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Post by giannirubino on Mar 30, 2014 2:57:19 GMT -5
I saw a couple of posts regarding DeYoung and Shaw both on "Lady." Didn't Shaw not join Styx until well after that? Wasn't 1976'a "Mademoiselle" the first top 40 hit by Styx to feature any contribution from Shaw?
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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 30, 2014 6:22:54 GMT -5
According to Pete Battistini's book,"AT40-The 70's","Snookeroo" was played in lieu of the "No No Song" on the countdown from 3/29/75-In any event,"Snookeroo" is a great song written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 30, 2014 6:29:23 GMT -5
On his show "The Lost 45's",host Barry Scott interviewed Michael Sembello of "Maniac" fame-He played guitar on Minnie Riperton's "Lovin You".
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 30, 2014 8:13:50 GMT -5
I knew that one, used it on my 70's one hit wonders countdown I'm doing now...
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 30, 2014 11:43:28 GMT -5
It is has been a long time since I did one of these and it may be a long time before I do another. Here is one for the survey I heard this morning from March 30, 1974.
40. (debut)DANCING MACHINE..Jackson Five Great song kicks of the countdown. Casey mentioned how they had hit #1 with their first 4 singles. They never hit the top again but of all their post-1970 releases, this is the one that most deserved reaching #1. 39. I GOT A THING FOR YOU BABY..Elvis Presley Decent song for the King although largely forgotten. 38 (debut) THE LOCO-MOTION..Grand Funk Song that surprised a lot of people that they recorded it. Surprised a few more when it reached #1. 37 (debut) MY MISTAKE..Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye Second duet between these 2 superstars who both ended up singing duets with 4 different artists. Liked both of their duets equally. 36 I'LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN..Soul Children Song that I never heard on the radio but I heard it several times back then because I hd bought the Soul Train Super Tracks album (Second in a series and I also bought the first one). Another great song about infidelity. 35 (debut) KEEP ON SINGING..Helen Reddy Been singing her way into the top 40 for 3 years and will continue to do so for another 3 years. 34 (debut) TUBULAR BELLS..Mike Oldfield Highest debut record is a from a movie ('The Exorcist') that Casey said he would NOT see because of its scariness. This one is riveting and has a time stamp in my mind from the spring of 1974. 33 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME..Aretha Franklin One of my 5 fave Aretha tunes ("Daydreamin", "Master of Eyes", "Jump to it", "Who's Zoomin Who") is the oldest in the countdown at 16 weeks. 32 LET IT RIDE..Bachman-Turner Overdrive Their first hit is easily my fave song of theirs. 31 SEXY MAMA..Moments Another song that is my fave of theirs. This one was also on that Soul Train Super Tracks album, although I did hear this on the radio thankfully. 30 TELL ME A LIE..Sammi Jo Anyone remember Braniff Airlines? Casey told a story of how Sammi interviewed to become a stewardess with them. Did not get the job but the trip to Dallas led to her recording career. 29 LOVE'S THEME..Love Unlimited Orchestra 3 great instrumentals in this survey and this one has the distinction of being the first disco song to hit #1 unless you think it's "Love Train". 28 ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO..Rick Derringer Sexual innuendo from a former McCoys member who Casey mentioned had hit #1 with "Hang on Sloopy". Great song here. 27 TOUCH A HAND MAKE A FRIEND..Staple Singers Don't remember this one and that makes no sense that radio stayed away from an upbeat song by a group with this stature. 26 JUST DON'T WANT TO EB LONELY..Main Ingredient 3 guys from Harlem with a song every bit as good as their other top 10 hit "Everybody Plays the Fool". 25 SPIDERS AND SNAKES..Jim Stafford Guilty pleasure here from the funniest recording artist of the mid-70s 24 MY SWEET LADY..Cliff DeYoung No relation to Dennis scoring his only hit with a song penned by the artist at #1. 23 THE WAY WE WERE..Barbra Streisand Casey siad she was 23 years old and that caught me by surprise. Thought I knew everything about one of my fave singers but had overlooked Babs' age over the years. It meant that she was only 14 when she recorded "People" and that does not sound like a song by a 14-year old. Great entertainer and a great song here of course. 