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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jul 6, 2022 21:41:31 GMT -5
Yo, Hervard - #14 was "Someday" by Sugar Ray, which looks like it was accidentally omitted. Then came "What It's Like" at #13, "Save Tonight" at #12, and "If You Had My Love" at #11. 1999 had a lot of super music; one of my favorite years musically from that decade.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 7, 2022 13:28:34 GMT -5
Yo, Hervard - #14 was "Someday" by Sugar Ray, which looks like it was accidentally omitted. Then came "What It's Like" at #13, "Save Tonight" at #12, and "If You Had My Love" at #11. Thank you so much for bringing this error to my attention. It has been amended!
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Post by Mike on Jul 7, 2022 14:11:48 GMT -5
OPTIONAL EXTRA: IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT'S OKAY - WHITNEY HOUSTON (#22/-/19/20) - #66 on the full Top 99 list, this song, which was about a woman confronting her lover when she finds out she's been cheating on him, was the third Top 40 hit from her My Love Is Your Love album. The song was not bad, but definitely my least favorite song from the album. They did, however, play a different mix than what was normally played on AT40. I liked it significantly better than the original. Probably the original album version? Which, oddly enough, would also have been played on July 3. July 17 - which WPNC trotted out in 2020 - had the Thunderpuss remix, I don't know which version July 10 (hosted by Ed McMann) had.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jul 7, 2022 14:38:56 GMT -5
OPTIONAL EXTRA: IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT'S OKAY - WHITNEY HOUSTON (#22/-/19/20) - #66 on the full Top 99 list, this song, which was about a woman confronting her lover when she finds out she's been cheating on him, was the third Top 40 hit from her My Love Is Your Love album. The song was not bad, but definitely my least favorite song from the album. They did, however, play a different mix than what was normally played on AT40. I liked it significantly better than the original. Probably the original album version? Which, oddly enough, would also have been played on July 3. July 17 - which WPNC trotted out in 2020 - had the Thunderpuss remix, I don't know which version July 10 (hosted by Ed McMann) had. 7/10 also had the Thunderpuss Remix, which is my favorite. That version was played in every show from 7/10 on. Sure thought it deserved better than #22.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 8, 2022 12:54:23 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - July 09, 2022
This week's presentation - July 14, 1979
LW#3: HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER LW#2: BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER LW#1: RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD 40: MARRIED MEN - BETTE MIDLER (40) - On a technicality because of a special show the previous week, this was an AT40 one-week wonder, as it debuted at #40 the week before and this is all the higher it got. It was pretty much typical disco, a genre that was beginning to fade away. It is said that Steve Dahl's infamous Disco Demolition two days before was largely instrumental in that. 39: IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME - THE BELLAMY BROTHERS (debut) - This one sure didn't measure up to the success of their first Top 40 hit, that's for sure. That one went to #1, yet this is all the further this song got. Oh well, they were chiefly a country act. Anyway, this song wasn't bad, but I preferred "Let Your Love Flow". 38: SUSPICIONS - EDDIE RABBITT (debut) - Possibly Rabbitt's most un-country sounding song ever. It had more of a smooth jazz sound to it, but that didn't stop it from topping the Hot Country Singles chart a few weeks later. A great song, IMO. LDD: ALWAYS & FOREVER - HEAT WAVE - One of the most popular love songs of all time, although this one was about how a true friendship lasts forever. This was by far my favorite of their chart hits (since it wasn't the only one that was not a repetitive disco song). 37: MINUTE BY MINUTE - DOOBIE BROTHERS (29) - The title track from their #1 album, which had topped the chart back in April/May, and the follow-up to "What A Fool Believes". Of course, that was the song that I preferred of the two. 36: YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - REX SMITH (15) - This song was from the TV movie Sooner Or Later, in which Rex himself was the star. Even though it was just about done on AT40, this was actually the point in 1979 when I heard this song the most, since it was peaking on WLS about now. I loved this song back then and still love it today - one of favorite songs from 1979! 35: IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM - JOE JACKSON (39) - This is one I remember from back in the day. Sugar Ray did a remake of this song back in 2003, but the original is definitely the best. Possibly my favorite song from Joe Jackson of all time. 34: SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN (36) - Who knew that this song would take until October to hit #1 on the charts! Come to think of it, who knew it would even go to #1, what with the baby steps it was taking up the chart! The song tied "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder for the record for the slowest climb to the top. I'm glad it made it, though, as it was a great song. Anyone notice that they played a longer version of this song than usual? Must have been the album version of it. AT40 ARCHIVE: ROCK ME GENTLY - ANDY KIM - This guy's voice reminded me a little of Jim Croce. However, the music style was slightly different - even many of Croce's upbeat songs had a somewhat laid-back feel to them (except maybe for "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"). Anyway, this was a pretty good song. 33: WEEKENDS - WET WILLIE (35) - The third and final Top 40 hit for this Mobile, Alabama band. A great feel-good type song to listen to on Fridays on the way home from work! 32: JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - RANDY VAN WARMER (14) - The only Top 40 song from this man from Colorado who, sadly, passed away eleven years ago. It was a really good song, but not one to listen to when feeling depressed, especially over a recent breakup. 31: LEAD ME ON - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE (37) - A true two-hit wonder here, as her only other song was "Right Back Where We Started From", a song I used to like, but now not quite as much. This is definitely my favorite song from her. 30: UP ON THE ROOF - JAMES TAYLOR (32) - An interesting interpretation of the old Drifter's classic hit. In fact, I preferred this over the original. 