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Post by dukelightning on Nov 23, 2013 18:02:30 GMT -5
Actually this will seem like peace if and when they start a 90s series. Rap, hip-hop, R&B, AC, alternative, dance, country, heavy metal, boy groups...did I miss any? Might see the start of World War 3 on this thread!
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Post by davewollenberg on Nov 24, 2013 16:47:08 GMT -5
Actually, mrjukebox, the parenthetical was 'MAKE me happy' Al sang, 'Make me happy, baby'.
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Post by mrjukebox on Nov 26, 2013 9:48:00 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 12/1/84 which Premiere is featuring this weekend: #40-"Jamie"-Ray Parker Jr-Great follow up to "Ghostbusters". #39-"Pride (In The Name Of Love)"-U2-The first top forty hit for this band from Dublin,Ireland that features Paul Hewson aka Bono on lead vocals-A stirring tribute to the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. #38-"I Can't Drive 55"-Sammy Hagar-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay on classic rock stations. #37-"Tears"-John Waite-Great follow up to "Missing You". #36-"You're The Inspiration"-Chicago-An undisputed classic that eventually became a much requested Long Distance Dedication. #35-"Stranger In Town"-Toto-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #34-"Understanding"-Bob Seger-Great song that was featured in the Nick Nolte movie "Teachers". #33-"What About Me"-Kenny Rogers,Kim Carnes,& James Ingram-Great song. #32-"Centipede"-Rebbie Jackson-The only top forty hit for the eldest memberof the talented Jackson family-Decent song. #31-"I Do Wanna Know"-REO Speedwagon-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #30-"The War Song"-Culture Club-OK,but I prefer their earlier hits. #29-"Run To You"-Bryan Adams-The initial release from his album "Reckless"-Great song. #28-"We Are The Young"-Dan Hartman-Great follow up to "I Can Dream About You". #27-"Born In The USA"-Bruce Springsteen-An undisputed classic that was later parodied by Cheech & Chong as "Born In East L.A." #26-"Hello Again"-The Cars-One of their lesser known hits-Great song. #25-"Do What You Do"-Jermaine Jackson-Great song. #24-"All I Need"-Jack Wagner-The only top forty hit for this Missouri native who played Frisco Jones on TV's "General Hospital"-Great song. #23-"Hard Habit To Break"-Chicago-Great song. #22-"Blue Jean"-David Bowie-One of his best songs. #21-"Like A Virgin"-Madonna-Her signature song & another undisputed classic. #20-"Desert Moon"-Dennis De Young-The only top forty solo hit for this Chicago native who was the lead singer of Styx-Great song. #19-"Walking On A Thin Line"-Huey Lewis & The News-The final release from their album "Sports"-Great song. #18-"Valotte"-Julian Lennon-The first top forty hit for the eldest son of the late John Lennon-Another great song that's been overlooked by the oldies/greatest hits stations. #17-"It Ain't Enough"-Corey Hart-Great follow up to "Sunglasses At Night". #16-"I Just Called To Say I Love You"-Stevie Wonder-Great song that was featured in the Gene Wilder-Gilda Radner movie "The Woman In Red". #15-"I Can't Hold Back"-Survivor-Great song. #14-"We Belong"-Pat Benatar-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #13-"Cool It Now"-New Edition-The first top forty hit for this Boston based R&B group that featured Whitney Houston's future husband,Bobby Brown-Great song. #12-"Caribbean Queen"-Billy Ocean-A former #1 hit & another undisputed classic. #11-"Sea Of Love"-The Honeydrippers-The first of two top forty hits for this group that featured former Led Zeppelin member Robert Plant-Great rendition of a song that was also a hit for Phil Phillips in 1959 & Del Shannon in 1982. #10-"No More Lonely Nights"-Paul Mc Cartney-Great song that was featured in the movie "Give My Regards To Broad Street". #9-"Strut"-Sheena Easton-One of her best songs. #8-"Penny Lover"-Lionel Richie-The final release from his album "Can't Slow Down"-Great song. #7-"The Wild Boys"-Duran Duran-Great song. #6-"All Through The Night"-Cyndi Lauper-Great song. #5-"Better Be Good To Me"-Tina Turner-One of her best songs. #4-"Purple Rain"-Prince & The Revolution-The title song from his first movie-An undisputed classic. #3-"I Feel For You"-Chaka Khan-Great song that was written & first recorded by Prince. #2-"Out Of Touch"-Daryl Hall & John Oates-Their sixth & final #1 hit-Great song. #1-"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"-Wham-The first top forty hit for the British duo of George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley-Another undisputed classic.
