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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 15, 2011 21:07:42 GMT -5
OK, What songs, were big hits (lets say 10-20ish or better) and you NEVER hear them get recurrent airplay, AND it makes you mad because it was a great song?
Mine are:
You're Not Alone by Chicago (#10 in 1989)
Body Language by Queen (#11 in 1982)
Radio Ga Ga by Queen (#16 in 1984)
One Lonely Night By REO Sppedwagon (#19 in 1985)
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 15, 2011 21:10:32 GMT -5
OMG, I could make a list that would take an hour to write of such songs.
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Post by JMW on Mar 15, 2011 21:17:56 GMT -5
One that immediately comes to mind for me is Animotion's 1989 song Room To Move (peaked at #9). I like that one a lot better than Obsession, yet I haven't heard it on the radio in over 20 years.
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Post by Josh Joel's Top 40 on Mar 16, 2011 3:16:14 GMT -5
Mr. Mister - Is It Love? (#8 1986)
Billy Ocean - Love Zone (#10 1986)
Madonna - Open Your Heart (#1 1987)
Billy Joel - Modern Woman (#10 1986)
Hipsway - The Honeythief (#19 1987)
There's more...
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Post by Mike on Mar 16, 2011 3:34:34 GMT -5
Madonna - Open Your Heart (#1 1987) I dunno about this one...every so often it'll pop up. I dunno if I'd call the rest BIG hits, but I do agree that they seem to mostly be lost to history - though "Is it Love" did once pop up on a station in my area that plays obscure semi-hits every now and then. |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 16, 2011 6:01:48 GMT -5
I dunno, I'd say that was a big hit. At the time, it got alot of airplay and anything from the top 10 must have been getting alot of airplay somewhere....
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 16, 2011 6:06:19 GMT -5
As an add on, narrowing it maybe... And you hear other, lesser hits by that group...
Example: By Chicago, I hear If She Would Have Been Faithful and Love Me Tomorrow alot on A/C formats, but never You're Not Alone which was a bit rocky, then again my local A/C station plays disco songs like Stayin Alive and Modern Rock songs like Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson.
Queen's Fat Bottomed Girls gets more airplay than either song I mentioned
and REO's song Roll With The Changes didn't even chart in the 40 but its on more than any of their other tunes.
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Post by 80sfreak on Mar 16, 2011 21:43:38 GMT -5
I think I can post 100 of em but off the top of my head
Fine Fine Day - Tony Carey
Modern Day Delilah - Van Stephenson
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
Its Raining Again - Supertramp
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Post by adam31 on Mar 17, 2011 17:54:47 GMT -5
One that immediately comes to mind for me is Animotion's 1989 song Room To Move (peaked at #9). I like that one a lot better than Obsession, yet I haven't heard it on the radio in over 20 years. Agree with this completely! Animotion had just replaced the original female lead with Cynthia Rhodes if I remember correct. My choices: Don't Disturb This Groove - The System (#4-1987, #1 R&B) Heart and Soul -T' Pau (ironically #4 as well in 1987) Two of Hearts - Stacey Q (#3, 1985) |
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Post by at40freak on Mar 17, 2011 20:31:43 GMT -5
Hmmm, let's see......
Who's Holding Donna Now--DeBarge (#6 Pop, #1 AC 1985)--In the last 10-15 years or so, I've only heard this song played ONCE on any local stations, and that was just last summer when my local AC managed to dig it out, much to my surprise.
Cool Night--Paul Davis (#11 1981)-- I hear '65 Love Affair all the time, but never this one. I only discovered this one while out of town some years ago.
If She Would've Been Faithful--Chicago (#17 1987)--Someone on here said he hears it played a lot. Personally I don't think I ever have. The only post-Cetera songs I ever hear on the radio locally are "Will You Still Love Me?" and "Look Away".
And I agree with Room To Move. I never hear it played locally.
I know there's tons more......
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Post by Mike on Mar 18, 2011 0:43:43 GMT -5
Don't Disturb This Groove - The System (#4-1987, #1 R&B) Heart and Soul -T' Pau (ironically #4 as well in 1987) Two of Hearts - Stacey Q (#3, 198 56) In this order: Yes, NO!, yes...ish. I've heard "Two of Hearts" come up on a couple of occasions, but not very often. "Heart and Soul", on the other hand, I hear pretty regularly. Re: Chicago - I never hear anything post-Cetera from them around here. Actually, I don't even hear their last Cetera hit ("Along Comes a Woman"), either. Come to think of it, I've never heard last weekend's 80s #1, "Jacob's Ladder", played outside of AT40, either. I did know the song already since I went and bought the Huey Lewis & The News hits collection a couple years back, but the only times I've heard it on the radio have been for AT40 re-airings. |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 18, 2011 12:52:20 GMT -5
I think its all in the local stations we all have. If She Would Have Been Faithful gets some airplay on a local A/C station here. Heart & Soul by T'Pau gets played alot here. Jacob's Ladder as well!
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Post by torcan on Mar 18, 2011 15:42:27 GMT -5
There are a lot of songs that could qualify for this list. That's why I'm glad I've still got all my 45s!
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 18, 2011 18:55:13 GMT -5
Last year or the year before, Stacey Q actually performed Two of Hearts live on the TODAY show.
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Post by at40freak on Mar 18, 2011 19:11:24 GMT -5
I think its all in the local stations we all have. If She Would Have Been Faithful gets some airplay on a local A/C station here. Heart & Soul by T'Pau gets played alot here. Jacob's Ladder as well! Yeah, I think you're right. It all depends on your local stations. The last 2 songs you mentioned get some decent airplay here as well. And about a month or so ago, I even heard Madonna's Causing A Commotion on a local retro show!!!! Now THAT's one you don't hear anymore!!! |
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