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Post by cachiva on Aug 9, 2013 21:49:39 GMT -5
"Cachiva, I do not understand you... I do not remember a rule that stated what a critique must say. Is there something that I missed?" Yes. When you joined this forum you agreed to provide chart critiques that were related to AT40. I will PM you a copy of the agreement you signed. Check your inbox."Your post is quite entertaining, but semantically speaking what you are giving is not a 'chart' critique but rather a 'show host performance' critique!" Yes, I agree, so much better this way -- thanks!"Personally, I love hearing the "swarm of butterflies" (great description, BTW) synth fx, as well as the "60s Boss Jock Casey" sound of the early shows. Takes me back to when I first discovered the show right after it started in summer '70." Yo tambien. It did bother me that an earlier comment saying that Casey had no personality in the early shows went unchallenged. He had bucketloads of personality, jut different in 1970 than is was in 1979!
THIS WEEK; 1979! That kid needs to learn how to use a semicolon!"And Mountain's Leslie West often called himself "The Great Fatsby", so I doubt if Casey's fat joke bothered him any... " Well, just because Neil Sedaka used to call himself the "pregnant dog of the Brill Building" doesn't give Casey the right to call him the "Crown Princess of Ladyboy Pop", now does it?"I did notice the music that sometimes played when Casey gave some information. To me, it sounded like he was giving a special report on the news. I wanted to take note of it when I heard some older episodes recently." Do it! Take note! Take a bunch of notes! And then post a show critique for the rest of us to enjoy!"That was such a detailed and excellent review." You are a man of unquestioned taste and class. I am going to send you 10 ProBoard BonusBucks, and a rare "Keep Reaching for the Stars" tee shirt, in Braille. As Yoda would say, "Your feet, keep them on the ground!""A different story in the 7/4/70 debut episode where Casey laughs about how Beethoven would have been surprised to know he had written a top 40 hit." Oh. My. d**n. Did you hear Casey's comments during the most recent 1976 show played on SiriusXM 7-teasing-7, where he said that, "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was the soundtrack of WWII, for both the Allies and the Axis powers"? I almost fell out of my futon when he said that!"Cachiva, I like your approach, but you need a tighter structure." These comments about my choice in underwear are way out of line, and I promise that I typed every word of my critique with the lights dimmed. "27: HOW CAN I TELL HER - LOBO (29) Florida native with another soft rock number." If Sirius XM played chart critiques, they would have edited out this penetrating insight.
Love You Insight Out -- The Bee Gees
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Aug 9, 2013 22:36:17 GMT -5
Didn't know there was an agreement concerning posting about this subject. Don't want to cause problems but would like to see what's going on
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Post by jamie9012 on Aug 10, 2013 12:51:44 GMT -5
Jamie, they just mean someone in my immediate family purchased the original single (green) or its original parent album (yellow). (However, I do cheat with Three Dog Night, as I bought their 1982 greatest hits album.) If you read many posts on here, several people complain when a song they like should've been a bigger hit or a song they hate becomes a huge hit. When they say this, my first thought is, "Did you buy a copy of that song?" No matter how good or bad the record sounds, its chart placement is partly due to how it sells. This notation is my way of showing how we contributed to the record's chart performance. I do not know how two of the same messages were placed. I must have pressed a button on accident. I am sorry. I only noticed it hours later.
