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Post by Hervard on Dec 21, 2013 21:21:52 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - December 21, 2013
This week's presentation - December 19, 1987
40: POP GOES THE WORLD – MEN WITHOUT HATS (debut) - Great song! My favorite of their two Top 40 hits. 39: DON’T SHED A TEAR – PAUL CARRACK (debut) - Good song. I did prefer a few songs from his former bands. Speaking of which... 38: HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE (26) - How about that - right next to Paul Carrack is one of said former bands. This was pretty good, but nothing special. 37: I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE – NATALIE COLE (debut) - Great song! Definitely one of her best! 36: MOTORTOWN – THE KANE GANG (36) - Good song. Shame that this was all the higher it got on the charts (would drop down to #37 the following week). 35: TUNNEL OF LOVE – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (debut) - Good song. I slightly preferred "Brilliant Disguise", however. 34: TRUE FAITH – NEW ORDER (37) - Good song. I remember this song had a weird chart run. 33: I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY (23) - Meh, not a fan of this one. 32: HUNGRY EYES (FROM “DIRTY DANCING”) – ERIC CARMEN (36) - It's okies, but, as I said in the 1978 critique, I preferred his first two hits. 31: I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN - ROGER (35) - Not a fan of this one either. OPTIONAL EXTRA: I FOUND SOMEONE - CHER - Pretty good song, but I preferred a few others by her, such as "Just Like Jesse James" and "Save Up All Your Tears". 30: SKELETONS – STEVIE WONDER (21) - Good song - reminds me a little of "Freedom Overspill" by Steve Winwood (Coincidence or conspiracy? You decide!) 29: I DO YOU – THE JETS (20) - Wow, kind of a risque title there. Anyway, I wasn't a huge fan of this song - I preferred their slow songs. 28: POWER OF LOVE – LAURA BRANIGAN (31) - Good song. But they played the chopped down version, as usual. I don't think they played the full version but the first two weeks it was on the chart. 27: CRAZY - ICEHOUSE (30) - Great song! I slightly prefer this over "Electric Blue" (which is also a great song). 26: I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN - PRINCE (32) - Great song! One of his best - too bad radio pretty much ignores this one. 25: THE ONE I LOVE – R.E.M. (12) - Good song. LDD: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO - Great song, and indeed appropriate for the dedication. 24: COULD’VE BEEN - TIFFANY (38) - Great song! Glad this one made it to #1 - around my birthday, no less! 23: SEASONS CHANGE - EXPOSE (33) - Great song! My second favorite song off their Exposure album, after "Point Of No Return". 22: THERE’S THE GIRL - HEART (27) - Good song, but definitely not their best. I generally prefer the songs with Ann Wilson on lead. 21: ANIMAL – DEF LEPPARD (24) - Great song! Their Hysteria album was slow generating hits at first (as neither of the first two releases hit the Top Ten), but after that, they had four Top Ten hits, including a #1 (two #1s, according to R&R), and then one that didn't miss the Top Ten at all. Was "Excitable" ever released to radio (as it did hit the Z95 (Chicago) chart in the spring of 1989. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SAY YOU WILL - FOREIGNER - Meh, it's okies, but one of my least favorites from them. 20: HAZY SHADE OF WINTER – THE BANGLES (28) - Good song, but not my favorite from them by any means. 19: THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT – MICHAEL BOLTON (19) - Great song! I always wondered how this song would have done had it been released after Michael had become an established artist (as a singer, that is - songs that he had written had been charting for several years). 18: CANDLE IN THE WIND – ELTON JOHN (22) - Good song, but this live version was my least favorite of the three I've heard. Of course, my favorite would be the original studio version from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - perhaps in a month or so they'll re-run the January 30, 1988 version, on which Casey played that version in place of the live version. 17: (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE – BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES (4) - Good song, though when this first came out, I really disliked it for some reason. 16: NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS (18) - This was mediocre at best. I was never a huge fan of them (though I did like the two singles that followed this one). 15: TELL IT TO MY HEART – TAYLOR DAYNE (18) - Great song! I heard this song many times about a month before it hit the chart, since B96, which was evolving towards Rhythmic CHR at the time, gave it heavy airplay. 14: DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) - AEROSMITH (14) - This wasn't bad, but I much preferred their next hit, which became one of their biggest hits ever. 13: CHERRY BOMB – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (16) - Great song, although I'll never know why "The Real Love" never caught on, since, as I recall, it was released right after "Paper In Fire", if my memory serves me correctly (maybe it was just an AOR album cut). LDD: YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON - Great song, and wow, what a tearjerker of a dedication! 12: SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER – RICHARD MARX (3) - Great song! Did I hear Casey predict this to be on the upcoming Top 100 of 1987? Not quite; it just missed the cutoff date and was instead deferred to the 1988 list. 11: THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL – MICHAEL JACKSON (17) - Great song although, like the Medley/Warnes duet, I hated this song during its chart run. Back in late 1987, when no good songs looked to be heading for the top, I was actually thinking of ceasing to follow the charts. Good thing I held on a little longer, because the next few years had many great songs that hit #1. OPTIONAL EXTRA: EVERYWHERE - FLEETWOOD MAC - Great song! My second favorite single from Tango In The Night, behind "Seven Wonders". 