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Title: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 01, 2008, 08:49:15 AM
List of online stations streaming "A.T. 40-The '70s"
http://tunein.com/radio/options/American-Top-40---The-70s-p117092/

Playlists of recent airings of "A.T. 40- 70's" replays:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
AND AT http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335

List of online stations streaming "A.T. 40- The '80s"
http://tunein.com/radio/options/American-Top-40---The-80s-p154285/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 01, 2008, 08:53:18 AM
Well, I'll be.  Thanks for the marvy detective work!  This is really, really cool.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 01, 2008, 10:54:16 AM
Well, I'll be.  Thanks for the marvy detective work!  This is really, really cool.

indeed, thanks, Wayback! Gaz and I discuss the show each week in the "Capital Gold/other internet radio" thread, as we listen to the KFRC version which airs at 6am on Saturdays (they repeat the last 2 hours at 10pm).  It's quite the trip down memory lane.

Needless to say, being the geek that I am, I own the Joel Whitburn books that show every weekly chart for the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 01, 2008, 04:14:32 PM
Well, I'll be.  Thanks for the marvy detective work!  This is really, really cool.

indeed, thanks, Wayback! Gaz and I discuss the show each week in the "Capital Gold/other internet radio" thread, as we listen to the KFRC version which airs at 6am on Saturdays (they repeat the last 2 hours at 10pm).  It's quite the trip down memory lane.

Needless to say, being the geek that I am, I own the Joel Whitburn books that show every weekly chart for the '60s, '70s and '80s.

I own the 80's and 90 chart books. I just purchased the 70's. I will work on the 50's and 60's books. They're kind of expensive but it's nice to have to get a look at music chart history.

I don't care about Casey's 70's shows or any show from 1986-1988 (he left in mid 1988) but I do listen to his early 80's on the XM shows that Directv has on the audio music channels (805).

I would assume that the ones on the radio are different then the ones XM plays. The March 1st show on XM, they played the February 26, 1977 chart. How does the radio version typically chose which one it plays?? XM usually plays the chart from around that week they are playing the show (so March 1st is around Feb. 26th) unless they don't have a show around that date.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 01, 2008, 07:35:18 PM
How does the radio version typically chose which one it plays?? XM usually plays the chart from around that week they are playing the show (so March 1st is around Feb. 26th) unless they don't have a show around that date.

Terrestrial likewise targets the same date/week, selecting a show seemingly randomly between 1971 and 1977.  Maybe I'll go back and look at the old threads to see if there's any sort of pattern.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 05, 2008, 10:53:54 PM
Maybe somebody here could answer this if they remember. I used to listen to Casey's shows in the early 80's in SF on KCBS-FM. One Sunday morning, I turned on the radio and his show never came on. It turns out that KCBS changed formats from top 40 to rock, changing to KRQR. I never did find another Bay Area station that broadcast it. Does anybody know if Casey's shows continued out here?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: princessofcairo on March 06, 2008, 03:41:56 AM
Maybe somebody here could answer this if they remember. I used to listen to Casey's shows in the early 80's in SF on KCBS-FM. One Sunday morning, I turned on the radio and his show never came on. It turns out that KCBS changed formats from top 40 to rock, changing to KRQR. I never did find another Bay Area station that broadcast it. Does anybody know if Casey's shows continued out here?

i don't know about that. i moved to austin in '84 and listened there regularly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 07, 2008, 12:22:38 PM
Here's the playlist from this weekend's airing of “Casey Kasem’s American Top 40- The 70's”-- this time from March 5, 1977:
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
You can listen via that website Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern), in addition to airing Saturdays 6-9am on KFRC.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2008, 12:27:12 PM
Here's the songlist from this weekend's airing of “Casey Kasem’s American Top 40-The 70's”-- this time from March 5, 1977.  You can listen via this website on Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern):
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

Thanks, bub! Quite a chart -- Babs at #1, Gaz, with ONJ's "Sam" in the mix -- and worth getting up at 6 just to hear Enchantment's beautiful "Gloria".

BTW, the '80s version (via a West Virginia station) is my new Sunday morning ritual.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 08, 2008, 08:03:22 PM
Here's the songlist from this weekend's airing of “Casey Kasem’s American Top 40-The 70's”-- this time from March 5, 1977.  You can listen via this website on Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern):
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

Thanks, bub! Quite a chart -- Babs at #1, Gaz, with ONJ's "Sam" in the mix -- and worth getting up at 6 just to hear Enchantment's beautiful "Gloria".

Caught up with the first hour, thanks to a station in Wisconsin -- what a thrill to hear Jennifer Warnes' "Right Time of the Night" (written by Peter McCann, whose own version was on the B-side of his hit "Do You Wanna Make Love?") and Deniece Williams' "Free", as well as the aforementioned "Gloria" and "Sam" (they make a lovely couple). And speaking of unlikely couples, who'd'a thunk Glen Campbell and Allen Toussaint would be a winning combo on "Southern Nights"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 09, 2008, 10:33:48 AM
Here's the songlist from this weekend's airing of “Casey Kasem’s American Top 40-The 70's”-- this time from March 5, 1977.  You can listen via this website on Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern):
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

Thanks, bub! Quite a chart -- Babs at #1, Gaz, with ONJ's "Sam" in the mix -- and worth getting up at 6 just to hear Enchantment's beautiful "Gloria".

Caught up with the first hour, thanks to a station in Wisconsin -- what a thrill to hear Jennifer Warnes' "Right Time of the Night" (written by Peter McCann, whose own version was on the B-side of his hit "Do You Wanna Make Love?") and Deniece Williams' "Free", as well as the aforementioned "Gloria" and "Sam" (they make a lovely couple). And speaking of unlikely couples, who'd'a thunk Glen Campbell and Allen Toussaint would be a winning combo on "Southern Nights"?

"Southern Nights" was a delight, yes, but I can't agree with you on "Right Time of the Night."  Warnes' bored delivery makes it one of my all-time least faves (several of which populate this countdown, alas).  But I tuned in for the final hour Sunday afternoon, looking forward to "Evergreen."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 09, 2008, 10:43:19 AM
"I like dweamin'."  Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 09, 2008, 12:12:43 PM
"I like dweamin'."  Yeesh.

My college radio PD loooooved that song. And if nothing else, Mr Nolan had range and staying power -- he wrote Atlantic Starr's 1992 hit "Masterpiece".

I'm enjoying the '80s version today: March 8th 1986. And a better chart I can't've asked for. Highlights for me, all of which are either rarities or never-been-playeds in Morey '86 sets:

#10 "King for a Day", Thompson Twins
#12 "When the Going Gets Tough", Billy Ocean
#15 "Tarzan Boy", Baltimora (a bit of a shock to see this charted in '86, as I associate it with the summer of '85)
#22 "A Love Bizarre", Sheila E
#24 "Let's Go All the Way", Sly Fox
#25 "How to Be a Millionaire", ABC
#26 "Manic Monday", Bangles
#27 "Another Night", Aretha
#32 "Tender Love", Force MDs

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 10, 2008, 10:51:35 PM
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 11, 2008, 06:54:21 AM
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.
FYI y'all, here's list of stations airing Casey's original 80's shows (some offer streaming audio):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
And list of stations airing his original 70's shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 11, 2008, 07:31:37 AM
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.
FYI y'all, here's list of stations airing Casey's original 80's shows (some offer streaming audio):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
And list of stations airing his original 70's shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s)

Merci buckets!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 12, 2008, 12:17:11 AM
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.
FYI y'all, here's list of stations airing Casey's original 80's shows (some offer streaming audio):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
And list of stations airing his original 70's shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s)

I believe the versions the radio stations play is different then the ones that is played on XM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 14, 2008, 10:18:23 PM
Scroll down in here for the playlist from this weekend's “American Top 40- The 70's”-- this time from March 2, 1974:
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
You can listen via that website Sunday 8-11am Pacific, in addition to Saturday 6-9am on KFRC (and their 2-hr version 10pm-Midnight).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2008, 06:09:46 AM
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning.  Harrumph.  All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 15, 2008, 08:35:13 AM
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning.  Harrumph.  All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).
You probably noticed that KFRC did air it this morning, just not starting promptly at 6AM, but right after you posted your note, most likely due to timing considerations.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 12:03:50 PM
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning.  Harrumph.  All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).
You probably noticed that KFRC did air it this morning, just not starting promptly at 6AM, but right after you posted your note, most likely due to timing considerations.

Like most stations, KFRC is computer-run at that hour; a few too many songs loaded into the automation and next thing ya know, you're 10 or 15 mins behind schedule.  But having discovered the Wisconsin station

http://www.magic98.com/

that runs the show on Sat nite, I'll be listening this evening (7-10 Pacific time) while I do my taxes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 07:17:12 PM
"to get caught with Shirley'd be the death of us all!"

The countdown begins with Brownsville Station, on their way down & out. And now Gladys has to use her imagination -- well, how else could she possibly believe in the Book of Mormon?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2008, 07:17:17 PM
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning.  Harrumph.  All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).
You probably noticed that KFRC did air it this morning, just not starting promptly at 6AM, but right after you posted your note, most likely due to timing considerations.

Like most stations, KFRC is computer-run at that hour; a few too many songs loaded into the automation and next thing ya know, you're 10 or 15 mins behind schedule.  But having discovered the Wisconsin station

http://www.magic98.com/

that runs the show on Sat nite, I'll be listening this evening (7-10 Pacific time) while I do my taxes.

As it happens, my Internet connection crapped out about 5 minutes after I posted that.  So I'm home tonight and I've got this playing now on Magic 98 while I do the do like Betty Boo.  Rock & roll, hootchie koo!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2008, 07:19:16 PM
And now Gladys has to use her imagination -- well, how else could she possibly believe in the Book of Mormon?

I'm still not believing this.  Where's the quid pro quo - daddy, declare!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 07:40:59 PM
And now Gladys has to use her imagination -- well, how else could she possibly believe in the Book of Mormon?

I'm still not believing this.  Where's the quid pro quo - daddy, declare!

I swear to Joseph Smith. Seriously, I have "BYU TV" on my cable system and I saw her interviewed about it. I was floored.

This is a real memory-jogger tonite: I totally forgot about that worthless remake of "Last Kiss" -- the orig by J Frank Wilson had re-charted in '73 for some reason and I guess these Canadians (Wednesday) decided to try and cash in.  And I don't remember that all-British countdown Casey was plugging -- in 5 weeks, meaning the 10th Anniversary of the Beatles having the Top 5 singles.  But "Can This Be Real" by Oakland's own Natural Four -- lovely.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 07:53:48 PM
Wow, I don't remember this BB King hit either -- it certainly got no love from NYC radio.

I really do have to work on my taxes, but I'll check back in towards the end of the countdown.  John Denver, Anne Murray, ONJ, Cher, Ree-Ree and Babs -- what a lineup!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2008, 08:31:21 PM
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this:

40 - "SMOKING IN THE BOYS' ROOM" - Brownsville Station
39 - "JIM DANDY" - Black Oak Arkansas
38 - "HOOKED ON A FEELING" - Blue Swede
37 - "I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
36 - "ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE KOO" - Rick Derringer
35 - "CAN THIS BE REAL" - Natural Four
34 - "LAST KISS" - Wednesday
33 - "ENERGY CRISIS '74" - Dickie Goodman
32 - "BENNIE AND THE JETS" - Elton John
31 - "THE JOKER" - The Steve Miller Band
30 - "MIGHTY LOVE, PT. 1" - The Spinners
29 - "I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE" - B.B. King
28 - "THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE" - Charlie Rich
27 - "MIDNIGHT RIDER" - Gregg Allman
26 - "SHOW AND TELL" - Al Wilson
25 - "DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (HEARTBREAKER)" - The Rolling Stones
24 - "COME AND GET YOUR LOVE" - Redbone
23 - "TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN" - Lamont Dozier
22 - "MY SWEET LADY" - Cliff DeYoung
21 - "AMERICANS" - Byron MacGregor
20 - "JET" - Paul McCartney & Wings
19 - "SEXY MAMA" - The Moments
18 - "ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)" - Mocedades
17 - "SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS" - John Denver
16 - "LAST TIME I SAW HIM" - Diana Ross
15 - "LET ME BE THERE" - Olivia Newton-John
14 - "A LOVE SONG" - Anne Murray
13 - "MOCKINGBIRD" - Carly Simon & James Taylor
12 - "I LOVE" - Tom T. Hall
11 - "YOU'RE SIXTEEN" - Ringo Starr
10 - "PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER" - The O'Jays
9 - "DARK LADY" - Cher
8 - "LOVE'S THEME" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
7 - "UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO)" - Aretha Franklin
6 - "ROCK ON" - David Essex
5 - "JUNGLE BOOGIE" - Kool & The Gang
4 - "BOOGIE DOWN" - Eddie Kendricks
3 - "SPIDERS & SNAKES" - Jim Stafford
2 - "THE WAY WE WERE" - Barbra Streisand
1 - "SEASONS IN THE SUN" - Terry Jacks
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2008, 08:45:12 PM
Noting for the record that Casey said Mocedades, "Eres Tu" with extra relish.  Nice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 09:47:09 PM
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this

"THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE" indeed!

I always thought Diana's "Last Time I Saw Him" woulda been a swell Helen Reddy follow-up to "Leave Me Alone"; I wonder if it was actually written for her. "Eres Tu" was indeed a treat. Not so "Mockingbird", which I disliked at the time, almost as much as I disliked "Bennie & the Jets".  Anne Murray should've done a whole LP of Loggins covers. And I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.

Didn't Laura Nyro do a cover of the Moments' "Sexy Mama"?

Chart trivia: there were 2 versions of "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" in the Hot 100 that week; Gladys/Pips and also the Persuaders, whose take on it only got to #85. H&O's first go-round with "She's Gone" was struggling in the 70s, on its way to a #60 peak. And we just missed hearing Sister Janet Mead, who debuted the following week at #31.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2008, 09:50:34 PM
HEY!  Casey just called "Boogie Down" Eddie Kendricks' first major solo hit!  Did he forget about "Keep On Truckin'?"

ETA: And yes, I realize that I'm posting this as if it were a real-time event.  I'm geeky that way.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 09:55:54 PM
HEY!  Casey just called "Boogie Down" Eddie Kendricks' first major solo hit!  Did he forget about "Keep On Truckin'?"

Eddie's love must've flooded Casey's Watergate.

I don't remember this story about the Beach Boys recording "Seasons in the Sun". Would it have ruined their reputation -- or enhanced the song's?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 09:59:45 PM
pre-emptive "misty water-color mem'ries" JINX.

Maybe MWCM could become another acronym -- anytime a song makes us swoony with nostalgia.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2008, 10:08:40 PM
Dunno if you're staying up, but there's always JJ on KPOO.  Miss Mavis is feelin' like a Butterfinger.  I'm a Snickers man myself.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 15, 2008, 11:28:12 PM
I don't like the #1 song of that 1974 chart. Too me that's a hit from hell. I'm enjoying the XM one this week better from March 10, 1979 a lot more then the songs listed on March 2, 1974, although there was a lot of disco that chart. Top 3 were - I will Survive at 1, Do You Think I'm Sexy? at 2 and Tragedy at 3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2008, 10:29:50 AM
Casey's '80s chart this week is March 14, 1981. Tierra's long-forgotten cover of the Intruders' "Together" was a delight, but I'm astounded to see that Fogelberg's seasonal "Same Old Lang Syne" is still in the Top 40 in mid-March.

uh-oh, Somebody's Knockin'  -- oh wait, it's just Terri Gibbs bumping into walls again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2008, 10:32:25 AM
OMGWTFLOL! Treat of the week, hands down: the late Phil Seymour (onetime Dwight Twilley sideman) with his wonderful Framptonesque "Precious To Me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2008, 11:33:00 AM
Cliff Richard is "A Little In Love". That's sorta like being "a little pregnant" or "a little gay", eh Cliff?

and now we enter the Moreytrina portion of our countdown: APP's "Games People Play" and Blondie's "Tide is High" back-to-back at 16 and 15, respectively.  But H&O and Streisand/Gibb are on the way.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2008, 11:56:23 AM
talk about a forgotten hit: Stevie's pseudo-country "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It", which peaked at a respectable #11 and hasn't gotten airplay since.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2008, 12:20:30 PM
"I don't wanna talk..." about ABBA's "Winner Takes it All" at #8.  I think The Streep gets to sing this in the Mamma Mia! movie.  And speaking of movies, Dolly's "9 To 5" is #1 on this chart. But not before we slog thru the AOR cheeze of Styx's "Best of Times" and REO's Keep On Loving You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 16, 2008, 04:10:46 PM
Barry Scott kicks off tonight with Helen Reddy For The World, "Ruby Red Dress": "Leave me alone, God," as opposed to Napoleon Dynamite, "Leave me alone! God!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2008, 05:15:32 PM
Barry Scott kicks off tonight with Helen Reddy For The World, "Ruby Red Dress": "Leave me alone, God," as opposed to Napoleon Dynamite, "Leave me alone! God!"

however, Ruby and Napoleon both "broke down to a fool".  What'd ya think of my theory that Diana's "Last Time I Saw Him" was very Reddy-esque and woulda made a fine follow-up to RRD?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 17, 2008, 07:51:51 AM
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this

I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.


TANC of the Week: someone performed Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer" on the morning show, and a Foghead called to remind Dave that TTH wrote the classic "Harper Valley PTA". Reason enuf to seek out his catalog.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 17, 2008, 08:18:34 AM
Barry Scott kicks off tonight with Helen Reddy For The World, "Ruby Red Dress": "Leave me alone, God," as opposed to Napoleon Dynamite, "Leave me alone! God!"

however, Ruby and Napoleon both "broke down to a fool".  What'd ya think of my theory that Diana's "Last Time I Saw Him" was very Reddy-esque and woulda made a fine follow-up to RRD?

It would have been a far better fit.  Or even for Tony Orlando and Dawn, if he'd ever let the gals have a lead vocal.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on March 17, 2008, 09:45:11 AM
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this

I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.


TANC of the Week: someone performed Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer" on the morning show, and a Foghead called to remind Dave that TTH wrote the classic "Harper Valley PTA". Reason enuf to seek out his catalog.

Ah, I heard that last week (I think today they played a recording of that performance--it was on when my alarm went off this am). The performer was one of the bartenders (or maybe a manager?) from 21st Amendment Brewery, and he came along with one of the owners of said pub, who an occasional guest on the Morning Show discussing beer. The guy who did the TTH song did a pretty decent job of it for a non-pro.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: mshray on March 17, 2008, 10:49:06 AM
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this

I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.


TANC of the Week: someone performed Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer" on the morning show, and a Foghead called to remind Dave that TTH wrote the classic "Harper Valley PTA". Reason enuf to seek out his catalog.

Ah, I heard that last week (I think today they played a recording of that performance--it was on when my alarm went off this am). The performer was one of the bartenders (or maybe a manager?) from 21st Amendment Brewery, and he came along with one of the owners of said pub, who an occasional guest on the Morning Show discussing beer. The guy who did the TTH song did a pretty decent job of it for a non-pro.

It was the 21st Amendment manager, Lloyd*, who came in with co-founder & official Morning Show Beer Guy Shaun O' Sullivan.  Dave said on Fri that Lloyd had performed the song for them a few times before, but that time was by far the best.

*"No, I'm not a professional musician."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 17, 2008, 09:52:26 PM
TANC: A Boston pub called the 21st Amendment came up in conversation today, wholly unrelatedly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2008, 10:24:11 AM
This week's chart -- March 13, 1976!

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 21, 2008, 11:29:15 PM
For those with XM this week's chart:

70's - March 29, 1975 (Saturday at 9AM or Wednesday at 7PM)
80's - March 28, 1987 (Sunday at 9AM or Thursday at 7PM)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 22, 2008, 08:05:47 AM
This week's chart -- March 13, 1976!
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
When I woke at 6AM to listen, it was strange to hear live A's baseball! -- 9th inning of a pre-season game from Japan (A's won 4-3). KFRC then joined AT40 in progress at 6:20am at song #35.  I taped the show, as it was from my HS senior year.  Much cheese then, but some good stuff too.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 22, 2008, 08:08:39 AM
For those with XM this week's chart:
70's - March 29, 1975 (Saturday at 9AM or Wednesday at 7PM)
80's - March 28, 1987 (Sunday at 9AM or Thursday at 7PM)
Thanks, hmmm, I should consider getting XM. Do you have ability to record XM?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 22, 2008, 11:22:12 AM
This week's chart -- March 13, 1976!
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
When I woke at 6AM to listen, it was strange to hear live A's baseball! -- 9th inning of a pre-season game from Japan (A's won 4-3). KFRC then joined AT40 in progress at 6:20am at song #35. 

Ha! I forgot that game was today. Glad they won, but also glad I slept in -- I'll catch some of hour 1 tonite, I woke up in time for "Theme From 'SWAT'".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 22, 2008, 07:39:56 PM
Wow, the first hour of this week's Klassic Kasem (3/13/76) is a treasure-trove of forgotten mid-charters:

39 - Jigsaw, "Love Fire" (a soundalike follow-up to "Sky High")
36 - Carole King, "Only Love is Real" (I barely remember this one)
33 - BTO, "Take it Like a Man" (I *totally* don't recall this -- Whitburn sez Little Richard is on backing vox!)
32 - Waylon & Wille, "Good-Hearted Woman" (ah, those country-crossover days)
30 - Sweet, "Action" (damn, this is a kickass rocker -- somebody do a cover, please!)
27 - Melissa Manchester, "Just You & I" (A Carole Bayer Sager comp)
26 - Salsoul Orch - "Tangerine" (ah, those disco-remakes-of-Big Band-hits days)

Quite an hour!

Oh, and it's always fun to try and spot the songs that have been edited-for-time: the version of "Love is the Drug" I just heard was barely 2 minutes.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 22, 2008, 11:28:31 PM
For those with XM this week's chart:
70's - March 29, 1975 (Saturday at 9AM or Wednesday at 7PM)
80's - March 28, 1987 (Sunday at 9AM or Thursday at 7PM)
Thanks, hmmm, I should consider getting XM. Do you have ability to record XM?

I guess there is a way but I get XM through Directv which you could record it but it's weird to put it onto a VHS (although I've put it on DVD).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 23, 2008, 11:02:11 AM
Casey's '80s chart this week is March 22, 1980. At #40, a song called "Years" by... Wayne Newton???  Totally new to me. And Gaz will be sorry to have missed #39: "Pilot of the Airwaves".

Other interesting lost hits: Toto's "99" (will this make a comeback in the Get Smart movie?), Anne Murray's Monkees cover, and Tommy James's "3 Times in Love".   The stream's pretty crappy today, I'll have to bail before hearing Teri DeSario wth KC, Ms Ronstadt's fab "How Do I Make You?" and Rupert Holmes's "Him".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2008, 11:45:15 PM
Casey's '80s chart this week is March 22, 1980. At #40, a song called "Years" by... Wayne Newton???  Totally new to me. And Gaz will be sorry to have missed #39: "Pilot of the Airwaves".

Other interesting lost hits: Toto's "99" (will this make a comeback in the Get Smart movie?), Anne Murray's Monkees cover, and Tommy James's "3 Times in Love".   The stream's pretty crappy today, I'll have to bail before hearing Teri DeSario wth KC, Ms Ronstadt's fab "How Do I Make You?" and Rupert Holmes's "Him".

I'm sorry to have missed all of this.  "Years" is unfamiliar to me though I was aware of its chart presence.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 26, 2008, 11:42:21 PM
This weekend's (March 29-30) XM AT40 shows:

Saturday 70's - Mar 18, 1972
Sunday 80's - Mar 30, 1985
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 06:16:36 AM
This morning on terrestrial: March 29, 1975.  One early gem on its way down the chart: Al Martino, "To the Door of the Sun (Alle Porte del Sole)."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 06:26:33 AM
New to me: Helen Reddy, "Emotion."  It's a feeling she chooses over feeling numb.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 06:36:01 AM
It's a miracle!  Lady Manilow and Lady Flash make their second appearance of the week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 06:47:41 AM
Another one new to me: Fanny, "Butter Boy."  Like when ONJ went rock.  And I heard recently that in British slang, "fanny" is not the rear, but the jayjay.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 06:53:52 AM
Wow, I despise Leo Sayer's "Long Tall Glasses."  He sounds rather like Loudon Wainwright III on this track.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 29, 2008, 08:55:30 AM
New to me: Helen Reddy, "Emotion."  It's a feeling she chooses over feeling numb.

A cover -- originally a French song. A woman whose name escapes me did an English version with a rather diff lyric, and got prog FM play with it the year before.

I woke up just as Casey was playing "I Am Love" and "Sad Sweet Dreamer" back-to-back. Talk about TANCs upon TANCs!  Indeed, it looks like most of Dave's Monday set is in this countdown.

And you are wrong wrong wrong about "Long Tall Glasses", one of my favorite songs of that year.   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 29, 2008, 09:02:21 AM
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!  Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 03:57:29 PM
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!  Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??

I'd never thought of "junkman" as pusherman - only as Sanford.

So I've got Casey's '80s countdown on while I spend a sick day here at home.  Some great near-forgottens - Dan Hartman's "Second Nature," Greg Kihn's "Lucky" - along with a really creepy long-distance dedication.  A woman had met a guy who was passing through town in a traveling circus (!) and in the process of trying to keep in touch with him, became close friends with his mom ... whom she came to call "Mom" despite never meeting her in 8 years (!!) and has just dedicated to her ... Lionel Richie's "Hello" (!!!).  And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips a thousand times ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 29, 2008, 03:58:16 PM
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!

Are you mondegreening or riffing?  I thought it was "Creole Lady Marmalade"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on March 29, 2008, 11:07:14 PM
Indeed, it looks like most of Dave's Monday set is in this countdown.

Well, as Monday's was an "on this date" set, it would follow that the chart for 3/29/75 would be pretty similar.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 30, 2008, 12:15:46 PM
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!

Are you mondegreening or riffing?  I thought it was "Creole Lady Marmalade"?

mondegreening; it's "creole" -- we've discussed this on several diff occasions, actually, which is why I posted that. So... how much pot *do* you smoke, exactly? ;)

I'm listening to the '80s chart too -- 2 tributes to Marvin Gaye in the Top 15. And special mention to Journey's "Only the Young", the only single of theirs from that period that I actually like.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 30, 2008, 12:25:02 PM
Indeed, it looks like most of Dave's Monday set is in this countdown.

Well, as Monday's was an "on this date" set, it would follow that the chart for 3/29/75 would be pretty similar.

I didn't really realize until afterward how many of the songs Dave picked tied in with the "conception" theme:

1.   Barry White - What Am I Gonna Do With You?  ("been makin' love fo' hours...")
   
2.   Labelle - Lady Marmalade ("voulez-ous coucher avec moi?")

5.   Al Green - L-O-V-E     

7.   Jackson 5 - I Am Love     

9.   David Bowie - Young Americans   ("she took his ring/took his babies... It took him minutes/took her nowhere")

10.   Blackbyrds - Walkin' in Rhythm (well, "rhythm" is a form of birth control  ;) )
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 31, 2008, 12:36:33 AM
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!  Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??

I'd never thought of "junkman" as pusherman - only as Sanford.

So I've got Casey's '80s countdown on while I spend a sick day here at home.  Some great near-forgottens - Dan Hartman's "Second Nature," Greg Kihn's "Lucky" - along with a really creepy long-distance dedication.  A woman had met a guy who was passing through town in a traveling circus (!) and in the process of trying to keep in touch with him, became close friends with his mom ... whom she came to call "Mom" despite never meeting her in 8 years (!!) and has just dedicated to her ... Lionel Richie's "Hello" (!!!).  And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips a thousand times ...

Where did you listen to this show? This is the chart that XM had on this week. I sleep late on Sundays so I taped it and as I type this this creepy part came up.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 31, 2008, 07:49:14 AM
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!  Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??

I'd never thought of "junkman" as pusherman - only as Sanford.

So I've got Casey's '80s countdown on while I spend a sick day here at home.  Some great near-forgottens - Dan Hartman's "Second Nature," Greg Kihn's "Lucky" - along with a really creepy long-distance dedication.  A woman had met a guy who was passing through town in a traveling circus (!) and in the process of trying to keep in touch with him, became close friends with his mom ... whom she came to call "Mom" despite never meeting her in 8 years (!!) and has just dedicated to her ... Lionel Richie's "Hello" (!!!).  And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips a thousand times ...

Where did you listen to this show? This is the chart that XM had on this week. I sleep late on Sundays so I taped it and as I type this this creepy part came up.

Gaz & I listen to the terrestrial broadcast version via a station in West Virginia

http://www.magic979.com/

that runs it Sundays from noon-to-4 Eastern time (9 to-1 Pacific).  I'm not sure how often the syndicated AT40s match the XM offerings, but this week both '80s shows were the same.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 03, 2008, 12:28:29 AM
XM AT40 shows for this weekend:

Saturday, April 5th - The 70's: April 9, 1977
Sunday, April 6th - The 80's: April 10, 1982
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2008, 11:58:38 AM
Toby Keith, back before he became unbearably bellicose, with "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Cryin'". And it's the country-radio version without Sting, who wrote it and orig did it as a duet with Mr Keith.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2008, 12:27:06 PM
another local commercial on this Texas country satation is for "Germania Insurance".  maybe they could get Buford T Justice to be their spokesperson...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2008, 09:03:16 PM
XM AT40 shows for this weekend:

Saturday, April 5th - The 70's: April 9, 1977
Sunday, April 6th - The 80's: April 10, 1982

Thanks, SFG!  This week's terrestrial '70s chart is from '78:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119

Lots of great cheeze, disco and otherwise -- can't wait.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 03, 2008, 10:19:47 PM
XM AT40 shows for this weekend:

Saturday, April 5th - The 70's: April 9, 1977
Sunday, April 6th - The 80's: April 10, 1982

Thanks, SFG!  This week's terrestrial '70s chart is from '78:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119

Lots of great cheeze, disco and otherwise -- can't wait.

Speaking of cheeze, I was listening to the replay of the 1985 chart from this past weekend on XM and when the chart reached USA for Africa, I realized how many cheezy artist there were from the group. Sure there was Bruce and Dylan but people like Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Loggins, Dionne Warwick, pure cheese.

BTW, you could listen to XM radio via AOL.com for free and no sign-up nor AOL account (thankfully for the last one) required. So you could check out their versions of AT 40 (if you don't want to listen on the weekends then Wednesday nights for the 70's and Thursday nights for the 80's at 7PM).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2008, 12:27:26 PM
make Natty shoot! make Natty shoot! Third World on CGSS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2008, 12:39:56 PM
Todo da bien Chevrolet!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2008, 01:02:47 PM
Todo da bien Chevrolet!

and now the Chi-Lites are back-seat drivers in that Chevrolet of love. "Stoned Outa Mah Mind" -- a lost '70s gem.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2008, 01:35:02 PM
Donny H: Where is the love?

Roberta F: it's out on that window ledge....
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2008, 03:33:37 PM

PS- a good source for stations airing syndicated countdown shows:
http://radio.nenad.net/ (http://radio.nenad.net/)
Use their drop-down menu to select a syndicated show, click for list of stations airing it with links to homepages and streams.

awesome!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 05, 2008, 06:39:05 AM
This weekend's terrestrial "AT40 70's" is from April 8, 1978.
Fantastic and new to me at 32: Rubicon, "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything," featuring Jerry Martini (formerly with Sly) and sounding a lot like 3DN/Chicago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2008, 07:17:32 PM
This weekend's terrestrial "AT40 70's" is from April 8, 1978.
Fantastic and new to me at 32: Rubicon, "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything," featuring Jerry Martini (formerly with Sly) and sounding a lot like 3DN/Chicago.

Just logged on to the Wisconsin version. Can't wait to hear that one.  More comments later, but I've just heard Player's forgotten follow-up to "Baby Come Back", the this-one-*doesn't*-sound-like-Hall & Oates delight "This Time I'm In It For Love". 

ooo! here's Dolly with "2 Boobs", er, "2 Doors Down".  Followed by Casey telling the KC-started-out-sweeping-floors-at-TK Records story yet again, as a lead-in for my personal fave "Boogie Shoes".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2008, 09:55:24 PM
This weekend's terrestrial "AT40 70's" is from April 8, 1978.
Fantastic and new to me at 32: Rubicon, "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything," featuring Jerry Martini (formerly with Sly) and sounding a lot like 3DN/Chicago.

Just logged on to the Wisconsin version. Can't wait to hear that one... 

Sorry, I have to say I was underwhelmed by that Rubicon song -- completely generic to my ears. It got zero airplay in NYC and now I can see why. But I was thrilled to hear Gene Cotton's "Before My Heart Finds Out"; his hit from '77, "You Got Me Running" is a personal obscure fave (I still have the 45).  Other highlights for me:

Andrew Gold's "Thank You For Being a Friend", which would become the theme song for Golden Girls 6 years later; a couple of "goodbye" songs -- ED&JFC's "We'll Never have To say Goodbye Again" and David Gates' "Goodbye Girl"; and Andy Gibbs "Love is Thicker Than Water". Which reminds, we just missed the chart where 4 of the top 5 were Bee Gees productions, but 4 of the top 6 here are Gibb-related (3 from SNF plus "Emotion"). Samantha Sang -- and the world listened!

BTW, the Wisconsin station eliminates the just-outside-the-Top40 "extras", presumably so they can sell extra local commercials.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2008, 10:19:07 PM
From Kasem to KPOO: JJ starts his show with Raydio (who we heard on AT40 too, doing "Jack & Jill"), but this is a B-side called "Hot Stuff" -- new to me. And it's followed by War's "Galaxy", a Gaz fave iirc, and (TANC) JB's "Gimme Some Skin". And OMFG it's Ronnie Dyson's "The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me)". Trivia: didya know Dyson did "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" 6 months before Main Ingredient?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 06, 2008, 10:28:25 AM
Casey’s ‘80s this week is April 2, 1983.  Always a thrill to hear Stephen Bishop’s Tootsie tune, “It Might Be You”.  ROTFL-of-the-Day: Casey doing a feature on that “new technology”, the compact disc. “it uses a LASER BEAM!” says an astounded Casey. “But don’t worry about your vinyl LPs becoming obsolete just yet…”

Oxo’s “Whirly Girl” is also fun, and why it only got to #28 is a mystery to me. And BJ’s “Allentown” was the first MTV video to have naked MEN, as opposed to the ubiquitous scantily-clad females so familiar to MTV viewers.  Other highlights from Hour 1: DeBarge’s “I Like it” and Laura Branigan’s “Solitaire” (NOT the Sedaka/Carpenters hit).

Hour 2 kicks off with the Thompson Twins’ great “Lies”. Followed by forgotten Fogelberg, “Make Love Stay”, and even-more-forgotten Toto, “I Won’t Hold You Back”, which actually made the Top Ten and hasn’t been heard since. And wow: Bob Seger's "Even Now" contains the line "She's keepin' it real" -- in 1983!  Bob Seger, the original gangsta!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 06, 2008, 11:30:49 AM
Hour 3: great to hear EWF’s wonderful, unjustly forgotten “Fall in Love With Me”. And Mr Seger shows up again with “Shame on the Moon”, which I’m guessing is Rodney Crowell’s biggest pop hit as a songwriter. But nothing in this hour can beat Frida’s fabulous “Something Going On”, also a career-peak for producer Phil Collins. Why ABBA-loving Dave has never played this in an ’83 set is beyond baffling.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 06, 2008, 11:38:41 AM
Can’t stick around for Hour 4 , but the #1 song is “Billie Jean”, for the 5th week. And here’s MJ with his other hit in the Top 20, “Beat It”, at #14. Go EVH! "Show 'em how funky-strong is your fight!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 06, 2008, 09:22:12 PM
:snipped:
And BJ’s “Allentown” was the first MTV video to have naked MEN, as opposed to the ubiquitous scantily-clad females so familiar to MTV viewers.
:snipped:

There was a story to this. I forgot whom said it but the person said for the hell of it the stuck that scene of the nude guy expecting MTV to remove it. They never did. It remained in recent memory when VH1 Classic shows videos (about 6 hours a day).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 06, 2008, 09:44:19 PM
XM shows for AT40:

April 12th - The 70's - April 8, 1978
April 13th - The 80's - April 11, 1981
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 11, 2008, 10:49:06 AM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" is from April 10, 1971. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2008, 09:16:19 AM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" is from April 10, 1971. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

wow, VERY sorry to have missed that one... fabulous early-'70s stuff from the days when Top 40 radio played LedZep side-by-side with Andy freakin' Williams!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 18, 2008, 11:26:40 AM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2008, 11:36:39 AM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! a major flashback of a chart from my favorite year.  I'll be staying in tomorrow nite, for sure.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 19, 2008, 09:00:48 AM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

A very fun listen: Joe Simon was new to me, as were the Judy Collins and Ronnie Dyson tracks.  Some trivia I learned at EMP: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," on its way down from #1, was arranged by Deodato (who also appears on this countdown).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2008, 10:09:06 AM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

A very fun listen: Joe Simon was new to me, as were the Judy Collins and Ronnie Dyson tracks.  Some trivia I learned at EMP: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," on its way down from #1, was arranged by Deodato (who also appears on this countdown).

I'll be listening tonite. Looking forward to the New Seekers' take on "Pinball Wizard", which I barely recall, tho' it spent a month in the Top 40. And any week I get to hear Vicki Lawrence is a good week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2008, 07:09:55 PM
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

A very fun listen: Joe Simon was new to me, as were the Judy Collins and Ronnie Dyson tracks.  Some trivia I learned at EMP: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," on its way down from #1, was arranged by Deodato (who also appears on this countdown).

I'll be listening tonite. Looking forward to the New Seekers' take on "Pinball Wizard", which I barely recall, tho' it spent a month in the Top 40. And any week I get to hear Vicki Lawrence is a good week.

Damn, I haven't heard the Staples' "Oh La Di Da" in decades -- am I crazy or does this sound like the Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River"?  And it's followed by the Ohio Players' first, "Funky Worm". Like 9 cans o' shaving powder!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2008, 07:39:47 PM
wow, I'd forgotten that the J-5's "Hallelujah Day" was a the-troops-are-coming-home-from-Vietnam anthem! And the Ronnie Dyson hit Gaz mentioned ("One Man Band [Plays All Alone]"), was a Thom Bell production.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 19, 2008, 07:41:35 PM
wow, I'd forgotten that the J-5's "Hallelujah Day" was a the-troops-are-coming-home-from-Vietnam anthem! And the Ronnie Dyson hit Gaz mentioned ("One Man Band [Plays All Alone]"), was a Thom Bell production.

Several of the J5 songs of that period ("Halleljuah Day," "Corner of the Sky") are missing from the "definitive" comp I bought a few years ago.  I ought to amend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2008, 10:14:35 PM
wow, I'd forgotten that the J-5's "Hallelujah Day" was a the-troops-are-coming-home-from-Vietnam anthem! And the Ronnie Dyson hit Gaz mentioned ("One Man Band [Plays All Alone]"), was a Thom Bell production.

Several of the J5 songs of that period ("Halleljuah Day," "Corner of the Sky") are missing from the "definitive" comp I bought a few years ago.  I ought to amend.

I still have the 3-disc vinyl "Anthology" from the mid-'70s, which made me very popular at my college radio station. It had every charted J-5 single up to 1975, as well as MJ's solo hits and a couple of Jermaine's.  "Corner..." is one of my fave forgotten J-5 hits -- few remember it's from the B'way musical Pippin (of which Motown Corp was a major investor).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 20, 2008, 10:48:53 AM
Casey's '80s chart this week is Apr 21st 1984 -- a treasure trove of some of my worst WOS's: "Sister Christian"... "Leave it"... "Oh Sherrie"...

Sadly, I tuned in too late to hear Shalimar's fab "Dancing in the Sheets", but BJ's "The Longest Time" almost makes up for it, and Weird Al's "Eat it", H&O's "Adult Education" and Tracey Ullman are yet to come. And -- OMG! -- Willie & Julio's "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"! Cheeze for brunch!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 20, 2008, 12:24:21 PM
Casey's '80s chart this week is Apr 21st 1984 -- a treasure trove of some of my worst WOS's: "Sister Christian"... "Leave it"... "Oh Sherrie"...

Sadly, I tuned in too late to hear Shalimar's fab "Dancing in the Sheets", but BJ's "The Longest Time" almost makes up for it, and Weird Al's "Eat it", H&O's "Adult Education" and Tracey Ullman are yet to come. And -- OMG! -- Willie & Julio's "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"! Cheeze for brunch!

Ms Ullman is #10, part of a Top Ten that features FIVE songs that Dave has never played:

Rick Springfield, "Love Somebody" (talk about a forgotten hit)
Rockwell, "Somebody's Watching Me"
Pointer Sisters, "Automatic"
Culture Club, "Miss Me Blind" (highlight of the day for me)
Lionel Richie, "Hello"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 25, 2008, 10:14:17 AM
This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2008, 10:34:18 AM
This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! Disco Central! Haven't heard Silvetti's "Spring Rain" since '77, certainly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 26, 2008, 06:08:18 AM
This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! Disco Central! Haven't heard Silvetti's "Spring Rain" since '77, certainly.
That one was new to me.  And this is only the second time I've ever heard Ambrosia's take on "Magical Mystery Tour."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 26, 2008, 06:14:13 AM
"Hello, baby ... Are you married?"
"Sometimes ..."

Wow, I've never even heard OF Facts of Life (the R&B act) before!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 11:03:44 AM
This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! Disco Central! Haven't heard Silvetti's "Spring Rain" since '77, certainly.
That one was new to me.  And this is only the second time I've ever heard Ambrosia's take on "Magical Mystery Tour."

Their (then) label, 20th Century, gave that a big push, part of the ill-fated All This and WWII film.  But it still barely dented the Top 40 and of course the film was barely released after a big NYC premiere.  I cannot wait to hear this countdown tonite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 07:19:02 PM
"Hello, baby ... Are you married?"
"Sometimes ..."

Wow, I've never even heard OF Facts of Life (the R&B act) before!

I'd forgotten that one, but I recognized the song: it's a cover of a #1 country hit (Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner) from '76. And produced by Millie Jackson, no stranger to country covers her own damn self -- one of her biggest R&B hits was Merle Haggard's "If You're Not Back in Love By Monday".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 07:38:01 PM
This has been quite mind-blowing so far; April '77 is the height of my college radio activity, I did a Top 40 show one afternoon a week and played many of these tunes. Hot's great "Angel in my Arms" is another I-can't-believe-it's-not-a-Morey-staple slice of pop, Andrea True's *other* hit, "NY NY You Got Me Dancing" is a total flashback, and hooray for Kiss' "Calling Dr Love".

And here comes Marilyn McCoo (and Billy Davis too) with their most Marvin-n-Tammi-like duet: "Your Love", which I haven't heard in ages, and which surely deserved to get higher than a #15 peak.
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 07:50:11 PM
Casey just read a letter from a Gary Schroeder of Joplin, MO: a relative of Mark's?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 08:52:15 PM
OMFG, this Tom Jones hit may be the flashback-of-the-week. A #1 country single, and a major comeback for him at the time (and Englebert had a comeback hit right around then too). But Best Cheeze of Countdown goes to "Disco Lucy".

I'm not sure why Gaz calls Jennifer Warnes' vocal (on "Right Time of the Night") "lazy" -- she's doing the Best. Ronstadt. Impersonation. EVAH! And William Bell's tryin' to love two -- good luck with that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 09:19:15 PM
Chart note: we just missed hearing Shalimar's "Uptown Festival" medley, Whinyface's "Hello Stranger", and Andrew Gold's "Lonely Boy". But all will probably still be around when we get our next '77 countdown in 5 or 6 weeks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 26, 2008, 10:00:31 PM
I'm not sure why Gaz calls Jennifer Warnes' vocal (on "Right Time of the Night") "lazy"

She's doing the anti-money note at every turn!  When given the choice, she invariably takes it down a few notes.  And that sucks.  It's like she already HAD the sex and is drifting off!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 26, 2008, 10:07:59 PM
This has been quite mind-blowing so far; April '77 is the height of my college radio activity, I did a Top 40 show one afternoon a week and played many of these tunes. Hot's great "Angel in my Arms" is another I-can't-believe-it's-not-a-Morey-staple slice of pop, Andrea True's *other* hit, "NY NY You Got Me Dancing" is a total flashback, and hooray for Kiss' "Calling Dr Love".

And here comes Marilyn McCoo (and Billy Davis too) with their most Marvin-n-Tammi-like duet: "Your Love", which I haven't heard in ages, and which surely deserved to get higher than a #15 peak.
 

Agreed on the Hot track; some great harmonies there.  But - and I say this as a Kiss fan - didn't Kiss have some of the most poorly produced records ever?  CDL was a treat to hear, but it (and most of their other pre-'78 singles) sounds recorded in a cardboard box.

Meanwhile, that Deneice Williams song, "Free," is a nice suggestion of the '90s neo-soul boom.  Easy to hear Des'ree singing that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 10:27:09 PM
This has been quite mind-blowing so far; April '77 is the height of my college radio activity, I did a Top 40 show one afternoon a week and played many of these tunes. Hot's great "Angel in my Arms" is another I-can't-believe-it's-not-a-Morey-staple slice of pop, Andrea True's *other* hit, "NY NY You Got Me Dancing" is a total flashback, and hooray for Kiss' "Calling Dr Love".

And here comes Marilyn McCoo (and Billy Davis too) with their most Marvin-n-Tammi-like duet: "Your Love", which I haven't heard in ages, and which surely deserved to get higher than a #15 peak.
 

Agreed on the Hot track; some great harmonies there.  But - and I say this as a Kiss fan - didn't Kiss have some of the most poorly produced records ever?  CDL was a treat to hear, but it (and most of their other pre-'78 singles) sounds recorded in a cardboard box.

Meanwhile, that Deneice Williams song, "Free," is a nice suggestion of the '90s neo-soul boom.  Easy to hear Des'ree singing that.

I guess the assumption was, 13-year-old boys don't care about pristine production.  The Deneice Williams escaped my notice back then, but became a "Quiet Storm" staple throughout the '90s.

If you're still awake, JJ on KPOO is doing amazing things as always -- just played the Dixie Hummingbirds' Simon-less version of "Loves Me Like Rock". And here's Esther Phillips' "Home Is Where the Hatred Is"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 10:31:44 PM
I'm not sure why Gaz calls Jennifer Warnes' vocal (on "Right Time of the Night") "lazy"

She's doing the anti-money note at every turn!  When given the choice, she invariably takes it down a few notes.  And that sucks.  It's like she already HAD the sex and is drifting off!

LOL! Blame Peter McCann (who wrote it), her version is quite similar to his, actuallly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2008, 10:47:49 PM
OMG, an obscure J-5 LP track, "Darling Dear", followed by MJ-soundalikes Chee-Chee and Peppy, "I Know I'm In Love" -- why was this not on the Buddah box? it reached #12 R&B in '71.

And here's Lyn Collins, "Mama Feel Good" -- oh yeah, Sharon & the Dap-Kings listened to a few of Lyn's sides, ah betcha.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 27, 2008, 09:30:20 AM
OMG, an obscure J-5 LP track, "Darling Dear", followed by MJ-soundalikes Chee-Chee and Peppy, "I Know I'm In Love" -- why was this not on the Buddah box? it reached #12 R&B in '71.

And here's Lyn Collins, "Mama Feel Good" -- oh yeah, Sharon & the Dap-Kings listened to a few of Lyn's sides, ah betcha.

The Buddah liner notes mention that they had trouble getting some clearances, hence no early Charlie Daniels Band and nothing from that guy who did the Nixon impersonations.  And SJ&tDK most definitely studied Lyn Collins's oeuvre closely.  (I'm not quite as fond of their first two albums as I am of 100 Days, 100 Nights, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 27, 2008, 09:36:14 AM
Sexily right, in the morningtime now: Casey's 80s take us to this week in 1987, where Simply Red is at 35 with "The Right Thing."  Most fun that graden gnome ever had on disc.  And now, at 34, first time I've heard it since it was a hit: Chicago, "If She Would Have Been Faithful ..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 27, 2008, 09:37:40 AM
1987 may be the most dreaded year on the Big Wheel, but this Klassic Kasem chart from April '87 is a treat. Highlights for me:

Simply Red, "The Right Thing"
Atlantic Starr, "Always"
Kim Wilde, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Breakfast Club, "Right on Track"
Poison, "Talk Dirty to Me"
Chris DeBurgh, "Lady in Red"
Expose, "Come Go With Me"
Peter Wolf, "Come As You Are"
Bangles, "Walking Down Your Street"
Prince, "Sign o' the Times"

and at #1... Ree-Ree & George! (Of course, the dreaded Crowded House are at #2.)  And I'd forgotten that World Party's "Ship of Fools" actually cracked the Top 30.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 27, 2008, 10:48:38 AM
I'd forgotten all about Donna Allen's "Serious."  Very much the Mpls robo-funk sound.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 27, 2008, 11:31:42 AM
And I had COMPLETELY forgotten that Cyndi Lauper had covered - and gone Top 20 with - "What's Going On"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 27, 2008, 11:38:57 AM
Another one I hadn't heard in 20 years: Robbie Nevil's c'est-la-follow-up, "Domino."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 27, 2008, 11:45:53 AM
I'd forgotten all about Donna Allen's "Serious."  Very much the Mpls robo-funk sound.

I'd forgotten it too -- when it came on I thought it was Jody Watley's "Looking For a New love" (which we'll hear in the next hour).

As much as I love Ms Lauper, "What's Going On" is one of the more ill-advised covers I can think of, I'm sorry to say. Some icons shouldn't be fucked with.  And the Robbie Nevil... well, there's a reason that one's forgotten. But at least it wasn't "C'est La Vie". ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 27, 2008, 12:06:58 PM
yay for this bubbling-under "extra": LL&CJ, giving head to my toe. Lisa Lisa, you little toe-sucker!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 27, 2008, 12:29:23 PM
"La Isla Bonita", featuring my favorite Madonnadegreen: "Young girls with eyes like potatoes".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 27, 2008, 12:47:06 PM
before signing off, I must award Jody Watley the Best. Janet Jackson. Imitation. EVAH!

"Hasta la vista, Bay-bee!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 02, 2008, 08:18:21 PM
This weekend's (May 3-4) "AT40 -The 70's" is from May 4, 1974.  Check out the playlist courtesy of this Michigan station:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2008, 09:48:12 PM
This weekend's (May 3-4) "AT40 -The 70's" is from May 4, 1974.  Check out the playlist courtesy of this Michigan station:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf)

OMFG! "My Girl Bill" *and* Albert Hammond's "I'm a Train" in the first segment! Thanks, Wayback, for the weekly heads-up.

But something tells me that station (WHNN -- remember when? how droll) should not be posting the actual show rundown -- on AT40/Premiere Networks stationery! -- on their website. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 03, 2008, 12:53:50 AM
Sunday's XM 80's show is from May 26, 1984 at 9AM PT. As I noted before, you could listen for free via AOL.com so if you want to catch the replay of the 70's show it's on Wednesday nights at 7PM PT. 80's could be heard on Thursdays at 7PM PT
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 06:11:18 AM
This weekend's (May 3-4) "AT40 -The 70's" is from May 4, 1974.  Check out the playlist courtesy of this Michigan station:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf)

Staple Singers, "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend": I'm almost certain I saw Alabama perform this on Solid Gold in the early '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 06:15:57 AM
I'd never heard Billy Paul's "Thanks for Saving My Life" before.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 06:27:25 AM
Casey's a sucker for Sami Jo's "Tell Me a Lie."  And so am I.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 11:07:29 AM
Staple Singers, "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend": I'm almost certain I saw Alabama perform this on Solid Gold in the early '80s.

Actually, The Oak Ridge Boys had a country #1 with it in '85.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 02:55:01 PM
Staple Singers, "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend": I'm almost certain I saw Alabama perform this on Solid Gold in the early '80s.

Actually, The Oak Ridge Boys had a country #1 with it in '85.

Ah, right.  Different hirsute mountaineers, same vibe.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 03:32:00 PM
Lot of tracks new to me on Casey's '80s tonight - this week in May 1982: Donnie Iris's "My Girl" (not the Tempts song), John Denver's "Shanghai Breezes," and "If I Had My Wish Tonight" by David Lasley (who?).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 03:33:44 PM
OMFG!  At #35, Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 03:41:27 PM
Another for the Alisons list: Rick Springfield, "Love Is Alright Tonight" (from Working Class Dog).

ETA: Oops, that was the commercial-break track.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 04:29:00 PM
OMFG!  At #35, Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever"!

This chart has it all... just like Bogie & Bacall!  I'll def check it out tomorrow morning, just for Ms Flack's "Making Love" (title song from the film), Ray Parker's "Other Woman", Manilow's 4 Seasons cover, and H&O's "Did it in a Minute". But there's some SERIOUSLY bad cheeze here: "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk", Stars on 45 Part 3 (aaaaack!), Asia, and (gulp) Charlene.

But appropriately for Derby Weekend: Fogelberg's "Run For the Roses"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 04:29:35 PM
Whoa: I had forgotten that Magnum, P.I. was a charting theme.  Mike Post really caught the year as it sounded to my ears.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2008, 04:32:56 PM
Amusing to get Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" on the day of the Kentucky Derby.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 05:06:48 PM
Amusing to get Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" on the day of the Kentucky Derby.

Derby JINX!!!

And how sad about the runner-up (the filly) having to be euthanized right after the race.  RIP Eight Belles. She was supposedly Hillary's favorite in the race -- an omen?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 07:18:29 PM
I still think "My Girl Bill" is pretty clever, and it was a lot more striking on Top 40 radio in '74 than it seems now.  But this Billy Paul tune -- wow. Another overlooked Gamble & Huff gem.

Albert Hammond's "I'm a Train" seems a bit sillier than I remember it, but a fine production nonetheless. And Ree-Ree's cover of Bobby Womack's "I'm in Love" (orig a hit for Wilson Pickett) is simply sublime -- has anyone else had so many superb medium-sized hits?  "yes ah ram, yes ah RAM!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 07:34:06 PM
Casey's a sucker for Sami Jo's "Tell Me a Lie."  And so am I.

Lovely. You really need to explore more Classic Country; that's the sort of well-written, matter-of-fact handling of adultery that was an everyday thing in Nashville from the '60s thru the early '90s, when songwriting was truly a craft. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 07:47:17 PM
Talk about different ways of finding god: JB on his birthday with "Payback"; and Sister Janet Mead with her "Lord's Prayer".  All this and "todo da bien Chevrolet" too!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 08:11:12 PM
Oy -- as if the shamelessly treacly lyric to Helen Reddy's "Keep on Singing" isn't bad enuf, it steals its melody from BJ Thomas' "RockNRoll Lullabye". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 08:40:37 PM
ah, the days when superb MOR-pop was not a crime: Carpenters with another Paul Williams gem, followed by Mr Denver's "Sunshine".

But oh, Marvin -- bringing out the best in Diana (and vice-versa) on mah-mah-mah Mistake!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 09:26:32 PM
Casey tells the how-3DN-got-their-name story yet again. And then the boys give Gaz a reason to like Leo Sayer with "The Show Must Go On".

And it's followed by the truly wondrous "Tubular Bells", which took a while to chart, considering that The Exorcist opened at Xmas.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2008, 09:41:56 PM
Don't. Look. ETHELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2008, 11:24:49 AM
OMFG!  At #35, Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever"!

This chart has it all... just like Bogie & Bacall!  I'll def check it out tomorrow morning, just for Ms Flack's "Making Love" (title song from the film), Ray Parker's "Other Woman", Manilow's 4 Seasons cover, and H&O's "Did it in a Minute". But there's some SERIOUSLY bad cheeze here: "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk", Stars on 45 Part 3 (aaaaack!), Asia, and (gulp) Charlene.

But appropriately for Derby Weekend: Fogelberg's "Run For the Roses"

Mick don't need the aggravation, he's a lazy slob... he hang FIE-ah!

Not only has this countdown been a delight, but I'm impressed by the range of within-the-orig-show "extras" that aren't Long Dist Deds. Both sides of a double-sided CCR hit from '69, and (OMG!) Freddy Fender's "Wasted Days & Wasted Nights". (Imagine Seacrest, or whoever hosts the current incarnation, playing a twangy country crossover hit from a decade ago in the midst of all the current hip-hop and alt-pop).

And jeez, Asia's "Heat of the Moment" was the highest-debuting song by a "new" act since America's "Horse w/No Name" 10 years earlier!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2008, 11:54:54 AM
Ray Parker, Jr grabs his, er, git-tar... and plays with it all night long. Watch out, Ray, you'll go blind.  A terrific forgotten hit -- his solo career should've been a lot more than just "Ghostbusters".

And it's followed by one of the Great Moments in Corporate Shamelessness: "The Beatles Movie Medley". Stunningly pedestrian. I considered it a small triumph of taste when this failed to make the Top Ten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2008, 12:19:34 PM
"if 2 can be one,
who is the one 2 becomes?"

Food for thought from H&O -- talk about a forgotten hit.  Always better to leave 'em with a question than to preach insipid philosophy, like Charlene in the utterly abominable "Never Been to Me" -- UGH!  And now Paul Davis cashes in on nostalgia with the catchy but overly-obvious "'65 Love Affair" (for the record, I prefer "Cool Night"). Doo-wop diddy-wop diddy-wop doop, indeed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on May 04, 2008, 11:13:15 PM
...and "If I Had My Wish Tonight" by David Lasley (who?).

I know that name as a background singer, along with Luther Vandross and Arnold McCullers, on a couple of Todd Rundgren albums.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 08, 2008, 10:24:56 PM
This weekend's Casey XM shows:

Saturday at 9AM - May 14, 1977 XM description:

Here's what was going on around us in May of 1977: Patty Hearst was being released from prison, "Smoky & The Bandit" and "Star Wars" were brand new in theaters, and Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner appointed himself manager of his own team (that lasted only one game!). And when the weekend of May 14, 1977 rolled around Casey Kasem's American Top 40 countdown rolled out of your local station. That week included at least five songs about dancing ("Slow Dancin'" from Addrisi Brothers, "Ain't Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman" from Joe Tex, "Can't Stop Dancin'" from Captain & Tennille, "Lido Shuffle" from Boz Scaggs, and "Dancin' Man" from Q). Casey's original American Top 40- straight out of the 70's but this time no commercials - on the 70's on 7 on XM!

Sunday at 9AM - May 14, 1988. XM description:

On Saturday May 14, 1988 the St. Louis Cards lose to the Braves 7-5 in a "best bang?for your buck"?19 innings at Busch stadium.? Jimmy Swaggart admits to walking "the wild side," and we?began?rebuilding our personal music stash?with the hot?new, ultra-durable compact discs (CD)!? On the charts Michael Jackson moves in for the kill with?a fifth single off his record-setting album, "Bad.'??And reigning "Best New Artist" of the Grammy's is back with their second album, "Scenes from the Southside."? Can Bruce Hornsby and the Range live up to the praise?? Join Casey Kasem and relive May 14, 1988 this week, the original AT40?is always commercial-free?on XM's 80s on 8!

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2008, 08:40:46 PM
And this week's terrestrial retro-Kasem ('70s division) is from May 20th 1972. Woo Hoo!

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2008, 06:14:47 AM
And this week's terrestrial retro-Kasem ('70s division) is from May 20th 1972. Woo Hoo!

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119

In at #38: Andy Williams, "Speak Softly, Love (Theme From The Godfather)" - Casey tells the now-quaint story that the film, with grosses of $22 million in its first few weeks, may break The Sound of Music's record of a $115 million domestic gross.  Sheesh, that figure would be middling now ...

And at #37, one of the worst vocal performances to ever make the Top 10, Sonny & Cher's "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2008, 08:46:11 AM
Joe Tex's "I Gotcha" remains one of the more improbable #2 hits.  Love it, but it's got a major WTF quality.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2008, 10:38:33 AM
Joe Tex's "I Gotcha" remains one of the more improbable #2 hits.  Love it, but it's got a major WTF quality.

caught the last hour or so... note the Jacksons (individually and collectively) jumping on the '50s nostalgia bandwagon fairly early with both "Rockin' Robin'" and "Little Bitty Pretty One".

Will catch the early part of the countdown tonite before heading up to Twin Peaks for Kaboom.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2008, 07:24:32 PM
In at #38: Andy Williams, "Speak Softly, Love (Theme From The Godfather)" ...

And at #37, one of the worst vocal performances to ever make the Top 10, Sonny & Cher's "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done."

The Godfather song has quite an awful lyric, IMHO -- "wine-colored days"? Doesn't that only happen during a nuclear holocaust?  Written after-the-fact; it isn't sung in the film, they wrote the lyrics to go with the instrumental theme after it became clear the film was going to be a hit. The song actually sung in the film, "I Have But One Heart", is quite nice, a perfect retro-'40s Italian ballad, and got stiffed at Oscar time.

You're right about the S&C, tho'. I'd forgotten about the vocal -- besides, it always struck me as a weak knockoff of "Bang Bang". But it's followed by the Moodies' lovely "Isn't Life Strange", and OMFG! Miss Millie Jackson's fabtastic "Ask Me What You Want"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2008, 08:00:56 PM
TANC: The Carpenters, as discussed here recently, doing Ms. King's "It's Going to Take Some Time", the single that would break their streak of 6 Top Three singles in a row by peaking at #12.  And now Mrs. Barry White and Love Unltd get caught in the rain -- "oh... it feels SO good!". What a wonderful time for beautifully produced MOR pop.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2008, 08:16:58 PM
I'd forgotten that Harry Chapin-renting-the-Village Gate story.  The lovely "Taxi" on its way to a far-too-low #24 peak.

I'll have to bail in a few to get up to Twin Peaks; hope the fog holds off. But not before I hear "Me & Julio".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2008, 08:17:34 PM
I'd forgotten that Harry Chapin-renting-the-Village Gate story.  The lovely "Taxi" on its way to a far-too-low #24 peak.

I'll have to bail in a few to get up to Twin Peaks; hope the fog holds off. But not before I hear "Me & Julio".

Just tuned in.  Have fun in the boom-yard!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2008, 08:47:34 PM
I'd forgotten that Harry Chapin-renting-the-Village Gate story.  The lovely "Taxi" on its way to a far-too-low #24 peak.

I'll have to bail in a few to get up to Twin Peaks; hope the fog holds off. But not before I hear "Me & Julio".

Just tuned in.  Have fun in the boom-yard!

Welcome to the No-Kaboom Town: Twin Peaks is socked in. Couldn't see a damn thing from my usual viewing spots. So I'm home to listen to the soundtrack but it won't be the same thing -- first time this has happened to me in 7 or 8 years of driving up there to watch. Not sure what it's like down on the piers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 11, 2008, 10:55:21 AM
Casey's '80s: May 1986.  Forgotten hits I literally haven't heard since '86:

Julian Lennon, "Stick Around"
Starship, "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonite"
Bob Seger, "American Storm" (I still have this 45; the non-LP B-side is his cover of "Fortunate Son")
ZZ Top, "Rough Boy"
Culture Club, "Move Away"
Mr Mister, "Is it Love"
Sade, "Never as Good as the First Time"

Flashback of the Day, however, goes to the Jets' delightful "Crush on You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 16, 2008, 12:39:19 PM
Hey, this weekend (5/17-18) "AT40 the 70's" is from May 17, 1975
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2008, 12:51:28 PM
Hey, this weekend (5/17-18) "AT40 the 70's" is from May 17, 1975
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

A good one, tho' not nearly as many "forgotten hits" as usual. I will probably miss this one due to other commitments in any case. TANC: Greg on CGSS just played the Disc-O-Texx song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 16, 2008, 02:54:10 PM
XM versions this weekend.

The 70's - May 20, 1978
The 80's - May 17, 1986
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2008, 03:06:01 PM
XM versions this weekend.

The 70's - May 20, 1978
The 80's - May 17, 1986

The '80s chart above was on the terrestrial version last weekend -- and it was most excellent!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 17, 2008, 06:15:41 AM
Hey, this weekend (5/17-18) "AT40 the 70's" is from May 17, 1975
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

A good one, tho' not nearly as many "forgotten hits" as usual. I will probably miss this one due to other commitments in any case. TANC: Greg on CGSS just played the Disc-O-Texx song.

The Tavares - "Remember What I Told You to Forget" - was delightfully sub-Spinners (they really were a versatile bunch), and nice to hear LZ's "Trampled Underfoot" at 38 (albeit truncated to what seemed like 70 seconds).  "Mama, ain't no shtick!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 17, 2008, 06:38:05 AM
OMGWTF of set: Roger Whittaker, "Last Farewell."  (Casey: "Sounding like Brook Benton.")  "I hear there's a wicked war a-blazing ..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 17, 2008, 10:12:22 AM
OMGWTF of set: Roger Whittaker, "Last Farewell."  (Casey: "Sounding like Brook Benton.")  "I hear there's a wicked war a-blazing ..."

Like a Hemingway story set to music. Now try to imagine his version of "Mammy Blue" (!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 17, 2008, 10:37:26 PM
Listening to some of AT40, hour #2, via the KFRC replay. Lobo tells his girl "your hair smells like Sunday morning" -- so, her hair smells like home fries and sausages? pancakes? Wha?

I'm still amused that Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed" was released/labelled as "Only Women". And Casey tells the story about Barry Manilow having played piano for Bette Midler "in a bathhouse" but spares his audience any further details. And speaking of bathhouses: Neil Sedaka!  (Actually, "The Immigrant" is his crowning achievement -- lovely and heartfelt and more relevant than ever.)

I'm staying tuned to hear Herbie Mann's "Hijack" at #18 -- an early club hit that was HUGE on NY radio months before hitting the national chart. It climbed steadily, peaked at #14... and dropped out of the Top 40 completely the following week!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 18, 2008, 07:06:55 AM
Listening to some of AT40, hour #2, via the KFRC replay. Lobo tells his girl "your hair smells like Sunday morning" -- so, her hair smells like home fries and sausages? pancakes? Wha?
Oh, I thought he was saying it smelled like a newspaper.

Meantime, I've got Casey's '80s on this morning.  They're in '85 again already - more Madonna-mania - but at 40 we get the fine if forgotten "Show Some Respect" from Tina Turner.  This was the year when my AT40 listening was at its most obsessive, so I'm sure I'll reocgnize everything here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 09:37:45 AM
at 40 we get the fine if forgotten "Show Some Respect" from Tina Turner

I still have that 45 -- the B-side was a live version of Prince's "Let's Pretend We're Married"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 09:58:48 AM
"the Search is Over"... but the "Never-Ending Story" is, uh, never-ending.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 10:26:19 AM
Wow, I don't remember Rick Springfield's "Celebrate Youth" at ALL.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 10:49:30 AM
Wow, I don't remember Rick Springfield's "Celebrate Youth" at ALL.

And this REO, "One Lonely Night", is new to me too. Another song that got zero attention from NYC radio (and with good reason, I'd say).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 18, 2008, 11:00:13 AM
Wow, I don't remember Rick Springfield's "Celebrate Youth" at ALL.
S-t-r-a-n-g-e video for that one.  YouTube it if you have time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 11:08:21 AM
The only Beverly Hills Cop hit Dave's ever played is "The Heat is On", but any of the others would be a welcome addition to an '85 set: "Neutron Dance", "Axel F"... and Patti LaBelle's "New Attitide" has TOTHK written all over it.

Oh my! DLR is Just a Gigolo, but he ain't got nobody. How ironic!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 12:50:16 PM
"One Night in Bangkok" gives a humble man a hard-on. Guess it's all that banging of koks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 18, 2008, 07:28:26 PM
The only Beverly Hills Cop hit Dave's ever played is "The Heat is On", but any of the others would be a welcome addition to an '85 set: "Neutron Dance", "Axel F"... and Patti LaBelle's "New Attitide" has TOTHK written all over it.

I have to say, given 23 years' hindsight, that "New Attitude," much as I want to like it, just wasn't a very good song.  Sloppily written but gamely performed, its slot just outside the Top 10 seems about right.  I'd MUCH rather do the Neutron Dance.

PS: "One Night in Bangkok" at No. 3 still seems one of the great chart anomalies of all time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2008, 09:32:18 PM
I have to say, given 23 years' hindsight, that "New Attitude," much as I want to like it, just wasn't a very good song.  Sloppily written but gamely performed, its slot just outside the Top 10 seems about right.  I'd MUCH rather do the Neutron Dance.


"That was ex-treme-treme-treme-treme..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 23, 2008, 10:52:55 AM
This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 23, 2008, 09:47:53 PM
This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)

Heh: Scroll down to Seg 8 Track 4, and read closely.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 24, 2008, 06:24:16 AM
This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)
Heh: Scroll down to Seg 8 Track 4, and read closely.
Heh heh, perhaps Jackson should consider recording that, with the last 15 years he's had.  PS- Hey, its dancing banana, diggin' the sounds of 78!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 24, 2008, 11:13:49 AM
BTW, Casey is taking part in a month-long "Flashback to the '70s" on cable Superstation WGN. He's hosting evenings of '70s shows like "Taxi" "MTM" and "Welcome Back Kotter". Up yo' nose with a rubber hose!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 24, 2008, 09:05:14 PM
The XM show for the 80's this weekend isn't a regular show but what they call "Top 40 Newcomers". According to the XM website, it's from May of 1988 (only a few months before Casey left the show).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 25, 2008, 11:37:18 AM
This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)
Heh: Scroll down to Seg 8 Track 4, and read closely.
Heh heh, perhaps Jackson should consider recording that, with the last 15 years he's had. 

MJ's version would be "Whiter Than White" ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 25, 2008, 04:00:26 PM
Most interesting of the '78 set was Elton John's "Ego," whose chart failure left Casey shocked - shocked!  Never mind that it's a formless track with no refrain.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 25, 2008, 05:29:41 PM
Casey's '80s went to 1980, where "Call Me" was enjoying its sixth week atop the charts, staving off "Ride Like the Wind" and "Lost in Love."  The Isley Bros. are in at 39 with what must be the s-l-o-w-e-s-t song ever to chart Top 40, "Don't Say Goodnight."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 25, 2008, 06:14:29 PM
Ew: At 30, "Should've Never Let You Go," Sedacky and his daughter Dara harmonizing about as well as your average high school theater production.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 25, 2008, 10:04:07 PM
Ew: At 30, "Should've Never Let You Go," Sedacky and his daughter Dara harmonizing about as well as your average high school theater production.

"But DADDY! I want a HIT RECORD! And I want it RIGHT! NOW!!"

And people wonder why there are J.A.P. jokes...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 30, 2008, 09:38:36 AM
This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
or at www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 30, 2008, 09:47:45 AM
This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
Already looking forward to #39.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2008, 10:44:58 AM
This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
Already looking forward to #39.  Thanks!

I can only assume you've never heard it before? 'cause it's hideously sappy.  But I have a friend who adores #31, "Son of Sagittarius".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 30, 2008, 10:36:56 PM
This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
Already looking forward to #39.  Thanks!

I can only assume you've never heard it before? 'cause it's hideously sappy.  But I have a friend who adores #31, "Son of Sagittarius".
I've never heard either of those.  Once I saw there were unfamiliars I stopped reading the chart - corny me, I want to be surprised tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 31, 2008, 05:42:22 AM
#31, "Son of Sagittarius".
He rides this groove nicely - I dig.  Amazing he didn't do more in the disco era.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 31, 2008, 05:52:13 AM
Gettin' with the kissin'! Huggin' and-a lovin'!  On and on!  Gladys & the Pips gets BOS, if such a thing can be offered a Casey countdown.

And now a guilty pleasure, Mac Davis, "One Hell of a Woman."  Like a gentle, ahem, kitten in his hand.  (Mac later acknowledged that he nicked the chords from "Satisfaction" for this.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 31, 2008, 11:04:59 AM

And now a guilty pleasure, Mac Davis, "One Hell of a Woman."  Like a gentle, ahem, kitten in his hand

So Mac had cat-scratch fever years before the Nooge!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 31, 2008, 05:29:58 PM

And now a guilty pleasure, Mac Davis, "One Hell of a Woman."  Like a gentle, ahem, kitten in his hand

So Mac had cat-scratch fever years before the Nooge!
Indeed, the original lyrics of his other big hit were "I believe in nookie / I believe in wang dang sweet poontang."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 01, 2008, 12:03:06 PM
Took me over an hour to get a clean connection to the Klassic Kasem ‘80s countdown of 6/4/83. But quite a lineup of forgotten hits:

39 – Pat Benatar, “Looking for a Stranger”
35- Christopher Cross, “No Time For talk”
32 – Jim Capaldi – “That’s Love”
29 – BeeGees, “The Woman in You”
27 – LRB, “We Two” (I barely remember this one, far from their best)
26 – Champaign, “Try Again”
12 – Rick Springfield, “Affair of the Heart”
9 – Laura Branigan, “Solitaire” (NOT the Sedaka/Carpenters hit)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 05, 2008, 11:24:15 AM
This weekend (6/7-8) AT40-The70's is from June 19, 1971. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf)
or at www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2008, 05:59:41 PM
This weekend (6/7-8) AT40-70's is from June 19, 1971. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf)

DAMN! Some fabulous stuff in this one -- set yer alarm, Gaz!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 07, 2008, 06:06:14 AM
This weekend (6/7-8) AT40-70's is from June 19, 1971. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf)

DAMN! Some fabulous stuff in this one -- set yer alarm, Gaz!
Intro'ing Carly Simon at 27, Casey quotes a source/review comparing Carly to Janis Joplin, "with Judy Collins's refinement and Grace Slick's energy."  In the words of Don Pardo - "Can I hear that again?!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 07, 2008, 06:24:12 AM
Nassau's gone funky!  Miniskirts, maxi skirts, afro hair-do - ugh!  BOS at #23 with the Beginning of the End, with VHM votes to Gladys Knight & the Pips ("I Don't Want to Do Wrong") and the Fortunes doing the second-best Four Seasons knockoff ever ("Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again").  WOS to Tom Jones's "Puppet Man" (embarrassing, and I like the 5Ds' version).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 07, 2008, 06:30:27 AM
I'd never realized that the J5 and Isaac Hayes versions of "Never Can Say Goodbye" were contemporaneous.  I'd've thought a bigger lag between the former and the latter.

Ooh!  8th Day!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 07, 2008, 06:43:26 AM
The second JCS entry here, the near-title track, is introduced as being by Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers.  Never heard of them.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 07, 2008, 11:27:20 AM
I'd never realized that the J5 and Isaac Hayes versions of "Never Can Say Goodbye" were contemporaneous.  I'd've thought a bigger lag between the former and the latter.

Clifton Davis made a whole lotta residuals that year.  Fabulous stuff, and I'm looking forward to hearing Brenda & the Tabulations' Fan-Tab-Yoo-Luss "Right on the Tip of My Tongue" -- "Didn't you KNOW?? Couldn't you SEE IT???"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 07, 2008, 03:44:40 PM
The '80s set rewinds us to 1988, when Van Halen were debuting with the forgettable "Black & Blue" and Steve Winwood was debuting with the Booker-T-able "Roll With It."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 07, 2008, 05:12:17 PM
BOS 1988: S-S-Samantha Foxx, "Naughty Girls Need Love Too."  No more games in the moind!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 07, 2008, 09:34:36 PM
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 07, 2008, 10:30:48 PM
I'd never realized that the J5 and Isaac Hayes versions of "Never Can Say Goodbye" were contemporaneous.  I'd've thought a bigger lag between the former and the latter.

Clifton Davis made a whole lotta residuals that year.  Fabulous stuff, and I'm looking forward to hearing Brenda & the Tabulations' Fan-Tab-Yoo-Luss "Right on the Tip of My Tongue" -- "Didn't you KNOW?? Couldn't you SEE IT???"

Lawd, but this one was a treat.  I hadn't heard Paul Humphries' "Cool Aid" since '71 -- I was gonna call it a rip-off of "Put it Where You Want It", but then I realized it pre-dates "PIWYWI" by a year!  And 37 years later, and I still can't tell if Joe Cocker is saying "This is madness!" near the end of his semi-coherent "High Time We Went". Don't forget the lemonade lime? Wha??

Not only 2 versions of "Never Can Say Goodbye", but 2 of "I Don't Know How To Love Him" as well -- and the chart is 2 weeks away from a 2nd version of "You've Got a Friend" when Roberta and Donny debut. Other highlights: The Osmonds get the shameless-soundalike follow-up award with "Double Lovin'" (and how that one passed Mormon censorship muster I'll never know) at #15; Donny returns at #10 with "Sweet & Innocent", and is followed by the Patridges' lovely "I'll Meet You Halfway"; and Karen & Richard do right by Paul Williams once again.  Trivia: No less than 4 double-sided hits in the 40: Ms. King at #1 with "It's Too Late"/"I Feel The Earth Move", ReeRee's "Bridge Over Troubled Water"/"Brand New Me", The Guess Who's "Albert Flasher"/"Broken" and the aforementioned Zho Co-Kair's "HTWW" was backed with "Black-Eyed Blues". I've never heard the Guess Who or Cocker B-sides, and I suspect I never will.

BTW, this was the period of AT40 when Casey would play a track from the #1 LP each week -- separate and apart from any hit singles from the album that might be charting.  (One week I remember hearing "Everything's Alright" or somesuch deep cut from JCS!). Sounds like they've been editing those out of these "classics".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 07, 2008, 10:54:46 PM
The '80s set rewinds us to 1988, when Van Halen were debuting with the forgettable "Black & Blue" and Steve Winwood was debuting with the Booker-T-able "Roll With It."

classic late-'80s mixture of greatness (TTD's "Sign Your Name"; Eric Carmen's unfairly forgotten "Make Me Lose Control", Lita Ford's fab "Kiss Me Deadly", Brenda Russell's "Piano in the Dark" and Mr Astley's Together Forever" at #1!) and awfulness (JJ Fad's "Supersonic" -- "Stupid-sonic", as I used to call it -- as well as White Lion, Richard Marx, Cheap Trick, and of course Debbie Gibson's uber-shameless ripoff of "Careless Whisper", "Foolish Beat").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 08, 2008, 11:09:22 AM
The '80s set rewinds us to 1988, when Van Halen were debuting with the forgettable "Black & Blue" and Steve Winwood was debuting with the Booker-T-able "Roll With It."

classic late-'80s mixture of greatness (TTD's "Sign Your Name"; Eric Carmen's unfairly forgotten "Make Me Lose Control", Lita Ford's fab "Kiss Me Deadly", Brenda Russell's "Piano in the Dark" and Mr Astley's "Together Forever" at #1!) and awfulness (JJ Fad's "Supersonic" -- "Stupid-sonic", as I used to call it -- as well as White Lion, Richard Marx, Cheap Trick, and of course Debbie Gibson's uber-shameless ripoff of "Careless Whisper", "Foolish Beat").

As long as we're BOS'ing AT40: BOSFRA to Casey's bi-lingual edit of Gloria Estefan's "Anything For You" -- in either language, it's still the Best. Karen Carpenter. Imitation. EVAH!  And I dug hearing EJ's "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" as an extra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 08, 2008, 12:14:38 PM
And speaking of rarities: the version of Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" that Casey played substituted "I didn't get a break" for "I didn't get laid" in the opening line -- I don't think I was even aware there was a "radio-friendly" edit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 08, 2008, 04:18:52 PM
And speaking of rarities: the version of Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" that Casey played substituted "I didn't get a break" for "I didn't get laid" in the opening line -- I don't think I was even aware there was a "radio-friendly" edit.
Ha, I noticed that too.  And I'd forgotten how much "Supersonic" sounded like "Cars With the Boom."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 08, 2008, 08:13:13 PM
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.
I'd be interested in hearing a few of those.  It was Dees's more casual and celebutastic take on the show that informed Ryan Seacrest's current embarrassment of the concept.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 08, 2008, 08:17:26 PM
Debbie Gibson's uber-shameless ripoff of "Careless Whisper", "Foolish Beat").
I remember distinctly thinking this at the time - and being 15 myself at the time, I could totally understand her urge to turn songwriting into a homework exercise: "imitate George Michael by writing a ballad of regret and using a title that appears offhandedly in a verse rather than prominently in the chorus."  She got an A for her efforts, goody two shoes that she was about it all.  The sonic equivalent of student council president, for better and for worse.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 12, 2008, 04:15:45 PM
This weekend (6/14-15) AT40-The 70's visits June 18, 1977. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2753814.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2753814.pdf)
Also see:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 13, 2008, 02:41:10 AM
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.
I'd be interested in hearing a few of those.  It was Dees's more casual and celebutastic take on the show that informed Ryan Seacrest's current embarrassment of the concept.

80's are on at 6AM on Saturday's and 90's are on at 6AM on Sunday's. If you are up at that time and don't have XM, you could listen on AOL's website through their radio page. AOL's website must have deal with XM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2008, 07:10:03 AM
'70s BOS to Joe Tex, "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)."  OMGWTF to Babs, "My Heart Belongs to Me."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 14, 2008, 11:08:50 AM
'70s BOS to Joe Tex, "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)."  OMGWTF to Babs, "My Heart Belongs to Me."

"you done broke mah hip!"

I set the alarm for the first hour, since I didn't want to miss Dean Friedman. Went back to sleep after his delightful "Ariel" (I'll forever be disappointed by your lukewarm reaction to it; I figured it'd be right up your alley -- Fountains of Wayne should do a cover).  Nice to hear minor Carpenters, ED&JFC, the GREAT "Lukenbach, Texas", and Ms Reddy's fine Cilla Black cover. And another week with multiple versions of the same song: Maynard Ferguson's "Gonna Fly Now" is forgotten by everyone but me. I'll catch the rest on the replay tonight. The Babs is surely one of my 2 or 3 fave singles of hers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2008, 11:16:34 AM
'70s BOS to Joe Tex, "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)."  OMGWTF to Babs, "My Heart Belongs to Me."

"you done broke mah hip!"

I set the alarm for the first hour, since I didn't want to miss Dean Friedman. Went back to sleep after his delightful "Ariel" (I'll forever be disappointed by your lukewarm reaction to it; I figured it'd be right up your alley -- Fountains of Wayne should do a cover).  Nice to hear minor Carpenters, ED&JFC, the GREAT "Lukenbach, Texas", and Ms Reddy's fine Cilla Black cover. And another week with multiple versions of the same song: Maynard Ferguson's "Gonna Fly Now" is forgotten by everyone but me. I'll catch the rest on the replay tonight. The Babs is surely one of my 2 or 3 fave singles of hers.
I was actually going to post on "Ariel"!  I wish I could warm up to it, but to my ears it's only Gun Hill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short" with different period details.  But I'm on board with you on Helen Reddy For The World's great work on "You're My World" and the rare uptempo Carpenters.  "Lucille" at #5 brought back memories; it was a favorite of my dad's (he used to tell a joke whose payoff line was "you picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2008, 07:34:01 PM
Casey's '80s go to June 6, 1987 this week.  I was in and out of the room, so I missed a lot of it, but BOS to the unfairly forgotten Expose with "Point of No Return," and WOS to the meathead liberation anthem "I Know What I Like" from Huey Lewis and the News. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2008, 07:38:21 PM
HM to Smokey's comeback hit, "Just to See Her."  Nice songwriting if a dated arrangement.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2008, 08:01:11 PM
OMG!  BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years.  And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 14, 2008, 09:11:43 PM
OMG!  BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years.  And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.

Greg plays that one quite often on CGSS. Are you joking with the Janet J remark? If so I'm not following your logic.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 14, 2008, 09:16:00 PM
I was actually going to post on "Ariel"!  I wish I could warm up to it, but to my ears it's only Gun Hill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short" with different period details. 

TOTALLY different head. Totally.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on June 14, 2008, 11:09:23 PM
"Lucille" at #5 brought back memories; it was a favorite of my dad's (he used to tell a joke whose payoff line was "you picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel").

Slightly off-topic (since I didn't hear the ATF Gaz is referencing), but whenever I think of  Lucille, I'll always think of Country Dick Montana and the Beat Farmers' wacky take on it, where Dick builds it into an angry, profanity-laced rant against "that goddamned ignorant kcufing c*nt Lucille--you BITCH!!!" Lowbrow, yes, but still funny as hell. I miss that band.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 15, 2008, 02:52:21 PM
OMG!  BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years.  And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.

Greg plays that one quite often on CGSS. Are you joking with the Janet J remark? If so I'm not following your logic.
The rumor I'd heard at the time was that it wasn't actually Janet on the record, that the female vox were solely Lisa Keith done in pure mimickry style, Janet's name being added to give the record a sales/visibility punch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2008, 08:36:48 PM
OMG!  BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years.  And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.

Greg plays that one quite often on CGSS. Are you joking with the Janet J remark? If so I'm not following your logic.
The rumor I'd heard at the time was that it wasn't actually Janet on the record, that the female vox were solely Lisa Keith done in pure mimickry style, Janet's name being added to give the record a sales/visibility punch.

Hmm. I'd never heard that, but it seemed pretty clear to me that it was her; wasn't she in the video?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 20, 2008, 10:57:11 AM
This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2008, 11:09:20 AM
This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)

Damn! Country crossover RULES!  Gaz will get to hear Boomer Castleman's "Judy Mae", as well as Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie & the Rainman".  And of course Ray Stevens' fantabulous cover of "Misty" -- one of my favorite remakes EVER.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2008, 11:41:33 AM
This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)

Damn! Country crossover RULES!  Gaz will get to hear Boomer Castleman's "Judy Mae", as well as Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie & the Rainman".  And of course Ray Stevens' fantabulous cover of "Misty" -- one of my favorite remakes EVER.
I really appreciate these reminders.  This is gonna be a good weekend.  (Seeing an old friend from London tonight and seeing the Yankees with another friend on Sunday.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 21, 2008, 06:37:22 AM
This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)

Damn! Country crossover RULES!  Gaz will get to hear Boomer Castleman's "Judy Mae"
Quite possibly the most fucked-up theme for a hit tune ever, next to "Timothy."  Yikes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 21, 2008, 07:07:17 AM
This is indeed a treat.  I really enjoyed that Ray Stevens cover of "Misty," and I have to give a nod to Gladys's l-o-n-g opening monologue to "The Way We Were."  But BOS to Smokey Robinson's ode to spambot-preventing character sequences: "Baby That's a CAPTCHA."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 21, 2008, 07:22:58 AM
She's in control, her worries are few: Carly Simon gets her new attitude dancing at #24.  With - I didn't know that! - Carole King on the backing vox.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 22, 2008, 12:31:04 AM
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.
I'd be interested in hearing a few of those.  It was Dees's more casual and celebutastic take on the show that informed Ryan Seacrest's current embarrassment of the concept.

I had a chance to hear some of Rick Dees' old show on Saturday. It was from June 17, 1989 with guest host Michael Damian. Much different style then Casey's shows. Less serious and it is more casual. It's like a morning FM show. Interestingly, Rick Dees is still on the air with his top 40 show (on rick.com) where he has 3 different versions of the top 40, "Hit Radio", "Hot Adult" and "Rhythmic".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 22, 2008, 05:38:10 PM
In at #33 on Casey's '80s, one I haven't heard in years: "Sentimental Street."  This one tugs a nerve for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 27, 2008, 10:00:02 AM
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2008, 12:59:42 PM
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

can't wait for this one! Ree-Ree's "All the King's Horses" is a lost gem; the Wayne Newton is HFH cheeze personified. And ah lurves the Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice, "Too Late To Turn Black Now" ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 28, 2008, 07:07:59 AM
This has been quite a listen so far.  BOS to Luther Ingram's "If Loving You Is Wrong," a debut at #19.  Numerous OMGWTFs: Wayne Newton's "Daddy Don't You Come So Fast," the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard's "Amazing Grace" (WOS; have I ever told you how much I hate the sound of bagpipes?; although a great story about how an overnight DJ turned it into a hit), and (new to me, amazingly) Cher's "Living in a House Divided."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 28, 2008, 07:37:08 AM
"He'd grab her by the hair ... You can't do that today, fellas - it might come off."  This is actually the first time I've heard "Troglodyte" in its entirety.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on June 28, 2008, 09:31:06 AM
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

can't wait for this one! Ree-Ree's "All the King's Horses" is a lost gem; the Wayne Newton is HFH cheeze personified. And ah lurves the Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice, "Too Late To Turn Black Now" ;)

No argument on the Wayne Newton, but he's got serious cheeze competition, and it's topping the chart: Sammy Davis' Candy Man!?!? The mind boggles that it actually went #1. And dig the name of the artist at #12--possibly the longest artist name ever: The Pipes & Drums & The Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.

No doubt about it, '72 was a wacky year for pop.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 28, 2008, 05:41:31 PM
The '80s went back to 1986, where we have Boys Don't Cry at #13 with "I Wanna Be a Cowboy."  Mike, I know you don't care for this one, but c'mon, if it had been a Devo single people would be creaming over it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 28, 2008, 05:47:13 PM
WTF? Casey just called Nu Shooz (falling 5 to 12 with the sublime "I Can't Wait") "a nine-piece band" led by the husband-wife team.  I thought it was just the two - it took nine people to create that?

Heh, and now Casey talks up Madonna's imminent Shanghai Surprise.  At least she's in with one of her best efforts, "Live to Tell" at #11.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 28, 2008, 06:09:55 PM
The '80s went back to 1986, where we have Boys Don't Cry at #13 with "I Wanna Be a Cowboy."  Mike, I know you don't care for this one, but c'mon, if it had been a Devo single people would be creaming over it.

If it had been Devo, it would've actually been funny.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 28, 2008, 10:06:58 PM
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

can't wait for this one! Ree-Ree's "All the King's Horses" is a lost gem; the Wayne Newton is HFH cheeze personified. And ah lurves the Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice, "Too Late To Turn Black Now" ;)

No argument on the Wayne Newton, but he's got serious cheeze competition, and it's topping the chart: Sammy Davis' Candy Man!?!? The mind boggles that it actually went #1.

I've never hated "Candy Man"; it's the only decent song from the overrated Willy Wonka, and Sammy, pro that he was, gave it his all, getting a silk-purse-from-sow's-ear award from me. (The first time I heard it, I assumed it was an anti-drug metaphor!) Had it been released the previous summer (when the movie was in theaters), the song would've been guaranteed an Oscar nomination. But interesting trivia: Sammy and Wayne, both Vegas vets, were on the same label, MGM (Newton on their Chelsea subsid), hardly a world-beater in terms of chart domination -- their only consistent hitmakers were the Osmonds. And label chairman Mike Curb ended up Lieut. Governor of California.

This chart has indeed been a treat. Has Dave ever played Mouth & McNeil's delightful "How Do You Do?"  We had 3 teen idols (Donny, MJ and David Cassidy) back-to-back-to-back at #s 28-27-26. And the ROTFL of the week, is Casey's story about how Karen Carpenter used to beat the crap out of the bullies who threatened brother Richard -- and was a better softball player than him to boot. Well, er... DUH!

Didn't Casey tell this story (about how Neil Diamond realized he could never be a doctor) in another year recently?  And another bit o'trivia: Helen Reddy debuted on the Hot 100 with "I Am Woman" this week in 1972... and dropped out 3 weeks later.  She would re-chart it in Sept., and finally hit #1 in December.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 29, 2008, 11:42:37 AM
Wayne Newton's "Daddy Don't You Come So Fast"

Bwahahaha! I just noticed that now.  More trivia: I seem to recall hearing that "DDYWSF" landed in Newton's lap after being turned down by a bunch of singers including Tom Jones.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 05, 2008, 08:38:12 AM
This weekend (7/5-6) "AT40-The 70's" presents The Top 40 Disco Hits (1975-79). Originally aired July 4th weekend 1979:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 05, 2008, 09:26:58 AM
This weekend (7/5-6) "AT40-The 70's" presents The Top 40 Disco Hits (1975-79). Originally aired July 4th weekend 1979:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

Hope Gaz gets to hear this one. Caught the Top Ten this morning. Since this was from '79, that means it was originally a 4-hour show; the last hour didn't sound edited, so I'm not sure what they did to compress things (or if maybe KFRC just played the Top 30).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 05, 2008, 05:14:43 PM
This weekend (7/5-6) "AT40-The 70's" presents The Top 40 Disco Hits (1975-79). Originally aired July 4th weekend 1979:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

Hope Gaz gets to hear this one. Caught the Top Ten this morning. Since this was from '79, that means it was originally a 4-hour show; the last hour didn't sound edited, so I'm not sure what they did to compress things (or if maybe KFRC just played the Top 30).
I'm listening tonight: They started at #30.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 06, 2008, 08:16:04 AM
The '80s show was another "special" one: the 40 top new acts of the '80s.  Fairly entertaining, though to be honest, as '80s hits go, the OHWs are a lot more fun.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 11, 2008, 09:44:02 AM
This weekend (7/12-13), AT40-The 70's visits July 17, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf)
or at http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2008, 09:51:57 AM
This weekend (7/12-13), AT40-The 70's visits July 17, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf)
or at http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

quite the college radio flashback for me -- my first month doing our afternoon Top 40 show.Worth listening just for Eric Carmen's unjustly forgotten "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 12, 2008, 07:31:12 AM
This weekend (7/12-13), AT40-The 70's visits July 17, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf)
or at http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

quite the college radio flashback for me -- my first month doing our afternoon Top 40 show.Worth listening just for Eric Carmen's unjustly forgotten "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
I love that one too.  Only one new to me this week is #26, Aerosmith's "Last Child."

More interesting to me is the big deal Casey made about having three debuts in the 20s, one of which marked only the second time since the Beatles' '64 domination that an artist had 3 songs in the Top 40 (the other, which we heard a few months ago, was Melanie in '71, curiously enough).  Today. between guest appearances and iTunes chart bounces, it's outright commonplace for that to happen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 12, 2008, 08:22:25 AM
Hahaha: "It's not the vocals" - Casey Kasem makes fun of the improbable success of John Travolta's swing-and-miss attempt at "Let Her In."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 12, 2008, 05:03:39 PM
Casey's '80s go back to July 15, 1983, from the sublime ("It's a Mistake") to the ridiculous ("Hot Girls in Love"!).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 12, 2008, 08:47:00 PM
Hahaha: "It's not the vocals" - Casey Kasem makes fun of the improbable success of John Travolta's swing-and-miss attempt at "Let Her In."

For some reason the Wisconsin station started their AT40 a half-hour later than usual, so I just got home in time to hear the Carpenters' most unjustly ignored single, "I Need To Be In Love" -- yes, I believe you did, Karen.  And your song deserved to get a LOT higher than its #25 peak.

And now I get to hear the rest of what Gaz was talking about a few posts back.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: Wayback on July 18, 2008, 10:12:00 AM
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2008, 10:14:54 AM
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: Gazoo on July 19, 2008, 05:15:59 PM
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Got back Saturday night in time to tune in on Sunny 101.5 in South Bend.  Marvelous stuff, including the l-o-n-g intro with the Three Degrees' unhinged-lead take on "Maybe."  And "Tell It All, Brother" is really something - how were the First Edition perceived culturally and critically at the time?  It was many years before I heard about them (3WS didn't have them in rotation), so I'm kinda curious.

Meanwhile, the '80s countdown goes to this week in 1980, when the Dirt Band (no more getting down to the Nitty Gritty) debuted at 40 with the anesthetized, lobotomized "Make a Little Magic."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 19, 2008, 05:36:21 PM
And now the original recording of Benny Mardones' "Into the Night," perhaps my guiltiest of guilty pleasures.  It's comically oversung and the "she's just 16 years old / 'leave her alone,' they said" line is the creepiest opening ever, yet I have a weird romanticization of it.  I wish I could sing like that, even if I would choose not to.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2008, 10:10:18 PM
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Got back Saturday night in time to tune in on Sunny 101.5 in South Bend.  Marvelous stuff, including the l-o-n-g intro with the Three Degrees' unhinged-lead take on "Maybe."  And "Tell It All, Brother" is really something - how were the First Edition perceived culturally and critically at the time?  It was many years before I heard about them (3WS didn't have them in rotation), so I'm kinda curious.


Wow, wow, wow. Where do I begin on this one?  Maybe it's because it's the first 1970 show we've heard in this series, but the nostalgia factor (for me) is off the, er, charts. The number of "lost hits" was astounding -- the 2 you mentioned plus

"Trying to Make a Fool of Me", Delfonics (I've only ever heard this on KPOO)
"Go Back", Crabby Appleton (a great Raspberries-ish rocker 2 years before the 'berries first single; boy did we all think CA had a big career ahead)
"Mississippi", John Phillips (this was once a Morey semi-regular in '70 sets, but not in years and years)
"Love Land", Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band (boy did I LURVE ths back in the day)
"Silver Bird", Mark Lindsay (a rather shameless "Arizona" clone, it's really only half a song -- needs another verse -- but a swell flashback anyway)
"Save The Country", the 5th Dimension getting more resids for Ms. Nyro, bless 'em.
"Why Can't I Touch You?", the late great Ronnie Dyson
"Lay a Little Lovin...", Robin Macnamara (both he and Dyson were Hair vets)
"Song of Joy", Miguel Rios (One of Beethoven's biggest pre-Walter Murphy hits)

...And that was just the first half!

As to your First Edition question, Gaz... They were considered more pop than rock and therefore were ignored by "serious" prog-FM stations, but their quartet of message hits ("Ruby, Don't Take Your Love...", "Reuben James", "Tell it All" and "Heed The Call") is still impressive IMHO.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2008, 10:41:37 PM
TANC: after hearing what Casey called the "4 'O' 'O-o-h Child'" (even though it only has 2 'O's), JJ plays their earlier hit "Baby Make Me Feel So Good", when they were still The Five Stairsteps and Cubie.  And didya know the flip of "O-o-h Child" was their cover of the Beatles' "Dear Prudence"? It was orig the A-side, and it flopped, so they turned the single over and the rest, as they say...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: SFGuy on July 19, 2008, 11:01:38 PM
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.

Even though I hate early 1970's music, I think I would listened to his premiere show from 4th of July 1970 just to hear how his first show came off.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: RGMike on July 20, 2008, 10:57:29 AM
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.

Even though I hate early 1970's music, I think I would listened to his premiere show from 4th of July 1970 just to hear how his first show came off.

in 1975, on AT40's 5th anniv, they re-ran the first show in its entirety. I was kinda hoping they'd run it this year. And I meant to mention last nite that hearing such an early episode, Casey is still trying to find his groove, and his voice/delivery are much faster and gruffer; it would take a few years for him to get into that trademark more-syrupy personality.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: Gazoo on July 20, 2008, 01:49:11 PM
"Song of Joy", Miguel Rios (One of Beethoven's biggest pre-Walter Murphy hits)
Truly one of the most WTF?! pop hits of all time.  "Bombastic" and "audacious" are really the only words that could describe that production.  Like they devised 6 arrangements - and then decided to use ALL of them.  So glad I finally heard it in its entirety.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2008, 08:57:39 PM
This week: Casey's '70s flashback is to July 22, 1978:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119

Get ready to boogie-oogie-oogie!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2008, 07:57:26 PM
This week: Casey's '70s flashback is to July 22, 1978:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119

Get ready to boogie-oogie-oogie!

Highlights so far:

Bruce's "Prove it all Night" at its shamefully inadequate peak of #33, Macca's "I've Had Enough", in which he tells Linda to STFU and stop being a  back-seat driver (talk about trying to write lyrics below your class!), the always fab "King Tut", Ms Flack's long-forgotten "If Ever I see You Again" (a movie theme from the guy who wrote "You Light Up My Life"), and Babs' equally-forgotten "Songbird".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 26, 2008, 08:14:09 PM
#38: Quincy Jones's first Top 40 charting single under his name, with vox from Valerie Simpson and a tastefully restrained Chaka Khan: "Stuff Like That."  New to me; dug it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 26, 2008, 08:29:14 PM
Also new to me: Kenny Rogers, "Love or Something Like It," sounding like "Third-Rate Rendezvous" with a touch of "Jamaica Jerk-Off."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2008, 08:44:21 PM
OMG! I never knew Walter Egan was from Queens! Forest Hills, in fact.

And I'd forgotten what a nice record Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" is. Ditto Toby Beau's "My Angel Baby" -- one of my fave OHWs, and a song that owes more than a little to "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"... which of course they covered a year later, after their follow-ups to MAB flopped.  They were quite an energetic bunch when I saw 'em open for Bob Seger that fall.

This has also been a good chart for forgotten disco: Love & Kisses' "Thank God It's Friday" and Peter Brown's "Dance With Me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2008, 08:50:31 PM
And then the punches flew! And chairs were smashed in two! There was blood in a single gunshot -- but just Who. Shot. Who?

Damned if I know, and I don't think Mr Manilow does either.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2008, 10:08:32 PM
That stat about the RSO label holding the #1 spot for 29-out-of-32 weeks (!) is quite astounding.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 27, 2008, 07:47:24 AM
Casey's '80s take us to this week in 1981, where we find that when disco died, it took funk with it.  Just in the 20s we have John Schneider's flimsy take on "It's Now or Never," Ronnie Milsap's "There's No Getting Over Me" (he was big on Pgh radio at the time), and Rosanne Cash's sublime "Seven Year Ache."  And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby" and A Taste of Honey's quiet-stormed "Sukiyaki."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 27, 2008, 08:00:08 AM
I wonder if Sheena Easton's "Modern Girl" (here at #18, first time I've heard in 27 years) provided the rhythm bed for the current hit "American Boy" by Estelle with Kanye West.  Sounding similar at this blearily awake hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 27, 2008, 08:33:47 AM
For the "I didn't know that!" files: Stars on 45 (in at 12 with what Casey titled as simply "Medley") were produced by the former drummer of Golden Earring.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2008, 12:20:32 PM
And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby"

name: George Duke.

Indeed, not only did disco die, but '81 was the year Top 40 radio died from Adult Contemporary-itis.  It would be resurrected 2 years later by Scott Shannon, with some help from the MTV playlist.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 27, 2008, 03:38:51 PM
And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby"

name: George Duke.

Indeed, not only did disco die, but '81 was the year Top 40 radio died from Adult Contemporary-itis.  It would be resurrected 2 years later by Scott Shannon, with some help from the MTV playlist.
This is a fascinating subject to me - the sheer magnitude of the playlist overhauls that took place in that period.  I confess that I feel a bit cheated by a teenage upbringing on (over-)formatted radio.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2008, 05:59:27 PM
And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby"

name: George Duke.

Indeed, not only did disco die, but '81 was the year Top 40 radio died from Adult Contemporary-itis.  It would be resurrected 2 years later by Scott Shannon, with some help from the MTV playlist.
This is a fascinating subject to me - the sheer magnitude of the playlist overhauls that took place in that period.  I confess that I feel a bit cheated by a teenage upbringing on (over-)formatted radio.

I dunno about playlist overhauls, necessarily... the audience that had grown up with Top 40 radio were aging; their kids had gravitated to FM rock stations.  But those aging boomers were buying and requesting singles -- just not hard-rockin' ones. Thus the rise of Air Supply, for one example, and Top 40 stations began to drift. The most famous Top 40 station in the country, NYC's WABC, switched to talk (in their latter days, they were *very* A/C, even refusing to play "I Love Rock'n'Roll' when it was #1).  2 years later Scott Shannon realized that Top 40 could work on FM and (by smartly mixing some urban tracks with pop hits) he created Z-100. And then MTV's popularity did the rest. Within a year every market had a Z-100 clone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 28, 2008, 07:34:56 AM
Great history, thanks.  I still wonder, though, when and how the idea arose that people didn't want to hear across-the-board Top 40 on one station (getting, say, LZ, Doobs and Aretha back to back).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 28, 2008, 07:55:23 AM
Great history, thanks.  I still wonder, though, when and how the idea arose that people didn't want to hear across-the-board Top 40 on one station (getting, say, LZ, Doobs and Aretha back to back).

It really was a combination of the rise of FM in the '70s (which drew younger rock fans away from AM -- "wow, we can hear Zep and Floyd without Streisand and Tony Orlando!") and the aging of the original Top 40 audience. Once somebody figured out that micro-targeting specific demographics could be more profitable than mass-appeal, the die was cast.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 31, 2008, 09:07:51 AM
This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp.  The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2008, 09:12:32 AM
This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp.  The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)

Wonderful, wonderful!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2008, 09:11:56 PM
This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp.  The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)

Wonderful, wonderful!
Tuned in @ #26, shocked that the J5 could debut at 30 with "Maybe Tomorrow," move to 24 this week - but stall at #20 after 4 #1s and a #2.  I love this song, dunno why others didn't.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2008, 09:16:40 PM
It's gonna sound weird to say this, but I find it really weird to hear the Doors on a Top 40 countdown.  Same with the Beatles - something in my head forces certain acts to exist in a frame separate from the Top 40.  "Riders on the Storm" are the big movers in this countdown, up 13 to 23 this week.

ETA: Somehow it didn't enter my head that Jim had died earlier this month - hence Casey's understated "the late Jim Morrison."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2008, 09:41:50 PM
I like how CCR pronounce "Sweet Hitch-hiker" as "Sweditch-a Hikah."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2008, 10:14:28 PM
Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year."  I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 10:19:55 PM
This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp.  The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)

Wonderful, wonderful!
Tuned in @ #26, shocked that the J5 could debut at 30 with "Maybe Tomorrow," move to 24 this week - but stall at #20 after 4 #1s and a #2.  I love this song, dunno why others didn't.

I just arrived home in time to hear "MT", one of my very fave J-5 tunes and I completely agree -- I was baffled and heartbroken when it didn't go all the way.

And I also mondegreened "Sweet Hitch-hiker" at the time, tho' I heard it as "Willie the Hiker". I like yours better, ya, you betcha.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 10:22:31 PM
Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year."  I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.

We're an hour apart here -- I'm hearing the KFRC pm replay -- but OMFG you're about to hear Tom Clay!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 10:23:51 PM
BTW, sorry I missed the Condoleeza Bros. & Sister Rice. Treat her like a ladle -- spoon with her!

Chart trivia: this was the week Dylan's "Watching the River Flow" peaked at #41!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2008, 10:28:03 PM
Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year."  I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.

We're an hour apart here -- I'm hearing the KFRC pm replay -- but OMFG you're about to hear Tom Clay!
Yup.  The "What the World Needs Now/Abraham, Martin & John" medley is unusual - but the most so of the year?  Still, glad I heard it in its entirety.  A very foreign world to me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 10:39:08 PM
Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year."  I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.

We're an hour apart here -- I'm hearing the KFRC pm replay -- but OMFG you're about to hear Tom Clay!
Yup.  The "What the World Needs Now/Abraham, Martin & John" medley is unusual - but the most so of the year?

You mean compared to all the other hits with assassination clips in them?  ;)

Of course, "Desiderata" wouldn't chart for another few months. The Clay single was a love-it-or-hate-it proposition.  I'd like to think it was heartfelt -- Clay was a DJ on WCBS-FM for a while in 1970 (before they were Oldies) and he was a rather emotional guy. I remember being shocked one night to hear him going on about how "cute" he thought Richard Harris was (!). But many thought the record was a tasteless cash-in that in any case didn't need to be heard every 2-1/2 hours on Top 40 radio.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2008, 10:57:14 PM
Yup.  The "What the World Needs Now/Abraham, Martin & John" medley is unusual - but the most so of the year?

You mean compared to all the other hits with assassination clips in them?  ;)
I was thinking - albeit a year off - of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard.

The Clay tune was interesting to hear, especially the opening "What does _____ mean?" queries, but no, I wouldn't want a steady radio diet of it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 11:00:00 PM
Cimarron's "Rings", another shoulda-been-bigger one, is still just lovely. The country cover by Tompall & the Glaser Bros would chart around the same time -- only they had Merle Haggard on their stereo, as I recall... and "Mario" I think became "Billy Joe".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 11:05:28 PM
A Flashback-of-the-Week contender: Delaney & Bonnie's "Never-Ending Song Of Love".

BTW, in light of the Clay discussion, note the number of socially-conscious songs in the 40 -- next up is one of my faves: "Bring the Boys Home". Tell 'em 'bout it!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2008, 11:31:59 PM
The Clay tune was interesting to hear, especially the opening "What does _____ mean?" queries...

Wow. Casey played the entire 6-1/2 minute looooong version of the Clay thing -- a shorter version was serviced to radio and was heard more often than not back then. I hadn't heard it in many years (even tho' I own it, on one of those "Hard-to-Find Motown" comps -- it was released on MoWest) and I must say it's an impressive piece of montagery, if that's a word. Bookending it with the kids was a nice touch. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 07, 2008, 10:07:03 AM
This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 09, 2008, 07:10:06 AM
This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
I woke up at 10 EST, so I tuned in to the Chico, CA, countdown - and they were doing last week's 1971 set.

Fucking Chico stoners.  Ah well, nothing in positions #40-#27 from '73 is new to me, though I would have enjoyed hearing the Foster Sylvers and Gladys Knight/Pips tunes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 09, 2008, 07:26:43 AM
This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
Casey goes slangy at #23, referring to the close buddies of Bloodstone as "six stone bloods."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 09, 2008, 07:27:44 AM
This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
I woke up at 10 EST, so I tuned in to the Chico, CA, countdown - and they were doing last week's 1971 set.
Fucking Chico stoners.  Ah well, nothing in positions #40-#27 from '73 is new to me, though I would have enjoyed hearing the Foster Sylvers and Gladys Knight/Pips tunes.
Yes, it's annoying when stations don't stick to schedule. I notice that Seattle station hasn't been timely in posting the weekly playlist, luckily a Michigan station is on top of it.  Well, try one of the other stations either today or tomorrow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 09, 2008, 07:50:48 AM
Funny hearing Pink Floyd's "Money" on Top 40 (at #18).  I didn't realize it was released as a single and had charted that high.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 09, 2008, 07:57:55 AM
Weird to bounce from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" to Bette Midler's "Bugle Boy" to Charlie Daniels' encounter with the Kyew Klux Klan.  But I like this kind of head-spinning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 09, 2008, 08:11:39 AM
Most WTF of set: the reissue of "The Monster Mash."  No idea what spawned that (and in summer rather than Halloween season), but Casey sez Bobby Pickett was working as a NYC cab driver when it hit again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 09, 2008, 08:44:33 AM
Weird to bounce from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" to Bette Midler's "Bugle Boy" to Charlie Daniels' encounter with the Kyew Klux Klan.  But I like this kind of head-spinning.
Yes, and further along, going from the Carpenters "Yesterday Once More" into Deep Purple "Smoke On the Water"  :o
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2008, 07:22:02 PM
Weird to bounce from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" to Bette Midler's "Bugle Boy" to Charlie Daniels' encounter with the Kyew Klux Klan.  But I like this kind of head-spinning.

Casey's cracking me up tonite: He gives us the story about Mac Rebbenack discovering his "Dr John" persona in prison (hmm... bet the sequins amd make-up made him VERY popular!) but when he gets to the Doobie Brothers ("who aren't -- they needed a name and someone came up with 'doobie'") he avoids the drug reference altogether. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2008, 07:35:37 PM
Awwwww... it's Clint Holmes and the kiddies!  I know this is a HFH for many, but I still have much affection for it.

And now Casey gives a "great radio stations like..." shout-out to NYC's WPIX-FM, the station where I heard the show for years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2008, 08:21:35 PM
Wow, I can honestly say I haven't heard Lobo's "How Can I Tell Her" since '73.

Quiet now -- Ree-Ree's gettin' a call from sistah Carolyn.  And I think the good folks of Oakland musta been surprised to hear Casey say that Tower of Power are from SF!

And from smooth soul to whiter-than-white (sorry, Thelma & Joyce): Dawn's "(Say Has Anybody Seen my) Sweet Gypsy Rose?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2008, 09:04:50 PM
More discreetness: Casey tells us Bette Midler got her start singing in front of "naked men" but doesn't explain why they were naked.  And now someone's bleeped the phrase "pinko fags" in Charlie Daniels' "Uneasy Rider"!

Followed by another one I'm in the minority on: Gilbert O's "Get Down", a delightful slice of pop IMHO, and a fond Summer-of-'73 flashback.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2008, 10:09:34 PM
And Maureen McG is #1 -- amazing what a Best Song Oscar can do for ya.

"Nice to see Mrs McGovern paying off the Senator's campaign debt with a hit record" was a popular deejay line at the time.

Sorry, Casey, your prediction that "Live & Let Die" will hit #1 the following week did not come to pass.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 10, 2008, 07:02:16 AM
The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 10, 2008, 07:20:14 AM
Hmm, I hadn't heard Peter Cetera's "One Good Woman" in the 20 years since it was a hit.  Sends me back to a Saturday morning I spent with my brother doing painting and yardwork chores for some old woman as a favor to our mom; the radio was on and this song, being new and potentially Top 10-bound, came up hourly.  My joke at the time was, "Think what FIVE or SIX good women could do!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 10, 2008, 07:24:47 AM
Wow, I don't remember this one at all: Denise Lopez (who?), "Sayin' Sorry Don't Make It Right."  Fits in nicely with the Latina-girl boom that was hitting then with Corina, Expose, and others.

ETA: "I can take only so much.  And I have taken all I intend to take."  Great finish!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 10, 2008, 09:15:31 AM
Most. Unnecessary. Cover. EVER.: Chubby Checker and the Fat Boys, doin' the Twist, somehow at #16 this week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 10, 2008, 12:11:44 PM
The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.

That was Casey's final show!!!

So, did he say goodbye at the end -- I seem to remember that he did, but they may have edited it for this version.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 10, 2008, 04:02:54 PM
The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.

That was Casey's final show!!!

So, did he say goodbye at the end -- I seem to remember that he did, but they may have edited it for this version.
Seriously?  I had no idea!  I had to leave @ #10 (George Michael's "Monkey," in which, keeping with the Doobie theme you mentioned earlier, Casey doesn't mention that definition) for a picnic; I should tune into another rebroadcast tonight to find out.

But first, Barry Scott ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 10, 2008, 08:59:25 PM
The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.

That was Casey's final show!!!

So, did he say goodbye at the end -- I seem to remember that he did, but they may have edited it for this version.
No allusion to this at all, though he did plug his TV show, America's Top 10.

ETA: But Wikipedia confirms that this was indeed his last date: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Top_40
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 14, 2008, 11:05:41 AM
This weekend (8/16-17) Casey70's visits Aug 13, 1977. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2959568.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2959568.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 16, 2008, 07:11:53 PM
This weekend (8/16-17) Casey70's visits Aug 13, 1977. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2959568.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2959568.pdf)

the countdown begins with 3 very nice forgotten hits: Glen Campbell's "Sunflower" (a Neil Diamond comp), the BeeGees' live "Edge of the Universe", and Hot Chocolate's fab "So You Win Again".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 16, 2008, 07:48:26 PM
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death, so following the King with "Cold as Ice" wasn't the Moreyesque seque then that it seems now.

And I'd completely forgotten that the London Symphony's version of "Star Wars" made the Top 40 several weeks before Meco's.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 16, 2008, 08:16:23 PM
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death, so following the King with "Cold as Ice" wasn't the Moreyesque seque then that it seems now.

And I'd completely forgotten that the London Symphony's version of "Star Wars" made the Top 40 several weeks before Meco's.
I'm listening to this now.  Loved Hot Chocolate's "So You Win Again" (the Campbell and Bee Gees, not really) and Johnny Rivers' "Slow Dancin'."  Weird to hear Elvis knowing what was just around the corner.  And OMGWTFLOL to the Floaters, who like all women of the world.  And in Charles's case, ARE like all women of the world.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 16, 2008, 09:40:29 PM
News to me: The Commodores started out backing up the Jackson 5, sez Casey.

VHMs to Helen Reddy's tour de force on "You're My World," Barry's queer grandeur on "Looks Like We Made It," and Babs's queerer grandeur on "My Heart Belongs to Me."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 17, 2008, 06:53:42 AM
Casey's '80s hit this week in 1985.  Heart of my Top 40 listening, so nothing here is unfamiliar; BOS votes to Lisa Lisa et al's "I Wonder if I Take You Home," RFTW's "Oh Sheila," and Madonna's unfairly forgotten "Dress You Up."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 17, 2008, 10:29:08 AM
I'm listening now to the 77 show. Unfortunately I missed the beginning and Glen Campbell (today's Chronicle Pop Quiz (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/15/PKAI127OHE.DTL) subject), Bee Gees and Hot Chocolate, and I just suffered through Shaun Cassidy's Da Doo Ron Ron. 

This is great stuff, but I forgot how radio (AM back in those days, of course) would rely on the sub-three minute radio edit versions of songs.  Reminds me of the K-Tel's 'Dynamite' LP I got for xmas which had 20 (!) songs on it, each less than 2 mins, I'm sure:

(http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252085ef549d00cd9729273e4cd5-200pi)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 17, 2008, 11:27:50 AM
I'm listening now to the 77 show. Unfortunately I missed the beginning and Glen Campbell (today's Chronicle Pop Quiz (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/15/PKAI127OHE.DTL) subject), Bee Gees and Hot Chocolate, and I just suffered through Shaun Cassidy's Da Doo Ron Ron. 

Just read the review in EW of Glen Campbell's new CD -- he's 72! -- and he does covers of John Lennon, Jackson Browne, the Replacements (!), U2 and TP (I'll bet his version of Petty's "Walls" is dead-on perfect).

ETA: and now I just read the Chronicle piece -- rather nice, and Aidin Vaiziri kept his snark at a low level for a change.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 17, 2008, 08:44:26 PM
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death

Dumb question: Why didn't his death send "Way Down" way up to the Top 10?

Not so dumb question: Why isn't the BCRs' "You Made Me Believe in Magic" better remembered?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 17, 2008, 10:07:03 PM
Also meant to mention that the phrase "smoke from a distant fire" never actually appears in that song (they sing "smoke OF a distant fire").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 18, 2008, 09:03:49 AM
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death

Dumb question: Why didn't his death send "Way Down" way up to the Top 10?

Well... it had pretty much peaked when he died, it was on its way down... and it did reverse course and go back up to #18, which is fairly unheard-of as it is. It hit # 1 Country, however.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 22, 2008, 01:37:19 PM
This weekend (8/23-24) Casey70's visits Aug 30, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2008, 03:21:46 PM
This weekend (8/23-24) Casey70's visits Aug 30, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

coupla classic HFHs there --Austin Roberts' atrocious "Rocky" and of course "Run Joey Run". But worth tuning in for the Carpenters lovely cover of Neil Sedacky (by cracky), "Solitaire", the only Top 40 hit of theirs that's NOT on my 2-disc best-of.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 05:12:16 AM
My reasons for tuning in start all the way back at #39 with, fortuitously enough, one I blogged about this week in tribute to Pervis Jackson, the Spinners' " 'They Just Can't Stop It' the (Games People Play)," which Casey calls by its subtitle.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 05:13:29 AM
Austin Roberts' atrocious "Rocky"
"Rocky, I've never been loved before / Don't know if I can do it" - yikes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 05:19:38 AM
"Glass House" from the Tempts was left off their 2-disc GH comp I have.  I can hear why.

But a strong BOS candidate in New Birth's "Dream Merchant"; I've never heard the Jerry Butler original.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 05:46:20 AM
I didn't know the Osmonds' "The Proud One" had initially been a Frankie Valli tune.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 06:20:01 AM
Last week's Casey Countdown had a Johnny Rivers cover ("Slow Dancin'") and a cover of a Beach Boys tune (B.J. Thomas's take on "Don't Worry Baby").  Now the two great tastes taste ... well, half-decent together on JR's "Help Me Rhonda" cover.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 06:30:22 AM
John Denver debuts impressively at #20 with "I'm Sorry."  My question, for those who were paying attention at the time: Was that purely on "I'm Sorry"'s sales and airplay, or was "Calypso"'s play being added in as well?  Two-sided hits always confuse me, especially since Billboard has changed its policy on them several times over the years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 07:25:43 AM
It's still amazing to me that there are people here who dislike "Why Can't We Be Friends?"  :P  It's the sound of a giant smiley face.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5b/War-WhyCan'tWeBeFriends.jpg/220px-War-WhyCan'tWeBeFriends.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 07:39:12 AM
Janis Ian's "At Seventeen" sounding quite nice this morning.  We recently ran a good Q&A with her, timed with the publication of her memoirs, Society's Child:

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1830208,00.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 23, 2008, 08:58:34 AM
Casey just brought me back in time -- nothing new when listening to AT40, I know, but when he said how "two weeks ago this was at Number One, and now it's slipped down a bit to Number Six.  Here's the Bee Gees ... with 'Jive Talking,' " I can picture the exact time and place back in 1975 when this happened.  I was at the Monroe County Fair in Henrietta New York on a weekend afternoon.  It was sunny and I was walking around the midway and the rip-off games (yeah, NOW I know...), and the speakers around the fair were playing AT40.  He did his usual end of the countdown build up, and when he revealed that Jive Talking was Number One, I felt a pang of regret.  You see, I had just sold my 45 copy of JT to my friend John D. I think I gave him that for 50 cents and address book for some reason.  Now I felt like I blew it.

wow, what a trip back in time in my mind... LITERALLY .


ETA off topic:  last night, the woman doing color commentary for the men's platform diving in the Olympics said how one competitor had "literally fallen apart in the preliminary rounds."  Why can't NBC show that?

Yuck, get the skimmer out!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 23, 2008, 09:14:53 AM
ETA off topic:  last night, the woman doing color commentary for the men's platform diving in the Olympics said how one competitor had "literally fallen apart in the preliminary rounds."  Why can't NBC show that?

Yuck, get the skimmer out!
OMFG!  I noticed that too, but didn't think to post it here.  Too funny!

Leprosy
Every day I lose a part of me
I'm not half the man I used to be
Oh, why did I get leprosy?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 23, 2008, 09:21:21 AM
ETA off topic:  last night, the woman doing color commentary for the men's platform diving in the Olympics said how one competitor had "literally fallen apart in the preliminary rounds."  Why can't NBC show that?

Yuck, get the skimmer out!
OMFG!  I noticed that too, but didn't think to post it here.  Too funny!

Leprosy
Every day I lose a part of me
I'm not half the man I used to be
Oh, why did I get leprosy?



Q: Why did they stop the Leprosy poker game?
A: Everyone threw their hands in.

Q: Why did they stop the Leprosy hockey game?
A: There was a face off in the corner.
 :-\
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2008, 11:22:21 AM
I didn't know the Osmonds' "The Proud One" had initially been a Frankie Valli tune.

indeed, and one of their finer moments, IMHO. Valli's version is on Rhino's fab "In Season" Anthology, a 2-CD set that's all the FV&4S you'll ever need. I bought it after seeing Jersey Boys and was mighty glad I did.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2008, 11:30:15 AM
John Denver debuts impressively at #20 with "I'm Sorry."  My question, for those who were paying attention at the time: Was that purely on "I'm Sorry"'s sales and airplay, or was "Calypso"'s play being added in as well?  Two-sided hits always confuse me, especially since Billboard has changed its policy on them several times over the years.

Billboard didn't start listing it as a double-sided hit until October -- right after it had peaked at #1. It spent 5 weeks at #2, the last 4 of those it was shown as "Calypso/I'm Sorry" and it remained as such for the rest of its run.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2008, 07:12:16 PM
I don't think I've heard this Doobies tune "Sweet Maxine" (spending its one and only week in the Top 40) more than 2 or 3 times in the past 33 years. And this Austin Roberts thing really is an awful piece of songwriting. Blecch.

Another week, another Helen Reddy hit: "No Way To Treat a Lady", and she really is one of the most underrated singers of all time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2008, 08:15:54 PM
And I surely haven't heard this song about Muhammad Ali ("Black Superman") since '75!  One of the most charming novelties ever to chart.

And from sublime to ridiculous: the dreaded Geddes with "Run Joey Run"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2008, 08:22:04 PM
Last week's Casey Countdown had a Johnny Rivers cover ("Slow Dancin'") and a cover of a Beach Boys tune (B.J. Thomas's take on "Don't Worry Baby").  Now the two great tastes taste ... well, half-decent together on JR's "Help Me Rhonda" cover.

At my college radio station we used to joke about Mr Rivers having his "bi-annual remake hit": "Rockin' Pneumonia" in '73, "Rhonda" in '75 and "Dancin'" in '77. (all 3 on different labels, BTW)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2008, 08:33:34 PM
LOL! Casey makes up for ZZTop's mis-pronunciation of "Tush" by saying it the correct (i.e., Yiddish) way!

I'd forgotten how syrupy "I'm Sorry" is -- but it occurs to me maybe JD should've given it to ONJ.

And we get our 2nd Sedaka reference of the countdown with C&T's "LWKUT", followed by Casey's engineers doing their Worst. Editing. Job. EVAH. on "Third Rate Romance".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 24, 2008, 07:55:49 AM
Casey's '80s take us to this week in 1987, where we got a couple Mike faves ("Mary's Prayer," "Back in the High Life") and a few I hadn't heard on the radio in 20 years:  "Living in a Box" (quick, can you name the other acts who charted with songs named after themselves?), Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne's "Love Power," Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard's excremental "Can't We Try" (immortal bridge: "Don't let our love fade away / No matter what people say"), and my beloved Starship, appropriately marking Grace Slick's final Top 40 showing with "It's Not Over Till It's Over."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 24, 2008, 08:09:46 AM
A criminally forgotten favorite in the Top 10: T'Pau, "Heart and Soul."  I think the Monkees' "Heart and Soul" may have been in the Hot 100 around this time, though it missed the 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 25, 2008, 01:08:59 AM
Casey's XM version is from August 20, 1983, where at the beginning of the show mentioned an error on the show from the previous week. They played Pieces of Ice by Diana Ross at #38 when it was supposed to be at #45. They missed It's Inevitable by Charlie. Casey said it was an error not caught until after the show.

Chart contained a version I forgot about: Laura Branigan's version "How am I supposed to live without you". Show also contained board "favorites"  Men at Work (It's a Mistake at 6), Taco #9, Asia (Don't Cry #23), Journey (After the Fall #24) and Madness (Our House at 39). #36 had the very forgettable Frank Stallone (Far From Over).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 25, 2008, 09:38:22 AM
Casey's XM version is from August 20, 1983, where at the beginning of the show mentioned an error on the show from the previous week. They played Pieces of Ice by Diana Ross at #38 when it was supposed to be at #45. They missed It's Inevitable by Charlie. Casey said it was an error not caught until after the show.

Chart contained a version I forgot about: Laura Branigan's version "How am I supposed to live without you". Show also contained board "favorites"  Men at Work (It's a Mistake at 6), Taco #9, Asia (Don't Cry #23), Journey (After the Fall #24) and Madness (Our House at 39). #36 had the very forgettable Frank Stallone (Far From Over).
I'd have enjoyed hearing this one.  That wrong-song gaffe is mentioned in AT40's Wikipedia entry; it's apparently the only time in AT40 history this ever happened.  (And the Charlie song is awful; listeners didn't miss anything.)

I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here.  And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 25, 2008, 09:58:45 AM
I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here.  And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."

indeed, you're the only fan of the Taco song in the world who wasn't 12 years old (or thereabouts) in 1983 ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 25, 2008, 10:02:42 AM
I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here.  And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."

indeed, you're the only fan of the Taco song in the world who wasn't 12 years old (or thereabouts) in 1983 ;)
I was 10; close enough?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 25, 2008, 10:07:11 AM
I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here.  And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."

indeed, you're the only fan of the Taco song in the world who wasn't 12 years old (or thereabouts) in 1983 ;)
I was 10; close enough?

Yup. Gawd, it's an awful beyond-cheezy production; even if that was on purpose... it's bad.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2008, 04:04:31 PM
This week Casey gives us Sept 14th 1974:

http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3002858.pdf

Some Gaz-tastic stuff there (we get Helen Reddy for the 3rd week in  a row!), and can't wait to hear that very rare Tower of Power track.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 28, 2008, 07:19:05 PM
Exc-O-lent, a double dose of Mac Davis, plus great '74 cheese from Paper Lace, Bo Donaldson & Heywoods, Tony Orlando, First Class, Jim Stafford, Paul Anka plus 'Earache My Eye'!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2008, 09:23:07 PM
Exc-O-lent, a double dose of Mac Davis, plus great '74 cheese from Paper Lace, Bo Donaldson & Heywoods, Tony Orlando, First Class, Jim Stafford, Paul Anka plus 'Earache My Eye'!

"featuring Alice Bowie" -- LOL!  indeed, I'm looking forward to Saturday nite.

BTW, the reason that Seattle station stopped updating their AT40 set-list page is that they switched formats (dropped oldies in favor of simulcasting an all-news AM station owned by the same company).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 06:11:24 AM
The Miracles have a love that's really real at #40 with "Do It" - which I sincerely thought was Diana Ross first time I heard it.

And Mac Davis is a guilty pleasure at #38 with "One Hell of a Woman."  This would be fun at karaoke.  Mac admitted that the guitar riff is lifted from "Satisfaction."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 06:26:21 AM
Son of a fucking bitch.  The player crapped out, and I can't get any of the other broadcasts.   >:(  I was looking forward to this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 07:15:33 AM
Son of a fucking bitch.  The player crapped out, and I can't get any of the other broadcasts.   >:(  I was looking forward to this.
Went with Chico's 102.1, an hour later.  Casey sounds hung over.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 07:37:03 AM
And Mac Davis is a guilty pleasure at #38 with "One Hell of a Woman."

Almost a twin-spin, as he shows up again a few places later with the inferior "Delta Dawn" rewrite "Stop and Smell the Roses."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 08:07:57 AM
WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing."  I don't have the stomach.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 08:35:10 AM
The Stylistics' "Let's Put It All Together" at #20 was new to me.  Same would be true of Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Rub It In" at 22 except for those air-freshener commercials.

And a personal fave at 19: Bo Donaldson & the Haywoods' "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 30, 2008, 08:45:02 AM
WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing."  I don't have the stomach.
Most different/fun of set, at #23, Cheech & Chong 'Earache My Eye':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBxXLC4zUo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBxXLC4zUo&feature=related)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 09:26:26 AM
"Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?

Ah, gangsta Helen Reddy saying "Indie or die, bitch": "You and me against the world."  Tell me AGAIN, Mommy!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 09:28:32 AM
WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing."  I don't have the stomach.
Most different/fun of set, at #23, Cheech & Chong 'Earache My Eye':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBxXLC4zUo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBxXLC4zUo&feature=related)
Sort of speaking of which - I saw Pineapple Express last night.  Amusing if ultraviolent.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 30, 2008, 09:55:22 AM
And a personal fave at 19: Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods' "Who Do You Think You Are?"
I like that one too; saw BD&H last summer at county fair, on a bill with the Cowsills, Leif Garrett, Bay City Rollers and hosted by 'Greg Brady' who did a dorky song/dance number a la his 'Johnny Bravo' character on later "Bunch' episodes.  Review:
http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/category/cowsills/ (http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/category/cowsills/)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 10:52:04 AM
And a personal fave at 19: Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods' "Who Do You Think You Are?"
I like that one too; saw BD&H last summer at county fair, on a bill with the Cowsills, Leif Garrett, Bay City Rollers and hosted by 'Greg Brady' who did a dorky song/dance number a la his 'Johnny Bravo' character on later "Bunch' episodes.  Review:
http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/category/cowsills/ (http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/category/cowsills/)
OMFG!  I would have loved to have seen this.

(Except for the Leif Garrett - I don't want to see "Runaround Sue" and "I Was Made for Dancin'" from someone who looks like 1994 grunge never ended.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 11:31:08 AM
The Stylistics' "Let's Put It All Together" at #20 was new to me. 

Their follow-up to the #1 "You Make Me Feel Brand New", it would peak at 18 and they would never make the Top 40 again, despite some nice work over the next few years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 11:35:35 AM
"Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?


WTF?  I'm not aware of there being any other version (if such an edict existed the song never would've been a hit).  I'll be listening closely tonite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 06:36:06 PM
Casey's '80s go back to 1982.  I tuned in at #30; highlights include Santana's "Hold On" (God does that sound like Clapton on the vox) and Jermaine Jackson's "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy."  I mean, really, WTF on the latter.  I never resolved the many sides of Jermajesty: his jealousy of Michael for taking over the leads; his free-floating artistic side that considered Devo and Pia Zadora partners of equal merit; his exceedingly queeny interviews in recent years as if auditioning to be one of the "Men on Film."  He's a complex one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 06:38:18 PM
Blech.  Billy Idol's "first pop hit," Casey explains, after "Mony Mony" had gone Top 10 on the dance chart (!) the prev year.  The half of his popularity that people remember is what mystifies me.  Give me les yeux sans visages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 06:44:00 PM
Hey Mike, this was the week Kim Wilde spent her 4th week (!) at #25 in East California!  What a great men's chorus on that one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2008, 06:55:02 PM
Jennifer Holliday peaking at #22 with the song that gave a thousand drag queens a reason to live.  "And I am telling you ..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 07:00:17 PM
Casey's '80s go back to 1982.  I tuned in at #30; highlights include... Jermaine Jackson's "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy." 

I still have this 45; one of my fave forgotten '80s hits.  I'm just tuning in to the '70s edition as I type this.

ETA: for some unexplained reason, the stream on Wisconsin's "Magic 98" is 30 mins behind reality; the jock just now said "Casey Kasem coming up at 9 o'clock", even tho' it's 9:30 there. And their "just played" feature has been ticking off the first 6 or 7 songs in the countdown since the top o' the hour.

But -- finally -- here's the Miracles. Yeah, I can see how ya might think this was Diana.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 07:38:57 PM
Carole King sings to her bra! And the Gaz-man's testifyin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 07:49:04 PM
Mac Davis is a guilty pleasure at #38 with "One Hell of a Woman." 

"guilty" because you realize what an embarassingly awful lyric it is?  Tom Jones and Paul Anka could almost be forgiven for "She's a Lady" in '71, but sheesh, this makes "Behind Closed Doors" seem like a feminist anthem.  Of course, this *was* the year of "You're Having My Baby"...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 07:58:40 PM
Giddy-up! Giddy-up! Hi-ho Tower of Power!  VHM "Don't Change Horses...", and Casey got their city-of-origin right this time!

of course, if you change horses in the middle of the stream, you could end up with a wet willie.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 08:45:56 PM
WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing."  I don't have the stomach.

I surely had not heard that one since '74; it got zero airplay in NYC yet still managed to peak at #14 nationally. Indeed, a pretty worthless cover.

OTOH, Blue Swede's "Never My Love" was a nice flashback, a completely forgotten Top 10 single, and a lot less gimmicky than their ooga-chucka'd "Hooked on a Feeling".  But I had forgotten it was written by the Addrisis.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2008, 09:57:20 PM
"Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?


WTF?  I'm not aware of there being any other version (if such an edict existed the song never would've been a hit).  I'll be listening closely tonite.

Well, I heard Wolfman Jack as always. Dunno what you heard.

And a special achievement award to Ms Reddy for making me smile 3 weeks in a row. VHM Paul Williams for writing a lovely tune.

Uh-oh, Dionne Warwick just got that urge to feel ya!  She probably thinks you've got coke on your person. Cavity search!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 31, 2008, 05:42:49 PM
"Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?


WTF?  I'm not aware of there being any other version (if such an edict existed the song never would've been a hit).  I'll be listening closely tonite.

Well, I heard Wolfman Jack as always. Dunno what you heard.
Reruns of old Wolfman Jack shows air after the Lost 45s on WODS, and I usually hear the intro, whose theme is CFTW; maybe it's the other way around and Wolfman re-recorded his lines for the show?  Anyway, it just sounded different from what I was expecting; sorry for the false alarm.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 01, 2008, 03:34:41 AM
I don't know when his show is on but Wolfman Jack is played on XM Radio's 60's channel.

Casey's XM 80's show was from September 1, 1984 which included songs I don't even remember: Rick James' 17, Only when you leave by Spandau Ballet, Donna Summer's version of There goes my baby and The Lucky One by Laura Branigan. The chart also included Cyndi Lauper's She Bop. I would of paid a lot money to hear Casey explain what the song meant on the air.

For the record the top 5 that week were - What's Love Got to do with it - Tina Turner, Missing You - John Waite, Stuck on You - Lionel Richie, Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr, When Does Cry - Prince.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 05, 2008, 06:59:07 AM
This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972.  Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen via that Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesdays 7pm ET.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2008, 07:29:16 AM
This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972.  Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen to it via this Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesday eve's (7pm ET).

Fabulous stuff!  Rick Springfield's "Speak to the Sky"! Sonny & Cher turning the Budweiser commercial ("when you say Bud") into a hit single! and a real rarity -- "Small Beginnings" by Flash, a Yes/ELP clone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 06, 2008, 06:38:39 AM
This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972.  Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen via that Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesdays 7pm ET.
At #40, funny to hear Bud commercial turned love song (or is it other way 'round?) by Sonny & Cher, showcasing Sonny's 'singing' voice.  Oops, Casey makes a mistake: at #39 he cites Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin' as being from 1968 album 'In Search of the Lost Chord' when it is from their '67 LP 'Days of Future Passed.'  At #37, Streisand sure sounds Aretha-esque in latter half of that tune.  At #36, Dutchmen Mouth & MacNeal's naughty pub rocker 'How Do You Do' and at #35, it's Rick Springfield's first hit.  I understand he's got a new CD out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 06, 2008, 07:09:38 AM
At #27 and #26, a couple of favorite sing-along-when-by-yourself songs from back then, Bee Gees 'Run To Me' and Bobby Vinton 'Sealed With A Kiss'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2008, 07:13:06 AM
At #27 and #26, a couple of favorite sing-along-when-by-yourself songs from back then, Bee Gees 'Run To Me' and Bobby Vinton 'Sealed With A Kiss'.
The former appearing on - ta-dah! - Sweet & Hoffs' Under the Covers.

I woke up late, am an hour behind you, enjoying some NTM Staple Singers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 06, 2008, 07:21:19 AM
At #27 and #26, a couple of favorite sing-along-when-by-yourself songs from back then, Bee Gees 'Run To Me' and Bobby Vinton 'Sealed With A Kiss'.
The former appearing on - ta-dah! - Sweet & Hoffs' Under the Covers.
I woke up late, am an hour behind you, enjoying some NTM Staple Singers.
'morning, Gaz.  I was up at 5:45 on a Sat, so enjoying all of AT40.  Yes, I have that 'Under the Covers' CD, a fun project.  Yes, also NTM today were that Staples tune, Babs tune, Flash, and at #24 the Detroit Emeralds, sounding like the Temp's.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 06, 2008, 07:32:26 AM
Didn't know the cover of Raspberries LP was scratch'n sniff!  What a great rocker at #20, the McCartney-esque 'Go ALL the Way!'
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 06, 2008, 07:56:16 AM
At #18 and #17, a couple more tunes we used to sing along with back in the 70's, Daniel Boone's 'Beautiful Sunday' and Nilsson's 'Coconut'!   I don't remember #16, the J5's 'Lookin' Thru The Windows'.  Speaking of the J5, this news item yesterday:
Jackson reunite at awards show
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWjWP95HkbjJYJPEhk5yF_74Fo3AD930FDU02 (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWjWP95HkbjJYJPEhk5yF_74Fo3AD930FDU02)
But where was Michael?
"I don't know," Marlon told The Associated Press before the show. "I think he's in Egypt riding a camel or something."  (is that code for he's off humping a 10-yr-old boy?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2008, 08:52:09 AM
Don't often hear the "Never Can Say Goodbye" rewrite "Looking Through the Windows," but here it is in the Top 20.   A shocking number of these songs are new to me, including Bobby Vinton's unnecessary xerox of "Sealed With a Kiss."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2008, 09:07:03 AM
Many worthy BOS candidates, but I'll give mine to Luther Ingram's "If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right."  I've heard 4 excellent versions of this song and no bad ones.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2008, 09:10:32 AM
WOS to Sailcat; I can't harley listen to "Motorcycle Mama."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2008, 09:32:28 AM
Mac Davis and his hot-blooded woman-child at #6.  Beats having a Faulknerian man-child, I suppose.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2008, 05:09:42 PM
This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972.  Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen via that Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesdays 7pm ET.
At #40, funny to hear Bud commercial turned love song (or is it other way 'round?) by Sonny & Cher, showcasing Sonny's 'singing' voice.
When you curr enough to sund yer vurry best ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 07:22:05 PM
At #37, Streisand sure sounds Aretha-esque in latter half of that tune. 

And it made her one of the few artists to chart with diff versions of the same tune; her original studio version of "Where You Lead" hit #40 the previous summer, and this live medley version peaked here at 37. And didya know she charted with "Sing" 4 months before the Carpenters did?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 07:30:00 PM
At #36, Dutchmen Mouth & MacNeal's naughty pub rocker 'How Do You Do'

Once I said "I want a shoe"... I don't remember why.

But I do remember loving "Speak to the Sky" -- one of the best of the "Jesus rock" hits of the era.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 07:41:50 PM
Casey always has a great Neil Diamond anecdote, it seems. And "Play Me" is one of my faves from his incredible period on the Uni label.