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Post by pb on Nov 26, 2013 11:50:32 GMT -5
I counted three great followups in there that I don't think I ever heard (although I heard the previous hits many times).
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Post by jamie9012 on Nov 27, 2013 14:55:05 GMT -5
Greetings!
I am not all that familiar with many songs from the early 1970's. Of course, there are some songs that I know and that I like. I want to list some from an episode that I heard a few weeks ago. I think that they were supposed to play an episode from 1976, but, for a reason, they sometimes switched to a different one. Anyway, I will list a few songs from that episode: October 23, 1971.
24. CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP- Mac and Katie Kissoon- I really liked this song! I do not know why they decided to switch episodes when a commercial break ended. 22. STICK UP- The Honey Cone- I am more familiar with their song called "Want Ads", however this was another great song. Actually, it reminded me of "Want Ads". 4. GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THEIVES- Cher- It is possible that I did not spell the word "Gypsies" correctly. I heard this song on a commercial for music a few years ago. 1. MAGGIE MAY- Rod Stewart- Maggie stole his heart and hurt him. Please recover!
This is my own extra song:
FREMDER MANN- Marianne Rosenberg- This is one of her first singles to be released. It is also one of my favorite songs from her. She expresses her desire to love another person. This single was released in 1971, and it peaked at No. 8 in Germany.
Thank you for reading (although there was not a lot to read).
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Post by seminolefan on Nov 29, 2013 18:33:20 GMT -5
Here's my critique for December 1, 1984. 40. JAMIE - RAY PARKER JR. (debut): I like this. Actually I prefer this over "Ghostbusters". 39. PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - U2 (debut): The first Top 40 hit in the US for this Irish band, and it's a good one. 38. I CAN'T DRIVE 55 - SAMMY HAGAR (26): Great song by the man who would later become the lead singer of Van Halen. 37. TEARS - JOHN WAITE (37): Decent follow-up to his #1 hit "Missing You". 36. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO (debut): Good song that was produced by David Foster. 35. STRANGER IN TOWN - TOTO (40): Decent song, but they've done better. 34. UNDERSTANDING - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (debut): Pretty good song. 33. WHAT ABOUT ME - KENNY ROGERS, KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM (23): It's OK. Not really one of my favorites, though. 32. CENTIPEDE - REBBIE JACKSON (35): Features Martha Wash on backup vocals. Good song by the eldest of nine Jackson children, but I prefer the other Jackson song on the countdown. 31. I DO' WANNA KNOW - REO SPEEDWAGON (33): It's alright. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MISSING YOU - DIANA ROSS: This song took its sweet time heading up the charts, as it wouldn't reach the Top 40 for another 3 months. Anyway this song is pretty good, one of her best. Little did anyone know it would be her last Top 40 pop hit. 30. THE WAR SONG - CULTURE CLUB (18): I like it, as well as most of their hits. 29. RUN TO YOU - BRYAN ADAMS (34): Great song, one of his best. 28. WE ARE THE YOUNG - DAN HARTMAN (30): Good song. Shame it didn't get any higher than #25. 27. BORN IN THE U.S.A. - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (32): Good song, one of his most well-known. I believe Ronald Reagan wanted to use this song for his re-election campaign, but Bruce turned him down. 26. HELLO AGAIN - THE CARS (29): Good song, though I prefer others by them. 25. DO WHAT YOU DO - JERMAINE JACKSUN (27): Great song, one of my favorites from him. LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE Cocker & JENNIFER WARNES: Nice duet from the movie An Officer And a Gentleman. 