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Post by jcs72 on Sept 15, 2013 21:34:16 GMT -5
#9 “BLACK & WHITE” – Three Dog Night: Next week it would jump to #1. The prior year the song was a hit in the UK by a group called Greyhound. The one thing that would have made this song perfect would have been to the ends of the verses between the following pairs: "And now a child can understand/that this is the law of all the land" and "All the laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand" "And now at last we plainly see/we'll have a dance of liberty" and "Libertyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" Somehow it doesn't sound right. While I never took many music classes in school, the structure to me seems to call for the lines before "All the land" and "Liberty" to be twice as long in those parts.
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Post by jcs72 on Sept 15, 2013 21:37:00 GMT -5
7. ROCK & ROLL, PART 2- Gary Glitter- This song makes me think of sporting events. Me, too! I used to go to sporting events, and it seemed to be a staple among music selections! This was the 1990s, BTW.
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Post by mga707 on Sept 15, 2013 23:26:36 GMT -5
7. ROCK & ROLL, PART 2- Gary Glitter- This song makes me think of sporting events. Me, too! I used to go to sporting events, and it seemed to be a staple among music selections! This was the 1990s, BTW. ...makes me think of creepy pedophiles...
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Post by blackbowl68 on Sept 16, 2013 7:29:39 GMT -5
Me, too! I used to go to sporting events, and it seemed to be a staple among music selections! This was the 1990s, BTW. ...makes me think of creepy pedophiles... you mean #26 didn't do that for ya? ;-)
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Post by jamie9012 on Sept 19, 2013 15:23:24 GMT -5
Although this is a little late, thank you for this assistance.
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Post by Hervard on Sept 21, 2013 11:58:03 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - September 21, 2013
This week's presentation - September 22, 1984
1984 again so soon? I hope they're not starting their love for 1984 like back in the summer of 2010. Of course, about this time last year, there was a three-month void between shows from that year, so perhaps they're working to fill that. Anyway, this was when I was not even a month into my seventh grade year in middle/junior high school and was getting in trouble/beat up all the time. It took a lot of adjusting, since this was my first year in middle school. Eighth grade was easier because, when I started, I knew exactly what to expect; mean, obnoxious kids and mean, obnoxious teachers (fortunately, most of the teachers I had in seventh grade were pretty cool while in eighth grade, I had a few jerks). But anyway, at least I had a reprieve from that crap during the weekends, which was, of course, countdown time, like this one I'm about to critique right about now:
LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE - BILLY JOEL (38) - Great song! Shame it fell off, but at least we heard it on the last 1984 show, such is the case with the other two droppers. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN (27) - No big loss, as I was never crazy about this song. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT (26) - Good song. Too bad their follow-up, "Lay It Down", from the following summer, didn't do anywhere near as well on the charts.
LW#3: SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER LW#2: MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE LW#1: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER 40: STRUT - SHEENA EASTON (debut) - This was OK, but definitely not her best. 39: DESERT MOON - DENNIS DE YOUNG (debut) - Great song! Sounds a lot like his material with Styx. 38: ALL OF YOU - JULIO IGLESIAS AND DIANA ROSS (27) - Great song! My favorite of Julio's two charted duets in 1984. 37: FLESH FOR FANTASY - BILLY IDOL (39) - Good song, but, of course, my personal fave from him was "Sweet Sixteen". 36: WHO WEARS THESE SHOES - ELTON JOHN (40) - Great song, though I remember disliking it back in the day. 35: SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS (debut) - This was OK, but nothing special. 34: ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE - SPANDAU BALLET (34) - Good song; one I never heard outside of the countdown shows 33: BOP 'TIL YOU DROP - RICK SPRINGFIELD (35) - Good song, though I preferred the other two Hard To Hold singles. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN - Meh, this song was OK, but quite overplayed. Larry made a slight faux pas when he said that this song brought Chaka Khan back to the chart after a six year absence. Not true; in late 1983, she was singing with Rufus on "Ain't Nobody". 32: ON THE DARK SIDE - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (37) - Good song, though I preferred their next two singles. 31: SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART (36) - Great song - the story of my life, indeed! LDD: HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO - Well, I'm still somewhat burned out on this song, but it did fit the dedication. 30: IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON (21) - Great song! One of his best. Too bad they cut out the second verse, however. 29: I'M SO EXCITED - THE POINTER SISTERS (33) - Good song - at first, I would get this confused with "Who Wears These Shoes" by Elton John, since the beginning part of both songs was somewhat similar. 