10: WE’LL BE TOGETHER - STING (7) - Good song, although I preferred a few others, solo and as lead singer of the Police. 9: VALERIE – STEVE WINWOOD (13) - Great song! Glad that this one got another chance (as it failed to hit the Top 40 the first time around). 8: CATCH ME (I’M FALLING) (FROM THE FILM “HIDING OUT”) – PRETTY POISON (11) - Great song - appropriate for the scene during which it was played in the movie (as well as the very last scene). 7: HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH – BELINDA CARLISLE (2) - Great song! I did prefer her next release, "I Get Weak", which just missed hitting #1 the following March. 6: DON’T YOU WANT ME – JODY WATLEY (9) - This was pretty good, although I preferred the Human League's #1 song of the same title. 5: GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU – GEORGE HARRISON (10) - This one I'm still burned out on, due to excessive overplay during its chart run, but I really liked it when it first came out. 4: SHAKE YOUR LOVE – DEBBIE GIBSON (6) - No. Just no. 3: SO EMOTIONAL – WHITNEY HOUSTON (7) - Good song - reminded me of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody". 2: IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE (5) - With a healthy jump into the runner-up position, I imagine that many figured that this would hit #1 like their first hit. Unfortunately, the song at #1 was too strong. Anyway, I liked this song. 1: FAITH – GEORGE MICHAEL (1) - That's more than I can say for this one, however. I don't know; I just never cared for this one. Needless to say, I was disappointed that this became the top song of 1988 (fortunately, we (theoretically) will not hear that year-ender on the series).
Coming up next week: Part 1 of the Top 100 of 1981.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 21, 2013 22:13:19 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - December 21, 2013 This week's presention - December 16, 1978 10: MacARTHUR PARK - DONNA SUMMER (2) - The original of this would be a "No. Just no". But the disco beat is actually the saving grace for this song. Reverse that for me, Donna Summer's cover would be "no, just no", while the Richard Harris original version from 1968 is a bonafide psychadelic classic! ...and I like them both! (although the radio edit of Donna's version is way too chopped up) I like the Four Tops' '71 take on the tune as well. Jimmy Webb wrote good stuff!
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 22, 2013 16:58:01 GMT -5
I like Donnas version. Love the Weird Al version, Jurassic Park. Modeled after the 60's version...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 19:21:58 GMT -5
I like Donnas version. Love the Weird Al version, Jurassic Park. Modeled after the 60's version... Should have mentioned "Jurassic Park" by "Weird Al" Yankovic from 1993 because I like that parody of it along with its claymation music video as well!
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Post by albe on Dec 23, 2013 9:35:56 GMT -5
This week's presentation - December 19, 1987 LDD "You are my lady - Freddie Jackson"...Add a reverb to the song and get a bottle of fine wine and trust me you're in the groove......
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Post by jamie9012 on Dec 26, 2013 12:11:24 GMT -5
16: NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS (18) - This was mediocre at best. I was never a huge fan of them (though I did like the two singles that followed this one). I hope that this will appear as I intended. Hervard, how do you feel about the song "Never Tear Us Apart"? Also, although this may not be completely related to the topic, how do you feel about these songs? "Shine" by Collective Soul "I'm A Believer" by Smash Mouth "Another Night" by Real McCoy "My Sacrifice" by Creed I like to read all of the reviews on this website. Thank you.
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Post by Hervard on Dec 26, 2013 13:35:49 GMT -5
16: NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS (18) - This was mediocre at best. I was never a huge fan of them (though I did like the two singles that followed this one). I hope that this will appear as I intended. Hervard, how do you feel about the song "Never Tear Us Apart"? Meh, it's OK, but I actually slightly prefer "Need You Tonight". But ever so slightly, LOL! "Shine" by Collective Soul - This one's not bad, but it was quite overplayed. I prefer a few others by them. "I'm A Believer" by Smash Mouth - Great song! I like this and the original Monkees version about the same. "Another Night" by Real McCoy - See my opinion for "Shine". "My Sacrifice" by Creed - Good song, but there are a few others by them I prefer.
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Post by yankee44 on Dec 26, 2013 13:44:01 GMT -5
28. THE POWER OF LOVE - LAURA BRANIGAN (31): It's not bad, but I prefer Celine Dion's more well-known version from 1993. I've got to stand up for the late, lovely Ms. Branigan here. I think she absolutely wipes the floor with Celine in the competition between the two versions of the song. Jennifer Rush also sang it well, two years earlier, but for me Laura will always be the one. And she died so young (51, IIRC).... (I'd rather be waterboarded than forced to listen to Celine Dion ) Totally, totally agree, can't stand listening to Celine Dion
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 27, 2013 1:56:42 GMT -5
Air Supply also recorded a version of The Power Of Love. Not all bad either...