22 I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG..Jim Croce Third posthumous top 10 hit from Jim and he had no duds among any of his top 40 hits IMO 21 MIGHTY LOVE..Spinners Another Thom Nell production here that was knocked out of the #1 spot on the soul chart by the next song... 20 LOOKIN FOR A LOVE..Bobby Womack Current #1 soul song is a great rendition of a song Bobby was originally a part of with the Valentinos. 19 OH MY MY..Ringo Starr Last week's highest debut would have given Ringo 3 straight #1 hits. Think it is just as good if not better than those 2 songs. 18 THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE..Charlie Rich Casey and the staff made a mistake here when they said this was the first time since the Beatles did it in the '60s that an artist had back to back climbing records in the top 40. Said between the time that Billboard provided them this week's chart and when they recorded the show, the AT40 staff could not think of any more recent occurrence of that situation. Well, as soon as he said that, I could. It was on the 4th AT40 show in 1970 that Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young had "Ohio" at 17 and "Teach Your Children" at 16 both climbing and now it is done at almost the same positions. 17 A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG..Charlie Rich This is the 'current' of the 2 songs with the other one a '60s hit released by his old label. Both are decent songs. 16 ROCK ON..David Essex By far the better of the 2 versions that hit the chart over the years! 15 TRYIN TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN..Lamont Dozier The middle man of the Holland-Dozier-Holland production team with the biggest hit any of those guys ever had. First of 2 great songs he hit with in 1974. 14 BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME..Gladys Knight & the Pips Yet another great song of theirs. they had about 6 during 1973 and 74. 13 JUNGLE BOOGIE..Kool & the Gang Second hit was better than their first and ended up being right up there with their best 15 years later. 12 THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA...MFSB I'll abbreviate the act name at least. Anyway, I had mentioned the Soul Train album a couple times so now we have the theme from said show and maybe the second disco song to reach the top. Like I said, 3 great instruementals this week. 11 BOOGIE DOWN..Eddie Kendricks Production error as Casey talked over Eddie's first 'boogie" and it wasn't even close. Between this, "Keep on Truckin" and David Ruffin's "Walk Away From Love", that's 3 great songs from former Temps. 10 THE LORD'S PRAYER..Sister Janet Meade Another thing Casey said that I did not know is that Perry Como reached #28 with this song in 1949. I'm sure this is the better version. 9 ERES TU..Mocedades Biggest foreign language song of the '70s means Touch the Wind. Even though a year later a song hit #1 with French in it but that was only one line in "Lady Marmalade"! 8 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE..Redbone Both the 70s and 80s had a song peak at 5 and rank higher on the year end survey. This was said song for the 70s and every bit as good as their non-top 10 hit "Witch Queen of New Orleans". 7 JET..Paul McCartney & Wings Casey erred when after saying that Paul had written the most #1 songs (23), that he was streaking toward another. Well "The Streak" would hit #1 in May and it would after that with his next single that Paul would hit the top again. Both are great songs. 6 MOCKINGBIRD..Carly Simon & James Taylor Much prefer this to their other hit 4 years later. 5 DARK LADY..Cher She was #1 last week with this and so this is the first of 25 years worth of weeks where she would not be #1. "Believe" would end that drought in incredible fashion. Prefer that and her other 2 #1s to this. 4 BENNIE & THE JETS..Elton John Mr. versatile had a rocker for his first single from 'Goodbye Yellowbrick Road", a ballad for the title track and then this third single which led to his appearing on Soul Train. I think you know which of those is my fave and the record buying public seemed to agree. 3 SEASONS IN THE SUN..Terry Jacks Casey said that this was originally record in French, then Rod mcKuen recorded it in English and finally Terry recorded it in Canadian. Funny man but I especially like the line "Now that spring is in the air" right now! 2 HOOKED ON A FEELING..Blue Swede Couple #1 songs back to back that a lot of people don't like. Casey said that if you were a betting man, you would bet this 7-2 climber to be #1 next week. Those that did so lost money because it was the week after that is ascended to the top on the next regular show. 1 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS..John Denver The song that prevented Blue Swede from reaching the top next week is an even better one about the changing season alluded to above. Like this as much as "I'm Sorry" among his #1 hits.