"Where is the love?" asks Donny.

"Out on that window ledge", replies Roberta...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 07:55:29 PM
wow, I'd forgotten just how shamelessly derivative Flash's "Small Beginnings" was -- "Yours is No Disgrace" meets "Pinball Wizard"! LOL!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 08:25:25 PM
WOS to Sailcat; I can't harley listen to "Motorcycle Mama."

no argument there; it's easily one of the worst hit singles of the '70s. But I'd put it in a WOS tie with Donna Fargo. The Sailcat is dreadful; the Fargo is dreadful and saccharine. Skip-a-dee-doo-dah my ass.

BTW, Gaz, were you the one who told me "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" was orig done by Daniel "Beautiful Sunday" Boone?  (Boone's hit is here today at #16.)  I still say Tom Jones woulda sang the hell out of it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 09:03:20 PM
Don't often hear the "Never Can Say Goodbye" rewrite "Looking Through the Windows"

The similarity had never occurred to me, but you're certainly right. It's one of my favorite "lesser" J-5 hits from that period between "Maybe Tomorrow" and "Dancing Machine", along with "Corner of the Sky".

It's funny how many of these songs I think of as Summer-of-'72 hits, when in fact they didn't peak, chart-wise, until fall: "Saturday in the Park", "Go All the Way", "Black & White", and of course a pre-kiddieporn Gary Glitter with "Rock'n'Roll, Pt. 2"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2008, 10:09:06 PM
#1 again, naturally: I'd forgotten about Gilbert O dropping out of the top slot and then moving back up.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 06:18:37 AM
#1 again, naturally: I'd forgotten about Gilbert O dropping out of the top slot and then moving back up.
I almost posted about that yesterday: that knowledge was NTM.

Meanwhile, Casey's '80s take us to Sept. 20, 1986, where Art of Noise and Max Headroom have an improbable #40 with "Paranoimia."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 06:26:28 AM
TANC: Nu Shooz' "Point of No Return" at 35.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 07:49:39 AM
Paul McCartney appears twice in proximity: up to 26 with the Beatles and "Twist & Shout," and peaking at 21 with the (underappreciated, to my ears, though he himself doesn't think much of it) "Press."

And now the OMGWTFLOL of set: Don Johnson's "Heartbeat," as Casey explains how he made stubble fashionable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 08:04:36 AM
Tina Turner's sadly forgotten "Typical Male" appears at 19: a #2 hit, it doesn't appear on her forthcoming (yet another) GH comp.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 08:46:51 AM
Here's one I haven't heard since it was on the charts: Billy Ocean, "Love Zone."  He ran off a string of ballads around this time that were all nice and are now all forgotten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 09:43:09 AM
Casey tells a good story about how Carl Anderson landed the Judas role in JCS, before playing him and Gloria Loring (first time I heard this song, it was on the radio, and I initially misunderstood her name to be Glory Alluring!) on "Friends & Lovers."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 07, 2008, 11:56:11 AM
Gloria Loring (first time I heard this song, it was on the radio, and I initially misunderstood her name to be Glory Alluring!)

ROTFL -- even in your teens, you were scoping out drag names!

And totally agreed on the Tina Turner -- one of her best post-comeback singles IMHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 11, 2008, 10:46:04 AM
This weekend (9/13-14) Casey70's visits Sept 18, 1976.  The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3043998.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3043998.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2008, 10:58:56 AM
This weekend (9/13-14) Casey70's visits Sept 18, 1976.  The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3043998.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3043998.pdf)

OMGWTFLOL! Gaz! Lady Flash!!!

(http://www.barrymanilow.de/media/DIR_436838/Lady$20Flash.jpg)

another fab lineup from Casey
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 06:07:40 AM
Early BOS for Eric Carmen at #40 with the Brian Wilson meets Todd Rundgren "Sunrise."

ETA: And speaking of Brian Wilson, here are the Beach Boys, NTM at 39 with "It's OK."  (I didn't look at the setlist in advance.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 06:14:24 AM
APP's "Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather" is also NTM.  Really enjoying this countdown already.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 06:52:06 AM
The backing vocalist sounds a lot better than Diana Ross on (yet another NTM) "One Love in My Lifetime."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 07:53:18 AM
"When your body's had enough of me ... I'm gonna love you a little bit more."  What a revolting sentiment from Dr. Hook.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 08:27:46 AM
"Summer" hit the Top 10 ... in mid-September?   ???
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 08:38:10 AM
Cliff Richard gets taken from behind: Of course she's a devil, woman; why do you think they call it Satan's Alley back there?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 08:43:23 AM
I Didn't Know That: that's Sweet Lou Rawls singing the harmony vocal with Sam Cooke on "Bring It On Home to Me."  Is this common knowledge?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 08:49:41 AM
#1 Country this week in '76: "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You," by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius.  WTFF is this???
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 11:21:11 AM
"Summer" hit the Top 10 ... in mid-September?   ???

it happened a LOT. (See: Sly, First Class...)

Glad you're digging this and it's amazing how many NTMs you're getting -- the APP Edgar Allen Poe LP was quite good, but on 20th Century Records it could only go so far. But it made Clive Davis prick up his ears and the rest is history.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 11:50:08 AM
"When your body's had enough of me ... I'm gonna love you a little bit more."  What a revolting sentiment from Dr. Hook.

When your body's had enough of me... it's no longer hard!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 07:07:29 PM
Early BOS for Eric Carmen at #40 with the Brian Wilson meets Todd Rundgren "Sunrise."

with a healthy dollop of EJ's "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" at the end!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 07:21:24 PM
"For 6.98/Boy, ya sound so great"

Wow, I'd *completely* forgotten about "Superstar", Paul Davis' pre-"I Go Crazy" hit, a love letter to Elton and Stevie (and Linda and Joni, tho' this edit omits their verse).

Ditto Helen Reddy's disco-y "I Can't Hear You No More"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 08:22:48 PM
the "faceless" Steve Miller is followed by an energyless James Taylor, who wants to golden-shower the people. "That'll Be The Day", sez Ms Ronstadt.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 08:37:33 PM
Perhaps the 2 most unjustly forgotten Top 20 hits in this countdown appear back-to-back:  Silver's delightful "Wham Bam" (which lost its "Shang-A-Lang" several weeks earlier when Arista changed the title on later pressings) at 19; and the Ohio Players' great "Who'd She Coo?" at 18. Would that the latter got half as much airplay as "Fire" or "Love Rolly-coaster".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 08:57:12 PM
"When your body's had enough of me ... I'm gonna love you a little bit more."  What a revolting sentiment from Dr. Hook.

While that line does seem a bit, er, unappetizing -- especially if you know what Ray Sawyer looked like -- this song really isn't all that far removed from the blue-collar reverie of Alice Cooper's "You & Me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2008, 09:57:52 PM
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen -- I'm talkin' 'bout ED&JFC and one of the Greatest. Mondegreens. EVAH!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 14, 2008, 10:36:18 AM
Casey's '80s went back to 1980, where Diana Ross held #1 for a third week respectfully with "Upside Down."  I had forgotten who did "Lookin' for Love" (Johnny Lee, in at #5).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 18, 2008, 10:17:28 AM
This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
And for those new to these "AT40" replays, a list of stations around the country airing "AT40-The 70s" so you can listen on air or online at a time convenient for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
And list of stations airing his original '80's countdown shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2008, 10:19:34 AM
This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits.  I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 18, 2008, 10:25:05 AM
This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits.  I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Listen at 6AM!  Pretend you're up early to go fishing (for great oldies)!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2008, 06:53:34 PM
This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits.  I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Listen at 6AM!  Pretend you're up early to go fishing (for great oldies)!
Exactly.  Even if you spend that first hour lying on your couch half-awake with a coffee mug in your hands, it's a wonderful reason to start the weekend at that painful hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 20, 2008, 10:42:52 AM
This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits.  I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Listen at 6AM!  Pretend you're up early to go fishing (for great oldies)!
Exactly.  Even if you spend that first hour lying on your couch half-awake with a coffee mug in your hands, it's a wonderful reason to start the weekend at that painful hour.

Well, I did indeed set the alarm for 6, and it was worth it (spent the entire show in bed, about 80% conscious, but still). Highlights:

#39 - Chairmen of the Board, "Everything's Tuesday", which Casey called a "smash" -- little did he know it would peak at 38.
#31 - "Long Long Time", Ms. Ronstadt's lovely first Top 40 solo hit.
#30 - Mike Nesmith's "Joanne", his ONLY solo hit.
#29 - "Neanderthal Man" by Hotlegs, who would morph into 10cc.
#27 - the post-Diana Supes' forgotten "Everybody's Got the Right To Love"
#15 - Tom Jones' histrionic "I (Who Have Nothing)"
#11 - "Candida", Dawn (before Mr Orlando got top billing) with a most glorious hommage to the Brill Building in general and the Drifters in particular.
#7 - "Julie Do Ya Love Me?", which provided the "WTF?" anecdote of the week: Bobby Sherman was, er, "discovered" singing at a Malibu party by... Sal Mineo! Knowing what we know now, it makes ya go "Hmmm..."

But the biggest treat was indeed "Rubber Duckie" -- despite being a Top 20 single, none of NYC's 3 Top 40 stations ever played it.



Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 21, 2008, 08:18:28 AM
Yeah, truly a shame that "Tuesday" didn't go higher.  Guess it was feeling woozy.

But speaking of Higher, Ike & Tina's rushed-through take on "I Want to Take You Higher" slips to 38.  I'm amazed that it outcharted the original.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 21, 2008, 08:58:33 AM
I'd been aware of Hot Legs but had never actually heard "Neanderthal Man" until now.  Instantly in my WOAT list.  Dumb, dumb, dumb.  And the vocals were poorly recorded on that home production.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 21, 2008, 09:10:22 AM
I liked that Casey took a break from the countdown to play Carole King's only hit to that point: "It Might as Well Rain Until September."  Wonder if he had any inkling what Tapestry was to do.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 21, 2008, 09:47:13 AM
Ernie's bathtub friend is yellow and chubby?  You don't say.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 21, 2008, 09:57:55 AM
Tom Jones' rendition of "I (Who Have Nothing)" is truly a show-stopper.  Amazing perf.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 21, 2008, 11:04:59 AM
Nice to get Edwin Starr's "War" at #1 the week of Norman Whitfield's departure.  More heights of audaciousness, along with the esteemed Ms. Ross at #2.

And now, just switched over to Casey's '80s, where Juice Newton does a weird electro take on "Tell Her No" that I don't remember and Sheena Easton goes transatlantic for "Telefon."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 21, 2008, 11:41:31 AM
Ernie's bathtub friend is yellow and chubby?  You don't say.

Bwahahaha! I had the same thought! 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 21, 2008, 11:46:58 AM
Juice Newton does a weird electro take on "Tell Her No" that I don't remember

Damn -- I've never heard that!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 25, 2008, 10:42:01 AM
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2008, 10:46:24 AM
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)

LDDs didn't come in until '78, iirc -- I'm wondering if this is a 4-hour show edited to fit into 3 hours?

"I Will Still Love You" by Stonebolt (who??) is NTM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 25, 2008, 10:49:56 AM
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
LDDs didn't come in until '78, iirc -- I'm wondering if this is a 4-hour show edited to fit into 3 hours?
It appears that the LDD just happened to be a current hit in that week's Top 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2008, 10:50:12 AM
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)

Casey's '80s always include LDDs.

This set has a number of flashback moments for me; I was definitely engaged with some pop at this point (age 5).  Three songs from the "Sgt. Pepper" debacle of a movie!  Alas, I'll miss the set: I'll be spending the weekend in DC and in Frederick, MD, celebrating Oktoberfest with an old friend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 07:06:39 PM
Gearing up for AT40 and I must say that Magic 98 in Madison, WI does a fine job with their "Saturday at the '70s", which precedes Casey; all-'70s, all day Saturday, and every hit you could possibly hope to hear. Just before Casey tonite: "Billy Don't Be a Hero" and "JC Superstar" back-to-back.

www.magic98.com

And the countdown begins with Casey introducing "the San Francisco artist who calls himself Sylvester", "Dance (Disco Heat)".

and at #39, NTM: the Vancouver band Stonebolt, "I Will Still Love You", a fairly generic ballad.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 07:30:04 PM
TANC: after praising Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" on 10@10 last week, I'm astounded to hear (at #35) the completely forgotten follow-up, a sly remake of the old Lerner & Loewe chestnut "Almost Like Being in Love" -- paging Michael Buble!   Don't remember this at all; it ended up peaking at #32.

And a few songs later, here's H&O's truly wonderful "It's a Laugh". Great sax work.

And a few more songs later, "5-7-0-5", City Boy, who I saw as H&O's opening act that fall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 08:20:28 PM
TANC: after hearing the 4 Tops' version of "MacArthur Park" yesterday, we get Ms Summer, whose disco take is the week's highest debut at #25.  And Toni & Daryl make a comeback of sorts with "You Never Done it Like That".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 08:27:04 PM
Here come Steve Tyler, he come groovin' up slow-LAH! "Come Together" is one of 3 (!) Sgt Pepper movie hits in this week's chart. We heard EWF earlier, and Robin Gibb's fairly worthless version of "Oh Darling" is yet to come. I wish Dave would dig out Robin's "Boys Do Fall in Love" in an '84 set.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 08:38:47 PM
Babs, whatever were you thinking? "Prisoner", the theme from Eyes of Laura Mars is borderline awful, but her then-boyfriend Jon Peters produced the movie, so...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 08:54:45 PM
Gem of the Week: Chris Rea's original hit 45 version of "Fool If You Think It's Over", still wonderful and sadly out-of-print. He's re-recorded it for Best-of albums on other labels, but its not the same.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 09:23:03 PM
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
LDDs didn't come in until '78, iirc -- I'm wondering if this is a 4-hour show edited to fit into 3 hours?
It appears that the LDD just happened to be a current hit in that week's Top 40.

And quite a stunning LDD it was: a young woman dedicated "You Needed Me" to her fiance who was killed in a car accident.  Nonetheless, I must give a VHM to Randy Goodrum, who wrote the song, one of the loveliest ballads of that era, and perhaps Anne Murray's finest hour.

And here's Andy Gibb, who's been here on your line -- your phone line? the line to get in to see you? Wha?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2008, 09:31:45 PM
Gem of the Week 2: "Love is In The Air", John Paul Young's feel-good disco classic. 30 years later and I'm still amazed that Vanda & Young (of Easybeats and Flash & the Pan fame) masterminded this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 27, 2008, 11:27:40 PM


And quite a stunning LDD it was: a young woman dedicated "You Needed Me" to her fiance who was killed in a car accident.  ...

And here's Andy Gibb, who's been here on your line -- your phone line? the line to get in to see you? Wha?

men's room line? ...  line of coke?  (sorry...)

my highlights: agree, Chris Rea's song was great! forgot how good that sounded.   Ambrosia and Exile added to the cheese factor .. in a very good way.  Also, I found myself tapping the feets to The Cap'n and Tennille's "YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT.”  Rick James' "You and I." Foreigner had two hits!   That LDD woman and her fiance were from Rochester, NY (my hometown), I wonder if that accident registered w me back then. 

 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 29, 2008, 08:46:45 PM
Gem of the Week: Chris Rea's original hit 45 version of "Fool If You Think It's Over", still wonderful and sadly out-of-print. He's re-recorded it for Best-of albums on other labels, but its not the same.

Wish I could find that somewhere; I assume the version I own to be a re-recording.

And I agree that "You Needed Me" was Anne's finest hour, though there's a nice vanilla sweetness to her recordings of "Danny's Song" and "Walk Right Back" and a much later effort, "A Little Good News."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 30, 2008, 07:35:15 AM
Gem of the Week: Chris Rea's original hit 45 version of "Fool If You Think It's Over", still wonderful and sadly out-of-print. He's re-recorded it for Best-of albums on other labels, but its not the same.

Wish I could find that somewhere; I assume the version I own to be a re-recording.

And I agree that "You Needed Me" was Anne's finest hour, though there's a nice vanilla sweetness to her recordings of "Danny's Song" and "Walk Right Back" and a much later effort, "A Little Good News."

Well of course I love her voice, period. And her Beatles covers are legendary.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2008, 09:51:48 AM
This week Casey visits Sept 29th 1973!

http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3106984.pdf

any opportunity to hear "Basketball Jones" *and* Millie Jackson in the same show is golden.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 02, 2008, 09:52:44 AM
This weekend (10/4-5) Casey70's visits Sept 29, 1973.  Some interesting hits including Cheech & Chong's "Basketball Jones" (featuring Tyrone Shoelaces) at #26, and at #18, "Theme from Cleopatra Jones".  The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 04, 2008, 07:44:13 AM
This was the cognitive-dissonance portion of this weekend's program:

#26 “BASKETBALL JONES” – Cheech & Chong f/ Tyrone Shoelaces

#25 “IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY” – Sly & The Family Stone

#24 “YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE” – Conway Twitty

#23 “WHY ME” – Kris Kristofferson

And that Joe Simon track was, um, kind of a mess.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2008, 10:23:13 AM

#24 “YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE” – Conway Twitty


Ah, the days when a #1 country single gave you a better-than-even chance of a Top 40 crossover. I'd forgotten Conway got, er, that far.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2008, 07:51:39 PM
Gobs of forgotten soul in Casey's first hour:

The Tempts at #35 with "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)", followed by the Ohio Players' "Ecstasy" debuting at 34 -- it will drop to 42 the next week, then pop back up to 35! Most unusual. The Chi-Lites are back-seat drivers in a car of love with their fantabulous "Stoned Out of My Mind" at 30. And the J-5 leap from 40 to 29 with "Get it Together" -- but they'll end up peaking at 28. "Get up off your high horse", indeed. And Johnny Taylor (the natch'ral wailer) gives us the lovely "I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)".

But it's pseudo-soul that provides the biggest "WTF?" of the show: Cross Country (who?) doing a teeth-grindingly white cover of "In the Midnight Hour". I totally don't remember this one; per Whitburn they're all former members of the Tokens. (Gaz, if you've never heard the Tokens' "She Lets Her Hair Down", seek it out -- a fine Four Seasons imitation and another song that began as a commercial; shampoo iirc).

Couple of "bubbling under" notes: We just missed hearing both Gaz fave "Summer (The First Time)" and Art Garfunkel's sublime "All I Know", which will debut next week, and Deodato's "Rhapsody in Blue", just-missing the 40 at its peak of #41.  And debuting at #99, Jackson Browne's "Redneck Friend"; about six weeks ahead of the For Everyman LP, it would only get to #85, and Jackson wouldn't chart another single until "Here Come Those Tears" in early '77.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2008, 09:48:32 PM
Sonny wouldn't let Cher do "The Night The Lights Went Out in GA" for fear of offending Southerners, but here she is offending everyone else with "Hayuf Breed".  Give her a fethuh!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 05, 2008, 05:19:43 AM
Casey's '80s takes us to 1984, where - TANC, Mike - debuting at #38 is H&O's "Out of Touch"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 05, 2008, 05:21:00 AM
And at #37 is one I haven't heard since it came out: Barry Gibb, "Shine Shine."  Mike, I'm with you in that I'd rather have gotten frere Robin's "Boys Do Fall in Love."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 05, 2008, 06:13:58 AM
Two other curiosities had preceded: at 40, Joyce Kennedy and Jeffrey Osborne on "The Last Time I Made Love" (written by Mann/Weil with Jeff Barry; and how often does someone's sole chart hit peak at exactly #40?), and at 39, the sadly forgotten "What in the Name of Love" from Naked Eyes.  I think their work holds up better than most other synth-pop of the period.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 05, 2008, 06:30:00 AM
Don't stop til you get what you want: Rick Springfield bops til he drops at #25, after Diana Ross had been swept away at #26.  Two weird ones from megastars on hit streaks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 05, 2008, 12:50:02 PM
Casey's '80s takes us to 1984, where - TANC, Mike - debuting at #38 is H&O's "Out of Touch"!

"Manic moves and drowsy dreams"!

I spent a weekend in Minn/St Paul in Oct of '84 -- following Mondale/Ferraro around for ABC -- and remember hearing that H&O tune and "Purple Rain" repeatedly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 06, 2008, 10:04:30 AM
And that Joe Simon track was, um, kind of a mess.
I suppose I mentioned "Theme from Cleopatra Jones" not so much for the tune but more for the movie, a prime example of early 70's Blaxploitation.  Right on, brutha!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 06, 2008, 10:29:23 AM
And that Joe Simon track was, um, kind of a mess.
I suppose I mentioned "Theme from Cleopatra Jones" not so much for the tune but more for the movie, a prime example of early 70's Blaxploitation.  Right on, brutha!

indeed 2 hits from that sndtk were in the 40: Millie Jackson's "Hurt so Good" is also from CJ.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 09, 2008, 11:44:05 AM
This weekend (10/11-12) Casey70's goes back to Oct 14, 1972! The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or at
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3128686.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3128686.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2008, 11:56:49 AM
This weekend (10/11-12) Casey70's goes back to Oct 14, 1972! The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3128686.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3128686.pdf)

great stuff as always: The Band's forgotten Marvin Gaye cover; completely obscure David Cassidy; Gallery covering Mac Davis, and -- paging the princess -- Sam "Jesus" Neely!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 09, 2008, 10:11:13 PM
Is it too early to start hoping that we get this-week-in-1972 the week of my birthday (12/15)?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 11, 2008, 06:13:54 AM
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks.  And, I hope, my last.  Yikes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 11, 2008, 06:30:42 AM
paging the princess -- Sam "Jesus" Neely!

Are you thinking of Ted Neeley (JCS)?  Totally different head.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 11, 2008, 06:36:37 AM
I was unaware that Ze Co-Kair had done "Midnight Rider," but here it is, almost unrecognizable, at #31.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 11, 2008, 08:34:01 AM
Chuck Berry is up to #7 with a future #1, playing with his dick and getting away with it on "My Ding-a-Ling."

Mac Davis falls out of the top spot to #6, being a dick and getting away with it on "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 10:16:35 AM
paging the princess -- Sam "Jesus" Neely!

Are you thinking of Ted Neeley (JCS)?  Totally different head.

Ooops, yer right! No relation, apparently.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 11, 2008, 10:20:22 AM
Apparently today KFRC is doing a "Casey Kasem Amer Top 40" marathon, currently in the middle of a replay from July 17, 1976!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 10:30:02 AM
Apparently today KFRC is doing a "Casey Kasem Amer Top 40" marathon, currently in the middle of a replay from July 17, 1976!

OMFG! That's great! Thanks, Wayback!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 11:13:56 AM
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks.  And, I hope, my last.  Yikes.

"Geronimo's Cadillac"? Really? I'm surprised -- a lost classic (from before Murphy "went country") about the mistreatment of Native Americans. Hardly a song to hate. The Cassidy I don't remember at all; I'll get back to you after I hear it tonite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 12:25:38 PM
Apparently today KFRC is doing a "Casey Kasem Amer Top 40" marathon, currently in the middle of a replay from July 17, 1976!

OMFG! That's great! Thanks, Wayback!

And now we're into Feb 24th 1973! The Tops sing about the One-Eyed Gott, America debates "row" vs. "wade" in "Don't Cross the River", and Casey gushes over the first hit by David "boo-ee", "Space Oddity".

Chart oddity: Austin Roberts is at #60 with the orig flop version of "Keep On Singin'", which Helen Reddy would later re-do. But Lawd! Barbara Mason with Curtis Mayfield's fab "Give Me Your Love", a forgotten hit from Superfly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 05:12:05 PM
Feb '73 was followed by July 22, 1978. We're in the last hour; at #12 Miss BonnieTyler says "it ain't wite" to need someone. As much as I depended on. You.

Oddly there is no mention of this Kasemarathon on KFRC's website -- why do something like this and not tell anybody?   If memory serves, this weekend is the one-year anniv of when they started running the show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 06:12:50 PM
after 1978 ("Shadow Dancing" at #1 for the 6th week) we get a Sept '74 show we just heard last month. The Gaz-man would be testifyin' if he could hear Carole King sing to her bra!

Since this is so recent, I'll bail to hear the '72 set on Magic 98 at 7:00; I assume KFRC is repeating that same show at 9, but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 07:17:54 PM
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks.  And, I hope, my last.  Yikes.

"Geronimo's Cadillac"? Really? I'm surprised -- a lost classic (from before Murphy "went country") about the mistreatment of Native Americans. Hardly a song to hate. The Cassidy I don't remember at all; I'll get back to you after I hear it tonite.

Well, I do concur about the Cassidy ("some raw rock'n'roll" sez Casey -- what was he smoking that day?).  Guess that's why I didn't remember it.  And I guess I can see how the Michael Murphy vocal might be off-putting. Still, a "very important record in its time" as Dave would say. And it's been covered by a number of folks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 07:30:49 PM
Ms Reddy spreads her lovin', er, arms across the land. Casey calls it "the first women's lib song to chart". And of course there were so many others after it... like... um...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 07:38:29 PM
I had no recollection of that Sam Neeley song either; but I kinda liked -- it was rather Kristofferson-esque. Not much of a career; 3 diff labels in 5 years and only one other Top 40 appearance.

And after hearing Mac Davis twice in the first hour of that '74 set over on KFRC, here's Gallery covering his "I Believe in Music", featuring the cheeziest synthesizer this side of Nu Shooz (but hey, at least synths were relatively new in '72).  Followed by the 5th D's gorgeous "If I Could Reach You" -- BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2008, 09:08:21 PM
I'll bail to hear the '72 set on Magic 98 at 7:00; I assume KFRC is repeating that same show at 9, but I could be wrong.

And indeed, I am wrong: KFRC is giving us the 1970 set we heard recently -- but the first half of that one is more interesting than 1972's Top 10, so I'll switch over for another opportunity to hear "Rubber Duckie" and "Sex Machine", among others (I've heard JB 3 times today in various early-'70s sets).  Casey's delivery was so much faster and gruffer in 1970!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 05:58:07 AM
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks.  And, I hope, my last.  Yikes.

"Geronimo's Cadillac"? Really? I'm surprised -- a lost classic (from before Murphy "went country") about the mistreatment of Native Americans. Hardly a song to hate. The Cassidy I don't remember at all; I'll get back to you after I hear it tonite.

Well, I do concur about the Cassidy ("some raw rock'n'roll" sez Casey -- what was he smoking that day?).  Guess that's why I didn't remember it.  And I guess I can see how the Michael Murphy vocal might be off-putting. Still, a "very important record in its time" as Dave would say. And it's been covered by a number of folks.

Heh, the vocal put me off so much that I didn't even notice the lyrics.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 06:09:38 AM
Casey's '80s take on Oct. 17, 1981.  Songs that peak at #40 are almost as interesting to me as songs that peak at #41, and here's Blue Oyster Cult spending their third week at the anchor with "Burnin' for You."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 06:38:09 AM
A NTM Beach Boys medley, presumably inspired by "Stars on 45," falls from 12 to 34.  Not terribly well done.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 06:46:21 AM
The Bee Gees' "He's a Liar" is an utter train wreck at 32.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 07:07:36 AM
At 29, one I haven't heard in many years: Marty Balin's "Hearts" follow-up, "Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)."  Of its time and pretty forgettable.  I hope its video wasn't as icky as the one for "Hearts."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 12, 2008, 07:16:06 AM
Sunday 7am PT KFRC rejoined the weekend Casey70's Marathon with June 8, 1974 for the last two hours of that show, starting at #26 Elton "Bennie & the Jets."  Coming up at #20, Anne Murray covers the Beatles.
http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053 (http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 08:11:18 AM
Mike: "Hill Street Blues" theme at #21!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 08:13:23 AM
Jarreau Hands are in this love together at 19!

(http://www.pulitzer.com/thecyberscene/uploaded_images/aljarreau-757264.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 08:20:37 AM
This has been a great countdown.  Lulu's comeback record "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)" is in at 18.  I'm sure I didn't hear it at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 08:34:13 AM
Another comeback record - the Four Tops' "When She Was My Girl," followed by a Mike fave IIRC, Kenny Rogers' take on "Share Your Love With Me."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 09:08:40 AM
Another comeback record - the Four Tops' "When She Was My Girl," followed by a Mike fave IIRC, Kenny Rogers' take on "Share Your Love With Me."

indeed -- a lovely version, with Gladys Knight on harmony vox. Maybe his best single ever.

I'm still doing the '70s AT40 marathon on KFRC: just caught the tail end of a June '74 show ("Band on the Run" at #1) and now it's Aug 1971 -- Ashton Gardner & Lesbian doin' the heavy-leather "Resurrection Shuffle"!

Followed by the 45 of "Won't Get Fooled Again" -- one of the worst single-edit versions ever. And Tony & Dawn are frolicking in the "Summer Sand", which deserved to be a bigger hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 12, 2008, 09:11:35 AM
The KFRC Casey70's Marathon continues with Aug 7, 1971 (from 9am to noon PT). Good set, includes the Who, Rare Earth, Dramatics, Chase, J5, the Doors, 3DN, CCR, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and "the Tom Clay record"
http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053 (http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 09:23:16 AM
The KFRC Casey70's Marathon continues with Aug 7, 1971 (from 9am to noon PT). Good set, includes the Who, Rare Earth, Dramatics, Chase, J5, the Doors, 3DN, CCR, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and "the Tom Clay record"
http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053 (http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053)

Thanks for that link, Wayback -- I *swear* it wasn't there yesterday ;)  This '71 set is quite awesome.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 09:34:48 AM
Chart trivia: Eddie Rabbitt's "Step By Step" moved 10-9-8-7-6-5.  Geat coincidence, even if I dislike the song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 10:15:18 AM
This '71 chart is a cavalcade of soul: "Funky Nassau", Roberta & Donny's "You've Got a Friend", The Isley's "Love the One You're With", Dramatics, Ree-Ree, Cornelius Bros, Undisputed Truth, JB, the J-5's fabulous "Maybe Tomorrow"... and it occurs to me that Glady's gut-wrenching "I Don't Wanna Do Wrong" is another Vietnam record that doesn't mention Vietnam: he's been gone "for so long" and she's awfully, er, lonely.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 10:23:36 AM
from the incredibly soulful to the delightfully white: the Fortunes' "Cruel to be Kind" "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again". And 3DN cover Argent in one of their most-underrated singles.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 11:54:39 AM
A 1971 "extra": Donny Osmond's "Go Away Little Girl" which debuted on the Hot 100 that week at #89. I note that right behind it at #90 was ShaNaNa's "Top 40 of the Lord", a lost gem that sadly didn't make it onto the Buddah Box.

At #2, interesting to hear the Raiders' "Indian Reservation", after hearing the amazingly similar Don Fardon original on CG last week. And the Bros. Gibb begin their 4-week run at #1 with "HCYMABH".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 12:00:43 PM
Next up: Nov 20, 1976. If "Dazz" is disco-jazz, then Brick must be... a bitchy prick?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 12:35:16 PM
Gaz's favorite "Wide Receiver", Michael Henderson, sings lead on Norman Connors' "You Are My Starship" at #35. "...and don't you come too soon" indeed!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 12:42:13 PM
Trainwreck Segues R Us: The Salsoul Orch's (justifiably) forgotten clubber "Nice'N'Nasty" is followed by (TANC) Englebert's big comeback, "After the Lovin'".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 01:33:56 PM
Trainwreck Segues R Us: The Salsoul Orch's (justifiably) forgotten clubber "Nice'N'Nasty" is followed by (TANC) Englebert's big comeback, "After the Lovin'".
Yeah, that was something.  Now some Ritchie Family fun.

A bit earlier, I chuckled at the "bonus" track - Mary McGregor's cruel cuckoldry on "Torn Between Two Lovers."  Seriously, that's kinda messed up for her to tell her guy she's been screwing around on him b/c he can't satisfy her - oh, and by the way, she'd like to keep doing it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 12, 2008, 03:12:47 PM
Just finished Nov 20, 1976 (#2 was Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and at #1 Rod Stewart "Tonight's the Night"--- #1 for 8 weeks).  Just starting Nov 11, 1972 with #40 Bill Withers "Use Me", #38 Johnny Rivers "Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu", #37 Mott the Hoople "All the Young Dudes", #36 Gilbert O'Sullivan "Clair" and #35 Grand Funk "Rock and Roll Soul"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 05:00:46 PM
Just finished Nov 20, 1976 (#2 was Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and at #1 Rod Stewart "Tonight's the Night"--- #1 for 8 weeks).  Just starting Nov 11, 1972 with #40 Bill Withers "Use Me", #38 Johnny Rivers "Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu", #37 Mott the Hoople "All the Young Dudes", #36 Gilbert O'Sullivan "Clair" and #35 Grand Funk "Rock and Roll Soul"!

Arrived home in time for the tail end of the Tempts' "Papa", dadgummit. But I get to hear Marilyn McCoo cooing "If I Could Reach You" again -- I truly love that one. What a superb piece of songwriting (and their final Top Ten single, BTW). Too bad Diana beat them to the punch on "Love Hangover".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 05:12:30 PM
I dearly love "Convention '72" -- one of the cleverest "flying saucer" records ever -- but the flamingly femmy "Sidney Bruntly" character might not make it if the record were made today.  Unless he was played by Carson Kressly.

And now Helen spreads 'em again. Interesting that a feminist anthem contains the line "I'm still an embryo/With a long long way to go".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 05:25:38 PM
Chuck Berry gives a shout-out to some girl-on-girl action in the audience -- no wonder his ding-a-ling's gettin' a workout!

What a shame Rick Nelson wasn't able to maintain some chart momentum after "Garden Party".  Has everyone here heard his Dylan cover ("She Belongs to Me") from late '69/early '70? It actually made the Top 40, and was quite lovely.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 05:37:52 PM
When I heard that Lobo wrote the Total Cereal jingle... I 'bout fell off my chair. 

Sorry I missed the first part of this chart -- Cashman & West (who actually sang the Total jingle) did "American City Suite" earlier.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 05:58:46 PM
And now we get Aug 13, 1977. I know I'm in the minority in liking both Glen Campbell's "Sunflower" and the BeeGees' "Edge of the Universe", even if the latter was an RSO placeholder while they waited to release "How Deep Is Your Love".

But all hail Hot Chocolate's "So You Win Again", yet another fab Russ Ballard composition.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 06:04:39 PM
Mac MacAnnally's "It's a Crazy World" gets my "most interesting lyric of the marathon" award.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 09:25:55 PM
The Kasemarathon closes with a Dec 3, 1973 chart. My fave year, as we know, but not many OMGWTF selections, other than The 4 Tops' "Sweet Understanding Love" which leads off at #40 (on its way down & out). Not enuf incentive here to pass up Little Steven's salute to the 36th anniversary of the release of Nuggets.       
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 16, 2008, 06:51:25 AM
This weekend (10/18-19) Casey70's visits Oct 29, 1977. The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 17, 2008, 08:19:48 PM
This weekend (10/18-19) Casey70's visits Oct 29, 1977. The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

I'm gonna miss this, but a lot of entertaining entries, including the start of Paul Davis's record-setting run with "I Go Crazy," some delightfully corny Manilow ("Daybreak"), and a new generation of vaguely Frampton-looking teen idols (Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett).  Might want to leave before #1, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 18, 2008, 07:55:20 AM
This weekend (10/18-19) Casey70's visits Oct 29, 1977. The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

I'm gonna miss this, but a lot of entertaining entries, including the start of Paul Davis's record-setting run with "I Go Crazy," some delightfully corny Manilow ("Daybreak"), and a new generation of vaguely Frampton-looking teen idols (Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett).  Might want to leave before #1, though.

Coming in at number 21 is Linda Ronstadt's remake of "Blue Bayou," and I gotta say, I really dislike her take on it.  Her voice sounds like its absolutely YELLING in the upper register parts of the song.  oh man.  Who's responsible for that? 

15 year old Leif sounded really cute doing "Surfin' USA," but talk about novelty acts, heh..!

... and a tip o' the hat to the Baby's "Isn't It Time?" which debuts this week at number 31. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 18, 2008, 08:06:57 AM
omg: lucky number thirteen is “THE KING IS GONE” by Ronnie McDowell ... now THAT is some good cheese (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_tv-_3UtjU).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 18, 2008, 08:13:01 AM
number 12 -> “HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR” – Paul Nicholas

Casey says that Paul thinks the song would've charted higher in his native England (not sure how high it got there, but it hit #6 in the US) if he had used the word "lift" instead of "elevator."

remember, kids, poetry is the best words in the best order!

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 18, 2008, 09:57:31 AM
Coming in at number 21 is Linda Ronstadt's remake of "Blue Bayou," and I gotta say, I really dislike her take on it.  Her voice sounds like its absolutely YELLING in the upper register parts of the song.  oh man.  Who's responsible for that? 


Actually, she did that a lot. Check out her cover of "Hurts so Bad" a few years later. I suspect some people liked it and considered it a "rock chick" thing to do.  She did take singing lessons in the '80s (seriously) so that she could understand the technical aspects of her craft; it helped her delivery when she did "La Boheme" in NY and then the Nelson Riddle standards albums.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 19, 2008, 10:59:00 AM
Music Geek Conundrum:  Casey announced, as he intro-ed "Blue Bayou", that it was the first of "five remakes in a row!" (Yes, he was extremely excited)

21 "Blue Bayou", Ronstadt
20 "Surfin USA", Lief Garrett
19 "Slow Dancin'", Johnny Rivers
18 "Signed Sealed Delivered", Frampton
17 "We're All Alone", Rita Coolidge

But does a hit really qualify as a "remake" (for AT40 purposes) if the original never made the Top 40? The Funky Kings' "Slow Dancin'" peaked at #61. And I never even *knew* that Frankie Valli did "We're All Alone" in 1976 (a #78 peak) -- I'll wager Ms. Coolidge had never heard his version either. Casey doesn't even mention that it's a Boz Scaggs tune.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 20, 2008, 02:00:03 AM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christoper Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commordores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 20, 2008, 08:14:58 AM
Music Geek Conundrum: Casey announced, as he intro-ed "Blue Bayou", that it was the first of "five remakes in a row!" (Yes, he was extremely excited)
21 "Blue Bayou", Ronstadt
20 "Surfin USA", Leif Garrett
19 "Slow Dancin'", Johnny Rivers
18 "Signed Sealed Delivered", Frampton
17 "We're All Alone", Rita Coolidge
But does a hit really qualify as a "remake" (for AT40 purposes) if the original never made the Top 40? The Funky Kings' "Slow Dancin'" peaked at #61. And I never even *knew* that Frankie Valli did "We're All Alone" in 1976 (a #78 peak) -- I'll wager Ms. Coolidge had never heard his version either. Casey doesn't even mention that it's a Boz Scaggs tune.
That AT40 was the least memorable set I've heard this year.  I too didn't realize Frankie Valli had done "We're All Alone", but as you know, Casey's definition of a charted record is if it made the Billboard Top 100.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 20, 2008, 08:20:15 AM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 21, 2008, 12:19:10 AM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.

I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 21, 2008, 08:58:12 AM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.

I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.

I think SFGuy has a great point.  Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.

also, I blame Reagan!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 21, 2008, 10:29:05 AM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.
I think SFGuy has a great point.  Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.
also, I blame Reagan!
I agree its a fact that people consider the music closest to their heart to be the hits of their youth.  My point is if you look at the Billboard Top 40 charts over the decades, there was a shift in early 80's where majority of tunes on chart were light rock/pop, that's why for last 30 years the "classic hits" format was Top 40 hits of 60's thru mid-70's.  Unfortunately that format doesn't bring ratings, as evidenced by today's news that KFRC is dropping its classic hits format to simulcast KCBS newsradio:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/DDLB13L3PG.DTL
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 21, 2008, 11:17:01 AM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.
I think SFGuy has a great point.  Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.
also, I blame Reagan!
I agree its a fact that people consider the music closest to their heart to be the hits of their youth.  My point is if you look at the Billboard Top 40 charts over the decades, there was a shift in early 80's where majority of tunes on chart were light rock/pop, that's why for last 30 years the "classic hits" format was Top 40 hits of 60's thru mid-70's.  Unfortunately that format doesn't bring ratings, as evidenced by today's news that KFRC is dropping its classic hits format to simulcast KCBS newsradio:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/DDLB13L3PG.DTL

I haven't seen the charts, but you're right:  Music does go through trends, and I do recall thinking a lot of stuff I heard on the air back then was crappy -- Air Supply sums it up. and I recall being pretty bored w radio rock back in the early 80s, until I discovered the Pretenders other than Brass In Pocket. but maybe I was just a cranky moody teen. 

But judging from your handle I would say you do prefer the older stuff anyway, like most of us.   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 21, 2008, 10:26:00 PM
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.
While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.
I think SFGuy has a great point.  Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.
also, I blame Reagan!
I agree its a fact that people consider the music closest to their heart to be the hits of their youth.  My point is if you look at the Billboard Top 40 charts over the decades, there was a shift in early 80's where majority of tunes on chart were light rock/pop, that's why for last 30 years the "classic hits" format was Top 40 hits of 60's thru mid-70's.  Unfortunately that format doesn't bring ratings, as evidenced by today's news that KFRC is dropping its classic hits format to simulcast KCBS newsradio:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/DDLB13L3PG.DTL

I haven't seen the charts, but you're right:  Music does go through trends, and I do recall thinking a lot of stuff I heard on the air back then was crappy -- Air Supply sums it up. and I recall being pretty bored w radio rock back in the early 80s, until I discovered the Pretenders other than Brass In Pocket. but maybe I was just a cranky moody teen. 

But judging from your handle I would say you do prefer the older stuff anyway, like most of us.   ;)

These days the early 80's are considered "older" stuff much to my chagrin (makes me feel old).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 23, 2008, 08:01:40 AM
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2008, 08:06:10 AM
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)

Kiki's got the music; Wolfman's got the clap. And Gaz & I finally get to hear Steppenwolf's "Straight-Shootin' Woman"!

Not to mention the Osmonds' lovely "Love Me For a Reason", John Denver and Bobby Vinton.  Great cheezy stuff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 23, 2008, 09:39:04 AM
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)

Kiki's got the music; Wolfman's got the clap. And Gaz & I finally get to hear Steppenwolf's "Straight-Shootin' Woman"!

Not to mention the Osmonds' lovely "Love Me For a Reason", John Denver and Bobby Vinton.  Great cheezy stuff.

Thanks for the reminder.  I'll be up early for this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 23, 2008, 12:43:19 PM
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)

Kiki's got the music; Wolfman's got the clap. And Gaz & I finally get to hear Steppenwolf's "Straight-Shootin' Woman"!

Not to mention the Osmonds' lovely "Love Me For a Reason", John Denver and Bobby Vinton.  Great cheezy stuff.

Thanks for the reminder.  I'll be up early for this one.

and I'll be up REALLY early (6 am-ish) for this.  prolly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 23, 2008, 07:51:53 PM
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
Thanks for the reminder.  I'll be up early for this one.
and I'll be up REALLY early (6 am-ish) for this.  prolly.
Well, if you're gonna be up early for Casey with "6 Amish", I can be up early too! ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 24, 2008, 11:47:03 AM
Other playlist source for this weekend's Oct '74 45-rpm party:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 24, 2008, 10:38:28 PM
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
Thanks for the reminder.  I'll be up early for this one.
and I'll be up REALLY early (6 am-ish) for this.  prolly.
Well, if you're gonna be up early for Casey with "6 Amish", I can be up early too! ;)

I'll be listening @ work, so copmany is encouraged.  :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 06:03:05 AM
It occurs to me that KFRC is not going to air Casey, they've suspended all old programming and will just continue with what they've aired all week: music, liners, and top of the hour network news.  Damn.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 06:09:48 AM
It occurs to me that KFRC is not going to air Casey, they've suspended all old programming and will just continue with what they've aired all week: music, liners, and top of the hour network news.  Damn.

I checked to be sure - nope, they're doing news now.  And I can't listen live to the unfortunately named KOKZ.  So I'll be on Chico's KCEZ in 50 minutes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:04:23 AM
Oooh, aaah [and now reverse!]  Aaah, oooh!  Precious moments at #40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:11:11 AM
I have the Tim Moore version of "Second Ave" on a 70's soft rock compilation (on LP), but I do recall the Art Garfunkel version.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:11:29 AM
"Second Avenue" is new to me.  Casey seems to adore it.  I think it almost out-Breads Bread.  Almost.

(Hey, I live just off Second Ave!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:14:25 AM
I grew up in NJ but do not recall Kool's "Higher Plane"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 07:14:43 AM
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirty
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:16:51 AM
I grew up in NJ but do not recall Kool's "Higher Plane"

It's new to me too.  Do I get points for hearing "Jersey City" and immediately knowing it was Kool & the Gang?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:17:26 AM
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirty

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XWaVyyNnL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:22:17 AM
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirty
Sure, there were many double-entendre jokes about that song back then.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:23:22 AM
Hold on to your hat, honey!  Sing, sing, sing, SING!  BOS contender from Ms. Dee.  (And I fall for that false ending every time.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:24:30 AM
Kiki, making her case to duet with Elton in '76
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:25:40 AM
Wolfman Jack's real name is Robert Smith!

(http://www.southparkstuff.com/content/images/epiguid/season1/episode112.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 07:27:37 AM
great anecdote about Wolfman Jack's tenure on that Mexican Radio Station:  "The station was so powerful -- 250,000 watts - that you could drive from NYC to LA and never lose the signal."

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 07:32:03 AM
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey.  Not their best, kinda blah for me, but what a formula they hit on!

(http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/worst-album-covers/99-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:33:25 AM
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey.  Not their best, kinda blah for me.  But what a formula they hit on!
I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:35:01 AM
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey.  Not their best, kinda blah for me.  But what a formula they hit on!
I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!

Your'e no fun!  That cover is great!

(Hey, someone wanna give Mike a wake-up call?  He's missing all the fun.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:39:41 AM
Carl Carlton performing "Everlasting Love" on PBS special in 2004:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIqEtGz8EFY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIqEtGz8EFY)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:41:21 AM
I didn't know Brownsville Station had followed up "Smokin' in the Boys Room" - I thought they were a OHW.

A bit long in the intro, no?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:43:28 AM
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey.  Not their best, kinda blah for me.  But what a formula they hit on!
I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
Your'e no fun!  That cover is great!
(Hey, someone wanna give Mike a wake-up call?  He's missing all the fun.)
But that Swede LP cover and Tinka's avatar are from the Worst Album Covers website!  Yes, hit Mike with a joy-buzzer wake-up alarm in time for the Steppenwolf track!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 07:44:39 AM
Carl Carlton ... "Everlasting Love" ...

I've always loved this song.... thanks for the link. 

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 07:45:51 AM
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey.  Not their best, kinda blah for me.  But what a formula they hit on!
I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
Your'e no fun!  That cover is great!
(Hey, someone wanna give Mike a wake-up call?  He's missing all the fun.)
But that Swede LP cover and Tinka's avatar are from the Worst Album Covers website!  Yes, hit Mike with a joy-buzzer wake-up alarm in time for the Steppenwolf track!
wayback is correct. lots of good covers on that site  http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covers
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:46:28 AM
I gotta find a copy of that Raspberries LP with the scented sticker!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 07:47:32 AM
so the raspberries' aroma-enhanced sticker affixed to the album cover caused a woman to faint?  Makes you wonder what kinds of toxic chemicals they used back then to create that smell....     :-\
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:53:33 AM
OMGWTFLOL: Jim Weatherly fulfills the need to be at #28.

(I really dug that Steppenwolf song!  Honkin' sax!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 07:54:18 AM
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 07:57:00 AM
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???

I only know the Weatherly b/c it's on the Buddah Box (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kiftxqwhldje).  (I probably had more fun writing that review than any other I did for AMG.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:02:15 AM
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???

I only know the Weatherly b/c it's on the Buddah Box (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kiftxqwhldje).  (I probably had more fun writing that review than any other I did for AMG.)


wait.. you write reviews for allmusic?  cool... love that site!  is your real name on that review?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:05:42 AM
Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :P
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:07:29 AM
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???

I only know the Weatherly b/c it's on the Buddah Box (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kiftxqwhldje).  (I probably had more fun writing that review than any other I did for AMG.)


wait.. you write reviews for allmusic?  cool... love that site!  is your real name on that review?

That is indeed my real name.  I used to write for AMG pretty regularly, but barely in the past two years.  I haven't made the time to seek out stuff I know that's still unreviewed (not a lot of incentive as I've moved away from rock journalism and AMG pays poorly).

PS: BOS to Bobby Vinton - Pittsburgh pride!  We heard a lot of polkas at my grandmother's growing up.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:09:02 AM
Ladies and gentlemen ... the L-O-N-G version!  (I hadn't known "Beach Baby" was a fall hit.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:09:30 AM
Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :P

You can take the nice Polish boy out of the Nation's steel belt, but you can't take the polka out of him!

Polka is forever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:10:53 AM
Unfortunately, that was the short version of "Beeeyotch Baby," wasn't it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:12:19 AM
Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :P
You can take the nice Polish boy out of the Nation's steel belt, but you can't take the polka out of him! Polka is forever.
True, but you can understand that when a teenager in '74 it wasn't cool with your friends to be diggin' many of the syrupy pop or more adult/mature songs. 

Now let's get our groove on with da funky "Do It..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:16:11 AM
This kind of surreal coexistence is what I adore about these replays:

Quote
#29 “STRAIGHT SHOOTIN’ WOMAN” – Steppenwolf

#28 “THE NEED TO BE” – Jim Weatherly

#27 “MY MELODY OF LOVE” – Bobby Vinton

#26 “BEACH BABY” – First Class

#25 “ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT” – Cat Stevens

#24 “DO IT (‘TIL YOU’RE SATISFIED)” – B.T. Express

#23 “EARACHE MY EYE FEATURING ALICE BOWIE” – Cheech & Chong
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:17:31 AM
Here's "Earache" live on stage (pretty amusing):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bwEy8BQBfk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bwEy8BQBfk)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:18:21 AM
Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :P
You can take the nice Polish boy out of the Nation's steel belt, but you can't take the polka out of him! Polka is forever.
True, but you can understand that when a teenager in '74 it wasn't cool with your friends to be diggin' many of the syrupy pop or more adult/mature songs. 

Now let's get our groove on with da funky "Do It..."

I hear ya, bro.  I personally don't like that Vinton song that much myself.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:19:57 AM
This kind of surreal coexistence is what I adore about these replays:
Exactly. Damn CBS for taking away my opportunity to tape these replays >:(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:26:38 AM
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far. 

can you name the other two?

.. and maybe there's more..
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:27:37 AM
As we discussed on a recent 10at10, here's info on "Life Is a Rock", with list of all names mentioned in the tune:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_is_a_Rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_is_a_Rock)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:29:22 AM
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far.  can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..
The Guess Who and BTO
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:29:28 AM
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa.  Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:31:45 AM
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far.  can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..
The Guess Who and BTO

forgot abt BTO, so there's one more that I'm thinking of (partially Canadian)...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:32:52 AM
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa.  Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?
This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven."  Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:34:59 AM
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far.  can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..
The Guess Who and BTO
forgot abt BTO, so there's one more that I'm thinking of (partially Canadian)...
Dunno, I assume its a group, not an individual.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:36:56 AM
Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.

Sayeth Wikipedia: The Sun, a UK-based tabloid daily newspaper, caused controversy with its reporting of Hatfield's death, namely with the front page headline of: You've lost that livin' feeling
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:37:09 AM
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa.  Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?
This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven."  Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.

great song!  great voices...   he was getting coked up before a show (I just read on wikipedia).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:38:18 AM
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa.  Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?
This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven."  Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.

great song!  great voices...   he was getting coked up before a show (I just read on wikipedia).


Wikipedia JINX!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:38:49 AM
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far.  can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..
The Guess Who and BTO
forgot abt BTO, so there's one more that I'm thinking of (partially Canadian)...
Dunno, I assume its a group, not an individual.

Half of a group:  Tommy Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta.

Dave's not here, you hoser!

(http://www.cbc.ca/arts/images/pics/chong1.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 08:41:18 AM

Half of a group:  Tommy Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta.


Aha!  Hence the linking up with Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:42:52 AM
and too bad John Denver had to fly his Rocky Mtn ass into the ocean off Monterey in '95. :-[   But yea for John Lennon with Elton John on backing vocals!  For hitting #1 in a few weeks, Lennon had to honor bet with Elton to appear with him at Thanksgiving concert at Madison Square Garden.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:46:37 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:52:51 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves

yeah, me, too.  Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.

ooh, Skeenerd! 

Turn It Up!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 08:57:12 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves
yeah, me, too.  Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s).  A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 09:03:08 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves
yeah, me, too.  Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s).  A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.

seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!

this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 09:07:12 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves
yeah, me, too.  Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s).  A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.
seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!
this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo
I live in Pleasanton so hit that fair a couple times during its run. You may have seen my annual exhibit on history of rock music in the Hobby Building.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 09:12:47 AM
"Don't love me for fun," beg the Osmonds.  Hey, no problem there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 09:14:11 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves
yeah, me, too.  Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s).  A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.
seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!
this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo
I live in Pleasanton so hit that fair a couple times during its run. You may have seen my annual exhibit on history of rock music in the Hobby Building.
yes, I think I did...  can't recall specifics, but we did spend some time in that pavilion.  got any pics you could post here?

I liked the model train setup, too.  I've always wanted to see that display... 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 09:18:54 AM
America was always one of my sentimental faves
yeah, me, too.  Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s).  A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.
seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!
this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo
I live in Pleasanton so hit that fair a couple times during its run. You may have seen my annual display on history of rock music in the Hobby Building.
yes, I think I did...  can't recall specifics, but we did spend some time in that pavilion.  got any pics you could post here?
I liked the model train setup, too.  I've always wanted to see that display... 
Since my pics are not on a website, I can't link 'em here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 09:20:24 AM
WOS: "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)"; TO&Dawn's post-"Oak Tree" vaudeville kick had really run its course by now.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2008, 09:22:24 AM
WOS: "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)"; TO&Dawn's post-"Oak Tree" vaudeville kick had really run its course by now.
Agreed  :P  Thankfully here's Bad Co to cleanse the palate
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 09:23:28 AM
WOS: "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)"; TO&Dawn's post-"Oak Tree" vaudeville kick had really run its course by now.
Agreed  :P
same here...  :(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 09:26:25 AM
I quite like all three big-hit versions of "Never My Love."  Anyone heard the Sandpebbles version Csaey mentioned?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 09:27:53 AM
Understand Your'e Blue Swede!

(http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/worst-album-covers/99-1.jpg)

I like this cover of "Never My Love" -- charted here at number seven, but it's NTM.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 09:29:28 AM
I quite like all three big-hit versions of "Never My Love."  Anyone heard the Sandpebbles version Csaey mentioned?

I have not, but may go mining for it on the net. 

btw, I saw some DVD somewhere with footage of The Association doing a live gig: they were GREAT. 

eta: I think the DVD was part of the Monterey Pop Festival DVD set, btw.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 09:56:50 AM
Well, guys, this has been a lot of fun.  Someone should print this thread out and send it to KFRC with a note: This could have been YOUR audience!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!  I'm off, you know ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 10:13:08 AM
Bye Gaz, bye Wayback. 

Until next time, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 10:57:12 AM
Wow, I've enjoyed this lengthy thread! I'll hear the show tonite in its Madison, Wisconsin incarnation (7-10pm PDT) and I'm looking forward to it. And too bad about KFRC not airing the show -- the station will continue to exist (without jocks) at kfrc.com and there was some hope they'd continue with Casey until the contract runs out. Maybe that's what the marathon 2 weeks ago was about -- meeting some kind of quota.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 05:40:43 PM
and too bad John Denver had to fly his Rocky Mtn ass into the ocean off Monterey

Ah, yes, a sad day.  If I recall correctly, it was in October 1997 and I was attending a "summer of love" anniversary festival in Golden Gate Park (with performing bands including a Kantner variant on the Airplane and the Sons of Champlin) when I heard the news, amidst the sounds of those awful military planes buzzing above us.  I remember writing a bitter poem called "If 67 Were 97" that night, and I'm pretty sure the news of the crash circulated among us that afternoon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 06:39:08 PM
"Second Avenue" is new to me.  Casey seems to adore it.  I think it almost out-Breads Bread.  Almost.

(Hey, I live just off Second Ave!)

I'd swear I played the orig Tim Moore version for you a couple years ago when you were here. His was a big "turntable hit" on NYC prog-FM radio. 'tis a lovely song, IMHO, and a perfect fit for Garfunkel.  I hope we get a '73 set in the next few weeks, so we can hear his wonderful "All I Know".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 07:07:59 PM
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirty
Sure, there were many double-entendre jokes about that song back then.

The Billboard chart that week shows it as "Longfellow's Serenade" -- it would take several weeks for them to correct it. They also listed Helen Reddy's new hit as "Angie Babe"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 07:37:38 PM
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey.  Not their best, kinda blah for me, but what a formula they hit on!


I've grown to love "Honey Honey" over the years, just 'cause it's one you rarely hear -- even Dave ignores it. One reason it only got to a #27 peak is, there was a cover battle going on -- a Brit group called Sweet Dreams (feat. Polly Brown of Pickettywitch) had a version that charted first and got to #69.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 07:45:58 PM
I didn't know Brownsville Station had followed up "Smokin' in the Boys Room" - I thought they were a OHW.


They were a THW, and this gets my WOS hands down. Man, that's an awful single. But EWF's "Devotion" gets my first Lost Gem of the Week award. I love them in that mode.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 07:58:56 PM
OMGWTFLOL: Jim Weatherly fulfills the need to be at #28.

(I really dug that Steppenwolf song!  Honkin' sax!)

Mr Weatherly's delivery's a bit wimpy, but I'd've LURVED to have heard Gladys do that one.  And I dig the Steppenwolf too -- can't believe NY prog-FMers ignored that one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 08:35:28 PM
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa.  Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?
This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven."  Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.

Too bad he didn't OD before "RnRH" and this turkey -- WOS2. "I made a deal with the Angel of Music"?? Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 09:20:37 PM
The Ohio Players with another example of lyrics that could've rhymed but didn't: if those "bad bad misses" had been "bad bad bitches", they'd've rhymed with "britches" and "stitches". Wonder if they make it rhyme in their live show.
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 09:29:17 PM
"Don't love me for fun," beg the Osmonds.  Hey, no problem there.

Oh, like you wouldn't want to see Donny in his magic Mormon underwear! ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 09:38:01 PM
I quite like all three big-hit versions of "Never My Love."  Anyone heard the Sandpebbles version Csaey mentioned?

Nope, but didya know that Blue Swede didn't originate the "ooga-chukka" arrangement of "Hooked on a Feeling"?  Jonathan King (of "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" and "Beach Baby" fame) did it in 1971 and had a UK hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2008, 10:00:44 PM
Dionne W's got that urge to feel ya!  But she'll back off if you give her some coke.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 26, 2008, 09:02:52 AM
Casey's '80s are in 1986 this week.  Not a lot of note, but the lovely Anita Baker is in with the fab "Sweet Love."  And in the Top 10: "I saw you - and HIM! - walking in the rain!"  BOS to Oran, flat-blastin' both-a ya.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 26, 2008, 09:24:46 AM
"I feel a hunger."  (What kind?)  "It's a hunger."  Chartwise I remember this period very well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 26, 2008, 10:58:16 AM
"I feel a hunger."  (What kind?)  "It's a hunger." 

er, per the Top40db, the lyric is:

"I feel hungry
It's a hunger
That tries to keep a man awake at night"

So there IS a complete thought there.  But that's a funny TANC, because when Dave played the Kid Rock tune the other day, 3 diff Fogheads called to say "he's rhyming 'things' with... 'things', Dave! Talk about crappy songwriting!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 26, 2008, 04:22:56 PM
too bad about KFRC not airing the show -- the station will continue to exist (without jocks) at kfrc.com and there was some hope they'd continue with Casey until the contract runs out. Maybe that's what the marathon 2 weeks ago was about -- meeting some kind of quota.
Unfortunately it sounds like what CBS meant by "you can still hear KFRC's classic hits on kfrc.com" is what we've been getting all week, just automated hits with top of hour network news.  Yesterday they didn't run Casey or Beatles Brunch and this morning no "Backstage with Ben Fong-Torres."  Yes, maybe that Caseython weekend was to fulfill obligations.  Who's really going to listen to this kind of KFRC thru their PC anyway?  Oh well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 30, 2008, 11:22:37 AM
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 31, 2008, 01:24:13 PM
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)

Woo-hoo!  My all-time #1 favorite song, "Miracles," in the Top 10!  I'll be listening to this one in toto, prolly from home.  Let me know if anyone else will be listening in real time (the Chico 10am ET/7am PT airing?).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2008, 01:29:22 PM
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)

Woo-hoo!  My all-time #1 favorite song, "Miracles," in the Top 10!  I'll be listening to this one in toto, prolly from home.  Let me know if anyone else will be listening in real time (the Chico 10am ET/7am PT airing?).

I don't DO 7am on Saturday anymore  ;) But I'll be listening Sat nite 7-10pm Pacific. A rainy weekend in SF; a good time to stay in, cook, and "get a taste of the real world".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 31, 2008, 01:49:02 PM
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)

Woo-hoo!  My all-time #1 favorite song, "Miracles," in the Top 10!  I'll be listening to this one in toto, prolly from home.  Let me know if anyone else will be listening in real time (the Chico 10am ET/7am PT airing?).

I don't DO 7am on Saturday anymore  ;) But I'll be listening Sat nite 7-10pm Pacific. A rainy weekend in SF; a good time to stay in, cook, and "get a taste of the real world".

I'll try to get online for the Chico show, but cannot promise that Hallowe'en won't take its toll and force me to sleep in. 

MWAA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAHHA!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 07:35:54 AM
Casey was glad to see Joan Baez return to the chart (in a crummy hotel over Washington Square).  And I am glad to hear Leon Haywood, wanting to do something freaky to you - pimptastic!

Could've done without Frankie Valli's unemotional cover of "Our Day Will Come," though - it lacks Ruby & the Romantics' elegance.

This Melissa Manchester is new to me: "Just Too Many People."  I have to imagine this was offered to Diana Ross first.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 07:42:11 AM
"Put it in your peace pipe!"  B.T. Express are smokin', with a hit whose flip side had hit the Top 40 a few months prior, sez Casey.  Lead vocalist was listening to Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Friendship Train" for inspiration, I bet.  Very similar groove.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 07:51:09 AM
I was out in kitchen last 15 min's, PC is in den, but I can hear it.  I was in senior year HS in Nov 75, but don't recall 35, 33, 32, 31, 29, the rest of this chart is familiar.  I'm meeting mshray 10am-12 today at Peet's Coffee in Walnut Creek where Dave Morey will be pushing new Live from Archives CD.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:00:36 AM
I'm not a fan of "18 With a Bullet," but I would have enjoyed getting it in the week when it actually hit #18.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:06:43 AM
It's an Art Garfunkel twin-spin!  Back to back solo ("I Only Have Eyes for You," which the fastidious copy editors at Time would correct to "I Have Eyes for Only You") and with Rhymin' Simon (the beautifully bitter "My Little Town").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:07:15 AM
I'm not a fan of "18 With a Bullet," but I would have enjoyed getting it in the week when it actually hit #18.
It hit #18 on 11-22-75 Hot 100, got as high as #15.  Meanwhile, at #25, Art Garfunkel's lovely version of "I Only Have Eyes For You" got as high as #18.  I remember winning Art's new at that time LP "Breakaway" from our local radio station, and it also includes S&G's "My Little Town."  Funny to have that song follow at #24 on this chart!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:10:29 AM
26-yr-old Bruuuuuuce at #23 with BTR!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:19:41 AM
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"!  Perhaps that's why Casey played just one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:23:31 AM
"What a Difference a Day Makes" in its disco incarnation would be an utter travesty if Esther Phillips didn't have such an attractive voice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:24:13 AM
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"!  Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.

Haha, thisclose to a jinx on the entire comment!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:25:41 AM
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"!  Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.

Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love.  The sound of jubilation.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:28:13 AM
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"!  Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.
Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love.  The sound of jubilation.
Agreed.  Have you ever heard that entire solo LP, "Extra Texture"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:29:19 AM
KC's "That's the Way" is one of few tunes to hit #1, drop, then back to #1
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:37:05 AM
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"!  Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.
Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love.  The sound of jubilation.
Agreed.  Have you ever heard that entire solo LP, "Extra Texture"?

No - is it as happy and bouncy?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:42:03 AM
By cracky!  Squealin' Neil is on his way down with "Bad Blood," astonishingly his biggest hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:45:31 AM
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"!  Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.
Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love.  The sound of jubilation.
Agreed.  Have you ever heard that entire solo LP, "Extra Texture"?
No - is it as happy and bouncy?
Yes, with guests like Tom Scott on sax, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Gary Wright.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 08:48:21 AM
This section of chart --with KC, Bee Gees, Jigsaw, Sedaka, Abba, Leon -- really takes me back to fall '75!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:57:15 AM
This ONJ track at #13, "Something Better to Do," is NTM!  Nice fluff stuff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 09:03:39 AM
hey mangs, just woked up ..   to Low Rider.

I missed a buncha of good stuff, maybe I'll have to catch another time zone's replay later to experience the Full Forty. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:04:20 AM
"Do It Any Way You Wanna" from People's Choice is the third song in this set - after "Brazil" and "Fly, Robin, Fly" - that isn't technically an instrumental but more or less is.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:08:08 AM
You are sunshine; you are shadow.  You are Captain; you are Dragon.  And Toni wants to touch you.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 09:09:05 AM
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:09:55 AM
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 09:13:41 AM
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.

OMG, this song was everywhere  --- I recall watching the Gong Show back then and EVERY act came out and did version of "Feelings."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 09:14:32 AM
You are sunshine; you are shadow.  You are Captain; you are Dragon.  And Toni wants to touch you.

Go Tonnille!  Pretty racy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:15:32 AM
I hate this "I Get Around" segment they often play during commercial breaks - Mike Love is such a fucking dick.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:16:09 AM
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.

OMG, this song was everywhere  --- I recall watching the Gong Show back then and EVERY act came out and did version of "Feelings."

Y'know, now that you mention it, I'm sure I saw a few renditions (or attempted renditions) on the Gong Show as well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:16:57 AM
"This Will Be" an eHarmony ad someday.  I still love the opening, though I think Natalie oversells it at the end.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 09:21:09 AM
"This Will Be" an eHarmony ad someday.  I still love the opening, though I think Natalie oversells it at the end.

I think you're right about the ending.  It turns the song off for me.  I've never really dug it... but this Spinnners' tune was always a fave!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 09:21:16 AM
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:22:43 AM
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!

I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 09:22:55 AM
I hate this "I Get Around" segment they often play during commercial breaks - Mike Love is such a fucking dick.
I know, who does he think he is, the best tambourine player around??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:23:28 AM
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!

I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.

That someone else was Barbara Ingram.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 09:24:05 AM
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!
I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.
Whew, thanks!  Glad to know I wasn't crazy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:26:46 AM
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!
I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.
Whew, thanks!  Glad to know I wasn't crazy.
No, the mustachioed guy lip-syncing the part on Soul Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGxYKJXOxFk) is crazy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 09:27:35 AM
I hate this "I Get Around" segment they often play during commercial breaks - Mike Love is such a fucking dick.
I know, who does he think he is, the best tambourine player around??

LOL -- Good one!

(http://www.cokemachineglow.com/images/7869.jpg)
Top 22 Pictures of Mike Love Looking Like a Douche  (http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/3654/pictures-of-mike-love-looking-like-a-douche)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:29:12 AM
I assume we'll get the 3-minute single edit of "Miracles" - oh well.

WOS to La Ronstadt, in what I'm sure Mike would agree is an even more unnecessary remake than "Our Day Will Come."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 09:36:28 AM
I assume we'll get the 3-minute single edit of "Miracles" - oh well.

WOS to La Ronstadt, in what I'm sure Mike would agree is an even more unnecessary remake than "Our Day Will Come."

That's the one thing I'd like to change about these AT40 shows: give us the full versions!

When I started re-listening to them, I realized how the show -- and AM radio in general -- uses the radio edits (maybe they even make their own edits when necessary..?). 

... and agree about Linda, there she is YELLING again -- "YEAH, YEAH!!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 09:40:15 AM
That's the one thing I'd like to change about these AT40 shows: give us the full versions!
When I started re-listening to them, I realized how the show -- and AM radio in general -- uses the radio edits (maybe they even make their own edits when necessary..?). 
Yes, I'm sure Casey cut down songs even further, for "time considerations".
BYOS (Best Yodeling of Set) to John Denver!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 01, 2008, 09:51:00 AM
Okay, Mshray just called, so I'm out the door now to meet him and Dave Morey at Peet's Walnut Creek.  Later ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:53:27 AM
Okay, Mshray just called, so I'm out the door now to meet him and Dave Morey at Peet's Walnut Creek.  Later ...

Have fun!  Give Mark (and Dave) my best!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 09:55:23 AM
Wincing at "Island Girl" at #1, a rare displeasure in a triff set from my second-favorite year in pop music.

Tinka, have a good weekend!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 10:03:32 AM
Wincing at "Island Girl" at #1, a rare displeasure in a triff set from my second-favorite year in pop music.

Tinka, have a good weekend!

see y'all later....  wish I was in Walnut Creek to say hi to Davey.

Oh "Island Girl,"  I played this 45 to death.  When I eventually got bored of it and flipped the record over, I found I liked the B-side:   "Grow Some Funk of Yer Own."  Who knew that records had two playable sides?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 06:15:29 PM
Who knew that records had two playable sides?

I certainly didn't on first discovery of 45s.  I was introduced to the medium in '77 when I was 4 via my mom's collection, to which I gravitated "Convoy" and "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop."  (This should go a long way to explaining my tastes.)  I have no idea what was on the flip of either of those.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2008, 07:49:19 PM
"Diamonds & Rust" is still quite amazing -- I remain astounded that it made the Top 40 at all.  No idea who the woman duetting with Frankie Valli is; guess they thought she'd be his Odia Coates.

Anyone else notice that Casey never actually named the Elvis song that debuted at #10 and peaked at #3?  I've scoured Billboard and can't find the answer!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2008, 07:54:32 PM
"Get a lay! Get a lay!" advises John Fogerty. Er... OK!

And appropriately, he's followed by Leon Haywood, who wants to slide into somebody's canyon. Sounds like he needs a "Wide Receiver".

Gaz, I'd never considered that Diana Ross comparison regarding Ms Manchester's "Just Too Many People", but you're dead on. La Ross shoulda done it instead of "Last Time I Saw Him", which I've always thought would've been an ideal "Ruby Red Dress" follow-up for Helen Reddy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2008, 08:14:08 PM
The second-oddest white-gospel hit of 1975 (after the Simon/Snow "Gone at Last"): Manhattan Transfer's "Operator".

Miss Mavis feels like a Butterfinger. I'm a Snickers guy myself.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2008, 08:25:19 PM
The local ads on this Madison, WI station are always colorful, but this floored me: The NYC Board of Education is running spots (voiced by the great Cynthia Nixon) recruiting for teachers in Wisconsin!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2008, 09:11:48 PM
OMG -- this Wisconsin station censored the word "bitch" in Sedaka's "Bad Blood". Oh by cracky!

But Leon Russell's lady blew, and they let that thru. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 02, 2008, 01:46:16 AM
I hate this "I Get Around" segment they often play during commercial breaks - Mike Love is such a fucking dick.
I know, who does he think he is, the best tambourine player around??

LOL -- Good one!

(http://www.cokemachineglow.com/images/7869.jpg)
Top 22 Pictures of Mike Love Looking Like a Douche  (http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/3654/pictures-of-mike-love-looking-like-a-douche)

His nephew is playing in the NBA. Actually he looks like a douche as well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 02, 2008, 01:51:43 AM
Who knew that records had two playable sides?

I certainly didn't on first discovery of 45s.  I was introduced to the medium in '77 when I was 4 via my mom's collection, to which I gravitated "Convoy" and "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop."  (This should go a long way to explaining my tastes.)  I have no idea what was on the flip of either of those.

Records had two playable sides?? No, that's not true.

I remember 45s in the early 70s. I guess these records belonged to my siblings at the time. I just remember playing "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" over and over on my toy record player (it did play real records). I also remember a few of the Beatles 45s my brother and sisters owned (I remember the Apple label).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 05:21:16 AM
"Diamonds & Rust" is still quite amazing -- I remain astounded that it made the Top 40 at all.  No idea who the woman duetting with Frankie Valli is; guess they thought she'd be his Odia Coates.

Anyone else notice that Casey never actually named the Elvis song that debuted at #10 and peaked at #3?  I've scoured Billboard and can't find the answer!

Good call on the Valli co-lead.

And even better call on the Presley; I hadn't noticed that he didn't name the song.  Elvis didn't have a song peak at #3 in '58, so I can't tell what he was thinking of.  Maybe he blew the year and it was "Devil in Disguise"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 05:22:25 AM
Casey's '80s reach all the way back to 1980, where Billy Joel is in at 40 with "Sometimes a Fantasy" and Waylon Jennings at 39 with the theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 05:34:39 AM
Al Stewart NTM and on his way down with "Midnight Rocks."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 05:36:53 AM
Also NTM, Jimmy Hall, formerly of Wet Willie, with the McDonald-esque "I'm Happy That Love Has Found You."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 05:54:37 AM
Two Hot 100 debuts all the way up in the 40 this week: John Lennon at 38 with "(Just Like) Starting Over," and Neil Diamond at 32 with "Love on the Rocks."  The latter's one of my favorite Neil songs, and I probably would have heard it had I gone to the Super Diamond show in my hood last night.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 06:33:37 AM
Maybe it's mean to criticize a 13-year-old, but I never cared for the thin voice of Stacy Lattisaw, here with "Let Me Be Your Angel."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 06:50:04 AM
I hadn't heard Irene Cara's "Out Here on My Own" in 25 years.  IIRC this was (co-?)written by Leslie Gore.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 02, 2008, 07:18:17 AM
I vividly recall small pieces of this survey.  The autumn of 1980, I was in second grade, and was enrolled in a gifted-kids class in another school; once a week one of the mothers (I suppose because they didn't want to shell out for a bus) would drive me and a couple other kids to and from these classes.  She always had on a station playing what we'd now call secretary rock; I got a very steady diet of Leo Sayer's "More Than I Can Say" and Barbra Streisand's "Woman in Love."  (Meanwhile, at the bus stop, I was hearing Michael Jackson and Queen.)

ETA: And very much "Upside Down" from that radio station - so maybe "secretary rock" isn't so apt.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 02, 2008, 11:21:59 AM
I hadn't heard Irene Cara's "Out Here on My Own" in 25 years.  IIRC this was (co-?)written by Leslie Gore.

Co-written with her brother, Michael Gore, in fact.

And I for one loved Stacy Lattisaw: I called her "the black Rachel Sweet" at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 06, 2008, 02:45:36 PM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)  and here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2008, 02:59:12 PM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)

Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"! I'm probably gonna miss this one, I won't be home Sat nite.  But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 06, 2008, 03:26:38 PM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"!  I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite.  But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT.  BTW, links to stations streaming AT40 70's & 80's is at first post of this thread.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2008, 03:40:42 PM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"!  I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite.  But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT.  BTW, links to stations streaming AT40 70's & 80's is at first post of this thread.

Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.

ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2008, 08:57:18 AM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"!  I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite.  But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT.  BTW, links to stations streaming AT40 70's & 80's is at first post of this thread.

Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.

ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.

UPDATE: I've tried several diff stations who use a "Liquid Compass" player to stream and none of them work here at the office -- odd, no? We're up-to-date with the latest versions of Windows. Flash, etc and yet I get no sound from these players after the initial local commercial video plays.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 07, 2008, 09:07:10 AM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"!  I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite.  But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT. 
Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.
ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.
UPDATE: I've tried several diff stations who use a "Liquid Compass" player to stream and none of them work here at the office -- odd, no? We're up-to-date with the latest versions of Windows. Flash, etc and yet I get no sound from these players after the initial local commercial video plays.
Hmmm, and you get KFOG okay?  Did you try all AT40 stations that use other types of streamers?  Perhaps your work has their PCs set so folks can't stream??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2008, 09:18:29 AM
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"!  I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite.  But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT. 
Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.
ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.
UPDATE: I've tried several diff stations who use a "Liquid Compass" player to stream and none of them work here at the office -- odd, no? We're up-to-date with the latest versions of Windows. Flash, etc and yet I get no sound from these players after the initial local commercial video plays.
Hmmm, and you get KFOG okay?  Did you try all AT40 stations that use other types of streamers?  Perhaps your work has their PCs set so folks can't stream??

No, all sorts of players work here at the office ... except Liquid Compass. No idea why.  (at home almost nothing works but that's because (a) my home PC is 10 years old and (b) I still have dial-up)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 07:35:36 AM
'Morning gentlemen, I tuned in at #36, "God, Love & Rock & Roll," a song I don't remember.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 07:38:19 AM
Check out what Casey says to introduce Clapton's "After Midnight" (#35):

"If you dig the proverb that a man is known by the company he keeps, then you're going to find this next artist very heavy."     Then he lists Clapton's music pedigree, etc...  So awesomely dated, I love it!

I love the early part of the AT40 shows, because often you'll hear things that just slipped into the charts and then fell back out, so they're hardly ever in heavy rotation in those "oldies" stations (that still exist).   My knowledge of pop from this date is pretty limited, so there's a lot of things that aren't that familiar.

 good stuff!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 07:45:50 AM
Check out what Casey says to introduce Clapton's "After Midnight" (#35):
"If you dig the proverb that a man is known by the company he keeps, then you're going to find this next artist very heavy."  Then he lists Clapton's music pedigree, etc...  So awesomely dated, I love it!
I love the early part of the AT40 shows, because often you'll hear things that just slipped into the charts and then fell back out, so they're hardly ever in heavy rotation in those "oldies" stations (that still exist).   My knowledge of pop from this date is pretty limited, so there's a lot of things that aren't that familiar.  good stuff!
Yes, my sentiments exactly.  I've deepened my knowledge of hits from certain years listening this past year to these AT40 replays, plus 10at10 since moving out here in Jan 1989.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 07:55:34 AM
'Morning gentlemen, I tuned in at #36, "God, Love & Rock & Roll," a song I don't remember.

Hi Wayback -  so you debuted at Number 36 this week...? nice.  You got here just in time for this block of staple tunes:
#35 “AFTER MIDNIGHT” – Eric Clapton
#34 “OUR HOUSE” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#33 “EL CONDOR PASA” – Simon & Garfunkel

.. but I loved the Presidents' 5-10-15-20!  and the honky-tonk chanson of the New Seekers was unique but a little grating. I can see why it's on the way out.

The Guess Who's "Share The Wealth Land" is another gospel-tinged song I've noted.  The other is where you came in ( “GOD, LOVE & ROCK & ROLL” – Teegarden & Van Winkle) where you came in.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 08:01:45 AM
funny, the "extra" song by Dodie Stevens mentions how impressed she is with her boyfriend who sports "Tan Shoes & Pink Shoelaces" -- She sings "He has a twelve foot yacht!" 

hubba-hubba, Sugar Daddy!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 08:12:26 AM
Hi Wayback -  so you debuted at Number 36 this week...? nice.  You got here just in time for this block of staple tunes:
#35 “AFTER MIDNIGHT” – Eric Clapton
#34 “OUR HOUSE” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#33 “EL CONDOR PASA” – Simon & Garfunkel
.. but I loved the Presidents' 5-10-15-20!  and the honky-tonk chanson of the New Seekers was unique but a little grating. I can see why it's on the way out. The Guess Who's "Share The Wealth Land" is another gospel-tinged song I've noted. 
On this chart I don't recall hearing back in the day #36, 32, 30, 27, 21, and since I came in at #36 today, I can't recall how #38-40 sound.  Then again, that's why we listen to these replays!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 08:18:38 AM
I'm listening to AT40 thru my PC and have an ear on the 10at10 replays from my stereo.  I notice on KFOG's 10at10 page that the intern didn't post yesterday's 1969 set.  Just cuz Dave's leaving doesn't mean they can get lazy!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 08:18:52 AM
is it me, or did Casey get a little fun-kay when he back announced Candi Stanton by calling it "Stand By YO man?"  and then he intro'd Charles Wright tune by saying "Express YO-self?"

did anyone catch that?  ponderous, man...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 08:26:00 AM
is it me, or did Casey get a little fun-kay when he back announced Candi Stanton by calling it "Stand By YO man?"  and then he intro'd Charles Wright tune by saying "Express YO-self?"
did anyone catch that?  ponderous, man...
Yes, I've noticed Casey sometimes tries to be hip or gets overly excited (especially in '70-71 shows) which sounds funny compared to his regular style. In a 1970 replay from Sept, he sounded like a wild TOP 40 DJ with "Here's Free and ALL RIGHT NOW!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 08:34:23 AM
Re #19, I'll never forget seeing Wilson Pickett up close at the famous Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, around 1988.  The Wicked Pickett was cookin'!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 09:21:58 AM
Brian Hyland's big hit ten years before #9 "Gypsy Woman" was "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"!  Also "Sealed With A Kiss" in '62.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 09:31:22 AM
Smokey & Miracles "Tears Of A Clown" and earlier this week we heard The English Beat's version in a 1980 10at10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 09:32:17 AM
I just went back into my online buffer and listened to a few tunes I wasn't familiar with:

#39 “I AM SOMEBODY, PART II” – Johnnie Taylor - Great socially conscious soul

#36 “GOD, LOVE & ROCK & ROLL” – Teegarden & Van Winkle

#32 “AS THE YEARS GO BY” – Mashmakhan - this one is interesting, it's infused w a definite and insistent polka feel for most of it (the chirpy organ, the sing-songy sound) and I hear Eastern European influences, too. Then it gets pretty rocking with a riff to give the kids something heavier to ponder musically.  And speaking of something heavy, the lyrics are really good & insightful. An excerpt:
 
Now you're asking me if I love you
And it really means will I marry you
And I answer yes I love you
But it really means that I won't be untrue


how true!  oh, the game we play.

#30 “5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE)” – Presidents - liked this one, too.
#29 “LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG MA” – New Seekers - I do know this one, of course. The honky tonk piano, the French Edith Piaf-y section, and that annoying hook, make me realize why this was on the way out this week -- although I don't know how high it charted.

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there are a few others, but I have to write this while I can recall it:

Casey intros Bread's "It Don't Matter To Me" by saying some interesting things:

"This is probably the most non-uptight love song in the countdown... the singer's attitude toward the girl is totally non-possessive, really loose... "  (he must be referring to "As The Years Go By" by Mashmakhan.

Free love, baby!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:37:17 AM
Ahh, I missed most of the countdown as I met a friend who's in town from London.  Here for "Indiana Wants Me" at #5.  This was a 3WS favorite, and I too loved its melodrama.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:41:10 AM
Sometime in late 1996 or early 1997, when I was still new to SF, I heard about (probably through the Bay Guardian, which I immediately became a fan of, though I read the SF Weekly too) auditions for a campy musical whose title was some mix of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Rocky Horror PIcture Show," I forget the exact riff.  Anyway, I went - not so much because I wanted to be in it, but because I wanted to meet the kind of people who would want to be in it.  So we were asked to bring something to lip-synch to as our audition.  I, embarrassingly, chose the rap section of "Rapture."  But I dearly remember a guy with an exact Henry Rollins build who performed "I Think I Love You" with a blow-up doll.  Ah, memories.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:47:15 AM
They just played that damn Mike Love clip again.  I mean, the exasperated tone he takes with "Bri-an ..." drives me up a damn wall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:51:00 AM
OK, going from the bonus track "Immigrant Song" into "We've Only Just Begun" is about as extreme as it gets in Top 40-ville.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 09:51:19 AM
They just played that damn Mike Love clip again.  I mean, the exasperated tone he takes with "Bri-an ..." drives me up a damn wall.

(http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/content_images/turban_love.jpg)
"... that was my contribution.  And some of the lyrics, as well.  Also, I'm an ass."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 09:51:35 AM
Re #4, I ran into David Cassidy around '91, actually he ran into me (literally).  I was browsing books by top of escalator at SF bookstore when he came up the escalator, playfully hid behind me for a minute so throng of crazed lady fans at front of store might not see him, before emerging to walk to table for a book signing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:51:59 AM
"He has a twelve foot yacht!" 

Gaz contemplates: 12-foot yacht or long black limousine?  Hmm...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:53:45 AM
I always thought the line was "a kiss for LUCK, and we're on our way."  Casey says it's "a kiss for LOVE."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 09:55:06 AM
I just went back into my online buffer

Is this buffer app available for PCs?  I can't remember what thread you discussed it on - can you refresh me on any deets?  Mthx!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 09:59:59 AM
OK, going from "Immigrant Song" into "We've Only Just Begun" is about as extreme as it gets in Top 40-ville.
Yeah, isn't it great!  ;D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 08, 2008, 10:12:13 AM
I just went back into my online buffer

Is this buffer app available for PCs?  I can't remember what thread you discussed it on - can you refresh me on any deets?  Mthx!
dunno about PC.  I'm on a Mac and I think it's my QT plugin called Flip4Mac that comes into play when I hear a KFOG stream: it handles wmv or aspx streams with a online browser player that has a scroll bar, so I can scroll around back and forth to hear this or that.  I don't have full knowledge  over how to configure it, though. It was a pleasant surprise when I first discovered this buffering thing. Do a google search for tips, yo!

When I go the Chico station (chicooldies.com) to "listen live" to at40, my firefox browser starts a separate popup window for the player, but this also has a scroll bar.  Unfortunately, the Chico station kicks you off after two hours of streaming (the stream cannot be stopped, it just goes on..  but after being booted you can get right back on).  So I can't go back and listen to the early part after two hours have passed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 08, 2008, 10:23:16 AM
I just went back into my online buffer
Is this buffer app available for PCs?  I can't remember what thread you discussed it on - can you refresh me on any deets?  Mthx!
dunno about PC.  I'm on a Mac and I think it's my QT plugin called Flip4Mac that comes into play when I hear a KFOG stream: it handles wmv or aspx streams with a online browser player that has a scroll bar, so I can scroll around back and forth to hear this or that.  I don't have full knowledge  over how to configure it, though. It was a pleasant surprise when I first discovered this buffering thing. Do a google search for tips, yo!
When I go the Chico station (chicooldies.com) to "listen live" to at40, my firefox browser starts a separate popup window for the player, but this also has a scroll bar.  Unfortunately, the Chico station kicks you off after two hours of streaming (the stream cannot be stopped, it just goes on..  but after being booted you can get right back on).  So I can't go back and listen to the early part after two hours have passed.
Thx for the buffering info, will have to investigate if it works on PC.  Yes, at two hour mark I get a pop up msg in the player saying "You've reached two hour max, click if you'd like to keep listening" which when I do doesn't interrupt stream at that point.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 10:41:38 AM
"He has a twelve foot yacht!" 
Gaz contemplates: 12-foot yacht or long black limousine?  Hmm...
12-ft is a pretty short limo, especially by 1970 car lengths!

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.  So to speak.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 08, 2008, 12:58:56 PM
I just went back into my online buffer and listened to a few tunes I wasn't familiar with:

32 “AS THE YEARS GO BY” – Mashmakhan - this one is interesting, it's infused w a definite and insistent polka feel for most of it (the chirpy organ, the sing-songy sound) and I hear Eastern European influences, too. Then it gets pretty rocking with a riff to give the kids something heavier to ponder musically.  And speaking of something heavy, the lyrics are really good & insightful. An excerpt:
 
Now you're asking me if I love you
And it really means will I marry you
And I answer yes I love you
But it really means that I won't be untrue



That one's a Morey fave, he's played it a number of times over the years, and I've always said that it seems to me to have been a clear influence on Fastball's "The Way".

I did find another station whose player actually works here at home: a Boise, Idaho station that plays the show on Sun morning (8-11 PST), so I'll catch up tomorrow (I'll be at the Sharks game tonite). 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 06:14:59 PM
is it me, or did Casey get a little fun-kay when he back announced Candi Stanton by calling it "Stand By YO man?" 

Haha, I noticed it in a replay tonight!  Loves it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 06:24:27 PM
Sorry, but this Elvis karaoke of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is justly forgotten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 06:28:13 PM
Wow, Glen Campbell's bombast on "It's Only Make Believe" and Stevie Wonder's stormy "Heaven Help Us All" are a powerful one-two punch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2008, 07:23:42 PM
'Morning gentlemen, I tuned in at #36, "God, Love & Rock & Roll," a song I don't remember.
This was the first time I heard it.  Wow.  Words fail.  (I've just rewinded and am now hearing #40-30 after just hearing the 20s and 10s.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 09, 2008, 10:05:32 AM
Casey's '80s take us to Nov. 8, 1982, with La Ronstadt (again, yelling) her way through "Get Closer."  Earlier, Dionne Warwick had debuted with "Heartbreaker," which would become her last Top 10 solo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2008, 11:19:01 AM
Sorry, but this Elvis karaoke of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is justly forgotten.

Chart trivia: this was not the only Dusty Springfield cover on the Hot 100 that week: at #62 was Gary Puckett (!) doing "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" (!!) produced by Richard Perry (!!!).

Stevie's "Heaven Help us All" is one of my very favorite songs of his... the line

Heaven help the boy who won't reach 21
Heaven help the man who gave that boy a gun


still gives me chills. Dunno if there are covers of that one but I'd love to hear Patti LaBelle chew on it.

And Teegarden & Van Winkle -- it's been decades since I'd heard that. The melody is a complete rip-off of "Amen", the gospel tune from Lillies of the Field that was a hit for the Impressions.

Other highlights for me: Ray Price's now-standard "For the Good Times", she-took-2-Tylenol-and-now-she's Freda Payne's "Deeper & Deeper", the aforementioned Candi Staton, and Dawn's glorious "Candida", which it occurs to me was a record ahead of its time by 2 or 3 years -- nobody was really doing late-50s/early '60s nostalgia yet in 1970; in '72 Grease would open Off-B'way and the floodgates would open.

Oh, and I loved hearing Casey being shocked! SHOCKED, I tells ya! that wholesome Shirley Jones won an Oscar for playing a hooker. LOL!  A fabulous chart all around.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 09, 2008, 11:21:19 AM
Casey's '80s take us to Nov. 8, 1982, with La Ronstadt (again, yelling) her way through "Get Closer."  Earlier, Dionne Warwick had debuted with "Heartbreaker," which would become her last Top 10 solo.

BOS: "Pressure," "Stepping Out"
VHM: "What's Forever For?" (in its 5th week at #19!), "Nobody"
WOS: Steel Breeze, "You Don't Want Me Anymore"
OMGWTFLOL: Survivor, "American Beat" (the hot cheese, it burns)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2008, 12:35:01 PM
Hey kids -- per a posting on the Radio-info.com SF message board, Classic Casey '70s is now being run on Sundays from noon-to-3 on KYCY 1550AM -- not clear if this is forever or just until the contract runs out (KYCY and KFRC have the same owners). but for now it's there. And they do stream, for you out-of-towners.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 13, 2008, 08:34:40 PM
Hey kids -- per a posting on the Radio-info.com SF message board, Classic Casey '70s is now being run on Sundays from noon-to-3 on KYCY 1550AM -- not clear if this is forever or just until the contract runs out (KYCY and KFRC have the same owners). but for now it's there. And they do stream, for you out-of-towners.
Nice to have a local airing, but I don't receive KYCY clearly, do you?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 13, 2008, 08:36:04 PM
This weekend (11/15-16) Casey70's visits Nov 13, 1971.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2008, 08:50:53 PM
This weekend (11/15-16) Casey70's visits Nov 13, 1971.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf)

Great stuff! Dawn's forgotten "What Are You Doing Sunday?", Coven's "One Tin Soldier" in its first chart go-round, 8th Day's "other" hit (and the 5 Man Electrical Band's too), The 5-D's version of "Never My Love", Denise LaSalle, Lighthouse, Free Movement, and -- say hallelujah! -- "The Desiderata"!  Can't wait!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 13, 2008, 09:33:34 PM
This weekend (11/15-16) Casey70's visits Nov 13, 1971.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf)

This is reassuring: it's rather likely that we'll get a set close to Dec. 15, 1972.  I'm actually excited about this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:17:19 AM
Love the line in "Respect Yourself" where Mavis tells the white-sheeter he's got his head up his ass.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:22:12 AM
NTM and promptly forgotten: James Taylor, "Long Ago and Far Away."  Just the kind of blandness one might write in the family compound while Daddy's off in the Andes and the servants have baked nice pies for everyone.   :-\
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:29:37 AM
Oh, honny, honny!  Sonny and Cher return to the charts with a bang, in at #33 with "All I Ever Need Is You."

(I once pissed off a drag queen by performing this song at a gay bar's karaoke night - had no idea the gal had planned her own Cher-manship.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:40:49 AM
"It's a new day, baby!"  BOS to Sweet Lou Rawls and the Bobby Hebb-penned "Natural Man."  I'll be singing this at City Hall this afternoon as I decry Prop. 8 and other similar measures.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:52:03 AM
8th Day NTM with "You Gotta Crawl Before You Walk."  Sounds like they've been riding the Westbound #9 with the Chairmen of the Board and the Winstons also on the train.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:56:01 AM
HM to "Two Divided by Love," a gift from the Lambert-Potter team to the Grass Roots as apology for not saving "Don't Pull Your Love" for them.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:58:27 AM
Is anyone else bothered by what sounds to me like a cat's yowl during Casey's pre-commercial bumper music?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 08:09:49 AM
One from my all-time Top 10, though it's been replaced in my Top 5 by "Pretty Lady": "One Fine Morning."  You'd think I'd be rushing to track down more Lighthouse, but live stuff I've watched on YouTube just didn't wow me like those two songs do (and I'm not all that keen on "Sunny Days").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 08:13:59 AM
The white, it blinds: WOS to Donny Osmond's "Go Away Little Girl," on its way down after becoming the first cover of a #1 hit to also reach the peak.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 08:44:32 AM
I'm baffled as to how Freddie Hart's "Easy Loving" crossed over to Top 40.  WOS2.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2008, 11:11:17 AM
8th Day NTM with "You Gotta Crawl Before You Walk."  Sounds like they've been riding the Westbound #9 with the Chairmen of the Board and the Winstons also on the train.

LOL! Nicely phrased!  I love that one, actually, as I do a lot of mid-charting R&B follow-up hits (the Chi-Lites' "Stoned Out of My Mind" come to, er, mind)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2008, 11:14:18 AM
I'm baffled as to how Freddie Hart's "Easy Loving" crossed over to Top 40.  WOS2.

"Evvahday's Thanksgiving!" Mass-appeal country #1s did it quite frequently back then -- look for Charley Pride's "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" in our next visit to '71.  (I don't mind Mr Hart's ballad, but I feel that way about the Donna Fargo hits -- fingernails on a blackboard for me.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2008, 07:34:45 PM
Meant to say earlier, for the edification of our newer friends, that "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is one of those very rare cases of a song that I adore and Mike can't stand.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2008, 10:02:35 PM
Meant to say earlier, for the edification of our newer friends, that "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is one of those very rare cases of a song that I adore and Mike can't stand.

To my 16-year-old white-boy-from-Queens ears, it was a preposterous lyric -- she's "the sweetest woman in the world" and he pisses her off, so he ends up "in the hospital, bandaged from feet to head, in a state of shock, just that much from bein' dead" ?  It strikes me as a completely laughable image, but their delivery indicates they're dead serious. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 05:46:29 AM
Casey's '80s take us to Nov. 3, 1984, where debuts include the NTM (Dan Hartman, "We Are the Young"), the totally forgotten (Tommy Shaw, "Girls With Guns"), the sublime (Pat Benatar's "We Belong"), Duran Duran at their gayest ("Wild Boys"), and Sam Harris at his ... well, you know, "Sugar Don't Bite" (on the Motown label!).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 06:02:51 AM
Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, and Mike - and Ralph Tresvant on lead - bring the fun on "Cool It Now" at #30.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 06:22:01 AM
I'd forgotten how much I'd enjoyed Survivor's "I Can't Hold Back," which in hindsight seems like a string of pre-choruses strung together.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 08:13:57 AM
Amusing coincidence: After hearind the Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" in its first chart go-round in 1982 last week, we got it again today in its more successful re-release.  Whoever had the idea to reissue it must've gotten a nice bonus check.

And now Chakakhanletmerockyouletmerockyouchakakhan, one of many BOS contenders in this lightweight but pleasant set.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 08:16:03 AM
Better be good to Tina, whom Casey introduces with a quote from rock writer Jon Pareles - who's still going strong with the NY Times, and with whom I've had a brief email exchange or two.  Great guy with a great mind, from everything I've seen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2008, 11:05:59 AM
NTM and promptly forgotten: James Taylor, "Long Ago and Far Away."  Just the kind of blandness one might write in the family compound while Daddy's off in the Andes and the servants have baked nice pies for everyone.   :-\

OK, we know you hates you some JT, but (a) I thought that story about his dad going to the South Pole with Admiral Byrd was pretty amazing, and (b) it'sa lovely tune, especially Joni's backing vox. (I'd forgotten James is a Carolina boy, I so associate him with Martha's Vineyard.)

Other observations:

All hail Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio"!

Note that 8th Day's "You Gotta Crawl" and the 5MEB's "Absolutely Right" -- both mid-charting follow-ups to big hits -- are about guys admitting they were wrong.

I sure wish I could hear Lampoon's "Deteriorata" after "Desiderata". Dave once did a megamix that was brilliant; one of the best things I've ever heard in 16 years of listening to 10@10.

I'll bet the 5-D wish they coulda gotten their hands on "I've Found Someone of my Own" before Free Movement did. Their cover of "Never My Love", at its peak of #12 is nice, but seems secondhand in comparison. But interesting that both Association covers on the chart (the other being David Cassidy's "Cherish") are on the same label -- Bell, which would become Arista in a couple of years.

I had fond memories of "Yo-Yo", but Donny and his brothers are screaming like Linda Ronstadt on a bender!

And we close with Cher in her 2nd week at #1. What a weekly TV show can do for ya.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 03:54:20 PM
NTM and promptly forgotten: James Taylor, "Long Ago and Far Away."  Just the kind of blandness one might write in the family compound while Daddy's off in the Andes and the servants have baked nice pies for everyone.   :-\

OK, we know you hates you some JT, but (a) I thought that story about his dad going to the South Pole with Admiral Byrd was pretty amazing

Theoretically I might be impressed, but I tend not to be enamored of those who come from money, and so when someone from JT's family sends his Lear jet up to Nova Scotia, I'm less than impressed.  In my book, families of money need to earn respect more than those who don't.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 21, 2008, 09:58:55 AM
This site has this weekend's Casey70's as "Christmas At the Movies" ??
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

The WHNN site sez he's "on vacation" til Dec 28:
http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335 (http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2008, 10:00:22 AM
This site has this weekend's Casey70's as "Christmas At the Movies" ??
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

The WHNN site sez he's "on vacation" til Dec 28:
http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335 (http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335)

Hrm... I suspect both these staions have gone all-Xmas-music from now until Dec 25th. So I'll see what the Wisconsin and Idaho stations (and our own KYCY 1510AM) do this weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 21, 2008, 06:41:33 PM
This weekend its Nov 17, 1973; A Seattle station airs it Sundays 8-11am. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 07:05:16 AM
Good morning Chico!  I was actually up impossibly early (by my standards) this morning, so I caught #13-1 on a Philly station that airs the countdown 6-9am ET.  (#[strike]13[/strike]12 was Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross's "You're a Special Part of Me," which is shockingly absent from the Marvin Gaye box set I own.)  Now I've got the Chico station on for the first two hours.  Barry White kicks things off nicely with the indulgently titled "Never NEVER Gonna Give You Up."

NTM: Four Tops at #38 with "Sweet Understanding Love."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 07:53:31 AM
Big ol' Ruby Red Dress!  One can wildly speculate as to what the song's really about (I think she had an abortion).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 08:01:17 AM
Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Ooh Baby" is NTM.  I've now heard all 5 of his Top 40 hits, and he bats a healthy .800 in my book.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 08:28:05 AM
BOS to Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which would go on to reach #1 on my 1st birthday.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 08:53:28 AM
Casey calls out "Why Me"'s approach of the weeks-on-the-chart record, held at the time by Johnny Mathis with 40 weeks for "Wonderful, Wonderful."  Kris Kristofferson would fall one week short of the mark, and the record would last until Paul Davis's "I Go Crazy."  (For five frink points, what song broke his record?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2008, 08:56:41 AM
Big ol' Ruby Red Dress!  One can wildly speculate as to what the song's really about (I think she had an abortion).

I think you're right on about that.  Or maybe she just is preggers..?  This verse has some clues:


Some folks say some farm boy
Oh, from Tennessee
Taught it all to ruby
Then just let her be
Her daddy tried to hide it
Tried to keep things cool
...


Such a rollicking tune, too.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 09:03:18 AM
BOS2 to "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," for which Casey confers a more innocent interpretation that Mike does.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2008, 09:08:26 AM
Casey recounts the woes of klutzy Bobby Goldsboro, who cut his big toe when he walked barefoot over some breakfast cereal that had spilled -- and then hardened overnight -- into the carpet.

What the hell is he eating?

(http://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/KrustyOs.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2008, 09:20:14 AM
BOS2 to "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," for which Casey confers a more innocent interpretation that Mike does.
I'm looking around the board for Mike's interpretation, but didn't find anything except a mention that the song is very gay. 

I was really into EJ back in the 70s (who wasn't?  he was huge.), but I didn't know from gay back then -- or bi as EJ first publicly claimed, haha -- but now some songs seem very obvious and clear: Someone Saved My Life Tonight is one of the clearest and best examples -- how "Long John" Baldry brought EJ to his senses before he got trapped in a sham marriage.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2008, 09:32:32 AM
dangit, my online player was buffering the Chico show and I was only up to Charlie Rich (#20) when it kicked me off b/c I maxed out my streaming time.  I hit OK and it picked up again w the Carpenters (#7). I'm really curious about these, which I can't recall:

#18 “CHEAPER TO KEEP HER” – Johnnie Taylor
#17 “WHY ME” – Kris Kristofferson
...
#12 “YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME” – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
#11 “ALL I KNOW” – Garfunkel

But I got to hear Arts & Crafts (aka – Seals & Crofts)  #21 “WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (AGAIN),” which I think accurately describes this song's AT40 charting journey.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2008, 09:39:32 AM
Billy Preston's "Space Race" is cute, but it's no "Outa Space," that is FO SHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 22, 2008, 10:00:09 AM
and at # 1 ...
(http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/keep_on_truckin.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 22, 2008, 10:31:29 AM
Well, it's nice to know not EVERYBODY is doing all-Xmas.  I look forward to hearing this via Idaho Sunday morning (I'll be at the Sharks game tonite).

As to "GYBR", it's clearly about a "rent boy" (who came to the big city straight from the farm) being kept by a rich old queen. Whether the boy is gay or just "gay for pay" is open to interpretation.

And I agree about "Ruby Red Dress" -- either she had an abortion or was forced to give the child up. And wouldn't Diana Ross' "Last Time I Saw Him" have made the ideal follow-up to "Ruby" for Ms. Reddy?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 08:44:54 PM
I'm really curious about these, which I can't recall:

#18 “CHEAPER TO KEEP HER” – Johnnie Taylor
#17 “WHY ME” – Kris Kristofferson
...
#12 “YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME” – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
#11 “ALL I KNOW” – Garfunkel


18: clever languid blues shuffle
17: Calvinist minimal gospel
12: bloody mess with no direction but predictably great vox
11: oversung mild-lyric ballad with astonishingly overblown outro that gets away with it b/c it's Art Fucking Garfunkel and Jimmy Fucking Webb
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 22, 2008, 09:13:47 PM
11: oversung mild-lyric ballad with astonishingly overblown outro that gets away with it b/c it's Art Fucking Garfunkel and Jimmy Fucking Webb

To be clear: They DESERVE to get away with this.  I applaud.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2008, 08:08:23 AM
Barry White kicks things off nicely with the indulgently titled "Never NEVER Gonna Give You Up."


Quittin' just ain't his "stick" -- and neither is Yiddish, obviously.

Glad you finally got to hear "All I Know", which I adore, and glad you, er, liked it (?). The whole LP is worth a listen. Instant BOS to Marvin's sublime "Come Get to This". He wanted "to do somethin' freaky to you" years before Leon Haywood did.

BTW this 11/17/73 show is a rerun (yes, I know, they'll all technically reruns, but we heard it during the KFRC "marathon" last month). And your sig quote reminds me of another childhood joke: "What's brown and lays in the street?" Gomer's Pyle.


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2008, 09:29:27 AM
Casey recounts the woes of klutzy Bobby Goldsboro, who cut his big toe when he walked barefoot over some breakfast cereal that had spilled -- and then hardened overnight -- into the carpet.

What the hell is he eating?

(http://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/KrustyOs.jpg)

"KRUSTY-Os -- they'll chase the boy in you away!"

WRIH (Worst Rhyme in History) to that "julep/two lips" travesty.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2008, 10:18:23 AM
11: oversung mild-lyric ballad with astonishingly overblown outro that gets away with it b/c it's Art Fucking Garfunkel and Jimmy Fucking Webb

To be clear: They DESERVE to get away with this.  I applaud.

"The ending always comes at last
Endings always come to pass
They come too fast
But they pass too slow"

It's worth noting that this is something of a sledgehammer for me; it was released in late August and instantly got lots of NYC radio play. And I was saying goodbye then to high school friends who were going off to college for the first time, so the above lyric had serious impact.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2008, 10:37:05 AM
Chart Oddity of the Week (and TANC, since he figured into the Kristofferson story): at #77 is a version of the Thom Bell/Linda Creed comp "I'm Comin' Home" by... Johnny Mathis! -- a year before the Spinners took it to the Top 40!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2008, 11:04:28 AM
Bwahahaha! This was the week Casey swore off predicting the next week's #1 song!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 25, 2008, 03:47:17 PM
This weekend Casey70's visits Nov 27, 1976. Scroll in here for the playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 25, 2008, 04:05:29 PM
This weekend Casey70's visits Nov 27, 1976. Scroll in here for the playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

the gales of November, remembered.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 29, 2008, 07:12:22 AM
I heard half of this set on that Philly station, which condenses the countdown to 2:30 instead of a full 3:00.  But Chico is playing the '73 set again!   >:( 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 29, 2008, 07:15:19 AM
BOS: "Nadia's Theme," just for it striking out-of-placeness and the vividness with which I remember it

WOS: Ritchie Family, "The Best Disco in Town" (if it is, I'm moving)

OMGWTFLOL: Commodores, "Just to Be Close to You" (that spoken-word stuff is SO over the top)

OMGWTFLOL^2: didn't get to hear it here, but Travolta's pathetically sung "Whenever I'm Away From You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2008, 06:13:14 PM
Travolta's pathetically sung "Whenever I'm Away From You"

I've got chills. They're multiplyin'. And I'm losing my lunch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2008, 08:44:58 PM
Casey plays LRB's "It's a Long Way There" at #32 and says "this is a big one" -- so of course 2 weeks later it peaked at #28.

Best flashbacks of the week: "Love Me", Whinyface Elliman's fine BeeGees cover, and Alice Cooper's "I Never Cry".

Last week on CG I head the Barron Knights' silly parody of "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing": "The Tailor Took My Pants In".  Weird Al would be jealous.  But here's the original. I say "leo" all the time -- does that make me a leo sayer?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2008, 08:55:39 PM
Whose wine? What wine? Whythehell must Frampton whine?

OMG! Casey actually said "Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis too"! And here's another fine forgotten hit: ED&JFC's "Nights are Forever", even if it's one of Casey's patented 90-second edits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2008, 09:08:25 PM
Firefall: "You are the woman!"

"No! it's your turn to be the woman! I was the woman last time!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2008, 09:20:55 PM
BOS: "Nadia's Theme," just for it striking out-of-placeness and the vividness with which I remember it


(http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/general/050900allsportnadiacomaneci.jpg)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 30, 2008, 09:35:16 AM
OMGWTFLOL: Commodores, "Just to Be Close to You" (that spoken-word stuff is SO over the top)

heh, those smooth words sound almost like a parody. Lionel Richie's southern accent is really prominent:  "I learnt that muh-tair-eel thangs .. haive no val-yuh."

eta: he's preaching here, and I mean that sorta literally: his cadence and pronunciation are very preacher-like.

Rick Dees and his Disco Duck should go duck hunting w Dick Cheney.  (Say that five times fast.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 30, 2008, 02:13:45 PM
Firefall: "You are the woman!"

"No! it's your turn to be the woman! I was the woman last time!"

Congratulations, you've just ruined this song for me!   :D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 30, 2008, 05:40:52 PM
Firefall: "You are the woman!"

"No! it's your turn to be the woman! I was the woman last time!"

Congratulations, you've just ruined this song for me!   :D

Tee hee. WABC's Dan Ingram used to do that joke every time he played the song -- replete with exaggerated drag-queeny voice. Oh, the '70s...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 01, 2008, 07:05:57 AM
Meant to mention yesterday: Casey's '80s went to 1985.  Since I was listening to AT40 ardently at this period, nothing was NTM.  We missed by one week a near-forgotten (Ray Parker Jr.'s "Girls Are More Fun" dropped out) but the only tune that seemed close to obscure was the Thompson Twins' "Lay Your Hands on Me."

I assume this week will take us to the late end of the '70s, giving me hope that the following week will be '72.  If every oldies station in America doesn't take a Christmas hiatus, that is.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 04, 2008, 07:35:47 PM
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

Gaz, here's a chart for you:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121672.html (http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121672.html)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 05, 2008, 02:47:26 PM
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)


not sure why we're getting a mid-Nov chart in Dec, but this kinda screws up Gaz's hopes for a chart closer to his B-Day.
Good stuff here, tho': Nilsson, Cashman & West's superb "American City Suite", the J-5's "Corner of the Sky" (a song from the B'way show Pippin, which Motown had a major investment in) and my fave Fifth D ballad. But I really don't need the hear "All the Young Dudes" again this week, and (sorry Gaz) Donna Fargo's "Funny Face" is an all-time HFH for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 07, 2008, 12:10:38 PM
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)


not sure why we're getting a mid-Nov chart in Dec, but this kinda screws up Gaz's hopes for a chart closer to his B-Day.
Good stuff here, tho': Nilsson, Cashman & West's superb "American City Suite", the J-5's "Corner of the Sky" (a song from the B'way show Pippin, which Motown had a major investment in) and my fave Fifth D ballad. But I really don't need the hear "All the Young Dudes" again this week, and (sorry Gaz) Donna Fargo's "Funny Face" is an all-time HFH for me.

A very entertaining chart overall, and the absolute highlight was Casey's playing the full 8-minute version of "American City Suite", a small masterpiece. Sadly, the local airing at noon on KYCY is being pre-empted by college hoops.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 11, 2008, 09:57:53 AM
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

Gaz, here's a chart for you:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121672.html (http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121672.html)

Wayback, thanks for providing my b-day chart.  Sorry to have missed this one, but ah well.  Every 1's a winner, even if it's the wrong year, don'tcha know.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 11, 2008, 11:14:44 AM
This weekend (12/13-14) Casey70's visits Dec 10, 1977. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2008, 11:21:46 AM
This weekend (12/13-14) Casey70's visits Dec 10, 1977. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

speaking of Dave Mason...

Great stuff there (Ms Ronstadt back-to-back with her own self!), Debbie Boone notwithstanding.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 07:09:24 AM
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.

And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.

Is it the hash?

Anyway.  Off to a nice start with "As" at 40 (not the full song, alas) and the weird "Love Is Thicker Than Water" debuting at 39.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 08:07:06 AM
Off to a nice start with "As" at 40

Meant to add: TANC - while in SF, I caught the episode of The Jeffersons in which George is managing Sister Sledge (here as "the Satin Sisters") and gets them a gig at a redneck bar.  They end up doing a verse and a half of "As" and make the cowboys cry.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 08:08:13 AM
BOS to Paul Davis, "I Go Crazy."  Mopey barroom pop that sends me back to the Thunderbird Lounge, where a 5-year-old had no business hanging out in 1978, but there you have it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 08:20:10 AM
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown. And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway. Is it the hash?
Hey Gaz, perhaps those Santas in your hallway were ZZ Top  ;)
I joined in today's countdown on chicooldies.com at #30, Elvis "My Way."  For the AT40 Extra going into top of the hour, Casey took the time to tell the real backstory of "Rhiannon."  Then, big memories of winter '77 hearing back-to-back "She's Not There" and "We Are the Champions" followed by the continuing chart run of "I Go Crazy."  Sorry to have missed meeting you, Urth, Alicat, etc last Sat but I really did have a cold from Thurs thru Tues.  Sounds like y'all had a nice time!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 08:29:42 AM
Shaun Cassidy with another cover of an Eric Carmen tune, "Hey Deanie." He hit earlier in '77 with Carmen's "That's Rock and Roll" as follow-up to his #1 cover of "Da Do Ron Ron."  Guess we got that covered.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 08:39:13 AM
"Biggest mover on the chart" Rod Stewart jumps up to #19.
(http://i.rollingstone.com/assets/rs/8/239/images/22685_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 13, 2008, 08:41:17 AM
speaking of covers, you have to hear Cartman doing "Come Sail Away"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 08:46:42 AM
speaking of covers, you have to hear Cartman doing "Come Sail Away"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
Ha!  Which episiode was that from?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 08:50:24 AM
Casey plays a bit of Simon & Garfunkel's '57 song "Little Schoolgirl" (then billed as Tom & Jerry) as intro to #15, Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 08:52:11 AM
Casey plays a bit of Simon & Garfunkel's '57 song "Little Schoolgirl" (then billed as Tom & Jerry) as intro to #15, Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away"

I'd never heard "Hey Schoolgirl" before!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 08:53:06 AM
OMGWTF to the enervative spelling of High Inergy, "You Can't Turn Me Off."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 08:58:25 AM
OMGWTF to the enervative spelling of High Inergy, "You Can't Turn Me Off."
And now the AT40 Extra: Kansas "Point of Know Return"
Followed by nice TOTHC at #14, Heatwave "Boogie Nights"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 09:01:13 AM
BTW, nice to see that you've caught on to our Santa-hat tradition.  :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 09:28:54 AM
WOS to "Heaven on the 7th Floor."  That kind of rapey-creepy deserved an answer record.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 13, 2008, 09:38:57 AM
uh oh --- double shot from Linda Ronstadt. 

(http://www.nypost.com/seven/05202007/photos/sports091.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 13, 2008, 09:46:36 AM
Well, like many guys, I dug Linda in the 70's, even had that "over the shoulder" poster on the back of my bedroom door back then!
(http://www.marksonderproductions.com/headline/images/LindaRonstadt.jpg)(http://marvin.ibest.uidaho.edu/~heckendo/Pictures/linda_ronstadt_black.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2008, 11:08:27 AM
the weird "Love Is Thicker Than Water" debuting at 39.

Andy's "love" was thicker than anybody's, if you catch my drift  ;)

Looking forward to hearing this chart tonite, as I write my Xmas cards.  I *love* that High Inergy song, BTW; one of the great forgotten soul records of the decade IMHO. Too bad Motown wasn't able to turn them into consistent hitmakers.

If you SF folks are able to catch JJ on KPOO tonite I highly recommend; heard his Friday afternoon '70s "preview" and he played Marvin Gaye's "You Sure Love to Ball", which you NEVER hear on the radio.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on December 13, 2008, 05:58:59 PM
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.

And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.

Is it the hash?


Were any of them packing flasks? Perhaps three Santas heading off to the annual Cacaphony Society "drunken Santa" parade.

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Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2008, 10:46:50 PM
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.

And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.

Is it the hash?


Were any of them packing flasks? Perhaps three Santas heading off to the annual Cacaphony Society "drunken Santa" parade.


It's actually a worldwide event at this point... what started as "Santarchy" is now called "SantaCon":

http://www.santacon.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 13, 2008, 11:53:57 PM
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.

And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.

Is it the hash?


Were any of them packing flasks? Perhaps three Santas heading off to the annual Cacaphony Society "drunken Santa" parade.


It's actually a worldwide event at this point... what started as "Santarchy" is now called "SantaCon":

http://www.santacon.com/

"NEW YORK FUCKIN CITY: Saturday, December 13 - Don't fucking email santa. check the damn website in the morning. love, santa!"

Well then.  Carry on!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 14, 2008, 06:09:51 AM
Casey's '80s land on Dec. 24, 1983.  NTM at 39: Deborah Allen, "Baby I Lied."  Not the Fame actress; a C-W singer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 14, 2008, 09:01:04 AM
BOS votes to Manilow-does-Meatloaf, "Read 'em and Weep," Culture Club's near-twin-spin of "Church of the Poison Mind" and "Karma Chameleon," and Elton John's return to the Top 10, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," the latter of which I enjoy performing at karaoke.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 14, 2008, 06:44:00 PM
speaking of covers, you have to hear Cartman doing "Come Sail Away"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
Ha!  Which episiode was that from?

dunno, but it's a classic -- (check out his rendition of "O Holy Night," too)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 19, 2008, 11:14:01 AM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2008, 11:17:17 AM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

very cool -- wonder if we're getting one of those 2-part "Top 100 of then Year" thingys next week and the week after.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: mshray on December 19, 2008, 11:24:07 AM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

very cool -- wonder if we're getting one of those 2-part "Top 100 of then Year" thingys next week and the week after.

HOLEE SHIT!

#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes

I might have tune in just for this one.  When does it start?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2008, 11:30:50 AM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

very cool -- wonder if we're getting one of those 2-part "Top 100 of then Year" thingys next week and the week after.

HOLEE SHIT!

#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes

I might have tune in just for this one.  When does it start?

you have your choice -- check back in the thread for the MANY various links to stations that carry it. Gaz & Wayback listen Sat mornings to a station in Chico; I usually catch it Sat nite from Madison, WI or Sun morning from Boise, ID. And locally, over-the-air KYUU 1550 AM runs it Sunday at noon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 19, 2008, 12:00:29 PM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one.  When does it start?
Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal).  Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills).  Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: mshray on December 19, 2008, 12:18:02 PM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one.  When does it start?
Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal).  Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills).  Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)

Thanks Dave!

So who's listening when this weeekend?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 19, 2008, 12:45:11 PM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one.  When does it start?
Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal).  Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills).  Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
Thanks Dave!  So who's listening when this weeekend?
Try Sat 7-10am via that Chico station and check this thread at that time to see who's here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 19, 2008, 01:20:38 PM
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one.  When does it start?
Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal).  Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills).  Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
Thanks Dave!  So who's listening when this weeekend?
Try Sat 7-10am via that Chico station and check this thread at that time to see who's here.

I'll try to be up that early, too!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 19, 2008, 03:16:08 PM
So who's listening when this weeekend?
I expect I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.  Funny how Saturday's now the one day of the week when I wake up early.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: mshray on December 19, 2008, 03:17:02 PM
So who's listening when this weeekend?
I expect I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.  Funny how Saturday's now the one day of the week when I wake up early.

Now that I have to walk Kenai every day at 6:30 it part of routine too!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 19, 2008, 05:16:07 PM
So who's listening when this weeekend?
I expect I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.  Funny how Saturday's now the one day of the week when I wake up early.

Now that I have to walk Kenai every day at 6:30 it part of routine too!

the 10@10 marathon and AT40 have been great early rising motivators for me in recent weeks...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 07:14:30 AM
Early WOS: the Wing & a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps, perhaps the nadir of old-time-Hollywood discofication with "Baby Face" (it's several notches below "Disco Lucy," at any rate).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 07:22:34 AM
Average White Band's "Schoolboy Crush" was NTM.  Don't really need to hear it again - it was earthy and windy, but lacked fire.

And now "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" plummets from its #12 peak all the way to #36.  I'm sure Paul cried to Mme. Kitty.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 07:30:50 AM
BOS1 to "Winners & Losers," which I had stuck in my head for a large portion of my SF vacation.  Really love the piano work on this, which I wish I'd mentioned when I blogged about it months ago.  Casey IDs as Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, though Reynolds was by this point Denison (and indeed, that's how my iTunes MP3 credits it).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 07:37:46 AM
Early WOS: the Wing & a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps, perhaps the nadir of old-time-Hollywood discofication with "Baby Face" (it's several notches below "Disco Lucy," at any rate).

I may have to eat my words: Al Martino's take on "Volare," NTM, is even worse discofication of a standard.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 07:51:26 AM
BOS2: Al Green gettin' his dance on in "Full of Fire."  Also NTM!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 08:04:40 AM
I'm here, had a late night, threw off waking up at 7am!  "Here's newcomer Donna Summer, aaaaaaaaaaa luv to luv yaaaaaaa baybay"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 08:10:33 AM
KISS before they made enough money to master their records.  "Rock & Roll All Nite" is a great song, but man, what a terrible recording.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 08:14:10 AM
Here comes the KISS Army, "Rock and Roll All Nite and Par-tay every day!"  This raw recording charged up those cold nights of winter 75-76!  Appropriately followed up by some Hot Chocolate, "You Sexy Thang"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 08:19:07 AM
Yet another NTM - I'm glad I got up for this one! - Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Part-Time Love."  Few others did both ballads and dance numbers so equally well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 08:24:34 AM
Hey, Mike Love talks about his contributions to "I Get Around." Fascinating! ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 08:29:36 AM
BOS3 to "Walk Away From Love," a simply astonishing David Ruffin vocal effort.  When biographer David Ritz spoke at last year's EMP Pop Conference, he closed his talk by playing this song at top volume.  Wish more of us had taken the cue to get up and dance!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 08:32:41 AM
Like a Rhinestone Remake, Glen Campbell's a country boy who got his feet in L.A.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 08:37:10 AM
BOS3 to "Walk Away From Love," a simply astonishing David Ruffin vocal effort.  When biographer David Ritz spoke at last year's EMP Pop Conference, he closed his talk by playing this song at top volume.  Wish more of us had taken the cue to get up and dance!
Agreed, good to hear it again! 
Where's mshray, he's gonna miss the David Geddes tune he mentioned.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 20, 2008, 08:50:58 AM
wow, David Geddes and Paul Anka: a back to back Kodak Moment twin spin twofer.

don't recall that maudlin Geddes song, but when Casey mentioned his ptherr hit (Run Joey Run) i got the shivers. 

Kodak used that Paul Anka song for mktg, and when we moved from our house in 76, I remember getting teary-eyed as I walked around the empty house singing that song. 

Gawd, I was like 11 years old and, obviously, I watched too much TV.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 08:51:06 AM
Paul Anka's "Times of Your Life" was our prom theme the following May (and used in a Kodak commercial then).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 08:55:09 AM
"All 12 positions of the Zodiac sign": Leon Haywood clearly knows Rudy Ray Moore's Zodiac album (I won't post, as NSFW).  And the Kama Sutra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 08:57:20 AM
It's a good thing Casey had a story to tell about what a convoy is, because you can NOT transition from "I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You" into "Convoy."

BTW: "Convoy" probably is the first song I remember hearing.  Yikes.  I'd run rings around the dining room table (usually holding my cat Roscoe, to my mom's chagrin) singing this chorus.  I was 3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 09:00:18 AM
OK, this is weird: I hit the 2-hour limit on the station and was prompted to reconnect.  Did so - and they've rewound me back to the Geddes track!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 09:00:24 AM
It's a good thing Casey had a story to tell about what a convoy is, because you can NOT transition from "I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You" into "Convoy."
BTW: "Convoy" probably is the first song I remember hearing.  Yikes.  I'd run rings around the dining room table (usually holding my cat Roscoe, to my mom's chagrin) singing this chorus.  I was 3.
"That's a big 10-4, good buddy" 
Oops, back to #18 again?? Somebody just miscued the show!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 09:02:11 AM
OK, this is weird: I hit the 2-hour limit on the station and was prompted to reconnect.  Did so - and they've rewound me back to the Geddes track!
No, your reconnect is not the problem.  I think mshray called 'em to replay the Geddes track! ;)  The board op must've miscued the CD to wrong segment!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 09:07:31 AM
OK, this is weird: I hit the 2-hour limit on the station and was prompted to reconnect.  Did so - and they've rewound me back to the Geddes track!
No, your reconnect is not the problem.  I think mshray called 'em to replay the Geddes track! ;)  The board op must've miscued the CD to wrong segment!
Ha, that's funny.  Happy to hear Leon Haywood a second time!  (And the Jackie Wilson words - Casey seemed choked up at the end.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 09:11:09 AM
Wonder if we'll hear the entire countdown, since this repeated segment throws off the timing??  We shall see ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 09:13:34 AM
As Casey stated, truckers using "CB's --- modern technology"  :D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 09:15:01 AM
"CB's --- modern technology"  :D
So many lines, especially the "Illi-NOISE Nash'nl Guard" - but my favorite is "7 long-haired Friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 09:16:23 AM
"CB's --- modern technology"  :D
So many lines, especially the "Illi-NOISE Nash'nl Guard" - but my favorite is "7 long-haired Friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus."

And although the crowd singing along at the end is supposed to be rowdy truckers, they sound a whole lot more like Muppets.  Which of course aided my love of the song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 09:20:56 AM
Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 20, 2008, 09:25:00 AM
Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.

oh well, never was a fan of My Little Town anyway.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 09:27:34 AM
Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.
oh well, never was a fan of My Little Town anyway.
We heard it last month anyway when they aired 11-8-75 countdown.
Did Casey just give it away when he said that in some TV show he "plays the part of a conniving DJ who gets killed in the end"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 20, 2008, 09:34:43 AM
Casey, wtf...?

he was in a made for tv movie called "Mr. & Ms. and the Bandstand Mystery" and he tells us they filmed it in the actual American Bandstand set -- "At least the part where my character gets killed..."

maybe he gets pushed off one of the featured dancer risers...??

ponderous.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 20, 2008, 09:37:38 AM
Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.
oh well, never was a fan of My Little Town anyway.
We heard it last month anyway when they aired 11-8-75 countdown.
Did Casey just give it away when he said that in some TV show he "plays the part of a conniving DJ who gets killed in the end"?

heh, I know!  then again, if it was a murder mystery movie, the process of solving the crime is the major plot -- think Colombo, McMillan and Wife,.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 20, 2008, 09:50:12 AM
the chico oldies station stream seems to have stopped for me, in the middle of Diana Ross' "THEME FROM MAHAGONY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO).”   I'll prob bail on this and may listen to some other stream this weekend. 

too bad, I like that song...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2008, 10:00:54 AM
the chico oldies station stream seems to have stopped for me, in the middle of Diana Ross' "THEME FROM MAHAGONY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO).”   I'll prob bail on this and may listen to some other stream this weekend. 
too bad, I like that song...
Hmmm, odd. Were you listening for two hours where you have to hit pop-up to continue stream?  Anyway, after #3 Fly Robin Fly, he threw in Jose F's "Feliz Navidad"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 20, 2008, 10:27:17 AM
the chico oldies station stream seems to have stopped for me, in the middle of Diana Ross' "THEME FROM MAHAGONY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO).”   I'll prob bail on this and may listen to some other stream this weekend. 

too bad, I like that song...

Stream finished out just fine for me - though I'm sorry to have missed the O'Jays' "I Love Music," which for my money invented the house genre.

And I had the same reaction about Casey's spoiler!  I imagine the show was about on par with "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2008, 11:34:59 PM
BOS1 to "Winners & Losers," which I had stuck in my head for a large portion of my SF vacation. 

I always thought they should've pronounced it "Winners & Woozers", for consistency's sake if nothing else.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 21, 2008, 06:03:50 AM
Casey's '80s take us to 1987, where Whitney Houston ("So Emotional") is trying to dislodge George Michael ("Faith") from the throne.  Debuting at 40 - "the first all-female rap hit," sez Casey - Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 21, 2008, 06:06:58 AM
One of the very best collaborations of the decade is in at 39: PSB and Dusty, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"  (Two songs dropped out that I would have enjoyed hearing, though: Stevie Wonder's "Skeletons" and the Jets' "I Do U.")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 21, 2008, 06:15:20 AM
Nothing in this set should be NTM, but I don't remember "Motortown" by the Kane Gang at all.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 21, 2008, 11:02:15 AM
Nothing in this set should be NTM, but I don't remember "Motortown" by the Kane Gang at all.

I *love* that record and still own the 45.

Heard the '75 show this morning -- the Idaho station always lets the closing theme run out to the very end, and I'd forgotten Casey's mid-'70s theme music with the flute solo (!) and the chorus suddenly punctuating things by blurting out "Shaka-TOO!" I mean.. HUH?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 21, 2008, 01:51:05 PM
And although the crowd singing along at the end is supposed to be rowdy truckers, they sound a whole lot more like Muppets.

ROTFL -- i just heard the song again -- The Muppets description is perfect!

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 23, 2008, 07:27:02 PM
This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 23, 2008, 09:25:34 PM
This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

Awesome -- it's the Top 40 Singles of the YEAR for 1971! This was before Casey started doing 2-part "Top 80" or "Top 100" year-enders. Too bad they don't replay his "Top 40 Xmas Songs" countdowns (he did several of those in the '70s).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 27, 2008, 07:20:21 AM
This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

Awesome -- it's the Top 40 Singles of the YEAR for 1971! This was before Casey started doing 2-part "Top 80" or "Top 100" year-enders. Too bad they don't replay his "Top 40 Xmas Songs" countdowns (he did several of those in the '70s).

Chico is replaying a '77 set from a few weeks ago.  Ah well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 27, 2008, 07:28:25 AM
This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)

Awesome -- it's the Top 40 Singles of the YEAR for 1971! This was before Casey started doing 2-part "Top 80" or "Top 100" year-enders. Too bad they don't replay his "Top 40 Xmas Songs" countdowns (he did several of those in the '70s).

Chico is replaying a '77 set from a few weeks ago.  Ah well.
Weird: At 10:30 it switched over to the correct countdown.  Here's Daddy Dewdrop, beating out the Carpenters' lovely (if refrainless) "For All We Know."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 02, 2009, 05:59:06 PM
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 03, 2009, 07:54:00 AM
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

These special countdown shows are far less interesting to me - for me, it's all about the NTMs, and this week it's all big hits from big artists.  Still fine tunes, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 03, 2009, 09:33:09 AM
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

These special countdown shows are far less interesting to me - for me, it's all about the NTMs, and this week it's all big hits from big artists.  Still fine tunes, though.

agree 100%.  My favorite parts of the AT40s are usually the early sections, which often give us songs that just jumped into the charts for s brief period, only to fall right out again.   The regular weekly countdowns also "transport" me back in time more effectively than the special countdowns can, which I dig (probably too much, actually... ;)  )
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 03, 2009, 09:43:59 AM
Top 2's some combination of Carpenters, CCR, Bee Gees, and Elvis.  I'm guessing Carps @ 2 and Elvis @ 1.  (3DN came in at #3.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 03, 2009, 09:47:07 AM
Top 2's some combination of Carpenters, CCR, Bee Gees, and Elvis.  I'm guessing Carps @ 2 and Elvis @ 1.  (3DN came in at #3.)

OMG!  I spaced on the J5!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 03, 2009, 09:50:55 AM
The Carpenters are indeed the top act of the first half of the '70s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2009, 11:25:21 AM
Top 2's some combination of Carpenters, CCR, Bee Gees, and Elvis.  I'm guessing Carps @ 2 and Elvis @ 1.  (3DN came in at #3.)

OMG!  I spaced on the J5!

and Elvis was nowhere to be found -- no surprise, really, he only had 3 top ten singles betw '70 and '75, one of which was a '69 leftover.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 04, 2009, 01:41:09 AM
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)

These special countdown shows are far less interesting to me - for me, it's all about the NTMs, and this week it's all big hits from big artists.  Still fine tunes, though.

On the Sirius/XM version of Casey's 70's show last weekend (in between Christmas and New Years), they had the top 40 songs of 1973. The #2 song of the year was a song that only hit #16 (Why Me by Kris Kristofferson). Casey said it was because it was on the chart so long (38 weeks on the Hot 100).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 06:15:00 AM
SFGuy!  Welcome back - it's been a while since I've seen you here on the board; I hope you had a great holiday season and a triff New Year's.

Casey's '80s leap to Jan. 23, 1982, as ONJ tries (and fails) for week #10 at No. 1, which would have tied the then record for length of stay at the throne.  (The record is currently held by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, with 16 weeks at the top for "One Sweet Day.")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 06:20:29 AM
Early WOS vote for Del Shannon's cover of "Sea of Love."  This phone-in was his Big Comeback?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 06:22:05 AM
NTM: Eddie Schwartz, "All Our Tomorrows."  Roses are red; violets are blue; I'm unimpressed with the Doobie-ing Canadian Jew.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 06:37:58 AM
Also NTM: Sneaker, "More Than Just the Two of Us."  Was this later covered by someone else?  Refrain sounds vaguely familiar.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 08:42:30 AM
Most OMGWTF of set: Barbra Streisand, "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" at #12.
Most OMGWTFLOL: "Hooked on Classics" at #11 (which Casey helpfully identifies the components of).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 09:47:37 AM
Casey's '80s leap to Jan. 23, 1982, as ONJ tries (and fails) for week #10 at No. 1

I completely misremembered this count: ONJ does indeed make week #10 with "Physical," which tied "You Light Up My Life" for longest reign in the rock era - Elvis's "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel" had 11 weeks, but was apparently considered pre-rock era.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 04, 2009, 11:29:29 AM
Early WOS vote for Del Shannon's cover of "Sea of Love."  This phone-in was his Big Comeback?

ah, the year of the '50s/early '60s-star-produced-by-'80s-star comeback avalanche: Gary US Bonds (Springsteen/Van Zandt); Mitch Ryder (Mellencamp); and the Shannon LP was a Petty project, iirc.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 04, 2009, 11:47:42 AM
the Shannon LP was a Petty project, iirc.

Yup, and Casey actually mentioned that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 05, 2009, 05:35:04 PM
SFGuy!  Welcome back - it's been a while since I've seen you here on the board; I hope you had a great holiday season and a triff New Year's.

Actually I've been around. I was the one who put the story on the death of the Capt. from Starsky and Hutch. Same old holiday season for me meaning boring but OK.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 08, 2009, 10:16:44 AM
This weekend (1/10-11) Casey70's visits Jan 5, 1974. The playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2009, 10:24:22 AM
This weekend (1/10-11) Casey70's visits Jan 5, 1974. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3381028.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3381028.pdf)

yay -- back to regular charts.  Don't miss Merle Haggard's great "If We Make it Thru December" at #40
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 07:15:44 AM
Amazing that Kool & the Gang's sound of "Jungle Boogie" (debuting at #37 on this chart) and "Hollywood Swinging" would evolve into the soft "Cherish" and "Joanna."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 07:20:55 AM
NTM #36 Ian Thomas "Painted Ladies." The vocals sound like America tho' the melody is funkier.  You can listen now via chicooldies.com
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 10, 2009, 07:39:42 AM
I'm here, missed Merle Haggard, dangit. Don't know if that one was a-comin' or a-goin' in the charts.

Painted Ladies is NTM, too.

How about the old-timey cheesey sounds of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY"  at #33?  and then Ringo's great single "Photograph" at #32 right after that?  what a difference...!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 07:44:05 AM
I'm here, missed Merle Haggard, dangit. Don't know if that one was a-comin' or a-goin' in the charts.
Painted Ladies is NTM, too.
How about the old-timey cheesey sounds of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY"  at #33?  and then Ringo's great single "Photograph" at #32 right after that?  what a difference...!
Yeah, I missed Haggard, joined in on "Jungle Boogie."  Will have to hear it on another replay this weekend.  Yeah, Dawn got some mileage out of the vaudeville sound.  Now some comedy with "Spiders and Snakes" and "Sister Mary Elephant."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 10, 2009, 07:48:13 AM
browsing ahead in the chart, I see that Ringo has another song at #16. 
Jim Croce has two in this week, too.

I picture Casey shaking his head and sneering in slight disgust when he back announced Jim Stafford's "Spiders and Snakes."   

I think AT40's edits on Cheech and Chong are evident right before Sister Mary Elephant screams "SHADDDUP!" IIRC, that "Class..?  class?  class?" section was drawn out for a longer time. 

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 07:57:41 AM
browsing ahead in the chart, I see that Ringo has another song at #16. 
Jim Croce has two in this week, too.
I picture Casey shaking his head and sneering in slight disgust when he back announced Jim Stafford's "Spiders and Snakes." 
I think AT40's edits on Cheech and Chong are evident right before Sister Mary Elephant screams "SHADDDUP!" IIRC, that "Class..?  class?  class?" section was drawn out for a longer time. 
Having multiple songs on one chart is an accomplishment. Croce had died the previous Sept (I have a clear memory of hearing about that while on school bus that morning), and Ringo had his biggest and best album then with "Ringo" which yielded a third hit "Oh My My." It was a Beatles reunion of sorts, with separate contributions by John, Paul and George.
PS - Haven't heard this AT40 Extra "Jim Dandy" since its inclusion in the film "Dazed and Confused"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 10, 2009, 08:05:41 AM
PS - Haven't heard this AT40 Extra "Jim Dandy" since its inclusion in the film "Dazed and Confused"

love that soundtrack! 

I just saw another Richard Linklater movie the other day: "Before Sunset" with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, which was the sequel to "Before Sunrise," which I haven't seen yet...   I liked Sunset a lot, but I'm sure it would've been an even better experience if I had seen Sunrise. 

btw, did Casey pronounce D'yer Mak'er as "Dee-urr maker?"  I suppose the proper LZ phonetic instructions had not circulated among jocks and the public yet.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 08:22:54 AM
PS - Haven't heard this AT40 Extra "Jim Dandy" since its inclusion in the film "Dazed and Confused"
love that soundtrack! 
I just saw another Richard Linklater movie the other day: "Before Sunset" with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, which was the sequel to "Before Sunrise," which I haven't seen yet...   I liked Sunset a lot, but I'm sure it would've been an even better experience if I had seen Sunrise.
btw, did Casey pronounce D'yer Mak'er as "Dee-urr maker?"  I suppose the proper LZ phonetic instructions had not circulated among jocks and the public yet.
Yep, we've noticed Casey's mispronunciations at other times as well. That's part of the charm of AT40 I suppose, but surprising, considering he's such a perfectionist.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 08:25:45 AM
Casey said War had the most popular LP of 1973??  I thought it'd be Led Zep, Elton John, the Stones, Chicago, or even the Carpenters!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 10, 2009, 08:45:08 AM
ah yes.. the weekly dose of Mike Love recounted how he masterminded the opening of "I Get Around."

(http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/content_images/turban_love.jpg)

btw, I really enjoyed that youtube clip (posted in the youtube thread (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=2505.msg93662#msg93662)) of Matthew Sweet and Darius Rucker singing "Sail On Sailor."  Not yet a devoted fan of either guy, but what a great song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 09:01:28 AM
browsing ahead in the chart, I see that Ringo has another song at #16. 
Jim Croce has two in this week, too.
Also with two on this chart, Barry White, at #17 and #8. And three Beatles, Ringo at #32 and #16, John at #25 and Paul at #12.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 10, 2009, 09:10:33 AM
I've been listening to this in bed all morning, just now stirring to post.  BOS to GK and the Pips, "I've Got to Use My Imagination."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 10, 2009, 09:27:32 AM
BOS2 to "GYBR," still one of the saddest melodies I've ever heard (used to make me cry when I was a little kid).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 09:39:08 AM
BOS2 to "GYBR," still one of the saddest melodies I've ever heard (used to make me cry when I was a little kid).
Another that would make my tears well up... "Smokin' in the Boys Room"... from all the second-hand smoke.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 09:46:43 AM
We get to hear David Essex "Rock On" for second time today as the AT40 Extra. They were supposed to have played Greg Allman "Midnight Rider" last hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 10, 2009, 09:49:15 AM
WOS "The Joker."  I will always find this song's success unfathomable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 10, 2009, 09:52:41 AM
WOS "The Joker."  I will always find this song's success unfathomable.
As a teen then, it was fun to sing in the car with your friends the line, "really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree. WHAAA WHAAA!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 10, 2009, 10:00:04 AM
WOS "The Joker."  I will always find this song's success unfathomable.
As a teen then, it was fun to sing in the car with your friends the line, "really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree. WHAAA WHAAA!"

there's always an audience for stoner tunes, dude.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 10, 2009, 10:27:35 AM
NTM #36 Ian Thomas "Painted Ladies." The vocals sound like America tho' the melody is funkier.  You can listen now via chicooldies.com

A great lost OHW, and yes it does sound very America-ish.  Ian Thomas is the brother of Dave Thomas of SCTV/MacKenzie Bros fame.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 11, 2009, 08:31:38 AM
Casey's '80s land on Dec. 24, 1983.  NTM at 39: Deborah Allen, "Baby I Lied."  Not the Fame actress; a C-W singer.

