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Post by mrjukebox on Apr 2, 2013 22:35:07 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 4/4/1981 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Who Do You Think You're Foolin"-Donna Summer-One of her lesser known hits-Great song. #39-"The Party's Over"-Journey-This particular song shows up from time to time on any classic rock station-Great tune. #38-"I Love You"-Climax Blues Band-The second top forty hit for this British group & an undisputed classic. #37-"Turn Me Loose"-Loverboy-The first top forty hit for this Canadian band that featured Mike Reno on lead vocals-Great song. #36-"How Bout Us"-Champaign-The first of two top forty hits for this R&B group that named themselves after their hometown of Champaign,IL-Great song. #35-"You Better,You Bet"-The Who-After a three year hiatus from the top forty,this legendary British group returned with the initial release from their album "Face Dances"-Great song. #34-"Hearts On Fire"-Randy Meisner-The second top forty solo hit for this former member of The Eagles-Great song. #33-"It's A Love Thing"-The Whispers-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #32-"Living Inside Myself"-Gino Vannelli-His final top forty hit-Great song. #31-"Sweetheart"-Franke & The Knockouts-The first & biggest hit for this New Jersey based band that featured Franke Previte on lead vocals-Great song. "AT40 Archives"-"You've Lost That Lovin Feelin"-Righteous Brothers-The first #1 hit for the blue-eyed soul duo of Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield (1940-2003)-An undisputed classic that was written by Phil Spector,Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil. #30-"Treat Me Right"-Pat Benatar-Great follow-up to "Hit Me With Your Best Shot". #29-"Too Much Time On My Hands"-Styx-The second release from the album "Paradise Theatre"-Great follow up to "The Best Of Times" which was also on the countdown from 4/4/81. #28-"Time Out Of Mind"-Steely Dan-Their final top forty hit-Great song. #27-"Take it On The Run"-REO Speedwagon-The second release from the album "High Infidelity"-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #26-"Ain't Even Done With The Night"-John Cougar-Fantastic song that should've been a much bigger hit. #25-"Just Between You & Me"-April Wine--Of their three top forty hits,this charted the highest-It peaked at #21-Great song. #24-"A Little In Love"-Cliff Richard-Great song. #23-"I Love A Rainy Night"-Eddie Rabbitt-A former #1 hit on both the pop & country charts-Another undisputed classic. #22-"Precious To Me"-Phil Seymour-The only top forty hit for this native of Oklahoma City,OK (1952-1993) who was a member of The Dwight Twilley Band-They had a top twenty hit in 1975 called "I'm On Fire"-"Precious To Me" is a great song that should've been a much bigger hit. #21-"Don't Stop The Music"-Yarbrough & Peoples-The only top forty hit for this R&B duo from Dallas ,TX-Decent song. "AT40 Archives"-"This Diamond Ring"-Gary Lewis & The Playboys-The first top forty hit for the son of comedian Jerry Lewis-Another undisputed classic. #20-"Being With You"-Smokey Robinson-His biggest hit apart from The Miracles & another undisputed classic. #19-"Somebody's Knockin"-Terri Gibbs-The only top forty hit for this native of Grovetown,GA-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #18-"Her Town Too"-James Taylor & J.D.Souther-Great one-off duet-FYI:This marked the final top forty appearance for both artists. #17-"Celebration"-Kool & The Gang-Another undisputed classic. #16-"9 To 5"-Dolly Parton-Her biggest hit overall-Great song that was featured in the movie of the same name that starred Parton,Jane Fonda,& Lily Tomlin. #15-"Angel Of The Morning"-Juice Newton-The first top forty hit for this country & pop singer who was born in Lakehurst,NJ & grew up in Virginia Beach,VA-Great rendition of a song that was originally a hit for Merilee Rush in 1968. #14-"The Winner Takes It All"-Abba -One of their best songs. #13-"I Can't Stand It"-Eric Clapton-One of his best songs. #12-"Don't Stand So Close To Me"-The Police-One of their best songs. #11-"Morning Train"-Sheena Easton-The breakthrough smash for this native of Bellshill,Scotland-Great song that was headed for #1. "AT40 Archives"-"My Girl"-The Temptations-Their first #1 hit-Another undisputed classic that was written by Smokey Robinson. #10-"What Kind Of Fool"-Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb-Their second top forty duet-Great song. #9-"While You See A Chance"-Steve Winwood-The first top forty hit for this native of Birmingham,England who was a member of three different bands:The Spencer Davis Group,Blind Faith,& Traffic-Great song. #8-"Keep On Loving You"-REO Speedwagon-A former #1 hit & another undisputed classic. #7-"Just The Two Of Us"-Grover Washington Jr.& Bill Withers-The only top forty appearance for this jazz saxophonist from Buffalo,NY (1943-1999)-It also marked the final top forty appearance for this native of Slab Fork,WV whose previous hits included "Ain't No Sunshine","Lean On Me",& "Use Me"-"Just The Two Of Us" has undisputed classic written all over it. #6-"Hello Again"-Neil Diamond-The second release from "The Jazz Singer" soundtrack-Another undisputed classic. #5-"Crying"-Don Mc Lean-Great rendition of a song that had previously been a top forty hit for both Roy Orbison & Jay & The Americans. #4-"Kiss On My List"-Hall & Oates-Their second #1 hit-Great song. #3-"The Best Of Times"-Styx-Great song. #2-"Woman"-John Lennon-One of his best post Beatles solo hits. #1-"Rapture"-Blondie-This is generally acknowledged as the first rap song to hit #1 on the pop chart-Another undisputed classic.
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Post by Hervard on Apr 6, 2013 21:20:10 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 6, 2013
This week's presentation: April 4, 1981
Wow, I think we've heard just about all of the late winter/early 1981 shows. We've heard all the ones from February 28 through April 11. But that's cool, as 1981 was a great year in music. Here is my commentary on this week's show:
Dropped: FADE AWAY - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (35) - I forget how this goes, but as I recall, I liked it, though not as much as "Hungry Heart". GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (31) - Pretty good song, but not my favorite song by them, as I generally prefer their songs with Eric Woolfson on vocals. GUITAR MAN - ELVIS PRESLEY (28) - Good song, but I preferred some of his older material. I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT - STEVIE WONDER (26) - Good song - sort of an unusual style for Stevie Wonder. This one had sort of a blues rock feel to it.
