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Post by mkarns on Jun 26, 2018 15:31:00 GMT -5
Casey seemed to like "Stuck In the Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel, as on 6/23/73 he noted that Gerry Rafferty had left the group and was debating whether to return; Casey said "I hope he does, because they have a great sound together!" Gerry did come back and they had one more top 40 hit together ("Star" in 1974), and then left again, this time for a successful solo career.
And in the same show he said that Charlie Rich's 1960 hit "Lonely Weekends" was one of his favourites.
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Post by mkarns on Jul 29, 2018 12:03:41 GMT -5
On July 26 1980 Casey praised "The Rose" as, in his words, "brilliantly written by Amanda McBroom and beautifully sung by Bette Midler".
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Post by pb on Jul 30, 2018 13:01:00 GMT -5
As people have mentioned in the 70's Show thread, Casey praised Jackson 5's "Lookin' Through The Windows" on 7/29/72, saying that if it was by a new band it would go straight to the top ten. (As it was it reached #16, good for most bands but a disappointment for the Jacksons.)
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Post by dth1971 on Jul 31, 2018 7:37:01 GMT -5
On July 26 1980 Casey praised "The Rose" as, in his words, "brilliantly written by Amanda McBroom and beautifully sung by Bette Midler". Who was Amanda McBroom? |
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Post by mga707 on Jul 31, 2018 9:27:56 GMT -5
On July 26 1980 Casey praised "The Rose" as, in his words, "brilliantly written by Amanda McBroom and beautifully sung by Bette Midler". Who was Amanda McBroom? A fairly well-known American singer, lyricist, cabaret performer, and actress. Still performing today at age 70. |
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Post by mkarns on Aug 12, 2018 17:08:56 GMT -5
On 8/15/87, Casey seemed to speak positively about Suzanne Vega's "Luka" and U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" ("A song of searching, a song of hope"), though I'm not sure if he was really personally praising the songs or reading off the script. If he did listen to the songs, though, he may well have appreciated the anti-child abuse message of the former and the hopeful, meaningful lyrics of the latter.
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Post by Jessica on Aug 12, 2018 19:25:51 GMT -5
In the 1987 show, Casey seemed excited to play Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley, in honour of the (then) 10 year anniversary of Elvis’ death. I had no idea Casey was such an Elvis fan.
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Post by pb on Aug 13, 2018 19:42:50 GMT -5
In the 1987 show, Casey seemed excited to play Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley, in honour of the (then) 10 year anniversary of Elvis’ death. I had no idea Casey was such an Elvis fan. He always seemed enthusiastic in introducing Elvis's songs in the 70's, and mentioning chart records Elvis had set in response to listener questions. |
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Post by mkarns on Nov 6, 2018 14:32:59 GMT -5
Not technically a song, but on 10/23/71 Casey said that Les Crane did a great job with his reading of "Desiderata" which became a hit. Casey evidently liked the poem as well, as he said in this show that had a poster of it hanging up in his living room.
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Post by pb on Nov 7, 2018 19:07:15 GMT -5
On 10/31/70 it's funny to hear Casey say "watch me now!" after James Brown says "watch me!" at the beginning of "Super Bad."
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Post by chrislc on Apr 5, 2021 21:11:57 GMT -5
Casey didn't seem to like Sister Mary Elephant. He usually smiled, at least, coming out of a comedy hit. That wasn't the case on 01/19/1974. High school and middle school teachers must have just loved Top 40 radio that month, with that and Smokin' In The Boys Room playing back to back.  |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Apr 6, 2021 2:28:28 GMT -5
I read that a few years into hosting AT40, Casey rarely listened to pop music on the radio but preferred talk radio--it would've been interesting to know what kind of talk radio he listened to.
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Post by mkarns on Sept 25, 2023 22:15:59 GMT -5
Casey said on 9/22/73 that Joni James’ 1952 #1 hit “Why Don’t You Believe Me” was one of his favorite songs. As to why that was brought up then, he was noting the proficiency of solo female singers having #1 hits in both 1952 and 1973.
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Post by chrislc on Oct 18, 2024 22:24:37 GMT -5
I just heard Casey say “I like that record”. It was Wild Cherry. But this was late November. Wild Cherry was probably like gee thanks Casey but that endorsement would have been a little more meaningful a few months ago! And as mentioned 13 years ago in this thread he did it again in the year end countdown. He really really liked Wild Cherry the same way the Academy voters felt about Sally Field! Unless he was being sarcastic.
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Post by chrislc on Oct 18, 2024 22:42:54 GMT -5
Casey said that "Tighter and Tighter" was going to be "a winner." In the same vein, he made similar comments for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's "Teach Your Children" ("they've got a big hit") and Mountain's "Mississippi Queen," which he announced was "going to be a biggie" (even though it never got any higher than where it was then, #21). But he never actually said he personally liked any of these songs. The two that it seems to me that he was fond of in that first program were "I Just can't Help Believing" by B.J. Thomas (which he called "sensational") and the Moments' "Love on a Two-Way Street," which called a "good song." Casey may never have said that he personally liked any of those songs on the first AT40 but on the 9/5/70 show, he mentioned that his favorite record in the top 40 was Tighter, Tighter. FYI, that show aired on Premier or SXM last year. Wow Casey loved those recurrents! It seems an odd choice to say these things about songs that many of the listeners were sick of by that time. It also begs the question where have you been Casey? This song is old! Maybe he did it intentionally to seem a little unhip and appeal to a broader older audience. Oh my God I would get so sick of playing those recurrents! Every Friggin Day for five or six months for some of those songs. Okay Sundays off so six out of seven. Are Recurrents mentioned in the Bible? Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. And oh yeah I almost forgot you don’t have to play Lady by Kenny Rogers today. |
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