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Post by seminolefan on Aug 30, 2013 17:31:01 GMT -5
I decided to do another chart critique. This one is for August 30, 1986.
40. MONEY'S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION - SIMPLY RED (debut): Nice follow-up to their #1 hit "Holding Back The Years". And it has some relevance today. 39. TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES (debut): 60s classic is revived thanks to Rodney Dangerfield and Ferris Bueller. 38. DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS (26): Pretty good song from the movie that made Tom Cruise a household name. 37. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM w/FULL FORCE (debut): Love it. One of my favorite songs on this countdown. A remake by the groups Allure and 112 would send this song back into the Top 40 in 1997, but I still prefer this original version. 36. LOVE WALKS IN - VAN HALEN (debut): I like this as well as most of their songs. 35. VELCRO FLY - ZZ TOP (debut): It's OK. To me this sounds similar to "Danger Zone". 34. MISSIONARY MAN - THE EURYTHMICS (debut): I like most of their songs, this one included. 33. HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES - LOVERBOY (40): Pretty good song. 32. TAKEN IN - MIKE & THE MECHANICS (32): It's OK. 31. OH PEOPLE - PATTI LaBELLE (37): This was my first time hearing this song, but I like it. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TRUE COLORS - CYNDI LAUPER: Not bad, but I prefer several others by her. 30. LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART (17): I like it. Has an island feel to it. 29. SLEDGHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL (19): An essential in any 80s collection. 28. PRESS - PAUL McCARTNEY (39): It's OK, but he's had better. 27. THROWING IT ALL AWAY - GENESIS (38): Good follow-up to their #1 hit "Invisible Touch". LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR: This was pretty good. 26. WHEN I THINK OF YOU - JANET JACKSON (36): After 2 in-your-face singles, Ms. Jackson releases a fun, bubbly song...and is rewarded with her first #1 pop hit. Interestingly enough, this is the only Control single to miss the #1 position on the soul chart, only reaching #3. 25. TWO OF HEARTS - STACEY Q (31): It's OK, but the "I need you" bit can get annoying very quickly. 24. THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART - DOUBLE (27): I like it. The music is very soothing. 23. DREAMTIME - DARYL HALL (28): Even though I prefer him with his other half John Oates, I like this. 22. LOVE ZONE - BILLY OCEAN (24): Nice song. Shame it doesn't get any airplay, not even Urban AC really touches this. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TYPICAL MALE - TINA TURNER: Love it. One of my favorites from her. 21. YOU SHOULD BE MINE (THE WOO WOO SONG) - JEFFREY OSBORNE (13): Great song that still gets some love from Urban AC. 20. THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW - THE MONKEES (21): I like this. Not bad for a comeback single. 19. MAN SIZE LOVE - KLYMAXX (22): I like most of their songs, including this one. My favorite from them is the song "The Men All Pause", which was a Top 10 soul hit. 18. DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE) - GLASS TIGER (23): Good song that features Bryan Adams on backing vocals. 17. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - WHAM! (10): Not bad, but I prefer others by them. 16. YANKEE ROSE - DAVID LEE ROTH (18): It's OK. 15. WALK THIS WAY - RUN-D.M.C. (20): Features Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. A classic remake that opened up Run-D.M.C. to a new audience and also revived Aerosmith's career. 14. BABY LOVE - REGINA (14): I like it. This was originally intended for Madonna, but she turned it down. 13. WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (16): Love it. One of my favorites by them. 12. GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA (5): I like this. Sounds like a song Chicago would've (and probably have) done. 11. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - JERMAINE STEWART (8): Great song by a former Soul Train dancer. Surprisingly, this missed the Top 40 on the soul chart. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER: I like it, but I prefer Cherrelle's 1984 original. 10. MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE (4): I like this. One of my favorites by her. 9. STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (15): I like this, but I prefer several others by them. LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: LOVE CHILD - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: Classic song. Love it. 8. RUMOURS - TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB (9): Great song. Soon after this became a hit, the group would break up, with some members forming another group, Club Nouveau. 7. SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL McDONALD (11): I like it and most of his songs. 6. FRIENDS AND LOVERS - GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON (12): Not a fan of this at all. 5. DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE (6): I like it. One of his better songs. 4. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN (7): Classic love song from the movie Top Gun. 3. PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA (1): Great song about teenage pregnancy. OPTIONAL EXTRA: IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL: Good song that was included in the 1989 movie Say Anything. 2. VENUS - BANANARAMA (3): I like this, but it's not quite my favorite from them. 1. HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD (2): Great song that features Chaka Khan.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 31, 2013 19:31:20 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 31, 2013 This week's presentation - August 30, 1986 Droppers: HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK - DEVICE (35) - Great song! Shame that it fell off - this reminded me of "Love Touch" by Rod Stewart (but that's no coincidence, since Holly Knight wrote both songs ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER (34) - Aww, another great song! This was one of the most underrated songs of 1986, IMO. INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS (33) - OK, are all this week's droppers going to be great songs? This is another one - by far my favorite song from the album of the same name. SUZANNE - JOURNEY (30) - Yep, another great song - my second favorite from Raised On Radio, behind "I'll Be Alright Without You". RUMBLESEAT - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (29) - Great song! Another somewhat underrated hit. Not sure how this song charted higher on the Hot 100 than on R&R - one would think that everyone had the Scarecrow album by now and wouldn't buy the single. Who knows? ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - THE OUTFIELD (25) - OK, does anyone happen to have the August 23, 1986 show? All six songs that fell off from that one were all great songs! This was my favorite of their three 1986 singles (their third one, "Everytime You Cry", petered out at #66 a few months later). And of these six, only one of them, "Invisible Touch", was heard at all on a Premiere AT40 this year, and that in truncated form.
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Post by mellongraig on Aug 31, 2013 19:49:13 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - August 31, 2013 This week's presentation - August 30, 1986 Droppers: HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK - DEVICE (35) - Great song! Shame that it fell off - this reminded me of "Love Touch" by Rod Stewart (but that's no coincidence, since Holly Knight wrote both songs ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER (34) - Aww, another great song! This was one of the most underrated songs of 1986, IMO. INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS (33) - OK, are all this week's droppers going to be great songs? This is another one - by far my favorite song from the album of the same name. SUZANNE - JOURNEY (30) - Yep, another great song - my second favorite from Raised On Radio, behind "I'll Be Alright Without You". RUMBLESEAT - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (29) - Great song! Another somewhat underrated hit. Not sure how this song charted higher on the Hot 100 than on R&R - one would think that everyone had the Scarecrow album by now and wouldn't buy the single. Who knows? ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - THE OUTFIELD (25) - OK, does anyone happen to have the August 23, 1986 show? All six songs that fell off from that one were all great songs! This was my favorite of their three 1986 singles (their third one, "Everytime You Cry", petered out at #66 a few months later). And of these six, only one of them, "Invisible Touch", was heard at all on a Premiere AT40 this year, and that in truncated form. The problem here is that the August 23, 1986 show was guest hosted by Charlie Van Dyke, so Premiere will be unable to show this one. Wished they could make an exception, but no...
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Post by jamie9012 on Sept 1, 2013 12:33:36 GMT -5
Although I am not familiar with the early 1970's music, I will list some from the episode of this week. It is from August 31, 1974.
