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Post by LC on Jun 17, 2023 9:40:26 GMT -5
There's a dark follow-up to Casey's story of how Jonathan King helped the band Genesis get going. In the last 20+ years, King has been in much legal trouble in the UK over allegations of abuse of young boys dating back decades.
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Post by mkarns on Jun 17, 2023 10:12:25 GMT -5
7/21/84 is one of those that's hard to understand why they've waited so long to repeat. It was last played in 2015 as a 'B' to a 1985 show, and the only time it's been played as an 'A' was in 2010. In 2015, they had just started the A/B thing in the 80's series and since it was paired with 1985, almost nobody played it. A great show from a great time in the 80's for music, and it contained the infamous "Casey's ghost-to-ghost" split logo sung by the staff -- the only time that was ever done I believe. Every year for about the past 4 or 5 years I've thought it would be a sure thing, but alas we are still waiting to hear it again... Yeah, I don't think I've heard it since its original airing in 2010 - at which time, I wasn't quite as enthused, as Premiere had been 1984-happy around that time (did three shows from that year in a span of less than two months). I checked and saw that I had not posted a recycled critique or a link to the 7/21/1984 show (probably since, as you pointed out, almost nobody played it). That show, by the way, could still be played the weekend of July 22 - that is, if they don't go with the July 7, 1984 show (of course, that didn't stop them in 2010). The July 2010 situation with two 1984's aired just two weeks apart (before they had B shows, though 1984 has always been a standalone, as has 1983) looked weird, but maybe there was an explanation for it that was never disclosed publicly. Maybe something else was supposed to be played but Premiere didn't have a properly remastered or otherwise airworthy recording ready, so they subbed another show, and 1984 is a year you pretty much can't go wrong with regarding continued popularity of many of the songs and artists.
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Post by JMW on Jun 17, 2023 12:49:54 GMT -5
The July 2010 situation with two 1984's aired just two weeks apart (before they had B shows, though 1984 has always been a standalone, as has 1983) looked weird, but maybe there was an explanation for it that was never disclosed publicly. Maybe something else was supposed to be played but Premiere didn't have a properly remastered or otherwise airworthy recording ready, so they subbed another show, and 1984 is a year you pretty much can't go wrong with regarding continued popularity of many of the songs and artists. I recall there was speculation that 7/25/1981 was originally supposed to air that week but the remastering wasn't finished at that time; it finally aired for the first time in 2017.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jun 17, 2023 13:26:58 GMT -5
The July 2010 situation with two 1984's aired just two weeks apart (before they had B shows, though 1984 has always been a standalone, as has 1983) looked weird, but maybe there was an explanation for it that was never disclosed publicly. Maybe something else was supposed to be played but Premiere didn't have a properly remastered or otherwise airworthy recording ready, so they subbed another show, and 1984 is a year you pretty much can't go wrong with regarding continued popularity of many of the songs and artists. I recall there was speculation that 7/25/1981 was originally supposed to air that week but the remastering wasn't finished at that time; it finally aired for the first time in 2017. Wasn't that same 1981 show pulled in 2013 in favor of the following week (8/1/1981)? Unless maybe it was a different show scheduled that weekend in 2010. Either way, I agree, couldn't go wrong with 1984.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 17, 2023 17:05:55 GMT -5
"Like A Rock" by Bob Seger was one of the featured selections on this week's countdown from 6/21/86-If I remember correctly,it was later used in an ad campaign for Chevrolet.
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Post by mga707 on Jun 17, 2023 17:32:35 GMT -5
"Like A Rock" by Bob Seger was one of the featured selections on this week's countdown from 6/21/86-If I remember correctly,it was later used in an ad campaign for Chevrolet. Chevy Trucks, to be specific. For a long time. I bought a new '96 in the summer of that year and 'Like a Rock' was still the ad 'tag line'.
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Post by retrodaddy on Jun 17, 2023 18:15:46 GMT -5
I listened to a lot of Top 40 radio and watched a lot of MTV and VH-1 the summer of '86. I don't remember Like A Rock getting much airplay. I mainly remember it from the truck commercials.
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Post by skuncle on Jun 17, 2023 18:31:20 GMT -5
I listened to a lot of Top 40 radio and watched a lot of MTV and VH-1 the summer of '86. I don't remember Like A Rock getting much airplay. I mainly remember it from the truck commercials. I saw Bob Seger a few years ago, when introducing the song he said "You probably know this song as "The Chevy Truck Song". You know what? That's fine with me!!! Sold a lot of records because that truck commercial!!!"
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Post by Hervard on Jun 18, 2023 6:14:27 GMT -5
The July 2010 situation with two 1984's aired just two weeks apart (before they had B shows, though 1984 has always been a standalone, as has 1983) looked weird, but maybe there was an explanation for it that was never disclosed publicly. Maybe something else was supposed to be played but Premiere didn't have a properly remastered or otherwise airworthy recording ready, so they subbed another show, and 1984 is a year you pretty much can't go wrong with regarding continued popularity of many of the songs and artists. I recall there was speculation that 7/25/1981 was originally supposed to air that week but the remastering wasn't finished at that time; it finally aired for the first time in 2017. As OnWithTheCountdown mentioned, that same show was originally slated for 2013 (per the infamous leaked list), but I have a feeling that a show from 1985 was scheduled for the week of 7/24/2010, as there had been no shows from that year since April. I remember wondering about the huge gap between shows from that year.
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Post by kani on Jun 18, 2023 12:41:26 GMT -5
some 1986 notes:
8 movies soft jingles: Glory of Love, Like a Rock Prince - Mountains, some guest stars appear in music video, like Eddie Murphy? Patti Labelle story, expensive necklace, trying to get airport security LDD diane..? ...
(will add more later on..)
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Post by mkarns on Jun 18, 2023 21:06:03 GMT -5
Larry's intro to the optional extra "Higher Love" noted that it topped both the Billboard rock chart and the Hot 100. Two years later Steve Winwood would repeat that feat and add being #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Roll With It"--the only song in the 1980s to top all three charts.
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 18, 2023 23:15:27 GMT -5
^And during the ‘90s, “Nothing Compares 2U” was the only song to top the Hot 100, Alternative and AC charts. Casey mentioned something similar to this (translated to R&R stats for 2 of those charts) in 2008 when Coldplay became the next act to do it with “Viva La Vida.”
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Post by burcjm on Jun 19, 2023 1:59:11 GMT -5
Since the pickens are slim in July, looks like only 2 shows are eligible for the week of July 1. 7/7/84, the more likely one, or if a late June show is chosen (not as likely), 6/27/81.
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Post by dth1971 on Jun 19, 2023 6:16:04 GMT -5
Since the pickens are slim in July, looks like only 2 shows are eligible for the week of July 1. 7/7/84, the more likely one, or if a late June show is chosen (not as likely), 6/27/81. If 6/27/1981 is the A show for the 7/1/2023 weekend, maybe 7/7/1984 could be the B show.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jun 19, 2023 7:51:02 GMT -5
Well, deferring 6/27/1981 to next year wouldn't be a bad idea, since we'll have five Saturdays in June, so a greater opportunity to hear more June shows. It would most likely go the weekend of 6/29/2024, unless Premiere either went backwards in date, selects 6/30/1984 the following weekend, or goes into July (which wouldn't make much sense with the slim pickings).
My vote goes to 7/7/1984 this year.
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