24. ALL I NEED - JACK WAGNER (39): Good song. Jack performed this on General Hospital earlier this year as part of the show's 50th anniversary celebration. 23. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO (20): I prefer this over their other song on the countdown. 22. BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE (16): Not bad, but I prefer other songs by him. 21. LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA (38): With a jump like that, you knew this was gonna be a big hit. And while this song did wonders for her career (thanks in part to the production by Nile Rodgers as well as that performance at the first MTV Video Music Awards), I actually prefer many others by her. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY: Great song. 20. DESERT MOON - DENNIS DeYOUNG (15): It's OK. 19. WALKING ON A THIN LINE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (22): Pretty good, but not one of my favorites from them. 18. VALOTTE - JULIAN LENNON (24): It's OK, but I prefer the follow-up, "Too Late For Goodbyes". 17. IT AIN'T ENOUGH - COREY HART (21): Not bad, but I prefer others from him. 16. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER (10): No. Just no. Stevie has so many better songs than this. Casey goofed in the outro saying that this was falling from #5 to #10. 15. I CAN'T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR (17): Good song. 14. WE BELONG - PAT BENATAR (19): One of her best songs. 13. COOL IT NOW - NEW EDITION (14): Not quite as good as "Mr. Telephone Man", but miles better than their first single, "Candy Girl". 12. CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) - BILLY OCEAN (6): Great song, one of his best! 11. SEA OF LOVE - THE HONEYDRIPPERS (13): I like this remake. 10. NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS - PAUL McCARTNEY (11): Pretty good song. OPTIONAL EXTRA: FOOLISH HEART - STEVE PERRY: Great song, my favorite of his solo hits. 9. STRUT - SHEENA EASTON (7): Great song, one of my favorites by her. 8. PENNY LOVER - LIONEL RICHIE (9): It's OK, but he's done better. 7. WILD BOYS - DURAN DURAN (12): Good song, but I prefer others from them. 6. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER (8): Great song, one of her best. 5. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME - TINA TURNER (5): Great follow-up to her #1 smash "What's Love Got To Do With It". 4. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (2): Great song. LONG DISTANCE DEDICATION: WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS: Decent song. 3. I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN (3): Great song! One of my favorites from her. Features Stevie Wonder on harmonica and Melle Mel rapping. Prince recorded the original for his 1979 self-titled album. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVERBOY - BILLY OCEAN: Great follow-up to "Caribbean Queen". 2. OUT OF TOUCH - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (4): Great song. 1. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM! (1): It's not bad, but I prefer their next two singles, "Careless Whisper" and "Everything She Wants".
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 29, 2013 19:52:33 GMT -5
^In case anyone is wondering, (not that anyone necessarily should considering Casey went into a tease for a Pat Benatar song that WAS coming up after said outro) but his outro to Stevie was not somehow taken from the previous week's show when Stevie DID fall from 5 to 10.
BTW, I also prefer Wham's next 2 singles. Good call seminolefan!
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Post by Hervard on Nov 30, 2013 6:14:57 GMT -5
This is a repeat show from 2011, so you know what that means - recycled commentary time!