This weekend we land in January 1984 - so it's mostly this countdown all over again.  :(  Nothing to see here, move along ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 11, 2009, 08:44:57 AM
Amazing that Kool & the Gang's sound of "Jungle Boogie" (debuting at #37 on this chart) and "Hollywood Swinging" would evolve into the soft "Cherish" and "Joanna."

Funnily enough, "Joanna" (which I prefer to sing as "Joe Mama") appears in this week's Casey's '80s countdown.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 11, 2009, 11:04:28 AM
I'm here, missed Merle Haggard, dangit. Don't know if that one was a-comin' or a-goin' in the charts.
Painted Ladies is NTM, too.
How about the old-timey cheesey sounds of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY"  at #33?  and then Ringo's great single "Photograph" at #32 right after that?  what a difference...!
Yeah, I missed Haggard, joined in on "Jungle Boogie."  Will have to hear it on another replay this weekend.  Yeah, Dawn got some mileage out of the vaudeville sound.  Now some comedy with "Spiders and Snakes" and "Sister Mary Elephant."

I posted the Haggard tune in my "Christmas Countdown" thread if you've never heard it.  Hearing it back-to-back with Paul Simon's "American Tune" was quite a one-two punch, given that the economy is in even sadder shape now than in the "Nixon recession" of '73-'74 that inspired the Haggard song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 15, 2009, 07:26:28 PM
This weekend (1/17-18) Casey70's visits Jan 14, 1978. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3399801.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3399801.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 15, 2009, 10:01:05 PM
This weekend (1/17-18) Casey70's visits Jan 14, 1978. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3399801.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3399801.pdf)

thanks for posting this!  I look fwd to AT40 all the time now, but a lot of this seems very familiar. We heard a similar one  (Dec 77) last month: http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=4243.msg91825#msg91825
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 16, 2009, 01:27:02 AM
I was disappointed that the Sirius/XM 80's version on Jan. 11th still have the year-end countdown from 1984 while the 70's went back to the weekly show on Jan. 10th (from Jan. 11, 1975).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 07:08:49 AM
Most unnecessary of set: Donny & Marie giving the karaoke treatment to "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 07:31:42 AM
NTM: Wings' "Girls' School."  Perhaps should have stayed that way.  Cringe.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 08:27:59 AM
WOS: Neil Diamond, "Desiree."  He makes a deflowering ick-fest even worse by placing the third of June in summer.  Does he work off a different calendar?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 09:02:32 AM
"Smack dab in the middle!" "Ready to learn, ready to learn!"  You can't turn off High Inergy's inspired outro.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 17, 2009, 09:16:43 AM
WOS: Neil Diamond, "Desiree."  He makes a deflowering ick-fest even worse by placing the third of June in summer.  Does he work off a different calendar?

Jewish calendar...  Didn't you see The Jazz Singer remake?  ;)

I'm an honorary Jew: I lived in Brooklyn for 3.5 years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 09:22:12 AM
BOS Eric Carmen Shaun Cassidy, "Hey Deanie."  I'm not convinced that isn't actually Eric singing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 09:36:29 AM
BOS2 "You're in My Heart."  Say what you want about the lyrics, at least it's imaginative; and the violin and electric piano are gorgeous to my ears.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 17, 2009, 09:38:51 AM
BOS Eric Carmen Shaun Cassidy, "Hey Deanie."  I'm not convinced that isn't actually Eric singing.

I think it sounds like brother David Cassidy singing. 

And is Deanie a boy or girl? 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 09:41:39 AM
I hadn't realized "Here You Come Again" (unh! unh!) was a Mann/Weill composition.  Mike has often referred to this as a Petula Clark homage, and I can really hear that today.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 09:56:57 AM
BOSs 3 and 4 to Dolly and the new #1, Player, "Baby Come Back."  Phenom production, great hook.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2009, 10:27:31 AM
I hadn't realized "Here You Come Again" (unh! unh!) was a Mann/Weill composition.  Mike has often referred to this as a Petula Clark homage, and I can really hear that today.

Indeed, I heard Ms Clark's "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" on 'LNG recently and the Dolly tune immediately came to mind.

Regarding the Wings tune: "Girls School" was the A-side and "Mull of Kintyre" was the flip -- Capitol thought "Mull" was too British for US consumption, so "School" (one of Paul's more worthless throwaway rockers) was promoted in the US. "Mull", of course, was the biggest-selling UK single ever, at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2009, 10:41:22 AM
WOS: Neil Diamond, "Desiree."  He makes a deflowering ick-fest even worse by placing the third of June in summer. 

Clearly, it's an hommage to "Ode to Billie Joe".  At least Desiree didn't have a julep in her two lips.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2009, 07:25:46 PM
Most unnecessary of set: Donny & Marie giving the karaoke treatment to "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration."

I hadn't heard that one since '78 and it's truly worthless. Marie's NutraSystem commercials are more sincere. Speaking of karaoke, Elvis' "My Way" is another completely unnecessary cover.

And did anyone else find it odd that Casey was gushing over Stevie Wonder with "not since the Beatles has any act so dominated the music business" (!) on the very week that the BeeGees are about to, y'know, actually achieve that -- 2 singles in the Top 20 and another not far off, not to mention the "SNF" LP and producing/writing credit on Samantha Sang's "Emotion" and brother Andy's "Love is Thicker than My Penis".

ETA: I also note that they seem to have replaced announcer Ed McMann with someone named Mike Kasem. Hmmm... d'ya think?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 18, 2009, 09:17:40 AM
Casey's '80s go back to this week in January 1983.  Two NTM (Ray Parker Jr. at 40 with "Bad Boy" and Kim Carnes at 36 with "Does It Make You Remember?"), some period faves of mine ("Goody Two Shoes," "Steppin' Out," "Pass the Dutchie") but Best Flashback of Set goes to Patti Austin and James Ingram, "Baby, Come to Me," one I hadn't heard in years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 24, 2009, 07:49:34 AM
This weekend (1/24-25) Casey70's visits Jan 22, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3417161.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 24, 2009, 09:14:44 AM
off to a good start

#40: White Lies, Blue Eyes by Bullet, great harmonies!
#39: Looking for  a love by J Geils. Casey cites a a SF Chron critic from back in the day who called them the "grubbiest" band since the Stones.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 24, 2009, 09:23:03 AM
Too many great songs in this set to give BOS votes.  But OMGWTFLOL to the two competing versions of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" in the top 13.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 24, 2009, 09:25:08 AM
Ah, dammit, the stream's crapped out after "You Are Everything."   >:(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 24, 2009, 10:26:27 PM
This weekend (1/24-25) Casey70's visits Jan 22, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3417161.pdf

OMG! Beverly Bremers! Best. Lesley Gore. Imitation. EVAH -- until Tracey Ullman came along 12 years later with "They Don't Know". Also looking forward to Gladys' fab forgotten "Make Me The Woman You Go Home To". Hope Gaz got a charge out of Think's dreadful "Once You Understand"; anxious to see if it's the truncated version or if we get the full histrionics at the end. And speaking of edits, will it be the "sooky/suck you" version of Honey Cone's "One Monkey..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 24, 2009, 11:41:19 PM
Hope Gaz got a charge out of Think's dreadful "Once You Understand"; anxious to see if it's the truncated version or if we get the full histrionics at the end.

Mr. Kirk?  Do you have a son, Robert Kirk, age 17?

Yes ...?

We had full histrionics.  There is indeed something fascinating about that record.

As for Beverly Bremers, I meant to mention that Casey compared her to *Karen Carpenter*!  Would you believe.  The Lesley Gore is far more apt.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 25, 2009, 01:45:14 AM
I noticed listening to the early 70's as compared to late 70's to 80's, how different Casey put his show on the air. The early ones mainly had no story. He just said at number 40, at number 39 and just intro'd the songs as compared to giving trivia later on. Listening to the later shows make his early ones pretty boring.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 25, 2009, 10:25:23 AM
I noticed listening to the early 70's as compared to late 70's to 80's, how different Casey put his show on the air. The early ones mainly had no story. He just said at number 40, at number 39 and just intro'd the songs as compared to giving trivia later on. Listening to the later shows make his early ones pretty boring.

I think that development was partly him refining his shtick, and partly him needing to fill the space as the show expanded from 3 to 4 hours.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 25, 2009, 10:27:16 AM
Casey's '80s hit Jan. 23, 1988, this week.  He played a version of "True Faith" mixed noticeably differently from the version I own.  This set is mostly superstars in the heart of the six-hits-from-an-album era, so boring in spots.  But at #3 is Tiffany's "Could've Been," perhaps the most thoroughly forgotten of all #1 hits.

BOS to the Bangles at #5 with "Hazy Shade of Winter," that rarest of examples of a cover of a good song utterly trouncing the original.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 25, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
PS: This chart got rickrolled!  NGGYU debuted at #34.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 25, 2009, 11:12:07 AM
Hope Gaz got a charge out of Think's dreadful "Once You Understand"; anxious to see if it's the truncated version or if we get the full histrionics at the end.

Mr. Kirk?  Do you have a son, Robert Kirk, age 17?

Yes ...?

We had full histrionics.  There is indeed something fascinating about that record.


There was a version (not sure if it was official, or just an edit made by WPIX (the only NY station that played it) that completely deleted the sobbing. Either way the ending always struck me as heavy-handed, and at the time most people I know considered it a rather Nixonian record (more anti-drug than pro-parent/teen communication).

Speaking of Nixon, one of his favorite black people, Charley Pride, gets a BOS from me with "Kiss an Angel Good Morning".  And I never noticed the similarities between "Precious & Few" and "Cherish", melodically speaking.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 29, 2009, 06:48:51 AM
This weekend (1/31) Casey70's visits Jan 27, 1973.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3436621.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3436621.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 29, 2009, 09:46:41 AM
This weekend (1/31) Casey70's visits Jan 27, 1973.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3436621.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3436621.pdf)

some fine forgotten stuff there (the time period is quite sledgehammery for me personally): 3DN's "Pieces Of April", maybe their least-played oldie; Bobby W's "Harry Hippie", which I always interpreted as a black man calling a white guy "lazy and shiftless" (until I heard the true-life story behind it), and Blue Haze, Elvis and Lobo.  Also 2 of my all-time WOS's: "Love Jones" and "Funny Face".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2009, 08:05:43 PM
The first hour of this '73 chart is really bringing it all back for me. I'd forgotten Luther Ingram's "I'll Be Your Shelter" and the Partridges' "Looking Thru the Eyes of Love" -- a Gene Pitney cover, sez Casey, tho' it's not on the Pitney best-of I have. The Cat Man's "Sitting" is a favorite of mine, and Chuck Berry's remake of his own "Reelin' & Rockin'" is infinitely better than "My Ding-a-Ling", and amazingly off-color (sexual innuendo-wise) for '73.

And oh, Bette Midler's "Do You Wanna Dance" is a fabulous performance, Joni's "You Turn Me On" one of my very fave "radio" songs, and I recently expounded on "Dreidel" in my Xmas thread.  But Blue Haze's "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is one of the more worthless remakes ever -- another for the "oh those wacky Brits" file, as the '50s revival was reaching fever pitch in the UK at that time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2009, 08:40:45 PM
HA! Casey intros Elvis' "Separate Ways" with a Mae West anecdote (!) and then says the King has been making the charts for 17 years... "and considering how well he takes care of himself, and how well he's taken care of by the Colonel, there's no reason to believe he won't still be around 17 years from now."

Oh Casey, if you'd only known.

Lobo's "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" is another lost gem, but OMFG, here's 2 of my all-time HFHs back-to-back: "Funny Face" and "Love Jones".

"ah don' wanna bore you with a long irrevelent (sic) conversation..."

Er, then DON'T, dude.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2009, 09:20:12 PM
Casey intros "Do It Again" by naming all 6 members of Steely Dan!  And then Paul tries to give Linda his sweet banana -- er... ewww.

Now here's Johnny Rivers with what would be the second of his bi-annual remakes of the '70s: "Rockin' Pneumonia". (There was also "Sea Cruise" in '71, "Help Me Rhonda" in '75 and "Slow Dancin'" in '77.)  I just finally got my hands on Rhino's fab (and, sadly, out-of-print) 2-disc Rivers anthol.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2009, 09:49:18 PM
"Ken Loggins and Jim Messina" is how L&M are identified on the Billboard chart in Jan '73. Your mama don't dance, and your daddy don't crocodile rock.

And now Carly's gonna gavotte. On a yacht. In apricot.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 08:28:31 AM
HA! Casey intros Elvis' "Separate Ways" with a Mae West anecdote (!) and then says the King has been making the charts for 17 years... "and considering how well he takes care of himself, and how well he's taken care of by the Colonel, there's no reason to believe he won't still be around 17 years from now."

Oh Casey, if you'd only known.

I just heard this now.  Wow, the irony.  The song is NTM and pretty inconsequential, but I'm glad I heard it.  Is there any '70s Elvis that's really really worth seeking out?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 10:41:10 AM
Casey's '80s land us in 1985 this week.  John Parr's forgotten "Naughty Naughty" was nice to hear.  And who woulda thunk that Jermaine Jackson would appear in both the '70s and '80s countdowns this week?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 10:42:31 AM
BOS, though, goes to Culture Club's COMPLETELY forgotten "Mistake No. 3" (which doesn't even appear on my CC GH comp).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 01, 2009, 10:47:11 AM
HA! Casey intros Elvis' "Separate Ways" with a Mae West anecdote (!) and then says the King has been making the charts for 17 years... "and considering how well he takes care of himself, and how well he's taken care of by the Colonel, there's no reason to believe he won't still be around 17 years from now."

Oh Casey, if you'd only known.

I just heard this now.  Wow, the irony.  The song is NTM and pretty inconsequential, but I'm glad I heard it.  Is there any '70s Elvis that's really really worth seeking out?

Funny you should ask, as this week on 'LNG I heard both the original version of "The Wonder of You" by Ray Peterson (who?) whose version actually charted twice (in '59 and '64). Elvis' take is a fave of mine and an improvement on the orig. 'LNG also played "Don't Cry Daddy", a sappy Mac Davis comp (the wife dies, the kids comfort dad) that hit #6 right before "Kentucky Rain". "I've Lost You" (#32 later in 1970) is a decent ballad, but there really isn't much that I'd call essential in the decade (pre-'77)besides "Burning Love" and his 1974 cover of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land" (def better than JT's version the same year). "My Boy" (#20 in '75) pales in comparison to the Richard Harris orig (which, TANC, we just missed hearing on last week's chart, where it peaked at #41). I happen to like "Moody Blue" and "Way Down", tho' they're permanently linked to his death in my head.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 11:49:14 AM
This '80s countdown is actually really great.  BOS votes to General Public's "Tenderness," Kool & the Gang's "Misled" (my favorite of their songs), and New Edition at their Raydio-est with "Mr. Telephone Man."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 01, 2009, 05:28:07 PM
Kool & the Gang's "Misled" (my favorite of their songs

Misled married Mr. Wood and they had lots of little pencils together.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 10:14:26 PM
3DN's "Pieces Of April", maybe their least-played oldie

Back in the early '90s, I participated in a few Usenet music-discussion boards, including one called rec.music.misc.  One day someone started a thread on songs about murders ("Hey Joe," "Down by the River," and the like).  I chimed in, "I've got pieces of April," thinking myself clever.

Without missing a beat, someone immediately replied: "Is that why there was a mourning in May?"  He won.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2009, 09:08:49 PM
This week Casey's in Feb 1976 -- a "sweet" Valentine's Day chart that features "Sweet Love" and "Sweet Thing", as well as 7 songs with "Love" in the title, and Ms Ronstadt's fab forgotten cover of "Tracks of My Tears".

http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3459244.pdf

OTOH, we also get "White Knight", a CB-themed record so awful it makes "Convoy" seem like Dylan.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 06, 2009, 02:26:41 AM
If you have XM, they will have Feb 1974 this weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 07:12:52 AM
Wow, Lionel Richie's close to unhinged near the end of the Commodores' "Sweet Love," new at #39.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 07:48:02 AM
OMGWTFLOL of the week has to go to Donny & Marie, "Deep Purple."  Hush!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 08:09:18 AM
OTOH, we also get "White Knight", a CB-themed record so awful it makes "Convoy" seem like Dylan.

Oh sweet lord, this is abominable.  NTM and I wish it'd stayed that way.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 08:32:42 AM
Ooh, a favorite of mine at #19: Helen Reddy's "Somewhere in the Night."  Barry Manilow would do slightly better 3 years later, changing the lyric slightly (from "music to magic to end" to "music to my gentle wind") and aiming squarely for payoff notes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 08:33:57 AM
As an aside: This week's Chart Beat Chat from billboard.com had this interesting tale:

Quote
Dear Fred:

Andy Ray's query concerning Casey Kasem's show for the week ending March 12, 1977 reminded me of an earlier incident. For the week ending June 9, 1973, Casey apparently didn't have the Hot 100 by recording time. Instead, Casey (and his staff, I presume) estimated the positions.

Only four positions turned out to be correct:

No. 1:  "My Love" by Paul McCartney & Wings
No. 2:  "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group
No. 28:  "Leaving Me" by the Independents
No. 31, "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper.

Most of Casey's estimated positions were way off, with many moving in the opposite direction from what actually happened. I wonder if anyone could shed some light on this mystery.

David Dana-Bashian
Garden Grove, Calif.


Dear David,

The Hot 100 for the week-ending June 9, 1973 is a memorable chart because Billboard changed chart methodology that week. It was such a radical change that "Last Week" numbers were omitted, as there was not much connection to the prior week's chart. I remember that Hot 100 because suddenly "Bad Weather," a Stevie Wonder composition recorded by the Supremes, debuted after being available for weeks. But then it was gone the following week, never to return.

That doesn't answer your question, but it's why I remember that chart. As I did last week, I turned to "American Top 40" expert, Rob Durkee, who worked with Casey Kasem on the show and who has written a book about the series.

Rob replied that he didn't work on the show in 1973 but promised to check with Pete Battistini, who wrote a book about the series' '70s years. Pete responded that the AT40 staff received the new Billboard chart on May 30, 1977, and recorded that week's show. It was sent to stations the next day and then Billboard called Tom Rounds at the Watermark production company to let him know that the chart had been revised. It was too late to re-record that week's AT40, so the numbers you heard were from the original chart that was discarded.

I can't ask the folks who compiled the June 9, 1973 chart for Billboard what happened because they are no longer with us. I don't mean they don't work for the magazine anymore, I mean they are no longer with us, physically. But I thank Rob and Pete for their expertise.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 08:42:46 AM
"Oh, he's so macho": Had Elton come out as bi in Rolling Stone by the time this charted?  I haven't heard "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" in years.  Used to skip over it on his GH comp.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 08:49:18 AM
BOS: "Wake Up Everybody."  I have probably said this here before, but I have a very fond, vivid memory of, shortly after my arrival in SF in fall '96, recording this off one of Dave's 10@10s and then listening to it while walking through the Tenderloin famers' market.  (And you thought it was impossible to have fond memories of the Tenderloin.)  The song was NTM and I was already grateful to Dave for what he was fast turning me on to - '70s soul, mostly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2009, 09:26:28 AM
Neil Sedaka's in at #9 with his "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" revamp.  Great arrangement; the vocal, not so much.  At least he sings better than that twit Anka.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 07, 2009, 09:57:05 AM
BOS: "Wake Up Everybody."  ...  Dave's 10@10s ... while walking through the Tenderloin famers' market.  (And you thought it was impossible to have fond memories of the Tenderloin.)

I credit Dave w turning me on to Harold Melvin, too!

Tenderloin Farmer's Market?  You mean the one in Urine Plaza on Market Street?



Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2009, 11:02:12 AM
As an aside: This week's Chart Beat Chat from billboard.com had this interesting tale:


I remember listening to the show that week; it was one "WTF?" after another, as songs that were on the way up suddenly dropped back and vice-versa. I particularly remember "Kodachrome", a huge fave of mine at that moment, suddenly stopping its upward momentum -- "That can't be POSSIBLE!" I screamed to an empty room. (Yeah, I was a hopeless chart geek.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2009, 11:51:53 AM
Ooh, a favorite of mine at #19: Helen Reddy's "Somewhere in the Night."  Barry Manilow would do slightly better 3 years later, changing the lyric slightly (from "music to magic to end" to "music to my gentle wind") and aiming squarely for payoff notes.

I don't recall the lyric change -- I'll have to dig out the Manilow version (I'll assume you've got a typo there: Helen's was "music too magic to end"). But if Barry has a "gentle wind" problem, he should try Bean-O.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2009, 07:56:30 PM
"Yeah... she's at home..." Big Barry lets the music play OWN! One of my faves of his; shame it only got to #32. Followed by Chaka -- love her now, or she'll go crazy. And you do NOT want that.

But OMG: "Junk Food Junkie" is the flashback of the week for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2009, 08:32:44 PM
The Brothers Gibb say "Love, be tender with my fanny"; I suspect Toni Tenille's fanny got rougher treatment from Daryl D. And -- awwww! -- it's their 2nd wedding anniv. But "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" always struck me as an odd song.

And from "Angel Face" to "Baby Face " -- middle-aged gay men, rejoice!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 08, 2009, 06:48:44 AM
"Lonely Night (Angel Face)" always struck me as an odd song.

Know what you mean - Sedacky basically pasted two unrelated tunes together to create that song.  C&T got away with one.

Casey's '80s are in 1981 this week.  Blondie debuts at 32 with "Rapture" while Andy Gibb staggers through one of his last chart efforts, "Time Is Time."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 08, 2009, 07:09:32 AM
Someone just sent out "Freebird" as a LDD.  Excuse me while I go gag.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 08, 2009, 07:24:44 AM
"Love on the Rocks" may be one of Neil Diamond's most underappreciated efforts.  For all his bad lyrics - and he's had a few - these are quite good: "Pour me a drink, and I'll tell you some lies" ... "And when they know they have you, then they really have you; nothing you can do or say, you've got to leave, just get away.  We all know the song ..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 08, 2009, 08:31:13 AM
BOS to the infinite sadness of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 08, 2009, 08:50:17 AM
Proxy Mike BOS to Dan Fogelberg, "Same Old Lang Syne," I'm guessing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 08, 2009, 09:22:21 AM
Wow, hearing the wishing-bell opening to John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over" at #7 in this context was like a punch in the gut.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 08, 2009, 11:48:18 AM
"Love on the Rocks" may be one of Neil Diamond's most underappreciated efforts.  For all his bad lyrics - and he's had a few - these are quite good: "Pour me a drink, and I'll tell you some lies" ... "And when they know they have you, then they really have you; nothing you can do or say, you've got to leave, just get away.  We all know the song ..."

Amazingly, I've never seen his Jazz Singer remake, but I agree, the songs hold up well -- and that none of 'em was Oscar-nommed is yet another Academy scandal.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 08, 2009, 08:29:37 PM
Ooh, a favorite of mine at #19: Helen Reddy's "Somewhere in the Night."  Barry Manilow would do slightly better 3 years later, changing the lyric slightly (from "music to magic to end" to "music to my gentle wind") and aiming squarely for payoff notes.

I don't recall the lyric change -- I'll have to dig out the Manilow version (I'll assume you've got a typo there: Helen's was "music too magic to end"). But if Barry has a "gentle wind" problem, he should try Bean-O.

Well, I listened to my double-vinyl Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits earlier, and dude, you totally mondegreened that "gentle wind" thing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 12, 2009, 09:21:58 PM
This weekend (2/14-15) Casey70's visits Feb 18, 1978.  Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2009, 07:07:11 AM
BOS to War's last visit to the Top 40, my beloved "Galaxy" at #39 (its peak position, alas).

Before that we had Tom Petty, also at his peak position with "Breakdown" at #40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2009, 07:49:19 AM
Eww, back-to-back WOS votes to two snoozy covers: Art Garfunkel, James Taylor and Paul Simon's predictable take on "Wonderful World" (a song I hate in any incarnation), and Rita Coolidge's sleepwalk through "The Way You Do the Things You Do."  Also a WOS to Heatwave's "Always and Forever"; much as I love their disco songs, here they just sound like they're missing notes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2009, 07:58:12 AM
How did the "Yacht Rock" folks not think to incorporate a Little River Band plot?  VHM to "Happy Anniversary."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2009, 08:01:48 AM
OMGWTFLOL of the week: Meco, "Theme From 'Close Encounters'"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2009, 09:30:44 AM
WOS4 (!): Canadian Dan Hill gives America the bad "Touch."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2009, 10:41:50 AM
WOS4 (!): Canadian Dan Hill gives America the bad "Touch."

Your honesty's too much!  Someone did a dance cover of that in the late '90s, no idea who.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2009, 11:02:12 AM
Also a WOS to Heatwave's "Always and Forever"; much as I love their disco songs, here they just sound like they're missing notes.

Wow, you've just dissed one of the most beloved ballads of the last 35 years. It even got a mention on KFOG the other morning when they were discussing love songs.

I'm looking forward to the Meco and John Williams versions of "CEOTTK" (I forgot Williams' got as high as #13!), ConFunkShun's "Ffun", and "Urine My Heart". And I love love LOVE the fact that the BeeGees stayed at #10 for 4 weeks with "How Deep Is Your Love" -- even tho' it was on its way down -- because Sat Nite Fever-mania gave it a second wind at radio.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 14, 2009, 04:39:37 PM
I didn't mention this last week but XM's version was Feb of 1974 and on the chart was the worst Top 40 song in Casey's era: Gordon Sinclair's spoken record of The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion). He is the oldest person to hit the top 40 ever (not posthumously) but still a very boring record.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2009, 06:38:20 PM
Also a WOS to Heatwave's "Always and Forever"; much as I love their disco songs, here they just sound like they're missing notes.

Wow, you've just dissed one of the most beloved ballads of the last 35 years.

Surely you know by now that public consensus rarely influences my more strident opinions.  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2009, 10:20:22 PM
I didn't mention this last week but XM's version was Feb of 1974 and on the chart was the worst Top 40 song in Casey's era: Gordon Sinclair's spoken record of The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion). He is the oldest person to hit the top 40 ever (not posthumously) but still a very boring record.

and of course there were two version of "Americans" in the Top 40 at the same time (Byron MacGregor had the bigger hit, reaching #4; Sinclair only made it to 24). It's the only "cover battle" I know of involving a spoken-word composition.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 15, 2009, 09:36:26 AM
Casey's '80s hit this week in February 1986.  Two songs I hadn't heard since then: Aretha's "Another Night" (not very memorable, though she throws in a few "yes ah ram"s) and Charlie Sexton's enjoyable "Beat's So Lonely" (shockingly, sez Casey, this was the first hit by a teen solo act since Stacey Lattisaw).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 15, 2009, 10:04:28 AM
One of this week's extras is the video/Euro version of "Rock Me Amadeus" (that is, the one with sung German verses instead of the timeline recitation).  I enjoyed both versions equally at the time (and I LOVED this song when it came out).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 15, 2009, 10:12:18 AM
Best Flashback of Set to another one I haven't heard since 1986, I don't think: Jellybean (avec Madonna), "Sidewalk Talk."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 15, 2009, 10:48:34 AM
BOS to RFTW's forgotten follow-up to "Oh Sheila," "Digital Display."  Predictor of cyberlove!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 15, 2009, 11:02:19 AM
How did the "Yacht Rock" folks not think to incorporate a Little River Band plot?  VHM to "Happy Anniversary."

And did you hear Casey's story about David Gates taking "yacht rock" literally? LOL!

I also loved that the segue from Odyssey to Foreigner was a segue from "Native New Yorker" to "the Apple in decay". 

"Samantha Sang... and the world listened!" But I didn't -- I lost my connection right before Samantha, er, sang.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 15, 2009, 06:30:30 PM
The XM 70's version was from Feb 12, 1972 where two versions of I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony) was in the top 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 18, 2009, 09:05:23 PM
This weekend (2/21-22) Casey70's visits Feb 22, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2009, 10:27:32 PM
This weekend (2/21-22) Casey70's visits Feb 22, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3495943.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3495943.pdf)

Woo Hoo! "Sad Sweet Dreamer"! "Up in a Puff of Smoke"! "Doctor's Orders"! "I am Love"! plus fabulous '70s cheese from Al Martino, TO & Dawn, and ONJ.  Not to mention Macca's incredibly forgettable "Sally G" in its one and only week in the Top 40. Not to be missed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 07:25:41 AM
A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches.  Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!  Also the Carpenters' antiseptic take on "Please Mr. Postman," and now debuting at #35, the horridly sung "Shame, Shame, Shame."  "Put on your shaggy wig, woman, or I ain't comin' back!"

A curiosity: I new about Scott English's "Brandy," of course, but Casey played a clip by a New Zealand artist named Bunny Walters before playing Mandy Manilow style.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 07:33:00 AM
OTOH, one of several BOS votes to come for "Laughter in the Rain."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 07:47:03 AM
It's Mike's least favorite lucky Puerto Rican hairdresser!  Disco Tex, "Ted Danson."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 08:01:32 AM
Wow, I really love the melody on the chorus of "My Boy."  Elvis shoots and scores!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 09:10:50 AM
Best Forgotten Track of Set: Carole King's "Nightingale."  I really should own this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 21, 2009, 09:18:29 AM
A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches.  Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!
In this countdown we heard Ringo, Paul, and now John at #9 with "#9 Dream."  George just missed being here when his single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" had peaked at #36 in early 2/75, in the Top 40 for just two weeks.  I wonder if all four had solo hits on AT40 at the same time??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 09:24:27 AM
A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches.  Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!
In this countdown we heard Ringo, Paul, and now John at #9 with "#9 Dream."  George just missed being here when his single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" had peaked at #36 in early 2/75, in the Top 40 for just two weeks.  I wonder if all four had solo hits on AT40 at the same time??

Haha, I was just wondering this very thing!  Mike, you don't have the week-by-week Billboard books, do ya?

Meanwhile, another sentimental BOS vote to "My Eyes Adored You," originally to be titled "Brown Eyes in Georgia," IIRC.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 09:29:08 AM
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever.  Geesh.

Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 10:36:57 AM
Wow, I really love the melody on the chorus of "My Boy."  Elvis shoots and scores!

But his version is rather sappy compared to the Richard Harris orig.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 10:41:10 AM
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever.  Geesh.

Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"

OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are.  ???

And yes, I have the Billboard chart books ('60s, '70s and '80s). And I'm sure all four Fabs were in the 40 at one time (I believe it was a question answered by Casey at one point) but It'll take a while to tell you specifics.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 21, 2009, 10:43:24 AM
A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches.  Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!
In this countdown we heard Ringo, Paul, and now John at #9 with "#9 Dream."  George just missed being here when his single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" had peaked at #36 in early 2/75, in the Top 40 for just two weeks.  I wonder if all four had solo hits on AT40 at the same time??
Other Beatle-related hits that week, #19 "Don't Call Us We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf, includes the lyric "You ain't bad, but we've heard it all before. Yeah, it sounds like John, Paul and George" followed by the guitar riff from "I Feel Fine."  Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4njPe2_rho

At #15 is ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head." Of course Jeff Lynne was part of the Traveling Wilburys with George.  ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt died 2/20/09 at 63 (heart attack).  You can see him here in 1974 as ELO covers the Beatles "Day Tripper" (give 'em a minute to get rockin'):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfesIhEboi8&feature=related

And, the #1 song that week, Average White Band's "Pick Up the Pieces" -- guitarist Hamish Stuart went on to be part of Paul's band during the 90's. AWB's biggest hit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgKz_pCVaOc
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 10:49:11 AM
I'm sure all four Fabs were in the 40 at one time (I believe it was a question answered by Casey at one point) but It'll take a while to tell you specifics.

well, this didn't take too long:  Dec 14, 1974:

#10 Macca, "Junior's Farm"
#18 Ringo "Only You"
#32 George, "Dark Horse"
#40 John, "Whatever Gets You Thru..."

I'm sure it's not the only example.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2009, 01:33:44 PM
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever.  Geesh.

Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"

OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are.  ???

Two of the ads that air regularly during the Chico broadcast.  Would only make sense to those listening with me in real time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 21, 2009, 02:24:04 PM
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever.  Geesh.

Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"

OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are.  ???

Two of the ads that air regularly during the Chico broadcast.  Would only make sense to those listening with me in real time.
missed the Chico broadcast.  Love the company I usually find with that one (typically Gaz and Waybeack), but it's often too early and the fidelity is suck-y.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 07:51:29 PM
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever.  Geesh.

Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"

OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are.  ???

Two of the ads that air regularly during the Chico broadcast.  Would only make sense to those listening with me in real time.
missed the Chico broadcast.  Love the company I usually find with that one (typically Gaz and Waybeack), but it's often too early and the fidelity is suck-y.

I've been attempting to listen to the Madison, WI version, which usually starts at 7 PDT, but their player is running waaay behind their air product (the "now playing" feature is listing the AT40 songs in sequence, but I'm hearing other stuff).

OK -- here's Casey, nearly 45 mins behind what's airing live.  I'd forgotten how much I liked "Snookeroo"; this was intended as a double-sided single, tho' "No No Song" got most of the airplay. "Snookeroo" was an Elton John compo, iirc.  And Casey idenitifes "Sally G" as a re-entry, but it was actually the B-side of the great "Junior's Farm". Macca and country do NOT mix.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 08:17:27 PM
another sentimental BOS vote to "My Eyes Adored You," originally to be titled "Brown Eyes in Georgia," IIRC.

Yes -- and written by Kenny "I Wike Dweamin'" Nolan, also in the 40 this week with co-writer credit on "Lady Marmalade", and he'd still be hitting the charts in the '90s with stuff like Atlantic Starr's "Masterpiece".

Here's MJ & his brothers with the great "I Am Love" -- he wants to sprinkle himself around me. Er... ewww!
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 08:24:30 PM
David Gates' "Never Let Her Go", his first solo hit, is decidedly Bread-like; Gladys & the Pips would chart in '75 with his "Part Time Love". Fun fact: he wrote "Popsicles, Icicles" for the Murmaids!

oo-wah-wah-oo-wah-wah-oo! BOS the heavenly "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 09:02:30 PM
BOS2 Polly Brown (erstwhile lead singer of Pickettywitch) with the sadly forgotten "Up in a Puff of Smoke", her only solo hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2009, 09:20:57 PM
BOS3 Carol Douglas' "Doctor's Orders", another gem from the Cook/Greenaway/Cook factory. This will always represent (for me) early-disco-at-its-best: catchy hook, clever Motown-meets-the-Brill-Bldg lyrics -- a good pop record that you can also dance to. Kudos to Casey for playing the long(ish) version.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 22, 2009, 08:08:48 AM
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am?  I just stumbled upon it.  But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 22, 2009, 09:51:36 AM
This morning I'm listening to Casey's 80s: Feb. 23, 1980.  The sea change is palpable - this set is very white, very adult.  Two songs in the Top 10 I have no memory of hearing at the time: Andy Gibb's "Desire" (which somehow made it to #4 despite not having a decent hook or a strong vocal) and Kenny Rogers's "Coward of the County" (surprising, given that I heard plenty of other KR around the house; my father in particular loved "Lucille").

And now, Most Unnecessary of Set: Teri DeSario with KC, "Yes, I'm Ready."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 22, 2009, 10:07:47 AM
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am?  I just stumbled upon it. 

TANC: I accidentally discovered it this morning too!  I had emailed KFRC weeks ago to ask when/if they were playing it; never got an answer.  I happened to turn them on this morning because their "True Oldies Channel" format is doing a "Rock'n'Roll Remake Weekend", playing the orig and the cover of songs that were hits multiple times. And much to my chagrin, at 7:50 or so I worke up to... Disc-O-Texx from Casey.

Meant to point out last nite that this was the week in '75 that "#9 Dream" was actually #9.

And Gaz I can't believe you've lived 36 years without ever hearing "Coward of the County"!  A huge capturing-the-zeitgeist hit, it was interpreted as being about America and Iran, tho' it was probably written before the hostages were seized.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on February 22, 2009, 11:02:48 AM
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am?  I just stumbled upon it.  But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.

I just discovered yesterday that K-HITS (106.7) in Portland also runs it from 7 to 10 Sunday Mornings. Of course, today I didn't get up until 9:30 so that was a bust. But it's there.
http://khits1067.com/

Apparently Casey is doing well signing up affiliates among the oldies radio community.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 22, 2009, 06:12:28 PM
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am?  I just stumbled upon it.  But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.

I thought you folks knew that. I remember reading Ben Fong-Torres' column one Sunday last month and he mentioned that Casey's show on KFRC-AM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 22, 2009, 07:05:16 PM
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am?  I just stumbled upon it.  But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.

I thought you folks knew that. I remember reading Ben Fong-Torres' column one Sunday last month and he mentioned that Casey's show on KFRC-AM.

Ben didn't say when, however; they had been running it at noon, but when "True Oldies Channel" took over, it was moved, and the KFRC website gave no clue. Glad to have another option in the weekend, in any case.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 23, 2009, 01:32:46 AM
This morning I'm listening to Casey's 80s: Feb. 23, 1980.  The sea change is palpable - this set is very white, very adult.  Two songs in the Top 10 I have no memory of hearing at the time: Andy Gibb's "Desire" (which somehow made it to #4 despite not having a decent hook or a strong vocal) and Kenny Rogers's "Coward of the County" (surprising, given that I heard plenty of other KR around the house; my father in particular loved "Lucille").

And now, Most Unnecessary of Set: Teri DeSario with KC, "Yes, I'm Ready."

This is probably due to "Disco hangover". People were tired of the disco era at this point.

The XM version was pretty close to this show. They have Feb 16, 1980.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 26, 2009, 06:57:09 PM
This weekend (2/28) Casey70's visits Feb 23, 1974!  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2009, 08:51:38 PM
This weekend (2/28) Casey70's visits Feb 23, 1974!  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf)

Thanks for always being on top of this, Wayback!

Some fine forgotten goodies here, like Smokey's "Baby Come Close", Natural Four's "Can This Be Real", Lamont Dozier's "Tryin' to Hold On to My Woman", and Mocedades' "Eres Tu".  On the WOS side, there's Wednesday's unnecessary remake of "Last Kiss". And the weird juxtaposition (thanks to the TV-movie Sunshine) of John Denver's "Sunshine on My Shoulders" with (actor and star of that film) Cliff DeYoung covering Denver's "My Sweet Lady". Plus I get another chance to say that Diana's "Last Time I Saw Him" shoulda been done by Helen Reddy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 28, 2009, 07:16:17 AM
Kickin' off this week's replay from 2/23/74, at #40, is the debut of Dickie Goodman's "Energy Crisis '74."  In 2008 his son Jon updated that hit with "Economy Crisis" substituting newer songs.  Hear it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwEhA4lkTwQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwEhA4lkTwQ).
That's followed by Barry White's "Never Never Gonna Give You Up," about to slide off the chart after 15 weeks.  At #37 is the debut of the Spinners "Mighty Love (Pt. 1)"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 01, 2009, 10:31:09 AM
This weekend (2/28) Casey70's visits Feb 23, 1974!  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf)

I'll echo Mike and say Thanks to Wayback for posting the AT40 list each week -- I always check it out w anticipation before the weekend arrives. 

btw, there are a lot of online listening options listed here: http://radiotime.com/ListeningOptions.aspx?ProgramId=117092  ...So right now I'm listening to the 105.5 FM kqxx.net, which starts at 10 am Sunday

I used to love Dickie Goodman's "Jaws" when I was a kid --  but his voice is def NOT professional performer quality, which I kinda like.  He doesn't change his modulation that much and he's almost yelling his lines.   ha!  He's got a slight regional accent.  sounds like a regular dude from New Yawk (?).

That BB King tune was kinda weak, I thought.  But here's the Smokey tune.  nice!

then the 1:30 edit version of Stevie Wonder's Living for the City.  pfft.  I guess Casey would never play the loong version with its narrative interlude.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 01, 2009, 10:34:35 AM
Proxy of GazWOS to Tom T Hall's "I Love", tho' I personally think it's rather sweet. Who can argue with little baby ducks?

VHM to ONJ's "Let Me Be There". TANC: an hour later, KFRC played "If You Love Me Let Me Know" -- followed by JS's "Miracles". (They rarely play 2 '70s songs back-to-back.) And BOS Ree-Ree's always fabulous "Until You Come Back to Me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 01, 2009, 10:37:08 AM
I used to love Dickie Goodman's "Jaws" when I was a kid --  but his voice is def NOT professional performer quality, which I kinda like.  He doesn't change his modulation that much and he's almost yelling his lines.   ha!  He's got a slight regional accent.  Just just a dude from New Yawk (?)


You are correct -- he's from Hewlett (which is on Lawn Guyland).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 01, 2009, 11:42:08 AM
i really liked #22 “ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND)” by Mocedades.  Now that scene in the movie "Tommy Boy" is so much more meaningful.

Never was a fan of Carly Simon and JT doing "Mockingbird," though.  His voice grates in this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 01, 2009, 04:47:43 PM
WOS to Cliff DeYoung (my sweet lord, the guy can't sing).  BOS to the NTM Lamont Dozier "Tryin' to Hold On to My Woman."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 01, 2009, 09:19:35 PM
WOS to Cliff DeYoung (my sweet lord, the guy can't sing). 

I won't disagree about his voice, but by way of explanation, he played a songwriter in that film (not a singer), and the songs his character "wrote" were John Denver's. They were trying to milk the soundtrack, I guess, and Denver's "Sunshine" was already charting.

And it was Lamont Dozier's peak year -- "TTHOTMW" would get to #15, and his great political screed "Fish Ain't Bitin' ("Tricky Dick, stop yo' shit!") would hit the Top 40 that summer.

BTW, I guess you made it back to NYC in spite of the snow? The Weather Channel is wall-to-wall "Mega-Storm 2009" coverage.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 01, 2009, 09:38:47 PM
BTW, I guess you made it back to NYC in spite of the snow? The Weather Channel is wall-to-wall "Mega-Storm 2009" coverage.

Yes, I made a point of beating the storm.  Watching it accumulate from my front window now.  Good thing I'm off tomorrow (although I have to go across town for a doctor's appt).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 05, 2009, 07:28:00 PM
This weekend (3/7-8) Casey70's goes back to March 6, 1971 !  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2009, 08:30:20 PM
This weekend (3/7-8) Casey70's goes back to March 6, 1971 !  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf)

Fab. Yoo. LUSS!  This chart is from right before AT40 got picked up in NYC, so it's one I truly have never heard before. Forgotten 4 Tops, Bloodrock (who?), Bobby Sherman, and Rufus Thomas; Johnny Taylor singing about "Jody" (Gaz take note!); no less than three versions of the Theme from Love Story (!!) and the mighty Mike Curb Congregation, before he became Lt. Gov. of Calif.  Wow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 05, 2009, 09:51:10 PM
This weekend (3/7-8) Casey70's goes back to March 6, 1971 !  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf)

Fab. Yoo. LUSS!  This chart is from right before AT40 got picked up in NYC, so it's one I truly have never heard before. Forgotten 4 Tops, Bloodrock (who?), Bobby Sherman, and Rufus Thomas; Johnny Taylor singing about "Jody" (Gaz take note!); no less than three versions of the Theme from Love Story (!!) and the mighty Mike Curb Congregation, before he became Lt. Gov. of Calif.  Wow.

Bloodrock was a shitty rock band that did a horrible death song called "D.O.A." about the last painful thoughts during and after a plane crash.

No need for me to take note of the "Jody" thing; that was rejected and I've dropped the topic.

Nothing "mighty" about Mike Curb, though I did get smatterings of applause when I sang "The Candy Man" at a gay karaoke bar in D.C. last weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 06, 2009, 12:20:09 AM
Unlike Mike, I hate the early 70s music to a point where if I want to take a nap, I would put on this period's light rock music. However, I would love to hear the very first American Top 40. I hope somebody broadcast the first show during 4th of July weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2009, 07:13:22 AM
Unlike Mike, I hate the early 70s music to a point where if I want to take a nap, I would put on this period's light rock music. However, I would love to hear the very first American Top 40. I hope somebody broadcast the first show during 4th of July weekend.

It was broadcast last summer, right?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2009, 07:23:43 AM
Bloodrock was a shitty rock band that did a horrible death song called "D.O.A." about the last painful thoughts during and after a plane crash.

No need for me to take note of the "Jody" thing; that was rejected and I've dropped the topic.

Nothing "mighty" about Mike Curb, though I did get smatterings of applause when I sang "The Candy Man" at a gay karaoke bar in D.C. last weekend.

Wow, somebody's wearing the crankypants!

Obviously, my "mighty" Mike Curb comment was ironic -- he was a classic hypocritical Repug.

We got a July 1970 show last year, but not the very first one.

ETA: TANC, I just started listening to one of those "Marshmallow Dimension" podcasts at WNYU.org, and one of the songs on this show (from 2/23/09) is ...  Bloodrock, "I'm a Dier Not A Lover" (!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2009, 10:49:35 AM
This WNYU "marshmallow" thing is great, music-wise (lots of obscurities, plus new psych/garage type stuff (just like Little Steven's show). But the heavy echo-effect thing the jock ("Baron Saturday") is using for his backannounce segments is way cheezy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2009, 11:57:15 AM
This WNYU "marshmallow" thing is great, music-wise (lots of obscurities, plus new psych/garage type stuff (just like Little Steven's show). But the heavy echo-effect thing the jock ("Baron Saturday") is using for his backannounce segments is way cheezy.

Well, I loved this show, musically -- but there's not much in the way of context from the host (compared to, say Little Steven, who contexualizes constantly). Which is no small thing, considering how obscure most of the music is. And as i said, the echo-chamber delivery is annoyingly hokey. Kudos on playing Diamanda Galas with John Paul Jones (!)

But Gaz will be pleased to hear that they played Free Design's "A Leaf Has Veins", from the Kites Are Fun LP.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 06, 2009, 12:48:40 PM
This WNYU "marshmallow" thing is great, music-wise (lots of obscurities, plus new psych/garage type stuff (just like Little Steven's show). But the heavy echo-effect thing the jock ("Baron Saturday") is using for his backannounce segments is way cheezy.

Well, I loved this show, musically -- but there's not much in the way of context from the host (compared to, say Little Steven, who contexualizes constantly). Which is no small thing, considering how obscure most of the music is. And as i said, the echo-chamber delivery is annoyingly hokey. Kudos on playing Diamanda Galas with John Paul Jones (!)

But Gaz will be pleased to hear that they played Free Design's "A Leaf Has Veins", from the Kites Are Fun LP.

yesh, not much musical edu-ma-catin' going on here.  I noticed a couple warpy sounds coming from the podcast (I listened to the same one you did, with Free Design and Diamanda),   I'm hoping they're actually vinyl-induced.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 07:00:46 AM
Shucks: just missed a chance to hear "Remember Me" again; it and 6 other songs drop out this week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 07:01:49 AM
OTOH, this was one of only two weeks in the Top 40 for the Four Tops' "Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)."  It's no Rooms of Gloom, but it'll do.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 07:27:23 AM
Obviously, my "mighty" Mike Curb comment was ironic -- he was a classic hypocritical Repug.

Wow.  "Burning Bridges" is undoubtedly the OMGWTFLOL of the week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 07:29:45 AM
Gladys crushes me when she sings "Still, you beg her to love you," with that aching husk of hers.  BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 08:09:56 AM
Holy shit!  I don't think I'd ever heard Andy Williams' vocal take on Love Story, "Where Do I Begin": I had no idea he was capable of singing with this much feeling.  Clearly he was paying attention to what Elvis was doing with ballads at this point?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 08:20:13 AM
BOS2 to the Grass Roots' "Temptation Eyes," validating Grace Slick's assertion that the piano is a percussion instrument.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2009, 09:24:03 AM
Proxy of the Princess for Jerry Reed in the Top 10 with "Amos Moses."  Love that laugh of his.

(http://foxiedoll.com/4612a750.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 07, 2009, 09:53:07 AM
got here late, and listening to a canadian stream: http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx

came in right before one of the schmaltziest songs in the chart this week,  the orchestrated version of Francis Lai's Theme from Love Story, but that is rinsed out with a triple soul shot of Rufus Thomas, Marvin Gaye and Johnny Taylor.  phew!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2009, 10:42:07 AM
Obviously, my "mighty" Mike Curb comment was ironic -- he was a classic hypocritical Repug.

Wow.  "Burning Bridges" is undoubtedly the OMGWTFLOL of the week.

It was (in case Casey didn't mention) the theme song from the move Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood, a sort of poor man's Dirty Dozen. Curb later became Lt Gov of Calif, running as a Reaganesque Repug, talkin' 'bout how the music business needed cleaning up to rid it of all those sex and drugs lyrics.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2009, 12:50:57 PM
Holy shit!  I don't think I'd ever heard Andy Williams' vocal take on Love Story, "Where Do I Begin": I had no idea he was capable of singing with this much feeling.  Clearly he was paying attention to what Elvis was doing with ballads at this point?

Williams is underrated IMHO; he gets lumped in with the middle-of-the-road acts who were identifed with TV shows your grandparents might watch.  (Not to mention he discovered the Osmonds.) He had the hit version of the Godfather theme too, the following year. But he made a lot of good "easy-listening" records in the '60s -- his "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (a #2 pop hit later given the ska treatment by the English Beat) was my favorite song when I was 7; one of the the first songs that made me aware of verse structure and the art of moving a narrative forward within a 3-minute song. (Yes, I was a precocious child.) 

'71 was a good year for MOR singers having their biggest hits in years; we just missed Perry Como's top-10 "It's Impossible", which fell out of the 40 this week. Williams' "Love Story" would be the biggest of the 3 versions, peaking at #9.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2009, 01:12:09 PM
Shucks: just missed a chance to hear "Remember Me" again; it and 6 other songs drop out this week.

I find this an interesting bit of chart trivia: of the 7 songs that fell out of the 40 that week, only 2 remained on the Hot 100 -- the BeeGees' "Lonely Days" and Como's "It's Impossible". The other 5 (including Diana, the 5-D's "One Less Bell...", "Stoney End", "My Sweet Lord", and  EJ's "Your Song") dropped off completely!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2009, 07:22:23 PM
Covering Marvin & Tammi is a dicey proposition; Ree-Ree sorta pulls it off but this is one of her lesser moments, IMHO.

However, Jackie Moore's "Precious Precious" is a lost gem; I'd never heard it until I moved to SF -- it was a favorite at the late lamented KDIA. Ms Moore's only Top 40 single; she'd make a semi-comeback at the end of the decade with the dance club fave "This Time Baby" in '79.

Oh lord here's that "DOA" thing by Bloodrock. This single is an edit of a much longer LP cut, BTW. And even this version seems endless. What Top 40 station in '71 would've played this? Yikes.

Amusing to hear Casey pondering the new-to-Americans-yet-a-UK-chart-veteran, Cat Stevens.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2009, 08:50:13 PM
Anyone else notice Casey promo the track "from the #1 LP of the Week, the most unconventional prayer I've ever heard" ... it was Janis doing "Mercedes Benz". A cut from the #1 LP was a weekly feature in the early days of the show; it disappeared by the end of '71 iirc, and this is the first time I've heard it pop up on one of these remastered shows.

Speaking of "unconventional prayers", Judy Collins' "Amazing Grace" always sounded strange on Top 40 radio.

Holy crap! this commercial for "Paul Frees and the Poster People" is NTM. Frees was a famous cartoon voice guy (Boris Badenov and many others) and he apparently did an LP of then-current songs using various celebrity voices. Weird stuff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 08, 2009, 12:11:53 AM
The thing I like about any of these shows is when Casey gives answers people's questions like the most #1 by a female or the highest debut for a song. Then go forward after that show and figure out when (if, sometimes it doesn't change) an artist does those things.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 08, 2009, 06:07:19 AM
Casey's '80s is March 3, 1984.  After Culture Club debut on the Hot 100 at #40 with the infectious "Miss Me Blind," we have an I Didn't Know That! moment at #39: that's Tom Petty singing with Dwight Twilley on "Girls."  Now that Casey says it, I can totally hear it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 08, 2009, 11:52:17 AM
Less than an hour after Casey played "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion this morning, True Oldies Channel (which is doing songs with girl's names all weekend) played it again. So you could say I got my, uh, wad's worth.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 08, 2009, 08:36:34 PM
Less than an hour after Casey played "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion this morning, True Oldies Channel (which is doing songs with girl's names all weekend) played it again. So you could say I got my, uh, wad's worth.

Well played.  As for Sweet Mary Cheney: Man? Shun!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 12, 2009, 08:41:09 PM
This weekend (3/14-15) Casey70's does March 18, 1972.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3548497.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3548497.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2009, 07:51:25 AM
This weekend (3/14-15) Casey70's does March 18, 1972.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3548497.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3548497.pdf)

Wow wow wow. Fab forgotten stuff. These early-'70s charts really are the best. The English Congregation RULES!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 07:21:59 AM
The Temptations and Dennis Coffey tracks were new to me.  Don't think I'll seek either out again anytime soon.

But big ol' BOS to the aforementioned English Congregation, how I adore the declamatory "Softly Whispering I Love You."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 14, 2009, 08:34:00 AM
Don MacLean's American Pie (8:33) broke a three year old record for the longest running time for a number one song, beating Hey Jude (7:05) which hit #1 in 1968. This is probably the last week Amer Pie will be in the AT40, so Casey plays the loooong version, acknowledging that they usually just play the commercial radio edit because "well, we just wouldn't have time" time to cover the entire Top 40 if they played the real versions. 

yay!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 09:00:00 AM
I suppose Beverly Bremers is one of the reasons Mike's looking forward to this one.  But me, I gotta give a BOS vote to the Dramatics' "In the Rain."  Love the production touches.

And a VHM to Joe Tex's "I Gotcha," later covered by Sophie B. Hawkins.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 09:07:08 AM
Carpenters' "Hurting Each Other" is going nicely with my recent Saturday a.m. ritual: a bowl hit, followed by a few big gulps of Monster Mean Bean coffee, then a bowl of strawberries and bananas.  I love Saturdays.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 09:13:21 AM
Ay, que fievre!

But it's pronounced CHA-ka-CHAS?  I'd always thought it was pronounced cha-KA-chas.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 09:18:40 AM
WOS to Donny Osmond, on top of his brothers with "Puppy Love." His karaoke career bores me for the most part.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 14, 2009, 09:27:46 AM
But big ol' BOS to the aforementioned English Congregation, how I adore the declamatory "Softly Whispering I Love You."

wow, I just hear this one (on a Canadian stream that started at 9 AM locally) --  very nice!  The guy has got a great voice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 14, 2009, 09:29:10 AM
Ay, que fievre!

But it's pronounced CHA-ka-CHAS?  I'd always thought it was pronounced cha-KA-chas.

Casey was just guessing on the pronunciation, and he got it wrong.  I'm going with Dave Morey's pronunciation.

ponderous, man.. ponderous.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 09:30:29 AM
Man, Sonny Geraci is hanging on for dear life to some of those "Precious and Few" payoff notes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2009, 09:36:35 AM
"Everything I Own," here at #5, appears on this actual week's Adult Contemporary tally in a new version by Reno lounger Greg London.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 14, 2009, 10:45:29 AM
I suppose Beverly Bremers is one of the reasons Mike's looking forward to this one.

I just heard this one, and I swear to god I thought it was Donny Osmond.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2009, 10:53:31 AM
I suppose Beverly Bremers is one of the reasons Mike's looking forward to this one.

I just heard this one, and I swear to god I thought it was Donny Osmond.

Bwhahaha! that never occurred to me, but I can totally understand you thinking that.  1972 was a bit too soon for a Lesley Gore hommage to be fully appreciated, but it was the best LG imitation since Patty Duke's "Don't Just Stand There" and would stand until Tracey Ullman's "They Don't Know" came along in '84.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2009, 11:34:50 AM
And a VHM to Joe Tex's "I Gotcha," later covered by Sophie B. Hawkins.

We covered that covering last week when Dave played the Tex version and I pointed out that Sophie B. did it without adjusting the gender references ("the day you quit your boyfriend" -- is she singing to a bisexual woman? or a bisexual man?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 15, 2009, 08:14:41 AM
Crazy KFRC 1550AM has shifted its start of AT40 from 7AM to 8AM Sunday morning.  I wish AT40 would air on FM in Bay Area for better signal quality, as I like to tape the show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2009, 09:53:20 AM
Crazy KFRC 1550AM has shifted its start of AT40 from 7AM to 8AM Sunday morning.  I wish AT40 would air on FM in Bay Area for better signal quality, as I like to tape the show.

indeed, if I'd known i wouldn't've set my alarm for 7. Hard to tell if this is a permanent switch or a techie error.

But what a treasure-trove this chart is. Highlights for me not previously mentioned:

The BeeGees' melodically lovely (if lyrically inconsequential) "My World"
Melanie's forgotten "Ring the Living Bell"
The Addrissi's "Got To Get it on Again"
JB, "Talkin' Loud"
Supes "Floy Joy"
BJ Thomas' gorgeous "R'n'R Lullabye"
Ms. King's "Sweet Seasons"

I am totally transported to a Sunday morning in '72 -- I actually remembered that Bobby Vinton anecdote; too bad the song is completely forgettable.WOS.

But Super Duper BOS to Cher's exquisite "The Way of Love"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2009, 10:16:00 AM
Segue of the Week: from the wanton lust of "Jungle Fever" to an Osmonds twin-spin. "Come as you please" indeed!

Wacky Chart stat of the Week: EJ's "Tiny Dancer" is one of those luckless singles that peaked at #41!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2009, 10:43:36 AM
"Everything I Own," here at #5, appears on this actual week's Adult Contemporary tally in a new version by Reno lounger Greg London.

I still love the Boy George version. Arguably David Gates' most heartfelt lyric, since it's about his late dad.

But Gawd! Robert John's "Lion Sleeps Tonite" is easily near the top of my list of most worthless covers evah.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 15, 2009, 06:06:40 PM
Segue of the Week: from the wanton lust of "Jungle Fever" to an Osmonds twin-spin. "Come as you please" indeed!

Wacky Chart stat of the Week: EJ's "Tiny Dancer" is one of those luckless singles that peaked at #41!

TANC: Tonight at 11pm ET, Barry Scott's doing an hour of songs that peaked at #41!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 20, 2009, 03:02:53 AM
Segue of the Week: from the wanton lust of "Jungle Fever" to an Osmonds twin-spin. "Come as you please" indeed!

Wacky Chart stat of the Week: EJ's "Tiny Dancer" is one of those luckless singles that peaked at #41!

TANC: Tonight at 11pm ET, Barry Scott's doing an hour of songs that peaked at #41!

I think this would make a good 10@10 set. Ten songs that peaked at #41.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 20, 2009, 05:46:22 AM
This weekend (3/21-22) Casey70's visits March 19, 1977. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3560765.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 20, 2009, 01:47:40 PM
This weekend (3/21-22) Casey70's visits March 19, 1977. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3560765.pdf

A chart, ageless and evergreen...

2nd one in a month to have Babs at #1, but with lots of gems (Barry M in New England, Glenn C in the South) and more than a few WTF? moments ("Disco Lucy", anyone?).  And it all begins with Rose Royce's great "I wanna Get Next To You", which i always assumed Whitfield had sitting in a drawer since '71 or so -- it's got follow-up-to-"Just My Imagination" written all over it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 21, 2009, 07:30:38 AM
got here late, and listening to a canadian stream: http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx

Chico stream is crapping out this morning, so I guess I'll be listening to this stream today.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 21, 2009, 09:57:19 AM
amusing anecdote about Jeff Lynne despising working w union string players.  They were only concerned about the hourly wage, not the music.  I bet many of them thought Lynne's music was crap, too. (I spent years at conservatory to play for this hairy hippie?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 21, 2009, 10:40:44 AM
I had forgotten that the Eagles hit #1 with "New Kid in Town."  Not exactly one of the band's best-remembered songs.  I read somewhere that they wrote it in a bitter fit about Bruce Springsteen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2009, 10:50:55 AM
I had forgotten that the Eagles hit #1 with "New Kid in Town."  Not exactly one of the band's best-remembered songs.  I read somewhere that they wrote it in a bitter fit about Bruce Springsteen.

"Another commentary on the music business disguised as a love song", as Glenn Frey famously said.  We've discussed that here before... dunno if I'd call it a "bitter fit" but they were annoyed that they'd had a couple of #1 singles and a #1 LP by late summer '75, and yet there was Broooooce (who'd had neither) on the covers of Time and Newsweek. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 21, 2009, 10:54:17 AM
another Eagles anecdote Casey relays is how the band liked to wander among the crowd before shows to establish a connection with their fans that is normally lacking in large venues.  I think what they really wanted to establish were connections to hot and willing groupies.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 21, 2009, 11:36:56 AM
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 21, 2009, 11:38:25 AM
TBTL was bracketed by "Don't Give Up on Us" and "I Like Dweamin'."  Yikes.  Lot of unsteady vocals in this set.  (cf Travolta earlier in set with "All Strung Out")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2009, 11:49:25 AM
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.

LOL! Especially since, vocally speaking, she sounds like such a little wimpette. Imagine a cover by Candi Staton or Martha Wash!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 21, 2009, 02:00:05 PM
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.
LOL! Especially since, vocally speaking, she sounds like such a little wimpette. Imagine a cover by Candi Staton or Martha Wash!

Let's give equal time to another two-timing sleazebag in this week's AT40, William Bell, who is “TRYING TO LOVE TWO” in the #33 slot.  I suppose he's more of a sleaze, b/c he's trying to keep it hidden, whereas wimpy Mary wants to be openly polygamous.   :-*
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2009, 07:13:10 PM
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.
LOL! Especially since, vocally speaking, she sounds like such a little wimpette. Imagine a cover by Candi Staton or Martha Wash!

Let's give equal time to another two-timing sleazebag in this week's AT40, William Bell, who is “TRYING TO LOVE TWO” in the #33 slot.  I suppose he's more of a sleaze, b/c he's trying to keep it hidden, whereas wimpy Mary wants to be openly polygamous.   :-*

a 2-timer in more ways than one, as the song's melody is a ripoff of David Ruffin's "Walk Away from Love" from the year before.

Sylvetti's "Spring Rain" was a flashback for me, as there was a Top 40 station in NY (WPIX-FM) that would play nonstop disco every night from 10p-2a, and I heard it many times in that venue. But boy is it a forgettable instrumental.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2009, 07:31:57 PM
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way".  Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2009, 07:52:09 PM
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way".  Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?


And now Casey sez "First Cut..." is Rod the Mod's 4th Top 40 hit; guess those Faces hits don't count.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 22, 2009, 09:14:30 AM
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way".  Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?
The five you mentioned, plus (by process of elimination) #35, "At Midnight" by Rufus (?)

I'm listening right now on KFRC 1550AM (8-11AM Sundays).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 22, 2009, 10:03:42 AM
Casey's '80s were this week in 1988, with Rickroll at #1.  The annoying aspect to this period in chart history was how almost every song in the Top 10 was from a blockbuster album that yielded 4+ hits: Debbie Gibson, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Richard Marx, etc.  Tells me a lot about the adventurousness of programming at the time.  (Not that those weren't fine singles in many cases.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 22, 2009, 10:50:41 AM
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way".  Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?


And now Casey sez "First Cut..." is Rod the Mod's 4th Top 40 hit; guess those Faces hits don't count.

And another error: Casey answers a letter about Dutch acts hitting the Top 40, and he says there were 4 -- Shocking Blue, Golden Earring, Mouth & MacNeil and George Baker Selection -- but fails to mention the Tee Set!  Casey's producer was really asleep at the switch that week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 26, 2009, 08:14:16 PM
This weekend (3/28-29) Casey70's does March 17, 1973!  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3574719.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3574719.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 26, 2009, 08:42:25 PM
This weekend (3/28-29) Casey70's does March 17, 1973!  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3574719.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3574719.pdf)

Woo Hoo! A memorably sledgehammery period of my life produces some lost delights including Judy Collins' lovely "Cook With Honey", Ms. Reddy's "Peaceful" (seek out the British version by Georgie Fame of all people!), Jim Croce's "One Less Set of Footsteps", Bill Withers' "Kissing My Love" and Barbara Mason's written-and-produced-by-Curtis Mayfield "Give Me Your Love". And the Top 40 debuts of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" and "Night The Lights Went Out in GA" to boot! 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 26, 2009, 11:10:53 PM
I've never heard of the Mason track, nor of Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" at #38.  And I realized I forgot to include this week's #2 in my Hits from Hell blog posts!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2009, 07:37:48 PM
I've never heard of the Mason track, nor of Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" at #38. 

Quelle irony! "Soul Song" turns out to have been a #1 Country song. I'd completely forgotten this one. Ree-Ree's "Master of Eyes" is another of her minor ones, IMHO. And while Diana Ross is no Billie Holliday (even tho' Motown spent millions to get her that Oscar nom), her version of "Good Morning Heartache" is quite lovely on its own terms.

But all hail 2 great lost soul singles back-to-back: Mr Withers' "When I'm Kissin' My Love" -- put ya foot on the rock! -- and Barbara Mason's cover of "Give Me Your Love", one of the great forgotten songs from Superfly.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2009, 08:01:41 PM
Johnny Nash lights a fire by, er, pushing his wood.  Nice euphemism, bub.

Earlier, Casey played Alice Cooper and called him "one of the 2 strangest acts in music -- and they're both in the countdown this week!" So... who's the other one? Bowie? Elton? Dr Hook?

Yeah, Bowie, I guess.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2009, 09:00:18 PM
Cute, Casey, cute: He intros "Ain't No Woman Like the One-Eyed Gott" as being by... The Four Dreidels. Which reminds that we just missed hearing Don McLean's "Dreidel" as it fell out of the 40 this week -- indeed it fell completely off the Hot 100 from #29.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 29, 2009, 10:59:07 AM
I realized I forgot to include this week's #2 in my Hits from Hell blog posts!

What's not to like about banjos??  ::)  Have you ever heard the Martin Mull parody, "Dueling Tubas"? Hilarious.

Meant to mention last nite that (back-to-back at #s 1 & 2) Casey played the looooong versions of both "Dueling Banjos" and Ms Flack's ode to Don McLean.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 01, 2009, 08:22:15 PM
This weekend (4/4-5) on Casey70's its April 8, 1978; includes some dearly departed such as England Dan, two from Chuck Mangione's band (recent Buffalo NY jet crash), the bassist for ELO, plus Paul Davis, Lou Rawls, Donnie Hathaway, Andy Gibb.  The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 02, 2009, 08:42:59 AM
some dearly departed such as ... two from Chuck Mangione's band (recent Buffalo NY jet crash)

Yikes - I hadn't heard about this!  But indeed:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29183838/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2009, 09:10:36 PM
This weekend (4/4-5) on Casey70's its April 8, 1978

Some forgotten gems like Player's lost follow-up, "This Time I'm In It For Love", Dolly's "2 Doors Down", Lou Rawls' shoulda-been-a-Spinners-record, "Lady Love", KC's "Boogie Shoes" (later revived in Boogie Nights) and the aforementioned Dan Seals with JFC on "We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again". Can't wait!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2009, 09:53:56 AM
I tuned into a Canadian stream at 9 AM to listen, but I didn't hear the first four tunes:

#40 “BABY HOLD ON” – Eddie Money
#39 “JUST THE WAY YOU ARE” – Billy Joel
#38 “FANTASY” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#37 “THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE” – Player

Maybe the metric conversion reduces the AT40 to the AT36?

-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long.  No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slightly sweaty from dancing.
-The Rubicon tune vocalist sounds a lot like the Doobies' Tom Johnston.  nice OHW
-Casey says Paul Davis' I Go Crazy is the slowest upward moving hit in AT40 history, "literally inching its way up the charts." ugh

 
Lots to enjoy here: Sat Night Fever tunes, Andrew "AM" Gold, Chuck Mangione  as was mentioned earlier (a Rochester NY native!).  oh yeah..!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2009, 10:29:32 AM

-Casey says Paul Davis' I Go Crazy is the slowest upward moving hit in AT40 history, "literally inching its way up the charts." ugh


For a number of years it was one of (if not *the*) single with the most weeks on the Hot 100. I think "Tainted Love" may have beaten it later on (and then someone else even later) -- Gaz knows the deets on this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2009, 12:40:30 PM

-Casey says Paul Davis' I Go Crazy is the slowest upward moving hit in AT40 history, "literally inching its way up the charts." ugh


For a number of years it was one of (if not *the*) single with the most weeks on the Hot 100. I think "Tainted Love" may have beaten it later on (and then someone else even later) -- Gaz knows the deets on this one.

Mike is correct: "Tainted Love" beat "I Go Crazy"'s weeks streak.  They were overtaken, I think, by Synch's "Where Are You Now" if you count its two separate chart runs together; either way, the mark was later topped by, IIRC, Sophie B. Hawkins' "As I Lay Me Down," Savage Garden's "Truly Madly Deeply," and maybe "Macarena."  The record is now held by either LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" or Jewel's double-sided hit "You Were Meant for Me"/"These Foolish Games."  I think LeAnn has the lead - something like 71 weeks.

And I'm willing to give Casey a pass on "literally" IF the physical Billboard chart at the time spaced its entries an inch apart.  :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2009, 07:52:35 PM
I'd forgotten what a nice lyric that Gordon Lightfoot "Circle is Small" tune had. Glad we got to hear it during its brief stay in the Top 40.

And now Olivia N-J says she needs a man. Sorry, Livvy -- that's not what *I've* heard.  In any case Travolta's not the best choice (unless your Thetan levels are thru the roof).  A fab first hour!

But how sad is it that "the highest-debuting record in the history of AT40" is Wings' "With a Little Luck"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2009, 10:27:34 AM
-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long.  No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slight sweaty from dancing.


By 1978 there were a LOT more edits than in, say, 1972. And *bad* edits at that. Which is why the show went to 4 hours later in the year. I lost count of how many there were today; they really butchered "Always & Forever".

The closer Roberta gets to Donny
The more he wants to jump...


BDPOW (Best dead person of week): Dan Seals.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2009, 10:37:43 AM
Samantha Sang... and the world listened! (sorry, I can never resist that one)

Overall BOS: Whinyface Elliman and the Magician's Assistant's Theme: "If I Can't Halve You"

(http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/epa1150l.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 05, 2009, 02:29:26 PM
-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long.  No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slight sweaty from dancing.


By 1978 there were a LOT more edits than in, say, 1972. And *bad* edits at that. Which is why the show went to 4 hours later in the year.

And which is why 1979 is the great ignored year in these rebroadcasts.

BTW, Casey's '80s this week goes to 1983.  A lot of what we would call Katrinas from Dave, no real OMG moments.  Good story about Rodney Crowell having written Seger's hit "Shame on the Moon" and other people's hits but as yet unable to chart on his own.  Little did they know he'd score 5 C/W #1s off his next solo album.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 05, 2009, 10:49:26 PM
The XM version had April 2, 1983 where Casey discussed what "may or may not be the wave of the future": the laser read compact digital audio disc. Then cost $1000 with the disc costing $17.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 05, 2009, 10:58:11 PM
-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long.  No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slight sweaty from dancing.


By 1978 there were a LOT more edits than in, say, 1972. And *bad* edits at that. Which is why the show went to 4 hours later in the year.

And which is why 1979 is the great ignored year in these rebroadcasts.

BTW, Casey's '80s this week goes to 1983.  A lot of what we would call Katrinas from Dave, no real OMG moments.  Good story about Rodney Crowell having written Seger's hit "Shame on the Moon" and other people's hits but as yet unable to chart on his own.  Little did they know he'd score 5 C/W #1s off his next solo album.

This might be the same show I heard on XM. Unlike just about all of you, the 1982-1983 is my favorite era in Casey's countdown. These are to me like 1974 is to Mike.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 09, 2009, 07:33:49 PM
This weekend (4/11-12) Casey70's does April 17, 1976 !  The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995) or at
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3600766.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3600766.pdf)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2009, 08:38:52 PM
This weekend (4/11-12) Casey70's does April 17, 1976

Dead Dogs! Dead Carpenters! Dead Disco Singers! All this plus Strange Madge (ick!) and ABBA with the Best Connie Francis Record EVAH!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 12, 2009, 09:18:41 AM
I enjoyed the forgotten disco-R&B of that '76 set: Blackbyrds, Cate Bros., O'Jays.

Casey's '80s hit April 19, 1986, where BOS goes to Sade, debuting at 37 with "Never as Good as the First Time."  Before that was a New Edition minor charter I'd totally forgotten, "A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 12, 2009, 10:06:09 AM
I enjoyed the forgotten disco-R&B of that '76 set: Blackbyrds, Cate Bros., O'Jays.


Sadly, KFRC moved the show (again) and started it at 7am so I missed the first hour.

But VHMs to Barry M, tryin' to get the feelin' again (several decades before Viagra); Sweet at their Queen-iest with "Action", and John Sebastian's very "Welcome" comeback hit.

And in the Top 10: She was "Only Sixteen" but Ray Sawyer was too stoned to know. And I wonder how Daryl Dragon felt about being called "little man" in front of the whole world. Another VHM the Bellamy Bros, taking a rather Christmassy lyric to the top in April. (It had never really occurred to me until Safeway used it in their Xmas commercials last year -- "it's the season!")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 12, 2009, 10:33:04 AM
I enjoyed the forgotten disco-R&B of that '76 set: Blackbyrds, Cate Bros., O'Jays.
Sadly, KFRC moved the show (again) and started it at 7am so I missed the first hour.

But VHMs to Barry M, tryin' to get the feelin' again (several decades before Viagra); Sweet at their Queen-iest with "Action", and John Sebastian's very "Welcome" comeback hit.

And in the Top 10: She was "Only Sixteen" but Ray Sawyer was too stoned to know. And I wonder how Daryl Dragon felt about being called "little man" in front of the whole world. Another VHM the Bellamy Bros, taking a rather Christmassy lyric to the top in April. (It had never really occurred to me until Safeway used it in their Xmas commercials last year -- "it's the season!")
Yes, KFRC keeps screwing with the schedule. Guess for future, we should just plan on 7am, just in case.  The Bellamy Bros was definitely a springtime hit, "it's the season to let your love flow"... everyone make like the birds and the bees!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 16, 2009, 07:39:42 PM
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975 !  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3613300.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2009, 07:53:10 PM
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975

Quite a first hour, including 2 of the biggest "WTF?" hits of the '70s (which is saying something). First, Benny Bell at #37 with the grandpappy of all novelty records, "Shaving Cream" -- a 1946 song that owed its revival to WNBC radio in NY, which started playing it as a kind of joke, and quickly saw it become their most-requested tune. (And they weren't even a traditional Top 40 station; they were what was known back then as "chicken rock", Top 40 without loud rock songs.)

And then there's Bobby Vinton's cover of the even-older "Beer Barrel Polka" -- the highest-debuting song that week (!) at #33, tho' it would never get higher than that. Zing! Boom! Tah-rarrel! ("tah-rarrel"?)

All this plus debuts by "Bad Time" and "Young Americans"; The Tempts underrated "Shaky Ground", later covered by Phoebe Snow (who's here with "Poetry Man"); Major Harris' ode to premature ejaculation, "Love Won't Let Me Wait"; and -- as if Mr Vinton's Polishness wasn't enuf -- real Germans: Kraftwerk fahr'n' fahr'n' fahr'n' auf der "Autobahn". I was taking German in college at the time, but the song was no help.

And best castanets of the week: The Carpenters' "Only Yesterday".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2009, 08:40:24 PM
WOS: "Bertha Butt Boogie (Pt. 1)" -- I'd forgotten how dreadful that record is.

But BOS Barry Manilow's "It's A Miracle", one of his rare upbeat outings. Meanwhile, Paul Anka sez "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone". Er... well, Mr A., maybe if you weren't such a Male Chauvinist Pig...

And kudos on the looooong version of Rufus' "Once You Get Started" -- the edit usually omits the verse sung by the male vocalist.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2009, 09:29:08 PM
WOS2: Hot Chocolate's atrocious "Emma" -- admittedly, death songs are for me what loss-of-virginity songs are for Gaz, but this one is quite badly written, and the vocal histrionics at the end are laughable. A rare miss for a band I normally love.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2009, 10:45:33 AM
And at #1: The whipporwill of freedom zaps EJ right between the eyes. That's gotta hurt.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 23, 2009, 08:44:35 PM
This weekend Casey70's does April 20, 1974.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3626154.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2009, 08:18:11 AM
This weekend Casey70's does April 20, 1974.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3626154.pdf

a fine way to celebrate Casey's Birthday -- he'll be 77 (!) on Monday.

a much younger Casey:

(http://www.mediasharx.com/Portals/4/episodes/tbr69_thumb.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2009, 09:24:18 AM
Some fine stuff in this week's chart, good forgotten soul from Billy Paul, Bloodstone, JB and The Staples, country crossover from Charlie Rich and Sammy Jo, 3DN giving Leo Sayer his first chart credit, the Helen Reddy version of "Keep on Singin", and my beloved Marvin/Diana duet, "mah mah mahma-stake"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2009, 07:30:39 AM
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975 !  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3613300.pdf

This is the one Chico Oldies is playing *this* morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 25, 2009, 08:21:10 AM
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975 !  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3613300.pdf

This is the one Chico Oldies is playing *this* morning.

I get file not found. Interns everywhere either must be on strike or drugs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2009, 08:37:43 AM
Odia Coates, soothes, relieves Paul Anka from having to sleep alone.

John, what time does that Canadian station start its countdown?
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2009, 09:08:33 AM
Odia Coates, soothes, relieves Paul Anka from having to sleep alone.

John, what time does that Canadian station start its countdown?
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx

It started noon my time.  So now I've got both Hot Chocolate's "Emma" playing in the '75 set in Chicao and Billy Paul's underrated "Thanks for Saving My Life" on the '74 in Canada.  Great songs (yeah Mike), not so great as a mashup.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 25, 2009, 09:09:34 AM
Odia Coates, soothes, relieves Paul Anka from having to sleep alone.

John, what time does that Canadian station start its countdown?
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx

it just started at 9 AM pacific time -- noon for you.  I heard the last part of #39, The Guess Who.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2009, 09:20:35 AM
'75 BOS: Ben E. King, "Supernatural Thing" (those backing vox = !!!); VHM to "Before the Next Teardrop Falls."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 25, 2009, 09:33:15 AM
OMG, Albert Hammond's "I'm A Train" is a earwormy blast from the past.  I used to sing this all the time...  I'm sure I sounded as annoying as the song itself!   
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 10:18:11 AM
I've got both Hot Chocolate's "Emma" playing in the '75 set in Chicao and Billy Paul's underrated "Thanks for Saving My Life" on the '74 in Canada.  Great songs (yeah Mike).

She kills herself because ... she couldn't get acting/modeling work, even tho' everyone told her she would be a star? Bleccch. It's "Honey" with a better backbeat.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
'75 BOS: Ben E. King, "Supernatural Thing" (those backing vox = !!!)

A song I didn't think much of at the time; I appreciate it more now as part of the BEK oeuvre and as classily-produced early disco. But those lyrics...  "I break out/In little bitty green spots"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 10:27:45 AM
OMG, Albert Hammond's "I'm A Train" is a earwormy blast from the past.  I used to sing this all the time...  I'm sure I sounded as annoying as the song itself!   

It still astounds me that this silly thing got to the Top 40, but "Free Electric Band" didn't.  ???  ???  ???  And if you've never heard his "Air Disaster", check it out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 25, 2009, 11:56:44 AM
it was cool to hear the orig Ooga-chaka-Ooga-Ooga-chaka- arrangement of Hooked On A Feeling by England's Jonathan King. 

"I can't stop this feeling deep inside of me," he sang.  I'll bet he couldn't, b/c he was eventually convicted of having the sex with some young lads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_King
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 07:16:14 PM
I've got both Hot Chocolate's "Emma" playing in the '75 set in Chicao and Billy Paul's underrated "Thanks for Saving My Life" on the '74 in Canada.  Great songs (yeah Mike).

She kills herself because ... she couldn't get acting/modeling work, even tho' everyone told her she would be a star? Bleccch. It's "Honey" with a better backbeat.

But I will agree on the Billy Paul -- the man deserved far more pop success than he ever got. "Me & Mrs. Jones"... and this, which peaked at 37? Criminal. His fab disco rework of "Only The Strong Survive", which I've come to love thanks to CG, never even charted pop in the US.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 07:36:21 PM
OMG, Albert Hammond's "I'm A Train" is a earwormy blast from the past.  I used to sing this all the time...  I'm sure I sounded as annoying as the song itself!   

It still astounds me that this silly thing got to the Top 40, but "Free Electric Band" didn't.  ???  ???  ???  And if you've never heard his "Air Disaster", check it out.

And hearing this tonite, I realize it owes more than a bit to Cat Stevens' "Tuesday's Dead", but the Cat Man would in turn write "Banapple Gas" the following year, which sounds kinda like "I'm a Train".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 08:38:45 PM
Sammi Jo's "Tell Me A Lie" is a nice bit of country songwriting, "cheatin'" division.  Got no NYC airplay at all, but still got to #21 nationally; amazingly, it only got to #52 on the C&W chart -- but Janie Fricke's 1983 remake would be a country #1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 08:45:42 PM
Is Carly'n'James' "Mockingbird" my WOS this week? Yes, indeed-o!

And shame on Helen Reddy's "Keep on Singin'" for ripping off the melody of BJ Thomas' far superior "Rock'N'Roll Lullabye".  I've never heard the Austin Roberts orig of "KOS", BTW. And... I'm good with that.

But BOS the fantabulous Bobby W, "Lookin' For A Love".  Hugs'n'kisses!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2009, 10:02:18 PM
I found this amusing: the #1 LP that week in 1974 was John Denver's Greatest Hits -- he'd only had 3 "hits" up to that point.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 26, 2009, 03:09:17 PM
Sammi Jo's "Tell Me A Lie" is a nice bit of country songwriting, "cheatin'" division. 

I loved it.

Meanwhile, Casey's '80s visit 1985 and #39 with a nice song on awful vinyl: New Edition's forgotten ballad "Lost in Love."

And then at #38, a BOS candidate, Loofa and "Til My Baby Comes Home."  I loved this one when it came out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 26, 2009, 04:34:10 PM
Some interesting tunes and fond memories in this set.  The original Katrina is here - and untrue to its name, I think it's been more than a year since I heard it last - as are REO Speedwagon's sappy but effective "Can't Fight This Feeling" and what may be the most overproduced single in history, Kenny Loggins' "Vox Humana."  Best funk of set is a battle between the MJ Girls' "In My House" and Teena Marie's "Lovergirl."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 29, 2009, 11:26:35 PM
This weekend Casey70's is from May 6, 1972.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3640499.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2009, 10:21:08 AM
This was a good '72 set.  Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit!  VHM to "The Candy Man," which I love doing at karaoke; BOS to the flawless "I Saw the Light."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 10:41:43 AM
This was a good '72 set.  Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit! 

I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 02, 2009, 10:53:34 AM
This was a good '72 set.  Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit! 

I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?

It sounded like she was running in place..!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 05:05:07 PM
Jeez, are the syndicators deliberately picking every single countdown in which Bobby Vinton appears??  He's at #39 with "Every Day of My Life", which amazingly got as high as 24 but which I have no recollection of. Kind of amazing that he'd have a Top 40 hit that didn't get any NYC airplay.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 07:40:27 PM
This was a good '72 set.  Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit! 

I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?

It sounded like she was running in place..!

LOL! great production, tho' -- wouldn't've been out-of-place on All Things Must Pass.

"Please, Mrs. Avery, tell Gaz that 'Sylvia's Mother' is a small masterpiece of economical story-songwriting, whatever he may think of Ray Sawyer's admittedly creepy voice."

(speaking of, True Oldies Channel is doing a "storytellers weekend", featuring story songs -- "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town", for one)

OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before!  But I got a chuckle from the 45 edit of "Roundabout". They got in and out of the valley rather quickly. But that left room for Casey to play the looong version of "Taxi".

BOS Nilsson's fantabulous "Jump Into The Fire".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 08:19:02 PM
'50s nostalgia begins to take hold: the J-5 do their underrated cover of "Little Bitty Pretty One" at #26, MJ will be along later with "Rockin' Robin", Donny O covers Paul Anka in a bit. And it was right around this time in '72 that I saw the Off-B'way production of Grease (a class trip, amazingly).

Man, that Sammy Davis Jr makes a groovy lemon pie! Must be all that Maneschewitz Cream White Concord.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2009, 08:31:14 PM
This was a good '72 set.  Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit! 

I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?
Sadly, not at all.  I'll YouTube it now.

"Please, Mrs. Avery, tell Gaz that 'Sylvia's Mother' is a small masterpiece of economical story-songwriting, whatever he may think of Ray Sawyer's admittedly creepy voice."

LOL, but BLAHBLAHBLAH (sticks fingers in ears) ... I think it's the "next three minutes" conceit that really bugs me.

OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before! 

I love that bit!  About 10 years ago I made a mix tape for a few friends, using that as the intro; I titled the mix "Gladys Imagines Happy People."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2009, 08:33:33 PM
OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before! 

Also perhaps worth noting that the single is credited "Gladys Knight & the Pips" - but no Pips appear on the track.  It's Gladys solo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 09:17:15 PM
Surprise BOS2: Don McLean's lovely "Castles in the Air", a track from his first, pre-"Pie" LP, on the small Mediarts label. But UA put it on the flip of "Vincent" and it charted as a double-sided hit. "Castles" was a big prog-FM "turntable hit" in NYC when that first LP was orig released. Hearing it here was an unexpected treat.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 09:25:45 PM
OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before! 

Also perhaps worth noting that the single is credited "Gladys Knight & the Pips" - but no Pips appear on the track.  It's Gladys solo.

you mean Casey LIED??

WOS Ringo's "Back-off Booglaoo" -- My least fave of all his solo hits; hard to believe George produced this. "Wake up, meathead/Don't pretend that you were dead"? Huh?And "back-off" from *what*, exactly?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2009, 09:55:57 PM
Grammarians and Spelling teachers must've had conniptions when they saw "Betcha By Golly Wow" and "I Gotcha" back-to-back at #3 and #2, respectively.

And at #1 for the 4th of what would be 6 weeks at the top, Ms Flack's "First Time Ever..." -- and she owed it all to Clint. I've said this before, but the single version of this lengthy LP cut is one of the most intricate and inventive 45 edits I've ever heard.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2009, 05:16:28 AM
Casey's '80s this week give us May April 28, 1984 and dubious moral advice from Laid Back: don't do heroin; do coke instead!  And yes, it's the chickenshit "got to be a b____" edit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2009, 05:30:53 AM
Best High Drama Of Set, if not BOS outright: Bonnie Tyler needing her Greek fix, holding out for a gyro.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2009, 07:16:36 AM
BOS (and one of my favorite videos ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUHKJ5n_SMw)), Alan Parsons Project, "Don't Answer Me."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 03, 2009, 07:55:27 AM
OMGWTFLOL of the month has to go to Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," somehow cracking the Top 10 this week 25 years ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2009, 11:05:49 AM
OMGWTFLOL of the month has to go to Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," somehow cracking the Top 10 this week 25 years ago.

We've talked before about how in the early '80s, Top 40 radio became very Adult Contempo; here's one of those A/C holdovers (it got to #5!), but it's doing battle with the MTV acts like the Thompson Twins and the Footloose sndtk.  It reminds me of the '60s when the Beatles and the Airplane were sharing the Top Ten with Sinatra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 07, 2009, 09:55:37 PM
This weekend's Casey70's is from May 8, 1971. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995

This station normally airs Casey70's, but this weekend its May 3, 1980:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 07, 2009, 11:04:56 PM
OMGWTFLOL of the month has to go to Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," somehow cracking the Top 10 this week 25 years ago.

We've talked before about how in the early '80s, Top 40 radio became very Adult Contempo; here's one of those A/C holdovers (it got to #5!), but it's doing battle with the MTV acts like the Thompson Twins and the Footloose sndtk.  It reminds me of the '60s when the Beatles and the Airplane were sharing the Top Ten with Sinatra.

Funny. I hate early 70's Adult Contempo (as Mike calls it) but I don't mind early 80's Adult Comtemp.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2009, 07:21:15 AM
This weekend's Casey70's is from May 8, 1971. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995

This station normally airs Casey70's, but this weekend its May 3, 1980:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

interesting -- the '70s and '80s packages are supposed to be mutually exclusive; maybe WHNN is switching formats?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2009, 07:15:53 AM
Oh GAWD, it's my first time hearing "The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley."  WOS, Worst of Week, maybe Worst of Year.

Before it, the Chi-Lites' "For God's Sake (Give More Power to the People)" was a BOS candidate.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2009, 08:25:24 AM
Mike, you called it!

** WHICH MEANS **

Fuzz are in at #22 with "I Love You for All Seasons."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2009, 09:40:46 AM
This was the week WPIX in NYC added the Top 40 Countdown.  A few WOS candidates ("I Play and Sing" and dub in terrible canned applause; the Bells' wimpy "Stay Awhile"), but OTOH we get 3/4 of the Beatles (only George is missing) plus 2 Beatles covers; and a whole mess o' Jesus.  I had no idea "Superstar" had ridden the Hot 100 for 24 weeks in two previous chart runs before finally making the Top 40 this week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 10:55:42 AM
This was the week WPIX in NYC added the Top 40 Countdown. 

I remember it vividly -- I'd always been a local chart geek, keeping lists of WMCA and WABC's weekly countdowns. I knew Billboard existed but had never actually seen a copy.  The idea of a weekly national chart show blew my mind, and I was glued to the radio that Sunday morning.  I am *so* looking forward to this.

I've mentioned before that in those days, Casey played a (non-45) cut from the #1 LP every week, and that feature seems to have disappeared from these replays. I recall hearing several deep tracks from JC Superstar, for example. He'd stopped doing it by the end of '71.

Yeah, the "Lt Calley" thing is godawful -- but it went gold despite only spending a couple weeks in the lower part of the 40. The "silent majority" bought lots of copies, I guess.  But thrilled to see Fuzz in there, as well as Brenda & the Tabulations ("didn't you KNOW?? Couldn't you SEE IT??") and that fab Chi-Lites hit -- one of TWO songs with the phrase "Power to the People" in the title that week! Ah, the '70s...

ETA: I note this is one of the rare charts from that period that doesn't feature a James Brown single. But Smokey's "I Don't Blame You at All" is one of my fave lesser-known Miracles hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 07:17:53 PM
Given that this was my first-ever AT40, and it was "Don't Change on Me"s last week in the 40... that makes this only the 2nd time in my entire life that I've heard this fair-to-middling Ray Charles single. Amazing that he was still having Top 40 hits in '71; more amazing that he wouldn't hit the 40 with a vocal again until late '89 with the Quincy Jones remake of "I'll Be Good to You".

GAWD! This "Lt. Calley" thing makes "The Ballad of the Green Berets" sound like "Give Peace a Chance". I feel like I need a shower.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 07:37:57 PM
A few WOS candidates ("I Play and Sing" and dub in terrible canned applause...)

Yeah, the applause effect is way cheezy, and the rip-off of "Spanish Harlem" is shameless, but I'm a sucker for the homage-to-the-Brill Building groove they were stuck in at that time. A rut, undeniably, but a pleasant one, tho' it produced diminishing returns (they finally moved on after "What Are You Doing Sunday?" peaked at 39 later that year).

Am I crazy, or is Casey promoting AT40 Extras "coming up" that we're not actually hearing? Something about the first million seller in history?

This forgotten BJ Thomas hit ("No Love At All") actually got as high as #16? Completely ignored by NY radio. But here's the late great Brenda Payton and her Tabs. Gawd I love this song. "wait a minute, wait a minute!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 08:03:15 PM
Helen Reddy is "no lover's fool" -- she beat Whinyface to the 40 with her cover of "I Don't Know How To Love Him". (The Elliman orig would enter 2 weeks later.) And she's back-to-back on the chart with Murray Head.

It's gonna be tough to tear myself away from this to go watch fireworks. Good thing there's the KFRC version on Sunday morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 08:22:32 PM
Jeezus H Christ! Bobby Vinton extends his streak, and he's not even on this chart! But we hear him for, like, the 4th week in a row, thru an AT40 Extra, "There, I've Said It Again". Coincidence?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 10:07:00 PM
"Bubbling Under" fun fact of the week: Bobby Goldsboro debuts at #99 with Don McLean's "And I Love You So" -- 2 years before the Perry Como hit version!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2009, 10:46:56 PM
A few WOS candidates ("I Play and Sing" and dub in terrible canned applause...)

Yeah, the applause effect is way cheezy, and the rip-off of "Spanish Harlem" is shameless, but I'm a sucker for the homage-to-the-Brill Building groove they were stuck in at that time. A rut, undeniably, but a pleasant one, tho' it produced diminishing returns (they finally moved on after "What Are You Doing Sunday?" peaked at 39 later that year).

Am I crazy, or is Casey promoting AT40 Extras "coming up" that we're not actually hearing? Something about the first million seller in history?

This forgotten BJ Thomas hit ("No Love At All") actually got as high as #16? Completely ignored by NY radio. But here's the late great Brenda Payton and her Tabs. Gawd I love this song. "wait a minute, wait a minute!"

The "first million seller" was "My Blue Heaven"; I forget who the artist was who sold a million of it in 1925, but Casey played Fats Domino's later cover on the edition I listened to.

"No Love at All" was NTM; I found it forgettable bubblegum that should've been passed off to Andy Kim or Robin McNamara.  (The Ray Charles was also NTM.  Deserved better, I think.)

With you on the Tabs.  Don't you understand?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2009, 11:03:43 PM

Am I crazy, or is Casey promoting AT40 Extras "coming up" that we're not actually hearing? Something about the first million seller in history?


The "first million seller" was "My Blue Heaven"; I forget who the artist was who sold a million of it in 1925, but Casey played Fats Domino's later cover on the edition I listened to.


wow, the Wisconsin station totally edited that out. They also delete the optional extras of then-current "bubbling under" tunes that usually play at the end of the hour, in favor of running more local commercials.  But they left in the aforementioned Bobby Vinton extra -- large Polish community in Madison, I guess.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2009, 08:07:30 AM
Listening to Casey's '80s - May 1980 - where he tells the story of Boz Scaggs not licensing "Lowdown" to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.  Instead, he licensed it to Looking for Mr. Goodbar and made a fraction of the money.  D'oh!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2009, 09:42:28 AM
Bob Seger in the Top 10 with "Fire Lake" was actually NTM.

With Billy Preston and Syreeta I'm bored again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2009, 10:57:59 AM
This was the week WPIX in NYC added the Top 40 Countdown. 

I remember it vividly ...

I've mentioned before that in those days, Casey played a (non-45) cut from the #1 LP every week, and that feature seems to have disappeared from these replays. I recall hearing several deep tracks from JC Superstar, for example. He'd stopped doing it by the end of '71.


And sure enuf, Casey promo-ed as an Extra "a song from the #1 album this week" -- but we never heard it (I'm guessing it woulda been JCS). However, KFRC this morning did play that Fats Domino "My Blue Heaven", but they tacked it onto the end of the 2nd hour rather than playing it within the body of the show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2009, 11:04:28 AM
Bob Seger in the Top 10 with "Fire Lake" was actually NTM.

With Billy Preston and Syreeta I'm bored again.

TANC, I heard "Fire Lake" on 'LNG the other day, but it's one that you almost NEVER hear any more. Several Iggles -- Henley, Frey, and little Timmy Schmidt (without his old man's van) -- on backing vox there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 13, 2009, 08:06:24 PM
This weekend (5/16-17) Casey70's visits May 14, 1977:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 14, 2009, 10:35:41 AM
This weekend (5/16-17) Casey70's visits May 14, 1977:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

always a treat to hear Tavares' "Whodunit"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2009, 07:19:42 PM
Damn the timing of this chart -- we just miss (by a week) the debuts of "Ariel", "Do You Wanna Make Love", and the Sylvers' "High School Dance". Instead we get Kenny Nowwan doing "Wuv's Gwown Deep", his even-sappier follow-up to "I Wike Dweamin'".

However, there are plenty of forgotten faves nonetheless: The Addrissis' "Slow Dancin' (Don't Turn Me On)", Firefall's lovely "Cinderella", the Jacksons' great "Show You the Way to Go" (which shockingly got no higher than #28), cheezeball classic "Undercover Angel" and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis too at their Marvin-n-Tammi-est with the overlooked "Your Love", which I always preferred to "You Don't Have to be a Tar Baby (To Be My Jim Crow)".

But I'm still trying to remember the reason that John Denver's 1971 "My Sweet Lady" was re-released as a 45 in '77.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2009, 08:15:43 PM
Hour 2 provides more delights: the aforementioned Tavares, MTB, Morey fave Q (TANC) dancin' at their peak position of #23, Joe Tex with a disco novelty that's actually funny, Hot's splendiferous "Angel in Your Arms", Whinyface herself with "Hello Stranger", KISS doing the recently revived "Calling Dr. Pepper Love", and Andrew Gold with one of Gaz's all-time HFHs.  Good times, good times.

Chart Fun-fact of the Week: there are 3 versions of "Gonna Fly Now" on the 5/14/77 Hot 100 -- Bill Conti's headed-for-#1 orig, cashing in on Rocky's Oscar win; Maynard Ferguson's cover (which would also make the Top 40 and peak at 28); and a disco version by a studio outfit called Current, who would only make it to #94 -- one of the few acts to chart on the short-lived Playboy Records imprint.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2009, 09:11:09 PM
WOS: Captain & Tenille's "Can't Stop Dancin'" -- even 30+ years later, WTF? Was this somebody's idea of disco? It sounds like a production number written for an especially awful TV variety show (or maybe a beauty pageant). A total misfire. Ray Stevens wrote this?? Jeezus.

But it's back-to-back with my BOS: "Lucille", by the original man-who-looks-like-Kenny Rogers.  Country story-songwriting don't get much better than this.

And VHM to Rose Royce's "I Wanna Get Next To You" -- the late great Norman Whitfield ripping off his own "Just My Imagination" with style.  Wonder if he had this one left-over from his Tempts days or if he wrote it fresh.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2009, 09:39:32 PM
We missed out on Peter McCann's "Do You Wanna Make Love?" but here's Jennifer Warnes doing his "Right Time Of the Night", another Gaz HFH but a personal fave of mine (McCann's version of "RTOTN" is on the flip of "DYWML").  If nothing else, Ms Warnes is doing the Best. Ronstadt. Imitation. EVAH -- and she does it without shouting.

Oh BTW: we finally broke the Bobby Vinton curse this week!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 17, 2009, 10:40:43 AM
plenty of forgotten faves nonetheless: The Addrissis' "Slow Dancin' (Don't Turn Me On)", Firefall's lovely "Cinderella",

But I'm still trying to remember the reason that John Denver's 1971 "My Sweet Lady" was re-released as a 45 in '77.

Slow Dancin and Cinderella are pretty nice.

I wonder if My Sweet Lady's re-release was due to JD's Greatest Hits Vol 2 in this year..?  Casey notes that it's a "remake" of a song Cliff DeYoung had in 1974.  who?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 17, 2009, 10:46:15 AM
just realized that #40 song (“SLOWDOWN” – John Miles) is sorta what Foghat doing disco (w special guest Peter Frampton on voicebox'd guitar and some guy who just discovered the note-bending button on his synth) would sound like.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 17, 2009, 10:57:46 AM
I wonder if My Sweet Lady's re-release was due to JD's Greatest Hits Vol 2 in this year..?  Casey notes that it's a "remake" of a song Cliff DeYoung had in 1974.  who?

We heard that one a few weeks ago when Casey did '74 -- obviously it was not exactly memorable ;)  Cliff DeYoung was an actor; he sang the song in the TV movie Sunshine, which featured Denver's songs (and was the reason "Sunshine on My Shoulders" was a hit for JD at that time).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 17, 2009, 11:13:11 AM
 I seem to have forgotten Tavares' Who Dunnit ... it seemed NTM.  I love all the name checks, esp this one:

Ellery Queen if you're so keen
Won't you help me find my sweet thing (Yeah, yeah)


Remember the Ellery Queen TV show? the viewer was given clues as the show progressed before the conclusion, Ellery would break the fourth wall and directly address the audience w something like "Ok, you have the clues, can you solve it?"  then after teh commercial break, he would solve the crime and get the bad guy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 17, 2009, 11:29:12 AM
I seem to have forgotten Tavares' Who Dunnit ... it seemed NTM.  I love all the name checks, esp this one:

Ellery Queen if you're so keen
Won't you help me find my sweet thing (Yeah, yeah)


Remember the Ellery Queen TV show? the viewer was given clues as the show progressed before the conclusion, Ellery would break the fourth wall and directly address the audience w something like "Ok, you have the clues, can you solve it?"  then after teh commercial break, he would solve the crime and get the bad guy.

"Ellery Queen" -- Gayest. Name. EVAH.

Around that same time, Nilsson had a song called "Kojak Columbo"; I played it back-to-back with "Whodunit" more than a few times.

"For cryin' out loud -- somebody call McCloud!"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 21, 2009, 01:34:53 PM
This week Klassic Kasem takes us to May 6, 1978:

http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

I probably haven't heard EJ's "Ego" since '78.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2009, 07:15:14 PM
Wow -- Robert Palmer's wonderful "Every Kinda People" was his FIRST Top 40 hit.

We just missed hearing Patti Smith's "Because the Night" at #41, and Allan Clarke (voice of Hollies hits like "He Ain't Heavy..." and "Air That I Breathe") was a week away from peaking at #41 with his lovely solo single "Shadow in the Street", worth seeking out.

Your body... my body... my WOS: Michael Zager's "Let's All Chant", the first of many annoying "oo! oo!" disco numbers in the late '70s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2009, 07:30:20 PM
early BOS candidate: MeatLoaf's "2 Out of 3...", a power ballad worthy of the label.

Ah, but Andy Gibb's love is still thicker than his you-know-what.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2009, 07:40:59 PM
I probably haven't heard EJ's "Ego" since '78.

And now I know why. Granted, radio was kinda sick of him at that point but it's a rather weak single.  But an interesting Casey spotlight on "the most successful show business family of the century" -- the Jones/Cassidy clan. And Shaun shows up to grab the Most Unnecessary Karaoke of Set trophy with his cover of "Do You Believe in Magic".

Speaking of families: BOS Tavares' fab version of "More Than a Woman"; we won't hear anything better in the next 2-1/2 hours. How sad that perhaps the best orig track on the SNF sndtk was the lowest-charting.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2009, 08:13:17 PM
BOS Tavares' fab version of "More Than a Woman"; we won't hear anything better in the next 2-1/2 hours.

oops, I lied: co-BOS Bonnie Tyler. It ain't wight to ignore "It's a Heartache".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2009, 09:11:48 PM
ARS may be skilled musicians, but as "Imaginary Lover" illustrates, they're also master debaters.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2009, 09:35:20 PM
"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.

Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...

...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 23, 2009, 10:58:26 PM
"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.

Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...

...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.

Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: ggould on May 23, 2009, 11:15:39 PM
"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.

Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...

...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.

Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
this is not a universally held opinion.  Many board members diss Clapton and The Cars (not that they are the same!) while others dig 'em!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 24, 2009, 10:58:45 AM
"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.

Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...

...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.

Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
this is not a universally held opinion.  Many board members diss Clapton and The Cars (not that they are the same!) while others dig 'em!

I don't think anyone here actually hates Crap, er, Clapton.  But many of us tend to think of the mid-to-late '70s (anything after 461 Ocean Blvd) as the beginning of a long slow slide into Adult-Contempo irrelevance. There's good stuff along the way ("The Core" and a few others -- hell I've even said nice things about "Change the World', much to everyone's amazement) but also a lot of "product".

Damn, I can't believe I missed the chance to make a Donny Hathaway window-ledge joke last nite!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 24, 2009, 10:44:50 PM
I'm joking here. BOS?? WOS?? Sounds like some of you listen to 10@10 a bit too much since AT40 isn't a set but a chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 24, 2009, 10:50:03 PM
"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.

Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...

...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.

Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
this is not a universally held opinion.  Many board members diss Clapton and The Cars (not that they are the same!) while others dig 'em!

I don't think anyone here actually hates Crap, er, Clapton.  But many of us tend to think of the mid-to-late '70s (anything after 461 Ocean Blvd) as the beginning of a long slow slide into Adult-Contempo irrelevance. There's good stuff along the way ("The Core" and a few others -- hell I've even said nice things about "Change the World', much to everyone's amazement) but also a lot of "product".

Damn, I can't believe I missed the chance to make a Donny Hathaway window-ledge joke last nite!

Not that I'm a fan of Clapton. He's a "meh" to me. But I guess this music is a matter of taste. Most of you tend to lean toward early 70's music, which I mainly hate. I'll go for early 80's music while I hate a lot of the stuff after 1986.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 24, 2009, 10:58:00 PM
I'm joking here. BOS?? WOS?? Sounds like some of you listen to 10@10 a bit too much since AT40 isn't a set but a chart.

We are total geeks. And proud of it!

Actually, I'd thought about using "BOC" (Best of Chart) but didin't want folks to confuse it with Blue Oyster Cult. ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 25, 2009, 08:28:11 AM
I'm joking here. BOS?? WOS?? Sounds like some of you listen to 10@10 a bit too much since AT40 isn't a set but a chart.

We are total geeks. And proud of it!

Actually, I'd thought about using "BOC" (Best of Chart) but didin't want folks to confuse it with Blue Oyster Cult. ;)

Dude, don't be silly!   The distinction is simple:  BÖC or BOC!


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 27, 2009, 07:33:35 PM
This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983!  SFGuy's bribe must have worked!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 27, 2009, 08:42:42 PM
This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983!  SFGuy's bribe must have worked!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

This is interesting to the "radio geek" in me, as it's the 2nd time they've done this. I wonder how many other stations are being given this option because they've decided early-'70s is "too old". (Originally the 2 packages, '70s and '80s, were separate and no station was supposed to air both.)  And I wonder how WHNN fits a 4-hour show into a 3-hour slot.  ???

ETA: turns out there's at least one station that airs both shows -- WWSE in Jamestown NY runs the '70s and '80s versions back-to-back on Sunday afternoons. Sadly, they don't stream.

http://www.se933.com/page.php?jock_id=6486&page_id=34590
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2009, 08:41:19 AM
According to WODS Boston's website, Casey's doing 1977 again this week, but  using a chart from mid-June. Well, at least we get to hear "Ariel".

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4480249.php?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2009, 03:48:58 PM
According to WODS Boston's website, Casey's doing 1977 again this week, but  using a chart from mid-June. Well, at least we get to hear "Ariel".

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4480249.php?

looking at that chart, the first hour and a quarter of the show is worthwhile, and after that we hear mostly songs we heard 2 weeks ago.  Ah, but the gems in hour 1: The Carpenters' briefly-charted "All You Get From Love..."; ED&JFC's "Sad To Belong"; Alice Cooper's affecting "You & Me"; Waylon's Country #1, "Luckenbach, Texas"; Ms Reddy's fab cover of "You're My World"; Maynard Ferguson with the *other* hit version of the Rocky theme; the aforementioned "Ariel" (a VERY Noo Yawk song); and H&O's forgotten "Back Together Again".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 28, 2009, 06:37:53 PM
This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983!  SFGuy's bribe must have worked!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Is this radio station a 70's station?? Doesn't seem to make sense to play Casey 80's. I get my AT40 fix from XM Radio that is broadcast on Directv but the 80's one is on at 4AM now so I have to tape it.

On these radio stations, do the stations edit the 4 hour versions into 3 hours?? XM is played uncut so when AT 40 moves to 4 hours in 1978, the whole show is played in about 3 hours and 15 minutes (no commercials).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 28, 2009, 08:29:40 PM
This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983!  SFGuy's bribe must have worked!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Is this radio station a 70's station?? Doesn't seem to make sense to play Casey 80's. I get my AT40 fix from XM Radio that is broadcast on Directv but the 80's one is on at 4AM now so I have to tape it.
On these radio stations, do the stations edit the 4 hour versions into 3 hours?? XM is played uncut so when AT 40 moves to 4 hours in 1978, the whole show is played in about 3 hours and 15 minutes (no commercials).
The Seattle station is also airing that 6/77 chart:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995

Guess WHNN is just being a rebel. As mentioned, they must have some latitude to air 80's shows as well, to appeal to their target audience.  I'd assume the 80's shows run with minimal or no ads, so as to keep time frame under four hours, but heck, maybe it does run four hours.  Crazy times in Kasemland!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2009, 09:00:37 AM
Hey kids!  here's a cool surprise:  WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:

http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 29, 2009, 09:54:02 AM
Hey kids!  here's a cool surprise:  WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

oooh!  you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:

1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it

 even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2009, 10:51:31 AM
Hey kids!  here's a cool surprise:  WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

oooh!  you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:

1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it

 even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)

and... no commercials!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 30, 2009, 01:31:35 AM
July 4th is on a Saturday this year. I hope some station broadcasts the first ever AT 40 from July 4, 1970. That would be one early 70's show I want to listen to.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 30, 2009, 01:35:16 AM
Hey kids!  here's a cool surprise:  WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

oooh!  you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:

1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it

 even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)

It would take you one hour to download?? You must still have dial up. It would take 3-4 minutes for a 21 MB file on a slower DSL line I use.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 30, 2009, 08:48:44 AM
Hey kids!  here's a cool surprise:  WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

oooh!  you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:

1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it

 even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)

It would take you one hour to download?? You must still have dial up. It would take 3-4 minutes for a 21 MB file on a slower DSL line I use.

sorry, I meant the file is 21 MB and about an hour in running time.  (The three hour AT40 show is split into three files of about 55 min each).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 30, 2009, 09:40:29 AM
#36 “LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (BACK TO THE BASICS OF LOVE)” by Waylon Jennings, which made it to #1 on the country charts, is one of those self-referential works that always kinda bug me.  Movies about the movie industry and songs about musicians seem like inside jokes, crafted to please other industry folks and not that relatable to "you and me."   of course there are exceptions, like Seeger's Turn the Page, Byrds So you wanna be a rock n roll star.  hmm, so there you go, I just exposed myself ... :) maybe I'm just hatin' on Waylon in this song.

The Helen Reddy song was too wimpy.   I've already forgotten it.

digging on the Rufus feat Chaka Khan "Hollywood" 

and I have to note the two nice sad love songs we started with :

#40 “ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG” – The Carpenters
#39 “IT’S SAD TO BELONG” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
 
pretty nice, and you have to feel for England Dan and JFC, being trapped in a relationship with each other when their "real" true loves came along. (I wonder who that was?)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 30, 2009, 10:15:47 AM
Coming in at number 26, it's Leo Sayer's When I Need You
yay! Several of Leo's hits are guilty pleasures for me, esp How Much Love.  I can remember hanging out at the public pool with all the hotties that summer, trying to figure out what to do about the whole situation from my junior high POV.

Before this were

#26 “BACK TOGETHER AGAIN” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
John Oates sang lead -- and now we know why Darryl sang all the hits.. oh snap!

#27 “ARIEL” – Dean Friedman
retro 50s take, I remember this one. not really ear-wormish, but recognizable. 
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2009, 10:56:15 AM

The Helen Reddy song was too wimpy.   I've already forgotten it.


Gaz and I will both scratch your eyes out next time we see you.  A fine cover of Cilla Black's British-invasion original, and (sadly) Ms. Reddy's last Top 40 hit.  Nice old-school production by (of all people) Kim Fowley.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 30, 2009, 04:34:29 PM
Nice old-school production by (of all people) Kim Fowley.

Mike, you're just wrecking it with the I Didn't Know Thats this week!  Kim Fowley is the most astonishing Zelig of the pop/rock music world.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2009, 05:43:52 PM
Nice old-school production by (of all people) Kim Fowley.

Mike, you're just wrecking it with the I Didn't Know Thats this week!  Kim Fowley is the most astonishing Zelig of the pop/rock music world.

I live to dazzle you with musical geekitude!  Astonishing indeed: he was producing The Runaways at the same time he was making the Ear Candy LP with Ms Reddy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2009, 06:06:36 PM
Magic 98 in Madison, WI, is where I usually listen to Klassic Kasem on Sat nite, and their "Saturday At the '70s" feature (nothing but '70s tunes all day) has become a fave of mine. Just tuned in and heard the Mighty 'Berries with "Let's Pretend", their fabulous hommage to "Wouldn't it Be Nice", and one of my 3 or 4 favorite songs of theirs.  That it only got to #35 is an inexplicable tragedy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2009, 07:43:48 PM
Casey answers a letter asking what duo has had the most #1's. The answer was a 3-way tie between the Everlys, S&G and the Carpenters with 3 #1's each. If you'd asked, in 1977, "what duo do you think will ultimately break that tie?" I wonder how many would've guessed Hall & Oates.

I know a lot of folks who hate Rita Coolidge's "Higher and Higher", but as an example of that '70s subgenre, The Mellow Remake (think: JT's "Handy Man"), it's nicely done, and hey -- everybody was trying to cash in using the Ronstadt template. Coolidge managed 2 Top Ten singles from that LP, which is 2 more than hubby Kris Kristofferson ever had, amazingly. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2009, 08:01:54 PM
Is there such a thing as Trumpet Karaoke? The talented Maynard Ferguson has his only Top 40 hit with his cover of "Gonna Fly Now" -- he'd settle for peaking at #28 while the Bill Conti orig went to #1.

But I *do* like H&O's "Back Together Again".  And I adore "Ariel", as quirkily NewYork-specific a lyric as has ever hit the 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 31, 2009, 10:00:14 AM
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again."  As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.

Listening to Casey's '80s now: June 4, 1983.  I hadn't heard Alabama's "The Closer You Get" since it was on the charts (I think I remember them performing it on Solid Gold), nor Ronnie Milsap's "Stranger in My House" (my brother and I found the line "somebody here that I can't see" endlessly amusing), and a few were NTM minor charters (Kenny Rogers' "All My Life," Pat Benatar's "Looking for a Stranger," Jim Capaldi's Paul-Carrack-lite "That's Love").  And OMGWTF, the Bee Gees' embarrassingly bad "The Woman in You."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 31, 2009, 10:13:05 AM
Yo, bitch! Take Peter McCann seriously, or take it somewhere else. Word. I'd be remiss if I didn't at least VHM "Do You Wanna Make Love", one of my favorite '70s pop lyrics.

But co-BOS honors to Babs' stellar perf on "My Heart Belongs to Me", and Joe Tex, learning the horrors of big-woman bumping in the funniest disco song this side of "It's Raining Men".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 31, 2009, 10:48:31 AM
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again."  As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.

It's got a great sound, production and groove, but John's voice seems tentative. 

And upon second listen to Helen "You're My World,"  I can see why it's appreciated.  She's got a couple phrases that are pretty breath-y and beautiful.  It's not wimpy, but the guitar solo mimicking the vocal hook -- it reappears at the song's end, too -- isn't my cup.  I think that left a bad impression on me.  (Mike: Please don't scratch my eyes out.)

chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:

The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 31, 2009, 10:51:00 AM
TANC: One of the bartenders at the Phone (the bar/restaurant where my friend Andy works), an Irishman named Colm, this week introduced me to an African funk band, the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, that had a competing (and very similar) version of Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa."  Friday night he played the song and I told Andy about how Michael Jackson had appropriated a piece of it for "Wanna Be Startin' Something" - and here it is, debuting in the Top 40 at #22.

Followed by my BOS, Elton's "I'm So Excited That I'm Still Standing."  I have loved this one ever since the first time I heard it.  It'd have gone Top 10 if the video hadn't been so overtly gay, I'm convinced.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 31, 2009, 10:53:22 AM
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again."  As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.

It's got a great sound, production and groove, but John's voice seems tentative. 

And upon second listen to Helen "You're My World,"  I can see why it's appreciated.  She's got a couple phrases that are pretty breath-y and beautiful.  It's not wimpy, but the guitar solo mimicking the vocal hook -- it reappears at the song's end, too -- isn't my cup.  I think that left a bad impression on me.  (Mike: Please don't scratch my eyes out.)

chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:

The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.

The guitar solo on "You're My World" sounds like it wants to break off into "Harlem Nocturne" or "A Town Without Pity."

And I wish I could share Mike's love of "Ariel."  To me it's a fun one to hear once in a while, but I remember inducing pearl-clutching from Mike a few years ago when I called it as much a novelty as "Back When My Hair Was Short."  (TANC!) :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 31, 2009, 11:10:20 AM
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again."  As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.

chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:

The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.

The guitar solo on "You're My World" sounds like it wants to break off into "Harlem Nocturne" or "A Town Without Pity."

And I wish I could share Mike's love of "Ariel."  To me it's a fun one to hear once in a while, but I remember inducing pearl-clutching from Mike a few years ago when I called it as much a novelty as "Back When My Hair Was Short."  (TANC!) :)

It's certainly a song that's very much of its time-and-place. If you were a 22-year-old NY music/radio geek in 1977 (as I was), you'd've probably loved it. It was a turntable hit at prog WNEW-FM (in its unedited version) and was the sort of song the 'NEW deejays tended to champion. That it made the Top 40 at all was something of miracle to those of us who dug it. I still think that chorus has a glorious hook.

But the "WTF?" of the week: Casey says that the #1 Soul song was Ree-Ree's cover of "Break It To Me Gently", which peaked at #85 pop -- Aretha's biggest pop flop of her Atlantic career!

ETA: KFRC pulled another switcheroo and moved Casey back to 8am again, to make room for an infomercial about prostate health.  Guess these days radio stations aren't about to turn down money.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 01, 2009, 08:25:30 AM
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again."  As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.

chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:

The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.

The guitar solo on "You're My World" sounds like it wants to break off into "Harlem Nocturne" or "A Town Without Pity."

And I wish I could share Mike's love of "Ariel."  To me it's a fun one to hear once in a while, but I remember inducing pearl-clutching from Mike a few years ago when I called it as much a novelty as "Back When My Hair Was Short."  (TANC!) :)

It's certainly a song that's very much of its time-and-place. If you were a 22-year-old NY music/radio geek in 1977 (as I was), you'd've probably loved it. It was a turntable hit at prog WNEW-FM (in its unedited version) and was the sort of song the 'NEW deejays tended to champion. That it made the Top 40 at all was something of miracle to those of us who dug it. I still think that chorus has a glorious hook.


Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses.  maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 02, 2009, 10:37:10 AM

Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses.  maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4

Dunno if this counts as a TANC, but I mailed my rent yesterday - and noticed that the LLC that owns my building is in Paramus!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 02, 2009, 10:45:03 AM

Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses.  maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4

Dunno if this counts as a TANC, but I mailed my rent yesterday - and noticed that the LLC that owns my building is in Paramus!

only if they're friends of 'BAI.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 02, 2009, 10:50:49 AM

Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses.  maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4

Dunno if this counts as a TANC, but I mailed my rent yesterday - and noticed that the LLC that owns my building is in Paramus!

only if they're friends of 'BAI.

Ha!

Tangentially musically, it was check #910 ... i.e., the one after 909.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 03, 2009, 08:15:44 PM
This weekend Casey70's does Mike's fave year, June 9, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 03, 2009, 08:46:28 PM
This weekend Casey70's does Mike's fave year, June 9, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

DAMN! we just miss hearing "Back When My Hair Was Short", which spent its only week in the 40 the previous chart. But we do get the mighty 'berries and their dreamy "Let's Pretend" and goodies from the Divine Miss M, Charlie Rich, Barbara Fairchild, Gladys K, and Perry Como with his lovely Don McLean cover. Plus the Independents' great lost soul hit "Leaving Me" and -- LAWD! -- Granny and the O-hi-O Players gonna tell ya 'bout a worm!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2009, 07:57:09 AM
I see that Premiere, Casey's syndicator, announced this week that they would discontinue his current countdown shows (American Top 10 , American Top 20) as of July 4th wknd. The '70s and '80s retro shows will continue.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 06, 2009, 08:06:16 AM
Some eccentric action on this chart: two songs that had peaked and fallen out of the 40 rebound into it again (Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Out of the Question," Jud Strunk's weaksauce "Daisy a Day"), while the Top 10-bound "Kodachrome," after debuting the previous week at 28, slides 2 to 30.

WOS to Elvis's "Steamroller Blues," not so much bad as unnecessary and tedious.  Would have rather heard the flip, "Fool" (this was a 2-sided hit).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 06, 2009, 08:10:56 AM
Some eccentric action on this chart

A-ha, Casey just explained: this week they recalibrated their chart formula.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 06, 2009, 08:22:20 AM
Loggins and Messina's Thinking of You (comin' in at number 24) sounds like it inspired Let Your Love Flow, made famous by the Bellamy Bros.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 06, 2009, 08:56:39 AM
Loggins and Messina's Thinking of You (comin' in at number 24) sounds like it inspired Let Your Love Flow, made famous by the Bellamy Bros.

That one was NTM.  Yeah, I can totally hear that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 06, 2009, 09:06:02 AM
ACCKKK!!  I know Mike loves it, but "Playground in My Mind" is a genuine HFH in my book.  WOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 06, 2009, 09:26:13 AM
Ay-yi-yi-yi!  Sylvia's "Pillow Talk" is in at #6.  First time I've heard it in years.  She'd offered it to Al Green, who politely declined.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 06, 2009, 09:30:48 AM
ACCKKK!!  I know Mike loves it, but "Playground in My Mind" is a genuine HFH in my book.  WOS.

yes, and more of WOS than Elvis here.  That slow 12 bar blues of Steamroller gets old for me a lot, and I tend to get bored when a song stays in that structure.  But Elvis has more of a "right" to sing it w feeling than James Taylor!  heh

weird, my stream just jumped back from Hocus Pocus (#8) to Elvis again (#25). 

I'm Doing fine Now by Ne wYork City is very Spinners-esque, eh?

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2009, 01:16:59 PM
Some eccentric action on this chart

A-ha, Casey just explained: this week they recalibrated their chart formula.

Indeed, the actual chart that week has no numbers in the "Last Week" column; just a legend reading "See Page One story this week". I recall being astounded that the obviously hitbound "Kodachrome" fell backwards -- a "WTF?" moment before that meme existed! And actually, my Billboard Chart book has the "corrected" version, not the one you're hearing; maybe I'll post it later when I have time. (For example, Gilbert O's "OOTQ" was really #93!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2009, 07:18:30 PM
I'd forgotten that Edward Bear's "Close Your Eyes" is that rare follow-up hit that's actually a sequel, lyrically. Rather nice and overlooked (it only got as high as 37).

And overlooked is an understatement, in re: "Let's Pretend". Gawd I love this record, mondegreens and all ("I couldn't bear to eat and take you home"? That can't be right).

Jon & Ernest's "Superfly Meets Shaft", exec-produced by (of course) Dickie Goodman is amateurish but fun, and it's followed by a trio of sugary-sweet tunes (and I mean that in the nicest way possible): Lobo's "It Sure Took a Long Long Time", Barbara Fairchild's adorable "Teddy Bear Song", and Perry Como putting a fine old-school veneer on Don McLean's "And I Love You So" -- the RCA A&R guy who brought that to Como deserved some sort of award (or at least a bonus).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2009, 07:28:02 PM
Fun Chart Fact of the Week: as 3DN enter the halls of Shambala at #34 (and they'll really be at #19 when the corrected chart is issued), BW Stevenson's version is peaking at #66. His radio payback would come a few months later.

Gilbert O's leap back into the 40 really WAS out of the question, per the corrected chart:

Quote
1. My Love – Wings
2. Frankenstein – EWG
3. Pillow talk – Sylvia
4. Daniel – EJ
5. Playground In My Mind – Clint Holmes
6. I’m Gonna Love You… -- Barry White
7. Tie a Yellow Ribbon – Dawn
8. You Are The Sunshine of My Life – Stevie W
9. Hocus Pocus – Focus
10.  Long Train Running – Doobies
11.  Right Place Wrong Time – Dr John
12.  Drift Away – Dobie Gray
13.  Give Me Love – George Harrison
14.  Will It Go Round – Billy Preston
15.  One of a Kind Love Affair – Spinners
16.  Wildflower – Skylark
17.  Kodachrome – Paul Simon
18.  Stuck in the Middle – Stealer’s Wheel
19.  Shambala – 3DN
20.  I’m Doing Fine – NYC
21.  Steamroller Blues – Elvis
22.  Reeling in the Years – Steely Dan
23.  Night/Lights/GA – Vicki Lawrence
24.  Little Willy – Sweet
25.  Right Thing to Do – Carly Simon
26.  Bad Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
27.  Thinking of You – L&M
28.  Leaving Me – Independents
29.  Funky Worm – Ohio Players
30.  Natural High – Bloodstone
31.  No More Mr Nice Guy – Alice Cooper
32.  Cisco Kid – War
33.  And I Love You So – Perry Como
34.  Give it to Me – Geils
35.  Daddy Could Swear – Gladys/Pips
36.  You’ll Never Get To Heaven – Stylistics
37.  Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild
38.  Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
39.  Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – Bette Midler
40.  Let’s Pretend -- Raspberries

So we missed out on hearing Gladys, Bette, Charlie Rich, Bloodstone and the Sylistics thanks to the screw-up.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2009, 08:01:25 PM
BOS the fab Philly-sounding soul of the Independents (tho' they were from Chicago) on "Leaving Me", their only Top 40 hit, tho' the follow-up ("Baby I've Been Missing You") was one of those peaked-at-#41 heartbreakers.

I remember HATING "Daisy a Day" at the time; Jud Strunk was a latter-period cast member on Laugh-In who didn't strike me as being very interesting or talented. But the song seems sweet and well-constructed now, if slight.

And here's Granny, overstaying her welcome on "Funky Worm" -- like 9 cans of shavin' powdah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2009, 10:07:00 PM
Macca's at #1 reminding us that "my glove does it good" -- must be one of those Accu-Jac gloves.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 07, 2009, 08:17:40 AM
..."Let's Pretend". Gawd I love this record,..

Jon & Ernest's "Superfly Meets Shaft", exec-produced by (of course) Dickie Goodman is amateurish but fun...


yes, the Raspberries!  This is a good one.  But I was scratching my head at Superfly Meets Shaft.  Sounds like they did it in one take, and these guys cannot convince us they are NOT reading.  Heehee.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 07, 2009, 10:32:43 AM
..."Let's Pretend". Gawd I love this record,..

Jon & Ernest's "Superfly Meets Shaft", exec-produced by (of course) Dickie Goodman is amateurish but fun...


yes, the Raspberries!  This is a good one.  But I was scratching my head at Superfly Meets Shaft.  Sounds like they did it in one take, and these guys cannot convince us they are NOT reading.  Heehee.

It's the only "black" cut-in record that I know of, so it's especially sad that it's so cheap-sounding.  And regarding your comment about NYC's "I'm Doin' Fine Now": It was indeed written and produced by Thom Bell who did all the Spinners' stuff. Not sure if it's one they turned down and so he went off and did a side project, or what. (To this day there are people who think is *is* the Spinners.)  I'll go to my grave loving that song yet insisting it needs another verse.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 10, 2009, 02:54:01 PM
This week Casey goes back to June 19th, 1976.

http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Not a lot of obscure "oh wow" tunes, but we do get to hear Eric Carmen 2 weeks in a row. Rhythm Heritage's "SWAT" follow-up, "Baretta's Theme", and Brass Construction's "Movin'" are the closest to genuine haven't-heard-this-since-'76 rarities here. We also get Cyndi Grecco with the "L&S" theme and the Trammps fabulous "Where the Happy People Go" -- I'd forgotten that actually spent time in the 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 13, 2009, 04:19:02 PM


I was glued to my AM Top 40 station during this period, so nearly all these songs are familiar to me, and prob every one, just like Mike said in prev post.  Brass Construction's Movin' might be worth seeking out, and the Baretta theme was good to hear again.     One of my older brother was a big Thin Lizzy fan, and turned me onto them, so I esp enjoyed Boys Are Back In Town climbing the charts this summer.    I'll give them BOS for toughening up the AT40.

WOS - John Travolta, not even close.  Fine, John, Let Her In, but you gotta stay in the sound proof chamber.  ay-yi-yi....

John Sebastian' Welcome Back is schmaltzy, but the sentiment is very noble: a guy who wanted desperately to leave his hometown  ("Welcome to Brooklyn, Fourth Largest City In America"), but listens to his higher calling and returns to help people.  Gabe Kotter is George Bailey with a Jew-'fro and 'stache, and sans angel.

Nice segment by Casey b/w numbers 17 and 16 on Claudine Clark, one of the "disappearing acts" Casey profiled on a 1975 show.  She had one hit (Party Lights) in 1962, took her earnings and started a specialized school in Philly which taught creative arts and "black awareness."  Casey read a letter from her, where she thanked Casey for the mention on the disappearing acts show.  She said the school eventually went bankrupt, but she kept teaching in her basement, hoping to give kids a chance to love and be loved, and to become good productive citizens.  She said it's important to have a choice.  She's like a real-life Kotter...   :)


(http://s2.thisnext.com/media/400x400/WELCOME-TO-BROOKLYN-WELCOME-TO_BCEFD590.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2009, 08:12:35 PM
WOS - John Travolta, not even close.  Fine, John, Let Her In, but you gotta stay in the sound proof chamber.  ay-yi-yi....


I have a "Disco One-Hit-Wonders" CD I got for like 2 bucks on Amazon; bought it for a couple of lost gems like "El Bimbo" by Bimbo Jet, William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful..." and NYC's "I'm Doin' Fine". But for some ungodly reason they included the Travolta tune.  Slow dance?

Casey's excited, and it *is* historic, to have the Beatles and the Beach Boys in the 40 together for the first time since the '60s.  He gushes that Macca is singing lead with 2 diff bands in the same week, but ignores the fact that George Martin was back-to-back with himself, producing America's "Today's the Day" at 30 and the Fabs' "GTGYIML" at 29.

BOS1 the Trammps, what seems to be a looooooong version of "Where the Happy People Go".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2009, 08:56:17 PM
BOS2 Eric Carmen's lovely "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", followed by BOS3, Marvin's underrated "I Want You". And a VHM to Brass Construction.

Meanwhile, I'm watching the Giants/A's game, and these "Please please PLEASE come back to Mexico! We don't have the flu anymore! REALLY! HONEST!" commercials are creepy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2009, 09:26:19 PM
First it was Starbuck getting a backseat BJ at #18, now the Starland Vocal Band have noontime nookie at #9 in everyone's favorite HFH, "Afternoon Delight" -- followed by an actual porn star with "More More More"! Ah, the '70s...

Speaking of HFHs, I will never understand the hate for "Shannon". Dead dog + Beach Boy harmonies = What's not to love?  VHM just because.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2009, 09:39:01 AM
Speaking of HFHs, I will never understand the hate for "Shannon". Dead dog + Beach Boy harmonies = What's not to love? 

That would be the "dead dog."

This has been another episode of "Simple Answers to Simple Questions."   8)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2009, 10:46:10 AM
Casey's '80s take us to this week in 1984.  A lot of great memories for me: "Breakin' (There's No Stoppin' Us)," "Don't Walk Away," "No Way Out," "Run Runaway," "Doctor Doctor."  And one OMGWTF: Van Stephenson's "Modern Day Delilah," with the sublimely ridiculous line "She'll love you like a lion, then leave you like a lamb."  Are lambs notoriously flaky?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 14, 2009, 04:53:33 PM
Van Stephenson's "Modern Day Delilah," with the sublimely ridiculous line "She'll love you like a lion, then leave you like a lamb."  Are lambs notoriously flaky?

Maybe he means she'll love you for the entire month of March?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 14, 2009, 07:20:23 PM
Van Stephenson's "Modern Day Delilah," with the sublimely ridiculous line "She'll love you like a lion, then leave you like a lamb."  Are lambs notoriously flaky?

Maybe he means she'll love you for the entire month of March?

April Showers, Van Deflowers
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 15, 2009, 12:30:47 AM
TANC: Casey played part of "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" by way of informing the listeners of Mickey Thomas's pre-JStarship past before "No Way Out" in the '80s cast.  And now, in the '70s (which I'm only now hearing the first hour of), we have the song in its original chart run.  BOS to Maxine Nightingale and "Right Back Where We Started From," one of the very first ever songs I remember hearing as a kid.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 15, 2009, 12:49:42 AM
WOS - John Travolta, not even close.  Fine, John, Let Her In, but you gotta stay in the sound proof chamber.  ay-yi-yi....

He gushes that Macca is singing lead with 2 diff bands in the same week, but ignores the fact that George Martin was back-to-back with himself, producing America's "Today's the Day" at 30 and the Fabs' "GTGYIML" at 29.

Agreed on the Travolta.  I bought his GH comp on a whim during one of my recent SF visits, and I can't even listen to it ironically.

As for the Beatles - I'd love to know what precipitated this single's release.  I have a love-hate relationship with its production.  There's something warm, and yet something seems off.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2009, 07:45:19 AM

As for the Beatles - I'd love to know what precipitated this single's release.  I have a love-hate relationship with its production.  There's something warm, and yet something seems off.

no big secret, really -- Capitol decided to to a major re-marketing of the Beatles in 1976, with the compilation LP Rock'n'Roll Music (ironically, the Beach Boys single of "RmRM" was a hit at the same time).  "GTGYIML" was a song that had always tested well, and was thought of by many as one of those "it shoulda been a single" tracks.

(http://991.com/newgallery/The-Beatles-Rock-n-Roll---Har-95786.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 18, 2009, 08:53:46 AM
FYI, WHNN is going the '80s route again this week, playing Casey's this-week-in-1985 chart:

http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

so far no clue as to what the '70s year will be.

ETA: it's June 26, 1971!!

http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 07:17:56 AM
James Brown's "Escape-ism (Part 1)" is NTM: it's not on either of the JB comps I own.  Pretty typical period groove for him.

Earlier we had Paul Humphries' Cool-Aid Chemists: he may have been a fine drummer, but someone was a horrid producer; the fake applause is even worse than that on "I Play and Sing."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 07:53:05 AM
BOS to the Fortunes, who for years I thought were the Four Seasons on "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again."  Doo-do bop bop!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 08:07:25 AM
WOS to Tom Jones' "Puppet Man."  Embarrassing backing vox on that.  Unlistenable.

BOS2 to Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," one of the very best cheating songs I know.  PoC sent me a grand live version by New Birth, but the original is the best.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2009, 08:10:17 AM
BOS to the Fortunes, who for years I thought were the Four Seasons on "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again."  Doo-do bop bop!

i tuned in just as this one was playing, and it was a nice welcome to the Chico stream -- btw, the list I checked has errors, it's missing tunes #30-28. I filled in 28 based on your info above, but do you know the others?


#40 “COOL AID” – Paul Humphrey & His Cool Chemists
#39 “GET IT ON” – Chase
#38 “DRAGGIN’ THE LINE” – Tommy James
#37 “ESCAPE-ISM” – James Brown
#36 “TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS” – John Denver w/Fat City
EXTRA: “TEEN ANGEL” – Mark Dinning
#35 “I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM” – Yvonne Elliman
#34 “NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE” – Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
#33 “BRING THE BOYS HOME” – Freda Payne
#32 “RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE” – Brenda & The Tabulations
#31 “SOONER OR LATER” – Grass Roots
#30 "High Time We Went" - Joe Cocker
#29 "Albert Flasher" - Guess Who
#28 "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" - Fortunes
#27 “ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO” – Lobo
#26 “PUPPET MAN” – Tom Jones
#25 “I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#24 “NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE” – Isaac Hayes
#23 “I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM” – Helen Reddy
#22 “SUPERSTAR” – Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers
EXTRA: “TOO YOUNG” – Nat “King” Cole
#21 “BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER/BRAND NEW ME” – Aretha Franklin
#20 “FUNKY NASSAU – PART 1” – The Beginning Of The End
#19 “THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE” – Carly Simon
#18 “MR. BIG STUFF” – Jean Knight
#17 “SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN” – 8th Day
#16 “NATHAN JONES” – The Supremes
#15 “DOUBLE LOVIN’” – The Osmonds
#14 “YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND” – James Taylor
#13 “DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE – PART 1” – Wilson Pickett
#12 “JOY TO THE WORLD” – Three Dog Night
#11 “I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY” – The Partridge Family
#10 “SWEET AND INNOCENT” – Donny Osmond
#9 “WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT” – Jerry Reed
#8 “DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE” – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
#7 “IT DON’T COME EASY” – Ringo Starr
#6 “BROWN SUGAR” – The Rolling Stones
#5 “TREAT HER LIKE A LADY” – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
#4 “INDIAN RESERVATION” – The Raiders
#3 “WANT ADS” – Honey Cone
#2 “RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS” – The Carpenters
#1 “IT’S TOO LATE” – Carole King
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2009, 08:12:33 AM
WOS to Tom Jones' "Puppet Man."  Embarrassing backing vox on that.  Unlistenable.

BOS2 to Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," one of the very best cheating songs I know.  PoC sent me a grand live version by New Birth, but the original is the best.

sounds like he recorded that for -- and WITH -- the Muppets themselves.  (And speaking of Muppets, good to see your blog back.  10-4, good buddy.)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 08:17:19 AM
Thanks, John!

#30 was Joe Cocker, "High Time We Went."
I'm blanking on 29, though - must not have been memorable.

So how did Helen Reddy's inferior "I Don't Know How to Love Him" outchart Whinyface Elliman's?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 08:31:21 AM
BOS3 to "Funky Nassau."  Junkanoo!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 08:45:22 AM
Just remembered: #29 was the Guess Who, "Albert Flasher."  Who liked that?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 08:49:53 AM
WOS2 to "Double Lovin'."  Besides it being a knockoff of a J5 knockoff, it's distasteful to have a mental image of young Donny bragging about having two bullets in his gun.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2009, 08:54:49 AM
WOS2 to "Double Lovin'."  Besides it being a knockoff of a J5 knockoff, it's distasteful to have a mental image of young Donny bragging about having two bullets in his gun.


eww, that was the Osmonds?  I thought I was hearing a pre-op Michael Jackson.  I wasn't paying close attention.

But I was digging on The Supremes' Nathan Jones -- BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2009, 09:03:49 AM
Just remembered: #29 was the Guess Who, "Albert Flasher."  Who liked that?

I don't think I like that one too much, can't place it in my head right now, esp when the dulcet tones of the "tall young man with the troubled past, who sings soft and sad" in my face.  Dang you James Taylor!

But I've been fixated on the Guess Who's "No Time" lately.  I heard it on the radio one morning while I was in the shower -- where I do my best work -- and I was doing a great job of karaoke-ing that.  You hear it on the radio all the time, but it struck me as such a great song.  To paraphrase Geoff from yesterday, a cliche is a cliche b/c it's so very true, and song is played a lot b/c it deserves to be played a lot.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 09:41:06 AM
I dig "No Time" too.  But what's a "killing floor"?

Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads."  Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news.  Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2009, 09:55:14 AM
I dig "No Time" too.  But what's a "killing floor"?

Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads."  Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news.  Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.

killing floor, that part of the slaughterhouse where the animal is actually killed?  that's what i always thought it meant.

aside: the other night I was at an internet radio broadcast gathering here in SF.  Chef Tracy Des Jardins was one of the featured guests on the program (she owns and runs Jardinaire, Mejita and Acme Chop House in AT&T Park).  The discussion was about food, natch, and she said she often asks her dinner party guest "What kind of meat would you eat if you had to kill it yourself?"  great question.  I love meat, but I've never killed my meal. Check out Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma -- great book, if a little long.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 20, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
I dig "No Time" too.  But what's a "killing floor"?

Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads."  Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news.  Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.

killing floor, that part of the slaughterhouse where the animal is actually killed?  that's what i always thought it meant.

aside: the other night I was at an internet radio broadcast gathering here in SF.  Chef Tracy Des Jardins was one of the featured guests on the program (she owns and runs Jardinaire, Mejita and Acme Chop House in AT&T Park).  The discussion was about food, natch, and she said she often asks her dinner party guest "What kind of meat would you eat if you had to kill it yourself?"  great question.  I love meat, but I've never killed my meal. Check out Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma -- great book, if a little long.

Haha, I've often described myself to friends as a "cowardly omnivore" - I couldn't kill my own food.  I'd go veggie.  At most I could fish.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 12:26:34 PM
Wow! Tough crowd!  I'm looking forward to hearing this one tonite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 12:29:16 PM

Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads."  Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news.  Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.

Jeezus Kee-ryst! talk about completely over-thinking a 3-minute pop song!   ::)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 07:08:57 PM

Earlier we had Paul Humphries' Cool-Aid Chemists: he may have been a fine drummer, but someone was a horrid producer; the fake applause is even worse than that on "I Play and Sing."


I'm not so sure it's fake (I'll research later) but it sure sounds like the Crusaders wrote "Put it Where You Want it" after hearing this one a few dozen times.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 07:36:13 PM
That "Teen Angel"-was-written-as-a-joke thing is one of my favorite "behind the hits" stories of all time.