29: LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT - BEE GEES (12) - Ah, the song that was said to have been artificially moved to #1 so as not to interrupt their streak at #1. Whether or not that is true I have no idea, but regardless, it is still a good song! 28: PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND - KANSAS (30) - On this week's 1982 show, we heard their song with their new lead singer, John Elefante. This was one of their last songs with Steve Walsh still handling the lead vocals, as well as possible their most obscure song (as the radio station that I listened to never played this). It wasn't bad, but one of my least favorites from them. 27: SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT - ANNE MURRAY (29) - As we all know, 1979 was definitely her best year in my book, as her three songs to chart during that year are my three favorites from her. This song always reminds me of my late-night rendezvouses with the girl I was going out with back in 1986 (would have been even wilder if it was when this song was popular, but I was only seven years old then, lol!) 26: THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT - BARBRA STREISAND (33) - Known mainly for her slow songs, she decided to go with a disco beat for this song (and it worked, as the song climbed all the way to #3). I preferred many of her slower songs, but I did like this better than her other disco hit, released later in the year. 25: GETTING CLOSER - WINGS (31) - Musically, this is a pretty decent song, but what the hell does Paul mean by "my salamander"? Is that a British term of endearment or something? 24: DO IT OR DIE - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (26) - This song, along with being good melodically, had a great message - it was even used as a LDD a time or two (like the 10/13/1984 show, which was played on the iHeartRadio AT40 channel earlier this week). 23: MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN (27) - This was one of two Top Tens by Elton John in a near seven-year period. It's a great song that is all but ignored by Top 40 radio anymore. AT40 ARCHIVE: I HONESTLY LOVE YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Her first of four number one hits. This one was indeed popular, even years later, as it made a brief encore appearance on the Hot 100 in the fall of 1977, plus in 1998, a new version of the song, featuring Babyface on background vocals peaked at #67 on the Hot 100 and did even better at AC and Country, hitting the Top 20 on both charts. 22: I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU - KISS (24) - Kiss had gone disco by this time and that didn't really work for them, as this was their only Top 40 single with a disco beat. I myself prefer their slow songs, as did the general Top 40 audience, as their two Top Ten singles were both ballads, such as their next release after this a little over a decade later, the power ballad "Forever". 21: HEART OF THE NIGHT - POCO (23) - The second of their two 1979 hits - I liked it about the same as "Crazy Love". Still, I think their best hit ever was "Nothing To Hide", from early 1990. 20: DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW - ABBA (22) - This was Abba's first charted single that featured Björn Ulvaeus on lead vocals instead of Agnetha Faltskog and Frida. It was a pretty good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to "Dancing Queen" or "The Winner Takes It All". LDD: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER - I always thought that the beginning of the song was Stevie Wonder demonstrating his different voices, but they are indeed two other people (Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves, in order of appearance). The song, which was a #1 hit in 1973, was very fitting for the dedication. It is a great song that I remember singing in a chorus mini-course in middle school back in the fall of 1984. 19: YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO (21) - This song and their 1981 song "A Woman Needs Love" sounded very similar. I slightly prefer this one though (but both of them are great songs). 18: DAYS GONE DOWN (STILL GOT THAT LIGHT IN YOUR EYES) - GERRY RAFFERTY (20) - Very refreshing to hear a song by him besides the grossly overplayed "Baker Street". This one was actually a good song - too bad this one didn't go Top Ten. 17: I CAN'T STAND IT NO MORE - PETER FRAMPTON (19) - Well, try he might, he just couldn't come close to equaling the success of his Frampton Comes Alive album. Then again, given how huge that album was, coming even close to that would be a tough feat in itself. As for this song, it wasn't bad, but I preferred a few songs from said album, as well as the title track from his second album I'm In You. 16: AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW - McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD (18) - Wow, lots of songs moving up two spots this week! This was the seventh consecutive one and 13th one so far. Anyway, this was great Philly Soul music here! I remember this one quite well! 15: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY - VAN HALEN (16) - I generally prefer the Van Hagar era, but this was actually one of my favorite songs of theirs with David Lee Roth on lead vocals. A great song indeed! 14: WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR. HOOK (17) - As we all know, my favorite song from them was "Better Love Next Time", but this was a good one too - and it became one of their most successful hits. 13: GOOD TIMES - CHIC (25) - In its second week, it had already covered two thirds of the chart, and the following week, it would leap to #4. It comes as no surprise that the song hit #1 (though it was held at bay for a few weeks by Donna Summer). The song was OK, but quite overplayed. 12: WE ARE FAMILY - SISTER SLEDGE (8) - This song looked like this might hit #1, but due to the competition at #1, the song fell a spot short. This song has definitely stood the test of time - still receives quite a lot of airplay 36 years later! I myself think it's a pretty good song, which says a lot, considering I'm not much for disco music. Kind of weird that I prefer this over the Chic song, considering that they were both produced by the same team, Rodgers & Edwards. AT40 ARCHIVE: NOTHIN' FROM NOTHIN' - BILLY PRESTON - This song was played as the second Optional Extra, though, given where it is in the original version of the countdown, it would have made more sense to play it as the Extra for the third hour. Anyway, it was a pretty good song, though nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. OPTIONAL EXTRA: BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ - By the time this hit the chart, disco was already declining noticeably and this one might have made the Top Ten otherwise, but it still gets a decent amount of recurrent airplay. The song wasn't bad, but nothing exceptional. 11: THE LOGICAL SONG - SUPERTRAMP (6) - One of several R&R-only #1 songs on this week's chart. This was my favorite song in the world back in the summer of 1979. WLS played this song all the time, starting around the beginning of the summer and pretty much straight through to the early fall - at which time I finally decided to buy the Breakfast In America album at the TG&Y variety/department store. 