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Post by davewollenberg on May 3, 2014 17:28:26 GMT -5
Hervard, actually, the Sylvers had 3 biggies: 'Boogie fever', 'Hot line', and 'High school dance' at #17. The last 1, they wrote themselves.
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Post by mga707 on May 3, 2014 19:06:28 GMT -5
You really need the video with the song. It's a classic. That's what really struck me about this show: Just about EVERY song triggered a 'video flashback' in my head. This was really when MTV ruled--if your record didn't have a video that got played, it wasn't going to be a hit!
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2014 23:26:52 GMT -5
This is my Critique for the Episode from April 11, 1987.
4. TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT- Genesis- Good, Good, Good. Nice, Nice, Nice.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2014 23:31:03 GMT -5
CHART CRITIQUE 4-11-87 In April 1987, I was enjoying my work at a thrift shop, as well as doing odd jobs for a neighbor. April 11 itself was a sunny, warm day—perfect for working outdoors. 4 TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT-GENESIS Fourth single from Invisible Touch was a yearning rock ballad. This song of three words ( the same word in triplicate) in the title, by this three-man band, which had peaked at #3, was a hit three times three times three (27) years ago. Nice numerology, Casey Kasem would be proud!
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2014 23:47:19 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - April 12, 2014 This week's presentation - April 11, 1987 1: NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW – STARSHIP (1) - Great song, and, of course, I loved the story about the band freaking out when they found out that "We Built This City" hit #1 on the Hot 100, after 18 years of hitting the charts without a #1. Casey said "Let's just hope they weren't behind the wheel last week...". That also goes for March, 1986, when "Sara" hit #1. While I enjoy this story, the irony is that those 2 idiots were not even members of Jefferson Airplane for 18 years, since 1967, not even close, because Craig Chaquico was asked to join Jefferson Starship around 1974, then Mickey Thomas did so in 1979!
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Post by bestmusicexpert on May 4, 2014 6:15:41 GMT -5
Craig started playing with the airplane in 1971. He isn't an idiot. Very talented guitarist. Mickey Thomas on the other hand...
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Post by bestmusicexpert on May 4, 2014 6:21:09 GMT -5
I don't remember anyone not playing the intro to Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.
What annoying bridge? The part with all the drums? I rather like that part.
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Post by Hervard on May 4, 2014 7:18:20 GMT -5
I don't remember anyone not playing the intro to Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. What annoying bridge? The part with all the drums? I rather like that part. Yes, the part with all the drums and Boy George repeating, "cry, cry, cry". Something about that annoyed me. And there was at least one station that I listened to that played the version without the "Give me time..." intro, which I don't think was heard on the single version - and Casey Kasem himself also played that version every now and then during the song's chart run.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on May 4, 2014 10:29:34 GMT -5
Hmmm I don't remember it not being there but who knows. Personally I like Church Of The Poison Mind better anyhow.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2014 10:45:59 GMT -5
Craig started playing with the airplane in 1971. He isn't an idiot. Very talented guitarist. Mickey Thomas on the other hand... Still not 18 years. Like I'd said, Craig wasn't asked to join Jefferson Starship as an official member until 1974. He first appeared on Sunfighter, a duo album by Paul Kantner & Grace Slick in 1971, then played with Kantner, Slick along with their bands. I jokingly called them both idiots because of what happened, nothing against Craig's obvious musical talent!
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Post by dukelightning on May 4, 2014 10:52:03 GMT -5
Hmmm I don't remember it not being there but who knows. Personally I like Church Of The Poison Mind better anyhow. And I prefer Miss Me Blind except when Premiere edits it as they seem to do on every show it is on!
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Post by pgfromwp on May 4, 2014 12:34:23 GMT -5
^ I personally prefer "Time (Clock of the Heart)" from Culture Club. .
