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Post by mellongraig on Jan 13, 2013 13:11:01 GMT -5
5: ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN - No. Just no. 4: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - ROBERTA FLACK - Zzzzzzzzzzz..... That's pathetic but methinks you skip commentaries regarding early 70s songs.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 13, 2013 15:04:45 GMT -5
United Artists Records,which had Don Mc Lean under contract in the early seventies,sent a special version of "American Pie" to radio stations that didn't have the time to play the full length one-Of course,things have changed since then.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 15, 2013 23:46:26 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 1/20/73 which Premiere is airing this weekend-On a historical note,it was forty years ago this week that Richard Nixon was sworn in for a second term as President Of The United States: #40-"I'll Be Your Shelter"-Luther Ingram-His second top forty hit-Great song. #39-"The Relay"-The Who-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #38-"You Ought To Be With Me"-Al Green-One of his best songs. #37-"Happy Hippie"-Bobby Womack-Decent song. #36-"Do You Wanna Dance"-Bette Midler-The debut release for this actress & singer from Honolulu,HI-Great rendition of a song that was also a hit for Bobby Freeman (1958) & The Beach Boys (1965). #35-"Reelin & Rockin"-Chuck Berry-In early 1958,the original version was the "B" side of "Sweet Little Sixteen"-Fifteen years later,a brand new rendition turned out to be the final top forty hit for this rock & roll pioneer-FYI:This new version was recorded live in England-A bonafide classic. #34-"Dreidel"-Don Mc Lean-Frankly,I'd rather hear this than the overplayed "American Pie". #33-"Been To Canaan"-Carole King-Great song from this legendary singer-songwriter-FYI:Canaan is the name of an actual town in Connecticut where Carole & her family lived for a brief period. #32-"Sitting"-Cat Stevens-From the album "Catch Bull At Four"-Great song that should've been a much bigger hit. #31-"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"-The Spinners-A timeless classic that was headed for the top five. #30-"You Turn Me On,I'm A Radio"-Joni Mitchell-The first top forty hit for this Canadian based singer-songwriter-Great song that featured Graham Nash on harmonica. #29-"Jambalaya"-Blue Ridge Rangers-The Blue Ridge Rangers was actually Creedence Clearwater Revival founder & lead singer John Fogarty-Great rendition of a song that Hank Williams took to #1 on the country chart in 1952. #28-"Daddy's Home"-Jermaine Jackson-A timeless classic that was also a top forty hit for Shep & The Limelites (1961) & Cliff Richard (1982). #27-"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"-Blue Haze-The only top forty hit for this British group-Great rendition of a song that The Platters took to #1 in 1959. #26-"Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend"-Lobo-I consider this to be one of my all-time favorites. #25-"Rocky Mountain High"-John Denver-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #24-"It Never Rains In Southern California"-Albert Hammond-The first of two top forty hits for this British singer & songwriter-A bonafide classic. #23-"Separate Ways"-Elvis Presley-Many Presley fans think this song was written about the marital difficulties that he & Priscilla were experiencing at the time-A bonafide classic. #22-"Dancing In The Moonlight"-King Harvest-The only top forty hit for this American group that formed in Paris in the early 70's-Another bonafide classic. #21-"Pieces Of April"-Three Dog Night-Can't understand why this song has been overlooked by the oldies/greatest hits stations throughout the country-It was written by Dave Loggins who reached the top forty in 1974 with "Please Come To Boston". #20-"Living In The Past"-Jethro Tull-The first of two top forty hits for this British group that featured Ian Anderson on lead vocals-Another bonafide classic. #19-"Love Jones"-Brighter Side Of Darkness-The only chart entry for this Chicago based R&B group that featured Daryl Lamont on lead vocals-Great song that was later parodied by Cheech & Chong as "Basketball Jones". #18-"Do It Again"-Steely Dan-The breakthrough release for this band that was formed at Bard College in upstate New York in the mid-60's-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #17-"I Want To Be With You"-The Raspberries-Great follow up to "Go All The Way". #16-"Keeper Of The Castle"-Four Tops-One of their best songs. #15-"The World Is A Ghetto"-War-Great song that never receives recurrent airplay. #14-"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"-James Taylor-See above critique of "The World Is A Ghetto". #13-"Trouble Man"-Marvin Gaye-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #12-"Hi,Hi,Hi"-Paul Mc Cartney-One of Sir Paul's best songs. #11-"Funny Face"-Donna Fargo-The second of her two top forty hits-A timeless classic. #10-"Oh Babe,What Would You Say"-Hurricane Smith-Prior to landing his only top forty hit,Norman Smith was an engineer at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London-He oversaw many of the early releases by The Beatles-This one has timeless classic written all over it. #9-"Why Can't We Live Together"-Timmy Thomas-The only top forty hit for this native of Evansville,IN-Great song with a powerful message. #8-"Superfly"-Curtis Mayfield-From the movie of the same name-Another bonafide classic. #7-"Clair"-Gilbert O'Sullivan-A timeless classic that was written about the daughter of Gordon Mills,who was O'Sullivan's producer & manager. #6-"Rockin Pneumonia,Boogie Woogie Flu"-Johnny Rivers-Great rendition of a song that was originally a hit in 1957 for Huey "Piano" Smith & The clowns. #5-"Your Mama Don't Dance"-Loggins & Messina-The first & biggest hit for the duo of Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina-Another bonafide classic. #4-"Crocodile Rock"-Elton John-His first #1 hit & another bonafide classic. #3-"Me & Mrs.Jones"-Billy Paul-Songs about marital infidelity seldom make the top forty-This was one of the rare exceptions-It was the first of two top forty hits for this native of Philadelphia,PA-Dare I say it,a timeless classic. #2-"Superstition"-Stevie Wonder-His second #1 hit & another bonafide classic. #1-"You're So Vain"-Carly Simon-For the past four decades,music fans have been wondering who the subject of this song is-Some think it's actor Warren Beatty,Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones who sang background vocals or Carly's then husband James Taylor-Unfortunately,we'll never know the answer-A bonafide classic indeed.