10: GOLD - JOHN STEWART (11) - Here's another R&R-only #1 song, of which there are several more in this week's Top Ten, I believe. This one featured Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham on background vocals - making an already great song even better! 9: SHINE A LITTLE LOVE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (13) - And this completes a hat trick of songs that hit #1 on R&R, but not on AT40. Sounds like they played the album version of this, since there was a prelude at the beginning that I’d never heard before. It was a great song - one of their best! 8: I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - CHEAP TRICK (10) - Well, the R&R #1 streak is broken here as this song, on the other hand, didn't even hit the Top Ten. I liked this song a lot - WLS played it all the time, plus I heard it on the juke box at the beach house that I went to a lot that summer. 7: MAKIN' IT - DAVID NAUGHTON (9) - This song was more of a gimmick than anything, IMO, but it did make for an interesting LDD on an early 1980 show - from a girl, who had dreams of being a model, to her family, who pretty much bullied her about her endeavor. The LDD was pretty much a big raspberry to them, as she had indeed lived her dream. 6: BOOGIE WONDERLAND - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (7) - A one-time team-up between these two acts. The song was OK, but I preferred most of EW+F's other material (and the only other song I've heard by the Emotions was "Best Of My Love" - yes, I preferred that one too). 5: SHE BELIEVES IN ME - KENNY ROGERS (5) - Here's one that I remember quite well from '79! This one was sitting in its peak position on AT40, but on the R&R chart, it managed to sneak in a week at #1, and deservedly so, as it's one of my favorite Kenny Rogers song of all time! 4: CHUCK E'S IN LOVE - RICKY LEE JONES (4) - And what do you know? Another R&R #1 song! How did all these songs manage to top the R&R chart, but not Billboard? Well, R&R didn't favor disco as much as Billboard. Disco #1s on the Hot 100 like "Bad Girls" and "Ring My Bell" did not hit #1 on R&R, making it possible for AC/MOR and Rock songs like the ones indicated above to top that chart. Anyway, this was not a bad song, but nothing special. I occasionally hear it on Magic Sunday Morning, on WMGN. 3: HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER (3) - This song was long gone from the R&R chart (where it actually did hit #1, but that was in May, before it topped the Hot 100), but it was still hanging around in the Top Three on the Hot 100, in its eleventh week in that chart zone. The song indeed lived up to its name. Of Summers' #1 hits during 1979, this would be my favorite. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - BLONDIE - This song had an odd chart run - it appeared to have peaked at #34 the week before on the chart and dropped out this week, but it got a second wind the following week, re-entering the chart at #29, on its way to a #24 peak. I was never a big fan of this song - I found it annoying and obnoxious sounding. 2: RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD (1) - A disco one-hit wonder here, only this one was one of the bigger ones, since spent the past two weeks at #1. I remember hearing it at the local skating rink back in the day. This song prevented Donna Summer from succeeding herself at #1, as it hit the top between "Hot Stuff" and... 1: BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER (2) - ...this week's #1 song. Casey mentioned that Donna Summer was the only female artist to have two songs in the Top Three at the same time, I believe. With "Hot Stuff" so high on the charts, it's kind of a surprise this hit #1, but, in fact, it managed to hold there for five weeks, and held the boasting rights for the longest run in the Top Ten during 1979 (14 weeks) Hard to believe that disco was actually starting to burn out at that point.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 8, 2022 12:54:38 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - July 9, 2022
This week's presentation - July 12, 1980
Droppers: CLONES (WE'RE ALL) - ALICE COOPER (40) - A rare case where a song was not played on American Top 40, because the only week it was in the Top 40, the regular show was pre-empted by a special, so I must say it - wtf did this sound like again? (Maybe when I have time, I'll see if they have it on YouTube video). ATOMIC - BLONDIE (39) - Wow - this song's peak was a far cry from her previous song, which ended up being the top song of 1980. I don't remember what it sounds like either, so I'll take a listen to this next time I'm on YouTube. ASHES BY NOW - RODNEY CROWELL (37) - Wow, I'm gonna be busy on YouTube today. There was an unusually high number of low peakers dropping out this week. I do happen to remember that this song was OK. It was Rodney Crowell's only Top 40 chart entry, but he wrote a lot of songs that other singers recorded and had great success with, plus he had a Top Ten AC that he wrote with Roy Orbison, "What Kind Of Love". That was a good one. THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FRANK SINATRA (32) - Like the three above songs, this one didn't make it to the Top 30 - the only difference is, I am quite familiar with this song - Old Blue Eyes' 110th and final chart entry here. This one reminded me a lot of my aunt's old records, which I used to listen to when I went over to my grandmother's (her mom) house to visit every Sunday afternoon, as many of those were from the forties and fifties. Anyway, this one peaked at #32 two weeks later. and probably would have done better had it been released back in the Big Band era. I thought it was a nice throwback song. TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME - RAY PARKER, JR & RAYDIO (30) - A physical impossiblilty (well, unless you clone yourself or borrow Doc Brown's Delorean). Now this song did make the Top 30, albeit barely (peaked right at #30). I vaguely remember that this song was good, but not quite his/their best. STOMP - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (28) - The only of this week's droppers that got past #30 - that doesn't happen very often, does it? Especially with such a large number of songs dropping out. Anyway, I was never a fan of this one. Not quite a "No. Just no", but close. This one had an odd chart run around the time it peaked - it made a big 16-7 move and held that spot the next week. One might think it would move forward a spot or two the following week, but instead, dropped back to #17, held there for another week and then dropped to #18 and then resumed a normal chart run from there (well, from what was left of its chart run within the Top 40? I wonder what the deal was there?