American Top 40: The 70s - December 3, 2011
This week’s presentation: December 4, 1976
40: I WISH - STEVIE WONDER (debut) - Good song, but not quite his best. This was the first song in five years to debut on the Hot 100 all the way up in the Top 40. Oh, and, oddly enough, the station on which I listened to the show, Oldies 103.7 (WQOL), played another Stevie Wonder song ("If You Really Love Me") before the broadcast started up. 39: YOU ARE MY STARSHIP - NORMAN CONNORS (37) - Great song! Very mellow and relaxing. 38: WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU - JOHN TRAVOLTA (40) - Good song, but I think he was a much better actor than he was a singer. 37: LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - BREAD (debut) - Great song! Just as good as their material from the early-70s! 36: SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK - BAR-KAYS (debut) - No. Just no. 35: SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN (debut) - Good song, but still, I prefer several others by them, such as their two big hits from earlier in 1976. 34: JEANS ON - DAVID DUNDAS (38) - OK, but nothing I’d go out of my way to listen to. 33: I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU - BAY CITY ROLLERS (33) - Great song - one of their best! Kind of odd that it’s pausing here on its way down. 32: MAGIC MAN - HEART (31) - Wow, another slow dropper. Must have been a soft spot in the chart. Anyway, this song was OK, but not one of my favorites by them. 31: DON'T FEAR THE REAPER - BLUE OYSTER CULT (26) - Great song! Not sure if I prefer this or “Burnin’ For You”. 30: FERNANDO - ABBA (23) - Great song! One of their best, though not quite as good as “Dancing Queen” and “Winner Takes It All”. 29: IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO (25) - Great song! This is one song that I remember hearing a lot in the fall of 1976. 28: IT'S A LONG WAY THERE - LITTLE RIVER BAND (32) - It’s okies, but far from being their best. OPTIONAL EXTRA: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND - Great song! This song would hit #1 about two months later. 27: HELLO OLD FRIEND - ERIC CLAPTON (29) - Good song, though not one of my favorites by him. 26: LIVIN' THING - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (28) - Great song! One of their best! 25: DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO - PETER FRAMPTON (15) - Great song! Doesn’t quite hold a candle to “I’m In You”, but still a great one! Interesting how it was edited down from its playing time of 7:12 on the single version (the album version was twice as long). AT40 EXTRA: FAMILY AFFAIR - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - This song was the #1 song exactly five years before this show. The story to tie in with this was the marriage of Sly Stone right before a concert performed by Sly & The Family Stone. This was played as the second Optional Extra. 24: DAZZ - BRICK (30) - This song was OK, but typical disco of its era. 23: ROCKIN' ME - STEVE MILLER BAND (11) - Great song, but I preferred others by him, such as “Fly Like An Eagle”, which was being released about this time and would hit the Hot 100 two weeks later. 22: HOT LINE - SYLVERS (27) - Another disco song, but this one was actually not bad. I also kinda liked their song “Boogie Fever” from earlier in the year. 21: LOVE BALLAD - L.T.D. (24) - Good song - my favorite of the two songs I’ve heard by them. 20: AFTER THE LOVIN' - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK (22) - Good song, though nothing exceptional. 19: LOVE ME - YVONNE ELLIMAN (21) - Good song, but her best song ever is, of course, “If I Can’t Have You”. 18: STAND TALL - BURTON CUMMINGS (20) - Good song - kind of sounds like the theme song to one of those “positive attitude” movies that you might have seen sometime during your school career. 17: BEST DISCO IN TOWN - THE RICHIE FAMILY (17) - Good song - interesting medley of old Motown songs. Even more interesting is that this was nearly five years before the medley crazy started. 16: I NEVER CRY - ALICE COOPER (18) - Great song! Although he’s mainly known for his hard rockers, I prefer his slow songs, like this one. 15: SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN (19) - Great song! One of his best, although it’s definitely one of his most depressing songs (although not quite THE most depressing songs of his - that would likely be “The Last Song”). 14: JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU - COMMODORES (7) - This was OK, but I generally preferred their late-70s/early-80s hits. 13: DISCO DUCK - RICK DEES (6) - No. Just no. 12: YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - LEO SAYER (16) - Great song! One of his all-time best! 11: NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY (13) - Great song! My favorite song by them, however, is “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight”. 10: YOU ARE THE WOMAN - FIREFALL (12) - And here’s three great songs in a row! I slightly preferred “Just Remember I Love You”, but this was a close second. 9: NADIA'S THEME - BARRY DEVOREAUX & PERRY BODKIN, JR (10) - And the streak continues! I guess I could call this a guilty pleasure, as several people I know don’t like this one. 8: MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON (9) - Wow, we’re really on a roll with the great songs here (although the streak has to end before long, as there’s at least one song in the Top Ten that’s even worse than the Rick Dees song. 7: BETH - KISS (8) - The streak sure doesn’t end here, though. This is probably my all-time favorite song by Kiss.6: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR (14) - Well, this does kind of break the “great song” streak, as this one is just “pretty good”. 5: WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (2) - Well, back to great songs, as this is one of his best charted hits (in fact, of his Top 40 hits, this one is my favorite). But this definitely isn’t the beginning of another streak, because... 4: MUSKRAT LOVE - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (4) - No. Just no. 3: LOVE SO RIGHT - BEE GEES (3) - Great song! I generally like their slower songs better (though there are exceptions - “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You” comes to mind, for instance). OPTIONAL EXTRA: CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE - Good song. This song was right outside the Top 40, at #42, and would make a huge debut the following week, near the halfway point of the chart. 2: RUBBERBAND MAN - SPINNERS (5) - Good song, though I preferred “Games People Play” and their two remakes from 1980. BTW, did Casey say that this song had started dropping, then moved back up? It sure didn’t, according to a few Joel Whitburn books that I have. 1: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT - ROD STEWART (1) - Great song! This song became Billboard’s #1 song of 1977, although most of its #1 weeks were in 1976 (but then again, they had kind of a weird chart year and all). They played the song its entiretly, including the line "spread your wings and let me come inside".
