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Post by Scott Lakefield on May 12, 2014 16:29:45 GMT -5
What are you guys talking about? Please explain! A pre recorded Casey used to intro the shows. Then about six months ago SXM started to use a special guest along with Casey. Then last week, they dropped the Casey part of the intro and now it is just the special guest. My question was at the end of the Premiere broadcast when they are thanking all the studs; Peteski, Scott Lakefield, Shannon Lynn, etc will they continue to thank Casey? Who is the "special guest?"
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Post by mkarns on May 12, 2014 17:20:21 GMT -5
A pre recorded Casey used to intro the shows. Then about six months ago SXM started to use a special guest along with Casey. Then last week, they dropped the Casey part of the intro and now it is just the special guest. My question was at the end of the Premiere broadcast when they are thanking all the studs; Peteski, Scott Lakefield, Shannon Lynn, etc will they continue to thank Casey? Who is the "special guest?" Each week SXM has an artist who had hits in the 1970s introducing AT40 before the show begins (this week it was Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang). They've done that for several months, but as of the last couple of weeks no longer air Casey's intro ("Hi. I'm Casey Kasem. Now join us as we go back to this week, 197X.") Regarding Premiere, I'd think they'd continue to offer special thanks to Casey for as long as he lives. Should he pass on, they'd probably change the wording but acknowledge his memory/legacy.
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Post by mkarns on May 12, 2014 17:45:43 GMT -5
This will put the SXM policy of not playing extras from before the 70s to the test. Not going to give everything away here but this show has the latest placement of the show's only extra in AT40 history. (regular shows that is). Just heard this show 48 hours ago. Since everyone here has had a chance to hear this by now (and won't again for at least another year), I'll give away the fact that the Lovin' Sthingyful's "Do You Believe In Magic", a 1965 hit, was played just before John Sebastian's solo "Welcome Back", which was #1 that week. SXM cut "Do You Believe In Magic", which resulted in an awkward transition to "Welcome Back". After the outro of the #2 song ("Right Back Where We Started From") in SXM's version Casey next said "In just five weeks on the 40, he's got the number one song in the country", with absolutely no clue as to who "he" was until completing the intro to "Welcome Back".
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Post by matt on May 12, 2014 18:29:23 GMT -5
This will put the SXM policy of not playing extras from before the 70s to the test. Not going to give everything away here but this show has the latest placement of the show's only extra in AT40 history. (regular shows that is). Just heard this show 48 hours ago. Since everyone here has had a chance to hear this by now (and won't again for at least another year), I'll give away the fact that the Lovin' Sthingyful's "Do You Believe In Magic", a 1965 hit, was played just before John Sebastian's solo "Welcome Back", which was #1 that week. SXM cut "Do You Believe In Magic", which resulted in an awkward transition to "Welcome Back". After the outro of the #2 song ("Right Back Where We Started From") in SXM's version Casey next said "In just five weeks on the 40, he's got the number one song in the country", with absolutely no clue as to who "he" was until completing the intro to "Welcome Back". That's just plain stupid. SXM can't even leave the full intro to the #1 song in tact? Who is responsible for the editing there? Just plain stupid...
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Post by matt on May 12, 2014 18:30:09 GMT -5
...almost as stupid as this website changing "Sthingyful" to "Sthingyful"
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Post by johnnywest on May 12, 2014 20:26:51 GMT -5
Since when is spoooonful a bad word? I know the origin of their name is similar to that of 10cc, but it's not like it's something you can't say on the radio.
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Post by jmack19 on May 14, 2014 9:21:22 GMT -5
On May 8, 1976, not only was the ABC tv network was leading the Nielsen ratings, apparently ABC was also dominant on the Billboard singles chart. Three songs in Top 40, including #1. Another theme song debuting on Hot 100 (Laverne & Shirley) & a 2nd version of Baretta's theme just outside Hot 100. This coming off of the Theme from S.W.A.T. peak @ #1 a few months earlier.
ABC star John Travolta was also in Hot 100 as well as Donnie & Marie, whose variety show had just started. There was even a song dedicated to a tv character(Fonzie) on the chart.
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Post by edisonlite on May 17, 2014 11:02:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know which show is playing today?
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Post by edisonlite on May 17, 2014 11:03:55 GMT -5
thanks
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Post by donwa001 on May 17, 2014 11:57:27 GMT -5
Looking at the 5/18/74 show, this AT40 show might be the show with the first debut song of the week at the highest position.
Usually there is a debut song somewhere in the first 5 songs that Casey plays when he opens the show.
Casey will play 8 songs before getting to the first debut song of the week at #32 "Hollywood Swinging" - Kool & The Gang
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on May 17, 2014 12:40:18 GMT -5
^ History nearly repeated itself on July 11, 1987 when the first debut didn't occur until #33 (Charlie Van Dyke guest-hosted that week). Of course, there were only two debuts that week, Can't believe we heard 7 songs that week before we finally heard a debut.
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Post by dukelightning on May 17, 2014 13:09:37 GMT -5
Reasonably sure that the record for this sort of thing occurred on 8/18/73 when the first debut record was at #31.
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Post by d**ndirtyape on May 24, 2014 11:04:28 GMT -5
Today: 5/21/1977
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Post by albe on May 31, 2014 7:53:21 GMT -5
Anyone knows what show are we getting today??
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Post by saltrek on May 31, 2014 11:01:24 GMT -5
5/29/71
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