LW#1: RAPTURE - BLONDIE 40: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLIN' - DONNA SUMMER (40) - Great song! Possibly one of her most underrated songs ever. This probably would have done a lot better had it been released in 1978 or 1979, as it was pretty much a given for her songs released during those years to hit the Top Ten. 39: THE PARTY'S OVER (HOPELESSLY IN LOVE) - JOURNEY (debut) - This one was OK, but definitely not one of their best songs ever. 38: I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND (debut) - Great song! My favorite of their two big hits. 37: TURN ME LOOSE - LOVERBOY (38) - Good song. Even though this song only got as high as #35, it gets much more recurrent airplay than any of their Top Ten hits. 36: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN (39) - Great song! As I've stated before, I liked their two Top 40 hits about the same. 35: YOU BETTER YOU BET - WHO (debut) - Great song! One of their best ever, IMO! 34: HEARTS ON FIRE - RANDY MEISNER (19) - Great song! I'm kind of surprised that this song only got as high as #19, as the radio stations I listened to back in 1981 played this song regularly. 33: IT'S A LOVE THING - WHISPERS (36) - This was pretty good, but I preferred "Rock Steady". 32: LIVING INSIDE MYSLF - GINO VANELLI (debut) - Great song! I've only heard a few songs by him, but this would probably be my favorite. 31: SWEETHEART - FRANKIE & THE KNOCKOUTS (37) - Great song! Definitely the best of their three Top 40 hits (their two others were great as well). ARCHIVES: YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - Good song, though I preferred Hall & Oates' remake from a few months before. OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL - Good song, but I prefer several others by them. Sort a similar situation with this song as with the Loverboy song - this is one of their lowest peaking songs (only got as high as #27), yet I think it might be their song with the most recurrent airplay. 30: TREAT ME RIGHT - PAT BENATAR (24) - Great song! One of my favorite songs by them. 29: TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX (33) - This used to be mediocre IMO, but I've started liking this song a lot better than previously over the past few years. 28: TIME OUT OF MIND - STEELY DAN (34) - Good song, but I prefer several others by them. 27: TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON (32) - Great song! Not sure which song of theirs on the countdown this week I prefer - I think it's pretty much a draw. 26: AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR (30) - Great song! This used to be one of his most obscure songs, but nowadays, it's getting a little recurrent airplay on 80s stations. 25: JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME - APRIL WINE (29) - Great song! I remember this one quite well and I've always liked it a lot! 24: A LITTLE IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD (20) - Great song! Too bad this only got as high as #17 (though it managed to climb all the way into the Top Five on the R&R chart). LDD: THIS ONE'S FOR YOU - BARRY MANILOW - Great song! I missed the dedication, so I'll have to listen to it again - I do know that it's from a lady to her boss who always believed in her, or something like that. 23: I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT (15) - Great song! I do, however, slightly prefer "Driving My Life Away". 22: PRECIOUS TO ME - PHIL SEYMOUR (22) - Great song! Too bad this was his only Top 40 hit. This one is on Volume 2 of Barry Scott's Lost 45s, so I've heard it many times. 21: DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBROUGH & PEOPLES (25) - Meh, wasn't a huge fan of this one. ARCHIVES: THIS DIAMOND RING - GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS - This was pretty good, though nothing special. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON - This was my least favorite from Double Fantasy, but it was still a great one. 20: BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON (27) - This one was OK, but far from being his best. 19: SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' - TERRI GIBBS (21) - Great song! Has sort of a haunting melody to it. 18: HER TOWN TOO - JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER (23) - Great song! Interesting story about Taylor's mother just about dying from being stung by about 100 bees. 17: CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG (17) - Sort of odd that this song was at a standstill, since it was on its way down the chart. Anyway, I liked this one - a true classic! 16: 9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON (7) - Great song! One of her best, though it doesn't hold a candle to "Here You Come Again". 15: ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON (18) - This song was OK, but my least favorite of her Top 40 hits. 14: THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA (12) - Great song! This was indeed a good week for the old AT40 shows, as I got to hear my two favorite Abba songs (and, the icing on the cake is that the other song, "Dancing Queen" was #1 on this week's AT40: The 70s show! EXTRA: DOWN ON THE CORNER - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Good song, but I preferred the one about the bathroom on the right. 13: I CAN'T STAND IT - ERIC CLAPTON & HIS BAND (16) - This one was OK, but not one of my favorites by him (still, I do prefer it over songs like "Tears In Heaven" and "Change The World" (though I don't mind the latter as much now that I don't hear it every d@mn time I turn on the radio). 12: DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - POLICE (13) - Hmm, two standing songs back to back. This is definitely the better of them, and one of my favorites by the Police. 11: MORNING TRAIN (NINE TO FIVE) - SHEENA EASTON (14) - It's okies, but one of my least favorite songs from her. EXTRA: MY GIRL - TEMPTATIONS - Great song! This one has indeed stood the test of time! 10: WHAT KIND OF FOOL - BARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB (10) - Great song! My favorite of their two duets, as well as one of my 9: WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD (11) - Great song! This one was heavily edited this week. EXTRA: HERE COMES THE SUN - BEATLES - Not a fan of this song, but it did indeed fit the dedication. 8: KEEP ON LOVING YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON (4) - Great song! One of the best power ballads of all time! 7: JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. (8) - Wow, quite a small move after its huge fifteen-spot jump last week! Anyway, this was a great song - just missed hitting the top in early May. 6: HELLO AGAIN - NEIL DIAMOND (6) - Great song! Not sure if I prefer this or "Love On The Rocks". 5: CRYING - DON McLEAN (5) - And yet another great song! Don McLean had two great remakes in early 1981 and, like song #6, I'm not sure which one I preferred. 4: KISS ON MY LIST - HALL & OATES (9) - Great song! One of their best, and would end up as one of their biggest, as, the following week, it would hit #1, where it would remain for three weeks. 3: THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX (3) - Great song! My favorite of their two songs on the chart this week! 2: WOMAN - JOHN LENNON (2) - Great song! This song was still trying to break into the top spot, but wouldn't quite be strong enough, as Hall & Oates would leapfrog over them the following week. 1: RAPTURE - BLONDIE (1) - Wow, every song in the Top Ten this week was great! It just goes to show what an awesome year in music 1981 was!
