The Jackson Five on background vocals. #31-"The Air That I Breathe"-The Hollies-Another outstanding song. #30-"Clap For The Wolfman"-Guess Who-A fantastic homage to the legendary Wolfman Jack (1938-1995). #29-"My Thang"-James Brown-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #28-"Radar Love"-Golden Earring-The first of two top forty hits for this Dutch group-A bonafide classic-FYI:There's a line in the song that says:"Radio's playin that forgotten song,Brenda Lee's "Comin On Strong"-That was the title of her last big hit in 1966. #27-"Rikki,Don't Lose That Number"-Steely Dan-Their biggest chart hit overall & another timeless classic. #26-"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love,Babe"-Barry White-Great song which still receives recurrent airplay. #25-"Nothing From Nothing"-Billy Preston-His second #1 hit-Great song. #24-"Rock & Roll Heaven"-Righteous Brothers-After an eight-year absence from the top forty,the duo of Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield returned with this timeless classic which name checks several big artists of the rock era such as Jimi Hendrix,Otis Redding,Janis Joplin,& Jim Croce. #23-"Hang On In There Baby"-Johnny Bristol-The only top forty hit for this native of Morganton,NC-Great song. #22-"Wild Thing"-Fancy-The first of two top forty hits for this British group-Decent rendition of a song that The Troggs took to #1 in 1966. #21-"Then Came You"-Dionne Warwick & The Spinners-A one-off duet & a timeless classic. #20-"Rub It In"-Billy "Crash" Craddock-The first of two top forty hits for this native of Greensboro,NC-Great song that was also a hit on the country charts. #19-"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"-Elton John-The initial release from his album "Caribou"-The first time around,this song peaked at #2-Eighteen years later,Elton teamed up with George Michael for a live version that went to #1-A timeless classic. #18-"Annie's Song"-John Denver-A former #1 hit that was written about his first wife,the former Ann Martell-Another timeless classic. #17-"You & Me Against The World"-Helen Reddy-A timeless classic that was written by Paul Williams. #16-"Sure As I'm Sitting Here"-Three Dog Night-One of their best songs. #15-"Rock Me Gently"-Andy Kim-The biggest hit for this native of Montreal,Canada-Great song. #14-"Shinin On"-Grand Funk-Great follow up to "The Locomotion". #13-"I Shot The Sheriff"-Eric Clapton-Fantastic rendition of a song that was written & first recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers. #12-"Takin Care Of Business"-Bachman-Turner Overdrive-A bonafide classic. #11-"Keep On Smilin"-Wet Willie-The first & biggest hit by this band from Mobile,AL which featured Jimmy Hall on lead vocals-Great song. #10-"Sideshow"-Blue Magic-The first of two top forty hits for this Philadelphia based R&B group which featured Ted Mills on lead vocals-Another timeless classic. #9-"I'm Leaving It All Up To You"-Donny & Marie Osmond-Decent rendition of a song that first went to #1 in 1963 for another male-female duo:Dale & Grace. #8-"Wildwood Weed"-Jim Stafford-Classic novelty record. #7-"Waterloo"-Abba-The breakthrough smash for this Swedish quartet-Great song. #6-"Call On Me'-Chicago-The second release from the album "Chicago VII"-Great song which featured Peter Cetera on lead vocals. #5-"Please Come To Boston"-Dave Loggins-The only top forty hit for this native of Mountain City,TN-Fantastic song. #4-"Tell Me Something Good"-Rufus-The first top forty hit for this Chicago based R&B group which featured Chaka Khan on lead vocals-A timeless classic that was written by Stevie Wonder. #3-"You're Having My Baby"-Paul Anka-The third #1 song for this native of Ottawa,Canada-A timeless classic which also featured Odia Coates. #2-"Feel Like Making Love"-Roberta Flack-Her third #1 hit-Another timeless classic. #1-"The Night Chicago Died"-Paper Lace-The only top forty hit for this band from Nottingham,England-A bonafide guilty pleasure.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 10, 2011 21:09:04 GMT -5
***#24-"Rock & Roll Heaven"-Righteous Brothers-After an eight year absence from the top forty,the duo of Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield came back with a song that name checks several popular artists of the rock era such as Jimi Hendrix,Otis Redding,& Janis Joplin-A timeless classic. This song was originally written by Johnny Stevenson for Sonny Geraci. Both were in Climax. Climax's original version failed mainly because of this cover. Theirs was good but like I saw in an interview with Sonny, after their version was written, a few more people died like Jim Croce and with the added lyrics, theirs sounded dated. First, the song was written by Alan O'Day and Johnny Stevenson. Second, the Climax version was released a year before the Righteous Brothers version. So it did not fail mainly because of this cover. They were never in any competition. It failed because Climax was no longer given much attention after being considered a one-hit wonder. Thankfully a local DJ in my region of the country did not fall into that line of thinking and played the heck out of the song in June of 1973. It ended up peaking at #14 on the regional chart. Note, that was well before Jim Croce died. Let me repeat this: The song was written and released by Climax, AND already had it's chart run BEFORE Jim Croce died. So it didn't sound dated when it was released and when it charted. Often times I see an artist re-write history when they try to explain why their song failed. Bad information is then fed to the people who know no better.
