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Post by Hervard on May 26, 2013 21:04:09 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - Memorial Day, 2013 Presentation: July 4, 1981 - Top 40 Hits of the Beatles 40: NOWHERE MAN - BEATLES - Good song, but for some reason, I always found this one a tad depressing. 39: PENNY LANE - BEATLES - Good song - about a street in Liverpool near where John Lennon lived as a kid. 38: GOODNIGHT TONIGHT - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - Great song - their only big hit to have a disco beat. EXTRA: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - BEATLES - Good song, though I preferred Elton John's version from 1974. 37: PLEASE PLEASE ME - BEATLES - Good song. One of their songs with the shortest playing time - clocks in at exactly two minutes. 36: TWIST & SHOUT - BEATLES - Not their most popular song, but definitely one of their most played hits on oldies stations (partially owing to the fact that it was resurrected in the mid-80s from being in two movies, but it was played quite a lot in the first place). 35: IT DON'T COME EASY - RINGO STARR - Not a bad song, but not one of his best. 34: JUNIOR'S FARM - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - Good song - this was about when their songs were beginning to improve in quality. EXTRA: HERE COMES THE SUN - BEATLES - Meh, never was a big fan of this one. 33: LIVE & LET DIE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - This one wasn't one of my favorites either. I just didn't care for most of their pre-1975 hits. 32: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - BEATLES - Good song - ends with the chorus of one of their other popular songs, which is coming up later in the countdown. 31: GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) - GEORGE HARRISON - Great song! Christian singer Jon Gibson's song "Friend In You", from the late 1980s, reminds me a lot of this song. EXTRA: THE FOOL ON THE HILL - BEATLES - Good song. 30: THE LONG & WINDING ROAD - BEATLES - Great song! Sort of an appropriate title for their last hit before they broke up. OPTIONAL EXTRA: BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - THE BEATLES - Good selection of songs, some of which are heard individually on the countdown. 29: PHOTOGRAPH - RINGO STARR - Good song. 28: TICKET TO RIDE - BEATLES - Good song, but not quite my favorite from them. MEDLEY: SGT. PETTER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND/WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - BEATLES - Both great songs. The former of these sounds very much like it inspired Cheap Trick for their song "Voices". The latter - I definitely like the Beatles' version better than Joe Cocker's cover. 27: WITH A LITTLE LUCK - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - Great song! Definitely one of their best songs ever! 26: LOVE ME DO - BEATLES - OK song, but not my favorite. That wasn't Stevie Wonder on harmonica, was it? 25: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - BEATLES - Great song - one I occasionally hear on oldies stations. 24: UNCLE ALBERT & ADMIRAL HALSEY - PAUL McCARTNEY & LINDA McCARTNEY - Good song - I like the simulated phone call after the second verse. 23: LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - Great song! One of my favorites from them. EXTRA: MICHELLE - BEATLES - Great song. The question is, why won't that Sunday monkey play the piano song? 22: WOMAN - JOHN LENNON - Great song! One of Lennon's best solo hits! 21: PAPERBACK WRITER - BEATLES - Great song! I never knew that they were singing Frere Jacques in the background (neither did Casey himself!) OPTIONAL EXTRA: FREE AS A BIRD - Great song, although Lennon sounded sort of like he was singing into a bottle. 20: YOU'RE SIXTEEN - RINGO STARR - Great song! I had no idea that Paul McCartney was playing the kazoo on this one (then again, I had never given it much thought). 19: HELLO, GOODBYE - BEATLES - Great song! 18: BAND ON THE RUN - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - This was OK, but I preferred their later hits. EXTRA; YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THAT GIRL - BEATLES - This song was pretty good, but nothing exceptional 17: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - BEATLES - Great song! One of their most played hits today. 16: LET IT BE - BEATLES - Great song! This one held the record for the highest debut on the Hot 100 (before November 30, 1991, that is). EXTRA: OB LA DE OB LA DA - BEATLES - Good song - this one became the theme from the TV show "Life Goes On", from the early 1990s. 15: COME TOGETHER - BEATLES - Good song, but I preferred the flipside. 15A: SOMETHING - BEATLES - And whaddya know - here is that song! It's a great one - definitely one of their best! 14: CAN'T BUY ME LOVE - BEATLES - Good song - the one that made the biggest (pre-Soundscan) leap to #1. 13: I FEEL FINE - BEATLES - Good song, though not quite their best. 12: YESTERDAY - BEATLES - Very melancholy, but a great song nonetheless. 11: COMING UP (LIVE AT GLASGOW) - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - One of the most recent hits on the list - and possibly my favorite song by Wings. 10: WE CAN WORK IT OUT - BEATLES - Good song. OPTIONAL EXTRA: NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON - This wasn't bad, but one of my least favorite of his solo hits. 9: HELP - BEATLES - It's okies, but not one of my favorite songs by them by any means. 8: SHE LOVES YOU - BEATLES - Great song! There was even a German version of this song, which was a very minor hit three months after this song hit #1. EXTRA: I AM THE WALRUS - BEATLES - "Smoke pot, smoke pot, everybody smoke pot!" No, seriously, this was a good song - definitely the one that inspired "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears 7: MY LOVE - WINGS - No. Just no. 6: GET BACK - BEATLES - One of their last hits. It wasn't bad, but it was far from being their best. 5: MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON - Ah, the song that nicked the melody from "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons. Cost Mr. Harrison 500 grand. 4: SILLY LOVE SONGS - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - This was pretty good, but one of my least favorite of their post-1974 hits. 3: (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON - Great song! My favorite song from Double Fantasy! OPTIONAL EXTRA: MY BRAVE FACE - PAUL McCARTNEY - Good song, but not his best. 2: I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - BEATLES - Ah, the one that started it all off for them! This one spent seven weeks on top and went on to become the top song of 1964! Indeed a great classic Beatles hit! 1; HEY JUDE - BEATLES - Great song! This one was their longest running song - in more ways than one. It spent nine weeks on top and its playing time was over seven minutes long! All in all, a great special.