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Post by jamie9012 on Aug 10, 2013 12:54:31 GMT -5
Jamie, they just mean someone in my immediate family purchased the original single (green) or its original parent album (yellow). (However, I do cheat with Three Dog Night, as I bought their 1982 greatest hits album.) If you read many posts on here, several people complain when a song they like should've been a bigger hit or a song they hate becomes a huge hit. When they say this, my first thought is, "Did you buy a copy of that song?" No matter how good or bad the record sounds, its chart placement is partly due to how it sells. This notation is my way of showing how we contributed to the record's chart performance. I see. This is a good way to provide history of the song, along with experiences that one can place to it. I agree that there are many great songs released each year, into today. This may be part of the problem; there are only so many albums that one can purchase. There are many that I would like to buy, but I lack the sufficient amount of money to purchase it. Also, it may be possible that one is not aware of the existance of a song until much later. I am always learning about songs that I did not hear (or, perhaps, do not remember hearing) when they were popular. However, some of them may have appeared in the charts before I was born. I think that, many years away, I will hear a song that was in the charts this year, and wonder why I never heard it. Still, it is always good to support the performance of a song in the charts by purchasing the album (or single), as you do. Even if a Greatest Hits album is purchased, it shows one's support. Sometimes, I find a used copy of an album for a low price (that I can afford at the time), and later, purchase a brand new copy of another album from that singer or group. It may be a higher price, but, in the long run, it's worth it.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 10, 2013 21:53:08 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 10, 2013
This week's presentation - August 8, 2013
Droppers: HEAD TO TOE - LISA LISA & CULT JAM (38) - No huge loss, as this was one of my least favorites by them. We heard this on the last 1987 show, which is more than can be said for the other three droppers. HYPNOTIZE ME - WANG CHUNG (37) - Great song! This was only on the chart for two weeks, so it's understandable that we missed out on hearing this one. Their success apparently came to a screeching halt here, after two big Top Ten hits earlier in the year (although one of those songs was mainly from 1986), and this was their last Top 40 hit. SONGBIRD - KENNY G (30) - This song was pretty good, but I preferred his next hit - the single version, that is (as the album version was totally schmaltzed up and didn't have as much sax in it). MOONLIGHTING - AL JARREAU (29) - Great song! Since AT40: The 80s seems to be anti-July, 1986, we have yet to hear this one on the series. Oh well, there's always YouTube...
40: DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON (debut) - One of two songs debuting this week that right away I knew were heading for #1. It's a good song, but she apparently got the melody from the LP cut "All At Once", from her first album. 39: WIPEOUT - THE FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS (debut) - Sort of a pointless remake - why slow down the surfing beat of this song to add words to it? 38: FUNKYTOWN - PSEUDO ECHO (23) - Good song - this remake I preferred over the original. 37: I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON f/SIEDAH GARRETT (debut) - The other song that I knew that was a sure-fire #1 song, as it was Michael Jackson's long-awaited comeback. It was a great one. 36: MARY'S PRAYER - DANNY WILSON (40) - Great song - their only Top 40 hit. 35: HAPPY - SURFACE (25) - When I first heard the beginning of this song, I thought that maybe it was the aforementioned long-awaited comeback of Michael Jackson (my dad knew someone who worked for CBS records, so I knew Michael would be releasing an album sometime that summer), but as I listened to it, I realized that, even though he did have a high voice, it didn't really sound like Jackson. Anyway, I like this song, but prefer their two 1991 hits. 34: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE (debut) - Good song - not sure if I prefer this or "Is This Love". 33: SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE - THE OUTFIELD (36) - No, not a hot Kelly Clarkson pre-make. I like this one worlds better, thank you very much. Too bad it didn't get any higher than #32. LDD: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE - Definitely THE most overplayed song of the 1980s. It was the song that an English teacher from Buenes Aires was teaching her students, or something like that. 32: GIVE TO LIVE - SAMMY HAGAR (34) - Great song! One of his best solo hits! 31: DON'T DISTURB THIS GROOVE - THE SYSTEM (22) - Good song, but I preferred their next release, "Nighttime Lover", which was an R&B only hit. 30: POINT OF NO RETURN - EXPOSE (18) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of their upbeat hits, as well as one of my all-time favorites from them. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I HEARD A RUMOUR - BANANARAMA - Great song! My favorite of their big hits! 29: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS - ABC (39) - Good song, but I preferred their two 1983 hits. The subject of this song, Smokey Robinson, of course, was between hits at this point, since he had recently dropped off with "Just To See Her" and the follow-up, "One Heartbeat", was a week away from debuting. At one point, both that song and this one would be in the Top Ten simultaneously. 