28: ARE WE OURSELVES - THE FIXX (32) - Good song. Not quite as good as "Saved By Zero", however. 27: GO INSANE - LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM (31) - Good song, but I preferred his other big Top 40 hit. 26: THERE GOES MY BABY - DONNA SUMMER (30) - Great song! I actually preferred this one over the original. 25: THE LUCKY ONE - LAURA BRANIGAN (29) - Wow, lots of songs moving up four spots this week. This song was somewhat similar to "There Goes My Baby", in that it started out slow and then the beat picked up a little ways into the song. 24: ROCK ME TONIGHT - BILLY SQUIER (16) - Meh, I never cared too much for this song. 23: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE (17) - I wasn't a big fan of this overplayed song, neither. 22: CARIBBEAN QUEEN - BILLY OCEAN (28) - And it's a hat trick with songs I dislike. But I do like this one a tad better than I did back in the day, but it's still definitely not his best. This is the biggest mover in the lower half of the countdown. OPTIONAL EXTRA: BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE - This song was pretty good, but not as good as his two 1987 hits. Larry also made a small mistake in this: "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred, whose lead singer was in this video, only hit #1 on the Hot 100, which was never used by any countdown show past 1991. 21: WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT - TWISTED SISTER (23) - Great song! I liked the video as well. 20: SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART (11) - Good song, though I preferred his song on last week's countdown. 19: TORTURE - THE JACKSONS (22) - Good song, though they edited out Michael's verse. Yet they had time to play the entire Top Three from the previous week - whatever! 18: LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF (12) - Good song, but I generally preferred him with the J Geils Band. 17: WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER (19) - Great song! I liked most of their mid-80s material. 16: LUCKY STAR - MADONNA (24) - Meh, I was never crazy about this song. 15: DYNAMITE - JERMAINE JACKSON (15) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 14: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO (20) - Great song, featuring both Peter Cetera and Bill Champlin on lead vocals. 13: GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER, JR. (9) - Good song, but it was pretty much a ripoff of "I Want A New Drug" (melodically, anyway). 12: STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE (6) - Great song! His second song with a country flavor to it (the first would have been his hit with the Commodores "Sail On"). 11: COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (14) - Good song. One that doesn't get much recurrent airplay (on the stations I listen to, anyway). OPTIONAL EXTRA: I CAN'T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them, and my favorite song in the world back in late 1984. 10: CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA (13) - Pretty good song, though I preferred "I Heard A Rumour". Kind of funny how their three songs charted around the same time of year; each song peaked in September of their respective years. 9: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER (18) - Wow, kind of unusual for the biggest mover to be way up in the Top Ten. Anyway, this song was a pretty good one. 8: THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E. (10) - This song was OK, but it wasn't anything exceptional. I much preferred her next hit, which was way underrated IMO. LDD: MY WAY - ELVIS PRESLEY - Great song, and very fitting for the dedication. 7: THE WARRIOR - SCANDAL W/ PATTY SMYTH (8) - Great song. Hard to believe it was their only Top 40 hit. 6: IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (6) - Great song. Their doo-wop style hit from Sports. 5: DRIVE - THE CARS (7) - Meh, not a fan of this one at all - very depresssing (as is the video). 4: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER (1) - Good song - one that's gotten better with age (as I hated it back in the day). 3: SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER (3) - Great song, despite how naughty it is. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM! - This one was OK, though a little pre-teen sounding (which I guess is why I liked it back in 1984, since I was twelve years old at the time). 2: LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE (4) - Great song! And guess what - they included the entire intro! Apparently Premiere's doing, as, from what I've heard, the original shows always played the single version. 1: MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE (2) - Oddly enough, this song was actually on its way down the R&R chart, but was held out of the #1 spot for three weeks by Tina Turner, whose song "What's Love Got To Do With It" peaked at #2 on R&R. This did manage to muster a week at #1 on the Hot 100. I didn't care much for it, however because, like "Drive", it was depressing (Depressing songs especially got to me during the late summer of 1984 because, right before school started, I fell into a horrible blue funk and heard these songs several times during that period, so that's why these songs have never appealed to me). An interesting note: In the Top Three recap, they played the version that they usually played, the one without the "Missing You" chants at the beginning, but they played the version WITH the chants when they played it as the #1 song.
Predictions for last week: We already know what show is being played next week. It was the rarest year during the AT40 Flashback years.
