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Post by jmack19 on Jul 25, 2022 10:57:01 GMT -5
This week’s ‘B’ show: 7/27/85 Played last year. Extras: Shame Motels Pop Life Prince & The Revolution Life In One Day Howard Jones Freedom Wham! |
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Post by dth1971 on Jul 25, 2022 11:32:38 GMT -5
Weekend of 8/4...8/1/87! www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0801.pdfLast played 2016 w/extras: Hour #1: "Wipeout" - Fat Boys & Beach Boys Hour #2: "Didn't We Almost Have It All" - Whitney Hour #3: "Lost In Emotion" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Hour #4: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - MJ I guess 8/6/1988 will wait until next year in 2023. |
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Post by burcjm on Jul 25, 2022 16:57:54 GMT -5
This makes the second time in two months that 2 shows with the same date are featured back to back: July 12, 1980 and July 12, 1986 and now August 1, 1981 and August 1, 1987.
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Post by mkarns on Jul 25, 2022 18:09:47 GMT -5
This makes the second time in two months that 2 shows with the same date are featured back to back: July 12, 1980 and July 12, 1986 and now August 1, 1981 and August 1, 1987. Premiere went further this month in the 70s series, breaking one of its usual current rules by playing shows in reverse order of dates: July 10, 1976 was followed by July 8, 1972. Playing August 1, 1981 on July 30-31 arguably bends the same rules a bit, though July 25, 1981 was aired two years ago and so is likely ineligible. Same for August 8, 1987 which was played last year by itself, and 1981 and 1987 are the years not heard in the longest by now (with 1988 presumably falling out of rotation for 2022, unless they again curve things and do August 6, 1988 the second weekend of August.) |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jul 25, 2022 21:05:34 GMT -5
Ah, 8/1/1987...the show where we get to meet Danny Wilson...err, the group without a Danny Wilson. I heard that song sporadically back then. Then in 2015 during a Premiere rebroadcast (it was 8/15/1987), I got reacquainted with it and since then, I seem to play it a lot during the latter half of summer.
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Post by briguy52748 on Jul 25, 2022 22:07:55 GMT -5
More on 7/23/1983: I didn't know Martin "The Salt in My Tears" Briley's teacher was Arthur Brown, who had the #2 song "Fire" in 1968. Still more on July 23, 1983: On former top 40 groups whose members individually hit No. 1: They never hit the top 40, let alone released a single nationally, but the original version of the Short Circus (from TV’s “The Electric Company”) had a member hit No. 1. She had just hit No. 1, matter of fact, with “Flashdance … What a Feeling.” Of course, I’m speaking of Irene Cara, who was on TEC (as part of the Short Circus’ original incarnation, from 1971-1972 along with June Ángela, Stephen Gustafson, Doug Grant and Melanie Henderson. June Ángela was the only one of the group to remain on the show all six seasons, while the other four spots changed in 1972, 1973 and 1975. Brian |
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Post by LC on Jul 26, 2022 19:56:43 GMT -5
As far as I know, the only other performer from The Electric Company to hit it big was actor Morgan Freeman, aka "Easy Reader".
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Post by matt on Jul 27, 2022 10:41:36 GMT -5
Weekend of 8/6...8/1/87! www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0801.pdfLast played 2016 w/extras: Hour #1: "Wipeout" - Fat Boys & Beach Boys Hour #2: "Didn't We Almost Have It All" - Whitney Hour #3: "Lost In Emotion" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Hour #4: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - Michael Jackson That set of extras includes three #1 songs...and three that I personally am not a fan of, but it probably speaks to that part of 1987 (mostly August and September) not being the strongest. The only good song of the bunch is "Lost In Emotion". I've always thought the MJ song was one of the worst #1's of all time, and maybe the lack of much of any recurrent airplay over time somewhat validates that. Whitney's song isn't bad, but it was part of the beginning that run of formulaic over-produced Clive Davis type ballads that watered down top 40 radio over the next several years. The Fat Boys...well this wasn't their worst song, but that's not saying much. |
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Post by mkarns on Jul 27, 2022 10:49:29 GMT -5
This week's optional extras:
A:August 1, 1981:
Hour #1: "For Your Eyes Only" - Sheena Easton (#73)
Hour #2: "Hold On Tight" - ELO (#46)
Hour #3: "Step By Step" - Eddie Rabbitt (#50)
Hour #4: "Tempted" - Squeeze (#83; debuted)
B:July 27, 1985:
Hour #1: "Shame" - The Motels (#50)
Hour #2: "Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution (#46; debuted)
Hour #3: "Life In One Day" - Howard Jones (#41)
Hour #4: "Freedom" - Wham! (#43; highest debut)
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Post by mkarns on Jul 27, 2022 10:53:09 GMT -5