Predictions for next week: Well, there's definitely a limited number of choices next week. 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988 are out, since the shows from the nearest date in those years to next weekend's were all guest hosted. I doubt that they'll do 1987, since they just did that one a few weeks back (though they never really let that stop them - remember the 1984 situation back in the summer of 2010?) 1984 is another unlikely year for next week. So, for next week, I think we're probably going to hear another early-1980s show next week. I'll go with April 10, 1982 as my main prediction (I sure hope that they go with that one, as there were eight debuts on that show). My back-up prediction is April 12, 1980. Actually, it wouldn't be too bad if they did 1987, as they'd probably go with April 11, and I seem to recall there was an interesting story to tie in with the #1 song that week. But, unless they pull another 1984 overplay, I'd say that the above three are the only candidates for next week.
I have a feeling we're going to hear another early 1980s show next week, as we just recently heard 1987.
Well, it has been the longest since they've done 1982, and I actually hope they do that year that week, as there were eight debuts on that show. However, since they did 1981 this week, I'm thinking they might go with a mid-80s year, so I'll go with April 12, 1986 as my prediction. April 10, 1982 is my back-up prediction.
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Post by mkarns on Apr 6, 2013 21:31:11 GMT -5
LDD: THIS ONE'S FOR YOU - BARRY MANILOW - Great song! I missed the dedication, so I'll have to listen to it again - I do know that it's from a lady to her boss who always believed in her, or something like that. It was appropriate for this dedication, which was to her boss who didn't mind her taking a couple of hours of her day to stand in line for long-awaited Barry Manilow tickets. #16 on this week's chart would not have been, though it would have been funny/interesting to hear a female worker dedicate that to her boss. Ha ha...though an accidental slip of pants might give one an unwanted glimpse of a bad moon there. Not happening. Dave Roberts hosted that one.
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Post by Hervard on Apr 6, 2013 22:06:24 GMT -5
^Wups, didn't scroll down far enough on the guest hosted show topic. I just amended my predictions. Looks like mid-April was a popular vacation time, as three other shows are out of the question for next week.
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Post by mkarns on Apr 6, 2013 22:17:30 GMT -5
^Wups, didn't scroll down far enough on the guest hosted show topic. I just amended my predictions. Looks like mid-April was a popular vacation time, as three other shows are out of the question for next week. Actually, they could do 1983 or 1988 if they played April 9 from either year; April 16 of both years was guest hosted. Casey apparently changed his spring break schedule once he went to Westwood One, as only one Casey's Top 40 in the nine Aprils that covered was guest hosted (in 1995). Update: Right year, wrong week (it's 4/17/82)
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Post by Hervard on Apr 6, 2013 22:57:21 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - April 6, 2013
This week's presentation - April 9, 1977
Droppers: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LATIMORE (37) - Can't say that I've heard that song. I'm assuming it's not a "Hot Level 42 premake". ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU - JOHN TRAVOLTA (34) - Another one that doesn't ring a bell. GO YOUR OWN WAY - FLEETWOOD MAC (29) - Great song! My second favorite of the "Rumors" singles behind "You Make Loving Fun". GLORIA - ENCHANTMENT (25) - I vaguely remember hearing this one on last year's mid-March 1977 show. It was pretty good, as I recall.
40: SPRING RAIN - SILVETTI (re-entry) - Decent song. I liked how Casey referred to this song as a "re-debut". 39: MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR - AMBROSIA (39) - 38: DANCING MAN - Q (debut) - Not bad - this song and "Giving It Up For Your Love" by Delbert McClinton sound somewhat alike. 37: SOMETIMES – FACTS OF LIFE (debut) - Good song - typical late-70s slow jam music. 36: LOVE IN ‘C’ MINOR PART 1 - CERRONE (38) - This one wasn't bad, but nothing exceptional either. 35: ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS - HOT (40) - One of several songs on this week's chart about cheating in relationships. And this one got the most chart mileage out of all of them, as it would end up spending 19 weeks on the chart. 34: NIGHT MOVES – BOB SEGER (17) - Great song! They sure butchered this one good on this show, didn't they? Anyway, Casey said that this was the biggest dropper on the chart - 33: TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS – MARY MacGREGOR (16) - Another song about cheating. This was the highest peaking of them, as it went all the way to the top. Anyway, I'm not a fan of this one at all. At this point, Casey told a story about the act who had the biggest number of gold records in a calendar year - Creedence Clearwater Revival. He told the same story on this week's AT40: The 80s. Hmm, could that be why they chose those two shows this week? 32: N.Y. YOU GOT ME DANCING – ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION (36) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred "More More More". 31: CALLING DR. LOVE - KISS (debut) - This wasn't bad, but I prefer several other songs by them (such as their two hits that came before this one). 30: AT MIDNIGHT (MY LOVE WILL LIFT YOU UP) – RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (31) - This was actually pretty good, considering I'm generally not a fan of 70s dance music. 