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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 21, 2013 23:11:56 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 9/23/78 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Heartbreaker"-Dolly Parton-One of her lesser known hits-Decent song. #39-"Paradise By The Dashboard Light"-Meatloaf-Great song that featured vocalist Ellen Foley & the legendary NY Yankees shortstop turned broadcaster Phil Rizzuto (1917-2007). #38-"Devoted To You"-Carly Simon & James Taylor-Great rendition of an Everly Brothers classic. #37-"Almost Like Being In Love"-Great song that was featured in the classic musical "Brigadoon". #36-"Josie"-Steely Dan-The third & final release from the album "Aja"-Great song that should've been a bigger hit. #35-"Beast Of Burden"-Rolling Stones-The second release from the album "Some Girls"-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #34-"Magnet & Steel"-Walter Egan-Great song that featured Stevie Nicks & Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac on background vocals & guitar respectively. #33-"Miss You"-Rolling Stones-A former #1 hit & an undisputed classic. #32-"5-7-0-5"-City Boy-The only top forty hit for this British group that featured co-vocalists Lol Mason & Steve Broughton-Great song. #31-"Talking In Your Sleep"-Crystal Gayle-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #30-"I Love The Nightlife"-Alicia Bridges-The only chart entry for this native of Lawndale,NC-An all-time dance floor classic. #29-"Who Are You"-The Who-One of their best songs. #28-"You Never Done It Like That"-Captain & Tennille-Great song that was written by Neil Sedaka. #27-"Just What I Needed"-The Cars-Great song that still receives airplay on classic rock stations. #26-"She's Always A Woman"-Billy Joel-The fourth & final release from "The Stranger"-Great song. #25-"Come Together"-Aerosmith-Great rendition of a Beatles classic. #24-"Back In The USA"-Linda Ronstadt-Great rendition of a Chuck Berry classic. #23-"Grease"-An undisputed classic that was featured in the movie of the same name. #22-"Prisoner"-Barbra Streisand-Great song that was featured in the Faye Dunaway movie "The Eyes Of Laura Mars". #21-"Get Off"-Foxy-The first of two top forty hits for this disco group that was based in Miami,FL-Another all-time dance floor classic. #20-"Right Down The Line"-Gerry Rafferty-Great follow up to "Baker Street". #19-"Shame"-Evelyn "Champagne" King-Another all-time dance floor classic. #18-"Oh Darlin"-Robin Gibb-The first of two top forty hits for this founding member of The Bee Gees (1949-2012)-Great rendition of a Beatles classic. #17-"Got To Get You Into My Life"-Earth,Wind & Fire-Funky rendition of a Beatles classic that came out rather well. #16-"Whenever I Call You Friend"-Kenny Loggins featuring Stevie Nicks-In 1972,this native of Everett,WA teamed up with singer Jim Messina-As the duo Loggins & Messina,they placed ten charted singles on the Billboard "Hot 100"-When the duo went their separate ways in early 1976,Loggins became a solo artist-This was his initial top forty hit & another undisputed classic. #15-"Hollywood Nights"-Bob Seger-The second release from his album "Stranger In Town"-Great song. #14-"You Needed Me"-Anne Murray-Her biggest hit overall & another undisputed classic.#13-"You & I"-Rick James-Great example of old school R&B. #12-"Fool If You Think It's Over"-Chris Rea-Great song. #11-"Love Is In The Air"-John Paul Young-Another great song. #10-"Reminiscing"-Little River Band-Another undisputed classic. #9-"Hot Child In The City"-Nick Gilder-Great song. #8-"Hot Blooded"-Foreigner-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay on classic rock stations. #7-"Don't Look Back"-Boston-The title song from their second album-Another undisputed classic. #6-"Summer Nights"-John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John-Their second duet from the "Grease" soundtrack-Great song. #5-"An Everlasting Love"-Andy Gibb-A bonafide guilty pleasure. #4-"Three Times A Lady"-Commodores-This one has undisputed classic written all over it. #3-"Hopelessly Devoted To You"-Olivia Newton-John-Great song that was featured in the movie "Grease". #2-"Kiss You All Over"-Exile-Another undisputed classic. #1-"Boogie Oogie Oogie"-A Taste Of Honey-Another all-time dance floor classic.
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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 21, 2013 23:18:08 GMT -5
I forgot to mention that Michael Johnson & Frankie Valli had hits with "Almost Like Being In Love" & "Grease" respectively.
