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Post by at40nut on Jul 11, 2020 11:30:45 GMT -5
If there are any '1983 sightings' today, kindly let us know. Thanks! KZOY Sunny Radio should have it in about 30 minutes from now.
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Post by mga707 on Jul 11, 2020 11:35:14 GMT -5
If there are any '1983 sightings' today, kindly let us know. Thanks! KZOY Sunny Radio should have it in about 30 minutes from now. Much appreciated!
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Post by matt on Jul 11, 2020 12:09:22 GMT -5
Love the summer of 1985, I think it's the best music of the 80's!!! Now I have a reason to pull me through a tough week at work next week. Of course I have to get through this weekend's 1988 show which I think may be the worst music in the 80's shows. I'm with you on 1985 -- maybe my favorite overall year in music. I actually like 1988 quite a bit, even though it's not as good as the "sweet spot" years of the 80's. 1989 is probably my least favorite year of the 80's.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 11, 2020 15:02:20 GMT -5
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Post by mkarns on Jul 11, 2020 21:44:02 GMT -5
In the department of AT40 stories that haven't aged well, there's the 7/16/88 story of Hong Kong and its status as a beacon of capitalism despite being an outpost of China. Casey noted that China was scheduled to take it over in 1997, and "It might mean a few changes for the people who live there". All too true.
And its link to AT40 hasn't fared much better, as it was featured because it was the home of INXS' Michael Hutchence who committed suicide in 1997 though for reasons that had nothing to do with Hong Kong, where he may not have resided for a long time before then.
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Post by at40nut on Jul 11, 2020 22:01:07 GMT -5
Love the summer of 1985, I think it's the best music of the 80's!!! Now I have a reason to pull me through a tough week at work next week. Of course I have to get through this weekend's 1988 show which I think may be the worst music in the 80's shows. I've always felt the 1985 was my second favorite year of 80's music with 1983 being my favorite overall. This weekend boggles my mind is to why so few stations are airing the 1983 show. Summer 1988 was good, but Summer of 1983 is WAY WAY better. 1987 is my least favorite year of 80's music-the year of The 2nd single syndrome.
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Post by mjl677 on Jul 12, 2020 7:59:46 GMT -5
It was interesting to hear “Knocked Out” by Paula Abdul as an extra. Although in the 1988 show, it brings back many memories of the Summer of 1990 for me personally. My local radio station played that all the time that summer. I am unsure if that song charted in 1990, but still strange to hear that in the 1988 show, but brought back many memories.
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Post by mike1985 on Jul 12, 2020 9:32:17 GMT -5
Love the summer of 1985, I think it's the best music of the 80's!!! Now I have a reason to pull me through a tough week at work next week. Of course I have to get through this weekend's 1988 show which I think may be the worst music in the 80's shows. I've always felt the 1985 was my second favorite year of 80's music with 1983 being my favorite overall. This weekend boggles my mind is to why so few stations are airing the 1983 show. Summer 1988 was good, but Summer of 1983 is WAY WAY better. 1987 is my least favorite year of 80's music-the year of The 2nd single syndrome. I'll throw myself under the bus, I'm doing what I call a "Casey Cheat" where I'm not listening to the 1988 show, but rather the I-Heart Radio Casey Channel. Right now they have a countdown on from April of 1983.
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Post by mga707 on Jul 12, 2020 11:02:50 GMT -5
It was interesting to hear “Knocked Out” by Paula Abdul as an extra. Although in the 1988 show, it brings back many memories of the Summer of 1990 for me personally. My local radio station played that all the time that summer. I am unsure if that song charted in 1990, but still strange to hear that in the 1988 show, but brought back many memories. According to Whitburn, it did not. #41 in '88 is it's only chart appearance.
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Post by mkarns on Jul 12, 2020 13:16:08 GMT -5
It was interesting to hear “Knocked Out” by Paula Abdul as an extra. Although in the 1988 show, it brings back many memories of the Summer of 1990 for me personally. My local radio station played that all the time that summer. I am unsure if that song charted in 1990, but still strange to hear that in the 1988 show, but brought back many memories. According to Whitburn, it did not. #41 in '88 is it's only chart appearance. Paula put out a remix album in the summer of 1990, and its version of "Knocked Out" got a lot of radio and MTV play (I too heard it a lot around that time), but wasn't actually released as a single and so didn't chart.
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Post by matt on Jul 12, 2020 20:31:22 GMT -5
According to Whitburn, it did not. #41 in '88 is it's only chart appearance. Paula put out a remix album in the summer of 1990, and its version of "Knocked Out" got a lot of radio and MTV play (I too heard it a lot around that time), but wasn't actually released as a single and so didn't chart. Yeah that's what I remember too. I actually do remember hearing the single version of "Knocked Out" during the summer of 1988 (on MTV probably), but then the remix came out a couple years later, basically at the end of the Forever Your Girl LP's run. And I remember liking the remix version much better (though the original single wasn't bad) -- good choice by Premiere to play that version, even though it technically didn't come out until 1990. When the single was on the Hot 100 in 1988, Paula Abdul's name appeared on the chart, but of course, few really knew who she was at the time. Six months later "Straight Up" would hit #1, then so would "Forever Your Girl" and then "Cold Hearted". Then everyone got to know she was a Laker girl and choreographed some of Janet Jackson's first few videos, and she became a megastar for the next 3-4 years.