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Post by Hervard on May 5, 2014 7:56:56 GMT -5
Well, next week's show is a repeat (actually, more of a "threepeat", as the show was run in 2007 and 2010), so it's recycled commentary time. If the Optional Extras are different, I'll amend the post when I find out what they are, but for now, I'll leave them as is.
American Top 40: The 80s - May 10, 2014
This week’s presentation: May 10, 1980
Well, I realize that it's been awhile since the last 1980 show, but do you think they could have played a show that hasn't been run twice before? Perhaps they're making it up to fans of this show by not running it as part of the American Top 40 Flashback series as originally planned (before the decision to nix 1980 and 1981 shows was made Oh well, 1980 is 1980 - good music no matter what.
Droppers: CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN (36) - I’ve learned to like this one a little better than I previously did. Though I prefer others by them, this song is much better than their other 1980 hit. FIRE IN THE MORNING - MELISSA MANCHESTER (32) - Great song! One of my favorites by her. Shame that it fell off. AND THE BEAT GOES ON - THE WHISPERS (31) - This was OK, but no big loss. I prefer "Lady" and “Rock Steady”. OFF THE WALL - MICHAEL JACKSON (30) - This is much better than “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”, but I prefer the other two songs from Off The Wall, including the song that debuts on this week’s chart. I PLEDGE MY LOVE - PEACHES & HERB (28) - Good song, but I preferred “Reunited”, which would be an archive song the following week. TOO HOT - KOOL & THE GANG (25) - Great song! Shame that it fell off. ANY WAY YOU WANT IT - JOURNEY (23) - Good song. Kind of surprised it wasn’t a Top 20 hit, since it still receives airplay today.
LW#3: LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY LW#2: RIDE LIKE THE WIND - CHRISTOPHER CROSS LW#1: CALL ME - BLONDIE
I’ll comment on those three later on.
40: SHOULD’VE NEVER LET YOU GO - NEIL SEDAKA & DARA SEDAKA (debut) - Great song! One of my favorites from Neil (and my favorite by Dara - as this is the only song I’ve heard by her). 39: HEADED FOR A FALL - FIREFALL (debut) - Good song, though I prefer their 1970s hits. 38: LITTLE JEANNIE - ELTON JOHN (debut) - Great song! One of his best. 37: THINK ABOUT ME - FLEETWOOD MAC (20) - Though it’s far from being my favorite song from them, it’s still pretty good. Definitely one of their most obscure hits. 36: STARTING OVER AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON (40) - Very pretty song, though very sad. Wouldn’t want to listen to this when feeling depressed. 35: GEE WHIZ - BERNADETTE PETERS (debut) - Good song, sounds a little like something from the 1960s. 34: WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE - BRUCE COCKBURN (38) - For all of you with your mind in the gutter, this guy’s last name is actually pronounced “Coh-burn”. As for the song, it’s pretty good - has sort of a folk music flavor to it. 33: LET ME BE THE CLOCK - SMOKEY ROBINSON (37) - OK song, your typical Smokey Robinson slow jam ARCHIVES: WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES - DOOBIE BROTHERS - Great song! Possibly my favorite song by them OPTIONAL EXTRA: WE LIVE FOR LOVE - PAT BENATAR - This song was good, but not my favorite from her. The synths in this song remind me a little of those in Foreigner’s “Waiting For A Girl Like You”. 32: LET’S GET SERIOUS - JERMAINE JACKSON (39) - Good song, but I prefer his mid-80s songs. 31: THE SEDUCTION - JAMES LAST BAND (35) - Great song! When I tuned into WMGF, I thought that maybe they’d switched to a Smooth Jazz format, since this definitely fits. 30: SHE’S OUT OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON (debut) - Great song! One of Michael’s saddest songs (and due to his death last year, that makes it all the more poignant). 29: WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL - THE SPINNERS (16) - Great song! One of my favorites by them, and much better than the original. 28: TRAIN IN VAIN (STAND BY ME) - THE CLASH (34) - Good song. I like this and “Rock The Casbah” about the same. 27: COMING UP - PAUL McCARTNEY (debut) - Blegh! For the first few weeks of this song’s chart run, they played the studio version, on which Paul’s voice tracks are altered so much that you can barely understand a word he’s saying - and it doesn’t even sound like McCartney. Fortunately, by early June, radio stations began playing the flipside, which was Wings’ live version, leaving the studio version for dead. (For the record, I think the live version is great! Hopefully, we hear that one on the next 1980 show). LDD: WILD FLOWER - SKYLARK - Great song. For the longest time, I always thought that this was “She’s A Lady” by Tom Jones, since both songs charted in the early 1970s and Skylark sounds a little like Tom Jones would sound singing a ballad. 