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Post by mellongraig on Jan 27, 2013 0:42:14 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! I agree with you, 2/4/1978 would be my main prediction. 2/3/1979 would be my backup.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Jan 27, 2013 3:15:52 GMT -5
33: SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN (23) - Great song! This would be his last Top Ten for another three and a half years. Actually, "Mama Can't Buy You Love" was his next Top 10 song, about two and a half years later.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Jan 27, 2013 12:54:39 GMT -5
IMO, Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" is the least memorable of all the #1 hits of the 1970's. It just has never held up for me over the years and doesn't stick to the roof of my mouth.
Regarding the week's #1 song, "Car Wash," I gotta thank the TVOne episode of Unsung for revealing the second line in the song goes, "...let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch." I always thought it was something much more abrasive.
Also, it was also good the entire top 5 consisted of records appearing on the soul chart, considering how people on this board show more love for country.
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Post by dukelightning on Jan 27, 2013 13:14:56 GMT -5
IMO, Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" is the least memorable of all the #1 hits of the 1970's. It just has never held up for me over the years and doesn't stick to the roof of my mouth. Regarding the week's #1 song, "Car Wash," I gotta thank the TVOne episode of Unsung for revealing the second line in the song goes, "...let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch." I always thought it was something much more abrasive. Also, it was also good the entire top 5 consisted of records appearing on the soul chart, considering how people on this board show more love for country. I like country but prefer soul and disco myself. And as I noted in my AT40 Firsts thread which is probably buried deep in the thread pages by now, that top 5 is the first time that the top 5 are all disco songs.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Jan 27, 2013 14:52:32 GMT -5
IMO, Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" is the least memorable of all the #1 hits of the 1970's. It just has never held up for me over the years and doesn't stick to the roof of my mouth. Regarding the week's #1 song, "Car Wash," I gotta thank the TVOne episode of Unsung for revealing the second line in the song goes, "...let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch." I always thought it was something much more abrasive. Also, it was also good the entire top 5 consisted of records appearing on the soul chart, considering how people on this board show more love for country. For me, Soul tops Country, and it's not even close. Speaking of Unsung, that program mentions how the group resented Gwen being called Rose and how that resentment contributed to their breakup a few years later. So it was interesting to hear Casey's lead-in to "Car Wash" in the AT40 program. For the most part, Casey told the story pretty much the same as what was shared in the Unsung program, with a couple of minor exceptions.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 27, 2013 15:33:35 GMT -5
Hervard-10CC had one more top forty hit "People In Love" from late spring-early summer of 1977.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 28, 2013 9:47:21 GMT -5
Hervard-10CC had one more top forty hit "People In Love" from late spring-early summer of 1977. Well yeah, but that's not exactly what I call a "big hit".
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Post by mellongraig on Jan 29, 2013 20:50:00 GMT -5
American Top 40 - The 80s - January 26, 2013
This week's presentation - January 30, 1982
What do you know? I was right on my predictions! And this is the first new 1980s show of the year (but before you know it, all January shows will be exhausted soon). Anyway, here's my commentary on my own this time (sorry for the lateness):
Droppers: MORE THAN JUST THE TWO OF US - SNEAKER (34) - Good song, but very underrated, hence the peak at #34. UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE (32) - Hervard, tell us how you really feel about this song and why you dislike it (I think you're the only one who dislikes it, yet everyone else likes it). On the other hand, I loved it, and shame to see it fall off. TAKE MY HEART - KOOL & THE GANG (31) - Great song; shame to see it fall off. WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS (27) - Good song. Maybe not her best, but still decent nonetheless.
What? It's 1982, and no songs fall off inside the Top 20? Oh well...
LW#2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER LW#1: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
I'll comment on those long running song weeks later on.
