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Post by Hervard on Jan 19, 2024 14:39:28 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - January 20, 2024
This week's presentation - January 26, 1980
Droppers: NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) - BARBRA STREISAND (38) - This one-time duet between two very popular singers at the time did exactly what many thought it would, and that was to go all the way to the top! I used to hate this song with a passion, but now, I don't mind it quite as much. Still, I could take it or leave it. SAVANNAH NIGHTS - TOM JOHNSTON (34) HEAD GAMES - FOREIGNER (27) - The title track from one of their album that wasn't quite as successful as many of their others, in terms of singles (as neither of the two Top 40 hits from this album hit the Top Ten). No matter; their next album would make up for that, with two Top Ten hits, including the infamous Wf*gLY, which spent ten weeks in the runner-up position. Anyway, this was a great song - by far my favorite of the two Head Games hits. BABE - STYX (23) - Since they were from Chicago, they got tons of airplay on WLS, so I heard this song many, many times back in the day, and the song hasn't lost its luster at all. One of my favorites from them! STILL - THE COMMODORES (22) - This song had hit #1 in November, 1979, and wasn't in any hurry to head down the chart, as it stuck around in the Top Ten for nearly two months after it was at #1, but this was when people seemed to suddenly get tired of it, as it took quite a dive the week before and it fell out of the Top 40 the this week. Anyway, I used to dislike this song due to how depressing it was, but now I think it's a pretty good song. Still (no pun intended), I preferred their other fall, 1979 hit.
LW#3: ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES LW#2: DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME – THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE LW#1: ROCK WITH YOU – MICHAEL JACKSON 40: LAST TRAIN TO LONDON – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (debut) - This song's bass sounds suspiciously like that of Heat Wave's two upbeat songs "Boogie Nights" and "The Groove Line". Not to mention the fact that the end of the chorus reminded me a lot of the Mary Tyler Moore theme. Not a bad song, but I preferred many others from them. 39: LOST HER IN THE SUN – JOHN STEWART (debut) - The third Top 40 hit for the former lead singer of the Kingston Trio. The song wasn't bad, though nowhere near as good as "Gold". 38: WONDERLAND – THE COMMODORES (debut) - Well, Lionel had apparently gotten over the lady that he lost in the song "Still" and was now wanting to take his new flame to his "Wonderland". 37: WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU – THE SPINNERS (debut) - This one just missed hitting #1 - the song at the top was just too strong for it. Anyway, this is a great song - much better than the original by the Four Seasons, in which Frankie Valli sounds like he's trying to force out a stubborn turd. 36: YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU – SANTANA (36) - This song was definitely underrated, IMO, as it got only a spot higher on the chart. One of my favorite Santana songs of all time! 35: ON THE RADIO – DONNA SUMMER (debut) - This is how most people heard this show during its original broadcast But seriously, I liked this song a lot - definitely one of her best! 34: DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL – RUFUS & CHAKA (40) - One of about a dozen Top 40 hits for them on which both of their names were credited. This song was pretty much your typical early-80s disco R&B song. It wasn’t really anything special. ARCHIVES: NEW KID IN TOWN – THE EAGLES - The lead-off single from the album for which the Eagles seem to be most famous. I like their two #1 songs from that album best, but I'm not sure which one I prefer, as both are great songs and among my favorites from them! OPTIONAL EXTRA: TOO HOT - KOOL & THE GANG - This was their first Top Ten of the 1980s (I count"Ladies' Night" as a 70s hit), and there was definitely a lot more where that came from! This song is my all-time favorite song from them! 33: VOICES – CHEAP TRICK (37) - For quite awhile, it looked like this was going to be their only chart entry of the 80s, but they came back with a vengeance in the summer of 1988 with their biggest hit ever, the #1 hit “The Flame”. I'm still burned out on that song, due to overplay, but such is not the case with this song - one of my favorite Cheap Trick songs, and definitely inspired by the Beatles. 32: COOL CHANGE – THE LITTLE RIVER BAND (10) - They were really on a roll, scoring with the fourth of six Top Ten hits in a row. Of those, this is possibly my third favorite from LRB, behind "Lady" and "Take It Easy On Me". 31: SEPTEMBER MORN – NEIL DIAMOND (39) - This one always reminds me of that hilarious Family Feud that was on about this time back in 1980, where someone gave "September" as an answer and caused Richard Dawson to have a huge laugh attack. LDD: STILL THE ONE - ORLEANS - They had three Top 20 hits, and I really liked all three of them about the same, but this one would be my favorite by a thin margin over the other two. 30: ROTATION – HERB ALPERT (30) - I have an idea or two what our friend freakyflybry has to say about this song, but, since I generally like smooth jazz instrumentals, I think it’s a good one, though I prefer a few others by Alpert. 29: FOREVER MINE – O’JAY’S (33) - This was pretty much your typical old school R&B slow jam. It was a good one. 28: JANE – JEFFERSON STARSHIP (14) - This was their first Top 40 hit with Mickey Thomas singing lead after Marty Balin had left the band. It was a good one, but I preferred many of their others. 27: WHY ME - STYX (32) - This follow-up to their #1 hit "Babe" certainly came nowhere near to matching the success of that song, did it? Despite its decent debut in the Top 40 the previous week, this song only got as high as #26. This was a pretty good song, but I prefer many other songs from them, including said #1 song. 26: FOOL IN THE RAIN – LED ZEPPELIN (31) - Like Pink Floyd, they were mainly an AOR act, but they did hit the pop chart a few times. This was their last hit before disbanding later in 1980. 25: LONGER – DAN FOGELBERG (36) - Of course, Hey was the one who does the (awesome!) flugelhorn solo in the bridge, and that was definitely instrumental (no pun intended) in making this one of Fogelberg's best songs ever! 24: AN AMERICAN DREAM – THE DIRT BAND f/LINDA RONSTADT (29) - I don't care if Linda did not receive label credit, as she should have, since her voice was clearly heard on this song - my favorite of the Dirt Band's two 1980 hits. ARCHIVES: EVERGREEN (THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN”) – BARBRA STREISAND - I always thought Dave Koz’s 1994 AC song “Faces Of The Heart” sounded like an instrumental version of this. Anyway, this is a guilty pleasure of mine, since many people I know hate this song. Not me! This is one of my favorite Streisand songs and I was glad it made it to #1, which happened the following week. OPTIONAL EXTRA: 99 - TOTO - Something you might be asked to repeat when getting a respiratory examination. As for the song, it is one of my favorite songs by Toto - a great one indeed! I'm surprised that this song only got as high as #26 (especially considering that it was a Top Five hit on the R&R chart). 23: THIRD TIME LUCKY - FOGHAT (26) - I was never a huge fan of them, but this one was actually a great one! 22: DAYDREAM BELIEVER – ANNE MURRAY (28) - This was one of my favorite songs by the Monkees and I actually preferred Murray's cover over that one, so that shows how much I liked it! Indeed, 1978-1980 was Murray's best era, IMO! 21: ROMEO’S TUNE – STEVE FORBERT (25) - One of a handful of one-hit wonders that charted during 1980. It may have been the only Top 40 hit for this man, but what a great song it was! 20: PLEASE DON’T GO PLEASE DO GO (AND TAKE THIS REPULSIVE GARBAGE WITH YOU) - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (9) - My revised title for this song says it all! Its saving grace was the fact that it was fading away fast - in fact, the song would fall off the Hot 100 less than a month later! 19: DON’T LET GO – ISAAC HAYES (20) - Ah, the voice of Chef on South Park. I'm not a big fan of his music, however, although this one wasn't too bad. 18: WAIT FOR ME – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (19) - They were making another attempt at riding high on the charts (and this actually did quite well, being their first hit to peak above #20 since "Rich Girl" nearly three years before, but they would really hit pay dirt in 1981, with three Top Five hits, two of those being big #1s. This one was actually a really good one - I vaguely remember it from back in the day, but I don't think the stations I listened to played it very often. 17: DÉJÀ VU – DIONNE WARWICK (21) - She'd recently made a comeback after an absence of nearly five years and, with this song, proved that it wasn't a fluke. I preferred said comeback hit, but this was very close behind, as it was a great one as well. 16: YES, I’M READY – TERI DE SARIO WITH K.C. (24) - A guilty pleasure, as some people I know hated this one. I liked it - much better than KC's whinefest that started off the year at #1. 15: THIS IS IT – KENNY LOGGINS (16) - This one indeed got a lot of mileage for a song that didn't even hit the Top Ten, spending sixteen weeks in the Top 40. Heck; later in the 1980s, most of the #1 songs weren't able to log that many weeks on the chart. It was a good song, but not quite my favorite from him. 14: DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (17) - They were definitely a band of the 80s, as up to this point, their only other hit was "Breakdown" - and that only song got to #40. This song would end up being their biggest hit (by themselves) for almost exactly ten years - until "Free Fallin'" outpeaked it by three spots (still, their biggest hit ever was "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", on which they teamed up with Stevie Nicks). 13: LADIES NIGHT – KOOL & THE GANG (8) - Of course, my favorite Kool & The Gang song was a few weeks away from charting, but this one wasn't bad either. 