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 11, 2011 20:57:40 GMT -5
Here is my critique of the countdown from 8/14/82 which is airing this weekend on terrestrial radio: #40-"Someday,Someway"-Marshall Crenshaw-The only top forty hit for this native of Detroit,MI-Great song which should've been a bigger hit. #39-"I Really Don't Need No Light"-Jeffrey Osborne-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #38-"Blue Eyes"-Elton John-This definitely ranks as one of his greatest ballads. #37-"Route 101"-Herb Alpert-Great instrumental. #36-"What Kind Of Fool Am I"-Rick Springfield-Not to be confused with the Sammy Davis Jr song of the same name-One of Rick's lesser known hits-Great song. #35-"Only Time Will Tell"-Asia-Great follow up to "Heat Of The Moment". #34-"Hot In The City"-Billy Idol-The first top forty appearance for this British rocker whose real name is William Broad-Great song. #33-"Your Imagination"-Daryl Hall & John Oates-The fourth & final release from the "Private Eyes" album-Great song which should've been a bigger hit. #32-"Paperlate"-Genesis-The only single that was released from their album "Three Sides Live"-Great song. #31-"I Found Somebody"-Glenn Frey-The first top forty solo hit for this founding member of The Eagles-Another great song which should've been a much bigger hit. #30-"Do I Do"-Stevie Wonder-Outstanding song. #29-"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me"-Juice Newton-One of her best songs. #28-"If The Love Fits Wear It"-Leslie Pearl-The only top forty hit for this native of Pennsylvania-Great song which appears on one of Barry Scott's "Lost 45's" CD's. #27-"Jack & Diane"-John Cougar-The second release from his album "American Fool"-A timeless classic which was headed for a four week stay at #1. #26-"And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going"-Jennifer Holliday-The only top forty hit for this native of Riverside,TX-Outstanding song which was featured in the musical "Dreamgirls". #25-"Kids In America"-Kim Wilde-The first of two top forty hits for this British singer-Great song. #24-"Who Can It Be Now"-Men At Work-The debut release for this band that was based in Melbourne,Australia-Another timeless classic that was headed for #1. #23-"Eye In The Sky"-Alan Parsons Project-Their biggest all-time seller-Great song. #22-"Out Of Work"-Gary U.S.Bonds-With the country in recession mode,this song is rather appropriate-Great tune. #21-"Think I'm In Love"-Eddie Money-Great song. #20-"American Music"-Pointer Sisters-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #19-"Personally"-Karla Bonoff-The only top forty hit for this native of Santa Monica,CA-Great song which never receives recurrent airplay. #18-"Love Will Turn You Around"-Kenny Rogers-Great song which was featured in the movie "Six Pack". #17-"Tainted Love"-Soft Cell-The only top forty hit for the British synth pop duo of Marc Almond & David Ball-Great song which still receives recurrent airplay. #16-"Let It Whip"-The Dazz Band-The only top forty hit for this R&B group that was based in Cleveland,OH-Great song. #15-"Don't You Want Me"-Human League-The breakthrough smash for this New Wave band from Sheffield,England which featured Philip Oakey on lead vocals-A former #1 hit & a timeless Classic. #14-"Love Is In Control"-Donna Summer-Great song which never receives recurrent airplay. #13-"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"-Melissa Manchester-Fantastic song. #12-"Take It Away"-Paul Mc Cartney-The second release from his album "Tug Of War"-Great song. #11-"Only The Lonely"-The