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Post by mrjukebox on May 28, 2013 23:46:12 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 6/5/76 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Still Crazy After All These Years"-Paul Simon-An undisputed classic. #39-"That's Where The Happy People Go"-The Trammps-I'd rather hear this than the overplayed "Disco Inferno". #38-"It's Over"-Boz Scaggs-The first top forty hit for this native of Dallas,TX who was once in a group called The Marksmen that featured Steve Miller-Great song that should've charted higher. #37-"Union Man"-Cate Brothers-The only chart entry for twins Earl & Ernie Cate of Fayetteville,AR-Great song that was produced by Steve Cropper of Booker T & The MG's. #36-"Love Really Hurts Without You"-Billy Ocean-This Englishman whose real name is Leslie Sebastian Charles had tremendous success throughout the mid to late 80's with songs like "Caribbean Queen","Loverboy" & "Get Outta My Dreams,Get Into My Car"-However,this was his first top forty hit & a great one at that. #35-"Crazy On You"-Heart-The breakthrough smash for this band from Seattle,WA that was led by sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay on classic rock stations. #34-"Get Closer"-Seals & Crofts featuring Carolyn Willis-Great song-FYI:Willis was a member of the female R&B trio Honey Cone who were best known for their hits "Want Ads" & "Stick Up". #33-"Afternoon Delight"-Starland Vocal Band-The only top forty hit for this Washington,DC based quartet-Bill & Taffy Danoff were originally in a group called Fat City which backed John Denver on his 1971 smash "Take Me Home,Country Roads"-SVB's other two members were Margot Chapman & Jon Carroll-Due to the success of this song,The Starland Vocal Band were rewarded with their own summer variety show which aired one year later-One of the cast members was a then unknown David Letterman-"Afternoon Delight" is a bonafide guilty pleasure. #32-"The Boys Are Back In Town"-Thin Lizzy-The only top forty hit for this band from Dublin,Ireland which featured Phil Lynott on lead vocals-Great song. #31-"Moonlight Feels Right"-Starbuck-The first of two top forty hits for this Atlanta,GA based group that featured Bruce Blackman on lead vocals-Great song. #30-"Take The Money & Run"-Steve Miller Band-The initial release from the album "Fly Like An Eagle"-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #29-"Rock & Roll Love Letter"-Bay City Rollers-A bonafide guilty pleasure. #28-"Young Blood"-Bad Company-In 1957,this Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller-Doc Pomus composition was the B-side of "Searchin" by The Coasters-Nineteen years later,it became a hit for this British group-Great rendition. #27-"Kiss & Say Goodbye"-The Manhattans-Great example of old school R&B that was headed for #1. #26-"Show Me The Way"-Peter Frampton-The initial release from the blockbuster album "Frampton Comes Alive"-Another undisputed classic. #25-"Strange Magic"-Electric Light Orchestra-One of my favorite songs from them. #24-"Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow)"-Rhythm Heritage-The main theme from the Robert Blake series "Baretta"-Great song. #23-"I'll Be Good To You"-Brothers Johnson-The debut release from this Los Angeles based R&B group that was led by George & Louis Johnson-Great song that was also a top forty hit in 1990 for Ray Charles & Chaka Khan-FYI:Both versions were produced by the legendary Quincy Jones. #22-"Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"-Eric Carmen-Great follow up to "All By Myself". #21-"Takin It To The Streets"-Doobie Brothers-This marked the first appearance of Michael Mc Donald who replaced former lead singer Tom Johnston-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #20-"I Want You"-Marvin Gaye-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #19-"Movin"-Brass Construction-The only top forty hit for this R&B group that was based in Brooklyn,NY-An overlooked gem from the disco era. #18-"Love Is Alive"-Gary Wright-Great follow up to his breakthrough smash "Dream Weaver". #17-"Tryin To Get The Feeling Again"-Barry Manilow-One of my favorites from him. #16-"Love In The Shadows"-Neil Sedaka-Great song. #15-"Right Back Where We Started From"-Maxine Nightingale-The first of two top forty hits for this singer from Wembley,England-Great song. #14-"Boogie Fever"-The Sylvers-The first & biggest hit for this Los Angeles based group that consisted of ten siblings-An all-time dance floor classic. #13-"More More More"-Andrea True Connection-The first of two top forty hits for this actress & singer (1943-2011) from Nashville,TN-Another all-time dance floor classic-FYI:In 1999,the group Len sampled "More More More" on their hit "Steal My Sunshine". #12-"Fooled Around & Fell In Love"-Elvin Bishop-The only top forty hit for this native of Tulsa,OK-Another undisputed classic-FYI:The lead vocalist was Mickey Thomas who later joined Jefferson Starship/Starship. #11-"Rhiannon"-Fleetwood Mac-Great song that featured Stevie Nicks on lead vocals. #10-"Fool To Cry"-Rolling Stones-Next please. #9-"Shop Around"-Captain & Tennille-Great rendition of a song that was a #2 hit in early 1961 for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. #8-"Sara Smile"-Daryl Hall & John Oates-The song that became the breakthrough release for these two Philadelphians-An undisputed classic that was written about Sara Allen who was Daryl Hall's girlfriend at the time. #7-"Welcome Back"-John Sebastian-This theme from the TV series "Welcome Back,Kotter",turned out to be the only top forty solo hit for this founding member of The Lovin S****ful-Another undisputed classic. #6-"Shannon"-Henry Gross-This native of Brooklyn,NY began his musical career as a guitarist in the legendary oldies band Sha Na Na-"Shannon" was written about a pet dog that belonged to the late Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys-Of course,long time aficionados of "AT40" know this was a Long Distance Dedication on a September 1985 show-"Shannon" is certainly an undisputed classic. #5-"Happy Days"-Pratt & Mc Lain-The only top forty hit for the duo of Truett Pratt & Jerry Mc Clain-This was the main theme from the TV series that ran from 1974-1984 & made Henry Winkler a household name-Another undisputed classic. #4-"Misty Blue"-Dorothy Moore-The first of two top forty hits for this native of Jackson,MS-Great song. #3-"Get Up & Boogie"-Silver Convention-Their second top forty hit & another all-time dance floor classic. #2-"Silly Love Songs"-Wings-Their biggest hit overall & a great one at that. #1-"Love Hangover"-Diana Ross-Who knew that Miss Ross would take a shot at being a disco diva?-Great song that was a minor hit for The Fifth Dimension.
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Post by blackbowl68 on May 29, 2013 2:54:32 GMT -5
Chart Critique for CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40: The 70's - May 25, 2013 Countdown for the chart week ending May 25, 1974
PERSONAL: Still residing in England as a young tot, I had just completed kindergarten. I also recalled hearing many songs here that would not chart in the US until 1975.