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Post by pgfromwp on Jan 16, 2013 13:45:13 GMT -5
^Re: #21 -- Wholeheartedly agree; IMHO it's a beautiful song that I would have ranked 5/5 in my past life of chart critiquing. On the other hand ... Re: #11 -- No. Just no.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 19, 2013 18:41:18 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - January 19, 2013 This week's presentation - January 19, 1985 Well, this one is a repeat, but since I'm only listening to one of the AT40 shows this weekend, I'll give a brand-new commentary. Droppers: HELLO AGAIN - THE CARS (35) - No big loss, as I was never a huge fan of this song. This also dropped from the corresponding R&R chart, but from a much higher position - #16, to be exact (since the chart was the first chart of the year, after a two-week break). That remains the record for the highest position from which a song fell out of the chart from the previous week. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER (33) - Great song! Shame that it dropped out, but at least we heard it on the December, 1984 show. I CAN'T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR (28) - Great song! Too bad it dropped out, as, back in the day, this was my favorite song in the world. 40: THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD – JOHN FOGERTY (debut) - Good song - not sure if I prefer this or his next hit, "Rock & Roll Girls". 39: MISTAKE NO. 3 – CULTURE CLUB (40) - Good song, but I can see why this one didn't do as well as their other songs. 38: IN NEON – ELTON JOHN (38) - Good song, though not one of my favorites by him, by any means. 37: THE HEAT IS ON – GLENN FREY (debut) - Good song, though I prefer several others by him. 36: SUGAR WALLS – SHEENA EASTON (debut) - Meh, not a big fan of this one. I generally preferred her hits before she started working with Prince (although I did like "U Got The Look"). 35: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY (23) - Great song! Too bad they cut out the second verse, however. 34: MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING – CYNDI LAUPER (39) - I never really cared for this one. I was far from being the only one who didn't like it, however, as this song came nowhere near the Top Ten, like her previous four hits. 33: TENDER YEARS – JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (31) - Great song! I did slightly prefer "Tough All Over", however. 32: MISLED – KOOL & THE GANG (37) - Good song, but I preferred the next release, "Fresh", which was a Top Ten hit around late spring. 31: BRUCE – RICK SPRINGFIELD (27) - This song was OK, but not my favorite from him. 30: JUNGLE LOVE – THE TIME (34) - Good song. The only song by them that I like. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MISSING YOU - DIANA ROSS - Nice song, though kind of depressing (even more depressing was finding out I hadn't predicted all of the extras correctly) (Since there was time left before the top of the hour, WNYR played a filler extra - "One Lonely Night" by REO Speedwagon, which would hit the chart in April). 29: I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN (21) - This song was OK, but I wasn't generally a big fan of hers (although I loved her follow-up song, "Through The Fire"). Stevie Wonder did great harmonica work on this song. 28: FOOLISH HEART – STEVE PERRY (29) - Great song! One of my favorite of his solo hits. LOL @ Casey saying the song was falling from #29 to #28. 27: OPERATOR – MIDNIGHT STAR (36) - Very weird song. It's pretty good, but nothing I'd want to hear on a regular basis. LDD: LEADER OF THE BAND – DAN FOGELBERG - Great song, and fitting for the dedication. 26: CALL TO THE HEART – GUIFFRIA (30) - Great song! They sure sounded a lot like Journey! 25: SOLID – ASHFORD & SIMPSON (32) - Good song, though I sure didn't care for it back in the day. 24: UNDERSTANDING – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (17) - Great song! I felt this one was quite underrated. 23: LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT – STEVIE WONDER (25) - Good song, though far from being his best. 22: OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (12) - Good song, but not quite my favorite songs from them. Kind of a surprise that it was so high on the chart, since it was dropping off of the R&R chart this week, from #17. (due to the two-week break, of couse). 21: METHOD OF MODERN LOVE – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (26) - This song was OK, but, like the above song, it wasn't their best. However, you don't hear this one much on the radio anymore. "Out Of Touch" still gets a little recurrent airplay. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TENDERNESS - GENERAL PUBLIC - I wasn't too crazy about this song. I preferred their cover of "I'll Take You There". 20: NEUTRON DANCE – THE POINTER SISTERS (24) - Not a big fan of this one. Methinks KT Tunstall was inspired by this song for her big hit "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree". 19: VALOTTE – JULIAN LENNON (9) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from him! 18: DO WHAT YOU DO – JERMAINE JACKSON (14) - Great song! This is one of my favorite songs from Jermaine! 17: JAMIE – RAY PARKER, JR. (18) - Great song! I liked this much better than the overplayed "I Want A New Drug". LDD: THEME FROM “MAHOGANY” – DIANA ROSS - Great song! Very hypnotic sounding! I sure hope the author of this LDD found the whereabouts of his runaway best friend.; 16: LOVER BOY – BILLY OCEAN (22) - This was a good song - I liked it better than "Caribbean Queen", but I prefer a few other of his singles. 15: COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION (8) - This was OK, but I preferred their two follow-ups - one of which would hit the chart the following week. 14: I WOULD DIE 4 U – PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (19) - Good song. Not sure if I preferred this or the other two songs from the Purple Rain soundtrack - the ones that I liked (I think we all know how I felt about "When Doves Cry"). 13: DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS – BAND AID (15) - Kind of weird to be hearing a Christmas song in January (especially since you hear this one many times every holiday season). But it was a good one, and for a good cause. Casey mentioned that this had become the biggest selling song in British history. 12: THE BOYS OF SUMMER – DON HENLEY (16) - Great song, although I wonder if this would have peaked higher than it did had Henley waited until summer to release it. 11: SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS (4) - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to Del Shannon's version of it, which charted three years before. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE - Good song, but I preferred "Loverboy". Exclusive WNYR filler extra: NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from him! 10: CARELESS WHISPER – WHAM (FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL) (20) - No. Just no. 9: BORN IN THE USA – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (10) - Not my favorite song from the album of the same name, but a great song nonetheless. 8: WE BELONG – PAT BENATAR (5) - I know of at least one person who was glad to hear this song! As for me, I like it too, though not my favorite song by her. 7: THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN (3) - Meh, not a fan of this one. I much preferred their next hit, "Save A Prayer". 6: RUN TO YOU – BRYAN ADAMS (7) - Good song. The Reckless era was among his best, IMO. 5: EASY LOVER- PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS (13) - Wow, what a big jump! This was a good song - their voices blended quite well. 4: I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER (11) - Great song! This song was backed up by the New Jersey Mass Choir and Jennifer Holliday. 3: YOU’RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO (6) - Good song, but I preferred their last hit before this one. OPTIONAL EXTRA: NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - JOHN PARR - This was OK, but nothing special. 2: ALL I NEED – JACK WAGNER (2) - Great song! Too bad this just missed hitting the top, but the current #1 was just unstoppable. 1: LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA (1) - And this was the song, and, given the act singing the top song, it's easy to see just how unstoppable it was! This was a great song, and very deserving of being #1. It's kind of surprising that this doesn't get more recurrent airplay than it does (though perhaps the subject matter might have a little to do with it). Predictions for next week: I have a feeling that we're going to get a show from 1988 next week - most likely January 23, since that's closer to next weekend's date. However, I'm hoping for January 30, for the original version of "Candle In The Wind" by Elton John. Anyway, 1988 is my main prediction. My back-up prediction is January 29, 1983.