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Post by jamie9012 on Sept 22, 2013 11:44:58 GMT -5
Greetings Everyone!
I will list songs from the episode of September 23, 1978.
40. HEARTBREAKER- Dolly Parton- This was a good song to start off the countdown. Casey Kasem listed some of her other songs, including one called "Here You Come Again". I remember hearing that song earlier this year. 39. PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT- Meatloaf- This song was filled with a large amount of energy! So much happened in it. Some parts seemed like rock music, and others reminded me of Disco. 38. DEVOTED TO YOU- James Taylor and Carly Simon- This was a great duet. I like songs that both of the people sing by themselves. 37. ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE- Michael Johnson- This was a good song, however I do not remember it very well. 36. JOSIE- Steely Dan- I also do not remember this song. 35. BEAST OF BURDEN- The Rolling Stones- When I first heard this song in the year 2011, I thought that it was released in the 1960's. I liked this song; it was one of my favorites on this countdown. 34. MAGNET AND STEEL- Walter Egan- This was a good song. 33. MISS YOU- The Rolling Stones- This was their second song on this list. 32. 5-7-0-5- City Boy- Unfortunately, I do not remember this song very well. 31. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP- Crystal Gayle- I liked this song. 30. I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE- Alicia Bridges- I have heard this song on the radio recently. She has much attitude in her voice. 29. WHO ARE YOU- The Who- Originally, I had believed that this song was released in the early 1970's. 28. YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT- Captain and Tennille- This was a nice song that I had never before heard. 27. JUST WHAT I NEEDED- The Cars- This was a great song! 26. 25. COME TOGETHER- Aerosmith- This version sounded very much like the version from The Beatles. I wonder if I have heard both and thought that they were the same? 24. BACK IN THE U.S.A.- Linda Ronstadt- I love her voice. There is not an illness that can make me forget this. 23. GREASE- Frankie Valli- I think that Casey Kasem said that members of the Bee Gees wrote this song. 22. 21. GET OFF- Foxy- I recall that Casey Kasem told of this band's difficulties in playing this song at a club (or a restaurant). 20. RIGHT DOWN THE LINE- Gerry Rafferty- This was a great song! 19. SHAME- Evelyn "Champagne" King- She had such a deep voice in this song. 18. 17. GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE- Earth, Wind and Fire- I do not know this song as well as I do others that they sing. 16. WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND- Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks- It is possible that this was my favorite song on this list. I absolutely love it! 15. HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS- Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band- This was a good song. The songs that they sing contain great lyrics. 14. YOU NEEDED ME- Anne Murray- I like her voice. It is very beautiful. 13. YOU AND I- Rick James- I do not remember this song, however I think I have heard it on the radio sometimes. 12. FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER- Chris Rea- I do not remember this song. 11. LOVE IS IN THE AIR- John Paul Young- This is yet another song that I do not remember. 10. REMINISCING- The Little River Band- However, I do know this song. It appears on a Compact Disc with songs from the 1970s. 9. HOT CHILD IN THE CITY- Nick Gilder- When I first heard this song in 2009, I thought that it was performed by a woman! However, during the song, he sings to a woman. 8. HOT BLOODED- Foreigner- This was a great song. 7. DON'T LOOK BACK- Boston- This song makes me feel optimistic. 6. SUMMER NIGHTS- Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta- I spent much time trying to figure out who sang this song, and I learned in 2011. 5. AN EVERLASTING LOVE- Andy Gibb- I wish that I could hear this song more often on the radio. I should make a list of songs to request. 4. THREE TIMES A LADY- The Commodores- It seems that the summer was coming to its end on this date in 1978. This seemed like a good song to end it, I think. 3. HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU- Olivia Newton-John- This was a good song. 2. KISS YOU ALL OVER- Exile- This song appears on the Compact Disc to which, in the song at #10, I referred. I have read that one of the singers in this group, Jimmy Stokley, is deceased. 1. BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE- A Taste Of Honey- It was definitely worth the wait to hear this song. I love it!
Thank you for reading.