Falling off the chart this week are... LET IT RIDE - BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE (40) LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE - BOBBY WOMACK (39) SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS (38) STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE - LOBO (37) THE LORD'S PRAYER - SISTER JANET MEAD (35)
Let the countdown begin... 40: DAYLIGHT - NILSSON (debut) Groovin' number from his movie Son of Dracula. 39: ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS (debut) Pioneering dance floor classic that was resurrected thanks to the TV series Happy Days. 38: SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - THE DeFRANCO FAMILY (debut) Updated poppy rendition of Drifters' slow jam by Canadian family group. 37: MY MISTAKE (WAS TO LOVE YOU) - DIANA ROSS & MARVIN GAYE (33) Motown duet that has a great sound but feels sloppy. 36: ONE HELL OF A WOMAN - MAC DAVIS (debut) Pop Country songwriter channels B.W. Stevenson with track talking about his girl. 35: KEEP ON SINGING - HELEN REDDY (34) Australian lass has a very inspiring & uplifting energetic number. 34: I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG - JIM CROCE (27) Sincere ballad from late great Philadelphia songwriter. 33: YOU WON'T SEE ME - ANNE MURRAY (debut) Dry country rendition of Beatles' Rubber Soul track. 32: LET'S GET MARRIED - AL GREEN (36) Memphis soul crooner makes a proposal since he is livin' for you. 31: OH MY MY - RINGO STARR (26) Former Beatle gets his boogie down thanks to doctor's orders. 30: MIGHTY MIGHTY - EARTH WIND & FIRE (29) Breakthrough single for Chicago soul band with slammin' B-side. 29: COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - REDBONE (25) Soulful midtempo pop number from the Vegas brothers. 28: HOLLYWOOD SWINGING - KOOL & THE GANG (32) Kickin' & oft sampled funk jam from Jersey City band featuring Ricky West on lone verse. 27: THE PAYBACK (PART 1) - JAMES BROWN (28) Another oft sampled funk jam where Soul Brother #1 is declaring war. PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: LA GRANGE - ZZ TOP - Roadhouse blues rock classic from Texas trio that just missed the top 40. 26: HOOKED ON A FEELING - BLUE SWEDE (21) Funky pop rendition of B.J. Thomas chestnut with chanting hook. 25: IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (31) Australian lass with fun countrified pop follow up. 24: BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (18) Atlanta family soul group goes to the Jim Weatherly book again & catches a winner with Ray Price country hit. 23: TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD (13) Early new age number from The Exorcist that launched the Virgin label. 22: BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT - WILLIAM DeVAUGHN (30) DC native with midtempo street oriented track about material love. 21: JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY - THE MAIN INGREDIENT (15) New York soul trio’s more soulful rendition of Vince Montana composition first done by Ronnie Dyson. 20: I'M IN LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN (24) Gospel styled rendition of Bobby Womack composition first hit by Wilson Pickett in 1967. 19: T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B. featuring THE THREE DEGREES (11) Soul Train theme becomes a #1 hit by representing “The Sound of Philadelphia.” 18: BENNIE & THE JETS - ELTON JOHN (6) The Rocket Man gets surprise chart topper with soulful sounding number about a fictitious band. 17: DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING - STEVIE WONDER (17) The Wonder Man puts his swag on this fun sounding swinger. 16: MY GIRL BILL - JIM STAFFORD (22) Floridian does a cleverly written song about a bizarre love affair. 15: FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY - THE O'JAYS (19) Another message in the music made for the dance floor. 14: OH VERY YOUNG - CAT STEVENS (16) Very pretty ballad from British songwriter. 13: BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS (23) Ohio band with poppy song set in the Civil War that beats out Paper Lace original. PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN - CARLY SIMON – Nice follow up from Hotcakes with good groove. 12: SUNDOWN - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (20) Canadian songwriter leaves one-hit wonder status with breezy number. 11: I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - THE CARPENTERS (12) Two-year-old recording gets single release in which I much prefer the Diana Ross rendition. 10: HELP ME - JONI MITCHELL (14) Though not her signature song, this one is her biggest & best sounding record. 9: (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHING SO LONG - CHICAGO (9) Another hit showing the group moving away from their much preferred jazz-rock roots. 8: THE LOCOMOTION - GRAND FUNK (4) Hard rock band from Flint, MI redoing a dance song? Sounds like it shouldn’t work, but apparently they pulled it off. 7: MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - MARIA MULDAUR (8) Now here’s something rare: a midtempo folk song with a killer bassline. 6: YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW - THE STYLISTICS (10) Philadelphia soul group with exuberant ballad that trades leads from Airrion Love & Russell Thompkins, Jr. 5: BAND ON THE RUN - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (7) Three part rocker from former Beatle with his band that I personally felt was too long. 4: THE SHOW MUST GO ON - THREE DOG NIGHT (5) L.A. pop group takes on Leo Sayer song with circus atmosphere and turns another corner. 3: THE ENTERTAINER - MARVIN HAMLISCH (3) Funny turn-of-the-century instrumental piece recorded for The Sting. PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: ROCK THE BOAT - HUES CORPORATION – L.A. soul group with Caribbean sounding ditty that is now a disco classic. I do prefer the album version though. 2: DANCING MACHINE - THE JACKSON 5 (2) Motown family group hits big with dance number about a girl with some robotic moves. 1: THE STREAK - RAY STEVENS (1) The definitive novelty hit about the most popular college based prank that made it to the Oscars.
SYNOPSIS: The charts were rather atypical for its sound. Novelty records were doing extremely well at this time. There were also lots of covers and remakes issued as if definitive versions hadn't been determined. With the U.S. withdrawing from the Vietnam War, people were ready to dance again and many records aimed for this purpose were about to dominate the charts.
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Post by pgfromwp on Jun 1, 2013 4:46:32 GMT -5
Chart Critique for CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40: The 70's - May 25, 2013 Countdown for the chart week ending May 25, 1974 31: OH MY MY - RINGO STARR (26) Former Beatle gets his boogie down thanks to doctor's orders. Nice chart critique, overall. Apparently, Mr. Starkey wasn't cured by this doctor as, some two years later, he needed "A Dose of Rock and Roll" to get over a lingering case of the blues.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 1, 2013 11:35:36 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 1, 2013
This week's presentation - June 4, 1988
Dropped: NIGHTIME - PRETTY POISON (40) - Yes, that's the way it's spelled on the label. Anyway, this one sounded like a somewhat more mellow version of "Catch Me (I'm Falling). I preferred this song. WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO - WHITNEY HOUSTON (33) - Great song! Shame that it fell off!