Maybe losing the "IDKHTLH" cover battle to Helen Reddy is what gave Yvonne E. her whinyface in the first place.

BOS1 she-took-2-Tylenol-and-now-she's Freda Payne, with the fabulous "Bring the Boys Home", or "Vietnam with Violins" as Robert Christgau once famously called it. Imagine Beyonce or Britney releasing something similar at the height of the Iraq war.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 08:00:57 PM
Just remembered: #29 was the Guess Who, "Albert Flasher."  Who liked that?

Workshop owners and moviemakers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 08:18:44 PM
WOS to Tom Jones' "Puppet Man."  Embarrassing backing vox on that.  Unlistenable.

Very bad, but don't fault TJ: he's crackajack til da crack o' dawn. It *is*, however, one of the most unnecessary covers EVAH, as the 5th Dimension did their perfectly fine version the year before.  Oddly, the B-side of TJ's version was his take on "Resurrection Shuffle", which whould hit the 40 in a few more weeks by Ashton Gardner & Dyke. Hmmm... Tom Jones in "heavy leather" -- I'd pay to see that.

BOS2 to Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," one of the very best cheating songs I know.  PoC sent me a grand live version by New Birth, but the original is the best.

Oh my yes. BOS2 too -- I was just beginning to appreciate Gladys at this time. Tho' GK&tPs had hits from '67 to '70, they'd been upbeat numbers like the orig "Grapevine", "Friendship Train" and the like. Then came "If I Were Your Woman", their first big wrenching ballad, and my 15-year-old's ears were simply gobsmacked by its power. I remember having an epiphany of sorts hearing that one for the first time. And "IDWTDW" is nearly its equal.

And BOS3 Isaac Hayes' "Never Can Say Goodbye", even in its truncated 45 edit. Takes some kinda cojones to cover (indeed, reinvent) a song while the orig is still on the chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 08:37:18 PM
BOS3 to "Funky Nassau." 

This one, along with Brenda & the Tabs' "ROTTOMT", will forever remind me of a high school classmate named Mario Solomon, who grew up in Honduras and was the first openly gay person I ever knew (and this was in a Catholic boy's high school in 1971, folks!).  He lurved both those songs, esp "Nassau". I'd love to know what ever became of him.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 09:22:25 PM
VHM the Partridges' lovely, forgotten "I'll Meet You Halfway", their last visit to the Top Ten.

Non-musical gripe: these On-Star commercials with scared, injured people in car accidents are the most unpleasant radio spots I have ever heard. Yuck.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 09:53:02 PM
The Cornelius Bros say: "Treat her like a ladle. Spoon with her!"

BOS4 the sublime combination of Karen Carpenter's voice and Paul Williams' songwriting on "Rainy Days & Mondays".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2009, 10:43:24 PM

Earlier we had Paul Humphries' Cool-Aid Chemists: he may have been a fine drummer, but someone was a horrid producer; the fake applause is even worse than that on "I Play and Sing."


I'm not so sure it's fake (I'll research later) but it sure sounds like the Crusaders wrote "Put it Where You Want it" after hearing this one a few dozen times.

Wasn't able to find out anything about the applause, but the LP that track is from was originally released in 1969.  The amazing Mr H played drums on (among many other things):

Zappa's Hot Rats
Marvin's Let's Get it On
Joe Cocker's "With a Litlle Help..."
4 Tops' "Keeper of the Castle"
Steely Dan's Aja

and apparently Beck cites him as an influence on the Odelay album. AND... he was the featured drummer on the Lawrence Welk Show (!?!) from 1976 to the early '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 21, 2009, 08:41:41 AM
It's June 22, 1985 on Casey's '80s.  A few fun flashbacks: "Neverending Story," "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 22, 2009, 01:25:37 AM
The XM version of Casey's show was from June 20, 1981 with some "favorites" at the top: #1 Stars on 45, #2 Bette Davis Eyes (#3 was Sukiyaki but I don't know if people here hate that song as much as the #1 or #2 song).

The show also had a Casey error. #30 was Time by Alan Parsons Project. When the song ended, Casey said "Moving up 5 to number 5..." I don't know how he messed up there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 22, 2009, 08:40:02 AM
The XM version of Casey's show was from June 20, 1981 with some "favorites" at the top: #1 Stars on 45, #2 Bette Davis Eyes (#3 was Sukiyaki but I don't know if people here hate that song as much as the #1 or #2 song).

I'm a fan.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 22, 2009, 08:45:18 AM
The XM version of Casey's show was from June 20, 1981 with some "favorites" at the top: #1 Stars on 45, #2 Bette Davis Eyes (#3 was Sukiyaki but I don't know if people here hate that song as much as the #1 or #2 song).

I'm a fan.

It's easily one of the most WTF covers ever. The orig is one of my favorite novelties and is quite a childhood memory; the English lyric of the cover has nothing to do with the orig and yet it's quite lovely on its own terms.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on June 23, 2009, 09:41:27 PM
   First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's.  I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!).  Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them.  Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together.  Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 23, 2009, 10:49:07 PM
   First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's.  I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!).  Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them.  Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together.  Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.

You have most assuredly come to the right place.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 24, 2009, 07:35:52 AM
   First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's.  I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!).  Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them.  Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together.  Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.

You have most assuredly come to the right place.

indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger!  How did you find us?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 25, 2009, 06:50:32 AM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Welcome Kahunaburger!  FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station.  In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2009, 08:50:55 AM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.

OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.

Is it a coincidence we get Jim Stafford's "My Girl Bill" on Pride Day? LOL!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 25, 2009, 01:19:26 PM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.

OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.

Alan O'Day's responsible for two of those.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2009, 01:37:10 PM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.

OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.

Alan O'Day's responsible for two of those.

And I'll never forgive him for "RnRH" -- truly horrible. (assuming the other is the Cher. It's no "I Saw A Man and he Danced With His Wife" but it'll do...)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on June 25, 2009, 07:15:25 PM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.

OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.

Alan O'Day's responsible for two of those.
                                                                                                                                              "Billy Don't Be a Hero" "Sundown" "Band on the Run" and "Dancing Machine" bring back Summer memories at the pool and roller rink.                                                                                                                                                 RIP Michael Jackson.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on June 25, 2009, 07:23:44 PM
   First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's.  I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!).  Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them.  Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together.  Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.

You have most assuredly come to the right place.

indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger!  How did you find us?
                 I found this group in a google search.  I started reading and was ecstastic to find people who worshipped Casey Kasem and AT 40 as much as me.  It was like discovering Heaven (no relation to the Warrant song).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2009, 10:58:28 AM
   First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's.  I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!).  Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them.  Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together.  Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.

You have most assuredly come to the right place.

indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger!  How did you find us?
                 I found this group in a google search.  I started reading and was ecstastic to find people who worshipped Casey Kasem and AT 40 as much as me.  It was like discovering Heaven (no relation to the Warrant song).

FYI, KB: some of us listen to the Chico station on the 'net Saturday morning; others (mainly me) listen Saturday night to the Madison, WI feed (on "Magic 98" -- http://www.magic98.com/ -- from 7-10pm Pacific time). And then there's the local version on KFRC 1550 AM Sunday morning at 8.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 27, 2009, 12:43:11 AM
   First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's.  I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!).  Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them.  Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together.  Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.

You have most assuredly come to the right place.

indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger!  How did you find us?
                 I found this group in a google search.  I started reading and was ecstastic to find people who worshipped Casey Kasem and AT 40 as much as me.  It was like discovering Heaven (no relation to the Warrant song).

FYI, KB: some of us listen to the Chico station on the 'net Saturday morning; others (mainly me) listen Saturday night to the Madison, WI feed (on "Magic 98" -- http://www.magic98.com/ -- from 7-10pm Pacific time). And then there's the local version on KFRC 1550 AM Sunday morning at 8.

The poster's profile says he lives in Omaha, NE so I don't think the person could listen to KFRC (unless it's online).

If you have an XM receiver, the 70's version can be heard at noon ET with replays at 9AM ET on Sunday's and midnight Monday morning ET on 70's on 7. The 80's version can be heard at 7AM ET on Sunday with a replay of the previous week's show at 8PM ET on Sunday's on 80's on 8.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 27, 2009, 09:04:14 AM
Chart Date: June 22, 1974
#40 "RADAR LOVE" – Golden Earring
#39 "WATERLOO" – Abba
#38 "(I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG" – Chicago
#37 "I'M IN LOVE" – Aretha Franklin
#36 "DON'T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING" – Stevie Wonder
#35 "I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU" – Carpenters
#34 "ALREADY GONE" – The Eagles
#33 "SON OF SAGITTARIUS" – Eddie Kendricks
#32 "THE SHOW MUST GO ON" – Three Dog Night
#31 "TRAIN OF THOUGHT" – Cher
#30 "OH VERY YOUNG" – Cat Stevens
#29 "THE LOCO-MOTION" – Grand Funk
#28 "IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN" – Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Extra- Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins
#27 "ANNIE'S SONG" – John Denver
#26 "SIDESHOW" – Blue Magic
#25 "RIKKI, DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER" – Steely Dan
#24 "ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN" – The Righteous Brothers
#23 "HELP ME" – Joni Mitchell
#22 "MY GIRL BILL" – Jim Stafford
#21 "THE AIR THAT I BREATHE" – Hollies
#20 "I'M COMING HOME" – The Spinners
#19 "ONE HELL OF A WOMAN" – Mac Davis
#18 "SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME" – DeFranco Family f/Tony DeFranco
#17 "ON AND ON" – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#16 "YOU WON'T SEE ME" – Anne Murray
#15 "ROCK YOUR BABY" – George McCrae
#14 "HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN" – Carly Simon
#13 "FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY" – The O'Jays
#12 "ROCK THE BOAT" – The Hues Corporation
#11 "MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS" – Maria Muldaur
#10 "THE ENTERTAINER" – Marvin Hamlisch
#9 "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" – Kool & The Gang
#8 "DANCING MACHINE" – The Jackson 5
#7 "IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)" – Olivia Newton-John
#6 "BAND ON THE RUN" – Paul McCartney & Wings
#5 "BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT" – William DeVaughn
#4 "THE STREAK" – Ray Stevens
#3 "SUNDOWN" – Gordon Lightfoot
#2 "YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW" – The Stylistics
#1 "BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO" – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 06:04:42 PM
Magic 98's "Saturday At the Seventies" feature is always a treat, but today they're doing an all-Soul version.  And here's Brighter Side of Darkness' "Love Jones" to bore us with "a long irrevelant (sic) conversation".  If only they'd follow it with "Basketball Jones".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 07:34:55 PM
Ree-Ree's in love, yes she ram, yes she ram!

And when there's no getting over that rainbow, Karen Carpenter sees me thru.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 07:41:15 PM
VHMs for the aforementioned Eddie Kendricks and Cher hits, neither of which has been heard on the radio in many a moon, and another for 3DN, sandwiched between them with their jaunty Leo Sayer cover.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 08:27:35 PM
WOS -- one of the worst singles of the decade, IMHO -- "Rock'n'Roll Heaven". Tributes to the dead are dicey propositions to start with, but this is so in-artfully written, so NOT clever in every way... yeesh.  See the Commodores' "Night Shift" for one of the rare examples of this sub-genre that actually works on something other than a blatant-attempt-at-manipulation level.

Props, however to whatever Kasem employee chose a chart with "My Girl Bill" in it for this particular weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 08:38:26 PM
BOS1 The Hollies gorgeous "Air That I Breathe", which would sadly be their last big hit -- sad because their singles the following year, "Another Night" and their cover of Springsteen's "4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy)" are both terrific.

Another VHM to another fine forgotten one, the Spinners' "I'm Coming Home". And here's Mac Davis, obviously singing about the princess of cairo -- "she's one HELL of a woman -- young and strong and tan"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 08:52:44 PM
The DeFrancos' cover of "Save the Last Dance" isn't great, but it makes me wish they'd gotten their hands on "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and "Who Do You Think You Are?" before the Heywoods did.

BOS2 Gladys & Co, gittin' wit da kissin' and huggin' and a-lovin'.  If only they'd done more work with Curtis Mayfield.

Damn! this is quite the chart for lost gems -- BOS3 Anne Murray with one of her fine Beatle covers, "You Won't See Me". A most deserving Top Ten hit. But Carly's equally swell "Haven't Got Time For the Pain" (one of her best singles, methinks) would settle for peaking at #14.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 09:17:58 PM
Bwahahaha! Casey recites some lyrics from "Midnight at the Oasis", doing his best Bogart-by-way-of-Columbo imitation. Another underrated record that inexplicably shows up on "Jukebox From Hell" lists.

And here's Lisa Loopner's favorite piano man, Mr Hamlisch, showing what winning 3 Oscars in one year can do for ya.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2009, 09:27:12 PM
More prescient programming: Michael and his brothas show up to do the robot.  KPOO has been nonstop MJ all nite; I'll head over there now and catch the rest of Casey's Top Ten tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 28, 2009, 07:48:24 AM
The DeFrancos' cover of "Save the Last Dance" isn't great, but it makes me wish they'd gotten their hands on "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and "Who Do You Think You Are?" before the Heywoods did.

Can't agree here - the kid's voice is flat and adrift, to my ears.  I'm with you on Gladys, though.

Casey's '80s go to late June 1980, where we have a bunch of songs from Urban Cowboy (including Joe Walsh's tedious "All Night Long") and a bunch of unnecessary covers (including Kim Carnes' "More Love," which somehow outcharted the original, and Linda Ronstadt's "Hurt So Bad," which actually sounded good today).  Rodney Crowell's sole Top 40 charter, "Ashes By Now," was NTM, as was Raydio's "Two Places at the Same Time."  BOS to Blondie's "Atomic," which only stumbled to #39 in the midst of all those #1s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 28, 2009, 08:04:04 AM
Ooh: from the yet-to-be-released Xanadu, ELO's forgotten "I'm Alive."  I like it almost as much as the equally forgotten "Shine a Little Love."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 28, 2009, 10:48:27 PM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Welcome Kahunaburger!  FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station.  In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.

The XM version had this same show on Saturday morning.

Side note, I was flipping XM stations on my Directv and 70's on 7 played an e-mail request of a Bette Midler song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". The person went by the name of "RGMike". Was that you, Mike?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 29, 2009, 12:27:21 AM
Ree-Ree's in love, yes she ram, yes she ram!

And when there's no getting over that rainbow, Karen Carpenter sees me thru.

I'm just now (Sunday night/Monday morning 3:30am) listening to this set.  ABBA's first appearance on AT40, with "Waterloo" at #39.  I wouldn't become a fan until we got the Super Trouper 8-track in 1980.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 29, 2009, 01:37:21 AM
WOS -- one of the worst singles of the decade, IMHO -- "Rock'n'Roll Heaven". Tributes to the dead are dicey propositions to start with, but this is so in-artfully written, so NOT clever in every way... yeesh.  See the Commodores' "Night Shift" for one of the rare examples of this sub-genre that actually works on something other than a blatant-attempt-at-manipulation level.

Y'know - I have heard this song fewer than a half-dozen times in my life, and had never paid attention to the lyrics until tonight's on-demand.

You're absolutely right.  Insipid quoting that says nothing about the particulars of the genius of any of the artists, other than "Hey! You're the one who sang that line!" which is, as you say, an inartful way of showing respect.

I think my favorite tribute record is George Harrison's "All Those Years Ago."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 29, 2009, 07:44:29 AM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Welcome Kahunaburger!  FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station.  In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.

The XM version had this same show on Saturday morning.

Side note, I was flipping XM stations on my Directv and 70's on 7 played an e-mail request of a Bette Midler song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". The person went by the name of "RGMike". Was that you, Mike?

No! But it's weird when someone's using the same handle as you, which you thought to be fairly unique (it's not like "SF Mike" or "NYC Mike").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 29, 2009, 10:21:27 AM
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Welcome Kahunaburger!  FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station.  In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.

The XM version had this same show on Saturday morning.

Side note, I was flipping XM stations on my Directv and 70's on 7 played an e-mail request of a Bette Midler song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". The person went by the name of "RGMike". Was that you, Mike?

No! But it's weird when someone's using the same handle as you, which you thought to be fairly unique (it's not like "SF Mike" or "NYC Mike").

Rio Grande Mike?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 01, 2009, 09:00:18 PM
This weekend Casey70's airs his special from 7/2/77, the Top 40 Songs of Female Names:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
40: SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN (1973)
39: RAMBLIN' ROSE - NAT KING COLE (1962)
38: LADY MARMALADE - PATTI LaBELLE (1975)
37: MANDY - BARRY MANILOW (1975)
36: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - ELTON JOHN (1975)
35: CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN (1973)
34: HELP ME RHONDA - BEACH BOYS (1965)
33: VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (1970)
32: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY - MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS (1966)
EXTRA: MICHELLE - BEATLES (1966)
31: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (1975)
30: CANDIDA - DAWN (1970)
29: SHEILA - TOMMY ROE (1962)
28: SUNDOWN - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (1974)
27: MARIANNE - TERRY GILKYSON & THE EASY RIDERS (1957)
26: CRACKLIN' ROSIE - NEIL DIAMOND
25: SUSIE DARLIN' - ROBIN LUKE (1958)
24: OH JULIE - CRESCENDOS (1958)
23: ANGIE - ROLLING STONES (1973)
22: ANNIE'S SONG - JOHN DENVER (1974)
EXTRA: LAYLA - DEREK & THE DOMINOS (1972)
21: ANGIE BABY - HELEN REDDY (1974)
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
19: RUNAROUND SUE - DION (1961)
18: JUDY IN DISGUISE - JOHN FRED AND HIS PLAYBOY BAND (1968)
17: BRANDY - LOOKING GLASS (1972)
16: HEY PAULA - PAUL AND PAULA (1963)
15: DELTA DAWN - HELEN REDDY (1973)
14: PEGGY SUE - BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS (1958)
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)
12: WINDY - THE ASSOCIATION (1967)
11: SHERRY - FOUR SEASONS (1962)
10: DONNA - RICHIE VALENS (1959)
9: SARA SMILE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (1976)
8: HONEY - BOBBY GOLDSBORO (1968)
7: VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (1959)
6: CATHY'S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS (1960)
5: HELLO DOLLY - LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1964)
4: DIANA - PAUL ANKA (1957)
EXTRA: MONTAGE OF LITTLE RICHARD HITS - LONG TALL SALLY, LUCILLE, JENNY JONES, GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
3: MAGGIE MAY - ROD STEWART
2: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS (1957)
1: TAMMY - DEBBIE REYNOLDS (1957)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 01, 2009, 09:07:43 PM
I sometimes listen to the 70's version but this is one to miss. Too bad they couldn't do July 4, 1970, the very first American Top 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 01, 2009, 09:14:43 PM
I sometimes listen to the 70's version but this is one to miss. Too bad they couldn't do July 4, 1970, the very first American Top 40.

Totally agree.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 01, 2009, 11:10:16 PM
This weekend Casey70's airs his special from 7/2/77, the Top 40 Songs of Female Names:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
40: SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN (1973)
39: RAMBLIN' ROSE - NAT KING COLE (1962)
38: LADY MARMALADE - PATTI LaBELLE (1975)
37: MANDY - BARRY MANILOW (1975)
36: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - ELTON JOHN (1975)
35: CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN (1973)
34: HELP ME RHONDA - BEACH BOYS (1965)
33: VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (1970)
32: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY - MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS (1966)
EXTRA: MICHELLE - BEATLES (1966)
31: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (1975)
30: CANDIDA - DAWN (1970)
29: SHEILA - TOMMY ROE (1962)
28: SUNDOWN - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (1974)
27: MARIANNE - TERRY GILKYSON & THE EASY RIDERS (1957)
26: CRACKLIN' ROSIE - NEIL DIAMOND
25: SUSIE DARLIN' - ROBIN LUKE (1958)
24: OH JULIE - CRESCENDOS (1958)
23: ANGIE - ROLLING STONES (1973)
22: ANNIE'S SONG - JOHN DENVER (1974)
EXTRA: LAYLA - DEREK & THE DOMINOS (1972)
21: ANGIE BABY - HELEN REDDY (1974)
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
19: RUNAROUND SUE - DION (1961)
18: JUDY IN DISGUISE - JOHN FRED AND HIS PLAYBOY BAND (1968)
17: BRANDY - LOOKING GLASS (1972)
16: HEY PAULA - PAUL AND PAULA (1963)
15: DELTA DAWN - HELEN REDDY (1973)
14: PEGGY SUE - BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS (1958)
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)
12: WINDY - THE ASSOCIATION (1967)
11: SHERRY - FOUR SEASONS (1962)
10: DONNA - RICHIE VALENS (1959)
9: SARA SMILE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (1976)
8: HONEY - BOBBY GOLDSBORO (1968)
7: VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (1959)
6: CATHY'S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS (1960)
5: HELLO DOLLY - LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1964)
4: DIANA - PAUL ANKA (1957)
EXTRA: MONTAGE OF LITTLE RICHARD HITS - LONG TALL SALLY, LUCILLE, JENNY JONES, GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
3: MAGGIE MAY - ROD STEWART
2: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS (1957)
1: TAMMY - DEBBIE REYNOLDS (1957)
Not one of the better special countdown shows in AT40 history.  Really heavy on '77 shows lately.  What gives?  "Tammy" has to be one of the most cringe worthy songs of all time! "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro and "Mandy" by Barry Manilow aren't far behind!!!  Hope the AT40-The 80's special countdown is better.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 02, 2009, 08:42:09 AM
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
...
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)

aren't these kinda cheating?  :)

yes, I shall skip this one, too.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 02, 2009, 08:45:20 AM
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
...
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)

aren't these kinda cheating?  :)

yes, I shall skip this one, too.

indeed, it'll be pay-per-view on Sat nite, methinks. I too wish we'd get the very first (7/4/70) show, or at least one of his OHW/"disappearing acts" countdowns.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on July 02, 2009, 10:12:01 AM
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
...
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)

aren't these kinda cheating?  :)

yes, I shall skip this one, too.

Ditto for these:
38: LADY MARMALADE - PATTI LaBELLE (1975)
28: SUNDOWN - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (1974)

And they couldn't even spell "Robinson" right.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 02, 2009, 08:18:08 PM
   Hey everyone Kool 106.1 (KQLL FM) out of Tulsa is having an AT40 marathon starting tomorrow at 6am CDT.  The schedule for Friday, July 3rd is 6am-9am  April '74 show. 9am-1pm a show from November '81. 1pm-4pm June '74. 4pm-8pm June '80 and they finish off the day with a July '86 (July 19, 1986).  They will post the schedule for their July 4th marathon running 7am-6pm CDT and Sunday July 5th (9am CDT-12am) tomorrow on their website.                                                                                                                    http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html                                                                     
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 02, 2009, 10:46:43 PM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on July 03, 2009, 10:33:10 AM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)

Which XM station carries this? I get some XM channels via DirecTV.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 03, 2009, 10:36:07 AM
   Hey everyone Kool 106.1 (KQLL FM) out of Tulsa is having an AT40 marathon starting tomorrow at 6am CDT.  The schedule for Friday, July 3rd is 6am-9am  April '74 show. 9am-1pm a show from November '81. 1pm-4pm June '74. 4pm-8pm June '80 and they finish off the day with a July '86 (July 19, 1986).  They will post the schedule for their July 4th marathon running 7am-6pm CDT and Sunday July 5th (9am CDT-12am) tomorrow on their website.                                                                                                                    http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html                                                                     

thanks for the tip, kahunaburger!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 03, 2009, 10:38:17 AM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)

I don't get XM, but would def be interested in hearing this for sure..  thanks SFGuy!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2009, 10:50:49 AM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)

I don't get XM, but would def be interested in hearing this for sure..  thanks SFGuy!

Indeed, SFG, it would be wonderful if you could do that.  I heard that show when they re-ran it in 1975 for the 5th anniversary, and was struck by how much Casey's voice had changed in 5 years. By '75 he'd really gotten into his groove of a super-sincere, slightly syrupy delivery, but in '70 he was gruffer and punchier (you can hear remnants of that in the early-'71 shows we've gotten). It was a revelation at the time for a young radio geek like me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2009, 07:27:49 PM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)

Thank you, a thousand times thank you, SFGuy - I'd love a copy if it happens.  Been curious to hear this for a long time.

And Kahunaburger, thanks!  Just noticing this now.  Will catch the end of Tulsa time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2009, 07:51:39 PM
Argh!  For whatever reason, I am unable to play any streaming audio that pops up a window with a URL that has this in it: cc-common/ondemand/player.html ... I get a message about an Add-On being blocked; and when I try to download the add-on, I'm told my security settings won't allow it; and I'm uncomfortable playing with my security settings; so I try IE instead of my usual Firefox, and that won't even pop up the damn pop-up and I just downloaded an update to it last week ... Yarrgh.  I'm tired of using technology.  I'll listen to an '80s countdown sometime this weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 03, 2009, 09:02:43 PM
July 19, 1986 AT40's "Most Michael Jackson-Like Of Set" award goes to Jermaine Stewart's We Don't Have To Take Our Nose Clothes Off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_N7rv-iN8

it's like he's doing an MJ imitation.  btw, the song was co-written by Narada Michael Walden, who's responsible for the board lingo "Narada" (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=2136.msg38352#msg38352)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2009, 09:45:45 PM
July 19, 1986 AT40's "Most Michael Jackson-Like Of Set" award goes to Jermaine Stewart's We Don't Have To Take Our Nose Clothes Off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_N7rv-iN8

it's like he's doing an MJ imitation.  btw, the song was co-written by Narada Michael Walden, who's responsible for the board lingo "Narada" (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=2136.msg38352#msg38352)


I *love* that song; it's on my short list of great pop singles of the '80s. Genius, really: it clearly sounds as if it was written to be sung by a woman, yet Stewart flips it on its head and plays the role of a demure guy (fighting off a horny chick!) who doesn't want to be treated like a "piece of meat". A perfect song for its time (i.e., the beginning of the Age of AIDS). One of the many hits on my "Why did Dave never play this?" list.  Didn't realize Narada wrote it; betcha he pitched it to Aretha, or Whitney, or both.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 03, 2009, 11:25:28 PM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)

Which XM station carries this? I get some XM channels via DirecTV.

70's on 7 is channel 804. You might not see this by 9AM Saturday so catch it on Sunday, too.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 03, 2009, 11:26:57 PM
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:

It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!



 I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)

I don't get XM, but would def be interested in hearing this for sure..  thanks SFGuy!

Indeed, SFG, it would be wonderful if you could do that.  I heard that show when they re-ran it in 1975 for the 5th anniversary, and was struck by how much Casey's voice had changed in 5 years. By '75 he'd really gotten into his groove of a super-sincere, slightly syrupy delivery, but in '70 he was gruffer and punchier (you can hear remnants of that in the early-'71 shows we've gotten). It was a revelation at the time for a young radio geek like me.

If I could convert into an MP3, I'll upload it onto a service like Rapidshare and post the link here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 03, 2009, 11:34:17 PM
One thing. If I am able to do so, the file will be a bit funky as I will programming my DVD recorder to tape the show and I always leave extra time so I don't screw up so you'll get some non-Casey stuff on it (70's music).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 04, 2009, 09:26:27 AM
for those interested in taping online streams, check out this from a recent Ben Fong-Torres column:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/28/PKV71897I6.DTL#einstein


"How to record a show off the Internet.......Audacity, a free version of such audio recording and editing programs as Adobe Audition, has a beta (1.3.7) that has Shark-like features. It's essentially an audio TiVo, allowing timed recordings (look for the "transport" tab). The beta is at http://audacity.sourceforge.net."


I imagine a few folks here will be into this!! I'll post in a tech forum if I can find it....   :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 11:11:28 AM
Hey kids: FYI, Magic 98 in Madison, WI is also doing an AT40 marathon. They're in the middle of a late summer 1976 chart as we speak. JT is golden-showering the people. Eww.

http://www.magic98.com/

Coincidence?  I guess KFRC's commitment to "True Oldies Channel" precludes them from joining the fun.

OMG -- Magic 98 is mixing in patriotic music each hour, and here's Cher's version of the "Star Sequinned Spangled Banner!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 11:54:00 AM
When your body's had enuf of Ray Sawyer, it's time to give Dr Hook the, er, hook.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 01:09:07 PM
Next up on Magic 98: a 9/30/78 chart that kicks off with the Fabulous Sylvester at #40, dancin' the beat in the disco heat (tho' it's the 2 Tons o'Fun doing most of the singing).

And it's followed by the forgettable Stonebolt, and their Ambrosia-ish "I Will Still Love You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 04, 2009, 02:35:38 PM
XM goofed. They played the show from July 11, 1970 and not July 4th.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 05:01:03 PM
Magic 98 is into an October 29, 1977 chart. Just missed Ronnie Milsap and Stephen Bishop, sadly; Andy Gibb's goin' down and Dave Mason's on his way up, with Brick's "Dusic" and Eric Carmen's "She Did It" upcoming.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 05:24:03 PM
Magic 98 is into an October 29, 1977 chart. Just missed Ronnie Milsap and Stephen Bishop, sadly; Andy Gibb's goin' down and Dave Mason's on his way up, with Brick's "Dusic" and Eric Carmen's "She Did It" upcoming.

HA! I remember this one now, we heard it last year: it's the one where Casey gushes over there being "five -- yes I said five! -- remakes in a row!", starting with Ms Ronstadt in the bayou.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 04, 2009, 05:52:12 PM
Magic 98 is into an October 29, 1977 chart. Just missed Ronnie Milsap and Stephen Bishop, sadly; Andy Gibb's goin' down and Dave Mason's on his way up, with Brick's "Dusic" and Eric Carmen's "She Did It" upcoming.

HA! I remember this one now, we heard it last year: it's the one where Casey gushes over there being "five -- yes I said five! -- remakes in a row!", starting with Ms Ronstadt in the bayou.

I'm listening to it now.  BOS to the Ronnie Milsap.  HM to Rita Coolidge's finest moment; "We're All Alone" is the only time she didn't sound bored to me (same gripe I have with Jennifer Warnes and Maria Muldaur).  But I didn't know - or didn't remember - that Frankie Valli recorded it first!  Must YouTube that too ...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 05:58:45 PM
Yikes! Last week we talked about tributes to the dead, and here's Ronnie McDowell with "The King is Gone", thankyaverramuch.

Followed by the much-maligned Paul Nicholas version of "Heaven on the 7th Floor" --  and the maligners hadn't yet seen the Sgt Pepper movie! 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 06:09:08 PM
I'm listening to it now.  BOS to the Ronnie Milsap.  HM to Rita Coolidge's finest moment; "We're All Alone" is the only time she didn't sound bored to me...

Rumor was that Rita left Mr Kristofferson for a woman (no idea who) so I wonder who she was "All Alone" with when she recorded that -- Kris? or the mystery lady?  Either way, it was ecstasy when they laid down nextashe.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 06:26:54 PM
wow -- per that Casey story, Ringo really *was* the luckiest sonofabitch who ever lived! (Well, at least until Seth McFarlane.)

ooo! 2 great mondegreens back-to-back on the chart: The Commodores seem to be telling us "she's a cow, she's a cow, she's a cow now" and KC & Co keep it common-law.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 06:42:38 PM
Hooray for Shaun Cassidy: I hated "Da Doo Ron Ron", but his back-to-back Eric Carmen covers made me a believer. I actually prefer "Hey Deanie" to "That's RnR" but VHM anyway.

And now, Carly Simon makes me feel sad for Debby Boone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2009, 07:13:23 PM
Well, I'd hoped this marathon thing might mean Magic 98 would bypass the "girls names" countdown, but no: here it is. And I'm outta here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 04, 2009, 09:34:30 PM
I always wonder how much of this music Casey actually liked. Music changed quite a bit between his first show on July 4, 1970 (side note: I wish XM hadn't screwed up) until his last one in 1988. I guess it's just like Dick Clark, who did American Bandstand for almost 40 years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 04, 2009, 11:04:39 PM
I'm listening to it now.  BOS to the Ronnie Milsap.  HM to Rita Coolidge's finest moment; "We're All Alone" is the only time she didn't sound bored to me...

Rumor was that Rita left Mr Kristofferson for a woman (no idea who) so I wonder who she was "All Alone" with when she recorded that -- Kris? or the mystery lady?  Either way, it was ecstasy when they laid down nextashe.
Way 2 Hot knowledge!!!  Didn't Yvonne Elliman sing backup on some of her songs in the early 70's? I just wonder... 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 07, 2009, 08:11:58 AM
Article: "Casey's Final Countdown"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/06/entertainment/e174443D70.DTL
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 08, 2009, 08:49:42 AM
a longer (and quite lovely) piece on Casey from the NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/arts/music/08kasem.html?_r=1&hp

"A college friend of mine — who went on to become a world-champion video-game player when video games were still six feet tall — listened to Mr. Kasem each weekend and wrote down the Top 40 songs, in longhand. We all thought this was incredibly nerdy and weird. We were also jealous: we wished we had that set of notebooks with every Top 40 list for the last 10 years. It was so weird it was cool."

Something we can all relate to -- I know *I* can ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 08, 2009, 01:41:27 PM
There's a thread on the NYRMB related to the above NYT article. Someone posted that Casey was offered the announcer job on Soap ("these and other questions will be answered on the next episode...") but turned it down because he felt the "risque" plotlines on the show would clash with his wholesome image.

Which is interesting because I remember Casey doing a feature one week in the '70s about Walter Carlos, the synthesizer wizard who had one of the early sex-changes and became Wendy Carlos. It was one of the most matter-of-fact, sympathetic portrayals of the issue I have ever heard -- I recall being quite blown away by it (and I don't remember why it was done; Carlos never charted with a single).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 09, 2009, 11:12:59 AM
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php

forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 09, 2009, 11:17:06 AM
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php

forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.

the Bob WElch sounds NTM.  Oh good! we'll get to hear the 3 minute version of Joe Walsh's Life's Been Good!  Rod Temperton and Heatwave snorting up The Groove Line, too...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 09, 2009, 08:57:37 PM
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php

forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
  "Prove It All Night" should've charted higher than it did.  Ditto "FM".  "Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!).  "My Angel Baby" is pretty god awful in it's own right.  "Baker Street" being blocked by  "Shadow Dancing" from the top spot may be one of the greatest chart injustices of all time!!! 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 09, 2009, 10:30:17 PM
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php

forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
  "Prove It All Night" should've charted higher than it did.  Ditto "FM".  "Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!).  "My Angel Baby" is pretty god awful in it's own right.  "Baker Street" being blocked by  "Shadow Dancing" from the top spot may be one of the greatest chart injustices of all time!!! 

I bought Thank God It's Friday on DVD while Virgin was unloading its inventory.  I haven't watched it yet - I'm waiting for an occasion.  :)

And I totally agree on "Baker Street."  Still such a massive, massive record.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2009, 07:27:42 AM
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php

forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
  "Prove It All Night" should've charted higher than it did.  Ditto "FM".  "Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!).  "My Angel Baby" is pretty god awful in it's own right.  "Baker Street" being blocked by  "Shadow Dancing" from the top spot may be one of the greatest chart injustices of all time!!! 

I'll agree on all but "My Angel Baby" -- a sweet little ballad, and if you didn't notice the obvious resemblance to "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", they covered the latter the following year (payback to avoid a lawsuit, perhaps?).  I actually saw Toby Beau open for Bob Seger that fall at Nassau Coliseum; they were an energetic Eagles/Poco knockoff and seemed genuinely thrilled to be playing arenas with only one hit under their belts.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 07:43:43 AM
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php

forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.

the Bob WElch sounds NTM. 

"Hot Love, Cold World," New to Me as well.

And I'm sure I saw "King Tut" back in its day, but I doubt I actually stayed up late enough to watch SNL at age 5.  We might have had the 45.  HE'S AN EGYPTIAN!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 07:46:45 AM
"What George Washington Carver did for peanuts, Barbra Streisand has done for ladies' noses."  Um, wtf, Casey?

"Songbird," NTM, is quite nice, though not as grand as Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird" (did someone just mention Eva Cassidy's version?).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 07:56:06 AM
Sorry, but I'm hearing Carly's "You Belong to Me" and I'm thinking of McNair's murderous mistress.  Psychobitch anthem.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 08:05:30 AM
Roberta Flack's "If Ever I See You Again" is NTM - it's not on the GH comp I have of hers, Softly With These Songs.  How annoying, considering the number of nonhits on it.

ETA: It melodically sounds an awful lot like "You Light Up My Life."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 08:10:29 AM
"Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!). 

Damn, you weren't joking.  This is yet another NTM, and it's a bloody mess.  Like they arbitrarily mashed up a few Silver Convention, Donna Summer, and Rose Royce records, figuring whatever resulted couldn't miss.  And they appear to have been right.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 08:39:25 AM
"Like the window, you got nothing to say" - I love the song (especially Ann Peebles' original take), but damn that line makes me cringe.  10-year penalty for metaphor abuse.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2009, 08:51:00 AM
BOS to my beloved Jefferson Starship and the shimmeringly gorgeous "Runaway."  A lovely parting note for Marty and Grace.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 12:13:29 PM

ETA: It melodically sounds an awful lot like "You Light Up My Life."


Good ears, bub: it was written by the same guy, Joe Brooks (recently accused of multiple instances of sex harrassment).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 05:07:51 PM
gearing up for Casey with Magic 98's '70s Saturday; Gladys is huggin' and a-lovin', gittin' wit da kissin' again, and then -- TANC -- Shaun Cassidy gives a shout-out to Deanie (which i was just jonesin' for recently).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 06:19:47 PM
The Magic 98 deejay just said "Here's Andy Kim. He likes it... gently".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 06:23:48 PM
"Like the window, you got nothing to say" - I love the song (especially Ann Peebles' original take), but damn that line makes me cringe.  10-year penalty for metaphor abuse.

"but like a window, you're transparent as fuck" probably wouldn't've gotten as much airplay.

Holy crap -- I haven't heard Eddie Money's "Maybe I'm a Fool" in ages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 07:13:16 PM
Macca leads off at #40 with "I've Had Enough", telling Linda to stop yapping at him from the back seat. Too bad he couldn't get her to keep her mouth shut on stage.

And Casey precedes the Dave Mason "Will You Still Love Me Tom'ow" with a snippet of the Shirelles version, which he says was produced by... Phil Spector? That can't be right, can it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 07:35:06 PM
Can we prove it all night and still be friends?

Fun chart fact o' the week: next week's 1978 chart (July 22nd) features Andy Gibb bookending the 40 -- debuting at #40 with "An Everlasting Love" and then climaxing the countdown in his 6th of 7 weeks at #1 with "Shadow Dancing".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2009, 07:50:38 PM
If you'd told me I'd end up hearing "King Tut" 5 times in 3 days, I'd've said you were a... nut.

Casey said there was a hit upcoming by an artist with a famous unusual nose, and I thought: "Jamie Farr made the charts?"  But it's Babs with the soon-to-peak-at-#25 "Songbird".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 12, 2009, 02:05:49 AM
Roberta Flack's "If Ever I See You Again" is NTM - it's not on the GH comp I have of hers, Softly With These Songs.  How annoying, considering the number of nonhits on it.

ETA: It melodically sounds an awful lot like "You Light Up My Life."
  Joe Brooks wrote both songs.  He was the star/director/writer of the movie "If Ever I See You Again" .  His co-star was future Charlie's Angel Shelly Hack.  I made the mistake of taking a date to see said movie when I was in high school.  It was so bad that I was laughing at the contrived dialouge and bad acting.  My date got mad and stormed out.  I haven't talked to her since.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 12, 2009, 02:20:39 AM
   Does "Hot Blooded" ROCK or what!!!  Hearing it and "Lifes Been Good" back to back is way cool.  Listening to Sunday 3AM (CDT) broadcast on Super Hits KUUL 101.3 out of Moline, IL.  The stream hasn't messed up or stopped once. May be able to last until 6AM.  Gotta hear Casey do intro and outro on "Baker Street".  :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 12, 2009, 09:23:03 AM
jumped in right before Magnet and Steel, one of my go-to faves.   

I'm not a super huge fan, but When I saw Roberta Flack at Stern Groooove a couple weeks ago, I don't think she played this song, If Ever I See You Again.   She played her solo hits ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love",) but she didn't touch her famous duets w Donny Hathaway ("Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You").  She did talk a bit about Howard University, where she majored in music and where she met Donny -- the mention of his name got a big hand.  [btw, have you ever heard Donny doing "Jealous Guy" from his live album?  very nice...]

TGIF -- yes, I concur.  Cringy and strains of "You Light Up My Pants Life" can be heard.  Joe Brooke was about 70 when those sex charges were alleged.  Dirty Ol' Man...

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 12, 2009, 09:26:42 AM
   Does "Hot Blooded" ROCK or what!!!  Hearing it and "Lifes Been Good" back to back is way cool.  Listening to Sunday 3AM (CDT) broadcast on Super Hits KUUL 101.3 out of Moline, IL.  The stream hasn't messed up or stopped once. May be able to last until 6AM.  Gotta hear Casey do intro and outro on "Baker Street".  :)


hellyeah, it rawks... esp after the Commodores Fee Tines a Mady. ;)

Foreigner always has a place in my heart, as Lou Gramm is from my hometown.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: mshray on July 12, 2009, 09:28:20 AM
   Does "Hot Blooded" ROCK or what!!!  Hearing it and "Lifes Been Good" back to back is way cool.  Listening to Sunday 3AM (CDT) broadcast on Super Hits KUUL 101.3 out of Moline, IL.  The stream hasn't messed up or stopped once. May be able to last until 6AM.  Gotta hear Casey do intro and outro on "Baker Street".  :)


I listened to that station a good bit in the summer of '77, when I was 14 & working on my uncle's dairy farm in Coal Valley, small town in the same county.  Said farm was/is the Schroeder family homestead, in the process of being passed to the 4th generation.  Loads of Schroeders up in the Quad City area.  In fact the street address of the farm has actually changed officially from E. 92nd Street (still in '77) to Schroeder Road today.

ETA:  that was when Foreigner broke big with "Fee-yals Like the First Time", which I remember experiencing while riding shotgun on my uncle's tractor.  Same thing with Boston "Peace Of Mind" & Shaun Cassidy's "Da Doo Ron Ron".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 12, 2009, 11:58:06 AM
Macca leads off at #40 with "I've Had Enough", telling Linda to stop yapping at him from the back seat. Too bad he couldn't get her to keep her mouth shut on stage.

And Casey precedes the Dave Mason "Will You Still Love Me Tom'ow" with a snippet of the Shirelles version, which he says was produced by... Phil Spector? That can't be right, can it?

Good catch - it was produced by Luther Dixon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 12, 2009, 07:08:58 PM
Macca leads off at #40 with "I've Had Enough", telling Linda to stop yapping at him from the back seat. Too bad he couldn't get her to keep her mouth shut on stage.

And Casey precedes the Dave Mason "Will You Still Love Me Tom'ow" with a snippet of the Shirelles version, which he says was produced by... Phil Spector? That can't be right, can it?

Good catch - it was produced by Luther Dixon.

Hey, Shirelles, Ronettes, Chiffons -- they're all the same to Casey's interns.  It immediately reminded me of the girl-group "Greek chorus" in Little Shop of Horrors, 3 black women named Crystal, Ronnettte, and Chiffon. (And I remind you, you must rent LSOH soon.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2009, 01:51:53 PM
This week Casey goes to July 19, 1975

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4816999.php?

lost gems from MJ, Freddy Fender, Jesser Colter, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Tony Camillo's Bazuka and -- oh my stars! -- Ray Stevens' fab cover of "Misty". And (TANC) I get to hear "Wildfire" after missing it the other day.


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 17, 2009, 09:29:49 PM
This week Casey goes to July 19, 1975
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4816999.php?
lost gems from MJ, Freddy Fender, Jesser Colter, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Tony Camillo's Bazuka and -- oh my stars! -- Ray Stevens' fab cover of "Misty". And (TANC) I get to hear "Wildfire" after missing it the other day.
I was away last weekend for 4 days in NJ, surprise party for friends.  Was so busy I missed catching AT40, but look forward to revisiting summer '75 this weekend!  This list includes the "Extra" tracks:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2009, 09:10:12 AM
#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.

#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul.  Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.

Freddie Fender is next w Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, which was too doo wop-y for my tastes.  Sort of a worm ear for me.  and the instrumental break sounds like someone is playing an electronic cat.  :)


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2009, 09:32:15 AM
Michael Jacksons "JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU” isn't that memorable.  No wonder it's NTM.   Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds are up next.  Isn't this a Dave Morey fave? 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2009, 09:44:28 AM
Janis Ian's smash comeback "At Seventeen" is #33 here, but it eventually rose to #3 on pop charts (and #1 on Adult Contempo).  Casey said Janice was going to be part of his "Disappearing Acts" show he was working on until this song, which rose 6 spots this week.  Recall that her controversial "Society's Child" in 1967 put her on the map at the tender age of thirteen, but after that she wasn't close to charting, thanks mostly to a skittish industry. According to wikipedia: "Ian performed At Seventeen as a musical guest on the very first episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975."


after this Ringo Starr is in semi-novelty act mode (isn't he always?) with "IT’S ALL DOWN TO GOODNIGHT VIENNA' -- which is sorta NTM, but I'm into it.  fun.  "I took my baby to a party last night -- uh huh huh -- she look so good that it made me uptight.  uh huh huh."  Ringo, relax, you're a freaking BEATLE!  She ain't going anywhere! :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2009, 10:26:34 AM
BOSes to  “I’M NOT LISA” by Jessi Colter

VHM to "EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET HIGH)” by  Charlie Rich and  “WILDFIRE” by Michael Murphey
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2009, 11:43:20 AM
The whole Top 20 w a few exceptions (James Taylor, maybe?) pretty much gets a VHM/BOS from me.  I think I was glued to my local pop stations in Rochester during this time (probably 950 AM WBBF or 1460 AM WAXC), so these songs are very familiar ... not that I actually had very good taste back then: one of the 45s I possessed was the silly "Dy-no-MITE!" by Bazuka (but I also bought EJ's Someone Saved My Life Tonight -- a song I still adore -- and  Jive Talkin').  I got them, like most kids did, from the Top 40 rack at Woolworth's which was just up the hill in "Suburban Plaza" (still there).  They re-arranged the records according to their chart position, and I think they were 98 cents.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 07:19:45 PM
#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.

#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul.  Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.

Freddie Fender is next w Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, which was too doo wop-y for my tastes.  Sort of a worm ear for me.  and the instrumental break sounds like someone is playing an electronic cat.  :)

Barry's "sweet Melissa" was named for Melissa Manchester; guess she was one of his favorite beards back in the day.

But don' be dissin' Joe Simon unless you've done the Kung-Fu Bump!  And the Fender is a personal fave. It's actually a remake of his own song from 1959 -- the orig version flopped after he was arrested for pot possession (he spent 3 years in prison!), and so he re-recorded it on his comeback LP in '75.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 07:34:21 PM
If you'd told me in '75 that, 30 years hence, Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" would be one of the most-played oldies on rock radio, I'd've slapped you the way Cher did Nick Cage in Moonstruck.  Ditto Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabummer" -- and here's their "S-S-Saturday Nite S-S-Special", which ain't.

But I do like the MJ, one of the lesser solo hits Motown included on the 3-LP Anthology, which I nearly wore out the grooves of, during my college radio tenure. It's a Holland-Dozier-Holland tune, with fab production by Brian Holland hisself.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 07:46:30 PM
Janis Ian's smash comeback "At Seventeen" is #33 here, but it eventually rose to #3 on pop charts (and #1 on Adult Contempo).  Casey said Janice was going to be part of his "Disappearing Acts" show he was working on until this song, which rose 6 spots this week. 

I remember both those "Disappearing Acts" shows and wish they'd rerun one of 'em. When Casey played Ms. Ian on the first one (4th of July 1973) he pointed out that she was still writing songs and that Roberta Flack was about to release one as a single -- "Jesse", which peaked at #30 that fall.

In Oct of '74, I saw Billy Joel at Avery Fisher Hall in NYC (this was right after Streetlife Serenade came out), and Janis Ian was his opening act -- she did "At 17", first time any of us had heard it, and we all thought it was an impressive lyric. She also did her song "Stars" which would be recorded by Cher.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 08:01:02 PM
Hot Chocolate's "Disco Queen" is almost as bad as "Emma", but at least nobody dies in this one.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 08:16:06 PM
BOS1 Major Harris's ode to premature ejaculation. Dude, if love won't let you wait, there's creams and ointments for that. Or at least think of baseball players.

VHM Tony O & Dawn, "Mornin' Beautiful", one of their nicest singles, and (sadly) their last trip to the Top 20.

Nicest surprise: Charlie Rich -- I haven't heard this one in many years, and I remember not thinking much of it in '75, but it's really lovely.

And after gushing about it earlier this week, how can I not give "Wildfire" BOS2? Superb use of imagery and symbolism.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 08:41:10 PM
TC's right: the Top 20 is loaded with great stuff. BOS3 "Rhinestone Cowboy"

EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen, to the surprise of absolutely no one.

Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers.  The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.

And "Dy-no-Mite!" is silly but fun -- Didn't Jimmie Walker (or the writers of Good Times) threaten to sue?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 09:19:15 PM
eh-eh-EH-vahbody's jive talkin' 'bout the good ol' days. I could listen to Gladys sing the phone book; that "The Way We Were" got as high as #11 -- 18 months after Babs' version hit #1 -- is a testament to Ms Knight's stellar pipes.

Barry's sweet Melissa arrives to sing "Midnight Blue" (from the LP Past Tense, har har). But BOS5 Gwen (Mrs. George) McCrae, "Rockin' Chair", one of the sexiest come-ons ever to hit the Top Ten.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2009, 09:40:00 PM
"no one gets me up there like you can
but you've got a nose like a toucan"

Frankie V gets his disco on -- swear to god! -- and "Who Loves You" wouldn't hit the Hot 100 for another month yet.

"so call me a one-woman lover
I can't even look at your mother"

Jeez, i feel like I've heard Casey answer this "has anyone ever knocked himself out of the #1 spot?" question at least 2 other times in the last year.

This has been quite a chart, and to make it more intense, the summer of '75 is quite sledgehammery for me; I spent 2 months at the infamous Connecticut School of Broadcasting and was suffering (and I *DO* mean suffering) my first unrequited same-sex crush. Pilot's "Magic" always brings that back to me.

VHM ONJ at her most appealing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2009, 11:10:13 PM
Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers.  The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.

yes, I love that one.  Good call.  so many good ones here, and Rhinestone Cowboy should bring out the karaoke star in everyone, not that I would actually DO the karaoke. 

Seeing Billy Joel in 74 must've been very cool.  Do you still have the stub?

The Melissa Manchester was great, too.   Did not know she was Barry's beard.   The Gwen McRae song is very reminiscent of the refrain of hubby's George's Rock Your Baby, don't you think?  And I didn't realize BTO was using riffs from three of theor other songs in "Hey You."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 19, 2009, 09:11:34 PM
#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.

#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul.  Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.

The Manilow gets BOS from me.  (I'm finally listening now.)  The Joe Simon is NTM - I see from my Billboard book that it was his last Top 40 hit and - surprisingly to me - his sole Top 10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 19, 2009, 09:43:26 PM
Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers.  The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.

yes, I love that one.  Good call.  so many good ones here, and Rhinestone Cowboy should bring out the karaoke star in everyone, not that I would actually DO the karaoke. 

I've done that at karaoke, in both SF and Arlington, VA.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 21, 2009, 08:17:43 PM
BOS1 Major Harris's ode to premature ejaculation. Dude, if love won't let you wait, there's creams and ointments for that. Or at least think of baseball players.

VHM Tony O & Dawn, "Mornin' Beautiful", one of their nicest singles, and (sadly) their last trip to the Top 20.

Nicest surprise: Charlie Rich -- I haven't heard this one in many years, and I remember not thinking much of it in '75, but it's really lovely.

And after gushing about it earlier this week, how can I not give "Wildfire" BOS2? Superb use of imagery and symbolism.
  "Everytime You Touch Me(I Get High)" is a great song.  Charlie Rich should have done jazz type singing his whole career.  It suited him.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 21, 2009, 08:24:59 PM
TC's right: the Top 20 is loaded with great stuff. BOS3 "Rhinestone Cowboy"

EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen, to the surprise of absolutely no one.

Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers.  The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.

And "Dy-no-Mite!" is silly but fun -- Didn't Jimmie Walker (or the writers of Good Times) threaten to sue?
   Great countdown this week.  The only cringe worthy song was "Disco Queen" by Hot Chocolate.  Total rip of Sly and The Family Stone.  The lower reaches of the countdown with Skynyrd's "Saturday Night Special" and Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" rule.  Any countdown with "Please Mr. Please" "Midnight Blue" "Wildfire" "I'm Not Lisa" JT's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "At Seventeen" gets a big thumbs up from me!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 21, 2009, 08:31:07 PM
The whole Top 20 w a few exceptions (James Taylor, maybe?) pretty much gets a VHM/BOS from me.  I think I was glued to my local pop stations in Rochester during this time (probably 950 AM WBBF or 1460 AM WAXC), so these songs are very familiar ... not that I actually had very good taste back then: one of the 45s I possessed was the silly "Dy-no-MITE!" by Bazuka (but I also bought EJ's Someone Saved My Life Tonight -- a song I still adore -- and  Jive Talkin').  I got them, like most kids did, from the Top 40 rack at Woolworth's which was just up the hill in "Suburban Plaza" (still there).  They re-arranged the records according to their chart position, and I think they were 98 cents.

  Agree bigtime on "Jive Talkin'" it was the number one song of 1975 on Omaha's WOW radio. They even had a live interview with Robin Gibb (it was about 10 minutes to 6am New Year's Day in the UK). Very addictive song, great intro.  Love it to this day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 21, 2009, 08:34:28 PM
#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.

#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul.  Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.

Freddie Fender is next w Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, which was too doo wop-y for my tastes.  Sort of a worm ear for me.  and the instrumental break sounds like someone is playing an electronic cat.  :)

Barry's "sweet Melissa" was named for Melissa Manchester; guess she was one of his favorite beards back in the day.

But don' be dissin' Joe Simon unless you've done the Kung-Fu Bump!  And the Fender is a personal fave. It's actually a remake of his own song from 1959 -- the orig version flopped after he was arrested for pot possession (he spent 3 years in prison!), and so he re-recorded it on his comeback LP in '75.
  Love "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights".  Freddie did a killer live version when he was in The Texas Tornadoes with Doug Sahm and Augie Myers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 21, 2009, 08:36:11 PM
Hot Chocolate's "Disco Queen" is almost as bad as "Emma", but at least nobody dies in this one.


  About the only sour note in this weeks countdown.  They redeemed themselves later in the year with "You Sexy Thing".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 21, 2009, 10:00:03 PM
TC's right: the Top 20 is loaded with great stuff. BOS3 "Rhinestone Cowboy"

EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen, to the surprise of absolutely no one.

Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers.  The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.

And "Dy-no-Mite!" is silly but fun -- Didn't Jimmie Walker (or the writers of Good Times) threaten to sue?
   Great countdown this week.  The only cringe worthy song was "Disco Queen" by Hot Chocolate.  Total rip of Sly and The Family Stone.  The lower reaches of the countdown with Skynyrd's "Saturday Night Special" and Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" rule.  Any countdown with "I'm Not In Love" "One of These Nights" "Please Mr. Please" "Midnight Blue" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Wildfire" "I'm Not Lisa" JT's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "At Seventeen" gets a big thumbs up from me!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 22, 2009, 08:24:47 PM
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 23, 2009, 07:42:26 AM
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

too bad, because the '70s edition is a rare 1970 show:  July 25, 1970 -- only Casey's 3rd or 4th show ever! Note the difference in his voice.

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4854408.php

TANC: Ronnie Dyson at #26!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 23, 2009, 03:05:56 PM
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
   Have to wonder if WHNN is doing a super 80's weekend or if they are switching to AT40-The 80's on a permanent basis.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 23, 2009, 03:13:25 PM
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

too bad, because the '70s edition is a rare 1970 show:  July 25, 1970 -- only Casey's 3rd or 4th show ever! Note the difference in his voice.

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4854408.php

TANC: Ronnie Dyson at #26!
    Love it when they dig in the back of the vault and play the 1970 shows.  "Ride Captain Ride Upon Your Mystery Ship!!!"   A lost garage rock classic in Crabby Appleton's "Go Back" was still hangin' on the countdown as well.   Might have to actually wake up before noon (for once) this Saturday to listen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 23, 2009, 03:31:26 PM
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

too bad, because the '70s edition is a rare 1970 show:  July 25, 1970 -- only Casey's 3rd or 4th show ever! Note the difference in his voice.

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4854408.php

TANC: Ronnie Dyson at #26!
    Love it when they dig in the back of the vault and play the 1970 shows.  "Ride Captain Ride Upon Your Mystery Ship!!!"   A lost garage rock classic in Crabby Appleton's "Go Back" was still hangin' on the countdown as well.   Might have to actually wake up before noon (for once) this Saturday to listen.

FYI, kahuna, WODS Boston makes the show available via podcast on their website for weeks after they air:

http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

...usually beginning the Monday or Tuesday after the original play. I know I'll be listening to this week's more than once. That Crabby Appleton is one of my all-time fave One Hit Wonders.
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: Gazoo on July 25, 2009, 07:31:03 AM
FYI - we heard this same ep last year:

This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)

OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Got back Saturday night in time to tune in on Sunny 101.5 in South Bend.  Marvelous stuff, including the l-o-n-g intro with the Three Degrees' unhinged-lead take on "Maybe."  And "Tell It All, Brother" is really something - how were the First Edition perceived culturally and critically at the time?  It was many years before I heard about them (3WS didn't have them in rotation), so I'm kinda curious.

Meanwhile, the '80s countdown goes to this week in 1980, when the Dirt Band (no more getting down to the Nitty Gritty) debuted at 40 with the anesthetized, lobotomized "Make a Little Magic."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2009, 12:07:45 PM
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
   Have to wonder if WHNN is doing a super 80's weekend or if they are switching to AT40-The 80's on a permanent basis.

They seem to do this whenever the '70s show is from the first half of that decade.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2009, 01:08:42 PM
Todo da bien -- NO Chevrolet! Magic 98 just played an edited version of "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" that deleted the entire exchange between Stevie and the lady! I've never heard that edit before. No Spanish folks in Wisconsin?

But -- ironically -- cunning linguists are OK, because here's "Cecelia"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 25, 2009, 07:33:53 PM
  "Why Don't You Check Out Your Mind...Been With You All The Time. Check Out Your Mind, Check Out Your Mind, Check Out Your Mind!!!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 25, 2009, 07:39:59 PM
   Listening to Mungo Jerry's "In The Summertime" now.  Silly but infectious.  Love the skiffle beat and the motorcycle sound effect.  Perfect dare I say Summer song.   #1 in England and I believe in the U.S. on Cashback magazine. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem AT40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2009, 08:01:04 PM
FYI - we heard this same ep last year:

Rerun or not this is one spectacular chart -- an embarrassment of (lost) riches.  The aforementioned 3 Degrees, First Edition and Crabby Appleton, plus John Phillips, the Impressions, Mark Lindsay, the 5-D putting more money in Ms Nyro's coffers, Ronnie Dyson and Robin McNamara making up a cast-of-Hair twin-spin, Flaming Ember, White Plains, BJ Thomas, Miguel Rios' glorious "Song of Joy", PG&E... lawd have mercy!

TANC: a 67-year-old (but sounding much older) Charles Wright was interviewed on the KPOO oldies show this week; he has a new CD of re-makes of doo-wop tunes he was involved with long before he formed the Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band. And here they are with the wonderful "Love Land".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on July 25, 2009, 09:12:06 PM
   Not done listening to countdown and I nominate "Gimme Dat Ding" as the most annoying and cringe-worthy song on this weeks countdown.  Truly AWFUL!!!  Think I may just puke all over my laptop!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2009, 11:30:41 AM
Loved hearing the "extra" in which Casey told the story of how Bob Crewe got the title of "Big Girls Don't Cry" watching Joan Crawford on the Late Late Show. Gee, a gay man watching Joan Crawford movies in the middle of the night -- who'd'a thunk it? ;)

Not only did we get the full monologue on the 3 Degree's "Maybe", we also got the loooong versions of "Song of Joy" and "Spill the Wine" -- I guess, what with the show being brand new, they weren't selling many commercials yet.  We missed, however, an extra that Casey teased at the top of Hour 3: "the longest song ever to make the Top Ten" -- I can only assume that was "Hey Jude"? or "MacArthur Park"?

Chart trivia: at #86 that week was a cover of "Que Sera Sera" by... Mary Hopkin! Produced by Macca, of course. I have never heard that -- hope it's on YouTube. Also, 2 Neil Young songs that would never make the 40: His own "Cinammon Girl" at #55, and Buddy Miles' cover of "Down By The River" at #83. And both versions of "Big Yellow Taxi" are on the chart; Joni's orig is #100 and the cover by Neighborhood is hitbound at # 51.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2009, 02:31:27 PM
This week Casey ventures to August 6, 1977:

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4899186.php

Lost gems from the Isleys, the Cat Man, the Bay City Rollers, Leo Sayer and Elvis. Plus: Meri Wilson warbles a HFH, Slave does the electric "Slide", ELO give Green Day the melody for "21 Guns", Stephen Bishop provides the loved by me/hated by Gaz "On & On", and we get a lot of stuff we heard when Casey did '77 a month ago, like "Ariel", "You're My World", "Undercover Angel" etc.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 07:22:24 AM
Wasn't knocked out by the NTM Isleys, spending their sole week in the 40 with "Livin' in the Life."

HM to Slave's "Slide," which disco cover band Superbooty used to do a grand version of.  The guy who sublet me my first NYC apartment worked with Slave briefly a few years ago during a reunion package thing.  It didn't go very well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 07:29:07 AM
the Isleys are a great start to any playlist.  When Casey intros Steve Miller's "Jet Airliner," he recounts how Mr Miller has acknowledged blatant borrowing from other artists: he played the intro riffs to Miller's "Rock N Me" (charted in 76) and Free's "All Right Now" (1970) back to back to demonstrate.  But then he says "this next one is all Steve Miller --- here's Jet Airliner."  no mention of Paul Pena, who wrote it.

I like Steve Miller for the most part, but even his buddy Joel Selvin has called him a "careerist" in print.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 07:33:10 AM
Did Cat Stevens write this for a failed TV pilot? 

agree w you, Gaz, on Slade as HM. 

ooh, here's the earworm "Ariel."  I'm into it now! 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 07:38:55 AM
Elvis, less than 3 weeks before his death - yikes.  HM to "Way Down," which holds up surprisingly well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 07:42:34 AM
Just noticed that the characters in the first verse of "On and On" are Sue and Sam - are they muskrats?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 07:44:05 AM
Elvis, less than 3 weeks before his death - yikes.  HM to "Way Down," which holds up surprisingly well.
I think so, too.  It's got a "Burning Love" feel happening.  Elvis can borrow from himself all he wants.... of course, that's after borrowing from so many Black performers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 07:45:13 AM
"I like a woman ... that's QUIET.  A woman who carries herself like ... Miss Universe."  OMGWTFLOL of the week to "Float On," great musically but the most ridiculous lyrics ever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 07:45:44 AM
Just noticed that the characters in the first verse of "On and On" are Sue and Sam - are they muskrats?

whoa!  everyone is borrowing from everyone! 
 
The Floaters' Float On is so freaking awesome...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 07:47:26 AM
"I like a woman ... that's QUIET.  A woman who carries herself like ... Miss Universe."  OMGWTFLOL of the week to "Float On," great musically but the most ridiculous lyrics ever.

CANCER!  and my name is Larry!


eta: love Casey's back announce where he says the Floaters are "heavy into astrology"  uh.. yeah. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 07:51:09 AM
Johnny Rivers laying the crickets/cicadas on a bit thick on the otherwise lovely "Swayin' to the Music," which for years I thought was titled "Slow Dancin'."  I finally heard the Funky Kings original; it's slower and less well done.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 08:09:35 AM
What can I do?  what can I say?  BOS to Leo Sayer's How Much Love.  I've always loved this song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 08:11:08 AM
What can I do?  what can I say?  BOS to Leo Sayer's How Much Love.  I've always loved this song.

Sayer's done one song I adore ("When I Need You"), two I kinda like well enough (this and "More Than I Can Say"), and two I utterly abhor ("Long Tall Glasses," "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.")  I lump him and Gilbert O'Sullivan together.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 08:18:22 AM
ooh, Telephone Line is another favorite.  I was glued to my radio this summer, and the overwrought strings and angst in Jeff Lynne's voice fit right into the developing moodiness that came along puberty's onset.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 08:20:16 AM
Very surreal to hear the Little Rascals theme as part of the Chico station's commercial filler music.  Can they not even give away ads in this climate?  Wow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 08:21:57 AM
BOS to Hot, "Angel in Your Arms."  Marvelously well sung.  I would have loved it if Love Unlimited had taken a crack at this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 08:30:38 AM
Very surreal to hear the Little Rascals theme as part of the Chico station's commercial filler music.  Can they not even give away ads in this climate?  Wow.

and it was esp weird that we heard an announcer say "Attention!" right before he was clipped off and the theme music kicked in.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2009, 08:58:26 AM
signing off soon, will have to catch last hour some other time -- although hearing the lower chart is always my priority over the top third, which usually contains songs we hear in heavy rotation.

have a good day, Gaz, and stay dry!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 08:59:30 AM
"She stands before my eyes / Driving me to the airport."

What's she driving, a trolley?  She should keep her eyes on the road, actually.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 09:03:34 AM
Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It," which I often forget was one of his #1s.  "And all I could taste was love the way we made it."  So, Barry swallows.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 09:04:44 AM
BOS2 to the Bay City Rollers, "You Made Me Believe in Magic."  I've really grown fond of this in recent months.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 01, 2009, 09:08:13 AM
BOS3 to Alice Cooper's "You and Me."  If someone ever sings this to me I'll be a happy person indeed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2009, 10:52:08 AM
BOS2 to the Bay City Rollers, "You Made Me Believe in Magic."  I've really grown fond of this in recent months.

It's very nice. I still have the 45. I have a memory of driving home from Rockaway Beach on a summer afternoon in '77 and hearing this on WABC.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2009, 11:26:11 AM
Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It," which I often forget was one of his #1s.  "And all I could taste was love the way we made it."  So, Barry swallows.

Or he's playing the role of a cunning linguist.  I'm listening to Magic 98's "Saturday Seventies" thing and they loves them some Barry, esp "Daybreak" -- they seem to play it every week. Somebody yell "one more time!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2009, 11:46:55 AM
OMFG! Leif Garrett, "I Was Made For Dancin'"! This really should be segued with Kiss' "I Was Made For Lovin' You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 02, 2009, 01:12:56 AM
     "Strawberry Letter 23" is truly awesome eventhough I have no clue what it's about.  "Black Betty" (Ledbelly to the MAX!!!)  and "Give a Little Bit" also rule.  Would be too easy to tag Manilow or Babs with cringe worthy song of week.  I'll go with "Telephone Man" by Meri Wilson.  Exceptionally BAD!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2009, 11:08:38 AM
Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2009, 12:06:28 PM

Somebody yell "one more time!"

And then we'll go all the way - "One more time!!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 03, 2009, 12:20:14 PM
Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.

GodDAMMIT! I went to WODS to listen to this weekend's 1977 show... and "We are no longer permitted to podcast AT40".

The one weekend I miss the show. Bleepity-bleep-bleep!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 03, 2009, 12:31:35 PM
Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.

GodDAMMIT! I went to WODS to listen to this weekend's 1977 show... and "We are no longer permitted to podcast AT40".

The one weekend I miss the show. Bleepity-bleep-bleep!

crappity crap crap.. I knew this wouldn't last. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 05, 2009, 06:52:59 PM
Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.

GodDAMMIT! I went to WODS to listen to this weekend's 1977 show... and "We are no longer permitted to podcast AT40".

The one weekend I miss the show. Bleepity-bleep-bleep!
    Bummed me out also.  Will have to catch realtime webstreams from here on out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 05, 2009, 09:10:25 PM
This weekend its Aug 4, 1973. We heard this one a year ago:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2009, 07:37:20 AM
This weekend its Aug 4, 1973. We heard this one a year ago:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

why do I get the impression they're just going to endlessly repeat the ones we've already heard from here on in?  A delightful chart nonetheless.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 06, 2009, 08:40:50 PM
    They have been replaying alot of the same shows from a year ago.  Was hoping to hear a '72 show with "Layla" by Derek & The Dominoes before it fell out of the 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2009, 05:49:26 PM
As I await Casey on Magic 98, their "Saturday Seventies" feature gives me my OMGWTF-of-the-Day, if not the week: Bob Welch's forgotten "Precious Love" from early '79. I cannot remember when I last heard this one. Deserved better than its #19 peak.

ETA: even more OMGWTF-ier is Roger Voudouris' "Get Used to It", also from '79, which I barely remember from hearing it on AT40; it got no NYC airplay that I can recall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2009, 07:33:52 PM
"Soul Makossa" spends its 3rd and final week (!) in the Top 40 at the shockingly low peak of #35 (!!) -- amazing for such an influential record that was selling like hotcakes as an import thanks to NYC disco play.

And I'm astounded to see "Playground in My Mind" still hanging on at #34 in August; I recall hearing it on NY radio in February when WPIX-FM played it on their weekly make-it-or-break-it new singles feature (listeners gave it a big thumbs up). Still sweet and (IMHO) undeserving of the HFH brickbats it's had tossed at it over the years. Clint Holmes is doing a fine Johnny Mathis imitation here.

And speaking of sweet, Foster Sylvers does his best MJ with "Misdemeanor" -- but since he's on MGM Records, is he really doing a Donny Osmond reject?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 08, 2009, 07:54:38 PM
"Soul Makossa" spends its 3rd and final week (!) in the Top 40 at the shockingly low peak of #35 (!!) -- amazing for such an influential record that was selling like hotcakes as an import thanks to NYC disco play.

And I'm astounded to see "Playground in My Mind" still hanging on at #34 in August; I recall hearing it on NY radio in February when WPIX-FM played it on their weekly make-it-or-break-it new singles feature (listeners gave it a big thumbs up). Still sweet and (IMHO) undeserving of the HFH brickbats it's had tossed at it over the years. Clint Holmes is doing a fine Johnny Mathis imitation here.

And speaking of sweet, Foster Sylvers does his best MJ with "Misdemeanor" -- but since he's on MGM Records, is he really doing a Donny Osmond reject?

yes, that Foster Sylvers sounds just like MJ. And speaking of MJ, I only recently learned that he borrowed heavily from Manu Dibango's Soul Makossa refrain "Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa" for Wanna Be Startin' Somethin.'  I had never put that together until I read it in the New Yorker last month:  http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/07/06/090706ta_talk_sanneh
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2009, 07:59:04 PM
BOS the 4 Tops and the longest, thickest thumbs you evah saw! Nothing like getting the shaft in Africa.

BOS2 Charlie Rich, with his baby who's always a lady unril she get her freak on "Behind Closed Doors"

And BOS3 Gladys & Co, on their Buddah debut, "Where Peaceful Waters Flow", which sadly got ambushed by Motown's simultaneous release of "Daddy Could Swear". I'd forgotten that "WPWF" was a Jim Weatherly compo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2009, 08:21:02 PM
VHM Ree-Ree's "Angel". That Lobo thing was truly a forgotten hit. And TO & Dawn wonder who's in the strawberry burlesque patch with gypsy Sally. Or something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2009, 08:34:00 PM
Now I remember hearing this one last year: Casey says Bloodstone are 6 "stone bloods". Casey, I know you're not 100% Caucasian but let's not push it.

Ms Reddy covers Tanya Tucker's country #6 with a gospel flourish. And Casey precedes "Kodachrome" with the story of how the BBC won't play songs that mention commercial products. No mention of Cherry Cola.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 08, 2009, 08:49:11 PM
Now I remember hearing this one last year: Casey says Bloodstone are 6 "stone bloods". Casey, I know you're not 100% Caucasian but let's not push it.

Ms Reddy covers Tanya Tucker's country #6 with a gospel flourish. And Casey precedes "Kodachrome" with the story of how the BBC won't play songs that mention commercial products. No mention of Cherry Cola.

I'm listening on Magic 98 now.  Really nice, even that one-trick wolf Lobo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 08, 2009, 09:44:59 PM
"Yesterday Once More" is missing from the Carpenters GH comp I have.  Inconceivable!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2009, 10:25:11 PM
"Yesterday Once More" is missing from the Carpenters GH comp I have.  Inconceivable!

shoobie-doo-lang-lang!  That is odd, considering it got to #2 -- I have a double-CD best-of and the only charted hit it lacks is wacky Sedacky's "Solitaire".

I tuned out after "Kodachrome" to watch one of the unfunniest comedies ever filmed, National Lampoon's Movie Madness. Painful.

And now I'm listening to JJ on KPOO and he's playing... "Misdemeanor". But he follows it with Jermaine Jackson's fine, forgotten "That's How Love Goes".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2009, 10:36:15 AM
Belated BOS4 Ms Midler, "Boogie"-ing at the baths, with Barry M in tow!

Charlie Daniels' "Uneasy Rider" always amazes, as he's making fun of the sort of know-nothing redneck he would ulitimately become 15 or 20 years later. But whoever produces these reruns censored the word "fag"! Bet ol' Charlie'd be pissed about that.

And of course I have to VHM Gilbert O's "Get Down", still a delightful pop confection to my ears, and Johnny Taylor's "I Believe in You", which strikes me as quite Womack-esque -- Bobby W hisself would hit the 40 the following week with "Nobody Wants You When You're Down & Out". We also just missed hearing Ms. King's "Believe in Humanity" and Don Covay's "I Was Checkin' In/She Was Checkin' Out".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2009, 10:58:09 AM
Classic deejay wisecrack from '73: "It's nice to see Mrs. McGovern helping to retire the Senator's campaign debt by making records!"  BOS5 Maureen M, after they touched her in the morning to tell her the ship had capsized.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 12, 2009, 09:38:37 PM
AT40 on 8/15-16, its Aug 26, 1978; we did not hear this one last year. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2009, 11:14:23 AM
AT40 on 8/15-16, its Aug 26, 1978; we did not hear this one last year. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
and thank gawd for that! It's a Gibb-n-Grease-fest!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 14, 2009, 06:48:55 PM
AT40 on 8/15-16, its Aug 26, 1978; we did not hear this one last year. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
  "Rock Roll Fantasy" should've charted higher , it's one of The Kinks best. "Right Down The Line" by Gerry Rafferty was a great followup to "Baker Street".  Same goes for Eddie Money's "Two Tickets To Paradise" which followuped "Baby Hold On". The most cringe worth, god awful song in this countdown has to be "Think It Over" by Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd (worse than anything John Schneider or Bruce Willis ever recorded!!!).  "You" by Rita Coolidge has to be a close second (Rita doing plastic , disco cheese doesn't make it!!!).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 15, 2009, 08:46:04 AM
I had forgotten how "Think It Over" sounded; reminded me of Dolly Parton just a touch.  Only NTM today is Quincy Jones's "Stuff Like That," which I would have thought was Chaka and Rufus.  Interesting trivia from Casey: the Dave Clark Five charted with two different songs called "Everybody Knows."  (I've never heard either one.)  And for an added bonus, modern-day Casey tracked down the writer and recipient of the very first Long-Distance Dedication, which is in this set.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 16, 2009, 01:58:20 AM
   Listening to 3am CDT Sunday broadcast.  I'm just like "The man on the block raised by rock  who plays records all the time" Ray Davies sings about in "Rock n Roll Fantasy".  Spooky!  "Oh Darlin'" is a pretty good Beatles remake by Robin Gibb from a dreadfully awful movie that should have never been made.  Great voice.  "Just What I Needed" by the Cars is playing now, great debut by a great band.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 16, 2009, 07:19:47 AM
Casey's '80s this week hit August 15, 1981.  Robbie Patton's "Don't Give It Up" is NTM - I just read that Christine McVie co-produced.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 16, 2009, 07:32:52 AM
Alabama's "Feels So Right" was also NTM.  This was when the Top 40 felt dominated by country and AC, just before the '80s British Invasion.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 16, 2009, 09:47:45 AM
I have no memory of Kenny Rogers' "I Don't Need You."  Most forgotten Top 3 hit of the decade, I'd imagine.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 16, 2009, 10:37:35 AM
I had forgotten how "Think It Over" sounded; reminded me of Dolly Parton just a touch.  Only NTM today is Quincy Jones's "Stuff Like That," which I would have thought was Chaka and Rufus. 

My friend, you get the "Good Ears!" award this week. That is indeed Chaka (along with Ashford & Simpson) on the QJ hit. And Ms Ladd's only hit was produced by Gary Klein, who also did Dolly's "Here You Come Again", as well as that godawful Streisand "Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes)" thing at #39. His 15 minutes were winding up right about then, I guess.

And the Ladd woman wasn't the only Cheryl represented: Seger's "H'wood Nights" is his ode to Cheryl Tiegs. In all, a most entertaining chart for me. BOSes to Anne Murray's "You Needed Me", one of the loveliest ballads of the era; JPY's "Love is in the Air" (still amazing that Vanda & Voung are behind that); Toby Beau's much-maligned "My Angel Baby"; and Chris Rea with the orig 45 version of "Fool If You Think it's Over" , which I hope you stuck around long enuf to hear.

and of course, most cheezetastic to the Village Peeps: they GOTS to be a mucho mucho Macho!

But too bad that first-ever long-distance dedication revolves around Neil D's "Desiree". And WOS to Loggins & Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Goat"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 18, 2009, 12:57:50 AM
Casey's '80s this week hit August 15, 1981.  Robbie Patton's "Don't Give It Up" is NTM - I just read that Christine McVie co-produced.

This is the same show that XM radio played. Unlike you, when I heard the Kenny Rogers song, I did remember it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 20, 2009, 09:27:00 PM
This weekend (8/22-23) on Casey70's it's Aug 28, 1976:
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5031563.php
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 21, 2009, 06:00:59 AM
This weekend (8/22-23) on Casey70's it's Aug 28, 1976:
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5031563.php

looks good,  lots of stuff I don't immediately recognize in the bottom part of the chart.  I was really into EJ and Kiki's sugary Don't Go Breaking My Heart, one of the first MP3 I searched for when that technology showed up. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2009, 07:27:39 AM
This weekend (8/22-23) on Casey70's it's Aug 28, 1976:
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5031563.php

looks good,  lots of stuff I don't immediately recognize in the bottom part of the chart.  I was really into EJ and Kiki's sugary Don't Go Breaking My Heart, one of the first MP3 I searched for when that technology showed up. 

Beware Red Sovine's treacly, godawful country spoken-word record "Teddy Bear" at #40. *shudder*

But OMG, Henry Gross' delightful "Springtime Mama" (as far from "Shannon" as he could've gone, short of heavy metal), hooray for Candi Staten Island and the fabulous Lady Flash, and proxy-of-Gaz for Silver's "Wham Bam", thank you m'am.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 22, 2009, 10:36:42 AM
#40 “TEDDY BEAR” – Red Sovine
#39 “LAST CHILD” – Aerosmith
#38 “GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE” – The Beatles
#37 “SPRINGTIME MAMA” – Henry Gross
#36 “ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME” – Diana Ross
#35 “YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE” – Candi Staton
#34 “MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT” – Starbuck
#33 “I CAN’T HEAR YOU NO MORE” – Helen Reddy
#32 “I’M EASY” – Keith Carradine
#31 “STREET SINGIN’” – Lady Flash
#30 “AFTERNOON DELIGHT” – The Starland Vocal Band
#29 “GETAWAY” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#28 “SHOWER THE PEOPLE” – James Taylor
#27 “SHE’S GONE” – Hall & Oates
#26 “TURN THE BEAT AROUND” – Vicki Sue Robinson
#25 “WHAM BAM” – Silver
#24 “IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW” – Chicago
#23 “WHO’D SHE COO” – The Ohio Players
#22 “STILL THE ONE” – Orleans
#21 “A LITTLE BIT MORE” – Dr. Hook
#20 “DEVIL WOMAN” – Cliff Richard
#19 “WITH YOUR LOVE” – Jefferson Starship
#18 “ROCK & ROLL MUSIC” – The Beach Boys
#17 “HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (PT. 1)” – Tavares
#16 “LOWDOWN” – Boz Scaggs
#15 “LOVE IS ALIVE” – Gary Wright
#14 “SAY YOU LOVE ME” – Fleetwood Mac
#13 “SUMMER” – War
#12 “BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY” – Peter Frampton
#11 “KISS & SAY GOODBYE” – The Manhattans
#10 “THE MASQUERADE” – George Benson
#9 “GET CLOSER” – Seals & Crofts
#8 “A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN” – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
#7 “PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC” – Wild Cherry
#6 “(SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY” – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#5 “I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#4 “YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE” – Lou Rawls
#3 “LET ‘EM IN” – Wings
#2 “YOU SHOULD BE DANCING” – The Bee Gees
#1 “DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART” – Elton John & Kiki Dee
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 22, 2009, 10:48:27 AM
Henry Gross's Springtime Mama is one of the finest Beach Boy imitations I've heard -- at least his falsetto parts. It's great song.  I love the the chord change on the line "Let your smile that gets me crazy" -- very satisfying musical moment for me.

Speaking of Beach Boys -- they can mostly do no wrong -- but they suck the life out of Chuck Berry's Rock and Roll Music esp when compared to the orig. 

Just noticed for the first time this absurd lyric in Hall and Oates' She's Gone:

"Think I'll spend eternity in the city
let the carbon and monoxide choke my thoughts away"


...these guys obviously skipped chemistry class too much.

Boz Skagg's Lowdown is great, but I am now officially adding him to the list of singers who sound like they have a piece of hamburger stuck in their throat (see Molly Hatchett, Madonna on certain passages of Live to Tell and other songs).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2009, 06:55:25 PM
Henry Gross's Springtime Mama is one of the finest Beach Boy imitations I've heard -- at least his falsetto parts. It's great song.  I love the the chord change on the line "Let your smile that gets me crazy" -- very satisfying musical moment for me.

Glad ya liked. "SM" was a cult fave at my college radio station and we were crushed when it stalled out at #37. Mr Gross was a member of Sha-Na-Na and left after he got tired of singing "Teen Angel" every night for 6 or 7 years.  Can't say I blame him.

Hope you managed to avoid "Teddy Bear" -- been years since I heard it; it's got everything: Truckers, CB radio, a dead father (killed in a wreck) and a crippled kid. Sheesh. A #1 country song, natch.  But I didn't remember the story that Red Sovine played the demo for his wife the night before she died of a stroke (!). WOS

Nearly as bad: Aerosmith, rhyming Talahassee with "sassafrassee". Oy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2009, 07:45:31 PM
Great "Casey" stuff this week: his whatever-happened-to feature on Tiny Tim, and a listener question on OHWs who peaked at #40 with their only hit ("kinda like landing on the moon and then not being able to get the door to your rocket ship open", sez Casey). Amongst the 8 (!) artists who did that are Ashton, Gardner & Dyke ("Resurrection Shuffle") and personal fave GunHill Road ("Back When My Hair Was Short").

Ms Reddy's "I Can't Hear You No More" is one of her minor ones, a bit of what I'd call chickenshit disco -- I didn't recall that it was a Goffin/King comp orig done by Betty Everett!

But all hail Lady Flash, Barry Manilow's backing singers (and former Bette Midler Harlettes, iirc), with the fab "Street Singin'", sounding more than a bit like "New York City Rhythm", which makes sense as it's co-written and co-produced by Mr Manilow. Another college radio fave.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2009, 07:54:28 PM
EWF make a "Getaway" -- I still can't tell, 33 years later, if they're saying "ah know we can, ah know we can" or "on a week-end, on a week-end".

And here's JT to golden-shower the people. Ewww.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2009, 11:03:51 AM
I'd forgotten that Elton & Kiki's "Don't Go Breakin' My Balls" was #1 for 4 weeks.
Casey's vignette about Chuck Berry was cool, but he managed to mispronounce the names of both Lillian Roxon (it's "rocks ON", not "ROCK-sun") and Charlie Gillett ("GILL-it", not "Gillette" -- he's not a razor blade!)

VHM George Benson, "Masquerade"-ing for the princess (Does that mean he dresses up as Anne Bancroft?).  BOS ED&JFC: they're not talkin' 'bout the linen!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 23, 2009, 05:13:30 PM
ED&JFC: they're not talkin' 'bout the linen!

i love that one! 


I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen!
.. and I don't want to change your blinds...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 23, 2009, 07:49:45 PM
   Does anybody really believe that Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" was inspired by the items on the menu at Clydes restraunt in Washington DC?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on August 23, 2009, 07:58:28 PM
   I agree that the worst song on this week's countdown is Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear'.  Really God awful and painful to listen to 33 years latter.  Lady Flash's "Street Singing" Keith Carradine's "I'm Easy" and Silver's "Wham Bam" deserved to be bigger hits than they were. Not a bum song in the top ten (or top twenty for that matter). My fav in the countdown is Elton John and Kiki Dee at number one with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".  It was Elton's sixth and final number one song of the seventies.  The perfect radio song.  Loved the story about Elton John's $5,000 Monopoly set.  What would the value of it be in 2009 dollars?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 24, 2009, 07:36:33 AM
   Does anybody really believe that Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" was inspired by the items on the menu at Clydes restraunt in Washington DC?

did they also have "Mother & Child Reunion" on that menu?  ;)  Casey's known for taking his "family firendly" reputation seriously; he also avoided the truth in stories about how the Doobie Bros got their name, and about Bette Midler's gig at the Continental Baths.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 24, 2009, 08:21:56 AM
   Does anybody really believe that Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" was inspired by the items on the menu at Clydes restraunt in Washington DC?

did they also have "Mother & Child Reunion" on that menu?  ;)  Casey's known for taking his "family firendly" reputation seriously; he also avoided the truth in stories about how the Doobie Bros got their name, and about Bette Midler's gig at the Continental Baths.

it's always amusing to hear him come up w these things.  (I'm sure off the air he's had some ponderous things to say about the real origins...)

about Mother and Child Reunion: I was curious, so I looked it up on wikipedia. Is this the origin that's you're speaking of?

The title of the song has its origin in a chicken-and-egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Paul Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu.  But the song was written for a dog of Simon's that was run over and killed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 24, 2009, 08:38:32 AM
ED&JFC: they're not talkin' 'bout the linen!

i love that one! 


I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen!
.. and I don't want to change your blinds...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFZUB3NzGs
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2009, 08:40:15 AM
meant to post this the other day, from a letter to the Chron on Sunday about Ben Fong-Torres article on "AT40":

Quote
One rather interesting thing not mentioned in the column is that some stations air reruns of "American Top 40" from the 1970s and 1980s. Just two or three years ago, many of these shows were considered lost, and Clear Channel (the rights holder) did not have any copies of the shows. These shows only resurfaced thanks to collectors who had many of the old record albums of the shows that were originally distributed to radio stations (such albums were supposed to be destroyed after the shows had aired) and the effort of Charis Music Group, which has undertaken restoration efforts on these shows to bring them back to the airwaves.

And iirc, the very early shows were sent to radio stations on reel-to-reel tapes! That, and the fact that AT40 had few affiliates the first year, may explain why we have heard so few 1970 shows.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 26, 2009, 08:55:50 PM
This weekend (8/29-30) Casey70's is from Sept 6, 1975
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
#40 “GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT” – B.T. Express
#39 “TWO FINE PEOPLE” – Cat Stevens
#38 “BRAZIL” – The Ritchie Family
#37 “PLEASE MR. PLEASE” – Olivia Newton-John
#36 “HELP ME RHONDA” – Johnny Rivers
#35 “GONE AT LAST” – Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow
#34 “GAMES PEOPLE PLAY” – The Spinners
#33 “ROCKY” – Austin Roberts
#32 “LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER” – The Captain & Tennille
#31 “IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE” – Tavares
#30 “WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?” – War
#29 “HOW LONG (BETCHA’ GOT A CHICK ON THE SIDE)” – The Pointer Sisters
#28 “AIN’T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY” – Helen Reddy
#27 “THE PROUD ONE” – The Osmonds
AT40 EXTRA: "WHO LOVES YOU" - The Four Seasons
#26 “FEELINGS” – Morris Albert
#25 “DANCE WITH ME” – Orleans
#24 “DAISY JANE” – America
#23 “I BELIEVE THERE’S NOTHING STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE” – Paul Anka & Odia Coates
#22 “BLACK SUPERMAN/ MUHAMMAD ALI” – Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band
#21 “SOLITAIRE” – The Carpenters
#20 “TUSH” – ZZ Top
#19 “RUN JOEY RUN” – David Geddes
#18 “SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT” – Elton John
#17 “HOLDIN’ ON TO YESTERDAY” – Ambrosia
#16 “THIRD RATE ROMANCE” – Amazing Rhythm Aces
#15 “I’M SORRY” – John Denver
#14 “BALLROOM BLITZ” – Sweet
AT40 EXTRA: "MIRACLES" - Jefferson Starship
#13 “THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD” – Earth, Wind, & Fire
#12 “FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE” – Bad Company
#11 “WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS” – Freddy Fender
#10 “ONE OF THESE NIGHTS” – The Eagles
#9 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
#8 “FIGHT THE POWER PT. 1” – The Isley Brothers
#7 “FAME” – David Bowie
#6 “JIVE TALKIN’” – The Bee Gees
#5 “HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)” – James Taylor
#4 “AT SEVENTEEN” – Janis Ian
#3 “GET DOWN TONIGHT” – K.C & The Sunshine Band
AT40 EXTRA: "I"M NOT IN LOVE" - 10cc
#2 “FALLIN’ IN LOVE” – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
#1 “RHINESTONE COWBOY” – Glen Campbell
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2009, 09:43:28 PM
This weekend (8/29-30) Casey70's is from Sept 6, 1975

Pre-emptive WOS to Austin Roberts' horrendous "Rocky" -- even worse than "Run Joey Run", which we'll also hear. But great stuff nonetheless: The Pointers, Ms Reddy (we seem to hear her in almost every chart between '72 and '77, and she rarely disappoints), the Osmonds doing a lovely Frankie Valli cover (seriously -- one of their finest moments), the Carpenters covering Wacky Sedaky, America keeping the oven warm, and the Amazing Rhythm Aces. All this and "Black Superman" too!

But this is odd: beginning this past week, the "Extras", which have been traditionally been songs that are on their way *up* the chart, are now including songs that have just dropped out of the 40 (like this week's "I'm Not In Love"). WTF?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 27, 2009, 09:58:53 PM
Great "Casey" stuff this week: his whatever-happened-to feature on Tiny Tim, and a listener question on OHWs who peaked at #40 with their only hit ("kinda like landing on the moon and then not being able to get the door to your rocket ship open", sez Casey). Amongst the 8 (!) artists who did that are Ashton, Gardner & Dyke ("Resurrection Shuffle") and personal fave GunHill Road ("Back When My Hair Was Short").

I'd love to know the rest, if you remember any of them.  I'm sorry I missed this countdown.  Yay for the JS on "With Your Love," but BOS to the Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang.  (Although, if they were going to use nonsense syllables anyway, why not "Shing-a-Ling" to at least rhyme with "thing"?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2009, 07:29:27 AM
BOS to the Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang.  (Although, if they were going to use nonsense syllables anyway, why not "Shing-a-Ling" to at least rhyme with "thing"?)

dude, "lang" rhymes with "thang"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 29, 2009, 09:11:31 AM
Yay! "Miracles," which would hit the Top 40 a week later, is an extra this week.  (Albeit the single edit, unsurprisingly.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 29, 2009, 09:15:56 AM
Yay! "Miracles," which would hit the Top 40 a week later, is an extra this week.  (Albeit the single edit, unsurprisingly.)
(http://www.raw-tcsd.com/jeffersonstar.sp.10367.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2009, 07:12:21 PM
BT Express' "Give It What You Got", in the leadoff slot, is as generic a slice of '70s funk as I've ever heard. But here's the Cat Man to kiss your breast. Not unless you wash yer beard first, Yusuf.  And he's followed by the Ritchie Family with "Brazil", one of those disco-ized '40s tunes so popular in the early days of disco -- those middle-aged queens on Fire Island ate this stuff up with a (coke) spoon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2009, 07:27:27 PM
Now we know I loves me some Johnny Rivers, but "Help Me Rhonda" is perhaps the least-necessary of his bi-annual remakes, as we used to call his hits in the '70s.

Casey jumps the gun and refers to Simon & Snow's "Gone At Last" as "a smash!" -- he'll be humbled in a few weeks when it stalls out at #23.  I'd still love to hear the Simon & Midler version that Bette's label put the kibosh on.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2009, 07:57:03 PM
3 terrific lost hits in a row at the close of Hour #1:

The Pointers with "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)"; Ms Reddy makes her (seemingly) weekly appearance with "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady"; and the Osmonds get a BOS for one of their loveliest perfs on "The Proud One", rescuing a 1966 Frankie Valli solo flop from oblivion.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2009, 09:38:54 AM
Casey's '80s this week hit the last week of August 1987, a period I remember well.  I was just starting 9th grade, feeling socially awkward, and a bit jealous of Tiffany and Debbie Gibson for succeeding on the charts despite being younger than me.  The Starship's long-forgotten "It's Not Over Til It's Over" was in the Top 10, as were two lovely and equally forgotten ballads from people who went off the deep end years later: Whitney Houston's "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and MJ's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You."  Worth seeking this one out - I'm looking at you, radical347 and sfguy.  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2009, 10:27:34 AM
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.

"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 30, 2009, 10:50:34 AM
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.

"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!

wait, how do you pronounce it?  I thought it was said "toosh"?  Are you thinking of "tuchas"  (TOOK-uhs)?

Black Superman was one I'd forgotten.  Not the best crafted set of lyrics -- some of the rhymes and cadences were forces, to say the least -- but the AT40 is a nice way to be re-exposed to this homage to The Greatest. 

I liked Solitaire, too.  sultry vox, and her drumming was pretty good!

WOS to Run Joey Run -- as if I needed to say that.

I just found another stream that is starting the countdown all over, so I'm hearing the low charters.  BOS to Tavares, so far.  love it.  The Pointer Sisters HOW LONG (BETCHA’ GOT A CHICK ON THE SIDE) is wonderful.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 30, 2009, 03:42:08 PM
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.

"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!

wait, how do you pronounce it?  I thought it was said "toosh"?  Are you thinking of "tuchas"  (TOOK-uhs)?

No, it's supposed to rhyme with "push," but in the song they sing it as if it rhymes with "plush."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 31, 2009, 02:08:20 AM
Casey's '80s this week hit the last week of August 1987, a period I remember well.  I was just starting 9th grade, feeling socially awkward, and a bit jealous of Tiffany and Debbie Gibson for succeeding on the charts despite being younger than me.  The Starship's long-forgotten "It's Not Over Til It's Over" was in the Top 10, as were two lovely and equally forgotten ballads from people who went off the deep end years later: Whitney Houston's "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and MJ's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You."  Worth seeking this one out - I'm looking at you, radical347 and sfguy.  ;)

The XM version screwed up playing the same show as last Sunday morning: August of 1985. #1 was Tears For Fears - Shout.

I'm more into the early 1980's (even 1979 is OK with me) but I lose interest after 1985.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2009, 02:25:42 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!

http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?

Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.

James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 02, 2009, 03:52:26 PM
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.

"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!

wait, how do you pronounce it?  I thought it was said "toosh"?  Are you thinking of "tuchas"  (TOOK-uhs)?

No, it's supposed to rhyme with "push," but in the song they sing it as if it rhymes with "plush."

and you would think that with two of the three looking like Hasidic Jews they could get that right...  (that's a Simpsons reference... to an episode we prob won't see on the air again, the one where the family visits NYC.  Recall Homer parks his car in the World Trade Center plaza... I'd be surprised if that has aired since 9/11)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2009, 03:59:35 PM
(that's a Simpsons reference... to an episode we prob won't see on the air again, the one where the family visits NYC.  Recall Homer parks his car in the World Trade Center plaza... I'd be surprised if that has aired since 9/11)

it has, actually!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 02, 2009, 09:39:36 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?
Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.
James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".
The playlist including the three 'AT40 Extras':
"American Top 40" from September 11, 1971
#40 “SURRENDER” – Diana Ross
#39 “ K-JEE” – Nite-Liters
#38 “I LIKES TO DO IT” – People’s Choice
#37 “HOT PANTS PT. 1” – James Brown
#36 “GO DOWN GAMBLIN’” – Blood, Sweat & Tears
#35 “SWEET CITY WOMAN” – The Stampeders
#34 “WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE)” – Paul Stookey
#33 “RAIN DANCE” – The Guess Who
#32 “SO FAR AWAY” – Carole King
#31 “SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION” – Bobby Russell
#30 “MAKE IT FUNKY (PART 1)” – James Brown
#29 “IF NOT FOR YOU” – Olivia Newton-John
#28 “IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME” – Stevie Wonder
#27 “CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP” – Mac & Katie Kissoon
AT40 EXTRA: "YO-YO" -The Osmonds
#26 “THE STORY IN YOUR EYES” – The Moody Blues
#25 “RIDERS ON THE STORM” – The Doors
#24 “TIRED OF BEING ALONE” – Al Green
#23 “BANGLA DESH” – George Harrison
#22 “SWEET HITCH-HIKER” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
#21 “MR. BIG STUFF” – Jean Knight
#20 “DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN” – Lee Michaels
#19 “BEGINNINGS” – Chicago
#18 “I WOKE UP THIS MORNING” – The Partridge Family
#17 “SUPERSTAR” – The Carpenters
#16 “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN” – The Who
#15 “MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY)” – Marvin Gaye
#14 “STICK UP” – Honey Cone
#13 “LIAR” – Three Dog Knight
AT40 EXTRA: "ALL DAY MUSIC" - War
#12 “THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN” – Joan Baez
#11 “WATCHA SEE IS WATCHA GET” – The Dramatics
#10 “MAGGIE MAY” – Rod Stewart
#9 “SIGNS” – The Five Man Electrical Band
#8 “TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS” – John Denver & Fat City
#7 “I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE” – Rare Earth
#6 “HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART?” – The Bee Gees
#5 “UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY” – Paul & Linda McCartney
#4 “AIN’T NO SUNSHINE” – Bill Withers
#3 “SMILING FACES SOMETIMES” – The Undisputed Truth
AT40 EXTRA: "ONE FINE MORNING" - Lighthouse
#2 “SPANISH HARLEM” – Aretha Franklin
#1 “GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL” – Donny Osmond
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 03, 2009, 07:38:31 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?
Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.
James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".
The playlist including the three 'AT40 Extras':
"American Top 40" from September 11, 1971

AT40 EXTRA: "YO-YO" -The Osmonds

AT40 EXTRA: "ALL DAY MUSIC" - War

AT40 EXTRA: "ONE FINE MORNING" - Lighthouse


Now THOSE are extras! Gaz will be thrilled to hear Lighthouse, I'm looking forward to the Osmonds covering Joe South (I didn't find out he'd written "Yo-Yo" until a couple years ago).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 04, 2009, 03:27:11 PM
     KQLL FM out of Tulsa is having another AT 40 marathon mixing shows from the 70's and 80's starting tomorrow morning 8AM EDT 7AM CDT 6AM MDT 5AM PDT.  It will be running through Monday afternoon.     http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 05, 2009, 09:28:26 AM
     KQLL FM out of Tulsa is having another AT 40 marathon mixing shows from the 70's and 80's starting tomorrow morning 8AM EDT 7AM CDT 6AM MDT 5AM PDT.  It will be running through Monday afternoon.     http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html

Argh!  This is one of those cc-common players that I can't listen to.  Something about it doesn't work on my Firefox or IE.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 05, 2009, 11:59:15 AM
     KQLL FM out of Tulsa is having another AT 40 marathon mixing shows from the 70's and 80's starting tomorrow morning 8AM EDT 7AM CDT 6AM MDT 5AM PDT.  It will be running through Monday afternoon.     http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html

Argh!  This is one of those cc-common players that I can't listen to.  Something about it doesn't work on my Firefox or IE.

listening here and there to Tulsa's June 22, 1974 set (aired 9-noon PDT)  I missed most of it, but I know we've heard this recently:


#40 “RADAR LOVE” – Golden Earring
#39 “WATERLOO” – Abba
#38 “(I’VE BEEN) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG” – Chicago
#37 “I’M IN LOVE” – Aretha Franklin
#36 “DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING” – Stevie Wonder
#35 “I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU” – Carpenters  love it
#34 “ALREADY GONE” – The Eagles
#33 “SON OF SAGITTARIUS” – Eddie Kendricks   - at one point I thought he was singing "son of Secretariat"
#32 “THE SHOW MUST GO ON” – Three Dog Night
#31 “TRAIN OF THOUGHT” – Cher
#30 “OH VERY YOUNG” – Cat Stevens
#29 “THE LOCO-MOTION” – Grand Funk
#28 “IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN” – Ozark Mountain Daredevils
#27 “ANNIE’S SONG” – John Denver
#26 “SIDESHOW” – Blue Magic
#25 “RIKKI, DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER” – Steely Dan
#24 “ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN” – The Righteous Brothers
#23 “HELP ME” – Joni Mitchell
#22 “MY GIRL BILL” – Jim Stafford
#21 “THE AIR THAT I BREATHE” – Hollies   
#20 “I’M COMING HOME” – The Spinners
#19 “ONE HELL OF A WOMAN” – Mac Davis
#18 “SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME” – DeFranco Family f/Tony DeFranco  - they were from Toronto, wonder if Rush were fans of theirs (or vice versa)
#17 “ON AND ON” – Gladys Knight & The Pips -
#16 “YOU WON’T SEE ME” – Anne Murray - very nice
#15 “ROCK YOUR BABY” – George McCrae
#14 “HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN” – Carly Simon
#13 “FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY” – The O’Jays

#12 “ROCK THE BOAT” – The Hues Corporation - Casey says this was a huge underground hit in NYC, selling 15K singles without any real airplay.  then radio stations picked it up and here it is

Casey then recites some of the lyrics to the next song, in a Bogart voice, which really should be heard:
#11 “MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS” – Maria Muldaur
.. then on the back announce he apologies to both Peter Falk and Humphrey Bogart,, haha!

#10 “THE ENTERTAINER” – Marvin Hamlisch
#9 “HOLLYWOOD SWINGING” – Kool & The Gang
#8 “DANCING MACHINE” – The Jackson 5 BOS
#7 “IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)” – Olivia Newton-John
#6 “BAND ON THE RUN” – Paul McCartney & Wings
#5 “BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT” – William DeVaughn
#4 “THE STREAK” – Ray Stevens  WOS!
#3 “SUNDOWN” – Gordon Lightfoot
#2 “YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW” – The Stylistics
#1 “BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO” – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 12:33:14 PM
Logged on to Magic 98 for their Saturday '70s thing, and they're doing a "Block Party Weekend", 3-song blocks that each have a diff theme -- "Brothers & Sisters" (Allmans/Pointers/Osmonds), or 3 from one year, or as we just heard, Beatle covers:

Stevie "We Can Work It Out"
Anne Murray "You Won't See Me"
EWF "GTGYIML"

and then Songs About Famous People:

"Jackie Wilson Said"
"King Tut"
"Harry Truman"

Nicely done, so far.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 12:43:40 PM

listening here and there to Tulsa's June 22, 1974 set (aired 9-noon PDT)  I missed most of it, but I know we've heard this recently:

#33 “SON OF SAGITTARIUS” – Eddie Kendricks   - at one point I thought he was singing "son of Secretariat"


Bwhahahaha!  Actually, "Son Of Secretariat" was a Huey Lewis/Chris Isaak duet ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 07:28:31 PM
Poor Miss Ross, struggling to find her way after "Ain't No Mtn High Enuf" hit #1: The fab "Remember Me" deserved better than #16, and here's the not-bad "Surrender", a week away from its #38 peak.

The Night-Liters "K-Jee" is one of the most enduring instrumentals of the period; I just heard it as a bed on KNBR the other day. But I'd forgotten how monotonous Peoples Choice's "I Likes To Do It" is -- especially when it appears back-to-back with James Brown's "Hot Pants".

The Stampeders' "Sweet City Woman" is right up there with Ray Stevens' "Misty" for Best Banjos on a Top 40 Hit, Ever. And who'd've guessed Paul Stookey would be the only member of PP&M to hit the 40 solo, with the lovely "Wedding Song (There is Love)".  Peter Yarrow, OTOH, would write a #1 for someone else: all-time Gaz HFH "Torn Between Two Lovers".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 07:59:53 PM
The Guess Who's odd "Raindance" seems a cousin of "Albert Flasher". Where'd ya get the gun, John?

And -- TANC -- here's Ms King's "So Far Away", and indeed as I suggested the other day "Smackwater Jack" was the B-side. BOS1.

VHM Bobby Russell, "Saturday Morning Confusion", which sounds like something he wrote with Roger Miller in mind. Dunno if he was Mr Vicki Lawrence yet in '71. But I know he's not the "Bobby" JB is talkin' to in "Make it Funky"!

And another VHM to ONJ's "If Not For You" -- much-hated by the uber-hip in 1971, but as our intro to Olivia's lovely voice, I think it's still quite sweet. From a first to a last: Stevie's exuberant "If You Really Love Me" was his last Motown hit before taking over his own career on Music Of My Mind. But there is no earthly explanation for the international success of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 08:26:11 PM
VHM George's "Bangla Desh", a fab Harrison/Spector co-production, even if he struggles mightily to rhyme "Desh", "mess", and "distress".

But at least I can understand what he's saying, unlike Fogerty and his Swedish-a Hikah.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 08:57:21 PM
The Carpenters debut all the way up at #17, with one of several songs here that I think of as being from the summer of '71, when they clearly didn't chart until Sept. BOS2 Karen's haunting vocal on "Superstar", nearly making me believe she's a groupie.  A really chaste, clean-cut groupie from Orange County.

And the 45 edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" remains an abomination.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 09:43:04 PM
BOS3 Ms Baez, daring to sing "TNTDODD" sans gender-change.

Best Casey tidbit: Macca is becoming "the first ex-Beatle to form a new permanent group of his own -- it doesn't have a name yet".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2009, 09:59:08 PM
Anybody wanna buy a used brate? 'Cause I just wanna sell one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 06, 2009, 12:51:40 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?
Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.
James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".
The playlist including the three 'AT40 Extras':
"American Top 40" from September 11, 1971
#40 “SURRENDER” – Diana Ross
#39 “ K-JEE” – Nite-Liters
#38 “I LIKES TO DO IT” – People’s Choice
#37 “HOT PANTS PT. 1” – James Brown
#36 “GO DOWN GAMBLIN’” – Blood, Sweat & Tears
#35 “SWEET CITY WOMAN” – The Stampeders
#34 “WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE)” – Paul Stookey
#33 “RAIN DANCE” – The Guess Who
#32 “SO FAR AWAY” – Carole King
#31 “SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION” – Bobby Russell
#30 “MAKE IT FUNKY (PART 1)” – James Brown
#29 “IF NOT FOR YOU” – Olivia Newton-John
#28 “IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME” – Stevie Wonder
#27 “CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP” – Mac & Katie Kissoon
AT40 EXTRA: "YO-YO" -The Osmonds
#26 “THE STORY IN YOUR EYES” – The Moody Blues
#25 “RIDERS ON THE STORM” – The Doors
#24 “TIRED OF BEING ALONE” – Al Green
#23 “BANGLA DESH” – George Harrison
#22 “SWEET HITCH-HIKER” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
#21 “MR. BIG STUFF” – Jean Knight
#20 “DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN” – Lee Michaels
#19 “BEGINNINGS” – Chicago
#18 “I WOKE UP THIS MORNING” – The Partridge Family
#17 “SUPERSTAR” – The Carpenters
#16 “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN” – The Who
#15 “MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY)” – Marvin Gaye
#14 “STICK UP” – Honey Cone
#13 “LIAR” – Three Dog Knight
AT40 EXTRA: "ALL DAY MUSIC" - War
#12 “THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN” – Joan Baez
#11 “WATCHA SEE IS WATCHA GET” – The Dramatics
#10 “MAGGIE MAY” – Rod Stewart
#9 “SIGNS” – The Five Man Electrical Band
#8 “TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS” – John Denver & Fat City
#7 “I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE” – Rare Earth
#6 “HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART?” – The Bee Gees
#5 “UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY” – Paul & Linda McCartney
#4 “AIN’T NO SUNSHINE” – Bill Withers
#3 “SMILING FACES SOMETIMES” – The Undisputed Truth
AT40 EXTRA: "ONE FINE MORNING" - Lighthouse
#2 “SPANISH HARLEM” – Aretha Franklin
#1 “GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL” – Donny Osmond
   Worst song on another wise great countdown is "Saturday Morning Confusion". Dreck!!!   Hard to pick a favorite from so many classic songs but I'll go with "Signs" (all those long haired freaky people!).  "So Far Away" brings back great special memories of a love lost, long ago but not forgotten!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 06, 2009, 12:58:01 AM
The Carpenters debut all the way up at #17, with one of several songs here that I think of as being from the summer of '71, when they clearly didn't chart until Sept. BOS2 Karen's haunting vocal on "Superstar", nearly making me believe she's a groupie.  A really chaste, clean-cut groupie from Orange County.

And the 45 edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" remains an abomination.
    Karen did right by Leon Russell with "Superstar".  Her and Richard took a lot of flack when they were at their peak.  It blows she didn't get the respect and attention to her beautiful voice while she was alive.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 06, 2009, 10:02:23 AM
The Carpenters debut all the way up at #17, with one of several songs here that I think of as being from the summer of '71, when they clearly didn't chart until Sept. BOS2 Karen's haunting vocal on "Superstar", nearly making me believe she's a groupie.  A really chaste, clean-cut groupie from Orange County.

And the 45 edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" remains an abomination.
    Karen did right by Leon Russell with "Superstar".  Her and Richard took a lot of flack when they were at their peak.  It blows she didn't get the respect and attention to her beautiful voice while she was alive.

I think she did get that attention.  They were one of the early 70s top groups.  Critics (and other performers, Bette Midler comes to mind) might have poked fun at their squeaky clean image, but the public certainly liked them.

What she didn't get was kind of help she (apparently) needed to avoid succumbing to her eating disorder.  I understand her family did try to help help, and she was hospitalized at times, but maybe her management -- and her own drive to succeed as a performer -- put her back into the spotlight too soon.  It's sad. 

I remember Joan Rivers telling a Karen Carpenter joke after she died, cheap laugh. The audience booed, then Joan said "Oh grow up!  How many of you cared at all about her when she was suffering?" which sort of shamed the audience into some contrite applause. 


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 06, 2009, 10:04:48 AM
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one:  Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?

And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2009, 10:51:47 AM
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one:  Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?

And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears 


I always wondered if that meant he hadn't been *in* love with her for 4 years, or if he literally hadn't *made* love to her in 4 years. Either way, it's a little late for him to be upset about her "steppin' out" with another dude.

Belated VHM to Gaz's beloved Partridges. And all hail Queen Ree-Ree, surpassing Connie Francis' gold-45 total.  Fun Chart Fact: we just missed out on hearing Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (subject of a Morey 10@10 Quiz once upon a time) and another Gaz fave, Free Movement's "I've Found Someone of My Own".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 06, 2009, 11:05:40 AM
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one:  Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?
And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears 

And there's Stevie Wonder's I Was Made To Love Her, 1967:
Ooo baby, I was made to please her,
You know Stevie ain't gonna leave her, no,
Hey, hey, hey
.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 06, 2009, 10:36:43 PM
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one:  Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?

And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears 

   I wonder if Lee went on to build his big cat reserve.  Way cool!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 07, 2009, 10:47:33 AM
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one:  Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?

And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears 

   I wonder if Lee went on to build his big cat reserve.  Way cool!!!

he later changed his name to Sigfried and married a guy named Roy...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 11, 2009, 05:38:38 AM
This weekend Casey70's is from Sept 11, 1977. The Playlist:
 http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
(note: 5 weeks ago we heard the chart from 8/6/77).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 12, 2009, 09:36:04 AM
This weekend Casey70's is from Sept 11, 1977. The Playlist:
 http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
(note: 5 weeks ago we heard the chart from 8/6/77).
   Not a stellar week in AT40 history.  "Surfin' USA" by Leif Garrett is the worst Beach Boys remake of all time.  The late Dr. Eugene Landy would be turning in his grave!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 12, 2009, 10:07:26 AM

This weekend Casey70's is from Sept 11, 1977. The Playlist:
 http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
(note: 5 weeks ago we heard the chart from 8/6/77).
   Not a stellar week in AT40 history.  "Surfin' USA" by Leif Garrett is the worst Beach Boys remake of all time.  The late Dr. Eugene Landy would be turning in his grave!!!

yeah, it sucks pretty bad.  But I bet Leif can surf better than Mike Love

(http://www.cokemachineglow.com/images/7871.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 12, 2009, 10:09:47 AM
still listening, my BOSes so far.   I think there's a rich vein of AM Gold here.   many faves and fond memories, I was glued to my top 40 station radio back then.

#40 I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You – The Alan Parsons Project
#39 She Did It – Eric Carmen
#38 Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
#37 Help Is On Its Way – The Little River Band -- very nice
#36 Star Wars (Main Title) – The London Symphony Orchestra
#35 Another Star – Stevie Wonder
#34 I Believe You – Dorothy Moore  -- BOS
#33 Surfin’ Usa – Leif Garrett -- bleaah!
#32 Just Remember I Love You – Firefall
#31 Cat Scratch Fever –Ted Nugent --
#30 How Much Love – Leo Sayer  -- BOS2
#29 Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers -- ho hum
#28 The King Is Gone – Ronnie Mcdowell  -- my stream cut out in the middle of this.. a sign?
#27 The Greatest Love Of All – George Benson
-- Extra The Rubber Band Man – The Spinners -- hey y'all gather 'round..
#26 Heaven On The 7th Floor – Paul Nicholas 
#25 Smoke From A Distant Fire – Sanford-Townsend
#24 Jungle Love – The Steve Miller Band  -- good whistling selection
#23 Signed, Sealed, And Delivered – Peter Frampton
#22 It Was Almost Like A Song – Ronnie Milsap-py
#21 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone  -- bleaah2
#20 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher – Rita Coolidge
#19 Brickhouse – The Commodores -- yow!
#18 Way Down – Elvis Presley
#17 Don’t Worry Baby – B.J. Thomas
#16 I Feel Love – Donna Summer  -- go Georgio Moroder!
#15 Boogie Nights – Heatwave  --
#14 Swayin’ To The Music (Slow Dancin’) – Johnny Rivers  -- memories of make-out parties
-- Extra Love Will Keep Us Together -- Captain and Tennille
#13 On And On – Stephen Bishop
#12 Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon  -- I recall vividly seeing The Spy Who Loved me in the theater
#11 Handy Man – James Taylor --
#10 Cold As Ice – Foreigner
-- Extra Play That Fuky Music -- Wild Cherry
#9 That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll – Shaun Cassidy
#8 Star Wars Title Theme – Meco -- yay! 12 year olds like disco, too!
#7 Telephone Line – Electric Light Orchestra  --  pick up that telly-phone
#6 I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb - the edit was like 90 seconds long
#5 Strawberry Letter 23 – Brothers Johnson  -- another BOS3
#4 Keep It Comin’ Love – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#3 Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
#2 Float On – The Floaters  -- float on!  BOS4
#1 Best Of My Love – The Emotions
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2009, 12:24:13 PM
still listening, my BOSes so far.   I think there's a rich vein of AM Gold here.   many faves and fond memories, I was glued to my top 40 station radio back then.


#39 She Did It – Eric Carmen


This one has actual Beach Boys on backing vox.

and the chart is from Sept 24th 1977.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2009, 07:25:45 PM
early VHMs to Mr Carmen, indulging his Beach Boys fetish; Crystal Gayle's superb pop single that happened to be a #1 Country hit; and Stevie's "Another Star" -- why there weren't at least 5 Top Ten singles from SITKOL is baffling.

TANC LRB, and I'll 2nd TC's BOS for Dorothy Moore's *other* hit, "I Believe You" (I'd forgotten it was written by the Addrisi Bros!), nicely covered a few years later by the Carpenters, who were a couple weeks away from debuting with their Klaatu cover!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2009, 07:59:23 PM
I'm hearing Ronnie McDowell's "The King is Gone" for the 2nd time this week, and that's 2 times 2 many.  But another VHM to George Benson's orig (and superior) version of "The Greatest Love of All". Whitney's '80s cover would be much bigger (#1 in fact) but this is sublime -- and shame on the Academy for bypassing it at Oscar time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2009, 08:29:56 PM
WOS Frampton's "SS&D", the Whitest. Motown. Cover. EVAH!

But BOS2 Ronnie Milsap's superb Barry Manilow hommage, "It Was Almost Like A Song". Quality "adult contermpo" -- unlike Debby Boone's WOS2, "YLUML", which isn't merely sappy, but crappily recorded. And yet it won an Oscar *and* several Grammys. 

I'd forgotten the story about how "Higher & Higher" almost became a Booker T comeback hit. But he gave it to Rita Coolidge -- who was his sister-in-law!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2009, 08:44:49 PM
she's a cow, she's a cow now! And she's built like a, well, you know.

BOS3 the *real* King with "Way Down" -- I continue to be flummoxed by the fact that this has never shown up on anybody's version of 10@10, even tho' they all have tons of "Elvis died today" clips in '77 sets.

What a bizarre chart to have 2 Beach Boys covers, plus some BBs themselves backing up Eric Carmen, plus an Eric Carmen cover by Shaun Cassidy. And the king of the covers, Johnny Rivers, gets a VHM for slow dancin', or swayin', or whateverthef--k he's doin'.

BOS4 Stephen Bishop's sublime "On & On" -- fine songwriting, glistening production. Truly one of my fave 45s of that year; I never tire of it. Gaz: think of him as the Jazn Mrazzz of his day. ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2009, 09:38:25 PM
so, has ELO sued Green Day yet for ripping off "Telephone Line"?

Lawd! The brothas are showin' off their johnson, KC keeps it common-law, and Charles from the Floaters likes a woman who carryth herthelf like... Mith Univerth! (He probably wants to borrow her tiara.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2009, 11:05:30 AM
Nearly forgot to mention the then-married Carly and James back-to-back at #'s 12 and 11. Ms Simon tells JT that nobody does it better; he proves her point by making her cum-a, cum-a, cum-a, cum-a, cum cum!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 14, 2009, 01:46:13 AM
XM version of the 80's was from September 10, 1983 which included Elton John wanting to "Kiss the Bride". A hit from hell: Taco's "Puttin' on the Ritz". Also included two songs, where I thought one artist was ripping off the other because it sounded so similar: Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Air Supply "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" until I later found out was written and produced by the same person, Jim Steinman (4 weeks later both of his songs were #1 and #2 for three straight weeks).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 14, 2009, 07:45:23 AM
two songs, where I thought one artist was ripping off the other because it sounded so similar: Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Air Supply "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" until I later found out was written and produced by the same person, Jim Steinman (4 weeks later both of his songs were #1 and #2 for three straight weeks).

Yes! That was Steinman's commercial peak -- he also produced a hit for Barry Manilow (!) around that time, and worked with Billy Squier and Barbara Streisand (!!).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 16, 2009, 12:34:13 AM
Dorothy Moore's *other* hit, "I Believe You" (I'd forgotten it was written by the Addrisi Bros!), nicely covered a few years later by the Carpenters

I've long secretly wished that our very own Princess would do a cover of that song.  (Though maybe sans the verse about baby-making.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 17, 2009, 03:18:12 PM
    Great countdown this week from September 19, 1970.  The initial bow of one of the greatest ballads in pop history "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 and the first hit (well semi hit) from a former member of the Monkees Mike Nesmith & the First National Band "Joanne" (great f'n song!).                                                        http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5240598.php
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 17, 2009, 03:34:42 PM
    Great countdown this week from September 19, 1970.  The initial bow of one of the greatest ballads in pop history "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 and the first hit (well semi hit) from a former member of the Monkees Mike Nesmith & the First National Band "Joanne" (great f'n song!).                                                        http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5240598.php

awesome stuff there, esp the usual "lesser" hits in the first hour -- Chairmen of the Board, Poppy Family, the post-Diana Supes. All this and "Rubber Duckie" too!  This is one chart I've never heard before. Can't wait.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 17, 2009, 04:36:42 PM
  Great countdown this week from September 19, 1970.  The initial bow of one of the greatest ballads in pop history "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 and the first hit (well semi hit) from a former member of the Monkees Mike Nesmith & the First National Band "Joanne" (great f'n song!).                                                        http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5240598.php


#40 I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5
#39 Green-Eyed Lady – Sugarloaf
#38 Everything’s Tuesday – Chairmen Of The Board
#37 That’s Where I Went Wrong – Poppy Family F/Susan Jacks
#36 Lola – The Kinks
#35 Indiana Wants Me – R. Dean Taylor
#34 Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma – The New Seekers F/Eva Graham
#33 Out In The Country – Three Dog Night
EXTRA -- Green Door - Jim Lowe
#32 Peace Will Come (According To Plan) – Melanie
#31 Closer To Home – Grand Funk Railroad
#30 Long Long Time – Linda Ronstadt
#29 Everybody’s Got The Right To Love – The Supremes
#28 Joanne – Micheal Nesmith & The First National Band
EXTRA -- Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
#27 Neanderthal Man – Hotlegs
#26 Express Yourself – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
#25 It’s A Shame – The Spinners
#24 (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You? – Ronnie Dyson
EXTRA -- Suspicion - Terry Stafford
#23 Solitary Man – Neil Diamond
#22 Hi-De-Ho – Blood, Sweat, & Tears
#21 Hand Me Down World – The Guess Who
#20 All Right Now – Free
#19 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Stevie Wonder
#18 Rubber Duckie – Ernie (From Sesame Street)
#17 Groovy Situation – Gene Chandler
#16 Spill The Wine – Eric Burdon & War
#15 I (Who Have Nothing) – Tom Jones
#14 (I Know) I’m Losing You – Rare Earth
#13 Snowbird – Anne Murray
#12 Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond
#11 Don’t Play That Song – Aretha Franklin With The Dixie Flyers
#10 Make It With You – Bread
#9 Candida – Dawn
#8 (They Long To Be) Close To You – The Carpenters
#7 In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry
#6 25 0r 6 To 4 – Chicago
#5 Julie, Do Ya Love Me – Bobby Sherman
#4 Patches – Clarence Carter
#3 Lookin’ Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light – Creedence Clearwater Revival
#2 War – Edwin Starr
#1 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 07:17:11 PM
VHM the Chairmen of the Board, with one of their great shoulda-been-bigger mid-charters, "Everything's Tuesday".

OMGWTFLOL to the Poppy Family's *other* hit, "That's Where I Went Wrong", which I've maybe heard once or twice since 1970.

BOS-in-perpetuity, "Indiana Wants Me"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 07:49:21 PM
BOS2 3DN's "Out in the Country" -- no secret that I love that one.

Melanie gets 2 hits on this chart; the New Seekers' cover of "Look What They've Done To My Song", and her own "Peace Will Come" -- VHM for another example of how political songs made the charts regularly back then.

GFR get closer to a hit than they'd been previously. It's worth remembering how HATED they were by critics at the time.

BOS3 Ms Ronstadt's exquisite rendering of "Long Long Time".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 08:02:55 PM
Quite an embarrassment of riches here, and we're still in the first hour!  VHM the Supes with another of their post-Ross gems, "Everybody's Got the Right to Love".  And BOS4 Michael Nesmith's lovely "Joanne".

But just plain embarrassing is Hotlegs' "Neanderthal Man" -- even a 10cc worshipper like me can't defend this one.

But lawd have mercy! BOS5 Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Longest-Group-Name-Ever, 'spressin' theyself.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 08:27:02 PM
Another BOS(6)-in-perpetuity to the Spinners: "It's a Shame" is always on my list of best Motown singles of all time.  VHM the late Ronnie Dyson's "(IYLMMLTYT)WCITY?"  And Neil Diamond shows up with the first of *his* 2 hits, a re-release of "Solitary Man".

BS&T get some o' that ole sweet roll; the Guess Who enjoy the fuzzy-wuzzy love'n'touch explosion. Or something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 08:56:17 PM
ah, there's nothing like playing with something that's yellow and chubby, eh Ernie? NYC had 3 active Top 40 stations in 1970; all of them ignored "Rubber Duckie", to their everlasting shame.

Me, I'd've preferred to play with Tom Jones in 1970. Rrrrrrrrowr!  BOS7 "I Who Have Nothing".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 09:19:07 PM
Casey sez Anne Murray became a phys ed teacher because she had 5 brothers. Yeah, right.  VHM the short, sweet, "Snowbird"

More all-time-faves of mine: BOS8 "Cracklin' Rosie", BOS9 "Don't Play That Song", one of my 3 or 4 fave Aretha singles -- and the 2nd Ben E King cover in the Top 20.  And BOS10 (!) is a Ben E King hommage, Dawn's "Candida" -- the Drifters and everyone at the Brill Building would be proud.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2009, 09:44:01 PM
Casey says "25 or 6 to 4" cribs from a Stan Kenton record, but doesn't say which one.  Bobby Sherman is tossin' & turnin' & freezin' & burnin'. And I'm exhausted: this has been one terrific chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 20, 2009, 10:49:03 AM
Ooops, almost forgot my WOS: I've always hated the lump of treacle that is "Patches".

2 days later poppa passed away
and I became a man that day


So... he lost his virginity on the day his father died?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 20, 2009, 07:59:27 PM
Ooops, almost forgot my WOS: I've always hated the lump of treacle that is "Patches".

2 days later poppa passed away
and I became a man that day


So... he lost his virginity on the day his father died?

well, funerals often make people passionate and randy... "oh man, I can't believe s/he died.. life is short! I better get laid!"

The Buoys' Timothy is about that taboo subject cannibalism... uh... er...  have any songs about necrophilia ever charted?   
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 21, 2009, 07:41:16 AM
have any songs about necrophilia ever charted?   

dunno about charted singles, but there's Alice Cooper's "Cold Ethyl" and some people think the Stones' "She's So Cold" is necromantic.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on September 21, 2009, 11:21:29 AM
What's the URL for the station that archives the weekly ATF broadcast for replay on demand?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 21, 2009, 11:53:19 AM
What's the URL for the station that archives the weekly ATF broadcast for replay on demand?

The station no longer does that, much to everyone's dismay.  They were offered here:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827

I'm sure the AT40 folks threatened the station  w some ponderous legal action for offering those links .... ponderous.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 23, 2009, 08:09:27 PM
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978.   Did we hear this chart a year ago?
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 23, 2009, 08:30:52 PM
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978.   Did we hear this chart a year ago?

Dunno if we heard this chart last year, but we just visited '78 a month ago, so we have to suffer thru Babs' "Eyes of Laura Mars" theme again, as well as "Whenever I Call You 'Goat'". But we do get "Paradise By the Dashboard Light", which only spent 2 weeks in the 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 23, 2009, 09:07:02 PM
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978.   Did we hear this chart a year ago?

Dunno if we heard this chart last year, but we just visited '78 a month ago, so we have to suffer thru Babs' "Eyes of Laura Mars" theme again, as well as "Whenever I Call You 'Goat'". But we do get "Paradise By the Dashboard Light", which only spent 2 weeks in the 40.

suffer through Whenever I Call You 'Friend?' ---  guilty pleasure for me, I'll admit. 



Chart Date: September 16, 1978

#40 Paradise By Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
#39 My Angel Baby – Toby Beau
#38 Two Tickets To Paradise – Eddie Money
#37 Love Will Find A Way – Pablo Cruise
#36 5-7-0-5 – City Boy
#35 Who Are You – The Who
#34 Talking In Your Sleep – Crystal Gayle
#33 I Love The Night Life (Disco Round) – Alicia Bridges
#32 You Never Done It Like That – The Captain & Tennille
#31 She’s Always A Woman – Billy Joel
#30 Rock & Roll Fantasy – The Kinks
#29 Come Together – Aerosmith
#28 Get Off – Foxy
At40 Extra: Double Vision – Foreigner
#27 Just What I Needed – The Cars
#26 Back In The U.S.A – Linda Ronstadt
#25 Close The Door – Teddy Pendergrass
#24 Right Down The Line – Gerry Rafferty
#23 Love Theme From Eyes Of Laura Mars (Prisoner) – Barbra Streisand
#22 Magnet & Steel – Walter Egan
#21 Oh Darlin – Robin Gibb
#20 Miss You – The Rolling Stones
#19 Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’ – Kenny Loggins (With Stevie Nicks)
#18 Grease – Frankie Valli
LDD: Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
#17 Hollywood Nights – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
#16 You Needed Me – Anne Murray
#15 Reminiscing – The Little River Band
At40 Extra: How Much I Feel – Ambrosia
#14 You And I – Rick James
#13 Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
#12 Fool If You Think It’s Over – Chris Rea
#11 Hot Child In The City – Nick Gilder
#10 Shame – Evelyn "Champagne" King
#9 Got To Get You Into My Life – Earth, Wind & Fire
#8 Don’t Look Back – Boston
#7 Summer Nights – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
#6 An Everlasting Love – Andy Gibb
#5 Kiss You All Over – Exile
#4 Hopelessly Devoted To You – Olivia Newton-John
#3 Hot Blooded – Foreigner
At40 Extra: Ready To Take A Chance Again – Barry Manilow
#2 Three Times A Lady – The Commodores
#1 Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 24, 2009, 03:12:01 AM
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978.   Did we hear this chart a year ago?
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Hmm. This was played on XM's version last week. Casey had a look at a concert promoter who was born Wolfgang Grajonca (I'm certain most of you know who this is), including a short bio on his life.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 26, 2009, 09:56:19 AM
We get an edit of "Paradise" that omits Phil Rizzuto but includes Eileen Foley.  Fair enough, I guess.  Only tracks I didn't remember were Crystal Gayle's "Talking in Your Sleep" and La Ronstadt's "Back in the U.S.A."  A very stagnant chart: nothing moved upward more than 5 slots; six straight tunes, from 36 to 31, were each up 4 slots; and Nick Gilder was in the midst of what was then the longest journey to #1.  (An honor now held by "Macarena," unlikely to ever be broken.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2009, 10:52:02 AM
We get an edit of "Paradise" that omits Phil Rizzuto but includes Eileen Foley. 

That's Ellen Foley, bub -- erstwhile girlfriend of the Clash's Mick Jones. Or was it Joe Strummer?

And no surprise on the edit, the full LP cut is 8-1/2 mins. I assume you got a fuck-free edit of "Who Are You?" as well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 26, 2009, 10:53:12 AM
The version of Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise was not the one I'm used to hearing. This one had those twin guitar leads that Geoff described a copuple months back somewhere on this board as Duane Allman-esque, plus the chorus vox were different.


this stretch of songs gets BOS from me:

#15 Reminiscing – The Little River Band
At40 Extra: How Much I Feel – Ambrosia
#14 You And I – Rick James
#13 Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
#12 Fool If You Think It’s Over – Chris Rea
#11 Hot Child In The City – Nick Gilder

ETA: if I may, I'd like to add these
#7 Summer Nights – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
#5 Kiss You All Over – Exile
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 26, 2009, 10:55:12 AM
I assume you got a fuck-free edit of "Who Are You?" as well.

yes, fuck-free.  They just repeated the same exact line Daltrey sang ("Aaaah really wanna know!") twice
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2009, 07:09:43 PM
We get an edit of "Paradise" that omits Phil Rizzuto but includes Eileen Foley. 

That's Ellen Foley, bub -- erstwhile girlfriend of the Clash's Mick Jones. Or was it Joe Strummer?

And no surprise on the edit, the full LP cut is 8-1/2 mins

And not a terribly artful edit, at that. Not easy to bring 8-1/2 mins down to less than 5, but still...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2009, 07:26:41 PM
The version of Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise was not the one I'm used to hearing. This one had those twin guitar leads that Geoff described a copuple months back somewhere on this board as Duane Allman-esque, plus the chorus vox were different.

Damn, that really was a completely different mix, if not an alternate take. 

VHM to City Boy's ELO-meets-Queen-at-a-Styx-concert amalgam, "5-7-0-5", one of my fave OHWs  -- saw them open for Hall & Oates, of all acts, at the Palladium in NYC that fall. Their first LP, the one with the beautiful "Haymaking Time" is worth seeking out. And another VHM to Crystal Gayle's lovely "Talking in Your Sleep".

Always a BOS to the always fabulous Alicia Bridges: she love the nightlife, she gots to boogie. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2009, 08:00:58 PM
I'm tempted to WOS Aerosmith, groovin' up slow-lah, but I'll save my brickbats for Foxy's "Get Off", easily one of the worst disco records of that era. "Tie me up at your place/I can love you crazy"? Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2009, 11:31:03 AM
Not much to say about Hours 2 & 3, tho' Casey's story about Robin Gibb's involvement with "Sesame Street Fever" was cute. My ears detected quite a few truncated versions of songs -- the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks to alleviate edits and add more Long-Distance Dedications. More dead dogs for Casey!  So it was nice to hear Mr Manilow's "Ready to Take a Chance" as an extra; that meant we heard 2 of the eventual Best Song Oscar nominees, the other being ONJ's "Hopelessly Devoted". (Thankfully, the Academy bypassed Babs' "Laura Mars" atrocity.) The winner that year: "Last Dance".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 30, 2009, 08:12:56 PM
This weekend Casey70's goes back to Oct 2, 1971
(the last month or so, we seem to be rotating among the same few years):
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 30, 2009, 10:46:02 PM
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks

A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets.  I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 08:34:12 AM
This weekend Casey70's goes back to Oct 2, 1971
(the last month or so, we seem to be rotating among the same few years):
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

Looks good -- the 4 Tops' cover of "MacArthur Park" is a major rarity -- but I fear this ends the 5-week-window in which we'd've heard the Chi-Lites' "Stoned Out of My Mind" in a 1973 set. One of  my all-time faves. Bummer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on October 01, 2009, 05:00:26 PM
This weekend Casey70's goes back to Oct 2, 1971
(the last month or so, we seem to be rotating among the same few years):
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
  I don't think they have played any '72 shows since May!!! >:(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 06:55:08 PM
Other highlights of this 1971 chart: The Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore", Tommy Roe's forgotten, underrated (IMHO) cover of "Stagger Lee", a fine Dells ballad ("The Love We Had Stays on My Mind"), the Raiders' "Indian Reservation" follow-up, "Birds of a Feather", Kris Kristofferson's great "Loving Her Was Easier" and the s-s-smokin' Denise LaSalle with "Trapped By a Thing Called Love". And -- TANC -- the banjo stylings of the Stampeders!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 01, 2009, 06:59:47 PM
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks

A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets.  I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.

I guess it's the radio stations editing it for their air. XM has played '79 sets and it's the same length (3 hours and 15 minutes) as the 80's versions.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 09:12:48 PM
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks

A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets.  I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.

I guess it's the radio stations editing it for their air. XM has played '79 sets and it's the same length (3 hours and 15 minutes) as the 80's versions.

XM, I'm assuming, runs it without commercials?    2 years ago the broadcast version ran the year-end countdown from '78 as a 2-parter; basically it was the original 8-hour show -- 100 songs, plus extras -- crammed into 6 hours. There were some hilariously short versions of songs; some were, like, 90 seconds each.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 02, 2009, 12:09:22 AM
Other highlights of this 1971 chart: The Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore", Tommy Roe's forgotten, underrated (IMHO) cover of "Stagger Lee", a fine Dells ballad ("The Love We Had Stays on My Mind"), the Raiders' "Indian Reservation" follow-up, "Birds of a Feather", Kris Kristofferson's great "Loving Her Was Easier" and the s-s-smokin' Denise LaSalle with "Trapped By a Thing Called Love". And -- TANC -- the banjo stylings of the Stampeders!

Shucks, I'll miss - I'm doing my annual Oktoberfest jaunt to Maryland this weekend, rendezvousing with some friends from college.  Would have enjoyed the Glass Bottle (which I just heard for the first time last weekend, in a different context that I think involved Dickie Goodman) and "Birds of a Feather" (which I'll always associate with 1995 for purely personal reasons).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 03, 2009, 03:32:44 PM
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks

A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets.  I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.

I guess it's the radio stations editing it for their air. XM has played '79 sets and it's the same length (3 hours and 15 minutes) as the 80's versions.

XM, I'm assuming, runs it without commercials?    2 years ago the broadcast version ran the year-end countdown from '78 as a 2-parter; basically it was the original 8-hour show -- 100 songs, plus extras -- crammed into 6 hours. There were some hilariously short versions of songs; some were, like, 90 seconds each.

Xm is commercial free. I guess this allows them not to have any weird edits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2009, 07:09:27 PM
Cute: Magic 98 played Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park" just before AT40, which begins with the 4 Tops' cover. And I love Levi & Co., but this is strictly a "we're on our way to headline in Vegas" version.  And what happens in Vegas...

And speaking of Vegas, here's Rob Thomas Cher, debuting with "Gypsies Tramps & Thieves". VHM the 5-D with their underrated take on "Never My Love", one of those rare hit singles recorded live in concert.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2009, 07:29:01 PM
evvah-day's Thanksgiving! Freddie Hart has his only Top 40 hit, "Easy Lovin'", which sounds like something Charley Pride turned down.

Another VHM to Glass Bottle, who were assembled for a series of PSAs for recycling, iirc. "Ain't Got Time Anymore" woulda made a nice follow-up to "Worst That Could Happen" for the B'klyn Bridge.  BOS1 War's sultry "All Day Music", their first un-Burdoned hit.

And still another VHM to another forgotten hit: Tommy Roe, making his last visit to the 40 with an unlikely cover of "Stagger Lee".  A couple years later he'd get to #97 with his version of "Working Class Hero" (!) 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2009, 07:41:05 PM
BOS2 the mighty mighty Dells, "The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)".

Gawd! how did Van Morrison not sue the Raiders for the total "Brown-Eyed Girl" ripoff that is "Birds of a Feather"? Lawd! Rufus Thomas shows up to teach us how to do the "Breakdown", chilluns.

proxy of cairo, Mr Kristofferson. He leaps into the 40 at #30 with his beautiful "Lovin' Her Was Easier" and seemed headed for the Top Ten, but inexplicably stalled out at 26 a few weeks later.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2009, 08:21:35 PM
BOS3 Denise LaSalle's great "Trapped By a Thing Called Love"; WOS the Persuaders, one of my all-time HFHs, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate". Yeah, I'm in the minority on that one but it remains a laughably awful lyric to my ears.

Hey JB -- what you gon' play NOW?  BOS4 "Make it Funky". And Gaz is really missing out on a festival of vocalizing this week: the 5-D, Glass Bottle, Dells, and now Free Movement's "I've Found Someone Of My Own". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2009, 08:56:26 PM
This may be an Oct 2nd chart, but I associate a lot of these songs with the Summer of '71, even the ones that are still climbing, like Al Green, who's tired of growing his own.  And he's followed by our TANC-of-the-Week: the Stampeders and their banjos.

I said this elsewhere recently, but Merrill Osmond screams worse than Linda Ronstadt on a bad day. VHM, however, to Joe South for writing the O-boys' "Yo-Yo".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 07, 2009, 09:39:05 PM
This station, which normally airs Casey70's, this weekend has Oct 24, 1981
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 08, 2009, 08:02:44 PM
This station, which normally airs Casey70's, this weekend has Oct 24, 1981
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Ah, this may be why above station is airing chart from '81 rather than 70's.  This week's 70's replay is one of Casey's specials, this time spotlighting "Top 10 Producers of the 70's", originally aired Oct 5, 1974 :
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 10, 2009, 08:13:25 AM
I had no idea that Steve Barri (P.F. Sloan, Grass Roots) had produced the Four Tops' "Keeper of the Castle" and "Ain't No Woman."  Or that the latter had originally been recorded by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. (!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2009, 11:34:23 AM
I had no idea that Steve Barri (P.F. Sloan, Grass Roots) had produced the Four Tops' "Keeper of the Castle" and "Ain't No Woman."  Or that the latter had originally been recorded by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. (!)

I must say this turned out to be a very entertaining and educational 3 hours. Loved that Casey told the Cher-turning-down-"Night The Lights Went Out in Ga." story, and how 'bout that Rick Hall?