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Post by Hervard on Dec 27, 2013 14:58:03 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - December 28, 2013
This week's presentation - December 26, 1981
Well, here it is - the last of the Casey Kasem hosted year end shows to be featured on American Top 40: The 80s (well, except for the first halves of several other years that only had Part 2 aired - perhaps those years will be covered in the next few years). Anyway, 1981 was a great year in music. Disco had petered out and the "second British invasion" was just about a year away, so a lot of MOR and country crossovers, which I really liked. Anyway, here is my commentary on this show. The numbers after each title represent: Peak position, weeks in the Top Ten, weeks in the Top 40, and weeks on the Hot 100.
100: TIME IS TIME - ANDY GIBB (#15/-/11/17) - Good, but definitely not my favorite song by him. This was his last big hit (as his next hit barely even scraped into the Top 40, and that was his final Top 40 entry). 99: SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME - KENNY ROGERS (#14/-/10/15) - Great song! I prefer a few others by him, however. 98: SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES (#16/-/10/24) - Meh, not a fan of this one - I slightly preferred MC Hammer's song that sampled the bass line. 97: NEVER BE THE SAME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (#15/-/12/19) - Great song! Casey mentioned how Christopher Cross' debut album spawned four Top 40 hits. I'm fairly sure that record does not still stand (it has been at least equalled - by Mariah Carey, among others). 96: HER TOWN TOO - JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER (#11/-/10/14) - Great song! One of my favorites from both artists! 95: AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR (#17/-/12/21) - Good song - this one was obscure for about 20 years, and then it began popping up on radio stations (mainly 80s-heavy stations) sometime in the early 2000s. 94: BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - BEACH BOYS (#12/-/11/18) - "Eight big smashes in four little minutes" as Casey put it. I liked it; a good selection of some of the Beach Boys' biggest hits, as the medley craze carried on. 93: WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON (#10/2/10/17) - Great song! This is the lowest-ranked Top Ten song on the list, and, from what I can see, all of 1981's Top Ten hits made either the 1981 or 1982 year-end chart (conversely, all the songs that peaked past November 1, 1980 made the list as well). 92: WHAT KIND OF FOOL - BARBRA STEISAND & BARRY GIBB #10/3/10/16) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of their two duets. 91: COOL LOVE - PABLO CRUISE (#13/-/11/17) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! 90: A LITTLE IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD (#17/-/11/22) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites by him! 89: WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU (#15/-/11/24) - Great song! I liked many of his songs, including a few AC-only hits. OPTIONAL EXTRA: PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Good song - the intro was exactly what I thought it would be, with Larry saying that it became the top song of 1982. 88: WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - FOUR TOPS (#11/-/11/22) - Great song! I actually like this one more than many of their 60s hits for which they're more famous. By the way, the cutoff date for this show is apparently November 7, 1981, since all the big hits that peaked on that date are on the list, but the songs that peaked on or after November 14 were deferred to 1982. 87: THE BREAKUP SONG - GREG KIHN BAND (#15/-/13/23) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred "Jeopardy". I remember hearing this song all the time on WLS back in the fall of 1981. 86: I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN - BARRY MANILOW (#10/1/11/16) - Great song - although this one was butchered - in the original show, that is. 85: TIME - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (#15/-/12/23) - Good song - my favorite of his/their two 1981 hits. 84: SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' - TERRY GIBBS (#13/-/12/22) - Great song! Too bad it was her only Top 40 hit. 83: HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG (#7/4/10/19) - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 82: HOW ABOUT US - CHAMPAIGN (#12/-/13/23) - Great song! My favorite of their two Top 40 hits. 81: I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT (#11/-/11/19) - STEVIE WONDER - Good song, and interesting departure from his usual style - this one had sort of a blues-y feel to it. 80: WHAT ARE WE DOING IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST w/KENNY ROGERS (#14/-/12/20) - Great song! I know that Kenny Rogers doesn't get label credit on this one, but he certainly should, as he was prominently featured on the song. 79: SAME OLD LANG SYNE - DAN FOGELBERG (#9/2/13/18) - Great song! This one always brings me to tears. 78: TOGETHER - TIERRA (#18/-/15/21) - Good song - your typical early-80s slow jam. Though Casey did not mention it, this was the lowest peaking song to make the countdown. 77: TELL IT LIKE IT IS - HEART (#8/4/11/16) - This was pretty good, but definitely not their best. 76: DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - POLICE (#10/3/13/18) - Great song! Easily my favorite of their two songs on the countdown! OPTIONAL EXTRA: FIRE AND ICE - PAT BENATAR - Wow, that would have been wild if Hour 2 had ended with song #77, then it would be Jess's two favorite artists (on the countdown, anyway) back to back! Anyway, I liked this song, but I preferred her other 1981 hit (which I have a feeling didn't miss the countdown by much). 75: HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO (#10/2/13/19) - Meh, wasn't a big fan of this one. One of my least favorites by them. BTW, how does the French chorus sounds like a Yogurt commercial?? 74: DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD (#10/3/13/22) - Good song, but I preferred his other song on the countdown. 73: TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX (#9/3/13/19) - Great song! One that I used to consider mediocre, but have learned to like a little better over the past few years. 