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Post by Hervard on Nov 30, 2013 7:07:49 GMT -5
Here's my critique for December 1, 1984. 34. MISUNDERSTANDING - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (debut): Pretty good song. Hot Genesis remake?
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Post by davewollenberg on Nov 30, 2013 7:42:00 GMT -5
Seminole, Bob's song was just called, 'UNDERstanding', no mis.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2013 11:23:37 GMT -5
Bob Seger's Understanding is from the 1984 film Teachers with an all-star cast that includes Nick Nolte, Jobeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio, Lee Grant, Richard Mulligan, William Schallert, Laura Dern, Crispin Glover and Morgan Freeman.
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Post by Hervard on Nov 30, 2013 20:08:00 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - November 30, 2013
This week's presentation - December 1, 2013
Droppers: I NEED YOU TONIGHT - PETER WOLF (36) - Great song! I like this and "Lights Out" about the same. ON THE DARK SIDE - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (31) - Good song. I remember hearing this in both 1983 and 1984 (the former when the artist billing was Eddie & The Cruisers, which B96 gave moderate airplay) I'M SO EXCITED - POINTER SISTERS (28) - Ah, another song that had two chart runs. I don't remember its 1982 chart run, but I definitely remember it from 1984. It was pretty good, but a little teenybopper sounding. TEACHER! TEACHER! - .38 SPECIAL (25) - This wasn't bad, but definitely not one of my favorites from them.
Well, that's cool; no exceptionally good songs fell off the chart. The question is, are the debut songs any good? Only one way to find out, let the countdown begin!
LW#1: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM - My comment on this one is coming up later. 40: JAMIE - RAY PARKER, JR (debut) - Great song! My favorite of his two 1984 releases! 39: PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - U2 (debut) - Good song, though I prefer a few others by them. It's kind of a surprise that this song only got as high as #33, given the recurrent airplay it receives today. 38: I CAN'T DRIVE 55 - SAMMY HAGAR (26) - Good song, though this is my least favorite of his four Top 40 hits. 37: TEARS - JOHN WAITE (37) - Good song - much less depressing than his last hit, mainly because it's more upbeat (as the subject matter isn't much different). 36: YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO (debut) - Good song, though I preferred their other song on the chart this week. 35: STRANGER IN TOWN - TOTO (40) - Good song. They generally cut out the second line in the second verse, but they left it in, playing the S.O.B. part backwards. 34: UNDERSTANDING - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (debut) - Wow, as one song from the Teachers soundtrack drops out, another one debuts. Casey could have saved his mention of the droppers for this song, so he could say something to that effect. Anyway, this was a great song! Interesting story about how they remained "Detroit's best kept secret" for ten years before they gained national attention. 33: WHAT ABOUT ME - KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM (23) - Great song! One of my favorites from all three artists involved! 32: CENTIPEDE - REBBIE JACKSON (35) - Meh, not a huge fan of this one 31: I DO 'WANNA KNOW - REO SPEEDWAGON (33) - Good song, though I generally prefer their power ballads, (as did many other people, as their three biggest hits were power ballads). OPTIONAL EXTRA: MISSING YOU - DIANA ROSS - Very moving tribute to the late Marvin Gaye. I do, however, prefer several others from her. 30: THE WAR SONG - CULTURE CLUB (18) - Good song, with a good message. Still, this was pretty much the beginning of the end for the band. 29: RUN TO YOU - BRYAN ADAMS (34) - Good song, though not really one of his best, IMO. 28: WE ARE THE YOUNG - DAN HARTMAN (30) - Good song - sounds a lot like "There's No Stoppin' Us" by Ollie & Jerry. 27: BORN IN THE U.S.A. - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (32) - Great song! Kind of a surprise that this song was the lowest peaking song (on the R&R chart, anyway), seeing as it was the title track to such a monster album (not to mention all the recurrent airplay it still receives today). 26: HELLO AGAIN - THE CARS (29) - It's okies, though definitely not one of their best. 25: DO WHAT YOU DO - JERMAINE JACKSON (27) - Great song! One of my favorites from him! LDD: UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE Cocker AND JENNIFER WARNES - Good song, and definitely fitting for the dedication! 