29: DO YA – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (24) - Good song, though my least favorite of their 1977 hits. 28: YOUR LOVE – MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. (32) - Good song - I preferred this over their song from earlier in the year. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MARGARITAVILLE - JIMMY BUFFETT - Good song, but, of course, my favorite song by him is "Fins". 27: COULDN’T GET IT RIGHT – THE CLIMAX BLUES BAND (33) - Wow, we heard both of their Top 40 hits on this week's retro AT40 shows. I preferred their 1981 hit, however, though this was a good one, too. 26: FREE – DENIECE WILLIAMS (27) - Good song. I did prefer "Let's Hear It For The Boy", but this was much better than her sleeper hit from 1982, "Gonna Take A Miracle". 25: I’M YOUR BOOGIE MAN – K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (35) - It's okies, but I preferred "Keep It Comin' Love". 24: DISCO LUCY – WILTON PLACE STREET BAND (28) - Good discofied version of the "I Love Lucy" theme. 23: CAN’T STOP DANCIN’ – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (30) - Good song, but not quite as good as "Do That To Me One More Time". 22: THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST – ROD STEWART (23) - Good song. Sheryl Crow did a decent remake of this one in 2003 - not sure which one I prefer. 21: LIDO SHUFFLE – BOZ SCAGGS (26) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 20: SAM – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (20) - This song is sort of a variable for me. It has ranged from "Great song" to "No. Just no". I guess it depends on my mood at the time. 19: I LIKE DREAMIN’ – KENNY NOLAN (14) - And what do you know, here's another one. This one, however, was dropped to "No. Just no" status one day about two or three years ago when I heard it one day and it kept going through my mind all day and I just couldn't shake it. Now I think it's pretty good. 18: I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU – ROSE ROYCE (22) - Good song - I liked this slightly better than "Car Wash". 17: WHEN I NEED YOU – LEO SAYER (21) - Good song, though I preferred the two songs that bookended this one. 16: SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW – TOM JONES (15) - This was a pretty decent song. 15: RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT – JENNIFER WARNES (19) - Great song! One of my favorites from her! EXTRA: AT 17 – JANIS IAN - Good song, though kind of cheesy. Unfortunately, they cut this one from the broadcast, for some odd reason. 14: TRYING TO LOVE TWO – WILLIAM BELL (18) - See my opinion for #37. OPTIONAL EXTRA: GOLD DUST WOMAN - FLEETWOOD MAC - Wow, on the last 1977 show, they played "The Chain", an album cut from the smash album "Rumors" and now they're playing another popular album cut and concert favorite from the same album. I wonder if "Second Hand News" will be an extra on the next 1977 show? We'll have to see. Anyway, this was a good song. 13: FLY LIKE AN EAGLE – THE STEVE MILLER BAND (13) - Great song, though kind of unusual that it held at the same position, seeing that it was on its way down the chart. Must not have ben a lot of stations dropping the song this week. 12: MAYBE I’M AMAZED - WINGS (10) - Great song! I definitely prefer the live version over the studio version, which was recorded in the early 1970s. 11: CARRY ON WAYWARD SON - KANSAS (11) - Great song! Too bad this song didn't have just a little more momentum, as it just missed the Top Ten. 10: SO INTO YOU – THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (12) - Great song, such is the case with most of their Top 40 songs. 9: LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN” (EVERGREEN) – BARBRA STREISAND (5) - Great song! Very mellow and relaxing, though not sure I'd like to hear this on a dark rainy day - I'd probably fall asleep, lol! 8: I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND – NATALIE COLE (9) - Good song, though I preferred several other songs by her. 7: HOTEL CALIFORNIA – THE EAGLES (8) - Great song! Definitely a classic hit here! 6: THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE – 10 CC (7) - Great song! I remember hearing this song a lot around this time back in 1977. It sounds a little like Queen's "Killer Queen". 5: SOUTHERN NIGHTS – GLEN CAMPBELL (6) - Good song, though not quite as good as "Rhinestone Cowboy". 4: RICH GIRL – HALL & OATES (1) - OK, now this is a great song, but the hack job on this song was pathetic. I realize they say the B-word in this song, but I think the word is only vulgar when you're using it in a derogatory way about a person. In this song, they're referring to a tough situation, in which case, the word shouldn't be considered offensive. But that's just me. 3: DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – THELMA HOUSTON (4) - Good song, though I preferred the Communards' remake, which charted for a single week in 1987. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THEME FROM 'CHARLIE'S ANGELS' - HENRY MANCINI - This was OK, but I preferred many other TV show themes, like the ones from the previous year. 2: DON’T GIVE UP ON US – DAVID SOUL (3) - This song was somewhat cheesy, but it was pretty good nevertheless. 1: DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (2) - YES!! Glad we got to hear the show on which this song was #1, as it's one of their best hits ever (and I heard my other favorite from them on the other retro AT40 show this weekend!)
Predictions for next week: Well, I admit I asked a fellow poster about next week's show, since I have to work both Friday and Saturday next weekend. So I won't say what year it is, to preserve the element of surprise for y'all. I'll tell you right now, next week is a twofer - and both shows are repeats.