40: TALL COOL ONE - ROBERT PLANT (debut) - Good song. I like the montage of old Led Zeppelin songs at the end. 39: I'M STILL SEARCHING - GLASS TIGER (31) - Good song - too bad it didn't get any higher than #31. 38: LOST IN YOU - ROD STEWART (debut) - Good song. One you don't hear much anymore. 37: PINK CADILLAC - NATALIE COLE (25) - Great song! Not sure if I prefer this one or Bruce Springsteen's original. 36: WHEN WE KISS - BARDEUX (39) - Pretty good song, but nothing special. 35: DA' BUTT - E.U. (35) - Great party song! I'm kinda surprised this is all the higher that it got. 34: ANGEL - AEROSMITH (27) - Great song! Their biggest hit up to this point (their biggest hit ever would be a little over ten years later). 33: MY GIRL - SUAVE (22) - Great song! This one definitely did justice to the original. 32: WISHING WELL - TERENCE TRENT DARBY (24) - Great song! This one definitely got a lot of mileage on the charts (as it had debuted back in February). 31: UNDER THE MILKY WAY - THE CHURCH (37) - Great song! The four Aussie acts on the chart this week were listed consecutively. 30: NEW SENSATION - INXS (38) - Great song! I liked this about the same as "Devil Inside" (and much better than the overplayed "Need You Tonight") 29: BEDS ARE BURNING - MIDNIGHT OIL (36) - Good song, though I sure got tired of hearing it literally every single hour on WZZN (Now WLS, in Chicago) back in early 2001. 28: ELECTRIC BLUE - ICEHOUSE (12) - Great song! I like this and their other Top 40 hit "Crazy" about the same. (Waits for someone to say that Icehouse had more than two Top 40 hits, since I don't have my Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits on me right now). 27: POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME - DEF LEPPARD (32) - Great song! One I associate with the summer of 1988, since they played it all the time back then. 26: MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES (34) - Good song - my favorite of her two big 1988 songs. I was listening to the show on WWIS, a station in Wisconsin, which was being affected by severe thunderstorms. During this song was the first of multiple storm warning interruption. Not a good broadcast for people recording the show (although the storm warnings are indeed important). 25: DREAMING - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (16) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song by them. 24: STRANGE BUT TRUE - TIMES TWO (21) - Great song! Too bad this was their only hit. 23: NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME - POISON (30) - Great song! One of their best! 22: NITE AND DAY - AL B. SURE (28) - Great song! Nice and hypnotic. 21: TWO OCCASIONS - THE DEELE (11) - Good song - Open House Party's former "Nighty-Night" song. 20: KISS ME DEADLY - LITA FORD (26) - Great song! One of her best! This was another song interrupted by storm warnings. 19: THE FLAME - CHEAP TRICK (29) - It's okies, but I'm still somewhat burned out on it due to its gross overplay during the summer of 1988. 18: I STILL BELIEVE - BRENDA K. STARR (23) - This was another song that was played a lot back in 1988 (on U93 (South Bend), anyway), but I never got tired of it. Mariah Carey's remake a decade later wasn't bad, but it didn't hold a candle to this one. 17: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS (6) - This remake, on the other hand, was my favorite of them all. It's also one of my favorite songs by the Pet Shop Boys. 16: WE ALL SLEEP ALONE - CHER (20) - Good song, though not quite her best. 15: ALPHABET ST. - PRINCE (19) - Good song - one that doesn't get much in the way of recurrent airplay. 14: THE VALLEY ROAD - BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE (18) - Good song, but not quite his best. 13: WAIT - WHITE LION (9) - Great song! Another song that was cut off by a storm warning - but at least it was within the song, so no dialogue was affected. 12: DIRTY DIANA - MICHAEL JACKSON (17) - Great song! One of several big hard rock songs by him. 11: CIRCLE IN THE SAND - BELINDA CARLISLE (14) - Good song, but one of my least favorites by her. 10: ANYTHING FOR YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (3) - Good song. One that takes me back to the spring of 1988. 9: MAKE IT REAL - THE JETS (13) - Great song, though I prefer a few others by them (such as "You Got It All" and their AC-only hit "The Same Love"). 8: I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU - FOREIGNER (5) - aka Wf*gLY part 2 - except this didn't spend forever at its peak position. This song was OK, but not their best by any means. 7: FOOLISH BEAT - DEBBIE GIBSON (15) - Great song, but a big raspberry to the bad edit near the end of the song. Totally screwed up the continuity of the song. This edit was present in at least one other show, about a month later. 6: PIANO IN THE DARK - BRENDA RUSSELL FEATURING JOE ESPOSITO (10) - Great song! I liked both of Russell's Top 40 hits about the same, this one slightly better. This one was edited down too, I think. LDD: MANDOLIN RAIN - BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE - Wow, only one LDD in this week's show. I dozed off at the end of #6 and woke up when this began playing, so I'm not sure what the dedication was about, but it's a great song regardless. 5: TOGETHER FOREVER - RICK ASTLEY (8) - aka "Never Gonna Give You Up pt 2". This was a good one, but I preferred the follow-up, which I believe we'll be hearing on the series in two months (assuming they'll be running Casey's last show in celebration of the 25th anniversary - which I have a strong feeling they will). 4: EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (7) - Good song, but far from being their best. This was their last Top Ten hit. 3: NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) - SAMANTHA FOX (4) - Meh, it's OK, but nothing exceptional. I preferred her remake of "I Only Wanna Be With You". 2: SHATTERED DREAMS - JOHNNY HATES JAZZ (2) - If not for George Michael, this one would most certainly have gone to #1, as it was stuck there for three weeks - it had even done a backward bullet when it fell back to #3 two weeks before. Anyway, this was a great song and my favorite of their three releases from Turn Back The Clock (the title track was an AC-only hit). 1: ONE MORE TRY - GEORGE MICHAEL (1) - Great song! I remember first hearing this song in early 1988, when "Father Figure" was on its way up the chart, hoping this would be the next release from Faith - and by Jove, it was! And, it was one of the longest-running #1 songs of 1988!
Predictions for next week: It's been longest since we've had a show from 1984, and that would be my main prediction, however, I think we'll also be hearing from 1981 and 1982 and they generally don't run early years back-to-back (though that is certainly not unheard of). However, they've also done the June 16 and 23 shows from 1984, so we may get a repeat if 1984 isn't done next week. Moreover, if they did 1981 or 1982 next week, it would be June 6 or June 5, respectively. Theoretically, the former of those two is out of the question, so unless they throw us a curveball, 1981 is out next week, but the 1982 show was done three years ago, so it is a possibility (and the last 1982 show was four days removed from the original broadcast date). And it just occurred to me that there are five Saturdays in this month, so the 1981 and 1982 shows won't necessarily be back-to-back. So my prediction for next week is June 9, 1984, with June 12, 1982 as my back-up.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Jun 1, 2013 12:26:13 GMT -5
Hervard, you are correct on Icehouse they only had two hits.
Recently Lou Gramm was in an interview and mentioned that foreigner hit, he said that he did not like the song and intentionally under sang it but it became a hit anyway.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 1, 2013 18:39:43 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - June 1, 2013
This week's presentation - June 5, 1976
Droppers: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN (39) - Great song! One of their best, and one that still gets much recurrent airplay. IOU - JIMMY DEAN (35) - wtf did this sound like again? DISCO LADY - JOHNNIE TAYLOR (31) - This was OK, but nothing special. ONE PIECE AT A TIME - JOHNNY CASH & THE TENNESSEE THREE (29) - Wow, after moving up four spots the previous week, it falls out of the Top 40. Anyway, I'm unfamiliar with this one as well. HURT/FOR THE HEART - ELVIS PRESLEY (28) - wtf did this sound like again?