24: ALL I NEED - JACK WAGNER (39) - Great song! I like this and his mid-charter at AC radio "You're The Only One Who Knows", from 1994, about the same. Oddly enough, despite its impressive chart jump, this was not the biggest mover on this week's chart. 23: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO (20) - Great song! My favorite song from their Chicago 17 album! Kind of weird that this song was still on the chart, seeing that it had dropped off the R&R chart the week before. 22: BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE (16) - And this song dropped off the R&R chart this week, yet it was still hanging around near the halfway point of the Hot 100. 21: LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA (38) - Now THIS was the biggest mover of the week, and no surprise, as it was by possibly THE best new artist of 1984 (although technically, she'd debuted in 1983, but let's not nitpick...) This was on the way to becoming one of her biggest hits ever! OPTIONAL EXTRA: THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY - Great song! I can't help but think that this song was released very prematurely. This should have been saved for the summer of 1985, instead of "Not Enough Love In The World" (which, on the other hand, might have done better had it been released as the lead-off single from Building The Perfect Beast). 20: DESERT MOON - DENNIS DEYOUNG (15) - Great song! Definitely sounded a lot like his material with Styx. 19: WALKING ON A THIN LINE - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (22) - Good song. His biggest hit not to be included on his Greatest Hits album. 18: VALOTTE - JULIAN LENNON (24) - Great song! My favorite song from the album of the same name. 17: I AIN'T ENOUGH - COREY HART (21) - Great song! Too bad it's pretty much fallen into obscurity. 16: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER (10) - Good song, but they sure took the scissors to this one! 15: I CAN'T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR (17) - Great song! Definitely one of their best songs ever! 14: WE BELONG - PAT BENATAR (19) - Good song, but I prefer a few others from her. 13: COOL IT NOW - NEW EDITION (14) - This was OK, but their next two hits were worlds better, IMO. 12: CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) - BILLY OCEAN (6) - This song wasn't bad, but one of my least favorite songs by him. 11: SEA OF LOVE - THE HONEYDRIPPERS (13) - Pretty good, but I preferred the Del Shannon version from about three years before. 10: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS - PAUL McCARTNEY (11) - Great song! One of his best 80s hits! OPTIONAL EXTRA: FOOLISH HEART - STEVE PERRY - Great song! His solo material did not sound much different than his songs with Journey. 9: STRUT - SHEENA EASTON (7) - Good song, but, of course, I preferred her hit from earlier that year. 8: PENNY LOVER - LIONEL RICHIE (9) - Great song! My second favorite single from Can't Slow Down, behind Hello. 7: THE WILD BOYS - DURAN DURAN (12) - Meh, this wasn't one of their best by any means! 6: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER (8) - I mentioned that Madonna was possibly the best new artist of 1984, but if we were talking about artists whose Top 40 chart run started after the new year, this artist would definitely take the gold, as she had four Top Five hits within the year. This was my favorite of those songs. 5: BETTER BE GOOD TO ME - TINA TURNER (5) - Good song. Not sure if I prefer this or "What's Love Got To Do With It". 4: PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION (2) - Good song. Kind of surprised this song didn't hit #1. Then again, I guess most people were buying the Purple Rain soundtrack than were buying the single. LDD: WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS - LOL @ the dedication, since the girl, who was living the hard life of working on a farm, thought this song was called "Welcome To Hard Life". Unless attending Heartlight School was a hard life in itself, which, based on the lyrics, I don't think it was. 3: I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN (3) - Meh, I was never too crazy about this song. I did like her next release, "Through The Fire". Too bad that didn't hit the Top 40. 2: OUT OF TOUCH - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (4) - Good song, though I prefer many others by them. 1: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM (1) - This was OK, but not my favorite by them. I preferred "Everything She Wants". But I'd rather listen to this than "Careless Whisper", on account of the school dance incident.