28: DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (35) - Good song, but sort of overplayed. One of my least favorite of his doo-wop style hits. 27: SOMETHING SO STRONG - CROWDED HOUSE (20) - Great song! My favorite of their two Top 40 hits. I liked the video of this, especially at the instrumental bridge, where someone throws a paper airplane and everyone seems to be over-impressed with it. 26: HEARTS ON FIRE - BRYAN ADAMS (28) - Great song! One of his most under-rated hits. The flipside of this, "The Best Was Yet To Come" is also a great one. 25: LIVING IN A BOX - LIVING IN A BOX (32) - Good song. A little off-topic trivia: This is one of at least three Top 40 hits in a twelve-year period that begin with the line "Woke up this morning..." 24: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - MOTLEY CRUE (13) - Great song! One of their best! 23: CAN'T WE TRY - DAN HILL WITH VONDA SHEPARD (33) - Great song! I remember being a little concerned the week before, when it moved up only one spot, but it definitely made up for that baby step this week. This song ended up hitting the Top Ten, as I had hoped. This is also the song that finally relieved Dan Hill of his one-hit wonder status. 22: I'D STILL SAY YES - KLYMAXX (19) - Great song! Possibly my favorite of their three hits - it's pretty much a toss-up between this and "Man-Size Love", depending on my mood at the time. 21: LOVE POWER - DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE (31) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from both artists (I also really like Dionne's duet with Kashif, "Reservations For Two", from later on in the year. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TOUCH OF GREY - GRATEFUL DEAD - Great song! I'm no Deadhead, but I did like this song a lot. 20: SEVEN WONDERS - FLEETWOOD MAC (26) - Great song! Definitely my favorite hit from the Tango In The Night album. 19: IT'S NOT OVER ('TIL IT'S OVER) - STARSHIP (27) - Good song, though definitely not their best. 18: KISS HIM GOODBYE - THE NYLONS (12) - Great song - interesting a capella cover of the Steam classic from 1970. 17: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) - WHITNEY HOUSTON (9) - Great song! My favorite of her two hits in this week's chart (though I couldn't stand it back when it was on the charts, on account of hearing it every single hour! 16: BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN - STEVE WINWOOD (21) - Good song, featuring James Taylor on backup vocals. 15: THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE - JANET JACKSON (14) - I was never crazy about this song, although I was disappointed that this broke Jackson's Top Ten streak. LDD: WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) – JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS - Good song, and fitting for the dedication. 14: ROCK STEADY - THE WHISPERS (17) - Good song. I liked this better than "And The Beat Goes On". 13: ONLY IN MY DREAMS - DEBBIE GIBSON (15) - Good song, though I preferred her song on last week's 1988 show. 12: DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX (16) - Good song but not his best. 11: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS (24) - With a jump like that, it was clear that this song was headed to #1. This was OK, but I preferred their other Ritchie Valens cover (that made the Top 40, that is). OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOLIDAY - THE OTHER ONES - Ah, the curveball extra of the week! This song was pretty good - it was indeed quite different. 10: WOT'S IN TO YA - ROBBIE NEVIL (10) - Good song. I was surprised that it hit the Top Ten. Seeing that this, and "C'est La Vie" both charted higher on AT40 than the R&R chart, one would think that "Dominoes" would have also been a Top Ten hit (since it peaked at #11 on R&R), but that song peaked lower (#14) on AT40. 9: ALONE - HEART (3) - Great song! Easily my favorite of their Bad Animals singles. d**n that it lost to that annoying "Walk Like An Egyptian" as #1 song of 1987! 8: CROSS MY BROKEN HEART (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II") - THE JETS (7) - This song was OK, but definitely not one of my favorites by them. This song had sort of an odd chart run - the previous week, it made a good-sized move from 14 to 7, yet it dropped back this week. 7: WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA (11) - Meh, this one was mediocre at best. 6: RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (5) - Yet another song that wasn't bad, but definitely not the best from the artist involved. I preferred the follow-up, "Betcha Say That". 5: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA (8) - Great song, about a subject that is still timely. 4: HEART AND SOUL - T'PAU (6) - Not a fan of this one. 3: SHAKEDOWN (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II") - BOB SEGER (1) - Good song, but I prefer many others by him. OPTIONAL EXTRA: CARRIE - EUROPE - Great song! Possibly my favorite of their hits. 2: I WANT YOUR SEX (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II") - GEORGE MICHAEL (2) - No. Just no. 1: I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR - U2 (1) - Good song! One that has held up quite well despite overplay.