40: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' - JOURNEY (28) - Great song! This is definitely my favorite song by them, and one that gets the most airplay nowadays. 39: SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE (debut) - Good song, though I do tend to vary my opinion on it somewhat. It is the least airplay that it is getting nowadays. 38: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA (debut) - Wow, I must have known this song! For how many times this game is played is how many times this song is played let alone other tracks. 37: THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER (debut) - Great song! This song felt smooth, and better than the last hit. 36: ABACAB - GENESIS (40) - Good song, but I preferred a few other hits. 35: SEA OF LOVE - DEL SHANNON (38) - Great song! Too bad this doesn't get any airplay at all, considering it's my favorite of the three. 34: IT'S ALL OUR TOMORROWS - EDDIE SCHWARTZ (37) - Good song - your typical early 80s MOR. 33: WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND - LOVERBOY (36) - Great song! Too bad this was chopped down, hearing the choruses linked together. It is, however, the most airplay as of today (and boy the stations who play this will play it in full!) 32: SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD - BARRY MANILOW (39) - Great song, not to consider how many ballads he's had. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS - Great song! As far as instrumental hits go, this is my favorite. 31: KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS (35) - Great song, yet obscure at the same time. 30: LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - ALABAMA (33) - Definitely my favorite song by this group (yet they've had many hits as a country music genre). 29: MIRROR MIRROR - DIANA ROSS (debut) - It's the highest debut, but I never really got into this song. LDD: YOU DECORATED MY LIFE - KENNY ROGERS - Good song, but not quite my favorite, however it did fit the dedication. 28: YESTERDAY'S SONGS - NEIL DIAMOND (24) - Great song! I wished it get some recurring airplay more often. 27: I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD - RONNIE MILSAP (20) - Great song! This is one of my favorites by him. 26: YOUNG TURKS - ROD STEWART (25) - Great song - your typical early 80s hit by him. 25: THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS (30) - Great song! I wished they'd put this as an LDD (but you wouldn't have heard the LDD from 1979). 24: LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONIGHT - RICK SPRINGFIELD (26) - Great song! I still did prefer his #1 hit from 1981, but this was close behind. 23: SHE'S GOT A WAY - BILLY JOEL (23) - Good song, but not my favorite from him. 22: TROUBLE - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (9) - Great song - a-two, a-three, a-fawwah is what I hear. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WE GOT THE BEAT - THE GO-GOS - Some people like it, others don't, but I'm right in between. This song is good, but not my favorite song by them. 21: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY (29) - Good song, though quite overplayed. This is one of those songs where it would peak at #1 on R&R but not on Billboard. 20: YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME - SHEENA EASTON (21) - Great song! This is another song that doesn't want airplay. 19: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY (22) - Good song, but not their best. I preferred the other one as an LDD. 18: COME GO WITH ME - BEACH BOYS (19) - Great song, but quite short, timing this at less than 2 minutes. 17: TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND (18) - Great song! Definitely my favorite song from them! 16: LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG (17) - I heard this last week as an LDD, and this is one of my favorites by him. 15: SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT (15) - Good song, but not his best song. 14: WAITING ON A FRIEND - ROLLING STONES (16) - Great song. This is my favorite song from Tattoo You. 13: SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS (14) - Good song, but not quite their best due to overplay. 12: COOL NIGHT - PAUL DAVIS (13) - Great song! Definitely my favorite from him (though I wished it get recurring airplay again more often). 11: COMIN' IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE - BARBRA STREISAND (12) - Great song! I guess you can call this a true guilty pleasure (along with her hit from the 70s show). OPTIONAL EXTRA: 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE - Great song! I'm wondering if you can call this now and get Jenny? This is my favorite of the nuissance phone calls. 10: HOOKED ON CLASSICS - THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (11) - I guess disco seemed to make a brief comeback, even though it faded by then. Anyway, this is my favorite of these classical songs set to this genre. 9: THE SWEETEST THING - JUICE NEWTON (10) - Great song! I'm not sending her directly to her room, as this is my favorite song by her. 8: LET'S GROOVE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (8) - This was when things were beginning to be pretty tight (with the exception of #1 and #4). Still, a good song nonetheless (I don't know how it stayed at this spot, though). 7: TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON (7) - Good song, but I did prefer other hits by him. LDD: HERE I AM - AIR SUPPLY - Great song, and definitely worthy of the dedication. 6: LEATHER & LACE - STEVIE NICKS AND DON HENLEY (6) - Great song! Definitely my favorite from both artists! 5: HARDEN MY HEART - QUARTERFLASH (5) - Great song, though I do tend to vary this song somewhat. 4: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (1) - What do you know, this song finally falls out of the top spot. Many people thought Foreigner would occupy #1 after it dropped. It's a good song, though quite overplayed. OPTIONAL EXTRA - TONIGHT I'M YOURS (DON'T HURT ME) - A continuation of Young Turks (pt 2). Decent song to me. 3: CENTERFOLD - THE J. GEILS BAND (3) - Great song! One that has held up well despite overplay. 2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER (2) - A lot of people thought this would be #1 at long last after Physical fell out of the top spot. Unfortunately, this turned out to still be at #2 for the 10th and final week, and it still remains a record tied for the most weeks as of today. This song's good, but like the song from #4, quite overplayed. Did I notice an edit there on this song? 1: I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (4) - And this is the song that would leapfrog the #2 song. Good song, but I prefer others by them.
