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Post by Hervard on Aug 11, 2012 0:03:29 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - August 11, 2012
This week’s presentation - August 13, 1977
Droppers:
LIVIN’ THE LIFE - ISLEY BROTHERS (40) - Wow, this song almost fell clean off the Hot 100 this week, landing at #99. Never heard this one, so I’ll have to check it out on YouTube when I get a chance. IT’S SAD TO BELONG - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (38) - Great song! Too bad it didn’t do quite as well as most of their others. JET AIRLINER - STEVE MILLER BAND (37) - Great song! Too bad it dropped off, but at least we heard it on the last 1977 show (REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE) OLD SCHOOL YARD – CAT STEVENS (33) - wtf did this sound like again? ARIEL - DEAN FRIEDMAN (32) - Great song! Shame that it fell off. ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS - HOT (21) - Wow, until now, this looked like the song that wouldn’t die. It spent 19 weeks on the chart and, the week before, it looked like a 20th week would be a cinch, but it was not to be. No matter; it finished in the Top Ten of the year - a rarity for a song that didn’t even hit the Top Five. As for my opinion of it, it was a good one. KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU - ABBA (19) - Great song, though it doesn’t hold a candle to “Dancing Queen”.
40: SUNFLOWER – GLEN CAMPBELL (debut) - Pretty good song, but not quite my favorite song by him 39: EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE – THE BEE GEES (debut) - Good song, but not quite their best. 38: SO YOU WIN AGAIN – HOT CHOCOLATE (debut) - Meh, nothing special. I’m not generally a huge fan of them, though I do like their 1975 hit “Emma”. 37: IT’S A CRAZY WORLD - MAC McANALLY (debut) - Good song. This one reminds me of another song from around the same era, but I can’t think of what it is. 36: DON’T WORRY BABY – B.J. THOMAS (39) - Good remake of the old Beach Boys classic. Of course, nothing beats the original. 35: MARGARITAVILLE – JIMMY BUFFETT (15) - Good song, but kind of overplayed. I prefer other songs by him, such as “Cheeseburger In Paradise” and “Fins”. 34: KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE – K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (debut) - Great song! One of their best! 33: SLIDE - SLAVE (36) - This was OK, but nothing exceptional. 32: CHRISTINE SIXTEEN - KISS (35) - Pretty good, but I prefer several others by them. 31: WAY DOWN – ELVIS PRESLEY (31) - Good song, but I preferred his version of “My Way”. 30: COLD AS ICE - FOREIGNER (debut) - Great song! One of their best! 29: ON AND ON – STEPHEN BISHOP (30) - Great song! One of my favorites from him! 28: STAR WARS (MAIN TITLE) – LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (debut) - Great song! I actually prefer this over the Meco version. 27: STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 – THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (34) - Meh, not a huge fan of this song, or really, anything by them. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THAT’S ROCK AND ROLL - SHAUN CASSIDY - Great song, though I preferred “Da Doo Ron Ron”. 26: SWAYIN’ TO THE MUSIC (SLOW DANCIN’) – JOHNNY RIVERS (28) - Not bad, but nothing I’d go out of my way to listen to. 25: BLACK BETTY – RAM JAM (27) - This was OK, but I’m not a big southern rock fan. 24: YOU’RE MY WORLD – HELEN REDDY (25) - Good song - reminds me of “How Important Can It Be” by Joni James, which charted 22 years before. Kind of odd that it was actually moving back up, having peaked at #18 a few weeks before, especially since two songs that ranked above it the week before dropped out this week. 23: FLOAT ON – THE FLOATERS (29) - This was pretty good, but far from being my favorite song on the chart. 22: HOW MUCH LOVE – LEO SAYER (24) - Great song! This was actually my favorite of their three Top 20 hits from 1977. 21: GIVE A LITTLE BIT - SUPERTRAMP (23) - Great song! One of my favorites from them! 20: TELEPHONE LINE – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (22) - Great song! My favorite of their 1977 hits! 19: TELEPHONE MAN – MERI WILSON (20) - This was OK, but sounded more like a kiddie song. 18: SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE – THE SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND (26) - Wow, the biggest mover of the week was by a band who turned out to be a one-hit wonder! Anyway, this was a great song - they reminded me a little of Hall & Oates. 17: UNDERCOVER ANGEL – ALAN O’DAY (14) - Great song! One of my favorite #1 songs of 1977. 16: BARRACUDA - HEART (18) - Though not quite their best, this was a great song! I remember this one quite well. 15: HANDY MAN – JAMES TAYLOR (17) - Great song! One of his best! I actually associate this more with 1978, since that’s when my Mom played his JT album a lot. In fact, I don’t really remember hearing this one much at all during its chart run. 14: LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT – BARRY MANILOW (12) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from him! 13: DON’T STOP – FLEETWOOD MAC (16) - This song was OK, but kind of overplayed. Possibly my least favorite single from “Rumours”. OPTIONAL EXTRA: STAR WARS THEME/CANTINA BAND - MECO - Great song! As I said before, however, I prefer the version that made the highest debut on the chart this week. 12: DA DOO RON RON – SHAUN CASSIDY (6) - Great song! My favorite of his two 1977 hits (“Hey Deanie” doesn’t count, as it peaked in 1978. 11: JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH (13) - Great song! Short, but sweet. 10: YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC – THE BAY CITY ROLLERS (11) - Good song. We heard this one two weeks in a row - on last week’s 1979 show, it was one of the Long Distance Dedications. 9: YOU AND ME – ALICE COOPER (10) - Great song! I definitely preferred his slow songs over his hard rockers. 8: WHATCHA GONNA DO – PABLO CRUISE (9) - Great song! Possibly my all-time favorite from them! 7: EASY – THE COMMODORES (8) - Great song! One of their best! This was when their musical quality really shot up (as I thought their previous hits were mediocre at best). 6: MY HEART BELONGS TO ME – BARBRA STREISAND (4) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from her! 5: DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE – PETER McCANN (5) - Great song! The beginning of “Goodbye Girl” sounded suspiciously similar to this. 4: (YOUR LOVE HAS LIFTED ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER – RITA COOLIDGE (7) - Great song! This is my favorite version of the song, since it sounds very different from the others that I’ve heard (all of which sound very much like the original by Jackie Wilson). 3: BEST OF MY LOVE – THE EMOTIONS (3) - Great song! Another one of my favorite #1 songs of ‘77! OPTIONAL EXTRA: NOBODY DOES IT BETTER - CARLY SIMON - Great song! One of her all-time best! 2: I’M IN YOU – PETER FRAMPTON (2) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite songs by him! This one fell short of the top spot on AT40, but did manage to spent two weeks at #1 on R&R. 1: I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING – ANDY GIBB (1) - Great song! Possibly my favorite number one song of ‘77! (And the winner for all of 1977 - on AT40, anyway).