Predictions for next week: I have a hunch we'll be hearing 1984 next week - most likely, the show from August 18. My back-up prediction is August 16, 1986.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 11, 2013 9:00:21 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - August 10, 2013
This week's presentation - August 12, 1978
40: CLOSE THE DOOR – TEDDY PENDERGRASS (debut) - Good song - your typical late-70s slow jam. 39: JUST WHAT I NEEDED – THE CARS (debut) - Great song! Given the recurrent airplay this song gets, it's hard to believe that this song only got as high as #27. 38: RUNAWAY – JEFFERSON STARSHIP (22) - Good song, though not quite as good as "Count On Me". Interesting story about their cancelled concert resulted in rioting and the destruction of their equipment. 37: THE GROOVE LINE - HEATWAVE (20) - Meh, this was pretty much "Boogie Nights part 2". Is it me, or did they seriously butcher this song? 36: YOU’RE A PART OF ME – GENE COTTON WITH KIM CARNES (38) - Good song, but I preferred most of Carnes' other hits (as well as Cotton's only other hit). 35: MR. BLUE SKY – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (36) - Good song, but not quite their best; I can see why this one didn't do as well as most of their others. 34: REMINISCING – LITTLE RIVER BAND (debut) - Great song! One of their best, though I did prefer "Lady", also from the Sleeper Catcher album. 33: RIVERS OF BABYLON – BONEY M (35) - No. Just no. 32: LOVE IS IN THE AIR – JOHN PAUL YOUNG (40) - This wasn't bad - for a disco tune anyway. 31: MACHO MAN – VILLAGE PEOPLE (37) - Well, at least it ain't Y.M.C.A. 30: TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE – EDDIE MONEY (32) - Good song, but definitely not his best. 29: GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (29) - This wasn't bad, but it doesn't do justice to the original by the Beatles. 28: YOU AND I – RICK JAMES (33) - It's okies, but nothing special. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SUMMER NIGHTS - JOHN TRAVOLTA w/OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Great song! Possibly my favorite hit from Grease. 27: YOU – RITA COOLIDGE (30) - Great song, though I preferred her 1977 hits. 26: STUFF LIKE THAT – QUINCY JONES f/ASHFORD & SIMPSON & CHAKA KHAN (28) - Meh, just your typical late-70s roof raising R&B. 25: I’VE HAD ENOUGH - WINGS (25) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred their #1 song from earlier in the year. 24: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY – NICK GILDER (34) - Great song! 23: STILL THE SAME – BOB SEGER (10) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 22: USE TA BE MY GIRL – O’JAYS (7) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song by them. 21: FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER – CHRIS REA (26) - Good song. 20: STAY – JACKSON BROWNE (20) - I wasn't a huge fan of this song - the falsetto part was annoying. 19: SHAME – EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING (23) - Good song - I did prefer "Love Come Down". 18: KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE (27) - Good song. 17: KING TUT – STEVE MARTIN (19) - Meh, he was a much better actor than a singer. Of course, this was a novelty hit, but still. 16: BAKER STREET – GERRY RAFFERTY (6) - Meh, way overplayed. I preferred his next hit. 15: SHADOW DANCING – ANDY GIBB (5) - It's okies, but definitely not his best. 14: I’M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT – ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (15) - This was pretty good, but I preferred "Imaginary Lover", as well as "So In To You". OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU NEEDED ME - ANNE MURRAY - Great song! Definitely worthy of hitting #1!
I'll finish this a little later on...
13: MY ANGEL BABY – TOBY BEAU (14) - This song wasn't bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. 12: LIFE’S BEEN GOOD – JOE WALSH (13) - Meh, not a big fan of this song or Walsh in general. 11: HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (18) - Good song, although, for personal reasons, I am no longer able to enjoy it like I used to. 10: AN EVERLASTING LOVE – ANDY GIBB (16) - Great song! Casey mentioned that this song had a good chance of hitting #1, like Gibb's previous singles; however, its climb was slowed greatly the following week and it climbed no higher than one spot per week. It did make it to #5, but it didn't quite make it to the top. 9: MAGNET AND STEEL – WALTER EGAN (11) - Good song, though I preferred "Fool Moon Fire". 8: COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) – BARRY MANILOW (12) - Great song! Indeed a departure from his usual ballad style. 7: LOVE WILL FIND A WAY – PABLO CRUISE (9) - Great song! One of my favorites from them. 6: BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE – A TASTE OF HONEY (17) - Great song! One of my favorite disco songs! 5: HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER (8) - Great song! The intro to this sounds similar to that of "Love Will Find A Way". 4: MISS YOU – THE ROLLING STONES (1) - Meh, they just don't cut it with disco (although I do still like "Emotional Rescue"). 3: LAST DANCE – DONNA SUMMER (4) - Good song, though kind of depressing, since I always associate this with the end of the summer and school starting again (since I heard it a lot when I was starting first grade - one of the toughest transitions ever!) OPTIONAL EXTRA: COME TOGETHER - THE BEATLES - Like the EW+F song, I preferred the original by the Beatles. 2: GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI (3) - Meh, not a fan of this one - possibly my least favorite single from the Grease Soundtrack. 1: THREE TIMES A LADY – THE COMMODORES (2) - Great song! This song became very popular in the LDD department, as well as at many weddings.