Wow takes an hour to do these critiques between handwriting it and typing it. Kudos to those who do it on a regular basis. I have too many shows to listen to and other things to do to be a regular at critiquing!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 13:07:30 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - March 29, 1975 36: CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (18) - Great song, but they totally butchered this one, cutting out the second verse, as well as shortening the awesome synth solo in the bridge. Indeed, you got that right! And they sure did do a hack job on it too!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 13:24:19 GMT -5
Here's my critique of the countdown from 3/29/75 which Premiere is airing this weekend: #30-"Butter Boy"-Fanny-The second top forty appearance for this all female group from Los Angeles that featured sisters June & Jean Millington-Great song that should've been a much bigger hit. Yep, this one along with "Charity Ball" from 1971 should have been a much bigger hit as well, their particular 1975 lineup on the song here also featured Patti Quatro, Suzi's sister, and Brie Brandt/Howard, mother of Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt. Patti, Brie and Addie Lee would record background vocals for A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra in 1976, listen to its opening track, Tightrope!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 13:33:03 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - March 29, 1975 Hey, not bad. This is pretty evenly placed in a relatively empty area between already-done 1975 shows (March 15 and April 19). Plus, I don't think I listened to the March 15 show OR the March 8 show (at least I don't see that I posted any commentaries from those shows) so this one will definitely be brand new to me - I'm sure that there will be a song or two that only spent a few weeks on that weren't on the March 1 show (the last one before this that I know for a fact that I listened to) or the April 19 show. 1: LADY MARMALADE - LABELLE (2) - Great song! I really enjoyed the story Casey Kasem preceded this song about "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" by Patti LaBelle and Her Blue Belles from 1962 along with his mention of Sanford & Son as a reference!
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Post by Hervard on Apr 4, 2014 14:36:40 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 5, 2014
This week's presentation - April 10, 1982
Droppers (Bear with me - this is a long list here!) JUST CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL - STEVIE WOODS (38) - I think I remember liking this song when we heard it on an early spring, 1982 show back in 2010. TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND (36) - Great song! One of their all-time best. Shame that it fell off. LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG (35) - Good song - one that became somewhat popular in the LDD department. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE (34) - Good song - one of their better songs. MIRROR MIRROR - DIANA ROSS (33) - Meh, no big loss, as I was never a fan of this one. TONIGHT I'M YOURS - ROD STEWART (31) - Good song - some people call this one "Young Turks Pt 2". SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS (29) - This one was OK, but certainly not one of their best. ON THE WAY TO THE SKY - NEIL DIAMOND (27) - Good song, but I preferred several others from him, especially his 1980-81 hits.
Wait a minute - there were eight droppers and none of them were from inside the Top 20? Is this really a 1982 show??