Since Hervard won't comment on Special Reports, I'll do it:
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY - JIM REEVES/PATSY CLINE - Wow, interesting info about these two artists never recorded together at the same time. This was #5 on the Country Charts that week, and unfortunately, this was as far as it got.
Another aside note: This was the first show to feature "A Unit of ABC Radio Enterprises" since ABC Radio acquired Watermark Inc.
Predictions for next week: Well, I'd like to see a February 1984 show played next week, so I'll predict February 4, 1984 as my main prediction. My backup will be February 7, 1987. Edit: I found out that my main prediction was right - and about time for a 1984 show from February!
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 29, 2013 20:58:35 GMT -5
I have a female friend whose name is Jenny-She would definitely like the Tommy Tutone song.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 21:53:59 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - January 26, 2013 This week's presentation - January 30, 1982 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. Same here, got into this album when I was a Cub Scout in 1982, it still holds up well and remains one of my favorite albums of all-time! Buyer beware, please seek out its 1982 vinyl LP and audio cassette as all CDs of this album are re-recordings by Buckner & Garcia in 1999 because Sony Music Entertainment would not give the duo access to their original master record tapes or release a proper SME/BMG compact disc themselves.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 30, 2013 22:41:01 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 2/4/84 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Stay With Me Tonight"-Jeffrey Osborne-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #39-"Here Comes The Rain"-Eurythmics-One of their best songs. #38-"The Dream"-Irene Cara-Great song that appeared on the soundtrack of the movie "D.C.Cab". #37-"Give It Up"-KC-The final top forty hit for this Florida native-An all-time dance floor classic. #36-"This Woman"-Kenny Rogers-One of his lesser known hits-Decent song. #35-"Bang Your Head"-Quiet Riot-The second of their two top forty hits-Great song. #34-"Time Will Reveal"-Debarge-Can't understand why this song doesn't recieve recurrent airplay. #33-"Nightbird"-Stevie Nicks-One of her lesser known hits-Decent song. #32-"Got A Hold On Me"-Christine Mc Vie-The first top forty solo hit for this founding member of Fleetwood Mac-Great song. #31-"I Want A New Drug"-Huey Lewis & The News-The second release from the album "Sports"-Great song. #30-"Send Me An Angel"-Real Life-The first top forty hit for this band from Melbourne,Australia-Great song. #29-"New Moon On Monday"-Duran Duran-Great follow up to "Union Of The Snake" which was also on the countdown from 2/4/84. #28-"Say It Isn't So"-Hall & Oates-One of their best songs. #27-"The Curly Shuffle"-Jump & The Saddle-This homage to The Three Stooges turned out to be the only chart entry for this Chicago based group-Classic novelty record. #26-"Baby I Lied"-Deborah Allen-The only top forty hit for this native of Memphis,TN-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #25-"Union Of The Snake"-Duran Duran-The initial release from the album "Seven & The Ragged Tiger"-Great song. #24-"So Bad"-Paul Mc Cartney-Decent song. #23-"Yah Mo B There"-James Ingram & Michael Mc Donald-Great one-off duet. #22-"Nobody Told Me"-John Lennon-This marked the final top forty appearance for this former Beatle who had been murdered three & a half years earlier-Great