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Post by mkarns on Aug 27, 2023 21:15:22 GMT -5
The optional extras for September 7, 1985 will be the same as before. And those for September 1, 2001: Hour #1: "Foolish Games" - Jewel Hour #2: "Real World" - Matchbox 20 Hour #3: "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" - Phil Collins Hour #4: "Drive" - The Cars None of these are from 2001. They're all from "America's Top Hits", and so presumably will have Casey's original intros/outros.
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Post by Mike on Aug 27, 2023 21:49:18 GMT -5
And those for September 1, 2001: Hour #1: "Foolish Games" - Jewel Hour #2: "Real World" - Matchbox 20 Hour #3: "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" - Phil Collins Hour #4: "Drive" - The Cars None of these are from 2001. They're all from "America's Top Hits", and so presumably will have Casey's original intros/outros. Interesting... The one they threw out (Jodeci's "Lately") is also the only one to not go Top 5 at any one of Billboard/AT40/R&R. As for sticking with America's Top Hits for that week, evidently they really hedged their bets as to "usable" 2001 extras from that time. The only future Top 10 below The 40 that week is 'N Sync's "Gone", and it's not until three weeks later (chart appears in the September 21 issue, due to there being no September 14 issue due to 9/11) that any more even pop up (three, in fact: Destiny's Child's "Emotion", Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair", and Enrique Iglesias's "Hero"). Between this week and then, there would be a few other potential "serviceable" extras, though: "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (an easy choice for the AC-friendly affiliate base - I'd think it might still get decent Gold play?), "You Rock My World" (because, MJ), "Smooth Criminal" (again, because MJ...sort of)...and maybe "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (because, U2).
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Post by Jessica on Aug 28, 2023 0:55:07 GMT -5
I was kind of surprised that Rick Springfield and Elton John were (then) tied with 11 Top 40 hits in the 80’s. I don’t think Casey mentions Wham/George Michael which is pretty surprising as well. So would I be. Because they weren't tied with 11 - they were tied with 15. George, even with Wham!'s included, only had 10 at that point, with "Sex" as his 10th. The Faith album would give him 5 more - also putting him at 15...but then Rick would have one more and Elton would have 5 more (tying him with Billy Joel for...second-most? among all acts. I forget: Did someone manage to get 21 or no? Hall & Oates had 22). That’s embarrassing lol. My apologies for the mistake. Thanks for the correction. Elton John and Rick Springfield tied for 15, Olivia Newton John, Duran Duran,Air Supply and Genesis/Phil Collins tied for 11. I enjoyed the disappearing #1 acts of the 80s. Falco could’ve almost been included as he hit number one only once and it seemed he would be the dreaded “one hit wonder” but had a follow up Top 40 hit called Vienna Calling (#18) and then fell off the face of earth and sadly passed away in a car accident in 1998 at the age 40.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Aug 28, 2023 1:26:22 GMT -5
Maybe that´s because some songs didn´t reach top positions. I have the following list: Elton JohnLittle Jeannie Sartorial Eloquence Nobody Wins Chloe Blue Eyes Empty Garden I Guess That´s Why They Call It The Blues I´m Still Standing Kiss the Bride Sad Songs (Say So Much) Who Wears These Shoes In Neon Nikita Wrap Her Up That´s What Frends Are For There's disagreement as to whether "That's What Friends Are For" gets counted. Wikipedia in particular counts it - they go out of their way to count absolutely everyone even remotely associated with large-scale collective records (thus, EVERYONE on USA For Africa gets counted separately, EVERYONE on Voices That Care gets counted separately, EVERYONE on 2008's Artists Stand Up to Cancer gets counted separately, and so forth). I and others don't count "collective" records in soloists' totals - but for Elton, it'd still be 15 at this point in '87, as instead of "Friends", he'd have "Flames of Paradise" from just the previous month in that total. About Wiki only this much: The German Wiki page includes neither "Flames Of Paradise" nor "That´s What Friends Are For" ( de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John/Diskografie#1980er). The English Wiki page inlcudes both "Flames Of Paradise" and "That´s What Friends Are For" ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John_singles_discography). And about the covers: "That´s What Friends Are For" (Arista 107 775): Dionne & Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight And Stevie Wonder "Flames Of Paradise" (Epic 34-07119): Jennifer Rush (Duet With Elton John) Whether a bracket or "Featuring" vs. "Duet" make a difference ...