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Post by Hervard on Apr 8, 2013 11:58:37 GMT -5
Here is my recycled commentary for this coming week's 1970s B-show: American Top 40: The 70s - April 13, 2013 This week’s presentation: April 19, 1975 Droppers: (I’ll have to check YouTube to catch the songs I’m not familiar with). WHO’S SORRY NOW - MARIE OSMOND DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU - SUGARLOAF - Good song LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE - THE SPINNERS SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - SHIRLEY & COMPANY TANGLED UP IN BLUE - BOB DYLAN SATIN SOUL - LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA 40: SHAKEY GROUND - TEMPTATIONS (debut) - This song was OK, but nothing I’d go out of my way to listen to. 39: LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT - MAJOR HARRIS (debut) - Good song; very reminiscent of the music with his old group the Delfonics. 38: HARRY TRUMAN - CHICAGO (13) - Good song; ouch @ the huge drop, though. 37: SHAVING CREAM - BENNY BELL (debut) - LOL! Funny song! You could tell that it was recorded many years before - sounded quite out of place for 1975. 36: MY EYES ADORED YOU - FRANKIE VALLI (27) - Great song, though I preferred a few songs 35: BAD TIME - GRAND FUNK (debut) - Great song! One of their best! 34: YOUNG AMERICANS - DAVID BOWIE (debut) - It’s okies, but I’m generally not a huge fan of his. 33: BEER BARREL POLKA - BOBBY VINTON (debut) - Meh, I’m not a big polka fan. 32: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL - JOE Cocker (18) - No. Just no. 31: HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (19) - Great song! One of my favorites from her! 30: AMIE - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE (36) - Great song, though I preferred “Let Me Love You Tonight”. 29: AUTOBAHN - KRAFTWERK (38) - This was OK, but nothing special. 28: ONLY YESTERDAY - CARPENTERS (34) - Great song! One of their all-time best! 27: SHOESHINE BOY - EDDIE KENDRICKS (32) - It’s okies, but far from being my favorite song on the chart. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED - LINDA RONSTADT - Great song! I actually like this version better than the original by the Everly Brothers. 26: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY - JOHN DENVER (33) - Great song! Very energetic (as it was a live recording)! 25: POETRY MAN - PHOEBE SNOW (5) - Great song! One of my favorite songs on the chart this week. R.I.P., Phoebe! 24: STAND BY ME - JOHN LENNON (30) - Good song, but nothing compares to the old Ben E. King version. Well, except for maybe Mickey Gilley’s remake from 1980... 23: HOW LONG - ACE (29) - Great song! This one still gets pretty decent recurrent airplay even today, 37 years later. 22: KILLER QUEEN - QUEEN (26) - Great song! 10cc’s “The Things We Do For Love” reminds me a little of this song. 21: IT'S A MIRACLE - BARRY MANILOW (24) - Wow, earlier I was talking about Barry Manilow’s upbeat hits from the early 1980s. I didn’t know he had any uptempo songs from so early in his career. Honestly, I thought “Copacabana” was his first one. Well, anyway, this was a pretty good song. 20: THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE - JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH (25) - Wow, lots of novelty songs from 1975! This was OK, but a little silly, IMO. 19: EXPRESS - B.T. EXPRESS (4) - Pretty good; your typical mid-70s dance instrumental. 18: ONCE YOU GET STARTED - RUFUS (10) - Not generally a big fan of them - this is no exception. 17: I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE - PAUL ANKA (28) - Great song - one of his best. 16: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (21) - Great song! I always thought it was a lady singing this song, since the lead singer sings falsetto in this one. 15: LONG TALL GLASSES - LEO SAYER (20) - Pretty good song, though I prefer his later songs. 14: SHINING STAR - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (17) - Great song - which is surprising, considering I’m not a big disco fan. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - AMERICA - Great song! One of my all-time favorites from them! 13: L-O-V-E (LOVE) - AL GREEN (16) - Though I’m not generally a big fan of his, this was actually not too bad. 12: WALKING IN RHYTHM - BLACKBYRDS (15) - Great song! I vaguely remember this from its chart run. 11: LADY MARMALADE - LABELLE (7) - Great song! I do, however, prefer the remake by Christina Aguilera & friends from 2001. 10: BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS - FREDDIE FENDER (14) - Meh, not a huge fan of this one. 9: EMMA - HOT CHOCOLATE (11) - Good song - much better than the overplayed “You Sexy Thing”. 8: WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU - BARRY WHITE (9) - Meh, not a fan of this one, or Barry White in general. 7: CHEVY VAN - SAMMY JOHNS (8) - Great song! One of my favorite songs of 1975! 6: SUPERNATURAL THING - BEN E. KING (12) - This was OK, but nothing exceptional. 5: HE DON'T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU) - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (23) - Wow, what a huge jump! And this would go on to become one of the longest-running number one songs of 1975. This was OK, but I preferred many songs by them. 4: NO NO SONG - RINGO STARR (3) - Good song. 3: LOVIN' YOU - MINNIE RIPERTON (2) - No. Just no. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE IMMIGRANT - NEIL SEDAKA - Great song! Lulu’s 1981 hit “I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)” sounds very reminiscent of this. 2: (HEY WON’T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - B.J. THOMAS (6) - Good song, though I prefer a few others by him/ 1: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM - ELTON JOHN (1) - Good song, and very interesting that this was only the second song of 1975 to spend more than a week at #1 (and that it was by the same artist).
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Apr 9, 2013 6:18:35 GMT -5
Did Casey mention Eltons feat?
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Post by pgfromwp on Apr 9, 2013 11:16:06 GMT -5
Here is my recycled commentary for this coming week's 1970s B-show: American Top 40: The 70s - April 13, 2013 This week’s presentation: April 19, 1975 12: WALKING IN RHYTHM - BLACKBYRDS (15) - Great song! I vaguely remember this from its chart run. 7: CHEVY VAN - SAMMY JOHNS (8) - Great song! One of my favorite songs of 1975! Re #12: Indeed a great song, which has aged well. RIP, Donald Byrd. Re #7: You're in good company, as I recall reading that John Lennon also considered "Chevy Van" to be a favorite in that year.
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 9, 2013 12:19:46 GMT -5
Re #12: Indeed a great song, which has aged well. RIP, Donald Byrd. Re #7: You're in good company, as I recall reading that John Lennon also considered "Chevy Van" to be a favorite in that year. R I P Sammy Johns [1/4/13].