OTOH, KFRC played "You're Having My Baby" right before Casey, and so I got to hear PA & Odious Coates TWICE. Bad enuf I'm home sick without that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 11, 2009, 12:53:26 PM
I had no idea that Steve Barri (P.F. Sloan, Grass Roots) had produced the Four Tops' "Keeper of the Castle" and "Ain't No Woman."  Or that the latter had originally been recorded by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. (!)
I must say this turned out to be a very entertaining and educational 3 hours. Loved that Casey told the Cher-turning-down-"Night The Lights Went Out in Ga." story, and how 'bout that Rick Hall?
Yes, interesting to hear facts about these producers, including some of their other hits not played during this show.
Original Air Date: October 5, 1974
Top Ten Producers of the ’70s (well, 1970-74)
#10 - Thom Bell:
 “ROCK N’ ROLL BABY” – The Stylistics
 “I’LL BE AROUND” – The Spinners
 “I’M DOING FINE NOW” – New York City
 “BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW” – The Stylistics
#9 - James Guercio:
 “SATURDAY IN THE PARK” – Chicago
 “SPINNING WHEEL” – Blood, Sweat & Tears
 “JUST YOU AND ME” – Chicago
 “25 OR 6 TO 4” – Chicago
 “KIND OF A DRAG” – The Buckinghams
#8 - Gus Dudgeon:
 “YOUR SONG” – Elton John
 “CROCODILE ROCK” – Elton John
 “SPACE ODDITY” – David Bowie
#7 - Steve Barri:
 “KEEPER OF THE CASTLE” – The Four Tops
 “TEMPTATION EYES” – The Grass Roots
 “AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT)” – The Four Tops
 “SOONER OF LATER” – The Grass Roots
 “BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO” – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
#6 - Snuff Garrett:
 “GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES” – Cher
 “ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU” – Sonny & Cher
 “NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA” – Vicki Lawrence
 “HALF BREED” – Cher
#5 - Richard Perry:
 “STONEY END” – Barbra Streisand
 “WITHOUT YOU” – Nilsson
 “YOU’RE SO VAIN” – Carly Simon
 “YOU’RE SIXTEEN” – Ringo Starr
#4 - Tom Catalano:
 “SONG SUNG BLUE” – Neil Diamond
 “DELTA DAWN” – Helen Reddy
 “I AM, I SAID” – Neil Diamond
 “LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS)” – Helen Reddy
# 3 - Norman Whitfield:
 “JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY FROM ME)” – The Temptations
 “WAR” – Edwin Starr
 “SMILING FACES SOMETIME” – The Undisputed Truth
 “I HEARD IT THRU THE GRAPEVINE” – Marvin Gaye
 “PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE” – The Temptations
# 2 - Richard Podolor:
 “NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN” – Three Dog Night
 “MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME)” – Three Dog Night
 “RIDE, CAPTAIN, RIDE” – Blues Image
 “JOY TO THE WORLD” – Three Dog Night
# 1 - Rick Hall (of Muscle Shoals Studios):
 “PATCHES” – Clarence Carter
 “ONE BAD APPLE” – The Osmonds
 “BABY, DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME” – Mac Davis
 “GO AWAY, LITTLE GIRL” – Donny Osmond
 “(YOU’RE) HAVING MY BABY” – Paul Anka
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 11, 2009, 05:13:04 PM
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.

Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2009, 10:20:11 PM
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.

Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx

These lists appear to cover more ground than the Wikipedia links on Page 1 of this thread - thanks for posting them!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 13, 2009, 01:15:34 AM
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.

Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx

These lists appear to cover more ground than the Wikipedia links on Page 1 of this thread - thanks for posting them!

It's probably the same show but with stations that can stream, you have a lot of choices in case you miss it at a certain time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 14, 2009, 09:33:35 PM
This weekend's Casey70's is from Oct 13, 1973!  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2009, 07:23:43 AM
This weekend's Casey70's is from Oct 13, 1973!  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

sure enuf, we arrive at '73 a week or 2 too late for the Chi-Lites. But at least theres Millie Jackson's fabulous "Hurts So Good".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 17, 2009, 09:22:30 AM
Chart Date: October 13, 1973

#40 I Got A Name – Jim Croce 
#39 Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne – Looking Glass
#38 Jesse – Roberta Flack
#37 Theme From Cleopatra Jones – Joe Simon F/The Main Streeters
#36 Let Me In – The Osmonds
#35 You’re A Special Part Of Me – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
#34 Ecstasy – The Ohio Players
#33 Summer (The First Time) – Bobby Goldsboro
#32 Funky Stuff – Kool & The Gang
#31 We May Never Pass This Way Again – Seals & Crofts
#30 In The Midnight Hour – Cross Country
#29 Hurts So Good – Millie Jackson
#28 Get It Together – The Jackson Five
#At40 Extra: Just You ‘N’ Me – Chicago
#27 You’ve Never Been This Far Before – Conway Twitty
#26 Space Race – Billy Preston
#25 Touch Me In The Morning – Diana Ross
#24 Rocky Mountain Way – Joe Walsh
#23 Why Me – Kris Kristofferson
#22 Brother Louie – Stories
#21 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose – Dawn F/Tony Orlando
#20 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
#19 All I Know – Garfunkel
#18 Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy
#17 Basketball Jones F/Tyrone Shoelaces – Cheech & Chong
#16 My Maria – B.W. Stevenson
#15 China Grove – The Doobie Brothers
#14 Free Ride – The Edgar Winter Group
#At40 Extra: Top Of The World – The Carpenters
#13 Paper Roses – Marie Osmond
#12 Heartbeat It’s A Lovebeat – The Defranco Family
#11 Yes We Can Can – The Pointer Sisters
#10 We’re An American Band – Grand Funk
#9 Keep On Truckin – Eddie Kendricks
#8 Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#7 Loves Me Like A Rock – Paul Simon
#6 That Lady – Isley Brothers
#5 Angie – Rolling Stones
#4 Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
#3 Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
#At40 Extra: The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
#2 Ramblin’ Man – Allman Brothers Band
#1 Half-Breed – Cher
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on October 17, 2009, 03:27:10 PM
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.

Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx

These lists appear to cover more ground than the Wikipedia links on Page 1 of this thread - thanks for posting them!

Not sure how up-to-date that list is. There's a station in Portland (KLTH, Oldies 106.7) that carries the 70s show and is not on the Radiotime list but is on the Wikipedia one. (Sundays 10am to 1pm, if anyone cares.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2009, 07:25:28 PM
Jim Croce debuts posthumously at #40; Looking Glass only feel dead as their wonderful "Jimmy Loves Mary Anne" drops to 39 from its #33 peak.  And Roberta Flack's forgotten "Jesse" (a Janis Ian compo) sneaks in at 38, followed by Joe Simon with the first of 2 hits from the Cleopatra Jones sndtk.

VHM the Osmonds' "Let Me In" -- they were far more appealing in ballad mode than with Merrill screeching his lungs out on stuff like "Yo-Yo".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2009, 07:40:45 PM
Marvin & Diana's "You're a Special Part of Me" is not my fave duet of theirs. Talk about a song without a hook.  And I barely remember the Ohio Players' "Ecstasy", with its weird chart action: debuts at 34, spends 2 weeks there, drops to 45, then re-enters at... 34. And next week it will drop out again, only to re-enter a third time (!) the week after that.

Gaz is missing quite a week for deflowering: Bobby Goldsboro chases the boy in him away, and a few songs later Conway Twitty says "You've Never Been This Far Before".

But VHM Kool & the Gang's "Funky Stuff" -- their first Top 40 appearance!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2009, 08:03:12 PM
I remember us discussing this America-ish cover of "In the Midnight Hour" by Cross Country (former members of the Tokens) last year. It completely escaped my notice in '73.

BOS1 Miss Millie Jackson's superb perf on "Hurts So Good", our 2nd Cleo Jones hit.  And the J-5 say "get up off yo' high horse, girl!"

Interesting stat: of the 13 songs we've heard in the first hour, only ONE would make it to the Top Ten -- "I Got a Name".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2009, 08:42:51 PM
uber-BOS2 Art Garfunkel's glorious interpretation of Jim Webb's "All I Know". BOS3 Cheech & Chong (& Tyrone Shoelaces), "Basketball Jones". Ah got more moves than Ex-Lax!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2009, 09:45:07 PM
Gladys takes the Midnite Train to Utah to be the only black singer in a Mormon choir, but Paul Simon beats her to the punch by inventing Jewish gospel.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on October 18, 2009, 11:16:48 PM
   Casey put the hex on The Pointer Sisters "Yes We Can Can" by declaring it was on it's way to the top 10.  Great countdown. Not even Bobby Goldboro, Tony Orlando & Dawn or Marie Osmond can mess it up. While "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact). Dylan called it one of the best songs ever written. One of the few songs me and my parents could agree on. "Keep on Truckin'" and "That Lady" rule!!!  Gladys Knight & The Pips "Midnight Train To Georgia" still sounds great after all these years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 19, 2009, 10:24:08 AM
While "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact).

Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?

Sorry I didn't get to hear this; easily one of the more diverse charts, sonically, in memory.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 19, 2009, 10:29:31 AM
While "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact).

Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?


They're not on the Billboard website?  I used to save them -- have a bunch at home somewhere, but I wasn't yet buying the mag in '73.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on October 20, 2009, 02:32:19 AM
While "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact).

Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?

Sorry I didn't get to hear this; easily one of the more diverse charts, sonically, in memory.
   Here's a great site to see all of Billboard Magazine's year end charts.                                            http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 20, 2009, 09:38:27 PM
Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?
Sorry I didn't get to hear this; easily one of the more diverse charts, sonically, in memory.
   Here's a great site to see all of Billboard Magazine's year end charts.  http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php
Nice resource, thanks Kahuna!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 20, 2009, 09:40:37 PM
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on October 21, 2009, 12:01:39 AM
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
 
  
 
      
 
 Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - October 25, 2009

 


Originally Aired - October 30, 1976

#40 “GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE)” – Tyrone Davis
#39 “GETAWAY” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#38 “ANYTHING YOU WANT” – John Valenti
#37 “NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#36 “NICE ‘N’ NAASTY” – Salsoul Orchestra
#35 “YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW)” – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
#34 “I NEVER CRY” – Alice Cooper
#33 “I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#32 “DEVIL WOMAN” – Cliff Richard
#31 “DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY)” – Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
#30 “YOU ARE MY STARSHIP” – Norman Connors
#29 “THIS ONE’S FOR YOU” – Barry Manilow
#28 “A DOSE OF ROCK AND ROLL” – Ringo Starr
AT40 Extra: “CAR WASH” – Rose Royce
#27 “A LITTLE BIT MORE” – Dr. Hook
#26 “STILL THE ONE” – Orleans
#25 “LOWDOWN” – Boz Scaggs
#24 “DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO” – Peter Frampton
#23 “THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN” – Ritchie Family
#22 “TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT)” – Rod Stewart
#21 “THE RUBBERBAND MAN” – The Spinners
#20 “YOU ARE THE WOMAN” – Firefall
#19 “MORE THAN A FEELING” – Boston
#18 “FERNANDO” – Abba
#17 “JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU” – The Commodores
#16 “NADIA’S THEME (THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)” – Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.
#15 “BETH” – Kiss
AT40 Extra: “FRANKENSTEIN” – The Edgar Winter Group
#14 “(DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER” – Blue Oyster Cult
#13 “(SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY” – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#12 “I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU” – Bay City Rollers
#11 “THAT’LL BE THE DAY” – Linda Ronstadt
#10 “MAGIC MAN” – Heart
#9 “MUSKRAT LOVE” – The Captain & Tennille
#8 “PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC” – Wild Cherry
#7 “SHE’S GONE” – Hall & Oates
#6 “LOVE SO RIGHT” – The Bee Gees
#5 “A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN” – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
#4 “THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD” – Gordon Lightfoot
#3 “ROCK’N ME” – The Steve Miller Band
AT40 Extra: “MONSTER MASH” – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
#2 “DISCO DUCK (Part 1)” – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
#1 “IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW” – Chicago


 

 
  Any countdown with "Tonight's The Night"  "Beth" and "Don't Fear The Reaper" (MORE COW BELL!) is grade "A"!!!
  
 
  
  
  
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 21, 2009, 02:19:39 AM
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 22, 2009, 10:04:18 AM
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
 
     
 
 Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - October 25, 2009


#38 “ANYTHING YOU WANT” – John Valenti

#31 “DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY)” – Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids


Wow -- 2 there that I *totally* do not remember (I've heard of FC&TCK -- a ShaNaNa-styled outfit -- but whothehell is John Valenti?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on October 22, 2009, 10:52:52 AM
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.

Not just #2. See also #4, #9, #15, and several other candidates.

And we should nominate Nadia's Theme next time AL does a Strictly Instrumental set (or whatever she's calling it nowadays.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 25, 2009, 03:08:21 PM
This weekend Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.
Not just #2. See also #4, #9, #15, and several other candidates.
And we should nominate Nadia's Theme next time AL does a Strictly Instrumental set (or whatever she's calling it nowadays.)
Hey, I like #4 "Wreck o' the Ed Fitzgerald," but yes, many on that chart make the rockers cringe.  Two I wasn't familiar with, #36 "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (turns out to be a one hit disco-ish tune from a Chicago singer that only got as high as #37) and #31 "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" by Flash Cadilliac & the Continental Kids (with spoken bits by Wolfman Jack!), a 50's-style tune that got as high as #29.  And, for Halloween week: "Frankenstein," "Monster Mash," "Devil Woman," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Muskrat Love," "Disco Duck"  ;D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2009, 08:08:52 PM
Hey, I like #4 "Wreck o' the Ed Fitzgerald," but yes, many on that chart make the rockers cringe.  Two I wasn't familiar with, #36 "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (turns out to be a one hit disco-ish tune from a Chicago singer that only got as high as #37) and #31 "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" by Flash Cadilliac & the Continental Kids (with spoken bits by Wolfman Jack!), a 50's-style tune that got as high as #29.  And, for Halloween week: "Frankenstein," "Monster Mash," "Devil Woman," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Muskrat Love," "Disco Duck"  ;D

Magic 98's stream was down Sat nite, so I had to wait until this morning for my Kasem fix. The John Valenti was NTM -- a white "blue-eyed soul singer", according to Whitburn.  And he does one of the best white-guy Stevie Wonder imitations I've ever heard. But the Salsoul Orch's "Nice'n'Naaasty" gets the week's WOS (which is saying something, given some of the HFHs noted above).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 25, 2009, 09:29:15 PM
Hey, I like #4 "Wreck o' the Ed Fitzgerald," but yes, many on that chart make the rockers cringe.  Two I wasn't familiar with, #36 "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (turns out to be a one hit disco-ish tune from a Chicago singer that only got as high as #37) and #31 "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" by Flash Cadilliac & the Continental Kids (with spoken bits by Wolfman Jack!), a 50's-style tune that got as high as #29.  And, for Halloween week: "Frankenstein," "Monster Mash," "Devil Woman," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Muskrat Love," "Disco Duck"  ;D

Magic 98's stream was down Sat nite, so I had to wait until this morning for my Kasem fix. The John Valenti was NTM -- a white "blue-eyed soul singer", according to Whitburn.  And he does one of the best white-guy Stevie Wonder imitations I've ever heard. But the Salsoul Orch's "Nice'n'Naaasty" gets the week's WOS (which is saying something, given some of the HFHs noted above).

Speaking of Whitburn, I got his latest Top Pop Singles book and he mentioned on his iPod, that he has 41,520 songs on it or every song listed in the book.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on October 26, 2009, 10:01:33 PM
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.

Not just #2. See also #4, #9, #15, and several other candidates.

And we should nominate Nadia's Theme next time AL does a Strictly Instrumental set (or whatever she's calling it nowadays.)
   Dissing on my distant cousin Gordon Lightfoot and R'n'R HOF nominees KISS and the classic rock ballad "Beth"!!!  I just don't know!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 29, 2009, 07:09:49 AM
This weekend, Casey70's does Oct 29, 1977. We heard this chart a year ago. HFH at #1 (for ten weeks!) http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 29, 2009, 11:38:23 AM
Chart Date: October 29, 1977

#40 You Make Lovin’ Fun – Fleetwood Mac
#39 Do Your Dance (Part 1) – Rose Royce
#38 Changes In Lattitudes, Changes In Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett
#37 I Go Crazy – Paul Davis
#36 My Fair Share – Seals & Crofts
#35 Come Sail Away – Styx
#34 It’s So Easy – Linda Ronstadt
#33 I Just Want To Make Love To You – Foghat
#32 Isn’t It Time – The Babys
#31 Daybreak – Barry Manilow
#30 Send In The Clowns – Judy Collins
#29 It Was Almost Like A Song – Ronnie Milsap
#28 On And On – Stephen Bishop
At40 Extra: You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) – Rod Stewart
#27 I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
#26 We Just Disagree – Dave Mason
#25 Dusic – Brick
#24 She Did It – Eric Carmen
#23 Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me – Peter Brown
#22 Help Is On Its Way – The Little River Band
#21 Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
#20 Surfin’ Usa – Leif Garrett
#19 Swayin’ To The Music (Slow Dancin’) – Johnny Rivers
#17 We’re All Alone – Rita Coolidge
#16 Just Remember I Love You – Firefall
#15 How Deep Is Your Love – The Bee Gees
At40 Extra: If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
#14 Cold As Ice – Foreigner
#13 The King Is Gone – Ronnie Mcdowell
#12 Heaven On The 7th Floor – Paul Nicholas
#11 Baby, What A Big Surprise – Chicago
#10 Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
#9 Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band – Meco
#8 It’s Ecstasy (When You Lay)…– Barry White
#7 I Feel Love – Donna Summer
#6 Brickhouse – The Commodores
Extra: You're Sixteen – Ringo Starr
#5 Keep It Comin’ Love – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#4 Boogie Nights – Heatwave
#3 That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll – Shaun Cassidy
At40 Extra: We Are The Champions – Queen
#2 Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon
#1 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone


Thsi seems really familiar... not much to really look forward to, but I can't place this: #23 Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me – Peter Brown
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2009, 11:44:16 AM
Chart Date: October 29, 1977


At40 Extra: If You Leave Me Now – Chicago


how odd: the #1 song from last week's 1976 chart is an extra this week. WTF?  Obviously "Butters" Stotch is working as an intern at AT40!

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITn22HbLtic/SKLldOlYQRI/AAAAAAAAAJE/J-LmhTazHr4/s320/200px-Butters_svg.png)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 31, 2009, 09:44:47 AM
#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc. 

Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest? 

-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live, w obvious crowd noises, concert setting etc.  I know engineers can augment live recording w extra studio tracks, and fudge the fidelity, etc., and there are studio songs that have "live" effects thrown in (a poor example of what I mean here is the segment of Rush's Spirit Of Radio where Geddy mentions "Concert Hall!" and you hear some crowd noise), but I mean something recorded in front of an audience.  I'm guessing Peter Frampton's Do You Feel Like We Do? is up there, maybe Kiss' RnRAN, too...?

We hear the Babys chart debut at 32 with "Isn't It Time," and Casey's back announce was funny to me, because he says something like "That's Isn't It Time, the 32nd song by the Babys," and I heard it as "That's, Isn't It Time,  the thirty second song by the Babys...!"   Yes, it was a brief edit.

Julie Collins' Send In The Clowns sounded warped.  Did anyone else catch that?  Isn't it queer?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2009, 11:01:30 AM
#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc. 

Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest? 

-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live

There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling".  I'm sure we'll think of others...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 31, 2009, 11:01:52 AM
Chart Date: October 29, 1977

At40 Extra: If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
how odd: the #1 song from last week's 1976 chart is an extra this week. WTF?  Obviously "Butters" Stotch is working as an intern at AT40!
Sometimes those Extras are from the original show with Casey introducing it, and sometime he'll play #1 tune from year earlier, as in recent Sept '77 replay where he intro'd #1 from year ago, "Play That Funky Music"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 31, 2009, 11:05:17 AM
#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc. 
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest? 
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling".  I'm sure we'll think of others...
Perhaps some from '80's to present that I'm not aware of ???
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2009, 11:40:45 AM
#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc. 
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest? 
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling".  I'm sure we'll think of others...
Perhaps some from '80's to present that I'm not aware of ???

More:

John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975)
Macca, "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (1980)
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" (1987)
Elton John/George Michael "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" (1992)

I'm still not clear on whether "Bennie and the Jets" was "live" or doctored.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 31, 2009, 03:01:33 PM
#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc.
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest? 
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling".  I'm sure we'll think of others...
Perhaps some from '80's to present that I'm not aware of ???

More:

John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975)
Macca, "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (1980)
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" (1987)
Elton John/George Michael "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" (1992)

I'm still not clear on whether "Bennie and the Jets" was "live" or doctored.

thanks for the info, Mike!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2009, 07:19:31 PM
Wow, Rose Royce's "Do Your Dance" is as unmemorable a groove as I can imagine from that dance-happy era. Meanwhile First Choice's uber-fabulous "Dr Love" is stuck at its #41 peak, never to see the light of Top 40 day.  Unfair, sez I.

Chart-geek alert: Paul Davis is here with "I Go Crazy", in the first of its many many weeks in Casey's countdown.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2009, 07:50:11 PM
Seals & Crofts' "My Fair Share" gets the bizarre lyric award of the week, from the Robbie Benson basketball movie One on One: "Lay me down with justice in a long white gown". Er... wha??

Props to Styx for resisting the impulse to rhyme "virgin sea" with "emergency". But Casey can't restrain himself from gushing over Ms Ronstadt's two big... hits.

BOS and proxy of Gaz for Mr Manilow's "Daybreak"; Barry was very nearly back-to-back with Ronnie Milsap's imitation of him, but Judy Collins got between them. And yes, TC, I agree: her "Send in the Clowns" sounds warped -- must be the same copy Casey played in '75 when it charted the first time! Maybe he left it on the radiator.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2009, 08:18:11 PM
The idle mind is the playground of the Devil!  BOS2 Peter Brown's "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky Wit Me?" 

I remember this chart now -- it's the one where Casey creams his jeans over the fact that there are "five remakes in a row!"  Jeez, Casey...chill, dude.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2009, 08:16:05 AM
Casey's '80s this week hit November 1983, the height of British Invasion II, where my co-BOS votes go to JoBoxers' "Just Got Lucky" and Culture Club's "Church of the Poison Mind" (NB: Casey called the legendary Helen Terry an unofficial band member!).  HM to Pat Benatar, "Love Is a Cattlefield."  Only one I didn't remember was Rick Springfield's "Souls," and I've promptly forgotten it again already.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2009, 10:25:38 AM
The idle mind is the playground of the Devil!  BOS2 Peter Brown's "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky Wit Me?" 

I remember this chart now -- it's the one where Casey creams his jeans over the fact that there are "five remakes in a row!"  Jeez, Casey...chill, dude.

Meant to mention last nite that we heard the long-forgotten "clean" version of "Changes in Latitudes/Attitudes", which substitutes the phrase "scratches & stitches" for "son-of-a-bitches" (!) -- I totally did not remember that even existed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 01, 2009, 05:41:29 PM
Casey's '80s this week hit November 1983, the height of British Invasion II, where my co-BOS votes go to JoBoxers' "Just Got Lucky" and Culture Club's "Church of the Poison Mind" (NB: Casey called the legendary Helen Terry an unofficial band member!).  HM to Pat Benatar, "Love Is a Cattlefield."  Only one I didn't remember was Rick Springfield's "Souls," and I've promptly forgotten it again already.

"Souls" sounded like every other Rick Springfield that era. He could use the beat to "Human Touch", "Love Somebody" or "Affair of the Heart".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2009, 09:07:34 PM
Casey's '80s this week hit November 1983, the height of British Invasion II, where my co-BOS votes go to JoBoxers' "Just Got Lucky" and Culture Club's "Church of the Poison Mind" (NB: Casey called the legendary Helen Terry an unofficial band member!).  HM to Pat Benatar, "Love Is a Cattlefield."  Only one I didn't remember was Rick Springfield's "Souls," and I've promptly forgotten it again already.

"Souls" sounded like every other Rick Springfield that era. He could use the beat to "Human Touch", "Love Somebody" or "Affair of the Heart".

*chuckle*  Precisely.  But I gotta say, I dug his eccentric side on "Bop Til You Drop" and "Celebrate Youth."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 04, 2009, 09:42:20 PM
Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 05, 2009, 12:00:53 AM
Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
The repeats are also getting on my nerves. How many weeks has it been since a '72 show has aired?! "Rockin' All Over The World" (obvious Chuck Berry cop) "Born To Run" and "Lady Blue" are great songs that never cracked the top 10. "Miracles" and "Lyin' Eyes" are 2 great songs that did (but unjustly didn't make it to #1). "Saturday Night" and "S.O.S. are great pop cheese. "Let's Do It Again" is a great song from a terrible movie.   I love Elton John but "Island Girl" has to be one of the worst songs he ever recorded from a terrible album "Rock of the Westies".  He has wisely kept it out of his concert set.  It edges out "Feelings" as worst song in this weeks countdown.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2009, 04:00:22 PM
Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=

The repeats are also getting on my nerves.

indeed, not the most exciting of charts, other than Ms Baez's "Diamonds & Rust" and Sweet Melissa's unjustly forgotten "Just Too Many People", and Esther Phillips' "What a Difference a Gay Disco Remakes"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 05, 2009, 04:23:11 PM
Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
The repeats are also getting on my nerves. How many weeks has it been since a '72 show has aired?! "Rockin' All Over The World" (obvious Chuck Berry cop) "Born To Run" and "Lady Blue" are great songs that never cracked the top 10. "Miracles" and "Lyin' Eyes" are 2 great songs that did (but unjustly didn't make it to #1). "Saturday Night" and "S.O.S. are great pop cheese. "Let's Do It Again" is a great song from a terrible movie.   I love Elton John but "Island Girl" has to be one of the worst songs he ever recorded from a terrible album "Rock of the Westies".  He has wisely kept it out of his concert set.  It edges out "Feelings" as worst song in this weeks countdown.

yeah, I rented Let's Do It Again just last month as a matter of fact.  I know it's an important movie, since it was a big step in establishing Black cinema in the studio system, but it's got some boring-ass sections.  I admire Poitier and Cosby for using the medium they way they did -- they did try to establish some very real characters -- Check out this YouTube clip from about 6:40 to 8:00 mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7oeGUv3AJc

That was good healthy stuff, showing loving relationships.  But too much off the movie is silly wacky slapsticky stuff, esp the parts with Jimmie Walker and the big chase, etc.

I also owned the Island Girl 45 when I was a kid, so I have a soft spot for it... but you're right, it's pretty lame.  
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 06, 2009, 09:15:31 PM
A.T. 40 from November 8, 1975 -
#40 “DIAMONDS AND RUST” – Joan Baez
#39 “DANCE WITH ME” – Orleans
#38 “IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE” – Tavares
#37 “OUR DAY WILL COME” – Frankie Valli
#36 “SATURDAY NIGHT” – The Bay City Rollers
#35 “SECRET LOVE” – Freddy Fender
#34 “ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD” – John Fogerty
#33 “I WANT’A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU” – Leon Hayward
#32 “JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE” – Melissa Manchester
#31 “PEACE PIPE” – B.T. Express
#30 “BRAZIL” – The Ritchie Family
#29 “OPERATOR” – The Manhattan Transfer
#28 “LET’S DO IT AGAIN” – The Staple Singers
#27 “BLUE EYES CRYIN’ IN THE RAIN” – Willie Nelson
AT40 EXTRA - "OVER MY HEAD" - Fleetwood Mac
#26 “EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET” – Pete Wingfield
#25 “I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU” – Art Garfunkel
#24 “MY LITTLE TOWN” – Simon & Garfunkel
#23 “BORN TO RUN” – Bruce Springsteen
#22 “FLY, ROBIN, FLY” – Silver Convention
#21 “WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES” – Esther Phillips
#20 “YOU” – George Harrison
#19 “THAT’S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)” – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#18 “NIGHTS ON BROADWAY” – The Bee Gees
#17 “SKY HIGH” – Jigsaw
#16 “BAD BLOOD” – Neil Sedaka
#15 “S.O.S.” – Abba
#14 “LADY BLUE” – Leon Russell
AT40 EXTRA - "SUKIYAKI" - Kyu Sakamoto
#13 “SOMETHING BETTER TO DO” – Olivia Newton-John
#12 “LOW RIDER” – War
#11 “DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA” – People’s Choice
#10 “THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU” – The Captain & Tennille
#9 “FEELINGS” – Morris Albert
#8 “THIS WILL BE” – Natalie Cole
#7 “THEY JUST CAN’T STOP IT (THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY)” – The Spinners
#6 “HEAT WAVE” – Linda Ronstadt
#5 “MIRACLES” – Jefferson Starship
#4 “WHO LOVES YOU” – Four Seasons
#3 “CALYPSO” – John Denver
AT40 EXTRA - "YOU SEXY THING" - Hot Chocolate
#2 “LYIN’ EYES” – The Eagles
#1 “ISLAND GIRL” – Elton John
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 07, 2009, 02:26:47 AM
   Hey everybody the station that brought AT40 the 70's and 80's back to the public KQLL has dropped their oldies format (for an all Christmas mucus format effective Halloween day!!!) and let go their program director Kevan Seal .  He was the one who first put the past countdowns on the air (you can look it up on Wikipedia).  Anyway here's a link to a Facebook site protesting the changes Clear Channel has made.  One less station carrying AT40 The 70's & 80's over the internet is one too many!!!                                                                 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=191383943618&ref=nf&v=wall#
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 07, 2009, 03:04:06 AM
      Hmmm... wonder just who the "vagabound singer" that broke her heart Joan could be singing about in "Diamonds and Rust"?!!! ;D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 07, 2009, 07:39:27 AM
I'm digging the early part of the set.

Diamonds and Rust.  Wow, is this sorta the way stars would call out other stars before rap came along?   I felt a little uncomfortable hearing Joan air her specific pain like that.  It made me think Dylan is a real dick.  Which I also thought when saw Don't Look Back.  He's probably a dick.

Freddie Fender is hitting all the right notes this morning. BOS to his Secret Love.

Leon Hayward's “I WANT’A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU” lists such activities as "sliding down your canyon, into your valley of love."  that's just charming and lovely.... boo-yah! 

Melissa Manchester -- and her producers on this cut -- are channeling Diana Ross & the Supremes and Motown w Just Too Many People. Nice, NTM.

BT Express and Peace Pipe is pretty cheesy, with that American Indian interlude and all, but it makes me wanna take up smoking!  I notice there's a clarinet -- or some other reed -- featured heavily.  We need more reeds in pop music, I think.

.. and the award for Most Dated Sounding Song of Set goes to ... The Ritchie Family and Brazil!  Sounds like they're quoting another disco hit (their own, maybe?) in the song, with the "ooh-oooh-OOoo!"  whooping.   Casey says it fell from number 11, I hope it didn't get higher than that.

Manhattan TRansfer dong some gospel!  Whoa!  right awn! 

.. and here's the Staple Singers doing Curtis Mayfield's Let's Do It Again.  Mavis sounds like she's having sex on this recording!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 07, 2009, 07:59:13 AM
have to quit listening for an hour or so, but this chart is not bad at all, Feelings notwithstanding. At least it's not You Light Up My Life, which I think infested that charts in 77?  For some reasin, I always link those two songs together as a two-fer crapfest.

Willie Nelson's Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain can join Freddie Fender w another BOS
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 07, 2009, 09:38:50 AM
I never liked Natalie Cole's #8 This Will Be,  but thankfully The Spinners come to the rescue with They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play).  I wasn't really aware that was a parenthetically titled song, I always ref'd to it by the paren title.  Like how many of us every refer to Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo? and not (Heartbreaker?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 07, 2009, 10:11:37 AM
I'm now hearing the second hour ...

So Eighteen With A Bullet is a novelty song, right?

I do like the smooth-jazz I Only Have Eyes For You by Art Garfunkel, esp the instrumentation.

#19  “WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES” – Esther Phillips
Casey pronounces this title by emphasizing the last word "makes," saying Esther Phillips used a diff'rent spelling than Dinah Washington's original version.  But I fail to see how remove a letter in the word "difference" puts empahsis on the word "Makes" -- am I missing something?

#20 “YOU” – George Harrison -- Not his best, but it's still George

#19 “THAT’S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)” – K.C. & The Sunshine Band  - gotta love KC

#18 “NIGHTS ON BROADWAY” – The Bee Gees -- ANOTHER BOS!

#17 “SKY HIGH” – Jigsaw -- "Mommy, is that a lady singing?"

#16 “BAD BLOOD” – Neil Sedaka -- "The *hctib* is in her smile..." we get the bleeped version! 
so did Neil and Elton both "do Ron?"  Who's Ron?  What did he have to say about this?
 
#15 “S.O.S.” – Abba -- a song from another time...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2009, 10:27:42 AM
I wasn't really aware that was a parenthetically titled song, I always ref'd to it by the paren title. 

It's worse than you think.  Look how they butchered the punctuation in the title:
(http://fufusnax.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/spinnerstop.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2009, 10:43:11 AM
.. and here's the Staple Singers doing Curtis Mayfield's Let's Do It Again.  Mavis sounds like she's having sex on this recording!

I thought it was a song about eating Butterfingers  ???
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 07, 2009, 04:04:27 PM
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2009, 10:30:21 PM
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).

I for one still take an interest in these.  Thanks.   ;D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 08, 2009, 07:51:12 AM
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).

A few I had completely forgotten in the Top 20 this week: Survivor's "American Heartbeat" and Evelyn King's "Love Come Down."  The former would get WOS if not for Steel Breeze's insipid "You Don't Want Me Any More."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 08, 2009, 10:24:18 AM
.. and here's the Staple Singers doing Curtis Mayfield's Let's Do It Again.  Mavis sounds like she's having sex on this recording!

I thought it was a song about eating Butterfingers  ???

Hearing the first hour this morning, I thought how great it woulda been if Casey had followed "Let's Do it Again" by saying [Casey K voice]there's the second woman in this week's countdown who's had sex with Bob Dylan! The first was Joan Baez at #40, that was Mavis Staples at #28...[/Casey K voice]

Quote from: Tinka_Cat
“BAD BLOOD” – Neil Sedaka -- "The *hctib* is in her smile..." we get the bleeped version!  So did Neil and Elton both "do Ron?"  Who's Ron?  What did he have to say about this?

Ha! we got the uncensored version this morning. I think both Neil and Elton were doing that bitch Cliff Richard.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 08, 2009, 06:12:04 PM
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).

A few I had completely forgotten in the Top 20 this week: Survivor's "American Heartbeat" and Evelyn King's "Love Come Down."  The former would get WOS if not for Steel Breeze's insipid "You Don't Want Me Any More."

Steel Breeze never bothered me. I would have figured Toni Basil or Men at Work would rank worse than Steel Breeze.

I noticed a few songs you could tell who wrote and produced them. Dionne Warrick's hit you could tell it was written and produced by the Bee Gees.

Also, the Pointer Sisters song "I'm So Excited" hit the top 40 twice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 11, 2009, 10:29:39 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2009, 12:51:08 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php

I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 13, 2009, 01:52:20 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php

I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.

Incentive for me to get up early!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 14, 2009, 12:24:31 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php

I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.

Incentive for me to get up early!

Why don't you decide which one to listen to?? Here is a list of those stations that broadcast it http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx It steams basically all weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 14, 2009, 01:22:48 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php

I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.

Incentive for me to get up early!

Why don't you decide which one to listen to??

Good question.  In short: I'm almost never around during the afternoons, and my somewhat dated computer doesn't handle all the proprietary players out there.  So I get up early, catch WODS late Sunday night, or skip it.

PS: As I'm a nightshifter/daysleeper, "get up early" means something somewhat different to me.  If I'm out of bed before 11 I'm up early.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 14, 2009, 02:26:57 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php

I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.

Incentive for me to get up early!

Why don't you decide which one to listen to??

Good question.  In short: I'm almost never around during the afternoons, and my somewhat dated computer doesn't handle all the proprietary players out there.  So I get up early, catch WODS late Sunday night, or skip it.

PS: As I'm a nightshifter/daysleeper, "get up early" means something somewhat different to me.  If I'm out of bed before 11 I'm up early.

Actually the question was rhetorical. I said to put the link up. I've done it before but it never hurts to list again for those who want to choose which feed the want to listen to (70s has a ton more than the 80s).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 14, 2009, 09:19:59 AM
Originally Aired - November 13, 1971

#40 Cherish – David Cassidy
#39 What Are You Doing Sunday – Dawn
#38 Scorpio – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
#37 Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
#36 Long Ago And Far Away – James Taylor
#35 Trapped By A Thing Called Love – Denise Lasalle
#34 If You Really Love Me – Stevie Wonder
#33 All I Ever Need Is You – Sonny & Cher
#32 Thin Line Between Love & Hate – Persuaders
#31 A Natural Man – Lou Rawls
#30 Sweet City Woman – The Stampeders
#29 One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) – Coven
#28 You’ve Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) – 8th Day
#27 Two Divided By Love – Grass Roots
#26 Absolutely Right – Five Man Electrical Band
Extra Wild Night -- Van Morrison
#25 Questions 67 & 68 – Chicago
#24 One Fine Morning – Lighthouse
#23 Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond
#22 Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
#21 Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone
#20 Only You Know And I Know – Delaney & Bonnie
#19 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Joan Baez
#18 Easy Loving – Freddie Hart
#17 Tired Of Being Alone – Al Green
#16 Everybody’s Everything – Santana
#15 The Desiderata – Les Crane
#14 Do You Know What I Mean – Lee Michaels
#13 Got To Be There – Michael Jackson
#12 Never My Love – Fifth Dimension
#11 Baby I’m-A Want You – Bread
#10 Superstar – The Carpenters
#9 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye
#8 Have You Seen Her – The Chi-Lites
#7 Peace Train – Cat Stevens
#6 Yo-Yo – The Osmonds
#5 I’ve Found Someone Of My Own – Free Movement
#4 Maggie May – Rod Stewart
#3 Imagine – John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
#2 Theme From ‘Shaft’ – Isaac Hayes
#1 Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves – Cher


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 14, 2009, 09:53:28 AM
#40 Cherish – David Cassidy  -- nice cover of a song I like, what's not to like?  HM

#38 Scorpio – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band  --- diggit!

#37 Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers -- "Take the sheet off your face, boy, it's a brand new day.."  BOS

#36 Long Ago And Far Away – James Taylor -- in recent HOF issue of Rolling Stone, Jason Mraz pens a little tribute to JT.  yikes!  The question is "Will Gaz want to read something by Jason if it's about JT?"  :)  Well, it's short enough that I can transcribe it here:

James Taylor by Jazon Mraz

"James Taylor is a little bit of a psychologist and a little bit of a nanny: no matter what he singing it's like a lullaby telling you everything's going to be all right.  I resisted his music for the first 25 years of my life, prob b/c my parents listened to him.  But as I grew into an adult and went in and out of relationships, his music began affecting me.  There's something about rockers and poets who take that journey inward through the use of drugs -- James did it with heroin, and to come back and continue to tell stories shows he wasn't giving up on life.  I took my dad to see him a few years ago at the Hollywood Bowl, and we bopped to How Sweet It Is.  For my dad to see me dancing to one of his favorites songs -- acknowledging my dad for having good taste in music -- was the nicest thing."  [Rolling Stone #1092, p.80]

 Mike might have something to say here!
 
#31 A Natural Man – Lou Rawls  -- kinda cringe-y silly intro by Casey refers to Lou's experience w memory loss.  Casey ain't no comedian!

#30 Sweet City Woman – The Stampeders  -- it's on the banjo list!

#28 You’ve Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) – 8th Day  BOS2!

#26 Absolutely Right – Five Man Electrical Band -- a great pop nugget!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 12:55:55 PM
#36 Long Ago And Far Away – James Taylor -- in recent HOF issue of Rolling Stone, Jason Mraz pens a little tribute to JT.  yikes!  The question is "Will Gaz want to read something by Jason if it's about JT?"  :)  Well, it's short enough that I can transcribe it here:

James Taylor by Jazon Mraz

"James Taylor is a little bit of a psychologist and a little bit of a nanny: no matter what he singing it's like a lullaby telling you everything's going to be all right.  I resisted his music for the first 25 years of my life, prob b/c my parents listened to him.  But as I grew into an adult and went in and out of relationships, his music began affecting me.  There's something about rockers and poets who take that journey inward through the use of drugs -- James did it with heroin, and to come back and continue to tell stories shows he wasn't giving up on life.  I took my dad to see him a few years ago at the Hollywood Bowl, and we bopped to How Sweet It Is.  For my dad to see me dancing to one of his favorites songs -- acknowledging my dad for having good taste in music -- was the nicest thing."


 Mike have something to say here!
 

LOL! I think Gaz's head may explode trying to come to terms with that.

re: "Cherish" -- a famous deejay line at the time was "Cherish is a word I use to describe... a chair!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 14, 2009, 05:07:58 PM
The 80s version is from November 14, 1987, which included the HFH played Friday, "I think we're alone now".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 07:10:29 PM
The Magic 98 DJ intro-ed AT40 by saying "you GOTTA listen to the first segment! You won't believe it!"  Guess he was referring to Casey thanking his substitute host from the previous week: "I was out of town filming a part in a new movie called That Lovin' Man Jesus starring Fabian Forte..."

 :o  :o  :o

Gotta look *that* one up on IMDB...

VHM Dawn with "What Are You Doing Sunday?", one of their seemingly endless series of "Candida" sound-alikes. Better than "I Play & Sing", anyway. And another VHM for Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio" -- I've heard "Taurus", but I need to track down his other 10 zodiac instrumentals.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 07:20:00 PM
I'd like to give the Staples a BOS but I don't give a good gahoot.

VHM Joni Mitchell's backing vox on the JT tune; BOS1 Denise LaSalle's fab "Trapped By a Thing Called Love", a revelation to my 16-year-old ears when it made it onto WABC that fall. And another VHM to Cher & Sawney, hawney!

But WOS the Persuaders' "Thin Line Between Love & Hate" -- my feelings on this one are well-documented here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 08:05:48 PM
in case he doesn't get to hear it, proxy of Gaz for "One Tin Soldier". I wouldn't get to see Billy Jack until its 1973 re-release.

BOS2 8th day, as fine a forgotten Soul nugget as I know of. And if you think 5MEB's "Absolutely Right" is actually better than "Signs", you're... uh... yup.

2nd proxy of Gaz, Lighthouse -- they deserved many more and bigger hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 08:46:51 PM
Santana re-purposes "Karate" into "Everybody's Everything"; Les Crane re-purposes "The Desiderata" into that rarity, the spoken-word hit. If only NatLamp's "Deteriorata" had made the Top 40 too.

"...the universe is laughing behind your back..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 09:12:17 PM
The Association continue to rack up the resids with the 5D's fine cover of "Never My Love"; VHM Bread's "Baby, I'm a Wan Shoe": David Gates just can't live without your lovin' and affection/givin' him erections.

BOS3 Karen Carpenter.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2009, 09:23:46 PM
BOS4 "I’ve Found Someone Of My Own", Free Movement -- a small gem.

Everyone remembers John Lennon's "Imagine" as a #1 record, but it actually (astoundingly) peaked at #3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 15, 2009, 09:19:30 AM
Casey's '80s hit this week in November 1987.  BOS to the Jets' forgotten "I Do U."  Fun lite funk.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 15, 2009, 05:37:26 PM
Casey's '80s hit this week in November 1987.  BOS to the Jets' forgotten "I Do U."  Fun lite funk.

I mentioned it in between Mike's 250 posts in a row. I mentioned one of the hits was part of Friday's rerun of the HFH 10 @ 10 show.

A couple of the stations chose not to play the November 14, 1987 show and repeated last week's 1982 show. The first station of the weekend did it and posted it here until I realized it was last week's show and deleted the post.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 15, 2009, 10:04:38 PM
     WODS has gone all Christmas all the time so one less station playing the hits from coast to coast!!! >:(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 15, 2009, 11:20:38 PM
     WODS has gone all Christmas all the time so one less station playing the hits from coast to coast!!! >:(

The River, WRVF, in Toledo, OH has gone Christmas, too. So no 80's Casey show on that station. There are far less 80's than 70's Casey shows.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2009, 07:35:37 AM
I mentioned it in between Mike's 250 posts in a row. .

ROTFL! Guilty as charged, your honor.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2009, 06:49:14 PM
Took a while to find a station that isn't pre-empting Casey for All-Xmas, but it turns out this week we're getting a chart from Nov 28th, 1970!! Gaz! Very rare Flaming Ember! Mashmakan! Candi Staton's cover of "Stand By Your Man"! LAWD! I'm stoked for this one.

http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995

Quote
#40 “I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER” – Flaming Ember
#39 “CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU” – Tom Jones
#38 “DEEPER & DEEPER” – Freda Payne
#37 “STAND BY YOUR MAN” – Candi Staton
#36 “LOLA” – The Kinks
#35 “BE MY BABY” – Andy Kim
#34 “HE AIN’T HEAVY…. HE’S MY BROTHER” – Neil Diamond
#33 “HEED THE CALL” – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
#32 “CRACKLIN’ ROSIE” – Neil Diamond
#31 “AS THE YEARS GO BY” – Mashmakhan
#30 “FOR THE GOOD TIMES” – Ray Price
#29 “AFTER MIDNIGHT” – Eric Clapton
#28 “STILL WATER (LOVE)” – The Four Tops
#27 “BLACK MAGIC WOMAN” – Santana
#26 “LET’S WORK TOGETHER” – Canned Heat
#25 “ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER” – The Fifth Dimension
#24 “NO MATTER WHAT” – Badfinger
#23 “YELLOW RIVER” – Christie
#22 “ALL RIGHT NOW” – Free
#21 “STONED LOVE” – The Supremes
#20 “DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?” – Chicago
#19 “IT DON’T MATTER TO ME” – Bread
#18 “SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING” – 100 Proof Aged in Soul
#17 “SUPER BAD (PART 1)” – James Brown
#16 “SHARE THE LAND” – Guess Who
#15 “5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE)” – Presidents
#14 “ENGINE NUMBER 9” – Wilson Pickett
#13 “CRY ME A RIVER” – Joe Cocker
#12 “SEE ME, FEEL ME” – The Who
#11A “PATCH IT UP” – Elvis Presley
#11B“YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME” – Elvis Presley
#10 “GREEN-EYED LADY” – Sugarloaf
#9 “HEAVEN HELP US ALL” – Stevie Wonder
#8 “MONTEGO BAY” – Bobby Bloom
#7 “INDIANA WANTS ME” – R. Dean Taylor
#6 “GYPSY WOMAN” – Brian Hyland
#5 “FIRE AND RAIN” – James Taylor
#4 “WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN” – The Carpenters
#3 “I’LL BE THERE” – The Jackson 5
#2 “THE TEARS OF A CLOWN” – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#1 “I THINK I LOVE YOU” – The Partridge Family

I guess that "11A/11B" thing means we hear both sides of the Elvis hit.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2009, 08:46:39 PM
Hey! I think I love this set!  Will be listening via Chico in the morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 21, 2009, 09:25:31 AM
Surprising number of NTMs in this set: #s 39, 34, 33, 13, and 11A.  All enjoyable except Neil's karaoke take on "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 21, 2009, 11:14:13 AM
so far
BOS Andy Kim - Be My Baby - good remake
WOS  Neil Diamond - He Ain't Heavy...  Not a good remake, not digging that one.

Casey intros Neil's second tune (Cracklin' Rosie) saying something about "Neil's cup still has some rosé left in it!"  harhar.

I'm listening to a Canadian station play AT40 and they gave us Don Goodwin's This Is Your Song (1973) as an extra, right before #27, where I think other audiences probably got a true AT40 extra.  Nice one, and I assume it fulfilled the Canadian broadcasting requirement that a certain percentage of songs (30%) must be from the Great White North...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2009, 12:54:17 PM
Surprising number of NTMs in this set: #s 39, 34, 33, 13, and 11A.  All enjoyable except Neil's karaoke take on "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother."

I'm astounded you'd never heard the Cocker cover of "Cry Me a River" -- from the live LP, and an AOR staple for years and years. Leon Russell, of course, on piano. Ze Mad Dogs... ze Englishmen... et Zho Co-KAIR!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 21, 2009, 05:12:02 PM
The 80's version this weekend is from November 15, 1980.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2009, 07:25:14 PM
instant BOS Flaming Ember's "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper".  This Tom Jones thing is NTM -- not on the TJ best-of I have. One of his lesser, generic ballads of the period, but he gives it his all.

VHM she-took-2-Tylenol-and-now-she's Freda Payne with the unjustly forgotten "Deeper and Deeper". Quite a fab H-D-H production. And LawdHaveMercy! Candi Staton's let's-take-this-up-a-notch retooling of "Stand By Your Man" surely deserved better, pop-chart-wise.

Bwhahaha! Casey says "Lola" is "about a girl who's not a girl... or a guy who's not a guy". Speaking of, here's Andy Kim (nee Andrew Joachim) years before someone, er, rocked him gently, with his 2nd Ronettes cover, pretty much a carbon copy of his first.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2009, 07:46:39 PM
Wow, I barely recall this KR&TFE hit, "Heed The Call". I can almost imagine the Partidges doing this one.  Another VHM for one of my favorite OHWs, Mashmakan's "As Years Go By".  Fastball definitely listened to this before writing "The Way", methinks.

BOS2 Ray Price, "For The Good Times" -- a modern classic, smooth as good bourbon. No wonder Al Green covered it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2009, 08:46:13 PM
Tons o'favorites in this 2nd hour -- the 5-D, Badfinger, Christie, the Guess Who. But it's really all about the soul: Supes' "Stoned Love", 100 Proof's "Somebody's Been Sleeping", JB's "Super Bad", and the Presidents' "5-10-15-20".  And there's still the wicked Pickett and my favorite Stevie Wonder lyric of all time coming up in hour 3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2009, 09:28:53 PM
Elvis' "Patch it Up" is NTM as well; let's just say it was a B-side for a reason, thankyaverramuch.

Heaven help the boy
Who won't reach 21
Heaven help the man
Who gave that boy a gun...


BOS3 Stevie's superb "Heaven Help Us All"

and from Motown sublime to Motown ridiculous: BOS4 "Indiana Wants Me", a cheezeball masterpiece if ever there was one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 21, 2009, 11:44:58 PM
November 15, 1980 chart. It includes 3 songs by Diana Ross.:

TW LW
40  --. I BELIEVE IN YOU - Don Williams
39  --. IF YOU SHOULD SAIL - Nielson/Pearson
38  --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapers
37  --. IT'S MY TURN - Diana Ross
36  36. SOMETIMES A FANTASY - Billy Joel
35  --. EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD - Air Supply
34  39. THIS TIME - John Cougar
33  11. JESSE - Carly Simon
32  38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
31  37. DEEP IN MY HEART - Randy Meisner
30  34. THEME FROM DUKES OF HAZZARD - Waylon Jennings
29  --. GUILTY - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
28  31. I'M HAPPY THAT LOVE HAS FOUND YOU - Jimmy Hall
27   9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26  26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25  10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
24  27. WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - Roger Daltrey
23  25. LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL - Stacy Lattisaw
22  22. THAT GIRL COULD SING - Jackson Browne
21  30. HUNGRY HEART - Bruce Springsteen
20  20. ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Willie Nelson
19  21. OUT HERE ON MY OWN - Irene Cara
18  24. NEVER BE THE SAME - Christopher Cross
17  23. LOVE ON THE ROCKS - Neil Diamond
16  19. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - Pat Benatar
15  15. DREAMER - Supertramp
14  17. WHIP IT - Devo
13  18. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING - Hall and Oates
12  13. LOVELY ONE - The Jacksons
11  12. DREAMING - Cliff Richard
10  32. STARTING OVER - John Lennon
 9   14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer
 8    3. HE'S SO SHY - The Pointer Sisters
 7    8. MASTER BLASTER - Stevie Wonder
 6    7. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - Stephanie Mills
 5    6. I'M COMING OUT - Diana Ross
 4    4. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - Queen
 3    5. THE WANDERER - Donna Summer
 2    1. WOMAN IN LOVE - Barbra Streisand
 1    2. LADY - Kenny Rogers
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 21, 2009, 11:54:47 PM
Wow, vivid memories of a lot of this stuff on the radio in 1980.  Including this one, which I haven't heard since:

40  --. I BELIEVE IN YOU - Don Williams

Thanks!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2009, 12:14:51 AM
November 15, 1980 chart.

TW LW

38  --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapers
32  38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
27   9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26  26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25  10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
15  15  DREAMER - supertramp
14  17. WHIP IT - Devo!  BOS!
 9   14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer

for me, these have lasting power, although I mostly forgot about EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME until I heard  Beck's remake for the movie Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 22, 2009, 11:05:13 AM
November 15, 1980 chart.
TW LW
38  --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapors
32  38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
27   9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26  26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25  10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
15  15  DREAMER - Supertramp
14  17. WHIP IT - Devo!  BOS!
 9   14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer
for me, these have lasting power, although I mostly forgot about EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME until I heard Beck's remake for the movie Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 
That 1980 chart brings back vivid memories as I was a college senior doing two shows on the college radio station, a late night album rock show Thursdays 10PM -2AM and the Sat Night Oldies show 6PM to 10PM.  I still have my 45 of that Korgis track!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 22, 2009, 11:07:50 AM
I'm listening to a Canadian station play AT40 and they gave us Don Goodwin's This Is Your Song (1973) as an extra, right before #27, where I think other audiences probably got a true AT40 Extra.  Nice one, and I assume it fulfilled the Canadian broadcasting requirement that a certain percentage of songs (30%) must be from the Great White North...
On the 11/28/70 replay heard today on KFRC SF, were the original extras as intro'd by Casey:
After #28, the #1 song from ten years earlier, Elvis' "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
After #15, a cut from the #1 album of the week, Santana "Oye Como Va"
After #9, a 60-sec promo ad for the Osmond's "One Bad Apple" (repeated after #2)
After #3, Dawn's "Knock Three Times," about to enter the Top 40 on its way to #1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 22, 2009, 04:40:31 PM
Wow, vivid memories of a lot of this stuff on the radio in 1980.  Including this one, which I haven't heard since:

40  --. I BELIEVE IN YOU - Don Williams


Country crossover at its finest! Mr Williams had a country #1 with that (one of 17 in his career!).   Track down his superior-to-Crapton version of "Tulsa Time". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 22, 2009, 05:41:05 PM
November 15, 1980 chart.

TW LW

38  --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapers
32  38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
27   9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26  26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25  10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
15  15  DREAMER - supertramp
14  17. WHIP IT - Devo!  BOS!
 9   14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer

for me, these have lasting power, although I mostly forgot about EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME until I heard  Beck's remake for the movie Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.  




Some of these I don't remember. I don't remember the John Cougar song (interesting story by Casey on why he had the John Cougar name especially since he eventually went to his real name). I don't remember the song at 39, 31, 28, 24 and 23.

ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 22, 2009, 10:37:24 PM
For those interested in Casey 70's shows, you'll be losing another source. Beginning Wednesday the 25th, WBBG will be playing Christmas music. They normally play Casey's 70's show at Tuesday at 4 PM PT.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 23, 2009, 10:51:37 AM
ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.

I don't see an e-mail icon next to your pic.  Only the icons for profile and IM.

Gaz
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 24, 2009, 01:00:50 AM
ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.

I don't see an e-mail icon next to your pic.  Only the icons for profile and IM.

Gaz

This must only appear on my end. I guess everyone's has their own e-mail.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 24, 2009, 06:40:32 AM
ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.
I don't see an e-mail icon next to your pic.  Only the icons for profile and IM.
This must only appear on my end. I guess everyone's has their own e-mail.
An easy way to check is don't log-in, then click your user name as if you were any outsider surfin' the site.  Then log-in and click your user name, also go to the members tab to view that page.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 25, 2009, 11:44:13 PM
      This weekend's countdown (if not pre-empted by Chrismas music) is from December 4 , 1976.  This show was played 2 years ago if my memory isn't faulty.                                                                           

This weekend's countdown:

Chart Date: December 4, 1976
#40 “I WISH” – Stevie Wonder
#39 “YOU ARE MY STARSHIP” – Norman Connors
#38 “WHENEVER I’M AWAY FROM YOU” – John Travolta
#37 “LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE” – Bread
#36 “SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK” – Bar Kays
#35 “SOMEBODY TO LOVE” – Queen
#34 “JEANS ON” – David Dundas
#33 “I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU” – The Bay City Rollers
#32 “MAGIC MAN” – Heart
#31 “(DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER” – Blue Oyster Cult
#30 “FERNANDO” – Abba
#29 “IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW” – Chicago
#28 “IT’S A LONG WAY THERE” – The Little River Band
#27 “HELLO OLD FRIEND” – Eric Clapton
#26 “LIVIN’ THING” – Electric Light Orchestra
#25 “DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO” – Peter Frampton
#24 “DAZZ” – Brick
#23 “ROCK’N ME” – The Steve Miller Band
#22 “HOT LINE” – The Sylvers
#21 “LOVE BALLAD” – L.T.D.
#20 “AFTER THE LOVIN” – Engelbert Humperdinck
#19 “LOVE ME” – Yvonne Elliman
#18 “STAND TALL” – Burton Cummings
#17 “THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN (MEDLEY)” – The Ritchie Family
#16 “I NEVER CRY” – Alice Cooper
#15 “SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD” – Elton John
#14 “JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU” – The Commodores
#13 “DISCO DUCK (PART 1)” – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
#12 “YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING” – Leo Sayer
#11 “NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#10 “YOU ARE THE WOMAN” – Firefall
#9 “NADIA’S THEME (THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)” – Barry De Vorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.
#8 “MORE THAN A FEELING” – Boston
#7 “BETH” – Kiss
#6 “YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW)” – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
#5 “THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD” – Gordon Lightfoot
#4 “MUSKRAT LOVE” – The Captain & Tennille
#3 “LOVE SO RIGHT” – The Bee Gees
#2 “THE RUBBERBAND MAN” – The Spinners
#1 “TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT)” – Rod Stewart

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 25, 2009, 11:49:26 PM
    Another link of stations that carry AT40 The 70's and 80's.                                                         The 70's                                                                                                                                   http://radio.nenad.net/?hz=-7.00&submitted=true&action=true&y=AT40CK70                                      The 80's                                                                                                                                   http://radio.nenad.net/?hz=-7.00&submitted=true&action=true&y=AT40CK80
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2009, 12:21:51 AM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2009, 10:23:28 AM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Well, we've had '70, '71 and '73 recently; the odds may be in your favor.  My fingers (and Jambi's) are crossed!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 26, 2009, 12:35:33 PM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.
I'm sure these replays are set months ahead, but given the shows we've had past months there's a good chance we'll have a 12/72 show!  Here's the chart from 12/16/72:
“American Top 40” from December 16, 1972
#40 “LOS PARAGUAYOS” – Rod Stewart
Note: #40 was supposed to be “ANGEL” by Rod Stewart. However the AT40 staff
put in the B-side by mistake, even though Casey still announces it as “ANGEL.”
#39 “WHAT AM I CRYING FOR” – Dennis Yost & The Classics IV
#38 “DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT” – James Taylor
#37 “YOU’RE SO VAIN” – Carly Simon
#36 “SUNNY DAYS” – Lighthouse
#35 “I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TIL I SAW YOU ROCK & ROLL)” – Gary Glitter
#34 “ALIVE” – The Bee Gees
#33 “IF I COULD REACH YOU” – The Fifth Dimension
#32 “I WANNA BE WITH YOU” – The Raspberries
#31 “BEEN TO CANAAN” – Carole King
#30 “I’LL BE AROUND” – The Spinners
#29 “I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME” – Lobo
#28 “PIECES OF APRIL” – Three Dog Night
#27 “SUPERSTITION” – Stevie Wonder
#26 “LONG DARK ROAD” – The Hollies
#25 “DIALOGUE” – Chicago
#24 “YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE” – Ken Loggins w/Jim Messina
#23 “SITTING” – Cat Stevens
#22 “OPERATOR (THAT’S NOT THE WAY IT FEELS)” – Jim Croce
#21 “WALK ON WATER” – Neil Diamond
#20 “LIVING IN THE PAST” – Jethro Tull
#19 “SUMMER BREEZE” – Seals & Crofts
#18 “CORNER OF THE SKY” – The Jackson 5
#17 “KEEPER OF THE CASTLE” – The Four Tops
#16 “SWEET SURRENDER” – Bread
#15 “SUPERFLY” – Curtis Mayfield
#14 “CRAZY HORSES” – The Osmonds
#13 “SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME” – Austin Roberts
#12 “FUNNY FACE” – Donna Fargo
#11 “ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA-THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU” – Johnny Rivers
#10 “I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU” – The Stylistics
#9 “I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW” – Johnny Nash
#8 “VENTURA HIGHWAY” – America
#7 “CLAIR” – Gilbert O’Sullivan
#6 “PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE” – The Temptations
#5 “IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA” – Albert Hammond
#4 “YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME” – Al Green
#3 “IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW” – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
#2 “I AM WOMAN” – Helen Reddy
#1 “ME & MRS. JONES” – Billy Paul
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 27, 2009, 08:31:15 PM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
   I will send an email.  They haven't played a '72 since May so they are way overdue.  Love to hear "Me and Mrs. Jones" one of my alltime favs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on November 27, 2009, 09:43:29 PM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.
I'm sure these replays are set months ahead, but there's a good chance we'll have a 12/72 show!  Here's the chart from 12/16/72:
CASEY KASEM'S "AMERICAN TOP 40" from December 16, 1972
40: ANGEL - ROD STEWART
39: WHAT AM I CRYING FOR - DENNIS YOST & THE CLASSICS IV
38: DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT - JAMES TAYLOR
37: YOU'RE SO VAIN - CARLY SIMON
36: SUNNY DAYS - LIGHTHOOUSE
35: I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK AND ROLL) - GARY GLITTER
34: ALIVE - BEE GEES
33: IF I COULD REACH YOU - 5th DIMENSION
32: I WANNA BE WITH YOU - RASPBERRIES
31: BEEN TO CANAAN - CAROLE KING
30: I'LL BE AROUND - SPINNERS
29: I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME - LOBO
28: PIECES OF APRIL - THREE DOG NIGHT
27: SUPERSTITION - STEVIE WONDER
26: LONG DARK ROAD - HOLLIES
25: DIALOGUE - CHICAGO
24: YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE - KENNY LOGGINS & JIM MESSINA
23: SITTING - CAT STEVENS
22: OPERATOR (THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT FEELS) - JIM CROCE
21: WALK ON WATER - NEIL DIAMOND
20: LIVING IN THE PAST - JETHRO TULL
19: SUMMER BREEZE - SEALS & CROFTS
18: CORNER OF THE SKY - JACKSON FIVE
17: KEEPER OF THE CASTLE - THE FOUR TOPS
16: SWEET SURRENDER - BREAD
15: SUPERFLY - CURTIS MAYFIELD
14: CRAZY HORSES - OSMONDS
13: SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME - AUSTIN ROBERTS
12: FUNNY FACE - DONNA FARGO
11: ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA & BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU - JOHNNY RIVERS
10: I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU - STYLISTICS
9: I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW - JOHNNY NASH
8: VENTURA HIGHWAY - AMERICA
7: CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN
6: PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - TEMPTATIONS
5: IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ALBERT HAMMOND
4: YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME - AL GREEN
3: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES
2: I AM WOMAN - HELEN REDDY
1: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL
  A bit of trivia on this particular week in AT40 history:  Instead of playing Rod Stewart's cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel" they accidently played the "B" side "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me). So "Angel" was never heard on AT40 since it peaked at #40 and only charted for one week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 27, 2009, 10:07:39 PM
  A bit of trivia on this particular week in AT40 history:  Instead of playing Rod Stewart's cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel" they accidently played the "B" side "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me). So "Angel" was never heard on AT40 since it peaked at #40 and only charted for one week.
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Oh, wow.  Let us remedy that here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xngpn52hUbU

Wayback, thanks for posting this.  #39,#34 and #21 will be NTM if I ever hear this.  (Yes, I can YouTube them, but it's more fun to be surprised.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 28, 2009, 03:04:23 AM
I don't know if this will be the show the entire weekend but MIX 107.7 at 3 AM Saturday morning played August 17, 1985. An August show??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2009, 07:18:29 PM
Hour #1 is something of a cheezefest (or HFH-fest, depending on yer POV): Travolta's awful "Whenever I'm Away From You"; Lord David Dundas' "Jeans On"; the BCRollers' fair-to-middling remake of "I Only Want To Be With You"; and ABBA's "Fernando".

BOSFRA to the Bar Kays' forgotten "Shake Your Rump To The Funk"; VHM Bread's short-lived comeback with "Lost Without Your Love"; and proxy of Leopold "Butters" Stotch to "If You Leave Me Now".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2009, 08:20:51 PM
Whose wine? What wine? Whythehell must Frampton whine?

VHM the cheezy goodness of the Sylvers' "Hot Line" -- Baby whoooo! BOS2 LTD, whose "Love Ballad" I didn't come to appreciate until much later. And another VHM to the fab Richard Perry production on "Stand Tall". Ditto the old-school charms of Englebert H's comeback, "After The Lovin'", and Whinyface with her first (pre-Sat Nite Fever) Bee Gees cover, "Love Me".

Alice Cooper sez he never cries -- but he's a big Sarah Palin fan, so I see heartbreak dead ahead. ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2009, 09:31:40 PM
You are the woman -- because I was the woman last time!

VHM ED&JFC's still-lovely "Nights are Forever"; and Casey breathlessly gives us "the story behind 'Nadia's Theme' " -- yeah, we know it was orig from Bless the Beasts & Children, but aren't you even gonna *mention* that it was also the theme from The Young & the Restless?

Marilyn McCoo! and Uncle Remus too! "You don't have to be a tar baby to be in mah show!"  And the gales of November linger into December for Gordo and the Edmund Fitz.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 29, 2009, 09:44:09 AM
Marilyn McCoo! and Uncle Remus too! "You don't have to be a tar baby to be in mah show!" 

*chuckle*
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 29, 2009, 09:45:09 AM
Casey's '80s = December 15, 1984.  No surprises or NTMs but some decent memories, including Stevie's forgotten "Love Light in Flight."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2009, 11:22:25 AM
Marilyn McCoo! and Uncle Remus too! "You don't have to be a tar baby to be in mah show!" 

*chuckle*

thanks -- I've waited years to use that line.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 29, 2009, 05:34:56 PM
Casey's '80s = December 15, 1984.  No surprises or NTMs but some decent memories, including Stevie's forgotten "Love Light in Flight."

I guess MIX 107.7 on Saturday morning didn't want to play this show or didn't get the tape in time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 29, 2009, 06:46:24 PM
Casey's '80s = December 15, 1984.  No surprises or NTMs but some decent memories, including Stevie's forgotten "Love Light in Flight."

There is a difference between Casey's show and the actual chart.

Casey played the Cars at #23 and Chicago at #22 when the Billboard charts has the reverse.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 02, 2009, 04:32:46 AM
    Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's website this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top.                                                                                                          http://www.963kklz.com/index.php?page=202
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 02, 2009, 07:03:49 AM
Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's website this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top. http://www.963kklz.com/index.php?page=202
“American Top 40” from December 10, 1977
#40 “AS” – Stevie Wonder
#39 “LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER” – Andy Gibb
#38 “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” – Santa Esmeralda
#37 “DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, YOWSAH, YOWSAW” – Chic
#36 “TURN TO STONE” – E.L.O.
#35 “GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE” – Diana Ross
#34 “SHORT PEOPLE” – Randy Newman
#33 “WE JUST DISAGREE” – Dave Mason
#32 “JUST THE WAY YOU ARE” – Billy Joel
#31 “THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT” – The Bay City Rollers
#30 “MY WAY” – Elvis Presley
#29 “RUNAROUND SUE” – Leif Garrett
#28 “SERPENTINE FIRE” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#27 “SHE’S NOT THERE” – Santana
#26 “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS” – Queen
#25 “I GO CRAZY” – Paul Davis
#24 “IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN” – Barry White
#23 “GONE TOO FAR” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#22 “HEY DEANIE” – Shaun Cassidy
#21 “YOUR SMILING FACE” – James Taylor
#20 “SWINGTOWN” – The Steve Miller Band
EXTRA: “LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’” – The Doobie Brothers
#19 “YOU’RE IN MY HEART (THE FINAL ACCLAIM)” – Rod Stewart
#18 “COME SAIL AWAY” – Styx
#17 “YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF” – High Energy
#16 “ISN’T IT TIME” – The Babys
#15 “SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY” – Paul Simon
#14 “BOOGIE NIGHTS” – Heatwave
#13 “SENTIMENTAL LADY” – Bob Welch
#12 “HERE YOU COME AGAIN” – Dolly Parton
#11 “BABY COME BACK” – Player
#10 “YOU MAKE LOVIN’ FUN” – Fleetwood Mac
#9 “BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE” – Chicago
#8 “BACK IN LOVE AGAIN” – LTD
#7 “WE’RE ALL ALONE” – Rita Coolidge
#6 “HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR” – Paul Nichols
#5 “IT’S SO EASY” – Linda Ronstadt
#4 “BLUE BAYOU” – Linda Ronstadt
#3 “HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE” – The Bee Gees
#2 “DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE” – Crystal Gayle
#1 “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE” – Debby Boone
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2009, 07:41:27 AM
    Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's wesite this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top.                                                                                                         

Gotta say I won't be upset if I miss this one. How many times can I do my Andy Gibb "Love Is Thicker Than My Penis" and Rod Stewart "Urine My Heart" jokes, anyway?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 02, 2009, 08:18:15 PM
    This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985.  Trumps AT40-The 70's this week.                  AMERICAN TOP 40 SUBSCRIBERS
ABC WATERMARK

#40 GOODBYE Night Ranger
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen
#37 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
#36 LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMOS FIRE David Foster
#35 DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
#34 SOUL KISS Olivia Newton-John
#33 YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
#32 CONGA Miami Sound Machine
#31 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
#30 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears
EXTRA: LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN Dream Academy  
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#27 BURNING HEART Survivor
#26 ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#24 YOU ARE MY LADY Freddie Jackson
LDD: DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
#23 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
#22 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
#21 EMERGENCY Kool & The Gang
#20 WRAP HER UP Elton John
EXTRA: HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
#19 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#17 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
#16 THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#14 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#11 ALIVE & KICKING Simple Minds
#10 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top
EXTRA: SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
#6 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glen Frey
LDD: IN MY LIFE The Beatles
#5  SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
#4 NEVER Heart
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship                                                                                                                                     EXTRA: MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen                                                                                                                              #2 SEPARATE LIVES (LOVE THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin
#1 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 02, 2009, 09:03:50 PM
Thanks for the updates.  I'll try to catch the '80s but will skip the '70s this time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 02, 2009, 10:46:39 PM
Thanks for the updates.  I'll try to catch the '80s but will skip the '70s this time.

whoa nelly!  a couple world class HFH in the top 10:

#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship     

although I sort of get a kick out of We Built This Shitty.

kudos to ABC's Be Near Me and Scritti Politti's Perfect Way!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 03, 2009, 07:43:29 AM
    This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985.  Trumps AT40-The 70's this week.
                 
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE  TaMara & The Seen
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBIECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia


Indeed it does trump that '77 chart -- all the above would be BOS or VHM candidates for me; and I find the Eddie Murphy a Guilty Pleasure (it's a Rick James record, for all intents & purposes) but far from a HFH. And we've already heard my defense of "We Built This City".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 03, 2009, 08:10:25 PM
Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's website this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top. http://www.963kklz.com/index.php?page=202
“American Top 40” from December 10, 1977
#40 “AS” – Stevie Wonder
#39 “LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER” – Andy Gibb
#38 “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” – Santa Esmeralda
#37 “DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, YOWSAH, YOWSAW” – Chic
#36 “TURN TO STONE” – E.L.O.
#35 “GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE” – Diana Ross
#34 “SHORT PEOPLE” – Randy Newman
#33 “WE JUST DISAGREE” – Dave Mason
#32 “JUST THE WAY YOU ARE” – Billy Joel
#31 “THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT” – The Bay City Rollers
#30 “MY WAY” – Elvis Presley
#29 “RUNAROUND SUE” – Leif Garrett
#28 “SERPENTINE FIRE” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#27 “SHE’S NOT THERE” – Santana
#26 “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS” – Queen
#25 “I GO CRAZY” – Paul Davis
#24 “IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN” – Barry White
#23 “GONE TOO FAR” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#22 “HEY DEANIE” – Shaun Cassidy
#21 “YOUR SMILING FACE” – James Taylor
#20 “SWINGTOWN” – The Steve Miller Band
EXTRA: “LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’” – The Doobie Brothers
#19 “YOU’RE IN MY HEART (THE FINAL ACCLAIM)” – Rod Stewart
#18 “COME SAIL AWAY” – Styx
#17 “YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF” – High Energy
#16 “ISN’T IT TIME” – The Babys
#15 “SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY” – Paul Simon
#14 “BOOGIE NIGHTS” – Heatwave
#13 “SENTIMENTAL LADY” – Bob Welch
#12 “HERE YOU COME AGAIN” – Dolly Parton
#11 “BABY COME BACK” – Player
#10 “YOU MAKE LOVIN’ FUN” – Fleetwood Mac
#9 “BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE” – Chicago
#8 “BACK IN LOVE AGAIN” – LTD
#7 “WE’RE ALL ALONE” – Rita Coolidge
#6 “HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR” – Paul Nichols
#5 “IT’S SO EASY” – Linda Ronstadt
#4 “BLUE BAYOU” – Linda Ronstadt
#3 “HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE” – The Bee Gees
#2 “DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE” – Crystal Gayle
#1 “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE” – Debby Boone
  A chart full of boss covers in Santa Esmerelda, Elvis, Santana, Rita Coolidge and the 2 Linda Ronstadt tunes.  A sure HFH in Leif Garrett's "Runaround Sue".  Dion & The Belmont's should've reformed and rolled Leif!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 04, 2009, 01:22:03 AM
   This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985.  Trumps AT40-The 70's this week.                  AMERICAN TOP 40 SUBSCRIBERS
ABC WATERMARK

#40 GOODBYE Night Ranger
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen
#37 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
#36 LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMOS FIRE David Foster
#35 DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
#34 SOUL KISS Olivia Newton-John
#33 YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
#32 CONGA Miami Sound Machine
#31 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
#30 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears
EXTRA: LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN Dream Academy  
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#27 BURNING HEART Survivor
#26 ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#24 YOU ARE MY LADY Freddie Jackson
LDD: DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
#23 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
#22 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
#21 EMERGENCY Kool & The Gang
#20 WRAP HER UP Elton John
EXTRA: HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
#19 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#17 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
#16 THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#14 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#11 ALIVE & KICKING Simple Minds
#10 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top
EXTRA: SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
#6 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glen Frey
LDD: IN MY LIFE The Beatles
#5  SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
#4 NEVER Heart
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship                                                                                                                                     EXTRA: MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen                                                                                                                              #2 SEPARATE LIVES (LOVE THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin
#1 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister


What is your source for this? I normally have to wait until the weekend and listen to the show to find out what is on.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 04, 2009, 08:06:41 PM
   This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985.  Trumps AT40-The 70's this week.                  AMERICAN TOP 40 SUBSCRIBERS
ABC WATERMARK

#40 GOODBYE Night Ranger
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen
#37 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
#36 LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMOS FIRE David Foster
#35 DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
#34 SOUL KISS Olivia Newton-John
#33 YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
#32 CONGA Miami Sound Machine
#31 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
#30 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears
EXTRA: LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN Dream Academy  
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#27 BURNING HEART Survivor
#26 ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#24 YOU ARE MY LADY Freddie Jackson
LDD: DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
#23 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
#22 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
#21 EMERGENCY Kool & The Gang
#20 WRAP HER UP Elton John
EXTRA: HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
#19 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#17 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
#16 THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#14 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#11 ALIVE & KICKING Simple Minds
#10 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top
EXTRA: SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
#6 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glen Frey
LDD: IN MY LIFE The Beatles
#5  SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
#4 NEVER Heart
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship                                                                                                                                     EXTRA: MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen                                                                                                                              #2 SEPARATE LIVES (LOVE THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin
#1 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister


What is your source for this? I normally have to wait until the weekend and listen to the show to find out what is on.
 I emailed the program director of KMMX in Lubbock and he gave me the date and year. A collector of shows was kind enough to let me know the extras and LDDs based off of cue sheet.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 06, 2009, 12:56:56 AM
  "As" is a great song.  Not one of his biggest charting songs but smooth as silk.  Stevie could do no  wrong during the 70's.  "Songs In The Key of Life" is a masterpiece.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 06, 2009, 09:10:01 AM
  "As" is a great song.  Not one of his biggest charting songs but smooth as silk.  Stevie could do no  wrong during the 70's.  "Songs In The Key of Life" is a masterpiece.

Agreed on all counts - though I prefer Talking Book and Innervisions to SITKOL on the whole.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 06, 2009, 04:49:48 PM
  "As" is a great song.  Not one of his biggest charting songs but smooth as silk.  Stevie could do no  wrong during the 70's.  "Songs In The Key of Life" is a masterpiece.

Agreed on all counts - though I prefer Talking Book and Innervisions to SITKOL on the whole.

dittoes.  And I caught the '70s show this morning; turned out to be quite enjoyable. BOSes to High Energy's fab "You Can't Turn Me Off" and Ms Coolidge's Scaggs cover. VHMs to Shaun Cassidy and the Bay City Rollers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 06, 2009, 08:28:23 PM
Thanks for the updates.  I'll try to catch the '80s but will skip the '70s this time.

whoa nelly!  a couple world class HFH in the top 10:

#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship     

although I sort of get a kick out of We Built This Shitty.

kudos to ABC's Be Near Me and Scritti Politti's Perfect Way!

Kind of pathetic how this is Starship's first number one (they would have two more) and Murphy hit #2. People sure had bad taste in the 1980's (then again we could say that with every era. Look how long Debby Boone hit #1 with You Light up My Life).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 07, 2009, 09:24:46 PM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
   I've got some great news for you Gazoo.  I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972.   Happy Birthday!!!                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf                                                                      By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 07, 2009, 09:31:17 PM
    This weekend's AT40-The 80's will be from December 19, 1981.                                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-19-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 07, 2009, 09:41:44 PM
    Link for original cue sheets for AT40.                                                                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/calendar.htm
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 08, 2009, 12:51:23 AM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
   I've got some great news for you Gazoo.  I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972.   Happy Birthday!!!                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf                                                                      By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".

Oh, wow!!  Hurray!!  And thank you - and your source!!

Many major sledgehammers for me in this set, interestingly enough.  And two NTMs (in addition to the Mod Rod B-side, which I'd never even heard of until now, so wow^wow): Dennis Yost's "What Am I Crying For" at #39 and Neil Diamond's "Walk on Water" at #21.  (I never knew how much Neil I've skipped!  In most cases with good reason, it seems.)

So "Summer Breeze" was a December hit, eh?  Wonders never cease.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 08, 2009, 01:25:16 AM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
   I've got some great news for you Gazoo.  I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972.   Happy Birthday!!!                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf                                                                      By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".

Oh, wow!!  Hurray!!  And thank you - and your source!!

Many major sledgehammers for me in this set, interestingly enough.  And two NTMs (in addition to the Mod Rod B-side, which I'd never even heard of until now, so wow^wow): Dennis Yost's "What Am I Crying For" at #39 and Neil Diamond's "Walk on Water" at #21.  (I never knew how much Neil I've skipped!  In most cases with good reason, it seems.)

So "Summer Breeze" was a December hit, eh?  Wonders never cease.

Maybe "Summer Breeze" was a tribute to an Australian summer  :D, which does begin in December.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 08, 2009, 02:48:27 AM
    Link for original cue sheets for AT40.                                                                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/calendar.htm

I find these cue sheets very interesting. Gives us a look at how the show was produced.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 08, 2009, 07:44:53 AM
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends.  I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day.  No luck so far.  Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn.  But we'll see.

Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
  I've got some great news for you Gazoo.  I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972.   Happy Birthday!!!                                         http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf                                                                      By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".

Oh, wow!!  Hurray!!  And thank you - and your source!!


Your wish is granted! Long Live Jambi!

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Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 08, 2009, 10:19:26 AM
Mekka-lekka-hi, mekka hiney-ho!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2009, 09:04:58 AM
I'm sure these replays are set months ahead, but there's a good chance we'll have a 12/72 show!  Here's the chart from 12/16/72:

 
36: SUNNY DAYS - LIGHTHOOUSE
 

just noticed the above misspelling -- pretty funny, since they're Canadian, eh?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 10, 2009, 07:07:28 AM
  I've got some great news for you Gazoo. This weekend's countdown will be from December 16, 1972.   Happy Birthday!!!  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf   By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".
Excellent!  Don'tcha love the diverse sounds & artists of ol' school Top 40:
"AMERICAN TOP 40" from December 16, 1972
(chart posted on this thread, page 114)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2009, 07:24:17 PM
That "Los Paraguayos" thing by Rod the Mod sounded vaguely familiar, but it's surely been years.  And "What Am I Crying For?' by the late great Mr Yost and his Classics IV is lovely; early VHM to that. Ditto the JT: "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonite" was a fave of mine at the time.  (The Isleys' cover of it is even more fabulous.)

Yacht-apricot-gavotte: James is back-to-back with his missus, on her way to #1 with the wife of a clothespin.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2009, 07:40:48 PM
Gary Glitter's "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'N'Roll)" is quite a haven't-heard-this-in-ages blast from the past -- didn't Joan Jett cover this?  The only times I ever heard the BeeGees' completely forgotten "Alive" was on AT40; ignored by NYC radio at the time.

BOS1 the 5-D's gorgeous "If I Could Reach You" -- my love for this one is well-documented.

Oh Carole! I am but a fool for you at your introspective best on "Been To Canaan".  BOS2.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2009, 08:21:26 PM
BOS3 "Long Dark Road", the Hollies back in fine harmonic form after their detour into CCR/T-Rex territory.

"Ken Loggins with Jim Messina" is how they're billed on the chart -- Joe Mama don't dance.

BOS4 one of my fave forgotten Cat Stevens hits, "Sitting", which is something of a sledgehammer. And I'm a sucker for Neil Diamond when he's in look-how-serious-I-am mode; VHM "Walk on Water".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2009, 08:57:32 PM
The VHMs keep comin': The J-5 go Broadway on "Corner of the Sky", from Pippin. Motown was a major investor in that show -- coincidence?  And the Four Tops begin their big ABC Records comeback with "Keeper of the Castle". But Bread's "Sweet Surrender" is a major flashback. I remember seeing Steve & Eydie do a cover of it on the Merv Griffin show!

I had no use for The Osmonds in late '72; I thought "Crazy Horses" was a silly-sounding attempt by them to sound "heavy", and Merrill just yells -- but honestly, I didn't find out until decades later that it was a song about cars and pollution. Mormon environmentalists! Who knew?

Yeah, there's something wrong with Austin Roberts, alright. And -- sorry, Gaz -- uber-WOS to an all-time HFH, "Funny Face". Saccharine country-pop at its worst, and that affected little-girliness in her voice could cause diabetes and toothaches simultaneously. Truly horrid.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 13, 2009, 09:35:52 AM
BOS3 "Long Dark Road", the Hollies back in fine harmonic form after their detour into CCR/T-Rex territory.
....And I'm a sucker for Neil Diamond when he's in look-how-serious-I-am mode; VHM "Walk on Water".

agree with these and Gary Glitter and Fifth Dimension, too!


another BOS to Jethro Tull Living In The Past -- which is what we're all doing here anyway! -- too bad it was the 90 second version.  dang radio edits...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 13, 2009, 08:43:21 PM
Casey's 80s show was from December 19, 1981. He would do his top 100 of 1981 the next two weeks then take a break. The guest DJ for the 1st show of 1982 was Bob Eubanks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 14, 2009, 10:07:27 AM
My birthday set was a great thrill.  Can't give a BOS vote, enjoyed the whole thing.  (Except "Crazy Horses," sheesh.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 16, 2009, 09:14:35 AM
KKLZ's website says we're getting the year-end countdown of the Top 40 hits of 1977... but in '77 Casey did a 2-parter counting down the Top 100 (50 songs each week) so it's not clear what we'll hear. But here are the rundowns for both halves of that 2-parter:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 17, 2009, 10:08:53 PM
KKLZ's website says we're getting the year-end countdown of the Top 40 hits of 1977... but in '77 Casey did a 2-parter counting down the Top 100 (50 songs each week) so it's not clear what we'll hear. But here are the rundowns for both halves of that 2-parter:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf


   From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.  They will be playing the top 50 songs of 1986 on AT40-the 80's this weekend .  Who knows what they will play the following week on either show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 17, 2009, 10:16:48 PM
From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.
Yup, this weekend it's the:
Top 40 Songs of 1977 (originally aired 12/31/77)
#40 “ENJOY YOURSELF” – The Jacksons
#39 “SWAYIN’ TO THE MUSIC (SLOW DANCIN’)” – Johnny Rivers
#38 “STAND TALL” – Burton Cummings
#37 “DON’T GIVE UP ON US” – David Soul
#36 “DAZZ” – Brick
#35 “YOU ARE THE WOMAN” – Firefall
#34 “WHATCHA GONNA DO?” – Pablo Cruise
#33 “FLY LIKE AN EAGLE” – The Steve Miller Band
#32 “MUSKRAT LOVE” – The Captain & Tennille
#31 “I WISH” – Stevie Wonder
#30 “MARGARITAVILLE” – Jimmy Buffet
#29 “DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE” – Peter McCann
#28 “WHEN I NEED YOU” – Leo Sayer
#27 “BLINDED BY THE LIGHT” – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
#26 “SOUTHERN NIGHTS” – Glen Campbell
#25 “GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PART 1)” – Marvin Gaye
#24 “ON AND ON” – Steven Bishop
#23 “GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM ROCKY)” – Bill Conti
#22 “TELEPHONE LINE” – Electric Light Orchestra
#21 “RICH GIRL” – Hall & Oates
#20 “HOTEL CALIFORNIA” – The Eagles
#19 “SIR DUKE” – Stevie Wonder
#18 “RUBBERBAND MAN” – The Spinners
#17 “CAR WASH” – Rose Royce
#16 “LOVE SO RIGHT” – The Bee Gees
#15 “HOT LINE” – The Sylvers
#14 “DANCING QUEEN” – Abba
#13 “I’M YOUR BOOGIE MAN” – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#12 “HIGHER & HIGHER” – Rita Coolidge
#11 “YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING” – Leo Sayer
#10 “UNDERCOVER ANGEL” – Alan O’Day
#9 “TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS” – Mary MacGregor
#8 “ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS” – Hot
#7 “DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY” – Thelma Houston
#6 “I LIKE DREAMIN’” – Kenny Nolan
#5 “YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW)” – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
#4 “EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM A STAR IS BORN)” – Barbra Streisand
#3 “BEST OF MY LOVE” – The Emotions
#2 “TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT)” – Rod Stewart
#1 “I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING” – Andy Gibb
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 18, 2009, 01:44:59 AM
KKLZ's website says we're getting the year-end countdown of the Top 40 hits of 1977... but in '77 Casey did a 2-parter counting down the Top 100 (50 songs each week) so it's not clear what we'll hear. But here are the rundowns for both halves of that 2-parter:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf


   From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.  They will be playing the top 50 songs of 1986 on AT40-the 80's this weekend .  Who knows what they will play the following week on either show.

I could miss this weekend's 80's show. I'm not too fond of 1986 music.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2009, 08:50:14 AM
From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.
Yup, this weekend it's the:
Top 40 Songs of 1977 (originally aired 12/31/77)

Hope that means they restored some unedited versions of songs to the show. 2 years ago they aired the 1978 2-parter of the Top 100 of that year; problem was they were 4-hour shows edited to fit into 3 hours! Nearly every song was a "quickie" version, and many were, like, 90 seconds long!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 19, 2009, 07:30:45 PM
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2009, 08:36:09 PM
Oops: Casey plays "Hotel California" at #22 and says the Eagles are the only act in the countdown to have two #1 hits in 1977. Then at #21 he plays Stevie Wonder... who also had two #1 hits that year. Er...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2009, 08:45:44 PM
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.

1979 is the "lost" year in the syndicated (Premiere Network) version; The '70s package is all 3-hour shows and they apparently didn't want to edit the '79 shows or put them in the '80s package.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 19, 2009, 09:45:22 PM
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.

1979 is the "lost" year in the syndicated (Premiere Network) version; The '70s package is all 3-hour shows and they apparently didn't want to edit the '79 shows or put them in the '80s package.

It was nice turning on the show and not hear a year-end countdown. I hate those in ANY year.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 21, 2009, 04:31:38 PM
From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.
Yup, this weekend it's the:
Top 40 Songs of 1977 (originally aired 12/31/77)

Hope that means they restored some unedited versions of songs to the show. 2 years ago they aired the 1978 2-parter of the Top 100 of that year; problem was they were 4-hour shows edited to fit into 3 hours! Nearly every song was a "quickie" version, and many were, like, 90 seconds long!
   Thank goodness they didn't edit out the Britt Ekland section of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's The Night".   
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 21, 2009, 04:36:44 PM
    This upcoming weekends shows will be the top 40 of 1976 (edited down version of part 2 of the top 100 countdown) on AT40-the 70's and the top 50 of 1982 on AT40-the 80's.   Why they didn't play 51-100 of 1982 or 1986 last week and 1-50 this week is baffling!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 21, 2009, 04:39:23 PM
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.
   Premiere would have to employ somebody full time to edit down the late '78 and '79 shows to 3 hours and they aren't going to put out the money to do that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 27, 2009, 04:45:39 PM
One comment on the AT40 "Top 40 of 1976": Casey re-told the story of how Andrea True came to record "More More More" in Jamaica, but changed the reference to her (*ahem*) "nightclub act" and instead said she was in Jamaica "producing a TV commercial". Er... WHAT??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 27, 2009, 09:54:46 PM
   This upcoming weekends shows will be the top 40 of 1976 (edited down version of part 2 of the top 100 countdown) on AT40-the 70's and the top 50 of 1982 on AT40-the 80's.   Why they didn't play 51-100 of 1982 or 1986 last week and 1-50 this week is baffling!!!

XM's 70's channel has Casey's year end show from 1972. They are playing the entire top 100 of 1972.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 28, 2009, 06:57:06 AM
One comment on the AT40 "Top 40 of 1976": Casey re-told the story of how Andrea True came to record "More More More" in Jamaica, but changed the reference to her (*ahem*) "nightclub act" and instead said she was in Jamaica "producing a TV commercial". Er... WHAT??

I know she did porn, but The Andrea True wikipedia entry reaffirms that "commercial" story:

"During her heyday as a porn actress, True was hired by a real estate business in Jamaica to appear in their commercial ads. During her stay on Jamaica, a political crisis gripped the island, and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Not wanting to lose her hard-earned pay, True asked her friend, record producer Gregg Diamond, to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finance locally. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added lyrics. The result of their collaboration was "More, More, More."

so that's just a spin..?  was she really there to film another adult movie?  was it called "Welcome To jamaica, Have A Nice Day"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 28, 2009, 07:48:31 AM
One comment on the AT40 "Top 40 of 1976": Casey re-told the story of how Andrea True came to record "More More More" in Jamaica, but changed the reference to her (*ahem*) "nightclub act" and instead said she was in Jamaica "producing a TV commercial". Er... WHAT??

I know she did porn, but The Andrea True wikipedia entry reaffirms that "commercial" story:

"During her heyday as a porn actress, True was hired by a real estate business in Jamaica to appear in their commercial ads. During her stay on Jamaica, a political crisis gripped the island, and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Not wanting to lose her hard-earned pay, True asked her friend, record producer Gregg Diamond, to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finance locally. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added lyrics. The result of their collaboration was "More, More, More."

so that's just a spin..?  was she really there to film another adult movie?  was it called "Welcome To jamaica, Have A Nice Day"

Thanks, TC -- news to me. I was referring to the fact that porn stars don't make money from the films themselves, but from "personal appearances" (e.g., performing at places like the Mitchell Brothers in SF) and when Casey originally referred to her "nightclub act" I assumed it was a euphemism for, er, nightclub "acts" har har. Guess this was a case of "More More More" being less.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 28, 2009, 09:58:24 AM
was it called "Welcome To jamaica, Have A Nice Day"

Haha, I recognize that punchline!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 29, 2009, 08:11:27 PM
   This weekend's edition of AT40-the 70's is from January 4, 1975 (ex countdown!). http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-75.pdf                            This weekend's edition of AT40-the 80's is from January 17, 1987 (not so ex unless you dig Samantha Fox or Robbie Nevil).   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-17-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 29, 2009, 10:21:40 PM
   This weekend's edition of AT40-the 80's is from January 17, 1987 (not so ex unless you dig Samantha Fox...

Maybe... just maybe.... naughty girls need love TOO!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 30, 2009, 07:03:51 AM
This weekend's edition of AT40-the 70's is from January 4, 1975 (ex countdown!). http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-75.pdf 
Great, since I'm missing any show from Jan 1975 in my AT40 tape collection.  Thanks for the cuesheets, Kahuna!  And for ready reference, here's that playlist (high school memories!):
40:    STRUTTIN’ – BILLY PRESTON
39:    THE ENTERTAINER – BILLY JOEL
38:    PROMISED LAND – ELVIS PRESLEY       
37:    YOU’RE NO GOOD – LINDA RONSTADT     
36:    DO IT (‘TIL YOUR SATISFIED) – B.T. EXPRESS     
35:    FREE BIRD – LYNYRD SKYNYRD   
34:    I BELONG TO YOU – LOVE UNLIMITED
33:    RUBY BABY – BILLY “CRASH” CRADDOCK
32:    BEST OF MY LOVE – THE EAGLES
31:    I CAN HELP – BILLY SWAN
30:    FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU – BARBRA MASON
29:    I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS   
28:    DANCIN’ FOOL – THE GUESS WHO
27:    GET DANCIN’ – DISCO TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES
26:    RIDE ‘EM COWBOY – PAUL DAVIS
25:    ROCK ‘N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) – MAC DAVIS
24:    YOU GOT THE LOVE – RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN
23:    SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL – GRAND FUNK
22:    PICK UP THE PIECES – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND
21:    DOCTOR’S ORDERS – CAROL DOUGLAS
20:    FIRE – OHIO PLAYERS
19:    SHA-LA-LA (MAKES ME HAPPY) – AL GREEN
18:    NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – GLORIA GAYNOR
17:    WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN – THE THREE DEGREES
16:    DARK HORSE – GEORGE HARRISON
15:    MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN – DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
14:    BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE – JETHRO TULL
13:    ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN – PAUL ANKA WITH ODIA COATES
12:    MUST OF GOT LOST – THE J. GEILS BAND
11:    CAT’S IN THE CRADLE – HARRY CHAPIN
10:    MANDY – BARRY MANILOW
9:    PLEASE MR. POSTMAN – THE CARPENTERS
8:    BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN – STEVIE WONDER
7:    ONLY YOU - RINGO
6:    ANGIE BABY – HELEN REDDY
5:    LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN – NEIL SEDAKA
4:    JUNIOR’S FARM – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
3:    KUNG FU FIGHTING – CARL DOUGLAS
2:    YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTING – BARRY WHITE
1:    LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS – ELTON JOHN
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 30, 2009, 04:42:09 PM
That is one fantabulous chart!  Can't wait.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on December 31, 2009, 10:20:41 PM
   Not a real big Helen Reddy fan but "Angie Baby" has some of the most wild, cryptic lyrics ever for a #1 song. A guilty pleasure for sure.                              

  


You live your life in the songs you hear
On the rock and roll radio
And when a young girl doesn't have any friends
That's a really nice place to go
Folks hoping you'd turn out cool
But they had to take you outta school
You're a little touched you know, Angie Baby

Lovers appear in your room each night
And they whirl you across the floor
But they always seem to fade away
When your daddy taps on your door
Angie girl, are you all right
Tell the radio good-night
All alone once more, Angie Baby

Angie Baby, you're a special lady
Living in a world of make-believe
Well, maybe

Stopping at her house is a neighbor boy
With evil on his mind
'Cause he's been peeking in Angie's room
At night through her window blind
I see your folks have gone away
Would you dance with me today
I'll show you how to have a good time, Angie Baby

When he walks in her room,
He feels confused like he's walked into a play
And the music's so loud it spins him around
'Til his soul has lost its way
And as she turns the volume down
He's getting smaller with the sound
It seems to pull him off the ground
Toward the radio he's bound never to be found

The headlines read that a boy disappeared
and everyone thinks he died
'Cept a crazy girl with a secret lover
Who keeps her satisfied
It's so nice to be insane
No one asks you to explain
Radio by your side, Angie Baby

Angie Baby, you're a special lady
Living in a world of make-believe
Well, maybe
Well, maybe

 written by Alan O' Day ("Undercover Angel")                                                                                           http://www.superseventies.com/sw_angiebaby.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 31, 2009, 11:13:08 PM
That is one fantabulous chart!  Can't wait.

I'll pass on both shows this weekend. #1 on the 70's show makes my eyes roll.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on January 01, 2010, 07:09:25 AM
This weekend's edition of AT40-the 70's is from January 4, 1975 (ex countdown!). http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-75.pdf 
Great, since I'm missing any show from Jan 1975 in my AT40 tape collection.  Thanks for the cuesheets, Kahuna!  And for ready reference, here's that playlist (high school memories!):
40:    STRUTTIN’ – BILLY PRESTON
39:    THE ENTERTAINER – BILLY JOEL
38:    PROMISED LAND – ELVIS PRESLEY       
37:    YOU’RE NO GOOD – LINDA RONSTADT     
36:    DO IT (‘TIL YOUR SATISFIED) – B.T. EXPRESS     
35:    FREE BIRD – LYNYRD SKYNYRD   
34:    I BELONG TO YOU – LOVE UNLIMITED
33:    RUBY BABY – BILLY “CRASH” CRADDOCK
32:    BEST OF MY LOVE – THE EAGLES
31:    I CAN HELP – BILLY SWAN
30:    FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU – BARBRA MASON
29:    I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS   
28:    DANCIN’ FOOL – THE GUESS WHO
27:    GET DANCIN’ – DISCO TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES
26:    RIDE ‘EM COWBOY – PAUL DAVIS
25:    ROCK ‘N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) – MAC DAVIS
24:    YOU GOT THE LOVE – RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN
23:    SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL – GRAND FUNK
22:    PICK UP THE PIECES – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND
21:    DOCTOR’S ORDERS – CAROL DOUGLAS
20:    FIRE – OHIO PLAYERS
19:    SHA-LA-LA (MAKES ME HAPPY) – AL GREEN
18:    NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – GLORIA GAYNOR
17:    WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN – THE THREE DEGREES
16:    DARK HORSE – GEORGE HARRISON
15:    MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN – DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
14:    BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE – JETHRO TULL
13:    ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN – PAUL ANKA WITH ODIA COATES
12:    MUST OF GOT LOST – THE J. GEILS BAND
11:    CAT’S IN THE CRADLE – HARRY CHAPIN
10:    MANDY – BARRY MANILOW
9:    PLEASE MR. POSTMAN – THE CARPENTERS
8:    BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN – STEVIE WONDER
7:    ONLY YOU - RINGO
6:    ANGIE BABY – HELEN REDDY
5:    LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN – NEIL SEDAKA
4:    JUNIOR’S FARM – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
3:    KUNG FU FIGHTING – CARL DOUGLAS
2:    YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTING – BARRY WHITE
1:    LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS – ELTON JOHN
  Here's a link for Cashbox Magazine's Top 100 for January 4, 1975.  Billboard and Cashbox were like two alternate worlds (like DC comics).                                                                  http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19750104.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 02, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
That is one fantabulous chart!  Can't wait.

I'll pass on both shows this weekend. #1 on the 70's show makes my eyes roll.

Heh!  I loved this chart through and through.  The Elvis and Paul Davis tunes were NTM, as was the Guess Who, sounding kinda like Foreigner on "Dancin' Fool."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2010, 07:12:45 PM
It's cheezy '70s synth heaven, as Billy Preston leads off with his umpteenth "Outta-Space" retread, "Struttin'", followed by Billy Joel's "The Entertainer" -- he's played all kinds o' palaces/and laid all kinds o' girls. I cannot tell you how much I loved this song at the time (saw him at Lincoln Center when the LP came out), and how crushed I was that it didn't get higher than #34. "Like another can o' beans", indeed -- and he wouldn't make the Hot 100 again until "Just The Way You Are" (!)

And here's Elvis, workin' on a T-bone steak, alla carty in "Promised Land". Interestingly, JT also covered this Chuck Berry tune in '74, but the LP, Walking Man, produced no charted singles.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2010, 07:32:36 PM
DUUUUDE! "Freeeebiiiiiirrrrrd"!  Well, at least it ain't "Sweet Home Alabummer".  We know how I feel about overplayed Skynyrd, and lawd knows ah cain't change.

But lawd, Love Unltd's "I Belong To You" is a great lost gem. BOS1.

I love it when Casey gives one of his "this song is gonna be big" intros to a chart disappointment -- he did it earlier with Billy Preston's "Struttin'", which only got to #22, and now he does it with Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Ruby Baby" remake, which unbeknownst to Casey will stall out at #33.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2010, 07:57:50 PM
VHM Barbara Mason's "From his Woman to You", one of the great answer records of all time and one of the most successful.  (It's the answer to Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman".)

BOS2 Gladys, "I Feel a Song In My Heart", which deserved to be a much bigger hit. "He makes me feel just like a woman -- something that YOU could nevah do!"  Well, that's tellin' him, honey.

Damn, Gaz you're right about this Guess Who tune sounding Foreigner-ish, 2 years before their debut. And -- of course! -- WOS Disco Texx.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2010, 08:33:40 PM
I was quite pissed when Mac Davis ended up having the (truncated) hit version of "Rock'N'Roll (I Gave You The Best Years of My Life)" -- the orig by Kevin Johnson was a prog-FM turntable hit in NYC the year before, tho' it stalled at #73.  At least the Terry Jacks version bombed.  ;)

It's an early-disco fest in the middle of the chart:  VHMs to Carol Douglas, proving that songwriting veterans Cook/Greenaway/Cook can do anything with "Doctor's Orders"; Ms. Gaynor disco-izing "Never Can Say Goodbye"; and the Three Degrees going "Hoo.... Hah..." and then turning around and facing the other way.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 02, 2010, 08:39:56 PM
I was quite pissed when Mac Davis ended up having the (truncated) hit version of "Rock'N'Roll (I Gave You The Best Years of My Life)" -- the orig by Kevin Johnson was a prog-FM turntable hit in NYC the year before, tho' it stalled at #73.  At least the Terry Jacks version bombed.  ;)

It's an early-disco fest in the middle of the chart:  VHMs to Carol Douglas, proving that songwriting veterans Cook/Greenaway/Cook can do anything with "Doctor's Orders"; Ms. Gaynor disco-izing "Never Can Say Goodbye"; and the Three Degrees going "Hoo.... Hah..." and then turning around and facing the other way.

Many precious moments in that set.  Casey really loved Monti Rock, eh?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2010, 08:59:52 PM
Yeepers -- WOS2 Donny & Marie, whose remake of "Morning Side of the Mountain" mighta worked in 1962 (it's produced as if it were) but in 1975... notsomuch.  They make Paul & Odia's equally old-school duet on "One Man Woman" sound positively rockin' in comparison.

Speakin' of rockin': I'd forgotten that the Woofa Toofa Goofa Loofa's "Must Of Got Lost" got as high as #12.  BOS3. And the WOS3's in the cradle. ;)

VHM Barry M, turning "Brandy" to "Mandy" and sounding pretty dandy for a pansy. And I was about to WOS the Carpenters' ultra-white version of "Please Mr Postman", but then I remembered that cheezy promo clip of Karen singing the song in a '50s malt-shop setting and it made me smile. Gotta find that on the YouTubes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2010, 09:48:34 PM
Take me down, Jimmy!  uber-BOS4 "Junior's Farm", still Macca's best single evah.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 03, 2010, 10:09:18 AM
DUUUUDE! "Freeeebiiiiiirrrrrd"!  Well, at least it ain't "Sweet Home Alabummer".  We know how I feel about overplayed Skynyrd, and lawd knows ah cain't change.

But lawd, Love Unltd's "I Belong To You" is a great lost gem. BOS1.

I love it when Casey gives one of his "this song is gonna be big" intros to a chart disappointment -- he did it earlier with Billy Preston's "Struttin'", which only got to #22, and now he does it with Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Ruby Baby" remake, which unbeknownst to Casey will stall out at #33.

yeah, I always like the AT40!  Thanks to my East Coast jet lag biorhythms, I was up early enough to check out the Chico play.

I got a kick out of hearing Freebird in this context.  I never realized (or cared) that it charted, so it was a recontextualization I enjoyed. And the edit job wasn't nearly as horrible as I imagined it was going to be. 
 
EJ's LSD is a great cover IMHO.  I recall discussing this with my older cooler brother back in the day.  Jethro Tull's Bunghole in the Junkhole is a fave, too.

Harry Chapin WOS?  No way, dude!  I understand you think it's manipulative and treachly, but .. but .. ok, it's all that, but I don't find it as bad as Donny and Marie, whose chiffon was all too wet with vanilla flavored sweat.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 03, 2010, 07:39:50 PM
I'm now hearing the tail end of Casey's countdown of this week in 1987, with Glass Tiger's forgotten "Someday" at #12 and some fun latter-day funk-rock from Kool & the Gang with the even more forgotten "Victory" at #11.  Anyone else remember Nancy Martinez?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 07, 2010, 09:00:28 AM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!

Quote
#40 “THEME FROM SUMMER OF 42” – Peter Nero
#39 “SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE)” – The Temptations
#38 “MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#37 “THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA” – Bobby Womack
#36 “STONES” – Neil Diamond
#35 “LEVON” – Elton John
#34 “BABY I’M A-WANT YOU” – Bread
#33 “GEORGE JACKSON” – Bob Dylan
#32 “WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO” – Donnie Elbert
#31 “THEME FROM SHAFT” – Isaac Hayes
#30 “WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES” – Bullet
#29 “THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS” – Redbone
#28 “AMERICAN TRILOGY” – Mickey Newbury
#27 “KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING” – Charley Pride
#26 “ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND” – Think
#25 “IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE)” – The Partridge Family
#24 “NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN” – Three Dog Night
#23 “ANTICIPATION” – Carly Simon
#22 “HEY BIG BROTHER” – Rare Earth
#21 “RESPECT YOURSELF” – The Staple Singers
#20 “ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU” – Sonny & Cher
#19 “HAVE YOU SEEN HER” – The Chi-Lites
#18 “AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG” – Three Dog Night
#17 “DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE” – Joe Simon
#16 “DAY AFTER DAY” – Badfinger
#15 “ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW” – Honey Cone
#14 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The Hillside Singers
#13 “CLEAN UP WOMAN” – Betty Wright
#12 “SUGAR DADDY” – The Jackson Five
#11 “YOU ARE EVERYTHING” – The Stylistics
#10 “HEY GIRL” – Donny Osmond
#9 “CHERISH” – David Cassidy
#8 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The New Seekers
#7 “SUNSHINE” – Jonathan Edwards
#6 “SCORPIO” – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
#5 “GOT TO BE THERE” – Michael Jackson
#4 “LET’S STAY TOGETHER” – Al Green
#3 “FAMILY AFFAIR” – Sly & The Family Stone
#2 “AMERICAN PIE” – Don McLean
#1 “BRAND NEW KEY” – Melanie

advance BOS to Dylan, gettin' political on "George Jackson". Tons o' great stuff there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 09, 2010, 04:07:59 AM
The 80's version is from January 19, 1980. At the beginning of the show, Casey thanked Mike Cleary of KNBR. I didn't know he ever guest hosted AT40. He seemed like a DJ who would do standards.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 09, 2010, 07:15:37 AM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!


Wow, this set is spectacularly good.  "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.

And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 09, 2010, 09:32:41 AM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!


Wow, this set is spectacularly good.  "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.

And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.

yes, good set.  I get up expecting my Canadian station to start the countdown at 9 AM my time, but it looks like they changed the sked.  (I use the radiotime.com site to find a station:  http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx)


 I jumped in for the third hour, and it;'s too bad I gave up sugar for my New Year's Resolution (not too successful so far), b/c there are some sugar pop nuggets coming atcha in this trio:

#12 “SUGAR DADDY” – The Jackson Five
#10 “HEY GIRL” – Donny Osmond
#9 “CHERISH” – David Cassidy

I'll have to listen to the whole thing on some other station.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 09, 2010, 04:28:51 PM
The 80's version is from January 19, 1980. At the beginning of the show, Casey thanked Mike Cleary of KNBR. I didn't know he ever guest hosted AT40. He seemed like a DJ who would do standards.

I'm catching some of this tonight.  A few songs I haven't heard on the radio in many, many years: Dirt Band (no longer Nitty Gritty) with La Ronstadt on "An American Dream"; Anne Murray's "Daydream Believer" cover.  And a NTM Styx single: "Why Me," a cheezy follow-up to "Babe."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 10, 2010, 10:39:32 AM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!


Wow, this set is spectacularly good.  "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.

And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.

I really needed this wonderful chart today. Agreed on the Gladys; a true lost gem. The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who?  And I've dissed the Think song before, but it would actually be a good little record without that cringe-inducing heavy-handed finale.

Other highlights for me:

Bread's ode to discarded footwear, "Baby I'm a Wan Shoe"; Charley Pride; Carly's pre-ketchup "Anticipation"; a double dose of 3DN; Honey Cone's "Monkey" -- the "sookie-suck you" version!; and the J-5. Memo to Pop Staples: actually, I *don't* give a heck about the man with the bible in his hand. Kudos to David Cassidy; he gave WABC's Dan Ingram a chance to dust off one of his awfullest puns, first trotted out when the Association's version of "Cherish" was a hit: "chair-ish the word I use to describe... a chair!"

But the nicest surprise was the Carole King album cut from Music (which was the #1 LP) that Casey played as an extra. One of the most unfairly forgotten albums of that decade.  Oh, and the version of Dylan's "George Jackson" is not the one I remember; it must've been the B-side, because I clearly recall the A-side was a more-polished version of the song with a gospelly backing chorus.  Must find that on the YouTubes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 10, 2010, 01:14:45 PM
The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who? 

Oh, whoops and wow!  Not Curtis's first time ganking a melody (see: "Can't Satisfy," (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scWHIX5m6XE) which got him sued by HDH).

And that chair-ish pun cracks me up.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 10, 2010, 02:34:22 PM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!


Wow, this set is spectacularly good.  "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.

And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.

I really needed this wonderful chart today. Agreed on the Gladys; a true lost gem. The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who?  And I've dissed the Think song before, but it would actually be a good little record without that cringe-inducing heavy-handed finale.


I suppose "Think" found an fairly receptive audience in the first edge of the Baby Boomer generation, whose kids started to hit adolescence right around this time.   "Oh my God, my 12 year old is experimenting with the pot! if only there was some sort of pop song that could help me think!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on January 10, 2010, 07:33:13 PM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!


Wow, this set is spectacularly good.  "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.

And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.

I really needed this wonderful chart today. Agreed on the Gladys; a true lost gem. The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who?  And I've dissed the Think song before, but it would actually be a good little record without that cringe-inducing heavy-handed finale.


I suppose "Think" found an fairly receptive audience in the first edge of the Baby Boomer generation, whose kids started to hit adolescence right around this time.   "Oh my God, my 12 year old is experimenting with the pot! if only there was some sort of pop song that could help me think!"
  "Once You Understand" came out a few months after the equally bad "Desiderata" by Les Crane.   Conservatives striking back at the counter culture.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on January 10, 2010, 07:38:08 PM
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!

Quote
#40 “THEME FROM SUMMER OF 42” – Peter Nero
#39 “SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE)” – The Temptations
#38 “MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#37 “THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA” – Bobby Womack
#36 “STONES” – Neil Diamond
#35 “LEVON” – Elton John
#34 “BABY I’M A-WANT YOU” – Bread
#33 “GEORGE JACKSON” – Bob Dylan
#32 “WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO” – Donnie Elbert
#31 “THEME FROM SHAFT” – Isaac Hayes
#30 “WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES” – Bullet
#29 “THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS” – Redbone
#28 “AMERICAN TRILOGY” – Mickey Newbury
#27 “KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING” – Charley Pride
#26 “ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND” – Think
#25 “IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE)” – The Partridge Family
#24 “NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN” – Three Dog Night
#23 “ANTICIPATION” – Carly Simon
#22 “HEY BIG BROTHER” – Rare Earth
#21 “RESPECT YOURSELF” – The Staple Singers
#20 “ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU” – Sonny & Cher
#19 “HAVE YOU SEEN HER” – The Chi-Lites
#18 “AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG” – Three Dog Night
#17 “DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE” – Joe Simon
#16 “DAY AFTER DAY” – Badfinger
#15 “ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW” – Honey Cone
#14 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The Hillside Singers
#13 “CLEAN UP WOMAN” – Betty Wright
#12 “SUGAR DADDY” – The Jackson Five
#11 “YOU ARE EVERYTHING” – The Stylistics
#10 “HEY GIRL” – Donny Osmond
#9 “CHERISH” – David Cassidy
#8 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The New Seekers
#7 “SUNSHINE” – Jonathan Edwards
#6 “SCORPIO” – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
#5 “GOT TO BE THERE” – Michael Jackson
#4 “LET’S STAY TOGETHER” – Al Green
#3 “FAMILY AFFAIR” – Sly & The Family Stone
#2 “AMERICAN PIE” – Don McLean
#1 “BRAND NEW KEY” – Melanie


  alot of great soul tunes on this countdown. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 10, 2010, 07:53:44 PM
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo.  He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 10, 2010, 08:09:34 PM
In a set of "Dream" songs, Barry plays a hit from Kenny Nolan, whose pwwoducer must surewwy have wwubbed him da wwong wway.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 11, 2010, 07:41:40 AM
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo.  He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.

Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single).  There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc.  And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on January 14, 2010, 12:12:37 AM
       This week's edition of AT40-The 70's is from January 21, 1978 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-78.pdf                                                       This week's program for AT40-the 80's is from January 21, 1984 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-84.pdf.                                                                                                             I prefer the '84 show with less disco cheese.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 16, 2010, 10:44:29 AM
The back-to-back "Close Encounters" versions were entertaining, though I wouldn't want a steady diet of either.

Vivid memories of the Thunderbird, the bar my biological father would take me to 1978-80: "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" and "Baby Come Back" were jukebox staples there.  I can almost smell the sawdust on the shuffleboard-like upright game.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 16, 2010, 03:13:30 PM
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo.  He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.

Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single).  There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc.  And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame

I remember this from my K-TEL Dynamite LP! 

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Dynamite/release/1681888
(http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1681888-1236558021.jpeg)

one album featured 20(!) songs,  all were edited down to about two minuted each!

Paper Lace   -      The Night Chicago Died         
Bachman-Turner Overdrive  -     Takin' Care Of Business       
Nazareth (2)  -     The Flight Tonight       
William DeVaughn  -     Be Thanksful For What You Got       
Eric Clapton  -     I Shot The Sheriff       
Kool & The Gang  -     Hollywood Swinging       
Stealers Wheel  -     Stuck In The Middle With You       
Albert Hammond  -     I'm A Train       
George McCrae  -     Rock Your Baby       
Elton John  -     Honky Cat       
Terry Jacks  -     Seasons In The Sun       
Rick Derringer  -     Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo       
Peter Noone  -     Meet Me At The Corner Down At Joe's Cafe       
DeFranco Family, The  -     Save The Last Dance For Me       
Lobo (3)  -     Rings       
Sister Janet Mead  -     The Lord's Prayer       
Love Unlimited Orchestra  -     Love's Theme       
Al Wilson  -     Show And Tell       
Gladys Knight And The Pips  -     On And On       
Stylistics  -     Let's Put It All Together
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2010, 09:05:57 PM
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo.  He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.

Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single).  There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc.  And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame

I remember this from my K-TEL Dynamite LP! 

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Dynamite/release/1681888
(http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1681888-1236558021.jpeg)

one album featured 20(!) songs,  all were edited down to about two minuted each!


I've never heard that Peter Noone thing; is the Nazareth a Joni Mitchell cover?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 16, 2010, 10:31:44 PM
"American Top 40" from January 21, 1978
#40 “THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS” – Meco
#39 “THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS” – John Williams
#38 “SOUL & INSPIRATION” – Donny & Marie Osmond
#37 “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” – The Little River Band
EXTRA: “EVIL WAYS” – Santana
#36 “AS” – Stevie Wonder
#35 “LOVELY DAY” – Bill Withers
#34 “FFUN” – ConFunkShun
#33 “TOO HOT TO TROT” – The Commodores
#32 “PEG” – Steely Dan
#31 “DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE” – Crystal Gayle
#30 “LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME” – Foreigner
#29 “NATIVE NEW YORKER” – Odyssey
#28 “POINT OF KNOW RETURN” – Kansas
#27 “WHAT’S YOUR NAME” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
#26 “BLUE BAYOU” – Linda Ronstadt
#25 “YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF” – High Inergy
#24 “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” – Santa Esmerelda
#23 “EMOTION” – Samantha Sang
#22 “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE” – Debby Boone
#21 “DESIREE” – Neil Diamond
#20 “SENTIMENTAL LADY” – Bob Welch
#19 “I GO CRAZY” – Paul Davis
#18 “DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH)” – Chic
#17 “SERPENTINE FIRE” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#16 “TURN TO STONE” – E.L.O.
#15 “SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH” – Dan Hill
#14 “LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER” – Andy Gibb
#13 “RUNAROUND SUE” – Leif Garrett
#12 “BACK IN LOVE AGAIN” – LTD
#11 “JUST THE WAY YOU ARE” – Billy Joel
#10 “STAYIN’ ALIVE” – The Bee Gees
#9 “COME SAIL AWAY” – Styx
#8 “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS” – Queen
#7 “HEY DEANIE” – Shaun Cassidy
#6 “SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY” – Paul Simon
#5 “SHORT PEOPLE” – Randy Newman
#4 “YOU’RE IN MY HEART (THE FINAL ACCLAIM)” – Rod Stewart
#3 “HERE YOU COME AGAIN” – Dolly Parton
#2 “HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE” – The Bee Gees
#1 “BABY COME BACK” – Player
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 17, 2010, 09:48:40 AM
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo.  He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.

Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single).  There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc.  And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame

I remember this from my K-TEL Dynamite LP! 

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Dynamite/release/1681888
(http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1681888-1236558021.jpeg)

one album featured 20(!) songs,  all were edited down to about two minuted each!


I've never heard that Peter Noone thing; is the Nazareth a Joni Mitchell cover?

Yes,  I think that was their biggest hit, too ...  it freakin' rawks! 

Here they are lip synching the song on a German TV show:

Nazareth- This Flight Tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vnOzs0vdlA
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2010, 10:58:55 AM
The back-to-back "Close Encounters" versions were entertaining, though I wouldn't want a steady diet of either.


That was decidedly odd; and I'm floored to see that the John Williams version got as high as #13.

I loved hearing Casey explain "Short People" to the, er, mental midgets in the audience.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2010, 08:48:28 AM
Woo Hoo! this week Casey revisits Jan 23, 1971!

http://www.wods.com/pages/6162039.php

'70s cheeze and some great soul gems like Jackie Moore's "Precious Precious", Curtis M's "If There's a Hell Below...", JB, Gladys and the Chairmen of the Board. All this plus Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 21, 2010, 10:09:12 AM
Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!

A major favorite of mine.  Already looking forward to this set - I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2010, 11:14:25 AM
Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!

A major favorite of mine.  Already looking forward to this set - I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.

Assuming all goes well with Comcast tomorrow (fingers crossed!), I'll be listening Sat nite thru the speakers of my new PC.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2010, 03:38:50 PM
Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!

A major favorite of mine.  Already looking forward to this set - I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.

Assuming all goes well with Comcast tomorrow (fingers crossed!), I'll be listening Sat nite thru the speakers of my new PC.

BTW, since AT40 didn't debut in NYC until the spring of '71, it would seem this is a show I've never heard before.  And -- BONUS! --  Casey was featuring a cut from the #1 LP each week back then, so we'll get George dissing the Pope on "Awaiting on You All". Nice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 21, 2010, 08:54:11 PM
Woo Hoo! this week Casey revisits Jan 23, 1971!
http://www.wods.com/pages/6162039.php
'70s cheeze and some great soul gems like Jackie Moore's "Precious Precious", Curtis M's "If There's a Hell Below...", JB, Gladys and the Chairmen of the Board. All this plus Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
Nice, and "AT40-80's" visits Jan 29, 1983 (The doggone girl is mine). The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4144132.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 21, 2010, 09:38:50 PM
Woo Hoo! this week Casey revisits Jan 23, 1971!
http://www.wods.com/pages/6162039.php
'70s cheeze and some great soul gems like Jackie Moore's "Precious Precious", Curtis M's "If There's a Hell Below...", JB, Gladys and the Chairmen of the Board. All this plus Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
Nice, and "AT40-80's" visits Jan 29, 1983 (The doggone girl is mine). The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4144132.pdf

For the most part, I definitely will enjoy the 80's show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 23, 2010, 08:18:57 AM
Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits!  Casey plays "Wonderland By Night" as an extra.

Digging most of this, except Elvis's lesser half to yet another double-sided hit, "There Goes My Everything."  Especially fun to hear Chairmen of the Board - "ask Joe Mama!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 23, 2010, 08:32:36 AM
I remember Diana Ross as a good thing.  But that was a long time ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 23, 2010, 09:07:37 AM
hey gaz, just turned on the Ontario Canada broadcast and I'm getting Grass Roots' Temptation Eyes as an extra!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 23, 2010, 10:01:15 AM
Hey girl, whatcha DOIN' down there?!

Casey oddly calls Dawn an 8-member group.  I had no idea they ever included their backing musicians in the credit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 23, 2010, 10:14:40 AM
Forgot to mention that Curtis Mayfield's "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is one of the most awesome songs ever.  Apocalyptic paranoia with brazen orchestration and a massive bassline - this should have been a #1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 23, 2010, 02:57:46 PM
Forgot to mention that Curtis Mayfield's "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is one of the most awesome songs ever.  Apocalyptic paranoia with brazen orchestration and a massive bassline - this should have been a #1.
Tho' it managed only #29 on Billboard Hot 100, it did hit #3 on the Billboard Soul Chart.  And, note the album version runs 7:50 in length:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Don't_Worry)_If_There's_a_Hell_Below,_We're_All_Going_to_Go
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 07:19:58 PM
Forgot to mention that Curtis Mayfield's "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is one of the most awesome songs ever.  Apocalyptic paranoia with brazen orchestration and a massive bassline - this should have been a #1.
Tho' it managed only #29 on Billboard Hot 100, it did hit #3 on the Billboard Soul Chart.  And, note the album version runs 7:50 in length:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Don't_Worry)_If_There's_a_Hell_Below,_We're_All_Going_to_Go

Truly fabulous, and worth noting it's his only pre-Superfly Top 40 solo hit. Astoundingly, "Move on Up" never charted (maybe it was never a single, but if not, why not?).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 07:29:27 PM
Everybody ova THERE! Get in-TO-it!  JB screamin' his brains out, like no one else can. And he's followed by the Osmonds -- talk about a trainwreck segue!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 07:54:33 PM
Is Van Morrison going underground to get some "heavy bread" or some "heavy breasts"?

This vintage 1971 commercial for Bobby Bloom's "Make Me Happy" didn't help it get any higher than #80.  And here's one of my least-fave 3DN hits -- they just wanna be your one man bah-ooh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 08:03:01 PM
And ya know -- yeah, ya know -- that Redeye's "Games" is one of the best CSN imitations evah. And Edwin Starr's "Stop the War -- NOW!" is a bit too sound-alikey, but politically ballsy nonetheless.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 08:10:15 PM
Hey girl, whatcha DOIN' down there?!

Casey oddly calls Dawn an 8-member group.  I had no idea they ever included their backing musicians in the credit.

Hrm. Whitburn makes no mention of that, but does say that on "Candida" and "Knock 3 Times" it was Orlando with Toni Wine & Ellie Greenwich!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 08:54:47 PM
"the Pope owns 51% of General Motors
and the Stock Exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us."

Hooray for Casey picking "Awaiting on You All" to represent the #1 LP, All Things Must Pass  -- too bad that weekly feature would disappear in late '71.

Seven Motown hits on this chart, and the J-5's "Mama's Pearl" was 2 weeks away from debuting. But how sad that the Supes/Tops cover of "River Deep/Mountain High" was a bigger hit than the orig.

uh-oh -- Stephen Stills is puttin on his fisting glove. Ewww.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2010, 09:14:26 PM
so many BOSs to choose from, but "If I Were Your Woman", you'd have no other woman, by an obviously pre-Mormon Gladys, is as powerful today as it was the first time I heard it at age 15.

BOS2 "Rose Garden", as perfect a country-pop single as the '70s produced.

and of course BOS3 Babs-does-Laura Nyro. I've probably said this before, but in 1971 I thought of Streisand as "old", someone my parents listened to (I figured she must be in her 40s at least). So finding out she was 29, as she recorded her first LP of contempo songwriters -- people her own age, more-or-less... was a revelation.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 27, 2010, 11:29:30 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976

http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php

Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?

BTW, meant to ask this the other day, but those of you who listen to the '80s show, broadcast version, could you post links to the stations you listen on? I'd like to get back to hearing the '80s charts, which I had to stop because my old PC was incompatible with anybody's players.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 27, 2010, 05:36:46 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976

http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php

Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?

BTW, meant to ask this the other day, but those of you who listen to the '80s show, broadcast version, could you post links to the stations you listen on? I'd like to get back to hearing the '80s charts, which I had to stop because my old PC was incompatible with anybody's players.

I get the link from here: http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

I use the Sunday, 5 PM one, which is JACK-FM in Baltimore. http://www.wqsr.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 27, 2010, 09:31:24 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976

http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php

Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?

BTW, meant to ask this the other day, but those of you who listen to the '80s show, broadcast version, could you post links to the stations you listen on? I'd like to get back to hearing the '80s charts, which I had to stop because my old PC was incompatible with anybody's players.

I get the link from here: http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

I use the Sunday, 5 PM one, which is JACK-FM in Baltimore. http://www.wqsr.com/

I use SFGuy's link, or if I'm up early enough Sundays (8am ET), I go to KMMX in Lubbock: http://www.kmmx.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 27, 2010, 09:33:50 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976

http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php

Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?

It certainly does seem that way lately.  I feel as though we haven't hit '74 in a long time.  Anyone inclined to keep a Shraytabase-esque log of this stuff?

And I really wish the '80s rebroadcasts would loop '79 in.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 28, 2010, 09:50:17 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976
http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php
Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?
It certainly does seem that way lately.  I feel as though we haven't hit '74 in a long time.  Anyone inclined to keep a Shraytabase-esque log of this stuff?
FYI: here's the 1/31/76 chart showing the commercial breaks & "Extra" songs:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4156111.pdf

Yes, '76 seems to come up fairly often, '74 less so.  As you know, a recap of recent replays is shown on the WODS and WBBG "AT40" webpages:
http://www.wods.com/pages/3999947.php?
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
Perhaps somewhere on Web is a list of AT40's that aired last year and those planned for this year.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 30, 2010, 07:28:23 AM
Ay yi yi - WOS to Cletus Maggard (?)'s "The White Knight."  This is just unlistenable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 30, 2010, 09:42:02 AM
BOS to the mighty O'Jays, "I Love Music."  The most ahead-of-its-time of all the Philly Int'l tunes, I think.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 30, 2010, 05:37:42 PM
I'm skipping the 80's version this week. It's from January 30, 1988.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 10:28:52 AM
Ay yi yi - WOS to Cletus Maggard (?)'s "The White Knight."  This is just unlistenable.

Truly hideous -- so it won't surprise you to learn it was a #1 Country single.

Some fine forgotten gems in the first hour, tho': Garfunkel's "Breakaway", the Spinners' "Love or Leave", Ms Ronstadt's pedal-steel-y Smokey cover, and Big Barry lettin' the music play because "She's at home... yeah... she's at home..." And I must admit a soft spot for EJ's silly "Grow Some Funk". Oh, he was so MACHO!  Guess love wasn't so tender with his fanny.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 11:18:51 AM
I've tuned into the '80s version at the start of Hour2 -- Cher at #29 with "Ah Found Sohmwhon", followed by George Michael's Faith Machine.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5pHmqcwB_6o/SUwhRjptP8I/AAAAAAAAACY/78F1h6v8lv8/s320/george.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 11:27:04 AM
Pick up on THIS! '80s BOS to Salt'n'Pepa's fabulous, seminal "Push It" -- all the straight guys at my Queens gym in 1988 thought they were saying "Pussy's REAL good!"


Followed by the equally ground-breaking "Pump Up the Volume".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 11:38:26 AM
OMG! I've been Rick-rolled!  Gotta say I'm glad I tuned in here -- why can't late-80s 10@10s draw on more of this stuff?

Case in point: BOS2 Men Without Hats' wonderful "Pop Goes the World".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 12:03:25 PM
AAAAACK! Spoke too soon... WOS the late Mr Swayze and "She's Breaking Wind"

But VHM Ms Houston's "So Emotional", baby. "I don't know why I like women -- I just DO!"

And I totally don't remember Heart's "There's the Girl"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 12:47:14 PM
BOS3 the PSBs w/Dusty. Whut-a-vi, whut-a-vi, whut-a-vi...

BOS4 the Purple One, "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2010, 12:56:58 PM
BTW this Ontario station I'm listening to, CKRU (aka "Kruz-FM")

http://www.kruzfm.ca/home/default.aspx

is one of the few stations that airs both Casey '70s and Casey '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 02, 2010, 02:58:17 AM
Wow, Mike 7 posts in a row and isn't all about the 70's version!!  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2010, 07:33:36 AM
Wow, Mike 7 posts in a row and isn't all about the 70's version!!  ;)

Hee. Proof that high-speed internet really can change your life!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 03, 2010, 01:02:21 PM
This weekend (2/6-7) Casey70's visits Feb 2, 1974:
http://www.wods.com/pages/6269260.php
Note that Casey didn’t play song #5 since another version of 'Americans' was played at #26.  NTM, I didn't know there was another hit called “ABRACADABRA” (De Franco Family) before Steve Miller's hit.

Meanwhile, Casey80's visits Feb 6, 1982:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4163844.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 04, 2010, 02:34:20 AM
This weekend (2/6-7) Casey70's visits Feb 2, 1974:
http://www.wods.com/pages/6269260.php
Note that Casey didn’t play song #5 since another version of 'Americans' was played at #26.  NTM, I didn't know there was another hit called “ABRACADABRA” (De Franco Family) before Steve Miller's hit.

Meanwhile, Casey80's visits Feb 6, 1982:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4163844.pdf

Looking at the Cue sheets throughout Feb of 1974, it appears Casey alternated between the two versions playing one version one week, then the other next week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2010, 07:37:50 AM
I feel as though we haven't hit '74 in a long time. 

Your wish is granted! Long live Jambi!

(http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpsjz34iey1qa2rjoo1_400.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 04, 2010, 10:08:10 AM
NTM, I didn't know there was another hit called “ABRACADABRA” (De Franco Family) before Steve Miller's hit.

It's wincingly bad.  Tony DeFranco was flatter than Pink.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 07:22:31 AM
Grand Funk's "Walk Like a Man" was NTM.  I'll put it back where I found it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 07:42:45 AM
BOS to Elton's GYBR.  Another of the very first songs I ever heard; it made me cry, even though I had no idea then what the words meant.  I only knew it was the saddest melody I'd ever heard, and even today it makes me pause when I hear it.

Temps' "Let Your Hair Down," an R&B #1, is forgettable to my ears: I almost called it NTM, but then checked, and it's indeed on the Temps 2-CD anthology I have.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 07:56:05 AM
BOS2 to La Ross, "Last Time I Saw Him."  Don't cry, honey!  TANC: I just watched Lady Sings the Blues for the first time last night.  Diana was passable, but the storytelling was poor.  Whose fault is that - the director?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 08:06:23 AM
Odd pronunciation in "Americans": "Nic-a-rag-u-a"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 08:36:16 AM
BOS3 to "Boogie Down."  I wish I liked Macca's "Helen Wheels" more, but the lo-fi production bugs me.

I'm puzzled by the chart action on the Stones' "Heartbreaker," which debuts all the way up at #22 this week but goes on to peak only at #15, lasting only 6 weeks on the chart.  Surprising for a follow-up to a #1 that itself remains a classic-rock recurrent.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 09:09:34 AM
"New York - just like I pictured it."  Casey plays the l-o-n-g version of Stevie's inner-city opus.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 06, 2010, 09:41:57 AM
BOS4 to Gladys Knight and the Pips at their most powerful, usin' their imagination.

"Since we've already heard Sinclair's version, we'll move on to #4."  Ha!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2010, 11:45:50 AM
BOS2 to La Ross, "Last Time I Saw Him."  Don't cry, honey!  TANC: I just watched Lady Sings the Blues for the first time last night.  Diana was passable, but the storytelling was poor.  Whose fault is that - the director?

Caught some of it last nite too. Billy Dee -- Oh MY!  But yeah, it's a typical cliched H'wood biopic. Not a great screenplay. The director was Sidney J Furie, who was a guy that did a lot of genre shlock before graduating to stuff like The Ipcress File with Michael Caine.  LSTB was supposed to be his big leap to respectability, but it was all downhill after that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2010, 07:22:19 PM
Grand Funk's "Walk Like a Man" was NTM.  I'll put it back where I found it.

indeed. Now, if they'd covered the 4 Seasons' "Walk Like a Man", they mighta had somethin'.  Looooved hearing Casey sing on the outro from "Dark Lady". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2010, 07:32:17 PM
VHM smooth Smokey's lovely/sexy "Baby Come Close".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2010, 07:39:25 PM
The last time Helen Reddy saw him, she said "leave me alone", so he hooked up with Sweet Gypsy Rose in the strawberry patch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2010, 07:47:01 PM
BOS1 Isaac Hayes' "Joy"; BOS2 Anne Murray with her 2nd Loggins cover in a year.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 10:55:12 AM
Listening to Casey's '80s this afternoon: February 1982.  WOS: "Pac-Man Fever," marginally played.  NTM: Eddie Schwartz (?), "All Our Tomorrows," a mopey snoozer I'll never hear again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 10:58:42 AM
Listening to Casey's '80s this afternoon: February 1982.  WOS: "Pac-Man Fever," marginally played.  NTM: Eddie Schwartz (?), "All Our Tomorrows," a mopey snoozer I'll never hear again.

I just tuned in-- the Canadian station, yes?  The era of '60s comebackers produced by then-current artists: we heard Del Shannon rescued by Tom Petty; the following year we'd get Mitch Ryder covering Prince produced by JCM.  (And of course Broooce/Gary US Bonds was the previous spring)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 11:26:14 AM
BOS Mr Manilow's "Somewhere Down the Road" -- too bad he was past his sell-by date (chartwise) in '83, because this is one of his loveliest forgotten gems.  And it's appropriate, lyrically, since I attended my friend Joe D's memorial service yesterday.

ETA: speaking of forgotten gems, VHM Stevie's "That Girl"  -- when do you ever hear this one on the radio?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 11:38:20 AM
What Urban Cowboy hath wrought: snoozy early-'80s country/AC crossover ballads like Alabama's "Love in the First Degree". No wonder the New Traditionalist movement sounded so fresh at the end of that decade.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 11:45:14 AM
Mira! Mira! it's "Mirror, Mirror"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 12:01:47 PM
Guaranteed I never hear this one again: a Canadian "extra" called "Patio Lanterns" by Kim Mitchell (who?)

And here's the original Man-Who-Looks-Like-Kenny Rogers with the wedding-anniversary dance special "Thru the Years".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 12:43:10 PM
What Urban Cowboy hath wrought: snoozy early-'80s country/AC crossover ballads like Alabama's "Love in the First Degree". No wonder the New Traditionalist movement sounded so fresh at the end of that decade.

Thank you for ID'ing the source of the trend.  Zzzzzzz.

And yeah, I'm listening to the Petersboro station - "a high of -3"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 12:47:55 PM
Gayest song of set: Air Supply, "Sweet Dreams."  I can't imagine how anyone hears this as anything but Graham and Russell singing their respective verses to each other.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 12:52:01 PM
Is there another act besides Air Supply who had so many HUGE hits in a short time and are now relegated to the dust heap of musical history (without an actual scandal like Milli Vanilli)?

"Close your eyes
I want to ride the skies"

er, huh?

BOS2 and TANC Paul Davis on a cool night -- if it don't feel right, you can go.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 12:53:44 PM
Gayest song of set: Air Supply, "Sweet Dreams."  I can't imagine how anyone hears this as anything but Graham and Russell singing their respective verses to each other.

Bwahaha! HGM Cliff Richard doing "Daddy's Home"  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 01:03:19 PM
it's clap-track nirvana!  VHM to the uber-cheeziness of "Hooked on Classics".  Better this than "Stars on 45" any day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 01:04:13 PM
Is there another act besides Air Supply who had so many HUGE hits in a short time and are now relegated to the dust heap of musical history (without an actual scandal like Milli Vanilli)?

New Kids on the Block?

Meanwhile, WOS to "Hooked On Classics."  More specifically, worst drums of set.  Pause CLAP Pause CLAP Pause CLAP
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 01:05:01 PM
it's clap-track nirvana! 

Clap jinx.

And point taken on Dame Cliff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 01:06:08 PM
DHM "Shake It Up," doing the move with a quirky jerk.  (Don't be so hard on yourself, Ric!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 01:11:33 PM
VHM to Juice Newton with the lovely "The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known Is Loving You."  Surprised no one on Idol has ever revived this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 01:17:37 PM
ONJ and I know each other mentally. Physically... notsomuch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 01:22:11 PM
Love these drunk-driving PSAs with hockey coaches. No one in Calif even knows who Todd McLellan *is*.

Henley and the Goat exchange underwear. Ewww.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 01:34:56 PM
George Benson tries to persuade the princess to turn her love around. Fat chance.  And Quarterflash have a hard-on in their heart. Or something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 07, 2010, 01:35:33 PM
Quarterflash's singer plays the sax, too?  That's some fine seafood, mama.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2010, 01:45:33 PM
Quarterflash's singer plays the sax, too?  That's some fine seafood, mama.

we were thisclose to a Seafood Mama jinx.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2010, 08:44:20 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 12th, 1972!

http://www.wods.com/pages/6322543.php?

Ain't understanding mellow, when you find the way of love? Don't say you don't remember! (All this plus the BeeGees' forgotten "My World", the Supes' "Floy Joy", Ms. King's "Sweet Seasons" and Carly anticipates a ketchup commercial.)  Don't miss this one!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 10, 2010, 08:16:44 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 12th, 1972!

http://www.wods.com/pages/6322543.php?

Ain't understanding mellow, when you find the way of love? Don't say you don't remember! (All this plus the BeeGees' forgotten "My World", the Supes' "Floy Joy", Ms. King's "Sweet Seasons" and Carly anticipates a ketchup commercial.)  Don't miss this one!

I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.

ETA: for those who like the 70's version here is the pdf sheet: http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4173736.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2010, 08:19:57 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 12th, 1972!
http://www.wods.com/pages/6322543.php?
Ain't understanding mellow, when you find the way of love? Don't say you don't remember! (All this plus the BeeGees' forgotten "My World", the Supes' "Floy Joy", Ms. King's "Sweet Seasons" and Carly anticipates a ketchup commercial.)  Don't miss this one!
Excellent.  Here's the playlist with the "Extra" tunes and commercial breaks:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4173736.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2010, 08:45:33 PM

I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.


Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:

http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html

Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2010, 09:24:07 PM

I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.


Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:

http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html

Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.

Thank you! I'd long wondered about such a listing as well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2010, 07:38:58 AM

I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.


Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:

http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html

Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.

Thank you! I'd long wondered about such a listing as well.

I had to look at 6 or 7 stations before I found one that posts the lists -- I found that most of the '80s affiliates tend to be "Lite-FM" type stations that run John Tesh and Delilah during the week. Scary.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2010, 12:32:34 PM

I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.


Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:

http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html

Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.

Thank you! I'd long wondered about such a listing as well.

I had to look at 6 or 7 stations before I found one that posts the lists -- I found that most of the '80s affiliates tend to be "Lite-FM" type stations that run John Tesh and Delilah during the week. Scary.

looks like that KKLI link isn't updated that often. But it turns out this week's '80s chart is from Feb 14th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2010, 12:46:41 PM
  Looooved hearing Casey sing on the outro from "Dark Lady". 

