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Post by JMW on Feb 24, 2019 16:44:35 GMT -5
During the outro of At This Moment on the 2/21/1987 show, Casey mentioned that Billy Vera was writing new music and that we could be hearing from him again in the future. He never hit the Top 40 again, but we did hear from him again when the sang the King of Queens theme from 1998-2007.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 24, 2019 22:19:14 GMT -5
During the outro of At This Moment on the 2/21/1987 show, Casey mentioned that Billy Vera was writing new music and that we could be hearing from him again in the future. He never hit the Top 40 again, but we did hear from him again when the sang the King of Queens theme from 1998-2007. Too bad the syndication package for 'K of Q' lops off the theme song. It's never heard on TBS, where several episodes of the show are run pretty much every morning. Gotta squeeze in that extra minute of ad time.
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Post by mkarns on Feb 25, 2019 12:41:16 GMT -5
During the outro of At This Moment on the 2/21/1987 show, Casey mentioned that Billy Vera was writing new music and that we could be hearing from him again in the future. He never hit the Top 40 again, but we did hear from him again when the sang the King of Queens theme from 1998-2007. Another TV theme song he sang was that of Empty Nest, which aired from 1988-1995.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 25, 2019 17:29:40 GMT -5
Casey did a hard sell of Aubrey on last week's 1973 show, pointing out it was Bread's 11th consecutive top 40. It would be 4 long years before they'd reach the top 40 again, for the final time.
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Post by pb on Feb 25, 2019 18:37:00 GMT -5
Casey did a hard sell of Aubrey on last week's 1973 show, pointing out it was Bread's 11th consecutive top 40. It would be 4 long years before they'd reach the top 40 again, for the final time. "Aubrey" was Bread's last hit before they disbanded for a few years, before temporarily reuniting in 1977. Also registering a final hit with a new song that week was the songwriting team of Bacharach and David, who wrote the Fifth Dimension's "Living Together, Growing Together" for the disastrous movie musical Lost Horizon. Casey also arguably jinxed Don McLean's "Dreidel," mentioning that it was at #21 "and moving up." "Dreidel" would not move up any higher, and McLean would not be back on the countdown until 1980.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 25, 2019 21:54:58 GMT -5
Casey did a hard sell of Aubrey on last week's 1973 show, pointing out it was Bread's 11th consecutive top 40. It would be 4 long years before they'd reach the top 40 again, for the final time. "Aubrey" was Bread's last hit before they disbanded for a few years, before temporarily reuniting in 1977. Also registering a final hit with a new song that week was the songwriting team of Bacharach and David, who wrote the Fifth Dimension's "Living Together, Growing Together" for the disastrous movie musical Lost Horizon. Casey also arguably jinxed Don McLean's "Dreidel," mentioning that it was at #21 "and moving up." "Dreidel" would not move up any higher, and McLean would not be back on the countdown until 1980. Although Perry Como would hit the 40 just a few months later with a McLean song, "And I Love You So", which was on the same LP (simply titled 'Don McLean') as "Dreidel".
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 1, 2019 12:13:31 GMT -5
On this week's 1974 show Casey said Derringer had two #1s previously with groups and 'Hoochie Coo could make it three. But his only solo top 40 would get no higher than the mid 20s.
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Post by mga707 on Mar 3, 2019 14:41:12 GMT -5
On this week's 1979 show Casey said Chicago had been together ten years and had yet to hit a sour note. Countdown No Tell Lover would be their final top 40 for over three years and shortly thereafter the band would strike a still sour note w/Cetera. Original member Danny Seraphine also left under less-than-amicable terms: He was fired in 1990. He had been recently touring with 1981-2009 Chicago member Bill Champlin (who had also been fired form the band!) as 'CTA' but Champlin recently had to quit due to ill health.
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Post by pb on Mar 3, 2019 14:49:46 GMT -5
Hmm...does Terry Kath's death count as a sour note? I think I've heard that episode but I don't remember how Casey worded that comment.
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Post by mga707 on Mar 3, 2019 14:59:48 GMT -5
Hmm...does Terry Kath's death count as a sour note? I think I've heard that episode but I don't remember how Casey worded that comment. Just heard it on WIHG 'The Hog'--Casey did not mention Kath at all. Agree, that was definitely a 'sour note'. They were never the same band after Kath's 1978 death.
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Post by JMW on Mar 3, 2019 22:43:33 GMT -5
Just heard this one on the 7/12/1986 show before Billy Joel's Modern Woman: Casey mentions that the song was from the soundtrack of Ruthless People and that we could be hearing other songs from it as it also included songs from Mick Jagger, Springsteen and Kool and the Gang. Modern Woman was the only one to hit the Top 40; the other three songs released as singles peaked at #51 (Ruthless People - M. Jagger), #57 (Give Me The Reason - Luther Vandross) and #70 (Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) - Paul Young).
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Post by jmack19 on Mar 4, 2019 1:55:15 GMT -5
On 3/2/74 show, Casey said that Jim Stafford was headed to #1 as "Spiders & Snakes" moved 4 to 3. Next week #7.
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Post by pb on Mar 4, 2019 18:44:16 GMT -5
Also in the 1974 show, Casey said Cliff DeYoung had decisions to make as he had been a successful actor, but also had just signed a "big recording contract." I don't know if it was his decision but he continued to work as an actor while never having another hit record after "My Sweet Lady."
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Post by pb on Mar 9, 2019 16:07:50 GMT -5
On this week's 1978 show Casey said David Gates hadn't left popular Bread, he was just moonlighting. Bread would never reach the Hot 100 again. Gates played some shows as "David Gates and Bread" after "Goodbye Girl" was a hit, leading to a lawsuit from fellow Bread member James Griffin who was not involved. Gates and Griffin eventually settled their differences and there was a Bread reunion tour in the 90's, but they never recorded as a band again.
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Post by burcjm on Mar 25, 2019 12:59:05 GMT -5
Reverse jinx:
On March 26, 1988 Casey said Cher was the first performer to chart in their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. She would go on to have a hit in her 50s when "Believe" went to #1.
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