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Post by mrjukebox on Apr 9, 2013 22:14:20 GMT -5
Here is my critique of the countdown from 4/17/82 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Making Love"-Roberta Flack-Great song that was featured in the Kate Jackson movie of the same name. #39-"Still In Saigon"-Charlie Daniels Band-Their final top forty hit-Great song. #38-"Stars On 45 (Stevie Wonder Tribute)"-Stars On-Great homage to a musical legend-FYI:This marked the first time that a record saluted an artist who also happened to have a then current hit on the charts-The only other artist to achieve that feat was Smokey Robinson in 1987. #37-"Take Off"-Bob & Doug Mc Kenzie-These beer drinking backwoodsmen were the alter egos of comedians Dave Thomas & Rick Moranis who were cast members of "Second City TV" or "SCTV" which was on NBC every Friday night from 1981-1983-Classic novelty record that also featured Geddy Lee from Rush. #36-"Empty Garden"-Elton John-Fantastic homage to John Lennon. #35-"Pop Goes The Movies"-Meco-Great montage of classic movie themes. #34-"Theme From Magnum P.I."-Mike Post-The main theme from the TV series that ran from 1980-1988 which made Tom Selleck a household name-Great instrumental. #33-"Genius Of Love"-Tom Tom Club-The only top forty hit for this group that was a side project of Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz of The Talking Heads-Great song that was later sampled by Mariah Carey on her 1995 smash "Fantasy". #32-"Don't You Want Me"-Human League-The first top forty hit for this British group that featured Philip Oakey on lead vocals-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #31-"Mama Used To Say"-Junior-The only top forty hit for this British singer whose full name is Norman Washington Giscombe-Great song. #30-"Hang Fire"-Rolling Stones-The third & final release from the album "Tattoo You"-One of their best songs. #29-"Sweet Dreams"-Air Supply-Great song. #28-"The Other Woman"-Ray Parker Jr-His first top forty solo hit-Great song. #27-"Should I Do It"-Pointer Sisters-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #26-"Always On My Mind"-Willie Nelson-His biggest crossover hit on the pop chart-An undisputed classic that was nicely covered by The Pet Shop Boys in 1988. #25-"Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk"-Dr.Hook-Their final top forty hit-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #24-"Pac-Man Fever"-Buckner & Garcia-The only top forty hit for the Akron,OH based duo of Jerry Buckner & Gary Garcia-"Pac-Man Fever" capitalized on the then current video game craze-A classic novelty record that received several spins on "The Dr.Demento Show". #23-"I've Never Been To Me"-Charlene-In 1977,this particular song made the "Billboard Hot 100"-However,it only managed to get to position #97-It was recorded by this native of Hollywood,CA whose full name is Charlene Marilynn D'Angelo-It might have languished in obscurity if Scott Shannon hadn't come across it-In 1982,Shannon was the morning man at radio station WRBQ in Tampa,FL-He started playing the record & the response was overwhelming-As a result,"I've Never Been To Me" was re-released & this time it went to #3-This is a great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #22-"Beatles Movie Medley"-The Beatles-Great montage. #21-"Ebony & Ivory"-Paul Mc Cartney & Stevie Wonder-Great one-off duet for these musical giants. #20-"Get Down On It"-Kool & The Gang-Great song. #19-"Goin Down"-Greg Guidry-The only top forty hit for this native of St.Louis,MO (1950-2003)-Another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #18-"Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin For The Lights)"-Le Roux-The only top forty hit for this pop-rock band that was based in Baton Rouge,LA-Great song. #17-"Did It In A Minute"-Hall & Oates-One of their best songs. #16-"Find Another Fool"-Quarterflash-Great follow up to "Harden My Heart". #15-"867-5309/Jenny"-Tommy Tutone-The biggest of their two top forty hits-Another undisputed classic. #14-"One Hundred Ways"-Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram-Can't understand why this great song doesn't receive recurrent airplay. #13-"65 Love Affair"-Paul Davis-Another undisputed classic. #12-"Pretty Woman"-Van Halen-The initial release from their album "Diver Down"-Great rendition of a Roy Orbison classic. #11-"Edge Of Seventeen"-Stevie Nicks-The third release from the album "Bella Donna"-One of her best songs. #10-"That Girl"-Stevie Wonder-I'm not sure if Stevie had the Marlo Thomas sitcom in mind when he wrote this song but it's a great one nonetheless. #9-"Open Arms"-Journey-Fantastic example of a power ballad. #8-"Key Largo"-Bertie Higgins-The only top forty hit for this native of Tarpon Springs,FL-Another undisputed classic that drew its inspiration from the 1948 Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall movie of the same name. #7-"Do You Believe In Love"-Huey Lewis & The News-The breakthrough smash for this pop-rock band that was based in San Francisco,CA-Great song. #6-"Don't Talk To Strangers"-Rick Springfield-Great song. #5-"Make A Move On Me"-Olivia Newton-John-Great follow up to "Physical". #4-"Freeze Frame"-J.Geils Band-Great follow up to "Centerfold". #3-"Chariots Of Fire"-Vangelis-The only top forty hit for this Greek composer-Classic instrumental that was featured in the Academy Award winning movie of the same name. #2-"We Got The Beat"-Go-Go's-Great song that was played over the opening credits of the Sean Penn movie "Fast Times At Ridgemont High". #1-"I Love Rock & Roll"-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts-The first & biggest hit for this Los Angeles based group-Another undisputed classic.