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Post by mellongraig on Jan 20, 2013 0:17:19 GMT -5
American Top 40 - The 80s - January 19, 2013 This week's presentation - January 19, 1985 We were wrong on our predictions. I guess Premiere was thinking of Inauguration Day this weekend. Oh well, at least it's a repeat five years ago, and some listeners didn't tune in before. Here we go. American Top 40: The 80s - January 19, 2013 This week's presentation - January 19, 1985 Well, this one is a repeat, but since I'm only listening to one of the AT40 shows this weekend, I'll give a brand-new commentary. I'll comment on the songs you liked or disliked and critique when it's a repeat. Droppers: HELLO AGAIN - THE CARS (35) - No big loss, as I was never a huge fan of this song. This also dropped from the corresponding R&R chart, but from a much higher position - #16, to be exact (since the chart was the first chart of the year, after a two-week break). That remains the record for the highest position from which a song fell out of the chart from the previous week. I will say something to UMD: No, just no for indicating it at #3. You know better than that. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER (33) - Great song! Shame that it dropped out, but at least we heard it on the December, 1984 show. That's too bad, as I liked it too (and I don't think this gets recurring airplay anymore). I CAN'T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR (28) - Great song! Too bad it dropped out, as, back in the day, this was my favorite song in the world. See my comment above. 40: THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD – JOHN FOGERTY (debut) - Good song - not sure if I prefer this or his next hit, "Rock & Roll Girls". I don't know why "Centerfield" didn't hit the top 40, as that's getting the most airplay over this song at #40 this week. 39: MISTAKE NO. 3 – CULTURE CLUB (40) - Good song, but I can see why this one didn't do as well as their other songs. Yep. Very underrated indeed. 38: IN NEON – ELTON JOHN (38) - Good song, though not one of my favorites by him, by any means. Same here - there were many others by him that I liked better. 37: THE HEAT IS ON – GLENN FREY (debut) - Good song, though I prefer several others by him. This does get the most recurring airplay, however. I actually like this one more than you. 36: SUGAR WALLS – SHEENA EASTON (debut) - Meh, not a big fan of this one. I generally preferred her hits before she started working with Prince (although I did like "U Got The Look"). And no recurring airplay either, as I wasn't a fan either. 35: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY (23) - Great song! Too bad they cut out the second verse, however. I don't understand why they would cut it out (time constraints) and get more recurring airplay. That's too bad as I liked this song. 34: MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING – CYNDI LAUPER (39) - I never really cared for this one. I was far from being the only one who didn't like it, however, as this song came nowhere near the Top Ten, like her previous four hits. Very low on the chart, hence the dislike for me as well. 33: TENDER YEARS – JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (31) - Great song! I did slightly prefer "Tough All Over", however. I prefered this and the other hit you just mentioned about the same. 32: MISLED – KOOL & THE GANG (37) - Good song, but I preferred the next release, "Fresh", which was a Top Ten hit around late spring. Nothing really exceptional, but good song for me. 31: BRUCE – RICK SPRINGFIELD (27) - This song was OK, but not my favorite from him. Somewhat decent, but nothing exceptional. I know a lot of fans mistake him as Bruce Springsteen (which we'll hear later on). 30: JUNGLE LOVE – THE TIME (34) - Good song. The only song by them that I like. And yet another obscure song - seems like early 1985 was full of obscure songs. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MISSING YOU - DIANA ROSS - Nice song, though kind of depressing (even more depressing was finding out I hadn't predicted all of the extras correctly) This was definitely LDD worthy. (Since there was time left before the top of the hour, WNYR played a filler extra - "One Lonely Night" by REO Speedwagon, which would hit the chart in April). I'll have to wait for that too. CKPE-FM filler extras consisted of Canadian songs (unless that song to begin with is in the countdown on AT40). 29: I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN (21) - This song was OK, but I wasn't generally a big fan of hers (although I loved her follow-up song, "Through The Fire"). Stevie Wonder did great harmonica work on this song. Too bad the follow up you just mentioned didn't hit the top 40. Still, I wasn't a fan of hers either. 28: FOOLISH HEART – STEVE PERRY (29) - Great song! One of my favorite of his solo hits. LOL @ Casey saying the song was falling from #29 to #28. I loved it too. As for the mistake: What'chu talkin' 'bout Casey? ;D 27: OPERATOR – MIDNIGHT STAR (36) - Very weird song. It's pretty good, but nothing I'd want to hear on a regular basis. Well, I'm glad this doesn't get recurring airplay from my area in NB. Still very weird to have this song in the countdown. LDD: LEADER OF THE BAND – DAN FOGELBERG - Great song, and fitting for the dedication. Yep, this was definitely my favorite. 26: CALL TO THE HEART – GUIFFRIA (30) - Great song! They sure sounded a lot like Journey! Could you even tell the difference? Anyway, I love this song too. 25: SOLID – ASHFORD & SIMPSON (32) - Good song, though I sure didn't care for it back in the day. Certain radio stations have banned it (questionable). Still, it's a good song by them. 24: UNDERSTANDING – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (17) - Great song! I felt this one was quite underrated. Yeah, considering the fact that this doesn't get recurring airplay anymore. 23: LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT – STEVIE WONDER (25) - Good song, though far from being his best. I preferred his other hits too. 22: OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (12) - Good song, but not quite my favorite songs from them. Kind of a surprise that it was so high on the chart, since it was dropping off of the R&R chart this week, from #17. (due to the two-week break, of couse). It was good too for me, but not quite my favorite either. 21: METHOD OF MODERN LOVE – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (26) - This song was OK, but, like the above song, it wasn't their best. However, you don't hear this one much on the radio anymore. "Out Of Touch" still gets a little recurrent airplay. Yep - see my comment above for #22. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TENDERNESS - GENERAL PUBLIC - I wasn't too crazy about this song. I preferred their cover of "I'll Take You There". Didn't really care for this. 20: NEUTRON DANCE – THE POINTER SISTERS (24) - Not a big fan of this one. Methinks KT Tunstall was inspired by this song for her big hit "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree". Wasn't a fan of this one either. I think late 1984 was the beginning of the end of this group. 19: VALOTTE – JULIAN LENNON (9) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from him! 18: DO WHAT YOU DO – JERMAINE JACKSON (14) - Great song! This is one of my favorite songs from Jermaine! Too bad this isn't getting more recurring airplay as of now. 17: JAMIE – RAY PARKER, JR. (18) - Great song! I liked this much better than the overplayed "I Want A New Drug". What'chu talkin' 'bout Hervard? ;D Methinks you meant Ghostbusters! LDD: THEME FROM “MAHOGANY” – DIANA ROSS - Great song! Very hypnotic sounding! I sure hope the author of this LDD found the whereabouts of his runaway best friend.; Wow! That's my favorite song too! Glad they chose that as a LDD! 16: LOVER BOY – BILLY OCEAN (22) - This was a good song - I liked it better than "Caribbean Queen", but I prefer a few other of his singles. Good song, but nothing exceptional for me. I prefer others by him. 15: COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION (8) - This was OK, but I preferred their two follow-ups - one of which would hit the chart the following week. Nothing exceptional for me either. 14: I WOULD DIE 4 U – PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (19) - Good song. Not sure if I preferred this or the other two songs from the Purple Rain soundtrack - the ones that I liked (I think we all know how I felt about "When Doves Cry"). Yeah, considering how it went to #1 in 1984 around the summer. 13: DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS – BAND AID (15) - Kind of weird to be hearing a Christmas song in January (especially since you hear this one many times every holiday season). But it was a good one, and for a good cause. Casey mentioned that this had become the biggest selling song in British history. Yeah, I'm not used to hearing this outside the Christmas season just like last week's show from 1/10/81 where they played "Same Old Lang Syne". 12: THE BOYS OF SUMMER – DON HENLEY (16) - Great song, although I wonder if this would have peaked higher than it did had Henley waited until summer to release it. I'm not sure whether if this would work - would it be too late for him to release that? 11: SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS (4) - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to Del Shannon's version of it, which charted three years before. But even that, nor Del Shannon's version gets recurring airplay either (as far as I know). OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE - Good song, but I preferred "Loverboy" Yeah, I don't recall this artist, but still a good song to my ears. Exclusive WNYR filler extra: NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from him! Now you know why Canadian stations play this as a recurring song! I'll have to wait until it hits the charts to comment. 10: CARELESS WHISPER – WHAM (FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL) (20) - No. Just no. You know what? I actually used to like it until it tired me out. However, it doesn't fall into a "No, just no" criteria, but OK song. 9: BORN IN THE USA – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (10) - Not my favorite song from the album of the same name, but a great song nonetheless. I liked all seven singles from the signature album. 8: WE BELONG – PAT BENATAR (5) - I know of at least one person who was glad to hear this song! As for me, I like it too, though not my favorite song by her. JessieLou, I suppose? I liked it too, but I prefered her material from 1981-1983 ish. 7: THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN (3) - Meh, not a fan of this one. I much preferred their next hit, "Save A Prayer". I didn't care for this song either. 6: RUN TO YOU – BRYAN ADAMS (7) - Good song. The Reckless era was among his best, IMO. Not quite his best song, but still pretty decent to me. 5: EASY LOVER- PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS (13) - Wow, what a big jump! This was a good song - their voices blended quite well. One thought this was going to hit the top spot, but Foreigner beat them to the punch. 4: I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER (11) - Great song! This song was backed up by the New Jersey Mass Choir and Jennifer Holliday. And finally this would hit the top spot for this group. 3: YOU’RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO (6) - Good song, but I preferred their last hit before this one. UMD, no, just no for signaling a dropout. This was a good song - occasionally worthy of a LDD request. OPTIONAL EXTRA: NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - JOHN PARR - This was OK, but nothing special. Nothing special about this song either. 2: ALL I NEED – JACK WAGNER (2) - Great song! Too bad this just missed hitting the top, but the current #1 was just unstoppable. At least it hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart. This was my favorite. 1: LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA (1) - And this was the song, and, given the act singing the top song, it's easy to see just how unstoppable it was! This was a great song, and very deserving of being #1. It's kind of surprising that this doesn't get more recurrent airplay than it does (though perhaps the subject matter might have a little to do with it). CFRK-FM in Fredericton may be your best shot (but then again, they have a diverse playlist and don't repeat songs that often). Still, I loved that it went to #1 for so long. Predictions for next week: I have a feeling that we're going to get a show from 1988 next week - most likely January 23, since that's closer to next weekend's date. However, I'm hoping for January 30, for the original version of "Candle In The Wind" by Elton John. Anyway, 1988 is my main prediction. My back-up prediction is January 29, 1983. This will be a tough call for me next week. While I do predict 1988, I'm making that as a backup. I'll predict January 30, 1982 (the first Watermark ABC Radio show) with a January 30, 1988 backup.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Jan 21, 2013 10:56:07 GMT -5
CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40: January 19, 2013 This week's presentation is for the chart week of January 19, 1973.
PERSONAL: I was living in England as a young tot not yet ready for kindergarten.
DROPPERS: (Announced at the end of Hour 1) PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - THE TEMPTATIONS (38) SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME - AUSTIN ROBERTS (36) I AM WOMAN - HELEN REDDY (31) WALK ON WATER - NEIL DIAMOND (28) These were not heard on the show, so there's no need to comment on them.