12: BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME – DR. HOOK (12) - This song may have only got as high as #12, but it placed respectably high on the 1980 year-ender (#53, to be exact). And, I think we all know it's my all-time favorite song from them. ARCHIVES: RICH GIRL – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - This song was played as the third Optional Extra. Glad that they didn't edit out the lines that contained the B-word. The song's short enough as it is, and IMO, it's only a bad word when you're calling someone a name or yelling "son of a b----" when you're mad. The context they use it in means a tough situation. But that is only my opinion and nothing more. As for my opinion on the song, I like it - glad it made it to the top. 11: I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER - PRINCE (13) - Like Tom Petty, Prince's success was almost exclusively in the 80s (and beyond) - he was climbing the charts with this one at the end of 1979, but peaked in 1980 - and then, of course, we all know what happened as of 1983 - he became one of the biggest artists of the 1980s and was successful in the 1990s as well. This song wasn't bad, but I preferred many others from him. 10: SARA – FLEETWOOD MAC (15) - This one spent a single week on top of the R&R chart the following week, but since Tusk was such a big album, and the first new album from them in two years, most fans were buying the album (many had put it on their Christmas lists, I'm sure) and the singles did not sell quite as well. As I've said before, this was by far my favorite song from Tusk, as well as one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs of all time. 9: THE LONG RUN – THE EAGLES (11) - With its early action on the Hot 100 (a debut at #33 and a huge jump the following week), it looked like they would chalk up another #1 hit - and, on the R&R, this actually did make it to the top, but it peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 (which is still good). I preferred this song over "Heartache Tonight", but my favorite single from the Long Run album is the LP cut "The Sad Cafe". LDD: NEVER MY LOVE – THE ASSOCIATION - Of their Top Five slow songs, this was my favorite of the two, but I actually prefer the Blue Swede version of this song from 1974. 8: CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN (18) - Queen showed their rockabilly side with this song. It was a good song - easily my favorite of their two #1 songs from 1980! 7: WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE – CLIFF RICHARD (7) - He was definitely much more successful over in England, his home country, but he did have a decent amount of success here in the states, with nine Top 40 hits, three of which hit the Top Ten, including this one, which just might have been his most successful - pointwise, that is (it peaked a spot lower than "Devil Woman", but spent two more weeks in the Top 40. I liked most of his hits (that I've heard), this one included. 6: SEND ONE YOUR LOVE – STEVIE WONDER (5) - The first of two hits from Wonder's album Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, and the only one to make the Top 40 (I guess he mainly concentrated on album sales instead of singles for this one). I liked this song a lot - has sort of a hypnotic effect to it. 5: CRUISIN’ – SMOKEY ROBINSON (6) - This one sounds very dated, even for 1980, but not bad. Still, I preferred the Huey Lewis/Gwyneth Paltrow cover from 2000. 4: ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – RUPERT HOLMES (3) - One of two of his two Top Ten hits. Of course, I preferred the other one, but this one wasn't too bad. Has sort of a cheese factor, but it's not as bad as the other pina colada song from the guy in the hat. They did, however, omit the last verse, so we never found out how they wound up together. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) 3: COWARD OF THE COUNTY – KENNY ROGERS (4) - One good story song deserves another! This was the one about Tommy (aka "Yellow") putting the Gatlin Boys in their place. A great song indeed, but I still prefer many others from him. OPTIONAL EXTRA: REFUGEE - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - Wow, we heard the first hit from D@mn The Torpedoes back at #14 and now here's the follow-up. I remember playing this song on the jukebox at Pizza Hut, where my Dad used to take my brother and me to every Sunday back when I was in third grade. Still sounds great today as well! 2: DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME – THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE (2) - Of course, this is my all-time favorite from them, as you probably know all too well! Though it spent but a single week at #1, its longevity in the Top Ten, Top 40, and the Hot 100 helped to place it at #3 on the year-end chart, and deservedly so! 1: ROCK WITH YOU – MICHAEL JACKSON (1) - This song also placed respectably high in the year-ender - #4 to be exact. It's another song that overplay hasn't tarnished at all - in fact, I like it better than I did back in the day. This is my second favorite song from Off The Wall behind "She's Out Of My Life".
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Post by Hervard on Jan 19, 2024 14:39:44 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - January 20, 2024
This week's presentation - January 18, 1986
Well, at least nobody can complain that we're not getting their fill of the mid-1980s, as the last two regular shows of 2017 were from 1985 or 1986, and we get 1986 this week (plus, I heard that 1985 is coming up in a few weeks - glad they're at least giving it a break next weekend). Moreover, this is the third time we've gotten this show over the past seven years (and it was part of the AT40 series as well). Surprisingly, I have not done a critique for this show using my newer critique format, so here goes:
DROPPERS: OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT (32) - The only hit for this Annapolis-based R&B act. This song only got as high as #24 on the chart, yet managed to place among 1986's Top 100 songs, due to its tenacity on the Hot 100. EMERGENCY - KOOL & THE GANG (24) - The fourth and final Top 40 hit from the album of the same name. This would probably be my least favorite of the singles, as this song just never did anything for me, for some reason, and I'm so glad that I didn't have to do aerobics to the song in Physical Education class (only the girls had to do that) - hearing this song over and over again every day would have driven me nuts.
40: SILENT RUNNING – MIKE & THE MECHANICS (debut) - This was their first Top 40 single, but such was not the case with the lead singer Paul Carrack, who had charted as the lead singer of groups like Ace and Squeeze, and as a solo artist as well. I liked this song, but preferred their next two singles, both of which charted later in 1986. 39: SARA - STARSHIP (debut) - It's good to hear this song every now and again, but back in the spring of 1986, this song was way overplayed and I, along with my Dad and older brother, was sick of hearing it no less than once every hour, or so it seemed. 38: TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA (40) - This song charted twice - once in 1986 and again in 1993, thanks to its inclusion in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III movie (and it was also used in promos for Listerine Cool Mint mouthwash around that time). It was a good song. 37: SLEEPING BAG – ZZ TOP (21) - Their Afterburner album seemed to have more of a pop sound than their traditional southern rock. Perhaps that's why it generated more Top 40 singles than any of their other albums. This was the first of three hits from Afterburner, and the most successful. I liked it, but preferred the other two. 36: THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. – A-HA (37) - Often referred to as a one-hit wonder, this Norwegian band actually did have a follow-up. I preferred "Take On Me", but this was a good one as well. 35: ELECTION DAY - ARCADIA (15) - Meh, pretty much watered-down Duran Duran here. I can see why they didn't last very long. 34: EVERYTHING IN MY HEART – COREY HART (35) - I distinctly remember that in the Flashback version, they cut out the instrumental bridge. But they seem to have since corrected it, as they played the song in its entirety. Not sure what airing that said amendment was made, though. Anyway, this song reminded me a lot of "Never Surrender". I preferred that song slightly, but this is a great one as well - definitely deserved a higher peak than #30, IMO. 33: LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - THE DREAM ACADEMY (38) - This song indeed had a northern town feel to it, especially with the wind sound effects. Indeed, my favorite of their two Top 40 hits. 32: LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN (36) - Brown's first Top 40 hit in over a decade, and several weeks later, this song would set a record of longest span between Top Ten hits (The record has since been broken, possibly by Paul McCartney, who is coming up later in the countdown). Anyway, this song was so/so, but I was never a huge James Brown fan. 31: A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E. (34) - I'm not generally a huge fan of hers, though I did like her underrated "The Belle Of St. Mark", from late 1984. OPTIONAL EXTRA: KING FOR A DAY - THOMPSON TWINS - As we all know, I wasn't a huge fan of "Lay Your Hands On Me", but their second release from Here's To Future Days was a good one. Still, I preferred a few others from them. 30: LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE - STING (17) - Sting's first attempt at reggae definitely wasn't a strong point in his career, as this song tanked kinda fast, peaking at #17 over the previous three weeks. This song wasn't bad, but I can see why this song didn't do quite as good as his first two solo hits. 29: KYRIE – MR. MISTER (39) - This song would become their second number one song in a row. I preferred their first, "Broken Wings", which is coming up a little later on. 28: SEX AS A WEAPON – PAT BENATAR (29) - A high point in the show for our friend JessieLou, although I myself thought this song was OK, but definitely not one of her best. Too bad Benatar's hit streak would be ending two years later, with one last Top 40 hit after this one. 27: THE SWEETEST TABOO - SADE (33) - Their second and final Top Ten hit, though they would chart a few more times. Of their Top Ten hits, I preferred "Smooth Operator", but this one was pretty good as well. 26: FACE THE FACE – PETE TOWNSEND (30) - This former member of The Who, whom disbanded in 1983, had two solo Top 40 hits. His first one, "Let My Love Open The Door", was a Top Ten hit in 1980. This one didn't quite match the success of that one, peaking at #26 this week. I liked this one, but preferred the other solo hit. 25: PERFECT WAY – SCRITTI POLITTI (23) - One of a handful of one-hit wonders on this week's chart. This song does get a decent amount of recurrent airplay on 80s stations. I thought it was a pretty good song. LDD: THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS - Indeed, the most successful LDD of the 1980s, as during a period of nearly six years, it was requested 17 times, usually in the case of a successful marriage, which this song depicted and of which the letter was a great example! 