Predictions for next week: My main prediction is August 14, 1971 with August 17, 1975 as my back-up prediction - and if they choose the former, maybe they'll go with the latter as an alternate show.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Aug 11, 2012 14:55:48 GMT -5
CASEY KASEM’S AMERICAN TOP 40: The 70's – August 11, 2012 Countdown for the chart week ending August 15, 1970 (originally aired the weekend of 8/8/70) PERSONAL: Although I'm not sure exactly when in 1970 it occurred, but my family moved from my birthplace of Misawa, Japan to Southern England. I remember nothing of Japan, but my parents have the home movies to prove it. DROPPERS: GIMME DAT DING - PIPKINS (39) A SONG OF JOY - MIGUEL RIOS (37) MISSISSIPPI - JOHN PHILLIPS (34) SILVER BIRD - MARK LINDSAY (33) RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE - BLUES IMAGE (26) We didn't hear these, so I will save my comments. 40: MAYBE - THE THREE DEGREES (29) Fantastic rendition of Chantels' classic doo-wop hits. The group's second stab at this, as they first covered it more traditionally in 1964. 39: HITCHIN' A RIDE - VANITY FARE (19) Second & bigger bubble-gum hit for this British outfit. Sinitta did not do it justice in 1988. 38: JULIE, DO YOU LOVE ME - BOBBY SHERMAN (DEBUT) Structurally similar to the future hit, "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast." One of this teen idol's better songs. 37: I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER - IKE & TINA TURNER (38) Song is equally as good as Sly Stone's original without any changes. 36: GROOVY SITUATION - GENE CHANDLER (40) Pop radio was pleasantly warm to this groovy soul gem & brought this Chicago soul star back to the charts. 35: DO YOU SEE MY LOVE FOR YOU GROWING - JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS (36) Pleasant soul number of the day from Motown saxman. Great to hear every so often. Sadly it was his last Top 40 hit. 34: SOLITARY MAN - NEIL DIAMOND (DEBUT) New mix of 1966 debut single, though original was heard on the show. Bang Records was really trying their best to jerk around his career at the time. 33: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN - CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG (21) Essentially a country song with a powerful message. 32: LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE WIND) - MELANIE (with THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS) (20) Great song with gospel feel. Would be decades later I'd learn it was about the original Woodstock festival. Song was later covered by Meredith Brooks with Queen Latifah. 31: THE SLY, THE SLICK, THE WICKED - THE LOST GENERATION (31) Another Chicago soul number, but not as durable as many others. Tries too hard to sound like "Court Of Love" sequel. 30: BIG YELLOW TAXI - THE NEIGHBORHOOD (30) Stronger production of Joni Mitchell chestnut. Unfotunately, it has not stood the test of time. 29: HAND ME DOWN WORLD - GUESS WHO (35) Canadian band's enjoyable but weak follow-up to their #1 hit, "American Woman." 28: EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE - THE SUPREMES (32) 2nd hit for Jean Terrell-led Motown girl group. Song has a message that could apply to this year's presidental campaign. 27: SUMMERTIME BLUES - THE WHO (28) Eddie Cochran rockabilly classic was given a pompous rendition reminiscent of Blue Cheer's version with clearer vocals. AT40 OPTIONAL EXTRA: EVE OF DESTRUCTION - BARRY MCGUIRE (1965) 1st protest song to top the pop chart. And another was about to reach the summit in mere weeks. 26: AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - DIANA ROSS (DEBUT) 2nd solo hit by former Supreme that almost never got released. Thank God for Nick & Val standing their ground. Still never heard a definite single version. 25: HI-DE-HO - BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS (DEBUT) Great song from brass rock group that, like Christopher Cross, does not live up to its initial success. 24: WESTBOUND #9 - THE FLAMING EMBER (24) KILLER Detroit HOT WAX that's become one of my all-time favorites! AT40 played the abbreviated single mix. 23: LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (DEBUT) After 4 singles stalling in the runner-up spot, would this swampy 2-sided release (flip is "Long As I Can See the Light") finally be the one to reach the summit? Today, we all know the answer. 22: ARE YOU READY - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC (18) Fantastic energetic track by West Coast outfit that has come out of the lost hit file in a recent years. 21: OHIO - CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG (14) Song about Kent State confrontation that didn't offer any perspective on how to handle the tragedy. AT40 EXTRA: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY - THE CARAVELLES (1963) Female duo from England that didn't take advantage of the euphoria of the British Invasion. They sounded like Patience & Prudence. 20: TELL IT ALL BROTHER - KENNY ROGERS & THE FIRST EDITION (22) Gritty psychedelic track from Houston group with a positive message. Kenny does a mean Barry Gibb imitation at the end! 19: OVERTURE FROM TOMMY - THE ASSEMBLED MULTITUDE (25) Not for nothing, this studio group put a better groove on the Tommy songs than The Who did. 18: 25 OR 6 TO 4 - CHICAGO (27) Hit song about writing a hit song with a (sigh! : Peter Cetera lead. Follow-up to "Make Me Smile." AT40 EXTRA: DON'T JUST STAND THERE - PATTY DUKE (1965) Could easily be misidentifed as a Lesley Gore track. (May have been the reason it WAS a hit.) 17: THE LOVE YOU SAVE - THE JACKSON FIVE (8) Their 3rd consecutive #1 & most aggressive song to date. Love the wordplay of the second verse which I listened to more closely in recent years. 16: PATCHES - CLARENCE CARTER (23) A very justified cover of Chairmen of the Board track ( )with a great Muscle Shoals sound. 15: (GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING) A SEX MACHINE - JAMES BROWN (15) How did this killer & oft sampled dance classic stall so quickly on the pop charts? It has held up better than his most well known numbers. AT40 EXTRA: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? - BEATLES (1964) Rare George Harrison lead of the group's early hits. Public was still " mourning their separation" at this time. AT40 OPTIONAL EXTRA: I'VE GOTTA BE ME - SAMMY DAVIS JR. (1969) His biggest Hot 100 hit at the time. Showstopper number from The Golden Rainbow. 14: (IF YOU'LL LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU then) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU - RONNIE DYSON (16) Broadway performer ( Hair) has a hit of his own...from another musical called Salvation. 13: LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME - ROBIN McNAMARA (17) Another performer from Hair with a Jeff Barry production. 12: I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING - B.J. THOMAS (13) Decent hit from pop/country singer. Not as good as first charttopper. 11: O-O-H CHILD - FIVE STAIRSTEPS (10) The only top 40 for "The First Family of Soul" (their 14th chart record and original B-side to Beatles' cover of "Dear Prudence") Song should've been brought back in 1991 via its use in " Boyz In the Hood." 10: BALL OF CONFUSION (That's What The World Is Today) - TEMPTATIONS (9) The original "Message" that still applies today. (except the line about "The Beatles' new record...") 9: TIGHTER, TIGHTER - ALIVE & KICKING (7) The song Tommy James could not bring himself to sing. Thank God this New York studio group was there to show him how. 8: MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) - THREE DOG NIGHT (6) Trippy smash about a trippy party. It's the LA group's first #1 and it shows their enduring legacy. 7: BAND OF GOLD - FREDA PAYNE (5) Detroit smash that became more successful around the world, topping the British charts for six weeks! Have yet to hear a decent cover version. 6: WAR - EDWIN STARR (11) The rallying cry to end ALL fighting. Glad his version became the single, but prefer the stereo mix. Tempts original sounds very weak. 5: IN THE SUMMERTIME - MUNGO JERRY (12) The "summer song" of 1970. British group captured it effortlessly. 4: SPILL THE WINE - ERIC BURDON & WAR (4) Song started from a "studio accident." Today it would be considered a lava lamp classic! 3: SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED, I'M YOURS - STEVIE WONDER (3) Song he wrote with his then wife, Syreeta Wright (RIP). Bob Babbitt (RIP) lays down a great bassline. Also prefer the stereo mix. His biggest soul hit to date; our current president's 2008 campaign song. Peter Frampton's version is not as impressive. AT40 OPTIONAL EXTRA: YAKETY YAK - THE COASTERS (1958) The only #1 hit (on the Top 100 - that chart's final week) for the "clown princes" of Rock 'n' Roll. Their most "commercial" song. 2: MAKE IT WITH YOU - BREAD (2) Debut single for LA MOR band that has held up all these years. Covers by Ralfi Pagan and The Whispers also helped. 1: (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU - CARPENTERS (1) Breakthrough single for East Coast family group written by the greatest songwriting team of all time IMO, Burt Bacharach & Hal David. Still holds up today as a pop record. SYNPOSIS: It was rather obvious AT40 had not fully developed a working formula for the show despite the fact they were promoting the hell out of it. It was also around this time that Soul Train debuted in Chicago.