40. CAN'T GET ENOUGH- Bad Company- I liked this song. It was great for starting off this countdown. Were some members of this group part of the group Free, who sang "All Right Now"? 39. EARACHE MY EYE- Cheech And Chong- This recording was bizarre, yet funny. 38. DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME- Elton John- This was definitely a change from the previous song. 34. CALL ON ME- Chicago- I liked this song, along with many others from this group. 33. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS- Bachman-Turner Overdrive- I hear this song on the radio sometimes. However, I hear another song from them, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" more often. 28. SWEET HOME ALABAMA- Lynyrd Skynyrd- When the last few songs were playing, I encountered some problems with my computer. I do not remember how the songs between #32 and 29 sounded, however I did like some of them. If I hear them again, I will have an ability to talk about them. I hope that I spelled the name of this band correctly. This song is definitely a classic. 27. ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT- Cat Stevens- I do not know many songs from this singer (who I have heard of at times), but I enjoyed this song. 26. I HONESTLY LOVE YOU- Olivia Newton-John- I remember hearing this song on another episode of American Top 40 in 2011. The episode was from 1974, and I think that it was in the summer. This song is so beautiful. 23. LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER- The Stylistics- This song reminded me of winter. The music was pleasant, and made me think of the cooler weather. 22. KEEP ON SMILING- Wet Willie- I liked this song. 21. IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL- The Rolling Stones- But he likes it! I hear this song on the radio sometimes. 20. SHININ' ON- Grand Funk- This was another good song. Sometimes, I see their band name listed as "Grand Funk Railroad". This is how it is listed in a video game instructional manual that I have, which features the song "Some Kind Of Wonderful". 19. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING- Stevie Wonder- I am not sure if the grammar in the title of this song is correct. If it is a love song (I do not remember it well), it is correct. 12. NOTHING FROM NOTHING- Billy Preston- I really enjoyed this song! It was one of my favorite ones on this countdown. 11. THEN CAME YOU- Dionne Warwick and The Spinners- This was a great collaboration! It was another favorite of mine. I also like other songs from The Spinners. 10. YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD- Helen Reddy- This was a good song. 9. CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE- Barry White- This is a classic. 8. ROCK ME GENTLY- Andy Kim- This was another good song. Although I do not remember it very well, I did like it. 7. WILDWOOD WEED- Jim Stafford- This song was interesting, although I would not be experimenting the flowers. 6. I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU- Donny and Marie Osmond- This song seemed to feature a sound older than 1974. 5. FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE- Roberta Flack- I enjoyed this song! I like Roberta Flack's voice, although I do not know many of her songs. 4. THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED- Paper Lace- Before this song began, Casey Kasem mentioned that the story in it was fictional, although inspired by real events. I must listen to it again. 3. TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD- Rufus- I hear this song on the radio often. 2. I SHOT THE SHERIFF- Eric Clapton- This song was written, and first performed, by Bob Marley. Eric Clapton's version reached the #1 position. 1. (YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY- Paul Anka- I have read that some people (many people may be more accurate) do not like this song. This is the only song that I know from Paul Anka.
This is my own extra song.
WENN ES DIE LIEBE WILL- Mireille Mathieu- This song peaked at #27 on the Media Control Charts in Germany. However, I have probably heard the song on the opposite side, "Wie War Dein Leben", more often. That is definitely among my favorite German-language songs. This is one of two records (45's) that I have from this singer from France. Although she has performed songs in French (and possibly English), I am more familiar with her German-language songs.
Thank you for reading.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Sept 1, 2013 12:41:18 GMT -5
Yes, the lead singer of both Free and Bad Company is Paul Rodgers who later fronted Queen on a pair of tours and an album.
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Post by pb on Sept 1, 2013 13:36:44 GMT -5
Yes, the lead singer of both Free and Bad Company is Paul Rodgers who later fronted Queen on a pair of tours and an album. He was also in the Firm with Jimmy Page in the 80's who had one top 40 "Radioactive." Drummer Simon Kirke was in Free and Bad Company (but not the Firm).
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Post by jamie9012 on Sept 1, 2013 18:25:13 GMT -5
1986 is among my favorite years for music. Even if I was not alive to experience those songs when they were first released, I can still enjoy them. I am enjoying American Top 40 The '80's this week. There are so many great songs on this list! Also, I want to examine some of those that fell out of the Top 40. This episode was from August 30, 1986. Here are some of the songs.
