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Post by mycool44 on Aug 30, 2009 18:37:28 GMT -5
All the shows were special for me since I started listening in 1977. My favorite years were probably 1979 through 1982 when the opening chords of the theme segued into the #3 song from last week. Not sure why, but that was always a special moment for me. Really liked the 12/13/80 show with Casey's special intro to John Lennon's "Starting Over" and all of the year-end and specialty shows, including "AT40 Goes to the Movies", The Top 50 of the 70's, and "The Giants of Rock 'n' Roll". I was always sorry we only got The Top 50 of 1979. I realize that was because of the 70's countdown, but I wish I had Casey counting down the Top 100 of that year. Thanks for all of the great memories, Casey. Your star shines bright.
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Post by freakyflybry on Aug 30, 2009 19:24:32 GMT -5
The funniest part of that one was when Casey was translating "Radetzky March" and burst out laughing and had to start again. From what I heard, several months earlier, as he was introing a song, he laughed, all the way until the song started. Not sure what song it was or what he was laughing about, though. I think it might've been "It's Been Awhile" by Staind, but I'm not sure what week it was. Just checked... and indeed, I had that topic saved from the old R&R boards from when it happened. It was apparently the week of 11/24/2001, where Casey was reciting lyrics to "It's Been Awhile" and laughing at them. |
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Post by theblackswan on Sept 28, 2011 8:22:00 GMT -5
Relive those memories again. I have recordings of Casey Kasem's AT 40 the 70's for download. Check out my website at theblackswan.606h.net/ Feel free to download the shows. |
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Oct 29, 2011 17:34:51 GMT -5
My all-time favorite AT40 broadcast had to be from March 7, 1987. Charlie Van Dyke covered for Casey Kasem that week, and I heard songs that I really enjoy that never got played on the radio ever since. Songs such as We Connect by Stacey Q and Communards doing a cover version of a disco classic Don't Leave Me This Way. The first quarter of 1987 was a great period that year for music. And while some of it did linger in the second quarter of that year, the theme music did change to a more hyperactive beat and I didn't care for the altered theme that much. Though the "Number ##" cues from 1984 did continue on until early in 1989 - a few months into Shadoe's run.
After listening to the May 26, 1984 broadcast in recent hours, I do enjoy that episode too. It's probably a close second to the broadcast I mentioned above. Especially the overseas LDD from Kid to May and the song Just The Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers being played. A great smooth song and very relaxing. Plus Run Run Away by Slade does kind of remind me of a Newfoundland band covering the song in the late-1990s (I think the Newfoundland band in question was Great Big Sea). They did a great job, but I like Slade's version slightly more than that of Great Big Sea's version.
Yes, even though I am a fan of Casey Kasem, my two top favorite episodes didn't feature Casey Kasem at all.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Oct 31, 2011 13:25:29 GMT -5
And here is a video of Great Big Sea's remake of Slade's Run Runaway:
What do you think of it?
And I did check out The Black Swan's site - I did download a select few broadcasts from that site.
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