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Post by Hervard on Sept 22, 2013 19:54:54 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - September 22, 2013
This week's presentation - September 23, 1978
Wow, both shows from this week are from not-so good years in school for me. You see, this was when I started first grade. After going to school for only half-days for about two years, all of a sudden, I was thrown into the all-day routine. So both years were whole new ballgames (middle school is when you transfer to different classes, with different teachers rather than remaining in the same classroom with the same teacher for the whole day, plus the classes were much harder), so that might have what made those years so tough for me, since I don't adapt well to change. Anyway, my first grade teacher had a short fuse too, so that didn't help matters any (corporal punishment was still allowed, so teachers could basically get away with throwing kids around like rag dolls). But by the second semester, I had adjusted pretty well. There were a few good things about that year. My brother, who was in fifth grade, played on the football team, and my mom and I would go to the games. I had fun riding out to the away games and playing on their playgrounds. So I'll focus on that as I listen to this show! And here is my critique:
Droppers: MY ANGEL BABY - TOBY BEAU (39) - With this song, it's one of those cases where my opinion of it depends on my mood at the time. TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE - EDDIE MONEY (38) LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - PABLO CRUISE (37) - Great song, though I prefer a few of their others. ROCK & ROLL FANTASY - THE KINKS (30) - I forget how this one goes, but I'm pretty sure it's not a "Hot Bad Company premake" CLOSE THE DOOR - TEDDY PENDERGRASS (25) - Another song I don't remember, but I do seem to recall that it was a pretty good song.
40: HEARTBREAKER – DOLLY PARTON (debut) - Great song, but I preferred "Here You Come Again". 39: PARADISE BY DASHBOARD LIGHTS – MEAT LOAF (40) - This one was kinda weird. I definitely preferred "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad". 38: DEVOTED TO YOU – CARLY SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR (debut) - Good song. This one always reminded me of the church hymn "For The Beauty Of The Earth". 37: ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE – MICHAEL JOHNSON (debut) - Great song! Has sort of a smooth jazz flavor to it. 36: JOSIE – STEELY DAN (debut) - It's okies, but I prefer many others by them. 35: BEAST OF BURDEN – THE ROLLING STONES (debut) - This one was pretty good - much better than their other song on this week's chart. 34: MAGNET AND STEEL – WALTER EGAN (22) - Good song, but I preferred "Fool Moon Fire". 33: MISS YOU – THE ROLLING STONES (20) - No. Just no. 32: 5-7-0-5 – CITY BOY (36) - Meh, nothing special. 31: TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – CRYSTAL GAYLE (34) - Great song! One of my favorites by her! 30: I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE – ALICIA BRIDGES (33) - Great song! One of my favorite disco songs of all time! 29: WHO ARE YOU – THE WHO (35) - No. Just no. 28: YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (32) - This was OK, but definitely not their best (it still beats that awful "Muskrat Love" from two years before). OPTIONAL EXTRA: DOUBLE VISION - FOREIGNER 27: JUST WHAT I NEEDED – THE CARS (27) - Great song! Given all the recurrent airplay this song receives, I'm surprised that this is all the higher the song got. 26: SHE’S ALWYS A WOMAN – BILLY JOEL (31) - Great song! Possibly my favorite release from "The Stranger". 25: COME TOGETHER - AEROSMITH (29) - This song is OK, but I prefer the Beatles original. 24: BACK IN THE U.S.A. – LINDA RONSTADT (26) - This was OK, but I preferred many others by her. Interesting story about how her cover versions of older songs did better on the charts than her originals. 23: GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI (18) - Meh, not my cup of tea. 22: LOVE THEME FROM EYES OF LAURA MARS – BARBRA STREISAND (23) - Great song! Much better than her sappy duet with Neil Diamond that would chart about a month later. 21: GET OFF – FOXY (28) - Meh, not a big fan of this one. No wonder the club owner's mother didn't like this song. 20: RIGHT DOWN THE LINE – GERRY RAFFERTY (24) - Great song! One of my favorites by him, and much better than the overplayed "Baker Street". 19: SHAME – EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING (10) - This song was OK, but I preferred "Love Come Down", from 1982. 18: OH DARLIN’ – ROBIN GIBB (21) - This song was OK, but I preferred his 1984 hit "Boys Do Fall In Love". 17: GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE – EARTH, WIND & FIRE (9) - Good song - I do slightly prefer the Beatles original, but I found myself liking this better than I used to. 16: WHENEVER I CALL YOU “FRIEND” – KENNY LOGGINS w/STEVIE NICKS (19) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from both artists involved! 15: HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (17) - Good song, but not my favorite by him (my favorite Stranger In Town single is "Still The Same". OPTIONAL EXTRA: MACARTHUR PARK - DONNA SUMMER - Even though I don't really like disco, that could very well be this song's saving grace, as the original was definitely a "No. Just no" song. The disco beat saved this song from that. 14: YOU NEEDED ME – ANNE MURRAY (16) - Great song! Definitely one of her best. As I've said many times before, 1978-80 were definitely her best years, as I loved all six songs she released in that period. 