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Post by Hervard on Apr 13, 2013 20:01:04 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 13, 2013 Droppers: BOBBIE SUE - OAK RIDGE BOYS (32) - Great song! Much better than that repulsive "Elvira" song! CENTERFOLD - J. GEILS BAND (31) - Great song! Shame that it dropped off, but at least we heard it on the last 1982 show, on which it was gearing up to hit #1. JUKEBOX HERO - FOREIGNER (26) - This song was OK, but far from being their best. It took a hard fall on the Hot 100 this week - wasn't it 90-something? MY GUY - SISTER SLEDGE (23) - Of course I've heard the original, and I vaguely recall this remake - I don't think it was as good as the original. This week's presentation - April 17, 1982 LW#3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS LW#2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S LW#1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS Of course you know the story about those songs... 40: MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK (debut) - Great song! One of her best, and a true guilty pleasure of mine! I especially love the synth bridge! 39: STILL IN SAIGON - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND (debut) - Great song! Definitely one of their best. This one reminded me a little of "Call Me" by Blondie. 38: STARS ON 45 (STEVIE WONDER TRIBUTE) - STARS ON (debut) - Not bad, but the medley thing was starting to get old at this point. 37: TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG McKENZIE w/GEDDY LEE (19) - Beauty song, eh hoser? 36: EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN (debut) - Great song! One of his best 80s songs - a very touching tribute to the late John Lennon. 35: POP GOES THE MOVIES - MECO (35) - With the vocal medley craze beginning to wind down, an instrumental one seemed to be taking over, though it wasn't quite as successful - as this song illustrated, going no higher than #35. This one was OK, but I only recognized one or two of them - and that counted the 20th Century Fox fanfare. 34: MAGNUM P.I. THEME - MIKE POST (36) - Great song, though I have never seen a single episode of that show, since I was never really into private eye TV shows. 33: GENIUS OF LOVE - TOM TOM CLUB (37) - No. Just no. 32: DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE (39) - Great song! My favorite song by them, as well as their most successful hit! OPTIONAL EXTRA: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - Great rendition of the old Everly Brothers hit! I actually liked this slightly better than the original. 31: MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR (33) - Great song! His "mama" must have been a very wise person, LOL! 30: HANG FIRE - ROLLING STONES (38) - This song was pretty good, but I prefer many others by them. 29: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY (17) - LDD: CHANGES IN LATTITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES - JIMMY BUFFET - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to "Fins". 28: THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER, JR (40) - It's okies, but far from being his best. 27: SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS (13) - Great song! Has sort of a sixties sound to it. 26: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON (30) - Good song, but, of course, I prefer the Pet Shop Boys' techno cover of this. 25: BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK (27) - Good song - I actually prefer their 80s songs over their earlier ones. 24: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA (11) - I'll bet my family is still burned out on this song from me playing the record to death. 23: I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE (28) - Another guilty pleasure, like song #40 (as several people I know hate both songs with a passion). 22: BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES (34) - Good song although, as I said, the medley craze was getting sort of stale. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHEN IT'S OVER - LOVERBOY - This one was OK, but one of my least favorites from them. 21: EBONY & IVORY - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (29) - I used to hate this song, but now I think it's good. Cheesy, but it indeed has a good message. 20: GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG (25) - Meh, not a fan of this one. They were sort of in a slump at this point (as far as my personal opinion is concerned) - but it was short-lived, as they rebounded nicely with "Joanna" in late 1983. 19: GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY (22) - Great song! Too bad it was his only hit (and even more that it's going to stay that way) 18: NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX (20) - Great song! Another one hit wonder here (although there's a Christian group whose name is phonetically identical - I think they spell their name LaRue - either way, it's not the same group). 17: DID IT IN A MINUTE - HALL & OATES (24) - Great song! One of their best - too bad it doesn't get any recurrent airplay. 16: AND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH (18) - Good song, but my least favorite of their hits. 15: 867-5309 / JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE (21) - Good song - I wonder if people with said number are still getting nuisance phone calls? EXTRA: TO SIR WITH LOVE - LULU - 14: 100 WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM (15) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of their two compositions. 13: '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS (16) - Great song. R.I.P., Paul 12: PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN (14) - Good song, though not as good as the original. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ROSANNA - TOTO - Great song, though not quite their best. 11: EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS (12) - Great song! One I remember quite well! 10: THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER (8) - Great song! My favorite of his 1982 hits! 9: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY (7) - Good song - used to be my favorite song by them, but overplay sort of dimmed my fascination for it. LDD: COME TOGETHER - BEATLES - Good song, and sort of a humorous LDD. LOL @ the term "tin grin". 8: KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS (9) - Great song. The only song I've heard by him! 7: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (10) - Great song! The one that started it all off for the biggest group of the 1980s! 6: DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD (6) - Great song! This was in the midst of a five-week run on the R&R chart - didn't quite make it on Billboard. 5: MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (5) - Great song! Another former #1 on R&R - was up there for a single week the first weekend in April. 4: FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND (4) - It's okies, but nowhere near as good as "Centerfold". 3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS (3) - Great song! I thought his name was pronounced with a hard G. This week, Casey pronounced it with a soft g, as in "Vanjelis". Which one is it? OPTIONAL EXTRA: HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA - Great song! Definitely one of the songs I associate most with the summer of 1982! 2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S (2) - Not a big fan of this song at all! Possibly my least favorite song by them - including their solo hits. 1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (1) - Great song! This one has held up quite well despite overplay. Predictions for next week: Well, it's been longest since we've heard from 1986, but I'm kinda hoping that they don't play that one next week, as that will be the third airing of that show. Still, I'll go with April 19, 1986, with April 20, 1985 as my back-up (the latter based on a few things said on the 80s forum shortly after the list of this year's shows was posted).
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Post by mellongraig on Apr 14, 2013 9:32:09 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 13, 2013
This week's presentation - April 17, 1982
Well, 1982 has been chosen. I guess it's been 2 1/2 months since the last time 1982 was selected back at the end of January. Anyway, on we go:
Droppers:
BOBBIE SUE - OAK RIDGE BOYS (32) - Great song! Too bad we didn't get to hear it. CENTERFOLD - J. GEILS BAND (31) - Great song! Shame that this fell off, but we did hear it on the last show. JUKEBOX HERO - FOREIGNER (26) - OK song, but not their best. I don't understand why this song had a backwards bullet. MY GUY - SISTER SLEDGE (23) - Good song, but not quite as good as the original one.
LW#3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS LW#2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S LW#1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS You know the story about those songs...
