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Main Discussion Area => Regional 10@10's across the time zones! => Topic started by: RGMike on November 08, 2005, 08:03:33 AM
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Oh Ho Ho, it's Pilot!
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The inevitable "Young Americans".
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And the equally inevitable "Dream Weaver"
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And the equally inevitable "Dream Weaver"
Indeed, we're getting a Morey's Greatest Hits set here (EWF too), except Dave plays "Dream Weaver" in '76 when it was actually a hit.
and now "Born to Run"...
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OMG! BJ Thomas -- breaking our streak of overplayed AOR staples. BOS "Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song".
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HOLY SHIT
This is the first time I'm hearing this B.J. Thomas since the late '70s. I can't believe it! Love the poppier countrypolitan.
Sad trivia: BJ was so coked-up when he recorded this, he has no memories of the sessions.
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HOLY SHIT
This is the first time I'm hearing this B.J. Thomas since the late '70s. I can't believe it! Love the poppier countrypolitan.
Sad trivia: BJ was so coked-up when he recorded this, he has no memories of the sessions.
followed by Skynyrd. "Saturday Nite S-S-Special". Talk about a mood-changer!
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HOLY SHIT
This is the first time I'm hearing this B.J. Thomas since the late '70s. I can't believe it! Love the poppier countrypolitan.
P.S. I remembered it sounding a lot like Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," and indeed, it still does. Anyone know offhand if they're the same songwriter?
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HOLY SHIT
This is the first time I'm hearing this B.J. Thomas since the late '70s. I can't believe it! Love the poppier countrypolitan.
P.S. I remembered it sounding a lot like Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," and indeed, it still does. Anyone know offhand if they're the same songwriter?
different well-known songwriters:
The Thomas hit by Chip Moman; the Rich by Billy Sherrill. But country songwriters steal from each other as much as anyone.
BOS2 obscure Who. "a big flashy car and a house for my ma"
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HOLY SHIT
This is the first time I'm hearing this B.J. Thomas since the late '70s. I can't believe it! Love the poppier countrypolitan.
P.S. I remembered it sounding a lot like Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," and indeed, it still does. Anyone know offhand if they're the same songwriter?
Don't know, but I had the same thought.
BOS the 'Oo!
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Did anyone else already know about Parsons being involved with Pilot? I was surprised to hear it.
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Did anyone else already know about Parsons being involved with Pilot? I was surprised to hear it.
I seem to recall knowing that fact at some point but I'd long ago filed it away.
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Pilot - Magic
David Bowie - Young Americans
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
BJ Thomas - Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special
Steely Dan - Any World That I'm Welcome To
The Doobie Brothers - Take Me In Your Arms
The Who - Success Story
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"Direct from Branson, Missouri" ... Bob barely disguising his contempt for ol' BJ there, it seems. Yeah, Branson's for people who can't handle their drugs, but he should hate the game, not the playa.
P.S. HWYPASDSWS doesn't hold up so well, does it? Nice enough melody, and appropriately understated vocals, but there's not all that much to the song -- he even repeats half of the first verse for the second verse -- hardly enough to make it a Number One. Still, was very nice to hear and relive a moment (that's another of the first songs I distinctly remember hearing).
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P.S. HWYPASDSWS doesn't hold up so well, does it? Nice enough melody, and appropriately understated vocals, but there's not all that much to the song -- he even repeats half of the first verse for the second verse -- hardly enough to make it a Number One.
Hey, it was the '70s. :wink:
iirc, '74 and '75 are the years that hold the record for the most different songs hitting #1 (35 each -- that means a lot of songs being # 1 for only one week, and HWYPASDSWS was one of 'em).