song. #21-"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"-Cyndi Lauper-The breakthrough smash for this native of Ozone Park,NY-A bonafide classic. #20-"Middle Of The Road"-The Pretenders-The second release from the album "Learning To Crawl"-Great song. #19-"Wrapped Around Your Finger"-Police-Not only was this the final release from the album "Synchronicity" but it also turned out to be their final top forty hit-Great song. #18-"99 Luftballons"-Nena-The only top forty hit for this German singer whose real name is Gabriele Suzanne Kerner-A bonafide classic. #17-"Twist Of Fate"-Olivia Newton-John-Great song that was featured in the movie "Two Of A Kind" which starred ONJ & John Travolta. #16-"Holiday"-Madonna-The breakthrough release for this iconic singer & actress-Another all-time dance floor classic. #15-"An Innocent Man"-Billy Joel-The title track from that album-Great song. #14-"Let The Music Play"-Shannon-The only top forty hit for this native of Washington,DC whose full name is Shannon Brenda Greene-Another all-time dance floor classic. #13-"Say Say Say"-Paul Mc Cartney & Michael Jackson-The second of their two top forty duets-Another bonafide classic. #12-"I Still Can't Get Over Loving You"-Ray Parker Jr-Another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #11-"Jump"-Van Halen-The initial release from their album "1984"-A bonafide classic that went on to spend five weeks at #1. #10-"Pink Houses"-John Cougar Mellencamp-This ranks as one of his best songs. #9-"Think Of Laura"-Christopher Cross-His final top forty hit & a timeless classic. #8-"That's All"-Genesis-Great song. #7-"Running With The Night"-Lionel Richie-Great follow up to "All Night Long". #6-"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"-Elton John-A timeless classic that features Stevie Wonder on harmonica. #5-"Break My Stride"-Matthew Wilder-The first of two top forty hits for this NYC native-Great song. #4-"Joanna"-Kool & The Gang-Another timeless classic. #3-"Talking In Your Sleep"-The Romantics-The first of two top forty hits for this Detroit based group-Great song. #2-"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"-Yes-Their biggest hit overall & another bonafide classic. #1-"Karma Chameleon"-Culture Club-See above critique of "Owner Of A Lonely Heart".
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Post by Hervard on Feb 1, 2013 14:38:54 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - February 2, 2013
This week's presentation - February 4, 1984
Well what do you know? For the first time in quite awhile, my predictions were correct! Could this be the beginning of any kind of a streak? Nah! We all know that I'll be way off next week. Then again, perhaps not, due to reasons that I'll go into when we get to next week's predictions. Meanwhile, let's get to this week's critique:
Droppers:
REMEMBER THE NIGHTS - THE MOTELS (36) - Great song! Shame that it fell out, since this was my favorite song by them. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX (35) - This was OK, but I preferred several others by them (though the overplayed "One Thing Leads To Another" was not one of them. IF I'D BEEN THE ONE - .38 SPECIAL (30) - Great song! Too bad this dropped out, as it's one of my three favorites from them! READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW (29) - Great song! One of his best and most underrated. Since it's been a long time since the last late 1983/early 1984 songs, we missed out on hearing all of the above. Therefore, I wouldn't have minded if they repeated the January 28, 1984 show. Oh well, at least we got a new show this week, and maybe some of the debut songs will be good. Anyway...