24: EVERYBODY DANCE – TA MARA & THE SEEN (27) - Another one-hit wonder, in this case a Minneapolis-based dance act with pretty much your run-of-the-mill mid-80s dance club song. Not really anything I'd go out of my way to listen to, though not bad. 23: HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON (31) - Whitney had a great 1985, with two Top Five hits (including a #1) and was off to a good start for 1986 by making one of the biggest jumps on the chart this week with a song that was on its way to becoming her second #1 song. It was an OK song, but I preferred her next hit, which would also hit #1. 22: SIDEWALK TALK - JELLYBEAN (28) - This one wasn't quite my cup of tea. I preferred Jellybean's other Top 40 hit featuring Elisa Fiorello on the vocals, "Who Found Who". OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHAT YOU NEED - INXS - This was their first Top Ten hit, but the best was yet to come in 1988, when they had a total of four Top 40 hits. One of those songs, "New Sensation" reminded me a lot of this one. Both are good songs. 21: BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER (9) - Back at #29, we heard their new song "Kyrie" and I mentioned that it would become their second #1 hit. This, of course, was their first and, as I said earlier, I preferred this song (though "Kyrie" was pretty good as well). 20: GOODBYE – NIGHT RANGER (25) - I often say that "Sister Christian" is my favorite Night Ranger song, but I always forget how much I liked their 7 Wishes singles. This was my favorite of those (in fact, it was #1 on my Personal Top 30 for many weeks). Too bad it didn't get any higher than #17 on the Hot 100, but that's better than missing the Top 40 completely. 19: SEPARATE LIVES (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) – PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN (11) - Of the six movie songs on the countdown, two of them are from White Nights. The first of them is the love theme from that film, which I never saw, but I heard this song many, many times in the fall of 1985. It was a great one! 18: YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE – CLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE (22) - One of two friendship anthems on this week's chart - the other one is coming up a little bit later. This definitely has the typical E Street Band sound, with Clarence's saxophone. It's a good song indeed. 17: CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (20) - Their debut hit became their first Top Ten (despite its initially slow climb). It was OK, but I preferred many other songs from both MSM and Gloria Estefan as a solo artist. 16: WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH (JEWEL OF THE NIGHTS THEME) – BILLY OCEAN (26) - Another movie hit on this week's countdown. The theme from the Michael Douglas film Jewel Of The Nile, this was my favorite Billy Ocean song back during its chart run, but I've since heard many other songs that I prefer, most of them ballads. It's still a good song, though. 15: IT’S ONLY LOVE – BRYAN ADAMS AND TINA TURNER (16) - Bryan Adams had six Top 40 hits from the Reckless album and, for the final one, he teamed up with a singer he'd admired as a teenager. I figured that, with such a team, the song would be a Top Ten hit, but this was all the higher it got (since Reckless had been out for a year, most fans had the album, which usually resulted in low singles sales for the last few hits). 14: GO HOME – STEVIE WONDER (18) - Wonder had been hitting the charts since the early sixties and, with two Top Ten hits from In Square Circle, it looked like he was far from over but, unfortunately, this was his final Top Ten hits, and he had three more singles after that. I liked this song, but preferred his next hit "Overjoyed". 13: SPIES LIKE US – PAUL McCartney (19) - Paul went for almost 30 years without having a Top Ten hit. This was the final one before the drought. He would return in early 2015 as a featured singer on Kanye West's "FourFiveSeconds". I believe that might be the record, but I'm not totally sure. As for this song, it wasn't bad, but I preferred other songs from him, solo and with the Beatles and Wings. 12: I’M YOUR MAN – WHAM! (14) - There was a notable edit (if only for people who know the song like me) going into the first chorus, which turned out to be the second. Anyway, as this song was racing up the chart, en route to #3, little did we know that Wham! would be splitting up. No matter; lead singer George Michael would go on to have an even more successful solo career. As for this song, it's a good one, but I prefer others from Wham! as well as George Michael solo. 11: MY HOMETOWN – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (13) - The seventh and final song from Born In The USA album - and all seven songs reached the Top Ten, tying the record with Michael Jackson's Thriller as the album that spawned the most Top Ten hits. This was possibly my favorite song from the album, though "I'm On Fire" and "Glory Days" were very close behind. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT - LOVERBOY - They had been hitting the chart for several years, but in 1985, they finally had their first Top Ten hit. This was the second in a row, but this wasn't the beginning of any long streak, as this was their final Top Ten hit. It was a great one - one of my favorites from them 10: TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS (7) - Meh, I never was a fan of this song. Not sure how the song would be received today, given the title. 9: WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS (10) - They had been a one hit wonder until earlier this year when they charted with their biggest hit "Money For Nothing". This was their third hit and, like the first two, it was a Top Ten hit. It was a good song, IMO. 8: BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR (12) - This song had an unusually long run on the R&R chart - it was the first song since the fall of 1984 to spend more than fifteen weeks on the chart. It spent 16 weeks on both R&R and AT40. Of their Rocky soundtrack hits, it would be my favorite. 7: TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS (8) - One of her most successful solo hits. I liked this song, but preferred her next release "I Can't Wait LDD: I’M ALIVE – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Wow, what a LDD! I hope the author got his life back on track after being released from prison, where he was serving a ten-year sentence for a crime that he did not disclose. 6: SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (6) - One of many Top Ten singles for this Hoosier, though not one of my favorites from him. It is passable, though. 5: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX (5) - This song definitely got a lot of chart mileage - so much that it placed on 1986's year-end Top 100 higher than it peaked on the weekly charts. It's a great song, though I preferred their other two Top 40 hits. 4: ALVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS (4) - I preferred this song over the overplayed "Don't You (Forget About Me)", but the follow-up to this, "Sanctify Yourself" was my favorite song in the world for quite awhile the following spring. This was a good song, too IMO. Given how big a hit it was, I'm surprised it doesn't get much in the way of recurrent airplay. 3: PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY (2) - Not a bad song, but Murphy was much better as a comedian, IMO. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THESE DREAMS - HEART - Another high point for JessieLou, if she was listening a show that featured Optional Extras, especially since this was their very first #1 hit! Oddly enough, while Ann Wilson had generally sung lead, Nancy was given a turn at the lead vocals and this one went all the way to the top (they would have another #1 hit, and that would be with Ann singing lead). Anyway, this was a great song - one of my favorite songs from them (as is their other #1 hit "Alone"). Sort of off-topic, I remember back when this show was originally aired by Premiere, I was asleep during the show, but heard this song being played as an extra, and thought I heard Larry saying "with 94 weeks before hitting #1, that's Heart...." He was actually saying "with nine more weeks...". Of course, I believe Heart did have close to 94 weeks in the top 40 before they made it to the top, LOL! 2: SAY YOU, SAY ME (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) – LIONEL RICHIE (1) - This was the other White Nights song on the chart (and it came close to succeeding the first at #1). I liked this song, but preferred the other one. 1: THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE & FRIENDS (3) - Dionne seemed to only be able to hit #1 as part of a collaboration and never on her own. Her first #1 song was her song with the Spinners, "Then Came You" in the fall of 1974. More than a decade later, with help from her friends Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight & Elton John, she hit #1 again with her biggest hit ever, as this was her first of four weeks on top. In fact, as we all know, this song came out on top for all of 1986, and deservedly so, as this was a great song!
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 21, 2024 14:54:41 GMT -5
"You Need A Woman Tonight" wasn't heard as the 4th hour OE on this week's A show from 1/20/79-"Superstar" by the Carpenters was played instead.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 21, 2024 22:50:56 GMT -5
Actress Daryl Hannah can be heard singing background vocals on "You're A Friend Of Mine"-She was dating Jackson Browne at the time.