40. MONEY'S TO TIGHT TO MENTION- Simply Red- I can relate to this song now. 39. TWIST AND SHOUT- The Beatles- This song originally charted in 1964, however it was released once again as a single in 1986. 38. DANGER ZONE- Kenny Loggins- This song is from the soundtrack to the movie Top Gun. Although I have never seen that movie, I have heard this song on the radio often. 37. ALL CRIED OUT- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force- I had never heard this song before. I have heard another song from them called "Head To Toe". 36. LOVE WALKS IN- Van Halen- I liked this song. 33. HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES- Loverboy- Before this song began, Casey Kasem spoke about how the lead singer of Loverboy, Mike Reno, is often not recognized (in 1986), despite being part of a famous group. He said that Reno enjoys it, and I do not blame him. I really liked this song. 32. TAKEN IN- Mike and The Mechanics- This song was new for me. 31. OH, PEOPLE- Patti LaBelle- This was another song that I had never before heard. I liked it. 30. LOVE TOUCH- Rod Stewart- This was yet another great song. 29. SLEDGEHAMMER- Peter Gabriel- When I first heard this song, I thought that it was older. It reminds me of a song type from the 1970's. 27. THROWING IT ALL AWAY- Genesis- Some of the lyrics in this song seem so cold. One example is, "Late at night, when you call my name, the only sound you'll hear is the sound of your voice calling, calling after me." 26. WHEN I THINK OF YOU- Janet Jackson- This was another good song. 25. TWO OF HEARTS- Stacey Q- A few years ago, I purchased a Compact Disc with dance songs from the 1980's on it, and this was one of the songs. 24. THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART- Double- In the 1970's, the band Looking Glass had recorded a song called "Brandy". This one reminds me of that song. "The Captain Of Her Heart" peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, at #11 on the Swiss Hitparade in 1985, and at #10 on the Media Control Charts in Germany. It also charted in other countries, such as Netherlands, France, and New Zealand. 23. DREAMTIME- Daryl Hall- I enjoyed this song! I heard another song that Daryl Hall sang on another episode of American Top 40. 22. LOVE ZONE- Billy Ocean- I like many of the songs from Billy Ocean. This is another. 20. THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW- The Monkees- Out of all of the hit songs that this group has had had over the years, I am only familiar with two: this one and "I'm A Believer". 19. MAN SIZE LOVE- Klymaxx- I also enjoy songs from this group, including this one. One of them is "I Miss You". 18. DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE)- Glass Tiger- This one reminds me more of music from the 1990's. 17. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN- Wham!- I do not remember how this song sounds. 16. YANKEE ROSE- David Lee Roth- This song introduced me to David Lee Roth. I learned of it from a video game, and was excited to hear it on the radio (even if it was on an old episode of American Top 40). 15. WALK THIS WAY- Run D.M.C.- I have known of Run D.M.C.'s version of "Walk This Way" for more time than Aerosmith's version, who sang this song first. 14. BABY LOVE- Regina- I do not remember this song. 13. WORDS GET IN THE WAY- Miami Sound Machine- This was a good song. I also like other songs by them, such as "1-2-3" and "Anything For You". 12. GLORY OF LOVE- Peter Cetera- Unfortunately, I do not remember this song very well. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier in August, and remained there for two weeks. I like many songs from the group Chicago, and Peter Cetera sang the lead vocals on many of their songs. 11. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF- Jermaine Stewart- I agree that this song has a great message. Rest In Peace, Jermaine Stewart. 10. MAD ABOUT YOU- Belinda Carlisle- I like this song. It gives me a good feeling. 9. STUCK WITH YOU- Huey Lewis and the News- I learned about this song in 2004, when I purchased a Compact Disc of music from the 1980's. 8. RUMORS- Timex Social Club- This was a good song. 7. SWEET FREEDOM- Michael McDonald- I do not remember exactly how this song sounded, but I did like it. 6. FRENDS AND LOVERS- Carl Anderson and Gloria Loring- It seems that there are many songs that I must hear again. It is possible that I have heard this song before, however I do not recognize the title or the artists. 5. DANCING ON THE CEILING- Lionel Richie- I like many of Lionel Richie's songs. This include those from his period with The Commodores. 4. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY- Berlin- This song has a haunting, yet pleasant feel to it. I believe that this song was also from the soundtrack of "Top Gun". 3. PAPA DON'T PREACH- Madonna- This song was at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the previous week. 2. VENUS- Bananarama-
I will complete this list later.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 21:46:41 GMT -5
19. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING- Stevie Wonder- I am not sure if the grammar in the title of this song is correct. If it is a love song (I do not remember it well), it is correct. It's actually an angry political protest statement song aimed squarely at our former President Richard M. Nixon and its title is You Haven't Done Nothin', also, The Jackson 5 do backing vocals on this particular song, Stevie even says in his lyrics... Jackson 5 join along with me say Jackson 5 sing along again say This one's among my all-time favorite songs by him!