40: MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK (debut) - Great song! Quite interesting that she hasn't been in the Top 40 for four years. 39: STILL IN SAIGON – THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND (debut) - Great song! One of their obscure songs. 38: STARS ON 45 (A TRIBUTE TO STEVIE WONDER) – STARS ON (debut) - Good song, but I can understand why it didn't do well as the last ones, since medley songs have begun to phase out at this point. The story about Stevie Wonder was quite interesting, with 11 songs in total. 37: TAKE OFF - BOB & DOUG McKENZIE w/GEDDY LEE (19) - Whoa, big drop there! It's a great novelty song, eh? 36: EMPTY GARDEN – ELTON JOHN (debut) - Great song! This would be the highest debuter of the week, and a nice touching tribute to John Lennon. 35: POP GOES THE MOVIES - MECO (35) - Good song, but I don't recall hearing most of the songs played. 34: THEME FROM MAGNUM P.I. – MIKE POST (36) - Great song, but I haven't watched much of this show (that's why there's YouTube!) 33: GENIUS OF LOVE – TOM TOM CLUB (37) - Meh, not a fan of this one at all. Definitely my least favorite song on the countdown this week. I prefer... 32: DON’T YOU WANT ME – THE HUMAN LEAGUE (39) - ...this one right here. Definitely my favorite song by the group, and the most successful! OPTIONAL EXTRA: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - Considering how many people showed up (500,000+!), they must have liked it, and so do I! It was a great remake by them. 31: MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR (33) - Great song - I think I should say that to my mom. 30: HANG FIRE – THE ROLLING STONES (38) - This song's not bad, but I prefer many others by them (considering they're going on a 50th anniversary tour!) 29: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY (17) - Good song, but not my favorite by them. LDD: CHANGES IN LATTITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES - JIMMY BUFFETT - Good song, but not quite his best. This song did fit the dedication, however. 28: THE OTHER WOMAN – RAY PARKER JR. (40) - This song wasn't bad, but I preferred several others by him and with Raydio. 27: SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS (13) - Great song! I never knew they were originally country at the time to begin with. This song has a sixties feel to it. 26: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON (30) - Great song! I'm ranking this #1, with the 1988 version #2 (used to be reversed until recently, but ever so slightly). 25: BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK (27) - Although I prefer their late 1979 hit, this song's still good. 24: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA (11) - I'm sure people have hated this song with a passion. That's OK, cause I'm in the middle now with this song. 23: I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE (28) - Great song, but I know several people have hated this song with a passion. 22: BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES (34) - Good song, but see my comment above for #38 regarding medley tiring out. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHEN IT'S OVER - LOVERBOY - This song's not bad, but they've had better. I don't know why Casey said they were from Vancouver, BC (was he reluctant to say Calgary, AB?) 21: EBONY & IVORY - PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER (29) - This song's cheesy, but considering how it debuted on the Hot 100 at #29 last week, I guess this song's good to me. 20: GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG (25) - OK song, but definitely not my favorite by them. 19: GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY (22) - Great song! Too bad this is his only hit. 18: NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX (20) - Another great one hit wonder, considering the concern of breaking up. 17: DID IT IN A MINUTE - HALL & OATES (24) - Wow, three in a row! Too bad this isn't getting much recurring airplay. 16: FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH (18) - Decent song, but I'm ranking this #3 as far as their favorites are concerned. 15: 867-5309 / JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE (21) - Ah, yes - the nuissance phone call number! It still remains as one of my favorite songs by the band (but I don't know if they called 867-5309?) EXTRA: TO SIR WITH LOVE - LULU - Good song, but kind of lame. This is one of those songs where a B side song would do really well instead of the A song. 14: 100 WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM (15) - Great song! I guess you could call this a guilty pleasure. 13: '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS (16) - Great song, and interesting story about changing from '55 to '65, hence the doowop is still there. Too bad this isn't getting recurrent airplay. 12: PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN (14) - Good song, but not quite their best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ROSANNA - TOTO - Great song, although not quite their all time best. This is one of these songs where it would go to #2 on Billboard but have enough strength to make it to #1 on Radio and Records. 11: EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS (12) - Great song! Didn't quite make it to the Top 10 on Billboard. 10: THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER (8) - Great song! Too bad this doesn't get much airplay nowadays. 9: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY (7) - Good song, but quite overplayed. Too bad this fell just short of #1 - Billboard, that is. LDD: COME TOGETHER - BEATLES - Good song, but they did cut out a verse. A humorous LDD with the tin grin @ LOL! 8: KEY LARGO - BARRY HIGGINS (9) - Great song - I guess this is the only song I've heard from him. 7: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (10) - Great song to start off this big act of the 1980s! 6: DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD (6) - Great song! Despite hitting #1 on Radio & Records, this only went to #2 here. 5: MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (5) - Great song - another one that would hit the top of the Radio & Records chart. 4: FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND (4) - Good song, but I did prefer their previous hit, which unfortunately fell off this week. 3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS (3) - Great song! I'm not sure if I could distinguish the "s" sound as being hard or soft. OPTIONAL EXTRA: HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA - Great song! Too bad Premiere cut the second verse, but since this was Optional Extra status, I'll let it slide. 2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S (2) - I'm liking this song better than I used to, however, I still prefer a few others by them. 1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (1) - Great song! This one has held up well despite overplay.
Interesting note: This was the final show to use the 1979 music package, but this jingle package was the most consistent out of all.
Predictions for next week: I'm going to say April 26, 1986 as my next week's show (even though this is far off from next weekend).
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 14, 2013 10:15:45 GMT -5
Interesting critique that sure looks like hervard's even though these people's ages are 21 years apart. Anyway, it could not have been Casey talking about Loverboy being from Vancouver in the optional extra slot. Had to be Larry Morgan. And "Don't Talk to Strangers" did not peak at its current position, it reached #2. Since you're the one who always gives the clues for next week's show, let's cut right to the chase and say that next week's is April 26,...... You can figure out the rest...lol
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Post by Hervard on Apr 14, 2013 12:20:40 GMT -5
Yeah, methinks that mellongraig took a few looks at my critique as he was doing his, LOL! Either that or our minds are working alike. And yeah, we're over 20 years apart (almost 22, to be (sort of) exact)
April 26 for next week even though it's April 20? Wow, Premiere isn't as meticulous as they used to be (though they do stick to the same month). Anyway, it sounds like 1986, since the 4/26/80 show was done just last year. So maybe they're sacrificing staying with the same week so we don't get a three-peat (since 4/19/86 was done twice, once in 2007 and again in 2009). Anyway, my primary prediction was half right, since I got the year correct, but not the date.
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