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Post by Josh Joel's Top 40 on Aug 12, 2012 18:02:03 GMT -5
AT40 (Premiere Edition) August 11, 1984 Droppers: 10-9-8 - FACE TO FACE - This had a great dance beat - too bad it fell short of becoming at least a top 20 hit. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN - One of my favourite Duran Duran songs ever that caused me to win a poster at some sort of Arizona fair in Phoenix (not State Fair). Anyway my father did not approve of this for some reason. At least it wasn't a poster or a pin of Twisted Sister on my "uniform". ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT - Great song -won't hear it this time around, sadly. I prefer this and "Give Me Hope Jo'hanna" (1988). MAGIC - THE CARS - Good song, another hit that made my 1984. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS - Brilliant song, especially the hot extended club mix. 40: RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE – THE EURYTHMICS - Back when I was living in Europe AFN Frankfurt would consistently play this as a "gold/recurrent" especially in the mornings. So, this isn't even close to being obscure in my book. Brilliant song! 39: MY, OH MY - SLADE - Yes, it's a sing-a-long but it's not for me. 38: ALMOST PARADISE…LOVE THEME FROM FOOTLOOSE – MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON - One of the best ballads and soft rock songs ever. 37: CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA - Yeah, Ace Of Base covered this song, but they didn't do much justice. Even the 1989 remix isn't so great, I'll just stick with this original version. 36: WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES – NIGHT RANGER - Great MTV banger from way back when. Possibly my favourite song by them. LDD: AGAINST ALL ODDS – PHIL COLLINS - Pop and soul classic there even though it missed the soul chart. Most notably Montell Jordan covered this song on his 1999 LP "Get It On Tonite". 35: LET’S GO CRAZY – PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION - I can't find the "promo" edit of this song to save my soul. It would be a treasure to own, really. Decent song. 34: DRIVE – THE CARS - May Benjamin Orr rest in peace - he did such an outstanding job fronting the lead on this record. It was one of the strongest contenders for that pole position in 1984. 33: DYNAMITE – JERMAINE JACKSON - As far as I can remember this song did not get much airplay on the MTV. In fact I saw this on a network morning show while we were traveling to Wichita, KS. I love the video and the song as well. 32: TURN TO YOU – GO-GO’S - This was another MTV banger and I liked it quite a bit then, but now not so much. To me this is song was below this band's quality standards, so it deserved to peak as low as it did. 31: LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE – BILLY JOEL - Yeah, it's a classic song, but not for me really. It's supposed to be some sort of tribute as I understand it to the late Marvin Gaye, yeah? 30: ALL OF YOU – JULIO IGLESIAS & DIANA ROSS - I prefer songs by one of his sons named Enrique. Not a fan of Julio, so I'm going to say "no". 29: ALABIS – SERGIO MENDES - I heard this song by a local cover band in Glendale, AZ first and then the original on the radio. Either way this is a great song talking about excuses and alibis. 28: SELF CONTROL – LAURA BRANIGAN - I'm burnt out on this song, but it's totally universal as she didn't record this first as we may know. It's still a classic record. EXTRA: RESPECT – ARETHA FRANKLIN - All-time pop and soul classic made for the jukeboxes. Even our children of this generation can groove to this, cover kid/teen versions have appeared in series and movies such as "Are We There Yet?" and "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air". 27: THE GLAMOROUS LIFE – SHEILA E - One of the biggest dance records of the summer of 1984. Great song. 26: I’M FREE (HEAVEN HELPS THE MAN) - KENNY LOGGINS - Should've charted higher, if you watched the movie you'd understand what this song is all about. In the movie the guy fights to win this girl's heart despite any circumstances he faces. I think I prefer this over the cut "Footlloose". 25: THE WARRIOR – SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH - It seems that everyone that I run into that lived in the 80s remembers this song. This also received tons of airplay on MTV. 24: SEXY GIRL – GLENN FREY - They don't give this much if any recurrent airplay, but I sure do! I love this song quite a bit! I mean, if you see a sexy woman, deep down inside you wanna say it loud more than once! On this cut however he sings so smoothly without getting "crunk" like a gentleman. That's how I want to present myself when I see a nice looking woman. 23: LIGHTS OUT – PETER WOLF - What;s this about all this "dancing in the dark" crud in 1984? (Just teasing). It came close to making the top ten but it was hot while it lasted. I still love this song and his other biggie called "Come As You Are" which peaked a little bit lower at #14. 22: ROCK ME TONIGHT – BILLY SQUIER - That music video pretty much just ruins the song for me. With that said I'm going to say "no". 21: SHE’S MINE – STEVE PERRY - No no no. I can't bare to listen to this, man. He's telling the guy to stand back and leave the woman alone. OK, we get it, but I'd expect that from a woman. It sounds so bland. Just saying... I can barely stand Monica and Brandy's song called "The Boy Is Mine". Come to think of it, I love Paul & Michael's song "The Girl Is Mine" because it has so much more to the song including some humour and distinctive voices in rock n roll. 20: SHE BOP – CYNDI LAUPER - They played the LP version and I still enjoyed it which goes to say it's a brilliant song altogether. 19: IF THIS IS IT – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - The video is just classic as this song. I think it still gets recurrent airplay because even when I moved to the UK it got some gold airplay there. The song is telling the person if this relationship isn't working then say so, don't drag it out for someone else's benefit if it's not benefiting the union. LDD: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE- DEBBY BOONE - A song giving praise to our personal saviour Jesus Christ. Great song! 18: JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) – THE POINTER SISTERS - The 1984 Summer Olympics helped this song's boost with clips of previous Olympic events with high jumps, long jumps, and more. During the beginning of my 5th grade year, PE was fun as fun as can be. My female PE instructor had us reenact the whole Olympic thing during the first couple of weeks of the school term. 17: ROUND AND ROUND - RATT - Fun video clip there with some creepy moments such as the whole rodent thing in the clip. Gross. But anyway great song as well making it their biggest hit. 16: EYES WITHOUT A FACE – BILLY IDOL - A former #1 MTV video from their classic countdown show featuring the top 20 videos. I remember being so excited when I learned that it was a #1, but unfortunately it only clicked at #4 on AT40. 