40: STAY WITH ME TONIGHT – JEFFREY OSBORNE (34) - Wow, this song looked like it would be dropping out this week, due to being outside the Top 30 last week and moving down (especially due to the fact that there had recently been several instances of songs falling out of the countdown from inside the Top 20 - plus two songs higher up on the survey the week before dropped off), but it managed to hold on for another week. Anyway, I liked this song, but preferred a few others by him, such as "On The Wings Of Love". 39: HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS (debut) - Good song, but I think you all know what my favorite song by them is. 38: THE DREAM (HOLD ONTO YOUR DREAM) – IRENE CARA - Great song! Her movie songs were usually quite successful, but this one only made it to #37. 37: GIVE IT UP – K.C. (debut) - Great song! I'm kind of surprised that this one didn't hit the Top Ten, since the radio stations I listened to, particularly U93 (WNDU, South Bend), played it so often that it seemed like a #1 hit. 36: THIS WOMAN – KENNY ROGERS (debut) - Great song! This was one of his least country sounding songs (the fact that the Bee Gees worked with him on this song was one of the reasons). 35: BANG YOUR HEAD (METAL HEALTH) – QUITE RIOT (38) - This was OK, but I preferred "Cum On Feel The Noize". 34: TIME WILL REVEAL - DeBARGE (28) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song by them. 33: NIGHTBIRD – STEVIE NICKS w/SANDY STEWART (33) - Great song! This one has pretty much fallen into obscurity, but this is another one that U93 played a lot, so I heard it many times back in the day. 32: GOT A HOLD ON ME – CHRISTINE McVIE (debut) - And right above a member of Fleetwood Mac is another! This is the second time two members of that group were in the Top 40 simultaneously (and on more than one occasion were Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham - with "Leather And Lace" and "Trouble", respectively, on the chart back to back). As for my opinion of this song - it's a great one. My favorite of her two solo hits in 1984. 31: I WANT A NEW DRUG – RAY PARKER, JR. HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (40) - Good song, but far from being his best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: COME BACK AND STAY - This was OK, but one of my least favorite songs by him. 30: SEND ME AN ANGEL – REAL LIFE (32) - Great song - this one was so good that it actually charted twice - although the 1989 version was a slightly updated version. 29: NEW MOON ON MONDAY – DURAN DURAN (37) - Great song! My favorite of their two songs on the chart this week. 28: SAY IT ISN’T SO – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (15) - Good song, but nowhere near being their best. 27: THE CURLY SHUFFLE – JUMP ‘N THE SADDLE (17) - Great song! I always loved watching the Three Stooges. 26: BABY I LIED – DEBORAH ALLEN (26) - Great song! Too bad this didn't go any higher than #26. 25: UNION OF THE SNAKE – DURAN DURAN (13) - This was OK, but not one of my favorite songs by them. 24: SO BAD – PAUL McCARTNEY (25) - Good song, but why the hell did he sing falsetto? LDD: BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - Good song, and very fitting for the dedication. 23: YAH MO BE THERE - JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL McDONALD (24) - Weird title, but a great song - one of my favorite songs from both artists involved. 22: NOBODY TOLD ME – JOHN LENNON (27) - This was pretty good, but nowhere near as good as his Double Fantasy singles. 21: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN – CYNDI LAUPER (31) - Great song! The song that started it all off for her. OPTIONAL YELL: REBEL YELL - BILLY IDOL - This song was OK, but I wasn't a big fan of his in general (though I did like "Sweet Sixteen", from 1987). 20: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – THE PRETENDERS (21) - Great song! I do, however, prefer "Back On The Chain Gang". 19: WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER – THE POLICE (23) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from Synchronicity II 18: 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA (22) - Great song! Of the two versions that were played on the radio, I preferred "99 Red Balloons" (which was usually the version that they played). 17: TWIST OF FATE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (9) - Great song! I liked this, as well as her other Top 40 hit from Two Of A Kind. 16: HOLIDAY - MADONNA (16) - Ah, the song that started it all off for her (on the Pop charts, that is). Had this song been released further on in her career, this might have gone to #1. 15: AN INNOCENT MAN – BILLY JOEL (19) - Great song! Definitely one of the best songs from the album of the same name. 14: LET THE MUSIC PLAY – SHANNON (18) - Good song, but nothing exceptional. TRIBUTE: JACKIE WILSON - Wow, he was in a coma for nearly nine years?? I did not know that! 13: SAY SAY SAY – PAUL McCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON (7) - Good song, though quite cheesy. I preferred their other duet from a year before. 12: I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU – RAY PARKER, JR. (14) - Good song. One of his more obscure songs. 11: JUMP – VAN HALEN (20) - I never understood why this song was as big as it was. It sounds more like a sporting event intro than a song. No, I preferred many other songs by them, most of them during the Van Hagar era. OPTIONAL EXTRA: AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS - Meh, as I've said many time before, their musical quality took a nosedive starting with this song. 10: PINK HOUSES – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (12) - Good song, though I do prefer a few others by him. 9: THINK OF LAURA – CHRISTOPHER CROSS (11) - Great song, though it will always remind me of a friend of mine who passed away about three and a half years ago (though her name wasn't Laura). 8: THAT’S ALL - GENESIS (10) - Good song, but not my favorite song by them by any means. 7: RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT – LIONEL RICHIE (8) - Great song! Much better than that annoying song that preceded it (I actually thought that song might still be on the survey this week, but thankfully, it was not).
