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Post by djjoe1960 on Jul 25, 2024 15:21:53 GMT -5
Two Bruce Philip Miller jinxes, from July 16, 1977: After Elvis Presley's "Way Down" debuted at #40, BPM said that Elvis had already had 18 #1 hits and "we're kind of wondering if 'Way Down' might not be #19". It wasn't, though it probably sold like a #1 for at least a few days after Elvis died a month later. "Way Down" had already fallen out of the top 40 at that point after initially peaking at #31, but that posthumous surge put it back in the 40 where it eventually reached #18. Confirms the best quote I heard after 'The King' kicked the bucket while on 'the throne'. Just wish I could recall who first said it: "Good career move". Way Down did become Elvis's final national Top 10, when the song reached #10 in Record World; counting the Big 3 (BB/CB/RW) the King had a total of 49 Top 10 hits.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 27, 2024 13:26:28 GMT -5
On this week's 1976 show, Casey said that if Seals & Crofts climbed any more from their 6-16 pole vault that week, it would be their highest charter ever. It would go no higher.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 28, 2024 12:35:44 GMT -5
These weren't as prevalent later in the series. Maybe Casey was tired of getting burned.
But they didn't stop completely as Casey reverse jinxed Madonna this week in 1986 saying it looked like she was headed for another #1 w/Papa.
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Post by mkarns on Jul 28, 2024 23:09:06 GMT -5
On this week's 1976 show, Casey said that if Seals & Crofts climbed any more from their 6-16 pole vault that week, it would be their highest charter ever. It would go no higher. The same show (7/24/76) had a "reverse jinx" when after playing "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which jumped to #8 after debuting at #23, Casey said "I know what you're thinking. Can't miss #1."
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 3, 2024 13:30:10 GMT -5
In a reverse 1973 jinx Casey said Stories could be headed to #1 w/ 'Louie.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 4, 2024 13:14:20 GMT -5
On the final show 36 years ago Casey started by saying it sounded like the guys had a lotta fun as the prior week's guest hosts. Maybe not. Were we seeing the beginning of H&Os rift, D&J just going through the motions?? From Rob Durkee American Top 40: Darryl Morden recalled Hall and Oates were terrible. You'd think guys like that would be friendly and nice, but they were neither, which was kind of a disappointment. They has a 'let's get this over with' kind of attitude.' Matt Wilson, who directed the duo, perceived a possible failure to communicate. 'I don't blame them. They had a show that night at the Hollywood Bowl. I believe they were misled into thinking they'd be in and out in 20 minutes. It was partly ABC and partly their manager though I could be wrong. I know this...you can't voice a full length countdown in 20 minutes'.
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 4, 2024 14:44:21 GMT -5
On the final show 36 years ago Casey started by saying it sounded like the guys had a lotta fun as the prior week's guest hosts. Maybe not. Were we seeing the beginning of H&Os rift, D&J just going through the motions?? From Rob Durkee American Top 40: Darryl Morden recalled Hall and Oates were terrible. You'd think guys like that would be friendly and nice, but they were neither, which was kind of a disappointment. They has a 'let's get this over with' kind of attitude.' Matt Wilson, who directed the duo, perceived a possible failure to communicate. 'I don't blame them. They had a show that night at the Hollywood Bowl. I believe they were misled into thinking they'd be in and out in 20 minutes. It was partly ABC and partly their manager though I could be wrong. I know this...you can't voice a full length countdown in 20 minutes'. The next AT40 guest host wouldn't be until June 1989 when Debbie Gibson guest hosted for Shadoe Stevens on AT40. And when did Casey had his first guest host week for Casey's Top 40 after CT40 was launched in January 1989?
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 6, 2024 10:17:46 GMT -5
On the 8/4/79 show Casey said three of Babs top tenners reached #1 and "Main Event/Fight" was heading in that direction. It would only move up one more notch to #3.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 10, 2024 13:49:08 GMT -5
This week in 1981 Casey said McCartney was second to only Elvis with most consecutive top 40s. After tacking on two more, Paul's streak would end the very next year when Tug Of War would fall short.
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Post by LC on Aug 10, 2024 20:55:56 GMT -5
Casey said Lou Rawls' "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" could go all the way. It stopped at the runner-up spot.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 11, 2024 12:51:12 GMT -5
Commentary Casey reversed jinxed Madonna this week in 1987 when he said the way Madge was moving it looked she was headed for another #1 w/ Who's That Girl
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 11, 2024 12:59:09 GMT -5
This week in 1987 Commentary Casey said Fleetwood Mac was hanging together despite turbulence. It would be 15 years before we'd get another album from the classic lineup and more recently Stevie Nicks is telling everyone that will listen Mac is finished.
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Post by mga707 on Aug 11, 2024 15:05:18 GMT -5
This week in 1987 Commentary Casey said Fleetwood Mac was hanging together despite turbulence. It would be 15 years before we'd get another album from the classic lineup and more recently Stevie Nicks is telling everyone that will listen Mac is finished. Hopefully she's right. No Christine McVie, no Mac. IMO.
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 12, 2024 7:24:39 GMT -5
This week in 1981 Casey said McCartney was second to only Elvis with most consecutive top 40s. After tacking on two more, Paul's streak would end the very next year when Tug Of War would fall short. As I noted in another thread, that streak had already ended. About a year earlier, "Waterfalls" came up woefully short peaking at 105.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 12, 2024 11:59:44 GMT -5
In a Supersized 1976 reverse jinx Casey said Wild Cherry was definitely headed for a top fiver w/Funky Music
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