40: STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS - PAUL SIMON (40) - Great song! I never understood why this performed so poorly on the charts, especially as a follow-up to a #1 song and being the title track for a huge album. 39: THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO - THE TRAMMPS (debut) - This was OK, but not quite my cup of tea. 38: IT'S OVER - BOZ SCAGGS (38) - Wow, I always thought that "Lowdown" was his debut hit. Anyway, this one wasn't bad, but I preferred most of his other hits. 37: UNION MAN - THE CATE BROTHERS (24) - I was having trouble with these new boards during this song so - wtf did this sound like again? 36: LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU - BILLY OCEAN (22) - Good song, though I generally preferred his 80s hits. 35: CRAZY ON YOU - HEART (37) - Great song! Despite the fact that this is all the higher the song got on the charts, it received quite a lot of airplay on the stations that my parents listened to, so I heard it quite a lot. 34: GET CLOSER - SEALS & CROFTS (debut) - It's okies, but not one of my favorites by them. I always thought that Seals (or was it Crofts?) sounded like he had a cold in this song. 33: AFTERNOON DELIGHT - THE STARLAND VOCAL BAND (debut) - Great song! Possibly the most played song of the entire summer! 32: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - THIN LIZZY (debut) - Great song! Yet another song I remember quite well from its chart run (and mind you, I was only four and a half in the summer of 1976). 31: MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT - STARBUCK (34) - Great song! My favorite of their two Top 40 hits. Nice song for a warm summer evening! 30: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN - THE STEVE MILLER BAND (debut) - Good song, but I preferred "Rock'n Me" and "Fly Like An Eagle". 29: ROCK AND ROLL LOVE LETTER - BAY CITY ROLLERS (33) - I stepped out of the room during this one so I'll have to say it - wtf did this sound like again? 28: YOUNG BLOOD - BAD COMPANY (20) - This was OK, but I prefer several others by them. 27: KISS AND SAY GOODBYE - THE MANHATTANS (36) - No. Just no. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MAKING OUR DREAMS COME TRUE - CYNDI GRECCO - Great song, from a funny TV show. 1976 was indeed the year for TV show themes! 26: SHOW ME THE WAY - PETER FRAMPTON (19) - Great song! My favorite of his three 1976 singles. 25: STRANGE MAGIC - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (18) - This was OK, but one of my least favorite songs by them. 24: BARETTA'S THEME (KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW) - RHYTHM HERITAGE (27) - Good song, but I preferred the Theme From SWAT. 23: I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (30) - Good song, though I prefer the 1989 version by Quincy Jones featuring Chaka Khan & Ray Charles. 22: NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - ERIC CARMEN (32) - Great song! 21: TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (25) - Great song! One of my favorite songs by them! 20: I WANT YOU - MARVIN GAYE (23) - Good song - I like this about the same as Robert Palmer's early 1990s remake. 19: MOVIN' - BRASS CONSTRUCTION (21) - Meh, typical roof-raising disco... 18: LOVE IS ALIVE - GARY WRIGHT (26) - Great song! My favorite of his two 1976 hits. 17: TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN - BARRY MANILOW (10) - Great song! One that is sadly ignored by radio anymore. 16: LOVE IN THE SHADOWS - NEIL SEDAKA (16) - Good song, but not quite his best. 15: RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE (15) - Wow, this song was stuck at #15 for a third week - very unusual for a song on its way down the chart. Anyway, I like this song, but preferred her 1979 hit "Lead Me On". EXTRA: DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYIN’ - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS - This song was used as the second Optional Extra. It was a great one, though I slightly preferred "Ferry Cross The Mersey". 14: BOOGIE FEVER - THE SYLVERS (13) - Wow, this must have been a soft spot on the chart. Anyway, this one was pretty good - my favorite of their two Top Five hits. 13: MORE, MORE, MORE (PART 1) - ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION (17) - Good song - this was sampled in "Steal My Sunshine" by Len in 1999. 12: FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE - ELVIN BISHOP (3) - Great song! Of course, everyone knows that Mickey Thomas was the one singing lead on this song. 11: RHIANNON (WILL YOU EVER WIN) - FLEETWOOD MAC (12) - Great song! This is one I remember quite well from back in the day. 10: FOOL TO CRY - THE ROLLING STONES (11) - This was OK, but the Stones just didn't cut it with ballads (IMO, that is). At least this was better than the cringe-inducing "Angie". 9: SHOP AROUND - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (14) - Great song, though I prefer the original. 8: SARA SMILE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (9) - Good song, but nowhere near being their best. 7: WELCOME BACK - JOHN SEBASTIAN (7) - Great song! My favorite of the TV themes on this week's chart! 6: SHANNON - HENRY GROSS (8) - Great song, although after hearing the original version of the "Dead Dog Dedication", I have never looked at this song in the same way again. 5: HAPPY DAYS - PRATT & McCLAIN (6) - Another great TV show theme. 4: MISTY BLUE - DOROTHY MOORE (5) - Great song! Sounds like something from the early sixties (it was actually written in the mid-sixties). 3: GET UP AND BOOGIE - THE SILVER CONVENTION (4) - Great song - one whose lyrics are easy to memorize. OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND - QUEEN - Great song! One of their best and yet another song I remember from back in the day! 2: SILLY LOVE SONGS - WINGS (2) - This song was pretty good, but not one of their best. Many people thought that a single week at the top was it for this song, but it was, in fact, taking a hiatus - it would end up spending four more weeks on top as of the following week. 1: LOVE HANGOVER - DIANA ROSS (1) - This song wasn't bad, but I prefer others by her.
Predictions for next week: It's about time for a 1979 show, plus I understand there is one coming up sometime in June, so June 9, 1979 will be my main prediction. My back-up prediction is June 11, 1977 (I realize there was a 1977 show a few weeks back, but that was a B-show. Besides, wasn't a 1977 show originally scheduled for this week? Perhaps it was deferred to next week instead.