13: YOU AND I – RICK JAMES (14) - Meh, not a fan of this or him in general. 12: FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER – CHRIS REA (12) - Good song. I did slightly prefer his 1989 AC hit "On The Beach". 11: LOVE IS IN THE AIR – JOHN PAUL YOUNG (13) - This song was pretty good, considering I'm not a huge disco fan. 10: REMINISCING – THE LITTLE RIVER BAND (15) - Great song, but I must say, they butchered this one but good! 9: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY – NICK GILDER (11) - Good song. I did prefer his underrated mid-charter from the summer of 1979, "(You Really) Rock Me". 8: HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER (3) - Great song! It's actually my LEAST favorite of their three Top 40 hits from Double Vision, so that shows how much I like the other two. 7: DON’T LOOK BACK - BOSTON (8) - This song was pretty good, but definitely not my favorite by them. In this song, they used pretty much the same guitar riff as "Peace Of Mind", which is possibly my favorite song by them. LDD/6: SUMMER NIGHTS – JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (5) - Great song and, like the author said, it fit their situation perfectly. I wonder if she and Raoul ever got in touch with one another again? 5: AN EVERLASTING LOVE – ANDY GIBB (6) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of his 1978 hits! 4: THREE TIMES A LADY – THE COMMODORES (2) - Great song! This one remains a very popular wedding song. I prefer the full album version, but I don't think AT40 ever played that one, except I have heard that it was on the original broadcast of the 1978 year-ender. 3: HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (4) - Slowly, but surely, I'm starting to be able to appreciate this song's natural appeal again. OPTIONAL EXTRA: STRAIGHT ON - HEART - WUPE, the station on which I listened to the show, didn't play this one, and I don't remember how this one goes. I'll have to check YouTube when I get a chance. 2: KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE (5) - Good song - always reminds me of a funny scene from Happy Gilmore. 1: BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE – A TASTE OF HONEY (1) - Great song! Another one of my favorite disco tunes, like "I Love The Night Life".
I've been told what next week's show is, so I won't spoil the surprise.
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Post by mellongraig on Sept 22, 2013 20:46:16 GMT -5
Methinks Hervard is not a fan of CSI, the song, or both at #29. This show is still going on after 14 seasons (has it really been that long?)
I don't mind the song, but my reasoning for disliking the song is that it's overplayed quite often.
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Post by blackbowl68 on Sept 22, 2013 21:28:41 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - September 21, 2013 This week's presentation - September 22, 1984 10: CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA (13) Predictions for last week: We already know what show is being played next week. It was the rarest year during the AT40 Flashback years. The thing I find amazing about this chart week is this was the ONLY record in the entire show to come from the Polygram family of labels! For such a large record conglomerate that includes Mercury, Polydor, Casablanca (at the time), London, & Riva. This is a bit alarming.
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Post by vto66 on Sept 22, 2013 22:19:07 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - September 21, 2013 This week's presentation - September 22, 1984 10: CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA (13) Predictions for last week: We already know what show is being played next week. It was the rarest year during the AT40 Flashback years. The thing I find amazing about this chart week is this was the ONLY record in the entire show to come from the Polygram family of labels! For such a large record conglomerate that includes Mercury, Polydor, Casablanca (at the time), London, & Riva. This is a bit alarming. Interesting point. As I recall, this was around the time when Polygram's planned merger with Warner's record division (WB, Elektra, Atlantic) fell through due to antitrust issues, and there was something I read that Polygram would have to be shut down completely if it couldn't find a merger partner. "Cruel Summer", I believe, was the last Top 10 (or even Top 40) hit for any of Polygram's labels during 1984, and none of them were able to score a No. 1 pop hit that year. Things did get much better once 1985 rolled around, however.
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Post by Josh Joel's Top 40 on Sept 23, 2013 16:59:28 GMT -5
LW#3: SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER LW#2: MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE LW#1: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
Will discuss later ^^^ 40: STRUT - SHEENA EASTON - Always loved this song, I was in the first month of my 5th grade year. Some people call this "soul", I mean it was played on Soul Train a couple of times. I think it is somewhat R&B but not significant enough for it to chart there.