40: I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER (IN TIME OF STORM) - LUTHER INGRAM (DEBUT) Unassuming followup single that squeaked into the 40. Show didn't play enough of the song to make a good assessment. 39: THE RELAY - THE WHO (39) Your typical mid-70's British classic rock song. 38: YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME - AL GREEN (22) Another winner for this soul superstar still hanging in there. 37: HARRY HIPPIE - BOBBY WOMACK & PEACE (40) A rather somber number about a friend falling off the wagon. Flip is his rendition of 1969 Diamond gem, "Sweet Caroline." 36: DO YOU WANNA DANCE - BETTE MIDLER (DEBUT) The Divine Miss M gives this 1958 classic some sex appeal and hits my strong note. 35: REELIN' AND ROCKIN' - CHUCK BERRY (37) Live rendition of his 1958 chestnut that sounds dirtier than his previous hit. 34: DREIDEL - DON McLEAN (DEBUT) I'm sorry to the show's Jewish fans, but this track is totally wack! 33: BEEN TO CANAAN - CAROLE KING (24) Decent song from Rhymes And Reasons that continues superstar's hit streak. 32: SITTING - CAT STEVENS (16) Strong sounding number from British composer than hasn't held up over the years. Listener question: What artist had the most top 40 hits in 1972? 31: COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE - THE SPINNERS (DEBUT) Followup single for Detroit group that showcases new member Philippe Wynne at the end. Answer: Two acts...Three Dog Night and Bread, with 5 hits apiece. 30: YOU TURN ME ON, I'M A RADIO - JONI MITCHELL (32) Rather catchy number from Canadian lass that sounds like a come-on. Rarely heard today. 29: JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) - THE BLUE RIDGE RANGERS (34) John Forgery's country rock take on Hank Williams' New Orleans chestnut. Typical for his sound. 28: DADDY'S HOME - JERMAINE JACKSON (35) Updated version of 1961 doo-wop classic after first hit missed. Artist has much in common these days with Cat Stevens. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PEACEFUL EASY FEELING - EAGLES - Upcoming top 40 single that I have grown absolutely sick of hearing! 27: SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - BLUE HAZE (27) Current British pop styling of 1958 Platters hit. Good rendition for its time. 26: DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND - LOBO (33) Kent Lavoie's feeling of when loving drops to liking. I find this better than his previous hit. 25: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - JOHN DENVER (26) Hands down my favorite (& Colorado's) song from New Mexico native. One of the very few country songs with a "thunder beat." 24: IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ALBERT HAMMOND (12) Classic pop record from British composer that has held up over the years. 23: SEPARATE WAYS - ELVIS PRESLEY (26) After nearly topping the chart with "Burning Love," the King goes back to his country roots for this ballad. Decent song. 22: DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - KING HARVEST (30) Slammin' upbeat pop number adaptable for soul & beach music fans. 21: PIECES OF APRIL - THREE DOG NIGHT (19) Rather sad track from biggest group of the day with Danny Hutton on lead. Listener question: Who was the first Motown act to hit #1 on the Hot 100? 20: LIVING IN THE PAST - JETHRO TULL (11) Superb classic rock number with complex measures from British band with Ian Anderson on flute. Answer: The Marvelettes, with "Please Mr. Postman" in December 1961. 19: LOVE JONES - BRIGHTER SIDE OF DARKNESS (25) Chicago teen group shows major swagger on this addictive macking number. 18: DO IT AGAIN - STEELY DAN (23) First hit for jazz-rock band with funky backdrop. Song was later mashed up with "Billie Jean." 17: I WANT TO BE WITH YOU - RASPBERRIES (20) Second hit for Cleveland band with a teenybopper pop sound. Decent song. 16: KEEPER OF THE CASTLE - THE 4 TOPS (10) Detroit group's first hit after leaving Motown with a message of responsibility to young fathers (red, yellow, black, white, and brown). Listener question: What day of the week has appeared in the most top 40 song titles? 15: THE WORLD IS A GHETTO - WAR (21) LA Latin jazz funk group with slow groovin' message number. Answer: Sunday (the AT40 staff did not have the manpower at the time to find an exact number of appearances...they guessed over 20.) 14: DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT - JAMES TAYLOR (14) Bland original song the Isley Brothers did major justice to later in the year. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DANNY'S SONG - ANNE MURRAY - Fulfilling the Canadian quota, this was an OK countrified rendition of Loggins & Messina then-current album track. 13: TROUBLE MAN - MARVIN GAYE (17) Motown superstar went to the movies to followup a landmark album and came with this perfect suspenseful jazzy piece. Too bad AT40 cut the best part out. 12: HI, HI, HI - WINGS (18) The song whose relative chart performance caused Apple to put McCartney's name on future releases. 11: FUNNY FACE - DONNA FARGO (5) Song is not as good as her previous hit, "Happiest Girl..." Obviously the chart states otherwise. 10: OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY - HURRICANE SMITH (15) Ragtime number from British producer that AT40's statistician predicted this would top the chart. Hope Casey made a huge bet against him. 9: WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER - TIMMY THOMAS (13) Funk song with fantastic drum machine riff from Indiana native in Fla. First official hit for the TK family of labels. 8: SUPERFLY - CURTIS MAYFIELD (8) Title track from greatest blaxploitation soundtrack of all time. Can't knock that Chicago hustle. 7: CLAIR - GILBERT O'SULLIVAN (4) Scotsman's followup single which I think is better than his signature hit. 6: ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA & BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU - JOHNNY RIVERS (7) A comeback hit of sorts in which he remakes 1957 Huey "Piano" Smith minor song. Casey's mistake sounds very intentional here; he must've had one of these ailments. 5: YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE - KEN LOGGINS & JIM MESSINA (6) Debut single from duo emulating a 1950s styled night out on the town. Listener question: What song took the longest time to make the top 10 after being previously released as an album track? 4: CROCODILE ROCK - ELTON JOHN (9) Although I'm not fond of it, this 1950s styled song was sonically his best record to date & deserved to go to #1. Answer: "Nights In White Satin" - The Moody Blues (4 & 1/2 yrs) as a tentative answer. 3: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (3) Jazzy Philadelphia number about infidelity that has held up well over the years, especially in politics and reality shows. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE TRAIN - THE O'JAYS - This breaks up the country monotony for extras & gives this Philadelphia based vocal group with a universal message a spin. 2: SUPERSTITION - STEVIE WONDER (2) This Motown superstar's highest charting single in four years with the best synthesizer riff ever. The start of his best critically acclaimed music. 1: YOU'RE SO VAIN - CARLY SIMON (1) Apparently last week's #1 prediction came true. It's this NYC native's most well known song and I'm sure it's been spoofed by now. Not sure if it's her best, though. Next week's #1 Prediction: You're So Vain (Is it rather ironic that the song with one of the biggest rock 'n' roll secrets of all time comes from an album entitled No Secrets?)
SYNOPSIS: The charts are clearly showing America is craving nostalgia. We have several remakes of 1950s hits along with new songs with 1950s stylings. The self-contained performances were in full swing and assembly lines were shutting down. Also someone stated on another thread that sales doesn't matter in determining a song's popularity. At this time, the upper half of the Billboard Hot 100 chart was based solely on sales (May 1968 - June 1973). Apparently, single sales were the only thing that mattered.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 21, 2013 12:39:01 GMT -5
10: CARELESS WHISPER – WHAM (FEATURING GEORGE MICHAEL) (20) - No. Just no. The sad thing is, it was one of my favorite songs back in the day. But one night, I was at a dance in middle school, and I had been talking with a girl that I liked and had actually danced with her a few times. We had arranged to dance with one another the next slow song. I had to run to the bathroom real quick, and when I got back, I saw her talking to a boy she had recently broken up with. Right then, "Careless Whisper" started and they began dancing together. When I caught her eye, she mouthed, "Sorry." Ever since then, I've hated this song with a passion. Luckily, this was when the song was done on the charts, so I didn't hear it as much.
