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Post by reachinforthestars on Nov 13, 2012 23:05:14 GMT -5
I must admit I'm surprised that Neil Diamond's song debuted so high on the Hot 100. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but I just can't figure out why the big debut. I can understand Lennon's high debut, because that was a much anticipated single - but were that many people really anticipating Diamond's song back then to warrant beating out Lennon for top debut of the week? It was his first single on Capitol, who had the rights to the soundtrack LP. I'm sure Capitol made sure all of the reporting PDs and MDs knew about it. The movie The Jazz Singer wasn't even out yet - I remember seeing the movie title on the record label and that was the first I had heard of the movie. If the movie had come out earlier and more people had seen it, the song might not have made it to #2! The movie was nominated for FIVE Golden Raspberry Awards. All of the dozens of songs he recorded over the years for Columbia, and 3 of his last 4 Top Ten hits were on Capitol! The Jazz Singer was also nominated for THREE Golden Globe awards, if my memory serves me well. Including best actor, supporting actress, & song. Two songs from the film, "Hello Again" and "America", reached the Top 10 after the movie was released. I also believe the album recharted on Billboard Top 200 LP after the movie aired for the first time on network television in the mid-80's. The movie ended up grossing three times what it cost to make. The three Top 10 singles you mention on Capital were all from that soundtrack, so of course they were on the same label.
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Nov 15, 2012 19:44:53 GMT -5
It was his first single on Capitol, who had the rights to the soundtrack LP. I'm sure Capitol made sure all of the reporting PDs and MDs knew about it. The movie The Jazz Singer wasn't even out yet - I remember seeing the movie title on the record label and that was the first I had heard of the movie. If the movie had come out earlier and more people had seen it, the song might not have made it to #2! The movie was nominated for FIVE Golden Raspberry Awards. All of the dozens of songs he recorded over the years for Columbia, and 3 of his last 4 Top Ten hits were on Capitol! The Jazz Singer was also nominated for THREE Golden Globe awards, if my memory serves me well. Including best actor, supporting actress, & song. Two songs from the film, "Hello Again" and "America", reached the Top 10 after the movie was released. I also believe the album recharted on Billboard Top 200 LP after the movie aired for the first time on network television in the mid-80's. The movie ended up grossing three times what it cost to make. The three Top 10 singles you mention on Capital were all from that soundtrack, so of course they were on the same label. "The Jazz Singer" aired on CBS back in 1983.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Nov 15, 2012 20:00:55 GMT -5
The Jazz Singer was also nominated for THREE Golden Globe awards, if my memory serves me well. Including best actor, supporting actress, & song. Two songs from the film, "Hello Again" and "America", reached the Top 10 after the movie was released. I also believe the album recharted on Billboard Top 200 LP after the movie aired for the first time on network television in the mid-80's. The movie ended up grossing three times what it cost to make. The three Top 10 singles you mention on Capital were all from that soundtrack, so of course they were on the same label. "The Jazz Singer" aired on CBS back in 1983. Thanks for confirming my memory.
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Post by Hervard on Nov 16, 2012 15:02:11 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - November 17, 2012
This week's presentation - November 17, 1984
Well, I must say, it's about time! For whatever reason, Premiere has once again been avoiding fall, 1984. Not sure what fall, 1984 ever did to them, but whatever. At least we got a show from that year this week! Not sure if there are any songs on this show that were on the last 1984 show they did (August 11, I believe). My guess is probably not. Well, anyway, here we go...
Dropped: COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (39) - Great song! This is probably the single from "Born In The USA" that receives the least amount of recurrent airplay. DRIVE - THE CARS (34) - No big loss here, as I always found this song quite depressing. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (32) - Good song, although I didn't like the way that the single version, which was the only one that AT40 ever played, edited the intro. SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS (23) - Good song, though far from being her best.
40: CENTIPEDE – REBBIE JACKSON (debut) - Meh, not a big fan of this. I preferred the song by her brother Jermaine on this week's chart. 39: I NEED YOU TONIGHT – PETER WOLF (debut) - Wow, here's one that I haven't heard in years! It's a good one - I like it about the same as "Lights Out". 38: TEARS – JOHN WAITE (40) - And here's another obscure song. I swear, I haven't heard this one since its time on the chart. It's a good one - much better than the depressing "Missing You". I do, however, prefer his two Top 20 hits that he did with the Babys back in the late 70s. Casey also mentioned that John Waite's "Missing You" was so far the only song to spend a single week at #1 during 1984. And it would stay that way as, for the remainder of 1984, each #1 song would spend at least two weeks on top. 37: I DO’WANNA KNOW – REO SPEEDWAGON (debut) - Good song, but I generally prefer their power ballads. 36: SUGAR DON’T BITE – SAM HARRIS (36) - Wow, we've got lots of obscure songs in Hour 1! Could this be why they avoid this year so much? Anyway, this song was pretty good - it's another one that I hadn't heard since it was on the charts. 35: WHO WEARS THESE SHOES – ELTON JOHN (21) - Another somewhat obscure song, but one I've heard many times, since U93 used to play this one regularly back in the day. 34: WE ARE THE YOUNG – DAN HARTMAN (37) - Good song - reminds me a little of "There's No Stoppin' Us" by Ollie & Jerry, only I like this song better. 33: GIRLS WITH GUNS – TOMMY SHAW (35) - Good song, though I preferred his follow-up, "Lonely School", which, sadly, only got as high as #60 in early 1985. He also had another mid-charter a few years later, the cover version of Survivor's "Ever Since The World Began", which I also thought was way underrated. 32: DO WHAT YOU DO – JERMAINE JACKSON (debut) - Great song! One of my favorites by him. 31: HELLO AGAIN – THE CARS (38) - This song was OK, but one of my least favorite songs by them. This one was brought back from obscurity when it was featured in a Nickelodeon TV commercial for Nick At Nite a few years ago. 30: LUCKY STAR - MADONNA (17) - This song wasn't bad, but I preferred "Borderline" and "Like A Virgin", the latter of which was debuting on the Hot 100 this week, on the way to becoming one of her biggest hits ever. It was also one of the Optional Extras this week. OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOT FOR TEACHER - VAN HALEN - Wow, this song sort of killed everyone's chances for getting all the Extras correct. Anyway, this wasn't one of my favorite songs by them, but it was still good to hear it again. 29: VALOTTE – JULIAN LENNON (33) - Great song! Possibly my favorite of his solo hits. 28: TEACHER TEACHER - .38 SPECIAL (29) - Good song, but I preferred their four Top 20 hits ("Second Chance" doesn't count, since, according to me, they weren't 38 Special anymore when they changed lead singers). 27: I CAN’T DRIVE 55 – SAMMY HAGAR (30) - Good song, though I prefer several others by him. I've heard this one several times since its chart run, when it was featured in "Back To The Future II" when Marty McFly returned to 1985, realizing how much he'd changed things by buying that Sports Almanac. LDD: THROUGH THE YEARS – KENNY ROGERS - Great song - very popular LDD song at the time. Very fitting for the dedication as well! 26: SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK – ROD STEWART (16) - Good song - my favorite of his two 1984 Top 40 hits. 25: WE BELONG – PAT BENETAR (31) - Good song, though not quite my favorite song by her. 24: I’M SO EXCITED – POINTER SISTERS (15) - Great song (yes, I realized I said that its excessive recurrent airplay dimmed my fascination for this song when we heard it on the 1982 show a few weeks back, but remember - that was a recycled commentary). Anyway, this is one of those songs for which my opinion tends to vary, depending on my mood at the time. 23: WALKING ON A THIN LINE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (27) - Great song! One of his/their Top 20 songs that gets the least amount of recurrent airplay (although I have heard it on Jack FM a few times). 