LW#3: THE ROSE – BETTE MIDLER - wtf did this sound like again? LW#2: FUNKY TOWN – LIPPS INC. - Best song on the chart - I hope it's still on this week LW#1: COMING UP – PAUL MCCARTNEY - BLEGH!! If this song is still on this week, I hope they play the studio version - the live version is SOOOOO annoying! 40: MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC – THE DIRT BAND (debut) - They seemed destined to remain a "one-hit wonder", a status they held for about nine years, then, when they dropped the "Nitty Gritty" from their name, they ended up having two more hits, both in 1980. This song, which featured Nicholette Larson on back-up vocals was a good one, but I preferred "An American Dream" from earlier in the year. 39: JO JO – BOZ SCAGGS (debut) - Was he singing about K-Ci's partner? He couldn't have been singing about the one who sang "Leave (Get Out)" since, as far as I know, her parents hadn't even met yet. But seriously, this was a good song - had sort of a smooth jazz flavor to it. 38: KING OF THE HILL – RICK PINETTE AND OAK (debut) - Pinette sounded sort of a cross between Russell Hitchcock (of Air Supply) and Barry Manilow. This was his/their only Top 40 hit, but it was a good one. 37: OLD FASHION LOVE – THE COMMODORES (debut) - Stevie Wonder's "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" reminded me a lot of this song. I liked both songs, but preferred this one. 36: INTO THE NIGHT – BENNY MARDONES (debut) - I don't remember this song at all from 1980, but I definitely remember it from 1989, when it returned to the charts - I heard it on AT40 and then ended up buying the single later on that summer. I played it quite a lot and ended up getting tired of the song. It's pretty good now, but I preferred several songs on his self-titled album which came out in 1989 (and included an updated version of "Into The Night") - these include "How Could You Love Me" and "I'll Be Good To You". 35: TAKE A LITTLE RHYTHM - ALI THOMSON (debut) - The only Top 40 hit for this Glasgow, Scotland native, the younger brother of Dougie Thomson, who was the bass guitarist for Supertramp. He reminded me a little of Paul McCartney, both his voice and music style. This was a good song. 34: WALKS LIKE A LADY - JOURNEY (38) - This one was quite different than most of Journey's hits. It had sort of an R&B sound to it. Given that, I'm not surprised that it didn't get any higher than #32. 33: CALL ME - BLONDIE (26) - Here's a rare case where a song outlasts its follow-up - both in the Top 40 and the Hot 100. "Atomic" had fallen to #92, and would fall out the following week, as "Call Me" exited the Top 40. Anyway, as I said earlier, this song was the #1 song of 1980, and it was indeed worthy, IMO. 32: DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER – KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES (27) - It's too bad they didn't do more collaborations, because both of them (this and "What About Me" in 1984) were among my favorites by both artists. ARCHIVE: TEEN ANGEL – MARK DINNING - Wow, as I recall, they had edited this song out of the original broadcast of this show, back in 2008. Not sure if they put it back in the 2013 broadcast, because I was having kind of a bad day and wasn't paying full attention to the show. Anyway, I wasn't a big fan of this song - the melody and the subject matter was depressing. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOOKIN' FOR LOVE - JOHNNY LEE - This would hit #1 on the Country chart the following week, which Larry mentioned in the intro. Another guilty pleasure of mine, though I never used to like this song. I guess it's one of those songs that gets better with age! 31: LET ME LOVE OPEN THE DOOR – PETE TOWNSHEND (35) - Casey referred to him as "Peter Townshend" coming out of the song, even though I thought he went by Pete. Anyway, this one and one of the Who's songs, "You Better You Bet" sound very much alike but, oddly enough, it was a different member of the Who that sang lead on that one. 30: SHOULD’VE NEVER LET YOU GO – NEIL SEDAKA & DARA SEDAKA (19) - Neil, of course, had tons of hits back over the past three decades, but this was his daughter Dara's only appearance in the Top 40. It was definitely a great song - one of my favorite Sedaka songs, and especially relaxing after such an upbeat song before. 29: CARS – GARY NUMAN (17) - I loved this song back when it was on the charts, although nowadays, I realize how empty it sounded, with half the song being instrumental. It's still great, though - takes me back to 1980, since the radio stations I listened to back in the day played this one all the time. As synth heavy as this song is, it was a little ahead of its time. 28: STAND BY ME – MICKEY GILLEY (32) - I always associate this song with playing Pac Man, as that's what I was doing when I first heard this song (that I knew of, anyway) ten years after the fact. It was playing on the radio at the small grocery store I was at, which had several video games by the entrance. I didn't like it that much at first, but then it kind of grew on me and is now possibly my favorite version of the song that I've heard. 27: MISUNDERSTANDING - GENESIS (31) - Their second Top 40 hit, and the first one to hit the Top 20, and another song that my station used to play all the time back in the summer of 1980. Given that, I'm surprised the song didn't even hit the Top Ten on the Hot 100 (though it did peak at #3 on the R&R chart). This was definitely one of my favorite Genesis songs of all time! 26: SAILING – CHRISTOPHER CROSS (34) - Now here's a great song that came out at the right time of year, since it's about a popular summertime activity. In Cross' short pop chart career, he put out many great songs. In fact, I can't think of one song by him that I don't like. This is among my favorites by him. 25: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - MECO (29) - I guess you could call this a guilty pleasure, as many people hate the idea of Darth Vader's entry theme being set to disco, but I like it, even better than Meco's version of the Star Wars theme and Cantina Band song. LDD: WE ARE FAMILY – SISTER SLEDGE - This song was quite fitting for the dedication, which was quite moving. I can't imagine having a child at 14, and three by age 17! That girl sure didn't get to enjoy her teen years! 24: SHE’S OUT OF MY LIFE – MICHAEL JACKSON (13) - Anymore, this is a poignant song - it's a sad one in the first place (both melodically and the subject matter), but I remember hearing this (on this show) not long after hearing of Michael's death and the song actually made me cry then, and still brings tears to my eyes when I hear it. Despite all of this, it is still my favorite song from his Off The Wall album. 23: ALL NIGHT LONG – JOE WALSH (25) - One of several songs from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack on this week's chart. 22: EMOTIONAL RESCUE – THE ROLLING STONES (33) - Wow, on the last regular broadcast of AT40, this song wasn't even on the Hot 100, now it's over three quarters of the way up the chart! One might think that this song would be a cinch to hit #1, but not quite (it did get as high as #3). Anyway, this was my former supervisor's "favorite" song (she still works at the library, so I still get to torment her by singing this song, LOL!) Another guilty pleasure (as many people I know, other than said former supervisor, dislike the song, due to Jagger's falsetto singing). ARCHIVE: THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE” – PERCY FAITH - EWWWWW, WTF IS THIS??? To quote our friend Freakyflybry, "When I tune into a countdown show, I don't want to hear ELEVATOR MUSIC! I nearly fell asleep when this came on. " He is indeed right on there! I'd expect to hear this when having my teeth drilled or being given a physical head-to-toe assessment (hoping that the nurse giving it is hot), but during a countdown show - no. Glad that the shows didn't exist back in 1960. OK, my rant is done. Next song, please... OPTIONAL EXTRA: BOULEVARD - JACKSON BROWNE - Browne's first Top 40 hit in two years - and a great one it is - one I remember quite well from back in the day. WMGN, however, went with "Don't Do Me Like That" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, but that song was great as well. 21: LOVE THE WORLD AWAY – KENNY ROGERS (24) - This would be the second biggest song from Urban Cowboy - behind "Lookin' For Love". But this was by far my favorite song from the movie - just barely missed being the top song of 1980 according to my personal Top 30 charts - Kool & The Gang's "Too Hot" beat it by the narrowest margin possible. 