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Post by ronnie21 on Feb 23, 2013 13:10:54 GMT -5
good song by inxs.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Feb 23, 2013 13:24:46 GMT -5
I really enjoy "A Night To Remember" by Shalamar. Great upbeat tune from 1982. There is, however, one even lower ranking Hot 100 hit for Shalamar that was pretty good too. It was called "Take That To The Bank", a disco record that only peaked at #79 in 1978, according to what Casey Kasem mentioned just before playing "Some Kind of Lover" by Jody Watley on a spring 1988 broadcast of AT40. They even played a snippet of "Take That To The Bank" as well. It's a great upbeat song - should have gone higher. And I don't know if she did the voice of Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, or whoever, but didn't she play Dottie in, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"? E.G. Daily also did the voice of Froggy in 1994's film adaptation of The Little Rascals.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2013 14:11:29 GMT -5
Jim Nabors has released many singles. But none has ever made the Hot 100. I also checked the Country Hot 100, I didnt see him making the charts their either. Thankfully! Say what you will about Jim Nabors, but his rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana" for almost every year since 1972 at the Indianapolis 500 still brings tears and chills!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2013 15:24:36 GMT -5
Electric Light Orchestra
Roll Over Beethoven (1973) #42 Showdown (1973) #53 Daybreaker (1974) #87 It's Over (1978) #75 Four Little Diamonds (1983) #86
Genesis
Turn It On Again (1980) #58 Mama (1983) #73 Illegal Alien (1984) #44 Taking It All Too Hard (1984) #50
Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face (1980) #53
Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney (1983) #83
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (1983) #82
"Weird Al" Yankovic
King of Suede (1984) #62 I Lost on Jeopardy (1984) #81
The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle (1986) #41
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Post by woolebull on Feb 23, 2013 22:45:03 GMT -5
Three songs that really stand out to me are:
1) Tempted - Squeeze: #49, 1981. The song was just before its time. I can understand it not hitting the Top 40 at the time, but it just seems like you can't define the 80's without this song.
2) What I Like About You, The Romantics: #49, 1980. I would just say, "see above", but I can't because the same week that it debuted on the Hot 100, "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders debuted, plus "Train In Vain" by The Clash was not far behind so the alt rock scene was hitting the Top 40 at the time, just not The Romantics. Hard to believe that their song "One In A Million" did better than this song, maybe even harder to believe that the remake by Michael Morales did 21 points higher than this all time classic.
3) Never Thought (That I Could Love) - Dan Hill: #43, 1988. I had not thought of this song for years, until I heard it yesterday. It seems crazy to me that this song didn't hit the Top 40. It seemed to be all over the radio in early 1988.
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Post by dukelightning on Feb 24, 2013 8:44:00 GMT -5
Interesting that you categorize the Romantics as new wave. I heard an AT20 show recently in which Casey told a story about the Romantics who said the critics who also categorized them as new wave totally "missed the point of our music". They considered themselves as 'old wave'. They got their name from early rock and roll and said their music was from that period, primarily using 3 chords. "We wanted to keep it simple like they did in the old days", was one of the quotes he said.
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Post by vto66 on Feb 24, 2013 11:56:05 GMT -5
My Heart Goes Out to You (1997) Belinda Carlisle. Not sure if this even made the Hot 100. Beautiful song, though.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 24, 2013 16:23:11 GMT -5
Perusing the chart for next week's presumed show, 1979, I found one that I haven't heard since 1979: "Survivor" by Cindy Bullens. Peaked at #56. Good song, and had it come out two years later when 'tough chick' singers a la Pat Benatar were hot, it would have been a bigger hit.
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Post by woolebull on Feb 24, 2013 17:34:52 GMT -5
I didn't classify The Romantics as New Wave. In fact I've never thought of them as that. I concur they were more back to the basics rock...like The Pretenders. Gary Newman in 1980 was New Wave. The Romantics, no.
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Post by tpanther775 on Feb 24, 2013 20:48:44 GMT -5
The only time The Romantics were new wave in opinion was the way the dressed in " Talking in your Sleep" video. Yes they did have a little new wave feel in their music but it was based on rock. "What I Like about You" and "Talking in your Sleep" were worlds apart but I contribute that it was 3 to 4 years apart the songs were released. Just think they adapted when 1983 rolled around when " Talking in Your Sleep " was released. Just my opinion though.
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Post by woolebull on Feb 24, 2013 21:47:08 GMT -5
I would agree with that. "Talking In Your Sleep" did have more of a new wave feel, but it was based solely on rock. "One In A Million" reminded me more of who they were than "Talking In Your Sleep.
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Post by davewollenberg on Feb 25, 2013 20:13:17 GMT -5
The Cars had 3 good songs, all peakin' at #41: 'Good times roll', 'It's all I can do', and, 'Since you're gone'. BTW, I think they might hold the record for the act that peaked at #41 with the most songs (3).
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 26, 2013 0:38:28 GMT -5
I Wish I Was 18 Again George Burns; #49 1980
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Feb 26, 2013 0:50:21 GMT -5
Just thought of this one from '82. It peaked at #47 and got about a month of Top 40 airplay in my native Hartford, CT:
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Post by davewollenberg on Mar 5, 2013 19:46:01 GMT -5
I always thought that the SOS band's song, 'the Finest', should've made top 40 pop. It had the familiar Jam & Lewis sound. On a lesser note, it also featured backin' vocals from Alexander O'Neal. Hit #44 pop.
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