The rest of the commentary to be completed later on today.
6: I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES – ELTON JOHN (4) - Great song! Definitely one of his best, with a great harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder. LDD: THREE TIMES A LADY – THE COMMODORES - Great song, and fitting for the dedication, although it didn't really make sense for them to place it in the same hour as another Lionel Richie song, especially when they could have easily reversed the two LDD songs (as there was nothing by Gladys Knight in the Top Ten). Maybe that playing two songs by the same artist (well the same singer, anyway) wasn't as frowned upon back then. 5: BREAK MY STRIDE – MATTHEW WILDER (5) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of his two Top 40 hits. 4: JOANNA – KOOL & THE GANG (6) - Great song, although I wasn't a fan of it back in the day. 3: TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – THE ROMANTICS (3) - Another song that gets better with age, as I didn't like it back in 1984, but now I think it's a great one! 2: OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES (1) - Good song - an 80s mix show essential! 1: KARMA CHAMELEON – CULTURE CLUB (2) - Not a big fan of this one. Very close to a "No. Just no".
Predictions for next week: I have a feeling that we'll be hearing a 1988 show next week - most likely February 13. Failing that, my back-up prediction is February 12, 1983. I'm thinking that we'll be hearing both years over the next two weeks. 1980 definitely isn't out of the question, but they might hold off on that year until March.
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Post by Hervard on Feb 2, 2013 21:13:27 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - February 2, 2013
This week's presentation - February 4, 1978
Man, do I ever remember this week! Not the countdown, of course, because I wasn't even listening to it yet. But about a week and a half before, we had the worst blizzard ever. My birthday was several days later, but we had to delay my party, since many roads were still blocked, my relatives were unable to come over. Flash forward to a week later and, since the roads were finally cleared, we were finally able to have everyone over. I guess that's what I get for being born in the winter, lol! Anyway, here is my commentary...
Droppers: YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) - HI INERGY (35) - SENTIMENTAL LADY - BOB WELCH (31) - Great song! Shame that it fell off. RUNAROUND SUE - LEIF GARRETT (25) - Great cover of the old Dion classic. (EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN - LTD (20) - This was OK, but I generally preferred Jeffrey Osbourne solo.
40: ALWAYS AND FOREVER – HEATWAVE (debut) - Great song! One of the most popular love songs of all time! 39: FALLING – LEBLANC & CARR (debut) - And here's another great love song! Too bad it was their only hit. 38: THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO – RITA COOLIDGE (debut) - Great song - interesting rendition of the old Temptations classic. I still preferred her two 1977 hits. 37: I LOVE YOU – DONNA SUMMER (40) - Good song - much better than her moanfest from late 1977. 36: EASY TO LOVE – LEO SAYER (36) - This was OK, but far from his best. 35: NAME OF THE GAME – ABBA (39) - It's okies, but one of my least favorites from them. 34: STREETCORNER SERENADE – WET WILLIE (38) - I don't remember how this goes, but I seem to remember it was pretty good. 33: THUNDER ISLAND – JAY FERGUSON (37) - Great song! 32: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE – DEBBY BOONE (22) - I know lots of people hate this with a passion, but I thought it was great! 31: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY – LITTLE RIVER BAND (34) - This was OK, but possibly my least favorite of their Top 40 hits. 30: LOVELY DAY – BILL WITHERS (32) - Good song. 29: THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS – MECO (33) - Good song. Not sure if I prefer this or the one by John Williams. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE WAY WE WERE - BARBRA STREISAND - Great song! This was exactly where the song was placed in the original countdown, so Premiere decided to go with the logical choice of making this the first Optional. 28: LAY DOWN SALLY - ERIC CLAPTON (debut) - Good song. One I remember quite well. 27: FFUN – CON FUNK SHUN (30) - Meh, your typical disco song - not my cup of tea. 26: TOO HOT TO TROT – COMMODORES (29) - Meh, not a fan of this one. I preferred their ballads. 