20: GIMME SOME LOVIN’ – THE BLUES BROTHERS (22) - Surprised that this song only got as high as #18, given how big the Blues Brothers movie was, plus the station that I listened to back in 1980 played this one regularly. Anyway, this was a great song. I preferred this one over the original, because it sounds more energetic. 19: TAKE YOUR TIME – THE S.O.S. BAND (23) - This turned out to be their only Top 40 hit (although I imagine they had others on the R&B and dance charts, where Casey mentioned this song was #1 this week). This song wasn't bad, but nothing exceptional. EXTRA: TOM DOOLEY – THE KINGSTON TRIO - Tell you what, if we had to hear two sleepy songs from 1960, why did they have to play this one to boot? They could have played it two weeks ago, or even before, because they were playing late 70s songs as archives and everyone was more familiar with them. I preferred Kingston Trio member John Stewart's three Top 40 hits, by far. 18: BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA (9) - Let me get this straight; they had room to squeeze in the ho-hum "Tom Dooley" song, but they had to fade this great song out at the beginning of the last chorus. Heck, they could have even inserted the bridge ("More than a lazy river...") if they'd just foregone "Tom Dooley" which simply JUST DOESN'T BELONG ON A 1980 SHOW!!! OK, rant over - next song, please... 17: MORE LOVE – KIM CARNES (21) - She was on her way down with her duet with Kenny Rogers back in the spring, now she was scaling the chart with her first big solo hit. Of course, the best was yet to come. Not sure if I prefer this song or "Bette Davis Eyes" - I think it's one of those cases where it depends on my mood. 16: I’M ALIVE – THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (18) - One of two Xanadu singles on the chart this week. It was so/so, but I preferred their duet with Olivia Newton-John, which, of course, was the title track and would chart later on in the summer. 15: IN AMERICA – THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND (20) - Of course, I think we all know that my favorite song from them is "Still In Saigon". This song, however, is also pretty good, as is their signature hit "The Devil Went Down To Georgia". 14: ONE FINE DAY – CAROLE KING (16) - One of those cases where the songwriter of a song charts with it after it charts one or more times by other artists. This would by my second favorite version of the song (that I've heard), behind Rita Coolidge's rendition from the previous year. 13: TIRED OF TOEIN’ THE LINE – ROCKY BURNETTE (15) - Johnny Burnette's son here must have gotten tired of it right off as his first hit turned out to be his only hit. It was a great one, though - definitely sounds like something from the early sixties, which is when Johnny Burnette had several chart hits. 12: AGAINST THE WIND – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (6) - Difficult, but not impossible. But seriously, this song, the title track from this former #1 album was on its way down the chart, having peaked at number five the previous month. It was definitely one of his best songs ever (and another one I remember quite well - both from the radio and the album, which my Mom had on cassette and we listened to it in the car all the time). 11: SHINING STAR – THE MANHATTANS (12) - They had sixteen Hot 100 hits, but, surprisingly, only three of those made the Top 40, one of those just barely. Of their two big hits, this was definitely my favorite. ARCHIVE: STUCK ON YOU – ELVIS PRESLEY - Well, it was refreshing to hear an archive song wasn't boring elevator music or a depressing song about a teen girl dying as she tried to save her boyfriend's class ring from the car that was stalled on the tracks. This was a good one! OPTIONAL EXTRA: DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY - EDDIE RABBITT - This song was his biggest hit to date, peaking at #5, but his next one would go all the way to the top. Both were great songs! WMGN played "Never Knew Love Like This Before" by Stephanie Mills instead, so at least it was a good song, instead of "Another One Bites The Dust" or some other overplayed song from 1980. Besides, they played this song right after the show was over. 10: LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT – PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE (11) - This song (my favorite PPL song) was the only Top Ten hit for this band, led by Vince Gill, husband of Amy Grant. It doesn't get much recurrent airplay anymore, but their 1975 "Amie" (which I assumed was not named after his wife) certainly does - and that song only lasted three weeks on the chart! EXTRA: I’LL TAKE YOU THERE - THE STAPLE SINGERS - One of those filler extras, when Casey mentions the three biggest hits of a certain artist from the 1970s and plays the biggest hit by them. Why couldn't they have played one of these in the third hour as well, instead of the song about a guy getting hanged? 9: LET’S GET SERIOUS – JERMAINE JACKSON (10) - Anyone notice the resemblance between this and "Grease" by Frankie Valli? I heard this song at the water park last summer and at first I thought it was this song, but then realized that it wasn't. As for the song, it isn't bad, but I generally preferred his mid-80s songs. 8: MAGIC – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (14) - This was the other hit from Xanadu on this week's chart, and it would end up being the biggest of them all by far, spending four weeks at #1. I liked this song, but it was not quite my favorite ONJ song. 7: FUNKY TOWN – LIPPS INC. (2) - Like "Cars", this was another song that sounded a little ahead of its time, what with the synths and the electronic voices. It apparently worked, as the song spent a month at the top, and even had the strength to keep such a fast climbing song as "Coming Up" at bay for several weeks! It wasn't bad, though I did preferred the cover by Pseudo-Echo, that also hit the Top Ten in 1987. LDD: I PLEDGE MY LOVE - PEACHES & HERB - at the newlyweds having to spend a whole year apart, so soon after getting married. It goes to show that, if you're in the military, it's not a good idea to get married until you get out, via resignation or retirement. This song was a good one, and fitting for the dedication, though I preferred "Reunited" (which would be an appropriate song to dedicate when he returned home, especially if it was for good). 6: STEAL AWAY – ROBBIE DUPREE (7) - One of two Top 20 hits for this Brooklyn native. This was my favorite song from him - sounded a lot like "What A Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers, one of my all-time faves. 5: CUPID / I’VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME – THE SPINNERS (8) - They seemed to be on a roll with medleys, as this was their second one in a row and it, like the first one, hit the Top Ten. I wonder if they just decided to stop while they were ahead; who knows? Anyway, I liked both medleys about the same. 4: LITTLE JEANNIE – ELTON JOHN (5) - This was Elton's first, and biggest, hit of the 1980s. It was a great one - very upbeat and happy sounding, which is more than I can say for some of his songs ("The Last Song" for instance). 3: THE ROSE – BETTE MIDLER (3) - One of several movie soundtrack hits on the chart this week. I liked it, but such was not the case back in 1985, the year that my 7th grade choir sang it in the spring concert. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I'M ALRIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS - I remember seeing this movie (Caddyshack) back in the day! The gopher that had been terrorizing the golf course was dancing to this song at the end. A great song! WMGN did not play an extra in this song's place, but, as I mentioned earlier, they did play "Driving My Life Away" first thing following the broadcast. 2: IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME – BILLY JOEL (4) - This song was just a week away from becoming Joel's very first #1 hit. I like this song better than I used to, but still, it is my least favorite of the four singles from Glass Houses, one of Joel's best albums IMO. 1: COMING UP (LIVE AT GLASGOW) – PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS (1) - Wow, this song was still going strong at #1! I'm so glad they were playing the live version by now, rather than the robotic version that was played at the beginning of its chart run (since that was the version that was released, before radio stations began playing the live version, leaving the studio version for dead. If not for" Funkytown", this song might have been in the running for top song of 1980, along with "Call Me". Then again, maybe not, as the latter was stuck in the #2 position after being knocked out of #1 by "Funkytown".