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Post by mga707 on Jan 22, 2024 0:28:12 GMT -5
Actress Daryl Hannah can be heard singing background vocals on "You're A Friend Of Mine"-She was dating Jackson Browne at the time. Before their relationship got, shall we say, 'volatile'... ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/undecided.png)
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Post by Hervard on Jan 27, 2024 8:46:57 GMT -5
American Top 40 - January 27, 2024
This week's presentation - January 24, 1976
40: LOVE OR LEAVE - THE SPINNERS (debut) - I forget how this song goes as well, but I seem to recall that it was a good one. 39: THE WHITE KNIGHT - CLEDUS MAGGARD (debut) - Ugh! Nothing more than an annoying ripoff of "Convoy"! Next song, please... 38: LET THE MUSIC PLAY - BARRY WHITE (debut) - I’m usually not a big fan of his, but I actually liked this song. 37: TRACKS OF MY TEARS - LINDA RONSTADT (debut) - There are quite a few remakes on this week's chart. This one was originally done by the Miracles, though Johnny Rivers had a slightly bigger hit with it a few years later. Not sure which of the three I prefer. 36: DEEP PURPLE - DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND (debut) - It looked like they peaked, but this song was far from over, as it would peak at #14 and spend an unusually long time on the chart (enough to register at #42 on the year-ender). As I've said before, I preferred this song over the original. 35: THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (24) - This song seemed to have two waves of popularity - it had hit #1 in November and dropped out, only to make a surprising return to #1 a month later. Anyway, I liked this song, but preferred their other 1975 #1. 34: SLOW RIDE - FOGHAT (36) - As I've said many times before, this is a classic rock staple! I sort of remember this one from its chart run, though it wasn't really one of my favorites. 33: GOLDEN YEARS - DAVID BOWIE (37) - Like Barry White, Bowie was another artist I was never much for, except for a few of his hits in the 1980s. This one wasn't bad, however. EXTRA: LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - THE MONKEES - This song was played as the first Optional Extra, as a "whatever happened to" segment. This was their very first Top 40 hit and it shot straight to #1. This song was pretty good - obviously inspired by the Beatles' "Paperback Writer". 32: FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) - BEE GEES (40) - This song and their hit from later that year, "Love So Right" sounded a lot alike. I preferred the latter, but this was a good one as well. 31: ALL BY MYSELF - ERIC CARMEN (38) - Eric started out studying classical music, then switched to rock, but he used both elements in this song, as the bridge used a piano concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It was a good song - my second favorite song from him behind "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again", which charted later on in the year. 30: LET IT SHINE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (30) - This was back when Olivia was still in her country/pop mode. I preferred her later hits, when she'd evolved to full-blown pop, but this one wasn't too bad. 29: OVER MY HEAD - FLEETWOOD MAC (20) - This legendary band had been around for many years, yet this was their first Top 40 hit. They'd more than make up for lost time over the next few years, though, with many hit singles from successive albums. Most of the songs seemed to feature Christine McVie on vocals, including this song, which was a good one, IMO. 28: TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT - THE EAGLES (32) - The newest hit from their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album. It was also my favorite from that album - a great song indeed! 27: PALOMA BLANCA - GEORGE BAKER SELECTION (29) - I thought it was "Oona Panoona Banka". Oh wait, that was Buckwheat's version - my bad. Anyway, this was a great song - I've heard it many a time on my Barry Scott's Lost 45s CD. 26: SQUEEZE BOX - THE WHO (28) - This was a comeback hit for them, as they hadn't charted for three years. This was one of their best songs ever, IMO. 25: SATURDAY NIGHT - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS (17) - Meh, not a huge fan of this song, or them in general (though they did have a few songs that I did like). 24: SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT - HELEN REDDY (26) - This was the first of two versions of this song that hit the Top 20 during the 70s. Barry Manilow's cover from three years later would hit the Top Ten. I preferred that one, though this one wasn't bad either - not quite as cheesy as many other Helen Reddy songs. 23: BABY FACE - WING & A PRAYER FIFE & DRUM CORPS (25) - This one had charted in some form or other for the past five decades in addition to this one. It was a good song. 22: WAKE UP EVERYBODY - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES (23) - The last of four songs that they charted with in the 1970s. It was a pretty good song. 21: WINNERS AND LOSERS - HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS (22) - They hit #1 back in August with "Fallin' In Love" and were trying for a second #1. Unfortunately, this song only got as high as #21 and was their final Top 40 hit. I thought it was a good song. 20: THEME FROM S.W.A.T. - RHYTHM HERITAGE (27) - 1976 was definitely the year for TV show themes on the chart, and this was indeed one of the biggest, topping the chart the following week. A great song it was! 19: LOVE HURTS - NAZARETH (21) - One of the best power ballads ever! Too bad it was their only Top 40 hit. 18: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET (5) - Their previous song, Ballroom Blitz was way too loud and repetitive for my liking, but this song was actually pretty good - I notice a slight resemblance between this and "Do Ya" by Electric Light Orchestra. 17: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - NEIL SEDAKA (19) - The ballad version of this sixties classic. Of the two, I prefer this one. 16: LOVE MACHINE - THE MIRACLES (18) - This song was on its way to becoming the slowest rising #1 song - up to that point, that is - it has since been beaten by many other songs (though I don't count the ones past 1991). I thought this song was pretty good, but I preferred a few others from them. 15: EVIL WOMAN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (16) - Their second Top 40 hit, and it went Top Ten, like the first. I liked it, though it wasn't my absolute favorite from them. 14: 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER - PAUL SIMON (15) - After making a huge jump the week before, this song moved more modestly over the next two weeks, looking like it might be slowing down, but, in fact, the song would actually hit #1 two short weeks later. This was Simon's first #1 hit after parting ways with Art Garfunkel (who, sadly, never hit #1 on his own). I liked this song, but preferred his next hit, the title track from his album Still Crazy After All These Years. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DREAM WEAVER - GARY WRIGHT - This was one of my personal faves from back in the day, though the song has since lost some of its luster, due to overplay, but it's still not bad. I do prefer his two other Top 40 hits, though. 13: FLY AWAY - JOHN DENVER (14) - As I've said many times before, I heard most of John Denver's songs when I was real little, since my Mom used to play his albums all the time, so I remember them quite well, including this one, which I really liked. What I never knew (until many years later) was that Olivia Newton-John sang back-up on this song. 12: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS (13) - They hit the Top 40 for the first time with the live version of a song that had briefly charted on the Hot 100 the previous spring. This song was one of their best rockers, IMO. Poison did a good remake of this song back in 1987. 11: COUNTRY BOY - GLEN CAMPBELL (11) - The follow-up to Campbell's biggest hit ever, "Rhinestone Cowboy". This song, which sounds a little like that one, just narrowly missed the Top Ten this week. I like these two songs about the same. 10: SING A SONG - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (12) - They had a pretty good year in 1975, with two Top 20 hits, including a #1, and this third song that would go on to hit #5 a few weeks later. It was not bad, but I preferred many other songs from them. 9: WALK AWAY FROM LOVE - DAVID RUFFIN (10) - Of course, we all know Ruffin was the lead singer of the Temptations in the mid to late 1960s. He started a solo career in 1969 and had two Top Tens, both peaking at #9. This was the second of those songs and I thought it wasn't bad, but I generally preferred Ruffin's hits with the Temptations. 8: TIMES OF YOUR LIFE - PAUL ANKA (9) - Wow, lots of songs moving up one spot. If the Glen Campbell song had a little more oomph, we would have eight in a row by this point. Anyway, this song is a tad on the cheesy side, but it's still not bad - very mellow and relaxing. 7: CONVOY - C.W. McCALL (3) - Great truckin' song here! This one wasted no time hitting the top, but was only able to hold on for a single week, as there was somewhat of a convoy in the Top Five of songs waiting to hit the top. 6: YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE (8) - Meh, not a big fan of this song at all - but I do realize a lot of people were, as this was their biggest hit - it just never did anything for me, that's all. 5: I LOVE MUSIC - O'JAY'S (6) - This song wasn't bad, but rather repetitive. I preferred a few other songs by them, such as "Love Train" and "Use Ta Be My Girl". 4: LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - DONNA SUMMER (7) - Meh, not going to say what I usually do about this song, as I'm listening to it on Sunday). EXTRA: SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - DONOVAN - Played as the final Optional Extra, the story behind this song was how Donovan was the first British male solo male artist to hit #1 in the States. I rather liked this song (as did Imani Coppola, whom sampled this in her 1997 hit "Legend Of A Cowgirl") 3: LOVE ROLLER COASTER - OHIO PLAYERS (4) - This song had been at #4 for the past four weeks, where many people thought it was peaking, but not only did it climb a spot this week, it hit #1 the following week, which was a pleasant surprise for people who liked the song. I wasn't generally a fan of the Ohio Players, but this song wasn't too bad. One I remember from back in the day. 2: I WRITE THE SONGS - BARRY MANILOW (1) - This song is ironically titled, as, while Manilow did write most of his songs, this was not one of them (of course, Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys was the author of this song). Anyway, it's true that I liked most of his ballads, but this one was one of my least favorite of those, most likely due to overplay. 1: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" - DIANA ROSS (2) - There was a revolving door of #1 hits in late 1975/early 1976, and this song was part of it. This was definitely one of my favorite songs from Diana Ross, and by far my favorite of her 1976 #1's.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 27, 2024 8:47:09 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - January 27, 2024
This week's presentation - January 30, 1988
Droppers: VALERIE - STEVE WINWOOD (38) - A song that originally charted in 1982, when it was released from Winwood's album Talking Back To The Night, but it didn't quite make the Top 40. But it became a Top Ten hit its second time around, and deservedly so, as it was a great song! TRUE FAITH (MORNING SUN) - NEW ORDER (36) - This English band had several big club hits ("Blue Monday" and "Bizarre Love Triangle" come to mind), but this was their first song to crack the Top 40. It was a good one, but it sure had an unusual chart run - did what Casey referred to as a "yo-yo routine" the week before. DON'T YOU WANT ME - JODY WATLEY (33) - She seems to have pairs of songs that sound alike. Her next hit, "Some Kind Of Lover" sounds a lot like this one (and "Real Love" is a dead ringer for "Looking For A New Love"). I thought this song was pretty good. POWER OF LOVE - LAURA BRANIGAN (29) - I always thought that AT40 heavily edited this song down, but I believe what they usually played was the single version, on which all they cut out is the second chorus and the bridge. I was just used to hearing the Celine Dion version, which has all the elements of the original, except the ending, which is shortened, while the Laura Branigan version repeats the chorus to the fade-out. Anyway, IIRC, the only week that they played the album version of this song was the Charlie Vandyke-hosted 12/5/87 show.