25: HERE YOU COME AGAIN – DOLLY PARTON (13) - Great song! Possibly my all-time favorite song by her! 24: NATIVE NEW YORKER – ODYSSEY (26) - Good song - has sort of a jazzy feel to it. 23: LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME – FOREIGNER (27) - Good song, but I prefer many others by them. 22: THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS – JOHN WILLIAMS (24) - See my comment for #29. 21: WHAT’S YOUR NAME – LYNYRD SKYNYRD (23) - Good song, though I'm not generally a huge fan of them. 20: PEG – STEELY DAN (28) - Great song! One of their best! 19: DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD – SANTA ESMERELDA (21) - Great song! Very interesting cover of the Animals classic. 18: COME SAIL AWAY – STYX (8) - This song looked like it had peaked at #9 two weeks ago, but it managed to climb up another spot before beginning its free fall (it would fall out of the survey the following week). 17: DESIREE – NEIL DIAMOND (19) - Ah, the very first LDD song! It's okies, but I prefer many others by him. 16: I GO CRAZY – PAUL DAVIS (18) - Great song! One that got quite a lot of mileage on the charts. 15: SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY – PAUL SIMON (5) - Great song! One of his best 70s hits! 14: SERPENTINE FIRE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (16) - This was OK, but not one of their best by any means. OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU REALLY GOT ME - VAN HALEN - Good song - I actually prefer this over the original by the Kinks. 13: TURN TO STONE – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (14) - Great song! One of my favorites from them, and one I remember quite well (though I associate it more with summer than winter, for some reason). 12: HEY DEANIE – SHAUN CASSIDY (12) - Great song! I liked all three of his Top Ten hits about the same. 11: DANCE DANCE DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) – CHIC (15) - Meh, not a big fan of this one. 10: EMOTION – SAMANTHA SANG (17) - Great song! The first of four Bee Gees produced songs in the Top Ten this week. 9: YOU’RE IN MY HEART – ROD STEWART (4) - Great song! Casey mentioned that this was his first Top Ten hit that didn't quite make it to #1. It did, however, spend a pair of weeks atop the R&R chart. 8: SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH – DAN HILL (11) - Good song, but I prefer his 80s/90s hits (many of which were AC-only hits). 7: HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE – BEE GEES (7) - Great song! This one was definitely in no hurry to leave the Top Ten and it actually stuck around long enough to break the Hot 100 record for most weeks in the Top Ten (a record that stood until the chart methodology change in late 1991). 6: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – BILLY JOEL (9) - Great song! One of my favorites by him and his first very big hit EXTRA: YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE – LOU RAWLS - Great song, and very interesting story about his accident, which resulted in amnesia. 5: LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER – ANDY GIBB (10) - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to "I Just Want To Be Your Everything". 4: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS – QUEEN (6) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! 3: BABY COME BACK – PLAYER (1) - Good song. 2: SHORT PEOPLE – RANDY NEWMAN (2) - Great song! With Player falling out of the top spot, this one looked like it might hit #1, but not quite. 1: STAYIN’ ALIVE – BEE GEES (3) - And this is the song that leapfrogged over Randy Newman.
Predictions for next week: With two late-70s shows in a row, I have a feeling that they'll go with a show from the first half of the 70s next week. My first guess is February 13, 1971. In that case, they might have two shows. The other show will probably be 1976 (since 2/10/79 was done last year). Not sure if they'll go with February 7 or February 14. Anyway, my second guess is February 9, 1974.
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Post by vto66 on Feb 2, 2013 22:42:55 GMT -5
Interesting comment about that ELO song, Hervard (and it happens to be one of my favorite ELO songs). It probably sounds more like a summer-type song because of those "Beach Boy" style harmonies throughout the tune.