72: THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS (#11/-/13/18) - Good song. You can definitely hear the Springsteen influence in this song! 71: I CAN'T STAND IT - ERIC CLAPTON & HIS BAND (#10/2/12/17) - This song wasn't bad, but I prefer several others by him. 70: DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA - THE POLICE (#10/2/13/21) - Meh, I never cared much for this song. 69: I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD (#8/4/12/22) - Good song - one that he pretty much continued in the song that came after this one. 68: WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD (#7/5/12/18) - Great song, although they played the single version, which you can tell was edited ("your way-EEE!"). This song hit #1 on the R&R chart the same week as it peaked at #7 on the Hot 100. 67: HEY NINETEEN - STEELY DAN (#10/2/13/19) - This song was pretty good, but I preferred several others from them, particularly from their Aja album. 66: SWEETHEART - FRANKIE & THE KNOCKOUTS (#10/2/14/19) - Great song! My favorite of their three Top 40 hits (though "Without You" wasn't too far behind). This one got a hack job - right after the second verse, instead of going into the second chorus, they cut right to the ad lib at the end. 65: AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND (#8/4/13/17) - Great song! I liked all three of his big hits from the Jazz Singer. 64: WHIP IT - DEVO (#14/-/15/25) - Meh, didn't care for this one at all. 63: HELLO AGAIN - NEIL DIAMOND (#6/5/12/16) - Another song from the Jazz Singer. This is possibly my least favorite of them, but I still think it's a good one. OPTIONAL EXTRA: OUR LIPS ARE SEALED - THE GO-GO'S - Great song! This song charted too late in the year to make the 1981 chart, but made the 1982 chart, at #78, despite peaking at #20 (its longevity on the Hot 100 helped). 62: YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING - HALL & OATES (#12/-/14/20) - Good song! I prefer this over the original by the Righteous Brothers. 61: I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND (#12/-/17/27) - Great song! My favorite of their two big hits. This was the highest ranked hit that did not hit the Top Ten. 60: ALL THOSE YEARS AGO - GEORGE HARRISON (#2/6/11/16) - And right above that is the lowest ranked song that peaked in the runner-up position! What a great song! One of my favorite songs by him! 59: TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (#5/5/12/19) - Great song! I love live recordings - they sound so energetic. 58: GIVIN' IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE - DELBERT Mc CLINTON (#8/5/14/19) - This was OK, but nothing exceptional. 57: BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - MANHATTAN TRANSFER (#7/6/13/21) - Good song, but I prefer a few others by them, mainly their AC-only songs (i.e. "Mystery" and "Too Busy Thinkin' 'Bout My Baby"). 56: THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER (#3/6/13/20) - Great song! But not a hot Dion remake! 55: I'M COMING OUT - DIANA ROSS (#5/6/14/23) - Meh, not a big fan of this one. I prefer her other song on the countdown. 54: HEARTS - MARTY BALIN (#8/4/13/21) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from him, including the songs by Jefferson Starship on which he sings lead. Glad that they played the entire song (as I seem to recall that the second or third verse was cut on the original show). 53: YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - HALL & OATES (#5/6/14/21) - It's okies, but one of my least favorite songs by them. OPTIONAL EXTRA: IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS - Good song. Given the amount of recurrent airplay this song receives today, it's a surprise that this one didn't make it on the big list. Sort of an odd hack job on this one. 52: IT'S MY TURN - DIANA ROSS (#9/3/15/21) - Great song! Definitely my favorite of her two songs on the countdown, as stated earlier. 51: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON (#4/5/14/25) - Great song! One of my favorites from her! 50: THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND (#6(2)/6/14/21) - Great song, but I prefer a few others by them. 49: LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES (#8(3)/6/15/22) - Good song. I love the electronic piano at the beginning. 48: I NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - STEPHANIE MILLS (#6(2)/5/16/25) - Great song. The only song by her with which I am familiar. 47: ELVIRA - OAK RIDGE GEEZERS (#5(4)/8/14/22) - No. Just no. 46: LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANELLI (#6(3)/7/14/20) - Great song! My favorite of his few Top 40 hits. 45: HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR (#9(3)/4/15/24) - Great song - of her songs in the 1981 time frame, this one ranks in the middle (I prefer it over "Fire And Ice", but I like "Treat Me Right" the best of the three). 44: TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON (#5(2)/6/15/20) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them! A slight nitpick - Casey said that this peaked at #5 in June when it was May that it first hit that position. 43: STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBIT (#5(2)/8/15/22) - Great song! One that I've learned to like better than previously over the years. This one was true to its title during its time in the Top Ten, entering at the bottom rung and climbing one spot at a time until it reached its peak of #5. 42: HUNGRY HEART - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (#5(5)/8/14/18) - Great song! One of my favorites from him! 41: THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA (#8(2)/4/16/26) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! 40: I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS (#3(2)/8/14/18) - Great song - a true guilty pleasure! 39: CRYING - DON McLEAN (5(3)/6/15/18) - Great song! This song, a remake of an old Roy Orbison song, sounds a lot like "Blue Bayou", another song of his that was eventually remade 38: WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY (#4(2)/8/14/21) - Good song, but not my favorite from them (though I do like the guitar solo at the end - which Casey cut short, IIRC) OPTIONAL EXTRA: YOU BETTER YOU BET - THE WHO (#18(3)/-/10/18) - Great song! One of their all-time best! They did a serious hack job on this one). 