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 28, 2023 6:18:08 GMT -5
So would I be. Because they weren't tied with 11 - they were tied with 15. George, even with Wham!'s included, only had 10 at that point, with "Sex" as his 10th. The Faith album would give him 5 more - also putting him at 15...but then Rick would have one more and Elton would have 5 more (tying him with Billy Joel for...second-most? among all acts. I forget: Did someone manage to get 21 or no? Hall & Oates had 22). That’s embarrassing lol. My apologies for the mistake. Thanks for the correction. Elton John and Rick Springfield tied for 15, Olivia Newton John, Duran Duran,Air Supply and Genesis/Phil Collins tied for 11. I enjoyed the disappearing #1 acts of the 80s. Falco could’ve almost been included as he hit number one only once and it seemed he would be the dreaded “one hit wonder” but had a follow up Top 40 hit called Vienna Calling (#18) and then fell off the face of earth and sadly passed away in a car accident in 1998 at the age 40. More on the disappearing #1 acts of the 1980's, Casey didn't mention about Greggory Abbott with "Shake You Down" that Greggory never had another top 40 hit after "Shake You Down". And for the rest of the 1980's came 2 more disappering #1 acts: Bobby McFerrin ("Don't Worry, Be Happy") and Sherriff ("When I'm With You").
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Post by lasvegaskid on Aug 28, 2023 9:31:27 GMT -5
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Post by jmack19 on Aug 28, 2023 16:33:32 GMT -5
Labor Day special is the "Top Hits Of The 80's So Far" from July 4, 1987. Optional extras:
"Magic" Olivia Newton-John "Money For Nothing" Dire Straits "Stuck With You" Huey Lewis & the News "Funkytown" Lipps, Inc.
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Post by cursereversed on Aug 30, 2023 10:42:41 GMT -5
One of the OE's on 8/29/87 was "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany. It was, as lasvegaskid alluded to recently, later the target of a Weird Al Yankovic parody called "I Think I'm A Clone Now". When you hear ITWAN, or any song that Weird Al parodied for that matter, do you sing along to the actual song or do you sing the parody?
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Post by mga707 on Aug 30, 2023 11:36:10 GMT -5
One of the OE's on 8/29/87 was "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany. It was, as lasvegaskid alluded to recently, later the target of a Weird Al Yankovic parody called "I Think I'm A Clone Now". When you here ITWAN, or any song that Weird Al parodied for that matter, do you sing along to the actual song or do you sing the parody? 'Hear', not 'here'. I always sing "Another One Rides the Bus" whenever I hear the fried Queen song. "Hey, he's gonna sit by you!"
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Post by LC on Aug 30, 2023 13:31:19 GMT -5
One of the OE's on 8/29/87 was "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany. It was, as lasvegaskid alluded to recently, later the target of a Weird Al Yankovic parody called "I Think I'm A Clone Now". When you here ITWAN, or any song that Weird Al parodied for that matter, do you sing along to the actual song or do you sing the parody? I sing the parody for songs that I think are more memorable than the original, like "I Lost On Jeopardy" and "Here's Johnny."
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Post by burcjm on Aug 31, 2023 9:10:48 GMT -5
One of the OE's on 8/29/87 was "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany. It was, as lasvegaskid alluded to recently, later the target of a Weird Al Yankovic parody called "I Think I'm A Clone Now". When you here ITWAN, or any song that Weird Al parodied for that matter, do you sing along to the actual song or do you sing the parody? I sing the parody for songs that I think are more memorable than the original, like "I Lost On Jeopardy" and "Here's Johnny." "Here's Johnny"? Is that a parody of El DeBarge's "Who's Johnny"?
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 31, 2023 10:58:22 GMT -5
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Post by cursereversed on Aug 31, 2023 11:11:35 GMT -5
One of the OE's on 8/29/87 was "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany. It was, as lasvegaskid alluded to recently, later the target of a Weird Al Yankovic parody called "I Think I'm A Clone Now". When you here ITWAN, or any song that Weird Al parodied for that matter, do you sing along to the actual song or do you sing the parody? 'Hear', not 'here'. I always sing "Another One Rides the Bus" whenever I hear the fried Queen song. "Hey, he's gonna sit by you!" And I'm usually the one who rolls their eyes at other people when they don't check their posts for wrong word choice . Fixed.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 31, 2023 13:25:12 GMT -5
I sing the parody for songs that I think are more memorable than the original, like "I Lost On Jeopardy" and "Here's Johnny." "Here's Johnny"? Is that a parody of El DeBarge's "Who's Johnny"? Yes, with lyrics about Ed McMahon who of course provided that intro for Johnny Carson for years.
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Post by mga707 on Sept 1, 2023 15:32:31 GMT -5
WWIS is running really early today--they're at #12 already at the bottom of hour 3--and their stream has so far been working flawlessly, unlike two weeks ago.
(update) St. Elmo playing now. WWIS should wrap up 10 min early today.
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