22: IT AIN’T ENOUGH – COREY HART (26) - Great song! One of his best songs - not sure if I prefer this or "Never Surrender". 21: ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (14) - Good song, though I preferred most of their other Top 40 hits - especially "Tough All Over". 20: I CAN’T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR (24) - Great song! One of my favorite songs by them - was my favorite song in the world about this time back in 1984. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - U2 - Good song - surprised it only peaked at #33, given all the recurrent airplay it gets today. 19: THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN (28) - This was OK, but far from being their best (I still prefer it to "Is There Something I Should Know" and "The Reflex", but not much). 18: SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS (25) - Good song, but I preferred Del Shannon's version, which we heard a piece of before this version was played. 17: THE WAR SONG – CULTURE CLUB (20) - Good song, although this was when it was clear that their chart career was really beginning to wane, as this was their first album that they put out that failed to generate any Top Ten hits. 16: COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION (22) - This was a good song, but I preferred their two follow-ups. 15: WHAT ABOUT ME – KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM (18) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from all three artists involved! 14: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY (19) - Great song! Not sure if I prefer this or the upbeat version, which is also heard on the soundtrack of Give My Regards To Broad Street. 13: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO (9) - Great song! Bill Champlin and Peter Cetera both sang on this one and their harmonies are great! 12: DESERT MOON – DENNIS DeYOUNG (10) - Great song! Styx had a minor hit on the chart earlier in the year before going on hiatus, and now, two members of the group had solo hits on the chart. This was my favorite of the two. 11: BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE (8) - I'm not generally a big fan of his, but this one is actually pretty good. 10: PENNY LOVER – LIONEL RICHIE (13) - Great song! Casey mentioned how Michael Jackson was no longer alone in having an album that generated at least five Top Ten hits. However, since this was Richie's last single from Can't Slow Down, he wouldn't tie Jackson's record of seven Top Ten singles, but Bruce Springsteen would end up tying Jackson a little more than a year later! OPTIONAL EXTRA: RUN TO YOU - BRYAN ADAMS - Good song! I wonder how Blue Oyster Cult or .38 Special, both of whom he had given to record the song, but they both turned it down. 9: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER (12) - Great song! My favorite song from She's So Unusual! 8: STRUT – SHEENA EASTON (11) - Good song, but I generally preferred her hits from the early 1980s. 7: BETTER BE GOOD TO ME – TINA TURNER (7) - Great song! Too bad it doesn't receive much in the way of recurrent airplay. LDD: THE WAY WE WERE – BARBRA STREISAND - Great song, and indeed appropriate for the dedication. The song was requested as "Memories" which I myself thought would be a good title for this song, with "The Way We Were" being the subtitle. 6: OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (6) - Good song. Even though it was in holding pattern, that still didn't stop it from going all the way to the top. 5: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – STEVIE WONDER (2) - Great song, although I prefer several others by him. 4: I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN (5) - Meh, I was never crazy about this song. I preferred her AC-only hit from the following year, "Through The Fire". 3: CARIBBEAN QUEEN – BILLY OCEAN (1) - Good song, but not one of my favorite songs by him. I generally preferred his slower songs. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA - Great song! One of my favorites by her from the 1984-85 period. Is it me, or did they play a slightly different version (without her voice overdubbed or something like that)? 2: PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE (3) - Great song! This one looked like it might top the chart this week, like it was on the R&R chart for a second week, but it didn't quite make it. 1: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM (4) - And that's because this song leapfrogged over it. This song was OK, but kind of teenybopper-ish - which is probably why I really liked it back when it was out, as I was in 7th grade then. Still, I'd rather listen to this than the follow-up, "Careless Whisper" because of "the incident" at the school dance.
Predictions for next week: Somehow, I think that they might return to repeat mode next week. If so, then the most likely show would be November 23, 1985. My back-up prediction is November 28, 1987, which isn't a repeat, but is a former Flashback show, which I'm surprised they haven't run yet.
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Post by pizzzzza on Nov 16, 2012 15:06:25 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - November 17, 2012 This week's presentation - November 17, 1984 Well, I must say, it's about time! For whatever reason, Premiere has once again been avoiding fall, 1984. Not sure what fall, 1984 ever did to them, but whatever. At least we got a show from that year this week! Not sure if there are any songs on this show that were on the last 1984 show they did (August 11, I believe). My guess is probably not. Well, anyway, here we go... (BTW, this will be a building commentary over the next few hours) 40: CENTIPEDE – REBBIE JACKSON 39: I NEED YOU TONIGHT – PETER WOLF 38: TEARS – JOHN WAITE 37: I DO’WANNA KNOW – REO SPEEDWAGON 36: SUGAR DON’T BITE – SAM HARRIS 35: WHO WEARS THESE SHOES – ELTON JOHN 34: WE ARE THE YOUNG – DAN HARTMAN 33: GIRLS WITH GUNS – TOMMY SHAW 32: DO WHAT YOU DO – JERMAINE JACKSON 31: HELLO AGAIN – THE CARS 30: LUCKY STAR - MADONNA 29: VALOTTE – JULIAN LENNON 28: TEACHER TEACHER - .38 SPECIAL 27: I CAN’T DRIVE 55 – SAMMY HAGAR LDD: THROUGH THE YEARS – KENNY ROGERS 26: SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK – ROD STEWART 25: WE BELONG – PAT BENETAR 24: I’M SO EXCITED – POINTER SISTERS 23: WALKING ON A THIN LINE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 22: IT AIN’T ENOUGH – COREY HART 21: ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND 20: I CAN’T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR 19: THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN 18: SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS 17: THE WAR SONG – CULTURE CLUB 16: COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION 15: WHAT ABOUT ME – KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM 14: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY 13: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO 12: DESERT MOON – DENNIS DeYOUNG 11: BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE 10: PENNY LOVER – LIONEL RICHIE 9: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER 8: STRUT – SHEENE EASTON 7: BETTER BE GOOD TO ME – TINA TURNER LDD: MEMORIES (THE WAY WE WERE) – BARBRA STREISAND 6: OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 5: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – STEVIE WONDER 4: I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN 3: CARIBBEAN QUEEN – BILLY OCEAN 2: PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE 1: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM I just had a flashback to 1984 and WTBS "Night Tracks" music video program - along with their top 10 "Chartbusters" - wow
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Post by Hervard on Nov 16, 2012 22:25:30 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - November 17, 2012
This week's presentation - November 17, 1979
Droppers: STREET LIFE - CRUSADERS (36) - Pretty much your typical late-70s dance/disco, but I did rather like it. GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY - BOB DYLAN (24) - I've never been a huge fan of Bob Dylan at all - I find his voice kind of annoying. This song, however, wasn't too bad. I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE - JENNIFER WARNES (19) - This song was apparently inspired by “Rhythm Of The Rain”. I also noted a little similarity between the choruses of this and “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys. LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' - JOURNEY (17) - Remember, they say "na" exactly 154 times in the song. Yes, there was a time that I was so bored that I actually counted them. There are seven sets of na's, each containing that word 22 times, so do the math from there. Anyway, the song is a good one - one of my favorites from them.