15: PANAMA – VAN HALEN - Great song and video as well. It would be their top 40 with David Lee Roth singing lead. 14: LEGS – Z Z TOP - Another classic MTV video there. The song is about a girl that Billy Gibbons noticed standing on the side of the road with great legs. He tried to get back to the girl and offer a ride, but it was too late she was gone. 13: IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON - This is his biggest "solo" pop hit ever. It climbed to #10 pop, #6 soul and #1 AC. 12: MISSING YOU – JOHN WAITE - Great song. You know what I don't like about the clip, it doesn't end well. The man blasts his music on his little "walkman" and the lovely lady tries to reconcille with him, yet he can't even hear here knocking. Now, there's a Bible reference there! When we're doing our own thing we miss out on the blessings that he has, y'know. A lesson for all... 11: BREAKIN…THERE’S NO STOPPING US – OLLIE AND JERRY - Another #1 summer dance hit there. Brilliant song. 10: SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT – COREY HART - In his native Canada this was not a huge hit for it only got up to #24. Of course it was huge in the USA. Great song. 9: INFATUATION – ROD STEWART - First time I really ever coined the term, really. Thankfully I studied some psychology in high school. In case one may not know or realise, it's the time you're so excited, you get knocked up off your feet about a person, place or thing. It'll last between 3 months to about a one year. In other words, it feels like "hot love" but the feeling is just temperamental, short term of excitement. Let's think about that "brand new car" you've gotten once. Thought so..ha ha. 8: I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU – DAN HARTMAN - Winston Ford is the black guy that is singing on the movie "Streets Of Fire" mix of this song. According to the movie's producer named Kenny Vance, that version was the one that was supposed be released as a single and included on the soundtrack. When the late Hartman heard it reportedly, he recorded it and used his. So, that's what helped me believe that it was a "black guy" behind the voice of this hit record. 7: DANCING IN THE DARK – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - You know, I only visited the St. Paul Civic Center just one time and that was back in 1999 when Everlast and the band Sugar Ray toured together and sadly the attendants for that concert weren't huge at all, but it was great show! Well, back in 1984 this clip for this song was filmed there was a "make believe" audience including Courtney Cox of about 200 extras. Great song! 6: STUCK ON YOU – LIONEL RICHIE - This song was covered by Tito Jackson's sons (Michael Jackson's nephews) 3T back in 2003. Their version was huge in Europe from their 2nd LP "Identity". The 1984 Lionel version was also huge here in the States pop, soul, AC and somewhat big at country as well. 5: SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) – ELTON JOHN - This may be coined as "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Part 2". Great song. 4: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – TINA TURNER - This is a song that Tina Turner did not like initially but recorded anyway. Not only that but it became the title to her autobiographical movie starring Angela Basset as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as Ike. 3: STATE OF SHOCK – THE JACKSONS - The late Freddie Mercury of Queen recorded the first version, but then they decided to go with this one featuring Mick Jaggar. Great song. 2: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE - Another summer #1 dance hit there. Great song. 1: GHOSTBUSTERS – RAY PARKER JR. - This is his biggest pop hit to date and it's from a movie soundtrack. His biggest non-soundtrack hit solo is #4 smash "The Other Woman". Great and fun song!
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 15, 2012 21:44:04 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 8/15/87 which is airing on terrestrial radio this weekend: #40-"One Heartbeat"-Smokey Robinson-The final top forty appearance for this Motown legend-Great song. #39-"I Need Love"-LL Cool J-The first top forty hit for this native of Bayshore,NY whose real name is James Todd Smith-Decent song. #38-"Who Found Who"-Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo-The second of his two top forty hits-An all-time dance club classic. #37-"Jam Tonight"-Freddie Jackson-His final top forty hit-Decent song. #36-"I Heard A Rumour"-Bananarama-Their final top forty hit-Great song that was featured in the movie "Disorderlies". #35-"Lies"-Jonathan Butler-The only top forty hit for this native of Cape Town,South Africa-Great song. #34-"Kiss Him Goodbye"-The Nylons-Great rendition of a song that Steam took to #1 in 1969. #33-"Mary's Prayer"-The only top forty hit for this band from Dundee,Scotland who took their name from a 1952 Frank Sinatra movie that was called "Meet Danny Wilson"-Great song. #32-"Touch Of Grey"-Grateful Dead-This legendary band from San Francisco placed several hits on the "Billboard Hot 100" such as "Uncle John's Band" (1970),"Truckin" (1971) & "Alabama Getaway" (1980)-However,this became their only single to reach the top forty-A timeless classic that was written for the baby boomers. #31-"Since You've Been Gone"-The Outfield-Great song. #30-"Wipeout"-The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys-No Just no. #29-"I'd Still Say Yes"-Klymaxx-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #28-"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"-Whitney Houston-The initial release from her album "Whitney"-A former #1 hit & a bonafide classic. #27-"Give To Live"-Sammy Hagar-Great song. #26-"Here I Go Again"-Whitesnake-The first & biggest hit for this British group that featured David Coverdale on lead vocals-Great song. #25-"Didn't We Almost Have It All"-Whitney Houston-Great song that was headed for #1. #24-"When Smokey Sings"-ABC-The final top forty hit for this British group that featured Martin Fry on lead vocals-Great homage to Smokey Robinson. #23-"Doing It All For My Baby"-Huey Lewis & The News-The final release from the album "Fore"-Great song that featured the Tower Of Power horn section. #22-"Living In A Box"-Living In A Box-The only top forty hit for this British synth pop group-An all-time dance club classic. #21-"The Pleasure Principle"-Janet Jackson-One of her lesser known hits-Great song. #20-"Can't We Try"-Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard-The second top forty hit for this native of Toronto,Canada whose initial release "Sometimes When We Touch" was a top five hit ten years earlier-This time around,he was joined by this California based singer-songwriter who later went on to record "Searchin My Soul" which was the theme for the 90's TV series "Ally Mc Beal"-"Can't We Try" is another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #19-"Seven Wonders"-Fleetwood Mac-Great song that featured Stevie Nicks on lead vocals. #18-"Wot's It To You"-Robbie Nevil-Decent song. #17-"Alone"-Heart-A former #1 song & another timeless classic. #16-"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"-Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett-The initial release from the album "Bad"-Great song. #15-"Love Power"-Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne-Great one-off duet. #14-"It's Not Over (Til It's Over)"-Starship-This is a quote that's been attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra-Great song. #13-"Back In The High Life Again"-Steve Winwood-Great song that featured James Taylor on background vocals. #12-"Shakedown"-Bob Seger-His only #1 hit-Great song that was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Beverly Hills Cop II". #11-"Rock Steady"-The Whispers-Their biggest hit overall-Great song. #10-"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"-Miami Sound Machine-Great song. #9-"Only In My Dreams"-Debbie Gibson-The breakthrough smash for this native of Brooklyn,NY-Great song. #8-"Cross My Broken Heart"-The Jets-Great song. #7-"Don't Mean Nothing"-Richard Marx-The debut release for this Chicago native-Great song that never receives recurrent airplay. #6-"Heart & Soul"-T'Pau-Great song. #5-"La Bamba"-Los Lobos-The first of two top forty hits for this band that's based in East Los Angeles,CA-Great song that appeared on the soundtrack of the movie that starred Lou Diamond Phillips as 50's rocker Ritchie Valens. #4-"Luka"-Suzanne Vega-The first of two top forty hits for this NYC based singer/songwriter-A powerful song that dealt with the topic of child abuse. #3-"I Want Your Sex"-George Michael-A bonafide classic. #2-"Who's That Girl"-Madonna-Great song that was featured in the movie of the same name. #1-"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"-U2-The second release from their album "The Joshua Tree"-Great song.
