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Post by 1finemrg on May 11, 2014 21:08:57 GMT -5
He had the "Cougar" as his middle name at this point of his distinguished career. On 5/21/88, this lost classic was in the second of an 8 week chart run that would see the song peak at #61. Rooty Toot Toot - John Cougar Mellencamp
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Post by pgfromwp on May 12, 2014 7:56:36 GMT -5
He had the "Cougar" as his middle name at this point of his distinguished career. On 5/21/88, this lost classic was in the second of an 8 week chart run that would see the song peak at #61. Rooty Toot Toot - John Cougar MellencampYou beat me to this post. I wonder if the "toot" has any hidden meaning.
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Post by 1finemrg on May 19, 2014 5:24:45 GMT -5
Erma Franklin (Aretha's Sister) sang the original soul classic. The hit version by Big Brother and the Holding Company introduced us to Janis Joplin. It could have been interesting if Janis had been alive to collaborate on this lost classic cover from May 22, 1982. Peaked at #73 during its 4 week chart run. Piece Of My Heart - Sammy Hagar
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Post by pgfromwp on May 19, 2014 8:02:33 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 5/22/82, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. It's an interesting, upbeat cover of the Strangeloves' hit from summer 1965:
"I Want Candy" - Bow Wow Wow
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Post by 1finemrg on May 26, 2014 9:44:11 GMT -5
From May 31, 1987, this classic rock staple from the 80s isn't lost, but is great nevertheless. It had peaked at #49 and was in its ninth of a 10 week chart run. I'm No Angel - Gregg Allman Band
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Post by pgfromwp on Jun 2, 2014 7:51:13 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 6/07/86, which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. It's a neat cover of the Alice Cooper hit from summer 1972:
"School's Out" - Krokus
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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 6, 2014 20:15:54 GMT -5
Unfortunately in the Madonna/Whitney era of the second half of the eighties, lost classics like this one sometimes were pushed aside. On June 7, 1986 this one debuted at #95 and would peak at #70 during a 7 week chart run. In The Shape Of A Heart - Jackson Browne
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Post by pgfromwp on Jun 9, 2014 7:47:35 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 6/13/81, which failed to crack Billboard's hot 100. From the album Appalachian Journey:
"Hard Times" - James Taylor
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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 9, 2014 21:57:17 GMT -5
From June 13, 1981, this 80s lost classic was the title track from the album that kick started Steve Winwood's solo career during the 80s. The follow-up single to his #7 smash "While You See A Chance", it was holding at its #48 peak during the sixth of a 9 week chart run. Great song that sounded like at least a top 20 smash to me. Arc Of A Diver - Steve Winwood
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Post by pb on Jun 10, 2014 11:26:03 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 6/13/81, which failed to crack Billboard's hot 100. From the album Appalachian Journey: "Hard Times" - James Taylor Minor correction. His album that year (including "Hard Times" and his final top 40 hit "Her Town Too") was titled Dad Loves His Work. Appalachian Journey has a different song titled "Hard Times Come Again No More." BTW I was surprised to find that James's Buddy Holly cover "Everyday" did not crack top 40 although it made #3 Adult Contemporary. Seems like I heard it all the time then but that must be due to my parents' choice of radio stations (I was a kid then).
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Jun 13, 2014 7:59:13 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 6/13/81, which failed to crack Billboard's hot 100. From the album Appalachian Journey: "Hard Times" - James Taylor Minor correction. His album that year (including "Hard Times" and his final top 40 hit "Her Town Too") was titled Dad Loves His Work. Appalachian Journey has a different song titled "Hard Times Come Again No More." BTW I was surprised to find that James's Buddy Holly cover "Everyday" did not crack top 40 although it made #3 Adult Contemporary. Seems like I heard it all the time then but that must be due to my parents' choice of radio stations (I was a kid then). That's pretty much how I heard "Everyday" myself.
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Post by briguy52748 on Jun 13, 2014 10:14:07 GMT -5
Lost hit from June 13, 1981:
Dolly Parton's follow-up to her smash hit, "9 to 5." Written by Mike Settle, and was the big hit that preceded Kenny Rogers and the First Edition's 1969 hit "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town." It was a big hit in the country arena as well in 1969, as Bill Anderson -- who usually recorded his own songs -- dipped into Settle's catalog to record his own version, which peaked at No. 2 that September (held out by Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue").
The song it would replace at No. 1, incidentally enough, included Rogers on guest vocals, and is a song we'll hear on this week's AT40: "What Are We Doing in Love" by Dottie West. So as you can imagine, the two friends -- Parton and Rogers -- have more in common than just "Islands in the Stream" and "Real Love."
This week's lost classic had actually already fallen out of the Hot 100 (a week earlier) after a 10-week stay on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking in late May at No. 41, one step short of the top 40.
"But You Know I Love You" by Dolly Parton.
Brian
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Post by pgfromwp on Jun 14, 2014 7:01:36 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 6/10/89 (SXM), which failed to crack Billboard's top 40. It's this group's last entry in the hot 100:
"Calling it Love" - Animotion
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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 20, 2014 5:23:21 GMT -5
From June 22, 1985, this lost classic previously had reached the top 40 twice. The original made it to #9 in 1958, and Eric Clapton's cover reached #26 in 1974. Hard to believe with all the classic rock staples he and his band released, this was their only hot 100 single. Peaked at #63 during an 8 week chart run. The kids at Rydell high could dance to this song really well, thanks to Sha Na Na's version! Willie And The Hand Jive - George Thorogood And The Destroyers
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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 24, 2014 4:30:53 GMT -5
Maybe it was due to the problems Casablanca records experienced in the 1980s, but when Survivor's contribution to the "Karate Kid" soundtrack was released as a single it only managed to peak at #63 during a seven week chart run. This lost 80s classic is from June 30, 1984, and features then new lead singer Jimi Jamison who had replaced Dave Bickler earlier in the year. The Moment Of Truth - Survivor
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