Motels-Not to be confused with Roy Orbison's 1960 hit of the same name,this was the breakthrough smash for this Los Angeles based band which featured Martha Davis on lead vocals-Another timeless classic. #10-"Wasted On The Way"-Crosby Stills & Nash-The initial release from the album "Daylight Again"-Outstanding song. #9-"Vacation"-Go-Go's-Great song. #8-"Rosanna"-Toto-Their second biggest hit-Fantastic song that was supposedly written about actress Rosanna Arquette. #7-"Keep The Fire Burnin"-REO Speedwagon-Great song which never receives recurrent airplay. #6-"Even The Nights Are Better"-Air Supply-Great song. #5-"Hard To Say I'm Sorry"-Chicago-Fantastic song that was featured in the movie "Summer Lovers". #4-"Hold Me"-Fleetwood Mac-The initial release from their album "Mirage"-Great song which featured Christine Mc Vie on lead vocals. #3-"Abracadabra"-Steve Miller Band-Their third & final #1 hit-Another timeless classic. #2-"Hurts So Good"-John Cougar-Great song which still receives recurrent airplay. #1-"Eye Of The Tiger"-Survivor-Their biggest chart hit overall-Great song that was featured in the movie "Rocky III".
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 11, 2011 22:53:58 GMT -5
#4-"Hold Me"-Fleetwood Mac-The initial release from their album "Mirage"-Great song which featured Christine Mc Vie on lead vocals. Christine and Lindsey Buckingham share lead vocals on this song. Just like they did on "Don't Stop".
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 12, 2011 7:41:52 GMT -5
Hey reachinforthestars.....I always thought Don't Stop was just Lindsay and then the next single, You Make Lovin Fun was Christine as far as the lead vocals were concerned. In any case, will hear both songs you mentioned in shows this week.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Aug 12, 2011 9:16:13 GMT -5
Christine sings the second verse, plus she wrote the song.
But she does sing You Make Loving Fun by herself.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Aug 12, 2011 9:25:07 GMT -5
***First, the song was written by Alan O'Day and Johnny Stevenson.
I was meaning that Stevenson wrote the majority, had a little help from Alan O'Day and gave him credit. The idea came from Johnny.
Second, the Climax version was released a year before the Righteous Brothers version. So it did not fail mainly because of this cover. They were never in any competition. It failed because Climax was no longer given much attention after being considered a one-hit wonder.
Actually the truth was that Rocky Road/Bell Records ignored them after Life & Breath failed. The promotion team ignored them. If they had properly promoted it, even rock stations would have played the cut. But rock stations wouldn't even think to screen a song by a ballad band unless given an idea what it was.
***Thankfully a local DJ in my region of the country did not fall into that line of thinking and played the heck out of the song in June of 1973. It ended up peaking at #14 on the regional chart. Note, that was well before Jim Croce died. Let me repeat this: The song was written and released by Climax, AND already had it's chart run BEFORE Jim Croce died. So it didn't sound dated when it was released and when it charted.
By about 2 months, it was out in the summer of 1973. Considering that the Climax version is better, maybe thats why I believed Sonny, Johnny, Alan & everything I've read on the song and its failure to chart. I did not make mention of the main reason (which I mentioned earlier-Lack of promotion)
I'll leave out the unneccessary rest of that....