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Post by mga707 on Sept 1, 2013 22:58:04 GMT -5
Tricky Dicky resigned on August 9. Stevie's song had entered the Hot 100 the previous week. Even though the subject of the song was out of office, the song continued a fairly slow but steady climb up to eventually hit #1 as October turned into November. It was a great jam and one could definitely dance to it!
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Post by blackbowl68 on Sept 1, 2013 23:18:22 GMT -5
Do anyone else realize that a British all-MALE group named themselves the Rubettes?
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Post by reachinforthestars on Sept 2, 2013 3:01:51 GMT -5
Do anyone else realize that a British all-MALE group named themselves the Rubettes? It was a gender-bending era. Look at Queen and Alice Cooper. Just two songs before "Sugar Baby Love" there was Alice Bowie!
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Post by Hervard on Sept 2, 2013 9:09:08 GMT -5
And of these six, only one of them, "Invisible Touch", was heard at all on a Premiere AT40 this year, and that in truncated form. The problem here is that the August 23, 1986 show was guest hosted by Charlie Van Dyke, so Premiere will be unable to show this one. Wished they could make an exception, but no... I know that's why I asked if anyone had the 8/23 show. Otherwise, I would have hoped for it next year. Yeah, it's too bad they don't run the guest hosted shows, but oh well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2013 12:10:14 GMT -5
Tricky Dicky resigned on August 9. Stevie's song had entered the Hot 100 the previous week. Even though the subject of the song was out of office, the song continued a fairly slow but steady climb up to eventually hit #1 as October turned into November. It was a great jam and one could definitely dance to it! Indeed, while I agree with you to a point, Stevie Wonder actually wrote and recorded You Haven't Done Nothin' while Tricky Dick was still in office, then its album Fulfillingness' First Finale was released on July 22nd, 1974!
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Post by pb on Sept 2, 2013 15:37:12 GMT -5
20. SHININ' ON- Grand Funk- This was another good song. Sometimes, I see their band name listed as "Grand Funk Railroad". This is how it is listed in a video game instructional manual that I have, which features the song "Some Kind Of Wonderful". The band's name on most of their albums is Grand Funk Railroad. However, on a few albums, including their most successful ones We're An American Band and Shinin' On, it was shortened to Grank Funk.
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Post by jamie9012 on Sept 3, 2013 12:59:15 GMT -5
20. SHININ' ON- Grand Funk- This was another good song. Sometimes, I see their band name listed as "Grand Funk Railroad". This is how it is listed in a video game instructional manual that I have, which features the song "Some Kind Of Wonderful". The band's name on most of their albums is Grand Funk Railroad. However, on a few albums, including their most successful ones We're An American Band and Shinin' On, it was shortened to Grank Funk. Thank you for this information.
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