39: DESERT MOON - DENNIS DE YOUNG - I don't care for this song, never have. So yeah, I'm not a Styx fan either.
38: ALL OF YOU - JULIO IGLESIAS AND DIANA ROSS - Beautiful Easy listening ballad, but not for me.
37: FLESH FOR FANTASY - BILLY IDOL - Always loved this song due to play on MTV. Billy Idol was one of my favourite rock n rollers after hearing that MTV #1 smash "Eyes Without A Face:.
36: WHO WEARS THESE SHOES - ELTON JOHN - Great song, this was also a MTV "Sneak Preview" video at the time.
35: SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS - The video for this song is too priceless for me especially the 12" version. 34: ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE - SPANDAU BALLET - They performed this song on a Soul Train episode. This is one of two songs in the countdown produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley; the other is by Bananarama.
33: BOP 'TIL YOU DROP - RICK SPRINGFIELD - This 7" version is waaaay better than the LP version, I skated to this one too! This song is flippin' hot and I am not a Rick Springfield fan!
32: ON THE DARK SIDE - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - A lot of folks like me thought it was Bruce Springsteen in the past. Anyway this too is hot! Oh and so is the movie "Eddie and The Cruisers". 31: SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART - One of two songs produced by Michael Omartian,; the other is by Donna Summer. I prefer this song hugely.
LDD: HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO - I'm not big Cetera fan. however the band altogether is just brilliant. I mean listen to the song's arrangement and mood. I looooove their sound, they are such a phenomenal talented band.
30: IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON - One of the greatest soft rock records of our time. Peabo can do some ballads!
29: I'M SO EXCITED - THE POINTER SISTERS - These girls wrote with Trevor Lawrence and Richard Perry produced this. Second time was much better than the first time it charted, this time it was a top tener!
28: ARE WE OURSELVES - THE FIXX - Some people claim this to be a generic R&B/funk. I think it's funky but it's soooooo not R&B. I love the song, nonetheless. This too was a "Sneak Preview" video on MTV at the time.
27: GO INSANE - LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM - Loooove this song! Another MTV banger!
26: THERE GOES MY BABY - DONNA SUMMER - 25: THE LUCKY ONE - LAURA BRANNIGAN 24: ROCK ME TONIGHT - BILLY SQUIRES 23: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE 22: CARIBBEAN QUEEN - BILLY OCEAN 21: WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT - TWISTED SISTER 20: SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART 19: TORTURE - THE JACKSONS 18: LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF 17: WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER 16: LUCKY STAR - MADONNA 15: DYNAMITE - JERMAINE JACKSON 14: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO 13: GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER, JR. 12: STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE 11: COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 10: CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA 9: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER 8: THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E. LDD: MY WAY - ELVIS PRESLEY 7: THE WARRIOR SONG - SCANDAL W/ PATTY SMYTH 6: IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 5: DRIVE - THE CARS 4: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER 3: SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER 2: LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE - And yes this the Premiere edited version of this song, not the original promo version. Yes, indeed the 7" promo version was played on this original AT40 episode!
1: MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
Will finish later, I'm having troubles w/ the internet at the moment.
