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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 20:06:49 GMT -5
1981 gets bad rap on this board for its music. But it was a revolutionary year in a couple of ways. MTV started and we know how much of a game changer that was in the industry. And then we have the video game industry that Casey alluded to in his intro to "Pac-Man Fever". That turns out to be revolutionary in the way kids entertain themselves. You know the conversation...."When I grew up in the 60s or 70s, I was outside a lot. Kids these days and for the last 30 years, not so much." Goes back to those video games coming out in the early 80s. I don't know how revolutionary it was. The industry pretty much died and had to come back a few years later so would you count the early days of Atari, Intellivision, Coleco Vision, Activision, and awesome home games like Ataris Pac-Man and ET as "revolutionary"?
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Post by mkarns on Jan 26, 2013 1:13:22 GMT -5
I assume you folks were discussing the matching calendars episodes as they relate to Presidential inauguration days (although Mr. Obama will be sworn in on Sunday in private as mandated by the Constitution before the public ceremony on Monday) For instance the calendar for 2013 is identical to the calendars for 2002, 1991, 1985 & 1974. This doesn't directly include this week's Premiere 80s AT40, but relating to Inauguration Days, I found that this weekend you can listen to four countdowns from or looking back to the first inaugurals of four different presidents. There's Casey from January 1977 (Carter), SXM's countdown from 1981 (Reagan), and Rick Dees from 1989 (Bush I) and 1993 (Clinton.)
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Post by dukelightning on Jan 26, 2013 15:33:02 GMT -5
Thanks. Steve Perry complained on some sort of illness, which is why he took quite a bit of time off following Journey's last tour (1986-87). It was his reluctance to rejoin the band following the 1996-97 reunion tour that forced the remaining members of the band to hire several new lead vocalists over the past 10 years. I am listening to a CT40 from 1994 with that song in it. Casey actually told a story about the previous few years of Steve Perry's life. First, he was burned out after the recording of the 'Raised on Radio' album in 1986. Also his mother died during that time. So he had no choice but to take some time off after the tour supporting that Lp. Then his grandfather had an illness which caused Steve to return to his hometown of Hanford, California, where he was for 2 years. Didn't say which years those were but it sounds like the late 80s, maybe 1990. Steve himself apparently did not have an illness though.
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Post by mkarns on Jan 26, 2013 20:52:58 GMT -5
OK, here's a bit of bad editing. They cut out the second verse and chorus of "Working For the Weekend", which I guess is understandable given time limitations, but the first line of the first chorus (including the title) is heard twice in a row? Whether that was done originally or by Premiere, that's simply pointless.
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Post by Mike on Jan 26, 2013 21:27:24 GMT -5
OK, here's a bit of bad editing. They cut out the second verse and chorus of "Working For the Weekend", which I guess is understandable given time limitations, but the first line of the first chorus (including the title) is heard twice in a row? Whether that was done originally or by Premiere, that's simply pointless. The same, or a similar, thing happens in the second playing of "Waiting For a Girl Like You".
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Post by Hervard on Jan 26, 2013 21:53:00 GMT -5
Well ... I never would have guessed Rod Stewart's hit "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"; I don't think anybody did, as I recall. Actually, both freakyflybry and cpokilroy guessed that song.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 26, 2013 21:53:59 GMT -5
OK, here's a bit of bad editing. They cut out the second verse and chorus of "Working For the Weekend", which I guess is understandable given time limitations, but the first line of the first chorus (including the title) is heard twice in a row? Whether that was done originally or by Premiere, that's simply pointless. The same, or a similar, thing happens in the second playing of "Waiting For a Girl Like You". Yeah, in that one, they repeated the first two lines of the chorus.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jan 26, 2013 22:26:55 GMT -5
1981 gets bad rap on this board for its music. But it was a revolutionary year in a couple of ways. MTV started and we know how much of a game changer that was in the industry. And then we have the video game industry that Casey alluded to in his intro to "Pac-Man Fever". That turns out to be revolutionary in the way kids entertain themselves. You know the conversation...."When I grew up in the 60s or 70s, I was outside a lot. Kids these days and for the last 30 years, not so much." Goes back to those video games coming out in the early 80s. Well, as much as I didn't care for 1981 music-wise, there were a few good songs in the mix that year. Like "Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner, "The Stroke" by Billy Squier, "Private Eyes" by Hall & Oates, "Just The Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers, "Double Dutch Bus" by an artist whose name I can't remember off the top of my head, "Super Freak" and "Give It To Me Baby" both by Rick James, "Modern Girl" by Sheena Easton, "Controversy" by Prince, and oh yeah, "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. But other than that, ugh.
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Post by marv101 on Jan 26, 2013 23:05:17 GMT -5
1980 & 1981 were really packed with a lot of AC-friendly hits for those two years at top 40 radio; this countdown is overflowing with them.
Thank goodness that the J. Geils Band & Joan Jett & The Blackhearts came along and solved that problem for good until 1990, when the format snapped back to an AC- heavy format, just as it had in 1970 in spite of the domination by Motown acts that year as well as R&B music in general.
Sean Ross has pointed this out for years during his stints as Billboard's top 40 editor and at Edison Research.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 0:04:15 GMT -5
My prediction for next week's first weekend in February show is 2/4/1984.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 27, 2013 9:40:41 GMT -5
Old School AT40 Fan-The artist who recorded "Double Dutch Bus" was Frankie Smith.
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Post by winfield on Jan 27, 2013 14:26:39 GMT -5
Any idea why CKRU's stream petered out?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 14:53:02 GMT -5
From this weekend's 1/30/1982 countdown, before "Trouble" by Lindsey Buckingham, Casey mentioned that only The Beatles had 4 alumni who hit The Top 10 as solo acts, then how Fleetwood Mac was the only other 1 with 3 solo act members, Bob Welch, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, however Christine McVie would later join them after "Got a Hold on Me" went to #10 on 3/24/1984, making her their 4th member which would tie The Beatles record.
He also said The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Buffalo Springfield and Blind Faith have each produced two members who have had Top 10 solo hits.
Genesis would have 3 by 1986 with Phil Collins, Mike (Rutherford) + the Mechanics and Peter Gabriel.
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Post by artsmusic on Jan 27, 2013 16:55:51 GMT -5
What about Eagles with 3 by 1984 by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh. If you go to top 20s, then add Randy Meisner, top 30s add Timothy B. Schmitt....and add hot 100s to pick up Don Felder.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jan 27, 2013 19:51:13 GMT -5
I personally would prefer to hear a 1987 broadcast for the first weekend of February, but given that they aired the Top 100 of 1987 not too long ago, it's possible that a 1987 show may not be in the cards.
And 1988 is definitely not in the cards for the first weekend of February because they aired it last year. Unless they decide to air January 30, 1988 or something.
1984 could be a strong contender as it was never aired by Premiere as yet. In fact, no show from February 1984 - except for the 18th, which aired 5 years ago - has been aired as yet. And after a 5-year drought, we are long overdue for a February 1984 show for sure.
But then again, they may choose to air a 1986 show for all we know. Not to mention I would rather hear a 1986 show as my taste for music was optimum that year.
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