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 12, 2011 22:49:25 GMT -5
Actually the truth was that Rocky Road/Bell Records ignored them after Life & Breath failed. The promotion team ignored them. If they had properly promoted it, even rock stations would have played the cut. But rock stations wouldn't even think to screen a song by a ballad band unless given an idea what it was. Considering that the Climax version is better, maybe thats why I believed Sonny, Johnny, Alan & everything I've read on the song and its failure to chart. I did not make mention of the main reason (which I mentioned earlier-Lack of promotion) Your original post stated that it mainly failed due to the Righteous Brothers version. Based on your second post, I assume you were sharing Sonny's claim and it wasn't your opinion. Now you are saying it mainly failed due to the lack of promotion, which I assume is your account of what happened. Well, popular excuse #1 why records fail is to blame the record company for "lack of promotion". 99% of the time, it's a copout. The label sent out promo copies of this song to all major radio stations. That's how the stations in my region received the record in 1973. So in my region, that promotion was a success because the song was a hit. That was the standard promotion for most records back in the day. So the label didn't ignore this release any more than they ignored the rest of the singles being released on their label. If the label would have shelled out bucks for a full-page ad in Billboard or some other gimmick, then Climax would have received "preferential promotional treatment" that few other songs on that label received. It's cool that you believe the Climax version is better. It's a toss-up for me since I love both versions for different reasons. But I don't agree that rock stations would have played the Climax version, no matter the promotion.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Aug 13, 2011 7:20:21 GMT -5
Why wouldn't rock stations play an obviously rock song? According to Sonny (Who I correspond with now and then) They preferred to rock but then Precious & Few hit and they were pigeonholed and the label wanted more ballads.
They didn't send it to the right stations with the right promotion.
Just sending the record to a rock station, with most PD's knowing they were behind Precious & Few, and no clever promo kit like a page saying what it was about and that it rocked.
If I were a PD who didn't like Climax and was doing my job properly, I'd have played Climax's version.
Also since Rocky Road had all of 2 hits (If we're counting Precious, which was actually on Carousel, but distributed by Bell and what Carousel turned into) Obviously they were small time and maybe a better big time label would've been better for Climax.
Trivia: Whats the other top 40 hit on Rocky Road Records?
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 13, 2011 10:19:17 GMT -5
Actually the truth was that Rocky Road/Bell Records ignored them after Life & Breath failed. The promotion team ignored them. Well, if the promotion team ignored them, then why did they pay for an expensive full page ad in Billboard on July 14th, 1973, page #9? The large caption reads one hell of a hit now knocking at the gates "rock and roll heaven". That was going above and beyond for the promotional department. Why wouldn't rock stations play an obviously rock song? Rock stations wouldn't play Climax for the same reason they wouldn't play The Lettermen under any condition, even if Capital would have sent out the "right promotion". And for the same reason rock radio didn't play "Hold Her Tight" and "Crazy Horses" by the Osmonds even though they "rocked". You see, just because a song rocks does not make it a rock record. The Climax song was an uptempo pop record and belonged to Top 40 radio. The Righteous Brothers proved that with their monster hit version a year later. So what if rock radio did play it? It was Top 40 radio that ruled the airwaves in 1973, not rock radio. Climax still would not have had a hit on their hands even if rock radio embraced the song. So what did we learn in this exchange: 1. The Climax song was not in competition with the Righteous Brothers version. 2. The Climax version did not sound dated when it was released in June of 1973. 3. The Climax version was heavily and appropriately promoted by the label to Top 40 radio programmers with a mass shipment of promo copies and a full page ad in Billboard. Trivia: Whats the other top 40 hit on Rocky Road Records? I assume you mean hits (plural) because more than one record on the Rocky Road label hit the Top 40 by Al Wilson.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 13, 2011 11:12:11 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 13, 2011
This week’s presentation: August 14, 1982
Well, looks like everyone’s predictions were correct! This is the first time they’ve ever done a show from 1982 and - surprise, surprise! It wasn’t either of the former Flashback shows! So it looks like we won’t be hearing either of those this year (well, unless they pull a 1984 on us). Anyway, 1982 was indeed one of the oddest years ever, with all the long peaks and hard falls, due to BB’s arbitrary bullet rule. However, this was apparently during a break in this phenomenon, as this chart is very normal - no songs falling off the chart from above #35.
DROPPERS: EARLY IN THE MORNING - THE GAP BAND (40) - Good song - not sure whether I prefer this or Robert Palmer’s remake from six years later. STILL THEY RIDE - JOURNEY (39) - Great song! Shame that it fell off! The fourth and final release from their ESC4P3 (ESCAPE) album. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT 100 (37) - As I recall, this song was pretty good, but I can’t remember how it goes. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL (35) - Great song! One of their best songs of all-time!
LW#3: ABRACADABRA – THE STEVE MILLER BAND LW#2: HURTS SO GOOD – JOHN COUGAR LW#1: EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR I’m sure all of the above are still in the Top Five this week.