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Post by dukelightning on Jan 21, 2013 14:38:58 GMT -5
^ Hervard, thanks for clearing what I had wondered for over a year. You had alluded to what happened but never explained in detail. What a terrible thing to have to go through which I can attest to myself!
^Blackbole's comment about the Hot 100 methodology. This is hard to figure out when you listen to Casey's comments over the early years about how the Hot 100 was compiled. In the first 5 shows, he states that it was based on data from "100 record stores and 54 radio stations across the country". Then from the 6th show until May 1975, he never mentions airplay being one of the components. So it sounds like they were mistaken to say it was based on airplay in those first few shows. But by saying 54 stations, it sounds too specific to be made up. Then if the methodology was changed in June 1973 and it was, why did it take them 2 years to acknowledge that on AT40?
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Post by blackbowl68 on Jan 21, 2013 15:43:45 GMT -5
^Blackbole's comment about the Hot 100 methodology. This is hard to figure out when you listen to Casey's comments over the early years about how the Hot 100 was compiled. In the first 5 shows, he states that it was based on data from "100 record stores and 54 radio stations across the country". Then from the 6th show until May 1975, he never mentions airplay being one of the components. So it sounds like they were mistaken to say it was based on airplay in those first few shows. But by saying 54 stations, it sounds too specific to be made up. Then if the methodology was changed in June 1973 and it was, why did it take them 2 years to acknowledge that on AT40? I believe the thread that elaborates on this is here. at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=2680.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Jan 21, 2013 19:06:33 GMT -5
21: PIECES OF APRIL - THREE DOG NIGHT [/color](19) Rather sad track from biggest group of the day with Danny Hutton on lead. [/quote] I believe Chuck Negron is lead on that great song.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 23, 2013 21:47:00 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 1/29/77 that Premiere is airing this weekend-FYI:This is the first time this particular show has been featured: #40-"The Things We Do For Love"-10CC-Their second top forty hit & a bonafide classic. #39-"I Like To Do It"-KC & The Sunshine Band-One of their lesser known hits-Decent song. #38-"Boogie Child"-Bee Gees-Can't understand why this song doesn't receive recurrent airplay. #37-"It Keeps You Runnin"-Doobie Brothers-Great song that should've been a bigger hit. #36-"Living Next Door To Alice"-Smokie-The only top forty hit for this British group that featured Chris Norman on lead vocals-Decent song-FYI:In early 1979 Norman teamed up with Suzi Quatro & they had a top five hit called "Stumblin In". #35-"You've Got Me Runnin"-Gene Cotton-The first top forty hit for this native of Columbus,OH-Great song that should've been a bigger hit. #34-"I Never Cry"-Alice Cooper-One of his best songs. #33-"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"-Elton John-A timeless classic. #32-"Go Your Own Way"-Fleetwood Mac-The initial release from the "Rumours" album-A bonafide classic that featured Lindsay Buckingham on lead vocals. #31-"Save It For A Rainy Day"-Stephen Bishop-The first of four top forty hits for this native of San Diego,CA-Great song that featured Eric Clapton on guitar & Chaka Khan on background vocals. #30-"Don't Leave Me This Way"-Thelma Houston-In 1975,this Kenny Gamble-Leon Huff composition appeared on the album "Wake Up Everybody" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-However,it was never released as a single-Within a year,it became the first of two top forty hits for this native of Leland,MS-An all-time dance floor classic. #29-"Stand Tall"-Burton Cummings-The first of two top forty hits for this Canadian artist who was the former lead singer of The Guess Who-A timeless classic. #28-"Livin Thing"-ELO-The initial release from their album "A New World Record"-Great song. #27-"Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon"-Dr.Buzzard's Original Savannah Band-This turned out to be the only top forty hit for this NYC based group that featured Cory Daye on lead vocals-A bonafide classic. #26-"Dancing Queen"-Abba-Their biggest hit overall & a bonafide classic. #25-"Night Moves"-Bob Seger-Great song-Too bad "AT40" didn't play the album version. #24-"Year Of The Cat"-Al Stewart-The first top forty hit for this singer/songwriter from Glasgow,Scotland-A timeless classic. #23-"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"-Donny & Marie Osmond-Decent rendition of a song that was originally a top ten hit in 1968 for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. #22-"Tonight's The Night"-Rod Stewart-His biggest hit overall-FYI:The lady speaking French at the end was actress Britt Ekland who was Rod's girlfriend at the time-"Tonight's The Night" is a bonafide classic. #21-"Saturday Nite"-Earth,Wind & Fire-Great song that should've been a bigger hit. #20-"Hard Luck Woman"-Kiss-One of their best songs. #19-"After The Lovin"-Englebert Humperdinck-His final top forty hit & a timeless classic. #18-"You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)"-Marilyn Mc Coo & Billy Davis Jr-The first of two top forty hits for this husband & wife duo who were formerly with The Fifth Dimension-A timeless classic. #17-"Jeans On"-David Dundas-This marked the only chart entry for this British singer-Great song that was originally an ad for Brutus Jeans. #16-"Weekend In New England"-Barry Manilow-This ranks as one of his best songs. #15-"Fly Like An Eagle"-Steve Miller Band-Great song that was also a hit for Seal in 1996. #14-"I Like Dreamin"-Kenny Nolan-The first of two top forty hits for this Los Angeles based singer/songwriter-Another timeless classic. #13-"Somebody To Love"-Queen-From the album "A Day At The Races"-Great song. #12-"Lost Without Your Love"-Bread-The final top forty hit for this soft rock group that featured David Gates on lead vocals-Another timeless classic. #11-"Enjoy Yourself"-The Jacksons-The Jackson Five recorded for Motown Records between 1969 & 1975-Within a year,they left Motown & signed with Epic Records-Unfortunately,Motown owned the rights to the name Jackson Five so they called themselves The Jacksons-This was their initial release for Epic-Great song. #10-"Walk This Way"-From their 1975 album "Toys In The Attic"-Great song that was also a hit for RUN D.M.C. in 1986. #9-"Evergreen"-Barbra Streisand-A timeless classic that was headed for #1. #8-"Blinded By The Light"-Manfred Mann's Earth Band-In 1973,this song first appeared on Bruce Springsteen's debut release "Greetings From Asbury Park,NJ"-Four years later,it became the first & biggest hit for this British group that featured Chris Thompson on lead vocals-Another bonafide classic. #7-"Torn Between Two Lovers"-Mary Mc Gregor-The first of two top forty hits for this native of St.Paul,MN-A timeless classic that was written & produced by Peter Yarrow of Peter,Paul & Mary fame. #6-"New Kid In Town"-Eagles-The initial release from the album "Hotel California"-One of their best songs. #5-"Hot Line"-The Sylvers-An all-time dance floor classic. #4-"You Make Me Feel like Dancing"-Leo Sayer-His first #1 hit & a bonafide classic. #3-"Dazz"-Brick-The first of two top forty hits for this Atlanta based group-Great example of old school R&B. #2-"I Wish"-Stevie Wonder-The initial release from the album "Songs In The Key Of Life"-Another bonafide classic. #1-"Car Wash"-Rose Royce-The first & biggest hit for this Los Angeles based R&B group-Great song that was featured in the movie of the same name.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 26, 2013 8:22:14 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - January 26, 2013
This week's presentation - January 29, 1977
Hey wow, a show from my fifth birthday!