Predictions for next week: I'm predicting a twofer next week - one show being August 19, 1972, the other, August 20, 1977. If next week is not a twofer, then those are my two predictions, with 1972 being my primary prediction.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Aug 11, 2013 9:10:59 GMT -5
CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40: The 80's - August 10, 2013 (color code edition) This week's countdown is for the Billboard chart week ending August 8, 1987
PERSONAL: I had been a five year resident of Long Island, NY completing my first year of college. My sister had graduated high school and was about to begin her first of college in Manhattan. She now lives in North Carolina where I am visiting her now for her birthday.
Songs which were purchased on original single. Songs which were purchased on original parent album.
Falling off the countdown this week are... HEAD TO TOE - LISA LISA & CULT JAM (38) HYPNOTIZE ME - WANG CHUNG (37) SONGBIRD - KENNY G (30) THEME FROM MOONLIGHTING - AL JARREAU (29)
Here we go with this week's 40 biggest hits. 40: DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON (debut) 39: WIPEOUT - THE FAT BOYS with THE BEACH BOYS (debut) 38: FUNKYTOWN - PSEUDO ECHO (23) 37: I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON with SIEDAH GARRETT (debut) 36: MARY'S PRAYER - DANNY WILSON (40) 35: HAPPY - SURFACE (35) 34: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE (debut) 33: SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE - THE OUTFIELD (36) LDD: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE 32: GIVE TO LIVE - SAMMY HAGAR (34) PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: I HEARD A RUMOUR - BANANRAMA 31: DON'T DISTURB THIS GROOVE - THE SYSTEM (22) 30: POINT OF NO RETURN - EXPOSÉ (18) 29: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS - ABC (39) 28: DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (35) 27: SOMETHING SO STRONG - CROWDED HOUSE (20) 26: HEARTS ON FIRE - BRYAN ADAMS (28) 25: LIVING IN A BOX - LIVING IN A BOX (32) 24: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - MOTLEY CRÜE (13) 23: CAN'T WE TRY - DAN HILL with VONDA SHEPARD (33) 22: I'D STILL SAY YES - KLYMAXX (19) 21: LOVE POWER - DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE (31) PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD 20: SEVEN WONDERS - FLEETWOOD MAC (26) 19: IT'S NOT OVER ('TIL IT'S OVER) - STARSHIP (27) 18: KISS HIM GOODBYE - THE NYLONS (12) 17: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) - WHITNEY HOUSTON (9) 16: BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN - STEVE WINWOOD (21) 15: THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE - JANET JACKSON (14) LDD: WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) – JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS 14: ROCK STEADY - THE WHISPERS (17) 13: ONLY IN MY DREAMS - DEBBIE GIBSON (15) 12: DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX (16) PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: HOLIDAY - THE OTHER ONES 11: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS (24) 10: WOT'S IN TO YA - ROBBIE NEVIL (10) 9: ALONE - HEART (3) 8: CROSS MY BROKEN HEART (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II") - THE JETS (7) 7: WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA (11) 6: RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (5) 5: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA (8) 4: HEART AND SOUL - T'PAU (6) 3: SHAKEDOWN (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II") - BOB SEGER (1) PREMIERE OPTIONAL EXTRA: CARRIE - EUROPE 2: I WANT YOUR SEX (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II") - GEORGE MICHAEL (4) 1: I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR - U2 (2)
SYNOPSIS: If Top 40 was showing signs of fracturing, the faultline developed a huge crack around this time. It was becoming MUCH harder to hear different genres on the same radio station. Adult contemporary radio was increasing its listening audience, but was also a lesser factor contributing to single sales. That honor goes to MTV, which appealed to many genres except country. It was also around this time 45s included barcodes on the records and cassette singles were making inroads in stores. This would lead to the creation of Soundscan.
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Post by mellongraig on Aug 11, 2013 12:08:57 GMT -5
33: RIVERS OF BABYLON – BONEY M (35) - No. Just no. I hear Rasputin on the radio all the time by them and not this one here, which you No, just no'ed about. Are they reluctant to play this?