40: SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY – MARSHALL CRENSHAW (debut) - Great song! I heard this song at Deep River Water Park last month. I felt this one was completely underrated (as it only got as high as #36). 39: I REALLY DON’T NEED NO LIGHT – JEFFREY OSBORNE (debut) - Great song - had a smooth jazz feel to it. Still, I preferred “On The Wings Of Love”. 38: BLUE EYES – ELTON JOHN (debut) - Great song! I liked the way that Casey let us “guess” who it was before playing the song (as I believe Elton’s voice sounded slightly different than usual on this one). 37: ROUTE 101 – HERB ALPERT (38) - Good song, but I prefer a few others by him. 36: WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I – RICK SPRINGFIELD (21) - Great song! In the intros to the chorus, the song sounds a little like “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot. 35: ONLY TIME WILL TELL - ASIA (debut) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! 34: HOT IN THE CITY – BILLY IDOL (36) - Good song, though I’m generally not a big fan of his. 33: YOUR IMAGINATION – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (34) - Good song, though I can kinda see why this wasn’t one of their bigger hits. 32: PAPERLATE - GENESIS (32) - Good song, though definitely not my favorite song by them. OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA - Great song! Definitely one of their best - right up there with “Sister Golden Hair”! 31: I FOUND SOMEBODY – GLENN FREY (31) - Great song! Interesting that he used his high voice on this one (especially since on his next hit, his voice was an octave lower). 30: DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER (20) - Good song, though not quite his best. This one was sampled in Ja Rule’s “Livin’ It Up” in 2002. LDD: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU – FOREIGNER - Good song, and very appropriate for the dedication (which seemed unusually long). 29: LOVE’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME – JUICE NEWTON (18) - Great song! This is actually my least favorite of her three 1982 hits, yet it’s still one of her best. As I’ve said many times, 1982 was by far her best year. 28: IF THE LOVE FITS WEAR IT – LESLIE PEARL (30) - Great song! I’ve heard this song many times on Barry Scott’s Lost 45's CD! 27: JACK AND DIANE – JOHN COUGAR (33) - Meh, next song, please... 26: AND I’M TELLING YOU I’M NOT GOING – JENNIFER HOLLIDAY (29) - Well, this is better, but I don’t like the way she basically growls near the end of the song. 25: KIDS IN AMERICA – KIM WILDE (26) - Good song, though I preferred her remake of “You Keep Me Hanging On”. 24: WHO CAN IT BE NOW – MEN AT WORK (27) - Meh, I preferred the Cargo era. 23: EYE IN THE SKY – THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (28) - Good song - one of their best. 22: OUT OF WORK – GARY U.S. BONDS (23) - Great song, with a very timely message in today’s economy. OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOLD ON - SANTANA - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from them! 21: THINK I’M IN LOVE – EDDIE MONEY (24) - Great song, though I prefer several others by him. 20: AMERICAN MUSIC – THE POINTER SISTERS (25) - Great song! The Pointer Sisters seemed to have a 60s thing going in 1982, as two of their songs from that year sounded as though they were remakes of songs from the 1960s. 19: PERSONALLY – KARLA BONOFF (19) - Great song! The entire album, Wild Heart Of The Young is great - not one song on it that I dislike. 18: LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND – KENNY ROGERS (22) - Great song! One of his more upbeat songs (as most of his other ones around this era 17: TAINTED LOVE – SOFT CELL (17) - Not a fan of this one - overplay has pretty much done it in. 16: LET IT WHIP – THE DAZZ BAND (13) - Not bad, but not my favorite song on the chart. 15: DON’T YOU WANT ME – THE HUMAN LEAGUE (10) - Great song! A somewhat rare case of an act’s biggest hit being my favorite. EXTRA: I CAN HELP – BILLY SWAN - Meh, not my cup of tea... 14: LOVE IS IN CONTROL – DONNA SUMMER (16) - Annoying! Next song, please... 13: YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW HE TALKS ABOUT YOU – MELISSA MANCHESTER (15) - This one used to be one of my favorite songs in the world. What the hell was I thinking?? 12: TAKE IT AWAY – PAUL McCARTNEY (14) - Good song. I heard this just the other day, on a tape that I was listening to - I had taped it off of U93's lunchtime request show on Thanksgiving Day ‘97. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I KEEP FORGETTIN’ (EVERYTIME YOU’RE NEAR) - MICHAEL MCDONALD - Great song! This one would peak at #4 on AT40, but fared better on the R&R chart, spending three weeks at #1. 