26: AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER (debut) - Wow, lots of debuts this week! There were a total of seven and this song came in the highest. It’s a great song, like all three Top 40 hits from Against The Wind. 25: HEART HOTELS - DAN FOGELBERG (27) - Great song! One of his best and most underrated. 24: DO RIGHT - PAUL DAVIS (26) - Great song, like most of his songs (including “Sweet Life” and “Cool Night”). 23: STEAL AWAY - ROBBIE DUPREE (33) - Great song! In the outro, Casey mentioned that this song sounds like “What A Fool Believes”, which we heard as an Archive song earlier, and it does indeed! And speaking of the AT40 Archives.... ARCHIVES: KNOCK ON WOOD - AMII STEWART - Meh, I’m not a big fan of this song. OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE STINKS - J. GEILS BAND - Wow, they chose a few obscure songs for the extras this week! (Although, a lot of people know this song because it’s heard in the Swiffer commercials). 22: THE ROSE - BETTE MIDLER (29) - Good song, though I prefer her songs from the early 1990s, including her AC-only hits like “Night And Day” and “Every Road Leads Back To You”, and especially her remake of the Beatles “In My Life”. 21: SPECIAL LADY - RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN (12) - Great song! Your typical early-80s R&B slow jam. 20: BRASS IN POCKET (I’M SPECIAL) - THE PRETENDERS (22) - Great song! One of my favorites by the Pretenders 19: FUNKYTOWN - LIPPS INC. (24) - The second altered voice song in the countdown. And it’s another song I don’t really like. Pseudo-Echo’s remake of this in 1987 is much better (and who knows, we just might hear that remake on a future 1987 show). 18: STOMP - BROTHERS JOHNSON (21) - Meh, not a big fan of this one at all. 17: BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD (19) - Great song. Sounds a little like his signature song “Lido Shuffle”. 16: I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY - THE EAGLES (8) - Good song, but I prefer many others by them. 15: CARS - GARY NUMAN (18) - Earlier, I mentioned that the synthesizers in “We Live For Love” sound a little like “Waiting For A Girl Like You”. This one is even more so. It’s a great song, but seems a little empty of lyrics. 14: I CAN’T HELP IT - ANDY GIBB & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (17) - OK song, but I prefer many other songs by both artists. 13: PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES - CHARLIE DORE (13) - Good song, but nothing special. 12: HURT SO BAD - LINDA RONSTADT (15) - Great song, like many of her hits. ARCHIVES: HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE - Good song, but I preferred their song on this week’s chart. OPTIONAL EXTRA: SHINING STAR - THE MANHATTANS - Great song! 11: BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA (14) - Great song! My favorite by them! This song peaked at #3 on Billboard, but spent a month at #1 on the R&R chart, which is great because this song was indeed worthy. 10: HOLD ON TO MY LOVE - JIMMY RUFFIN (10) - Great song! His best song. 9: DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER - KENNY ROGERS & KIM CARNES (11) - Great song! One of my favorite songs by both artists. 8: SEXY EYES - DR. HOOK (9) - Good song, but I prefer “Better Love Next Time”. LDD: I DO LOVE YOU - GQ - Good 7: YOU MAY BE RIGHT - BILLY JOEL (7) - Great song! My third favorite from Glass Houses behind “Don’t Ask My Why” and “Sometimes A Fantasy”. 6: FIRE LAKE - BOB SEGER (6) - Great song! One of my favorites by him and easily my favorite from Against The Wind. 5: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - PINK FLOYD (5) - Good song. Too bad AT40 never played the part at the end where the teachers are scolding the kids. 4: WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN - BILLY PRESTON & SYREETA (4) - Great song! Very hypnotic. 3: LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY (3) - Great song! One of my favorites from them! (And possibly my favorite with Graham Russell handling most of the lead vocals). EXTRA: LADY - THE WHISPERS - Pretty good song. Another typical early-80s R&B slow jam 2: RIDE LIKE THE WIND - CHRISTOPHER CROSS (2) - Great song! I like most of his Top 40 songs. 1: CALL ME - BLONDIE (1) - Great, energetic song. This would spend a total of six weeks at #1 and go on to become the biggest song of 1980, and deservedly so!