LW#3: WE GOT THE BEAT - THE GO GO'S LW#2: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY LW#1: I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
40: THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER, JR (debut) - This was OK, but I preferred most of his material with Raydio. 39: DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE (debut) - Great song! My favorite song by them, and their biggest of them all! 38: HANG FIRE - THE ROLLING STONES (debut) - It's okies, but I preferred several others from them 37: GENIUS OF LOVE - THE TOM TOM CLUB (debut) - No. Just no. 36: THEME FROM "MAGNUM P.I." - MIKE POST (37) - Great song, although I have never watched the show before. 35: POP GOES THE MOVIES (PART 1) - MECO (39) - Good song, like most of Meco's disco interpretations of movie songs. 34: THE BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - THE BEATLES (debut) - Wow, the medley craze was definitely in full swing at this point! Anyway, I liked this one - a good selection of some of their best movie songs! 33: MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR (debut) - Good song. Sounded a little like something that Stevie Wonder would do. 32: BOBBI SUE - THE OAK RIDGE BOYS (22) - Good song - much better than that annoying "Elvira" song! OPTIONAL EXTRA: EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN - Great song, but come on, did they really have to cut the song off at the end of the first verse? 31: CENTERFOLD - J. GEILS BAND (19) - Great song! My favorite song from them - one that has held up very well despite excessive airplay. 30: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON (debut) - Good song, but I preferred the Pet Shop Boys version, which we got to hear on last week's show. 29: EBONY & IVORY - PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER (debut) - Wow, with a debut so high on the entire Hot 100, and by two well-established artists, you know that this was heading for #1! Anyway, I used to hate this song (due to overplay), but now, I think it's a great one, with a great message about racial harmony. 28: I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE (32) - I guess I could call this a guilty pleasure, since I know several people who hate this song with a passion. But I think it's a good song. 27: BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK (28) - This was OK, but it doesn't hold a candle to "Better Love Next Time". 26: JUKEBOX HERO - FOREIGNER (26) - This song wasn't bad, but definitely not their best. I prefer many others from them, such as their next two Top 20 hits, which charted in 1985. LDD: THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS - Wow, this song was barely off the chart and was already getting LDD requests! This was the third of five times it would be requested in 1982. It was good and it indeed fit the dedication. 25: GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG (40) - Mediocre at best. They've had many songs better than this. 24: DID IT IN A MINUTE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (30) - Great song! Definitely one of their best! 23: MY GUY - SISTER SLEDGE (23) - Good song - I actually slightly prefer this version of the original by Mary Wells. 22: GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY (25) - Great song! His only Top 40 hit. OPTIONAL EXTRA: MAN ON YOUR MIND - LITTLE RIVER BAND - Good song, but is this chop down the Optional Extras week? They cut out the second chorus and the bridge in this one. 21: 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE (24) - Good song. 20: NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKING FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX (20) - Great song! One I've heard many times on my Barry Scott's Lost 45s CD. 19: TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG McKENZIE (16) - Funny song, with Rush lead singer Geddy Lee singing the chorus. 18: FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH (20) - Good song, but my least favorite of their three Top 40 hits. 17: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY (11) - This wasn't bad, but one of my least favorites from them. 16: '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS (18) - Great song! Both of his 1982 Top 20 hits were among his best. 15: ONE HUNDRED WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM (17) - Great song! My favorite of their two songs. Shame that it didn't place on the Top 100 of 1982. 14: (OH) PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN (15) - Good song. I do slightly prefer the Roy Orbison original. EXTRA: FAME - DAVID BOWIE - Ah, one of their "biggest hit by a certain artist" features that abounded in the late-70s and early-80s. As for my opinion of this song, it was OK, but definitely not his best. 13: SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS (13) - Great song! I like the sixties feel to this one. 12: EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS (14) - Great song! I'm surprised this did not hit the Top Ten - it was all over the radio back in 1982. OPTIONAL EXTRA: WHEN IT'S OVER - LOVERBOY - This song was OK, but not one of their best by any means. And, yes, they butchered this one as well. 11: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA (9) - Wow, what a coincidence - I played Pac Man today at a game room in my local Wal Mart today. Got up to the ninth board (first Galaxian). I forget what my score was, though - well over 100,000. 10: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (12) - Great song! The one that started it all off for possibly the most successful group of the 1980s. 9: KEY LARGO - BERNIE HIGGINS (10) - Great song! Too bad it was his only Top 40 hit. 8: THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER (4) - Great song! My favorite of his two hits in the countdown this week. 7: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY (2) - As this song was coming off an incredible seven-week run at the top of the R&R chart (at the time, a tie for the longest stay at #1 on that chart), it was on its way down the Hot 100 as well, after trying for six weeks to break into the #1 position. I liked this song back in the day, but overplay has dimmed my fascination for this song somewhat. It's still a good one, though. 6: DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD (8) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from him! LDD: THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE - Wow, this LDD was short and sweet. It was from a girl, apparently in elementary or middle school, who had a crush on a boy in her class, who she thought also had a crush on her. I wonder how it all turned out. 5: MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (5) - Great song! Definitely one of her best songs of all time! 4: FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND (7) - It's okies, but I prefer their other song on the chart this week. OPTIONAL EXTRA: TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL - Overplayed - and they didn't shorten this one (then again, its playing time was only about two and a half minutes). 3: THEME FROM "CHARIOTS OF FIRE" - VANGELIS (6) - Great song! 2: WE GOT THE BEAT - THE GO-GO'S (2) - Meh, not a fan of this song at all. My least favorite of their Top 40 hits. 1: I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (1) - Great song! Like "Centerfold", this one had held up quite well despite overplay.