40: ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS – RICHARD MARX (debut) - Well, we all know that there's no such thing here on Earth, since non-stop darkness only occurs in winter in areas near the poles. This song just narrowly missed the top spot, but he would eventually hit #1 - in fact, he did so with his next hit. This song was pretty good, but I preferred many others from him 39: LOVE OVERBOARD – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (debut) - This was somewhat of a random comeback (as, not counting her vocals on "That's What Friends Are For", she'd been absent from the Top 40 since 1975). I liked this song, but preferred a few of her/their older hits. 38: CATCH ME (I’M FALLING) – PRETTY POISON (28) - This song was one of three Top 40 hits from movie Hiding Out, this one heard during the skating rink scene. It's a rather good song, but I preferred the other two hits that the soundtrack spawned, especially "Live My Life" by Boy George, which I thought was totally underrated. The third single, BTW, was "You Don't Know" by Scarlett & Black, which I just recently learned. 37: JUST LIKE PARADISE – DAVID LEE ROTH (debut) - The former lead singer of Van Halen would have several big solo hits of his own. This was a good one that we don't hear much anymore. 36: BECAUSE OF YOU – THE COVER GIRLS (debut) - The first Top 40 hit for this freestyle girl group from the Big Apple. I'm kind of surprised that this song only got as high as #27, as it seemed radio-friendly for the late-1980s (and I regularly heard it on B96 back in the day). Even though this wasn't my favorite type of music, there was something about this song that I really liked. 35: 853-5937 - SQUEEZE (39) - Ah, the other telephone number song in the 1980s that spawned nuisance phone calls. People would call this number and ask for Angela. But not quite as often as the other phone number song (come on, you know the title), since this song was much more obscure - I don’t think it ever got any kind of airplay after it fell off the chart - here in the states, anyway). 34: CHERRY BOMB – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (22) - The second single from "The Lonesome Jubilee", and, like the first one, it would hit the Top Ten. This was one of several songs that I disliked back in the day, but now I think it's a good one. Still, I preferred a few of his others, including "Check It Out", which would hit the Top 40 a month later. 33: I GET WEAK – BELINDA CARLISLE (40) - The second release from Heaven On Earth. This was a great song and I remember it going through my mind all day when I first heard it, and it didn't annoy me a bit. This is very possibly my favorite of Belinda's solo hits. Too bad it just barely missed hitting #1 like her preceding hit "Heaven Is A Place On Earth". 32: SHAKE YOUR LOVE – DEBBIE GIBSON (24) - Meh, I like most of her hits, but always thought this one was a little too teenybopper sounding for my tastes. 31: IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE (19) - The first two Top 40 hits from this English rock band were both mid-tempo ballads. I liked both of them about the same. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ANGEL - AEROSMITH - Hey wow, I just heard this song today at work right as I was leaving and, since I knew I'd be hearing a 1988 show today, I got to wondering if this would be one of the Optional Extras, and by jove, it was! Anyway, I don't think I ever got tired of this song. I wasn't sure it was going to be a big hit, due to its weak initial chart performance, but it picked up steam and became their biggest hit ever, a boasting right it would retain for ten more years. 30: FATHER FIGURE – GEORGE MICHAEL (37) - I’m surprised this song only moved up seven spots, as it was already well inside the Top 20 on the R&R chart. Probably because so many fans had the Faith album, so no need to buy the single. That could also explain why this song spent only half as long at #1 on the Hot 100 as it did on R&R. 29: I FOUND SOMEONE - CHER (35) - This was Cher's first Top 40 hit since "Take Me Home", which peaked at #8 in May, 1979. As for this song, it wasn't bad, but I generally preferred her later songs such as "Just Like Jesse James", "Save Up All Your Tears" and "Believe" to name a few. 28: FAITH – GEORGE MICHAEL (16) - I liked many songs from George Michael, both with Wham! and solo, but this was definitely not one of them! This and "I Want Your Sex" were easily my least favorite of the singles from the Faith album! 27: CAN’T STAY AWAY FROM YOU – GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (33) - nteresting story about the band releasing nine albums before they had their first Top 40 hit. But it was well worth the wait, as Primitive Love spawned four singles and their second big album (here in the States, that is) was on its way to doing the same. This was a good song, but one of her/their weaker slow songs, IMO. I actually preferred the song that preceded this, the mid-tempo "Betcha Say That". Too bad that song ran out of gas at #36. 26: PUSH IT – SALT-N-PAPA (27) - As we know all too well, I’m not a big rap fan, but generally, 80s rap was OK, and this is an example. 25: PUMP UP THE VOLUME – M/A/R/R/S (30) - I remember this song being played ad nauseum on B96 on Z95 (the latter on which the song spent six weeks at #1) back in early 1988. It's good to hear every now and then, though. I couldn't help but notice that this song was heavily edited, especially during the first half. 24: NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – RICK ASTLEY (34) -YAHHH!! I'VE BEEN RICKROLLED!!! That was pretty much a guarantee with any show from 1988 during the Casey Kasem era. This was my second favorite of the three two Top Ten singles from Rick's Whenever You Need Somebody album (remember - this and "Together Forever" were pretty much the same song. I also liked the title track, which was a #1 hit in his native England and I believe was on the dance charts in late 1988. 23: HONESTLY - STRYPER (25) - Possibly THE first heavy metal Christian band to hit the chart. Lead singer Michael Sweet sounds very much like Styx, especially in the chorus of this song, which I thought was a great song. I seem to remember that they used this edit several times during the song's chart run, but thankfully, the song was played intact this week. LDD: WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME - CHICAGO 22: POP GOES THE WORLD – MEN WITHOUT HATS (26) - This was a cool, fun song. I liked it better than “The Safety Dance”, including the single version. OPTIONAL EXTRA: GIRLFRIEND - PEBBLES - While Bam-Bam was flopping with his song "Boyfriend", this song became the first hit for this artist, whose real name was Perri McKissack, and one of her most successful at that. I rather liked this song, but I preferred a few other songs from her, including "Mercedes Boy" and her duet with Babyface, "Love Makes Things Happen". 21: SHE’S LIKE THE WIND – PATRICK SWAYZE FEATURING WENDY FRASER (31) - The first of two Dirty Dancing hits in this week's Top 40, and the third that would hit the Top Ten, proving just how hot that soundtrack was. This song peaked at #3 for three weeks, but couldn't get past George Michael and Rick Astley. It was a nice song, IMO - too bad Lumidee had to go and mess it up. 20: SO EMOTIONAL – WHITNEY HOUSTON (9) - This would become Whitney's sixth number one in a row (limited to songs that hit the Hot 100, that is), setting a record. I liked this one, but much preferred the next release, which would extend her #1 streak to seven. 19: THERE’S THE GIRL - HEART (12) - This was a song on which Nancy Wilson sang lead (IIRC, this was the second chart hit on which she handled the lead vocals, but I could be wrong). It was pretty good, but I preferred their other two Top 40 hits from Bad Animals (not sure how the fourth one, "I Want You So Bad" goes, since it never hit the Top 40). 18: EVERYWHERE – FLEETWOOD MAC (23) - This was the fourth of five singles released from Tango In The Night and the final one to hit the Top 40 (the fifth, "Family Man" only got as high as #90), and my second favorite of the singles, behind "Seven Wonders". 17: I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE – NATALIE COLE (20) - She'd been absent from the charts for most of the 80s as she battled drug and alcohol abuse, but her comeback was certainly no fluke, as this song proved, since it was a Top 20 hit like her comeback hit "Jump Start". Like most of her ballads, I thought this was a great one - definitely in my Top Five of my favorite songs from her, right up there with "Miss You Like Crazy" and "When I Fall In Love" (her own version which was on the same album as this song). 16: CRAZY - ICEHOUSE (14) - The first of two Top 20 hits for this six-member Aussie band. I thought that both this and "Electric Blue" were great songs; I liked them about the same. 15: DON’T SHED A TEAR – PAUL CARRACK (21) - He'd had top 40 success as the lead singer of bands like Ace and Mike + The Mechanics, and he even had a few solo hits. This was a good song, but I preferred a few others from him, both solo and with said bands. 14: TUNNEL OF LOVE – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (15) - The second of three singles released here in the States from the album of the same name. It was a good song, IMO, though I preferred "Brilliant Disguise" by a slight margin. 13: SAY YOU WILL - FOREIGNER (17) - Tell you what, I liked most of their material, but for some reason, I never really got into this song. 12: WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS – PET SHOP BOYS & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (18) - Another weak song from a band whose material I generally like. One of my least favorites from both artists. This one looked like a sure-fire #1 song, but, luckily, another song leapfrogged over it. 11: I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN - PRINCE (13) - Not sure if I prefer this version or Jordan Knight’s ballad version of the song, which charted in the summer of 1999. Both are great songs in their own ways. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WISHING WELL - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - This song had sort of a slow start on the charts (as it had debuted two weeks earlier, but wouldn't enter the Top 40 until late February), but it eventually picked up steam and went all the way to the top! I liked it, but preferred his next hit, "Sign Your Name". 10: TELL IT TO MY HEART – TAYLOR DAYNE (7) - I'd been hearing this one on Chicago's B96 about a month before it hit the chart, and I always thought that, based on the opening synth notes, the song sounded like a dance version of Glenn Frey's "The One You Love". This was probably my favorite song from the album of which this was the title track. 9: CANDLE IN THE WIND – ELTON JOHN (6) - Quite refreshing to hear the original version of the song (from Elton's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) this week! This was also the version that Z95 played all the time during its chart run on their survey. To my best of knowledge, they never did play the live version. Anyway, of the three versions of the song I've heard, this one is definitely my favorite. 8: HUNGRY EYES – ERIC CARMEN (11) - The second of two Dirty Dancing hits on the chart this week. This was definitely my least favorite of the two. Not sure why; this song just never did anything for me. 7: GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU – GEORGE HARRISON (4) - This was George's first hit in over six years, and he picked up right where he left off, as this was a big hit like his last one before this. I liked the song when it first came out, but to this day, I'm still a tad burned out on it due to overplay. 6: I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN - ROGER (10) - I always found this a tad annoying. I can stomach a listen to it once in awhile, but wouldn't like to hear it everyday (like I did back in early 1988) 5: SEASONS CHANGE – EXPOSE (8) - This was a rare instance where the final song from an album turns out to be the most successful (I seem to remember this happening a few other times in 1988, by acts like the Jets and Richard Marx). Anyway, this would be my second favorite release from their Exposure album behind "Point Of No Return" EXTRA: PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) – U2 - The first hit single by the band who was the top concert act of 1987, which, of course, was the story that tied in with this song, which was OK, but I preferred several others from the band. 4: THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL – MICHAEL JACKSON (1) - He was on a roll, cranking out #1 hit after #1 hit from the Bad album. This was one of the two songs from the album that had a relatively long chart run (as the others besides this and "Man In The Mirror" seemed to zip up and down the chart). I like this song, though my sentiments were quite different back in the day, since I hated this song back then - I referred to it as "a dicky song" in my journal entry the week before, when this song was #1. Now I think it's a good one! 3: HAZY SHADE OF WINTER – THE BANGLES (5) - This one wasn't too bad (I do prefer it over "Walk Like An Egyptian"), but I prefer many other songs by the Bangles. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ROCKET 2 U - THE JETS - I'm not generally a big fan of their upbeat songs, but I actually liked this one. 2: COULD’VE BEEN - TIFFANY (3) - Here's a song that I'd been hearing on B96 since mid-November, and I kept hoping that it would soon hit the charts, which, of course, it did - in a major way might I add; just like her first hit, it went to #1 - in fact, its first week at the top (of the R&R chart) was on the chart dated January 29, 1988 - my sixteenth birthday, so that was a great birthday present for me! Needless to say, I preferred it over her first hit - by a good-sized margin! 1: NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS (2) - The first of four Top 40 hits from what would become their best singles album, Kick. I wasn't a huge fan of it, or INXS in general, but they did have a few songs that I liked (this just wasn't one of them).
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 28, 2024 11:02:52 GMT -5
Hervard,I agree 100% with your assessment of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"-It's better as a ballad.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 28, 2024 11:42:52 GMT -5
Hervard,I detected a slight error with the name of the artist who recorded "She's Like The Wind"-It's Patrick Swayze not Partick Swayze.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 28, 2024 11:44:15 GMT -5
Hervard,hope you have an awesome birthday tomorrow.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 28, 2024 14:40:38 GMT -5
Hervard,I detected a slight error with the name of the artist who recorded "She's Like The Wind"-It's Patrick Swayze not Partick Swayze. Thank you for pointing out that Partickular error! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) (Sorry, I just couldn't resist...) Hervard,hope you have an awesome birthday tomorrow. Why thank you so much, mrjukebox! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Hervard on Feb 2, 2024 14:05:06 GMT -5
American Top 40 - February 3, 2024
This week's presentation - February 4, 1978
40: ALWAYS AND FOREVER - HEATWAVE (debut) - One of the best love songs of all time, and by far my favorite of their three hits (the other two, of course, were disco songs that sounded very much alike). 39: FALLING - LEBLANC & CARR (debut) - And here's another great love song! Too bad it was their only hit. The song peaked at #13, but spent over a half a year on the Hot 100, an unusually long term for a song that never hit the Top Ten, so I'm guessing that this was a song that many radio stations were slow to add. Anyway, I liked this song a lot. 38: THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - RITA COOLIDGE (debut) - Third Single Syndrome definitely applied here, as this song only got as high as #20, after the first two songs from her Anytime...Anywhere album hit the Top Ten. I actually preferred said first two hits, but this was a great rendition of this oldie by the Temptations. 37: I LOVE YOU - DONNA SUMMER (40) - Definitely one of her less successful hits here. “Last Dance” sounds a lot like this. I wonder why this one only got as high as #37, especially since the disco era was in full swing at this point. 36: EASY TO LOVE - LEO SAYER (36) - I generally like his songs, but in this one, his voice was kind of grating. It was OK, but I can see why this song didn’t do any better than it did. 35: NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA (39) - I just heard this song yesterday as a Long Distance Dedication on the 1981 show. I tell you, I really liked many songs from Abba, but this wasn't one of them. One of my least favorite songs from them. 34: STREETCORNER SERENADE - WET WILLIE (38) - This sounds a little like something Sweet would do. It was a good song IMO. 33: THUNDER ISLAND - JAY FERGUSON (37) - The first of two Top 40 hits by this man from the San Ferdinando Valley. I'm sure I've heard his other hit, "Shakedown Cruise" before, but wtf did it sound like again? This was a good song that I vaguely remember hearing back in the day. 32: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE (22) - Amazing that, with all the records this song set, it was her sole Top 40 hit. This song, which was spending its 21st and final week in the Top 40, was definitely a guilty pleasure of mine - as cheesy as it is, I just can't help but love the song! 31: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - LITTLE RIVER BAND (34) - They had yet to hit the Top Ten, but they would do just that later in the year with their hit "Reminiscing". I generally liked their songs, but for some reason, this song, their third Top 40 hit, never really did anything for me. Definitely one of my least favorites from them. 30: LOVELY DAY - BILL WITHERS (32) - This was his last Top 40 hit on his own - the next time he would be in the countdown was three years later as the featured singer on Grover Washington, Jr's "Just The Two Of Us". I thought that this was one of Withers' best Top 40 hits - IIRC, at one time, the song held the record for the longest held note on a Top 40 hit - a record that was beaten nearly two years later by Donna Summer. 29: THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - MECO (33) - The first of two versions of this song on the chart, which was the second time that this happened with the two artists involved. The first time was in 1977, when John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra was charting with the original theme from Star Wars at the same time as Meco was charting with his disco rendition. The latter more or less stole the thunder from the former, as it went to #1. This time around, the tables were turned, as this song would peak at #25 two weeks later, while John Williams would continue on up the chart, en route to #13. I preferred this version, but both versions were pretty good, IMO. EXTRA: THE WAY WE WERE - BARBRA STREISAND - This song was played as the First Optional Extra (played right after the #28 song, so not too removed from its original placing in the countdown). Like the Debby Boone song above, this is another guilty pleasure. I prefer a few others from her, but I really like this one as well, and am glad it came out on top for the entire year. 28: LAY DOWN SALLY - ERIC CLAPTON (debut) - It was clear that this was going to be a big hit, as it made the highest debut of the year so far (and the folliwng week would take the biggest jump within the Top 40). This was one of several Clapton songs featuring Marcy Levy (the co-writer of this song) on backup vocals. It was a good song, though I prefer several other songs by him. But hey, as long as it isn’t the grossly overplayed “Change The World” or "Tears In Heaven"... 