LW#3: STILL - COMMODORES LW#2: DIM ALL THE LIGHTS - DONNA SUMMER LW#1: HEARTACHE TONIGHT - THE EAGLES 40: WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD (debut) - 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. 39: DIRTY WHITE BOY - FOREIGNER (15) - The first single from Head Games. This wasn't bad, but I preferred the title track, which would chart a few weeks later. 38: D@MNED IF I DO - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (debut) - They were one of several acts on the chart this week that didn't see much chart action in the 1970s, but would improve in the 1980s. This was their very first Top 30 hit, but they would hit the Top 20 in 1981 and then had their first and only Top Ten hit the following year. Not sure what my favorite song by them would be, but this just might be a contender, as it was a great one! 37: CONFUSION - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (debut) - Wow, classic example here of "Third Single Syndrome" - after two Top Ten hits, this one couldn't push past #37. It's a pretty good one, but far from their best. 36: CRUSIN' - SMOKEY ROBINSON (debut) - This one sounds very dated, even for late 1979, but not bad. Still, I preferred the Huey Lewis/Gwyneth Paltrow cover from 2000. 35: I NEED A LOVER - JOHN COUGAR (39) - Here's another act whose chart success in the 1970 was mediocre at best, but excelled in the 1980s. This was Cougar's breakthrough hit, and it got only one spot higher - but by 1982, he was knocking them dead, with two of the biggest hits of that year. This song was pretty good, though - I'm kind of surprised this one didn't peak higher. 34: SO GOOD, SO RIGHT - BRENDA RUSSELL (30) - This song definitely had that autumn sound to it, didn't it? Anyway, I had never heard of Brenda Russell (needless to say, we're not related) until “Piano In The Dark” was released about eight years later. Both songs are great – I liked them about the same. 33: I WANT YOU TONIGHT - PABLO CRUISE (35) - I liked most of their Top 40 hits, including this song, which would go on to become the third of the band's Top 20 hits. ARCHIVE: DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) - FOUR SEASONS - They had several #1 songs in the sixties, and even managed one in the 1970s which, of course, was this one. It was a pretty good song, though quite overplayed. 32: BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME - DR. HOOK (34) - 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. 31: VICTIM OF LOVE - ELTON JOHN (32) - One of several of Elton's disco songs. It was pretty good, but definitely not one of his best. 30: DREAMING - BLONDIE (33) - Their debut single, "Heart Of Glass" may have hit #1, but they seemed to have a little trouble matching that success, as the next two songs failed to even hit the Top 20. This song was pretty good; I preferred it over the annoying "One Way Or Another", but the song was not quite as much as their next Top 40 after this song, "Call Me". LDD: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND - Definitely one of the biggest Springsteen-penned hits ever! This one has held up quite well despite overplay. I was surprised that they played this song intact, as they generally played the first verse, and then jumped to the final chorus. 29: DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE (38) - As we probably already know all too well, this is far and away my favorite song from them! Glad that it was as big a hit as it was! 28: HALF THE WAY - CRYSTAL GAYLE (31) - This song went a little further than its title suggested, peaking at #15. It's a good song, like most of the songs I've heard from her, including Country and AC only hits. 27: DREAM POLICE - CHEAP TRICK (29) - The first single from the album of the same title, which was on its way up the album chart, en route to #6. It was a pretty good song, IMO, but I preferred others from them, including the follow-up to this song. 26: RAINBOW CONNECTION - KERMIT THE FROG (27) - From the Muppet Movie (which remains my favorite of their movies, though somewhat by default, as the only other one I saw was "The Great Muppet Caper", and even that one was ruined by a screaming kid throughout much of the first half an hour - as after he finally calmed the hell down, I was too agitated to enjoy the rest of the movie, due to the stupidity of the parents just sitting there letting him carry on instead of taking him outside until he calmed down). Anyway, I remember this song both from its movie, as well as choir class, where this was usually part of our spring concerts. It was a pretty good song. 25: PLEASE DON'T LEAVE - LAUREN WOOD (28) - Michael McDonald is clearly heard on backup vocals on this song, as he had done on many others around this time while the Doobie Brothers were between albums. As for this song, it was your typical MOR song from the late-70s, but, as you already know all too well, I really liked that kind of music! 24: COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND (37) - They were really on a roll, with the fourth of six Top Ten hits in a row. Of those, this is possibly my second favorite from LRB, behind "Lady", from earlier that year. 23: ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES (40) - 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 annoying as the other pina colada song from the guy in the hat. 22: I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN - DIONNE WARWICK (14) - This was Warwick's comeback hit (since she'd been absent from the chart since late 1974), and it became one of her biggest hits, and deservedly so, as it was one of her best songs ever, IMO. ARCHIVES: DISCO LADY - JOHNNIE TAYLOR - Played as the second Optional Extra, this was the biggest hit by this Arkansas native. I must say it was better than the other #1 "Disco" song in 1976, but still, nothing exceptional, IMO. 21: LADIES NIGHT - KOOL & THE GANG (25) - Of course, my favorite Kool & The Gang song was several months away from charting, but this one wasn't bad either. The beginning reminds me a little of "Car Wash" by Rose Royce. 20: IF YOU REMEMBER ME - CHRIS THOMPSON (22) - The theme from the movie "The Champ", which contains possibly THE most heartbreaking scene ever in filmdom (and if you've ever seen the movie, I'm sure you know which scene I speak of!). As for the song, it's a great one - possibly my favorite song from Barry Scott's Lost 45's. 19: THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER - MICHAEL JOHNSON (20) - Originally written and performed by Bill LaBounty in 1978, Michael Johnson, with a few lyrical revisions from the original, did a great remake! This was easily my favorite of his three Top 40 hits, as well as one of my favorite songs of 1979! 