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Post by Michael1973 on Jul 9, 2022 18:56:17 GMT -5
Now I'm remembering an AC station that I heard in Fairfield County, Connecticut, in Spring-Summer 1980 (not WDRC, not Magic 104, but the one around 92 or 93) Was that WWYZ? I remember my mom listening to that when I was a kid. It became a country station in 1988 and remains so to this day. |
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Post by giannirubino on Jul 10, 2022 8:35:34 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't remember.
What I do remember is WDRC had a strong signal (103 ... something?) and that Magic 104 had the wind chimes in between songs. XD
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Post by Michael1973 on Jul 10, 2022 18:24:39 GMT -5
What I do remember is WDRC had a strong signal (103 ... something?) and that Magic 104 had the wind chimes in between songs. XD WDRC is 102.9 (referred to on air as 103). They became oldies in 1986 and classic rock at some point in the 2010s, which bugged a lot of people because there are several other classic rock stations around but no other oldies stations. I remember Magic 104 too, but they are also long gone. 104.1 became alternative rock in the 1990s, then hip-hop for a while, then alternative again. |
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Post by chrislc on Jul 10, 2022 20:18:33 GMT -5
I always thought that about with Andy Kims "Rock Me Gently". I always thought it was Neil Diamond who did that. My Mom who was a big Neil Diamond fan told me the exact same thing not too long ago! The beginning of Fire Baby I'm On Fire sounded like Andy Kim was making fun of Neil Diamond.  |
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Post by Michael1973 on Jul 12, 2022 15:13:22 GMT -5
The song "Weekend" by Wet Willie sounds to me like The Village People.
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 20, 2022 20:29:18 GMT -5
"Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra at first I thought it was done by Chuck Mangione.
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Post by doofus67 on Aug 20, 2022 22:52:02 GMT -5
"Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra at first I thought it was done by Chuck Mangione. Only trouble is, the lead instrument on "Morning Dance" was a saxophone, and Chuck played the flugelhorn and the trumpet. |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Aug 20, 2022 23:25:36 GMT -5
"Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra at first I thought it was done by Chuck Mangione. Only trouble is, the lead instrument on "Morning Dance" was a saxophone, and Chuck played the flugelhorn and the trumpet. That is trouble for some folks. 😂 |
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 21, 2022 6:04:07 GMT -5
"Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra at first I thought it was done by Chuck Mangione. Only trouble is, the lead instrument on "Morning Dance" was a saxophone, and Chuck played the flugelhorn and the trumpet. I thought Chuck Maginone also played saxaphone! |
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Post by at40nut on Aug 21, 2022 8:26:20 GMT -5
Now if you confuse Chuck Mangione with Herb Alpert, I could definitely see it. Herb Alpert's "resurgence" came about with "Rise", a year after "Feels So Good". After all, they both knew each other. Herb Alpert signed Chuck Mangione to his label A&M Records.
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Post by at40nut on Aug 21, 2022 10:16:56 GMT -5
I stumbled across Chicago's 1986 version of "25 Or 6 To 4" the other day. It didn't sound like their 1970 classic version. It sounded more like Frida'a 1983 hit "I Know There's Something Going On".
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Post by chrislc on Aug 21, 2022 14:11:06 GMT -5
"Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra at first I thought it was done by Chuck Mangione. Once you get past the intro, that melody does sound kind of like Feels So Good. |
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Post by Michael1973 on Aug 23, 2022 9:37:01 GMT -5
I recently listened to Stevie Nicks' "After The Glitter Fades," and it struck me that the instrumental bridge is very similar to Shania Twain's "You're Still The One."
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Post by matt on Aug 24, 2022 10:00:51 GMT -5
Here's an odd one: the bridge on Twisted Sister's "We're not Gonna Take It" is very similar to the one on the Honeycombs' "Have I the Right?" Funny thing about "We're Not Gonna Take It" -- Dee Snyder said that right before the song hit it big, somebody told him that it sounded like he took the melody for the chorus from "O Come All Ye Faithful". Dee thought about it for a second and realized he was right... |
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Post by matt on Aug 24, 2022 10:48:15 GMT -5
It's no surprise to me that Gary US Bonds' song "Out Of Work" was written by Bruce Springsteen, since it's very similar to "Cover Me." "Out of Work" does sound like some of Bruce Springsteen's material, but I always likened it more to "Hungry Heart". |
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