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Post by matt on Apr 8, 2024 13:05:50 GMT -5
Hey - you know what paradise is? It's a lie. A fantasy we created about people and places as we like them to be. But you know what truth is? It's that little baby you're holding, and it's that man you fought with this morning. The same one you are gonna make love to tonight. That's truth. That's love. The most hated song of the first AT40 era? Charlene has some good competition, but she's gotta be high on the list...
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Post by mga707 on Apr 8, 2024 13:10:21 GMT -5
Hey - you know what paradise is? It's a lie. A fantasy we created about people and places as we like them to be. But you know what truth is? It's that little baby you're holding, and it's that man you fought with this morning. The same one you are gonna make love to tonight. That's truth. That's love. The most hated song of the first AT40 era? Charlene has some good competition, but she's gotta be high on the list... Battling "Torn Between Two Lovers" for the championship.
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Post by LC on Apr 8, 2024 15:11:35 GMT -5
The most hated song of the first AT40 era? Charlene has some good competition, but she's gotta be high on the list... Battling "Torn Between Two Lovers" for the championship. ...with "You're Having My Baby" moving up fast.
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Post by doofus67 on Apr 8, 2024 15:37:07 GMT -5
Battling "Torn Between Two Lovers" for the championship. ...with "You're Having My Baby" moving up fast. ...and "My Ding-a-Ling" in the mix.
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 8, 2024 16:32:00 GMT -5
"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Bette Midler gets my vote.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 8, 2024 20:09:33 GMT -5
...with "You're Having My Baby" moving up fast. ...and "My Ding-a-Ling" in the mix. Hey, 14-year-old-me found Chuck's 'cutest little song you ever had' hilarious!
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 9, 2024 10:04:10 GMT -5
...and "My Ding-a-Ling" in the mix. Hey, 14-year-old-me found Chuck's 'cutest little song you ever had' hilarious! Casey listed all the controversial hits in last week's 1972 show. Those 2 hits above may be the next pair on that list unless Chuck's followup release "Reelin and Rockin'" is one of them. Oops, I thought I was quoting LC's post about "Having My Baby" too. That's the other hit.
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Post by mkarns on Apr 9, 2024 22:12:18 GMT -5
Optional extras for this week:
April 11, 1987:
Hour #1: "Diamonds" - Herb Alpert (#84; debuted) Hour #2: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Kim Wilde (#51) Hour #3: "Head To Toe" - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (#83; debuted) Hour #4: "Wanted: Dead Or Alive" - Bon Jovi (#62; highest debut)
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Post by burcjm on Apr 10, 2024 1:15:16 GMT -5
Hey - you know what paradise is? It's a lie. A fantasy we created about people and places as we like them to be. But you know what truth is? It's that little baby you're holding, and it's that man you fought with this morning. The same one you are gonna make love to tonight. That's truth. That's love. The most hated song of the first AT40 era? Charlene has some good competition, but she's gotta be high on the list... This isn't even the worst song of 1982, let alone that period of 18 years.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 10, 2024 10:14:35 GMT -5
The most hated song of the first AT40 era? Charlene has some good competition, but she's gotta be high on the list... This isn't even the worst song of 1982, let alone that period of 18 years. 'Worst' and 'most hated' are not the same thing. It's not the musical quality (or lack thereof) of Charlene's screed that many object to, but the message in it.
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Post by matt on Apr 10, 2024 11:12:05 GMT -5
Battling "Torn Between Two Lovers" for the championship. ...with "You're Having My Baby" moving up fast. Good call--"You're Having My Baby" is another one that's right up there for me.
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Post by LC on Apr 10, 2024 11:45:11 GMT -5
This isn't even the worst song of 1982, let alone that period of 18 years. 'Worst' and 'most hated' are not the same thing. It's not the musical quality (or lack thereof) of Charlene's screed that many object to, but the message in it. For me, it's more the "poor me" and saccharine way the message is presented.
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Post by doofus67 on Apr 10, 2024 14:24:20 GMT -5
The most hated song of the first AT40 era? Charlene has some good competition, but she's gotta be high on the list... This isn't even the worst song of 1982, let alone that period of 18 years. So what was the worst song of 1982?
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Post by burcjm on Apr 10, 2024 21:33:58 GMT -5
This isn't even the worst song of 1982, let alone that period of 18 years. So what was the worst song of 1982? I'd say "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" and "Body Language" are both worse. Absolutely painful to listen to those.
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Post by mkarns on Apr 10, 2024 21:46:33 GMT -5
So what was the worst song of 1982? I'd say "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" and "Body Language" are both worse. Absolutely painful to listen to those. “And I’m Telling…” is pretty great IMO; it was quite the Broadway showstopper that’s endured as such, though it is also pretty intense, too much so for some, and really doesn’t fit well in the top 40 of the time. I think it didn’t get much pop airplay and hit AT40 almost entirely on sales; it never charted in Radio & Records. “Body Language” seems like an attempt by Queen to replicate “Another One Bites the Dust”, minus an actual song. Freddie Mercury yelling out words and phrases over synths and a dance beat didn’t cut it.
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