Droppers: LOVE ME - YVONNE ELLIMAN (34) - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to "If I Can't Have You". THIS SONG - GEORGE HARRISON (32) - Good song, though I much preferred his next hit, "Crackerbox Palace". SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK - THE BAR-KAYS (31) - Meh, no huge loss. THE RUBBERBAND MAN - THE SPINNERS (30) - Good song, but not their best by any means.
40: THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE - 10CC (debut) - Great song! My favorite of their two big hits! 39: I LIKE TO DO IT - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (debut) - This song's OK, but definitely not their best. 38: BOOGIE CHILD - THE BEE GEES (debut) - Not a big fan of this one. One of my least favorites by them. 37: IT KEEPS YOU RUNNIN' - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (39) - Great song! This song actually still gets a little recurrent airplay, so one would guess this song at least went Top 20 but, in fact, this was all the higher the song got. 36: LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE - SMOKIE (40) - ALICE??!! WHO THE @#$%^&* IS ALICE??!! Oops, sorry about that. Anyway, this was a good song. This is the only song I've heard by them. 35: YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' - GENE COTTON (37) - Great song! This one reminded me of something Jim Croce would do, especially in the verses. 34: I NEVER CRY - ALICE COOPER (26) - Ah, is this the Alice that Smokie was living next door to back at #36? Nah, can't be (especially because this Alice is a male). Anyway, this was a great song! One of his best (since, as we all know, I prefer his slow songs like this and his follow-up song, "You And Me"). 33: SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN (23) - Great song! This would be his last Top Ten for another two and a half years. 32: GO YOUR OWN WAY - FLEETWOOD MAC (38) - Great song! My second favorite single from their Rumors album, behind "You Make Loving Fun". 31: SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY - STEPHEN BISHOP (35) - This was OK, but definitely one of my least favorite songs by him. 30: DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - THELMA HOUSTON (debut) - Great song! However, I prefer the Communards remake (since I listened to that one a lot more about ten years later, when I had, at best, just vague memories of the original). Kind of strange that this song debuted so high, considering the song wouldn't be hitting #1 for another three months. 29: STAND TALL - BURTON CUMMINGS (24) - Good song - sounds sort of like a movie theme. 28: LIVIN' THING - THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (17) - Great song! One of their best! OPTIONAL EXTRA: SO IN TO YOU - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION - Great song! I really liked most of their Top 40 hits. 27: WHISPERING/CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON - DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND (28) - Good song. 26: DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (33) - Great song! Definitely one of their all-time bests, as well as one of my favorite songs of 1977! 25: NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER (29) - Great song! I still prefer "Mainstreet", however. 24: YEAR OF THE CAT - AL STEWART (36) - Great song! I liked all three of his 70s hits. 23: AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND (27) - Great song! Sounds very much like the original. 22: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) - ROD STEWART (11) - Great song! 21: SATURDAY NITE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (22) - This wasn't bad, but I prefer other songs by them. 20: HARD LUCK WOMAN - KISS (25) - Great song! I liked both this and Garth Brooks' 1994 remake about the same. 19: AFTER THE LOVIN' - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK (8) - Good song. This would be my favorite song by him by default, as this is the only song I've heard by him. 18: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW) - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. (5) - Good song - I like this as well as a few songs from the Fifth Dimension (especially "One Less Bell To Answer"). 17: JEANS ON - DAVID DUNDAS (19) - This was OK, but nothing exceptional. 16: WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND - BARRY MANILOW (21) - Great song! I like its sort of majestic sound at the end. 15: FLY LIKE AN EAGLE - THE STEVE MILLER BAND (18) - Great song! My favorite song of their 1976-77 era. 14: I LIKE DREAMIN' - KENNY NOLAN (16) - This song's OK, but it does tend to stick in my mind, which can drive me nuts. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DON'T GIVE UP ON US - DAVID SOUL - Great song! 13: SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN (13) - It's okies - I slightly prefer George Michael's remake from 1993. 12: LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - BREAD (14) - Great song! One of my favorites from them! 11: ENJOY YOURSELF - THE JACKSONS (15) - Meh, not a huge fan of this one. As you probably know all too well, they were much better when they known as the Jackson 5. 10: WALK THIS WAY - AEROSMITH (12) - Good song. Call me a fool, but I actually preferred the Run DMC cover from 1986. 9: LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (EVERGREEN) - BARBRA STREISAND (20) - Wow! This one sure didn't waste any time hitting the Top Ten, did it? Indeed, it was clear where this song was headed. Anyway, this was a great song - one of my favorites from her. 8: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND (9) - Great song! Possibly my all-time favorite from them, and one I remember quite well from its chart run. 7: TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - MARY MacGREGOR (10) - No. Just no. 6: NEW KID IN TOWN - THE EAGLES (7) - Great song! Definitely one of their best songs of all time! 5: HOT LINE - THE SYLVERS (6) - Not bad, but I preferred "Boogie Fever" from the year before. 4: YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - LEO SAYER (3) - Great song! 3: DAZZ - BRICK (4) - Meh, pretty much your typical disco OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE CHAIN - FLEETWOOD MAC - Wow, they threw us a curveball this week by playing a song that never hit the Hot 100. This was, however, a popular album cut from FM's smash album Rumors. They sure butchered the song really good, however. As for my opinion of this song, it's OK, but nowhere near being my favorite. 2: I WISH - STEVIE WONDER (1) - Good song - one that Will Smith sampled over 20 years later in his song "Wild Wild West" 1: CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE (2) - Good song. This had an unusual intro, as the song started up as Casey was still telling the story about this song. Hence, no drumroll.