Well, predictions for next week will return on the first week of 2014, since we all know what's coming up over the next few weeks. Next week's show date is two days before a landmark day in music history.
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Post by pgfromwp on Dec 1, 2013 9:07:23 GMT -5
Here's my critique for December 1, 1984. 18. VALOTTE - JULIAN LENNON (24): It's OK, but I prefer the follow-up, "Too Late For Goodbyes" I also prefer the subsequent chart hit to "Too Late For Goodbyes", "Say You're Wrong". Receives no recurrent airplay.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 2, 2013 6:40:54 GMT -5
I liked all of his hits but keeping the chain alive, I enjoyed the next hit Stick Around.
Utter madness that he didn't have a longer chart career...
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Post by mrjukebox on Dec 3, 2013 23:41:57 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 12/6/80 which Premiere is featuring this weekend: #40-"I Love A Rainy Night"-Eddie Rabbitt-Great song that was also a hit on the country chart. #39-"I Made It Through The Rain"-Barry Manilow-Wow!-Back to back rain songs-This is one of my favorite songs by Mr.M. #38-"Time Is Time"-Andy Gibb-Great song that the oldies/greatest hits stations have overlooked. #37-"Let Me Be Your Angel"-Stacy Lattisaw-Beautiful song that deserved to be a much bigger hit. #36-"Girls Can Get It"-Dr.Hook-One of their lesser known hits-Decent song. #35-"Lovely One"-The Jacksons-Great song. #34-"One Step Closer"-Doobie Brothers-Great song that featured vocals from both Michael Mc Donald & saxophonist Cornelius Bumpus. #33-"Never Knew Love Like This Before"-Stephanie Mills-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. "AT40 Archives"-"He's So Fine"-The Chiffons-The first & biggest hit for this female trio from The Bronx,NY-An all-time classic that figured prominently in a well-known plagarism suit that involved former Beatle George Harrison-The estate of Ronnie Mack,who wrote "He's So Fine",alleged that Harrison stole the melody of "Fine" when he wrote his 1970 smash "My Sweet Lord"-Subsequently,the judge decided that Harrison subconciously stole the melody & had to fork over a substantial amount of money to the Mack estate. #32-"The Tide Is High"-Blondie-Great song that went on to become their third #1 hit. #31-"Passion"-Rod Stewart-Another undisputed classic that the oldies/greatest hits stations have ignored. #30-"Suddenly"-Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard-Great one-off duet that was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Xanadu". #29-"I Believe In You"-Don Williams-The only top forty hit for this country singer from Floydada,TX-Great song. #28-"Celebration"-Kool & The Gang-An all-time dance floor classic that was #1 the same week that the American hostages were released from Iran after 444 days in captivity. #27-"This Time"-John Cougar-Great song that should've been a much bigger hit. #26-"He's So Shy"-Pointer Sisters-Great song. #25-"Sequel"-Harry Chapin-This marked the final top forty hit for this singer/songwriter/humanitarian who perished in an auto accident on New York's Long Island Expressway the following year-As the title indicates,it was a continuation of Chapin's debut release "Taxi" from eight years earlier-Great story song. #24-"Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol Boys)"-Waylon Jennings-The main theme from the popular TV series that ran from 1979-1985-Great song. "AT40 Archives"-"I Will Follow Him"-Little Peggy March-The first & biggest hit for this singer from Lansdale,PA who was attending a Catholic high school at the time this song was popular-March was born Margaret Annemarie Battavio-She became the youngest artist