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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 24, 2013 6:53:07 GMT -5
Here is my critique of the countdown from 9/26/1981 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #40-"Say Goodbye To Hollywood"-Billy Joel-In 1976,this particular song appeared on Joel's third studio album "Turnstiles"-However,it was never released as a single-Five years later,a live album titled "Songs From The Attic" was released-"Say Goodbye To Hollywood" was officially released as the first single-Great homage to the legendary producer Phil Spector & his "Wall Of Sound". #39-"Straight From The Heart"-Allman Brothers Band-Their final top forty hit-Great song. #38-"Some Days Are Diamonds"-John Denver-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #37-"Fire & Ice"-Pat Benatar-From her album "Precious Time"-Great song. #36-"Really Wanna Know You"-Gary Wright-His final top forty hit-Can't understand why this doesn't receive recurrent airplay. #35-"She's A Bad Mama Jama"-Carl Carlton-His second top forty hit-Great example of old school R&B. #34-"General Hospi-tale"-Afternoon Delights-The only chart entry for this Boston based vocal studio quartet-Great novelty record that was a homage of sorts to the long-running soap opera "General Hospital" which was then at the peak of its popularity. #33-"Just Once"-Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram-Great song that was written by the husband & wife duo of Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil. #32-"The Breakup Song"-Greg Kihn Band-The breakthrough smash for this band whose founding member is a native of Baltimore,MD-Great song. "AT40 Archives"-"Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay"-Otis Redding-This was the first posthumous #1 song of the rock era & it turned out to be the biggest hit overall for this R&B legend from Dawson,GA-"Dock Of The Bay" was recorded three days before he died in a plane crash on 12/10/67-An undisputed classic. #31-"Tryin To Live My Life Without You"-Bob Seger-One of his lesser known hits-Great song. #30-"When She Was My Girl"-Four Tops-One of their best songs. #29-"Cool Love"-Pablo Cruise-Can't understand why this song doesn't receive recurrent airplay. #28-"Draw Of The Cards"-Kim Carnes-Decent follow up to "Bette Davis Eyes". #27-"We're In This Love Together"-Al Jarreau-The first top forty hit for this native of Milwaukee,WI-Great song. #26-"I've Done Everything For You"-Rick Springfield-Great song that was written & first recorded by Sammy Hagar. #25-"Believe It Or Not"-Joey Scarbury-The only top forty hit for this native of Ontario,CA-A bonafide guilty pleasure that was the theme from the TV series "The Greatest American Hero". #24-"Hard To Say"-Dan Fogelberg-The second release from his album "The Innocent Age"-Great song that featured Glenn Frey on background vocals. #23-"Super Freak"-Rick James-This was definitely his signature song & another great example of old school R&B. #22-"Breaking Away"-Balance-In 1967,a band called The Blues Magoos had a top ten hit called "We Ain't Got Nothin Yet"-Fourteen years later,founding member Peppy Castro hit the top forty for a second time with this new group-Unfortunately,this was their only major hit-Great song that is featured on Barry Scott's "Lost 45's" CD. "AT40 Archives"-"Honey"-Bobby Goldsboro-When this song was released in early 1968,a lot of people thought it was pretty wimpy-However,it hits pretty close to home-It was exactly three months ago today that my soulmate & best friend,Aprile,died of complications from multiple sclerosis-I'll always think of her when I hear this song. #21-"I Could Never Miss You"-Lulu-The only Lulu song the oldies/greatest hits play is "To Sir With Love"-Why don't they give this one a spin? #20-"In Your Letter"-REO Speedwagon-The final release from "Hi Infidelity"-Great song. #19-""Share Your Love"-Kenny Rogers-Originally a pop & R&B smash for Aretha Franklin in 1969-Love this rendition from Mr.Rogers. #18-"Private Eyes"-Hall & Oates-Great song that was headed for #1. #17-"The Night Owls"-Little River Band-One of their best songs. #16-"The Voice"-Moody Blues-The second release from their album "Long Distance Voyager"-Great song-As far as I know,this song has no connection with the current NBC series of the same name. #15-"Jessie's Girl"-Rick Springfield-A former #1 hit & an undisputed classic. #14-"For Your Eyes Only"-Sheena Easton-Great song that was featured in the James Bond movie of the same name. #13-"Beach Boys Medley"-Beach Boys-Great montage. #12-""Slow Hand"-Pointer Sisters-Great song that was later a country hit for Conway Twitty. #11-"Hold On Tight"-Electric Light Orchestra-Great song. "AT40 Archives"-"Tighten Up"-Archie Bell & The Drells-As the introduction to this song states,this R&B group hailed from Houston,TX-Another undisputed classic. #10-"Start Me Up"-Rolling Stones-The initial release from the album "Tattoo You"-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #9-"Lady You Bring Me Up"-Commodores-Great song. #8-"Step By Step"-Eddie Rabbitt-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #7-"Arthur's Theme"-Christopher Cross-From the Dudley Moore movie "Arthur"-Another undisputed classic. #6-"Who's Crying Now"-Journey-The initial release from their album "Escape" & one of my favorite songs from them. #5-"No Gettin Over Me"-Ronnie Milsap-His biggest pop crossover hit-Great song. #4-"Urgent"-Foreigner-The initial release from their album "4"-Another undisputed classic that featured Jr.Walker on tenor sax. #3-"Stop Draggin My Heart Around"-Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty-The initial release from Nicks' first solo album "Bella Donna"-Another undisputed classic. #2-"Queen Of Hearts"-Juice Newton-Great song. #1-"Endless Love"-Diana Ross & Lionel Richie-This song has been played at countless wedding receptions & it certainly is an undisputed classic.
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