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Post by matt on Aug 16, 2012 11:21:29 GMT -5
OK, so instead of writing up my own critiques, I will leach off this one and comment on a few songs here...since I seem to share a lot of the same opinions as Josh Joel... AT40 (Premiere Edition) August 11, 1984 Droppers: DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS I was glad to see this one go--I like most of the Thompson Twins music, other than what was on the Into the Gap LP. Those singles give me the same feeling as a dreary grey day. Totally agreed--great version by Bananarama, and their lone hit before they were seduced by Stock, Aiken and Waterman. I was irritated by Premiere's edit of this song, mostly because the original show already included the radio edit of this one...why cut it down further? Agreed - great song and video. Unfortunately, another song that was victim of an edit (the 2nd verse was chopped). Agree with you--a nice melody, but very cheesy lyrics by Billy. This epitomized the shallower, cheesier stuff of which his music would become over the remainder of his career--I can't help but feel like this happened in conjunction with his marriage to Christie Brinkley. Agreed - none of Julio's hits did anything but make me change the station. Agreed--one of the best songs of the 80's IMO. Totally! Not only did that video ruin the song, but IMO it likely ruined Billy's career--seriously, WTF was he doing in that video?? Agreed...this is just a dirty song, but very edgy and a great dance tune for the mid 80's. Fortunately, I was too naive to have any understanding of what it meant back in the day. This was one of my favorite songs back in the summer of '84--still a favorite of theirs today. Agreed--I still see the band swinging above the stage when I hear this song--one of my favorite songs at the time. Terrible song...kills the momentum of this show. Seems like there is always one of these crappy ballads that made it's way into each of the great periods of music during the 80's Good song...funny video too... Ha! I thought the same thing...until I saw the video, I didn't know Dan Hartman was Caucasian. No way! Didn't realize the Courteney Cox scene was filmed here! Agreed! This song is somewhat maligned by critics and casual music fans alike, but I always liked it. One of my favorite songs of all time...
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 16, 2012 13:30:23 GMT -5
wahoo, I am guessing that you are not saddened by Peabo's 1982 hit "Let the Feeling Flow" missing the top 40 as I am. Oh well. But I do think "If Ever..." is not as good a song.
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Post by matt on Aug 16, 2012 18:06:03 GMT -5
wahoo, I am guessing that you are not saddened by Peabo's 1982 hit "Let the Feeling Flow" missing the top 40 as I am. Oh well. But I do think "If Ever..." is not as good a song. Yeah, I shouldn't be so hard on Peabo, since he is a talented vocalist. I am just not a fan of sappy dramatic ballads. Probably why I didn't care for much of anything Air Supply did.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 17, 2012 18:35:28 GMT -5
(Well, I had this critique all ready to go, but I forgot to post it...)
American Top 40: The 80s - August 11, 2012
This week’s presentation - August 11, 1984
Well, we get another 2009 repeat, but so it goes. However, it was indeed about time for a 1984 show, since it had been three months since our last one. And 1984 had a lot of great music, and this was the week that annoying Prince song fell out of the number one position after five weeks, so that’s something. Anyway...
Droppers:
10-9-8 - FACE TO FACE (38) - Good song - sounded somewhat like something from the late-80s. I wonder if it would have done better if they had waited a few years to release it. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN (35) - Another good thing about this show - we say goodbye to this one which, as we all know, I really dislike. ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT (27) - This was OK, but nothing special. I preferred “Electric Avenue”. MAGIC - THE CARS (20) - Great, summerlike song. Shame that it fell off. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS (14) - Holy mackerel, two drops from inside the Top 20? This wasn’t 1982! Anyway, this was not quite as good as “Hold Me Now”, but a great song nonetheless.
LW#1: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE 40: RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE – THE EURYTHMICS (debut) - Great song! I liked the calypso feel to it - very different from their usual musical style! 39: MY, OH MY - SLADE (debut) - Good song! A far cry from their last hit, the upbeat “Run Runaway”. They slowed down the tempo for this one. 38: ALMOST PARADISE…LOVE THEME FROM FOOTLOOSE – MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON (18) - Great song! My second favorite single from the Footloose soundtrack! And, whaddya know, my favorite is coming up later in the countdown! 37: CRUEL SUMMER – BANANARAMA (debut) - Good song, but I preferred “I Heard A Rumour” 36: WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES – NIGHT RANGER (40) - Great song! As I’ve mentioned several times, their mid-80s songs were the best! LDD: AGAINST ALL ODDS – PHIL COLLINS - Great song, but not sure how appropriate it was for the dedication - must have been a favorite song of the subject of the LDD. 35: LET’S GO CRAZY – PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (debut) - Great song, save for the shortened intro on the single version, which is the one AT40 always played. 34: DRIVE – THE CARS (debut) - A great song like “Magic” drops out of the survey only to be replaced by this depressing song? Oh well, at least they butchered this one somewhat, so it’s not all bad. 33: DYNAMITE – JERMAINE JACKSON (37) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 32: TURN TO YOU – GO-GO’S (32) - Good song, but pretty much a rehash of “Head Over Heels” (sans the loud clap) OPTIONAL EXTRA: COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Great song! Had no idea that he originally wrote this for Donna Summer. Wonder how she would have done with it? 31: LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE – BILLY JOEL (39) - Great song! Definitely one of the best songs from An Innocent Man. Despite the good-sized jump, this one only got four spots higher. It did, however, fare much better on the AC chart, spending two weeks on top. 30: ALL OF YOU – JULIO IGLESIAS & DIANA ROSS (36) - Great song! My favorite of Julio’s two duets in 1984. 