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Post by Hervard on Jul 8, 2022 12:54:48 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - July 9, 2022
This week's presentation - July 9, 1988
HEART OF MINE - BOZ SCAGGS (40) - I liked all of his Top 40 hits, but this one is in a horse race with "Lido Shuffle" for my favorite song from Scaggs! In any case, it's my favorite of his ballads. NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) - SAMANTHA FOX (37) - Of her four Top 40 hits, this was the biggest. Wasn't quite one of my favorites, and it was pretty much rehashed in her next Top 40 hit "I Wanna Have Some Fun". I preferred "Touch Me" and her cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You", as well as their Top 40 miss from the previous summer, "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me). SUPERSONIC - J.J. FAD (32) - A female rap trio from LA, with their only Top 40 hit. A rather decent rap song, IMO - my favorite part was where two of them were rapping and the other was beatboxing at the beginning. EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (29) - Here is yet another artist on this week's chart with their last Top Ten hit (though they just barely missed with the ironically titled "So Close" in late 1990). This was pretty good, but I prefer many others from them.
40: LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY – WHITNEY HOUSTON (debut) - This song would end up breaking her streak of #1 hits, like I sort of figured it would, based on the fact that it didn't start off as strong as her #1 songs. I sure didn't expect it to miss by so much, though - it barely even touched the Top Ten, and failed to make the year-end countdown. I wasn't terribly disappointed, as this was not one of her best songs by any means. 39: TOMORROW PEOPLE – ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS (debut) - Well, his dad, reggae great Bob Marley, might not have made the chart, but he did manage to have one Top 40 hit, albeit barely, as this was its only week on the chart. I really liked this song, which says a lot, considering I’m not a big fan of reggae music. A funny thing about this song - the first time I heard it, it was on a very statical radio station. I could have sworn he was singing, “Don’t want no femur wearing your pants”. 38: RAG DOLL - AEROSMITH (debut) - Their third and final hit from Permanent Vacation. This one was so/so, but I much preferred "Angel", which had hit #3 earlier in the year. 37: CIRCLE IN THE SAND – BELINDA CARLISLE (23) - This was Belinda's fourth and final Top Ten hit. This one was OK, but not one of my favorites by her by a longshot. I preferred "I Get Weak", along with the two Wild Horses singles in 1989 and 1990. 36: THE TWIST – THE FAT BOYS w/CHUBBY CHECKER (debut) - Meh, they should have left this one alone... 35: TROUBLE – NIA PEEPLES (39) - This was pretty much your typical late-80s dance track. But I thought it was a pretty good one. 34: LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING) – CLIMIE FISHER (38) - Several one-hit wonders here in Hour 1 of this week's countdown, and this is one of them. This was a good song - sounds a little like a song Rod Stewart would sing. 33: I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY – KYLIE MINOGUE (35) - The first hit from the first wave of popularity from this Melbourne, Australia native. This and "It's No Secret" were my two favorite of her 80s hits. 32: ONE MORE TRY – GEORGE MICHAEL (16) - When "Father Figure" was riding high on the charts, I listened to the "Faith" album for the first time and heard this song. I loved it instantly and hoped it would be released next and, sure enough, it was, and straight to #1 it went. This is definitely one of his best solo hits. I sure didn't like the hack job they did on the song this week, however. 31: I DON’T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE – CHICAGO (34) - The first of five singles from Chicago 19 (although I believe that "What Kind Of Man Would I Be" was released from their Greatest Hits album - but I could be wrong). Anyway, this was a good song, but I preferred the other four (including "We Can Last Forever", which didn't quite hit the Top 40, but was a Top 20 AC hit). EXTRA: ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) – JOHN PARR - The story behind this song was about Rick Hansen, the wheelchair-bound man who inspired the 1985 movie St. Elmo's Fire. This was the first of two songs from the St. Elmo's Fire soundtrack to hit the Top 40. I liked this song, but it was quite overplayed. I preferred the love theme from the movie, which would hit the charts that fall. OPTIONAL EXTRA: FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN - This one always reminded me of "Oh Very Young" by Cat Stevens. It was a good song - much better than her ad nauseum played "Give Me One Reason". 30: ALPHABET ST. - PRINCE (16) - This was Prince's last hit for about a year, before he came back with three songs from the Batman soundtrack in 1989. This song was OK, but far from being his best. 29: THE COLOUR OF LOVE – BILLY OCEAN (30) - His first hit from Tear Down These Walls hit #1, and I was hoping this one would follow suit, but it only got as high as #17 (at least it hit the Top 20). This was definitely one of my favorites from him. 28: DO YOU LOVE ME – THE CONTOURS (33) - This was originally a #3 hit in 1962, but thanks to its inclusion on the More Dirty Dancing, it had a second run on the charts, this time around, just missing the Top Ten. It's a pretty good song, but I preferred the updated version, which AT40 would occasionally play. 27: I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT – ELTON JOHN (36) - The second of two "I Don't Wanna" songs on the survey - and those songs pretty much climbed the chart together. I liked this song, but preferred many others from him. 26: TALL COOL ONE – ROBERT PLANT (25) - Ah, the lead singer of the legendary Led Zeppelin. This was pretty good - the part at the end, with a montage of guitar riffs from many of their classic hits, was really cool! 25: JUST GOT PAID – JOHNNY KEMP (31) - One of two Top 40 hits from this R&B singer from the Bahamas. It was OK - your typical late-80s dance music. 