Turns out this is the song Casey was referencing in that bit: "Golden Earrings" by Peggy Lee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LyDbLHIYIM

Sure sounds like the guy who wrote Cher's hit was, er, "inspired" by the Peggy Lee tune...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 13, 2010, 09:23:23 AM
VHM to the 5D's forgotten "live" hit "Together Let's Find Love."  Two versions of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" was two too many.  Most puzzling of set: the Supes' "Floy Joy."  Is that supposed to be a guy's name?  BOS to Carole's lovely "Sweet Seasons."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 10:45:00 AM
Most puzzling of set: the Supes' "Floy Joy."  Is that supposed to be a guy's name? 

It's a nickname -- because he gives women such joy.

Floy Joy!

That's your name.
Your real name may be Smith or Jones
But not your claim to fame.

Oh, it's Joy-Boy!
Any girl who knew you at all
Would have to call you Floy Joy


maybe it's a black thing...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 07:13:40 PM
OMG! I remember this show -- VHM Casey doing his dramatic recitation of the lyrics to "Levon". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 07:21:19 PM
Two versions of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" was two too many. 

Ditto having to hear GFR's "Footstompn' Music", which I heard on the Sound's 10@10 last nite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 08:08:49 PM
BOS Cher's fantabulous "Way of Love" -- a 2-1/2 minute masterpiece.

Bread's "Everything I Own" reminds me what a sledgehammery chart this is: this week in Feb '72, my mom was in the hospital. It was also the week John & Yoko co-hosted the Mike Douglas Show. I remember rushing to the hospital after school to visit my mom, and then rushing home in time to see J&Y.

VHM the BeeGees' "My World". Not their best lyric, but oh those harmonies.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 08:27:41 PM
VHM Wilson Pickett, covering a Free song, "Fire & Water", that never crossed the pond in its orig version.

BOS2 Beverly Bremers' wonderful Lesley Gore hommage.

and another VHM for Charley Pride -- ah, the days when country crossover really meant something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 08:39:07 PM
More VHMs: "You Are Everything", the Stylistics first major pop hit; Joe Simon's "Drowning in a Sea of Love", and Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio"

Meanwhile, Rod's reading his Power Point again.

BOS3 "Sweet Seasons" -- what a fine forgotten underrated LP Music is -- Gaz, have you ever heard "Brother, Brother", Carole's answer song to What's Goin' On?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 08:59:29 PM
WOS Robert John, one of the most worthless, unnecessary remakes in the history of remakes.

BOS4 "Clean-Up Woman", and VHM Little Beaver's seminal guitar part on it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2010, 09:50:27 PM
WOS2 "Down By The Lazy River" -- Merrill Osmond's screaming is enuf to make my head explode.

BOS5 "Hurting Each Other".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 13, 2010, 10:11:14 PM
Chart Date: February 12, 1972

#40 I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – Donnie Elbert
#39 Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
#38 Levon – Elton John
#37 Together Let’s Find Love – The 5th Dimension
#36 I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) – The Hillside Singers
#35 Ain’t Understanding Mellow – Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
#34 Footstompin’ Music – Grand Funk Railroad
#33 Feelin’ Alright – Joe Cocker
#32 Sugar Daddy – The Jackson 5
#31 I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) – The New Seekers
#30 Floy Joy – The Supremes
#29 The Way Of Love – Cher
#28 Everything I Own – Bread
Extra: Cry – Johnny Ray
#27 That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha – Bobby Womack
#26 My World – The Bee Gees
#25 Bang A Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex
#24 Fire And Water – Wilson Pickett
#23 Don’t Say You Don’t Remember – Beverly Bremers
#22 The Witch Queen Of New Orleans – Redbone
#21 Kiss An Angel Good Morning – Charley Pride
#20 You Are Everything – The Stylistics
#18 Scorpio – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
#17 Stay With Me – Faces F/Rod Stewart
#16 Sweet Seasons – Carole King
Extra: No One To Depend On – Santana
#15 Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
#14 The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Robert John
#13 Anticipation – Carly Simon
#12 Sunshine – Jonathan Edwards
#11 Clean Up Woman – Betty Wright
#10 Day After Day – Badfinger
#9 Brand New Key – Melanie
#8 Joy – Apollo 100
#7 Down By The Lazy River – The Osmonds
#6 Hurting Each Other – The Carpenters
#5 Never Been To Spain – Three Dog Night
#4 Precious & Few – Climax
Extra: Mother And Child Reunion – Paul Simon
#3 Without You – Nilsson
#2 American Pie – Don Mclean
#1 Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2010, 07:34:57 AM
Most puzzling of set: the Supes' "Floy Joy."  Is that supposed to be a guy's name? 

It's a nickname -- because he gives women such joy.

Floy Joy!

That's your name.
Your real name may be Smith or Jones
But not your claim to fame.

Oh, it's Joy-Boy!
Any girl who knew you at all
Would have to call you Floy Joy


maybe it's a black thing...

It just seems more a Flo-Jo thing:

(http://warriors.warren.k12.il.us/whitney/florencegriffithjoyner.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2010, 07:36:10 AM
BOS3 "Sweet Seasons" -- what a fine forgotten underrated LP Music is -- Gaz, have you ever heard "Brother, Brother", Carole's answer song to What's Goin' On?

Yep, and it's a good one, but it was improved a year later when the Isleys covered it for their Brother, Brother, Brother album.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 14, 2010, 08:16:12 AM
Instead of the 2/12/72 show, damn KFRC is airing the AT40 from LAST WEEK (2/2/74)!  >:(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 09:52:44 AM
Instead of the 2/12/72 show, damn KFRC is airing the AT40 from LAST WEEK (2/2/74)!  >:(

Not the first time it's happened, either.  Got to hear Casey sing that Peggy Lee song again, tho'.

About to switch over to the '80s version via that Canadian station.  The high temp today is -4! 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 11:02:18 AM
Our Canadian friends don't seem to be running Casey today. Switched to West Virginia in time for Mr Nevil's "C'est La 'Trina".  WOS Chico DeBarge, ripping off Janet Jackson and paving the way for Jody Watley to do the same.

ETA: the Canuck station runs games from their local minor-league hockey team, the Peterborough Petes -- no Casey next week either.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 11:15:52 AM
WOS2 Glass Tiger's "Someday"; WOS3 Bruce Willis massacre-ing the Staples. I never knew (or else I forgot) that was the Pointers on backing vox. Sheesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 11:39:35 AM
BOS1 Luther V, "Stop To Love"; BOS2 Ms Ronstadt's lovely duet with James Ingram  -- props to James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill for writing a clever hommage to "When You Wish Upon a Star". How this lost the Oscar to Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" remains a mystery to me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 11:46:33 AM
WOS3 Cinderella, "Nobody's Fool" -- damn, '87 is a hellish year no matter how you slice it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 11:54:31 AM
BOS3 the Jets at their teen-dreamy best, "You Shot Got it All Over Him" --er, well then you better clean it up, bub.

ETA: OMFG! Rupert Holmes wrote that!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 12:04:21 PM
WOS4 Lionel Ritchie at his recycled worst on "Ballerina Girl"; ditto Boston with "We're Ready", WOS5
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 14, 2010, 12:10:44 PM
WOS2 Glass Tiger's "Someday"; WOS3 Bruce Willis massacre-ing the Staples. I never knew (or else I forgot) that was the Pointers on backing vox. Sheesh.

Echoing pretty much everything you've posted here, especially this.

But it was nice to be reminded of Cyndi Lauper's "Change of Heart," which fell off the face of the earth despite being a #2 hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 12:26:27 PM
WOS2 Glass Tiger's "Someday"; WOS3 Bruce Willis massacre-ing the Staples. I never knew (or else I forgot) that was the Pointers on backing vox. Sheesh.

Echoing pretty much everything you've posted here, especially this.

But it was nice to be reminded of Cyndi Lauper's "Change of Heart," which fell off the face of the earth despite being a #2 hit.

also forgotten, despite being a #1: Huey's "Jacob's Ladder" -- VHM one of his best lyrics.  Nice to hear Casey giving props to Rhino Records. Some consider "At This Moment" cheeze, esp because of the Family Ties connection, but it's quite a lovely song. Speaking of cheeze -- the really smelly kind -- it's Chicago, "Will You Still Love Me?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 12:41:42 PM
Mah honey, mah baby: remember how fresh the Georgia Sattelites seemed at the time?

most-forgotten hit yet: Samantha Fox's first big one, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" a year before Full Force stepped in to give her a musical makeover.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oLKO9BEkL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

"like a tramp in the night..."  Er, you said it, Sam, I didn't.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2010, 12:55:05 PM
BOS4 "Open Your Heart", one of my favorites of Madge's '80s chartbusters.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 16, 2010, 08:18:01 AM
Here's a station that not only plays both Caseys ('70s & '80s) -- it plays 'em back-to-back on Sundays, starting at noon eastern/9am pacific. WCFR in Springfield. VT:

http://www.wcfram1480.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on February 16, 2010, 08:16:17 PM
Here's a station that not only plays both Caseys ('70s & '80s) -- it plays 'em back-to-back on Sundays, starting at noon eastern/9am pacific. WCFR in Springfield. VT:

http://www.wcfram1480.com/
  Love back to back AT40s!!!   Now we only need a station to air either show on Friday nights. Miss my fix since KQLL dropped both shows and went all 90's on the world!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 17, 2010, 07:03:41 AM
This weekend (2/20-21) Casey70's does Feb 25, 1978.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4181743.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 17, 2010, 07:40:22 AM
This weekend (2/20-21) Casey70's does Feb 25, 1978.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4181743.pdf

a BeeGees fest!

And Casey's '80s gives us Feb 23rd 1986 -- Sly Fox goes all the way! ABC tells how to be a Millionaire! and future Senator JC Mellencamp does "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A"  Plus a-Ha's forgotten "The Sun Always Shines on TV".  Great stuff.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 20, 2010, 08:02:15 AM
This weekend (2/20-21) Casey70's does Feb 25, 1978.  Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4181743.pdf

Any countdown with both "Flashlight" AND "Can't Smile Without You" is going to please me.  Interesting story from Casey about how LeBlanc & Carr ("Fallin'") were nearly on the doomed Lynyrd Skynyrd flight.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 20, 2010, 08:47:47 AM
WOS Art Garfunkel (with James Taylor and Paul Simon), "Wonderful World."  I call bullshit - no way I'm buying what Art's selling when he sings "Don't know much about alegbra"; he's got a fricking math masters degree and reads several books a month (http://www.artgarfunkel.com/library.html).

BOS1 to Odyssey, "Native New Yorker," really hit the spot this morning.  IDKT: this was written by the Linzer/Randell team.

BOS2 to the much-maligned Rod the Cad, "You're in My Heart."  OMG: They silently bleeped out "big-bosomed"!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 20, 2010, 09:07:24 AM
Chart Date: February 25, 1978


#40 If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman
#39 Lady Love – Lou Rawls
#38 Flashlight – Parliament
#37 Too Hot Ta Trot – The Commodores
#36 Poor Poor Pitiful Me – Linda Ronstadt
#35 Ebony Eyes – Bob Welch
#34 Dust In The Wind – Kansas
#33 Goodbye Girl – David Gates
#32 Jack & Jill – Raydio
#31 Our Love – Natalie Cole
#30 Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Santa Esmeralda
#29 Always & Forever – Heatwave
#28 Falling – Le Blanc & Carr
Extra: Spill The Wine – Eric Burdon & War
#27 Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow
#26 The Way You Do The Things You Do – Rita Coolidge
#25 Theme From Close Encounters – Meco
#24 (What A) Wonderful World – Art Garfunkel W/James Taylor & Paul Simon
#23 Ffun – Con Funk Shun
#22 Long, Long Way From Home – Foreigner
#21 Native New Yorker – Odyssey
#20 Happy Anniversary – The Little River Band
#19 You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) – Rod Stewart
#18 Thunder Island – Jay Ferguson
#17 What’s Your Name – Lynyrd Skynyrd
#16 Name Of The Game – Abba
#15 Baby Come Back – Player
Extra: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka
#14 Short People – Randy Newman
#13 Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – John Williams
#12 Peg – Steely Dan
#11 I Go Crazy – Paul Davis
#10 How Deep Is Your Love – The Bee Gees
#9 Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
#8 Night Fever – The Bee Gees
#7 We Are The Champions – Queen
#6 Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) – Chic
#5 Emotion – Samantha Sang
#4 Sometimes When We Touch – Dan Hill
#3 Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Extra: Baby Hold On – Eddie Money
#2 Love Is Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb
#1 Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees

not bad!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 20, 2010, 09:20:44 AM
WOS Art Garfunkel (with James Taylor and Paul Simon), "Wonderful World."  I call bullshit - no way I'm buying what Art's selling when he sings "Don't know much about alegbra"; he's got a fricking math masters degree and reads several books a month (http://www.artgarfunkel.com/library.html).

BOS1 to Odyssey, "Native New Yorker," really hit the spot this morning.  IDKT: this was written by the Linzer/Randell team.

BOS2 to the much-maligned Rod the Cad, "You're in My Heart."  OMG: They silently bleeped out "big-bosomed"!!

LOL re: Art G and math.  I missed this one, got here during Short People #14, but maybe I'll hear it later.  JT's presence might be enuf for me to call BS on that song.

I find even Rod Stewart's lame hits to be fun, Do Ya think I'm Sexy, Young Turks, Tonight I'm Yours... all good. It's true he sold waaaay out, peaked w the early records, but I'm a fan.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2010, 09:48:15 AM
WOS Art Garfunkel (with James Taylor and Paul Simon), "Wonderful World."  I call bullshit - no way I'm buying what Art's selling when he sings "Don't know much about alegbra"; he's got a fricking math masters degree and reads several books a month (http://www.artgarfunkel.com/library.html).


Gaz WOS's a Sam Cooke song -- shockah!  ;)

I'm about to begin the '70s show at the top of the hour on that Canadian station.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2010, 10:07:20 AM
early BOS to Sweet Lou Rawls, "Lady Love" -- I've said it before: it sounds like a lost Spinners song to me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2010, 10:27:35 AM
VHM David Gates' "Goodbye Girl" -- robbed of a Best Song Oscar nom (it was the year "You Light Up My Life" won. sheesh)

BTW, we've been amused to hear this station give the weather and say "the high today will be -4 degrees", but it turns out that's Celsius; they're Canucks, after all.

BOS2 Santa Esmeralda's inspired disco-flamenco cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2010, 11:02:36 AM
LAWD! the Canucks play Canadian "extras" between segments of AT40 -- here's Gino Vanelli's "People Gotta Move", which (TANC) he sang when he was the first white guy on Soul Train. *swoon*!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2010, 07:27:35 PM
Chart Date: February 25, 1978


#33 Goodbye Girl – David Gates

#25 Theme From Close Encounters – Meco
#13 Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – John Williams

 

TANC: TCM showed these 2 movies back-to-back tonight (they both star Richard Dreyfuss, who had to beg Spielberg for the CEotTK part, which he got only after Steve McQueen and Jack Nicholson turned it down).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 09:30:18 AM
Casey's '80s BOS1 (and proxy of shray): Sly Fox, "Let's Go All the Way", one of my fave OHWs of all time

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Sly_Fox_Let%27s_Go_All_the_Way_album.jpg/200px-Sly_Fox_Let%27s_Go_All_the_Way_album.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 09:47:57 AM
BOS2 ABC's wonderful "How to Be a Millionaire" --why this never made it into Dave's annual Tax Day set remains a mystery.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 10:09:04 AM
WOS1 the Goat, "Bleat Talk To Me", back-to-back with WOS2, Macca's ridiculous "Spies Like Us".

and AAACK! it's Loverboy with WOS3, "This Could Be The Night I Finally Take Off These Silly Red Leather Pants"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2010, 10:18:23 AM
WOS1 the Goat, "Bleat Talk To Me", back-to-back with WOS2, Macca's ridiculous "Spies Like Us".

You're listening right now?  Which station?  (I can't get .m3u playlists to play on my computer, so I'm locked out of that back-to-back station you mentioned.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 10:27:32 AM
JCM's rock name-checking on "R.O.C.K..." leads to a feature on the "all-time name-dropping song", Reunion's "Life is a Rock".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 10:29:08 AM
WOS1 the Goat, "Bleat Talk To Me", back-to-back with WOS2, Macca's ridiculous "Spies Like Us".

You're listening right now?  Which station?  (I can't get .m3u playlists to play on my computer, so I'm locked out of that back-to-back station you mentioned.)

Magic 97.9 in West Virginia

http://www.magic979.com/

(our Canadian friends are running hockey today)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 10:35:53 AM
Hey, Simple Minds: sanctify yo' OWN damn selves!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 10:52:28 AM
eeek: Casey's Long-Distance Dedication is for the Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts, and it's... "Come Sail Away" by Styx.

meanwhile, I didn't know Elton was into aging bald men

(http://teetee199thlibpresjfknatlhallofhonor1960-1963.webs.com/khrushchev_shoe1.jpg)

and VHM RFTW's forgotten "Digital Display"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 11:28:46 AM
uber-BOS3 "Tarzan Boy", another all-time-fave OHW.

VHM Wham's forgotten "I'm Your Man"

BOS4 Sheila E's equally forgotten "A Love Bizarre" -- a line like "swallow the pride and joy of my ivory tower" could only have been written by Prince.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 21, 2010, 11:44:00 AM
I wish people still made songs like "Digital Display" and "A Love Bizarre."

A! B! A, B, C, D!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 11:54:56 AM
Most Heartwarming Flashback of Set: Dionne & Friends, "That's What Coke is For".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 12:30:46 PM
Survivor's "The Search is Over", heard as an extra, is a pretty dead-on imitation/rip-off of Chicago's mid-'80s ballad sound, no? Might as well be Peter Cetera.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2010, 12:40:14 PM
WOS4 Starship's completely bland, generic and worthless "Sara" -- people love to dis "We Built This City" but this is SO much worse.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 21, 2010, 05:09:58 PM
I don't remember the really long version of Falco.

Casey mentioned a SF station before Sade's song in 1986. I don't remember AT40 being on in the Bay Area since 1982 when it left KCBS-FM (switched from KCBS-FM to KRQR "The Rocker").

BTW, Mike, I think We Built This City is among the 5 worst songs of all time, far worse than Sara. Although, as I think about it, just about all of the 80's Starship was pretty bad.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 22, 2010, 10:12:33 AM
I don't remember the really long version of Falco.

Casey mentioned a SF station before Sade's song in 1986. I don't remember AT40 being on in the Bay Area since 1982 when it left KCBS-FM (switched from KCBS-FM to KRQR "The Rocker").

BTW, Mike, I think We Built This City is among the 5 worst songs of all time, far worse than Sara. Although, as I think about it, just about all of the 80's Starship was pretty bad.

The station was KITS, I think.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 22, 2010, 10:14:14 AM
I don't remember the really long version of Falco.

Casey mentioned a SF station before Sade's song in 1986. I don't remember AT40 being on in the Bay Area since 1982 when it left KCBS-FM (switched from KCBS-FM to KRQR "The Rocker").

BTW, Mike, I think We Built This City is among the 5 worst songs of all time, far worse than Sara. Although, as I think about it, just about all of the 80's Starship was pretty bad.

The station was KITS, I think.

yup, they were still Top40 then (KITS = "K-Hits")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2010, 11:13:05 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 26, 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf

Elvis gets "Moody", EJ bites his lip and Bish saves it for a Chaka bray!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2010, 11:19:51 AM
and the '80s version is at Feb 28 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-81.pdf

Sheena takes the "Train", Terry Gibbs is "Knockin'" and MJ & Brothers meet Sefra'n'Sue, every girl that they knew!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 24, 2010, 12:41:18 AM
and the '80s version is at Feb 28 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-81.pdf

Sheena takes the "Train", Terry Gibbs is "Knockin'" and MJ & Brothers meet Sefra'n'Sue, every girl that they knew!

I'll listen this show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on February 26, 2010, 10:31:13 PM
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 26, 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf
Elvis gets "Moody", EJ bites his lip and Bish saves it for a Chaka bray!
FYI: the re-playlist with 'Extra' tunes and commercial breaks
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4193648.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 27, 2010, 05:39:35 AM
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 26, 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf

Elvis gets "Moody", EJ bites his lip and Bish saves it for a Chaka bray!

"Moody Blue" was NTM, believe it or not.  I was underwhelmed.  But while I'm packing for a weekend trip to DC, Elton's getting me to get up and dance, dance, dance.  (I remember "Bite Your Lip" well from his 1980 Central Park concert, in the Donald Duck outfit.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 27, 2010, 06:46:53 AM
Casey seemed to genuinely enjoy telling the story of the forthcoming KISS superhero comic book.  BOS to "Hard Luck Woman," perhaps Peter Criss's best vocal (not to mention his best Rod Stewart imitation).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 10:13:33 AM
"Hard Luck Woman," perhaps Peter Criss's best vocal (not to mention his best Rod Stewart imitation).

agreed, tho' I prefer when Rod does himself, so to speak. VHM "First Cut/Deepest". You're going to DC in a blizzard?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 10:38:38 AM
VHM the Sylvers on the "Hot Line" -- baby WOO! Ditto George's "Crackerbox Palace"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 10:46:53 AM
BOS TJ, gone country on "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" -- Elvis shoulda recorded this instead of "Moody Blue".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 10:59:31 AM
Love the Canadian "extras" this Ontario station plays. This tune by the not-dead Gordon Lightfoot is NTM. "Brand New Man"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 11:15:17 AM
baby, I'm amazed that the orig studio version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" was never a single, and that this live take ended up as a Top Ten make-good in '77.

VHM Smokie's "Living Next Door To Alice" -- it's like Dr Hook without Ray Sawyer's creepy/annoying vocals. (Indeed if Dr Hook had done it, it'd probably have gone Top Ten.)

ah, it's the Leo Sayer-getting-beat-up story again. If you looked like Leo, you'd get beat up too. No truth to the rumor that Leo had a sister named Sooth.

And speaking of dorky-looking guys, BOS2 (of course) Stephen Bishop feat Chaka. Actually, Stephen, I dunno what that hot rich chick is doing with you either.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 27, 2010, 11:39:25 AM
Love the Canadian "extras" this Ontario station plays. This tune by the not-dead Gordon Lightfoot is NTM. "Brand New Man"?

you listening to CKRU from Peterborough Ontario?   I just added that station to the Wikipedia list of 70s AT40 stations
 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s#AM.2FFM_stations_in_U.S._.26_Canada_w.2F_show_hours.2C_website_and_live_stream_info)
Chart Date: Feb 26, 1977

#40 I've Got Love On My Mind – Natalie Cole
#39 Right Time Of The Night – Jennifer Warnes
#38 The First Cut Is The Deepest – Rod Stewart
#37 So Into You – The Atlanta Rhythm Section
#36 Sam – Olivia Newton-John
#35 Walk This Way – Aerosmith
#34 Here Come Those Tears Again – Jackson Browne
#33 Moody Blue / She Thinks I Still Care – Elvis Presley
#32 Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) – Elton John
#31 Hot Line – The Sylvers
#30 Crackerbox Palace – George Harrison
#29 Dazz – Brick
#28 Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow – Tom Jones
#27 Don't Give Up On Us – David Soul
Extra: I'm Your Boogie Man – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#26 Maybe I'm Amazed – Wings
#25 Living Next Door To Alice – Smokie
#24 Long Time – Boston
#23 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer
#22 Save It For A Rainy Day – Stephen Bishop
#21 Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
#20 Lost Without Your Love – Bread
#19 The Things We Do For Love – 10cc
#18 Rich Girl – Daryl Hall & John Oates
#17 Don't Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
#16 Boogie Child – The Bee Gees
#15 Hard Luck Woman – Kiss
#14 Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
#13 I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Extra: Southern Nights – Glen Campbell
#12 Car Wash – Rose Royce
#11 Year Of The Cat – Al Stewart
#10 Weekend In New England – Barry Manilow
#9 Dancing Queen – Abba
#8 Night Moves – Bob Seger
#7 Torn Between Two Lovers – Mary Macgregor
#6 Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons
#5 I Like Dreamin' – Kenny Nolan
#4 Fly Like An Eagle – The Steve Miller Band
#3 Blinded By The Light – Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Extra: Swearin' To God – Frankie Valli
#2 Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen) – Barbra Streisand
#1 New Kid In Town – The Eagles
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 12:19:13 PM
Barry M asks, "When will this strong yearning end?" Whenever you finally come out of the closet, girlfriend. But VHM anyway to his re-jiggering of Randy Edelman's "Wknd in NE"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 12:21:57 PM
Love the Canadian "extras" this Ontario station plays. This tune by the not-dead Gordon Lightfoot is NTM. "Brand New Man"?

you listening to CKRU from Peterborough Ontario?   I just added that station to the Wikipedia list of 70s AT40 stations
 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s#AM.2FFM_stations_in_U.S._.26_Canada_w.2F_show_hours.2C_website_and_live_stream_info)

Merci buckets! having their version available in the morning frees up my Sat nite for other stuff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2010, 12:26:28 PM
aaack! a couple of proxy-of-GazWOSes in the Top Ten: Mary MacGregor disses her man's, er, manhood, and Kenny Nowan wikes dweamin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 10:07:50 AM
'80s VHM to Vallejo's own Con Funk Shun, channeling EWF on "Too Tight" -- I barely remember this one from it's brief chart run in '81. Oddly, it sounds a lot like EWF's "Let's Groove" -- which it predates by 8 months.

And WTF is this Firefall-featuring-a-female-singer thing? I'm gobsmacked. But BOS1 and proxy of cairo Terry Gibbs, singin' 'bout somebody's knockers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 10:25:38 AM
It's Sefra and Sue! Every girl that ah knew!  BOS2 MJ & his bros -- I still don't understand why they had to change the title to "This Place Hotel".  uber-BOS3 Sheena on that morning train -- cheeze for Sunday brunch!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 10:34:58 AM
OMGWTFLOL -- super duper BOS4 the late Phil Seymour's wonderful "Precious to Me" -- Frampton-meets-PowerPop. I begged Dave to play this in an '81 set to no avail.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 11:09:41 AM
Russell turns to Graham and softly says, "you're every woman in the world to me..." WOS Air Supply. And Leo Sayer, barely sounding like himself, isn't much better on "Living in a Fantasy"  The adult-contempo-ization of Top 40 radio was in full swing in '81, sadly.

But H&O to the rescue with the still-great "Kiss on My List", the #1 single that jump-started their career.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 11:52:04 AM
The adult-contempo-ization of Top 40 radio was in full swing in '81

What! What kind of fool!  if only all adult-contempo were as drop-dead gorgeous as Babs'n'Barry. BOS5.

Dame Cliff is "A Little in Love". And a lot in the closet.

VHM Tierra's lovely, forgotten cover of the Intruders' "Together", baby.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 12:04:16 PM
Damned if it ain't a Canadian "extra" that's the treat of the day: BNLs, "Get In Line" -- guess it was a north-of-the-border hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 12:45:40 PM
one more VHM to the off-the-wall WTF-ness of the Stevie-goes-country ditty, "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It".  Some current country act should really revive this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2010, 01:09:04 PM
Odd to see Fogelberg's holiday-themed "Same Old Lang Syne" still in the Top Ten in late Feb.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 28, 2010, 05:55:02 PM
Boy, Mike. If you were on other message boards, they'd probably tell you to consolidate your posts into one. Then again, you are the moderator for this section of the board.  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 28, 2010, 07:05:58 PM
VHM Tierra's lovely, forgotten cover of the Intruders' "Together", baby.

There were a LOT of NTMs in this set, including this.  Quite nice.  Is the whole song a cover, or just that snippet of "Cowboys to Girls"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 01, 2010, 07:43:50 AM
VHM Tierra's lovely, forgotten cover of the Intruders' "Together", baby.

There were a LOT of NTMs in this set, including this.  Quite nice.  Is the whole song a cover, or just that snippet of "Cowboys to Girls"?

"Together" was a mid-sized pop hit (and Top Ten R&B) for the Intruders.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 02, 2010, 03:02:15 PM
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-75.pdf

George McCrae gets "Lifted", Ms Reddy shows some "Emotion", and -- yay! -- "Sad Sweet Dreamer" makes an appearance.

and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html

Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 02, 2010, 11:47:05 PM
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-75.pdf

George McCrae gets "Lifted", Ms Reddy shows some "Emotion", and -- yay! -- "Sad Sweet Dreamer" makes an appearance.

and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html

Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".

We are the World hasn't charted yet. It will debut in the Hot 100 at #20 two weeks later.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 04, 2010, 01:39:08 PM
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.

I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 04, 2010, 01:52:01 PM
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.

I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."

Seems like only yesterday that we heard that chart and discussed that fact here -- time is flying by, my friend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2010, 07:18:38 AM
I hadn't heard Ben E. King's "Supernatural Thing" in years.  I'm guessing it was offered to Eddie Kendricks first; if so, he shouldn't have passed it up.

George McCrae spends his final-ever week in the 40 with "I Get Lifted," NTM and quite danceable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2010, 07:22:12 AM
So distressed!  Mike's WOS of WOSes, Hot Choc's "Emma"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2010, 07:28:12 AM
Hot August Night was, as of March 1975, the best-selling album in Australian history.  Who knew?

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XWaVyyNnL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2010, 07:36:08 AM
Wow, WOS to "Harry Truman."  What an awful novelty.

But Helen Reddy's "Emotion" is quite nice; I wish it hadn't been left off the HR comp I bought years ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2010, 08:09:21 AM
WOS2 to Ringo in Nash-ville-o.  Gawd this song gets on my last nerve.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 06, 2010, 08:10:48 AM
BOS to Oh Carole's lovely but forgotten "Nightingale," sadly her last visit to the Top 10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2010, 10:27:39 AM

But Helen Reddy's "Emotion" is quite nice; I wish it hadn't been left off the HR comp I bought years ago.

Do y'know the  history of the song?  I'm planning on doing a thing on FB next week; have clips bookmarked on my work PC. A French woman named Veronique Sanson recorded a song called "Amoureuse" in '72, about a woman who's just lost her virginity. Kiki Dee hit the UK Top 20 with a fairly literal English translation in '73. Sanson herself recorded the English version and it was a "turntable hit" on NYC prog-FM in '74 (and immediatey became one of my favorite shoulda-beens). Meanwhile, an American woman named Patti Dahlstrom wrote a new and different set of English lyrics and called it "Emotion" -- she was a friend of Paul Williams who of course had a major connection to Helen Reddy and the song got to Helen who recorded it.  When it popped up in the Top 40 in '75 I was stunned, since I recognized the melody but not the lyrics.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 06, 2010, 05:50:26 PM
Radio Time changed the schedule online http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx even though as I write this it's on the usual station from 3 PM Saturday (The River, Toledeo, OH).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2010, 07:24:44 PM
I hadn't heard Ben E. King's "Supernatural Thing" in years.  I'm guessing it was offered to Eddie Kendricks first; if so, he shouldn't have passed it up.


Eddie K didn't wanna be covered with little bitty greenspots. Thanks for the proxy on "Emma"; truly awful to my ears. But as I've said before, death songs are for me what loss-of-virginity songs are for you. A good one is rare.

Neil D's been this way before. What way, Neil?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2010, 07:42:30 PM
WOS2 "Chevy Van" -- is she layin' there "Like a picture"... or "like a pitcher"? Would that make Sammy Johns a "catcher", nudgenudge winkwink?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2010, 08:21:13 PM
Bummer! we only get the "part 2" of the J-5's "I Am Love".  Sprinkle mahself around you -- did MJ expect to be cremated?

BOS (but of course) "Sad Sweet Dreamer". Gawd how I love this one. oo-wahwah-oo-wahwah-oo!

This is quite the sledghammery chart for me -- I was involved in my first unrequited crush and many of these songs are reminders in one way or another. "It's just one o' those things you put down to experience..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2010, 08:49:05 PM
it ain't no joke: BOS2 "Up in a Puff of Smoke", a nicely put-together (and unjustly forgotten) early-disco nugget. Which reminds, we just missed out on hearing "Doctor's Orders", which fell out of the 40 this week.

VHM "I'm a Woman", the song that saved Maria Muldaur from being a OHW.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2010, 09:40:10 PM
at least we were spared hearing Kenny Nowan doing his own version of "My Eyes Adawed You".  ;)  Bless you, Frankie Valli! And Kenny's back-to-back with himself with "MEAY" and "Wady Mawmawade".

I loves me some ONJ, but I never really "got" the appeal of the preposterously titled "Have You Never Been Mellow?", much less understood how it got to #1. I keep picturing some outraged politician at a Congressional hearing: "At long last, sir -- have you NEVER been mellow??"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 07, 2010, 08:56:34 AM
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html

Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".

In hindsight, this is a pretty boring era for AT40: funk was all but dead, so there was very little R&B; country had been utterly thrown to the margins (I'm not sure that a country act hit the Top 40 between Kenny Rogers' demise and Garth Brooks' ascendance); and as a result, the 40 is heavily populated with deep singles from blockbuster albums.  FGTW is the sole truly left-field single here, but BOS to "Misled," a successful reinvention from Kool & the Gang.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 09:11:03 AM
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html

Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".

In hindsight, this is a pretty boring era for AT40: funk was all but dead, so there was very little R&B; country had been utterly thrown to the margins (I'm not sure that a country act hit the Top 40 between Kenny Rogers' demise and Garth Brooks' ascendance); and as a result, the 40 is heavily populated with deep singles from blockbuster albums.  FGTW is the sole truly left-field single here, but BOS to "Misled," a successful reinvention from Kool & the Gang.

Deejay joke from that era: "look, it's Miss Lead -- she married Mr Wood and they had a bunch of little pencils together!"

But your analysis is spot-on. I'd add that it was MTV's fault; '80s country was ill-prepared for the rise of videos (took them years to catch up) and we certainly know all about MTV's race problem.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 09:59:16 AM
OMG these local commercials in W.Virginia are horrendous: this St Patrick's Day spot for a local bar has some guy doing the worst cockney accent since Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 10:28:25 AM
Glad yer "Keepin' the Faith", BJ, but WTF are "diddy-bop shades"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 10:56:30 AM
VHM H&O's "Method Of Modern Love", one of their many delightful forgotten hiits of the period. Formula at this point, yes, but stylish.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 11:05:12 AM
VHM Ray Parker Jr for turning New Edition into mini-Raydio on the still-enjoyable "Mr Telephone Man". Yes, I used this for an answering machine message in 1985.

and another VHM Journey's "Only The Young", one of the few singles of theirs I actually like, and the 2nd song we've heard today from VisionQuest -- "Crazy For You" was an extra earlier.

uh-oh: Holly Johnson of FGTH is about to shoot his, er, laser beam at us. Ewww.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 11:27:40 AM
BOS Casey's tribute to Barbara Cowsill, who died in January of '85

TANC: "Lover Girl" and "Lover Boy" are back-to-back at #s 12 & 11. BOS2 Teena Marie on the former.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2010, 12:05:52 PM
oh my! BOS3 Sheena Easton's Prince-produced "Sugar Walls" -- '80s pop-cheeze at its finest.

VHMs to Foreigner's still-amazing "I Want To Know What Love Is" and the Pointers, doin' that "Neutron Dance".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 07, 2010, 07:06:48 PM
been enjoying your T40 comments this week, Mike!

Chart Date: March 8, 1975


#40 Before The Next Teardrop Falls – Freddie Fender
#39 Fire – The Ohio Players
#38 Supernatural Thing Part I – Ben E. King
#37 I Get Lifted – George Mccrae
#36 Emma – Hot Chocolate
#35 Part Of The Plan – Dan Fogelberg
#34 I've Been This Way Before – Neil Diamond
#33 Harry Truman – Chicago
#32 Emotion – Helen Reddy
#31 Chevy Van – Sammy Johns
#30 Some Kind Of Wonderful – Grand Funk
#29 Never Let Her Go – David Gates
#28 Once You Get Started – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
#27 (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – B.J. Thomas
Extra Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
#26 You're No Good – Linda Ronstadt
#25 No No Song – Ringo Starr
#24 Nightingale – Carole King
#23 Shame Shame Shame – Shirley & Company
#22 I Am Love Part Ii – The Jackson 5
#21 Sad Sweet Dreamer – Sweet Sensation
#20 My Boy – Elvis Presley
#19 Movin' On – Bad Company
#18 To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) – Al Martino
#17 Up In A Puff Of Smoke – Polly Brown
#16 You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
#15 Poetry Man – Phoebe Snow
#14 Roll On Down The Highway – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Extra Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire
#13 Express – B.T. Express
#12 I'm A Woman – Maria Muldaur
#11 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You – Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta
#10 Can't Get It Out Of My Head – Electric Light Orchestra
#9 Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band
#8 Lovin' You – Minnie Ripperton
#7 Best Of My Love – The Eagles
#6 Lady – Styx
#5 Lonely People – America
#4 Lady Marmalade – Labelle
#3 My Eyes Adored You – Frankie Valli
Extra How Long – Ace
#2 Black Water – The Doobie Brothers
#1 Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton-John
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 07, 2010, 07:56:23 PM
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html

Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".

In hindsight, this is a pretty boring era for AT40: funk was all but dead, so there was very little R&B; country had been utterly thrown to the margins (I'm not sure that a country act hit the Top 40 between Kenny Rogers' demise and Garth Brooks' ascendance); and as a result, the 40 is heavily populated with deep singles from blockbuster albums.  FGTW is the sole truly left-field single here, but BOS to "Misled," a successful reinvention from Kool & the Gang.

I guess it's a matter of taste. I found the early 70's AT40 era pretty boring (the light pop seems like it all sounded the same) and I know most of you love that era.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 08, 2010, 12:49:59 PM

I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."

your wish is granted! Long live Jambi!
(http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpsjz34iey1qa2rjoo1_400.jpg)

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030671.html

And the '80s version is from March of '83...

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 08, 2010, 09:21:50 PM
Anyone know how to tape these shows?? I used to do that when Directv had XM and I could tape off TV.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 08, 2010, 11:02:48 PM
your wish is granted! Long live Jambi!
(http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpsjz34iey1qa2rjoo1_400.jpg)

Mekka-lekka-hi, mekka-hiney-ho!  Whee!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 09, 2010, 08:59:40 AM
Anyone know how to tape these shows?? I used to do that when Directv had XM and I could tape off TV.

I'm on a mac using Firefox, and I had to install Flip4Mac to make certain streams work (click here for the KFOG stream I use (http://stream.radiotime.com/listen.stream?streamId=701543&rti=dihyG20zKUQEFhUyAwhBGUs3WkFaQwwqTVdHQwZX%7e%7e%7e)).  Some streams don't open in this player, however, so you would have to find a AT40 strem that can be used here.  I've found that the "Windows" icon'd streams on this page sometimes work for me:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx

but there's a trick to it:  hover over the Window stream link and note the javascript parameters that should be revealed in your browser's status bar.  The last number in the parentheses is the one you should plug in here:

http://stream.radiotime.com/listen.stream?streamId=[javascript_number_here]

ok, it sounds confusing, but I'll try to create actual links when I have more time.  Anyway, when I find one, and use that URL, the online player shows up in my Firefox like this: 

(http://www.sfgate.com/g/graphics/2009/10/14/Picture1.jpg)

It's pretty cool. Allows me to listen whenever I want, as long as the Firefox window stays open.  I can rewind it, pause it, and I can save the stream as a Quicktime movie!  I can then convert that QT movie audio track in to an mp3 file using a decent audio app (I use Audacity).   
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 09, 2010, 09:03:21 AM
Anyone know how to tape these shows?? I used to do that when Directv had XM and I could tape off TV.

I'm on a mac using Firefox, and I had to install Flip4Mac to make certain streams work but it can be tricky to find one w a good bitrate.  Anyway, when I click on a compatible stream, the online player shows up in my Firefox like this: 

It's pretty cool. Allows me to listen whenever I want, as long as the Firefox window stays open.  I can rewind it, pause it, and I can save the stream as a Quicktime movie!  I can then convert that QT movie audio track in to an mp3 file using a decent audio app (I use Audacity).   


oh, you kids today with yer wacky technology! ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 13, 2010, 07:31:00 AM
As for 1971 ...

WOS to Mike Curb and His God Squad with the silly "Burning Bridges."

But I'm liking the funk quotient.  Rufus Thomas's "Push and Pull" is still on.  Johnnie Taylor's live version of "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone" in the Wattstax film is far superior to the studio single - it's faster, looser, funkier.  "He ha' the sense to express himself!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 13, 2010, 07:43:59 AM
Speaking of silly, B.J. Thomas ventures into bubblegum territory with "No Love at All," which would have been a better fit for Mark Lindsay.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 13, 2010, 08:31:07 AM
A Casey's Extra: Nelson Riddle's instrumental "Lisbon Antigua."  How dreadfully boring.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 10:02:21 AM
Tuned in early for the Canadian feed and got to hear Martha & the Muffins' fantabulous "Echo Beach"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 10:43:18 AM

I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."

The Francis Lai version (from the movie sndtk) is actually interesting -- dig the Spanish guitar part.

I remember thinking at the time that Ree-Ree's cover of "YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY" was unnecessary, but of course now I love it.  But Aretha, honey, it was a lot easier to push you up the hill in '71 than it is now.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 11:10:30 AM
I cringe as Casey perpetuates one of the most annoying mispronunciations there is: "... from the GOLF of Mexico to the GOLF of Alaska..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 11:47:31 AM
Speaking of silly, B.J. Thomas ventures into bubblegum territory with "No Love at All," which would have been a better fit for Mark Lindsay.

Indeed, Mr Lindsay woulda been perfect for that one -- and this Bobby Sherman obscurity, "Cry Like a Baby", would've suited BJ nicely.  Why aren't we making millions as A&R guys?

OMFWTF-of-the-Week is this instrumental filler track from Janis' Pearl LP. But I wish Casey hadn't given up his practice of playing a song from the #1 album each week.

VHM Sammi Smith, the first of many many covers of Kristofferson's "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" -- Gladys' is superior, IMHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 12:04:55 PM
Why didn't the Italian-American Anti-Defamation League get upset about Wadsworth Mansion calling "Sweet Mary" a wop, wop, wop?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 12:13:38 PM
VHM and proxy of cairo, "Amos Moses" -- left arm gone clean up to the elbow!

BOS the Partridges, "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted?" -- bonus points for the spoken word part. Where is love? and who is love? I gotta know!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2010, 12:28:33 PM
Kudos Mr Kasem for playing both sides of CCR's hit -- and it's followed by another Fogerty comp, Ike & Tina's "Proud Mary". Lissen to da story, now!

BOS2 the J-5's "Mama's Pearl", one of my faves of theirs, and easily the least-played of their first 6 smashes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2010, 09:09:16 AM
KFRC screwed up yet again -- they're playing last week's 1975 chart.

So I'm in W.Virginia for 1983... wow, how many songs stayed at #40 for 3 consecutive weeks? Not many, I'll wager. But here's Night Ranger (pre-"Sister Christian") doing just that with "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2010, 09:49:36 AM
BOS1 ABC's fab "Poison Arrow". She comes when she comes. Well, duh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2010, 09:53:37 AM
WOS Steel Breeze -- despite the imprimatur of Kim Fowley. Mr Fowley is played by Oscar nominee Michael Shannon in The Runaways, which opens Friday.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2010, 10:12:09 AM
Adam Ant wants to put something subtle in you end-o.

WOS2 LoverSagaBoy, "Turn Me On The Loose" -- c'mon, have you ever seen both bands in the same room at the same time?

WOS3 ATF's worthless Komissar Kover; WOS4 Sammy Hagar "Your Love is Making me Drive 55".

But a big BOS2 to Musical Youth, passing around the pot -- the cooking pot. Git yer mind outta the gutter.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2010, 11:10:07 AM
VHM EWF, doing what they do best on the unjustly forgotten "Fall in Love With Me".

BOS3 Mr Joel in "Allentown"; uber-BOS4 Frida (feat Phil C on drums) "There's Something Going On"

wait... Casey sez that "Allentown" was at #17 for 6 consecutive weeks??  WTF?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 14, 2010, 11:18:30 AM
The Vandenberg and Donna Summer were new to me.  As was the instantly forgettable Supertramp tune - but did you know that, per the video, their lead singer for a while was Luke Wilson?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAh7_qH0YFA
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2010, 11:42:48 AM
The Vandenberg and Donna Summer were new to me.  As was the instantly forgettable Supertramp tune - but did you know that, per the video, their lead singer for a while was Luke Wilson?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAh7_qH0YFA

Bwahahaha!

WOS5 (but of course): "Mr Roboto". KEEL-roy!

VHM H&O, but c'mon -- they're really going "One On One" with each other, no?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 14, 2010, 07:22:32 PM

wait... Casey sez that "Allentown" was at #17 for 6 consecutive weeks??  WTF?

6 weeks. It fell the following week. Also during this period, Kenny Loggins (his song fell out of the top 40 that week) had "Heart to Heart" peak at 15 for 5 weeks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2010, 12:39:43 PM
This week, Casey's '70s visits 1978... again. (March 11th 1978)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf

except for a couple of debuts (Enchantment, VH and the pre-Golden Girls incarnation of "Thank You For Being a Friend"), just about every song was in the '78 show we heard a month ago.

and the '80s chart will be from March 15th 1980 -- the smallest possible gap between the 2 shows...

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-80.pdf

'80 is more interesting: the Knack's shameless "Sharona" knockoff, "Baby Talks Dirty", Peaches & Herb's shameless "Reunited" knockoff "I Pledge My Love", Dr Hook's shameless BeeGees rip "Sexy Eyes" and -- voila! ---"An American Dream"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 19, 2010, 06:34:58 AM
Yes, the '80 chart is more interesting, as evidenced by WHNN which usually airs 70's replays, but occasionally does early 80's, like this week. Playlist w/commercial breaks & "Extra" tunes:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4225703.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 10:20:39 AM
Since Neil Diamond thinks The 3rd of June = Summer, I'm guessing "September Morn" was recorded on August 12th.

I had the '80s show on the computer and the '70s version on the radio in the bathroom, and I heard "How Deep is Your Love" twice in less than 15 minutes.

VHM Toto's ode to Barbara Feldon

(http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2006/11/08/2003371976.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 11:06:59 AM
Voila! -- an American BOS from the NGDB feat Ms. Ronstadt. "It's as easy as clothes in your eyes"

Flashback-of-the-week: Chuck Mangione's "Give it all You've Got", his Winter Olympics theme which I truly have not heard since 1980.

VHM the Iggles fine "I Can't Tell You Why", but -- watch out! -- Christopher Cross is about to break "Wind".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 11:29:28 AM
BOS2 Anne Murray's sweet cover of "Daydream Believer".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 11:57:52 AM
BOS3 Ms Ronstadt's 2nd appearance of the day on "How Do I Make You", the first hit written by Billy Steinberg, who went on to be quite the superstar songwriter:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Steinberg

He fared a bit better than the Mad Love LP's other discovery, Mark Goldenberg (what was it with Linda and Jewish guys?), whose group The Cretones provided no less than 3 tunes on the album.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 12:17:06 PM
forgotten hits in the Top Ten: Rupert Holmes' "Him" at #8 and Andy Gibb's "Desire" at #4
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 12:39:40 PM
BOS4 the Spinners' inspired discofication of "Working My Way Back to You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2010, 01:02:56 PM
Dan Fogelberg's longer. Sez you, buddy. Now Freddie Mercury, on the other hand...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 21, 2010, 03:32:40 PM
This week, Casey's '70s visits 1978... again. (March 11th 1978)
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf
except for a couple of debuts (Enchantment, VH and the pre-Golden Girls incarnation of "Thank You For Being a Friend"), just about every song was in the '78 show we heard a month ago.
Yes, and even tho' this '78 replay is being heard about a month since our last visit to '78 (2/25/78), the chart is from 3/11/78, that's just two weeks later!  And this is the third '78 show in about six weeks!  The syndicator needs to mix it up a bit more!  In protest, let's have a look at a chart from this week in another year, the "lost" AT40 year of 1979 (3/24/79): http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/032479.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 21, 2010, 06:07:12 PM
This week, Casey's '70s visits 1978... again. (March 11th 1978)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf

except for a couple of debuts (Enchantment, VH and the pre-Golden Girls incarnation of "Thank You For Being a Friend"), just about every song was in the '78 show we heard a month ago.

and the '80s chart will be from March 15th 1980 -- the smallest possible gap between the 2 shows...

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-80.pdf

'80 is more interesting: the Knack's shameless "Sharona" knockoff, "Baby Talks Dirty", Peaches & Herb's shameless "Reunited" knockoff "I Pledge My Love", Dr Hook's shameless BeeGees rip "Sexy Eyes" and -- voila! ---"An American Dream"!

The Knack seemed like they just used the same beat for both songs. I could have sung along (badly) replacing Baby Talks Dirty with My Sharona.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 23, 2010, 08:09:23 AM
This weekend, that '70s show will feature March 30th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-30-74.pdf

and the '80s version visits March 28th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-28-87.pdf

featuring Madonna's "la Isla Bonita" with one of my fave m-greens: "young girls with eyes like potatoes".

But it's the '70s version with the gems this week: Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman", the Staples touchin' and friendin', Lamont Dozier tryin' to hold on, and Charlie Rich back-to-back with hisself! Oh, and maybe Helen Reddy's worst single: "Keep on Singin'".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 23, 2010, 10:07:07 AM
Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman"

This will be NTM when I hear it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2010, 08:57:06 AM
Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman"

This will be NTM when I hear it.

Wow, that would have fit interestingly on one of Millie Jackson's "Caught Up" albums.

Other NTMs this week: Elvis' "I Got a Thing About Ya Baby" (were there ever rumors about his, um, thing?); Charlie Rich's "There Won't Be Anymore" (the lesser half of his twin-spin); and Lamont Dozier's precursor to Tricky Dick's shit, "Tryin' to Hold On to My Woman."  Glad I was up early for this one!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2010, 09:12:32 AM
My contrarian co-BOS votes go to Sister Janet Mead's "Lord's Prayer" (that bass!) and Mocedades' "Eres Tu."  I feel like I'm watching Eurovision whenever I hear this (which isn't often).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2010, 09:33:55 AM
Every time I hear something like "Mockingbird" (or "Mexico," or "Shower the People," etc.) I want to forcibly shoot heroin up James Taylor's ass.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2010, 11:13:08 PM
Other NTMs this week: Elvis' "I Got a Thing About Ya Baby" (were there ever rumors about his, um, thing?);

I believe the consensus (from the many women who've written about their, er, close encounters of the Elvis kind) is that it was average-to-small.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on March 28, 2010, 08:46:06 AM
Here's the 3/30/74 chart with the 'AT40 Extras'
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4233960.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 09:10:20 AM
In Casey's '80s, Donna Allen's "Serious" is an unnecessary piece of its time, and I was never warm to "La Isla Bonita."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 09:14:11 AM
I have no memories of Glass Tiger's "I Will Be There," though I must have heard it at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 10:11:20 AM
Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman"

This will be NTM when I hear it.

Wow, that would have fit interestingly on one of Millie Jackson's "Caught Up" albums.


Agreed, and I 'd like to re-iterate that (a) "Keep on Singing" rips off the melody of "RockNRoll Lullabye" and (b) Sammy Jo's "Tell Me A Lie" is a lovely bit of Nashville songcraft -- I'd've loved for Gladys to have covered that one.  That Charlie Rich song "There Won't Be..." was a from-the-vaults re-release by his old label, trying to capitalize on the success of "Most Beautiful Girl".

VHM Diana & Marvin singing to each other from separate studios.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 10:13:00 AM
In Casey's '80s, Donna Allen's "Serious" is an unnecessary piece of its time, and I was never warm to "La Isla Bonita."

I'm just catching up with the Canadian feed -- I never liked "Bonita" either, and that m'green doesn't help.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 10:22:06 AM
BOS Joan Jett's fab reading of Broooce's "Light of Day".  I'm seeing The Runaways tomorrow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 10:27:33 AM
Yikes -- WOS to this Boston song I barely remember.

I didn't much care for Ms Lauper's "What's Goin' On" cover in '87; now it seems brave, esp since her subsequent activism has made it an AIDS/gay rights anthem.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 10:45:46 AM
Yikes -- WOS to this Boston song I barely remember.

I didn't much care for Ms Lauper's "What's Goin' On" cover in '87; now it seems brave, esp since her subsequent activism has made it an AIDS/gay rights anthem.

With you on Cyndi.

Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.

And I'm reminded that Eddie Money's post-Ronnie renaissance produced quite a few forgettable and samey hits.  "I wanna go back and do it all over"? You just did!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 10:56:14 AM
Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.


It was big in NY; perhaps mid-America found that title too suggestive.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 11:10:04 AM
BOS2 Peter Wolf's fab "Come As You Are".

lost-hit award of the week: Robbie Nevil's "Dominoes". That's not to say it's *good*, mind you -- just forgotten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 11:12:43 AM
Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.


It was big in NY; perhaps mid-America found that title too suggestive.

I found it too ungrammatical.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 11:16:01 AM
Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.


It was big in NY; perhaps mid-America found that title too suggestive.

I found it too ungrammatical.

LQTM. Of course, "as we LIE" could be misinterpreted.

BOS3 Dead or Alive, "Brand New Lover"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 11:23:23 AM
I haven't heard REO Speedwagon's "That Ain't Love" since it was on the charts.  In hindsight, it suffers from the same overproduction the Tubes underwent when they decided hits were more important than quality.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 11:33:42 AM
Went to put clothes in the dryer and missed the Beasties. There's a lesson there.

VHM Janet Jackson Jody Watley.  Double Duty Award: Kool & the Gang show up in both the '70s & '80s charts this week -- that's a 13-year span from '74 to '87 -- but I barely remember "Stone Love".

OMGWTF: Hipsway's "The Honeythief" is another unjustly forgotten alt-radio gem.

Hearing this Canadian station do the temperatures in Celsius makes me glad the Sharks beat the Canucks last nite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 11:37:03 AM
Double Duty Award: Kool & the Gang show up in both the '70s & '80s charts this week -- that's a 13-year span from '74 to '87 -- but I barely remember "Stone Love".

"Stone Love" would be their final Top 40 entry, and broke an unusual streak: their previous 7 hits had all been one-word titles.

Unusual programming decision 'o' the times: in "Sign 'O' the Times," "crack" is bleeped out (but not "reefer").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 11:49:03 AM
BOS4 the Jets doing Rupert Holmes. As creamy-teen-dreamy a record as the '80s produced.  You got it all over me! Ewww!

VHM the Bangles. What a wonderful LP Different Light is, and what a terrible mistake they made by writing their own songs for the follow-up.

Hooray for Canadian "extras"! Gino V. sez people gotta MOVE!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 12:14:57 PM
Should I chastize the Pointers for legitimizing Bruce Willis' Staples cover, or praise them for being the only good thing about it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 12:18:39 PM
Should I chastize the Pointers for legitimizing Bruce Willis' Staples cover, or praise them for being the only good thing about it?

Good question.  Gotta let R&B mercenaries be R&B mercenaries, I guess.

Still running an hour ahead of you, I give BOS to the ladies of Expose with "Come Go With Me."  I wouldn't learn until years later that this dance-pop movement was called "freestyle," and I still don't know why it got that name.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 12:25:20 PM
Should I chastize the Pointers for legitimizing Bruce Willis' Staples cover, or praise them for being the only good thing about it?

Good question.  Gotta let R&B mercenaries be R&B mercenaries, I guess.

Still running an hour ahead of you, I give BOS to the ladies of Expose with "Come Go With Me."  I wouldn't learn until years later that this dance-pop movement was called "freestyle," and I still don't know why it got that name.

because it was completely free of style? ;)

Ha! Tina's "the oldest singer in the countdown" at 47.  Now I think 47 is young.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 12:34:17 PM
Unusual programming decision 'o' the times: in "Sign 'O' the Times," "crack" is bleeped out (but not "reefer").

I heard that too -- meaning it's the syndicator's decision, not the individual station. Or maybe it was bleeped in the orig show back in '87? Odd. (I heard a late-'75 chart last year on 2 diff stations and one bleeped "bitch" from wacky Sedacky's "Bad Blood" but the other didn't.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 28, 2010, 12:47:37 PM
I know many here are fond of it, but I think Lou Graham's "Midnight" blew. Ditto Wang Chung's forgettable "Let's Go".

But uber-BOS5 ReeRee & Georgie-poo, one of the great singles of the decade IMHO.

Off to the gym, so I'll miss the last hour. And I'm good with that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 28, 2010, 12:58:56 PM
TANC --> Hey Urth, where do Club Nouveau rank in your Sacto hierarchy?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 30, 2010, 02:26:15 PM
This weekend, Casey's '70s goes back to April 3rd 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-71.pdf

And the '80s version is from April 3rd, 1982:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/040382.html 

'71 is always welcome -- even twice in a month. Sha-La-Boom-Boom, Yeah! The '82 chart allows us to hear Bob & Doug Mackenzie (feat Geddy Lee) "Take Off" and a ton of forgotten hits by the likes of Greg Guidry, Le Roux, Stevie Woods, Meco (his worthless Movie Medley), H&O ("Did It In a Minute")...and the one we WISH we could forget, Charlene's drag queen fave "Never Been to Me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 03, 2010, 07:28:19 AM
Wow: Gotta love any set where I can get 4 NTMs in the first half-hour: B.B. King, in his sole week in the 40 with "Ask Me No Questions," Stephen Stills in his second and last with "Sit Yourself Down," Elvis's "Where Did They Go, Lord," and Glen Campbell's cover of "Dream Baby."

WOS to the Bells, "Stay Awhile," one for the worst-ever list.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2010, 10:32:43 AM

WOS to the Bells, "Stay Awhile," one for the worst-ever list.


On this we can agree. Truly godawful.  And that Stephen Stills tune was another prog-FM staple that has been completely (and unjustly) forgotten, even as "Love the One You're With" goes on and on and on.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2010, 07:32:51 PM
wow -- gotta say I never knew that story about Glen Campbell providing the singing voice for Steve McQueen in Baby the Rain Must Fall. Oddly, it was Glenn Yarbrough who had the hit version of that film's title tune in 1965.

BOS Stevie: "We Can Work it Out" is easily one of my favorite Beatle covers ever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2010, 08:13:56 PM
I loves me some Marilyn McCoo, but seriously: "Love runs deep/Like a tunnel with a pendulum beat"? Wha?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 09:03:55 AM
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 09:10:00 AM
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.

you can tune in here, 8 AM:  http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 4/3/71
   
40: Ask Me No Questions - B.B. King
39: If - Bread
38: Baby Let Me Kiss You - King Floyd
37: Sit Yourself Down - Steven Stills
Special: Baby Love - The Supremes
36: If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
35: Where Do They Go Lord - Elvis Presley
34: Dream Baby - Glen Campbell
33: Stay Awhile - The Bells
32: We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
31: Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
30: Mama's Pearl - Jackson Five
29: Soul Power - James Brown
28: Heavy Makes You Happy - Staple Singers
Extra: Move Over - Janis Joplin
27: Eighteen - Alice Cooper
26: I Am, I Said - Neil Diamond
25: Love Lines Angles And Rhymes - 5th Dimension
24: Did You Ever See The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
23: Blue Money - Van Morrison
22: Cry Like A Baby - Bobby Sherman
21: No Love At All - B.J. Thomas
20: Free - Chicago
19: You're All I Need To Get By - Aretha Franklin
18: One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
17: Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
16: One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
15: Temptation Eyes - Grass Roots
14: What Is Life - George Harrison
13: Oye Como Va - Santana
12: Wild World - Cat Stevens
11: Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
10: Another Day - Wings
Special: Smoke Smoke Smoke - Tex Williams
9: Theme From "Love Story" - Andy Williams
8: Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
7: Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - The Partridge Family
Extra: Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
6: Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
5: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
4: She's A Lady - Tom Jones
3: For All We Know - Carpenters
2: Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
1: Just My Imagination (Runnin' Away With Me) - Temptations
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 09:58:05 AM
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.

you can tune in here, 8 AM:  http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx

looks like that's the '70s version. Oh well, Canadaian hosers beat West Virginia rednecks any day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 10:01:58 AM
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 3/27/71
2: Me And Bobby Mcghee - Janis Joplin
Tink, the date of the chart is actually 4/3/71, and in #2 its "McGee."  After you make the corrections, I'll delete this post.  Thanks!


thanks, correx made.  no need to delete your posts, let's keep an accurate record of what went down here!  :)

also, I was using the info here:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/032771.html

... this guy's got lots of info, but now I think his dates might be off...?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 10:02:48 AM
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 3/27/71
2: Me And Bobby Mcghee - Janis Joplin
Tink, the date of the chart is actually 4/3/71, and in #2 its "McGee."  After you make the corrections, I'll delete this post.  Thanks!


thanks, correx made.  no need to delete your posts, let's keep an accurate record of what went down here!  :)

I revised history to see if I could.  That post is gone, gone, gone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 10:03:10 AM
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.

you can tune in here, 8 AM:  http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx

looks like that's the '70s version. Oh well, Canadaian hosers beat West Virginia rednecks any day.

oops, sorry, misread your post!  I forget that we have some 80s AT40 fanboys here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 10:05:52 AM
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 10:13:15 AM
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).

i'll be logging off soon, though: Got a date with a priest.  That is, I'm going to church -- in honor of mom, and we have a standing yearly Easter date with some papists!  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 04, 2010, 10:13:31 AM
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 3/27/71
2: Me And Bobby Mcghee - Janis Joplin
Tink, the date of the chart is actually 4/3/71, and in #2 its "McGee."  After you make the corrections, I'll delete this post.  Thanks!
thanks, correx made.  no need to delete your posts, let's keep an accurate record of what went down here!  :)
also, I was using the info here: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/032771.html
... this guy's got lots of info, but now I think his dates might be off...?
Yes, I've known Walt and his Old Radio Show site for years. I've purchased some CDs of other old radio specials from him, but AT40 shows are not for sale.  Yes, I've noticed in his posts some spelling and other errors.  Everyone, check out http://www.oldradioshows.com/products.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 10:16:03 AM
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).

i'll be logging off soon, though: Got a date with a priest.  That is, I'm going to church -- in honor of mom, and we have a standing yearly Easter date with some papists!  ;)

Just don't take part in any standing ovations when they defend the Pope (as happened last week in NYC).  :o
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 04, 2010, 10:16:10 AM
I'm glad to hear this 1947 Tex Williams "Smoke Smoke Smoke"!  I've only known the version by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen from early 70's.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 10:23:50 AM
This Stevie Woods thing, which I barely remember, is like "Ride Like The Wind" meets "He's So Shy".

And even Lite-Rock stations have forgotten LRB's "Take it Easy on Me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 11:06:59 AM
This Stevie Woods thing, which I barely remember, is like "Ride Like The Wind" meets "He's So Shy".

It was NTM, and I've never heard his other hit either.

Rod Stewart's "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" was on the charts when I first heard the stomach-pumping urban legend.  I still associate the song with gaiety.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 11:08:43 AM
Tonite Rod's rod is yours! Don't hurt him! Don't hurt him!

BOS H&O's ode to premature ejaculation.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 11:19:49 AM
Yeesh: WOS Dr Hook, well past their sell-by date in 1982 with the dreadful "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk".  For a better take on this subject, see Mel McDaniel's #1 Country hit from '85, "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 11:20:00 AM
WOS to Dr. Hook, creeping me out on "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk."  Maybe Baby farted.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 11:23:59 AM
Awwww ... I'm ever a sucker for "You Needed Me," a LDD here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 11:29:48 AM
Neil Diamond's "On the Way to the Sky" is NTM; it didn't make it onto the 2-CD GH comp I have.  (A shoddy comp it is, btw: many of the tracks are live versions, presumably due to licensing snags.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 11:48:23 AM
Neil Diamond's "On the Way to the Sky" is NTM; it didn't make it onto the 2-CD GH comp I have.  (A shoddy comp it is, btw: many of the tracks are live versions, presumably due to licensing snags.)

I have that comp too (Columbia, yes?); had to buy the single-disc Neil Diamond Collection on MCA to have everything.

Sorry, Sister Sledge: your cover of "My Guy" is unnecessary. And I'd rather have a muscle-bound man than your wimpy boyfriend any day.

(http://images.hugi.is/heilsa/149777.jpg)

V-V-V-VHM B-B-B-Bobbie Sue, tho' country music's obsession with all things '50s long after the pop chart had moved on to '60s nostalgia has always puzzled me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 11:51:56 AM
The Oak Ridge Boys' "Bobby Sue" is NTM.  I dare say I'll never hear it again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 12:06:15 PM
nobody said it was easy to have to listen to AOR crapola like this LeRoux thing in the early '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 12:06:41 PM
Yet another NTM: La Roux, "Looking for the Lights."  I don't hear a hit here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 12:09:09 PM
Yet another NTM: La Roux, "Looking for the Lights."  I don't hear a hit here.

didn't it sound like the record was stuck at the very end? LOL!

wow, Quarterflash's *other* hit, "Find Another Name, Because 'Seafood Mama' Sucks"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 12:31:02 PM
"Take Off"! BOS the MacKenzie Bros, with Geddy Lee tolerable for once (maybe because he didn't get the joke?). Beauty, eh?

"Just like the white-haired goat, sings a song sounds like she's bleating..."

(http://southparkstudios-intl.mtvnimages.com/shared/sps/img/content/characters/166a.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 12:44:26 PM
2 questions, 2 more VHMs: the Pointers' delightful girl-group pastiche "Should I Do It?" and Huey's first big hit, "Do You Believe in Love?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 01:13:21 PM
Here's lookin' at YOU, Bertie Higgins: "Key Largo" is one of those rare hits to cross over from AC stations to become a Top 40 smash.

WOS2 "Pac Man Fever" -- maybe you had to be 10 in 1982 to appreciate this cheezy cash-in.

The chorus of "Don't Talk to Strangers" has a melody similar to another song but I'm blanking on what it is. (ETA: it's Robbie Dupree's "Hot Rod Hearts", which pre-dates the Springfield tune by a hear and a half)
 
Gotta leave soon, but I'll stick around to hear Phil Seymour's pop-tastic "Precious to Me" as an LDD.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 01:34:52 PM
Gotta leave soon, but I'll stick around to hear Phil Seymour's pop-tastic "Precious to Me" as an LDD.

Enjoy the rest of your Easter.  That Seymour track was a NTM delight, and gets co-BOS with Livvy's "Make a Move on Me."  I don't get how "Chariots of Fire," aka "Titles," became a hit at all, much less a #1.  I guess I'm not a Vangelis guy.  Ba-dum-tish.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 04, 2010, 01:38:39 PM
WOS2 "Pac Man Fever" -- maybe you had to be 10 in 1982 to appreciate this cheezy cash-in.

I was, and did.  It doesn't hold up at all.  I heard the album at the time - "Do the Donkey Kong" is the only other title I remember.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 03:33:03 PM
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).

i'll be logging off soon, though: Got a date with a priest.  That is, I'm going to church -- in honor of mom, and we have a standing yearly Easter date with some papists!  ;)

Just don't take part in any standing ovations when they defend the Pope (as happened last week in NYC).  :o

Happy to report that in the midst of all the standing-sitting-kneeling not a single Standing O cropped up.  FWIW, I suspect this priest if pretty liberal, in his homily today he reminded us that Mary Magdelene was the first person to see Jesus after he rose from dead, which technically makes her the first apostle.  Of course, the male-centric Church marginalized her and gave the apostolic creed exclusively to the males of the Church.   This priest also must be an English teacher (he's a Jesuit, and their thing is education) b/c in the two masses I've attended by him he's cited poetry in his homilies.

and I got a free low-calorie cookie! 

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 03:36:57 PM
Yet another NTM: La Roux, "Looking for the Lights."  I don't hear a hit here.

didn't it sound like the record was stuck at the very end? LOL!

wow, Quarterflash's *other* hit, "Find Another Name, Because 'Seafood Mama' Sucks"

Quarterflash was the poor man's Motels.  bleah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 04, 2010, 03:40:48 PM
Gotta leave soon, but I'll stick around to hear Phil Seymour's pop-tastic "Precious to Me" as an LDD.

Enjoy the rest of your Easter.  That Seymour track was a NTM delight, and gets co-BOS with Livvy's "Make a Move on Me."  I don't get how "Chariots of Fire," aka "Titles," became a hit at all, much less a #1.  I guess I'm not a Vangelis guy.  Ba-dum-tish.


do you know Donny Hathaway's live version of Jealous Guy?   pretty great...

... here's a crappy recording on YouTube  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65WexbsVs40
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2010, 04:32:29 PM

 I don't get how "Chariots of Fire," aka "Titles," became a hit at all, much less a #1.  I guess I'm not a Vangelis guy.  Ba-dum-tish.

I've always liked it, but it had to do with the movie being a hit. I remember seeing the film and thinking "this music is wonderful, too bad instrumentals rarely become hits any more" - and, lo...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 04, 2010, 09:36:09 PM
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.

you can tune in here, 8 AM:  http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx

looks like that's the '70s version. Oh well, Canadaian hosers beat West Virginia rednecks any day.

Actually Mike, 2 other stations broadcasts on Sunday morning between 7 and 10 AM http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx

KLite 106.3   Sun   7am   4 hours   Widefield   CO   106.3 FM      
Magic 97.9   Sun   9am   4 hours   Kenova   WV   97.9 FM      
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 04, 2010, 09:37:31 PM
This Stevie Woods thing, which I barely remember, is like "Ride Like The Wind" meets "He's So Shy".

It was NTM, and I've never heard his other hit either.

Rod Stewart's "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" was on the charts when I first heard the stomach-pumping urban legend.  I still associate the song with gaiety.

I heard this earlier. I was in 6th or 7th grade at the time so 1981 or so.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 04, 2010, 09:39:39 PM
WOS2 "Pac Man Fever" -- maybe you had to be 10 in 1982 to appreciate this cheezy cash-in.

I was, and did.  It doesn't hold up at all.  I heard the album at the time - "Do the Donkey Kong" is the only other title I remember.

I bought the album (vinyl) and liked it. And no, it doesn't hold up.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 08, 2010, 09:31:43 PM
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2010, 09:25:55 AM
And this weekend's edition of AT40/The '80s is from 4/14/1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2010, 01:07:27 PM
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf

uh-oh: JB addresses his fellow Americans and lady Americans in the solemn oddity "King Heroin" .

So be you Italian, Jewish, Black, or Mex
I can make the most virile of men forget their sex


But hooray for Honey Cone, Nilsson (times 2), Macca giving Ireland back to the Irish, and BJ Thomas' lovely lullabye.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 09, 2010, 08:07:52 PM
And this weekend's edition of AT40/The '80s is from 4/14/1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-84.pdf

The Top 40 at its most monocultural - or the monoculture at its Top 40-est.  Either way, lots of good stuff here; nothing NTM, but a few (like Matthew Wilder's forgotten escape from OHW-dom, "The Kid's American") that I haven't heard in 25 years.  (It hurts to type that.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 07:14:35 AM
Gladys imagines a lot of happy people!  VHM to Ms. Knight and the credited but absent Pips on "Help Me Make It Through the Night."

The Temptations' "Take a Look Around" was so NTM, I'd never even noticed it in their chart history before.  I can see why it was left off their 2-CD GH comp I have.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 07:23:20 AM
Aww, a resolution twin-spin: "Ain't Understanding Mellow?" "We've Got to Get It On Again."  Except I'd rather not hear the Addrisis talk about penetrating.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 07:49:54 AM
Casey gets out the vote!  Rap on, Casey, rap on!  And BOS to Isaac Hayes' "Do Your Thing."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 07:56:06 AM
It's the Polish Prince!  From Canonsburg, PA (IIRC), Bobby Vinton and "Every Day of My Life."  Absurdly out of place in this countdown.  I often forget that "My Melody of Love" wasn't really a comeback for him in terms of years.

ETA: I swear I typed that before Casey called him "the Canonsburg Kid" on the backsell!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 10, 2010, 08:21:21 AM
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days!  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 08:23:21 AM
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days!  ;)

Ha, good thinking!  If only my mom had heeded BOS2, Honey Cone's "The Day I Found Myself."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 10, 2010, 08:30:49 AM
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days!  ;)
Ha, good thinking!  If only my mom had heeded BOS2, Honey Cone's "The Day I Found Myself."
and I suppose Bobby Vinton's "Every Day of My Life" includes being a zygote!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 10, 2010, 08:50:52 AM
that Paul McCartney Give Ireland Back To The Irish.. sounds like he wrote that in five minutes.

interesting that Donny Osmond was "the electronics buff" of the family, who Casey says "repaired" their TVs and radios and amps.  Oh Dang, these new fangled contraptions!   I can't get them to work!  Get Donny over here.... those kids know everything about the wireless...

nice melodramatic torch song by Cher, laying the groundwork for place as Vegas act/gay icon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 10, 2010, 08:52:19 AM
It's the Polish Prince!  From Canonsburg, PA (IIRC), Bobby Vinton and "Every Day of My Life."  Absurdly out of place in this countdown.  I often forget that "My Melody of Love" wasn't really a comeback for him in terms of years.

ETA: I swear I typed that before Casey called him "the Canonsburg Kid" on the backsell!

i missed the first hour... I'll have to seek it out..  Happy Invitro Day for this chart Gazoo!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 08:52:40 AM
BJ Thomas' lovely lullabye.

Criminal that this missed the Top 10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 10, 2010, 09:14:57 AM
Candy Man is a great song, but the actor who sings it in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory is downright creepy.

there's a 2nd appearance of "candy" in the Stylistics' Bethcha By Golly Wow:

...Candyland appears each time you smile....


(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2091181749_37541871a1.jpg?v=0)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 09:48:31 AM
The upright bass on Rubina Flake's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" rattled my computer speakers!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2010, 10:31:17 AM
Candy Man is a great song, but the actor who sings it in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory is downright creepy.


I've said many times that if Sammy's version had come out when the movie did, instead of nearly a year later, "Candy Man" would've easily won the Best Song Oscar for '71 (and Isaac Hayes would've been a mad mother---- Shut mah mouth!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2010, 07:00:50 PM
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days!  ;)

Ha, good thinking!  If only my mom had heeded BOS2, Honey Cone's "The Day I Found Myself."

I once won a round of Music Triva by being able to fill in the blank: "Honey Cone's hit 'The Day I ______ Myself.' "  I was quite literally the only person in the room who'd ever heard of it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2010, 07:16:57 PM
Seems like we just discussed Gladys' "Help Me Make It..." recently, but it's debuting in this chart -- did I imagine it?

And I know I always make fun of "King Heroin", but seriously, why didn't Mr T do a cover of that one?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2010, 07:39:42 PM
BOS Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" -- lawd how I love this record. And it was rather ballsy to follow-up "Without You" with something this wild.

"Never... no... no... yeah" Er, make up yer mind, Jorge!  VHM "Suavecito".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2010, 09:20:18 PM
that Paul McCartney Give Ireland Back To The Irish.. sounds like he wrote that in five minutes.


Well, you can say that about a LOT of Macca songs... ;)

But that's one of my 3 or 4 favorite McCartney singles, right up there with "Junior's Farm" -- you can't imagine how controversial "GIBTTI" was in 1972, and you hardly ever hear it (when Bob played it on the Drive for St Patty's Day I was quite amazed). BOS2

VHM Dennis Coffey's "Taurus", more fun than I remembered.

BOSes 3 & 4 Cher & BJ Thomas; WOS yet again (3rd time in the last 2 weeks!) Robert John.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2010, 09:41:57 PM
I'll VHM Donny's "Puppy Love", which I actually prefer to the original; Donny's is (believe it or not) rather subtle compared to Paul Anka's ridiculously histrionic reading.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 10:26:01 PM
fill in the blank: "Honey Cone's hit 'The Day I ______ Myself.' "

I can only imagine how your competitors might have mad-libbed this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2010, 10:36:47 PM
Seems like we just discussed Gladys' "Help Me Make It..." recently, but it's debuting in this chart -- did I imagine it?

We just heard Sammi Smith's version a coupla weeks ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 10:13:30 AM
Casey's '80s BOS1 to Shalamar's fab forgotten "Dancing in the Sheets", maybe my favorite from the Footloose sndtk.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 10:26:26 AM
VHM to another forgotten hit: the Romantics' "One in a Million".

WOS Steve Sherrie, "Oh Perry".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 10:45:25 AM
Gaz is right, "The Kid's American" kept Matthew Wilder from being a OHW. But it shouldn't've -- man, it's godawful. WOS2
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 11:09:34 AM
Yet another forgotten one: I surely have not heard Irene Cara's "Breakdance" since '84. (Thank gawd.)  Ditto Tony Carey's "Fine Fine Day".

BOS2 BJ's lovely '50s hommage, "The Longest Time". And hooray for the German version of "99 Luftballoons". But -- AAAAACK! -- WOS3 Yes, "Leave It"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 11:43:11 AM
ooo! BOS3 Paul Young's first US hit, "Come Back And Stay" -- this LP was everywhere on my first trip to London in the Summer of '83. Ego! Envy! Lust!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 12:14:48 PM
Cheeze for brunch: Willie and Julio, to all de gurls they've luffed before.

BOS4 Queen's "Radio GaGa" -- a top 20 hit that is now completely ignored by the Classic Rock stations that play "Killer Queen" and "We Will Rock You" 87 times a month.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2010, 12:30:26 PM
Ray Parker wanted Huey's new drug -- so he stole it!

BOS5 Ms Ullman's ever-wonderful "They Don't Know".

I have to bail before the Top Ten, so VHMs-in-absentia to H&O's "Adult Education" and Culture Club's "Miss Me Blind".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 11, 2010, 11:12:32 PM
How about the creepy LDD that used "Every Breath You Take" for the 80s show?? A woman dedicates that song to minor league baseball players. I hope she doesn't know that song was about stalking.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 12, 2010, 07:37:32 AM
How about the creepy LDD that used "Every Breath You Take" for the 80s show?? A woman dedicates that song to minor league baseball players. I hope she doesn't know that song was about stalking.

Yes -- very scary. Dunno if she was oblivious to the real meaning, or if Casey was.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 12, 2010, 09:00:06 AM
early warning:  This week Casey's '70s features April 28th 1973!

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-73.pdf

and Csey's '80s goes to April 20th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-20-85.pdf



Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 15, 2010, 07:05:00 AM
early warning:  This week Casey's '70s features April 28th 1973!
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-73.pdf
and Casey's '80s goes to April 20th 1985:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-20-85.pdf
Wooooo!  '71-72-73 in consecutive replays this month!   
This week's AT40 Extras on the 4/28/73 replay:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4260899.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2010, 09:21:59 AM
To spare us a segue from Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" into Helen Reddy's "Peaceful," we thankfully got a commercial break - and, as an AT40 Extra, a NTM!  Usually they do massive, overplayed hits for those extras, but this time it was Keith Hampshire's (who?) cover of "The First Cut Is the Deepest."  Wow, has that been covered a lot.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 12:45:08 PM
Wow, quite a soul-packed first hour:

Independents
NYC
First Choice
Al Green
Staples
J-5
Ronnie Dyson

Plus Gladys, the Tempts and the One-Eyed Gott later on. Looking forward to this evening!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 12:50:51 PM
To spare us a segue from Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" into Helen Reddy's "Peaceful,"

in case you've never heard it: the British hit of "Peaceful" by Georgie Fame, of all people...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26OBsxjqXMs

a UK hit in the summer of '69.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 07:13:37 PM
Wow, quite a soul-packed first hour:

Independents
NYC
First Choice
Al Green
Staples
J-5
Ronnie Dyson


and instant BOSes to the sublimely smooth "Leavin' Me" by the Independents and New York City's best-record-the-Spinners-never-made, "I'm Doin' Fine". Still needs an additional verse, tho'.

and a big "10-4!" to First Choice, left with another mouth to feed. Maybe Honey Cone can share the daycare expenses.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 07:18:42 PM
I still prefer the orig studio version of "Cherry Cherry" to this live take, but hell, it's one of the great WTF album covers of all time.

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000026E0J.02._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 07:41:43 PM
Am I crazy, or does the Staples' "Oh La Di Da" sound like the Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River"?

VHM L&M's sweet "Thinking of You"; WTF the New Seekers' "Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me" medley; BOS3 Carly's forgotten "Right Thing To Do".

And a V-VHM the J-5's Vietnam-is-over anthem, "Hallelujah Day"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 08:09:17 PM
Uno Momento Poquito! VHM Sylvia. Nice... teddy!

Like 9 cans o' shavin' powder, the Ohio Players first hit is, well, more silly than funky.

and it isn't out-of-the-question to give Gilbert O a VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 08:31:38 PM
How odd: a truncated "Daisy A Day" that eliminates the big tearjerking payoff. Wha?

But BOS-in-perpetuity Ms Flack-as-Lori Lieberman -- c'mon Lori, you were REALLY stoned at that Don McLean concert, no?

ETA: a more expected edit -- Candy ain't givin' no head "on the Wild Side" if Casey can help it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 09:08:57 PM
here are Ms Reddy and Johnny Nash, back-to back at 14 and 13 with follow-ups to #1 hits that, sadly, both failed to make the Top Ten.

another BOS-in-perpetuity to Ms Knight and the biggest Pips in showbiz.  "mammaries... those old mammaries... get in my way..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 09:32:35 PM
Donny O's "12th of Never" is one of the better of his "They're making me cover all the male vocal hits of the late '50s" efforts.  Casey promoting his first "Disappearing Acts" special (aka OHWs) reminds me what a treat it was to hear that show on 4th of July weekend '73.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2010, 09:50:45 PM
the Sesame Street tune "Sing" finally becomes a hit, courtesy the Carpenters, tho' Barbra Streisand recorded it the year before, peaking at #94. Sorry, Babs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 10:21:28 AM
nice stuff and forgotten hits in the first hour of this '85 chart: Rick Springfield celebrating youth, REO's "One Lonely Night" (amazing it even got as high as #19), HoJo getting better, the Time's fun'n'funky "The Bird", and the original Katrina.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 10:31:34 AM
bose-de-bose-de-BOP! BOS DLR, audaciously turning the MTV generation on to the joys of Louis Prima.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 10:39:37 AM
aaack: WOS1 Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright"-meets-"Footloose" concoction, "Vox Humana".

Survivor is high on you -- couldn't possibly be the drugs, guys.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 11:12:09 AM
BOS2 "Axel F" -- damn I wish AL would play this in her next instrumentals set.

WOSes 2 and 3 to the Firm's "Radio-unattractive" and Crapton's rever-man, rever-man, rever-man.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 18, 2010, 11:35:10 AM
aaack: WOS1 Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright"-meets-"Footloose" concoction, "Vox Humana".

This was the heart of my Top 40 and AT40 listening era, so I remember everything on this chart very vividly.  Surprised that Casey refers to TFF as a four-man band - I thought they were always credited as a duo.  As for "Vox Humana," I liked it when it came out, but you've nailed how it was cobbled together, and there's not a lot of song beneath that overlayered overproduction.

BOS to Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude," though it always bugged me that instead of coming up with another rhyme, the songwriter(s) went with "oo-ooo, oo-ooo oooh" in the refrain.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 12:14:07 PM
aaack: WOS1 Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright"-meets-"Footloose" concoction, "Vox Humana".

This was the heart of my Top 40 and AT40 listening era, so I remember everything on this chart very vividly.  Surprised that Casey refers to TFF as a four-man band - I thought they were always credited as a duo.  As for "Vox Humana," I liked it when it came out, but you've nailed how it was cobbled together, and there's not a lot of song beneath that overlayered overproduction.

BOS to Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude," though it always bugged me that instead of coming up with another rhyme, the songwriter(s) went with "oo-ooo, oo-ooo oooh" in the refrain.

And I love hearing the perspective of someone who was 13 or 14 in '85; many of these tunes are rarities or NTM. Even tho' I listened to a fair share of NYC's Z-100, I was more concentrated on the alt-rock stations; I worked weekends and didn't hear AT40 that often during the mid-'80s; and I rarely saw MTV until cable finally made it to the outer boroughs in 1987.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 18, 2010, 12:14:27 PM
Nice to hear Foreigner's "That Was Yesterday," having missed it on the Drive earlier this week.

ETA: Agent Provocateur was one of the relatively few new albums that year that my brother and I agreed on the awesomeness of.  (He turned 14 that August; I turned 13 that December.)  There was a deep album cut called "Tooth and Nail" I adored.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 18, 2010, 12:26:08 PM
Teena Marie was weaned on the Airplane and the Turtles!  She just rocked my wo-uh-oh-uh-orld.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 12:26:46 PM
Surprised that Casey refers to TFF as a four-man band - I thought they were always credited as a duo. 

And he calls Sade a "group" as well.  BOS3 Lady T and her musical melting pot. Too-shay o-lay!

WOS4 Chicago, another cliched mid-'80s production tied to a generic lyric.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2010, 12:54:07 PM
Awwww... Diana misses Marvin. But it took her a year to say so? WTF?

Gotta bail soon, but I'll stick around long enuf to hear Mr Head bang his, er, kok.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 18, 2010, 09:04:02 PM
The sound bite of Casey (80's show) playing Muhammad Ali's version of Stand by Me didn't sound like him (side note: the entire song is available on You Tube).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 18, 2010, 09:39:36 PM
Am I crazy, or does the Staples' "Oh La Di Da" sound like the Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River"?

I hadn't thought of that, but I'm listening to the WODS replay, and damn, you're right!  "What are you doing tonight!" demanded Merrill.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2010, 12:22:15 PM
Am I crazy, or does the Staples' "Oh La Di Da" sound like the Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River"?

I hadn't thought of that, but I'm listening to the WODS replay, and damn, you're right!  "What are you doing tonight!" demanded Merrill.

and Mavis replied: "I'm doing Bob Dylan"

Another early heads-up -- this weekend Casey's '70s does April 24th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from April 23rd 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 19, 2010, 11:23:45 PM
Wow, that '88 chart has one NTM and about a dozen others that I haven't heard since that year.

History lesson for the kids: One of the songs referenced in Mariah Carey's massive '05 hit "We Belong Together" is here, Deele's "Two Occasions."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 20, 2010, 08:33:04 AM
Wow, that '88 chart has one NTM and about a dozen others that I haven't heard since that year.

History lesson for the kids: One of the songs referenced in Mariah Carey's massive '05 hit "We Belong Together" is here, Deele's "Two Occasions."

Certainly more interesting than the '76 chart, which isn't exactly overflowing with songs I'm dying to hear, save the forgotten EWF tune and the Ohio Players' "Fopp".

as to '88: Scarlet & Black's "You Don't Know" is truly one of the great lost shouldabeens. A *HUGE* record on NYC's alt-rock WDRE, it really deserved better from pop stations.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 20, 2010, 06:57:17 PM
I checked both the lists on Wikipedia for the 70s and 80s Casey shows and they appear to be on the list to be deleted.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 24, 2010, 08:38:20 AM
I hadn't thought of that, but I'm listening to the WODS replay, and damn, you're right!  "What are you doing tonight!" demanded Merrill.
Another early heads-up -- this weekend Casey's '70s does April 24th 1976:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-76.pdf
Didn't we hear this 4/24/76 chart last year?
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 07:51:06 AM
as to '88: Scarlet & Black's "You Don't Know" is truly one of the great lost shouldabeens. A *HUGE* record on NYC's alt-rock WDRE, it really deserved better from pop stations.

I can't say I'm on board with you here - to my ears, it's just more interchangeable synth pop.  This was quite a year for fake trumpets.  WOS to Suave's worthless "My Girl" cover and the goofy lyrics of White Lion's "Wait."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 07:58:51 AM
Co-BOS to the lovely "Piano in the Dark" and OMD's forgotten "Dreaming."  Maybe I should seek out an authoritative OMD GH comp.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 08:35:28 AM
IDKT: The Jets' "Rocket 2 U" was originally going to be recorded by Earth Wind & Fire.  And John Oates co-wrote Icehouse's "Electric Blue."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 09:06:15 AM
Oddest cover choice of set: Natalie Cole's gender inversion of "Pink Cadillac," which was danceable but destroyed the metaphor unless she went lesbionic.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 09:25:29 AM
WOS3: Tiffany's witless rendering of "I Saw Him {Her} Standing There."  Mauled at the mall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2010, 10:13:53 AM
"Strange But True" indeed: the duo Times Two is from the Bay Area -- Pt. Reyes, to be precise.

and speaking of duos, VHM H&O's last really big one, "Everything Your Heart Desires".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2010, 10:27:08 AM
Agreed about the worthless "My Girl" re-do by Suave; didn't we hear Sister Sledge's equally unnecessary "My Guy" remake recently?  But always a BOS for being RickRollled.

VHM Jermaine Stewart's *other* hit, "Say it Again".  And I'd completely forgotten that Mr Ferry's "Kiss & Tell" actually made the Top 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2010, 10:47:32 AM
WOS Georgie M's "One More Try" -- I always found the ballads on this album boring and insufferable.

But VHM Keith Sweat's "I Want Her", early New Jack Swing at its most enjoyable. And I echo Gaz's BOS for Brenda Russell's "Piano in the Dark".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2010, 11:25:22 AM
Toto kicks Roseanna to the curb and hooks up with "Pamela". Big mistake, guys.

BOS3 Scarlett & Black -- yeah, I can see how it might sound like generic synth-pop on first hearing, but I heard it hundreds of times back then. I'm a sucker for a hook like that chorus has. Still have the 45.

And speaking of generic, WOS2 Richard Marx, "Endless Summer Nights" -- Remember when the most interesting thing about him was that his mom was the "Quasar" lady? Oddly, it still is.

Another VHM Morris Day's "Fishnet", tho' I still prefer "The Oak Tree"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2010, 11:44:34 AM
One of the songs referenced in Mariah Carey's massive '05 hit "We Belong Together" is here, Deele's "Two Occasions."

And the Deele are on Pebbles' hit "Girlfriend".  BOS4 "Two Occasions", one of my favorite ballads of the decade.

Hair-band overload: WOS3 White Lion, which is followed by a Long-Distance Dedication featuring Poison's "I Won't Forget You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2010, 12:22:04 PM
Maybe... just maybe... uber-BOS5 S-S-S-Samantha Fox's fabtastic "Naughty Girls Need Need Love Too", for 6 forevers and a day-ee-ay-ee-ay.

And VHM the PSBs, always on my chart.

final VHM before I head out to the gym: MJ in the mirror.  Makethatchange!

and he's followed by everyone's favorite Jewish lesbian from Lawn Guyland, Taylor Dayne (nee Leslie Wunderman).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 09:07:21 PM
I hope people besides Mike and me find these exchanges entertaining.

Listening to the '70s countdown on WODS now.  Casey intros Andrea True without mentioning any of the things that made her interesting.  And this post makes for a nice true connection to the S-S-Samantha Fox above.  No more games of the moind!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 09:08:20 PM
I never realized "Can't Hide Love" was a Top 40 hit.  Nice to hear.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2010, 07:41:19 AM
I hope people besides Mike and me find these exchanges entertaining.

Listening to the '70s countdown on WODS now.  Casey intros Andrea True without mentioning any of the things that made her interesting.  And this post makes for a nice true connection to the S-S-Samantha Fox above.  No more games of the moind!

Bwahaha!  Casey will, a few weeks later, tell the story about her recording the song in the Carribbean because they wouldn't let her take the earnings from her, er, "nightclub act" out of the country; I can't recall whether Casey identified her as a porn star.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2010, 10:12:42 AM
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 27, 2010, 02:36:14 AM
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf

Wow. I will missing two Casey's 80's shows in a row. I don't like 1986 nor 1988.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 27, 2010, 10:10:27 AM
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf

Wow. I will missing two Casey's 80's shows in a row. I don't like 1986 nor 1988.

Which years do you look forward to?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on April 29, 2010, 08:19:15 AM
As you know, Casey Kasem's 78th birthday was this week.  Here's a clip from Howard Stern show, using sound bites of Casey on a prank phone call: placing an order for Chinese food (G-rated, 2 min's long): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ4D1l_Yu1Q&feature=related
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 10:05:25 AM
Saturday morning '70s for me. Instant BOS "Wildfire", one of the loveliest and most-unfairly maligned songs ever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 01, 2010, 10:13:26 AM
Saturday morning '70s for me. Instant BOS "Wildfire", one of the loveliest and most-unfairly maligned songs ever.

Yes!  when I said "Awesome song" the gf said "cheesiest song evah"  and I was all "what?" and she was all "yup."  puh-lease.

another BOSFRA for the Temps and why not give one to Herman Melville Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.  This Gordon Lightfoot is a little less weighty than some of his other hits, but this lower part of the chart -- as usual -- does not disappoint!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 10:18:22 AM
Saturday morning '70s for me. Instant BOS "Wildfire", one of the loveliest and most-unfairly maligned songs ever.

Yes!  when I said "Awesome song" the gf said "cheesiest song evah"  and I was all "what?" and she was all "yup."  puh-lease.

another BOSFRA for the Temps and why not give one to Herman Melville Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.  This Gordon Lightfoot is a little less weighty than some of his other hits, but this lower part of the chart -- as usual -- does not disappoint!


"Wildfire" is so obviously (to my ears) a carefully-honed death metaphor. Edgar Allen Poe woulda been proud. I always thought the Lightfoot deserved better, chart-wise.

BOS2 Alice Cooper's still-extraordinary "Only Women Bleed"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 10:23:09 AM
I'll repeat my line from last year: when Lobo says "your hair smells like a Sunday morning" does that mean she smells like the New York Times? Bagels and lox? Wha?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 01, 2010, 10:30:33 AM
Chart Date: May 3, 1975

#40 Wildfire – Michael Murphey
#39 Shakey Ground – The Temptations
#38 Bad Luck (Part 1) – Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
#37 Rainy Day People – Gordon Lightfoot
#36 Only Women – Alice Cooper
#35 Don’t Tell Me Goodnight – Lobo
#34 I’m Not Lisa – Jessi Colter
#33 When Will I Be Loved – Linda Ronstadt
#32 Cut The Cake – The Average White Band
#31 The Immigrant – Neil Sedaka
#30 Shaving Cream – Paul Wynn
#29 Young Americans – David Bowie
#28 Sister Golden Hair – America
#27 Love Won’t Let Me Wait – Major Harris
#Extra: Magic – Pilot
#26 Hijack – Herbie Mann
#25 Autobahn – Kraftwerk
#24 Bad Time – Grand Funk
#23 Shoeshine Boy – Eddie Kendricks
#22 What Am I Gonna Do With You – Barry White
#21 Supernatural Thing Part 1 – Ben E. King
#20 Stand By Me – John Lennon
#19 Emma – Hot Chocolate
#18 L-O-V-E (Love) – Al Green
#17 Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton
#16 The Bertha Butt Boogie Pt. 1 – The Jimmy Castor Bunch
#15 Thank God I’m A Country Boy – John Denver
#14 Killer Queen – Queen
#Extra: Old Days – Chicago
#13 It’s A Miracle – Barry Manilow
#12 How Long – Ace
#11 I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone – Paul Anka
#10 Only Yesterday – The Carpenters
#9 Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) – Leo Sayer
#8 Walking In Rhythm – The Blackbyrds
#7 Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire
#6 Jackie Blue – The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
#5 Chevy Van – Sammy Johns
#4 Philadelphia Freedom – The Elton John Band
#3 Before The Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender
#Extra: Love Will Keep Us Together – The Captain & Tennille
#2 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – B.J. Thomas
#1 He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) – Tony Orlando & Dawn
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 01, 2010, 10:37:46 AM
I'll repeat my line from last year: when Lobo says "your hair smells like a Sunday morning" does that mean she smells like the New York Times? Bagels and lox? Wha?

Sunday morning is when we change the bed linens, so i think of dirty laundry!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 10:37:47 AM
BOS3 Neil Sedaka's shining hour -- even if he hadn't made explicit in interviews that "The Immigrant" was dedicated to Lennon, it's quite a beautiful lyric. (and more relevant than ever)

and one of the OMGWTFLOLs of the century to "Shaving Cream". An example of the now-dead idea that one radio station can launch a hit -- NYC's WNBC starting playing it as a goofy joke and it snowballed.

Yikes -- that 45 edit of "Young Americans" made my head spin.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 10:47:56 AM
Sister's "golden hair surprise" was that her hair wasn't really golden. "Collar doesn't match the cuffs!" as we used to say.

VHM Major Harris' ode to premature ejaculation.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 11:07:06 AM
TANC: we just talked about him last week, and here's Keith Hampshire doing one of the filler selections on this Canadian station, a 1973 hit of his called "Big Time Operator", sounding rather like David Clayton-Thomas.

BOS4 Herbie Mann's fabulously jazzy "Hijack", one of those early-disco hits that was much bigger in NY than anywhere else.

VHM Kraftwerk, fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der autobahn; proxy of Gaz for "Bad Time"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 01, 2010, 11:13:18 AM
Yikes -- that 45 edit of "Young Americans" made my head spin.

me too, hacked to pieces. 

I never knew Kraftwerk made the Top 40.  BOS
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 11:22:13 AM
"You know how
to make me OWWWW!"

Oh Big Barry you had a way with words, you sexy walrus.

One of my perennial WOS's to Hot Chocolate's horrid "Emma", a young-girl-dies-prematurely epic so misguided it makes Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" seem like Shakespeare. And WOS2 "Bertha Butt Boogie" -- no question! Those silly "character" voices get old real fast.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 11:51:51 AM
Dude! she's a DUDE!  If you'd told me in '75 that Queen's ode to a, um, queen would end up an overplayed Classic Rock staple I'd've fainted dead away.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 12:02:22 PM
OMFG! another Canadian "extra": Gino Vanelli's '80s comeback attempt, the unfairly forgotten "Black Cars"!

and speaking of unfairly forgotten -- do even Lite Rock stations play Mr Manilow's delightful "It's a Miracle" any more?  VHM just because.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2010, 12:12:23 PM
Casey's career retrospective on producer Rick Hall was quite the eye-opener. Too bad Rick ended up helming hits by Paul Anka, whose whiny "I Don't Like To Sleep Alone" gets a WOS3.

Most Scarily Prophetic Lyric of the Day: Karen Carpenter in "Only Yesterday" sings "in my own time nobody knew/the pain I was goin' thru..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 01, 2010, 10:57:38 PM
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf

Wow. I will missing two Casey's 80's shows in a row. I don't like 1986 nor 1988.

Which years do you look forward to?

I like 1980-early 1985.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 06:35:36 AM
Listening to '86 this morning, I have no memory of Honeymoon Suite's "Feel It Again."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 07:19:11 AM
I'd liked Julian Lennon's "Stick Around" when it came out, but 24 years later, it sounds rather awful.

BOS to Sade and the magnificent "Never as Good as the First Time."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 07:32:58 AM
Bleah: Culture Club going through the motions on "Move Away."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 07:39:10 AM
VHM to John Taylor's "I Do What I Do," capturing the sexual energy of 9 1/2 Weeks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 07:54:14 AM
Wow, I have no memory of Jermaine Jackson's "I Think It's Love" - but I dig it!  Simple lyrics, but infectious and kinda retro.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 08:15:36 AM
zhum zhum zibididi zhum zhum zibididi

Casey tells a great story about how Sly Fox's (beloved by many here) "Let's Go All the Way" failed as a single a year prior, then got a second chance when a (Houston?) program director put it back in rotation since, as he said, he needed an uptempo record to balance out the number of ballads then on the charts and still believed in this one.  Other PDs took note of the positive response to it and added it to their rotations, and it took off.

I never heard even a follow-up single from them, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 02, 2010, 08:27:31 AM
BOS2 to an all-time favorite, Nu Shooz' "I Can't Wait."  Such pure joy coming out of the pores of this record.  Orange sunshine.  And as I've surely mentioned before, I was kinda crushing on both of them, Valerie Day seeming like she could've been a Head of the Class cast member.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 09:57:06 AM
BOS2 to an all-time favorite, Nu Shooz' "I Can't Wait."  Such pure joy coming out of the pores of this record.  Orange sunshine.  And as I've surely mentioned before, I was kinda crushing on both of them, Valerie Day seeming like she could've been a Head of the Class cast member.

I love it too, despite the cheesiest $39.95 Casio keyboard synth-line evah.

But I'm just starting the countdown in Canada. I feel nothing at all for Heart's "Nothing At All"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 10:40:48 AM
WOS1 Starship's "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" -- as generic as '80s AOR sludge gets.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 10:43:22 AM
I'd liked Julian Lennon's "Stick Around" when it came out, but 24 years later, it sounds rather awful.


I don't remember this one at all; thankfully I'll probably never hear it again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 11:10:56 AM
VHM the Jets' cute first hit, "Crush on You"; BOS1 Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal's fab "Saturday Love".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 11:23:45 AM

BOS to Sade and the magnificent "Never as Good as the First Time."

Agreed -- BOS2 from me.

And I'll actually VHM ZZT's "Rough Boy", which I always assumed was a tongue-in-cheek Eagles parody.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 11:33:02 AM
VHM to John Taylor's "I Do What I Do," capturing the sexual energy of 9 1/2 Weeks.

But why you'd want to capture anything about that awful film is anybody's guess ;)

Tender BOS3 "Tender Love" by the Force MD's, aka "the Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers of Hip-Hop".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 12:14:13 PM
zhum zhum zibididi zhum zhum zibididi

Casey tells a great story about how Sly Fox's (beloved by many here) "Let's Go All the Way" failed as a single a year prior, then got a second chance when a (Houston?) program director put it back in rotation since, as he said, he needed an uptempo record to balance out the number of ballads then on the charts and still believed in this one.  Other PDs took note of the positive response to it and added it to their rotations, and it took off.

I never heard even a follow-up single from them, though.

uber-BOS4 from me -- the cleverness of this Prince/Beatles mashup never fails to make me smile. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!

VHMs to Nu Level Forty-Tooz.  I remember hearing "I Can't Wait" in Sept of '85 while on vacay in Portland OR (Nu Shooz' hometown) -- it was getting a ton of airplay on the local Top 40 station. Took 6 months for the rest of the country to catch up.

"I love you... even when you don't drive" is a fave mondegreen from that decade.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 12:27:42 PM
Best hair combo: Patti LaB  & Michael McD.

(http://www.televisioninternet.com/news/pictures/patty.jpg)(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2LN-qVAZU7c/Rd-Aey-eRlI/AAAAAAAAAC8/HAohlFDvhYs/s400/mcdonald.bmp)

VHM the creamy-dreaminess of "On My Own"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2010, 12:39:31 PM
I bought the 45 of Seger's "American Storm" for the B-side, a live cover of "Fortunate Son".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2010, 12:45:32 PM
This week's casey's '70s goes to May 14th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-77.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 10th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-80.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 04, 2010, 09:56:39 PM
and the '80s version is from May 10th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-80.pdf

Lot of forgottens in this underserved year - some, deservedly so, like Neil Sedaka's effort with his untalented daughter.  (And to think that Neil procreated - will wonders never cease.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 08, 2010, 07:02:54 AM
1977 kicks off with a NTM, John Miles' "Slow Down."  It's kind of a shrieking disco mess, sung by a guy who, Casey informs me, sang on an Alan Parsons hit (that I've only heard once), "Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 08, 2010, 07:33:24 AM
Firefall's "Cinderella" is NTM.  There's a story in there but I couldn't keep up with what was going on.

And John Denver sounds a hell of a lot better singing "My Sweet Lady" than that awful Cliff DeYoung did.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 08, 2010, 08:00:48 AM
Shoot, "Your Love" deserved better than a #15 peak.  I guess R&B duets in the Gaye-Terrell tradition were mostly done by this point.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2010, 10:21:56 AM
Shoot, "Your Love" deserved better than a #15 peak.  I guess R&B duets in the Gaye-Terrell tradition were mostly done by this point.

Glad you like -- I much prefer that one to "You Don't Have To Be a Tar Baby", and its Mavin-n-Tammi-ness floors me every time. And here it's back-to-back with one of my other favorite lost soul hits, "Whodunit". "Hey Barretta won't ya please go get her?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2010, 07:19:11 PM
1977 kicks off with a NTM, John Miles' "Slow Down."  It's kind of a shrieking disco mess, sung by a guy who, Casey informs me, sang on an Alan Parsons hit (that I've only heard once), "Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather."

I'd forgotten this one -- and sadly you're right about it being a mess. Miles had an interesting and varied career; his song "Music" the year before, an overblown Neil Diamond-esque epic produced by Parsons, was a big British chart hit and a fave on NYC prog-FM. (and "Slow Down" got to #10 in the UK) But earlier he did Fauxtownish pop records like this one from '73:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddf_PDTnzAY
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2010, 07:29:35 PM
aaack! Kenny Nowwan, "Wuv's Gwown Deep".

And speaking of songs that deserved better chartwise: the Jacksons' "Show You the Way to Go" remains one of my faves of their post-Motown career. BOS1

BOSes 2 & 3 to the aforementioned Tavares and Marilyn/Billy hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2010, 09:00:12 PM
surprising to hear "Don't Leave Me This Way" still in the chart in mid-May; I remember hearing it on the radio in January of that year.

more delightfully diverse '70s soul: BOS4 Joe Tex's funny disco novelty and BOS5 Hot's wonderful "Angel in Your Arms".

VHM Whinyface's breezy cover of "Hello Stranger"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2010, 09:14:29 PM
WOS Capt & Tenille's "Can't Stop Dancin'" -- sorry, kids, just 'cause ya put "Dancin" in the title don't make it disco.

BOS6 Kenny Rogers' "Lucille" (despite the truncated version -- WTF?) as fine a piece of country songwriting as the '70s produced. Could a lyric this dark get country airplay today?

and another VHM to Rose Royce (and Norman Whitfield), beautifully evoking "Just My Imagination"-era Tempts on "I Wanna Get Next To You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2010, 09:55:34 AM
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote.  The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks.  Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 09, 2010, 10:05:35 AM
The 70s!

Originally Aired – May 14, 1977

#40 “SLOWDOWN” – John Miles
#39 “JET AIRLINER” – The Steve Miller Band
#38 “BACK IN THE SADDLE” – Aerosmith
#37 “MAINSTREET” – Bob Seger
#36 “SLOW DANCIN’ DON’T TURN ME ON” – Addrisi Brothers
#35 “LOVE’S GROWN DEEP” – Kenny Nolan
#34 “CINDERELLA” – Firefall
#33 “MARGARITAVILLE” – Jimmy Buffett
#32 “MY SWEET LADY” – John Denver
#31 “DON’T GIVE UP ON US” – David Soul
#30 “UPTOWN FESTIVAL, PT. 1” – Shalamar
#29 “SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO” – The Jacksons
#28 “UNDERCOVER ANGEL” – Alan O’Day
#27 “YOUR LOVE” – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
#26 “WHODUNIT” – Tavares
#25 “HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG” – Marshall Tucker Band
#24 “DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY” – Thelma Houston
#23 “DANCING MAN” – Q
#22 “AIN’T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN)” – Joe Tex
#21 “GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM ‘ROCKY’)” – Bill Conti
#20 “ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS” – Hot
#19 “FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME” – Foreigner
#18 “I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND” – Natalie Cole
#17 “HELLO STRANGER” – Yvonne Elliman
#16 “CALLING DR. LOVE” – Kiss
#15 “LONELY BOY” – Andrew Gold
#14 “DREAMS” – Fleetwood Mac
#13 “CAN’T STOP DANCING” – The Captain & Tennille
#12 “LUCILLE” – Kenny Rogers
#11 “LIDO SHUFFLE” – Boz Scaggs
#10 “I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU” – Rose Royce
#9 “GOT TO GIVE IT UP” – Marvin Gaye
#8 “I’M YOUR BOOGIE MAN” – K.C. & The Sunshine Band
#7 “SO IN TO YOU” – Atlanta Rhythm Section
#6 “RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT” – Jennifer Warnes
#5 “COULDN’T GET IT RIGHT” – Climax Blues Band
#4 “SOUTHERN NIGHTS” – Glen Campbell
#3 “HOTEL CALIFORNIA” – The Eagles
#2 “SIR DUKE” – Stevie Wonder
#1 “WHEN I NEED YOU” – Leo Sayer
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 10:20:54 AM
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote.  The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks.  Yeesh.

Top 40 sho' was goin' thru dem changes in 1980.  And here's Firefall, making '70s and '80s appearances this week. "Headed for a (Fire)Fall", indeed.

Followed by EJ's "Daniel"-esque "Little Jeannie", his bounce-back from the "Victim Of Love" failure.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 10:34:34 AM
VHM Dolly's forgotten "Starting Over Again" -- as sweet and tender as Bernadette Peters' cover of "Gee Whiz" is unnecessary.

BOS smooth Smokey, whose "Let Me Be The Clock" is also unfairly overlooked, being the less-successful follow-up to "Cruisin'".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 11:03:45 AM
BOS2 Jermaine (with some help from Stevie) and his fabulous "Let's Get Serious" -- how a song that was #1 R&B for 6 weeks only got to #9 Pop is a mystery.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2010, 11:06:35 AM
BOS2 Jermaine (with some help from Stevie) and his fabulous "Let's Get Serious" -- how a song that was #1 R&B for 6 weeks only got to #9 Pop is a mystery.

I've got this on in the background while I get ready for softball, and you're right, LGS is BOS.

WOS to this precursor to Kenny G, which I'm glad I slept through this morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 09, 2010, 11:09:24 AM
Mike, get ready to summon the ghost of Karen Carpenter!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 11:10:21 AM
BOS2 Jermaine (with some help from Stevie) and his fabulous "Let's Get Serious" -- how a song that was #1 R&B for 6 weeks only got to #9 Pop is a mystery.

WOS to this precursor to Kenny G, which I'm glad I slept through this morning.

ha! your characterization is dead-on. Casey didn't mention it's from American Gigolo.

Damned indecision! Should I BOS or VHM MJ with Tom Bahler's ode to Karen Carpenter?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 11:15:28 AM
BOS3 the Spinners -- "Working My Way" is one of the better discofied "oldies" of the period, and also a sledgehammery memory of driving around the Bronx with my first BF with this on the car radio.

coming up: "Coming Up", NOT live from Glasgow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 11:48:08 AM
Paul Davis's "Do Right" is one I totally don't remember.

BOS4 The Divine Miss M's "The Rose" -- which got disqualified for the Best Song Oscar when the songwriter (Amanda McBroom) went on The Tonight Show and mentioned she'd written it years before the movie was made. Oops!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 12:45:16 PM
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote. 

what, not even "Pilot of the Airwaves"?

(http://211.115.79.143/rockgendata/album/20090323133555_song_album.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2010, 01:07:52 PM
Shouldn't Chris Isaak and Huey Lewis team up for a remake of "The Biggest Part of Me"?  ;)

BOS5 Jimmy Ruffin's "Hold On to My Love".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 09, 2010, 05:41:15 PM
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote.  The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks.  Yeesh.

This doesn't beat April 2, 1983. The top 11 were unchanged. 6 other songs in the top 20 were unchanged and no song dropped out of the top 20 from the previous week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 09, 2010, 06:38:59 PM
To be honest, I don't remember most of the top 40 for the 1980 show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2010, 09:23:44 AM
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote. 

what, not even "Pilot of the Airwaves"?

You're right; forgot about that.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 10, 2010, 09:24:53 AM
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote.  The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks.  Yeesh.

This doesn't beat April 2, 1983. The top 11 were unchanged. 6 other songs in the top 20 were unchanged and no song dropped out of the top 20 from the previous week.

Gah!  How stale.  (Today's charts are even more frustrating in that way, in that decent-size hits now linger on the charts for 25-40 weeks.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 11, 2010, 08:21:47 AM
This week's early heads-up...

Casey's '70s will feature May 11th, 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 14th, 1983:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/051483.html

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 14, 2010, 10:02:07 AM
This week's early heads-up...
Casey's '70s will feature May 11th, 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf
and the '80s version is from May 14th, 1983:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/051483.html
The 5/11/74 playlist with the AT40 Extra tunes:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4300355.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 15, 2010, 09:46:23 AM
Chico was uncharacteristically sloppy this a.m.: they started at #35 and had some messy edits at the breaks.  Lobo at #40 will be NTM when I hear it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:01:10 AM
Chico was uncharacteristically sloppy this a.m.: they started at #35 and had some messy edits at the breaks.  Lobo at #40 will be NTM when I hear it.

The Canadian feed starts at the top of the hour

http://corusmedia.media.streamtheworld.com/player/Player.htm?id=ckrufm&city=Peterborough,Ontario&bdskey=4805&platform=DNNFM&active=true

Right now they're playing that Keith Hampshire cover of "First Cut is the Deepest". Wacky Canucks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:06:20 AM
Lobo at #40 will be NTM when I hear it.

You're gonna know that you've been loved when Lobo gets thru lovin' you. (!)

Meanwhile, ONJ recycles "Let Me Be There" for "If You Love Me Let Me Know" at #39. Same songwriters, I've always assumed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:11:03 AM
VHM BD & the Haywoods' bubblegum agitprop.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:14:29 AM
Mock - W - ing - O - bird - S.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:20:47 AM
Sometimes I think it's a shame that Gordo didn't have more big hits

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Sundown45.jpg/200px-Sundown45.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:27:02 AM
Thy VHM be done, Sister Janet Mead.  I really think AL should do a '70s "Jesus Rock" 10@10.

BOS Rev Al, "Let's Get Married".  Mi's well, cause...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:40:14 AM
BOS2 EWF's forgotten first hit, "Mighty Mighty".

VHM Ree-Ree, she in love yes she ram, yes she ram!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 10:43:43 AM
Pride Day comes early: VHM "My Girl Bill" -- too cute, perhaps, but still kind of amazing in 1974.

WOS2 Ms Reddy's "Keep On Singin'", easily her worst single. Lazy and sappy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2010, 11:07:41 AM
get ready you MUTHA!  Hour 2 kicks off with a Soul 4-Play: JB's "Payback", Diana & Marvin's fab "My Mistake", Bobby W "Lookin' 4 a Love" and the O'Jays "4 da Love O'Money"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 10:23:49 AM
Boy George is going down. No, seriously: "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" drops 3 notches on its way out of the 40 in Casey's May 1983 chart. And "Time (Clock of the Heart)" will, er, pop up later. Meanwhile, H&O are going "One on One" with each other and Robert Ellis Orral is at #33. Whatthehell's goin' on here??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 10:33:49 AM
ex-Doobie Patrick Simmons' "So Wrong" is aptly titled. File under "Early '80s Michael McDonald Knockoffs"

WOS1 Kenny Loggins' dreadful "Welcome to Heartlight". Was this from a sndtk? I barely remember it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 16, 2010, 10:53:07 AM
ex-Doobie Patrick Simmons' "So Wrong" is aptly titled. File under "Early '80s Michael McDonald Knockoffs"

WOS1 Kenny Loggins' dreadful "Welcome to Heartlight". Was this from a sndtk? I barely remember it.

The Simmons was NTM; I thought it was kinda interesting.  The Orral-Carter duet gets one of my BOS votes - I'd never heard OF it much less heard it.  Wow.  Also BOS to Sergio Mendes (imperfect production but great melody), Elton John doing his Pointer Sister shimmy, and Culture Club x 2.

Since my music consumption at this time was largely through Solid Gold, there are a few other unfamiliars: Jarreau Hands and Toto's "I Won't Hold You Back."  And I don't know that I've heard the Champaign track since it was out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 10:56:25 AM
BOS1 Champaign's lovely *other* hit, the unjustly forgotten "Try Again".

WOS2 Journey -- if only they'd gone their "Separate Ways" a lot sooner.  BOS2 Stephen Bishop's sweet, Oscar-nommed "It Might Be You", from Tootsie. I had just started dating someone when this was charting, so it had special meaning at the time. Speaking of Oscars, I caught 1974's Claudine on cable yesterday -- the movie that gave us Gladys & the Pips doing the Curtis Mayfield-penned "On & On" -- Curtis got robbed by the Academy TWICE in 2 years!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 10:59:21 AM

Since my music consumption at this time was largely through Solid Gold, there are a few other unfamiliars: Jarreau Hands...

Mornin', little Cheerio!/Mornin' Mr Gazzio!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 16, 2010, 11:01:49 AM
"You tell a story like Tokyo Rose / I got a picture from the stains on your clothes."  Um, ewww.  This Canuck extra was peculiar.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 11:11:48 AM
"You tell a story like Tokyo Rose / I got a picture from the stains on your clothes."  Um, ewww.  This Canuck extra was peculiar.

LOL! My thoughts exactly. (apparently the band is called Idle Eyes) But some of the Canadian extras are quite interesting, and you get to hear an obscure BNLs song nearly every week.

Ha! The Tubes justify their sell-out! BOS3 H&O and their video-game sounds on "Family Man"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 16, 2010, 11:20:26 AM
BOS3 H&O and their video-game sounds on "Family Man"

Video-game effects in the video, too.  TANC: The other day my friend Andy was raving about the Mike Oldfield original.  Sounds quite similar to this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 16, 2010, 11:21:42 AM
It's childish, but I still giggle when Ronnie Milsap sings, "Somebody here that I can't see."  You don't say, Ronnie.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 11:24:59 AM
BOS to Sergio Mendes (imperfect production but great melody), Elton John doing his Pointer Sister shimmy, and Culture Club x 2.


That song will forever be linked in my mind to the infamous WPLJ format switch in May of '83.  'PLJ had been a very successful (and tightly-playlisted) album-rocker for over a decade; they consistently pummelled the competition, free-form WNEW-FM. But they quite unexpectedly switched to Top 40 in '83 -- a few months before Z-100 made its debut with the same format.  I was in my car, punched up 'PLJ expecting to hear Styx and there was Sergio Mendes! I nearly drove off the road.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 11:40:37 AM
WOS3 Styx, ripping off a melody from Barry M's "Can't Smile Without You"!

BOS4 Casey's feature about "Always Something There To Remind Me" with clips of previous versions, including RB Greaves. Nice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 16, 2010, 11:43:05 AM
I didn't know the Lou Johnson (who?) or Sandie Shaw versions of "Always Something There to Remind Me," nor that they had charted in the U.S.  Can't believe Dionne was only able to take it to #65.  R.B. Greaves' is the weakest of the lot, Naked Eyes' the best.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 11:50:53 AM
I didn't know the Lou Johnson (who?) or Sandie Shaw versions of "Always Something There to Remind Me," nor that they had charted in the U.S.  Can't believe Dionne was only able to take it to #65. 

Dionne's was actually the B-side of "Who is Gonna Love Me?", her #33 follow-up to "...San Jose". Too many wo-wo-wo's for one year, I guess.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 12:18:22 PM
uber-BOS5 Culture Club's "T(COTH)", easily one of the loveliest records to come out of the "2nd British Invasion".

can't remember giving WOS to 2 songs by the same artist in one countdown before, but: heeeere's "Mr Roboto"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2010, 12:44:25 PM
"Just thinkin' about you, baby... just blows mah mind", sez Lionel Richie. But listening to him sing sappy ballads... just blows.

and speaking of sappy ballads: Toto, "I Won't Hold You Back"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2010, 07:58:05 AM
This week's heads-up...

Casey's '70s goes to May 22nd 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-22-76.pdf

and the '80s version is from May 23rd 1987:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052387.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 22, 2010, 08:22:23 AM
missed the fist couple songs, Eric Carmen and Boz

some good funkay stuff here!

Like Johnnie Taylor and his Disco Lay-day, never get tired of that, but  The Brass Construction's Movin' doesn't date well, methinks. Cate Bros' Union Man is just great, vocals are Isley-esque.  Take them out and the music will be as dated at Movin'.

Jimmy Dean's IOU is pretty dang sappy, but you cannot deny a man's tribute to his mother.  It's NTM and I can see why it's not a classic -- or is it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 09:39:52 AM

Jimmy Dean's IOU is pretty dang sappy, but you cannot deny a man's tribute to his mother.  It's NTM and I can see why it's not a classic -- or is it?

a lot of country stations still play it every Mother's Day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2010, 10:34:32 AM

Jimmy Dean's IOU is pretty dang sappy, but you cannot deny a man's tribute to his mother.  It's NTM and I can see why it's not a classic -- or is it?

a lot of country stations still play it every Mother's Day.

God that was an endurance test.  BOS to Johnny Cash, NTM with his final Top 40 hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2010, 10:44:26 AM
I would have preferred Elvis's A-side, "Hurt," to the charting B-side "For the Heart."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2010, 11:40:28 AM
VHM to Neil Sedaka's ode to cruising, "Love in the Shadows."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 04:45:48 PM
VHM to Neil Sedaka's ode to cruising, "Love in the Shadows."

Bwhahaha!  A good way to get "Bad Blood", these days.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 07:12:20 PM
Instant BOSes to Eric Carmen's wonderful "NGFILA" and Boz's fab "It's Over" -- few remember it was the leadoff single from Silk Degrees; its sad #38 peak nearly sank the whole enterprise. Good thing Columbia kept the faith and followed it with "Lowdown".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 07:20:08 PM
You'd've thought, if you were a fan of Tim Moore's "Rock'N'Roll Love Letter" (as I was/am), that it was just MADE to be covered by the Bay City Rollers... but their version disappointed in '76 and doesn't sound much better now.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 07:59:12 PM
Al Wilson's forgotten "I've Got a Feeling" (NOT the Beatles tune) is in the same bag as (and pre-dates slightly) Lou Rawls' "You'll Never Find..."

VHM Marvin's "I Want You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 22, 2010, 08:27:16 PM
You'd've thought, if you were a fan of Tim Moore's "Rock'N'Roll Love Letter" (as I was/am), that it was just MADE to be covered by the Bay City Rollers... but their version disappointed in '76 and doesn't sound much better now.

I've always liked the Rollers' song, but I'm not familiar w Tim Moore. 

Googling him turns up his Facebook page >>  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Moore/73986413209
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 08:37:52 PM
BOS3 Billy Ocean's fabulously Fauxtown "Love Really Hurts..." -- bet Levi and the Tops were jealous when they heard this one.

WOS Bad Co's remake of "Young Blood" -- one of the whitest covers of an R&B classic, like, EVAH.  VHM the Blackbyrds forgotten "Happy Music" at its #19 peak; I'd forgotten it made it to the Top 20.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 08:45:06 PM
You'd've thought, if you were a fan of Tim Moore's "Rock'N'Roll Love Letter" (as I was/am), that it was just MADE to be covered by the Bay City Rollers... but their version disappointed in '76 and doesn't sound much better now.

I've always liked the Rollers' song, but I'm not familiar w Tim Moore. 

Googling him turns up his Facebook page >>  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Moore/73986413209

Moore wrote "Second Avenue", a ballad that Art Garfunkel had a minor hit with in '74; Mr Moore's orig version of "RnRLL" was a huge "turntable hit" at NYC's WNEW-FM in late '75, and I was crushed when it failed to hit as a single

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_cvnHv5gx8

I think it would not have been out-of-place on that first Eric Carmen solo LP.  I was excited when the Rollers recorded it; "hooray! now at least it'll be a hit". But their version is just, I dunno, "off" somehow, and it wasn't that big a hit anyway.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 08:48:04 PM
VHM to Neil Sedaka's ode to cruising, "Love in the Shadows."

Bwhahaha!  A good way to get "Bad Blood", these days.

"you gotta put your faith in things you can touch -- if you dare to". There were a lotta "dark hallways" in the West Village in '76 for Neil. See the docu Gay Sex in the '70s if you never have -- quite eye-opening.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2010, 08:56:00 PM
astounding to think there was a time when Frampty's "Show Me The Way" was new and fresh-sounding. Ditto the Maxine Nightengale.

Nothing in Hour 3 that I'm dying to hear again; I think I'll listen to the KaBOOM sndtk -- it'll be weird without the fireworks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2010, 10:09:57 AM
aaack! the '87 chart begins with Donna Allen's forgettable "Serious" and 2 WOSes from Heart and Starship.

Thank gawd for Ree-Ree & George and The System.

ETA: that "oldest woman ever to sing on a #1 single" stat for Grace Slick was one that I'd missed until now. Nothin's gonna stop her, indeed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2010, 10:42:34 AM
I totally do not remember the Thompson Twins' "Get That Love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2010, 11:06:54 AM
proxies of Gaz: Level 42, "Lessons in Love", and Company B's "Fascinated", which gets a VHM from me.

BOS Whitney at her most appealing: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who's Lezby)"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2010, 11:24:40 AM
Mick Hufnall tries to do it "sexily right" while the chorus urges him to "get on top more". VHM for WTF-ness alone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2010, 12:09:10 PM
Yikes! Hour #3 starts with 3 more WOSes: Lionel Richie's "Se La"; perennial WOS-er Kenny Loggins with "Meet Me Halfway" (from the Stallone arm-wrestling flick Over the Top!); and Chicago's "If She Would Have Been Faithful" -- wimpy even without Cetera singing lead.

VHM Miss-Jackson-if-ya-nasty telling her boss Mr Alpert that love don't come for free; BOS2 Lisa Lisa giving head to your toe. Toe-sucker!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 23, 2010, 12:51:23 PM
BOS3 and flashback-of-the-week, Breakfast Club's "Right On Track", which I haven't heard in ages.

uber-BOS4 Poison's fabtastic "Talk Dirty To Me", one of the best stoopid rock singles of that decade.

The '70s chart had "Strange Magic"; this one has strange Madge and young girls with eyes like potatoes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 24, 2010, 12:47:53 PM
Memorial Day Weekend heads-up...

Casey's '70s will be from May 27th 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-27-72.pdf

(Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak)

and the '80s version is from May 30th 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-30-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2010, 07:09:17 AM
Frederick Knight's "I've Been Lonely for So Long" is NTM, and frankly, I can't believe it cracked the 40.  Quavering falsetto like Pete Wingfield's "18 With a Bullet," with the mildest of melodies.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2010, 07:29:52 AM
Andy Williams' "Speak Softly Love" from The Godfather is NTM as well, though I've been aware of it for years.  It's a pale cousin to the previous year's "Love Story (Where Do I Begin)."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2010, 07:39:03 AM
Sad story about how the Moody Blues were robbed of $500K by their managers when they first hit it big.  The music industry has always been a despicable place, a fact I try to ignore most of the time.

Apropos of everything, BOS1 to the Moodies and "Isn't Life Strange?"  It's a different version on my GH comp.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2010, 07:46:08 AM
AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

There are only two things in the world that sound worse to me than a set of bagpipes.

Two sets of bagpipes.

No offense to them, but major WOS to the Blah Blah Dragoon Corps' "Amazing Grace."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2010, 07:48:32 AM
BOS2 to Millie Jackson on principle - she deserved  better from many of her singles - on "Ask Me What You Want."  Comparatively a little lightweight for her, but she still sells it well.  You guys know her song "Child of God"?  It's stunning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 10:01:46 AM
BOS2 to Millie Jackson on principle - she deserved  better from many of her singles - on "Ask Me What You Want."  Comparatively a little lightweight for her, but she still sells it well.  You guys know her song "Child of God"?  It's stunning.

Hey Gaz, I just tuned in to the Canadian station... ya just missed Lighthouse's "Pretty Lady"!  Miss Millie rules, "Ask Me.." is a pop-soul delight and really, that was before she assumed her darker persona.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 10:34:27 AM
Sad story about how the Moody Blues were robbed of $500K by their managers when they first hit it big.  The music industry has always been a despicable place, a fact I try to ignore most of the time.

Apropos of everything, BOS1 to the Moodies and "Isn't Life Strange?"  It's a different version on my GH comp.

amazing they didn't write a song called "Doesn't Life Suck?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 10:47:51 AM
WOS "Troglodyte"

But OMG -- nicest surprise of the morning, one of Casey's "extras" is Cher's forgotten "Living in a House Divided". And even better, one of the Canadian extras is Neil's "Four Strong Winds"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 11:10:00 AM
VHM MJ's "Rockin Robin" -- Motown noticed the stirrings of '50s nostalgia that year, somewhat ahead of the curve. The J-5 also did "Little Bitty Pretty One", coming up in the next hour.

There's a wild-man wizard hiding in Harry Chapin, illuminating his mind. Er, what?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 11:24:16 AM
WOS2 Ringo, backing off.  Thank gawd Richard Perry entered the picture the following year.

But here come 3 fab singles in a row: Mr. Simon meets Julio and Rosie the Queen of Corona

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/photo/2009/02/15/20090215LIVINGIN/26863995.JPG)

Todd sees the light, and Glodean and the girls get caught in the rain and call Barry to tell him all about it.  ooo! it's the looong version!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62mSAD5zKtc
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 11:49:27 AM
BOS the Carpenters' lovely Carole King cover -- amazing that this was the single that broke their streak of 6 consecutive Top Three charters.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 12:11:46 PM
Last night I didn't get to sleep at all... this woman kept banging on my door. Went on for hours. Finally, I had to get up and let her out.

BOS2 Ms. McCoo and the fab Fifth.

and VHM DR Hook, interpreting the great Shel Silverstein's wonderful piece of story-songwriting.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 12:33:57 PM

Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak


Mick don't need your jewels in his crown. But he'd love to give you a pearl necklace.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2010, 01:47:15 PM

Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak


Mick don't need your jewels in his crown. But he'd love to give you a pearl necklace.
"A pearl necklace shows her how much you care."
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:S5G5mMEACzg5MM:http://www.kdvr.com/media/photo/2008-12/8237929.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 04:59:26 PM

Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak


Mick don't need your jewels in his crown. But he'd love to give you a pearl necklace.
"A pearl necklace shows her how much you care."
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:S5G5mMEACzg5MM:http://www.kdvr.com/media/photo/2008-12/8237929.jpg)


I've told friends on the East Coast about the famous Tom Shane "give her a pearl necklace" commercial but no one believes me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2010, 11:13:13 PM
NTM from JJ: the Staples' "Unlock Your Mind", a Top 20 R&B hit from their Warners period that never even charted Pop. In the "Let's Do it Again" vein; dunno if Curtis M wrote this one too.

ETA: oops, wrong thread...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 30, 2010, 10:12:07 AM
This weekend is chock-full of NTMs in both sets.  Elton's "Nobody Wins," one of them, deserved better: it peaked at 21 and lasted on the charts only 6 weeks.  But wow is there a lot of forgettable singer-songwriter pointlessness in this set.  WOS to Lee Ritenour's lifeless lite jazz.  BOS to Sheena Easton's "Morning Train."  And OMGWTF to Get Wet, gettin' so wo-wo-wo-wo-wonely with a song I had no idea existed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 10:21:54 AM
After unheezing us with last week's #1, Casey's '80s kicks off with 4 obscurities in a row: EJ's "Nobody Wins", Get Wet's "Just So Lonely" and Jim Photoglo's "Fool in Love With You" are all songs I just-barely remember; but -- say what? -- the great Jesse Winchester actually had a Top 40 hit called "Say What?"  I don't remember this at all.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 10:36:50 AM
This John O'Banion is another generic and forgettable Doobs clone; but the Pure Prairie League tune was notable for a pre-country-stardom Vince Gill.

WOS Crapton -- no, really, I *CAN'T* stand it.

Casey welcomes the Who with open arms and open legs. No homo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 11:15:13 AM
JS find their way back to a WOS2.  And here's Quincy Jones' "Ai No Corrida", written by former Ian Dury Blockhead Chas Jankel! I always thought he cribbed some of the melody from "Dreadlock Holiday".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 11:30:14 AM
VHM Barry M with one of this week's LDDs: "I Made it Thru the Rain", which I'll always associate with the freeing of the Iranian hostages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 11:39:11 AM
I wanna tell Rick Springfield I love him, but the point is prob'ly moot.

OMGWTF: Don McLean's forgotten cover of "Since I Don't Have You"; VHM H&O's "You Make-a Mah Dreams"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 12:09:15 PM
post-Urban Cowboy country-crossover still in effect in mid-'81: VHM Dottie West.

BOS Gary US Bonds meeting Brooce and Li'l Steven at a frat party.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 12:33:33 PM
Juice Newton wants you to touch her cheeks before you leave. Whatever floats yer boat, babe.

BOS2 Champaign's gorgeous "How 'Bout Us?"; Cheeze-for-breakfast award: Neil Diamond, "America"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 30, 2010, 05:22:43 PM
The question about the acapella songs that hit the top 40. Casey said only two hit the top 40. Would future Billy Joel hit "The Longest Time" count?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 30, 2010, 07:57:38 PM
The 5 PM 80's AT 40 on JACK-FM (Baltimore) screwed up royally. They went to commercial after "Sweetheart", did the extra "The Greatest American Hero" and returned years later with Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me".

ETA: After Madonna's "La Isla Bonita", they went to commercials and returned with Gino Vannelli at #6, skipping 7-10. This was obviously the stations mistake. The 8 PM 80's AT 40 had the entire show from 1981 intact and didn't add two songs from a 1987 chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2010, 08:20:53 PM
The question about the acapella songs that hit the top 40. Casey said only two hit the top 40. Would future Billy Joel hit "The Longest Time" count?

By jove, I think you're right! And also the Nylons' '87 remake of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 30, 2010, 10:52:49 PM
The question about the acapella songs that hit the top 40. Casey said only two hit the top 40. Would future Billy Joel hit "The Longest Time" count?

By jove, I think you're right! And also the Nylons' '87 remake of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"

Only two a capella songs have charted since those two, IIRC: Boyz II Men's cover of "In the Still of the Nite," and Shai's sadly forgotten "If I Ever Fall in Love Again."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on May 31, 2010, 08:52:26 PM
The 5 PM 80's AT 40 on JACK-FM (Baltimore) screwed up royally. They went to commercial after "Sweetheart", did the extra "The Greatest American Hero" and returned years later with Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me".

ETA: After Madonna's "La Isla Bonita", they went to commercials and returned with Gino Vannelli at #6, skipping 7-10. This was obviously the stations mistake. The 8 PM 80's AT 40 had the entire show from 1981 intact and didn't add two songs from a 1987 chart.
    Yeah it was quite the messup.  Whoever downloaded really messed up.  I switched to KCLH in LaCrosse WI to hear the songs WQSR didn't play.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on May 31, 2010, 09:04:06 PM
      "Sukiyaki" by A Taste of Honey has to be one of the worst remakes ever.  Not quite as grating as "Boogie Oogie Oogie" but wretched nevertheless!(http://blog.tilos.hu/filter/taste-of-honey-cvr.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 31, 2010, 10:05:45 PM
I wanna tell Rick Springfield I love him, but the point is prob'ly moot.

You can tell him in person on Friday, June 18th at &:30 at the San Mateo County Fair:

https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/entertainment/performers

(https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/images/stories/bands/springfield.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 01, 2010, 01:24:18 AM
The 5 PM 80's AT 40 on JACK-FM (Baltimore) screwed up royally. They went to commercial after "Sweetheart", did the extra "The Greatest American Hero" and returned years later with Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me".

ETA: After Madonna's "La Isla Bonita", they went to commercials and returned with Gino Vannelli at #6, skipping 7-10. This was obviously the stations mistake. The 8 PM 80's AT 40 had the entire show from 1981 intact and didn't add two songs from a 1987 chart.
    Yeah it was quite the messup.  Whoever downloaded really messed up.  I switched to KCLH in LaCrosse WI to hear the songs WQSR didn't play.

I didn't know there was one for LaCrosse. I had to listen to the last 3 hours from the Fargo station (audio quality isn't too good. The Baltimore one is very good).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 01, 2010, 08:22:16 AM
This week's Klassik Kasem heads-up:

The '70s version will be from June 4th 1977

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-04-77.pdf

And the '80s version is from June 5th 1982

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060582.html

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 02, 2010, 09:33:07 AM
And the '80s version is from June 5th 1982

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060582.html

Too bad I'll be out of town; several NTMs and long-forgottens in this set, including 5/6 of the opening:

40:    PERSONALLY – KARLA BONOFF
39:    MURPHY’S LAW - CHERI
38:    FRIENDS IN LOVE – DIONNE WARWICK AND JOHNNY MATHIS       
37:    FORGET ME NOTS – PATRICE RUSHEN     
36:    I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START – EDDIE RABBITT     
35:    BREAK IT UP - FOREIGNER

'77, on the other hand, can be safely ignored; we just heard most of those a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 02, 2010, 09:45:01 AM
And the '80s version is from June 5th 1982

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060582.html

'77, on the other hand, can be safely ignored; we just heard most of those a few weeks ago.

agreed, mostly... tho' I need my annual dose of "Ariel", and Fab Babs' "My Heart Belongs To Me"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2010, 10:09:17 AM
I asked this when Broooce did it and I ask again as Manfred Mann debuts at #40 with "Spirit in the Night" -- WTF is a "soul fairy band"? Little Richard?

and here's Marie Osmond with the "Love Hangover" knockoff Gaz featured on his blog recently.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2010, 10:46:14 AM
uber-BOS one of my all-time Noo Yawk faves, "Ariel" -- tears on my pillow and Ave Maria.  Casey, it was pronounced "air-ee-EL", not "AIR-ee-ul". She's a girl, not an antenna.

WOS Kenny Nowwan, "Wuv's Gwown Deep".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2010, 11:07:49 AM
"Do ya wanna make love... or do ya just wanna fool around?" One of my favorite lines of the decade. BOS2 Peter McCann, who also wrote "Right Time of the Night".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2010, 11:36:51 AM
VHM Glen Campbell with the whitest Allen Toussaint cover EVAH.

Nice where-are-they-now feature on Barbara Lewis, who did the orig "Hello Stranger", followed by Mr Miller with funky kicks goin' down in the shitty, er, city.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2010, 09:45:47 AM
KFRC screws up yet again and plays last week's show. Not a complaint, exactly -- any show with the loooong versions of both "Taxi" and "Walking in the Rain..." ain't bad -- but jeez, who's in charge over there?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2010, 10:23:49 AM
oh Charlene, your "subtle whoring" is really boring.  VHM Karla Bonoff's sweet "Personally" and OMGWTF to the Smurf voices on "Murphy's Law", a trend that would soon overstay its welcome.

Dionne W thinks she and Johnny Mathis are "Friends in Love". Er... Dionne, honey, there's a reason why Johnny's nickname is "the African queen".

WOSes Foreigner, Martha Motel and Kansas.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2010, 11:10:30 AM
I don't remember Sheena E's "When He Shines" at all. Sample lyric:

Sometimes a tramp
Sometimes a dude
He changes colour just like a chameleon
Who can't find the mood


Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2010, 11:27:36 AM
WOS4 Loverboy. WTF-of-the-Week: S&G's live-in-Central Park version of "Wake Up Little Suzie" -- can't believe this even charted much less made the Top 40.

Completely forgettable follow-ups to big hits back-to-back: Frankie & the Knockouts' "Without You" and Donnie Iris' "My Girl"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2010, 11:51:38 AM
My fantasy is never having to hear "Fantasy" again. WOS5 Aldo Nova.

Oddity of the week: Charlie Daniels' "Still in Saigon", his last gasp of relevance before becoming a sad parody of a redneck.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2010, 12:26:53 PM
VHM Juice Newton, "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard On Me"... Heh-heh, she said "hard-on"!

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IiAFcfNAJmA/SqkOCljhPLI/AAAAAAAAA14/wyvsXZBLiHk/s320/bandb.jpg)

BOS Queen's forgotten "Body Language", just because. BOS2 Ms Flack's lovely movie theme song, "Making Love"  But, unfortunate segue of the day: "Making Love" is followed by "Did it in a Minute". Er...

And big BOS3 Deniece Williams' wonderful remake of "Gonna Take a Miracle"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: urth on June 06, 2010, 03:31:04 PM
Was sitting in a brewpub in McMinnville last night & heard a good chunk of a Summer '76 ATF that included Silly Love Songs and You Should Be Dancin', among others. No idea if it was on radio, Sirius/XM, or what.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 06, 2010, 05:09:22 PM
And the '80s version is from June 5th 1982

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060582.html

Too bad I'll be out of town; several NTMs and long-forgottens in this set, including 5/6 of the opening:

40:    PERSONALLY – KARLA BONOFF
39:    MURPHY’S LAW - CHERI
38:    FRIENDS IN LOVE – DIONNE WARWICK AND JOHNNY MATHIS       
37:    FORGET ME NOTS – PATRICE RUSHEN     
36:    I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START – EDDIE RABBITT     
35:    BREAK IT UP - FOREIGNER

'77, on the other hand, can be safely ignored; we just heard most of those a few weeks ago.

Considering it's Johnny Mathis, I don't think the "Friends in Love is between Dionne and himself.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on June 09, 2010, 09:10:18 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 10, 2010, 08:46:39 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf

ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!

meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 10, 2010, 10:42:50 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf

ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!


Please don't ever pair those two images together again.