18: YOU'RE ONLY LONELY - J.D. SOUTHER (21) - This was his only solo Top 40 hit (his other entry was his duet with James Taylor, a little over a year later). Anyway, that's too bad he didn't have more chart hits, because both songs were great. I preferred this one. 17: TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME - SUPERTRAMP (23) - I liked pretty much the whole Breakfast In America album, except for one or two songs. This was one of the better ones, IMO. 16: BROKEN HEARTED ME - ANNE MURRAY (18) - Even though this song's chart run was mainly in 1979 (and its Top 40 run didn't even last into 1980), this one, along with many others that peaked in late 1979, ranked on the 1980 year-ender - in fact, it was the song that kicked it off. Anyway, this was one of my favorite Anne Murray songs of all-time, along with most of her other songs from the late-70s and early-80s - definitely her heyday, IMO. 15: COME TO ME - FRANCE JOLI (16) - This song sounded like something that Donna Summer would record, especially the way that it starts off slow and then picks up the pace. It's a good song. 14: SEND ONE YOUR LOVE - STEVIE WONDER (26) - 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. 13: DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH - MICHAEL JACKSON (12) - His first of four Top Ten hits from Off The Wall. Alas, I'm not a big fan of this one at all – definitely my least favorite single from the album, as well as one of my least favorites from him overall. At least his next song, “Rock With You”, my second favorite from the album, also hit #1 (and spent much longer up there to boot!). 12: SHIPS - BARRY MANILOW (13) - Interesting how this song, written by Ian Hunter, depicted the reunion between Barry and his father, who came back into his life after thirty years. Like most of Manilow's hits, I thought this was a great one - my favorite of his two 1979 hits. 11: GOOD GIRLS DON'T - THE KNACK (11) - Well, they never quite equalled the success of "My Sharona" (then again, given how massive that song was, that would be very tough). This song was definitely my favorite of the two, as it was nowhere near as overplayed - in fact, I don't even remember hearing it on the radio back in the day. ARCHIVE: LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - BELLAMY BROTHERS - Chiefly a country act, they did manage to have two crossover hits - one of which had charted several months before. This song was much bigger, hitting #1 in May, 1976. Indeed a great song and one I remember quite well. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - Here's another one of those acts that were most successful in the 80s, where this song carried over into - up to now, their only 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). 10: POP MUZIK - 'M' (5) - I think you all know what I think about this one. But you know what, I realize a lot of people like it (hey, it went to number one, after all), and that's great. It's just not my cup of tea, that's all. 9: PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (10) - Ugh! Please DO go and take this annoying whinefest with you! Thanks in advance! LDD: YOU'RE IN MY HEART - ROD STEWART - This song would become his second #1 on R&R, but it didn't quite make it on the Hot 100 (basically, if you weren't the Bee Gees or at least on the RSO label in the first half of 1978, you were pretty much S.O.L). Anyway, this was a great song - one of my favorites both back in the day and now. Too bad they edited out the second verse - what if that was the one that most applied to the writer? 8: TUSK - FLEETWOOD MAC f/USC TROJAN MARCHING BAND (8) – That would be how the song would be credited on today's charts, anyway. Ah yes, those were the good old days where you had to do more than cut a fart to have your name featured on a song's credits. Anyway, this song wasted absolutely no time hitting the Top Ten and it looked like they were number one bound, but oddly enough, this is all the higher the song climbed. Probably because it was such a weird song. I myself wasn't a huge fan of it, due to how odd, as well as repetitive,as it was. I preferred the next release from the album of the same name. 7: YOU DECORATED MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS (9) - I liked most of his Top 40 hits, but this wasn't one of them. I mean, it's tolerable, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 6: RISE - HERB ALPERT (4) - Instrumental songs were becoming fewer and further between at this point, but there were still a few of them charting – and this one went all the way to the top. I'm glad it did, because it was a great one! It also set a chart first, in that Alpert became the first artist to hit #1 with both a vocal track and an instrumental! 5: HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES (1) - Wow, people sure got tired of this one fast! Its seventh week on the Hot 100 and it was already on its way down! I guess the fans decided it wasn't such a great song after all! I myself never really liked it in the first place - one of my least favorite songs from them (and certainly my least favorite of their number ones). 4: BABE - STYX (6) - Since this band was 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! 3: NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) - BARBRA STREISAND AND DONNA SUMMER (7) - Oddly enough, the two women singing on this song were in a tie for second place with the most #1 hits, so it did not break the tie when it hit #1. Anyway, 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. OPTIONAL EXTRA: VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - THE BUGGLES - Although this song is more associated with the 80s (due to the fact that it was the very first video shown on MTV), it actually charted at the tail end of the 70s. I thought it was a great song - too bad it didn't get any higher than #40. 2: DIM ALL THE LIGHTS - DONNA SUMMER (2) - As I mentioned earlier, disco was burning out, but Donna Summer, an established artist, was still going strong. I did prefer this over her duet with Barbra Streisand, but still, it wasn't one of my favorite songs from her 1: STILL - COMMODORES (3) - This song might have only hit #1 for a single week, but it definitely wasn't in any hurry to head down the chart - it dropped to #3 the following week and held there for three weeks and actually moved back into the runner-up position the following week, looking like it could possibly return to the top, but that was not to be. 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.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2012 1:17:52 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - November 17, 2012 This week's presentation - November 17, 1979 (Currently a building commentary) (I tuned in late, coming in at #36, so I'll list my opinion of songs 40-37 if I manage to hear the show later on tonight). 40: WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD (debut) 39: DIRTY WHITE BOY - FOREIGNER (debut) 38: d**nED IF I DO - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (debut) 37: CONFUSION - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (debut) 36: CRUSIN' - SMOKEY ROBINSON (debut) - Good song - not sure if I prefer this version or the 2000 cover version by Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow. #39, Dirty White Boy by Foreigner wasn't a debut song, it was the biggest dropper in the countdown, falling from #15 on 11/10/1979!