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Post by adam31 on Jul 13, 2020 8:05:22 GMT -5
Paula put out a remix album in the summer of 1990, and its version of "Knocked Out" got a lot of radio and MTV play (I too heard it a lot around that time), but wasn't actually released as a single and so didn't chart. Yeah that's what I remember too. I actually do remember hearing the single version of "Knocked Out" during the summer of 1988 (on MTV probably), but then the remix came out a couple years later, basically at the end of the Forever Your Girl LP's run. And I remember liking the remix version much better (though the original single wasn't bad) -- good choice by Premiere to play that version, even though it technically didn't come out until 1990. When the single was on the Hot 100 in 1988, Paula Abdul's name appeared on the chart, but of course, few really knew who she was at the time. Six months later "Straight Up" would hit #1, then so would "Forever Your Girl" and then "Cold Hearted". Then everyone got to know she was a Laker girl and choreographed some of Janet Jackson's first few videos, and she became a megastar for the next 3-4 years. Yes, Paula was one of those "late bloomers" on the chart, as her second Hot 100 single, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", faltered as well, only peaking at #88. Most artists would be done after 2 lackluster singles, however Paula got a second wind and a full head of steam after her #1 smashes referred to by matt "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", and "Cold Hearted". By that time, Paula was a full fledged superstar! Everyone knew her name by then. So much so, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" was remixed and re-released as a single at the end of 1989, and this time, hit #3. It broke her #1 streak, but still a certified hit the second time around.
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Post by dth1971 on Jul 13, 2020 9:01:25 GMT -5
Yeah that's what I remember too. I actually do remember hearing the single version of "Knocked Out" during the summer of 1988 (on MTV probably), but then the remix came out a couple years later, basically at the end of the Forever Your Girl LP's run. And I remember liking the remix version much better (though the original single wasn't bad) -- good choice by Premiere to play that version, even though it technically didn't come out until 1990. When the single was on the Hot 100 in 1988, Paula Abdul's name appeared on the chart, but of course, few really knew who she was at the time. Six months later "Straight Up" would hit #1, then so would "Forever Your Girl" and then "Cold Hearted". Then everyone got to know she was a Laker girl and choreographed some of Janet Jackson's first few videos, and she became a megastar for the next 3-4 years. Yes, Paula was one of those "late bloomers" on the chart, as her second Hot 100 single, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", faltered as well, only peaking at #88. Most artists would be done after 2 lackluster singles, however Paula got a second wind and a full head of steam after her #1 smashes referred to by matt "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", and "Cold Hearted". By that time, Paula was a full fledged superstar! Everyone knew her name by then. So much so, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" was remixed and re-released as a single at the end of 1989, and this time, hit #3. It broke her #1 streak, but still a certified hit the second time around. I know the first hot 100 single by Bruce Hornsby and the Range "Every Little Kiss" didn't make the top 40 the first time in late Summer 1986, but after "The Way it Is" and "Mandolin Rain" became big hits "Every Little Kiss" was re-released and made the top 40 finally. Too bad Terrence Trent D'Arby never considered re-releasing the not making the top 40 in late 1987 "If You Let Me Stay" after 3 other songs by Terrence - "Wishing Well", "Sign Your Name", and "Dance Little Sister" made the Top 40 reaches. And Def Leppard could have given the first single from the 1987 Adenelize album "Women" one more chance after the 6 other singles made the Top 40 reaches.
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Post by at40nut on Jul 13, 2020 9:46:58 GMT -5
Just think if "The Way That You Love Me" was not re-released, Paula Abdul could have possibly had her first six Top 40 hits all go to #1. Mariah Carey had her first five Top 40 hits go all the way to #1.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 13, 2020 10:01:20 GMT -5
Too bad Terence Trent D'Arby never considered re-releasing the not making the top 40 in late 1987 "If You Let Me Stay" after 3 other songs by Terrence - "Wishing Well", "Sign Your Name", and "Dance Little Sister" made the Top 40 reaches. I am so glad they did not! D'arby had such a grating voice in that song, almost equivalent to fingernails on a chalkboard. And Def Leppard could have given the first single from the 1987 Adenelize album "Women" one more chance after the 6 other singles made the Top 40 reaches. They probably would not have re-issued that song after "Rocket", since the two songs sound so much alike. They could have released "Women" in place of "Rocket", but I'm not sure how well it would have done on the charts - might not have even hit the Top 20 like "Rocket" did.
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