Predictions for next week: Well, I'm hoping for a new show next week. My primary prediction is May 17, 1986. My back-up prediction will be May 21, 1988. If they don't play the latter next week, they still could on the weekend of May 24. As someone said in the 80s thread, if they run that one then we'll probably get one more 1988 show, probably from July, which would be a repeat show (unless they opt to play the Triathalon show). But we could still get a repeat, since they generally don't consider the year if they run special shows (as illustrated when they played the Giants Of Rock special, from 1986, the week after a regular show from the same year). Either way, 1988 is almost completely exhausted - the number of possible shows left from that year can probably be counted on one hand, so before long, 1988 will have nothing but repeat shows.
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Post by Hervard on May 10, 2014 9:25:47 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - May 10, 2014
This week's presentation - May 7, 1977
Droppers: MAYBE I'M AMAZED - WINGS (40) - Great song - shame that it fell off (but at least we heard it on the last 1977 show). OLD FASHIONED BOY (YOU'RE THE ONE) - STALLION (37)- wtf did this sound like again? CARRY ON WAYWARD SON - KANSAS (34) - Great song! One I remember quite well from back in the day! SOMETIMES - FACTS OF LIFE (31) - wtf did this sound like again? DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (27) - Aww! Several songs that hit #1 before this one were still on this week's chart, what's that all about? Anyway, as we all know, this was possibly my favorite by Abba. THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE - 10CC (19) - Great song! Shame that it dropped off, especially from such a high position!
40: UNDERCOVER ANGEL – ALAN O’DAY (debut) - Great song! One of the best #1s of 1977! 39: LOVE’S GROWN DEEP – KENNY NOLAN (debut) - Good song; sounds a tad like "I Like Dreamin'". 38: BACK IN THE SADDLE - AEROSMITH (debut) - This song was OK, but nowhere near being their best. 37: MARGARITAVILLE – JIMMY BUFFETT (debut) - Good song, though quite overplayed. 36: CINDERELLA - FIREFALL (38) - Good song, but I preferred "You Are The Woman" and "Just Remember I Love You". 35: SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO – THE JACKSONS (debut) - Good song - your typical 70s slow jam. 34: MY SWEET LADY – JOHN DENVER (39) - Great song! I was a huge John Denver fan back in the day and still like his music - too bad he was taken away so young. 33: CHERRY BABY - STARZ (35) - I was in the other room while this song was played, so I must say - wtf did this sound like again? 32: UPTOWN FESTIVAL - SHALIMAR (33) - Good medley of many classic Motown hits. 31: LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN” – BARBRA STREISAND (17) - Great song! One of her all-time best! Interesting that Casey mentioned that the song had a strong chance to be the top song of 1977! Well, it did rank at #4 - the highest ranked song that spent no longer than three weeks on top - all of the top 3 spent at least a month at #1. 30: RICH GIRL – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (18) - Great song! One of their all-time best, and their first #1. 29: GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM “ROCKY”) – BILL CONTI (debut) - Great song! This song had an interesting chart run - it would waste no time hitting the Top Ten, then took it step by step, all the way to the top. 28: WHODUNIT - TAVARES (32) - I'm not generally a big fan of them, but this song was pretty good. EXTRA: MAINSTREET - BOB SEGER - Great song! This one didn't get anywhere near as much exposure as it deserved, IMO. 27: HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG – MARSHALL TUCKER BAND (30) - Great classic southern rock song! 26: DREAMS – FLEETWOOD MAC (36) - It's okies, but somewhat monotonous. 