in the entire history of the Billboard "Hot 100" to have a #1 hit-She was fifteen-Another all-time rock & roll classic. #23-"It's My Turn"-Diana Ross-Great song that was featured in the Jill Clayburgh-Michael Douglas movie of the same name. #22-"Deep Inside My Heart"-Randy Meisner-The first top forty solo hit for this native of Scottsbluff,NE who was a founding member of Poco-He was also a guitarist in Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band & finally he was a charter member of The Eagles from 1971-1977-Great song that featured Kim Carnes on background vocals. #21-"Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime"-The Korgis-The only major hit for this British pop band that featured co-vocalists Andy Davis & James Warren-Another overlooked gem. #20-"Without Your Love"-Roger Daltrey-The only top forty solo hit for this founding member of The Who-Fantastic song. #19-"De Do Do Do,De Da Da Da"-The Police-The initial release from the albun "Zenyatta Mondatta"-One of their best songs. #18-"Tell It Like It Is"-Heart-Great rendition of an Aaron Neville classic from late 1966-early 1967. #17-"Whip It"-Devo-One of my favorite songs from the 80's. #16-"Every Woman In The World"-Air Supply-A bonafide guilty pleasure. #15-"Never Be The Same"-Christopher Cross-Great song that went to #1 on the adult contemporary chart. #14-"Guilty"-Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb-The first of their two top forty duets-Another undisputed classic. #13-"The Wanderer"-Donna Summer-Not to be confused with Dion's #2 smash from late 1961-early 1962-Great song from the undisputed queen of disco. "AT40 Archives"-"If You Wanna Be Happy"-Jimmy Soul-The first & biggest hit for this native of Weldon,NC (1942-1988) whose real name was James Mc Cleese-"If You Wanna Be Happy" was based on an old calypso song called "Ugly Woman"-FYI:In his "Billboard Book Of #1 Hits",author Fred Bronson noted that the song was featured in an episode of the TV series "Cheers"-The episode was called "Sam Turns The Other Cheek" in which Ted Danson's character Sam Malone is shot in his hind quarters by a jealous husband who claims Sam was hitting on his wife-"If You Wanna Be Happy" is another bonafide rock & roll classic. #12-"You've Lost That Lovin Feelin"-Daryl Hall & John Oates-Great rendition of a Righteous Brothers classic. #11-"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"-Pat Benatar-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #10-"Dreaming"-Cliff Richard-The second top forty appearance on the 12/6/80 countdown for this British superstar-Great song. #9-"I'm Coming Out"-Diana Ross-Great song that still receives recurrent airplay. #8-"Hungry Heart"-Bruce Springsteen-The initial release from his album "The River"-Great song that featured Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan of The Turtles on background vocals. #7-"Love On The Rocks"-Neil Diamond-The initial release from "The Jazz Singer"-Another undisputed classic-FYI:This song was produced by Bob Gaudio who was a founding member of The Four Seasons. #6-"(Just Like)Starting Over"-John Lennon-The initial release from the "Double Fantasy" album-A mere two days later,Lennon was shot & killed by a deranged Beatles fan named Mark David Chapman-This ranks as one of Lennon's great solo hits. #5-"Master Blaster"-Stevie Wonder-Great reggae song. #4-"Woman In Love"-Barbra Streisand-Another undisputed classic. #3-"Another One Bites The Dust"-Queen-Great song that was also a hit on the R&B chart. #2-"More Than I Can Say"-Leo Sayer-Great rendition of a song that was a minor hit for Bobby Vee in 1961. #1-"Lady"-Kenny Rogers-His biggest hit overall & another undisputed classic.
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