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Post by kchkwong on Sept 8, 2013 2:00:49 GMT -5
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 9, 2013 5:37:06 GMT -5
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Post by kchkwong on Sept 14, 2013 20:10:52 GMT -5
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 16, 2013 20:59:13 GMT -5
This "lost classic" was in the fourth week of a 12 week run that peaked at #50. Qualifications for being a "lost classic"? Paul McCartney wrote it and the Everly Brothers sang it. Good enough for me. On The Wings Of A Nightingale - Everly Brotherswww.youtube.com/watch?v=vKOxbA_W_5Q |
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Post by Mike on Sept 17, 2013 11:13:10 GMT -5
^ Casey would make reference to this song on the October 13 show - the Everlys were, at that time, the top American group in UK chart history (there was a Question Letter asking what the biggest such acts were), and he used that moment to point out their attempt at a comeback (10/13 was also the week it spent at #50).
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 23, 2013 6:56:53 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/26/81, which failed to reach Billboard's top 40. With so many cover songs to pick from, my choice is a new wave rendition of the Lee Dorsey hit from late summer 1966: "Working in a Coal Mine" - Devo www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU8CU9m0Lc |
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 23, 2013 21:02:08 GMT -5
Offering a lost classic from 9/26/81, which failed to reach Billboard's top 40. With so many cover songs to pick from, my choice is a new wave rendition of the Lee Dorsey hit from late summer 1966: "Working in a Coal Mine" - Devo www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU8CU9m0LcGreat one! If ever a cover song fit Devo perfectly, that one is it. Speaking of Ohio bands, I'll go with a great rock ballad from one of Cleveland's favorites: Falling In Love Again - Michael Stanley Bandwww.youtube.com/watch?v=6raRdLfUS28&list=PL21C7A14014B49DF4 |
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Post by briguy52748 on Sept 24, 2013 8:27:18 GMT -5
This is my first post in this thread, so I don't quite know what the rules are, but I'll go ahead and try.
For Sept. 26, 1981, I'll give a song that did make the top 40, and in fact got to No. 17 ... but when compared to his far-better known songs like "My Life," "Piano Man," "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," "Uptown Girl" and "We Didn't Start the Fire," this one is indeed lost in the shuffle as I rarely hear this one ...
• "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" – Billy Joel.
As far as country songs that also made the Hot 100 and might be construed as "lost classics," the one I'll think of is one that gained noteriety as being the song that took the biggest fall ever from No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles chart. The week after peaking atop the chart on Sept. 19, 1981 ... it tumbled 46 notches to crash at No. 47. Funny enough, it was this week in 1981 that it happened ...
• "You Don't Know Me" – Mickey Gilley.
A few quickie facts about that song: It was written by classic crooner Eddy Arnold and Hall-of-Fame songwriter Cindy Walker (one of the few written by Arnold, BTW, as he was not a songwriter), with Arnold taking his rendition to No. 10 in 1956. Ray Charles recorded the definitive blues version in 1962, reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100 that year (as a track from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music). Gilley's version, incidentally, reached No. 55 on the Hot 100 and had consistent airplay on adult contemporary stations, peaking at No. 12 on the AC chart. The Gilley's version's Hot 100 fall from its peak wasn't nearly as steep as its epic drop the country chart – 25 notches in one week, and it actually began rebounding a bit back up the Hot 100, but never got as high as No. 73 again.
Brian
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Post by seminolefan on Sept 30, 2013 1:31:22 GMT -5
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Post by briguy52748 on Sept 30, 2013 7:48:10 GMT -5
For Oct. 8, 1983, the lost classic was one that peaked at No. 58, and was the follow up to his classic "Stranger in My House." As we all know, he was a regular on "AT40" throughout the early 1980s, earlier with "Smoky Mountain Rain," "There's No Getting Over Me," "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World" and "Any Day Now." He's still touring today, and remains best known for his soulful voice in country music. Yes, he surely overcame being blind at birth.
This week's lost classic was this week's No. 1 country hit, and got quite a bit of airplay on adult contemporary stations, peaking at No. 12 on the Hot AC Singles chart. It's ...
• "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" – Ronnie Milsap.
Brian
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 30, 2013 15:55:53 GMT -5
This is my first post in this thread, so I don't quite know what the rules are, but I'll go ahead and try. Typically, songs are selected that peak below the Top 40. But we're always looking for a few good tunes! |
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 3, 2013 13:04:50 GMT -5
A lot of the October 8, 1983 songs in the Hot 100 ended up peaking in the top 40, so I'm going off the grid for this one. This lost classic had fallen off the charts a couple of weeks prior after a short 5 week chart run. Performed by an ex-Traffic member not named Steve Winwood or Dave Mason, and it received a lot of airplay in Chicago. Not the Aerosmith song. Living On The Edge - Jim Capaldiwww.youtube.com/watch?v=DPR1UABB2e4 |
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 8, 2013 20:31:10 GMT -5
We turn to the Pink Floyd catalogue for this 10/10/87 lost classic. Wasn't sure what to expect with the "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" album, the first from the band since the departure of Roger Waters. David Gilmour wrote this great song about taking the wheel and moving forward after Roger left. Reached #70 during an 8 week chart run. Learning To Fly - Pink Floydwww.youtube.com/watch?v=eCB_INs2E24 |
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Post by mga707 on Oct 8, 2013 22:53:20 GMT -5
We turn to the Pink Floyd catalogue for this 10/10/87 lost classic. Wasn't sure what to expect with the "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" album, the first from the band since the departure of Roger Waters. David Gilmour wrote this great song about taking the wheel and moving forward after Roger left. Reached #70 during an 8 week chart run. Learning To Fly - Pink Floydwww.youtube.com/watch?v=eCB_INs2E24...and all of us aviation geeks love the voice-over in the middle, in that clipped British accent. One can picture the British Airways captain going over his pre-flight checklist as he readies his Concorde for another flight! |
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Post by kchkwong on Oct 13, 2013 1:24:43 GMT -5
Here's my pick from 10/10/87: Crazy Crazy Nights - Kiss www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4ygMGXU7QOther songs that were considered: You Win Again - Bee Gees Satellite - The Hooters Love Is Contagious - Taja Sevelle |
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