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Post by mga707 on Jun 2, 2013 11:41:04 GMT -5
For me, #3 is the proverbial "fecal matter in the punchbowl" in what otherwise is a decent top 10. Wonder what the talentless Ms. Fox is doing these days. No, actually I don't care. Yes I even like #7 (she actually had real talent, and I will admit to buying her "Playboy" issue) and #5 (S/A/W productions are a guilty pleasure of mine). As for #4, I rank it as one of H&O's best. Maybe because today it is rarely heard, unlike "Rich Girl"/"Kiss On My List"/"I Can't Go For That"/etc. As I've already posted, #6 is one of my all-time favorites. All IMHO, of course. I do enjoy reading your critiques--hope you don't mind my comments.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 5, 2013 5:54:20 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 6/9/84 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Music Time"-Styx-One of their lesser known hits-Decent song. #39-"Don't Walk Away"-Rick Springfield-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #38-"I Can Dream About You"-Dan Hartman-Great song that was featured in the movie "Streets Of Fire". #37-"Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)"-Icicle Works-The only top forty hit for this British band that featured Ian Mc Nabb on lead vocals-Great song. #36-"When Doves Cry"-Prince-The initial release from the "Purplr Rain" soundtrack-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #35-"No Way Out"-Jefferson Starship-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #34-"Rock You Like A Hurricane"-Scorpions-The first of two top forty hits for this German heavy metal band that featured Klaus Meine on lead vocals-Great song that's been a long time staple of classic rock stations. #33-"What Is Love"-Howard Jones-Great song. #32-"Doctor!Doctor!"-Thompson Twins-Great follow up to "Hold Me Now". #31-"Dance Hall Days"-Wang Chung-Great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #30-"Love Will Show Us How"-Christine Mc Vie-Her second top forty solo hit outside of Fleetwood Mac-Great song. #29-"My Ever Changing Moods"-Style Council-The only top forty hit for this British band that featured Paul Weller on lead vocals-Great song. #28-"Infatuation"-Rod Stewart-Another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #27-"Modern Day Delilah"-Van Stephenson-The only top forty appearance for this native of Nashville,TN (1953-2001)-Can't understand why this song wasn't a bigger hit. #26-"Magic"-The Cars-The second release from their album "Heartbeat City"-Great song. #25-"Legs"-ZZ Top-One of their best songs-FYI:Premiere will delete a certain four-letter word that pops up towards the end.. #24-"Who's That Girl"-Eurythmics-Decent song-FYI:In 1987,Madonna had a #1 hit with that same title-However,the lyrics were slightly different. #23-"Run Runaway"-Slade-The first of two top forty hits for this legendary British group that featured Neville "Noddy" Holder on lead vocals-Great song-FYI:In late 1983,the group Quiet Riot had a top ten hit with "Cum On Feel The Noize" which had been a "Hot 100" entry for Slade ten years earlier. #22-"Stay The Night"-Chicago-Great song. #21-"The Longest Time"-Billy Joel-Great homage to the doo wop era of the late fifties-early sixties. #20-"Dancing In The Sheets"-Shalamar-Great song that was featured in the movie "Footloose". #19-"Almost Paradise"-Mike Reno & Ann Wilson-Great one-off duet for the lead singers of Loverboy & Heart respectively. #18-"Eyes Without A Face"-Billy Idol-Another great song that radio has chosen to ignore. #17-"You Can't Get What You Want"-Joe Jackson-His final top forty hit-Great song. #16-"To All The Girls I've Loved Before"-Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #15-"It's A Miracle"-Culture Club-Not to be confused with a 1975 hit of the same name by Barry Manilow-Great song. #14-"Dancing In The Dark"-Bruce Springsteen-The first of seven consecutive releases from his album "Born In The USA"-An undisputed classic-FYI:The girl that danced with Springsteen in the video was Courtney Cox who became a household name ten years later with the TV series "Friends". #13-"I'll Wait"-Van Halen-The second release from the album "1984"-Great song. #12-"Against All Odds"-Phil Collins-A former #1 hit & an undisputed classic. #11-"Borderline"-Madonna-One of her best songs. #10-"Jump (For My Love)"-Pointer Sisters-One of their best songs. #9-"Self Control"-Laura Branigan-Great song. #8-"Breakdance"-Irene Cara-One of her lesser known hits-Decent song. #7-"Hello"-Lionel Richie-One of his best songs. #6-"The Heart Of Rock & Roll"-Huey Lewis & The News-Great song. #5-"Sister Christian"-Night Ranger-Great example of a power ballad. #4-"The Reflex"-Duran Duran-Their first #1 hit-Great song. #3-"Oh Sherrie"-Steve Perry-His first top forty solo hit outside of Journey-Great song that was written about his then girlfriend:Sherrie Swafford. #2-"Let's Hear It for The Boy"-Deniece Williams-From the movie "Footloose"-Great song. #1-"Time After Time"-Cyndi Lauper-Her first #1 hit & another undisputed classic.
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Post by pb on Jun 5, 2013 8:39:45 GMT -5
Also their last release before going on hiatus for the rest of the decade.
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Post by mga707 on Jun 5, 2013 10:56:43 GMT -5
I actually do hear this occasionally on a local station (KGVY--Green Valley/Sahuarita AZ)
While this, OTOH, I would like to hear LESS on 'Classic Hits' radio. Overplayed oldie!
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Post by Hervard on Jun 8, 2013 8:32:36 GMT -5
This is a repeat show from two years ago, so it's recycled commentary time!
American Top 40: The 70s - June 8-9, 2013
This week’s presentation: June 17, 1978
The question is, why did they go with the June 17 show instead of the June 10 show, since that one's closest to this weekend, plus it hasn't been run yet. The only logical explanation I can think of is that the June 10 show is imperfect to the point of being unairable. Oh well, at least I can take a week off of printing out a commentary.
Droppers: STAY - RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (38) - As I recall, this wasn’t anything exceptional. NIGHT FEVER - THE BEE GEES (32) - With this song falling off the countdown this week, that makes it the first time in nine months since the Bee Gees weren’t in the Top 40 (although they had a hand in several songs on the chart this week). IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU - YVONNE ELLIMAN (31) - Great song! This was also written by the Gibb brothers. IMAGINARY LOVER - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (23) - Great song! Shame that it fell off (but at least we heard it on the last 1978 show).