Weekend of 8/6...8/1/87! www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0801.pdfLast played 2016 w/extras: Hour #1: "Wipeout" - Fat Boys & Beach Boys Hour #2: "Didn't We Almost Have It All" - Whitney Hour #3: "Lost In Emotion" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Hour #4: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - Michael Jackson That set of extras includes three #1 songs...and three that I personally am not a fan of, but it probably speaks to that part of 1987 (mostly August and September) not being the strongest. The only good song of the bunch is "Lost In Emotion". I've always thought the MJ song was one of the worst #1's of all time, and maybe the lack of much of any recurrent airplay over time somewhat validates that opinion. Whitney's song isn't bad, but it was part of the sort of beginning that run of formulaic over-produced Clive Davis ballads that watered down top 40 radio over the next several years. The Fat Boys...well this wasn't their worst song, but that's not saying much. I think "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was sort of a glorified "teaser track", an MOR-ish ballad that was a preview to the full Bad album that quickly zipped up the chart based on name recognition and anticipation, then just as quickly faded as radio and consumers moved on to the album and stronger singles. "The Girl Is Mine" served much the same function for Thriller. Both songs are pleasant but rather minor entries in the MJ canon, mostly recalled now only in chart listings or as one of many tracks on their respective albums. |
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Post by matt on Jul 27, 2022 11:45:51 GMT -5
That set of extras includes three #1 songs...and three that I personally am not a fan of, but it probably speaks to that part of 1987 (mostly August and September) not being the strongest. The only good song of the bunch is "Lost In Emotion". I've always thought the MJ song was one of the worst #1's of all time, and maybe the lack of much of any recurrent airplay over time somewhat validates that opinion. Whitney's song isn't bad, but it was part of the sort of beginning that run of formulaic over-produced Clive Davis ballads that watered down top 40 radio over the next several years. The Fat Boys...well this wasn't their worst song, but that's not saying much. I think "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was sort of a glorified "teaser track", an MOR-ish ballad that was a preview to the full Bad album that quickly zipped up the chart based on name recognition and anticipation, then just as quickly faded as radio and consumers moved on to the album and stronger singles. "The Girl Is Mine" served much the same function for Thriller. Both songs are pleasant but rather minor entries in the MJ canon, mostly recalled now only in chart listings or as one of many tracks on their respective albums. I think you're right. Also that fact that with the Bad LP, it had been five years since Jacko had released a studio album and the anticipation was off the charts. He probably could've released anything from it and it would've shot to #1. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" isn't actually that far from being an OK song--just remove the cringy talking parts and reduce the cheese factor and it would've been decent (though still really far from his best). The same could be said to a lesser extent for "The Girl Is Mine". |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jul 27, 2022 18:15:10 GMT -5
I have "Bad" on CD, and the version of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" does not have the talking intro, which I'm glad it doesn't. I personally love the song, but never cared for that part of it.
"Bad" was also one of the eight albums I got for Christmas that year on vinyl; that one DID have the speaking intro.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jul 27, 2022 18:19:25 GMT -5
Our local AC station in Connecticut,WEBE 108,has played the key hits from "Bad" with the exception of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" & "Dirty Diana".
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Post by mkarns on Jul 27, 2022 21:15:54 GMT -5
I have "Bad" on CD, and the version of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" does not have the talking intro, which I'm glad it doesn't. I personally love the song, but never cared for that part of it. "Bad" was also one of the eight albums I got for Christmas that year on vinyl; that one DID have the speaking intro. Meanwhile, I presume the CD includes "Leave Me Alone", which the vinyl and cassette versions originally didn't have (since 2001 all formats of Bad have included it.) |
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Post by bobbo428 on Jul 27, 2022 21:40:08 GMT -5
I was listening to the 1983 countdown an hour ago when I discovered something interesting: all five songs that had debuted in the top 40 on June 18 were back-to-back in the countdown: Prince was at No. 12 the Eurythmics at No. 11, Donna Summer at No. 10, Stevie Nicks at No. 9, and Duran Duran was at No. 8. Those five songs debuting June 18 were an especially strong set of songs, and I enjoyed the fast that I heard all five of them in a row.
Eight years before, there had been another unusually strong set of five debuts (from the 1975 countdown that Premiere presented just last month, 6/14/75).
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