25: DANCING MAN - Q (26) - Mediocre at best. 24: AIN’T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN) – JOE TEX (28) - Meh, more mediocrity. 23: TRYING TO LOVE TWO – WILLIAM BELL (10) - Good song. 22: FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME - FOREIGNER (25) - Great song! Appropriately titled, as it was indeed their first time on the charts! 21: ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS - HOT (23) - I used to really like this song, but now I find it kind of dull. 20: LONELY BOY – ANDREW GOLD (22) - Great song! Another one of my personal faves from 1977! Too bad they cut the second verse, when Andy's sister came along and made his life miserable. 19: HELLO STRANGER – YVONNE ELLIMAN (24) - Good song, but it doesn't hold a candle to "If I Can't Have You". 18: CALLING DR. LOVE - KISS (20) - This was so/so, but I preferred "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman". 17: LUCILLE – KENNY ROGERS (21) - I like this, but it's definitely not his best. 16: DON’T GIVE UP ON US – DAVID SOUL (6) - Good song, though a tad on the cheesy side. 15: YOUR LOVE – MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. (16) - Good song. My favorite of their two duets. 14: GOT TO GIVE IT UP PART 1 – MARVIN GAYE (29) - I never used to really like this one, but now, when I'm in the right mood, it's a great one! OPTIONAL EXTRA: JET AIRLINER - STEVE MILLER BAND - Great song! But, of course, my favorite of their 1977 singles was "Fly Like An Eagle". 13: CAN’T STOP DANCING – THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (14) - Good song, but it's no "Do That To Me One More Time". 12: LIDO SHUFFLE – BOZ SCAGGS (13) - Great song! Possibly my favorite song from him of all time! 11: I’M YOUR BOOGIE MAN – K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND (15) - Meh, this was OK. I preferred his/their other Top Five 1977 hit. 10: I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU – ROSE ROYCE (11) - Good song. I liked this about the same as "Car Wash". 9: COULDN’T GET IT RIGHT – CLIMAX BLUES BAND (12) - Good song. I do, however, prefer their other Top 40 hit, which was just heard on a 1981 show a few weeks back. 8: I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND – NATALIE COLE (5) - Good song, though I prefer a few others from her. 7: SO IN TO YOU – ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (7) - Great song! One of their best! 6: RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT – JENNIFER WARNES (8) - Great song! I imagine this was played at the prom in 1977. 5: DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – THELMA HOUSTON (3) - Good song, though I actually preferred the Communards' version from ten years later. 4: SIR DUKE – STEVIE WONDER (9) - Great song! Casey correctly predicted this song going to #1! 3: SOUTHERN NIGHTS – GLEN CAMPBELL (1) - Good song, though I preferred a few others from him. OPTIONAL EXTRA: DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE - PETER McCANN - Good song. The piano intro to this and "Goodbye Girl" by David Gates sound very similar. 2: WHEN I NEED YOU – LEO SAYER (4) - Good song. I'm surprised that this song only spent one week at #1; on the R&R chart, it was on top for five. 1: HOTEL CALIFORNIA – THE EAGLES (2) - Great song! One of their best hits and a true classic!
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Post by davewollenberg on May 11, 2014 21:32:45 GMT -5
Hervard, did you happen to remember WLS' tape of it? They recorded it on their cart, a half-step slower than the original version.
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