37: ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON (#4(4)/6/16/22) - Good song, but one of my least favorite songs from her. 36: NO GETTING OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP (#5(5)8/15/20) - Good song, but I preferred a few others from him. 35: GUILTY - BARBRA STREISAND AND BARRY GIBB (#3(2)/7/15/22) - Good song, but I preferred their other song (which was at #92, not #52, as Casey stated). 34: A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO (#4(2)/6/15/27) - Great song! One of their best! 33: SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY (#3(3)/8/16/24) - Good song, but I preferred 4PM's cover from 14 years later. 32: THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - AIR SUPPLY (#1(1)/8/14/19) - Ah, the first #1 song of the entire show - as Casey puts it, the rest are bunched up near the top. I liked this song - one of my personal faves from them. 31: STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (#3(6)10/15/21 - Good song, though I preferred a few others from both artists involved. 30: PASSION - ROD STEWART (#5(2)/6/17/20) - Good song. Its "sequel" charted three years later, peaking a spot lower. 29: URGENT - FOREIGNER (#4(4)/7/17/23) - Good song, but far from being their best. 28: MORE THEN I CAN SAY - LEO SAYER (#2(5)/9/15/23) - Good song, though I preferred a few others from him. 27: MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN') - STEVIE WONDER (#5(3)/8/16/23) - Good song - I prefer this slightly over his other song on the countdown. 26: THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX (#3(4)/10/15/19) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! OPTIONAL EXTRA: WINNING - SANTANA (#17(1)/-/11/18) - Great song! One of my favorites from them, and I'll bet that it didn't miss the big list by much at all! 25: EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD - AIR SUPPLY (#5(1)/8/17/22) - Good song, though one of my least favorites from them. 24: MEDLEY - STARS ON 45 (#1(1)/8/14/21) - Ah, the song that kicked off the medley craze of the early 1980s. I thought it was pretty good - not sure if I prefer this or the Beach Boys medley. 23: SLOW HAND - THE POINTER SISTERS (#2(3)/11/16/24) - Great song! One of their best! 22: JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON JR. f/BILL WITHERS (#2(3)/11/16/24) - Wow, the same stats as the #23 song (I wonder if they tied in points). Anyway, this was a great song - reminded me a little of "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon. 21: START ME UP - ROLLING STONES (#2(3)/11/19/24) - It's okies, but quite overplayed. 20: MORNING TRAIN - SHEENA EASTON (#1(2)/6/15/21) - This one was OK, but not one of my favorites from her. 19: BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON (#2(3)/10/16/25) - I wasn't a huge fan of this one either; it was so/so. 18: RAPTURE - BLONDIE (#1(2)/8/14/20) - Good song. My favorite of her 2 #1s in 1981. 17: LOVE ON THE ROCKS - NEIL DIAMOND (#2(3)/10/17/20) - Great song! By far my favorite of his Jazz Singer hits. 16: PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES (#1(2)/9/17/23) - Good song, but I preferred their other #1 (even though they sounded very similar). 15: WOMAN - JOHN LENNON (#2(3)/12/17/20) - Great song! My second favorite of his Double Fantasy singles. My favorite is still to come. 14: THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY (#2(2)/10/18/26) - Great song! One of the best TV show themes ever! 13: QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON (#2(2)/10/19/27) - Great song! Ideal driving music there! Hour 2 closed out with the highest ranked song that didn't quite make it to the top. That, of course, means that the final hour contains nothing but #1 hits! OPTIONAL EXTRA: TURN ME LOOSE - LOVERBOY (#35(1)/-/6/17) - Obviously, this one came nowhere near making the list, but nevertheless was a landmark song - the first from one of the best Canadian bands around. Speaking of Canada, I was listening to the show on CKPE (The Cape) in Nova Scotia, and of course, they have a law that they have to play a song by at least one Canadian act per hour (as part of regular programming, apparently). Guess what act they chose? 12: THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE (#1(1)/10/17/26) - It's okies, but I preferred their other #1 hit in 1981. 11: KEEP ON LOVING YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON (#1(9)/20/28) - Great song! One of their best power ballads! 10: ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (#1(3)/12/17/24) - Great song! My favorite #1 song from 1981! 9: KISS ON MY LIST - HALL & OATES (#1(3)/8/17/23) - Great song! My favorite song by them on the chart. But my question is, with those stats, how does it rank over "Arthur's Theme", which had four more Top Ten weeks, as well as one more week on the Hot 100. 8: 9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON (#1(2)/9/18/26) - Great song! One of my favorites from her (though I preferred "Here You Come Again"). 7: I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBIT (#1(2)/9/18/28) - Great song! As I stated on a recent chart critique, 1980-1981 was his best era, IMO. 6: CELEBRATE - KOOL & THE GANG (#1(2)/7/21/30) - Great song! Definitely their signature hit! 5: JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD (#1(2)/12/22/32) - Great song! Easily my favorite of his two songs on the year-ender! This one got a severe hack-job. 4: (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON (#1(5)/14/19/22) - Great song! My favorite of his three songs on the countdown! 3: LADY - KENNY ROGERS (#1(6)/13/19/25) - Great song! This and the John Lennon song above are the only two #1s that peaked in 1980. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL (#17/-/8/15) - Ah, here's someone who had placed on the year-end charts over the past three years, but had a rather dry year in 1981. This was his biggest hit of the year. 2: ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE (#1(9)/13/19/27) - Good song, though I always felt this one was overrated (but that's mainly because it kept some of my favorite songs out of the top spot. 1: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES (#1(9)/14/20/26) - Great song! Several times during the show, Casey said that #1 would be either "Endless Love" or this one. I wonder how close they were in points? Anyway, I'm glad that this song won out!