27: FUN - CON FUNK SHUN (30) - Meh, pretty much your typical late-70s R&B disco, and I think we all know all too well my general opinion on that... 26: TOO HOT TO TROT - COMMODORES (29) - I have pointed out that their music began to improve with 1977's "Easy", but I still wasn't much for their funk/soul hits, like this one. I prefer their more "laid-back" songs. 25: HERE YOU COME AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON (13) - Chiefly a country act, Parton did have a few crossover hits and this was the first of them. It's definitely one of my favorite songs from her, as well as one of my favorite songs of the entire year (was #1 on my Personal Top 30 chart for four weeks). 24: NATIVE NEW YORKER - ODYSSEY (26) - The only Top 40 hit for this New York soul-disco trio. It was actually pretty good - reminded me a little of the Bee Gees. 23: LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME - FOREIGNER (27) - A case of Third Single Syndrome here - after two Top Ten hits from their debut album, this one only got as high as #20. It was pretty good, but I preferred said two Top Ten hits. 22: THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - JOHN WILLIAMS (24) - See my comment for song #29. 21: WHAT'S YOUR NAME - LYNYRD SKYNYRD (23) - A great classic rock group here! This one, as well as most of their others, gets tons of recurrent airplay on classic rock stations today. This was one of my favorites from them. 20: PEG - STEELY DAN (28) - They did an odd hack job with this song, by cutting out the second verse, which precedes the first chorus (which was also cut). Anyway, this was one of my favorite songs from them of all time! 19: DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD - SANTA ESMERALDA (21) - An interesting disco rendition of the classic by the Animals (with sort of a Spanish flavor). Coincidentally, both songs peaked at #15 on the Hot 100. Not sure which version I prefer. 18: COME SAIL AWAY - STYX (8) - This song sure took its sweet time to reach its peak of #8, but it wasted no time whatsoever dropping from the chart, as it would fall out of the Top 40 the following week. Of course, the single version of this song was cut down more than necessary, IMO. Of all three versions I've heard, I like the one that's about four minutes long; the only thing cut from that part is the bridge, with the weird spacey sound effects. 17: DESIREE - NEIL DIAMOND (19) - This may not been one of his biggest hits, but it holds the distinction of being the very first Long Distance Dedication song on AT40. It was a pretty good song - reminds me a little of another one of his songs, but I can't remember which one. 16: I GO CRAZY - PAUL DAVIS (18) - As this song continued to take baby steps up the chart, who knew that it would end up setting the record for the longest chart run on the Hot 100? 15: SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY - PAUL SIMON (5) - Like the Styx song, this song also dropped out of the countdown just two weeks after peaking! This song was his fifth Top Ten solo single (yes, I thought he'd had more than that up to this point as well). His next Top 40 solo entry would be "Late In The Evening", in 1980. I liked both songs about the same, but preferred a few others from him. 14: SERPENTINE FIRE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (16) - Their first of three hits from 1978 (four, if you count "September" which debuted when the year was practically over with). The song was OK, but definitely not their best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU REALLY GOT ME - VAN HALEN - One of several cover versions that VH released. I'm not sure if I like this or the original by the Kinks better (in the latter, it sounds like they’re singing, “You Really Got Mad”.) Both of them are so/so IMO, but I prefer many other hits by both bands. 13: TURN TO STONE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (14) - They had a ton of hits in the 1970s, including this one, which peaked at #13 this week (but made it all the way to #5 on the R&R charts). This is one I remember quite well from back in the day, though for some reason, I associated it more with summer than winter. It is one of my favorite songs from them. 12: HEY DEANIE - SHAUN CASSIDY (12) - The third Top 40 hit for this teen heartthrob that almost all teens and preteens (including a girl in my kindergarten class at the time) were crazy about back in the day. I preferred his two other Top 40 hits, but this was a good one as well. 11: DANCE DANCE DANCE - CHIC (18) - Meh, not a fan of this one - quite repetitive. I preferred other songs from them, especially "I Want Your Love" from the following year. 10: EMOTION - SAMANTHA SANG (17) - This was her only Top 40 hit, and I have a feeling that the fact that the Bee Gees had a hand in this one (especially Barry Gibb's backing vocal) was instrumental in how well it did. It was a good song. 9: YOU'RE IN MY HEART - ROD STEWART (4) - Wow, here's something that I didn't know - up to now, Rod Stewart's charted songs either hit #1 or missed the Top Ten entirely. This was the song that broke the streak, as it peaked at #4 over the last three weeks. Anyway, this was a great song - one of my favorites both back in the day and now. As is usually the case, they edited this one, jumping from the first verse to the second chorus. Truly, a four-hour show was called for a few years before it finally became a reality, which, of course, was later on in the year. 8: SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH - DAN HILL (11) - This man seemed destined to be a one-hit wonder, a title he held for nearly ten years, but the day was saved in the late summer of 1987, when his duet with Vonda Shepard "Can't We Try" came along and broke the curse. I preferred that song, as well as a few other Dan Hill songs, over this one, but it still is a good one. 7: HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - BEE GEES (7) - This, as you may have guessed, was my favorite of the Bee Gees' Saturday Night Fever hits. Though its run at #1 was done, its Top Ten run was far from over - it wouldn't fall out until mid-March. The song, I believe, set the record for most weeks in the Top Ten, and deservedly so, as it was indeed a great song! 6: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL (9) - This was when Joel's chart career broke wide open, with three Top 20 hits from The Stranger. The other one, "Only The Good Die Young" might have also made the Top 20 had it not been for the lyric problems in that song. This was the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #3. It was indeed a great song! EXTRA: YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - LOU RAWLS - This song was played as the final Optional extra and it featured an oft-told story about how Lou Rawls suffered total amnesia due to a car wreck in which he was involved, and how all it took was a Sam Cooke concert for everything to come back to him all at once. Not sure why they didn't hold off on the story until Rawls latest hit "Lady Love" debuted in the countdown. Perhaps they weren't sure if it would make it. Anyway, this song just missed hitting #1, which is a shame, since this was a great song! At least it did hit the Top Five and was Rawls' biggest hit ever. 5: LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER - ANDY GIBB (10) - Wow, the Gibbs were indeed a force to be reckoned with on this show, as they were involved with four songs in this week's Top Ten, and three of those would end up being #1 hits, this one included. I liked it, but it didn't hold a candle to "I Just Want To Be Your Everything", his best hit ever, IMO! 4: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - QUEEN (6) - By now, many radio stations were playing "We Will Rock You" with this one. In fact, I'm fairly sure every radio station I listened to were playing both songs and never one or the other. Of course, I prefer this one - one of my all-time favorites by Queen! 3: BABY COME BACK - PLAYER (1) - This was pretty much the only song for the first four and a half months of 1978 not connected with the Gibb family or the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack that managed to hit #1 (It was on the RSO label, though, so that may have helped). 2: SHORT PEOPLE - RANDY NEWMAN (2) - Of course, it's pretty common knowledge that this song's meaning was misinterpreted, with many people thinking that it was poking fun at people who were short, but at the bridge, he says that short people are just the same as everyone else. I thought it was a great song. 1: STAYIN' ALIVE - BEE GEES (3) - With four songs in the Top Ten written by the Bee Gees, it should come as no surprise that one of them was at the top. This was their second of three #1 songs from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (the third of which would debut on the countdown the following week), and my second favorite of those.
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Post by Hervard on Feb 2, 2024 14:05:17 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - February 2, 2024
This week's presentation - February 4, 1984
Droppers: REMEMBER THE NIGHTS - MOTELS (36) - This song was way underrated. It is my favorite song from the band and, naturally, it was the lowest peaker, climbing only as high as #36 the week before. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX (35) - Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius? But seriously, this song wasn't bad - I liked it better than the overplayed "One Thing Leads To Another", but it wasn't quite as good as "Saved By Zero" IF I'D BEEN THE ONE - .38 SPECIAL (30) - I think it's been made abundantly clear that this, along with "Caught Up In You" and "Like No Other Night" are my three favorites from them - not sure which of the three I like the most. READ 'EM & WEEP - BARRY MANILOW (29) - Definitely one of the best balladeers ever! This was one of my all-time faves from him! I loved the theatrical sound, courtesy of Jim Steinman.