24: 1-2-3 – GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (28) - Could she have been counting the Top Ten songs they'd scored with their Let It Loose album? Well, this would make it number four, as it sailed straight into the Top Ten as well. 23: BEDS ARE BURNING – MIDNIGHT OIL (17) - This was one of several Aussie bands on the chart this week. I remember hearing this song all the time in early 2001 on Chicago's 94.7 The Zone - a then-80s station that had the skimpiest variety of music. One day (March 10, 2001, to be exact), when I was out for a leisurely drive, I must have heard the song at least three times. No wonder that format didn't last long on that station! As for the song, it's a good one, so at least it wasn't a crappy song that was overplayed. 22: PARADISE - SADE (24) - Sade was mainly a smooth jazz and AC artist, as well as R&B (in fact, this song was on top of that chart this week), but they did have a handful of Top 40 hits - four, to be exact (well, before the PPW era, anyway) and all of them hit the Top 20. This one just barely squeaked in, peaking at #20 in July. It was a great song - my favorite of their hits! 21: PARENTS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND – D.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE (26) - Like Fresh Prince in the first story, about school shopping, I was sixteen back when this song was popular, so I could definitely relate (although my Mom never bought me school clothes from two generations prior)! I liked this song - this was back when rap was still tolerable. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS 'N ROSES - This is the song that started their chart career, and remains their biggest hit to date. It's a good song - one of my favorites from them. 20: KISS ME DEADLY – LITA FORD (14) - This was one of several heavy metal songs on this week's show.. I'll bet this was a highlight for our friend JessieLou. I liked this song, too, as well as the follow-up "Back To The Cave". 19: TOGETHER FOREVER – RICK ASTLEY (10) - Ah, the prerequisite Rickroll, which was virtually unavoidable in 1988. This one was more or less a watered-down version of "Never Gonna Give You Up". I preferred the next hit from the Whenever You Need Somebody album, "It Would Take A Strong Strong Man". The title track was also a great song, but that one wasn't released here in the states, which I thought was a shame (though as I recall, that was a decent-sized hit on the dance chart). 18: I STILL BELIEVE – BRENDA K. STARR (13) - This was her first of two Top 40 hits - and she almost had a third hit, her duet with George Lamond called "No Matter What", but that one ran out of gas at #49 - too bad, as that was my favorite song from her. This, however, was a close second, as it was a great one! 17: SIGN YOUR NAME – TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY (27) - This and "Wishing Well" are pretty much the only two songs by him that I like. I preferred this one - had a somewhat haunting sound to it. 16: MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL – ERIC CARMEN (22) - On several occasions, they cut out the second verse in this song (my favorite of the three), but this time, they decided to leave the song intact. Definitely my favorite of Carmen's two 1988 hits ("Hungry Eyes" was too overplayed, which I guess is understandable, since it was from a very popular movie soundtrack). 15: RUSH HOUR – JANE WEIDLIN (19) - The second of the Go-Gos to hit the Top 40 with a solo hit. Unfortunately, she wasn't quite as successful as bandmate Belinda Carlisle, as this was her only Top 40 hit. It was a great song - too bad her follow-up "Inside A Dream" only got as high as #57, since I preferred that song. 14: HANDS TO HEAVEN - BREATHE (20) - When I first heard this song, I thought it was a new hit by Air Supply - the singer sounded a lot like Russell Hitchcock in the choruses. I liked this song at first, but overplay tarnished it for me. I preferred their songs on their Peace Of Mind album two years later. 13: LOST IN YOU – ROD STEWART (18) - Here's an artist who had been hitting the charts for two decadees, and his hit streak was far from over. This one didn't quite hit the Top Ten, but it didn't miss by much, peaking at #12 the previous week. It was a great one - possibly my favorite of his four Top 40 hits from the Out Of Order album. LDD: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY - I was snoozing during much of Hour 2, so I'll have to comment on this song when I hear the LDD. 12: ROLL WITH IT – STEVE WINWOOD (21) - It’s true I hated it when it first came out, but then I gradually started to like it more and more. This is a great one to crank up while driving (but not too loud, especially in cities with noise ordinances, lol!) 11: MAKE IT REAL – THE JETS (4) - 1988 seemed to be the year for the rare "last single with most success" - from an album that spawned three or more hits, that is. This was almost the case with their album Magic, as the first three singles from the album hit the Top Twenty, including two Top Tens. This song went on to peak at #4. However, they did release a fifth hit from Magic, "Sendin' All My Love", but that song tanked at #88 and lasted but four weeks on the Hot 100. They should have quit while they were ahead. Anyway, this was a great song, though I slightly preferred "You Got It All". OPTIONAL EXTRA: SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE - ROBERT PALMER - Meh, not a fan of this song - was way overplayed, and it wasn't one of my favorite songs in the first place. 10: NITE AND DAY – AL B. SURE! (11) - Ah, a nice and mellow slow jam - much better than his upbeat songs (like "Off On Your Own Girl"). I liked the synthesizer used in this song. 9: THE VALLEY ROAD – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE (5) - This was the third and final Top Ten hit for Hornsby. I liked this song, but preferred the three hits from The Way It Is. 8: HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS – RICHARD MARX (15) - Here's another rare example of the final release from a multi-singles album being the biggest. The first three hit the Top Five, but this one went all the way. I preferred several others from him, though - most of them from Repeat Offender. 7: FOOLISH BEAT – DEBBIE GIBSON (2) - This could have been yet another example of the "last single with most success" phenomenon, as this was the only #1 song from Out Of The Blue, but while she was still hot, she decided to release a fifth single - which didn't even hit the Top 20 (didn't upset me too terribly, as I wasn't crazy about the song). Such was not the case with this great song, though - this one most definitely one of her best hits ever. But what a sloppy edit near the end! The same one was used on at least two other shows. Totally screwed up the continuity of the song. 6: NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME - POISON (8) - This song hit the Top Ten on the Hot 100, peaking here at #6, but just missed on the R&R chart. Poison didn't have their first Top Ten on that chart until "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", which went all the way to the top. Anyway, this was a great song - one of my favorite songs by Poison! 