11: ONLY THE LONELY – THE MOTELS (9) - Great song! One of their best! 10: WASTED ON THE WAY – CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH (11) - Great song! Possibly my favorite of their 80s hits! 9: VACATION – THE GO-GO’S (12) - Even though I’m not a huge Go-Go’s fan, this one is doable. LDD: RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA – BROOK BENTON - Great song! Fitting for the dedication, too. 8: ROSANNA - TOTO (6) - Great song! Definitely one of 1982's big summer hits. 7: KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN’ – REO SPEEDWAGON (8) - Good song, but their follow-up was far better. 6: EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER – AIR SUPPLY (7) - Ah, this song was at #6 - the very position from where it fell off. But it did not fall off the following week - it peaked at #5, fell to #6, then took a nosedive to #42 - the longest fall out of the Top 40 in history (well, I seem to remember that the record was broken a few years back, but I’d long since stopped believing in the Hot 100 at that point). 5: HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY - CHICAGO (5) - As we all know, this was my favorite song in the world back in the day - now I change the station whenever I hear it. Go figure. 4: HOLD ME – FLEETWOOD MAC (4) - Great song - this was in the midst of a seven-week stay at #4 - the longest peak ever at that position. 3: ABRACADABRA – THE STEVE MILLER BAND (3) - Great song! This one would hit #1 the following month - twice. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - THE CLASH - Meh, I preferred their two Top 40 hits. 2: HURTS SO GOOD – JOHN COUGAR (2) - This may not have quite made it to #1, but it was one of the biggest hits of 1982 nevertheless. I like it - it’s my favorite of his two songs on the chart this week. 1: EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR (1) - Though not quite my favorite song by them, it’s still a great song regardless.
Predictions for next week: So far, it seems to be across the board for August 20, 1983. I’m kinda hoping that it is, since that’s a former Flashback show. I have a busy weekend coming up next week and, with the 70s version of the show looking to be one I want to listen to as well, at least that way, I can listen to the first hour of the 1983 show, and then listen to the rest of it at my leisure. My back-up prediction is August 23, 1980, although it may be too soon for a 1980 show, since we just heard a show from that year three weeks ago. But that’s never stopped them before (remember last summer when they 1984'ed us to death?). I really think that they’re going to go with 1983, seeing that all the other years have either just recently been done or the shows from mid-August have already been done from those years.
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Post by Josh Joel's Top 40 on Aug 13, 2011 12:33:27 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 13, 2011 13: YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW HE TALKS ABOUT YOU – MELISSA MANCHESTER (15) - This one used to be one of my favorite songs in the world. What the hell was I thinking?? I don't know you tell me! I never heard this before until recently in the 2000s and I really fell in love with this last year! So tell us why doncha like it now? Just curious.... American Top 40: The 80s - August 13, 2011 5: HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY - CHICAGO (5) - As we all know, this was my favorite song in the world back in the day - now I change the station whenever I hear it. Go figure. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - THE CLASH - Meh, I preferred their two Top 40 hits. So I'm guessing Melissa Manchester took over as your favourite in the entire globe from Chicago. And then after that? The Clash's song IMO is actually the better of all of their top 40 hits and should've been bigger. After all this was released twice but still failed to crack the top 40. Gracefully it still receives recurrent or better yet "gold" airplay. Excellent chart critique there, bud. OK, folks are there anymore? I'll do mine later as soon as I'm finished recording the show and then listening (if the lord is willing, really).
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Post by Mike on Aug 13, 2011 13:48:49 GMT -5
Anyway, 1982 was indeed one of the oddest years ever, with all the long peaks and hard falls, due to BB’s arbitrary bullet rule. However, this was apparently during a break in this phenomenon, as this chart is very normal - no songs falling off the chart from above #35. As I noted in the other thread, those droppers also didn't go "plummeting to the depths" per se like so many others did that year. After posting that, though, I looked at the previous week's chart, only to discover that three of the four had taken large double-digit falls to near the edge of The 40 - two from their peaks!
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