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Post by mrjukebox on Nov 17, 2012 18:46:29 GMT -5
After a week off,I'll be critiquing the countdown from 11/17/79 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"We Don't Talk Anymore"-Cliff Richard-One of his best songs. #39-"Dirty White Boy"-Foreigner-The initial release from their album "Head Games"-Great song. #38-"D***ed If I Do"-Alan Parsons Project-From the album "Eve"-Great song that should've been a bigger hit. #37-"Confusion"-Electric Light Orchestra-The third release from their album "Discovery"-Great song. #36-"Cruisin"-Smokey Robinson-A timeless classic that was also a hit for Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis in 2000. #35-"I Need A Lover"-John Cougar-The breakthrough smash for this Seymour,IN native-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #34-"So Good,So Right"-Brenda Russell-Another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #33-"I Want You Tonight"-Pablo Cruise-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. "AT40 Archives"-"December 1963 (Oh What A Night)"-Four Seasons-The fifth & final #1 hit for The Jersey Boys-A bonafide classic. #32-"Better Love Next Time"-Dr.Hook-Great song. #31-"Victim Of Love"-Elton John-The only disco song he recorded,but let me tell you,it's a great one. #30-"Dreaming"-Blondie-From the album "Eat To The Beat"-Great song. #29-"Do That To Me One More Time"-Captain & Tennille-Their final top forty hit & a bonafide classic. #28-"Half The Way"-Crystal Gayle-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #27-"Dream Police"-Cheap Trick-Great song. #26-"Rainbow Connection"-Kermit The Frog (Jim Henson)-A timeless classic that was featured on the soundtrack of "The Muppet Movie". #25-"Please Don't Leave"-Lauren Wood-The only top forty hit for this singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh,PA-Great song that featured Michael Mc Donald on background vocals. #24-"Cool Change"-Little River Band-Another timeless classic. #23-"Escape (The Pina Colada Song")-Rupert Holmes-The first of three top forty hits for this singer/songwriter/playwright who was born David Goldstein in Northwich,Cheshire,England-A bonafide guilty pleasure. #22-"I'll Never Love This Way Again"-Dionne Warwick-Another timeless classic. #21-"Ladies Night"-Kool & The Gang-Another all-time dance floor classic. #20-"If You Remember Me"-Chris Thompson-A timeless classic that was featured on the soundtrack of the Jon Voight-Ricky Schroeder movie "The Champ". #19-"This Night Won't Last Forever"-Michael Johnson-Great song. #18-"You're Only Lonely"-J.D.Souther-Another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #17-"Take The Long Way Home"-Supertramp-The third release from the album "Breakfast In America"-Great song. #16-"Broken Hearted Me"-Anne Murray-Another great song. #15-"Come To Me"-France Joli-Another all-time dance floor classic. #14-"Send One Your Love"-Stevie Wonder-Another one of his timeless classics. #13-"Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"-Michael Jackson-One of MJ's best songs. #12-"Ships"-Barry Manilow-One of his best songs. #11-"Good Girls Don't"-The Knack-Great follow up to "My Sharona". "AT40 Archives"-"Let Your Love Flow"-Bellamy Brothers-The first of two top forty hits for the Florida based duo of David & Howard Bellamy-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart-FYI:In early 1974,David Bellamy first made the top forty as the writer of Jim Stafford's top five hit "Spiders & Snakes". #10-"Pop Muzik"-M-Another all-time dance floor classic. #9-"Please Don't Go"-KC & The Sunshine Band-This ballad marked a departure for this Florida based group who are known for their uptempo songs-Another timeless classic. #8-"Tusk"-Fleetwood Mac-One of their best songs. #7-"You Decorated My Life"-Kenny Rogers-One of his best songs. #6-"Rise"-Herb Alpert-A classic instrumental. #5-"Heartache Tonight"-Eagles-The initial release from their album "The Long Run"-A bonafide classic. #4-"Babe"-Styx-Their biggest hit overall & a timeless classic. #3-"No More Tears"-Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer-Great one-off duet. #2-"Dim All The Lights"-Donna Summer-Another all-time dance floor classic. #1-"Still"-Commodores-Their second #1 hit & another timeless classic.
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Post by mkarns on Nov 17, 2012 21:13:11 GMT -5
Predictions for next week: We got a pretty good clue for this week's show, so my first guess will be November 22, 1975, with November 27, 1958 as my backup prediction. AT40--the 50s? A nice idea, but in 1958 Casey Kasem was DJ'ing in Detroit and trying out for theatrical roles in New York and Don Bustany was producing LA radio talk shows and taking other odd jobs to make ends meet (in Rob Durkee's book he recalls selling encyclopedias and teaching driving), and AT40 was not a gleam in either eye. I guess you meant 11/27/76 or 11/25/78.
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Post by bobbo428 on Nov 17, 2012 22:38:53 GMT -5
I know this is a week late, but here is my take from the 11/12/77 countdown, which I first heard on Nov. 13, 1977 and heard again last week:
40 Swingtown-Steve Miller (great song that made me think of the snowy winter we were on the verge of that year) 39 Signed,Sealed, Delivered-Frampton (not a bad cover) 38 Thunder in My Heart-Leo Sayer (Underrated song I had hoped would do better) 37 Here You Come Again-Dolly Parton (great hook, sounded mopre like a spring song) 36 Calling Occupants-Carpenters (Well-produced, especially during the bridge) 35 Back in Love Again-LTD (Strong soul hit) 34 Gone Too Far-England Dan/John Ford Coley (catchy and earnest) 33 The King Is Gone-Ronnie McDowell (tearjerker I had hardly heard since '77) 32 Your Smiking Face-James Taylor (catchy tune with a springtime feel) 31 I Go Crazy-Paul Davis (melodic sleeper hit with a very unusual trajectory up the chart) 30 Slip Slidin' Away-Paul Simon (adult contempo song with a wintry feel) 29 My Fair Share-Seals & Crofts (fairly tunbeful movie hit) 28 She Did It-Eric Carmen (Melodic, well-produced tune I had hoped would make the top 10) 27 Keep It Comin' Love-K.C. and Sunshine Band (Leftover late summer guilty pleasure) 26 Come Sail Away-Styx (Ubiquitous AOR track but AM version featured on show) 25 Isn't It Time-Babys (Standard AOR tune but enjoyed the piano work) 24 Daybreak-Barry Manilow (Enjoyed it more than I thought I would) 23 Send In the Clowns-Judy Collins (Haunting, autumnal song I first heard in July 1975) 22 It's So Easy-Linda Ronstadt (Liked it back in '77 but was so overplayed0 21 Cold As Ice-Foreigner (Enjoyed a lot back in '77 but overplayed in decades since) 20 We Just Disagree-Dave Mason (Sincere tune with strong vocal hook) 19 Dusic-Brick (Cool funky tune I've seldom heard since '77) 18 Do You Wanna Get Funky with Me-Peter Brown (Another infectious tune) 17 You Make Lovin' Fun-Fleetwood Mac (Still good despite 35 years of astronomical airplay) 16 Help Is On its Way-Little River Band (Sincere AOR track with melodic bridge) 15 Star Wars/Cantina Band-Meco (My favorite in the countdown!0 14 Brickhouse-Commodores (Enjoyed it a lot in '77 but has been overplayed) 13 That's Rock 'N' Roll-Shaun Cassidy (Guilty pleasure I've always enjoyed0 12 Just Remember I Love You-Firefall (Summery tune that just missed the top 10) 11 Blue Bayou-Linda Ronstadt (Got huge amounts of AC airplay through the years) 10 We're All Alone-Rita Coolidge (Sincere tune that made me think of high school Biology class for some reason) 9 How Deep Is Your Love-Bee Gees (Mellow, late-autumn feel) 8 Heaven on the 7th Floor-Paul Nicholas (Liked it as a 16-year-old but sounds cheesy now0 7 Baby, What a Big Surprise-Chicago (Good song I recall liking right away, though it was played to death in ensuing years0 6 I Feel Love-Donna Summer (the most '80s-sounding tune in the countdown--I enjoyed it a lot back in '77) 5 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Crystal Gayle (I tuned this one out) 4 It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me-Barry White (Percussive but cheesy) 3 Nobody Does It Better-Carly Simon (Great piano work) 2 Boogie Nights-Heatwave (My second favorite in the countdown) 1 You Light Up My Life-Debby Boone (Sincere tune that reminds me of the girls I liked in high school)