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 11, 2013 12:14:32 GMT -5
36: YOU’RE A PART OF ME – GENE COTTON WITH KIM CARNES (38) - Good song, but I preferred most of Carnes' other hits (as well as Cotton's only other hit). Cotton's only other hit? I believe we have had the pleasure of hearing Casey announce all 4 of Cotton's Top 40 hits in various countdowns. OPTIONAL EXTRA: COME TOGETHER - THE BEATLES - Like the EW+F song, I preferred the original by the Beatles. I assume "THE BEATLES" should be Aerosmith?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2013 13:06:34 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - August 10, 2013 This week's presentation - August 12, 1978 35: MR. BLUE SKY – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (36) - Good song, but not quite their best; I can see why this one didn't do as well as most of their others. Yeah, it's alright, but this story that Casey Kasem used to intro it rocked! This is Casey Kasem on American Top 40 in Hollywood and now, the story behind the most expensive billboard display any rock act has ever had on Hollywood's famous Sunset Strip, about 25 years ago some of the most famous names and faces in entertainment began to replace whiskey and cigarette ads on the billboards on the famous section of Sunset Boulevard known as The Strip, they were placed there as ego boards to impress producers and entertainers who lived in Beverly Hills who had to take Sunset Boulevard to get home, well, the idea was picked up by the recording industry a number of years ago, the Sunset Strip has always been a tourist attraction, but now, the gallery of rock music billboards has become its biggest draw, the newest addition is also the most expensive music industry board ever created for The Strip, it's a fully lighted, plexiglass mockup, of the Electric Light Orchestra logo from its current album Out of the Blue, as a 3 dimensional illuminous space station circled by 5 planes lighted with blue, yellow and red neon lights, it looks like a fancy, giant frisbee, and it cost ELO's record company over 42,000 dollars for that display, not to mention the rent of 3,500 dollars a month for the billboard space, it's the most expensive rock music billboard ever seen on the Sunset Strip, well, here's ELO's current hit single at #35 this week and it's called, Mister Blue Sky... www.youtube.com/watch?v=98P-gu_vMRcSpeaking of a fancy, giant frisbee... Electric Light Orchestra, 'Out Of The Blue' (1977)Another Kosh design, the ELO space station was conceived when the designer slapped a promo sticker on his son's frisbee. Seeing it fly through the air set the cogs whirring, and the Wurlitzer-inspired logo was suddenly spinning through the cosmos. The billboard incorporating the 3D satellite cost a cool $50,000 in 1977 dollars. Read more at www.nme.com/blogs/the-big-picture/12-great-rock-n-roll-billboards-of-the-sunset-strip#AAadPSX6iL2GYJ7R.99Speaking of Kosh... vimeo.com/9043006
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 11, 2013 13:49:53 GMT -5
The billboard incorporating the 3D satellite cost a cool $50,000 in 1977 dollars. The billboard states Jet is distributed by CBS records, so the Billboard must have been created closer to mid-1978.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2013 14:25:14 GMT -5
The billboard incorporating the 3D satellite cost a cool $50,000 in 1977 dollars. The billboard states Jet is distributed by CBS records, so the Billboard must have been created closer to mid-1978. Thanks, yea, I noticed that too, making it after their lawsuit against UA, United Artists Records, of course it's possible they also made an edit afterwards!
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Post by mga707 on Aug 11, 2013 14:52:39 GMT -5
The billboard incorporating the 3D satellite cost a cool $50,000 in 1977 dollars. The billboard states Jet is distributed by CBS records, so the Billboard must have been created closer to mid-1978. the LP was released in November 1977. When it first came out was Jet distributed by UA and not CBS? ...and as I said on the other thread, looks like a giant Simon game!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2013 15:02:20 GMT -5
The billboard states Jet is distributed by CBS records, so the Billboard must have been created closer to mid-1978. the LP was released in November 1977. When it first came out was Jet distributed by UA and not CBS? ...and as I said on the other thread, looks like a giant Simon game! Please read my reply right above your's here in this thread regarding UA & Columbia Records. LOL, I've always thought that as well, it came out in 1978, so maybe they were inspired by ELO's Spaceship and logo since A New World Record from 1976 also had one!
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Post by mga707 on Aug 11, 2013 15:21:57 GMT -5
Checked my 45 library, and my purple vinyl copy of "Sweet Talkin' Woman" (which is a companion to my green vinyl "Telephone Line") does indeed say "distributed by United Artists". Probably purchased in March of 78.
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