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Post by SFGuy on Sept 12, 2023 20:34:16 GMT -5
Very much agree regarding Berlin -- "No More Words" and "The Metro" were both better songs, as was another well known non-top 40 hit "Masquerade". As for Nu Shooz, I am a big fan of both "Point Of No Return" and "I Can't Wait", but I wouldn't say the former is a better song at all than the latter. I've always been a big fan of "I Can't Wait"...just IMHO.  (also as a footnote, I am a big fan of their 1988 top 40 near-miss "Should I Say Yes") Amazed that with all of this Berlin talk that no one has mentioned the one and only "Sex (I'm a...)" The only Berlin 45 I own. 
You own one more Berlin record than I do. The only thing Berlin related I have is an autograph sheet of paper I got from the band when they made an appearance at a local Record Factory store in SF back in the early 80's. I still have it, too. |
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Post by Jessica on Sept 13, 2023 6:03:58 GMT -5
Yeah! I’m so happy that “Holiday” by The Other Ones is an extra. It’s such a great albeit obscure weird song. But it’s so d**n catchy. |
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Post by Jessica on Sept 13, 2023 6:32:39 GMT -5
Related to the same countdown, whether it's unpopular or not I'll say that Berlin's earlier "No More Words" and "The Metro" (not a top 40 hit) are much better songs than the boring chart topper "Take My Breath Away". Very much agree regarding Berlin -- "No More Words" and "The Metro" were both better songs, as was another well known non-top 40 hit "Masquerade". As for Nu Shooz, I am a big fan of both "Point Of No Return" and "I Can't Wait", but I wouldn't say the former is a better song at all than the latter. I've always been a big fan of "I Can't Wait"...just IMHO. (also as a footnote, I am a big fan of their 1988 top 40 near-miss "Should I Say Yes") ITA with you on “No More Words”. “Take My Breath Away” obviously gets all the attention but “No More Words” is a great song. As for Nu Shooz they narrowly avoided being a one bit wonder band but just barely. |
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 13, 2023 7:10:29 GMT -5
Amazed that with all of this Berlin talk that no one has mentioned the one and only "Sex (I'm a...)" The only Berlin 45 I own.
You own one more Berlin record than I do. The only thing Berlin related I have is an autograph sheet of paper I got from the band when they made an appearance at a local Record Factory store in SF back in the early 80's. I still have it, too. Too bad Berlin never returned to the Top 40 again after "Take My Breath Away" went to #1. Not even the follow up by Berlin called "Like Flames" made top 40 reaches. |
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Post by seminolefan on Sept 14, 2023 11:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 15, 2023 14:49:35 GMT -5
Flawless presentation of 9/17/83 on WWIS today.
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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 16, 2023 16:35:02 GMT -5
On this weekend's presentation from 9/17/83,Casey mentioned there were 14 different song titles that described a specific type of girl like "Diamond Girl","Calendar Girl" & David Bowie's then current hit "China Girl"-A 15th song title would soon make that list:"Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel.
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Post by kani on Sept 16, 2023 20:09:28 GMT -5
Some 1983 notes:
Question letter: most LPS for greatest hits: Elton john
13 English acts
George Benson story
Andy Warhol story for art, for talking heads
14 song titles, type girls in top 10 including China girl
First ldd man Ken in GA, wife 13 yrs ago , she was age 17 and he was age 18 when first married, together 11 years, hoping he still loves her, even though apart he's working in university in computer science
Boy George fashion for culture club.
Wcrz listened first two hrs sat 8pm-10pmish
Three biggest #1 hit after died: otis redding, janis joplin, and jim croce. Snippet played sitting on dock of bay, me and Bobby McGee, time in a bottle
Stray cats story, selling instruments story, about money
3 Australian acts
Second ldd woman was adopted 24 yr old recent college, from sherry in idaho; she's redhead to kathy biological mother in los angeles. She's doing well
Quiet riot in 1973 in top 100, peaked 90something
#1 dance keep feeling fascination
#1 soul Rick James - Cold Blooded
#1 country Charley Pride - Night Games
#1 album The Police - Synchronicity
Michael sembello story and his life story for working with Stevie Wonder.
Richard Marx sang backup as Lionel Richie's All Night Long.
Wnsn for last three hrs, don't know why the lateness for this
Will re-try kzoy
update: i couldnt go kzoy, because I was busy with errand, I tried other stations, and I finally got it.
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Post by kani on Sept 17, 2023 9:08:57 GMT -5
Wnsn fm skipped hr 4 last segment, I think it started 10 or 20 min late from start?
Which weird 6:02 tunegenie says at40 starting.. wonder what's the real cause for this lateness?
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Post by jmack19 on Sept 17, 2023 21:15:58 GMT -5
September 26, 1987 optional extras:
"Holiday" - The Other Ones
"Brilliant Disguise" - Bruce Springsteen
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
"Should've Known Better" - Richard Marx
"Brilliant Disguise", which entered the Hot 100 the following week at #40, replaces Squeeze's "Hourglass".
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Post by burcjm on Sept 17, 2023 22:15:47 GMT -5
It's been two months since the last 1984 standalone so I'll predict 9/29/84 for the weekend of September 30.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Sept 18, 2023 8:23:35 GMT -5
It's been two months since the last 1984 standalone so I'll predict 9/29/84 for the weekend of September 30. Pretty good guess, since (1) it last aired in 2019, and (2) that was the only other airing besides the original run in 2007. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 18, 2023 9:32:11 GMT -5
Some 1983 notes: Three biggest #1 hit after died: otis redding, janis joplin, and jim croce. Snippet played sitting on dock of bay, me and Bobby McGee, time in a bottle It's hard to believe that Jim Croce has been dead for 50 years. Fortunately, like so many other artists gone too soon, he left a bank of great material to continue his legacy. |
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Post by burcjm on Sept 18, 2023 10:08:21 GMT -5
The weekend of September 30th, Casey will feature the Chart Date: September 29, 1984
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Post by djjoe1960 on Sept 18, 2023 10:14:03 GMT -5
Some 1983 notes: Three biggest #1 hit after died: otis redding, janis joplin, and jim croce. Snippet played sitting on dock of bay, me and Bobby McGee, time in a bottle It's hard to believe that Jim Croce has been dead for 50 years. Fortunately, like so many other artists gone too soon, he left a bank of great material to continue his legacy. I recall hearing on the radio, that Croce had died in a plane crash, right about the time I celebrated my 13th birthday. I always liked the song I Got A Name and thought Jim wrote it (since he wrote a lot of his material) but was surprised to learn many years later that he did not. The song is from a movie that starred Jeff Bridges--The Last American Hero (another fun fact I never knew). |
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(also as a footnote, I am a big fan of their 1988 top 40 near-miss "Should I Say Yes")