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Post by mrjukebox on Nov 21, 2012 20:39:12 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 11/29/75 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Full Of Fire"-Al Green-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #39-"Lyin Eyes"-Eagles-The second release from their album "One Of These Nights"-A timeless classic. #38-"Rock & Roll All Nite"-Kiss-The first top forty hit for this NYC based rock quartet whose line up at the time was Paul Stanley,Gene Simmons,Ace Frehley,& Peter Criss-A bonafide classic. #37-"Walk Away From Love"-David Ruffin-The second top forty solo hit for this founding member of The Temptations-A timeless classic. #36-"Times Of Your Life"-Paul Anka-Here's a song that began its life in an ad campaign for Kodak film-Another bonafide classic. #35-"Part Time Love"-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Great song that was written by David Gates. #34-"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)"-Glen Campbell-Great follow up to "Rhinestone Cowboy". #33-"For The Love Of You"-Isley Brothers-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #32-"SOS"-Abba-One of their best songs-FYI:Abba performed "SOS" on "American Bandstand" on 11/15/75-The same day,they performed it on "Saturday Night Live". #31-"Theme From Mahogany"-Diana Ross-A timeless classic that was headed for #1. #30-"The Last Game Of The Season"-David Geddes-This is certainly an improvement over the awful "Run Joey Run". #29-"Bad Blood"-Neil Sedaka-The initial release from his album "The Hungry Years"-A bonafide classic that featured Elton John on background vocals. #28-"I'm On Fire"-5000 Volts-The only top forty hit for this British disco group that consisted of singers Tina Charles & Martin Jay-Great tune-I couldn't help but notice that the opening sounded a lot like "Black Is Black" which was a hit for Los Bravos in 1966. #27-"I Write The Songs"-Barry Manilow-A timeless classic that was written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys. #26-"Fox On The Run"-Sweet-Fantastic song. #25-"I Love Music"-The O'Jays-A bonafide classic. #24-"Secret Love"-Freddy Fender-In 1954,this Sammy Fain-Paul Webster composition was featured in the movie "Calamity Jane"-It went on to become a #1 hit for the film's star Doris Day-Twenty-one years later,it became a hit for this country singer from San Benito,TX-Great rendition. #23-"Miracles"-Jefferson Starship-The initial release from the album "Red Octopus"-A timeless classic that featured Marty Balin on lead vocals. #22-"Operator"-Manhattan Transfer-The first top forty hit for this NYC based vocal group whose line up at the time consisted of Tim Hauser,Alan Paul,Janis Siegel,& Laurel Masse-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #21-"Blue Eyes Cryin In The Rain"-Willie Nelson-The first pop crossover hit for this iconic country singer-A bonafide classic. #20-"I Want To Do Something Freaky To You"-Leon Haywood-The only top forty hit for this native of Houston,TX-Great song. #19-"Our Day Will Come"-Frankie Valli-In early 1963,Ruby & The Romantics took their original version to #1-Great rendition which featured Patti Austin on background vocals. #18-"I Only Have Eyes For You"-Art Garfunkel-In 1934.songwriters Al Dubin & Harry Warren wrote this composition for the movie "Dames" that starred Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler-Twenty-five years later in 1959,it became a rock & roll smash for The Flamingos-Sixteen years later,it was a hit once again for Paul Simon's on-again off-again singing partner-Fantastic rendition. #17-"Venus & Mars/Rock Show"-Paul Mc Cartney & Wings-One of their best songs. #16-"Love Rollercoaster"-Ohio Players-Great song that was headed for #1. #15-"Eighteen With A Bullet"-Pete Wingfield-The only top forty hit for this British singer & songwriter-Fantastic song that never receives recurrent airplay. #14-"Heat Wave"-Linda Ronstadt-Great rendition of a Motown classic. #13-"Feelings"-Morris Albert-The only top forty hit for this singer-songwriter from Sao Paulo,Brazil-This one has timeless classic written all over it. #12-"My Little Town"-Simon & Garfunkel-The first top forty hit in five years for this legendary duo-Another bonafide classic. #11-"Saturday Night"-Bay City Rollers-The first & biggest hit for this Scottish pop group-A bonafide guilty pleasure. #10-"Who Loves You"-Four Seasons-After an eight year drought,The Jersey Boys returned to the top ten with this bonafide classic. #9-"Nights On Broadway"-Bee Gees-Great follow up to "Jive Talkin". #8-"This Will Be"-Natalie Cole-The breakthrough smash for the daughter of the legendary Nat "King" Cole-Another bonafide classic. #7-"Low Rider"-War-Another bonafide classic. #6-"Sky High"-Jigsaw-The first of two top forty hits for this British group-Great song-FYI:Group members Des Dyer & Clive Scott wrote "Who Do You Think You Are" which was a top twenty hit for Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods in 1974. #5-"Let's Do It Again"-Staple Singers-A future #1 hit that was featured in the movie of the same name that starred Bill Cosby,Sidney Poitier, & Jimmie Walker-Great song that was written by Curtis Mayfield. #4-"The Way I Want To Touch You"-Captain & Tennille-A timeless classic. #3-"Island Girl"-Elton John-The initial release from the album "Rock Of The Westies"-An all-time classic. #2-"That's The Way I Like It"-KC & The Sunshine Band-Their second #1 hit & an all-time dance floor classic. #1-"Fly Robin Fly"-Silver Convention-The first & biggest hit for this disco group from Munich,Germany-Another all-time dance floor classic.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Nov 22, 2012 7:49:25 GMT -5
#30-"The Last Game Of The Season"-David Geddes-" I wonder how well this song would've done on the charts if Elvis Presley had recorded and released it as a single. There's a story-like quality to it that makes me believe it could've been Top 10 Elvis material.
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Post by Hervard on Nov 23, 2012 14:57:54 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - November 24, 2012
This week's presentation - November 22, 1986
Wow, they seem to be 1986-happy again, just like five years ago, when we also had three 1986 shows in as many months! But at least these are different shows from the ones they did then, so it's all good...