29: ALIBIS – SERGIO MENDES (30) - Yes! This was definitely one of the best songs on the chart this week, as well as for the entire year of 1984. Ever notice how the synth hook in this sounds similar to that in “Let’s Hear It For The Boy”? 28: SELF CONTROL – LAURA BRANIGAN (21) - Good song, but definitely not her best. EXTRA: RESPECT – ARETHA FRANKLIN - Another good song, but I preferred others by her including “Who’s Zoomin’ Who” and “Willing To Forgive”. 27: THE GLAMOROUS LIFE – SHEILA E (31) - This was OK, but I was never a huge fan. I preferred her very underrated follow-up, “The Belle Of St. Mark”. 26: I’M FREE (HEAVEN HELPS THE MAN) - KENNY LOGGINS (22) - Great song! Easily my favorite song from the Footloose soundtrack. Casey made a faux pas in the intro - said that this was moving UP four spots when it was actually on its way down (at least he got it right in the outro). 25: THE WARRIOR – SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH (33) - Great song! Odd that it was their only Top 40 hit, as there are a few others by them that still get recurrent airplay (“Goodbye To You” comes to mind). 24: SEXY GIRL – GLENN FREY (25) - Great song! One of his best solo hits! 23: LIGHTS OUT – PETER WOLF (28) - Good song, but I preferred him with the J. Geils Band. 22: ROCK ME TONIGHT – BILLY SQUIER (26) - Meh, not really a fan of this one. OPTIONAL EXTRA: GO INSANE - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - Good song, but I preferred his other solo Top 40 hit, “Trouble”. 21: SHE’S MINE – STEVE PERRY (24) - Great song! Too bad it didn’t do quite as well as “Oh Sherrie”, though. 20: SHE BOP – CYNDI LAUPER (34) - Great song! Funny that her mother appeared in the video for this song, which is said to be kinda naughty. 19: IF THIS IS IT – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (29) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! LDD: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE - Guilty pleasure! I know that many of you can’t stand this song, but I think it’s a great one! 18: JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) – THE POINTER SISTERS (13) - This song, on the other hand, can just go poof! 17: ROUND AND ROUND - RATT (19) - Great song. I prefer “Lay It Down”, though. Too bad we won’t likely be hearing it this year (unless Premiere pulls a 1984). 16: EYES WITHOUT A FACE – BILLY IDOL (11) - aka “Hows About A Date”. Good song, though I preferred “Sweet Sixteen”. 15: PANAMA – VAN HALEN (16) - Great song! Not sure whether I prefer this or “I’ll Wait” (Tell you what, I do prefer both songs over “Jump”. 14: LEGS – ZZ TOP (12) - Great song! They played the album version(?) of the song, which was good to hear, since the radio station I’d hear it on played the other version. 13: IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON (15) - Great song! One of his best, as well as one of my favorite songs on the countdown this week. 12: MISSING YOU – JOHN WAITE (23) - This was OK, but quite depressing. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE LUCKY ONE - LAURA BRANIGAN - Hmm, kind of an unexpected extra, as we never really hear this one much anymore. Anyway, it’s a good one - I prefer this over her song in the countdown this week. 11: BREAKIN…THERE’S NO STOPPING US – OLLIE AND JERRY (9) - Not really a fan of this one either. 10: SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT – COREY HART (17) - Pretty good song, but I preferred “It Ain’t Enough” and “Never Surrender”. 9: INFATUATION – ROD STEWART (6) - It’s okies, but sounds so much like “Passion”. 8: I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU – DAN HARTMAN (10) - Wow, mediocrity describes this portion of the chart! This is no exception. 7: DANCING IN THE DARK – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (4) - At least this breaks the streak, as this was a good one. 6: STUCK ON YOU – LIONEL RICHIE (8) - Great song! This one had a country flavor to it, like his song with the Commodores, “Sail On”. 5: SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) – ELTON JOHN (7) - Great song! One of my favorite of his 1980s hits! 4: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – TINA TURNER (5) - I never used to like this song, especially during its chart run, but now I like it. Still, I preferred “Typical Male”. 3: STATE OF FUNGUS – THE JACKSONS (3) - No. Just no. OPTIONAL EXTRA: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO - Great song! By far my favorite of their singles from their 17th album. 2: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE (1) - The only good thing about this was that it was falling out of the top spot this week. 1: GHOSTBUSTERS – RAY PARKER JR. (2) - Hmm, I thought it was by Huey Lewis & The News. Anyway, it’s a good one, but I preferred several others by him - solo or with Raydio.
Well, in my predictions for the next month that I posted over in the 80s forum (my second post on page 593), I had predicted 1987 for this week and 1984 for next week. So I’ll switch things around and guess August 15, 1987 for next week, with the same date in 1981 as my back-up prediction.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 17, 2012 18:35:46 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 18, 2011
This week’s presentation - August 15, 1987
Droppers:
FUNKYTOWN - PSEUDO ECHO (38) - Great rock version of this song that I preferred over the original by Lipps Inc. HAPPY - SURFACE (35) - Great song, but I preferred their 1991 hits. DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE - THE SYSTEM (31) - Pretty good song, but it doesn’t hold a candle to “Nighttime Lover”. POINT OF NO RETURN - EXPOSE (30) - Great song! Shame that it fell off, but at least we heard it on the last 1987 show - such is the case with six of this week’s seven droppers. SOMETHING SO STRONG - CROWDED HOUSE (27) - Great song! My favorite of their two Top 40 hits. HEARTS ON FIRE - BRYAN ADAMS (26) - This is the only dropper not heard on the last 1987 show back in June, as the song didn’t debut until July and we all know the story about weekly shows from July, 1987. And that’s such a shame, as I thought this was a great song - one of his best! GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS - MOTLEY CRUE (24) -This wasn’t bad, but I’m generally not a huge fan.
