Your favorite song by an AT40 artist didn't make the Top 40

[80sat40fan]

Just curious to see how deep some of you go with AT40 artists and their songs which may have just missed the Top 40, just barely scarped the bottom of the Hot 100 or maybe didn't even chart.

I love many of Fleetwood Mac's Top 40 songs but most of them fall into the slightly overplayed category... they have lost a little of their special feeling for me. "Hypnotized", sung by Bob Welch, is an awesome tune. The percussion line on this one is incredible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDzXbdxeeHI

I'm hot and cold with The Who but "Love Reign O'er Me" is one outstanding song with an awesome ending: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PnXts0Ni8I

I love The Talking Heads, and they have had many great tunes which weren't played on Top 40 stations, my favorite being "Life During Wartime": www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NywTcGOUkE

For as much airplay as this Lynyrd Skynyrd tune gets today, it's amazing that "Simple Man" never hit the Hot 100. I could listen to this tune for hours on end: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-5aPNxv-pU

I love many David Bowie songs but there's something about "The Man Who Sold The World" that I really love. The production on this tune is a little crude by today's standards but I think that adds to the tune. The addition or layering of voices in the end is incredible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g33-W9t2q2Q

I probably have more but those come to mind now. How deep is your love for certain AT40 artists?

[Michael1973]

Sept 25, 2019 19:42:37 GMT -5 80sat40fan said:

I love The Talking Heads, and they have had many great tunes which weren't played on Top 40 stations, my favorite being "Life During Wartime": www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NywTcGOUkE

My favorite song of theirs would be another non-top 40 hit -- "And She Was"

[at40nut]

Sept 26, 2019 8:21:51 GMT -5 Michael1973 said:

Sept 25, 2019 19:42:37 GMT -5 80sat40fan said:

I love The Talking Heads, and they have had many great tunes which weren't played on Top 40 stations, my favorite being "Life During Wartime": www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NywTcGOUkE

My favorite song of theirs would be another non-top 40 hit -- "And She Was"

Mine would be "Psycho Killer"

[seminolefan]

My favorite song by Shalamar is one that missed the Top 40: "A Night To Remember"

Favorite by The S.O.S. Band: "Just Be Good To Me"

Favorite by Klymaxx: "The Men All Pause"

[jlthorpe]

For some artists, it's hard for me to pick just one.

I agree about "Hypnotized" by Fleetwood Mac. That's a great song. But I also love "The Chain".

For Steely Dan, there are too many to mention. "Kid Charlemagne", "The Fez", "I Got the News", "Aja", "Night by Night", "Bodhisattva", "The Royal Scam", "Pretzel Logic", etc.

For Bruce Springsteen, I love "Spirit in the Night" and "Jungleland".

The Cars: "Candy-O", "Moving in Stereo", "Dangerous Type"

Aerosmith: "Toys in the Attic", "Train Kept a Rollin'"

The Rolling Stones: "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"

David Bowie: "Ashes to Ashes"

To get away from classic rock, here are a few other choices:

Duran Duran: "Girls on Film"

The Buggles: "Living in the Plastic Age"

The SOS Band: Like seminolefan, my choice is "Just Be Good to Me".

Run-DMC: "Rock Box"

Chaka Khan: "Through the Fire"

[cachiva]

Summer Breeze by the Isley Brothers peaked at #60 in April of 1974.





Maybe because of the crappy single edit...?

[at40nut]

There could be more in the future, but here's a short list I came up with

1970 Al Green- "I Can't Get Next To You" #60
1971 Bill Withers- "Grandma's Hands" #42
1974 Genesis (Peter Gabriel era)- "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"
1975 Rod Stewart- "Sailing" #58
1979 The Police- "Can't Stand Losing You" #2 UK
1984 Genesis (Phil Collins Era)- "Taking It All Too Hard" #50
1992 Extreme- "Stop The World" #95
1993 Faith No More- "Easy" #58 (Commodores cover)

[at40petebattistini]

I have a few...

Pinball Wizard - Elton John (1975)
Changes - David Bowie (1972 & 1974)
Best Thing - Styx (1972)
Hot Love - T.Rex (1971)
Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull (1971)
Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1971 & 1972)

[listenerwants2know]

From 1984:

Chris DeBurgh - High On Emotion (#44)
INXS - Original Sin (#58)
Queen - I Want To Break Free (#45)
Scorpions - Still Loving You (#64)

From 1985:

Hooters - All You Zombies (#58)
Limahl - Only For Love (#51)
Philip Bailey - Walking On The Chinese Wall (#46)

And from 1986:

Animotion - I Engineer (#76)
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (#53)
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side (#68)
Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia (#70)
Rod Stewart - Every Beat Of My Heart (#83)

[UnknownEric]

Still to this day, 31 years later, I'm flummoxed that Crowded House's "Better Be Home Soon" didn't crack the 40.

[OnWithTheCountdown]

I have a few off the top of my head:

The aforementioned "A Night To Remember"

Maureen McGovern: "If You Could Read My Mind"

Gino Vannelli: "Wild Horses" (HM: "Black Cars")

The Hooters: "All You Zombies" (thanks, listenerwants2know 🙂)

Cliff Richard: "Give A Little Bit More"

Rush: Lots to choose from... "Spirit Of Radio", "Tom Sawyer", etc.

I'm sure there's more, but my tired brain is telling me to give it a rest. To be continued...

[giannirubino]

Amen to Gino Vannelli's "Black Cars" and "Wild Horses," The Hooters' "All You Zombies," and to Maureen McGovern's "Can You Read My Mind."

I'd add: Kate Bush's "Babooshka," "Hounds Of Love" and "Sat In Your Lap," Genesis' "Carpet Crawlers" and "Home By The Sea," Devo's "Peek-A-Boo," "Working In A Coal Mine," and "That's Good," Human League's "The Lebanon" and "Love Action," Don Henley's "New York Minute," and Kim Carnes' "You Make My Heart Beat Faster."

Oh, and Jefferson Starship's "Stranger" and Peter Cetera's "Living In The Limelight."

[Michael1973]

I came here to mention All You Zombies, but clearly that's been done...

[giannirubino]

Robert Palmer • Looking For Clues
Robert Palmer • You Are In My System
Roberta Flack • This Side Of Forever
Linda Ronstadt • Easy For You To Say
Linda Ronstadt • What's New
Animotion • I Want You
Journey • Good Morning Girl / Stay Awhile
Elton John • Harmony

[giannirubino]

Eurythmics • The First Cut (vocal remix from Touch Dance)
Eurythmics • Julia
Basia • Until You Come Back To Me
David Baerwald (of David & David) • All For You
Jude Cole • House Full Of Reasons
B-52's • Song For A Future Generation
Chris DeBurgh • High On Emotion
Eddy Grant • I Don't Wanna Dance
Wham! • Bad Boys
Roxy Music • Dance Away
Kinks • Superman
Kinks • Destroyer
Kinks • Do It Again