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Post by mrjukebox on Feb 5, 2013 23:44:47 GMT -5
Hervard,glad you brought up 2/9/74 as that is the one I'll be critiquing this week-Also,Premiere has never aired this one before which is awesome: #40-"Come & Get Your Love"-Redbone-The second of their two top forty hits & a bonafide classic. #39-"I Like To Live The Love"-BB King-One of his lesser known songs,but it's a winner. #38-"I Shall Sing"-Art Garfunkel-Great song that was written by Van Morrison. #37-"Helen Wheels"-Paul Mc Cartney & Wings-The initial release from the album "Band On The Run"-Great song. #36-"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)"-Helen Reddy-A bonafide guilty pleasure. #35-"Can This Be Real"-Natural Four-The only top forty hit for this San Francisco based R&B group-Great song that should've charted higher. #34-"Abra Ca Dabra"-De Franco Family-Not to be confused with the 1982 song by The Steve Miller Band,this was the second top forty hit for this Canadian group which featured fourteen year old Tony De Franco on lead vocals-Great follow up to "Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat". #33-"Livin For You"-Al Green-Can't understand why this song doesn't receive recurrent airplay. #32-"Sexy Mama"-The Moments-The second top forty hit for this New Jersey based R&B group-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #31-"Dark Lady"-Cher-A bonafide classic that was headed for #1. #30-"Joy (Part 1)"-Isaac Hayes-Great song. #29-"Baby Come Close"-One of his lesser known hits,but it's a great one. #28-"Me & Baby Brother"-War-Great song. #27-"Seasons In The Sun"-Terry Jacks-This turned out to be the only top forty for this Canadian based singer-songwriter-Alongside "Run Joey Run",this is one of the worst records of the 70's. #26-"Jim Dandy"-Black Oak Arkansas-Their only top forty hit-Great rendition of a song that was originally a pop & R&B smash for Lavern Baker in 1956. #25-"The Most Beautiful Girl"-Charlie Rich-This one has timeless classic written all over it. #24-"The Americans"-Gordon Sinclair-Casey didn't play this particular version on the 2/9/74 countdown-More about that later. #23-"Love Song"-Anne Murray-Great song that was written by Kenny Loggins. #22-"Midnight Rider"-Gregg Allman-The only top forty solo hit for this founding member of The Allman Brothers Band-A bonafide classic. #21-"Last Time I Saw Him"-Diana Ross-One of her best post-Supremes solo hits. #20-"Never Never Gonna Give You Up"-Barry White-Great song. #19-"I Love"-Tom T.Hall-Before he landed his lone top forty hit,this native of Olive Hill,KY wrote Jeannie C.Riley's "Harper Valley PTA" which topped the pop & country chart in 1968-"I Love" is truly a timeless classic. #18-"Time In A Bottle"-Jim Croce-A former #1 hit & another timeless classic. #17-"Heartbreaker"-Rolling Stones-The second release from the album "Goat's Head Soup"-Great song. #16-"Livin For The City"-Stevie Wonder-The second release from the album "Innervisions"-Another bonafide classic. #15-"Put Your Hands Together"-O'Jays-One of their best songs. #14-"Boogie Down"-Eddie Kendricks-The second top forty solo hit for this founding member of The Temptations-An all-time dance floor classic. #13-"Rock On"-David Essex-The only top forty hit for this British actor & singer-Fifteen years later,Michael Damian took his remake to #1-"Rock On" is a bonafide classic. #12-"Smokin In The Boys Room"-Brownsville Station-The first of two top forty hits for this Michigan based group that featured the late Cub Koda on lead vocals-Great song that was also a hit for Motley Crue in 1985. #11-"The Joker"-Steve Miller Band-Their first top forty hit & another bonafide classic. #10-"Jungle Boogie"-Kool & The Gang-One of their best songs. #9-"I've Got To Use My Imagination"-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Great song. #8-"Show & Tell"-Al Wilson-Another timeless classic. #7-"Spiders & Snakes"-Jim Stafford-Classic novelty record. #6-"Let Me Be There"-Olivia Newton-John-One of her best songs. #5-"Until You Come Back To Me"-Aretha Franklin-Outstanding song. #4-"The Americans"-Byron Mc Gregor-Mc Gregor was the news director at CKLW Radio in Windsor,Ontario,Canada when this record was popular-"The Americans" is obviously dated but it's a great slice of nostalgia. #3-"You're Sixteen"-Ringo Starr-Great song that also featured fellow Beatle Paul Mc Cartney on kazoo. #2-"The Way We Were"-Barbra Streisand-A timeless classic that was featured in the movie of the same name. #1-"Love's Theme"-Love Unlimited Orchestra-Classic instumental.
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