Thank you,
The Ministry of Tabulation Tabernacle Ejaculations
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 11, 2010, 01:30:36 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf

ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!

meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf

I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike.  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2010, 07:19:47 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf

ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!

meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf

I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike.  ;)

The Starship tune I barely remember but the perry is an all-time HFH for me. But his *other* hit that year, "Foolish Heart" is just lovely and sadly underplayed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 12, 2010, 07:13:12 AM
Diana Ross's retooling of "Reach Out, I'll Be There," seemingly modeled after her "Ain't No Mountain," is NTM.  It never really catches fire.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 12, 2010, 07:18:57 AM
WOS: Tom Jones' lost and misguided take on "Puppet Man," with horribly screechy femvox battling him the whole way.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 12, 2010, 07:34:03 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf

ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!

meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf

I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike.  ;)

The Starship tune I barely remember but the perry is an all-time HFH for me. But his *other* hit that year, "Foolish Heart" is just lovely and sadly underplayed.

That's a decent 84 chart.  Oh Sherrie is much maligned, but I've always liked it, despite the opening screams "Well you shoulda been gonnnne!" -- I agree that's waay over the top, those lines make me cringe just a tad -- but the verse and chorus are nice to me.     Waddy Wachtel, the session guitarist for hire on the song, plays a really simple solo, and he took crap for that.  heh, I guess lots of folks just don't like that song, and I can see why...   :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 12, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
BOS '71 "Funky Nassau."  Ain't it funky nah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 12, 2010, 09:30:11 AM
BOS2 to the Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose ... and then they sat back down again.  (Thank you, Mike - or rather, Dan Ingram)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 09:40:57 AM
BOS2 to the Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose ... and then they sat back down again.  (Thank you, Mike - or rather, Dan Ingram)

"treat her like a ladle... spoon with her!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 09:59:42 AM
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf

ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!

meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf

I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike.  ;)

The Starship tune I barely remember but the perry is an all-time HFH for me. But his *other* hit that year, "Foolish Heart" is just lovely and sadly underplayed.

That's a decent 84 chart.  Oh Sherrie is much maligned, but I've always liked it, despite the opening screams "Well you shoulda been gonnnne!" -- I agree that's waay over the top, those lines make me cringe just a tad -- but the verse and chorus are nice to me.     Waddy Wachtel, the session guitarist for hire on the song, plays a really simple solo, and he took crap for that.  heh, I guess lots of folks just don't like that song, and I can see why...   :)

worst TANC evah: the Canadian station is playing "Oh Sherrie" right before the '70s show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 10:19:27 AM
whenever I hear this Bobby Sherman thing, "The Drum", I think "have I ever heard this before?". I have, of course, but it never sticks in my head very long. A year from now when we hear it again I'll say the same thing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 10:51:11 AM
BOS Carly's still-lovely "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be".

VHM The Crusaders Paul Humphrey & His Kool-Aid Chemists, "Put It Where You Want It" "Kool-Aid".

BOS2 ol' Whinyface herself with the orig "IDKHTLH". Sorry, Ms Reddy -- you'll have to settle for having gotten higher on the chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 11:12:43 AM
BOS3 "She's Not Just Another Woman". 8th Day escaped the OHW curse by hitting the 40 with the follow-up "You've Gotta Crawl Before You Can Walk"

"Funky Nassau" always reminds me of the first gay guy I ever knew -- a classmate at a Catholic boys high school back then (still amazing as I think back on it). He was from Honduras originally and he loved anything Carribbean; this song was a big fave of his.

Yo, Miss Brenda! what's that on the tip of yo' tongue? Why, it's BOS4!  Didn't you KNOW?? Couldn't you SEE IT??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 11:59:54 AM
hooray for Canadian "extras": Gino V shakes his behind like-a dynamite on "People Gotta Move"

BOS5 Ree-Ree, doin' "Bridge Over Troubled Water" as Mr Simon originally intended it.

VHM the Partridges, meeting me halfway.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2010, 12:52:57 PM
VHM Jean Knight with an "extra" -- one of my fave m'greens evah, "Mr Pit Stop". ah KNOW you broke dey hearts oneaftanutha, now!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 13, 2010, 07:30:43 AM
Today's 1984 set is sounding really, really good to me.  BOS votes to the Style Council's ever changing moods, the Thompson Twins' request for a doctor in the house, and HoJo's rumination on agape.  And OMGWTF to Willie and Julio's self-congratulation on a lifetime of conquests, which I hadn't actually listened to in many years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2010, 10:06:08 AM
Today's 1984 set is sounding really, really good to me.  BOS votes to the Style Council's ever changing moods, the Thompson Twins' request for a doctor in the house, and HoJo's rumination on agape.  And OMGWTF to Willie and Julio's self-congratulation on a lifetime of conquests, which I hadn't actually listened to in many years.

the Canadian stream ain't workin' this morning and I am majorly bummed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2010, 05:11:24 PM
Frederick Knight's "I've Been Lonely for So Long" is NTM, and frankly, I can't believe it cracked the 40.  Quavering falsetto like Pete Wingfield's "18 With a Bullet," with the mildest of melodies.

TANC: here's the song again on Barry Scott's show -- Mr Knight also wrote "Ring My Bell" for Anita Ward!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 13, 2010, 05:20:34 PM
Frederick Knight's "I've Been Lonely for So Long" is NTM, and frankly, I can't believe it cracked the 40.  Quavering falsetto like Pete Wingfield's "18 With a Bullet," with the mildest of melodies.

TANC: here's the song again on Barry Scott's show -- Mr Knight also wrote "Ring My Bell" for Anita Ward!

If you hadn't posted this, I was gonna!  Listening with ya.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 14, 2010, 11:52:04 AM
This week's heads-upses...

Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf

and the '80s hits June 25th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf

we're overdue for  '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 15, 2010, 01:43:43 AM
This week's heads-upses...

Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf

and the '80s hits June 25th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf

we're overdue for  '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).

Anybody here keep track of which shows are played? I keep wondering if any of these are repeats from previous years (such as last year or 2008).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2010, 07:37:02 AM
This week's heads-upses...

Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf

and the '80s hits June 25th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf

we're overdue for  '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).

Anybody here keep track of which shows are played? I keep wondering if any of these are repeats from previous years (such as last year or 2008).

I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...

'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202

'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2010, 07:51:13 AM
VHM The Crusaders Paul Humphrey & His Kool-Aid Chemists, "Put It Where You Want It" "Kool-Aid".


TANC: JJ just played this on KPOO -- not the first time he's TANC'd a forgotten soul nugget that Casey had played the previous weekend. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 15, 2010, 09:32:10 AM
This week's heads-upses...

Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf

and the '80s hits June 25th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf

we're overdue for  '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).

Anybody here keep track of which shows are played? I keep wondering if any of these are repeats from previous years (such as last year or 2008).

I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...

'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202

'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188

Whoa.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 16, 2010, 09:59:02 AM
Must say that this week's June 23rd 1973 chart is not only wonderful it's also rather sledgehammery, as this was the week I graduated high school.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 17, 2010, 02:56:09 PM
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...

'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202

'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188

Whoa.

According to the geeks at the above AT40 boards, some of whom seem to have connections in radio and/or at Premiere (the AT40 syndicator), word is that on the 4th of July we're finally going to get the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970 -- they've been saving it for this year since it's the 40th Anniversary...  It hasn't been heard since they re-ran it for the 5th Anniv in 1975.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 18, 2010, 02:55:12 AM
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...

'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202

'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188

Whoa.

According to the geeks at the above AT40 boards, some of whom seem to have connections in radio and/or at Premiere (the AT40 syndicator), word is that on the 4th of July we're finally going to get the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970 -- they've been saving it for this year since it's the 40th Anniversary...  It hasn't been heard since they re-ran it for the 5th Anniv in 1975.

Sirius/XM had planned to broadcast it last year but they made a mistake and put July 11, 1970 instead.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 19, 2010, 06:15:59 AM
Must say that this week's June 23rd 1973 chart is not only wonderful it's also rather sledgehammery, as this was the week I graduated high school.

Listening to a bit of this, had to pop in and BOS Gladys & her Pips, talkin' 'bout Daddy.  (Watch ya' mouth!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2010, 09:58:42 AM
our Canadian friends are playing a NTM cover of "Into The Mystic". No clue as to who it is. Johnny Rivers charted with it in 1970 but it wasn't him.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2010, 10:11:17 AM
"Give yo' baby a standing ovation, and she'll sho' give a hand-job to you"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2010, 10:38:55 AM
BOS1 the mighty 'berries, "Let's Pretend", their lovely corrollary to the BBs "Wouldn't it Be Nice".

BOS2 our second Perry Como appearance of the week, his sweet cover of "And I Love You So".

Now don't touch the knobs, 'cause ah think we're gonna hear BOS3 from Geils.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2010, 11:09:00 AM
apropos of SF Guy's earlier question... I just realized we've heard this particular chart before when Casey mis-identified Tower of Power as being "from San Francisco", earning Oaktown's undying wrath.

VHM the smooth Chi-town soul of the Independents' "Leaving Me".

Most Appropriate of Set: the aforementioned Gladys with "Daddy Could Swear"; Most Underrated and Forgotten: the Stylistics very nice cover of "You'll Never Get To Heaven".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2010, 11:44:55 AM
Always a BOS(4) for NYC.

Shoo-bee-doo-lang-lang: VHM Karen & Richard, waxing nostalgic.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2010, 12:05:08 PM
kudos to this Canadian "extra": 5-Man Electrical Band's *other* hit, "Absolutely Right".

Not much to say about the top 13, except that I'm probably the only person here who doesn't consider "Playground in My Mind" to be a HFH. An un-guilty pleasure, to my ears.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 19, 2010, 04:03:39 PM
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...

'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202

'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188

Whoa.

According to the geeks at the above AT40 boards, some of whom seem to have connections in radio and/or at Premiere (the AT40 syndicator), word is that on the 4th of July we're finally going to get the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970 -- they've been saving it for this year since it's the 40th Anniversary...  It hasn't been heard since they re-ran it for the 5th Anniv in 1975.

If they do play this show, can anyone tape it and upload it to something like sendspace or rapidshare? I doubt we'll hear the show again so it would be nice to get an mp3 or something saved on the hard drive.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2010, 10:17:50 AM
'83 in full effect: an odd first hour, with double doses of Prince AND Bryan Adams.  VHM the late Ms Branigan's "Solitaire", which I didn't really appreciate at the time.

BOS Chris DeBurgh's "Don't Pay the Ferryman" -- this and the Branigan are the only songs of the first 10 that really qualify as "songs radio hardly ever plays anymore"

And for the 4th of July 1983, Casey did "the 40 biggest artists of the '80s... so far"?? Talk about jumping the gun!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2010, 11:37:57 AM
Unexpected BOS2 Jim Capaldi, "That's Love", which I barely remember at all from '83

WOS The Goat, "Stand Back"; VHM Rod Stewart's overlooked "Baby Jane"

OMGWTF: the Bee Gees' "The Woman in You", from the dreadful SNF sequel Staying Alive, actually got as high as #24?  And another totally forgotten song at #22: LRB's "We Two".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2010, 12:04:15 PM
BOS3 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "All This Love" -- this was their breakout year; shame about what happened to them.

VHMs to EJ, still standing, and MJ, finding inspiration in "Soul Makossa" on "WBSS" -- always a treat to hear something other than "Billie Jean" or "Beat It" from Thriller.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 20, 2010, 07:15:47 PM
'83 in full effect: an odd first hour, with double doses of Prince AND Bryan Adams.  VHM the late Ms Branigan's "Solitaire", which I didn't really appreciate at the time.

BOS Chris DeBurgh's "Don't Pay the Ferryman" -- this and the Branigan are the only songs of the first 10 that really qualify as "songs radio hardly ever plays anymore"

And for the 4th of July 1983, Casey did "the 40 biggest artists of the '80s... so far"?? Talk about jumping the gun!

And according to this http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-02-83.pdf, top act "so far" was Hall and Oates and Casey played "Maneater".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 21, 2010, 12:21:04 PM
This week's '70s show is from June 28th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-75.pdf

and JJ Fad fans rejoice: Casey's '80s goes to June 25th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 26, 2010, 07:31:32 AM
'75 is off to an interesting start - ballads from Charlie Rich and Roger Whittaker are interspersed with Barry White, the Commodores and Kool & the Gang each knocking off their previous hit.

IDKT: Mike "Rockford Files" Post was from Berkeley.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 26, 2010, 08:19:39 AM
Miss Manchester's "Midnight Blue" always touches a warm note inside me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 26, 2010, 08:33:23 AM
Geekery: My Whitburn copy doesn't identify either Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Try to Remember/ The Way We Were" or Seals & Crofts' (Arts & Crafts, heh, love it) "I'll Play for You" as a "live" recording.  Were crowd noises dubbed into both, I wonder?  Either way, VHMs to these back-to-back forgotten gems.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 26, 2010, 08:49:14 AM
Livvy's ever charming "Please Mr. Please" gets a HM even though she wastes an entire stanza on explaining the concept of a jukebox.

Bonus track: here she is, hoofing it with Andy Gibb and ABBA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhW68WE8F8s
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2010, 10:40:57 AM
Geekery: My Whitburn copy doesn't identify either Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Try to Remember/ The Way We Were" or Seals & Crofts' (Arts & Crafts, heh, love it) "I'll Play for You" as a "live" recording.  Were crowd noises dubbed into both, I wonder?  Either way, VHMs to these back-to-back forgotten gems.

My copy, the newest edition, says both are live -- the S&C sure *sounds* fake to me.

I'll catch up with Casey later, I'm enjoying AL's Pride replay, this set really impressed me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2010, 11:15:21 AM
Tony Camillo's Bazuka's "Dy-no-MITE!" seemed a silly let's-cash-in-on-a-catchphrase throwaway in '75; now it strikes me as a fun, tight little instrumental, easily better than that "Kool-Aid" thing we heard a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2010, 11:26:57 AM
uber-BOS Ray Steven's fabulous countrified re-imagining of "Misty". It is my goal to get AL to play it in a '75 set sooner than later.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2010, 11:50:32 AM
BOS2 "Swearin' to God" -- Frankie V goes disco months before the Four Seasons charted with their "Who Loves You" comeback.

"no one gets me up there like you can
but you have a nose like a toucan..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2010, 12:08:11 PM
"man got his woman to take his seed..." and that woman's name is: Alice Cooper!  BOS3 to one of chartdom's greatest OMGWTFs, "Only Women Bleed"

VHM Major Harris' ode to premature ejaculation.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2010, 12:49:41 PM
For the first time since we've been listening to these Klassic Kasems, Casey's promos for a special show "next week" are for reals -- we really are gonna hear the replay of the very first (July 4th 1970) AT40. And I cannot wait.

(http://www.mrpophistory.com/images/AMPH_americantop40summer1970.jpg)

love the "for details call collect" part -- "800" numbers didn't exist in 1970.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on June 26, 2010, 10:11:18 PM
For the first time since we've been listening to these Klassic Kasems, Casey's promos for a special show "next week" are for reals -- we really are gonna hear the replay of the very first (July 4th 1970) AT40. And I cannot wait.

(http://www.mrpophistory.com/images/AMPH_americantop40summer1970.jpg)

love the "for details call collect" part -- "800" numbers didn't exist in 1970.

Anybody have the capability to tape it? This is something I'm sure a lot us would love to save on our computer. Or at the very least knows a station that will archive it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 27, 2010, 08:49:28 AM
"I didn't get a break, I got in a fight": Lita helpfully provides her own radio edit for people like Casey squeamish about the phrase get laid.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 09:49:33 AM
"I didn't get a break, I got in a fight": Lita helpfully provides her own radio edit for people like Casey squeamish about the phrase get laid.

Ha!  I think we discussed that last year as well -- I'd never heard the "clean" version before. But I look forward to Lita in any ford, er, form.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 09:58:08 AM
OMG -- just before AT40, our Canadian friends played Joni's "Carey" followed by Ms Moyet's fantabulous "Invisible".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 10:14:10 AM
Dept of Redundancy Dept: Billy Ocean sees a "picture-perfect painting" in "Color of Love"

BOS1 Ms Estefan's "Anything For You" -- Best. Karen Carpenter. Imitation. EVAH.

BOS2 TTD's "Sign Your Name"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 10:51:42 AM
Well, at least DJJJ&tFP's "Parents Don't Understand" is moderately clever, but WOS1 JJ Fad's supremely annoying "Stupid-sonic" (as I used to call it back in the day). Fingernails-on-a-blackboard to the Nth degree.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 11:20:22 AM
Turn the radio UP!  BOS3 Eric Carmen's wonderful, forgotten "Make Me Lose Control".

VHM Percy and his Long Tall Cool One.

I think I said this last year, but: I'd forgotten the Church's "Under the Milky Way" ever got near the Top 40 much less into it.  Proxy of shray.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 12:25:33 PM
VHM Jane Wiedlin's "Rush Hour" -- a lot more fun than most of her more-successful ex-bandmate Belinda Carlisle's solo stuff, IMHO.

WOS2 Richard Marx, holding on to the night; another VHM H&O's "Everything Your Heart Desires"

I surely have not heard this Brenda K Starr tune since '88.

BOS4 lovely Lita, censored or not.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2010, 12:56:21 PM
Holy crap -- BOS5 to the most unexpected "Extra" in ages: Kylie's "I Should Be So Lucky". One of the great pop singles of the '80s and I'm gobsmacked to be hearing it here, since it (sadly) peaked at #28.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 28, 2010, 08:28:20 AM
As previously discussed, this weeks '70s show is indeed the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html

(note the error on that 1970 list -- "Sugar Sugar" should be by Wilson Pickett, not the Archies.)

and the '80s version is a special -- a 1987 Top 40 hits of the '80s... So Far:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-87%20Spec.pdf

 

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 30, 2010, 09:54:10 PM
As previously discussed, this weeks '70s show is indeed the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html


Exciting news -- Madison's Magic 98 will be doing a Casey marathon on Saturday -- 6 shows, culminating with the very first AT40 from 1970 (times listed are CDT).

6-9am show - June 28, 1975

9-12 noon show - May 14, 1977

12-3pm show - October 14, 1972

3-6pm show - January 4, 1975

6-9pm show - October 19, 1974

9pm-12 midnight show - July 4, 1970, "The Debut Show"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 02, 2010, 07:24:57 PM
It's the Amer Top 40 Fun & Games website:
http://www.angelfire.com/music4/at40coc/contents.html

PS- I'm away in San Diego this weekend, so if someone can record the 7/4/70 AT40, that would be cool.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 03, 2010, 03:32:58 AM
As previously discussed, this weeks '70s show is indeed the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html

(note the error on that 1970 list -- "Sugar Sugar" should be by Wilson Pickett, not the Archies.)


It should be noted that the above link is NOT the chart from July 4, 1970 but July 11, 1970. #40 for July 4th was Sly and the Family Stone "I Want to Take You Higher." The #1 song on July 4th was Jackson 5 "The Love You Save".

Is July 11th maybe the first show? This is the same one Siruis/XM played last year but I followed along with my Billboard chart book and it was July 11th. Even at the beginning of the show, Casey says "For the week ending July 11, 1970" and if you read the cue sheets, the first one list is July 11th.

Check the July 4th chart here: http://books.google.com/books?id=jhQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0#all_issues_anchor
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2010, 07:28:17 AM
Argh!  Chico Oldies flubbed the intro, starting the show midway through "End of Our Road."

A good countdown irrespective of its historical value; early VHM to Crabby Appleton's a-bit-ahead-of-its-time "Go Back."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2010, 07:49:36 AM
This is the first time I've heard Ray Stevens' "Everything Is Beautiful" in its entirety in many, many years.  Happy to put it back into storage.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2010, 08:13:46 AM
HM to Susan Jacks and the Poppy Family, "Which Way You Goin', Billy?"  I've heard it's about a guy who chooses fighting in the war over his wife, but I think it could be read as sexual-identity conflict as well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2010, 08:34:48 AM
Co-BOS votes back to back to PG&E's apocalyptic "Are You Ready?" and Charles Watts/103's giddy "Loveland."  The latter is perfect Saturday morning music.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 03, 2010, 09:06:23 AM
BOS3 to the Stair Steps' "O-O-H Child," a song I truly relished when I'd hear it on 3WS at 4 in the morning on some random teenage weeknight.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 09:55:42 AM

It should be noted that the above link is NOT the chart from July 4, 1970 but July 11, 1970. #40 for July 4th was Sly and the Family Stone "I Want to Take You Higher." The #1 song on July 4th was Jackson 5 "The Love You Save".

Is July 11th maybe the first show? This is the same one Siruis/XM played last year but I followed along with my Billboard chart book and it was July 11th. Even at the beginning of the show, Casey says "For the week ending July 11, 1970" and if you read the cue sheets, the first one list is July 11th.


The shows were always "for the week ending..." a week from the airdate -- Billboard gave them the chart that was published the following Monday. So the show aired 4th of July wknd but the chart was dated (in the magazine) July 11th.

I'm listening to the Magic 98 marathon and will catch the 1970 show tonite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 10:12:58 AM
Tuned in to the Magic 98 marathon in time for an Oct '72 chart -- Nilsson's "Spaceman" at #39, followed by a forgotten David Cassidy obscurity, "Rock Me Baby"

Then Casey seems bemused that a "Woman's Lib song" has made it into the countdown as Ms Reddy debuts.

proxy of cairo: Sam Neely, sounding like a chipmunk who wants to be Kris Kristofferson.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 10:45:57 AM
I'll be a round, you'll be a sirloin.

Did anyone ever do a disco version of "Midnight Rider"? This Joe Cocker version, which I'd completely forgotten, has a hint of that (interesting, considering this is 1972) but a full-blown dance-diva version would've probably worked well -- what gay disco denizens weren't looking for someone to ride them at midnight?

Speaking of which, and TANC: Chi Coltrane don't know how to handle it! It's more than she can bear!  Good thing she didn't become a hooker like Ms McCoo in the always-lovely "If I Could Reach You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 11:40:01 AM
da long-haired hippies and da afro-blacks all get togetha across da tracks...and dey PARTY!  JB on da goodfoot. Ain't nuthin' goin' on but da RENT-uh!

Even non-believing me has to BOS Rick Springfield's delightful "Speak to the Sky". I still say a '70s "Jesus Rock" set would rule on 10@10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 01:27:18 PM
Jan 4, 1975: amusing to hear Casey gush about Billy Preston's "Struttin'" ("what a record!") and BJ's "The Entertainer" ("a winner!") --neither would get to the Top 20.

VHM Elvis' "Promised Land" -- at least his version made the 40; JT's take the previous summer went nowhere.

And as I walk out the door, a BOS to Glodean and the girls' underheard "I Belong To You" -- amazingly their only other Top 40 hit besides "Walking in the Rain"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 03, 2010, 05:06:24 PM

It should be noted that the above link is NOT the chart from July 4, 1970 but July 11, 1970. #40 for July 4th was Sly and the Family Stone "I Want to Take You Higher." The #1 song on July 4th was Jackson 5 "The Love You Save".

Is July 11th maybe the first show? This is the same one Siruis/XM played last year but I followed along with my Billboard chart book and it was July 11th. Even at the beginning of the show, Casey says "For the week ending July 11, 1970" and if you read the cue sheets, the first one list is July 11th.


The shows were always "for the week ending..." a week from the airdate -- Billboard gave them the chart that was published the following Monday. So the show aired 4th of July wknd but the chart was dated (in the magazine) July 11th.

I'm listening to the Magic 98 marathon and will catch the 1970 show tonite.

So what I heard last year WAS the first show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 05:31:31 PM
CBS and Warner Brothers/RCA and all the others: I truly never get tired of "Life Is a Rock". And it's at #21 in this Oct '74 chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 06:17:30 PM
CBS and Warner Brothers/RCA and all the others: I truly never get tired of "Life Is a Rock". And it's at #21 in this Oct '74 chart.

BOS the Osmonds' finest hour: "Love Me For a Reason"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 07:09:12 PM
And so it begins!  Marvin at #40, VHM Mark Lindsay's sadly forgotten "Silver Bird". Casey is talkingsofast!

BOS1 Crabby Appleton -- agreed, Gaz: ahead of its time, and I bet Eric Carmen was sitting in Cleveland listening to the radio and being quite jealous.

BOS2 Ree-Ree's very underrated "Spirit in the Dark"; I'm actually shocked to learn that it got as high as #23, since NY Top 40 stations completely rejected it.

And another VHM to another forgotten hit, John Phillips' "Mississippi" -- this and the Crabby Appleton were WNEW-FM staples that summer.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 07:45:10 PM
VHMs for Flaming Ember, full of the deacon's bathtub gin, and the 4 Tops, re-doing "It's All in The Game" quite nicely.

BOS3 the fab Fifth, having a fab Fourth with the then-appropriate "Save the Country" -- followed by CSNY's "Ohio". Imagine 2 political hits back-2-back on today's chart.

BOS4 the Impressions' great "Check Out Yo' Mind"; BOS5 Wilson Pickett's "Sugar Sugar" -- one of the greatest re-inventions of a song in chart history (right up there with Ray Stevens' "Misty").


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 08:37:41 PM
More cowbell! Casey sez "Mississippi Queen" is "gonna be a biggie" -- the very week it peaks at #21. Oops.

BOSes 6&7 to PG&E's fierce "Are You Ready?" and Charles Wright and his etc with "LoveLand", which I *lurved*at the time, after hearing it on an out-of-town station and discovering to my chagrin that NYC stations didn't care much for it.

BOS8 Miguel Rios' stirring "Song of Joy", and VHM "United We Stand", one of Tony Burrows' 4 hits that year with 4 diff studio conglomerations and certainly the loveliest of the bunch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2010, 09:41:20 PM
BOS9 Elvis, "The Wonder of You". I was really just discovering Elvis at that point in my young life. I had vague memories of him from my childhood and of course his early hits got played as oldies, but when I got into Top 40 radio in late '67 he wasn't really a current hitmaker. I remember hearing "If I can Dream" in late '68 on CKLW late at night, but it was yet another recdord that NYC stations ignored. Not until "Suspicious Minds" in the fall of '69 did he enter my consciousness in a major way. And suddenly I wanted to hear more -- and "Wonder of You" filled the bill.

Love Casey's story about Melanie being popular in Holland -- is that better than being Big in Japan?  VHM "Candles in the Rain". And ditto Blues Image -- don't bogart that mystery shit, Captain.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 04, 2010, 02:20:54 AM
If I had known that what I heard last year was the first show, I would have converted the DVD I had of the XM show off of Directv onto my computer to an mp3, uploaded it and you guys would have had the show last summer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 04, 2010, 09:17:48 AM
The '80s recap wasn't terribly interesting.  The only songs I hadn't heard in recent times were Kenny Rogers' "Lady" and Captain & Tennille's "Do That to Me One More Time," the latter feeling out of place here.  The big surprise for me was that the only song that missed #1 here was JC's "Hurts So Good" - Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You," with its 8 or so weeks at #2, somehow missed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 04, 2010, 06:38:13 PM
There certainly seems to be a major different in Casey's DJ style between his first show and his last in 1988 .
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2010, 06:49:16 PM
There certainly seems to be a major different in Casey's DJ style between his first show and his last in 1988 .

Yeah, the syrupy Casey of a thousand sappy Long-Distance Dedications evolved over time. But even between '70 and '75 (which is when I first heard the first show, on the 5th anniv) he had slowed down and warmed up quite a bit.  Because they found that that was what worked. In the beginning they were trying to get affiliates signed up and I guess they figured people wanted a more typical fast-talking, wise-cracking Top 40 DJ.  But check out Casey in 1964 with his height-of-Beatlemania novelty recording "Letter From Elaina":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3pb-DPYQ0
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2010, 07:51:10 PM
OMFG: from that other AT40 message board, in re: today's 1970 first-show-ever...

"Now for some nit-picking trivia...Did anybody notice a musician named James was twice referred in two different hits? At #34 John Phillips says 'Do it to me, James' while at #9 Elvis says 'Play it, James'.

And... they're the same person!"

http://www.james-burton.net/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 04, 2010, 08:15:02 PM
OMFG: from that other AT40 message board, in re: today's 1970 first-show-ever...

"Now for some nit-picking trivia...Did anybody notice a musician named James was twice referred in two different hits? At #34 John Phillips says 'Do it to me, James' while at #9 Elvis says 'Play it, James'.

And... they're the same person!"

http://www.james-burton.net/


Reading some of the posts from their message board, they ARE bigger nerds for AT40 than this board.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 06, 2010, 08:26:30 PM
This week's Casey's '70s goes to July 11th 1976

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-11-76.pdf

OMG -- the 4 Seasons' "Silver Star" in its brief Top 40 appearance!

and the '80s chart is from July 7th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-84.pdf

don't miss the beginning of that '84 show -- Robin Gibb's "Boys Do Fall in Love" at #40 is a fave forgotten 45 from that era which deserved much better chartwise, IMHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 07, 2010, 11:03:31 PM
Robin Gibb's "Boys Do Fall in Love" at #40 is a fave forgotten 45 from that era which deserved much better chartwise, IMHO.

And it didn't do better because people mentally finished the sentence with "with each other."  But I dug it at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 07, 2010, 11:04:01 PM
OMFG: from that other AT40 message board, in re: today's 1970 first-show-ever...

"Now for some nit-picking trivia...Did anybody notice a musician named James was twice referred in two different hits? At #34 John Phillips says 'Do it to me, James' while at #9 Elvis says 'Play it, James'.

And... they're the same person!"

http://www.james-burton.net/


That bit of trivia is going to come in handy for me someday.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2010, 10:06:34 AM
'76 in effect: ED&JFC ain't talkin' 'bout the linen, y'all.  But Tavares have found a missing angel. Hope it's Kate Jackson -- she's the smart one.

BOSFRA to the Seasons' "Silver Star" -- radio musta hated this to give it such short shrift after 2 huge hits in a row.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2010, 10:25:28 AM
uber-BOS2 Ree-Ree doing Curtis M's "Something He Can Feel" -- that this was a #1 Soul single but only got as high as 28 Pop is one of the great shames of the '70s.

OMGWTF, even after all these years, to Todd's "Good Vibrations" -- the musical equivalent of Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho.

I totally don't remember Johnnie Taylor's "Disco lady" follow-up, but "Somebody's Gettin It" (must be Jody).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2010, 10:47:06 AM
Ree-Ree doing Curtis M's "Something He Can Feel" -- that this was a #1 Soul single but only got as high as 28 Pop is one of the great shames of the '70s.


ditto Candi Staten Island's "Young Hearts..."

BOS3 the Carpenters gorgeous, forgotten "I Need To Be In Love", another chart stumble that deserved much better.

WOS Aerosmith.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2010, 11:07:57 AM
OMGWTF2: a Tony Burrows-less Brotherhood of Man, with "Save Your Kisses For Me", a UK #1 that only got to 27 here thanks to a cover battle with the Bobby Vinton version.

VHMs "I'm Easy" and "Making Our Dreams Come True". If only the Cyndi Williams/Penny Marshall remake of "16 Reasons" had made the Top 40...

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61gAjrrK2YL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2010, 11:40:16 AM
How 'bout a Seals & Crofts/Silver Convention mash-up: "Get Closer and Boogie".

Look At Me I'm an ARTISTE! award to Neil D's "If You Know What I Mean"

And this was the first time the Beatles and the Beach Boys were in the Top 40 simultaneously since May of 1969, when "Get Back" debuted at #10 as a descending "I Can Hear Music" was at #37.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2010, 10:26:59 AM
Sorry, Sergio: I prefer your Brazil '66 incarnation to the paint-by-numbers adult-contempo of stuff like the forgettable "Alibis". And while we're being cranky: WOS Steve Perry's "She's Mine" -- thank gawd radio doesn't remember this one.

But BOS the Boy and his compatriots with "It's a Miracle"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2010, 10:47:10 AM
Quite a Gaz-tastic first hour, with the aforementioned Robin Gibb and Culture Club hits, Eddy Grant's "Romancing the Stone" and Corey Hart rockin' da 'glasses.

But the 2nd hour begins with the WOS-in-perpetuity of "Sister Christian" and the compeltely forgettable/formulaic/sounds-like-5-other-songs "I'm Free" by Mr Loggins. Even people who've seen Footloose dozens of times don't recall this one.

No shortage of WOSes in this hour: Starship's "No Way Out", Chicago's "Stay The Night" too. And a special WOS/WTF to the Jagger/Jacksons collab "State of Shock".

But BOS2 Dan Hartman on the moving sidewalk.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2010, 12:08:49 PM
VHM Ray Huey Parker Lewis, "I Want a New Ghost".

aaack! Steve Perry scores 2 WOSes in one show with "Oh Sherrie".  Shoulda been gone, indeed. HM EJ, puttin' on his Sassons.

'fatuate me! VHM Rod the Mod with one of his many pleasing '80s singles.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2010, 04:48:58 PM
'76 in effect: ED&JFC ain't talkin' 'bout the linen, y'all.  But Tavares have found a missing angel. Hope it's Kate Jackson -- she's the smart one.

BOSFRA to the Seasons' "Silver Star" -- radio musta hated this to give it such short shrift after 2 huge hits in a row.

It's not just radio.  Bad choice; there's not much song to the song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2010, 04:52:13 PM
Quite a Gaz-tastic first hour, with the aforementioned Robin Gibb and Culture Club hits, Eddy Grant's "Romancing the Stone" and Corey Hart rockin' da 'glasses.

But the 2nd hour begins with the WOS-in-perpetuity of "Sister Christian" and the compeltely forgettable/formulaic/sounds-like-5-other-songs "I'm Free" by Mr Loggins. Even people who've seen Footloose dozens of times don't recall this one.

No shortage of WOSes in this hour: Starship's "No Way Out", Chicago's "Stay The Night" too. And a special WOS/WTF to the Jagger/Jacksons collab "State of Shock".

But BOS2 Dan Hartman on the moving sidewalk.

I was late for a lunch engagement b/c I got caught up in that first hour.  But I'll defend "Heaven Helps the Man": it's formulaic soundtrack fodder, sure, but it was the song I escaped the last day of school that summer with.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 11, 2010, 06:14:25 PM
Quite a Gaz-tastic first hour, with the aforementioned Robin Gibb and Culture Club hits, Eddy Grant's "Romancing the Stone" and Corey Hart rockin' da 'glasses.

But the 2nd hour begins with the WOS-in-perpetuity of "Sister Christian" and the compeltely forgettable/formulaic/sounds-like-5-other-songs "I'm Free" by Mr Loggins. Even people who've seen Footloose dozens of times don't recall this one.

No shortage of WOSes in this hour: Starship's "No Way Out", Chicago's "Stay The Night" too. And a special WOS/WTF to the Jagger/Jacksons collab "State of Shock".

But BOS2 Dan Hartman on the moving sidewalk.

We sure have opposite opinions both musically and politically, for the most part as I'm a moderate (I think sports, too if you like the A's) although agreed on Starship. Their 80s stuff is awful.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 11, 2010, 07:18:02 PM
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2010, 07:31:45 PM
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?

I haven't heard one yet, after all this time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2010, 08:17:10 PM
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?

I haven't heard one yet, after all this time.

according to the uber-geeks at that other AT40 message board, episodes with guest hosts are not part of the syndication package. Not really surprising.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 11, 2010, 08:38:49 PM
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?

I haven't heard one yet, after all this time.

according to the uber-geeks at that other AT40 message board, episodes with guest hosts are not part of the syndication package. Not really surprising.

When I used to listen via Siruis/XM, I heard a Charlie Van Dyke show once otherwise they didn't play non-Casey shows either.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 13, 2010, 07:52:07 AM
This week's heads-up...

The '70s version features July 17th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html

and the '80s takes us to Jult 19th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 13, 2010, 04:34:50 PM
This week's heads-up...

The '70s version features July 17th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html

and the '80s takes us to Jult 19th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf


Cool - both years are too seldom heard.  I'm sure there'll be several NTMs in the '80 set.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 13, 2010, 07:26:24 PM
This week's heads-up...

The '70s version features July 17th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html

and the '80s takes us to Jult 19th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf


Cool - both years are too seldom heard.  I'm sure there'll be several NTMs in the '80 set.

Hell, "King of the Hill" by Rick Pinnette & Oak (WHO??) wil be NTM and I was still a regular AT40 listener in 1980!  I'm already reserving an uber-BOS for Carole King's cover of her own "One Fine Day".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2010, 01:24:37 PM
BTW, I have to work Saturday (9a-3p) so I'll be listening to the Canadian feed at 10a Pacific. That's a fab '71 chart, TJ's backup screechers on "Puppet man" notwithstanding...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 17, 2010, 05:52:34 AM
Marvelous listening, this '71 set.  Co-BOS to the best non-Four Seasons Four Seasons track ever, the Fortunes' "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again," and the Beginning of the End's "Funky Nassau."

An added gift: getting the J5's "Maybe Tomorrow" as a bonus track.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 09:16:27 AM

An added gift: getting the J5's "Maybe Tomorrow" as a bonus track.

one of the great disappointments of my young life was seeing that song only make it to #20. I pegged it for another #1.

ETA: that bit about it being orig written for Sammy Davis Jr was NTM -- OMG!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 10:11:45 AM
A cavalcade of only-in-the-'70s pop: 3DN cover Argent; the Stylistics score their 1st Top 40 hit; TJ invites you to pull his, er, string; and lovely Livvy also makes her 1st Top 40 appearance with her underrated cover of "If Not For You" -- VHM to that one. It was fashionable to hate it at the time (how dare she turn Dylan/Harrison genius into MOR pablum!) but it sounds sweet to me today.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 10:26:21 AM
BOS1 the stellar politi-pop of Graham Nash's "Chicago"; VHMs the Cat Man, leapin' & hoppin'; Dawn, milking that Brill Building soundalike thing yet again with "Summer Sand"; and Cimarron, talkin' with Tony and MAH-ree-oh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 10:37:09 AM
BOSes 2 & 3 to a couple of soulful covers: Roberta & Donny making "You've Got a Friend" ever more wonderful; and The Isleys giving "Love The One You're With" more oomph while somehow making it seem less sexist.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 11:22:14 AM
VHM the late Mr Chase & Co, gettin' it on in da  mornin' -- this used to make a great segue with "Morning Much Better" by Genya Ravan & Ten Wheel Drive.

oh Mr Collins, you *are* the magnificent W-O-O-O, whateverthefuck that means.  I think it's high time you went.  Did Joe Cocker really say "don't forget the lemonade lime"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 11:34:23 AM
more politi-pop: BOS4 the fab Freda, bringin' 'em back alive. "Tell 'em 'bout it!"  Vietnam with Violins, as Christgau once quipped.

BOS5 Delaney & Bonnie; uber-BOS6 Gladys, who don't wanna do wrong. Methinks she will anyway. "But then again, mah dear..."

Ditto Gaz's BOS for the Fortunes. Without "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feelin", there'd be no "Cruel To Be Kind", Doo-da-bop-bop!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2010, 12:00:26 PM
OMGWTF Canadian "extra" of the Week: yet another Keith Hampshire obscurity, "Big-Time Operator". Damn, does he sound like David Clayton-Thomas or what?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQCVTJTPTHE
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2010, 10:17:27 AM
Fresh from 9 weeks at #1 on the Disco Chart -- Change (early Luther Vandross) at #40 with "Lover's Holiday", sounding a lot like Chic.

I'm all out of love for Air Supply, but nice to hear Ms Ronstadt's "I Can't Let Go", the Hollies hit. One of her more inspired choices, IMHO -- the original just missed the US Top 40 back in '66.

And here's that Oak song, "King Of The Hill." -- it's like Styx without the synths. Godawful. WOS1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2010, 10:46:28 AM
Ambrosia brag about their, um, biggest part. A liitle modesty, guys. VHM the NGDB makin' a little magic.

And ya gotta give Casey credit for some of his "extra" features back then that involved songs that are positively ancient now. -- "Smoke Smoke Smoke" (from 1947!) in this case. Imagine Ryan Seacrest playing "Harper Valley PTA" for his audience of tweens and thirtysomething housewives.

Dude! "Walks Like a Lady"! Talk about a forgotten Journey single.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2010, 11:06:15 AM
yes, kids, there was a time when songs about pimps were actually tasteful: VHM Boz's "JoJo". And another VHM Benny Mardones -- "Into the Night" on its first Top40 go-round. It'll be back again in '89. Not too many songs have charted twice and made the Top 20 both times. ("The Twist" and "Stand By Me" spring to mind -- others?)

Another VHM to Ali Thompson's delightful, forgotten "Take a Little Rhythm".

WOS2 Meco, trying to duplicate his disco-"Star Wars" success with a worthless and unmemorable "The Empire Strikes Back" hodgepodge. I'm astounded this got as high as #18.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 18, 2010, 11:14:54 AM
Dude! "Walks Like a Lady"! Talk about a forgotten Journey single.

I remember this one, mostly because in high school some classmates were chosen to do a guest deejay hour spot on the local classic rock station, and they chose this song to play and dedicated it to one of our teachers, who was very flamboyant  (turns out he was gay after all, we found out!) .  They didn't use his name, only his initials.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2010, 12:14:29 PM
WOS3 the Blues Bros utterly unnecessary remake of "Gimme Some Lovin"

But VHM Kenny Rogers' "Love The World Away", one of his best '80s ballads. Ditto ELO's "I'm Alive", sounding quite nice to my ears this morning.

WOS4 CDB's jingofest "In America"

It took until the end of Hour 3, but finally some BOSes: Ms King's wonderful cover of her own "One Fine Day" (a major comeback for her at the time) and always a BOS for the OHW "Tired of Toein' the Line"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 18, 2010, 05:31:07 PM
Fresh from 9 weeks at #1 on the Disco Chart -- Change (early Luther Vandross) at #40 with "Lover's Holiday", sounding a lot like Chic.

I'm all out of love for Air Supply, but nice to hear Ms Ronstadt's "I Can't Let Go", the Hollies hit. One of her more inspired choices, IMHO -- the original just missed the US Top 40 back in '66.

For a song that was such a massive hit, "Lover's Holiday" strikes me as forgettable and tedious.  But I must say, I get a special kick out of catching a song in its sole week on the survey, particularly when in the anchor position.

La Ronstadt was NTM; I kinda liked it, but I think Casey was subtly dissing her.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 18, 2010, 05:45:44 PM
yes, kids, there was a time when songs about pimps were actually tasteful: VHM Boz's "JoJo". And another VHM Benny Mardones -- "Into the Night" on its first Top40 go-round. It'll be back again in '89. Not too many songs have charted twice and made the Top 20 both times. ("The Twist" and "Stand By Me" spring to mind -- others?)

The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" comes to mind.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2010, 08:16:39 AM
yer weekly heads-up...

the '70s version takes us to July 20th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is yet another '84 chart (the kids at that other message board are having fits about this; it's the 3rd '84 chart in 6 weeks). July 21st 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-21-84.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 21, 2010, 01:56:33 PM
yes, kids, there was a time when songs about pimps were actually tasteful: VHM Boz's "JoJo". And another VHM Benny Mardones -- "Into the Night" on its first Top40 go-round. It'll be back again in '89. Not too many songs have charted twice and made the Top 20 both times. ("The Twist" and "Stand By Me" spring to mind -- others?)

The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" comes to mind.

and I can understand you blocking it from memory but there's also the 4 Seasons' "Oh What a Night" ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 21, 2010, 03:16:36 PM
yer weekly heads-up...

the '70s version takes us to July 20th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf


looking at this chart and am excited about hearing Ms Reddy adding to Paul Williams' resuduals and of course Lamont Dozier's great "Fish Ain't Bitin'"; am also curious about #24, "This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 23, 2010, 11:25:31 AM
yer weekly heads-up...
the '70s version takes us to July 20th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf
looking at this chart and am excited about hearing Ms Reddy adding to Paul Williams' resuduals and of course Lamont Dozier's great "Fish Ain't Bitin'"; am also curious about #24, "This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.
Here's the 7/20/74 replay with breaks and the Extras, which are no thrill.  Yes, I'm curious to hear Lamont Dozier, Gene Redding and Elvis tunes, can't recall them.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4404016.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 24, 2010, 07:48:55 AM
BOS to "Fish Ain't Bitin'."  Criminal that that one didn't do better.

Re Macca's "Band on the Run," it seems Paul ultimately DID "give it all away to a registered charity" - her name is Heather Mills.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 24, 2010, 07:52:50 AM
"This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.

I'd never heard OF it until now.  Listening now, it's reminiscent of Al Wilson's "Show and Tell," though his voice is almost as deep as Sweet Lou's.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 24, 2010, 08:39:36 AM
VHM to Mac Davis's cheezy, meatheaded "One Hell of a Woman."  He acknowledged to Barry Scott years ago that, yup, he just used the "Satisfaction" riff for this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 24, 2010, 09:33:00 AM
HM to Steely Dan, "Song for My Father" "Rikki Don't Lose That Number."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2010, 10:19:55 AM
Hearing Mr Croce's "Car Wash Blues" for the first time in ages, I'm amazed it never made it into a Dave Morey Labor Day set.

BOS1 Ms Reddy's lovely rendition of "Y&MATW".

BOS2 Andy Kim getting, um, rocked. This debuted in July? It wouldn't peak until, like, November.

And speaking of Dave Morey, I'll never forget the one and only time he played "Wildwood Weed" on 10@10 -- after it ended he said, "damn, that was a lot LONGER than I remembered it".

WOS Grand Funk -- it always amused me that after they'd have a big out-of-character pop hit, they'd follow it with a generic rocker like this to reassure their base.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2010, 10:44:47 AM
TANC: War's forgotten "Ballero" was featured in a Soul Train line-dance the other nite on a summer-of-'74 episode.

Whatever you think of Mr Buffett's later incarnations, "Come Monday" is still a lovely song.

"Tricky Dick, stop yo' shit!!" uber-BOS3 Lamont Dozier, of course -- has there ever been another Top40 hit in which a sitting president is dissed by name/nickname? Maybe something Vietnam-related that mentioned LBJ?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2010, 11:15:06 AM
"This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.

I'd never heard OF it until now.  Listening now, it's reminiscent of Al Wilson's "Show and Tell," though his voice is almost as deep as Sweet Lou's.

Agree completely -- very much in that bag. Me likey -- VHM.  Amazing how some soul obscurities become oldies-format faves and others like this are never ever heard.

and another VHM to the Commodores' "Machine Gun", also heard on that 1974 Soul Train ep the other nite.

Memo to Dave Loggins: if your chick-from-the-sticks isn't willing to move to a MAJOR AMERICAN CITY to be with you (seriously: Boston? Denver? LA?) -- bitch ain't worth pinin' over. Let her stay in Tennessee and marry some pickup-driving wife-beater.

Always a VHM for "Waterloo"; BOS4 to the post-Curtis Impressions' sadly forgotten "Finally Got Myself Together", tho' it sure sounds a LOT like "Let's Get it On".

and now Brenda Lee's comin' on strong.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2010, 12:08:03 PM
VHM to Mac Davis's cheezy, meatheaded "One Hell of a Woman."  He acknowledged to Barry Scott years ago that, yup, he just used the "Satisfaction" riff for this.

Kida creepy how, in the '70s -- the supposed "feminist decade" -- there were all these "I love her because she's a sex machine in private but in public she keeps her mouth shut" songs. There's this one, "Behind Closed Doors", "She's a Lady" etc. And lo and behold... this hour's Casey "extra" is... "You're Having My Baby"!

Usually, by the time we get to the Top Ten, the songs are overplayed "classics" I have no real need to hear. But not this week: ONJ, the Hollies, Anne Murray, John Denver -- artists that all-'70s stations tended to ignore when they made a big splash 15 years ago and that even today's "lite-rock" formats avoid.

VHM Blue Magic's fine Stylistics imitation.

BOS5 Ms. Murray with one of my favorite Beatle covers evah.

huggin' and a-lovin, gittin with the VHM: Gladys, "On & On" -- Radio de Sebb played the Curtis Mayfield version of this the other day, which was NTM.

Don't let your son go down on Elton, or he'll be knee-high to a man.

WOS2 the abominable "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" -- one of the AT40 geeks on that other board mentioned that this was orig done by Climax (of "Precious & Few" fame), and that Barry Scott plays that version occasionally.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 25, 2010, 08:11:34 AM
this morning KFRC 1550 AM here in SF is playing the list from last week, from July 17, 1971:  http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2010, 09:54:43 AM
this morning KFRC 1550 AM here in SF is playing the list from last week, from July 17, 1971:  http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html

I'm shocked -- SHOCKED, I tells ya! 

Since the '80s version is 1984 for the 2nd time this month, I'll bypass in favor of something from a JazzFM podcast, or Radio de Sebb.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 25, 2010, 12:18:46 PM
"Tricky Dick, stop yo' shit!!" uber-BOS3 Lamont Dozier, of course -- has there ever been another Top40 hit in which a sitting president is dissed by name/nickname? Maybe something Vietnam-related that mentioned LBJ?

Well, there was Sting's rebuke of Reagan in "Russians" ...

but damn - I've been listening to FAB a few more times on YouTube.  What a great groove.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 25, 2010, 12:19:47 PM

Don't let your son go down on Elton, or he'll be knee-high to a man.

I can't believe it took us this long to combine those two gags.  Well played, Mauer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on July 25, 2010, 05:12:39 PM
JACK-FM in Baltimore (show is on at 5 PM Sunday's) is replaying last week's show from 1980.

ETA: Another screw up by WQSR in Baltimore. After playing, the review of the previous week's top 3 (Bette Milder, Billy Joel and McCartney/Wings) plus #40 Change, they went to commercial and returned to this week's chart from 1984, #38, Face to Face, missing the review from "last week" Springsteen and Prince plus songs #40 (Scandal) and #39 (Sheila E).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2010, 08:14:25 AM
JACK-FM in Baltimore (show is on at 5 PM Sunday's) is replaying last week's show from 1980.

ETA: Another screw up by WQSR in Baltimore. After playing, the review of the previous week's top 3 (Bette Milder, Billy Joel and McCartney/Wings) plus #40 Change, they went to commercial and returned to this week's chart from 1984, #38, Face to Face, missing the review from "last week" Springsteen and Prince plus songs #40 (Scandal) and #39 (Sheila E).

I'm betting all these screw-ups are on stations that are automated on the weekends. How difficult is it to program a computer?

This week's heads-upses...

AT40: the '70s goes to 7/29/78:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-29-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits 7/31/82:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2010, 10:03:09 AM
Ah, that '70s show starts with the Village Peeps, wantin' you to feel they body, baby!

VHM the Money Man at #38 with the rare single version of "2 Tickets..." -- it's a completely different version from the LP cut; he re-recorded it for 45 release and this take is now very hard to find.

WOS1 Boney M, one of the most worthless groups ever to sell a gazillion records. Eurotrash personified.

But speaking of rare 45s, BOS1 Chris Rea with the original recording of "Fool If You Think It's Over", which is apparentlly lost to the ages unless you own one of the copies from back then. Most of his many GH collections have inferior re-recordings.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2010, 10:22:57 AM
Damn, I haven't heard the Rita Coolidge-goes-disco of "You" since '78. Thank gawd.

VHM Evelyn "Bubbles" King's "Shame"; BOS2 Todd-is-Godd, "Can We Still Be Friends?"

VHM Macca for telling Linda to sit down and shut up in "I've Had Enough".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2010, 10:54:57 AM
Exile overkill:  AL played "Kiss You All Over" on Thursday. Bob played it on the Drive yesterday. Austin "Bob" was playing it last nite when I tuned in for their "9 @ 9". And here it is as a Casey "extra". I never need to hear it again. Evah.

Babs' "Songbird" nearly put me to sleep -- and I'm standing up! Mr Browne & Co want you to "Stay", shoo-bop-showaddy.

Hurry the bottle, mama: the FM sndtk made more money than the godawful movie.  Damn, that was a VERY short edited version, Casey. BOS3 "Bluer Than Blue"; BOS4 "It's a Heartache".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2010, 11:48:01 AM
VHM Toby Beau's sweet "My Angel Baby", ripping off "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (which they'd later cover as payback), but in a way you can't really get mad at, if that makes sense.  Will always remember seeing them open for Bob Seger that fall (Nassau Coliseum) -- they were very much in a Poco/early Eagles vein. They seemed so thrilled to have hit the big time -- too bad it didn't last.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 01, 2010, 08:50:47 AM
Damn, I haven't heard the Rita Coolidge-goes-disco of "You" since '78. Thank gawd.


Disco rules! ... the bottom part of the chart, that is. 

I saw Rita Coolidge at the Rochester Lilac Festival back in May -- there were DOZENS of people there! -- I can't recall if she did You, but it's pleasant enough.  I suppose if you're a RC fan, you'd expect her voice to flow nice and easy and smooth and never really get crazy.  Same here.

Thank God It's Friday sounds exactly what you'd expect from a theme song hoping to make the jump from movies to a TV show.  ugh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2010, 10:14:59 AM
the '80s begin with a warm VHM to Herb Alpert's "Route 101".  Then Jennifer Hudson Holliday says "Ah am tellin' you -- ah'm not starvin'!"

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lF2IVPtGMXw/S0T-tpu1tOI/AAAAAAAAAiw/PudoEUn0L6U/s400/jennifer_holliday-1-733875.jpg)

VHM HC100, "L+1".

I totally do not remember Eye To Eye's "Nice Girls" -- nice girls finish at #37, this unmemorable song's peak position.

and now we begin a bum stretch that features lesser H&O ("Your Imagination"), APP, Genesis eating off a Paper(p)late and Glenn Frey straining for solo success. He'd have to wait for Miami Vice to rescue him in a few years. WOS1 to his "I Found Somebody"

And another song/artist I barely remember: Leslie Pearl, "If the Love Fits, Wear It". Nice story about how "Walk Away Renee" turned her on to pop music; her song is typical early-'80s AC fodder.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2010, 11:11:40 AM
Oh the horror! WOS2 the Larry Elgart Orch. and their big-band-with-a-clap-track claptrap.  Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" sounds even better than usual after that monstrosity -- I'll even forgive the reference to "East California".

VHM the Pointers with one of their underrated singles of the period, "American Music" -- I'm surprised no one attempted a country cover of this, woulda been perfect for any number of then-current C&W acts.

Eddie Money was an Oakland resident in '82? Um... WHY?? BOS1 Gary US Bonds' even-more-relevant-today "Out of Work". Speaking of country covers, maybe Kenny Chesney or Big & Rich could revive this one.  More country: VHM Kenny Rogers' "Love Will Turn You Around".

BOS2 the Gap Band, "Early in the Morning", which would be covered nicely by Robert Palmer later in the decade.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2010, 11:50:33 AM
BOS3 to sweet Melissa M, channeling the Cars on the unjustly forgotten "You Should Hear How You Might Think Your Best Friend's Girl Talks About You".

And another I-barely-remember-this-one to Rick Springfield, whose "What Kind Of Fool Am I" is spending its fifth consecutive week at #21 (!)

VHM Karla Bonoff's lovely "Personally"; WOS3 Journey's "Still They Ride"

Honeysuckle chocolate-drippin' HM to Stevie's "Do I Do".

Come on, WHIP! Come on, WHIP!  BOS4 the mighty Dazz Band.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 02, 2010, 10:06:50 AM
My thoughts mostly mirrored yours, Mike.  I'm glad for the sheer number of NTMs I heard, even if I ended up not liking most of them:

Herb Alpert, "Route 101"
Eye to Eye, "Nice Girls"
H&O, "Your Imagination" (the only slipup in what was otherwise a streak of 13 straight Top 10 hits)
Glen Frey, "I Found Somebody" (hey, at least it wasn't as noxious as "Sexy Girl")
Leslie Pearl, "If the Love Fits Wear It"
Gary U.S. Bonds, "Out of Work" (PS: I don't want John Rich covering this; he turned out to be an asshole)
Rick Springfield, "What Kind of Fool Am I"

But BOS to my favorite Air Supply song, with VHM to Macca's "Take It Away."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2010, 10:18:45 AM

Gary U.S. Bonds, "Out of Work" (PS: I don't want John Rich covering this; he turned out to be an asshole)


Well, yes, he did. But I am somewhat fascinated by the fact that GUSB could sing that song in '82 with a shout-out to Reagan and be considered lefty/union/blue-collar, but some country artist could do it today and be considered a Tea Party Hero.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2010, 12:16:35 PM
This weeks headses upses:

That '70s show goes to 1970 for the 2nd time in a month! Aug 8th 1970:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-08-70.pdf

and the '80s version is from Aug 9th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-09-86.pdf

I surely have not heard Rod the Mod's "Love Touch" since 1986.




Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2010, 10:13:40 AM
As the psychiatrist said to Mr & Mrs Turner, the parents of a 16-year-old who refused to act like a teenager: "Don't worry.. I can teen a Turner."

VHM I&TT, takin' you higher.

uber-BOS Jr Walker with one of his unjustly forgotten hits, "Do You See My Love (For You Growing)". Fabulous production.

VHM the Guess Who and their fuzzy-wuzzy love-n-touch explosion. Or something.

watch out, Gaz: here comes Mountain.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2010, 10:45:35 AM
BOS2 more forgotten Motown: the post-Diana Supes, who say "Everybody's Got The Right To Love". And Judge Walker agrees!

VHM the Lost Generation, "The Sly, The Slick, The Wicked (wickedwickedwicked)"

WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"

Always a BOS(3) for the (3) Degrees, gettin' all un-hinged on "Maybe" -- short version, unfortunately. Better than getting un-heezed, I guess.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2010, 11:34:43 AM
TANC: after we discussed Candi Staton covering "Something's Burning" yesterday, here's Kenny & the Edition's "Tell it All Brother" -- I'd've loved for the Staples to have done a version of this.

CSNY teach they chilluns; Melanie and the Hawkinses make another appearance -- short version this time. But if you lay down candles in the rain, they'll be snuffed out, no?

VHMs to PG&E, Robin McNamara and the late Ronnie Dyson.

and BOS-in-perpetuity to JB. Can ah count it off?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 07, 2010, 07:58:52 PM
WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"

oh lord, that was painful.  Felt like they were channeling Up With People and Lawrence Welk's singers.  I've never heard that before, and I know why!

but otherwise what a great chart,  tons of great stuff as Mike points out.  I'm trying to record this right now.  might have a file to share at some point.


#40.  Groovy Situation  -  Gene Chandler
#39.  Gimme Dat Ding  -  Pipkins
#38.  I Want To Take You Higher  -  Ike & Tina Turner
#37.  A Song Of Joy  -  Miguel Rios
#36.  Do You See My Love For You Growing  -  Junion Walker & The All-Stars
#35.  Hand Me Down World  -  Guess Who
#34.  Mississippi Queen  -  Mountain
#33.  Silver Bird  -  Mark Lindsay
#32.  Everybody's Got The Right  -  Supremes
#31.  The Sly, The Slick & The Wicked  -  Lost Generation
#30.  Big Yellow Taxi  -  Neighborhood
#29.  Maybe  -  Three Degrees
#Extra:Please, Mr. Postman - Marvelettes
#28.  Summertime Blues  -  Who
#27.  25 Or 6 To 4  -  Chicago
#26.  Ride Captain Ride  -  Blues Image
#25.  Overture From Tommy  -  Assembled Multitude
#24.  Westbound #9  -  Flaming Ember
#23.  Patches  -  Clarence Carter
#Extra:Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Polka Dot Bikini - Bryan Hyland
#22.  Tell It All Brother  -  Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
#21.  Teach Your Children  -  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#20.  Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)  -  Melanie
#19.  Hitchin' A Ride  -  Vanity Fare
#18.  Are You Ready?  -  Pacific Gas & Electric
#17.  Lay A Little Lovin' On Me  -  Robin Mcnamara
#16.  (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You - Ronnie Dyson
#15.  Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine  -  James Brown
#Extra:Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
#14.  Ohio  -  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#13.  I Just Can't Help Believin'  -  B.J. Thomas
#12.  In The Summertime  -  Mungo Jerry
#11.  War  -  Edwin Starr
#10.  O-O-H Child  -  5 Stairsteps
#Extra:Can't Get Used To Losing You - Andy Williams
#9.  Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)  -
#8.  The Love You Save  -  Jackson 5
#7.  Tighter, Tighter  -  Alive & Kicking
#6.  Mama Told Me (Not To Come)  -  Three Dog Night
#5.  Band Of Gold  -  Freda Payne
#4.  Spill The Wine  -  Eric Burdon & War
#3.  Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)  -  Stevie Wonder
#Extra:Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
#2.  Make It With You  -  Bread
#1.  (They Long To Be) Close To You  -  Carpenters
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2010, 09:33:34 PM
WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"

oh lord, that was painful.  Felt like they were channeling Up With People and Lawrence Welk's singers.  I've never heard that before, and I know why!


the only thing worse is Counting Crows' version  ;)  But yeah very sanitized and middle-American, down to the lyric change -- "took away OUR old man", rather than Joni's "...MY old man"; see, they're a bunch of kids from a broken home, not some hippie living with her boyfriend!  Sheesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 08, 2010, 08:20:13 AM
WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"

oh lord, that was painful.  Felt like they were channeling Up With People and Lawrence Welk's singers.  I've never heard that before, and I know why!


the only thing worse is Counting Crows' version  ;)  But yeah very sanitized and middle-American, down to the lyric change -- "took away OUR old man", rather than Joni's "...MY old man"; see, they're a bunch of kids from a broken home, not some hippie living with her boyfriend!  Sheesh.

I bought that 45 from a street vendor many years ago, never having heard it, and agreed with you both.  The B side is a cover of a Free Design song, "You Could Be Born Again."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2010, 09:54:01 AM
"Tricky Dick, stop yo' shit!!" uber-BOS3 Lamont Dozier, of course -- has there ever been another Top40 hit in which a sitting president is dissed by name/nickname? Maybe something Vietnam-related that mentioned LBJ?

Well, there was Sting's rebuke of Reagan in "Russians" ...

but damn - I've been listening to FAB a few more times on YouTube.  What a great groove.

can't believe we forgot CSNY's "Ohio", "tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2010, 10:19:57 AM
Yo, Billy Ocean -- get the hell away from my "love zone".

VHM to Double with the Europop cheeze of "Captain of Her Heart". Casey mispronounced their name as "dubble"; we'd later learn it was pretentiously prounounced "doo-BLAY". Ah, Eurotrash...

Holly Knight wrote some fine hits for other people -- Tina's "Better Be Good to Me", Rod the Mod's "Love Touch" and Scandal's "the Wah-wee-uh" among them -- but her band Device gets a WOS for the awful "Hanging on a Heart Attack".

Another VHM to Mike & the Mechanics' forgotten "Taken In". Haven't heard this in ages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2010, 11:09:30 AM
BOS1 Kymaxx, lookin' for a "Man-Sized Love" -- well, who isn't?  One of my fave singles that summer.

VHMs to JCM in his "Rumbleseat", and 2/4 of the Monkees with "That Was Then..."

WOS DLR's "Yankee Rose" -- can't help thinking the record company said "enuf with this pop stuff - and shitcan the Louis Prima nonsense. Give us something that sounds like Van Halen"

I surely have not heard Regina's "Baby Love" since the '80s ... notice how all the Madonna clones had 3-syllable names? Re-gi-na, Sta-cey-Q, etc.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2010, 11:42:43 AM
I surely have not heard Regina's "Baby Love" since the '80s ...

ditto Gavin Christopher's "One Step Closer To You", a completely generic mid-'80s pop tune.  OMFG: Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson's sappy soap-opera theme!

BOS2 the fabulous Blow Monkeys.

At the time I thought it was kinda crazy for the Outfield to wanna sound like Boston in 1986... but hey, it worked for 'em.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2010, 12:23:53 PM
WOS2 Journey's justifiably forgotten "Suzanne".

BOS3 PSBs, "Opportunities".

BJ has a modrin woman -- maybe he should fix her up with Mr Roboto.

Woo Woo Woo!  VHM Jeffrey Osbourne, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"

ah, the sweet freedom of Mr McDonalds' much-sampled movie sndtk hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2010, 12:39:41 PM
her first name ain't "Baby" -- it's "Janet". "Miss Jackson" if ya NASTY!  BOS4 JJ, Jam & Lewis at the peak of their powers.

And yet another hit you never hear: VHM and proxy of Gaz to Wham! with "Edge of Heaven".

WOS3 Genesis' invisible crust.  The heartbreak of psoriasis?

VVHM to the still-audacious lyric of Timex Social Club's "Rumors"

Damn, I have to leave shortly, so I'll miss Rod's "Love Touch" and the uber-fab Jermaine Stewart.  BOS5-in absentia to "We Don't Have to take Our Clothes Off".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 11, 2010, 07:58:50 AM
a little late this week, but here's yer heads-upses...

AT40: the '70s goes to Aug 25th 1973!

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-73.pdf

Great Soul nuggets from Curtis M, Joe Simon, Tyrone Davis, Bobby W, Don Covay, Johnnie Taylor and Ree-Ree, not to mention Ms King's lovely "Believe in Humanity"

and Casey's '80s is from Aug 24th 1985

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-24-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 11, 2010, 08:50:32 AM
a little late this week, but here's yer heads-upses...

AT40: the '70s goes to Aug 25th 1973!

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-73.pdf

Great Soul nuggets from Curtis M, Joe Simon, Tyrone Davis, Bobby W, Don Covay, Johnnie Taylor and Ree-Ree, not to mention Ms King's lovely "Believe in Humanity"

I have several good friends who were born within a week or two of this.  They'll love it.  (It's strangely fitting that my longtime friend Dave* should arrive as "Future Shock" played.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 13, 2010, 10:55:34 PM
a little late this week, but here's yer heads-upses...
AT40: the '70s goes to Aug 25th 1973!
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-73.pdf
Great Soul nuggets from Curtis M, Joe Simon, Tyrone Davis, Bobby W, Don Covay, Johnnie Taylor and Ree-Ree, not to mention Ms King's lovely "Believe in Humanity"
The playlist for the 8/25/73 replay, with Extras and breaks.  I'm liking the Extras:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4434471.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 14, 2010, 10:10:20 AM
American Top 40 - Aug 25th 1973

#40 Future Shock – Curtis Mayfield
#39 So Very Hard To Go – Tower Of Power
#38 There It Is – Tyrone Davis
#37 Natural High – Bloodstone
#36 Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
#35 My Maria – B.W. Stevenson
#34 Theme From ‘Cleopatra Jones’ – Joe Simon F/The Main Streeters
#33 Nobody Wants You When You’re Down & Out – Bobby Womack
#32 Why Me – Kris Kristofferson
#31 The Hurt – Cat Stevens
#30 Believe In Humanity – Carole King
#29 I Was Checkin’ Out – She Was Checkin’ In – Don Covay
#28 Shambala – Three Dog Night
Extra: Half-Breed – Cher
#27 That Lady (Part 1) – The Isley Brothers
#26 Yesterday Once More – The Carpenters
#25 Young Love – Donny Osmond
#24 Diamond Girl – Seals & Crofts
#23 Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
#22 How Can I Tell Her – Lobo
#21 Angel – Aretha Franklin
#20 Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – Elton John
#19 We’re An American Band – Grand Funk
#18 Gypsy Man – War
#17 Are You Man Enough – The Four Tops
#16 Loves Me Like A Rock – Paul Simon
#15 Here I Am (Come And Get Me) – Al Green
Extra: Ramblin’ Man – The Allman Brothers Band
#14 If You Want Me To Stay – Sly & The Family Stone
#13 Monster Mash – Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers
#12 I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) – Johnnie Taylor
#11 Feelin’ Stronger Every Day – Chicago
#10 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
#9 Uneasy Rider – Charlie Daniels
#8 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose – Dawn F/Tony Orlando
#7 Get Down – Gilbert O’sullivan
#6 Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy
#5 The Morning After – Maureen Mcgovern
#4 Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
#3 Touch Me In The Morning – Diana Ross
Extra: Keep On Truckin’ – Eddie Kendricks
#2 Live And Let Die – Wings
#1 Brother Louie – Stories
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2010, 10:19:51 AM
Wow, '73 starts with 4 soul records in a row, before the white(-haired) Charlie Rich comes along with one of those "she's a freak in the dark and keeps her mouth shut in public" songs we were discussing recently.  Lawd don't it make me smile! As does BW Stevenson's "My Maria".  VHM.

BOS Bobby Womack.  VHM Kris K, re-debuting with "Why Me?", so help me Jeezus!

BOS2 the Cat Man -- I was filled with much love for him during this '71-'75 period.

and VHMs to Ms King, believing in humanity (good luck with that) and Don Covay with the 2nd caught-my-wife-cheating lyric of the first hour.

hey 3DN: how does yer light shine when you're in the same countdown with the guy who wrote your hit?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2010, 11:00:40 AM
American Top 40 - Aug 25th 1973


Extra: Half-Breed – Cher



(http://tommcmahon.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/18/cherhalfbreed3.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2010, 11:07:48 AM
Hour 2 begins with Casey calling the Isleys "the only group on or off the chart that we can think of, besides the Miracles, who've charted in all 3 decades ('50s '60s '70s)".  And then he mis-identifies their hit as "Meet that Lady", because Billboard had that misprint in their pages for several weeks before they corrected it.

Explicit Lyric Advisory: Seals & Crofts say "part of me/is deep down inside you".  Ouch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 14, 2010, 11:50:54 AM
Hour 2 begins with Casey calling the Isleys "the only group on or off the chart that we can think of, besides the Miracles, who've charted in all 3 decades ('50s '60s '70s)".  And then he mis-identifies their hit as "Meet that Lady", because Billboard had that misprint in their pages for several weeks before they corrected it.


heh, I missed his mistake.  Also, that version is too short, but that's expected on AT40 w the longer hits. 

(Inane aside: There was talk of "anthropomorphizing musicality" (btw, great phrase, Mike) with household pets in yesterday's 10at10. The discussion was in re: how I visualize my cat playing the Moog for ELP's Lucky Man. Well, since the Isley's Who's That Lady has some tough-ass synth blipping and bleeping, my cat jumped naturally onstage with the Bros and kicked out the jams.  In my head, of course. )
 
Good funky stuff in this chart, tho, you are correct, but Curtis Mayfield's Future Shock was rife with recycling and rehashing of Shaft. Yeah, it sounded great, but all the allusions to his previous song made me thing he sort of tossed this one off.

Carpenters: gf and I decided this is one of their weaker hits, sentimental references to those old "songs on the radio" were too trite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 14, 2010, 11:51:37 AM
American Top 40 - Aug 25th 1973


Extra: Half-Breed – Cher



(http://tommcmahon.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/18/cherhalfbreed3.jpg)

more like half-dressed.. nyuk nyuk
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 14, 2010, 12:06:36 PM
Peterborough Ontario (Canada) extra was Guess Who's Follow Your Daughter Home, NTM.

Advice to a dad to make sure his daughter remains a virgin.   Canada has a safe reputation, doesn't it? but the song was Calypso-flavored -- are they commenting on West Indians?

Oh wow, Monster Mash by Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers at Lucky Number 13!  another BOoooo!S
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2010, 12:07:25 PM
Our Canuck friends always come up with at least one "WTF?" extra -- that "Follow Your Daughter Home" song by the Guess Who was NTM, as was a tune earlier, something about "my boy's gonna make it in the big leagues", that I just assumed was Bryan Adams but turned out to be Tom Cochrane.

And speaking of "WTF"s, the second coming of "Monster Mash" remains one of the most inexplicable revivals evah -- but one more for the "songs that made the Top 10 twice" list we were compiling recently.

BOS3 Johnny Taylor, the natch'l wailer!

and here's Charlie Daniels, toolin' along in his Chevvalay, and making fun of the sort of person he'd later become.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2010, 12:40:56 PM
BOS4 to a song nobody likes but me: I find Gilbert O's "Get Down" as irresistable as any pop single from that year.

"Touch me the morning after and we'll get it on, Delta Dawn!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2010, 09:40:32 AM
Yet again, KFRC screws up and plays the same show 2 weeks in a row.  ::)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 15, 2010, 10:09:23 AM
Hour 2 begins with Casey calling the Isleys "the only group on or off the chart that we can think of, besides the Miracles, who've charted in all 3 decades ('50s '60s '70s)". 

The Isleys went on to chart in the '80s, '90s, and '00s - a six-decade feat that I'm sure will never be matched.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2010, 10:30:50 AM
oh, it's the summer of '85, all right: Whitney, JCM, a-ha... a real comfort-food chart from Casey today.

VHM early Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. Is cult jam what the folks at Jonestown ate with their Kool-Aid?

OMG -- onetime Morey fave Cock Robin at # 36. 

Obscure REO ("Live Every Moment") isn't nearly as bad as, say, obscure Journey, but fairly forgettable nonetheless.

BOS1 RFTW, "Oh Sheila"; BOS2 Eurythmics' fab "There Must Be An Angel" feat Stevie on harmonica; BOS3 one of my fave Madonna singles, "Dress You Up".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2010, 11:01:04 AM
So much for comfort food: I totally don't remember this Motels tune, "Shame". Shame on me? Wait, did AL play this recently?

Hard to believe that "People Are People" was DM's first US chart hit.  OMGTWF: haven't heard Rick Springfield's "State of the Heart" in ages.

And another I don't remember: Billy Ocean's forgettable "Mystery Lady"

uber-BOS4 to that LDD from the young mixed-race guy talking about the prejudice he's endured. "I hope that when I'm old enuf to have kids, things will be different". Er...
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2010, 11:46:25 AM
BOS5 HoJo, "Life in One Day"; WOS the Crue's completely unnecessary remake of "Smokin' in the Boy's Room"

VHM the Pointers' "Dare Me" -- was this the video where they dressed up like men?

damn, this is a fun chart: BOS6 Wham! "Freedom"; BOS7 Prince, "Pop Life"

VHM Dead or Alive
(http://www.gifninja.com/Workspace/809af650-ed48-4975-88fc-25a815ba9505/output.gif)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2010, 12:23:23 PM
BOS8 a fave forgotten Pat Benatar single, "Invincible".

BJ gets his "Second Wind". More like passing wind, har har.

Questions, questions: BOS9 (!) DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Who's Holding Donna Now?"; WOS2 Heart's "What About Love?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 16, 2010, 10:43:38 AM
This week's headses upses...

Casey's '70s chart is from Aug 27th 1977, presumably including the Elvis-tribute segment:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-27-77.pdf

and the '80s show is from Aug 22nd 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-22-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2010, 10:15:35 AM
VHMs to Ms King's little-heard "Hard Rock Cafe" and Ronnie Milsap doing his countrified Barry Manilow shtick.

BOS1 Hot Chocolate's fab "You Win Again" -- how this Russ Ballard tune failed to be a massive hit for them remains a mystery.

proxy of Gaz, the BCRs' "You Made Me Believe in Magic".

"Ah ain't gon' BITE ya -- ah jus' wan'cha to hang ON!" -- BOS2 "Slide" by Slave, a record that launched a gazillion line-dances.

VHMs to the BeeGees' live take on "Edge of the Universe", a stopgap single released in the window between "Boogie Child" and "How Deep is Your Love"; and KISS' "Christine  Sixteen" -- yeah, Gaz is right, it's badly recorded but it's a flashback nonetheless.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2010, 11:19:16 AM
BOS3 Ms Reddy, channeling (and surpassing, IMHO) Cilla Black on "You're My World" --still amazing to think Kim Fowley produced this on his day off from working with the Runaways.

BOS4 Alice Cooper surpassing, well, himself on "You & Me".  VHM Peter McCann's lovely lyric on "Do You Wanna Make Love" -- after giving Jennifer Warnes "Right Time of the Night" he kept this one for himself.

VHM Johnny Rivers; thanks Casey for reminding us that Johnny discovered the Fifth Dimension.

and -- but of course! -- BOS5 Stephen Bishop's "On & On", one of my very favorite singles of that year.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2010, 11:39:04 AM
I don't remember this Elvis tribute -- I was probably working that Sunday in '77 that this show first aired. But playing a live version of "Suspicious Minds" is certainly an interesting choice.

I can't decide if Meri Wilson's "Telephone Man" is brilliant or dreadful. Hey lolly lolly, hey lolly lolly get it any way ya can!

WOS the Floaters. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2010, 10:08:11 AM
wow, Casey's '81 chart begins with Jim Steinman's "RnR Dreams Come Through", which I surely haven't heard since that year.  Eric Carmen shoulda covered this.

and it's followed by the diz-ouble diz-utch! Git yo' funky bus fare!

And now I'm unheezed by the clip of Jackie DeShannon's orig version of "Bette Davis Eyes"!

But I can't endorse APP's "Time", which has always sounded like a blantant rip of "Us & Them" -- Pink Floyd Lite for the adult contempo crowd.

VHMs to Balance's "Breaking Away", another I haven't heard since it charted; and Sheena's underrated Bond theme.

BOS1 to Lulu's wonderful "I Could Never Miss You" -- talk about a forgotten hit. WOS Air Supply.

and OMGWTF Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet with the 3rd Top 40 incarnation of "Everlasting Love".  Gawd I loved Ms Sweet; wish her solo stuff had found US chart success.

damn, that was an interesting first hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2010, 11:12:59 AM
WOS2 the worthless, only-for-the-money "Beach Boys Medley"; VHM Stacy Lattisaw's sweet cover of "Love on a 2-Way Street"

Accouchez-toi! C'est l'Orchestra Electronique.

This 2nd hour is turning out as boring as the 1st was intriguing: Raydio's generic "That Old Song"; Alabama's snooze-worthy "Feels So Right", Eddie Rabbit's not-very-interesting "Step By Step".

But VHM Ms Benatar's "Fire & Ice"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2010, 12:19:47 PM
Hour 2 begins with another forgotten hit: Gary Wright, charting for the first time in 5 years with "Really Wanna Know You"

VHM Greg Kihn -- "Breakup Song" sounded quite fresh in '81. And OMG, here's "In the Air Tonight" in its first chart go-'round.  WOS3 Pablo Cruise, another '70s-comebacker past their sell-by date with "Cool Love".

Billy Squier wants to be stroked; Karen Carpenter wants to be touched. Those 2 crazy kids shoulda gotten together.

VHM Jr Walker's essential sax on "Urgent"; WOS4 John Schneider's soporific remake of "It's Now Or Never"; Proxy of Gaz, Marty Balin's "Hearts"

HM the Oak Ridge Boys with

(http://www.dagonbytes.com/film/fame/elvira/elvira01.jpg)

I'll have to miss the final hour: BOS2-in-absentia to Joey Scarbury.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 22, 2010, 05:48:46 PM
Shows like this weekend's 80's show brings me back to when I got up early and listened to it on KCBS-FM 97.3 (until the station changed formats to KRQR "The Rocker"). Even horrible groups like Air Supply is tolerable because I'm back as a 13 year old in August 1981.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 24, 2010, 12:27:17 PM
Heads up! This week's '70s show is from Aug 26th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Aug 27th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-27-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 28, 2010, 06:32:44 AM
'72 is sounding real good so far.  BOS to the Bee Gees' "Run to Me" (yet another covered more than ably by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs a few years ago), and VHMs to Joey Heatherton's "Gone" cover (love that blaring horn chart!) and TOP.  Meh to the Staples' NTM "This World" - I wouldn't buy a Staples comp b/c their songs all sound alike to me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 28, 2010, 07:04:26 AM
Flash, "Small Beginnings," was also NTM.  Very Yessish.  Yeesh.

But I did love Babs live on "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," I forgot to mention.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 28, 2010, 08:29:47 AM
Casey tells a precious story about how Jim Croce was going to become a teacher instead of a musician - until he got shoved across a classroom by a 260-lb. "heavy-duty mama."  It's good for us all that he didn't bump no more with no big fat woman.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 28, 2010, 08:44:58 AM
BOS2 to the magnificent arrangement on Luther Ingram's "If Lovin' You Is Wrong."  This is one of the three or four very best R&B cheating songs of the '70s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 28, 2010, 08:45:34 AM
Aug 26th 1972:


#40 Honky Cat – Elton John
#39 This World – The Staple Singers
#38 Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead – Barbra Streisand
#37 Run To Me – The Bee Gees
#36 You’re Still A Young Man – Tower Of Power
#35 Gone – Joey Heatherton
#34 Pop That Thang – The Isley Brothers
#33 Popcorn – Hot Butter
#32 When You Say Love – Sonny & Cher
#31 Lean On Me – Bill Withers
#30 Too Late To Turn Back Now – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
#29 Small Beginnings – Flash
Extra: A World Without Love – Peter & Gordon
#28 Go All The Way – The Raspberries
#27 Power Of Love – Joe Simon
#26 How Do You Do – Mouth & Macneal
#25 Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) – Detroit Emeralds
#24 Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone
#23 Black & White – Three Dog Night
#22 Join Together – The Who
#21 School’s Out – Alice Cooper
#20 Saturday In The Park – Chicago
#19 Sealed With A Kiss – Bobby Vinton
#18 Where Is The Love – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
#17 Rock And Roll, Part 2 – Gary Glitter
#16 Lookin’ Through The Windows – The Jackson 5
#15 Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast – Wayne Newton
Extra: Use Me – Bill Withers
#14 Back Stabbers – The O’jay’s
#13 The Guitar Man – Bread
#12 Motorcycle Mama – Sailcat
#11 The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo
#10 Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me – Mac Davis
#9 You Don’t Mess Around With Jim – Jim Croce
#8 Coconut – Nilsson
#7 Goodbye To Love – The Carpenters
#6 If Loving You Is Wrong I Don’t Want To Be Right – Luther Ingram
#5 Hold Your Head Up – Argent
#4 I’m Still In Love With You – Al Green
Extra: Ben – Michael Jackson --Extra From 1972.[/I]
#3 Long Cool Woman – The Hollies
#2 Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’sullivan
#1 Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 28, 2010, 08:56:26 AM
got here late, can't wait to hear the first hour.   

Casey says  "Join Together by WHO!" -- not "The Who."  (copyedit 101, right? shouldn't it be "...by WHOM"?)

hey, that Bobby Vinton, with the bongos?  not bad!

Roberta and Donny's Where is the Love is always sublime. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 28, 2010, 09:11:17 AM

Casey says  "Join Together by WHO!" -- not "The Who."  (copyedit 101, right? shouldn't it be "...by WHOM"?)


Ha ha, I took that as being akin to "Join together, by jove!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2010, 10:17:00 AM

I did love Babs live on "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," I forgot to mention.


Not too many artists have hit the 40 twice with diff versions of the same song, not to mention she did it in consecutive years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2010, 10:47:29 AM
Dittoes on the BeeGees and Joey Heatherton tunes; why Ms H. didn't have more hits is a puzzlement  -- and why Cher didn't cover "Gone" first is a question for her A&R people.

was the Isley's "Pop That Thang" sampled on 2 Live Crew's "Pop That Coochie"?

Nice that "Popcorn" was followed by a former beer jingle: HM Sonny & Cher's "When You Say Bud Love"

VHM the Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice, "Too Late To Turn Black Now".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2010, 10:52:13 AM
Flash, "Small Beginnings," was also NTM.  Very Yessish.  Yeesh.


Indeed, heads exploded at prog-FM stations when this one dropped -- I'd call it Yes with lyrics that actually make sense, but whatevs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2010, 11:16:52 AM
Hour 2 is a treasure-trove: the mighty 'berries, Joe Simon's "Power of Love" (BOS2), VHMs to Mouth & MacNeil ("once, I said, I want a shoe") and the fabulous Detroit Emeralds. And always a shout-out to 3DN's best-ever single, "Black & White".

"Where is the Love?" asks Donny... "out on that window ledge", replies Roberta. Damn, that just NEVAH gets old.

VVHM the J-5's "Lookin' Thru the Windows", always one of my fave forgotten singles of theirs -- a fabulous production.

Best Cheeze of Chart: Wayne Newton. I'll say it again: Tom Jones must still be kicking himself for not getting his hands on this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2010, 12:19:23 PM

I did love Babs live on "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," I forgot to mention.


Not too many artists have hit the 40 twice with diff versions of the same song, not to mention she did it in consecutive years.

TANC and Holy Crap: Casey answers a letter about this very thing happening!  "It's All in the Game", "Walk Don't Run" and Babs' "WYL" are the 3 instances.

back-to-back WOSes for the awful "Motorcycle Mama" and the execrably saccharine "Happiest Girl in the USA". Skippidy-doo-dah-dreadful. 

Best mixology of set: lime in de "Coconut"; best fuzztone guitar: "Goodbye to Love".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 28, 2010, 12:22:24 PM
Best mixology of set: lime in de "Coconut"; best fuzztone guitar: "Goodbye to Love".

didn't Dave Morey say the guitar solo in GTL is one of the best ever recorded?  well, someone did, somewhere. 

it is great, comes out of nowhere, languishes a bit, then speeds up into that climax of farewell breakup sex!  (That's why some folks call the song "Goodbye to Pants"  :) )
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2010, 12:25:04 PM
Casey tells a precious story about how Jim Croce was going to become a teacher instead of a musician - until he got shoved across a classroom by a 260-lb. "heavy-duty mama."  It's good for us all that he didn't bump no more with no big fat woman.

Oh, I get it: a Precious story!! LOL!

(http://www.todayfm.com/Libraries/Breakfast%20Show/Gabourey%20Sidibe%20-%20Precious.sflb)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2010, 10:08:31 AM
Casey's '83 chart starts with us being saved by Zero!

(http://www.npr.org/programs/wesun/features/2006/aug/zeromostel200x150.jpg)

Followed by LRB, being uncharacteristically raucous on "You're Driving Me Outta My Mind".

VHM George Benson, imploring the princess, "Lady Love Me (One More Time)"

I wish the producers of that year's Bond flick had had the balls to actually commission a song called "Octopussy". Instead we get Rita Coolidge's single pussy and the bland "All-Time High".  Meanwhile EJ wants to "Kiss the Bride". Yeah, right.

WOS Sergio Mendes, the sort of faceless, devoid-of-personality adult-contempo dreck that made the early '80s a trial for many of us.

Our Canuck friends play this lovely Gordon Lightfoot song "Dream Street Rose" (?) a lot as one of their "extras" -- NTM until I heard it here; it never charted in the US.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2010, 11:15:04 AM
AAAACK! Hour 2 begins with Stallone's baby bro, Frank. Did Michael Sembello write this? It sounds like "Eye of the Tiger"-meets-"Maniac".

BOS1 Shalamar's fabtastic "Dead Giveaway"; WOS2 Air Supply, just about past their sell-by date with their last really big single, "Making Hits Out of Nothing But Pablum". And speaking of sell-by dates: the Stray Cats score their 3rd and final Top Ten hit with the formulaic "Sexy + 17".

"Gunter glieben glauchen globen" -- Def Leppard got somethin' to SAY! But only if zie sprechen Deutsch.

It's astounding how many forgettable, generically-titled, mid-charting singles Journey had in ther '80s. WOS3 "After The Fall".  Ah, but there's cheeze and then there's CHEEEEZE:  BOS2 Irene Cara's "Flashdance". What a feeling, indeed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2010, 12:03:00 PM
Quite a few lesser hits by big names in Hour 3: Rick Springfield's "Human Torch Touch"... ELO's "RockNRoll is King"... Quarterflash's "Take Me To Heart"... Loverboy's "Hot Girls in Love" and Asia's "Don't Cry" -- seriously, how many of those can you hum off the top of your head?

BOS3 Bonnie Tyler's fortuitous pairing with Jim Steinman. Gotta get AL to play the fab Nikki French dance remake of this one in a '95 set
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 29, 2010, 12:19:43 PM
Quite a few lesser hits by big names in Hour 3: Rick Springfield's "Human Torch Touch"... ELO's "RockNRoll is King"... Quarterflash's "Take Me To Heart"... Loverboy's "Hot Girls in Love" and Asia's "Don't Cry" -- seriously, how many of those can you hum off the top of your head?

I'm an hour behind you, enjoying these songs like the Quarterflash that I have no memory of at all.

The ELO track got heavy video airplay, as I recall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 29, 2010, 12:24:32 PM

WOS Sergio Mendes, the sort of faceless, devoid-of-personality adult-contempo dreck that made the early '80s a trial for many of us.


Harrumph.  I *love* "Never Gonna Let You Go."  I would have agreed with you if the countdown had included the follow-up, "Alibis," though.

And I adore the title "Hot Girls in Love."  Joe Francis must have grown up on this shit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2010, 12:37:45 PM

WOS Sergio Mendes, the sort of faceless, devoid-of-personality adult-contempo dreck that made the early '80s a trial for many of us.


Harrumph.  I *love* "Never Gonna Let You Go."  I would have agreed with you if the countdown had included the follow-up, "Alibis," though.


Sorry. I loved Mr Mendes' '60s incarnation -- he had a *sound* then; you knew it was a Sergio Mendes record immediately. But "NGLYG" could be absolutely anybody. Which is why he had "Alibis" and then disappeared again.  Plus, I'll forever associate "NGLYG" with WPLJ's format-switch in '83. After over a decade of being the kings of NYC AOR, they switched to Top 40 that spring and played that song heavily -- hearing it one afternoon was how I knew something had happened to the format. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2010, 12:46:42 PM
BOS4 MJ's "Human Nature" on his B-Day.  Centric and BET have been running Jackson stuff all wknd.

final BOS before I head out: the Boy and his Club, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 29, 2010, 05:29:18 PM

BOS1 Shalamar's fabtastic "Dead Giveaway"; WOS2 Air Supply, just about past their sell-by date with their last really big single, "Making Hits Out of Nothing But Pablum". And speaking of sell-by dates: the Stray Cats score their 3rd and final Top Ten hit with the formulaic "Sexy + 17".


Jim Steinman wrote and produced that Air Supply song as well as the Tyler song. In October, he would have the #1 and #2 written and produced song for 3 straight weeks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 29, 2010, 05:32:08 PM
Elton John wants to "Kiss the Bride"? I think he would rather kiss the groom.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 29, 2010, 05:58:39 PM
How does Premier decide which "AT 40" extra to play? Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" never came close to the top 40 (it peaked at 84).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2010, 06:37:26 PM
How does Premier decide which "AT 40" extra to play? Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" never came close to the top 40 (it peaked at 84).

That *was* odd -- their explanation was apparently that it charted twice and never made the 40 despite being an AOR staple.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2010, 09:00:34 AM
This week's tips...

AT40: the '70s goes to 1970 for the 3rd time in 3 months! Sept 5th 1970:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s hits Sept 1st 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-01-84.pdf


 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 04, 2010, 01:58:39 AM
The really nerdy AT 40 site http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=215 said next week's 80's show is September 14, 1985 (they said it's the "Dead Dog Dedication" one).

ETA: Nothing listed on their 70's thread about next week.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: kahunaburger on September 04, 2010, 04:16:51 AM
  "Tell It All Brother.  Before We Fall.  Tell It All Brothers & Sisters...Tell It All"(http://)                         
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2010, 10:50:57 AM
OK, the pre-10cc Hotlegs' "Neanderthal Man" is pretty awful, much as I love what they morphed into. Casey called that "reggae" -- ROTFL!

BOS1 Melanie's lovely "Peace Will Come".  Since we just did 1970 a month ago, not a lot here we haven't heard before, but VHMs Michael Nesmith's "Joanne", the Spinners' immortal "It's a Shame" and Elvis' forgotten "I've Lost You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2010, 11:08:25 AM
BOS2 to Ernie, revealing he's a rice-queen chubby-chaser. But that was before he met Bert, obviously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh85R-S-dh8

BOSes 3, 4, 5 & 6 to four faves in a row: the post-Diana Supes' underrated "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" (recently given a a mini-revival by the gay marriage issue); TJ's sexy/sweaty cover of "I (Who Have Nothing)"; Anne Murray's still-lovely 2-minute-marvel "Snowbird"; and Dawn's superb Drifters hommage "Candida".

Hey Neil D -- ya got TWO hits in the countdown. Why so solitary, man?

and how odd to hear Babs' painfully old-timey "Second-Hand Rose" as an oldie/extra -- later in 1970 she'd release her first LP of tunes by songwriters her own age, including the fab "Stoney End".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2010, 12:06:20 PM
VHM Bobby Sherman & "Julie"; uber-BOS7 Ree-Ree's fantabulous "Don't Play That Song", one of my 3 or 4 favorite 45s of hers.

OMG! Casey plays Ray Stevens' "Mr Businessman" as an oldie/extra. Gawd I love this song.

WOS Clarence Carter's saccharine "Patches".

OOOPS: five mins after Casey played Diana's "Ain't No Mountain" at #2, our Canadian friends at CKRU play... Diana's "Ain't No Mountain". Short version both times.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 05, 2010, 08:28:01 AM
Dang KFRC is playing last week's replay of 8/26/72, a nice chart, but I wanted to tape the 9/5/70 show!  Are they asleep at the wheel or just lazy??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2010, 10:28:48 AM
Dang KFRC is playing last week's replay of 8/26/72, a nice chart, but I wanted to tape the 9/5/70 show!  Are they asleep at the wheel or just lazy??

I've emailed them yet again but I've never gotten a reply before so not holding my breath.

I'm passing on the '84 chart today; not terribly interesting stuff there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 06, 2010, 11:13:05 AM
OK, the pre-10cc Hotlegs' "Neanderthal Man" is pretty awful, much as I love what they morphed into. Casey called that "reggae" -- ROTFL!

Didn't have time to post comments on this set this weekend, but I'm mostly in agreement with what you said.  I'd never heard of the Elvis song, but I really dug it.  Can someone recommend an Elvis comp that covers his '70s material while ignoring everything pre-'68?  (This is blasphemy to most, I know, but hey.)

As for the Hotlegs - one of the worst songs ever, in my book (I'm overdue in updating my worst-songs-ever list).  But what would you call that rhythm?  Not reggae, true, but it's syncopated - or maybe just sloppy.  How on earth did that chart?

And as for 1984, just one comment: How on earth did Glenn Frey's "Sexy Girl" chart?  ICKIEST SONG EVER.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 06, 2010, 05:18:05 PM
According to AT40 Fun and Games site, this week's shows are:

AT40 the 70's: September 8, 1973  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-08-73.pdf
AT40 the 80's: September 14, 1985 (aka the Dog Dedication show) http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-14-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2010, 07:03:25 PM
According to AT40 Fun and Games site, this week's shows are:

AT40 the 70's: September 8, 1973 


Yay! we finally get to hear the great "Stoned Out of My Mind" by the Chi-Lites. One of my all-time faves.  But other than that, there's not much on this chart that we didn't hear in the '73 show a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2010, 06:05:32 PM
Bad news for Casey-on-KFRC fans: 1550 is carrying Raiders games, and that means Casey's pre-empted whenever there's a 10am Sunday game (2-hour pre-game show starts at 8).  First example is this Sunday.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2010, 10:12:37 AM
early VHM: Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" -- I'd forgotten this actually made it into the Top 40.  And speaking of forgotten, Barry White's "I've Got So Much To Give".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 11, 2010, 10:27:23 AM
early VHM: Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" -- I'd forgotten this actually made it into the Top 40.  And speaking of forgotten, Barry White's "I've Got So Much To Give".

Not forgotten by me - it's one of my very favorites of his.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 11, 2010, 10:31:12 AM
Meant to ask when it appeared a few weeks ago: What prompted the "Monster Mash" resurgence ... in late summer?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2010, 11:04:48 AM
Quite a soul-packed first hour: Don Covay, a forgotten Tempts tune, Mr White, the Pointers can-canning, and Tyrone Davis' "There it Is", all leading up to uber-BOS1, the Chi-Lites, back-seat drivers in a car of love. I'm sure I heard "Stoned Out Of My Mind" during its brief stay in the 40 (I never missed Casey back then), but it got no NY radio attention, and I didn't really come to appreciate it until I moved to SF and began listening to KDIA, where it was a staple. Damn I love those horns.

And it's followed by BOSes 2 & 3: The Spinners "Ghetto Child" and Bobby W's "Nobody Wants You When You're Down & Out".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2010, 11:15:25 AM
Meant to ask when it appeared a few weeks ago: What prompted the "Monster Mash" resurgence ... in late summer?

I've never heard an explanation. It had been re-released in 1970 and flopped in that go-'round; why it came back yet again 3 years later remains a mystery.

VHM "Cleopatra Jones" -- WTF?  sounds like Casey played the instrumental B-side! We're a few weeks away from the other hit from that sndtk, Millie Jackson's fantabulous "Hurts So Good".

Still more soul: BOS4 Ree-Ree. "Ah think the melody on the box will help me... explain..."

VHM Rob Thomas Cher, "Hayuf-Breed"
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31KAB8M3rKL.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2010, 11:30:27 AM
VHM B .W. S.; ditto Johnny Taylor.  This week's chart is nearly 50% soul.

BOS5 the irresistibly catchy "Get Down"; BOS6 Al Green

VHM "Loves Me Like a Rock" -- and here's the Dixie Hummingbirds' own version, sans Simon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KGnpOE1ZJ4
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2010, 12:46:05 PM
say, has anybody seen my sweet Delta Dawn? Brother Louie wants to get it on.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 12, 2010, 01:17:58 AM
VHM "Cleopatra Jones" -- WTF?  sounds like Casey played the instrumental B-side!

I noticed that - and dug it.  Joe's this weekend's Cliff Nobles!

I don't get the Rob Thomas joke, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2010, 09:57:35 AM
VHM "Cleopatra Jones" -- WTF?  sounds like Casey played the instrumental B-side!

I noticed that - and dug it.  Joe's this weekend's Cliff Nobles!

I don't get the Rob Thomas joke, though.

Some months ago someone here (Tinka?) quipped that Rob Thomas stole his vocal stylings from Cher. Coulda sworn you were here that day, but perhaps not.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2010, 10:17:13 AM
I don't remember Laura Branigan's "Spanish Eddie" at all, but I kinda like: "Gloria" meets "Rosalita".

I don't remember Billy Ocean's "Mystery Lady" either, but that's becuase it's generic and unmemorable.

OMFG! it's Katrina with the follow-up to the original Katrina, which isn't a Katrina. Got that?  VHM "Do You Want Cryin'", which deserved better than a #37 peak.

And speaking of Broooce as we just were, he's goin' down. But... on WHO??

More unmemorable forgotten 45s: Michael McDonald's "No Lookin' Back".  WOS Loverboy, of course.

back-to-back BOSes: Chrissie/UB40, "I Got You Babe", and Stevie's wonderful "Part Time Lover" -- undercover fascists on the run!

BTW, I'm assuming the LDD of Barry M's "This One's For You" in Hour 2 is the "Snuggles, the dead dog" dedication.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2010, 11:11:04 AM
still more forgotten etc: John Waite and John Cafferty. But VHM Sting, ...Blue Turtles remains his best solo LP. BOS3 HoJo, "Life in One Day"

WOS2 Jagger/Bowie.

oops, didn't see that there's an LDD in Hour 3: "Shannon", which (DUH!) is clearly the dead dog ded.

BOS4 Eurythmics (feat Stevie W) "There Must Be An Angel".

Note that the Motels' "Shame" is another for the diff song/same title list.  I'll take Evelyn "Champagne" King over Martha what's-her-face any day
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2010, 12:28:21 PM
WOS3 Motley Crue, another for the "Most Unnecessary Remakes EVAH!" list.

BOS5 RFTW -- what's good for the goose, etc.  BOS6 Madonna's "Dress You Up". And VHM the Pointers, sharing the '70s/'80s double-appearance award this week with Stevie and Ree-Ree.

Oh, Snuggles -- whether we have kids or pets or neither, we (heart) you.  Is Don on the phone??  I want somebody to use his fuckin' BRAIN!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 12, 2010, 07:42:16 PM
Borrowing from the AT40 Fun and game site:

One of AT 40's staffer was there during the Dead Dog Dedication and says what happened (he did make a mistake and said it was after the Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited"). The article is about Guy Aoki, a staffer, who worked with Casey and the kind of man he was.

http://rafu.com/news/2010/07/itns_casey-kasem/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2010, 07:51:33 PM
Borrowing from the AT40 Fun and game site:

One of AT 40's staffer was there during the Dead Dog Dedication and says what happened (he did make a mistake and said it was after the Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited"). The article is about Guy Aoki, a staffer, who worked with Casey and the kind of man he was.

http://rafu.com/news/2010/07/itns_casey-kasem/

Wow -- great article Thanks, SFG!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 12, 2010, 08:46:01 PM
A little off topic but hearing Money For Nothing (the edited version) on AT 40. How do the local rock stations get away with playing the unedited version with the language they use? Mark Knopfler wasn't talking about the British slang for cigarettes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2010, 08:33:52 AM
A little off topic but hearing Money For Nothing (the edited version) on AT 40. How do the local rock stations get away with playing the unedited version with the language they use? Mark Knopfler wasn't talking about the British slang for cigarettes.

I think it falls into the same category as Randy Newman's "Short People"; Knopfler is singing from the point of view of a character, but he's not endorsing that character's opinion.  Interestingly, the '70s chart on Saturday featured Charlie Daniels' "Uneasy Rider", with the phrase "long-haired Commie pinko fag" and "fag" was bleeped after-the-fact by the current syndication company -- it wasn't bleeped back in '73.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2010, 08:37:25 AM
Casey's '70s chart this week is from Sept 13th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 18, 2010, 03:40:58 AM

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf

The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 10:06:03 AM

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf

The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?

yeah it was problemmatic in the Bible Belt -- and Casey himself was said to find it distasteful.

Damn, 7 debut songs is the most I remember in one week.  And this BT Express thing at #40 is one I barely remember. But BOS1 Graham Central Station's "Your Love", which deserved better chartwise.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 10:13:45 AM
"Your Love" was NTM, not bad.  But B.T. Express and People's Choice were awfully repetitive.  And as well-done as the "Jaws" score was, I can't fathom how people could want to own it as a 45 or hear it on the radio.  Strange charter.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 10:16:41 AM
ooo! BOS2 Michael Murphey's "Carolina in the Pines", a personal fave. Lovely production.

and always a VHM for that Morey fave, Leon Russell's "Lady Blue"

and as i've said before, "Miracles" is one of those singles I associate with the Summer of '75, but here it is *debuting* in September after being played as an LP track by AOR for months.

as well-done as the "Jaws" score was, I can't fathom how people could want to own it as a 45 or hear it on the radio.  Strange charter.

when a movie makes THAT much money, releasing the theme as a single is a no-brainer. and the Dickie Goodman record (coming up) primed the pump.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 10:26:28 AM
"Carolina in the Pines" and "Lady Blue" are both phenomenal songs and would be BOS contenders any other week.  But with the debut of the JS's "Miracles," how could I BOS anything else?  Even if it is the 3-min. radio edit, at least it still includes Grace's fake orgasm in the backing vox.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 10:32:29 AM
EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen. (and his duet with Wacky Sedacky is coming up as an extra -- coincidence?)

VHM the Ritchie Family's first and biggest hit -- the influence of '40s big-band stuff (and the gay men who loved it) on early disco can never be underestimated.

Dickie Goodman: Oy!

and speaking of "Oy!", VHM a couple o' Jews singing gospel on "Gone At Last".

WOS Austin Roberts' hideous "Rocky". Austin, I've never had to puke during AT40 before...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 10:56:23 AM

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf

The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?

Thanks for pointing that out.  I love the closing sentiment - "Looks like this'll be the last week for George - I hope we will correspond soon under less sexually explicit circumstances!"  Was it indeed IWYS's last week in the 40?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 11:07:58 AM
VVHM to the Spinners' glorious "'They Just Can't Stop It' the (Games People Play)."  LOVE that bass vocal - "12:45."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 11:09:36 AM
Ooh, the Osmonds' finest harmony vocal on "The Proud One."  I've never heard the original (Four Seasons? or Frankie solo?).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 11:09:47 AM
this chart is turning out to be quite fab. BOS3 the Pointers with a chick on da side, BOS4 the Osmonds at their best, reviving an obscure Frankie Valli solo single from '66 ("The Proud One") and giving it some Top 40 love.  Their A&R guy was a genius here.  VHM that little piano break on the Spinners' "Games People Play".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 11:11:18 AM
Ooh, the Osmonds' finest harmony vocal on "The Proud One."  I've never heard the original (Four Seasons? or Frankie solo?).

Frankie solo (only got to #68 in '66) -- it's on Rhino's fab 2-disc Seasons anthol, everything you'd ever need.

America keeps the oven warm for Morris Albert.

BOS5 Johnny Wakelin's sweet tribute to Muhammad Ali. HM Paul & Odia at their Marvin'n'Tammiest; VHM Karen & Richard making fine work of Wacky Sedaky's "Solitaire"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 11:12:42 AM
Let's stay awhile with one of America's finer vocal efforts.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 11:17:14 AM
I never had a chance to enjoy Morris Albert's "Feelings" on its merits - I heard Carol Burnett's warbling of it first, ruining it for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 11:40:23 AM
I never had a chance to enjoy Morris Albert's "Feelings" on its merits - I heard Carol Burnett's warbling of it first, ruining it for me.

I'm not sure if it has many merits, actually.  It was painfully old-fashioned even in '75, when it was much-ridiculed (his accent admittedly didn't help). If it had been done in the '80s by Julio Iglesias, it would've been cheesily "retro", but in the mid-'70s it was just schmaltz.

BOS6 Ms Reddy.

And lawd, how much do I *LURVE* "Third-Rate Romance"?  Superb songwriting.  uber-BOS7.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 11:55:25 AM
EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen. (and his duet with Wacky Sedacky is coming up as an extra -- coincidence?)


and here it is. A part of me wishes I coulda been a fly on the wall when EJ & Neil were, um, working. But another part of me thinks "Ewwww!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 12:14:01 PM
BadCo's "Feel Like Makin' Love" reminds me that Millie Jackson covered it a year later:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5y9rGszTE

BOS8 Freddy Fender.

AAAAAAACK! David Geddes!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2010, 12:28:25 PM
Barry M wants Sweet Melissa to "come... come!" If she's relying on him, it'll be a looooong wait.  But VHM anyway.

BOS9 the Isleys, and all that bullshit goin' down.

Oh, Ms. Janis Ian, you're not ugly. Just painfully plain. VHM "At 17".

H, JF & R are fawwin' in wuv -- too bad they never teamed up with Kenny Nolan.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2010, 06:21:44 PM
'80s Casey on Huey's mom's pals in SF: "bearded poets in black berets"!  God would I have enjoyed knowing 18-year-old Hugh Cregg.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 18, 2010, 11:17:37 PM

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf

The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?

Thanks for pointing that out.  I love the closing sentiment - "Looks like this'll be the last week for George - I hope we will correspond soon under less sexually explicit circumstances!"  Was it indeed IWYS's last week in the 40?

Yes it was. It was at 48 on September 27, 1987.

Side note: If anyone listens to the show, you might get a chuckle on the story Casey tells about George being an ugly duckling and he changed thus helping him date women.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 18, 2010, 11:54:20 PM

I'm not sure if it has many merits, actually.  It was painfully old-fashioned even in '75, when it was much-ridiculed (his accent admittedly didn't help). If it had been done in the '80s by Julio Iglesias, it would've been cheesily "retro", but in the mid-'70s it was just schmaltz.


I remember the Gong Show did a whole show where everyone came out and sang Feelings.  Chuck Barris is a frickin genius.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on September 19, 2010, 08:16:32 AM
KFRC 1550AM isn't airing AT40 again today.  Have they dropped it or moved it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 09:44:38 AM
KFRC 1550AM isn't airing AT40 again today.  Have they dropped it or moved it?

I'm hoping they just moved it (since the Raiders pre-game is on at 8:00 when they're the "early" NFL game) but their website is no help.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 10:06:11 AM
"Yo' butt is MINE!" sez MJ at #40. Sha-MAWN!

VHM T'Pau

(http://trekmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/amoktime/spock_tpau.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 10:32:27 AM
a couple of crappy, parenthetically-titled, not-well-remembered ones back-to-back: Mr Mister's "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" and Starship's "It's Not Over ('Til it's Over) " -- can't believe the latter actually made the Top Ten. I'm tempted to WOS both, but here's Bryan Adams with "Victim Of Love" which is even worse. Thank gawd for Madonna who gets a VHM for one of her lesser efforts, "Causing a Commotion"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 10:51:58 AM
If anyone listens to the show, you might get a chuckle on the story Casey tells about George being an ugly duckling and he changed thus helping him date women.

yeah -- women like Brooke Shields. That shoulda been a dead giveaway right there.

and BTW, "I Want Your Sex" is really quite awful. Always has been. Cringe-inducing lyrics. whothehell has ever *said* "I want your sex"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 11:22:12 AM
The Cars' "You Are the Girl" is notable as their last Top 40 single.

Finally, some quality:  BOSes 1 & 2 to Alex O'Neal's fab "Fake" and Danny Wilson's gorgeous "Mary's Prayer".  And inbetween, a VHM for Bowie's forgotten "Never Let Me Down"

BOS3 Levert's "Casanova"; Casey's story about Natalie Cole's recovery from coke addiction comes 5 songs after we heard Dionne Warwick -- LOL!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 12:30:37 PM
uber-WOS Heart, "Who Will You Run To?" -- Diane Warren is evil and must be destroyed!

VHM smoove Smokey, "One Heartbeat"

BOS4 Prince w/Sheena -- color them peach and black! color me taken aback!  boy vs. girl in the World Series of Love! Let's get to rammin'!

HM LLCoolJ, his abs and his orchestra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2010, 01:07:15 PM
oh Lisa Lisa, I'm lost in your boob-motions. BOS5.

and BOS6 Bananarama at the peak of their Stock/Aitken/Waterman period.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 20, 2010, 01:54:02 AM
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:

Casey 70's - September 25 1971

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html

Casey's 80's - September 25, 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 20, 2010, 09:35:28 AM
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:

Casey 70's - September 25 1971

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html


much cool stuff, but be advised: according to the geeks at the above-mentioned board, Casey plays the wrong side of a record -- Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" gets the accidental B-side treatment. Too bad, I love that one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 10:05:20 AM
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:

Casey 70's - September 25 1971

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html


much cool stuff, but be advised: according to the geeks at the above-mentioned board, Casey plays the wrong side of a record -- Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" gets the accidental B-side treatment. Too bad, I love that one.

Freddie Hart sez evvah-day's Thanksgiving; Casey's still perpetuating the Diana Ross-discovered-the-Jackson 5 lie. But VHM "Surrender" anyway.

and another VHM Tommy Roe's underrated cover of "Stagger Lee".

This played-by-mistake Glass Bottle tune ("This is the First Time"?) ain't bad -- kinda Brooklyn Bridge-y

But lawd'a'mercy! BOS1 Denise LaSalle's scorchin' "Trapped By a Thing Called Love".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:14:56 AM
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:

Casey 70's - September 25 1971

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html


much cool stuff, but be advised: according to the geeks at the above-mentioned board, Casey plays the wrong side of a record -- Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" gets the accidental B-side treatment. Too bad, I love that one.

Freddie Hart sez evvah-day's Thanksgiving; Casey's still perpetuating the Diana Ross-discovered-the-Jackson 5 lie. But VHM "Surrender" anyway.

and another VHM Tommy Roe's underrated cover of "Stagger Lee".

Roe's SL was NTM; I'd have thought it was Johnny Rivers without the ID.  And I'm kinda digging this Glass Bottle B-side, which I'd never have heard if not for the gaffe.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:23:01 AM
Casey tells a nice story about the perseverance of the Dells, who wow me with "The Love We Had Stays on My Mind."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:26:36 AM
Do the breakdown, chilldun!  Rufus is sounding winded - ain't him fresh clean, do?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 10:31:32 AM
BOS2 the mighty mighty Dells, "The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)"

VHMs Rufus Thomas' "The Breakdown" and Noel "Paul" Stookey's "Wedding Song".

BOS3 Hari Georgeson, "Bangla Desh"; BOS4 and proxy-of-Gaz, Free Movement "I Found Someone Of My Own".

Oh, and I just discovered KFRC is now running the show on Saturday morning from 10 to 1 -- same as our Canadian friends. I'll stick with the Canuck version; at least it's in Ontario Stereo.

ETA: glad you're here, Gaz.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:33:33 AM
BOS "Bangla-Desh," a noble effort though a failed one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:41:04 AM

BOS4 and proxy-of-Gaz, Free Movement "I Found Someone Of My Own".


A pre-emptive answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 10:44:50 AM
VHM 3DN; BOS5 to an all-time-fave of mine from Bobby "Mr Vicki Lawrence" Russell, channelling Roger Miller rather nicely.

WOS to an all-time-HFH of mine: The Persuaders, "Thin Line etc" Are you HAWN-gry HAWN-ey?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:51:01 AM
Mike, I know how much you hate the Persuaders' trip to the hos-pi-TUUHHL, but I love this song.  What do you think of the Pretenders' cover?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:51:39 AM
VHM 3DN; BOS5 to an all-time-fave of mine from Bobby "Mr Vicki Lawrence" Russell, channelling Roger Miller rather nicely.

Did you notice he gets Harry's gender wrong in the last verse?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 10:53:37 AM
O Canada!  I could hardly have hoped for a finer AT40 Extra than Lighthouse's "One Fine Morning."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 10:55:46 AM
VHM 3DN; BOS5 to an all-time-fave of mine from Bobby "Mr Vicki Lawrence" Russell, channelling Roger Miller rather nicely.

Did you notice he gets Harry's gender wrong in the last verse?

Well, he'll always be a "he" to them, I guess -- as to the Pretenders cover of "Thin Line", it's better because Chrissie changes the lyric. At age 16, I found the whole image of this big black guy getting beaten within a inch of his life by a woman absurd and laughable, and yet the reading is sooooo serious. To paraphrase Tim Goodman, "everything I know about black people I learned from pop music".

OMG -- Casey does his own Canadian extra with your beloved Lighthouse!

But this "she talks crazy talk" is familar, yet I can't ID.  And The Guess Who are coming up in the next hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 11:07:34 AM
John Denver's in West Virginia mountin' his mama -- I hear that's rather prevalent there.

VHM Guess Who -- where'd ya get the GUN, John?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 11:12:00 AM
VHM Guess Who -- where'd ya get the GUN, John?

NTM, and I find it almost as baffling as "Albert Flasher."  I appreciate their going out on a limb, but wtf.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 11:23:17 AM
VHM Guess Who -- where'd ya get the GUN, John?

NTM, and I find it almost as baffling as "Albert Flasher."  I appreciate their going out on a limb, but wtf.

and speaking of WTF: "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" -- out on a limb, indeed.

Holy crap: Mac & Katie Kissoon were BLACK!! *faints*

(http://www.recordsale.org/cdpix/m/mac__and__katie_kissoon-at_their_best.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 11:31:25 AM
VHM The Osmonds' "Yo-Yo" -- props to the talented Mr Joe South. WOOT, now!

love the story about Al Green's "Back-Up Train" peaking at #41.  BOS6 "Tired of Being Alone".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 12:10:46 PM
I never need to hear this Lee Michaels song again as long as I live. Do ya know whut ah mean?

VHM Honey Cone, wearin' a smile down the aisle 'cause he's da father of they chile! (see previous comment about "everything I know about black people I learned from pop songs")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 25, 2010, 12:36:36 PM
I never need to hear this Lee Michaels song again as long as I live. Do ya know whut ah mean?

VHM Honey Cone, wearin' a smile down the aisle 'cause he's da father of they chile! (see previous comment about "everything I know about black people I learned from pop songs")

I can do without Springer episodes in song.

And it's between "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" and "Batdance" for "strangest #1 hit in pop history."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2010, 12:52:56 PM
props to some fine extras today: here's the Raiders' forgotten "Birds of a Feather", na na na na na na na na.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2010, 10:26:45 AM
Quite a grim first hour in 1982: ONJ's desperate-sounding "Heart Attack", Tane (Mrs Jonathan) Cain's generic "Holdin On", Glenn Frey, and -- gawd help us all -- a Kenny Loggins/Steve Perry duet. Just shoot me.  The highlight is actually Barry Manilow's Shakin' Stevens cover, "Oh Julie", which gets a VHM just because.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2010, 11:32:14 AM
Hour 2 starts promisingly with the Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb", which deserved better than its #31 peak. But soon we're back in forgettable early-'80s pop territory with Toto, Kim Carnes and Randy Meisner -- no wonder Top 40 radio was declared dead right around this time.

At least Juice Newton's Brenda Lee remake is palatable, if unnecessary.  But finally a couple of BOSes I can get behind: I'm astounded to see that Laura Branigan's "Gloria" was still in the Top 40 in September -- I associate it with the spring of '82 (I still remember hearing it on my car radio and assuming it was Donna Summer). And hooray for Ree-Ree's fab Luther V-produced "Jump To It".

Jeez, even Kool & the Gang's "Big Fun" is unmemorable.

I have to leave before Hour 3, but uber-BOS3-in absentia to Jermaine Jackson's collab with Devo, "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" -- easily one of the biggest WTFs of the '80s, but a delight. I still have the 45.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 26, 2010, 05:49:04 PM
From AT40 Fun and Games:

Casey '70s: October 7, 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

Casey '80s: October 4, 1980

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-04-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2010, 12:39:37 PM
From AT40 Fun and Games:

Casey '70s: October 7, 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

Casey '80s: October 4, 1980

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-04-80.pdf

'72: any chart with my beloved "If I Could Reach You" *and* Chi Coltrane singing about a big dick is OK by me.

'80: "The Legend of Wooley Swamp"?? WTF?? (the cue sheet says it's Bob Seger; it's actually Charlie Daniels -- either way I have no recollection of it)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on September 27, 2010, 05:54:35 PM
From AT40 Fun and Games:

Casey '70s: October 7, 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

Casey '80s: October 4, 1980

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-04-80.pdf

'72: any chart with my beloved "If I Could Reach You" *and* Chi Coltrane singing about a big dick is OK by me.

'80: "The Legend of Wooley Swamp"?? WTF?? (the cue sheet says it's Bob Seger; it's actually Charlie Daniels -- either way I have no recollection of it)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCZGNnaWcaY
Audio only: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pJJZCmJzmM
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 01, 2010, 10:12:23 AM
5 NTMs in that '72 set - not bad!  Won't get to listen until late Sunday night if at all, though, as I'm off to Oktoberfest in Maryland for the weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2010, 09:59:23 AM
Psychic TANC of the week: Doug & the Slugs' "Too Bad" popped into my head the other day fo no particular reason -- and here it is on CKRU. Oh, Canada!

instant VHM the Spinners. Proxy of cairo Sam Neely, but Kristofferson shoulda sued over the "Bobby McGee" clone "Loving You Just Crossed My Mind".

I didn't remember Jerry Wallace's #1 country tune "If You Leave Me Tonite I'll Cry".

VHMs to Gallery covering Mac Davis' "I Believe in Music" and the forgotten BeeGees hit "Run To Me"

Another VHM Joe Simon's "Power of Love" and -- of course -- BOS the 5th Dimension's gorgeous "If I Could Reach You". Marilyn McCoo, ah LURVES you!  "See ya next time..."

And Ms Coltrane arrives to praise her man's really big, er, you know.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2010, 11:06:43 AM
Telegram (and VHM) fo' Mel & Tim!  They coulda been the black Hall & Oates.  ;)

BOS2, Danny O'Keeffe; proxy of Gaz, Daniel Boone.

Ain't nuthin' goin' on but da RENT-uh! and another VHM for JB.

Why did Donny O cover "Why?"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2010, 11:42:39 AM
Rod the Mod is too cheap to make a long-distance call from Minnesota?  HM "Hard Luck Woman" "You Wear It Well"

BOS3 Rick Springfield, "Speak to the Sky". Banjos RULE!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2010, 12:20:54 PM
more VHMs: Neil D, "Play Me" and Hot Butter "Popcorn".

WOS "My Ding-a-Ling"

BOS4 3DN's finest hour, "Black & White"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2010, 10:47:19 AM
instant '80 BOS Stacey Lattisaw -- 13 years old at the time -- with the lovely "Let Me Be Your Angel". I thought of her as the black Rachel Sweet.

Aaaack! the unholy alliance of Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie on "Lady". The adult-contempo takeover of Top 40 radio had begun in earnest.

NTM: Vince Gill-era Pure Prairie League with "I'm Almost Ready", an Eagles-ish rocker (think "Already Gone") that isn't too bad. VHM just because Gill went on to record some terrific stuff later.

Devo whips out their only (!) Top 40 single.

BOS2 Irene Cara's "Out Here On My Own", co-written by Lesley Gore and her brother. Easily my fave from Fame.

CDB's "Wooley Swamp" is a kinda-sorta "Devil Went Down" retread, but needless to say lightning did not strike twice.

WOS Supertramp's completely unnecessary live remake of "Dreamer"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2010, 11:40:45 AM
Stevie's jammina-jammina-jammina-jam-AWN.

NTM: the Larsen-Feiten Band (jinglemeisters extraordinaire) with "Who'll Be The Fool Tonite", yet another of the many second-rate Doobie clones of the period.

Willie's on the road again; Mick's on his fine ah-rahb chahhh-jahhh.

VHMs: "Someone That I Used to Love", one of Natalie Cole's nicer ballads; and Al Stewart's forgotten "Midnight Rocks"

proxy of cairo: Ambrosia, "You're the Only Woman"; more Doob-ishness from Amy (future Mrs Michael McDonald) Holland on "How Do I Survive?"; VHM Dionne W's other Manilow-produced hit, "No coke too strong", er, "No Night So Long".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2010, 12:14:16 PM
BOS3 Larry Graham, "One in a Million You", one of the best ballads from an era when far too many were sappy, "Lite-FM" dreck.

BOS4 Boz Scaggs' "Look What You've Done To Me", ditto the above.

and in between, proxy of Dave Morey, Donna Summer, "the Wan-duh-wuh"

VHM Carly Simon's unfairly forgotten "Jesse".

LOL Casey's story about Stephanie Mills being mobbed by fans in NYC and having to wear a disguise -- lotta black queens in that crowd, I betcha. BOS5 the fab "Never Knew Love Like This Before".

Doobie clonery is an epidemic on this chart: Robbie Dupree's "Hot Rod Hearts" back-to-back with the Pointers' "He's So Shy".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2010, 01:07:03 PM
Finally some Real Doobs with "Real Love"

Cheeze for Brunch award: "Xanadu"

And as I head out the door: proxy of Gaz to Babs' "Woman in Love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 03, 2010, 06:03:32 PM
NTM: the Larsen-Feiten Band (jinglemeisters extraordinaire) with "Who'll Be The Fool Tonite", yet another of the many second-rate Doobie clones of the period.

NTM as well, but I'm hearing more Boz than MM in it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 03, 2010, 07:16:27 PM
Finally some Real Doobs with "Real Love"

Cheeze for Brunch award: "Xanadu"

And as I head out the door: proxy of Gaz to Babs' "Woman in Love"

My BOS, in a set chock-full of unfamiliarities.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2010, 08:58:48 AM
early heads-upses:

That '70s show goes to 1971 for the scond time in 3 weeks (!):

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/100971.html

and the '80s chart is from Oct 11th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 04, 2010, 09:16:40 AM


and the '80s chart is from Oct 11th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-86.pdf

Hooray for "The Rain" - Oran Juice Jones
Boo for "Heartbeat" - Don Johnson
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 08, 2010, 08:36:17 PM

That '70s show goes to 1971 for the scond time in 3 weeks (!):

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/100971.html


almost nothing in this chart that we didn't hear 2 weeks ago -- even 2 of the debuts were extras then (Lighthouse and the Raiders).  So I'll be listening but not posting on Sat morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2010, 10:43:23 AM

That '70s show goes to 1971 for the scond time in 3 weeks (!):

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/100971.html


almost nothing in this chart that we didn't hear 2 weeks ago -- even 2 of the debuts were extras then (Lighthouse and the Raiders).  So I'll be listening but not posting on Sat morning.

OK, a quick comment or 2: much as I love the Tops, their "MacArthur Park" is one of the more unnecessary covers ever.  Nice to hear the Bobby Russell and Dells tunes one more time. And when Casey listed stations carrying the show, one of them was ... KACY! LOL!

BOS Mr Kristofferson's majestic "Lovin' Her Was Easier"

And I'm kinda surprised "Imagine" isn't one of the extras this weekend -- it was 2 weeks away from debuting (at #20!) on the Hot 100.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2010, 12:44:27 PM
I've always admired the fact that Ms Baez didn't change the gender when singing "Drove/Dixie Down", but boy does she mangle the lyrics otherwise. Seriously, Joan, WTF?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 10, 2010, 02:19:25 AM
Next week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:

The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf

The 80's: For the week ending October 13, 1984

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101384.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 10, 2010, 09:34:53 AM


and the '80s chart is from Oct 11th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-86.pdf

Hooray for "The Rain" - Oran Juice Jones


I loves me some Oran "Juice" but other than this song the '86 chart is underwhelming so I'll opt for The Drive's 10@10 Marathon (and shame on KFOG for not doing the same on 10/10/10).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 10, 2010, 12:47:57 PM
Next week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:

The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf


The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 11, 2010, 12:33:35 PM
Next week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
Yes, looking forward to hearing those two NTMs plus another at #38, Poppy Family (their follow-up to "Which Way You Goin' Billy") and I don't recall #17 by Glen Campbell "It's Only Make Believe" : http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101770.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2010, 01:24:43 PM
Next week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
Yes, looking forward to hearing those two NTMs plus another at #38, Poppy Family (their follow-up to "Which Way You Goin' Billy") and I don't recall #17 by Glen Campbell "It's Only Make Believe" : http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101770.html

I just noticed that the "cahrismusicgroup" chart posted by the other AT40 message board, and the "oldradioshows" chart posted by Waybck are from 2 different weeks but both say 10/17/70. Hrm.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 15, 2010, 05:54:39 PM
Next week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
Yes, looking forward to hearing those two NTMs plus another at #38, Poppy Family (their follow-up to "Which Way You Goin' Billy") and I don't recall #17 by Glen Campbell "It's Only Make Believe" : http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101770.html

I just noticed that the "cahrismusicgroup" chart posted by the other AT40 message board, and the "oldradioshows" chart posted by Waybck are from 2 different weeks but both say 10/17/70. Hrm.

The oldradioshows chart is for the week ending October 24, 1970. The other one is for week ending October 17, 1970. Wasn't the early charts where a show on October 17th be from the October 24th chart?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 15, 2010, 07:12:52 PM

I just noticed that the "cahrismusicgroup" chart posted by the other AT40 message board, and the "oldradioshows" chart posted by Waybck are from 2 different weeks but both say 10/17/70. Hrm.

The oldradioshows chart is for the week ending October 24, 1970. The other one is for week ending October 17, 1970. Wasn't the early charts where a show on October 17th be from the October 24th chart?

You guys have wondered about this before, IIRC, and it makes my head spin.  I gets confuzzled.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2010, 10:17:16 AM
Wow, this Five Flights Up song is a Philly-ish ballad. Kinda nice.

BOS1 Freda Payne's unjustly forgotten "Deeper & Deeper".

BOS2 Candi Staton -- if you stand by your man, he'll call you babybabybaby all nite long!

VHM Super-bad JB; proxy of cairo BS&T&"Lucretia"

BOS3 the Poppy Family, another unfairly "lost" hit.

No General Johnson in this chart, but BOS4 to his labelmates 100 Proof with the fabulous "Somebody's Been Sleeping"

and always a VHM (at least) to Mr Nesmith's "Joanne".

Now THAT'S a great first hour!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2010, 11:08:32 AM
BOS6 Ms Ronstadt's achingly beautiful "Long Long Time"

TANC: General Johnson *does* show up (as a songwriter) with "Patches"

TANC2: GFR with the sailing song AL didn't get around to. Mark Farner getting closer to home, before he got closer to Jeebus.

BTW, KFRC is replaying last week's show yet again.

VHM S&G "ECP"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2010, 11:49:38 AM
VHM Eve Graham doing her best Melanie impression on the New Seekers' cover of "LWTDTMS,M"

And another VHM to Ms Murray, giving us the (snow)bird. BOS7 3DN and Paul Williams.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2010, 10:11:44 AM
#40: Joyce "Human Hand Puppet" Kennedy!! I never realized that was her duetting with Jeffrey Osborne on the rather lovely "The Last Time I Made Love".  VHM for the lost craft of songwriting.

I barely remember Laura Branigan's "The Lucky One"; I'd rather forget Lionel Ritchie's "Penny Lover".  And Barry Gibbs' "Shine Shine" is NTM -- VHM just for the Bellafonte-esque flourishes.   

WOS1 Night Ranger -- glad the radio stations I listened to back then avoided dreck like this.  BOS1 Ms Lauper's "All Thwoo tha Nite".

And TANC: as the Giants eke out yet another 1-run win, VHM the Jacksons' "Torture"

BOS2 this week's first "extra": Macca's "No More Lonely Nights"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2010, 11:19:21 AM
BOS3 Tina's "Better Be Good" -- this one gets better with age. Fab production.

BOS4 Lindsey Buckingham, "Go. In. Sane."

WOS2 "Bop 'Til You Drop" -- Rick Springfiled sounding a bit desperate to keep the hits coming.  This sounds like "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and "She Blinded Me With Science" mated and had a devil child.

More desperation: dunno what Donna Summer was thinking with this remake of "There Goes My baby".

Grammar Police to Huey Lewis: "one way or the 'nother"? Seriously? Who are you supposed to be? Buckwheat?

WOS3 John Cafferty/Beaver Brown. Funny, this sounds infinitely worse 25 years later than it did at the time, when the imitation-Springsteen aspect was somewhat amusing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 18, 2010, 03:54:55 PM
This week that '70s Casey is from 10/23/76:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from 10/22/83:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/102283.html



Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 19, 2010, 01:03:35 AM

and Casey's '80s is from 10/22/83:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/102283.html


#1 and #2 from that week were produced by the same person, Jim Steinman.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 23, 2010, 08:12:51 AM
I like the cocktail party of names in positions 21-14 in this '76 chart: Marianne, Fernando, Nadia, Sam, Sue, Beth, Romeo, Juliet, and Edmund Fitzgerald.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2010, 10:06:38 AM
VHM Marilyn McCooo & Uncle Remus too: "You Don't Have to Be a Tar Baby"

This is another of those October charts fiiled with songs I identify with summer: BOS Silver's delightful "Wham Bam Shang a Lang" -- it's a sha-la-la-la-la-la thing.

And Rod the Bod begins his long chart run of letting his inhibitions run wild with Britt.

(http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/29802-britt_ekland.jpg)

VHM the Brothers Funk, "Get Your Johnson Outta Mah Face".

and speaking of, I always thought Jefferson Starship shoulda done a song called "You are My Connors"

Ringo gets a dose -- this was quite a misstep for him, at a time when everything Macca touched turned to platinum. This song is ripping off another melody --what is it?

BOS2 Barry M's lovely "This One's For You", which deserved better than a #29 peak.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2010, 10:50:40 AM
Yeesh, Wolfman Jack makes an appearance on the worthless "Did You Boogie With Your Baby", by Sha-na-na clones Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, riding in on the '50s nostalgia train.

I'm in the minority here, and yes Ray Sawyer is creepy, but Dr Hook's mid-'70s Capitol period is underrated. It's the disco-y later stuff that's TRULY awful.

Lawd, it's a Burton Cummings fest!  The Casey "extra" is "Stand Tall" and CKRU follows with "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2010, 11:26:22 AM
"you are the woman!"

"no, YOU be the woman! I was the woman last time!"

(that just never gets old)

VHM Firefall.

Quite the cheezefest in this stretch that Gaz mentioned above. Suzy & Sam are singin' and jingin' a jango -- er, wha??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 23, 2010, 12:00:43 PM
The 10/23/76 chart:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/102376.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 24, 2010, 10:32:11 AM
Stacy Lattisaw leads off the '83 chart with one for the same-title-diff-song list: "Miracles". VHM.

WOS1 Journey; "Nice Try, But Seriously... Why?" Award to Joan Jett's reinterp of Sly's "Everyday People"

Little did I know in '83 that "Everyday I Write the Book" -- his *first* Top 40 hit in the US! -- would become a radio staple 25 years later.

Speaking of reinterps: WOS2 Taco's horrid "Puttin on the Ritz". Lord, it's awful -- I can't believe there are people who even tolerate it, much less remember it fondly.

OMGWTF-of-the-Day: Agnetha F, trying to follow in Frida's footsteps with "Can't Shake Loose" -- more than a bit of "Abracadabra" and other then-recent hits in this one, which I barely remember ever hearing on the radio in '83.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 24, 2010, 11:04:18 AM
a NTM Canadian "extra": "Rainshowers" by Michael Pagliaro -- a total rip of the Stones "Wild Horses", to my ears...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81_i_OIVbSY

and speaking of ripoffs: Hour 2 begins with the Moodies totally cloning "Running on Empty" with "Sitting at the Wheel" -- call the lawyers (in love)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hlm8KbtlRU

BOS Eurythmics, "Love is a Stranger"

VHM MAW, "Dr Heckle...", one of theirs that hasn't been played into the ground.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 24, 2010, 11:47:07 AM
WOS3 Frank Stallone.

VHM Huey with the McCartneyesque (at least to my ears) "Heart & Soul"

And speaking of Macca: BOS2 his delightful duet with MJ, "Say Say Say"

VHM Quiet Riot and Robert Plant, "Cum on Feel My Big Log"

BOS3 Peabo & Roberta at their creamy-dreamy best.

WOS4 The Goat, "If Anyone Falls"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 24, 2010, 06:07:16 PM
Next week's (Halloween weekend) shows courtesy of AT40 Fun and Games site:

The 70s: November 2, 1974

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf

The 80s: October 31, 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on October 24, 2010, 06:29:06 PM
Next week's (Halloween weekend) shows courtesy of AT40 Fun and Games site:
The 70s: November 2, 1974
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf
The 80s: October 31, 1981
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf
11/2/74: some goodies I don't think we've heard before on these AT40 replays:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/110274.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 24, 2010, 06:33:09 PM
Stacy Lattisaw leads off the '83 chart with one for the same-title-diff-song list: "Miracles". VHM.

WOS1 Journey; "Nice Try, But Seriously... Why?" Award to Joan Jett's reinterp of Sly's "Everyday People"

Little did I know in '83 that "Everyday I Write the Book" -- his *first* Top 40 hit in the US! -- would become a radio staple 25 years later.

Speaking of reinterps: WOS2 Taco's horrid "Puttin on the Ritz". Lord, it's awful -- I can't believe there are people who even tolerate it, much less remember it fondly.

OMGWTF-of-the-Day: Agnetha F, trying to follow in Frida's footsteps with "Can't Shake Loose" -- more than a bit of "Abracadabra" and other then-recent hits in this one, which I barely remember ever hearing on the radio in '83.

I liked Taco back then. Today...not so much.

If you want to include LDD for WOS, "You Light Up My Life" BLEEECH!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 24, 2010, 09:21:40 PM
If you want to include LDD for WOS, "You Light Up My Life" BLEEECH!!

indeed. I managed to be out of the room when that one came on.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2010, 12:29:50 PM
This week's '70s show is from Nov 2nd 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 31st 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf

guess Casey never did a Halloween countdown...

But hey '74 gives us Prelude's a capella Neil Young cover, Art Garfunkel's lovely Tim Moore cover, Gino Vanelli's "People Gotta Move" and the Hudson Bros' "So You Are a Star" -- all in the first hour!

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 25, 2010, 05:16:26 PM
This week's '70s show is from Nov 2nd 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 31st 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf

guess Casey never did a Halloween countdown...

But hey '74 gives us Prelude's a capella Neil Young cover, Art Garfunkel's lovely Tim Moore cover, Gino Vanelli's "People Gotta Move" and the Hudson Bros' "So You Are a Star" -- all in the first hour!



Mike, I posted this info above yesterday.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2010, 07:50:53 PM
This week's '70s show is from Nov 2nd 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 31st 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf

guess Casey never did a Halloween countdown...

But hey '74 gives us Prelude's a capella Neil Young cover, Art Garfunkel's lovely Tim Moore cover, Gino Vanelli's "People Gotta Move" and the Hudson Bros' "So You Are a Star" -- all in the first hour!



Mike, I posted this info above yesterday.

you were so far ahead of me it went right over my head!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2010, 10:08:26 AM
BOS Prelude's lovely, audacious a cappella Neil Y cover; I'd like to *take* cover from the middlebrow mush of Mr Chapin's hit as it debuts.

Always a VHM for the fab "Angie Baby"; BOS2 Mr Garfunkel's sweet "Second Ave".

"Here's another BIG hit for 3 Dog Night" says Casey of "Brickyard Blues". Er... not quite, Mr K.

VHM Rev. Al; BOS3 early Gino Vanelli; and another VHM to The Hues Corp with one of my favorite sound-alike follow-ups.

2 more BOSes to end this wonderful first hour: Kate Hudson's dad and his Brothers with the unfairly forgotten "So You Are a Star", and Marvin's swoon-inducing "Distant Lover".

Gotta head outta here, but BOS-in-absentia to one of the Osmonds' finest hours, "Love Me For a Reason". I'll hear it in the car.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2010, 12:32:46 PM
Back just in time for WOS-in-perpetuity to "Sweet Home Ala-bummer" -- if I'd known back then then that this would go on to be one of THE. MOST. OVERPLAYED songs in radio history, I might've done something drastic.

TO & Dawn are "Steppin Out" -- VHM to one of the more pleasant of their cut-from-the-same-cloth old-timey hits.

Carole King sings to her bra! and the Gaz-man's testifyin'.

ETA: catching tonite the part of the chart I missed this morning -- "Then Came You" dropped from 1 to 15??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 31, 2010, 07:46:36 AM
Back just in time for WOS-in-perpetuity to "Sweet Home Ala-bummer" -- if I'd known back then then that this would go on to be one of THE. MOST. OVERPLAYED songs in radio history, I might've done something drastic.

TO & Dawn are "Steppin Out" -- VHM to one of the more pleasant of their cut-from-the-same-cloth old-timey hits.

Carole King sings to her bra! and the Gaz-man's testifyin'.

ETA: catching tonite the part of the chart I missed this morning -- "Then Came You" dropped from 1 to 15??

Yup, can't believe Casey didn't mention it.  It tied the previous week's #1, "Nothing From Nothing," for biggest drop from the top position.  I don't know if that record's been beat.

Echoing many of your comments.  Garfunkel's "2nd Ave" didn't do it for me, but I'm ever a sucker for the Hudson Bros. on "So You Are a Star," which I have to think the '71 Bee Gees could have taken to the throne.

Casey's off his game, though: he called a couple songs by slightly wrong titles.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2010, 10:07:46 AM
"every planet will BE-come our own!"

Our Canadian friends precede Casey's '80s with an encore of Lighthouse's "One Fine Morning". More Canadian content: #40 is by Chilliwack.... and it's neither chill nor wack.

But the Go-Gos get a shout-out from Casey as the first all-girl band since Fanny to hit the 40. "Our Lips are Sealed" only moves up one notch, 40-to-39; no wonder it was on the chart for 30 weeks.

Wow, Burton Cummings' "You Saved My Soul" is NTM -- nice Spectorian production. VHMFRA.  "Lettuce groove" say EWF -- farmworkers unite!

The BeeGees' famous forgotten flop "He's a Liar" is forgotten for a reason. This one even flopped in the UK.

AAAAACK! WOS "Sausalito SummerFright"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2010, 11:21:05 AM
2 Atlanta-related tunes are NTM: ARS's "Alien" and Marty Balin's "Atlanta Lady". proxy of Gaz for the latter. And VHM Miss Ross's jaunty Frankie Lymon cover.

BOS Barry M's pleasingly old-school "Old Songs". How odd that even as Top 40 was leaning heavily towards adult-contempo, his hitmaking ability was faltering.

hey, Petty: stop draggin' The Goat around! "This doesn't have to be the big gay fever"

What a shame "Say G'Bye to H'wood" didn't become a hit until BJ's live version. But it's followed by Jarreau Hands! VHM "We're in this Lurve Together"

uber-BOS2 Kenny Roger's wonderful cover (feat Gladys Knight) of "Share Your Love" -- one of his best singles ever, IMHO.

BOS3 Mike Post, "Hill St Blues"; VHM the Tops singin' 'bout the big-legged girl. Or big black girl. Or some kinda girl.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on October 31, 2010, 12:44:36 PM
I've been listening all along while cleaning and throwing out a bunch of old stuff. BOS to "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" - BJ's underrated band played marvelously, and the last line of the last verse always tugs at me.  HM to "When She Was My Girl," which I often confuse (and conflate) with the O'Jays' "Use ta Be My Girl."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2010, 12:49:56 PM
"When She Was My Girl," which I often confuse (and conflate) with the O'Jays' "Use ta Be My Girl."

Me too!

Final BOS before I head out: Rick Springfield.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2010, 02:33:39 PM
SHOCKER! That '70s Casey this week will be from Nov 3rd 1979!

Yes, our first '79 show, but since shows were 4 hours by then, apparently we'll only get the last 3 hours, so the chart will pick up at #32. (Some question as to whether stations will be given the option of airing a 4-hour version.)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-79.pdf

And casey's '80s is from Nov 7th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2010, 03:26:00 PM
SHOCKER! That '70s Casey this week will be from Nov 3rd 1979!