5: DIRTY DIANA – MICHAEL JACKSON (1) - This one set a record, as the fifth #1 song from the same album. It was one of my favorites from the Bad album. 4: NEW SENSATION - INXS (9) - 1988 had an unusually high number of Aussie acts, INXS being by far the most successful, with all four of their hits making the Top Ten. I'm not generally a huge fan of them, but I actually liked this song. 3: POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME – DEF LEPPARD (7) - They'd had moderate success on the Top 40 chart with the Pyromania album, but it was the Hysteria album that REALLY put them on the map. This was their first Top Five hit and looked like it would hit #1, but Richard Marx leapfrogged over them with his hit that we heard back at #8. No matter; they would top the chart with their next single "Love Bites". Not sure if I preferred that one or this. Is it me, or did Casey erroneously refer to their album as Animal? OPTIONAL EXTRA: MONKEY - GEORGE MICHAEL - This song barely missed hitting the Top 40 this week, debuting on the Hot 100 at #42. It wasn't bad, but I prefer many others from him, both solo and with Wham! 2: MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES (6) - Is it me, or were there more songs about cars and driving than usual in the summer of 1988? Who knows; maybe it seems like that because that was the summer I took Driver's Ed. Didn't get my license until seven years later, though (mainly due to procrastination). Anyway, I was kind of surprised that it didn’t quite make it to #1, given its big jump to the runner-up position (Casey even mentioned that it looked like the song was going to hit #1). 1: THE FLAME – CHEAP TRICK (3) - After an eight-year absence from the chart, Cheap Trick came back in a major way, as this song went all the way to the top and was one of the most played songs of the summer of 1988. As a result, I'm still kind of burned out on this one, but it's tolerable. Still, I preferred many of their earlier hits, including "I Want You To Want Me" and "Voices".
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Post by michaelcasselman on Jul 8, 2022 14:04:38 GMT -5
3: POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME – DEF LEPPARD (7) - They'd had moderate success on the Top 40 chart with the Pyromania album, but it was the Hysteria album that REALLY put them on the map. This was their first Top Five hit and looked like it would hit #1, but Richard Marx leapfrogged over them with his hit that we heard back at #8. No matter; they would top the chart with their next single "Love Bites". Not sure if I preferred that one or this. Is it me, or did Casey erroneously refer to their album as Animal? In two weeks time... Saturday, July 23rd... I got a chance to see Def Leppard (plus opening act Europe) at the center of the racetrack in Weedsport NY (as the old ads they used to play on Watertown and Syracuse stations used to say, "You know it's Summer... when they're rocking in Weedsport"). Swear to God that week there was legitimate Leppard-Mania that week. 'Hysteria' just became number one album, and PSSOM had to have been at it's heaviest airplay (and the cassette EVERYONE had in their car's tape deck). Weedsport is about 2 1/2 hour drive from my house... my buddy calls me up 3 hours before the concerts supposed to start and asks if I want to go see a concert. I say "sure", then he springs it on me that "Good... because WE need a ride" because his 3 other friends all have tickets, but their driver had to cancel. An hour into Def Leppard's set it starts to rain. Lightly at first, but right when they started PSSOM, it became a DOWNPOUR. We. Were. Drenched. My ticket stub virtually dissolved in my pocket from the rain. I still have it tho, at least what remains of it. Good times. 18, just graduated High School, and a last minute invite to a concert. >sigh<
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Post by doofus67 on Jul 8, 2022 14:56:29 GMT -5
An hour into Def Leppard's set it starts to rain. Lightly at first, but right when they started PSSOM, it became a DOWNPOUR. We. Were. Drenched. So, for you it was really Pour Some Rain on Me. 😀
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Post by mrjukebox on Jul 8, 2022 14:57:09 GMT -5
As usual,the second verse from "Sailing" was deleted.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jul 8, 2022 15:45:59 GMT -5
"Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley was one of the "AT40 Archive" songs from this week's presentation from 7/12/80-It reached # 1 following his discharge from the Army.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jul 10, 2022 15:48:31 GMT -5
The title of Joe Jackson's first hit "Is She Really Going Out With Him" was the opening line of "Leader Of The Pack" by The Shangri-Las which went to # 1 in 1964.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jul 10, 2022 16:43:18 GMT -5
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" originally appeared on an EP (extended play) record called "The Thom Bell Sessions"-Bell was a Philadelphia based record producer best known for his work with The Spinners & The Stylistics.
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Post by mga707 on Jul 10, 2022 21:02:20 GMT -5
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" originally appeared on an EP (extended play) record called "The Thom Bell Sessions"-Bell was a Philadelphia based record producer best known for his work with The Spinners & The Stylistics. Yep, still have it. Three tracks. A few years later an extended version was released, with (IIRC) two additional tracks.
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Post by trekkielo on Jul 11, 2022 15:47:15 GMT -5
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" originally appeared on an EP (extended play) record called "The Thom Bell Sessions"-Bell was a Philadelphia based record producer best known for his work with The Spinners & The Stylistics. Yep, still have it. Three tracks. A few years later an extended version was released, with (IIRC) two additional tracks. Yet "Mama Can't Buy You Love" hasn't been on any Elton John compilation album since Greatest Hits 1976-1986 in 1992 and before that 1987's Greatest Hits Vol. 3, despite its big hit status!
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