Predictions for next week: Well, we can finally fairly make predictions without worrying about who has a "cheat sheet" (and I sure hope that the list isn't leaked this time around). Anyway, unless they pick a show from later in January, I think that a repeat is virtually unavoidable. So my prediction for next week is January 15, 1983. I don't have a back-up prediction as yet.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Dec 28, 2013 6:33:26 GMT -5
Love the Eric Clapton cover of I Ain't Gonna Stand For It...
Time Is Time is one of my favorite Andy tunes!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2013 12:21:06 GMT -5
Here is some interesting numerology, as Casey Kasem has called it, that happen 7 years apart as bookends for Electric Light Orchestra's career chart history at the start and end of their peak years... Initial singles off respective albums below... "Can't Get It Out of My Head" was at #81 on The Top 100 of 1975, first time with a Top 10 (#9) and on Billboard's Year-End chart "Hold on Tight" was at #75 on The Top 100 of 1981, final time with a Top 10 (#10) and on Billboard's Year-End chart Albums where respective singles originate... Eldorado, A Symphony peaks at #16 and was their first RIAA Gold album certification in 1975 Time peaks at #16 and was their final RIAA Gold album certification in 1981 They're the only two concept albums by ELO and both are about dreamers!
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Post by blackbowl68 on Dec 28, 2013 15:00:02 GMT -5
History on "SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME:" The song first charted for Bobby "Blue" Bland (whom we lost this year) in 1964. This is my favorite rendition because this is only version where the line "you must be" is sung with a downward crescendo. The song later topped the Soul charts for Aretha Franklin in 1969, peaking at #13 on the Hot 100.
The Kenny Rogers version that topped the Country charts in 1981, peaking at #14 on the Hot 100, was produced by Lionel Richie (still in the Commodores at this time) and featured Gladys Knight & the Pips on backing vocals.
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Post by Hervard on Dec 28, 2013 21:32:17 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - December 28, 2013
This week's presentation - December 27, 1975 (Top 100 of 1975)
100: GET DANCIN' - DISCOTHEQUE AND THE SEX-O-LETTES 99: SWEARIN' TO GOD - FRANKIE VALLI - Good song. I like both of his songs to make the survey about the same. 97: YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET - BACHMAN -TURNER OVERDRIVE (TIE) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from them! 97: THIRD-RATE ROMANCE - AMAZING RHYTHM ACES (TIE) - Great song! Their only Top 40 hit. 96: ONLY YOU - RINGO STARR - Good song. Interesting rendition of this golden oldie. 95: I'M ON FIRE - DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND - This was OK, but nothing I'd go out of my way to hear. 94: ONLY YESTERDAY - CARPENTERS - Great song! One of their all-time best! 93: BAD BLOOD - NEIL SEDAKA - Great song! Not sure why Elton John didn't get label credit on this song (not that he needed it, as he had a ton of hits throughout 1975) 92: SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT - ELTON JOHN - Great song! My favorite of his 1975 hits and one of my all-time faves from him! And they played the entire song on this show (usually, they cut right from the "fly away" in the second chorus to the "bye bye" in the last chorus). 91: MISTY - RAY STEVENS - Yeehaw! This song's pretty good, y'all! 90: LONG TALL GLASSES - LEO SAYER - It's okies, but definitely not his best. 89: BUNGHOLE IN THE JUNGLE - JETHRO TULL - Cornholio's favorite song. 88: JUNIOR'S FARM - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - This song was actually pretty good, considering I don't care much for their pre-1975 songs (although this song did reach into 1975). 87: THE NO-NO SONG - RINGO STARR - Good song - not sure if I prefer this or his version of "Only You", which was heard earlier in the show. 86: IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - TAVARES - Good song - kind of a surprise, given that I don't generally like this kind of music. But I liked the melody of it. 85: THE ROCKFORD FILES - MIKE POST - Good song. I don't remember hearing this on the radio, but since my parents watched the show, I heard it about once a week back in the day. 84: YOU GOT THE LOVE - RUFUS - This was OK, but nothing exceptional. 83: LONELY PEOPLE - AMERICA - Good song - I wonder if they were inspired by "Lake Shore Drive" by Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah for this song, since they sound somewhat alike. I'm thinking probably not, since LSD is a regional Chicago song. 82: SHA LA LA MAKES ME HAPPY - AL GREEN - See my comment for #84. 81: CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Great song! One of my all-time favorites from them! 80: DO IT - B.T. EXPRESS - Meh, your typical mid-70s R&B music. 79: SHOE-SHINE BOY - EDDIE KENDRICKS - This was OK, but nothing special. 78: KILLER QUEEN - QUEEN - Great song - the one that started it all off for them! 77A: I'M SORRY - JOHN DENVER - Great song! 77B: CALYPSO - JOHN DENVER - Hey cool, they played both songs! Anyway, I like this and "I'm Sorry" about the same. 76: GET DOWN GET DOWN - JOE SIMON - See my opinion for song #79. OPTIONAL EXTRA: THEME FROM "JAWS" - Good song. 75: WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN - THREE DEGREES - Great song! This kind of sounds like a song from the sixties. 