Dropped: SOMEBODY'S OUT THERE - TRIUMPH (32) - Great song! Shame that it fell off! WHEN I THINK OF YOU - JANET JACKSON (29) - Good song. When Casey got up to "Control", I figured he'd read the droppers at that point, since Janet was virtually replacing herself on the chart, but, as a matter of fact, I don't believe that Casey ever read the droppers this week. JUMPIN' JACK FLASH - ARETHA FRANKLIN (22) - Great song! Too bad this one went poof, but at least we heard it on the last 1986 show, such was the case with the other
40: THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES – TIMBUK 3 (debut) - Good song, but definitely not one of my favorite songs. 39: WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN – DAVID & DAVID (40) - Good song. I remember hearing this every once in awhile on Chicago station Z95 back in 1986. 38: FOOLISH PRIDE – DARYL HALL (39) - Great song! My favorite of his two Top 40 hits from his first solo album. 37: VICTORY – KOOL & THE GANG (debut) - It's okies, but one of my least favorite songs by them. 36: LOVE IS FOREVER – BILLY OCEAN (38) - Great song! I felt that this one was underrated - should have been a Top Ten hit like most of his previous hits. 35: CONTROL – JANET JACKSON (debut) - Not a big fan of this one at all. 34: LAND OF CONFUSION - GENESIS (37) - Great song! This would probably be in a two-way tie with "In Too Deep" for my favorite Invisible Touch single (my favorite, as we all know, is the title track). 33: TYPICAL MALE – TINA TURNER (20) - Great song! One of my favorite songs by her! 32: IS THIS LOVE - SURVIVOR (36) - Great song, although I prefer several others by them (including a few that didn't quite hit the Top 40. 31: ALL CRIED OUT – LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE (25) - Great song! Of course, I think I've made it abundantly clear that, according to my Personal Top 30 charts, this was my favorite song of the 1980s! OPTIONAL EXTRA: TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) - SAMANTHA FOX - Great song! 30: YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU…DON’T YOU – HOWARD JONES (34) - Good song. Definitely one of his songs that gets the least amount of recurrent airplay. 29: SWEET LOVE – ANITA BAKER (19) - Good song. I occasionally hear this, along with many of her other hits, on smooth jazz stations. LDD: DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME – SIMPLE MINDS - Good song. Very fitting for the dedication. 28: WILD WILD LIFE – THE TALKING HEADS (33) - Good song! Much better than the annoying "Burning Down The House". Not sure if I prefer this or "And She Was". 27: C’EST LA VIE – ROBBIE NEVIL (35) - Good song, but I preferred his other two Top 40 hits from his debut album. 26: WHAT ABOUT LOVE – ‘TIL TUESDAY (28) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of their two Top 40 hits! 25: I AM BY YOUR SIDE – COREY HART (18) - Good song, though I prefer a few others by him, including the somewhat obscure song "It Ain't Enough", which we heard on the show last week. 24: (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE – ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (26) - Good song, though I prefer "So In Love" and "Dreaming". 23: SHAKE YOU DOWN – GREGORY ABBOTT (31) - Good song. Your typical mid-80s slow jam. 22: DON’T GET ME WRONG – THE PRETENDERS (27) - Good song, though not quite my favorite song by them. 21: NOTORIOUS – DURAN DURAN (30) - It's okies, but I preferred their next song, "Skin Trade" (which spent only a single week on the chart in March, 1987). OPTIONAL EXTRA: KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF - GEORGIA SATELLITES - It's okies - not one of my favorites, though. 20: FREEDOM OVERSPILL – STEVE WINWOOD (24) - Good song - much better than the overplayed "Higher Love". 19: STAND BY ME – BEN E. KING (23) - Great song! Didn't sound all that out of place for 1986, presumably because it was played quite a lot. 18: TRUE COLORS – CYNDI LAUPER (10) - Good song, but I preferred the other two Top 40 hits from True Colors. 17: EMOTION IN MOTION – RIC OCASEK (15) - Good song. 16: WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN – THE BANGLES (21) - I think you know what I think of this one... 15: TO BE A LOVER – BILLY IDOL (16) - This song was OK, but a similar situation as Cyndi Lauper - I preferred the next two hits from him. 14: I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON – ROBERT PALMER (6) - This was OK, but I was never crazy about it. 13: EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT – WANG CHUNG (17) - Great song! I've actually started liking this song better than before over the past few years. LDD: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL – WHITNEY HOUSTON - Great song! One of my favorite songs from her - this one became a very popular LDD request. 12: THE RAIN - ORAN “JUICE” JONES (9) - Great song! Especially the spoken part at the end. 11: I’LL BE OVER YOU - TOTO (12) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! OPTIONAL EXTRA: BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE - NEW ORDER - Great song! Too bad this one missed the Top 40 - it's one of their best songs ever! 10: LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL – LIONEL RICHIE (13) - Great song! Not sure if I prefer this or its soundalike ("Love Will Find A Way", from Can't Slow Down). 9: THE WAY IT IS – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE (14) - Great song! This one still sounds just as fresh today as it did back in 1986! 8: HIP TO BE SQUARE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (11) - Meh, I wasn't a very big fan of this one. This one would top the R&R chart the following week. On AT40, however, it only got as high as #3. 7: THE NEXT TIME I FALL – PETER CETERA WITH AMY GRANT (8) - Good song, though I prefer several others by both artists. 6: WORD UP - CAMEO (7) - Meh, I wasn't a fan of this one. 5: TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT – EDDIE MONEY (4) - And this one wasn't much better - mainly due to the overplay. 4: YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME – BON JOVI (5) - Great song! This one was gearing up to hit the top next week, which was rather surprising, as this song never even hit the Top Five on the R&R chart. Sure, that was nothing unusual in the early-80s, but quite rare in the mid-80s. 3: TRUE BLUE - MADONNA (3) - Great song! One of her best 80s hits! OPTIONAL EXTRA: STAY THE NIGHT - BENJAMIN ORR - Good song. I remember hearing this one quite a lot in early 1987, since U93 played this one quite often. 2: AMANDA - BOSTON (1) - One of the more successful comebacks of the 1980s. This song was so/so, but I preferred the other two Top 40 hits from Third Stage. 1: HUMAN – THE HUMAN LEAGUE (2) - Great song, although I prefer "Don't You Want Me".
Predictions for next week: Well, let's see... Several of us had earlier predicted 1987 for next week, but now I think we'll have to wait for at least another week, since it'll be December and, theoretically, November 28 would be out of the question. And December 5 definitely would, as it was guest hosted by Charlie Van Dyke. 1986, of course, is out, since we heard it this week (and this is AT40: The 80s, not the 80s version of Rick Dees - otherwise, a replay of the same year would, in fact, be somewhat commonplace. Probably won't hear 1984 next week either (unless they do like they did in 2010). Same with 1982, as December 4 would be the show for that week, and we just heard that one last year. So my prediction for next week is December 5, 1981, with December 7, 1985 as a backup prediction.
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Post by Hervard on Nov 24, 2012 11:23:05 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - November 24, 2012
This week's presentation - November 29, 1975
Droppers: BRAZIL - RITCHIE FAMILY (33) - Decent song, interesting discofied version of a song from an old big band song of the 1940s. The end of this songs chart run was interesting; after a hard fall from 11 to 30, you'd guess the song was outta there next week but, in fact, it dropped to #33 and held there for another week. SOMETHING BETTER TO DO - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (31) - Good song. I seem to remember that this sounds somewhat like "Have You Never Been Mellow". DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANNA - PEOPLES CHOICE (26) - Meh, no big loss. I was never a fan of this one. I'M SORRY/CALYPSO - JOHN DENVER (20) - Great song(s)! Shame that this dropped out - By now, the song "Calypso" was the one getting the airplay, but "I'm Sorry" was originally the A-side. I like both songs about the same. (THEY JUST CAN'T STOP IT THE) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - THE SPINNERS (13) - Wow! That's more like a 1982 chart drop! Then again, maybe not, as this dropped to #42 this week, not down into the 60s or 70s. I guess lots of stations dropped this song at the same time. Anyway, my opinion on this song - I like it. One of my favorites by them.