40: WARM RIDE – RARE EARTH (debut) - Despite me not being a huge fan of disco, I actually liked this song. Possibly because it was written by the Bee Gees. 39: GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI (debut) - Then again, this was also written by the Bee Gees (well, Barry Gibb, anyway), and I’m not a huge fan of it. Possibly due to the overplay. 38: EVERYBODY DANCE – CHIC (debut) - Meh, just another disco hit... 37: ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG – BILLY JOEL (debut) - Easily my favorite of the debuts this week. This one didn’t do quite as well as the other releases from The Stranger, due to its lyrical content. That caused many stations to drop this song, due to Catholic audience negatives, which negatively affected the song’s performance on the chart. 36: THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE – PLAYER (10) - Wow, what a huge drop! Anyway, this song was pretty good. I prefer “Baby Come Back”, though. 35: DISCO INFERNO – TRAMMPS (24) - Meh, just another disco hit... 34: I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN – ERUPTION (40) - So is this, but this one was actually pretty decent. 33: WONDERFUL TONIGHT – ERIC CLAPTON (39) - Good song. Surprised that this never hit the R&R chart, given the airplay that it got back then (and still gets today, mainly on oldies and AC stations. 32: CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE – JIMMY BUFFETT (33) - Good song, and very interesting story about being beat up by the big burly guy whose car they were standing on, trying to locate their car. 31: MISS YOU – ROLLING STONES (37) - No. Just no. 30: ALMOST SUMMER – CELEBRATION (W/MIKE LOVE) (36) - This was a pretty good song. Since the summer solstice was a few days away, they probably should have retitled this song “Summer” on the show for the following week. 29: FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME – GENESIS (35) - Not a huge fan of this one. Definitely one of my least favorites from them. 28: I WAS ONLY JOKING – ROD STEWART (34) - Wow, four songs in a row moving up six spots. Anyway, I can’t say that I remember hearing this song during its chart run, but it is indeed a great song - one of his all-time best. This one sure hit a brick wall, though - after making a good-sized jump to #22 the following week, and staying there the week after, it fell clean off the chart the following week. 27: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU – ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (14) - Great song! My favorite of their three duets to hit the Top 40. Thumbs down at the Premiere edit on this song this week, though. OPTIONAL EXTRA: STAY - JACKSON BROWNE - This one was OK, but it was indeed quite overplayed. I preferred the song “The Load-Out”, which was on the flipside and was sometimes played on the radio before this one. Not sure if they ever played it on American Top 40 - I would guess probably not. 26: BABY HOLD ON – EDDIE MONEY (11) - Great song. One of my favorites by him. Too bad it just barely missed the Top Ten. 25: OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING - BARRY WHITE (30) - Meh, nothing special. 24: HEARTLESS - HEART (25) - This one was pretty good, but I prefer their hits from the 80s and early-90s. 23: LAST DANCE – DONNA SUMMER (29) - Good song - this one kind of reminds me of the end of summer (must have heard it around that time back in 1978). 22: EVEN NOW – BARRY MANILOW (28) - Great song! This was off to a good start, but the rush-release of “Copacabana” caused it to hit a brick wall. After hitting #19 the following week, it stayed there for a second week, then tumbled straight off. 21: YOU’RE THE LOVE – SEALS & CROFTS (27) - This was so/so, but I prefer several others by them. 20: BLUER THEN BLUE – MICHAEL JOHNSON (26) - Hmm, we got another streak of six-spot jumpers. Don’t tell me that’s the biggest move of the week. Anyway, I prefer Johnson’s “This Night Won’t Last Forever”, but this would be a close second. 19: DEACON BLUES – STEELY DAN (19) - Good song. I like most of their songs (though “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” would be a “No. Just no”. I just do not like that song for some reason). 18: EVERY KINDA PEOPLE – ROBERT PALMER (21) - Good song, but I prefer a few others by him. 17: WITH A LITTLE LUCK – WINGS (9) - Great song! Definitely one of their best. The song was edited this week, but at least they left it alone on the show three weeks ago, when it was #1. 16: STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (22) - Wow, this is the eleventh song on the countdown so far to move up six spots! That seemed to be the limit this week. Anyway, this is a great song - one of my favorites by him/them. 15: BECAUSE THE NIGHT – PATTY SMITH GROUP (18) - Didn’t really care for this one or the remake by 10,000 Maniacs fifteen years later. 14: TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD – MEAT LOAF (17) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song by him! Interesting story about how being hit by the shotput ball put an end to his career of sports and leading to his music career. OPTIONAL EXTRA: JUST WHAT I NEEDED - THE CARS - Great song! Surprised that this wasn’t a Top Ten song, given all the recurrent airplay it receives today. I never knew that Benjamin Orr sang lead on this. He doesn’t sound much different than Ric Ocasek. 13: THE GROOVE LINE – HEAT WAVE (15) - Earlier in the countdown, Casey answered a question letter about two different versions of the same song hitting the Top 40 by the same artist. This one is pretty darn close - sounds exactly like "Boogie Nights". 12: USED TO BE MY GIRL – O'JAYS (20) - Ah, so six spots isn’t the biggest move of the week. This song managed to move faster. This is definitely one of my favorite songs by the O’Jays, though I’m generally not a big fan of them. 11: DANCE WITH ME – PETER BROWN (13) - Meh, just another disco hit... 10: LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN – SWEET (12) - This one was OK, but I preferred “Fox On The Run”. 9: YOU BELONG TO ME – CARLY SIMON (16) - Another song that managed to move up more than six spots this week. It’s a great one - right up there with “Nobody Does It Better” as my favorite of her hits from the ‘70s. 8: ON BROADWAY – GEORGE BENSON (7) - This was OK, but I prefer several others by him. 7: FEELS SO GOOD – CHUCK MANGIONE (4) - Great song! This song sure got a lot of mileage on the charts - peaked at #4 in its 13th week in the Top 40. Wasn’t this featured on a commercial (about something like Curtis Mathes TV sets) many years back? 6: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME – ABBA (8) - Good song, but not quite my favorite from them. 5: TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE – JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS (3) - Great song! Casey mentioned that Mathis’ greatest hits album from 1958 had spent 490 weeks on the chart, longer than any other album in history. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon eventually broke the record. 4: IT’S A HEARTACHE – BONNIE TYLER (6) - Great song, though I prefer “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”, which turned out to be her biggest hit ever. 3: BAKER STREET – GENE RAFFERTY (5) - Due to overplay, I’m still burned out on this one. I preferred his next hit, “Right Down The Line”, which would debut on the chart in late August. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MAGNET & STEEL - WALTER EGAN - This was pretty good, but I preferred “Fool Moon Fire”, which hit the R&R chart in the spring of 1983 (didn’t quite hit the AT40 chart, though). 2: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (1) 1: SHADOW DANCING – ANDY GIBB (2) - This was OK, but my least favorite of his #1 hits. Casey mentioned that his first three hits went to #1. The streak would end there, however, as his next release, "An Everlasting Love" didn't quite make it, which I thought was a shame, as that was one of his best hits.
Predictions for next week: It's been longest since they've aired a show from 1972, so I'll predict the June 17, 1972 show. That probably means that it'll be a twofer weekend. My prediction for show B is June 16, 1979.
