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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 17, 2011 19:08:51 GMT -5
How about he songs you were absolutely floored to hear made the charts?
For me: Before The Last Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender, Anything past the year 2000, and The Police- Every Breath You Take. Compared to their other things, it wasn't all that good!
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Post by at40freak on Mar 17, 2011 22:35:15 GMT -5
IMHO:
At This Moment--Billy Vera
Mr. Roboto--Styx
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)--4 Seasons (The remixed version from the mid-90's was played ad nauseum locally, so much so that I STILL can't bear to hear even the original)
I know there's more......
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Post by tarobe on Mar 17, 2011 22:59:54 GMT -5
The list is too long to mention.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 18, 2011 4:42:58 GMT -5
The list is too long to mention. Agreed, tarobe. Every member of this forum could generate a list of songs for this thread. However, it's my belief that AT40 is great because "songs that shouldn't have" qualified to be included. The program allowed me, the listener, to be exposed to songs I likely wouldn't have heard anywhere else. And so I decided what records I liked or disliked, and didn't have to rely on a radio station's music or program director to dictate what songs I heard. As you know, sometimes these local decisions were based on personal preference or other non-listener factors. Yes, there were (and likely still are) plenty of bad tunes. But how can you enjoy the good without experiencing the bad? (Sounds like a little life lesson here.  ) And imagine how many more "shouldn't have" records you'd be referring to if the weekly program was eight hours and called "American Top 100" with Casey Kasem. Wow! What a problem!!! ;D |
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Post by Mike on Mar 18, 2011 6:10:14 GMT -5
Songs that made AT40...but shouldn't have? Why, Diana Ross "Pieces of Ice"! ...for the week ending August 13, 1983. It was #38, which should've been "It's Inevitable" by Charlie.  |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 18, 2011 12:55:17 GMT -5
I do agree Pete, I just think some songs were awful and wanted a few opinions on other people's least favorites....
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Post by PapaVanTwee on Mar 18, 2011 14:59:31 GMT -5
C.W. McCall -- Convoy. I do believe it made it to #1, too. It sucked to new levels.
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Post by torcan on Mar 18, 2011 15:53:46 GMT -5
I guess we all have different musical tastes. I love the '80s but there were a handful of No. 1 songs that I CAN'T STAND:
The Reflex (Duran Duran)
Sweet Dreams are Made of This (Eurythmics)
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran)
Don't Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
all come to mind. How those songs ended up hitting No. 1 is beyong me...but they're still better than most of what's on the radio today.
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Post by mstgator on Mar 18, 2011 21:45:51 GMT -5
Songs that made AT40...but shouldn't have? Why, Diana Ross "Pieces of Ice"! ...for the week ending August 13, 1983. It was #38, which should've been "It's Inevitable" by Charlie. Heh... in that vein, how about "La Grange" by ZZ Top. |
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Post by vto66 on Mar 18, 2011 23:12:40 GMT -5
I already mentioned David Bowie's "Blue Jean" in another thread. Another one that comes to mind for me is the Bee Gees' The Woman in You". Definitely not a high point in their once-hot career. I preferred their follow-up single "Someone Belonging to Someone" much, MUCH better!! Maybe, just maybe, if the record company put "Someone" out as a single before, or even instead of, "Woman", it would have done better on the chart, Top 20, maybe Top 10, maybe even Top 5.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 19, 2011 5:16:12 GMT -5
VTO66: I always lament the what if's for a record company's action as well. INCLUDING "if they only released this first instead of that" lol
TORCAN: Exactly, All 4 are MILES better than EVERYTHING COMBINED on the radio now...
PAXMAN356: "It sucked to new levels" That just made my morning! lol
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Post by artsmusic on Mar 19, 2011 22:40:50 GMT -5
The Bee Gees scenario was lose-lose by the 80s. There were other great songs from that time period including You Win Again, but the well was already poisoned for them by the anti-disco backlashes.
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Post by freakyflybry on Mar 20, 2011 0:55:41 GMT -5
The Bee Gees scenario was lose-lose by the 80s. There were other great songs from that time period including You Win Again, but the well was already poisoned for them by the anti-disco backlashes. Then explain "One" hitting the top 10 in 1989. Must've been a case of the record company getting it right |
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Post by kahunaburger61 on Mar 20, 2011 3:52:10 GMT -5
Anything by Leif Garrett. "Heartbeat" by Don Johnson. "Respect Yourself" by Bruce Willis.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 20, 2011 9:06:28 GMT -5
I'd say One being a hit in 1989 and Alone in 1997 even were just that they were such good songs that they charted high. And they were great tunes...
Besides from 83 to 97 they had nothing else in the 40.
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) And imagine how many more "shouldn't have" records you'd be referring to if the weekly program was eight hours and called "American Top 100" with Casey Kasem. Wow! What a problem!!! ;D