74: MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND - Good song, but I preferred a few others by them - including their rendition of "Deep Purple" which was beginning its chart climb when this show was originally run. 73: I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE - PAUL ANKA - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to his 1983 hit "Hold Me 'Til The Morning Comes". 71: NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - GLORIA GAYNOR (TIE) - Good song - I like all three versions of this song that I've heard (the others were by the Jackson 5 and the Communards). 71: CUT THE CAKE - AVERAGE WHITE BAND (TIE) - It's okies, but I preferred their other 1975 hit. 70: DANCE WITH ME - ORLEANS - Great song! I liked all three of their Top 40 hits - this is actually my least favorite, which says quite a lot. 69: HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU - JAMES TAYLOR - Great song! My favorite version of this song. 68: FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE - BAD COMPANY - Good song, but not quite their best. 66: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL - JOE Cocker (TIE) - No. Just no. 66: ONE MAN WOMAN, ONE WOMAN MAN - PAUL ANKA (TIE) - This was pretty decent, but again, I prefer a few other songs by him. OPTIONAL EXTRA: ISLAND GIRL - ELTON JOHN - Great song! Not quite his best, but great nonetheless! 65: GET DOWN TONIGHT - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND - Good song. The lowest-ranked song that hit #1 mid-year (since it had an unusually fast-rise, fast-fall chart run). 64: DOCTOR'S ORDERS - CAROL DOUGLAS - This song wasn't bad, but nothing exceptional. 63: ONLY WOMEN - ALICE COOPER - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from him! 62: BAD TIME - GRAND FUNK - Great song! My favorite of their two hits on this year's chart. 61: LADY - STYX - This was OK, but one of my least favorites by them. 60: THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD - EARTH, WIND & FIRE - Great song! One of their all-time best! Lenny Kravitz's "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" reminds me a lot of this song. 59: EXPRESS - B.T. EXPRESS - It's okies. 58: HOW LONG - ACE - Great song! One of my favorite songs involving Paul Carrack. 57: POETRY MAN - PHOEBE SNOW - Great song! One of my favorite songs from 1975! 56: DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU - SUGARLOAF - Good song, but I preferred "Green-Eyed Lady". 55: MIDNIGHT BLUE - MELISSA MANCHESTER - Great song! Definitely one of her best! 54: THE WAY WE WERE/TRY TO REMEMBER - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - This was OK, but I preferred the original (of the first title, that is) by Barbra Streisand. 53: WALKING IN RHYTHM - BLACKBYRDS - Great song! Too bad this was their only hit. OPTIONAL EXTRA: FLY ROBIN FLY - SILVER CONVENTION - Great song! One that would be an easy Karaoke song! 52: DYNOMITE - BAZOOKA - Annoying song. 51: YOU'RE NO GOOD - LINDA RONSTADT - Good song, but not my favorite song from her. 50: PLEASE MR. PLEASE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - See above. 49: YOU'RE THE FIRST, MY LAST, MY EVERYTHING - BARRY WHITE - This wasn't bad, but I was never a huge fan of his. 48: CHEVY VAN - SAMMY JOHNS - Great song! One of the best one-hit wonders of the 1970s! 47: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED - LINDA RONSTADT - Great song! Possibly my favorite song of hers on the countdown. 46: FEELINGS - MORRIS ALBERT - Cheesy, but I've actually come to like this song better than I had before. 45: FALLING IN LOVE - HAMILTON, JOE FRANK, AND REYNOLDS - Good song - my favorite of their big hits. 44: I CAN HELP - BILLY SWAN - Meh, not a fan of this one for some reason. 43: I'M NOT IN LOVE - 10CC - Great song, though I preferred Will To Power's cover from 1990. Interesting about this song being at #2 for three weeks behind as many hits. 42: LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID - WINGS - Great song! This was when their songs were starting to improve (as I wasn't a fan of most of their early-70s hits). 41: I'M NOT LISA - JESSE COLTER - CHEESE-fest! 40: WILDFIRE - MICHAEL MURPHY - Great song, but did anyone notice the poor edit near the end? 39: CAT'S IN THE CRADLE - HARRY CHAPIN - Great song. I liked all of Chapin's story songs. 38: COULD IT BE MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW - Great song! Definitely one of his best! 37: HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - Great song! My favorite song of hers on the countdown! OPTIONAL EXTRA: ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY - BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - Good song - sounded much like "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (which I've heard was intentional). 36: MANDY - BARRY MANILOW - I like most of his songs but, after hearing the urban legend associated with this song, I was never able to look at it in the same light again. I preferred Steve Dahl's parody of this, "Oh Wally" (about Chicago radio personality Wally Phillips). 