40: ONE HEARTBEAT – SMOKEY ROBINSON (debut) - Good song - I slightly preferred “Just To See Her”. 39: I NEED LOVE – L.L. COOL J (debut) - Great song! The first rap ballad that I’d ever heard. 38: WHO FOUND WHO – JELLYBEAN FEATURING ELISA FIORILLO (debut) - Great song! My favorite of Jellybean’s two Top 40 hits. 37: JAM TONIGHT – FREDDIE JACKSON (debut) - Great song! I felt that this song was underrated. 36: I HEARD A RUMOUR (FROM “DISORDERLIES”) - BANANARAMA (debut) - Great song! My favorite song from them! 35: LIES – JONATHAN BUTLER (debut) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from 1987! And they played the album version, which is slightly longer than the single version. 34: KISS HIM GOODBYE – THE NYLONS (18) - Great song! I actually like this song better than the original version by Steam. 33: MARY’S PRAYER – DANNY WILSON (36) - Great song! Shame that it was their only Top 40 hit. 32: TOUCH OF GREY – GRATEFUL DEAD (debut) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them! 31: SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – THE OUTFIELD (33) - Great song! One of their best and most underrated. LDD: LEAN ON ME – CLUB NOUVEAU - Good song and very fitting for the dedication. OPTIONAL EXTRA: OH YEAH - YELLO - Kind of an out-of-left-field extra, but then again, it does get recurrent airplay. This one always reminds me of the scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Principal Ed Rooney finally admitting defeat as he limps homeward, even accepting a ride on the school bus. 30: WIPEOUT – FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS (39) - We heard the Fat Boys’ awful remake of “The Twist” a few weeks ago, and now we get their almost as bad cover of “Wipe Out” this week. I prefer the original by the Surfaris, thank you very much. 29: I’D STILL SAY YES - KLYMAXX (22) - Great song! Possibly my favorite of their three Top 40 hits. 28: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) – WHITNEY HOUSTON (17) - Great song! One of her best upbeat songs! 27: GIVE TO LIVE – SAMMY HAGAR (32) - Great song! One of his best solo hits! 26: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE (34) - Good song, though I prefer a few others by them. 25: DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL – WHITNEY HOUSTON (40) - Good song, but I prefer her other song on the countdown this week. Any other time, this huge, fifteen-spot jump would be the biggest mover of the week. But this actually is pretty far from it. This week’s biggest mover is later on, way up in the Top 20. 24: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS - ABC (29) - Good song. I found it interesting that, everytime a song about a music artist was on the countdown, a song by the same artist was on the countdown as well. 23: DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (28) - Good song - the prerequisite “doo wop” type song that appeared on practically every album of theirs. 22: LIVING IN A BOX – LIVING IN A BOX (25) - Good song. Reminds me of a guy from my home town who was famous for living in a cardboard box. 21: THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE – JANET JACKSON (15) - This song was OK, but I didn’t really like her dance hits. OPTIONAL EXTRA: U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE w/SHEENA EASTON - Great song! One we just don't hear much anymore. 20: CAN’T WE TRY – DAN HILL (DUET WITH VONDA SHEPARD) (23) - Great song - one of my favorites by both artists. 19: SEVEN WONDERS – FLEETWOOD MAC (20) - Great song! Easily my favorite song from Tango In The Night. 18: WOT’S IT TO YA – ROBBIE NEVIL (10) - Great song! I do, however, prefer “Dominoes”. 17: ALONE – HEART (9) - Great song! Glad that this song made it to #1. Too bad it lost out to that annoying Bangles song for the top song of 1987. LDD: SUSPICIOUS MINDS (LIVE) – ELVIS PRESLEY - Great song! Interesting live version, played in memory of Elvis, who died ten years ago. 16: I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – MICHAEL JACKSON (37) - Great song! Interesting that the last song to make such a big jump was also by Michael Jackson. 15: LOVE POWER – DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE (21) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite from both Dionne and Jeffrey! 14: IT’S NOT OVER (‘TIL IT’S OVER) - STARSHIP (19) - Good song, but I prefer several other songs by them, including their other 1987 hit. 13: BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN – STEVE WINWOOD (16) - Good song - James Taylor provides great back-up vocal on this. 12: SHAKEDOWN (FROM “BEVERLY HILLS COP II”) – BOB SEGER (3) - Not bad, but far from being his best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CARRIE - EUROPE - Great song! Definitely their best! 11: ROCK STEADY – THE WHISPERS (14) - Good song - I prefer this over “And The Beat Goes On”. 10: RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU – GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (6) - Good song, but I preferred the follow-up to this, “Betcha Say That”. I’m hoping we’ll hear that one on the series later on this year, but the only way that would be possible would be for them to run the October 31 show, as the only other week the song was on besides that week was guest-hosted. 9: ONLY IN MY DREAMS – DEBBIE GIBSON (13) - Great song! I still prefer “Foolish Beat” and “Lost In Your Eyes”, though. 8: CROSS MY BROKEN HEART (FROM BEVERLY HILLS COP II”) – THE JETS (8) - Not their best song by a longshot (though there is a somewhat humorous story associated with this - at first, I could swear they were singing something like, “That’s just f**king hogwash”. 7: DON’T MEAN NOTHING – RICHARD MARX (12) - Good song, but I preferred his follow-up. 6: HEART AND SOUL – T’PAU (4) - Meh, not a fan of this one. 5: LA BAMBA – LOS LOBOS (11) - And this is not much better. I preferred their next release, “Come On Let’s Go” by far. 4: LUKA – SUZANNE VEGA (5) - Great song, about a very heavy subject - child abuse. 3: I WANT YOUR SEX (FROM BEVERLY HILLS COP II”) – GEORGE MICHAEL (2) - No. Just no. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART - Great song! Sort of a throwback to their harder rock songs from the 70s (as they had taken on more of a pop flavor during most of the 1980s). 2: WHO’S THAT GIRL - MADONNA (7) - This was OK, but one of my least favorites by her. 1: I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR – U2 (1) - Great song! This one has held up quite well despite overplay.
Predictions for next week: I’m thinking that next week is going to be either 1980 or 1981. Now, it’s been longest since they’ve done a show from 1981, but they’re kind of hard up for new shows from 1980. Moreover, if we don’t hear it next week, then the soonest that they’ll do a show from that year would be mid-September. I seriously doubt that they’ll rerun the August 30 show, since they did that one last year, and even less likely is the September 5 show, seeing as that was guest-hosted. In a nutshell, my main prediction for next week’s show is August 23, 1980 and August 22, 1981 is my back-up prediction.
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Post by Josh Joel's Top 40 on Aug 17, 2012 22:21:17 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 18, 2011 35: LIES – JONATHAN BUTLER (debut) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from 1987! And they played the album version, which is slightly longer than the single version. That's not the way it had aired originally because - they played the single version
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Post by blackbowl68 on Aug 18, 2012 6:44:51 GMT -5
AT40 Chart Week for August 13, 1977
33: SLIDE - SLAVE (36)
Will someone please explain to me why Joel Whitburn has persistently listed this song in all of his books as an instrumental? It's pretty clear from last week show that it has a solid vocal track on it.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Aug 18, 2012 9:25:01 GMT -5
I think Joel Whitburn is losing it.
He also lists Dream A Little Dream as a Mama Cass solo, but the hit was with The Mamas & Papas...
He lists Bennie & The Jets as a live track, but its a fake live track. Much like Get Ready by Rare Earth which he doesn't call a live track.
He lists My Name Is by Eminem as a novelty song but nothing else by Eminem is called novelty and most are no different than that one.
Fly Robin Fly is listed as an instrumental but Get Up And Boogie isn't. Both feature 6 repeated lyrics. Its one or the other.