Predictions for next week: Well, I was going to say 1971 or 1972, but both shows from the first week of February of those two years have already been done. So, I will guess February 4, 1978, with February 1, 1975 as a backup prediction.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 26, 2013 19:38:36 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - January 26, 2013
This week's presentation - January 30, 1982
Well, what do you know - I was wrong with both of my predictions. Oh well, it's just as well, since both of them were repeat shows, while this is a new one. 1982 was definitely a great year in music, so it's great to hear it even though the last 1982 show was just slightly over a month ago (but that was late 1982 - this is the early portion of the year). Anyway, here is my commentary on this week's show...
LW#2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER LW#1: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 40: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' - JOURNEY (28) - Great song! One of their best songs of all time (and one of their songs that receives the most recurrent airplay). 39: SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE (debut) - Good song! One of my favorite songs by them. 38: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA (debut) - Wow, do I ever remember this song! I must have played it, along with the other tracks on the Pac Man Fever album, about as many times as Casey said the opening tune of the game was played over the past year, driving my family nuts in the process. 37: THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER (debut) - Great song! This one has a smooth jazz flavor to it. 36: ABACAB - GENESIS (40) - Good song, but I preferred their next hit, "Man On The Corner". 35: SEA OF LOVE - DEL SHANNON (38) - Great song! My favorite version of this song (as I mentioned in my commentary on last week's show, which contained the Honeydrippers' version of the song). 34: IT'S ALL OUR TOMORROWS - EDDIE SCHWARTZ (37) - Good song. Sort of your typical early-80s middle-of-the-road songs. 33: WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND - LOVERBOY (36) - Great song! This is probably the song of theirs that gets the most recurrent airplay. I noticed a bad editing job, though - they linked the first and second choruses together and the first line, "Everbody's working for the weekend" was heard twice. 32: SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD - BARRY MANILOW (39) - Great song, like most of his ballads. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS - Great song! One of my favorite instrumental hits of all time! 31: KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS (35) - Great song! 30: LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - ALABAMA (33) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! 29: MIRROR MIRROR - DIANA ROSS (debut) - Meh, I was never a fan of this one at all. LDD: YOU DECORATED MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS - This song was OK, but not one of my favorites by him by any means. It was, however, fitting for the dedication. 28: YESTERDAY'S SONGS - NEIL DIAMOND (24) - Great song! One of my favorites by him! 27: I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD - RONNIE MILSAP (20) - Good song, but not quite his best. 26: YOUNG TURKS - ROD STEWART (25) - Great song! One of his best 80s hits! 25: THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS (30) - Great song! One of his best! However, they probably should have switched the dedication songs, so two Kenny Rogers songs wouldn't be heard in the same hour. 24: LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONIGHT - RICK SPRINGFIELD (26) - Great song! Even though this sounds a lot like "I've Done Everything For You", I actually like this a lot better. 23: SHE'S GOT A WAY - BILLY JOEL (23) - Good song, but I prefer many others by him. 22: TROUBLE - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (9) - Great song! Very likely my favorite of his solo hits. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WE GOT THE BEAT - THE GO-GOS - Not a big fan of this one. Easily my least favorite of their hits. 21: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY (29) - Good song, though quite overplayed. 20: YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME - SHEENA EASTON (21) - Great song! One of my favorites from her. 19: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY (22) - Good song, but far from being their best. 18: COME GO WITH ME - BEACH BOYS (19) - Great song - I actually prefer this over the original version by the Dell Vikings. 17: TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND (18) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite songs by them! 16: LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG (17) - Wow, this must have been a tight spot on the chart, with all the small chart jumps. Anyway, this was a good song, but I prefer several others by him. 15: SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT (15) - Good song, but not his best. 14: WAITING ON A FRIEND - ROLLING STONES (16) - Great song. This was easily my favorite song off of their Tattoo You album. 13: SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS (14) - It's okies, but one of my least favorite songs by them. 12: COOL NIGHT - PAUL DAVIS (13) - Great song! One of his best. 11: COMIN' IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE - BARBRA STREISAND (12) - Great song! This and her song on this week's 70s show ("Evergreen") are among my favorites by her. OPTIONAL EXTRA: 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE - Great song! My favorite of the two phone number songs from the 1980s. 10: HOOKED ON CLASSICS - THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (11) - Great selection of classical songs set to disco! 9: THE SWEETEST THING - JUICE NEWTON (10) - Great song! One of my three favorites from her (and the other two, of course, are also from 1982!) 8: LET'S GROOVE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (8) - Wow, with all the competition just below, this song, which had peaked at #3, managed to stay in place this week? Anyway, this was a good song, but not quite their best. 7: TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON (7) - Good song, but as I've said before, I mainly prefer his AC-only hits. LDD: HERE I AM (JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OVER YOU) - AIR SUPPLY - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them! 6: LEATHER & LACE - STEVIE NICKS AND DON HENLEY (6) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from both artists! 5: HARDEN MY HEART - QUARTERFLASH (5) - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to "Take Me To Heart" 4: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (1) - This was the first week since mid-November that this song was not at number one. After ten long weeks on top, this song dropped out of the top spot. I wonder how many people, after hearing this song in the countdown, thought that Foreigner finally made it to #1. I think this song's pretty good, but it was quite overplayed. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TONIGHT I'M YOURS (DON'T HURT ME) - Though this is pretty much "Young Turks Pt 2", I prefer the latter. 3: CENTERFOLD - THE J. GEILS BAND (3) - Great song! This was just a week away from hitting the top. 2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER (2) - While Olivia Newton-John merely tied the record for the longest run at the top, this song continued to break its own record for the longest stay in the runner-up position without hitting #1. It was in its tenth and, as it turned out, final week at #2. Like "Physical", though overplayed, it's still a pretty good song. 1: I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (4) - Darn them! They leapfrogged over Foreigner! This was a good song, but not their best by a longshot.
Predictions for next week: Well, since next week is the first week in February, that most likely means that they're done playing shows from late January. It would be about time for a 1988 show, but, since they did the February 6 show last year, we'll probably have to wait at least another week for that year. The across the board prediction seems to be February 4, 1984, so I'll go with that one as well (especially since it's a brand-new show). My back-up prediction is February 2, 1980.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 0:02:08 GMT -5
Predictions for next week: Well, I was going to say 1971 or 1972, but both shows from the first week of February of those two years have already been done. So, I will guess February 3, 1973, with February 8, 1975 as a backup prediction. 2/8/1975 is a Robert W. Morgan guest hosted show and they just had 1/20/1973 last weekend, so I doubt they'll have another countdown from just two weeks later already, my prediction is 2/4/1978!
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