35: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - ELTON JOHN - Great song! By far my favorite version of this song! 34: SISTER GOLDENHAIR - AMERICA - Great song! Definitely one of their best songs ever! 33: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - CARPENTERS - Good song. Interesting story about two songs hitting #1 in different versions, which had only happened three times at that point. Not sure what the number is by now - I imagine that it has at least tripled. 32: MAGIC - PILOT - Good song. The only song by them that I know. 31: FIRE - OHIO PLAYERS - This song wasn't bad, but nothing exceptional. 30: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS - Great song! My favorite song from them! 29: FIGHT THE POWER - ISLEY BROTHERS - Meh, typical roof-raising R&B - as you know all too well, that's just not my cup of tea. 27: ANGIE BABY - HELEN REDDY (TIE) - It's okies. 27: WASTED DAYS & WASTED NIGHTS - FREDDIE FENDER (TIE) - Meh, this was OK, but his voice is kind of annoying. 26: BOOGIE ON REGGIE WOMAN - STEVIE WONDER - This was OK, but definitely not his best. 25: LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT - MAJOR HARRIS - Good song - your typical mid-70s slow jam. OPTIONAL EXTRA: S.O.S. - ABBA - Good song, but nowhere near as good as "Dancing Queen" and "Winner Takes It All" 24: WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS - WAR - This was OK, but the verses sure couldn't have gotten much shorter. 23: LADY MARMALADE - LABELLE - Great song - one I associate more with the summer of 2001, since the version by Christina Aguilera and friends was played to death then. 22: THE HUSTLE - VAN McCOY - Great song! (Which may sound weird, considering I'm not generally a big fan of this type of music). 21: PICK UP THE PIECES - AVERAGE WHITE BAND - Another good song. Many disco instrumentals from the 1970s were actually pretty good. 20: AT SEVENTEEN - JANIS IAN - Good song, as cheesy as it was. 19: HE DON'T LOVE YOU LIKE I DO - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN - This one was mediocre at best. Never really got into it. 18: HEY, WON'T YOU PLAY, ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - B.J. THOMAS - Good song, but I preferred "Hooked On A Feeling". 17: BALLROOM BLITZ - SWEET - Meh, not a fan of this one. 16: BLACK WATER - DOOBIE BROTHERS - Great song! My favorite of their number one songs, however, would be "What A Fool Believes". 15: KUNG-FU FIGHTING - CARL DOUGLAS - This one was OK, but a little overdone (especially on several commercials). 14: LOVING YOU - MINNIE RIPERTON - This was OK, but very cheesy. I do, however, think it's cute the way, in the ad lib at the end, she starts singing her daughter's name (Maya) over and over again. 13: BEST OF MY LOVE - EAGLES - Good song, as depressing as it is. OPTIONAL EXTRA: AUTOBAHN - KRAFTWERK - Good song. 12: JIVE TALKIN' - BEE GEES - This song was OK, but not quite their best. Part 2 of this song charted in the fall of 1989. 11: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY - JOHN DENVER - Great song! Very lively sounding! 10: ONE OF THESE NIGHTS - EAGLES - Good song, though I prefer several others by them. 9: LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - NEIL SEDAKA - Great song! One of my favorites from him! 8: FAME - DAVID BOWIE - This one was so/so, but I'm not generally a big fan of his. 7: SHINING STAR - EARTH, WIND & FIRE - Good song, but definitely not their best. 6: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - GRAND FUNK - This one wound up so high due to a computing malfunction. As for my opinion on the song, it's OK, but I preferred their other big 1975 hit. 5: MY EYES ADORED YOU - FRANKIE VALLI - Good song, but I preferred several others from him, both solo and with the Four Seasons. 4: BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS - FREDDIE FENDER - This one was OK, but nothing exceptional. 3: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM - ELTON JOHN - It's okies, but definitely not his best by any means. 2: RHINESTONE COWBOY - GLEN CAMPBELL - Great song! Definitely one of my favorites from him! 1: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE - Well, one thing about this song is that I preferred it over the barf-inducing "Muskrat Love", but it doesn't hold a candle to "Do That To Me One More Time".
Predictions for next week: My primary prediction for next week's show is January 15, 1977. Back-up prediction: January 10, 1976.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 28, 2013 21:53:49 GMT -5
History on "SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME:" The song first charted for Bobby "Blue" Bland (whom we lost this year) in 1964. This is my favorite rendition because this is only version where the line "you must be" is sung with a downward crescendo. The song later topped the Soul charts for Aretha Franklin in 1969, peaking at #13 on the Hot 100. The Kenny Rogers version that topped the Country charts in 1981, peaking at #14 on the Hot 100, was produced by Lionel Richie (still in the Commodores at this time) and featured Gladys Knight & the Pips on backing vocals. Thanks! Until you posted, I never realized that Aretha and Kenny were singing the same song! Guess i never listened to Kenny's version closely enough.
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