Predictions for next week: Now, you can imagine my surprise when I heard Larry announcing the date of this show, since next week would have been a more ideal week to play it. And now exists the possibility that the show I was hoping for, the April 11, 1987 show, will be featured next week. So I will make that my main prediction, with April 12, 1980 show as my back-up prediction.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 4, 2014 17:26:02 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 5, 2014 This week's presentation - April 10, 1982 37: GENIUS OF LOVE - THE TOM TOM CLUB (debut) - No. Just no. Naturally, my favorite song on this chart! Here's where "No. Just no" is appropriate. This song is simply evil.
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 4, 2014 17:35:38 GMT -5
So one guy likes one and not the other and the other guy is the opposite of that. Me, well I like both songs! Isn't this fun getting all these opinions. Now all we need is someone who dislikes both songs and we'll have all 4 combinations of likes and dislikes with those 2 songs....lol
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Post by mkarns on Apr 4, 2014 17:48:08 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 5, 2014 This week's presentation - April 10, 1982 37: GENIUS OF LOVE - THE TOM TOM CLUB (debut) - No. Just no. Naturally, my favorite song on this chart! Here's where "No. Just no" is appropriate. This song is simply evil. I'll break this tie in favor of mga707, though I don't think I'd describe the Charlene song in quite the same way. More likely a conveinent time for a bathroom break or to empty the washer/dryer. As far as the optional extras go, I haven't heard this yet, but did Premiere seriously cut off "Empty Garden" after only one verse? If they had so little time for it they should have picked something shorter or edited earlier songs (like the first three which we're going to hear later anyway.) "Tainted Love" meanwhile could be considered edited if they didn't let it play out into the remake of "Where Did Our Love Go", which some stations do when they play it recurrently (to be fair, I don't think Casey ever played it with the Supremes cover.)
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Apr 4, 2014 18:25:02 GMT -5
"Tainted Love" meanwhile could be considered edited if they didn't let it play out into the remake of "Where Did Our Love Go", which some stations do when they play it recurrently (to be fair, I don't think Casey ever played it with the Supremes cover.) While true for AT40, he did play "Where Did Our Love Go" on AT10 I believe (Spotlight: Two-sided hits?).
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Post by mga707 on Apr 4, 2014 20:35:50 GMT -5
As far as the optional extras go, I haven't heard this yet, but did Premiere seriously cut off "Empty Garden" after only one verse? Oh yeah--intro, verse, chorus, that's all, folks!
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Apr 5, 2014 7:33:52 GMT -5
I'll disagree on Sweet Dreams. Its one of my favorite Air Supply tunes!
Did they ever NOT edit that song? It was such a insignificant one too.
Now, you want some no, just no from me from this countdown?
Key Largo & I've Never Been To Me, now those are garbage!
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