40: STAY WITH ME TONIGHT – JEFFREY OSBORNE (34) - He seemed to have more chart success as a solo artist than with LTD (although he never hit the Top Ten, like his band did with "Back In Love Again". Of his singles, this was one of my least favorites, but I still like it. 39: HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS (debut) - 38: THE DREAM (HOLD ONTO YOUR DREAM) – IRENE CARA (39) - This song was the closing theme from the movie "DC Cab" in which Irene starred as herself. It's a great song - reminds me a lot of her last hit before this, "Why Me". This was, IMO, a underrated song (as the song climbed only two spots higher), though I don't think the movie received astronomical reviews either. 37: GIVE IT UP – K.C. (debut) - His first (and only) hit without the Sunshine Band (well, unless you count his duet with Teri DeSario from 1980). It was a good song and, with all the airplay it got on the stations I listened to, it's a surprise it didn't get any higher than #18). 36: THIS WOMAN – KENNY ROGERS (debut) - Kenny's second hit produced by the Bee Gees. The first one, "Islands In The Stream", of course, hit #1. This song got as high as #23 in March - I actually like this one better than his duet with Dolly Parton, as it wasn't quite as overplayed. 35: BANG YOUR HEAD (METAL HEALTH) – QUIET RIOT (38) - Meh, I was never a huge fan of this song. Their other Top 40 hit, "Cum On Feel The Noize" was far superior, IMO. 34: TIME WILL REVEAL - DeBARGE (28) - The third Top 40 hit for this R&B family act from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I always thought it was a woman singing the lead vocals, but it was actually the falsetto of El DeBarge. This was my favorite song from them up to this point. 33: NIGHTBIRD – STEVIE NICKS (33) - This song is pretty obscure, but I heard it quite a lot back in 1984, since U93 started playing it pretty early on, and gave it moderate airplay for about two months, so I remember it well. I rather like the song and I just noticed that Nicks included a throwback to her song "Edge Of Seventeen" in the chorus, saying "Just like the white-winged dove". (Conversely, she mentions a nightbird in "Seventeen". 32: GOT A HOLD ON ME – CHRISTINE McVIE (debut) - Wow, two Fleetwood Mac band members appear back-to-back on the chart. This was McVie's first solo hit ever, and it was a good one - sounded a lot like her hits with Fleetwood Mac on which she sang lead. 31: I WANT A NEW DRUG – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (40) - A song that charted twice in 1984 - peaked at #6 the first time around and then came back and hit #1 in August its second time out. But seriously, it was a good song, but I preferred "If This Is It" from the Sports album. OPTIONAL EXTRA: COME BACK AND STAY - PAUL YOUNG - This English singer's first hit here in the States. The song was pretty good, but I preferred most of his later hits. 30: SEND ME AN ANGEL – REAL LIFE (32) - I associate this song more with 1989 than 1984, as during the latter year, I never heard the song outside of countdown shows, but heard it as part of regular programming quite a lot in the former. A great song! 29: NEW MOON ON MONDAY – DURAN DURAN (37) - I've mentioned before that I don't like most of their 1984 songs. This one, however, was an exception, as it was one of my favorite songs from them 28: SAY IT ISN’T SO – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (15) - One of two new songs on their first Greatest Hits album. The song wasn't bad, but definitely far from their best. 27: THE CURLY SHUFFLE – JUMP ‘N THE SADDLE (17) - You gotta be a big Three Stooges fan to appreciate this song. I grew up watching the Stooges, so I knew Curly's catchphrases heard in the choruses quite well. Since Jump 'N The Saddle was a Chicago band, this one got heavy airplay on both WLS and WBBM-FM. 26: BABY I LIED – DEBORAH ALLEN (26) - This one had a somewhat odd chart run. tHREE weeks before, it appeared to have peaked at #36, then the week after, shot ahead ten spots to #26, where it peaked for three weeks. Not sure what happened there. Whatever the case, it was a great song! 25: UNION OF THE SNAKE – DURAN DURAN (13) - The first Top 40 hit from Seven And The Ragged Tiger - the song wasn't bad, but, as stated earlier, I preferred their follow-up hit. 24: SO BAD – PAUL McCARTNEY (25) - The second and final Top 40 hit from McCartney's Pipes Of Peace album, though its chart performance did not measure up to the first hit, which is coming up a little later on. LDD: BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - This is one of the mellow songs by her/them that I liked. I seem to recall that this song became somewhat popular in the LDD department, like this week. 23: YAH MO BE THERE - JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL McDONALD (24) - Kind of an odd title, but a great song - one of my favorite songs from both artists. 22: NOBODY TOLD ME – JOHN LENNON (27) - This was Lennon's third posthumous hit (and the fourth to peak after his death). I definitely prefer the Double Fantasy singles; this one was kind of just there. 21: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN – CYNDI LAUPER (31) - This is the song that started it all off for the unusual one. It was a great one - not sure if I prefer this one or "She Bop". OPTIONAL EXTRA: THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON - The following week, this song would become the highest debut on the Hot 100, and it was also the highest debut since "Imagine" by John Lennon, in late 1971. Both songs debuted at #20 and for the same reason - their single releases had been delayed and by the time the songs were finally released and eligible to chart on the Hot 100, they had had a head start in radio airplay. Another record that this song broke was the one for the most Top Ten hits from a single album, which was previously held by this album when the previous hit "P.Y.T." became the sixth Top Ten from the Thriller album. Anyway, I definitely preferred the album version of this song - the single edit doesn't have the Vincent Price narration near the end, so I'm not sure if this song would have hit #1 even if its single release had been a month earlier, when radio stations began playing this song - especially since virtually everyone had the Thriller album. 20: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – THE PRETENDERS (21) - They had a handful of songs that hit the Top 40. This one was pretty good, but I preferred "Brass In Pocket" and "Back On The Chain Gang". 19: WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER – THE POLICE (23) - Of the four singles from Synchronicity, this just might be my favorite, but I still prefer others from both the band and Sting solo. 18: 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA (22) - This song, of course, had three different versions that were played on AT40. The original German version, which was usually the one that they went with (like this week), the English version, which was played once or twice, and the "hybrid" version (alternating between the two languages throughout the song). I know that they played that one on at least one weekly show, as well as the year-ender. Since I never took German in high school, I preferred the English version, but for the most part, I like all three of them. 17: TWIST OF FATE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (9) - This was the first of two Top 40 hits from the lesser known Travolta/Newton-John movie Two Of A Kind. I liked this song, but I preferred the next hit, "Livin' In Desperate Times" - also from said movie. 16: HOLIDAY - MADONNA (16) - This was the one that started it all off for the material girl. It was a pretty good song, but I preferred her next hit "Borderline", which was her first Top Ten hit. 15: AN INNOCENT MAN – BILLY JOEL (19) - On a different show, Billy Joel said that this was inspired by the music of Ben E. King, but the intro to this song is a dead ringer for that of "Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt. Both are great songs and this is definitely one of my favorites from the album of the same title. 14: LET THE MUSIC PLAY – SHANNON (18) - This was one of those songs that I could take or leave. TRIBUTE: JACKIE WILSON 13: SAY SAY SAY – PAUL McCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON (7) - Definitely one of the songs I associate the most with the winter of 1983, as the song was #1 for nearly half of the season. I was burned out on it for quite awhile, but now, it's good to hear it every now and again. It had a great video. 12: I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU – RAY PARKER, JR. (14) - "I Want A New Drug" isn't the first song that they ripped off - for this one, they used a line from the Police's monster song from the year before, "Every Breath You Take" I do prefer this song over the former, which was way overplayed. This song sounds like the prequel to "Jamie", as it's also about a former lover that he can't seem to let go of. 11: JUMP – VAN HALEN (20) - This was their very first Top Ten hit (second on R&R, as their first Top 40 hit, "Dance The Night Away" peaked at #10 there), and it would be their biggest hit ever, spending five weeks on top. The song was OK, but it sounded more like music for a sporting event - definitely not worthy of being such a big hit - and I will never forgive it for beating out "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins as R&R's #1 song of 1984. I generally preferred the Van Hagar era, which kicked off two years later. OPTIONAL EXTRA: AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS - As I've mentioned many times before, this is when their musical quality began to take a nosedive. I do, however, prefer this song over their next release "Jump (For My Love), though only slightly. 10: PINK HOUSES – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 9: THINK OF LAURA – CHRISTOPHER CROSS 8: THAT’S ALL - GENESIS 7: RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT – LIONEL RICHIE 6: I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES – ELTON JOHN LDD: THREE TIMES A LADY – THE COMMODORES 5: BREAK MY STRIDE – MATTHEW WILDER 4: JOANNA – KOOL & THE GANG 3: TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – THE ROMANTICS 2: OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES 1: KARMA CHAMELEON – CULTURE CLUB
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Post by mrjukebox on Feb 2, 2024 17:29:01 GMT -5
As usual,the second verse of "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" was cut.
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Post by chrislc on Feb 2, 2024 18:07:16 GMT -5
As usual,the second verse of "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" was cut. Is that the verse where Elton explains why they call it the blues? ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) That song was like a click-bait headline with no payoff.
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