40: FULL OF FIRE - AL GREEN (debut) - Good song. This sounded a little like his #1 hit from several years earlier, "Let's Stay Together". 39: LYIN' EYES - THE EAGLES (12) - Wow, what a big drop! This was a great song - one of my favorites from the Eagles. 38: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS (debut) - Good song, but I prefer a few others by them ("Beth" comes to mind). EXTRA: IT'S TOO LATE - CAROLE KING - Great song! This was played as the first Optional Extra, as Casey talked about the history of the Tapestry album, which was currently in its 243rd week on the album chart which, at the time, was the record (Dark Side Of The Moon had only been on for two and a half years by late 1975). 37: WALK AWAY FROM LOVE - DAVID RUFFIN (debut) - Good song. I do, however, prefer a few others by him - with the Temptations, that is. 36: TIMES OF YOUR LIFE - PAUL ANKA (debut) - Good song, though my favorite by him would have to be "Hold Me 'Til The Morning Comes" (probably because of Peter Cetera's backing vocals). 35: PART-TIME LOVE - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (debut) - Great song! One of their best, as well as one of their most underrated. This song might have done better had it been released a few years later. 34: COUNTRY BOY (YOU GOT YOUR FEET IN L.A.) - GLEN CAMPBELL (40) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from him! 33: FOR THE LOVE OF YOU - THE ISLEY BROTHERS (37) - This song is a decent slow jam, but I prefer Jordan Hill's hit of the same name, which charted on the AC charts circa 1996. 32: S.O.S. - ABBA (23) - This song wasn't bad, but definitely not one of my favorites from them (among my favorite Abba hits would be "Dancing Queen" and "The Winner Takes It All"). 31: THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS (39) - Great song! Definitely one of her best! 30: THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS) - DAVID GEDDES (36) - Great song! This was a vast improvement over "Run Joey Run" (which is a true "No. Just no" song!) 29: BAD BLOOD - NEIL SEDAKA (29) - Great song! Kind of unusual that the song was staying put on its way down the chart, but later on are a few songs that actually moving back up - including a song by the uncredited back-up singer on this song! 28: I'M ON FIRE - 5000 VOLTS (32) - Not a bad song, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 27: I WRITE THE SONGS - BARRY MANILOW (38) - This wasn't bad, but one of my least favorite of his ballads. 26: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET (35) - Good song - much better than the annoying "Ballroom Blitz". 25: I LOVE MUSIC - THE O'JAYS (30) - Good song. I generally don't like 70s R&B music, but I like most songs by the O'Jays. 24: SECRET LOVE - FREDDY FENDER (28) - Good song, despite the fact that his voice is a little annoying. 23: MIRACLES - JEFFERSON STARSHIP (14) - Good song, though my favorite Marty Balin led JS songs would be "Count On Me" and "Runaway". 22: OPERATOR - MANHATTAN TRANSFER (22) - Good song. 21: BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RAIN - WILLIE NELSON (21) - Good song, though I slightly preferred "On The Road Again". 20: I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU - LEON HAYWOOD (24) - It's okies, but nothing special. 19: OUR DAY WILL COME - FRANKIE VALLI (25) - Good song, but I preferred his song with the Four Seasons on the chart this week. 18: I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - ART GARFUNKEL (19) - Great song! Definitely one of the best versions of this song, IMO. 17: VENUS AND MARS ROCK SHOW - WINGS (27) - This was so/so, but I preferred "Listen To What The Man Said". 16: LOVE ROLLERCOASTER - OHIO PLAYERS (34) - Wow, what a jump! This one was definitely on its way to the top! It was a pretty good song, but I wasn't generally a big fan of the Ohio Players. 15: EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET (18) - No. Just no. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PALOMA BLANCA - GEORGE BAKER SELECTION - Great song! This was a track on Barry Scott's Lost 45s CD, so I've heard it plenty of times. 14: HEATWAVE - LINDA RONSTADT (16) - Great song! 13: FEELINGS - BOREFEST ALBERT (7) - No. Just no. 12: MY LITTLE TOWN - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (15) - Great song! Their first hit together since their split a few years earlier. 11: SATURDAY NIGHT - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS (17) - This was OK, but I wasn't generally a huge fan of them. 10: WHO LOVES YOU - FOUR SEASONS (3) - Great song! Their comeback may have been short-lived, but at least they got two big hits out of it (as well as a few minor ones). 9: NIGHTS ON BROADWAY - THE BEE GEES (11) - Good song, though I prefer a few others by them. 8: THIS WILL BE - NATALIE COLE (6) - Ah, the eHarmony song! This one's OK, but one of my least favorites by her. 7: LOW RIDER - WAR (8) - Meh, I find this song somewhat annoying. 6: SKY HIGH - JIGSAW (9) - Great song! Too bad this was their only really big hit (Yes, I know that they had a second Top 40 hit called "Love Fire", but few people remember that one). 5: LET'S DO IT AGAIN - THE STAPLE SINGERS (10) - Your typical mid-70s slow jam. It was pretty good, but nothing exceptional. 4: THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (5) - Well, I must say that this is better than the overplayed "Love Will Keep Us Together" and the barf-inducing "Muskrat Love". Still, this doesn't hold a candle to "Do That To Me One More Time". OPTIONAL EXTRA: OVER MY HEAD - FLEETWOOD MAC - Ah, their breakthrough hit! This was a good one, though I preferred many of their other hits. 3: ISLAND GIRL - ELTON JOHN (4) - Great song! 1975 was sure one of his best years, as he had several big albums, as well as three number one hits, each from different albums (and a Top Five hit from still a different album), that year. 2: THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (1) - Good song. This song wasted no time hitting #1, but dropped back this week to #2. But they weren't done yet - they would return to the top three weeks later. 1: FLY ROBIN FLY - SILVER CONVENTION (2) - And this is the song responsible for cutting short their run at the top. I guess people preferred disco instrumentals. Anyway, this is my favorite of the two hits, as well as my favorite of Silver Convention's two hits.
Predictions for next week: Why do I have a feeling that next week is going to be a two-fer show? Then again, perhaps not, since, counting the old Casey Kasem Christmas shows, they would be two-fers that way. So I'll predict only one show for next week - November 30, 1974, with December 2, 1978 as a back-up (yes, I know that show was aired in 2010, but they just recently rebroadcast another show that aired that year. Besides, this time around, stations would have the option of airing the full four-hour show).
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Post by mkarns on Nov 24, 2012 13:24:56 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - November 24, 2012 This week's presentation - November 29, 1975 I woke up late this morning and the only shows I could find were just going into the last hour. I'll try to catch the show on one of the Canadian stations that run the show at noon. I don't know of Canadian stations that play it at noon Eastern time; the two that usually do so at 1 PM have gone all Christmas. They are playing Casey's Christmas shows during the 70s AT40 timeslot, but nothing from him at all on Sunday afternoons when they usually play the 80s AT40s.
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