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Post by mga707 on Jun 8, 2013 15:00:14 GMT -5
Just a few comments/arguments/etc> What!? How can you say that? "...Portorican girls that's dyin' to meechu" The Stones at their most decadent. An all-time classic. And yes, I have the "Some Girls" LP with ALL of the celebrity faces...bought it day of release! The song from the LP ("Magazine") that Heart tried--and nearly succeeded--to keep unreleased. My favorite Steely Dan song (and I like "Rikki"). Absolutely great lyrics. Anyone who uses "languid' in a song gets props in my book. Props to Donald f*gin!
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Post by mellongraig on Jun 8, 2013 15:14:02 GMT -5
Keep in mind that this was a recycled commentary, so some of the opinions on songs either liking or disliking may have been changed.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 8, 2013 18:59:50 GMT -5
This week's presentation - June 9, 1984 Droppers: LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD (28) - Hey wow, all four droppers this week were in the Top 30. That sure didn't happen very often. Anyway, this was a great song! Shame that it fell off. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS (24) - Great song! Too bad that it fell off but, like all of the other droppers, we heard it on the last 1984 show. YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS (21) - This was OK, but definitely not their best. I preferred their song in the countdown this week. HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GOS (19) - Wow, looks like 1982 there! Anyway, this was a good song - one of their best. 40: MUSIC TIME - STYX (40) - This was OK, but not one of my favorite songs by them. 39: DON'T WALK AWAY - RICK SPRINGFIELD (debut) - Well, as Rick's old song drops off the chart, his new song debuts. And it was a great one. I do sligtly prefer "Love Somebody", however. 38: I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN (39) - This was OK, but was quite overplayed back in the day. 37: WHISPER TO A SCREAM (BIRDS FLY) - ICICLE WORKS (38) - Good song - typical mid-80s new wave music. 36: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE (debut) - Not a fan of this one at all - way too overplayed, though I never really liked it in the first place. 35: NO WAY OUT - JEFFERSON STARSHIP (debut) - Great song! One of their all-time best! This one was definitely underrated. 34: ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - THE SCORPIONS (31) - Good song - not sure if I prefer this or 33: WHAT IS LOVE - HOWARD JONES (37) - Good song, though definitely not his best. EXTRA: HANKY PANKY – TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS - This song was OK, but not my favorite by him/them. 32: DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THE THOMPSON TWINS (debut) - Great song, though I personally preferred the song of theirs that dropped out this week. 31: DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG (33) - Good song, though I prefer several others by them. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PINK CADILLAC - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Well, we heard Natalie Cole's remake of this last week, now we get to hear the original. I like both of them about the same. This song was the flipside of "Dancing In The Dark", so that's probably why they chose it (since AOR stations were starting to play this one about now). 30: LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW - CHRISTINE McVIE (34) - Great song - sounded a lot like her material with Fleetwood Mac. 29: MY EVER CHANGING MOODS - THE STYLE COUNCIL (30) - Great song! I wonder if Santana was inspired by this song for his song "Game Of Love"? 28: INFATUATION - ROD STEWART (35) - This song was OK, but nothing spectacular - sounded too much like "Passion". 27: MODERN DAY DELILAH - VAN STEPHENSON (29) - Good song - had sort of a country rock sound. 26: MAGIC - THE CARS (32) - Great song! Easily their best release from Heartbeat City. 25: LEGS - ZZ TOP (36) - Good song, but I generally preferred the Afterburner singles. LDD: MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Great song! The author was a big ONJ fan. 24: WHO'S THAT GIRL - THE EURYTHMICS (27) - This song was OK, but one of my least favorites by them. 23: RUN, RUNAWAY - SLADE (25) - Great song! One of my favorite hard rock songs of the 1980s. 22: STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO (26) - Good song, but I preferred the next two songs from Chicago 17. 21: THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL (15) - Good song. I liked the doo-wop style. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER - Great song! I didn't like it back in the day, but it's one of those songs that gets better with age. 20: DANCING IN THE SHEETS - SHALAMAR (17) - This was OK, but I preferred their other two 80s hits. 19: ALMOST PARADISE (LOVE THEME FROM FOOTLOOSE) - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON (19) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite Footloose songs! 18: EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL (23) - aka "Hows About A Date". This was pretty good, but my favorite song by him would be "Sweet Sixteen". 17: YOU CAN'T GET WHAT YOU WANT ('TIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT) - JOE JACKSON (20) - Good song, but I prefer a few others by him. 16: TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS AND WILLIE NELSON (10) - aka "To All The Geezers Who Sing This Song". I rather liked this song, though I preferred Julio's duet with Diana Ross from later in the summer. 15: IT'S A MIRACLE - THE CULTURE CLUB (16) - Good song, but it was clear that they were fading away fast at this point, as this was their first hit to miss the Top Ten (after their first six made it) and they never hit the Top Ten again. 14: DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (18) - Good song - this one would have definitely hit #1 if not for that dreck by Prince. 13: I'LL WAIT - VAN HALEN (13) - Great song! My favorite song from the 1984 album. 12: AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) - PHIL COLLINS (7) - Great song! One of his best! 11: BORDERLINE - MADONNA (12) - And this is one of HER best! OPTIONAL EXTRA: IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite songs by him! 10: JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - THE POINTER SISTERS (14) - Not a fan of this song. The title sounds sort of demeaning. 9: SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN (11) - Good song, but I noticed a bad edit in this song, at the beginning of the verse that starts, "I, I live among the creatures of the night". 8: BREAKDANCE - IRENE CARA (9) - Not a fan of this one - my least favorite song by her. 7: HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE (3) - Great song! One of his best, and one of the most successful of his solo hits. LDD: I HONESTLY LOVE YOU – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Good song, and definitely fitting for the dedication. 6: THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (8) - This song was OK, but I prefer many other songs by him/them. 5: SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER (6) - Ah, the song that made me the butt of many jokes back in the day. Despite that, it's one of my favorite songs by them. Too bad they cut out the guitar solo 4: THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN (5) - Meh, don't really like this - one of my least favorite DD songs. 3: OH, SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY (4) - Good song, though I generally prefer him with Journey. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN - Good song - only his third Top Ten song of the 1980s (since, starting in late summer 1980, he was in a slump and didn't hit the Top Ten for about three and a half years). 2: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS (1) - I wasn't a big fan of this back in the day, but I like it a lot now. 1: TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER (2) - This was OK, but I think she did better with upbeat songs than with ballads. Predictions for next week: I'm thinking that it'll be either 1981 or 1982 next week. My primary prediction is June 13, 1981. June 12, 1982 is my back-up prediction. It's also been awhile since the last 1986 show, but the June 14 show was guest-hosted by Charlie Van Dyke, so that one's out. I'm thinking that they'll do 1986 the following week and then whatever early year mentioned above that they don't do next week. That would take care of the remainder of June.
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