The newest edition is incorrect in alot of ways.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 18, 2012 20:11:44 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - August 18, 2012 This week’s presentation: August 21, 1976 Well, my predictions were incorrect, but that’s cool; it’s about time for a 1976 show. This was when I was getting ready to start school for the very first time - more specifically, preschool - or nursery school, as it were. I preferred the term preschool, since nursery sounds more like school for babies, but I digress... Anyway, I remember many of these songs, since my Mom and/or Dad had a radio going, usually in the car, but in the house as well. Of course, they didn’t listen to roof-raising R&B or disco, so that will account for why I generally don’t like that type of music, for those of you who don’t already know... Droppers: TEAR THE ROOF OFF THIS SUCKER (GIVE UP THE FUNK) - PARLIAMENT (36) - Meh, no big loss. LET HER IN - JOHN TRAVOLTA (31) - Good song. SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL - ARETHA FRANKLIN (28) - Good song. I also liked En Vogue’s cover version from 16 years later. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN - NEIL DIAMOND (26) - Great song! Shame that it fell off, and an even bigger shame that we missed hearing it this year (it debuted the week after the last 1976 show). 40: ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME - DIANA ROSS (debut) - This was pretty good, but far from being her best. 39: YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND - QUEEN (24) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them! 38: I CAN'T HEAR YOU NO MORE - HELEN REDDY (debut) - Good song. Kind of refreshing to hear a non-cheesy song from her. I don’t even mind the fact that this is disco. 37: SPRINGTIME MAMA - HENRY GROSS (debut) - This was OK, but nowhere near as good as “Shannon” (the pop audience apparently agreed, as #37 was all the higher the song got on the chart). 36: LAST CHILD - AEROSMITH (21) - Good song, but I generally prefer their 80s and 90s hits 35: STREET SINGING - LADY FLASH (40) - Not a bad song. This group was Barry Manilow’s backup singers. 34: MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT - STARBUCK (18) - Great song! Hard to believe that this song was at #3 just two weeks before. People sure got tired of it fast! Not me, though. 33: SHE'S GONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (39) - It’s okies, but not their best by a longshot. 32: GETAWAY - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (37) - Good song, though not quite as good as others by them, such as “That’s The Way Of The World” and “September”. 31: SHOWER THE PEOPLE - JAMES TAYLOR (35) - Great song, with a great message. 30: DEVIL WOMAN - CLIFF RICHARD (34) - Good song, though I preferred his 80s hits. 29: WHAM BAM (SHANG-A-LANG) - SILVER (33) - Good song. A song I’ve heard plenty of times on volume 2 of Barry Scott’s Lost 45s CD 28: IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO (debut) - Great song! No surprise that this was on its way to becoming their very first #1 hit. I remember this one quite well! OPTIONAL EXTRA: DISCO DUCK - RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF IDIOTS - No. Just no. 27: STILL THE ONE - ORLEANS (38) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song by them (although I like all three of their Top 40 hits pretty much the same). 26: WHO'D SHE COO - OHIO PLAYERS (30) - Meh, roof-raising R&B... 25: WITH YOUR LOVE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP (32) - Good song - sounds a lot like their song from the year before, “Miracles” 24: A LITTLE BIT MORE- DR. HOOK (29) - I used to love this song, but not so much anymore. Of course, we all know I prefer “Better Love Next Time”. 23: GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - BEATLES (19) - Great song! Another one I remember quite well, since it was #1 on the station I listened to back in 1976 - WLS in Chicago. (BTW, Is it me, or did Casey say this song was #21 in the intro?) 22: LOWDOWN - BOZ SCAGGS (27) - This was OK, but one of my least favorite songs by him. 21: SUMMER - WAR (25) - Good song, and appropriate for the time of year (would have been neat if they’d released it a month or two earlier, so it would actually peak in the summer). 20: YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE - CANDI STATON (22) - Good song. 19: HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - TAVARES (23) - Considering I’m not a fan of R&B disco, I actually thought this was pretty good. 18: I'M EASY - KEITH CARRADINE (17) - Good song - when I first heard this song, I thought it was a new song by Jim Croce (I had no idea he was dead at the time). 17: AFTERNOON DELIGHT - STARLAND VOCAL BAND (13) - Great song! Another one that I remember being played on the radio a lot back in the day! 16: SAY YOU LOVE ME - FLEETWOOD MAC (20) - Great song! It’s pretty much a toss-up between this and Rhiannon as my favorite song from their self-titled album. 15: LOVE IS ALIVE - GARY WRIGHT (6) - Great song! By far my favorite of his two 1976 hits! 14: BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY - PETER FRAMPTON (16) - This was OK, but my least favorite single from Frampton Comes Alive, which went on to become the #1 album of 1976. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THAT’LL BE THE DAY - LINDA RONSTADT - Linda surely does great remakes of old hits, and this is no exception. I actually prefer this over the original (I just KNOW I’m gonna get raked over the coals for that comment...) 13: A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN - WALTER MURPHY BAND (14) - Interesting, discofied version of this well-known classical piece! 12: PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - WILD CHERRY (15) - This was OK, but nothing special. 11: THIS MASQUERADE - GEORGE BENSON (12) - Great song! Nice and relaxing. Too bad his follow-up, the instrumental “Breezin’” didn’t hit the Top 40. EXTRA: SPINNING WHEEL - BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS - Good song. This was used as the last Optional Extra. 10: TURN THE BEAT AROUND - VICKI SUE ROBINSON (10) - Good song. Gloria Estefan’s 1994 cover of this hardly sounds different from this at all. 9: GET CLOSER - SEALS AND CROFTS (11) - This song actually re-enters the Top Ten this week. This would be the last time this happened until early September, 1990, when “Epic” by Faith No More moved 10-11-9 (surpassing its peak position in the process). Then, oddly enough it happened two and a half months later with “Knockin’ Boots” by Candyman. Just goes to show how odd the charts were becoming in the early-90s. 8: KISS AND SAY GOODBYE - THE MANHATTANS (9) - Wow, this must be a soft spot in the chart, with descending songs moving back up via vacuum effect. As for my opinion of this song, well I think many of you probably already know all too well. No. Just no. 7: ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC - BEACH BOYS (5) - I like this one! Great song to dance to (or, for those of you not from the midwest, a great song to which to dance) 6: SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (8) - This was pretty good, but not quite their best (it still beats the heck out of their whinefest from early 1980, “Please Don’t Go”). Casey correctly predicted this song going to #1. 5: I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (7) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from them of all time! Please, don’t even get me started on how Barry Manilow totally messed this song up about 20 years later with his dance remake... 4: YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - LOU RAWLS (4) - Great song! Interesting story about how his serious auto accident, and how he instantly recovered from his amnesia about a month later. 3: LET 'EM IN - WINGS (3) - Good song, but I preferred several others by them (this was still better than their material from the earlier half of the 1970s). 2: YOU SHOULD BE DANCIN' - THE BEE GEES (2) - This was OK, but I preferred the Saturday Night Fever singles, as well as the last two from Spirits Having Flown (I wasn’t a big fan of “Too Much Heaven”). 1: DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART - ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE (1) - Great song! I definitely remember this one - as well as its overplay, yet I never got tired of it. This song still sounds just as fresh as it did 36 years ago (OMG, no way was it that long ago!) Predictions for next week: Well, I’m going to go with the same predictions I made last week - only the chart dates will be a week later. In that case, my main prediction is August 21, 1971 (or maybe the 28th, since the chart date for this week’s show was August 21) and my back-up prediction is August 24, 1975. I sure hope they get on a 1975 show soon, or else they might have to skip October again.
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Aug 18, 2012 20:14:50 GMT -5
In that case, my main prediction is August 21, 1971 (or maybe the 28th, since the chart date for this week’s show was August 21) You do know that after May 1971 the AT40 chart date matched the air date, right?
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Post by mkarns on Aug 18, 2012 23:26:30 GMT -5
23: GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - BEATLES (19) - Great song! Another one I remember quite well, since it was #1 on the station I listened to back in 1976 - WLS in Chicago. (BTW, Is it me, or did Casey say this song was #21 in the intro?) It's not just you. The Old Radio Shows playlist notes Casey's mistake.
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