Yes, our first '79 show, but since shows were 4 hours by then, apparently we'll only get the last 3 hours, so the chart will pick up at #32. (Some question as to whether stations will be given the option of airing a 4-hour version.)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-79.pdf

And casey's '80s is from Nov 7th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-87.pdf


so what sites do you guys monitor to find this info out, anyway? 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2010, 03:56:20 PM
SHOCKER! That '70s Casey this week will be from Nov 3rd 1979!

Yes, our first '79 show, but since shows were 4 hours by then, apparently we'll only get the last 3 hours, so the chart will pick up at #32. (Some question as to whether stations will be given the option of airing a 4-hour version.)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-79.pdf

And casey's '80s is from Nov 7th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-87.pdf


so what sites do you guys monitor to find this info out, anyway? 

http://at40fg.proboards.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 06, 2010, 07:32:37 AM
Holy disco backlash, Batman!  I think 75% of what I heard was ballads in this '79 countdown.  Some of them very good, but still ...

BOS "Sail On," the most elegant fuck-you of a kiss-off ever.  VHM to an Anne Murray song I'd long forgotten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2010, 10:06:03 AM
Lauren Wood used to call herself "Chunky"? Was she fat? Was she related to Arsenio Hall? Or did she just love peanut butter? the ubiquitous-at-the-time Michael McDonald supplies backing vox.

VHM early Brenda Russell -- love the story about her great-grandma.  BOS1 Kermit, making a rainbow connection (and it ain't with Miss Piggy, har har).

BOS2 Ms Pointer with the disco version of "Heaven Must've Sent You"; BOS3 JD Souther's lovely Roy Orbison hommage.

BOS4 Chris Thompson's beautiful "If You Remember Me", another for the memorial-service playlist. Hadn't heard it in a long time.

You may call him Zimmy, or you may call him VHM. You've been "Serve"d!

WOS Robert John's abysmal "Sad Eyes".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2010, 11:27:11 AM
Hour 2 leads off with some very nice VHMs: Michael Johnson, Anne Murray, and especially Jennifer Warnes' "I Know A Heartache When I See One". Oh, and -- of course -- Ian Gomm.

OMG! the CKRU and KFRC broadcasts of the show are almost perfectly in-synch!

BOS5 France Joli with one of the best Donna Summer imitations EVAH.

and another VHM Mr Manilow, giving Ian Hunter more residuals with one song than he earned with the rest of his catalog combined, probably.

OMGWTFLOL: the censored version of "Good Girls Don't" -- "wishing she was givin' you a chance" instead of "wishin' you could get inside her pants" and (needless to say) no face-sitting.  It hurts, all right.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2010, 12:12:18 PM
Miss Donna and Miss Barbra together! Clutch the pearls!  Meanwhile Kenny Rogers is in love with a decorator -- do tell!

And MJ sez "Don't Stop 'Til You Get it Up!"

She was only a moonshiner's daughter, but lawd I love her "Still".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2010, 07:08:36 AM
'87 gets off to a painful start with the woefully oversung and underwritten "That's What Love Is All About," the first of many to come from Michael Bolton.

And alas, dropping out is one of my favorite near-novelties of the decade, the Other Ones' "Holiday."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2010, 07:09:59 AM
Lauren Wood used to call herself "Chunky"? Was she fat? Was she related to Arsenio Hall?

OMG, I'm amazed that you remember Chunky A.  Owww!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2010, 07:44:58 AM
BOS on principle to Stevie Wonder's unjustly forgotten "Skeletons," debuting at an impressive #32.  Who knew it'd be his last Top 40 appearance?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2010, 07:51:51 AM
VHM to an earlier entry I forgot to mention, Wa Wa Nee's "Sugar Free."  I'd forgotten how funky that was. Perhaps because of their godawful-horrid name.

And HM to a guilty pleasure, REO Speedwagon's "In My Dreams," the best of their trying-to-hang-on-to-the-charts ballads.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 07, 2010, 07:54:18 AM
I'm bailing to enjoy a sauna at the Russian Baths, but HM in advance to #s 10 through 7.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 07, 2010, 09:15:48 AM
OMGWTFLOL: the censored version of "Good Girls Don't" -- "wishing she was givin' you a chance" instead of "wishin' you could get inside her pants" and (needless to say) no face-sitting.  It hurts, all right.

heha, "When she's sitting on yer face" becomes "When she puts you in your place."

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2010, 10:23:37 AM
'87 gets off to a painful start with the woefully oversung and underwritten "That's What Love Is All About," the first of many to come from Michael Bolton.


yeesh, sounds like at least 5 diff ballads of the time were thrown into Bolton's songwriting Cuisinart here. WOS1. And WOS2 Heart.

"I don't know why I like pussy -- I just DO!!"  Miss Whitney gets all emotional on yo' ass. VHM.

WOS3 Yes, just on principle.  But BOS1 (and proxy of Swellegant, iirc) "Sugar Free" by Wah Wah Nee, can't you see,  ma cherie?

WOS4 -- and it's still the first Hour!! -- Europe's "Carrie".

BOS2 Stevie's "Skeletons". I didn't hear the inserts of Oliver North etc in the version Casey played, tho'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2010, 11:16:18 AM
WOSes 5 & 6 Whitesnake, at #s 30 & 28. No wonder Dave avoided the pop charts in his '87 sets.

Live'n'learn: I thought Pretty Poison was another late-'80s "girl group"; Casey sez they're 4 guys and one woman.  VHM "Catch Me I'm Falling".

Gaz was lucky to bail; this really is a painful chart in many ways. Looking ahead I see only a handful of bright spots: Prince, Levert, and the PSBs. Think I'll head to Jazz FM or someplace.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 08, 2010, 08:57:53 AM
this week that '70s show goes to Nov 12th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 12, 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2010, 10:12:30 AM
Steve Miller swings; Frampton does the whitest Motown cover EVAH.

VHM Leo Sayer's completely forgotten "Thunder in My Heart" -- oh, what one of the disco divas of the time could've done with this one.

Always a BOS for Dolly, with the fab Mann/Weill hommage to Petula Clark.

Happy World Contact Day! uber-BOS2 the Carpenters' Klaatuu cover, one of the great "WTF?" singles of all time.  BOS3 LTD with one of the great R&B singles of the late '70s.

HM ED&JFC, goin' too far.

Paul Davis goes crazy; Paul Simon sells snow tires. And Casey misidentifies Simon's LP of the moment as Blatant Greatest Hits, its originally intended title; it was changed shortly before release to Greatest Hits Etc.

another Seals heard from: S&C must have their fair share, dammit!  VHM Eric Carmen's delightful Beach Boys tribute, featuring real BBs on backing vox.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2010, 11:17:46 AM
Somebody yell "one more time!" -- and Barry M will go all the way!  Er, I'm not spending the nite at HIS house.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 13, 2010, 11:37:47 AM
BOD to "Daybreak," my first 45.  VHMs to the Dolly and Davis tracks, which I never tire of.  WOS to Leo Sayer's misguided disco, and DHM to the unnecessary retread of "Dazz," "Dusic."

No idea what the Carpenters' crew were thinking issuing that as a single.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2010, 12:47:57 PM
Gotta bail before Ms Boone croons "YLUML" at #1. But a fine morning spent with Mr Kasem.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 14, 2010, 07:54:33 AM
Some fun moments in this '83 set.  Co-BOS to JoBoxers, feelin' jake on "Just Got Lucky," and the Human League, with Phil Oakey as statuary as ever on "Mirror Man."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 14, 2010, 08:48:44 AM
BOS3 to Culture Club and an uncredited Helen Terry, the magnificent "Church of the Poison Mind."

I'd forgotten that "Love Is a Stranger" was as big a hit as it was.  It eluded my attention at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2010, 10:08:53 AM
Manhattan Transfer's "Spice of Life" sounds like a Rod Temperton compo that both MJ and George Benson turned down.

ETA: Temperton did indeed write it.

WOS ONJ's worthless "Twist of Fate"; WO2 Asia; WOS3 Loverboy -- a trifecta of '80s awfulness.

But ditto all of Gaz's BOSes so far, esp "Mirror Man", a seriously underappreciated/underplayed entry in the Human League catalog.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2010, 11:13:47 AM
Irene Cara's "Why Me?" sounds like quite the Donna Summer reject, circa "the Wan-duh-wuh".

Luther V sez Aretha saved his life -- oh girlfriend, puh-LEEZE! Save the drama fo' yo' mama!

VHM "Love is a Stranger" -- that summer I was in London, and "Who's That Girl" was the follow-up to "Sweet Dreams" in the UK, so I thought "LIAS" an odd choice as a single here, even tho' I like the song.

VHM "PYT"; and if you don't agree that H&O's "Say it Isn't So" deserves a BOS -- that bites it even more!

"I know when to go out
I know when to stay in
and narrate Peter & the Wolf..."

HM Bowie.

I know THIS much is true: Spandau Ballet's fabulous ballad deserved to get higher than #4. BOS5

Until Sheena Easton got her sexy makeover with "Strut" and "Sugar Walls", she seemed to be doing ONJ's rejects, like "Telefone"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 14, 2010, 06:41:01 PM
BOS3 to Culture Club and an uncredited Helen Terry, the magnificent "Church of the Poison Mind."


If people didn't know, a lot of the Culture Club songs were about Boy George's relationship with Jon Moss.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 14, 2010, 06:52:54 PM
LOL to the guy who voiced over the AT40 extras who called the Romantics a "British" group.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 15, 2010, 02:32:25 AM
Casey's 70s: November 22, 1975

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-75.pdf

Casey's 80s: November 20, 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2010, 09:20:31 AM
Casey's 80s: November 20, 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-82.pdf

FYI, for those who listen to the Canadian (CKRU) feed on Sundays --- it'll be pre-empted by hockey the next 2 weeks, eh?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 16, 2010, 12:00:52 PM
Casey's 80s: November 20, 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-82.pdf

FYI, for those who listen to the Canadian (CKRU) feed on Sundays --- it'll be pre-empted by hockey the next 2 weeks, eh?

thanks, I occasionally catch that one. 

There's something reassuring about Canadian stations bumping AMERICAN Top 40 for the Sport of Canada.  I would expect nothing less. 

Mom, bro and I traveled to Montreal a few years back and were pleased to watch some "Hockey Night On Canada" TV broadcast.  I think it's when the Canadian teams all play each other: Leafs, Flames, Oilers, Canucks, Sanators and Les Habitants.

I've noticed the NBC has co-opted it, calling their Sunday night pre-game show "Football Night In America"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Night_in_America
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 17, 2010, 01:20:18 AM
BOS3 to Culture Club and an uncredited Helen Terry, the magnificent "Church of the Poison Mind."


If people didn't know, a lot of the Culture Club songs were about Boy George's relationship with Jon Moss.

I've seen and read some great stories about their drama.  It's a shame that as the relationship ended, so did George's creative capacity.  I know he's a respected DJ, but I've been disappointed by almost all of his solo work.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 18, 2010, 11:55:33 AM
Casey's 70s: November 22, 1975

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-75.pdf


OMG: this week's show is the chart on which "Eighteen With a Bullet" was... 18-with-a-bullet!!  Quite the '70s cheeze-fest overall (and I mean that in the nicest possible way).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 18, 2010, 02:11:43 PM
Casey's 70s: November 22, 1975

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-75.pdf


OMG: this week's show is the chart on which "Eighteen With a Bullet" was... 18-with-a-bullet!!  Quite the '70s cheeze-fest overall (and I mean that in the nicest possible way).

Thanks for pointing that out; now I have reason not to tune it out.   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 10:08:40 AM
"country boy, you got your feet in a lake" -- well, that's how I heard the lyric the first dozen times or so. VHJM Glen Campbell, keeping the tradition of sound-alike follow-ups alive.

oh Miss Ross, where are you goin' to?

Barry M writes the songs that make the young girls cry. And buys the drugs that make the young boys high.

BOS the Isleys' "For The Love Of You", which deserved better than a #22 peak.

aaack! David Geddes debuts -- amazing when BOTH of your only hits are HFHs. Actually, as much as I hated "Blind man..." in '75, I can admire the songcraft here.

BOS2 Sweet's foxy "Fox on the Run", making everybody come (a-runnin').

Row-lee-COASTAH!  proxy of Morey.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2010, 10:20:20 AM
"country boy, you got your feet in a lake" -- well, that's how I heard the lyric the first dozen times or so. VHJM Glen Campbell, keeping the tradition of sound-alike follow-ups alive.

oh Miss Ross, where are you goin' to?

Barry M writes the songs that make the young girls cry. And buys the drugs that make the young boys high.

BOS the Isleys' "For The Love Of You", which deserved better than a #22 peak.

WOS "Blind Man in the Bleachers," which deserved to be drowned in a lake.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2010, 10:24:05 AM
Barry M writes the songs that make the young girls cry. And buys the drugs that make the young boys high.

(http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/barry_manilow.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 10:33:47 AM
VHM "Brazil", another song I associate with summer that's still on the charts in mid-November.

BOS3 500 Volts, ripping off "Black is Black" (cleverly, IMHO) with "I'm on Fire".  Cheezy Eurodisco at its most entertaining.

Oh, 'livia: who convinced you to do this old-timey shuffle? VHM the O'Jays; WOS wacky Sedaky -- will it be a censored version?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2010, 10:38:42 AM
BOS3 500 Volts, ripping off "Black is Black" (cleverly, IMHO) with "I'm on Fire".  Cheezy Eurodisco at its most entertaining.

I was hearing a couple of songs in there!  Thanks for ID'ing one.  I enjoyed that odd madness.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2010, 10:44:27 AM
VHM to the O'Jays and what I consider the birth of House.  Didn't realize they'd charted so many times in the '60s - I wonder what I should check out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 10:45:39 AM
BOS3 500 Volts, ripping off "Black is Black" (cleverly, IMHO) with "I'm on Fire".  Cheezy Eurodisco at its most entertaining.

I was hearing a couple of songs in there!  Thanks for ID'ing one.  I enjoyed that odd madness.

NYC's WPIX was in their ahead-of-its-time "Disco 102" phase in '75 -- Top40 station by day, but at nite they played club mixes -- and they played that one all summer, but it only got around to charting Pop in November.

VHM Freddy Fender's forgotten cover of "Secret Love". Doris Day he ain't -- and thank gawd for that!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2010, 10:47:44 AM
The hi-hats on "Bad Blood" are coming through my speakers most obnoxiously: a wash of hissy splash rather than hits.  Ick.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 10:52:26 AM
The hi-hats on "Bad Blood" are coming through my speakers most obnoxiously: a wash of hissy splash rather than hits.  Ick.

Both CKRU and KFRC ran it uncensored -- I recall the Wisconsin station bleeping the "Bitches" last year.  Will have to check that out tonite.

Love that Homer Simpson promo that CKRU plays. Woo-Hoo!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 11:10:58 AM
Macca scores an ounce with Mademoiselle Kitty.

BOS4 Frankie Valli's fine disco re-styling of "Our Day Will Come", a very underrated single.  Wish I knew who the woman singer was.

VHM Leon Haywood, gettin freaky-deaky.

Palindrome lovers unite! A-B-B-A sings S-O-S.

VHMs for Manhattan Transfer and Willie Nelson. And we get the "Calypso" B-side of "I'm Sorry" this time around.

another VHM to another underrated remake: Mr Garfunkel's "I Only Have Eyes For You".

And hooray for the "Eighteen With a Bullet"-being-18-with-a-bullet coincidence. The lyrics were already a chart-geek's dream; this was icing on the cake. "Be my A-side, baby -- be B-side me!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 20, 2010, 11:42:45 AM

VHM Leon Haywood, gettin freaky-deaky.

Palindrome lovers unite! A-B-B-A sings S-O-S.

VHMs for Manhattan Transfer and Willie Nelson. And we get the "Calypso" B-side of "I'm Sorry" this time around.

And hooray for the "Eighteen With a Bullet"-being-18-with-a-bullet coincidence. The lyrics were already a chart-geek's dream; this was icing on the cake.

Freak-on Leon: Right there with ya.

The palindrome thing is one of my very favorite music trivia nuggets.

I'm glad we didn't get Denver's glib apology this time.

And speaking of music trivia, the Wingfield coincidence is grand, but his falsetto still grates.  Sounds like a Cheech & Chong falsetto.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 12:21:24 PM
And speaking of music trivia, the Wingfield coincidence is grand, but his falsetto still grates.  Sounds like a Cheech & Chong falsetto.

I can see how you'd hear it that way; I always assumed it was meant as parody of Sha-Na-Na-ish '50s nostalgia.

EJ celebrates tranny hookers; Silver Convention rip off Barry White -- and leap from #16 to #2 (!).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 07:34:37 PM
WOS "Blind Man in the Bleachers," which deserved to be drowned in a lake.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090764/index.htm
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2010, 07:53:11 PM
The hi-hats on "Bad Blood" are coming through my speakers most obnoxiously: a wash of hissy splash rather than hits.  Ick.

Both CKRU and KFRC ran it uncensored -- I recall the Wisconsin station bleeping the "Bitches" last year.  Will have to check that out tonite.


Well, Madison done got hip: they let Sedaky's "bitches" run free!

And BTW, according to Wiki, the female voice on Frankie V's "Our Day Will Come" (and also "Swearin' to God") is Patti Austin -- can that be right? Odd that Whitburn makes no mention of it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2010, 09:49:05 AM
Tuned in to WSYA in Alabama, since CKRU is doing hockey, eh?  Good thing I logged on early; they started Casey at 20 before the hour.

instant BOS Jeffrey Osbourne's "On the Wings of Love" -- bet Johnny Mathis wishes he'd gotten hold of this one first.

VHM Tavares's sweet "A Penny For Your Thoughts", which we used to sing as "A penny for your twat/A nickel for your tits".

WOS Starship's worthless "Be My Lady"  -- sounds like it shoulda been done by Glenn Frey.

Thank gawd the Clash show up to add some grit to what has been rather adult-contempo so far.

Aaaack! speak Glenn Frey's name and he appears!

I can't honestly WOS the Eddie Rabbit/Crystal Gayle duet "You & I"  -- it's nicely done -- but jeez is this ever emblematic of the sappy A/C direction that Top 40 radio took in the early '80s, and which nearly killed it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2010, 10:47:09 AM
Hour 2: VHM Ms Ronstadt, yellin' her purty li'l lungs out on "Get Closer", one of her rare non-remakes, which would become a toothpaste commercial in short order.

BOS2 ABC; VHM Supertramp's forgotten "It's Raining Again"

Hour 3 starts with BOS3: BJ's "Press-SHAH!" --followed by BOS4, Marvin's "Sexual Healing".

Snooze of the Week: CSN's "Southern Crossszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...."

WOS2 Survivor. And Steel Breeze's forgettably cheezeball "You Don't Want Me Anymore" was produced by Kim Fowley??

VHM Sylvia's cute'n'clever "Nobody"

Gaz would've enjoyed Casey's "Whatever happened to... The GrassRoots?" feature.

BOS4 H&O, eating men; VHM Toni Basil, bending over and taking it like a man.

Call me a sap, but I think "Heartlight" is one of Neil Diamond's most underrated hits. He seems to have been genuinely touched/inspired by E.T., rather than trying to capitalize on it. VHM. And BOS5 the fantabulous "Gloria".  But WOS3 ONJ's "Heart Attack" -- howthehell did this get up to #3?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 21, 2010, 05:05:58 PM
But WOS3 ONJ's "Heart Attack" -- howthehell did this get up to #3?

This is one of my pet peeves. No offense to you Mike. I hate it when people say stuff like this (i.e "I can't understand how people like this (or eat this or listen to this)". Just because a person doesn't like something doesn't mean everyone else thinks like you. I guess people like to think others think like they do. There are stuff I hate but I don't say why they watch or listen to stuff (like Debby Boone or TV shows like "Friends"). The only exception that I don't hate is for criminals because I don't understand how people can do stuff like harm a child.

For the record, I don't like that song either.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 21, 2010, 08:23:08 PM

VHM Sylvia's cute'n'clever "Nobody"



OMG.  I was obsessed with this song in middle school and forgot about it until now!!!  It was on a K-Tel 8 track compilation my mom had.  

What the heck is Heart Attack by ONJ?  Was is because she got all physical and stuff?  Never heard it, but loved Twist Of Fate.  :)

Oh, and opinions are a good thang.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: MGBMAC on November 22, 2010, 06:19:47 AM
Agree that opinions are a good thang!  That's the fun of reading all these spirited comments.  It brings back the memories of hearing the same opinions that we disagreed with when these songs came out,  way back when!  Keep 'em comin'!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 22, 2010, 12:23:29 PM
This week That '70s Casey hits Dec 1st 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf

(check out the cover letter about the "vinyl shortage"!)

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 29th 1980:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/112980.html


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 22, 2010, 01:05:29 PM
This week That '70s Casey hits Dec 1st 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf

(check out the cover letter about the "vinyl shortage"!)

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 29th 1980:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/112980.html

hey dudes, I'm listening to The very first AT40 show right now.  I recorded it when it got a replay earlier this summer.  :)


AMERICAN TOP 40 - JULY 4, 1970
40 Marvin Gaye - The End Of Our Road
39 Mark Lindsay - Silver Bird
38 Eric Burdon and War - Spill The Wine
37 Crabby Appleton - Go Back
36 B.J. Thomas - I Just Can't Help Believing
35 Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark
34 John Phillips - Mississippi
33 The Flaming Ember - Westbound #9
32 The Four Tops - It's All In The Game
31 The 5th Dimension - Save The Country
30 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Ohio
29 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful
28 The Impressions - Check Out Your Mind!
27 The Moody Blues - Question
26 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
25 The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
24 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Teach Your Children
23 The Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?
22 The Moments - Love On A Two-Way Street
21 Mountain - Mississippi Queen
20 Bread - Make It With You
19 Pacific Gas and Electric - Are You Ready?
18 Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Love Land
17 Alive 'N Kickin' - Tighter, Tighter
16 White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin'
15 Miguel Rios - A Song Of Joy
Oldie: Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly!
14 Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand
13 Rare Earth - Get Ready
12 The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child
11 The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding
10 Vanity Fair - Hitchin' A Ride
Oldie: Blood, Sweat, and Tears - Spinning Wheel
09 Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You
08 The Beatles - The Long And Winding Road
07 The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
06 Melanie- Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
05 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
04 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride
03 The Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
02 The Jackson 5 - The Love You Save
Oldie: The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
01 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not To Come)  ** 1 week @ no. 1 **
   


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 27, 2010, 08:40:17 AM
AT40-70s replay for 11/27-28 is from 12/1/73 (on those stations not airing all-holiday music):
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/120173.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2010, 10:07:54 AM
VHM & proxy of Gaz, the Tops and their "Sweet Understanding Love". Speaking of which, here's Ike's nuts and Tina's bush.

S&C take us up, always up.

Cockney #1: "I just took me wife on a Carribbean vacation"

Cockney #2: "Oh... Jamaica?"

Cockney #1: "No, she *wanted* to go"


Thanks, Casey, for pronouncing "D'yer Mak'er" correctly.

WOS Neil D., at the beginning of his "I am an ARTEESTE" phase, with "Be", from the Jonathan Livingston Seagull movie that no one has seen since '73. Dreadful book and (presumably) dreadful film.

And now Tony O runs the old-timey thing into the ground with "Who's tying yellow ribbons in the strawberry patch with Gypsy Rose?"

Finally, the Hour 1 "extra" is "Smokin' in the Boys Room" -- to get caught with Shirley'd be the death of us all!

BTW, per the geeks at the AT40 Board, we're getting a Dec 1978 show next week, another of those 4-hour shows with the first hour missing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2010, 11:05:18 AM
Hour 2 begins with Gilbert O's forgotten "Oooh Baby", his final Top 40 appearance. VHMFRA.

WOS2 L&M, shamelessly recycling "Your Mama Don't Dance" with "My Music". Love the shout-out to "little Timmy Schmidt", tho'.

BOS Marvin's gloriously sexy "Come Get to This"; VHM the Stylistics and a rare upbeat tune for them.

BOS2 Mr Garfunkel's superb rendering of Jimmy Webb's gorgeous "All I Know"

I'm always surprised that 3DN's forgettable "Let Me Serenade You" made the Top 20; I tend to conflate it with both "Sure as I'm Sitting Here" and "Play Something Sweet" from the following year.

BOS3 Johnnie Taylor, the Natch'l Wailer, "Cheaper to Keep Her". He'p me SAY it, y'all!

Final VHM to Billy Preston's "Space Race", the least-heard of this chart's Top Ten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2010, 09:49:46 AM
Knowing the Alabama station started Casey early last week, I tuned in at 9:30 and they were running the tail end of a Christian Top 40 countdown. Gawd this stuff is awful -- seriously: if this is what they play in heaven, who *wouldn't* wanna go to hell? "Why does the devil have all the Good music?"

Casey begins:  WOS Dr Hook "Girls Can Get It" -- and if they've been with Ray Sawyer, they probably already have. Pennicillin for everybody!

VHM Rod the Bod, "Passion". Ditto the Vapors.

And now Cliff "I've been living with the same guy for 40 years but I'm not gay" Richard does a duet with O-Lesbia Newton-John. How sweet.

Heart's cover of "Tell It Like it is" seems quite ill-advised now, but compared to the Diane Warren crapola in their future, it's practically genius.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2010, 10:57:48 AM
BOS the pre-Mellencamp John Cougar with "This Time" -- talk about a forgotten hit. Nicest surprise of the morning.

Followed by the saddest relic of the set, Harry Chapin's "Sequel". Shame that his best songs never charted.

VHM the Diana Ross twin-spin at #s 28 & 27 -- and she has a 3rd hit yet to come (out)!

BOS2 the Korgis, "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", covered rather nicely by Beck, of all people, for the Eternal Sunshine... sndtk.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2010, 11:52:39 AM
Hour 3 begins with 2 more BOSes: the Jacksons' "Lovely One" and Stacey Latttisaw's even-lovelier "Let Me Be Your Angel". And loved Casey's comparison of 14-year-old Stacey and MJ when he was that age.

VHM Roger Daltrey's forgotten "Without Your Love" --- amazingly, his ONLY Top 40 solo hit.  WOS2 Air Supply.

BOS5 Babs'n'Barry, who got nuthin' to be "Guilty" of.  and another VHM to H&O's underrated cover of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", which I'm  surprised to see got as high as #12.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on November 28, 2010, 09:31:48 PM

Followed by the saddest relic of the set, Harry Chapin's "Sequel". Shame that his best songs never charted.


Had he released this song in 1974, it probably would have done better. This didn't seem like it fit in the late 1980 sound. Side note: Chapin would only be alive only 7 1/2 more months as he died in a car crash in mid-July 1981.

BTW, Mike. You miss the final hour? No comments on the top 11.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2010, 07:36:25 AM

Followed by the saddest relic of the set, Harry Chapin's "Sequel". Shame that his best songs never charted.


Had he released this song in 1974, it probably would have done better. This didn't seem like it fit in the late 1980 sound. Side note: Chapin would only be alive only 7 1/2 more months as he died in a car crash in mid-July 1981.

BTW, Mike. You miss the final hour? No comments on the top 11.

Yeah, I'm usually out-the-door around 1:00 on Sundays.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2010, 10:31:03 AM
This week, as previously noted, That '70s Casey is the last 3 hours of the 4-hour show from Dec 2nd 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 29, 2010, 11:08:53 AM
This week, as previously noted, that '70s Casey is the last 3 hours of the 4-hour show from Dec 2nd 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-78.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf
Nice that we finally visit late '78, but looks like we won't hear:
40: INSTANT REPLAY - DAN HARTMAN
39: THERE'LL NEVER BE - SWITCH
38: EVERY 1'S A WINNER - HOT CHOCOLATE
37: RUN FOR HOME - LINDISFARNE
36: BLUE COLLAR MAN - STYX
35: THIS IS LOVE - PAUL ANKA
34: NEW YORK GROOVE - ACE FREHLEY
33: ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - FUNKADELIC
32: PROMISES - ERIC CLAPTON
31: DANCE, DISCO HEAT - SYLVESTER
Complete 12/2/78 Top 40: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/120278.html
(I find these lists easier to read than the original cue sheets)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2010, 11:51:03 AM
This week, as previously noted, that '70s Casey is the last 3 hours of the 4-hour show from Dec 2nd 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-78.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf
Nice that we finally visit late '78, but looks like we won't hear:
40: INSTANT REPLAY - DAN HARTMAN
39: THERE'LL NEVER BE - SWITCH
38: EVERY 1'S A WINNER - HOT CHOCOLATE
37: RUN FOR HOME - LINDISFARNE
36: BLUE COLLAR MAN - STYX
35: THIS IS LOVE - PAUL ANKA
34: NEW YORK GROOVE - ACE FREHLEY
33: ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - FUNKADELIC
32: PROMISES - ERIC CLAPTON
31: DANCE, DISCO HEAT - SYLVESTER
Complete 12/2/78 Top 40: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/120278.html
(I find these lists easier to read than the original cue sheets)

indeed, the first hour tends to be the most interesting, in terms of forgotten gems -- of which Lindisfarne's "Run For Home" is certainly worth seeking out (their only US hit, iirc). And of course the Ace Frehley, Sylvester and Funkadelic tunes are fab.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 04, 2010, 10:03:53 AM
Hrm.  The Switch, Lindisfarne, and Anka tunes would all have been NTM.

BOS to "Ready to Take a Chance Again," HM to Chaka, doin' it nat'rally on "I'm Every Woman."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 04, 2010, 10:06:22 AM
I'm always surprised that 3DN's forgettable "Let Me Serenade You" made the Top 20; I tend to conflate it with both "Sure as I'm Sitting Here" and "Play Something Sweet" from the following year.

Right there with you.  Those are easily the three weakest entries in their singles canon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2010, 10:16:14 AM
Hrm.  The Switch, Lindisfarne, and Anka tunes would all have been NTM.

BOS to "Ready to Take a Chance Again," HM to Chaka, doin' it nat'rally on "I'm Every Woman."

Naturally indeed -- saw her on a Soul Train rerun recently in a tank-top, flashing her unshaved pits!

VHM EJ's "Part-Time Love", definitely an unfairly forgottten ditty. Woulda made a nice duet-with-Kiki followup.

If the Captain is so good in bed, why does Toni keep calling him "little man"?

VHM 2 Jews singing about gold. Cue Cartman's head exploding.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8hpVq6hZ0No/SGGqiCcWArI/AAAAAAAAAJo/sSoH4rieMcI/s400/CartmanHitler.jpg)

BTW Gaz, Switch included several DeBarges; "There'll Never Be" sounds much like one of their teen-dreamy ballads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLKkkOoszAA

VHM Ms Ronstadt singing about an award-winning wig: "what a prize toupee"

Ditto the BOS for Barry M; OMGWTF Alice Cooper; surely haven't heard "How You Gonna See Me Now" on the radio since '78.  WOS Pablo Cruise: they don't wanna live without it, but I sure coulda.

BOS2 the late great Dan Hartman -- "Instant Replay" shows up as an extra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2010, 11:03:24 AM
Hour 2 starts with a couple o' forgotten hits: Paul Davis' sweet "Sweet Life" and Eric Carmen's lovely "Change of Heart"

Nobody gets too much Bee Gees no more.  "YMCA" OTOH...

VHM Chicago's underrated "Alive Again"; BOS3 Anne Murray with one of the nicest lyrics of the decade.

WOS2 Dr Hook; always a VHM for Ms Bridges gettin' some ack-SHAWN.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 04, 2010, 11:46:51 AM
Hrm.  The Switch, Lindisfarne, and Anka tunes would all have been NTM.

BOS to "Ready to Take a Chance Again," HM to Chaka, doin' it nat'rally on "I'm Every Woman."

I Call Your Name by Switch is an old school favorite of mine.  Not that I'm a Switch expert - it's the only song I know by them (but it's a good one).  Those DeBarge boys are falsetto champs!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 04, 2010, 12:28:31 PM
WOS2 Dr Hook

I never noticed until today how simillar "Sharing the Night Together" is to Gene Chandler's "Groovy Situation."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2010, 01:04:49 PM
If yer still craving chart trivia after 3 hours of Casey, True Oldies Channel is doing a "Close But No Cigar" Weekend, highlighting songs that peaked at #2.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2010, 10:24:14 PM

Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf


sundaygal take note: this chart includes Oran "Juice" Jones' "The Rain" at #29.  Quite a few forgotten gems in the first 2 hours.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 05, 2010, 12:42:33 AM
Here are the upcoming shows (as Mike probably knows by now, assuming you are now a member of the AT40 Fun & Games site):

Casey's 70's shows:

December 11-12: December 11, 1976  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-76.pdf
December 18-19: December 26, 1970  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974       http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

Casey's 80's shows:

December 11-12: December 10, 1983   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-10-83.pdf
December 18-19: December 22, 1984   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-84.pdf
December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985    http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 05, 2010, 10:10:26 AM
OMGWTF: The Pointers' "GoldMine" is totally NTM -- turns out this was their last Top 40 appearance. And "For Tonight", also NTM, is by Nancy Martinez -- the golfer? Oh, guess not. Another late-'80s cheezy-synth dance throwaway. (ETA: this awful "T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Tonite" stuff is bringing it perilously close to a WOS)

VHM Billy Vera -- always a sweet tune and a great behind-the-hits story.

back-to-back BOSes to Carly Simon's wonderful "Coming Around Again" (how sad it was snubbed by the Oscars -- she'd win a couple years later for a lesser tune) and Mr Palmer's stylish Cherrelle cover.

WOS Kansas, and another VHM Daryl Hall's forgotten "Foolish Pride". Look out! Winwood's having a semen overspill.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 05, 2010, 11:23:57 AM
BOS3 OJ Jones, pullin' a Rambo. "ah gave ya things ya couldn't even PRONOUNCE! Silly rabbit, tricks are fo' KIDS! You without me like corn flakes without the milk!" We MUST get AL to play this one.

WOS2 Billy Ocean with one of his interchangeable, I-dare-you-to-tell-'em-apart ballads.

Proxy of Gaz: you know HoJo loves you, don't you?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 05, 2010, 11:36:55 AM
BOS3 OJ Jones, pullin' a Rambo. "ah gave ya things ya couldn't even PRONOUNCE! Silly rabbit, tricks are fo' KIDS! You without me like corn flakes without the milk!" We MUST get AL to play this one.


You forgot the best line in the song:  You're just a squirrel tryin' to get a nut! 

Yes, AL must play this on her next trip to '86!  BTW, that Nancy Martinez song was HUGE in la Mission back in the day.  The low rider trucks would have that blasting from their back speakers, along with other Hi-NRG travesties.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 05, 2010, 11:49:11 AM
BOS to the HoJo and Oran Juice tunes, both among the best of the decade, but a lot of fond forgottens, including the Pointers and Nancy Martinez (the latter of which was big on TBS Night Tracks).  Glad I had this on instead of Soma Fm Xmas.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 05, 2010, 11:50:51 AM
WOS2 Billy Ocean with one of his interchangeable, I-dare-you-to-tell-'em-apart ballads.

I must disagree: I wouldn't want a steady diet of them, but these interchangeaballads are really quite nicely done and welcome changes of pace.  Same with Miami Sound Machine.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 05, 2010, 12:12:19 PM
Kudos to Casey for playing the introductory rap on Bruce's "War". BOS4

VHM OMD; and I know Gaz & I disagree on Eddie Money/Ronnie Spector. BOS5 from me; one of my favorite singles of that year.

aaaack! we avoided Robbie Nevil the other day but here he is. C'est la vie indeed.

And I meant to mention that we heard the G-Sats' "Keep Yo' Hands To Yo'self" as an extra and it was noted that it was their *only* Top 40 hit -- how did "Battleship Chains" only get to #86??

Here's Chrissie Hynde in 1986, when her current boyfriend was... 8. And (TANC) she's followed by Gregory Abbott, who was once married to Freda Payne, who was 19 years his senior.

WOS3 Boston -- did they pick the name "Amanda" because they were fans of Dynasty?

(http://www.acheta.de/heimchen/catherine_oxenberg.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 05, 2010, 12:38:20 PM
Kudos to Casey for playing the introductory rap on Bruce's "War". BOS4

VHM OMD; and I know Gaz & I disagree on Eddie Money/Ronnie Spector. BOS5 from me; one of my favorite singles of that year.

aaaack! we avoided Robbie Nevil the other day but here he is. C'est la vie indeed.

And I meant to mention that we heard the G-Sats' "Keep Yo' Hands To Yo'self" as an extra and it was noted that it was their *only* Top 40 hit -- how did "Battleship Chains" only get to #86??

Here's Chrissie Hynde in 1986, when her current boyfriend was... 8.

Have you seen Chrissie recently?  Girlfriend hasn't aged one bit!
I love Take Me Home Tonight!  I also love that Billy Vera ballad.  Never liked Hi-NRG, but have a soft spot for Expose.  Go figure.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 05, 2010, 12:50:10 PM
BOS6 Madonna's delightful "True Love", oh baby.  Have to split, so VHMs-in-absentia to "Human" and "Word Up". But I'm glad I'll miss #1, the uber-Christian coupling of Peter Cetera & Amy Grant. Ugh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 05, 2010, 11:01:12 PM
the uber-Christian coupling of Peter Cetera & Amy Grant. Ugh.

Oh, but to be fair, it was sweetly done, and AG wasn't pushing anything.  Having said that, wouldn't this get a nice Glee treatment?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 06, 2010, 07:44:38 AM
the uber-Christian coupling of Peter Cetera & Amy Grant. Ugh.

Oh, but to be fair, it was sweetly done, and AG wasn't pushing anything.  Having said that, wouldn't this get a nice Glee treatment?

If you don't see the Christian subtext in a song titled "the Next Time I Fall", well, maybe you're just overtired.  ;)  Cetera's a Fundie too, BTW.

And there's no such thing as a "nice Glee treatment". (*shudder*)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 09, 2010, 04:58:48 PM
Here are the upcoming shows (as Mike probably knows by now, assuming you are now a member of the AT40 Fun & Games site):

Casey's 70's shows:

December 11-12: December 11, 1976  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-76.pdf
December 18-19: December 26, 1970  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974       http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

Casey's 80's shows:

December 11-12: December 10, 1983   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-10-83.pdf
December 18-19: December 22, 1984   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-84.pdf
December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985    http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf

Moving up this post so that everyone knows what is upcoming. It looked like it may get buried.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2010, 08:28:59 PM
Here are the upcoming shows (as Mike probably knows by now, assuming you are now a member of the AT40 Fun & Games site):

Casey's 70's shows:

December 11-12: December 11, 1976  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-76.pdf
December 18-19: December 26, 1970  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974       http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

Casey's 80's shows:

December 11-12: December 10, 1983   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-10-83.pdf
December 18-19: December 22, 1984   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-84.pdf
December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985    http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf

Moving up this post so that everyone knows what is upcoming. It looked like it may get buried.

Thanks, SFG -- I'm especially looking forward to the 1970 set
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2010, 10:08:58 AM
Wow -- not only do we start with Dr Buzzard, Casey pronounces it "byoo-ZAHRD", as it's supposed to be. I don't remember anyone saying it that way in '76; it wasn't until Dave Morey made a point of it that I was aware of the (mis)pronunciation. BOS to a still-fabulous track (VERY short version, tho')

aaack! Kenny Nowwan wikes dweamin'.

BOS2 George's "This Song" -- there's nothing "Bright" about it. Python members optional. And another severely-edited version; amazing it took another 2 years until they went to the 4-hour format.

BOS3 Tavares; VHM the Jacksons, enjoyin' theyself.

So they edit 2 good songs, but we get an endless rendition of whose-wine-what-wine-Frampton-whines. VHM the Bar-Kays' forgotten "Shake Yo' Rump..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 11, 2010, 10:34:28 AM
Wow -- not only do we start with Dr Buzzard, Casey pronounces it "byoo-ZAHRD", as it's supposed to be. I don't remember anyone saying it that way in '76; it wasn't until Dave Morey made a point of it that I was aware of the (mis)pronunciation. BOS to a still-fabulous track (VERY short version, tho')

aaack! Kenny Nowwan wikes dweamin'.

BOS2 George's "This Song" -- there's nothing "Bright" about it. Python members optional. And another severely-edited version; amazing it took another 2 years until they went to the 4-hour format.

The Geo song mentions "copyright" -- *snort* -- i always appreciated that.

heh, the gf hates the Kenny Nolan song, too.   Someone should take away HIS music, to misquote Tavares.
Title: Re: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2010, 10:39:08 AM
the gf hates the Kenny Nolan song, too.   Someone should take away HIS music, to misquote Tavares.

ditto Lord David Dundas. Keep yer jeans on, you upper-class twit.

VHM Bread's brief comeback.

Hey everybody! proxy of Gaz, LRB.

If it walks like a (disco) duck and talks like a (disco) duck...  and this one's another severe edit (thank gawd).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on December 11, 2010, 10:54:53 AM
Too bad the nice extended guitar solo is edited from the middle of the LRB's "It's A Long Way There"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2010, 11:40:52 AM
VHM the Sylvers on the hot line; BOSes to whinyface's lovely BeeGees cover and Burton Cummings, standing tall. Meanwhile, the gales of November are a month late, Gordo.

Cheezeball MOR nugget o' the week: Englebert.

Final BOS the BeeGees, "Love So Right"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 11, 2010, 09:21:59 PM
I was a little bored so I put in a DVD I taped of the 2/12/83 AT 40 from XM Radio when Directv had that audio package. Someone wrote in a question "What recording act has had the most #1 singles without having #1 album?" He mentioned Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli. That trivia answer became incorrect 2 weeks later as Thriller hit #1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2010, 10:04:59 AM
Babs leads off with a song from her musical about Jewish vegetarians, Lentl.

History-in-the-making: Madonna debuts with her first Top 40 hit -- a "Holiday" indeed!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2010, 10:46:41 AM
I was a little bored so I put in a DVD I taped of the 2/12/83 AT 40 from XM Radio when Directv had that audio package. Someone wrote in a question "What recording act has had the most #1 singles without having #1 album?" He mentioned Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli. That trivia answer became incorrect 2 weeks later as Thriller hit #1.

TANC: Casey answers a question about former Miss Americas hitting the charts -- at that point there had been none (Anita Bryant was a pageant runner-up). Vanessa Williams would change all that.

aaack! WOS1 Asia.

VHM the Stray Cats' forgotten ballad, "I Won't Stand In Your Way", the last Top 40 entry of their brief career. BOS1 to some good "Karma" as The Boy and his Club show they know how to sell a contradiction.

I cringe whenever I hear Roberta & Peabo trying to rhyne "climbing" with "diamonds". Nice try, kids.

BOS2 the audacity of Ray Parker, ripping off "Every Breath You Take" so blatantly it's comical.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2010, 11:27:44 AM
WOS2 .38 Special; WOS-in-perpetuity the Motels.

VVHM the unholy alliance of Barry Manilow and Jim Steinman, which works better than anyone would've guessed. I'd rather hear Barry sing this than, say, Mr Loaf.

TANC, after we discussed them last week, BOS3 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Time Will Reveal"

it's a Steinman-fest! Ms Tyler "Eclipse"s Barry, chart-wise.

Kudos to Premiere for playing the German version of "99 Luftballoons" as an extra.

BOS4 Matthew Wilder, in a row boat to China.

And as I prepare to exit: always a BOS to the glorious "Church of the Poison Mind"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 12, 2010, 12:18:40 PM

TANC, after we discussed them last week, BOS3 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Time Will Reveal"

it's a Steinman-fest! Ms Tyler "Eclipse"s Barry, chart-wise.

 

Funny, these 2 songs were the first 45s I've ever bought and they are vocally antithetical to each other!   Too bad AL isn't into slow jams.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 12, 2010, 06:18:09 PM
I was a little bored so I put in a DVD I taped of the 2/12/83 AT 40 from XM Radio when Directv had that audio package. Someone wrote in a question "What recording act has had the most #1 singles without having #1 album?" He mentioned Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli. That trivia answer became incorrect 2 weeks later as Thriller hit #1.

TANC: Casey answers a question about former Miss Americas hitting the charts -- at that point there had been none (Anita Bryant was a pageant runner-up). Vanessa Williams would change all that.

VVHM the unholy alliance of Barry Manilow and Jim Steinman, which works better than anyone would've guessed. I'd rather hear Barry sing this than, say, Mr Loaf.

Every week when I hear the trivia question, I always wonder if that answer has changed.

For the second one: why does every Jim Steinman written and produced song sound the same? "Read 'em and Weep", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love out of Nothing at All", 3 songs written and produced by Steinman during late 1983 all sound the same.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 12, 2010, 06:27:12 PM
Just heard a story Casey told (played right before Bonnie Tyler's song) where someone named Guy Aoki wrote in. He would later become an AT 40 staffer (and friends with Casey). Somewhere in this thread he wrote a piece online about becoming a staffer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2010, 07:39:10 PM
why does every Jim Steinman written and produced song sound the same? "Read 'em and Weep", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love out of Nothing at All", 3 songs written and produced by Steinman during late 1983 all sound the same.

Oh, I agree. Bombast was his shtick, and like many other producers he just shoe-horned the artists into the formula.  See also: Phil Spector, Chic, and Mr Manilow himself, who produced Dionne Warwick and made her sound like a fe-Manilow. In the case of "Read 'Em...", bombast was Barry's shtick too, which is why I think that record works so well.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 12, 2010, 08:25:23 PM
why does every Jim Steinman written and produced song sound the same? "Read 'em and Weep", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love out of Nothing at All", 3 songs written and produced by Steinman during late 1983 all sound the same.

Oh, I agree. Bombast was his shtick, and like many other producers he just shoe-horned the artists into the formula.  See also: Phil Spector, Chic, and Mr Manilow himself, who produced Dionne Warwick and made her sound like a fe-Manilow. In the case of "Read 'Em...", bombast was Barry's shtick too, which is why I think that record works so well.

You throw in the brothers Gibb. While listening to "Islands in the Stream", I thought this sounds like a Bee Gees style record. I looked it up and it was written by the Gibbs and co-produced by Barry Gibb. I also remember a Dionne Warwick song sounding like the Bee Gees.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2010, 09:26:41 PM
I also remember a Dionne Warwick song sounding like the Bee Gees.

yup -- "Heartbreaker", another Gibb production (I think Dionne got jealous after Barry Gibb worked with Streisand)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 13, 2010, 05:09:43 PM
Re-edited for this week.

Here are the upcoming shows:

Casey's 70's shows:

December 18-19: December 26, 1970  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974       http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

Casey's 80's shows:

December 18-19: December 22, 1984   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-84.pdf
December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985    http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2010, 06:46:22 PM
Re-edited for this week.

Here are the upcoming shows:

Casey's 70's shows:

December 18-19: December 26, 1970  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf

This one is worth it for the Flaming Ember rarity "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" alone, but any countdown with "Stoney End" is a must-listen for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 16, 2010, 09:49:05 AM
Re-edited for this week.

Here are the upcoming shows:

Casey's 70's shows:

December 18-19: December 26, 1970  http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf

This one is worth it for the Flaming Ember rarity "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" alone, but any countdown with "Stoney End" is a must-listen for me.

trivia from the geeks at the AT40 board: this week's show originally omitted the Guess Who's on-its-way-down "Share the Land" (at #30), apparently in order to make time so that Casey could play both sides of the #1, "My Sweet Lord/Isn't It a Pity". A rare instance of something like that happening.  Premiere will include "STL" as one of their extras.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2010, 10:05:27 AM
Instant BOS1: Todd "Runt"-gren at #40 with "We Gotta Get You a Woman"

VHM Redeye's "Games", the best CSN imitation evah.

Crapton-before-he-was-crappy lets it all hang down after midnite; Ree-Ree superbly gospelizes EJ's "Border Song". BOS2.

OMGWTF: Neil Diamond's very-little-heard "Do It". Guess the record company blew it.

JT gets bad news at the loony bin; Flaming Ember get a big BOS3 for the unjustly forgotten "Brother's Keeper"; Lynn Anderson's fantabulous hit version of Joe South's "Rose Garden" scores BOS4.

another rarity: Casey plays Elvis' "Patch it Up", the B-side of his Dusty Springfield cover. Not a terribly memorable song, but nice production/horns.

How does Stephen Stills know so much about fisting gloves? Seems that would be more Elton's territory. He sits on the roof and kicks off the moss while Percy comes (from the land of the ice'n'snow) -- bet he wishes he were in "Montego Bay".

BOS5 the BeeGees. That was quite a first hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2010, 11:19:51 AM
Hour 2 begins with Tom Jones' "Can't Stop Loving You" at it's peak of #25-- talk about a song that hasn't been heard since it charted! VHMFRA

BOS6 Gladys Smith and the Latter-Day Pips, "If I Were One Of Your Women"; BOS7 Gen'l J and the Chairmen, payin' da piper -- ass yo' MAMA!

Ain't no 2 ways about it: WOS 3DN with one of their weakest, "One Man Bah-oo"; VHM Andy Kim's more-than-passable cover of "Be My Baby" (tho' his "Baby I Love You" is better). Followed, unfortunately, by Neil D's less-than-passable recitation of "He Ain't Heavy..." VHM Perry Como, keeping old-school MOR alive with "It's Impossible".

The fact that the Supes/Tempts paint-by-numbers cover of "River Deep..." was a bigger hit than the Spector/Ike & Tina orig is one of the most shameful statistics in chart history.

BOS8 Ray Price, "For The Good Times; uber-BOS9 La Streisand's spectacular "Stoney End", a pop revelation at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2010, 12:14:44 PM
The fact that the Supes/Tempts paint-by-numbers cover of "River Deep..." was a bigger hit than the Spector/Ike & Tina orig is one of the most shameful statistics in chart history.


another chart "WTF?" -- Brian Hyland's remake of "Gypsy Woman" would peak at #3; the Impressions' orig only got to #20. VHM the Supes redeeming themselves with "Stoned Love"

David Cassidy, wah think ah love yew!

Kudos to Casey for playing both sides of George's #1: "My Sweet Lord" (4:26) and the awesome "Isn't it a Pity" (clocking in at 6:43) makes for quite a twin-spin. BOS10. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2010, 07:28:36 PM
Flaming Ember get a big BOS3 for the unjustly forgotten "Brother's Keeper"

Hearing this again on the Magic 98 feed; given today's events I'm struck by the line

Before you judge me
Why not
Try to love me?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 19, 2010, 12:01:14 AM
Mike, ever thought of doing your own "Chart Critiques" on the AT 40 Fun and Games site like a couple of the people do there?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 19, 2010, 08:03:14 AM
Kudos to Casey for playing both sides of George's #1: "My Sweet Lord" (4:26) and the awesome "Isn't it a Pity" (clocking in at 6:43) makes for quite a twin-spin. BOS10. 

I have to disagree on IIAP: to me it's one of the tediously overlong tracks that render All Things Must Pass bloated.  I'd rather it have been a single CD of just the excellent stuff.  Were radio stations really playing IIAP at the time?

Too many BOSes to count for me in this set, but I especially dug, as you did, the Flaming Ember and La Barbra.  And I never hear that Presidents song anymore (5-10-15-20).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2010, 10:04:24 AM
Mike, ever thought of doing your own "Chart Critiques" on the AT 40 Fun and Games site like a couple of the people do there?

I perused that thread and those people (it's mostly one guy, it looks like) seem to like EVERYTHING.  I posted a couple of "gotta disagree with you on __________" comments and was mostly ignored.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2010, 10:05:45 AM
Pointers doin' that "Neutron Dance"!  VHM -- Dec '84 looks like fun.

OMG! BOS Steve Perry's lovely "Foolish Heart", the only vocal of his I've ever liked.

VHM Whammy Gibson with "Careless Foolish Whisper Beat".

And another VHM Stevie; "Love LIght in Flight" is one of my fave forgotten hits of his from this era.

WOS Cafferty and his Brown Beavers; BOS2 Shiela E's criminally underrated "Belle of St Mark".

Rick Springfield's "Bruce" is cute but not much more. "mah name is Rick/I'm gonna stck/ it to ya, babe!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2010, 11:35:13 AM
VHM Huey's "...Thin Line" -- its heart is certainly in the right place. And another VHM Ray Parker's sweet "Jamie".

BOS3 Rebbie Jackson's cheezily delightful (and MJ-produced) "Centipede". But several demerits for her mis-pronounced name: seriously, how do you get REE-bee out of "r-e-b-b-i-e"?  Were both Jackson parents dyslexic?

And now Sheena "Strut"s on in with her leather and lace.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/Strut_cover.jpg/200px-Strut_cover.jpg)

Another Jackson heard from: uber-BOS4 Jermaine's "Do What You Do", one of the best forgotten ballads of the decade.

WOS2 Survivor.

Final BOS of the day to Macca's "No More Lonely Nights"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 19, 2010, 05:02:01 PM
Mike, ever thought of doing your own "Chart Critiques" on the AT 40 Fun and Games site like a couple of the people do there?

I perused that thread and those people (it's mostly one guy, it looks like) seem to like EVERYTHING.  I posted a couple of "gotta disagree with you on __________" comments and was mostly ignored.

You could put your opinion on the songs. I know you won't say you like everything and it gives the board a different perspective on the old AT 40 charts.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 24, 2010, 08:56:40 PM
Re-edited again for this week.

Here are the upcoming shows:

Casey's 70's shows:

December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974       http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

Casey's 80's shows:

December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985    http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 25, 2010, 01:46:58 AM
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2010, 09:47:39 AM
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D

Wow -- thanks, SFG! I'll be spending endless hours there, methinks.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2010, 10:38:17 AM
Hadn't planned on posting this morning, but they've done a fine job of re-editing this AT40 year-ender -- what was orig 50 songs in 3 hours (with lots of truncated versions) has been turned into 40 siongs, with complete versions of each.  We just got the long version of "Boogie Down", including the "let my love flood your Watergate" line that you almost never hear. And now Andy Kim is getting *his* gate flooded. Ouch!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 25, 2010, 11:00:22 AM
Hadn't planned on posting this morning, but they've done a fine job of re-editing this AT40 year-ender -- what was orig 50 songs in 3 hours (with lots of truncated versions) has been turned into 40 siongs, with complete versions of each.  We just got the long version of "Boogie Down", including the "let my love flood your Watergate" line that you almost never hear. And now Andy Kim is getting *his* gate flooded. Ouch!

I'm enjoying this too (albeit while laid up sick in bed).  Bonus track from Doug and the Slugs ("Too Bad") on KRUZ-FM!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 25, 2010, 11:01:27 AM
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D

Thanks ^ 2 !!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2010, 11:35:43 AM
Hadn't planned on posting this morning, but they've done a fine job of re-editing this AT40 year-ender -- what was orig 50 songs in 3 hours (with lots of truncated versions) has been turned into 40 siongs, with complete versions of each.  We just got the long version of "Boogie Down", including the "let my love flood your Watergate" line that you almost never hear. And now Andy Kim is getting *his* gate flooded. Ouch!

I'm enjoying this too (albeit while laid up sick in bed).  Bonus track from Doug and the Slugs ("Too Bad") on KRUZ-FM!

I love that D&tS tune -- saw them at the Bottom Line back when they were having their 15 minutes of (US) fame.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 25, 2010, 12:25:49 PM
Chart oddity: Owing to a 27-week (!) chart run, Mac Davis's "Satisfaction" rewrite "One Hell of a Woman" places higher in the year-end survey (#10) than it ever did on a weekly chart (#11 peak).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2010, 03:55:25 PM
Chart oddity: Owing to a 27-week (!) chart run, Mac Davis's "Satisfaction" rewrite "One Hell of a Woman" places higher in the year-end survey (#10) than it ever did on a weekly chart (#11 peak).

She really *was* one helluva woman.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 25, 2010, 06:47:15 PM
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D

I decided to check out the chart for the week of my brother's birthday:

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=19&ChMonth=8&ChYear=1971&ChBand=&ChSong=

and found this hilarious typo:

Quote
The Love We Had (Stays On My Hand)

THE DELLS
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2010, 07:29:28 PM
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D

I decided to check out the chart for the week of my brother's birthday:

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=19&ChMonth=8&ChYear=1971&ChBand=&ChSong=

and found this hilarious typo:

Quote
The Love We Had (Stays On My Hand)

THE DELLS

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!  Or as Chuck Berry once sang:

We boogied in the kitchen
We boogied in the hall
I got some on my finger
So I wiped it on the wall
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 26, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
Any year-end chart that starts with "Sugar Walls" at #100 is gonna be good.  Go Sheena!

I barely remember Night Ranger's "Sentimental Street" but here it is at #99. First WOS of the day, tho' it's probably the only chart hit to mention "the Avenues", a very SF reference.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 26, 2010, 10:44:33 AM
Chart oddity: Owing to a 27-week (!) chart run, Mac Davis's "Satisfaction" rewrite "One Hell of a Woman" places higher in the year-end survey (#10) than it ever did on a weekly chart (#11 peak).

And on the 1985 list, the Time's "Jungle Love" is at #91, tho' it never got higher than #20 -- but it had a 25-week run. And here's my fave that I BOSed last week: Jermaine J's "Do What You Do"

Hey soul sister, they're playing Mr Mister as an extra.

Awwwww: VHM DeBarge's sweet "Who's Holding Donna Now?"

kudos Madonna, with 5 songs in the Top 100 of '85: earlier we heard "Dress You Up"; here's the forgotten "Angel" -- this got as high as #5 and now you never hear it.

I'll give Wham's "Freedom" a BOS just this once, twice, forever.

Aaack! the original Katrina back-to-back with Bryan Adams.

Another BOS for Macca's "No More Lonely Nights"; VHM ABC, "Be Near Me"

Miss Lead! She married Mr Wood and they had a family of little pencils.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on December 26, 2010, 05:38:43 PM
For the weekend of January 1-2, 2011:

Casey's 70s:

January 7, 1978: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-07-78.pdf

Casey's 80s:

Second half of the Top 100 of 1985: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 29, 2010, 10:40:01 AM
For the weekend of January 1-2, 2011:

Casey's 70s:

January 7, 1978: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-07-78.pdf


BTW Magic 98 in Madison is doing a New Year's Day AT40 Marathon (all times Central)

6-9am: 12-25-74 ("The Top 40 Hits of 1974")

9am-noon: 12-1-73

noon-3pm: 11-22-75

3-6pm: 12-11-76

6-9pm: 10-19-74

9pm-mid: 1-7-78

And that Jan '78 cahrt features Macca's little-heard "Girls School" ands Donny & Marie's desecration of "Soul & Inspiration"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 01, 2011, 09:20:09 AM
CKRU started Casey an hour early -- dunno if this is a new permanent thing or a one-week-only deal (maybe there's hockey at noon?)

Three cheers for the "Girls' School"!  BOSFRA this Macca rocker -- best known for having "Mull of Kintyre" as its flip, one of the biggest-selling singles in UK chart history.

BOS2 Miss Ross' underappreciated "Gettin' Ready For Love" -- brand new start! here's mah heart!

Dan Hill would rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a sappy ballad. Oops! Too late, Dan.

VHM the Bay City Rollers lovely "The Way I Feel Tonite"

BOS3 Andy Gibb, "Love is Thicker Than My Penis"

VHM Ms Ronstadt, "It's So Weezy"

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Jeffersons.jpg/125px-Jeffersons.jpg)

WOS Leif Garrett.

Freddie's had his share of sand kicked in his face. And that's not the only thing he's had in his face.

BOS4 High Inergy's fab "You Can't TUrn Me Off" -- why did they not have a career?

VHM Eric Cartman Styx, sailing ay-way; BOS3 Shawn Cassidy's deelightful Eric Carmen cover; Rod the Bod says "urine my heart"

AAAAACK! Debby Boone on her way down with "YLUML". I've said this before: never mind the sappiness, it isn't even that well-produced.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 01, 2011, 11:42:49 AM
so I switched over to the "Magic 98" Casey Marathon just in time for the "18 With a Bullet"-at-#18-with-a-bullet chart coinkydink. Be mah A-side, baby!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 01, 2011, 04:31:12 PM
The marathon continues: Casey's doing an Oct '74 chart that includes ABBA's underheard "Honey Honey" and EWF's equally underplayed "Devotion".

I heard Carl Carlton's remake of "Everlasting Love" before I ever heard the orig, which somehow flopped in NYC despite being huge in Philly. Talk about regionalism. That'd never happen these days.

Yikes! Brownsville Station's (deservedly) forgotten "Kings of the Party".

Wow -- rare Steppenwolf, "Straight Shootin' Woman", quite a rocker that I don't remember getting any NYC airplay in '74. BOSFRA.

Jim Weatherly's "The Need To Be" is a bit sappy; the delivery doesn't help. Would that he'd given it to Gladys; Esther Satterfield did a nice version a few years later, iirc.

Casey played the looooong version of "Beach Baby". VHM just because. Bwahahaha! -- Cheech & Chong feat 'Alice Bowie', "Earache My Eye". Best LOL of Set.

BOS one of the Osmonds' shining hours: "Love Me For a Reason" (like, you're one of my 17 wives?)

Another version of "Never My Love" was unnecessary in '74, but still, the Blue Swede version is a fab production; makes you wonder why some soul outfit didn't come up with a funky, horn-laden cover sooner. (if someone did, please hip me to it)

Yay! First "Carole King sings to her bra" reference of 2011!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 01, 2011, 07:10:08 PM
Donny & Marie's desecration of "Soul & Inspiration"

I missed this one this morning; here it is on the Magic 98 replay -- the orig was "blue-eyed soul"; this is dead-eyed trolls.

But nice to hear "Girls School" twice in one day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2011, 10:09:33 AM
Part 2 of Casey's Top 100 of 1985 leads off with an instant WOS: "Separate Lives", one of the more worthless ballads of the decade.

Indeed, entirely too much Collins in this countdown: "Sussudio", "One More Blight"... yeesh.

But always a BOS for RFTW's "Oh Sheila"

OMFG: "Lovergirl" and "Loverboy" are back-to-back at #s 29 & 28! uber-BOS2 and RIP Lady T.

Grace & Mickey are knee-deep in the hoopla.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 02, 2011, 05:27:14 PM
Part 2 of Casey's Top 100 of 1985 leads off with an instant WOS: "Separate Lives", one of the more worthless ballads of the decade.

Indeed, entirely too much Collins in this countdown: "Sussudio", "One More Blight"... yeesh.


I actually like Phil Collins. "Separate Live"....not so much.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 02, 2011, 10:50:09 PM
But I HATE "You're the Inspiration" (personal reasons) and "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on January 03, 2011, 07:20:57 AM
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).

Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial?  I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident.  Do I secretly like it?  Do I need to seek help??

Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s.  Anything by Richard Marx is.   :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2011, 07:45:25 AM
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).

Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial?  I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident.  Do I secretly like it?  Do I need to seek help??

Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s.  Anything by Richard Marx is.   :)

As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on January 03, 2011, 09:33:50 AM
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).

Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial?  I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident.  Do I secretly like it?  Do I need to seek help??

Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s.  Anything by Richard Marx is.   :)

As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.

Actually, The theme from Mannequin Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is way, way worse.  It makes WBTC sound like Like A Rolling Stone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2011, 09:49:23 AM
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).

Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial?  I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident.  Do I secretly like it?  Do I need to seek help??

Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s.  Anything by Richard Marx is.   :)

As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.

Actually, The theme from Mannequin Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is way, way worse.  It makes WBTC sound like Like A Rolling Stone.

Thank you -- that's always been my other argument, that they put out a half-dozen more-awful singles in that decade (JaneyjaneyjaneyJane, etc etc) so why does "WBTC" get all the hate? But whatevs. At least Mannequin had Kim Cattrall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 03, 2011, 07:21:27 PM
This weekend's shows:

Casey's 70s:

1/13/1973: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-13-73.pdf

Casey's 80s:

1/16/1982: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-16-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 03, 2011, 07:22:44 PM
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).

Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial?  I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident.  Do I secretly like it?  Do I need to seek help??

Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s.  Anything by Richard Marx is.   :)

As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.

Actually, The theme from Mannequin Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is way, way worse.  It makes WBTC sound like Like A Rolling Stone.

Thank you -- that's always been my other argument, that they put out a half-dozen more-awful singles in that decade (JaneyjaneyjaneyJane, etc etc) so why does "WBTC" get all the hate? But whatevs. At least Mannequin had Kim Cattrall.

Starship as a whole in the 80s were pretty bad. I would rank just about all of them in the bottom 50 of the 80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 03, 2011, 07:24:37 PM
Side note to all of this. It's time for a Bay Area FM station to carry both shows. The Band would be a good choice since they play music from both eras. Saturdays could be the 70s show and Sundays could be the 80s show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2011, 07:33:43 PM
Side note to all of this. It's time for a Bay Area FM station to carry both shows. The Band would be a good choice since they play music from both eras. Saturdays could be the 70s show and Sundays could be the 80s show.

I agree -- I've wondered why KOIT never picked up the '80s version (lots of the stations that carry AT40:the '80s are "lite-rock" formats).

Looking forward to the Jan '73 show this week -- a very sledgehammery period of my life.  There was a show around that time in which Casey did a feature on the fact that "Me & Mrs Jones" quotes "Secret Love" during the intro; I'm wondering if this is that show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2011, 10:05:20 AM
TANC: '73 begins with Bobby W's "Harry Hippie". And obscure Who at #39 with "The Relay".  Tempts are on the way down, dadgummit.

TANC2: Chuck Berry, gettin' some on his finger and wipin' it on the wall. Er, ewww. (ETA: we got the edited version that censored that line, tho' the whole song's pretty randy.)

VHM Austin Roberts when he was good. And -- awwww -- Jermaine has his first pop hit with "Daddy's Home" and its very of-the-moment mondegreen "Your best friend Rhoda told me"

Fogerty wants to go hog-wild and be gay-o. Oh?

BOS1 and proxy of Gaz, Lobo's "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend", sounding quite lovely this morning.

And OMG: uber-BOS2 Joni -- she' a radio, don'cha know. Can't tell you how much my young radio-geek self loved this one back then (and how thrilled it actually made the Top 40).  Ms Reddy is also going down -- ha! some feminist she is!

BOS3 John Denver in the Rockies; VHM Neil D walkin' on water.  Ain't it wondrous?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2011, 11:12:20 AM
This cover of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" is an odd grafting of British '50s nostalgia (which was rampant in the UK in '73) onto a Spinners-style arrangement -- I'd've loved to have heard a full-on Thom Bell production of the Spinners (or New York City, even) doing this.

Someone wrote a piece in the WSJ the other day about the new Elvis box with every track he ever recorded, and he talked about his mostly-sappy '70s output. He must've been thinking of the broken-home weeper "Separate Ways'. Too bad on his birthday.

Aaaaaack! WOS (one of the Worst. Records. Evah!) "Love Jones". Ah don't want to have a long irrevalent (sic) conversation, but... sheesh.

BOS4 Ms King's "Been to Canaan". Amusing to hear Casey call Steely Dan "a 6-man group".

Always a BOS for the mighty 'berries. Close your eyes and be still!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 08, 2011, 11:23:37 AM
Lots that I loved in this set, most of all the sheer eclecticism.  WOS to "Funny Face," but I can live with that amid all these treasures.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 08, 2011, 11:26:08 AM
BOS to "Been to Canaan" and "The World Is a Ghetto."  Is Canaan, then, a ghetto?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 08, 2011, 11:34:38 AM
VHM to 3DN's sentimental ode to a dismemberment, "Pieces of April."

That's why there was a mourning in May, y'know.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2011, 11:37:00 AM
VHM to 3DN's sentimental ode to a dismemberment, "Pieces of April."

That's why there was a mourning in May, y'know.

bah-DUMP-tish!

lovely and (sadly) rarely-heard.

BOS6 Macca giving his fockin' little mama his sweet banana and gettin' Hi(gh). BOS7 Marvin in "Trouble", man. And still another BOS the Cat Man's "Sitting", one of the many sledgehammery reminders in this set of what was a rough month in my life.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 08, 2011, 11:56:23 AM
BOS Norman "Hurricane" Smith, an Abbey Road Studios engineer for the Beatles and Pink Floyd who scored his own hit with "Oh Babe, What Would You Say"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 08, 2011, 11:58:03 AM
And still another BOS the Cat Man's "Sitting", one of the many sledgehammery reminders in this set of what was a rough month in my life.

I can imagine.  That song spoke to me at a time of major change a few years ago.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2011, 12:05:34 PM
VHM JT, a lovely forgotten hit of his -- tho' the Isleys' cover is even better.

VHM EJ -- better Croc Rock than Cock Rock, I always say.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 08, 2011, 12:10:08 PM
I found "Why Can't We Live Together" haunting the first time I heard it - and now I'm listening to it while reading about Palin's gun-sites poster targeting the assassinated Congresswoman.  Can't help but shudder.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 08, 2011, 12:26:03 PM
I didn't actually mondegreen it this way, but I used to wonder if Elton was actually singing "Suzie wore her dress ass-tight."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2011, 12:38:40 PM
Joe Mama don't dance!  "Ken Loggins with Jim Messina" said the label at the time.

WOS2 Donna Fargo's saccharine "Funny Face".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2011, 12:44:08 PM
There was a show around that time in which Casey did a feature on the fact that "Me & Mrs Jones" quotes "Secret Love" during the intro; I'm wondering if this is that show.

OMFG! This *is* that show.  Nicely done, Casey.  I've always remembered that bit; nice to hear it again after 38 years.

Sonofagun: Carly's number one with her apricot yacht gavotte.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 09, 2011, 09:48:44 AM
Our Canadian station announced they're adding Donny Osmond's syndicated show to their daily lineup. Cheaper than a live deejay I guess. Sad.

Casey leads off with a couple of real superstars: Eddie Schwartz and Bertie Higgins! Er... huh?  The Schwartz ("All Our Tomorrows") is NTM and yet another McDoobies clone; Mr Higgins does the rather sweet left-field hit "Key Largo". Here's lookin' at you, kid.

I'm tempted to WOS Loverboy (it's tradition!) but "Workin'/Weekend" is the only rocker in this painfully A/C first hour. Alabama... Kenny Rogers... the Commodores... sheesh.

Hate to dump on a OHW, but WOS Sneaker's "More Than Just the Two of Us".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 09, 2011, 11:06:01 AM
The A/C-ness remains overwhelming in Hour 2 with the forgotten and forgettable Stevie Woods (who?).  WOS "Steal the Night."

I do kinda like the Sneaker tune, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 09, 2011, 11:08:43 AM
I notice that Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight" is an Alison.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 09, 2011, 11:09:59 AM
I notice that Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight" is an Alison.

Gets a BOS from me -- a pleasing forgotten rocker of his.

Love the story proving (as if proof were necessary) that Freddie M was a queen among queens. But "Under Pressure" is one for the never-need-to-hear-it-again list, as is -- AAAAAACK!! -- "Don't Stop Believin' "  VHM Kool & the Gang.

WOS2 Journey; WOS3 Air Supply. VHM Miss Ross' game remake of "Why Do Fools...", which seemed an odd choice to some at the time.

WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 09, 2011, 06:21:14 PM
I notice that Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight" is an Alison.

Gets a BOS from me -- a pleasing forgotten rocker of his.

Love the story proving (as if proof were necessary) that Freddie M was a queen among queens. But "Under Pressure" is one for the never-need-to-hear-it-again list, as is -- AAAAAACK!! -- "Don't Stop Believin' "  VHM Kool & the Gang.

WOS2 Journey; WOS3 Air Supply. VHM Miss Ross' game remake of "Why Do Fools...", which seemed an odd choice to some at the time.

WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.

I hate Journey. It was so irritating when the Giants bought him to the playoffs and he lip-synced to this awful song and another awful song, Lights. The fans loved it, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 09, 2011, 07:52:09 PM

WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.

The one that was played on Casey's show (I was going to say Casey played it but I know the songs are added post-production) was the long version. I liked it back then but now...yeesh!

And, Mike, I'm guessing you missed the 4th hour again. I guess you really don't care too much for 80s music like I don't care too much for 70s music.



Also, for you Mike and the majority here (70s music fans), next week is 1/18/1975.   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-18-75.pdf

80s is 1/18/1986 for the 2 or 3 of us who like 80s music  ;)   http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-18-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 10, 2011, 07:39:29 AM

WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.

The one that was played on Casey's show (I was going to say Casey played it but I know the songs are added post-production) was the long version. I liked it back then but now...yeesh!

And, Mike, I'm guessing you missed the 4th hour again. I guess you really don't care too much for 80s music like I don't care too much for 70s music.


Oh I love the '80s shows, I'm just out the door between 1 and 1:15 on Sundays, so I rarely  hear the last hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2011, 10:02:04 AM
"My eyes adored you
But my nose abhorred you"

Frankie V gives Kenny Nolan some resids.

VHM Jim Stafford, "Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne" -- "a woman that would get a bulldog drunk/would HAVE to be good to me"

sez Casey: "next up, the highest-debuting record of the week... by a king who's a queen" er... WHAT??  (Oh, it's Carole. I was expecting Elton)

proxy of Gaz, "Katz in the Cradle With a Dreidel"

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/120/276285731_562e55a4c0.jpg?v=0)

BOS1 BJ, who's laid all kindsa girls.

Well, I'll be a coo-oo-ool jerk! This is one of those charts with all 4 Beatles in the Top 40. BOS2 George's "Dark Horse". And I never noticed how similar the opening of Cat Steven's "Ready" is to the Harrison tune. VHM the Cat Man.

aba-wa-kawa-pouss-VHM.

and another VHM Barbara Mason, one of the last real "answer records" to make the Top 40. You just gives him money, bitch -- ah gives him sweet sweet LOVIN'!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2011, 11:05:51 AM
Hour 2 begins with Tony O & Dawn, "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman" -- BOS3 to an underrated single of theirs, the last hit they had on Bell before jumping to Elektra.

Billy Preston recycles his synth noodlings on "Struttin' " and -- TANC of the Month! -- Skynyrd show up with "Freebird". Play it pretty for Big Rick!

Most Obscure Obscurity of the Week: Paul Davis' very John Denver-ish "Ride 'Em Cowboy"

VHMs to the Mses Reddy 'n' Ronstadt.

...

ran some errands and thankfully missed Disc-O-Texx. My chiffon is dry, thank you.  WOS Grand Funk: some kinda awful.

BOS4 Carol Douglas' "Doctors Orders", as perfect a blend of Brill Building sensibility with disco danceability as ever there was.

I don't wanna WOS Ringo, but "Only You" is one of his weakest. Seriously, whose idea was this?

VHM Ms Gaynor, giving Clifton Davis some dancefloor love.

WOS2 Donny & Marie, whose "Morning Side of the Mountain" makes Paul Anka & Odia Coates' "One Man Woman" sound like Ike & Tina by comparison. VHM whoever's playing gee-tar on the AnkaCoates.

Just in the nick o' time: uber-BOS5 Macca on "Junior's Farm". Still his best 45 evah, IMHO.

Actually, Stevie, I prefer to reggae-on with a boogie woman, rather than the other way around.

I'll never forget Don Imus playing "Laughter in the Rain" and saying "Neil... you sound like a GIRL!"

And they play Joni's live version of "Big Yellow Taxi" as an extra -- gotta be one of the most frustrating chart oddities ever; the original studio take peaked at #67.

Karen and Richard dee-livvah dee lettah (dee soonah dee bettah).

Barry turns Brandy into Mandy -- but he was probably thinking about Andy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2011, 10:08:43 AM
Believe in Mike Rutherford -- he's with the high command. It occurs to me that "Silent Running" could easily be retooled into a Tea Party/Militia anthem. *shudder*

And speaking of shudders: WOS1 Starship's painfully generic "Sara". Another of their this-is-actually-far-worse-than-"We Built This City" pieces of crap.

Cheeze for breakfast!  BOS1 "Tarzan Boy", boy.

VHM a-ha's "The Sun Always Shines..." which I like better now than I did then. Hearing this, it's obvious why they were chosen to do a Bond theme the following year. And another VHM Duran, er, Arcadia.

hey-oh-ma-ma-ma: we're living in a northern America having a love bizarre. BOS2 Sheila E.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 16, 2011, 10:31:35 AM
Haha, there's nothing I can add to that commentary.  Mike, Casey offered the de rigueur Sir Monti Rock tale as intro: seems Sir Monti had declared himself the best and most expensive hairdresser in Hollywood.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2011, 11:09:32 AM
Hey 'ho blistah -- Casey plays Mistah Mistah.

BOS3 Ms Benatar's criminally underappreciated "Sex as a Weapon". BOS4 Sade's "Sweetest Taboo". TANC: Scritti Politti is "Perfect"? way!

Kenny Rogers' sappiness continues "Through the Years" in a Long-Distance Dedication that doesn't involve a dog named Snuggles. VHM TaMara and the Seen, making the scene with "Everybody Dance".

and another VHM Jellybean's Madonna-like "Sidewalk Talk"

Hey 'ho blistah 2: Hour 3 brings Mistah Mistah's 2nd appearance with "Broken Wings".

WOS2 Night Ranger's "Goodbye" -- for a band basically remembered for one song, they sure pop up here often with other hits.  WOS3 Phil Collins/Marilyn Whats-her-name.

BOS5 Billy Ocean's "When the Going Gets Tuff" -- one of the best retro-'60s-sounding hits of the '80s.

WOS4 Macca's "Spies Like Us" -- I know some are fond of it, but jeez, it's one of his lamest, to my ears.  VHM Wham!

props to this Canadian "extra": Keith Hampshire's "Big Time Operator", one of his many David Clayton-Thomas soundalike hits north of the border.

You can talk to Stevie Nicks -- and she'll bleat right backatcha. WOS5.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2011, 11:28:57 AM
seems Sir Monti had declared himself the best and most expensive hairdresser in Hollywood.

so, when they said he "did" Merv Griffin, they were talking about HAIR??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 16, 2011, 06:30:32 PM
Casey's shows for January 22-23, 2011:

The 70s:

January 22, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-22-77.pdf

The 80s:

January 26, 1980 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-26-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 16, 2011, 08:44:23 PM
Hey 'ho blistah -- Casey plays Mistah Mistah.

BOS3 Ms Benatar's criminally underappreciated "Sex as a Weapon". BOS4 Sade's "Sweetest Taboo". TANC: Scritti Politti is "Perfect"? way!

Kenny Rogers' sappiness continues "Through the Years" in a Long-Distance Dedication that doesn't involve a dog named Snuggles. VHM TaMara and the Seen, making the scene with "Everybody Dance".

and another VHM Jellybean's Madonna-like "Sidewalk Talk"

Hey 'ho blistah 2: Hour 3 brings Mistah Mistah's 2nd appearance with "Broken Wings".

WOS2 Night Ranger's "Goodbye" -- for a band basically remembered for one song, they sure pop up here often with other hits.  WOS3 Phil Collins/Marilyn Whats-her-name.

BOS5 Billy Ocean's "When the Going Gets Tuff" -- one of the best retro-'60s-sounding hits of the '80s.

WOS4 Macca's "Spies Like Us" -- I know some are fond of it, but jeez, it's one of his lamest, to my ears.  VHM Wham!

props to this Canadian "extra": Keith Hampshire's "Big Time Operator", one of his many David Clayton-Thomas soundalike hits north of the border.

You can talk to Stevie Nicks -- and she'll bleat right backatcha. WOS5.

The 4th hour you miss has a lot of songs that make me go UGH! The #1 (Dionne and Friends), #2, #3 (Partying Eddie), #5 (I don't miss this song), #8 (Survivor) and #10 (The Cars) songs are that way. Somehow I don't remember #4 by Simple Minds.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2011, 07:52:26 AM

The 4th hour you miss has a lot of songs that make me go UGH! The #1 (Dionne and Friends), #2, #3 (Partying Eddie), #5 (I don't miss this song), #8 (Survivor) and #10 (The Cars) songs are that way. Somehow I don't remember #4 by Simple Minds.

I'd like the Dionne better if the money it was supposed to raise for AIDS hadn't gone up her nose. And I'm in the minority but I like the Eddie Murphy -- it's basically a Rick James record that happens to have a comedian singing lead.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 18, 2011, 08:39:27 AM
Casey's shows for January 22-23, 2011:

The 70s:

January 22, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-22-77.pdf


Another one I'm looking forward to (well, the first hour, anyway). One of my fave obscurities, Gene Cotton's "You Got Me Running" at #37 (not to be confused with "It Keeps You Running" at #39!); Smokie's "Living Next Door To Alice"; Dr Buzzard; and Stephen Bishop saving it for a Chaka bray.

BTW, KFRC seems to be keeping Casey on Sat morning even tho' the Raiders' season is over.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 22, 2011, 10:18:48 AM
VHM Smokie's dead-on DR Hook impression. lots of prune juice in '77: the Doobs "It Keeps You Runnin" and Gene Cotton's "You Got Me Runnin" are a few songs apart here.

Casey does a "Book of Records" feature about Elvis' success on the R&B chart but the King is nowhere to be found -- why didn't he just wait for "Moody Blue" to chart in another week or 2?

VHM Mr Stewart's "Year of the Cahhhht". Always a BOS for Bish, a pop delight with or without Chaka's bray.

Mr Stigwood told the BeeGees "write a song for whinyface". And so they did. VHM "Love Me"

One for the "never again" list: ABBA and that damn queen.

A lot of repeaters here, since we heard a '76 set in Dec. But VHM George's "This Song" anyway. BOS the Bar-Kays, shakin' they rump; ditto the Spinners, stretchin' they rubber.

Seger makes his "Moves"; BOS4 Dr Byu-zahrd, singing about a pre-Mariah Tommy Mottola.

Yikes! once again we suffer thru Donny & Marie karaok-izing an oldie. WOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 22, 2011, 11:08:35 AM
a fine, if ballad-y, start to hour 2:  Alice never cries; Kiss channel Rod the Mod; Mr Cummings stands tall; EJ says he's "Sorry" -- VHMs to all 4.

HM EWF with "Sat Nite" on Sat morn. Clive Davis re-tools Randy Edelman's "Wknd in NE" for Barry and Mr M scores a hit.  BOS5

TANC: As we hear about a possible 4th Star is Born, Babs sings the theme from #3.

Next segment: "Jeans On", "Fly Like a Eagle", "Living Thing" and "I Wike Dweamin'" -- think I'll take a walk around the block...

But back for BOS6: the Jacksons' delightful "Enjoy Yourself".

WTF Award: Mary MacGregor, kicking her man when he's down. "i love you, but his dick is WAY bigger"

Oh, Englebert! *swoon*  VHM and Best Cheezeballery of Set.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2011, 10:06:52 AM
Bummer: our Canuck friends have hockey today and "Sunny" in Alabama's player ain't working. So no Casey's 1980 for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 23, 2011, 05:12:07 PM
Bummer: our Canuck friends have hockey today and "Sunny" in Alabama's player ain't working. So no Casey's 1980 for me.

If you are home Sunday nights, WQSR in Baltimore plays the full four hours beginning at 8 PM ET, although the stream does skip at times.

Direct link here: http://www.1027jackfm.com/mediaplayer/?station=WQSR-FM&action=listenlive&channel_title=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2011, 06:35:20 PM
Bummer: our Canuck friends have hockey today and "Sunny" in Alabama's player ain't working. So no Casey's 1980 for me.

If you are home Sunday nights, WQSR in Baltimore plays the full four hours beginning at 8 PM ET, although the stream does skip at times.

Direct link here: http://www.1027jackfm.com/mediaplayer/?station=WQSR-FM&action=listenlive&channel_title=

Thanks, SFG! Always good to have a backup to a backup. Tuned in in time for Styx's "Why Me" which I hadn't heard in ages (not that I wanted to, of course).

VHM Fogelberg's "Longer" -- sap, but very nicely written sap.

and -- voila! -- BOS the Dirt Band feat Ms. Ronstadt. Best Mondegreen of set: "It's as easy as clothes in your eyes"

OMGWTF: Foghat's unlikely hit "3rd Time Lucky", on which they sound like, well, someone other than Foghat.

BOS2 Anne Murray's sweet cover of "Daydream Believer" -- and Casey's "whatever happened to... Melanie?" sidebar. Oddly, no mention of the fact that she found Jesus.

Wow, Isaac Hayes' disco-riffic "Don't Let Go" is a forgotten, er, I was gonna say "gem" but it's a bit too cheezy for that. "Aw shucks! Ah wouldn't stop fo' a million bucks!"

uber-BOS3 H&O's wonderful (and recently-discussed here) "Wait For Me"; Mr Hayes shows up again as writer-producer of Ms Warwick's "Deja Vu". VHM.

And KC shows up twice, too: with "Please Don't Go" and with his Teri DeSario duet. I'd've been "Ready" for him in 1980, fo' sho'  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 23, 2011, 08:23:42 PM
And KC shows up twice, too: with "Please Don't Go" and with his Teri DeSario duet. I'd've been "Ready" for him in 1980, fo' sho'  ;)

(http://www.cgmanagement.com/images/biolgimg/KC%20action%20stage%20shot%2070s.jpg)

I arrived late; BOS to "Send One Your Love," one of several Stevie singles of the period that get overlooked because they weren't from astonishingly good albums and have never fit into radio formats.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 23, 2011, 10:33:31 PM
Casey's show for January 29-30:

The 70s:

January 27, 1979 (I guess you can call this AT 30) - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-27-79.pdf

The 80s:

January 28, 1984 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 23, 2011, 10:34:58 PM
Casey's show for January 29-30:

The 70s:

January 27, 1979 (I guess you can call this AT 30) - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-27-79.pdf

The 80s:

January 28, 1984 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-84.pdf

Maybe it's time to change how the show is distributed. Instead of 70s and 80s, it should be 3 hour and 4 hour shows. So the 4 hour 70s shows could remain intact.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 24, 2011, 07:39:40 AM
Casey's show for January 29-30:

The 70s:

January 27, 1979 (I guess you can call this AT 30) - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-27-79.pdf

The 80s:

January 28, 1984 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-84.pdf

Maybe it's time to change how the show is distributed. Instead of 70s and 80s, it should be 3 hour and 4 hour shows. So the 4 hour 70s shows could remain intact.

Agreed -- the first hour usually has the most rarities and is therefore the most interesting part of the show for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on January 28, 2011, 10:24:52 PM
Here's E-Z to read playlists for this weekend's replays. 
1/27/79 (replay starts at #30): http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/012779.html

1/28/84: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/012884.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 29, 2011, 10:04:56 AM
Here's E-Z to read playlists for this weekend's replays. 
1/27/79 (replay starts at #30): http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/012779.html


Sorry we miss out on Nigel Olsson and Rose Royce; but instant BOS Mr Rafferty's "Home & Dry" at #30.

Mr Seger's got tonite; Ms Summer's got her hubby Bruce Sudano to sing with her on "Heaven Knows" -- BOS2. And their daughter is quite pretty:

(http://img.freebase.com/api/trans/image_thumb/m/02g0qw_?errorid=%2Ffreebase%2Fno_image_png&maxheight=200&mode=fit&maxwidth=150)

OMG! sweet Melissa out-Manilows Mr M on "Don't Cry Out Loud". BOS3.

And BOS4 Kenny Rogers -- "The Gambler" is perhaps the apex of '70s country story-songwriting.

OMGWTFLOL-of Set: "Don't Hold Back" by Chanson, a rather forgettable OHW disco number I (understandably) don't remember -- turns out the lead singer is James Jamerson Jr, son of the legendary Motown sideman. (this wasn't on Motown, BTW)

WOS Chicago at the "No-Tell" Mo-tel.

Gotta leave in about a half-hour, so VHMs-in-absentia to Ian Matthews' "Shake it" and Cheryl Lynn's "Got 2 B Real"; uber-BOS5 Ace Frehley's "NYG"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 30, 2011, 09:50:36 AM
Holy flaming muther of Runt: tuned in the Canuck station early and heard someone named Tom Middleton doing a version of Todd's "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference". Sounds not unlike Todd's version or the Hello People cover.

Then they played the Stampeder's version of "Hit the Road Jack", feat Wolfman Jack  -- godawful. Makes "Clap For the Wolfman" seem like Cole Porter.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 30, 2011, 10:10:10 AM
Huey wants drugs; Irene Cara has a dream; and Quiet Riot (TANC!) bang they heads.  BOS Duran2 with their underappreciated "New Moon On Monday"

WOS1 the Motels' understandably forgotten "Remember the Nights"; WOS2 Stevie Nicks' "Songgoatbird"

Jeffrey Osborne feels just like a schoolboy girl-o. VHM. 

BOS2 Real Life's "Send Me an Angel" on its first go-'round

a couple of holdovers from our last '84 visit that I BOSed then: Barry M-meets-MeatLoaf and Debarge find out what time will reveal.

Most peculiar, momma: posthumous John.  and talk about a forgotten hit: Macca's "So Bad", which kind of is, actually.

Wrapped around your finger is a string attached to 99 luftballons.

BOS3 BJ's gorgeous "An Innocent Man"; BOS4 Shannon's delightful "Let the Music Play".

WOS2 --one of the worst singles of the entire decade -- "Curly Shuffle"

And as I head out the door, BOS5  H&O's "Say it Isn't So"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on January 30, 2011, 09:13:57 PM
Casey's shows for February 5-6, 2011

Casey's 70s:

February 5, 1972 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-72.pdf

Casey's 80s:

February 5, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2011, 08:05:32 AM
Casey's shows for February 5-6, 2011

Casey's 70s:

February 5, 1972 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-72.pdf

Casey's 80s:

February 5, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-83.pdf

pretty fab stuff in both cases, but esp '72 -- a sledgehammery period for me.  And TANC: this week we heard Seger's "We've Got Tonite" in '79; next week we get the Kenny/Sheena remake in '83.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2011, 10:06:29 AM
'72 -- a sledgehammery period for me.   

and we begin with Bread's ode to a dead parent, "Everything I Own", which more than sets the mood (more on that later). BOS1; VHM the BeeGees' forgotten "My World".

Brenda Lee is Eager to get "Mellow" wit da Ice Man! VHM.

another VHM to another forgotten hit: the 5-D's "Together, Let's Find Love".  WOS GFR, stompin' they feets again.

BOS3 Ms King's glorious "Sweet Seasons"

The Supes get some joy from his big big floy. It's impossible to measure! BOS4.

Mr Cassidy's having one of those nights. It's OK David -- it happens to everyone.  Better get some Viagra or Marc Bolan will come in and bang her gong.

My love for Beverly Bremers' fab Lesley Gore imitation is well-documented  -- don't say you don't remember. BOS5.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2011, 11:10:14 AM
Hour 2 starts with 2 more BOSes: Bobby W's "That's the Way I feel About'cha" and Gladys & the Pips' underappreciated "Make Me The Woman You Go Home To" (which is a lot easier to do now that she's a Mormon)

And here's the first (and least) of our two Coke commer- er, "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing"s, by the hastily-assembled Hillside Singers. The Assembled Cash-in-itude?

Percy can't get his fill of that flaming whore. Or horde. Or something. VHM.

BOS8 Charley Pride; WOS2 Robert John -- one of the least necessary remakes EVAH.

VHM the superior "Teach the World To Sing" by the New Seekers. BOS9 the J-5 -- they'lll even let me drive they Caddy!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2011, 12:12:43 PM
BOS10 Carly and her ketchup; VHM Dennis Coffey.

C'mon sing-a-boom-boom-boom: Merrill Osmond's screaming like Linda Ronstadt on a bender.

Always a BOS fo' da "Clean-Up Woman" -- VHM Little Beaver on gee-tar.

Really a fabulous chart, but it climaxes with an edited slice of "Pie" from Don McClain at #1
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2011, 10:22:36 AM
"I don't need an excuse/To be the woman in me" -- Surprised this Donna Summer hit isn't a drag queen classic.

Early BOSes in this first hour: JJ's "Breaking Us in 2"; Ms Ronstadt's forgotten cover of Billy Joe Royal's "I Knew You When", and H&O's "One On One".

WOS1: Journey; WOS2 LoverSagaBoy with "Turn Me On The Loose". VHM Ray Parker's forgotten "Bad Boy": "spank me, whup me -- break out the leather, baby!"  :o

WOS3 the pseudo-MeatLoaf of "What About Me".  (Soy Loaf?)

I totally don't remember this Juice Newton "Heart of the Night".

Mr LeBon says your juice is like wine. Er, ewww. TMI, Simon.  BOS4 a Boy and his Culture Club.

Final BOS before I exit: BJ in "Allentown".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 06, 2011, 04:42:40 PM
Casey's shows for February 12-13

The 70s:

February 16, 1974 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-74.pdf

The 80s:

February 9, 1985 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 06, 2011, 08:26:36 PM
Casey's shows for February 12-13

The 70s:

February 16, 1974 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-74.pdf

The 80s:

February 9, 1985 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-85.pdf

Just noticed that charismusicgroup.com sell some of the AT40 shows on their website for 50 bucks or best offer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 11:54:58 AM
'72 -- a sledgehammery period for me.   

and we begin with Bread's ode to a dead parent, "Everything I Own", which more than sets the mood (more on that later). BOS1; VHM the BeeGees' forgotten "My World".

Brenda Lee is Eager to get "Mellow" wit da Ice Man! VHM.

another VHM to another forgotten hit: the 5-D's "Together, Let's Find Love".  WOS GFR, stompin' they feets again.

BOS3 Ms King's glorious "Sweet Seasons"

The Supes get some joy from his big big floy. It's impossible to measure! BOS4.

Mr Cassidy's having one of those nights. It's OK David -- it happens to everyone.  Better get some Viagra or Marc Bolan will come in and bang her gong.

My love for Beverly Bremers' fab Lesley Gore imitation is well-documented  -- don't say you don't remember. BOS5.

Belatedly noting: Nice commentary this week.  I was a bit too occupied to post when listening.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 12:01:51 PM
Belatedly noting: Nice commentary this week.  I was a bit too occupied to post when listening.

thanks, bub -- this week's '74 looks like a proto-'70s mash-up of the Good, The Bad and the Cheezy.  Bring the snark!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2011, 10:04:09 AM
this week's '74 looks like a proto-'70s mash-up of the Good, The Bad and the Cheezy.  Bring the snark!

and indeed we start with Wednesday  -- one of 6 Canadian acts this week -- and their unnecessary cover of one of the most horrid songs ever: "Last Kiss". WOS1, eh?.

VHM BB, who likes to live the love. BOS1 Lamont Dozier, who's tryin' to hold on.

Double Denver: we just heard John doing "Sunshine on my Shoulders"; here's actor Cliff DeYoung (from the TV move Sunshine that used Denver's songs) covering "My Sweet Lady". One of my fave Denver songs of that early period, even if DeYoung can't exactly, y'know, sing. Proxy of GazWOS.

BOS2 and best Cheeze-for-Breakfast candidate: Mocedades' "Eres Tu", just shy of being Charo-esque but quite lovely.

AAACK! Gordon Sinclair (who wrote it) with one of 2 versions of "The Americans" on the chart; Casey will announce but not play the Byron MacGregor version at #6.

More Canucks: Tony DeFranco screeches "Abra-ca-dabra", another proxy-of-GazWOS.

BOS3 the Natural Four's wonderfully smooth "Can This Be Real"

WOS2 another unnecessary remake from Carly & JT.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2011, 11:07:13 AM
BOS4 smooth Smokey's "Baby Come Close". WOS3 Black Oak Arkansas. Go, Jim Dandy. No, seriously -- GO.

More smooth soul: the Moments "Sexy Mama" gets a VHM. "Go ahead and let your jones get good and fonky" -- er, wha?

"How ya doin' out there? Ever seem to have one of those days when it seems like you're being forced to listen to Brownsville Station?" To get caught with Shirley'd be the death of us all.

VHM Cher, rescuing us with some prime '70s cheeze. And at midnight, Greg Allman will ride 'er.

BOS5 Ms Murray's lovely Loggins cover -- I figured with 6 Canadian acts, she'd be one of 'em.  VHM Miss Ross doing her best Helen Reddy imitation.

Tom T Hall loves little baby ducks. And I love Tom T Hall. Therefore: VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2011, 12:07:16 PM
Gladys/Pips use they 'maginations; O'Jays put they hands togetha!

I'd completely forgotten that Lobo produced "Spiders & Snakes". That's too many animals in one sentence.

Always a BOS for ReeRee-does-Stevie.

Babs is #1 -- like buttah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2011, 10:07:04 AM
Survivor leads off with one of their few tolerable songs, "High on You"; Eric Carmen gets a VHMFRA for the long-forgotten "I Wanna Hear it From Your Lips". And talk about forgotten: Ms Benatar's "ooh-ooh Song" at #38.  BOSFRA.  And BJ keeps the faith with the 6th Top 40 hit from Innocent Man.

John Parr's "Naughty Naughty" is more liike "creepy creepy". Get yer hands off mah stockings!

Frankie say "Relax". I say VHM. And Journey arrive with one of *their* few bearable tunes, "Only the Young"

And another forgotten one: Culture Club's lovely "Mistake #3". BOS2 -- and (of course!) BOS3 Lady T with "Lovergirl"

Ray Parker's "Jamie" has to have it every night. VHM.

BOS4 Tina's "Private Dancer"; wish she'd recorded "Your Latest Trick" too.

Damn, this is a fine mid-'80s chart. BOS5 Ms Lauper's great Brains cover "Money Changes Everything"

WOS Jack Wagner's shameless Peter Cetera imitation; BOS6 and proxy-of-Alicat, The Time's "Jungle Love". Come on, baby, where's ya guts?

Stevie's lovelight's in flight -- with fuel-injection passion! VHM. And Ray Parker reappears to produce New Edition's "Mr Telephone Man". VHM for extreme cuteness.

oh Miss Lead! She married Mr Wood and they had a houseful of little pencils. (sorry -- last time I'll get to use that line for another year)

The only Steve Perry vocal I'll ever BOS, 'cause it's his only good one: BOS7 the sublime "Foolish Heart".

Loved Casey's anecdote about Giuffria: they auditioned 116 lead singers because they knew "exactly what we were looking for". And the winner was... a guy doing a bad Steve Perry imitation?  WOS2.

Best pseudonym of set: Alexander Nevermind (aka Prince), writing & producing Sheena's fabulously cheezy "Sugar Walls". BOS8. Come inside!

VHM DLR, diggin' the gurls; BOS9 Ashford & Simpson's "Solid", which *IS*.

WOS3 Glenn Frey. And as I have to exit, BOS10-in-absentia to H&O's "Method of Modern Love".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 13, 2011, 05:10:03 PM
The LDD on the 80s show "Those Were the Days" by Mark Hopkins was AWFUL. This does not stand the test of time. Hit #2 in 1968/

BTW, Mike remember if you want to listen to the final hour.

http://www.1027jackfm.com/mediaplayer/  at about 8 PM PT/11 ET

or http://radiotime.com/WebTuner.aspx?StationId=32919&  at Midnight PT (show starts at 8 PM PT)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2011, 12:46:51 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 15th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-15-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Feb 16th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-80.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2011, 10:17:29 AM
We did '75 just recently, no? A sledgehammery period for me.

VHM David Gates' first solo hit; BOS1 and proxy of Gaz "Sad Sweet Dreamer" -- oo-wah-wah-oo-wah-wah-oo!

Miss Riperton debuts with her signature tune; the Manhattans show up with a forgotten gem, their first top 40 pop single - making it 4 first-timers so far.

Ah, yes, I know we just heard Jim Stafford's "Bulldog" tune a few weeks ago.

Joe Cocker's not beautiful. But his cover of Billy Preston's song is. VHM. 

There was a girl. There was a boy. There was a WOS (again) to Donny & Marie's "Morning Side..."  And sorry, but I prefer Richard Harris' take on "My Boy" to Elvis'.

Mamma Mia! Al Martino gets BOS2 for his fabulously old-school-MOR "To The Door of the Sun" alle porte del sol!

VHM BadCo, headin' for the Golden Gate on their way to SFO. Musta scored last nite with some rich bitch from Marin.

BOS3 Polly Brown's delightful "Up in a Puff of Smoke".

BOS4 Glodean and the girls with the lovely "I Belong To You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 19, 2011, 10:33:43 AM
BOS to Sad Sweet Sensation and Elvis's "Boy."  All over the place in this countdown - and that's a good thing.  I'm off to see a John Lennon exhibit at the Paley Center for Media, so I'll miss his "#9 Dream" at #10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2011, 11:11:33 AM
They paved paradise and made Joni re-record "Big Yellow Taxi".

Touch-tone phones were new in '75, so Casey has to explain what the "beeping noises" are on Sugarloaf's "Don't Call Us..."!

VHM BTO, "RODTH". Voulez-vous VHM LaBelle? mais oui!

BOS5 Ms Muldaur's "I'm a Woman".

"At long last, sir... have you never been mellow??"

WOS2 Disc-O-Texx; BOS6 Carol Douglas. uber-BOS7 Tony O & Dawn's criminally underrated "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"

VHM Frankie V's "Blue Eyes in Georgia" "My Eyes Adored You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2011, 10:14:18 AM
1980 begins with Bonnie Pointer's discofied "Can't Help Myself", which I barely remember from the time. No surprise that it's similar to the "Heaven Musta Sent You" arrangement.

Nicolette Larson's "Let Me Go" is completely forgotten, and sadly suffers from McDonald-itis. VHM Ray Goodman & Brown.

More forgotten adult-contempo: Chuck Mangione gives it all he's got for the Winter Olympics.

Wow: John Stewart's follow-up to "Gold", "Lost Her in the Sun". VHMFRA.

Why me? Why do I have to hear "Why Me?" WOS Styx.

First-hour Extra: "What I Like About You", one of the few extras they've played that never actually made the Top 40, but became popular in later years.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2011, 11:03:53 AM
Hour2: VHM Toto's ode to Barbara Feldon.

Dame Cliff don't talk; Prince wanna be yo'... LOV-ah!

Aw shucks! I think I BOSed Isaac Hayes' "Don't Let Go" a month ago. And I think his production of Dionne W was back-to-back with him then too -- "Deja Vu" indeed.

BOS1 Rupert Holmes' "Him" -- a fine bit of songwriting that got overshadowed by "Escape", which we'll hear in about 15 minutes.  Rupert was once called "the thinking man's Barry Manilow, and here's Mr M with "When I Wanted You". VHM.

BOS2 Ms Ronstadt with one of her rare non-oldies, the rockin' "How Do I Make You?"

VHM Shalimar; ditto Neil D's "September Morn", one of his nicest from this period. BOS3 the Spinners' fine 4 Seasons reboot.

voila! Ms Ronstadt reappears, with the NGDB. And BOS4 Anne Murray, doing a fine job with an oldie I'll bet Linda wishes she'd thought of covering herself, "Daydream Believer"

WOS2 Kenny Loggins' "This is It", one of 2 songs on this chart that were thought to be about the Iran Hostage crisis, even tho' both were written before it took place.  (the other is "Coward of the County")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2011, 11:14:37 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 20, 2011, 11:23:13 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf

Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 22, 2011, 08:13:10 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf

Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.

And Gaz will be happy to know this is one of those 3-versions-of-"Love Story" charts, and we also get "Jody Got Yo' Girl and Gone", which more than offsets the appearance of the execrable "D.O.A" by Bloodrock.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 22, 2011, 10:51:59 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf

Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.

And Gaz will be happy to know this is one of those 3-versions-of-"Love Story" charts, and we also get "Jody Got Yo' Girl and Gone", which more than offsets the appearance of the execrable "D.O.A" by Bloodrock.

Happy I am indeed.  Early BOS to that Johnnie Taylor song.  And I'm perversely curious to hear if Casey has anything to say about that morbid piece of hell "D.O.A."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2011, 09:48:31 AM
wow, before Casey, our Canadian friends are playing a song by Strange Advance that *isn't* "Worlds Away" -- "We Run", presumably a hit north of the border.

Just 7 numbers can straighten out Levi's life. Mega-Millions is a bitch. VHM the 4 Tops.

Ms. McCoo fries just one egg, and makes Mick LaSalle's head explode.

WOS, naturally, to Bloodrock's horrid plane-crash saga.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 26, 2011, 10:06:41 AM
HM Four Tops.  Seven numbers could straighten out my life too - if there were a dollar sign in front of them.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2011, 10:15:28 AM
HM Four Tops.  Seven numbers could straighten out my life too - if there were a dollar sign in front of them.

semi-jinx!

BOS "Miss" Jackie Moore -- why, did someone think she was a dude? "you been dealin' in dirt -- just WALLOWIN' in dirt, yes yah have!"

Mr Williams croons our first of 3 "Love Story"s, which means I never have to say I'm sorry. Or something. 

More movie music: "Burning Bridges", from Kelly's Heroes. Too bad Mike Curb was such an asswipe.

Hey, how 'bout a lay, er, a Lai? Frances arrives with "Love Story" #2. And Bobby Sherman has nobody to hold his tremblin' hand -- here's a VHM, bub.

Back-to-back divas with back-to-back BOSes: Miss Ross' fab "Remember Me" and Babs' career-changing "Stoney End"

BOS4 Mr C, doin' it old-school MOR and doin' it right, and that's not "Impossible". Unless Jody's got your girl. VHM Johnny Taylor, the natch'l wailer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 26, 2011, 10:36:39 AM
DHM to Bobby Sherman, one of his weaker hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 26, 2011, 10:38:37 AM
BOS to Diana's big balloon of a farewell.  If only this had been a full-on Supremes single.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 26, 2011, 10:43:34 AM
BOS2 to Babs, goin' down to Stoney End.  Love how she holds those long notes.

And the head-turning delivery of "I can still remember him."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 26, 2011, 11:11:30 AM
WOS, naturally, to Bloodrock's horrid plane-crash saga.

I agree with you on its putritude, but there's something enjoyable about hearing it alongside "It's Impossible" and "Do the Push and Pull."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2011, 11:12:38 AM
Hour 2 begins with Sammi Smith giving Mr Kristofferson his first charted version of "Help Me Make It..." -- I prefer Gladys' version the following year. Of course, it's easier to make it thru the nite when you have 6 sister-wives.

EJ kicks off the moss. And probably smokes some too.  Sombody musta gave Rufus Thomas the new swimsuit issue -- he's doin' the old "Push'n'Pull". Er, eww.

VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation".  and speak Gladys' name and she will appear: BOS5 "If I Were One of Your Women".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 26, 2011, 11:14:53 AM
VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation".

Ha, I thought you were going to diss this as a repetition of their template.  This one stands out for the piano's clank-clank-clank.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2011, 11:18:06 AM
VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation".

Ha, I thought you were going to diss this as a repetition of their template.  This one stands out for the piano's clank-clank-clank.

I was thisclose to a "just when the formula was starting to get stale" remark. But it does hold up as well-produced pop.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 26, 2011, 11:20:21 AM
Hour 2 begins with Sammi Smith giving Mr Kristofferson his first charted version of "Help Me Make It..." -- I prefer Gladys' version the following year. Of course, it's easier to make it thru the nite when you have 6 sister-wives.

EJ kicks off the moss. And probably smokes some too.  Sombody musta gave Rufus Thomas the new swimsuit issue -- he's doin' the old "Push'n'Pull". Er, eww.

VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation".  and speak Gladys' name and she will appear: BOS5 "If I Were One of Your Women".

Elton must've grown up in Middle Earth, where mossy roofs are plentiful.    TANC: We have a cat with one blue eye AND one green eye!  true!

WOS PushNPull
BOS Grass Roots.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2011, 11:30:33 AM
BOS6 BeeGees, Mr Sunshine. I didn't know music could be "nonchalant".  Tina likes it nice'n'easy; Ike prefers it nice'n'ruff. "Where mah coke, bitch?"

They seem to have edited out the orig commercials for MGM LPs by Eydie Gorme (!) and Paul Frees (!!). I remember hearing them in previous late-1970 and early-1971 shows.

VHMs the wicked Pickett and the perky Partridges.  "where is love? and who is love? I gotta KNOW!"

VHM TJ, teaming up with Paul Anka for a double-header of misogyny. But misogyny you can dance to!

lawd, I hated "Watching Scotty Grow" in '71. Now it seems rather sweet.

BOS7 Jerry Reed. Left arm gone clean up to the elbow!  And that's Thibideaux, Louisiana -- not "tippy-toe".

Wadsworth Mansion arrive to insult Italians everywhere. "Wop, Wop, Wop!". Guess they're dick-wads(worth).

uber-BOS8 Lynn Anderson. Always a VHM to TO&D, knockin'.

BOS9, J-5, sendin' those chills up-n-down mah spine. And Donny & Bros are sockin' it to ya at #1, climaxing a helluva week for Mike Curb.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 27, 2011, 09:34:39 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf

Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.

And Gaz will be happy to know this is one of those 3-versions-of-"Love Story" charts, and we also get "Jody Got Yo' Girl and Gone", which more than offsets the appearance of the execrable "D.O.A" by Bloodrock.

Happy I am indeed.  Early BOS to that Johnnie Taylor song.  And I'm perversely curious to hear if Casey has anything to say about that morbid piece of hell "D.O.A."

I missed the first hour yesterday, but I just heard Bloodrock's D.O.A..  Wow, there's some gruesome imagery in there.  One wikipedia entry says the song was about the Wichita State Football team's plane crash, another says it's a band member's homage to a pilot friend who crashed shortly after a take-off.  The band member says he witness the crash. 

Either way, it's too much.  Can the Vietnam War as a background be to blame?  Yikes.  As Andy Williams sings a few songs later "Where do I begin?"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2011, 09:54:00 AM
Damn, our Canuck friends start Casey 10 minutes early today.  And the chart begins with a future All-Time Moreytrina, "Wishing Well". I'm crying, and they ain't Crocodile tears.

early WOS: Aerosmith's "Angel". The power ballad is the most evil invention of the 20th century.

Not alot of obscurities in this first hour. VHM JCM, checkin' it out; ditto George when he was fab. BOS1 Pebbles' delightful "Girlfriend" with backing vox from the Deele. "that is the ques-tee-own!"

VHM Natalie Cole's lovely forgotten ballad "I Live For Your Love"; OMGWTF and BOS2 Swingout Sister's "Twilight World", which I barely remember as the follow-up to "Breakout". Shame they didn't have a bigger career.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2011, 11:05:39 AM
Hour 2: F-Mac is "Everywhere"; Billy Ocean is outta mah dreams and into mah car. A woman I worked with at ABC went to the Calgary Olympics that year and had a torrid affair with one of the drivers; this was "their song".

VHM "Rocket 2 U" by the Jets, easily my favorite Tongan-American group of all time. Proxy of Gaz: Cover Girls followed by the Bangles' "Hazy Shade".

AAAAAAACK! WOS2 Michael Bolton's "Dock of the Bay", one for the "Least Necessary Covers EVAH" Hall of Shame.

Def Leppard say it's a meer-ee-cul they're not his-teer-ee-cul. Or something.  BOS3 Salt-N-Pepa -- pick up on THIS!

Thanks to tantric sex, Sting really *can* make his beating heart be still!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 27, 2011, 11:43:27 AM
VHM "Rocket 2 U" by the Jets, easily my favorite Tongan-American group of all time. Proxy of Gaz: Cover Girls followed by the Bangles' "Hazy Shade".

AAAAAAACK! WOS2 Michael Bolton's "Dock of the Bay", one for the "Least Necessary Covers EVAH" Hall of Shame.

You said it, re: Bolton.  That song summarizes why he's so hated by so many.  BOS to Bangles and the Swing Out Sister, which was NTM.  I don't remember that Cover Girls tune either, but they went on to do better.  VHM Sting's beating heart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 27, 2011, 11:47:32 AM
"Ah, oui! INXS!"  Casey's French accent rivals Sonny Bono's.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2011, 12:06:38 PM
Hour 3: VHM Keith Sweat. Surely that can't be his real name?

uber-BOS4 Gladys/Pips fabulous "Love Overboard", their last Top 40 hit. That's what's great about being a Mormon: if one of your wives goes overboard, you still have, like, 5 left!

Make dat change: BOS5 MJ, "Man in da Miwwa". Sha-MAWN!

BOS6 the late great Roger Troutman, whose "I Wanna Be Your Man" was, amazingly, his only Top 40 appearance as a solo artist or with Zapp. (Being "feat" on a Tupac record doesn't count.) I'd forgotten this got as high as #3.

WOS3 Richard Marx -- "yacht rock" that isn't even worthy of a rowboat.

wow -- Casey plays a snippet of the Laura Branigan take on "I Found Someone".  BOS7 Cher's version, her big '80s comeback-starter -- written by the aforementioned-and-dissed Michael Bolton.

V/H/M M/A/R/R/S -- what a terriffic and diverse chart this turned out to be. And has DLR's "Living in Paradise" ever shown up on a 10@10 anywhere? VHMFRA.

Nothing really earth-shattering in the final hour; before I exit I'll BOS 8 & 9 Rick Astley and PSBs/Dusty and WOS4 Mr Swayze's "She's Like Passing Wind"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 27, 2011, 12:42:58 PM
Put the needle on the record! Put the needle on the record! Put the needle on the record! When the drums beat, go like THIS!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2011, 12:50:23 PM
This weekend That '70s Casey hits March 6th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-06-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s are from March 7th 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-07-81.pdf


BTW, our geeky friends at the AT40 message board have started a new thread where you can post your "highs" amd "lows" for each show (BOS and WOS, essentially).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2011, 10:09:02 AM
Dude, sweet! Instant BOS "Action"; VHM Ms King's forgotten "Only Love Is Real"

Are the Bellamys flattered or horrified at being ripped off by Britney?  BOS2 Waylon & Willie!

Oh what Aretha could've done with Ms Cole's "Inseparable".  uber-BOS3 the fabulous Trammps with their classic "Hold Back the Night". Lawd!

I totally do not remember BTO's "Take it Like Man". Oh wait, this "get back where they want me" part is ringing a bell. Totally recycled from 3 of their other rockers.

Taint: no big thing. Love is the drug in my squeeze box.

VHM the Commode Doors; ditto Sweet Melissa's neglected "Just You and I"

BOS4 the delightful early-disco stylings of "Tangerine" -- talk about knowing your target audience of (then-)thirtysomething gay men.

And here's Sweet Melissa's ol' buddy Barry M, "I Sing the Songs Clive Davis Says to Sing"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2011, 11:09:46 AM
Up'N'Comers: Johhnie Taylor shoves it in and pulls it out, debuting at #26; Queen inch up to #25, rhapsodically.

The Osmonds have been inescapable the past few weeks.  D&M croon "Deep Purple" with a sigh-ee-igh-ee-igh-ee.

WOS Cledus Maggard's "White Knight", a CB song that's as unlistenable as "Convoy" is absorbing; I never need to hear "Dream On" ever again.

VHM Wacky Sedaky, balladizing his "Breaking Up is Hard To do", tho' the Lenny Welch version from '70 is worth seeking out.  VHM Bowie, wop-wop-wop.

BOS5 "Love, Be Tender With My Fanny". Obviously Ms Summer's fanny is gettin' a workout or she wouldn't be moaning like that. Proxy of GazWOS "Baby Face"; see my prev comment re: "Tangerine".

BOS6 the still-clever "Junk Food Junkie"; WTF a seriously truncated version of "Wake Up Everybody".

Memo to Toni Tennille: calling a guy "little man" is never a good idea. Jus' sayin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 06, 2011, 06:24:39 PM
New station to listen to the 80's show at 7PM ET/4PM PT on Sundays: http://www.star929.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2011, 09:52:35 AM
New station to listen to the 80's show at 7PM ET/4PM PT on Sundays: http://www.star929.com/

Cool! I always like having a backup-to-my-backup!

This week's '70s show is another '79 excursion that starts with Hour 2 of a 4-hour original:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-10-79.pdf

and the '80s version is from 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-14-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 12, 2011, 10:04:54 AM
Not much posting today, probably, esp since the most interesting songs (like Giorgio Moroder's "Chase") were in the unplayed Hour 1 of this 4-hour show. at #33: Eddie Money with strings.

Barry M plays music too magic to end on his nice-but-unnecessary Helen Reddy cover.  OMFG: Leif Garrett was made for dancin'!

(http://p.playme.com/cspv/81-28-26-20-00-MetaPreview-Cover-JPEG256x256/leif-garrett/i-was-made-for-dancin-.jpg?ts=1263849589)

BOS1 Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer", one of the out-of-left-field-iest of all out-of-left-field hits. BOS2 Al Stewart's "Song on the Radio" which deserved better than a #29 peak (despite rhyming "Paloma" with "misnomer").

OMG! BOS3 my fave underplayed Foreigner, "Blue Morning Blue Day". WOS Chicago checkin' in at the "No Tell" Motel.  VHM Gonzalez, "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet", a fine disco OHW of the period. And another VHM and proxy of Gaz as Suzi Q and Chris N stumble in.  Meanwhile Neil D is forever in mommy jeans.  And So is Anne Murray, probably -- grandmommy jeans, even.  BOS4 "I Just Fall in Love Again"

Always a VHM for Bobby Caldwell; ditto Sweet Melissa's "Don't Cry Out Loud" -- bet Barry M still wishes he'd got hold of this one. And Cheryl Lynn GOTS to be real!

BOS5 Nicolette Larson.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2011, 10:07:21 AM
It seems like every other week we hear a show where Casey starts off by saying "I was off last week, and I wanna thank ________ for sitting in for me"

Instant BOS one of my fave Madonna 45s, "Open Your Heart", on its way down. And if anybody knows about going down, it's Ms. Ciccone.

BOSFRA to Duran2 with the rather Prince-like "Skin Trade"

C'est la Vie, indeed: Robbie NeVil appears with one of his forgotten follow-ups, "Dominoes". And nearly as forgotten: Kool & the Gang's "Stone Love" and Stacey Q's shameless "Two of Hearts" clone, "We Connect". VHM the line "the way you shoot me with your white hot love" -- LOL! 

OMFG: BOS3 Hipsway, "The Honeythief", and BOS4 the Bangles criminally underrated "Walking Down Your Street".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2011, 11:08:19 AM
Hour 2 begins with VHMs for Samantha Fox, who wants to be touched, and Shirley Murdock, who's doing more than touching in "As We Lay". WOS Lionel Ritchie, at the end of his creative rope with "Ballerina Girl"; ditto REO with "That Ain't Love".

Big Stars! Forgotten Hits!  Yet another BOS(5) for yet another song nobody plays anymore: Tina T's "Whatcha Get is Whatcha See".

uber-BOS6 Ree-Ree and George's fantabulous Marvin 'n' Tammi imitation. George, obviously, is Tammi.

Damn, even Wang Chung's "Let's Go" sounds good this morning.  And "Don't Dream It's Over" notwithstanding, this is quite a diverse chart that makes you wonder how 1987 got to be the most-dreaded year on the 10@10 wheel during the Morey era.

WOS3 Chicago; WOS4 Journey

Mah hunnah mah baybuh: VHM G-Sats. BOS7 Dead or Alive and their "Brand New Lover"

AAAAACK! (and TANC)  Diane Warren attack!  WOS5 "Nothin's Gonna Stop us Now"

Final BOS(8 ) to the Jets' creamy-dreamy Rupert Holmes cover, "You Got it All"; final WOS(6) Bruce Willis' execrable Staples cover.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2011, 08:36:18 AM
This week, That '70s casey does 1975 for the 3rd time this year (and it's only mid-March!)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-75.pdf


and Casey's '80s is from March 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-20-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 17, 2011, 09:12:12 PM
and Casey's '80s is from March 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-20-82.pdf


Looking over this chart, it may be one of the worst '80s shows we've ever heard.  First hour is deadly -- there's a reason why #s 40, 39, 38, 37, 35 and 32 are forgotten hits. And things don't improve much later with some of the most unnecessary cover versions ever. Top 40 radio was in the full grip of adult-contempo-itis. Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 19, 2011, 10:03:56 AM
A mixed-bag of a first hour begins with a BOS: the Maestro and his Love Unltd Orch with the great, forgotten "Satin Soul".

VHM the Blackbyrds, brightening up a rainy weekend with their sunny "Walking in Rhythm"; WOS CDB, praising the Confederacy.

BOS2FRA Fanny's "Butter Boy". "He was hard as a rock and I was ready to roll" -- do tell!

EJ's free in Philly; BadCo take the GG Bridge in the wrong direction. I wonder if they knew Diesel.

VHM Freddie Fender's teardrops; ditto Mr Fogelberg's plan.

WOS2 one of my all-time HFHs, Hot Choc's painfully awful "Emma".  Death songs really have to earn their tears honestly and intelligently, and this one fails on both counts for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 19, 2011, 11:06:26 AM
VHM BTO, rollin' on; BOS3 Ms Reddy's fab "Emotion" -- has it really been a year since we heard this and I posted YT clips of the other versions?

WOS3 "Chevy Van" -- she's like a pitcher? So Sammy's a catcher? Wha?

Chaka likes the way ya do it when ya do it.  BOS4 BJT, "(HWYP)ASDSWS"

MJ & his bros would like to sprinkle theyself around you. BOS5 the still-fabulous "I Am Love". And of course BOS6 (and proxy of Gaz) "Sad Sweet Dreamer" -- OooWaWaOooWaWaOoo!  BOS7 Al Martino -- alla porte del Sol!  Watch out, Al -- get too close to the sun and you'll go "Up in a Puff of Smoke". BOS8 Polly Brown.

More foreign-speak: Shirley & Co are goin' to every discotay. Or something.

VHM Ringo with the rarely-heard "Snookeroo", the B-side of "No No Song".

And Hour 3 begins with the song that changed the Eagles' careers forever.

ONJ don't mean to make you frown; she just wants you to go down! And Labelle are doing more than that!

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 19, 2011, 08:10:47 PM
BOS3 Ms Reddy's fab "Emotion" -- has it really been a year since we heard this and I posted YT clips of the other versions?

Nearly to the day:

http://babyivebeenthinking.blogspot.com/2010/03/helen-reddy-emotion.html

One of my favorite entries from the blog, I must say.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 19, 2011, 08:55:32 PM
WOS3 "Chevy Van" -- she's like a pitcher? So Sammy's a catcher? Wha?

Peg!  It will come back to you!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 19, 2011, 09:13:20 PM
And Hour 3 begins with the song that changed the Eagles' careers forever.

We had the Eagles' 1971-79 GH anth on 8-track when it came out.   "Best of My Love" fell awkwardly in between two tracks, and to this day my mind inserts a fade, click, fade in at the line "...we could never rise above."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 22, 2011, 07:52:38 AM
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978  -- BeeGees Mania!!:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-25-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from March 24th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 26, 2011, 09:59:31 AM
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978  -- BeeGees Mania!!:

There are something like 6 SNF sndtk cuts in the 40, plus the BeeGees producing Samantha Sang and brother Andy's "Love is Thicker Than My Penis".  An amazing time.  First up: "Disco Inferno", the Trammps spark gets hot -- I used to think they were saying their "spunk" got hot.  Er... ouch.

BOS1 Mr Lightfoot's lovely "The Circle is Small", which barely registered with me in '78 but our Canadian friends at CKRU play it a lot, and I've come to like it quite a bit.

VHM VH, bucking the disco trend with their Kinks cover.

Proxy of Gaz, "Count on Me"; proxy of sundaygal, "Feels So Good"

VHM ABBA, "Name of the Game"; BOS2 Andrew Gold and the future Golden Girls theme.  (ooo -- the looong version!)

BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 26, 2011, 11:04:52 AM
Sweet Lou starts Hour 2 with a BOS4: the sounds-like-it-was-written-for-the-Spinners "Lady Love"

VHM Gene Cotton.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 26, 2011, 11:21:34 AM
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978  -- BeeGees Mania!!:

BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"

Oh, schnap!  (Love the song, BTW)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 26, 2011, 11:24:23 AM
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978  -- BeeGees Mania!!:

BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"

Oh, schnap!  (Love the song, BTW)

I never pass up a Donny H jumper joke.


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 26, 2011, 12:09:21 PM
VHM LeBlanc & Carr; ditto Chic -- yowsah!

AAAAACK! "Thunder Island"!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!  Well, at least "Dreadlock Holiday" never made the Top 40...

proxy of Gaz, "I Go Crazy"

Samantha Sang! And the world listened! (that just never gets old...)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 10:14:02 AM
"Underneath the hood, the kid's American" - not necessarily a compliment, according to this study (http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=3073).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 10:17:26 AM
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978  -- BeeGees Mania!!:

There are something like 6 SNF sndtk cuts in the 40, plus the BeeGees producing Samantha Sang and brother Andy's "Love is Thicker Than My Penis".  An amazing time.  First up: "Disco Inferno", the Trammps spark gets hot -- I used to think they were saying their "spunk" got hot.  Er... ouch.

BOS1 Mr Lightfoot's lovely "The Circle is Small", which barely registered with me in '78 but our Canadian friends at CKRU play it a lot, and I've come to like it quite a bit.

VHM VH, bucking the disco trend with their Kinks cover.

Proxy of Gaz, "Count on Me"; proxy of sundaygal, "Feels So Good"

VHM ABBA, "Name of the Game"; BOS2 Andrew Gold and the future Golden Girls theme.  (ooo -- the looong version!)

BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"
Thanks.  Agreed on the "Count on Me" BOS, with BOS2 to Barry's "Can't Smile Without You."  But WOS to the Andrew Gold, because he seems to be singing too close to the mic the whole time.  And pity about Stargard - going to all that trouble of dreaming about stardom, only to score a major role in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and watch their career sink with it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 10:21:10 AM
Matthew Wilder's "The Kid's American" is ho-hum. You might think it's hysterical; I just think it's The Cars.

Wang Chung's "Don't Let Go" was their first hit -- several months before "Dance Hall Days". VHMFRA.

AAAAACK! WOS Yes.

UB40 on their first go-'round with "Red Red Wine", which would peak at #34 in this year -- it wouldn't be a #1 smash until the '88 re-release.

VHMs to APP's "Don't Answer Me" and Rick Springfield's "Love Somebody"

Nice surprise: This hour's LDD is Gallery's forgotten Mac Davis cover, "I Believe in Music". Play that cheezy synth!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 10:36:43 AM
VHM Alan Parsons Project, one of my favorite videos of all time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 10:41:28 AM
I prefer singing "Joanna" as "Joe Mama."  And speaking of great videos, this Solid Gold clip of K&tG's "Tonight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cLJ9wSE0QI)" is epic.  Those sweats!  That headband!  For a deflowering tale!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 11:02:52 AM
BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 11:05:34 AM
Hour 2: uber-BOS Shannon's ode to Mr Peabody. He's dancing his Waybac to me!

(http://www.careysound.com/news/files/page4_blog_entry39_1.jpg)

WOS2 ONJ -- it's "Desperate" all right. I'm assuming Madonna eventually eclipsed that most-consecutive-years-with-a-Top40-appearance record?

I never thought I'd be tired of "They Don't Know", but here it is in March of '84, giving the lie to AL's playing of it in an '83 set. Either way, moratorium please.

Dwight Twilley sounds silley.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 27, 2011, 11:09:06 AM
BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.
TANC:  I was just listening to this on my way to work today!  (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing)   :)

I'd like to listen - which station is it on again?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 11:19:15 AM
WOS2 ONJ -- it's "Desperate" all right. I'm assuming Madonna eventually eclipsed that most-consecutive-years-with-a-Top40-appearance record?

I'm pretty sure you're right.  Livvy made it 13 the next year with "Soul Kiss," but Madge charted every year from 1989 through 2003. (She had no Top 40 singles in '88, otherwise we could stretch her back to '83.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 11:21:23 AM
BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.
TANC:  I was just listening to this on my way to work today!  (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing)   :)

I'd like to listen - which station is it on again?

http://corusmedia.media.streamtheworld.com/player/Player.htm?id=ckrufm&city=Peterborough,Ontario&bdskey=4805&platform=DNNFM&active=true

BOS3 HoJo's "New Song"; BOS4 Paul Young's shamefully underappreciated "Come Back & Stay". Ego-Envy-Lust!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 11:21:58 AM
VHM to Howard Jones, throwing off his mental chains on "New Song."  Not as sublime as his follow-up, "What Is Love?," but still a pleasant listen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 11:22:47 AM
TANC:  I was just listening to this on my way to work today!  (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing)   :)

Ooh, that's a mix I can get behind.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 11:27:42 AM
Madge charted every year from 1989 through 2003. (She had no Top 40 singles in '88, otherwise we could stretch her back to '83.)

I hear she's quite good at stretching her own back.  ;)

VHM Tina T, beginning her big comeback with the Heaven 17-produced "Let's Stay Together". Didn't Casey tell this Tina story yesterday?

BOS5 Queen's fab "Radio Ga-Ga".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 27, 2011, 11:32:18 AM
BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.
TANC:  I was just listening to this on my way to work today!  (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing)   :)

I'd like to listen - which station is it on again?

http://corusmedia.media.streamtheworld.com/player/Player.htm?id=ckrufm&city=Peterborough,Ontario&bdskey=4805&platform=DNNFM&active=true

BOS3 HoJo's "New Song"; BOS4 Paul Young's shamefully underappreciated "Come Back & Stay". Ego-Envy-Lust!
Thanks!  This is going to make working on Sundays infinitely more enjoyable.  
WOS Ike "Inevertouchedthebitch" Turner.   ETA:  WOS actually goes to that horrible Runner song that just played. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 11:43:16 AM
You lie, Mr O'Dowd: you can sell a contradiction better than anyone I know. VHM.

I never liked MMEB's "The Runner"; WOS3.  AOR -- the stations that played stuff like this, Van Halen, and Yes' "Leave It" but ignored anything remotely New Wavish -- *really* sucked around this time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 12:04:14 PM
Hour 3: KC kicks it off with BOS6, the wonderful "Give It Up"  -- the 2nd song today that I first heard on a trip to London in '83 (the other was Paul Young).

Speaking of how AOR sucked in the '80s: WOS4 .38 Special. What a truly worthless band.

Most peculiar, momma: John Lennon back-to-back with Weird Al.

Well, "Hello" Mr Ritchie!

(http://faymondo.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/lionel11.jpg)

BOS7 Duran2, "New Moon on Monday"; BOS8 "Miss Me Blind" -- which is also an Alison once-removed, with their previous LP title (Kissing to be Clever) in the lyric.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 27, 2011, 12:04:53 PM
HM to KC, giving it up.  Good jazzercise song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 27, 2011, 12:41:46 PM
Good lord, I haven't heard this Dan Fogelberg song since '84.  Not that I'm complaining.

Sauerkraut You Like A Hurricane.  Well, the bitch is hungry...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2011, 12:47:33 PM
Good lord, I haven't heard this Dan Fogelberg song since '84.  Not that I'm complaining.

But I wouldn't complain if I never heard it again, either  ;)

WOS5 Phunky Phil's "Against all Manilows", which Barry M surely would've recorded had the movie come out in '78 rather than '84.

VHM MJ's record-setter. He's not like the other boyz!

(http://www.respect-authority.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/michael_jackson_thriller.jpg)

actually, that's probably what he looks like now...

DUUUUDE! this hour's extra is Scorpions, "Rawk You Like a Hurricane"

(http://asp.elitefts.com/images/upload/qa/devil_horns.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 27, 2011, 07:05:23 PM
You lie, Mr O'Dowd: you can sell a contradiction better than anyone I know. VHM.


He wasn't out of the closet yet. What is he suppose to say "The song was about my relationship with Jon Moss"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on March 27, 2011, 08:03:57 PM
The beginning of the last hour (right before Christine McVie's "Got a Hold on Me") Casey said "I would like to welcome one new radio station to the American Top 40 family. It's KITS in San Francisco." I didn't listen to AT40 after KCBS-FM turned to "The Rocker" KRQR (1982ish). I didn't know it moved to K101 and then to KITS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 30, 2011, 12:32:38 PM
No April Fool --This week That 70's Casey is from April 1st 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-01-72.pdf

Gaz fave "King Heroin" and so much more.

and Casey's '80s is from April 5th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf

Gaz might also be interested to know the AT40-geek board has a new thread called "Songs You Discovered Because of AT40"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 30, 2011, 01:27:34 PM
and Casey's '80s is from April 5th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf

I just snuck a peek and saw Beat's So Lonely at #17.  What a dreamboat Charlie Sexton was/is.   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on March 30, 2011, 10:31:35 PM
No April Fool --This week That 70's Casey is from April 1st 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-01-72.pdf

Gaz fave "King Heroin" and so much more.

and Casey's '80s is from April 5th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf

Gaz might also be interested to know the AT40-geek board has a new thread called "Songs You Discovered Because of AT40"

Hm, that '72 set is about my time of conception.

As for Songs I Discovered Because of AT40 - um, like, a third of them!

PS: I agree on young Sexton's dreaminess.
(http://s11.allstarpics.net/images/orig/n/p/npkno2yr2m3knkk2.jpg)
He hasn't aged so prettily, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2011, 10:09:32 AM
Memo to James Brown: if you're having conversations with packets of heroin... you're probably smokin' too much weed.

"Be you Italian, Jewish
Black or Mex
I can make the most virile of men
Fo'get they sex"

Latino twin-spin: War slips into Santana.

VHM David Cassidy's forgotten "Could it Be Forever?" Any one of a half-dozen current country hunks could have a hit with this. And another VHM 3DN's "Family of Man" -- doo-doot-doo, doo-doot-doo

Casey just called Van Gogh a "French impressionist" -- er, he was Dutch, no?  BOS Don McLean's "Vincent", one of the ballsier follow-ups to a #1 single I can recall.

VHM the GrassRoots' "Glory Bound", which would make a nice three-fer with the Rascals' "Glory Glory" and The Byrds' "Glory Glory" (diff tunes, same title). BOS2 Richard & Karen, "Hurting Each Other" (hopefully not literally).

"Never. No. No. Yeah!"  Make up yer mind, Jorge. VHM "Suavecito". BOS3 Isaac Hayes' "Do Your Thing". Groove ON!

Can it really be a year since we had that stretch of hearing Bobby Vinton on 4 diff AT40s in a row? His "Every Day of My Life" sounds like it was recorded in '62 and locked in a vault for 10 years.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 02, 2011, 10:35:15 AM
Memo to James Brown: if you're having conversations with packets of heroin... you're probably smokin' too much weed.

"Be you Italian, Jewish
Black or Mex
I can make the most virile of men
Fo'get they sex"

Latino twin-spin: War slips into Santana.

VHM David Cassidy's forgotten "Could it Be Forever?" Any one of a half-dozen current country hunks could have a hit with this. And another VHM 3DN's "Family of Man" -- doo-doot-doo, doo-doot-doo!

Casey just called Van Gogh a "French impressionist" -- er, he was Dutch, no?  BOS Don McLean's "Vincent", one of the ballsier follow-ups to a #1 single I can recall.

VHM the GrassRoots' "Glory Bound", which would make a nicer three-fer with the Rascals' "Glory Glory" and The Byrds' "Glory Glory" (diff tunes, same title).


Maybe it's my crappy stream, but  the Grass Roots sounded a lot like The Guess Who.

I watched Lust for Life a couple weeks ago, where Kirk Douglass portrays Vincent Van Gogh.  It's fantastic if you've never seen it.  Some ham-boney acting by Kirk when he must convey "madness" but may think he deserved the Oscar over Yul Brynner's crowd-pleasing and safe King And I. 

I recall the DVD extra commentary said that post-WWII United States was really ripe for this treatment and  the subject of such a renegade like Van Gogh b/c the overall mood of the country was rather conformist.  We also got the Beat movement (...and eventually those dirty hippies showed up, took their sandals off and put their feet on the furniture, but I think something happened in Vietnam to help that along).

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 02, 2011, 10:45:12 AM
BOS to the Temptations' Take A Look Around.    I don't really know this one, it's great!

Bobby Vinton, such a nice boy.  I imagine Polish grandmas from Pennsylvania just swooning over this, and giving thanks that the music they loved 18 years before was still popular.  Not like this new stuff with guitars!


another BOS to Sly & His Family Stones! Runnin' Away. Sounds like Chuck Mangione on flugelhorn.

ha HA, ha ha.... hee HEE, hee hee!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2011, 10:55:04 AM

Bobby Vinton, such a nice boy.  I imagine Polish grandmas from Pennsylvania just swooning over this, and giving thanks that the music they loved 18 years before was still popular.  Not like this new stuff with guitars!


Ha! I'll give this a semi-jinx.  Those grandmas must've freaked over the lyrics to "We've Got to Get It On Again". And "Jungle Fever" is coming up later! VHM the Addrisis.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2011, 11:03:41 AM
This Canuck extra, "Tonite is a Wonderful Time (To Fall in Love)" by April Wine is NTM -- damn, they must've been huge in their native land.

ooo! VHM Dennis Coffey's *other* zodiac-themed instrumental hit, "Taurus". Too bad this LP is long out-of-print.

"y'know, men are full o' schemes..."  BOS4 Honey Cone's last Top40 appearance, despite some fine subsequent singles. VHM The Ice Man and the Eager young Brenda.

uber-BOS5 Macca's banned-by-the-BBC "Give Ireland Back to the Irish". Another ballsy choice for a 45. And though it leaped from 38 to 23 on this chart, it would peak at 21 and plummet like a rock.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 02, 2011, 11:09:55 AM
This Canuck extra, "Tonite is a Wonderful Time (To Fall in Love)" by April Wine is NTM -- damn, they must've been huge in their native land.

I always liked is voice.  Just another in a long series of excellent Canadian vocalists.  (Today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on YOU, eh?)

VHM to JJ Cale and his Crazee Momma.  Of course, based on how he's singing here, anyone with a pulse above 60 seems OUT OF CONTROL!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2011, 11:36:45 AM
Someone on the AT40 geek board (heh -- like we're not geeks!) pointed out this is the 3rd time this year that Casey's told the Aretha roller-skates story in different shows.

WOS Merrill Osmond screaming his Mormon lungs out on "Down By the Lazy River".

DUUUUDE! it's a prog 45 edit of "Roundabout"! Jon, if you wanna get in and out my valley, you gotta buy me dinner first. I always forget that this got as high as #13. 

Sonny rides Cher. I'll *bet* his work was never done, har har.

BOS6 BJ Thomas' gorgeous "R'n'R Lullabye".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2011, 12:02:06 PM
Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Cher's fantabulous "Way of Love", followed by BOS8, David Gates ode to his dad, "Everything I Own", later covered in a reggae stylee by both Ken Boothe and Boy George.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on April 02, 2011, 12:10:05 PM

DUUUUDE! it's a prog 45 edit of "Roundabout"! Jon, if you wanna get in and out my valley, you gotta buy me dinner first. I always forget that this got as high as #13. 

heh, I think the Wondermints have a song called In And Around Greg Lake...


another BOS to Roberta Flack.

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ... was right after I checked out your package.


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2011, 12:25:03 PM

another BOS to Roberta Flack.

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.. was right after I checked out your package.


Like, my eyes are up HERE! Don't get all "Jungle Fever"y on me. Ay-yi-yi!

WOS2 Robert John with one of the least-necessary cover versions EVAH. VHM Mr Simon, ordering one from Column A, two from Column B. Hope there's no "Puppy" on the menu, sez Donny Osmond. VHM a remake I prefer -- Anka's histrionics on the orig are unbearable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 02, 2011, 07:57:07 PM
BOS Don McLean's "Vincent", one of the ballsier follow-ups to a #1 single I can recall.

I don't think there's any other way one could have followed up "American Pie."  BOS to "Vincent," whose lyrical intricacies I'd never fully noticed til now.

And I misheard the trivia question as "What's the highest a working DJ has ever got?"  To which the answer is unanswerable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2011, 10:06:19 AM
I misheard the trivia question as "What's the highest a working DJ has ever got?"  To which the answer is unanswerable.

(http://politedissent.com/images/mar06/dr_fever.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2011, 10:08:46 AM
Whitney finds the greatest love of all. Just say NO to crack, babe!

BOS (and Cheeziest Synth Line EVAH) Nu Shooz! How much did that Casio keyboard cost, guys?  Bonus mondegreen: "I love ya ... even when you don't drive"

BOS(Level 4)2: "Something About You".

John Taylor do what he do. Do tell!

VHM Jackson Browne, trying to pull a Springsteen by putting "America" in the title/chorus of a political song.

Proxy of Duckie: OMD.
(http://anxietyny.tripod.com/duckie.bmp)

BOS3 Cherrelle/Alex O'Neal finding "Saturday Love" on Sunday morning.  WOS Opus' idiotic Eurotrashy "Live is Life" -- and it's recorded "live" -- GET IT?? Sheesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2011, 11:09:58 AM
Hour2: BOS4 Stevie's lovely "Overjoyed". VHM Seger's "American Storm" another Springsteen cop, down to the Bittan-esque piano -- I bought this 45 because the flip is his live cover of "Fortunate Son".

Whatever happened to Robert Tepper? You could've easily guessed his cheezeball OHW "No Easy Way Out" was from the Rocky !V sndtk. But he also co-wrote Benny Mardones' "Into the Night".

Surprise BOS5 to Jermaine's forgotten "I Think It's Love"

Boston? oh, it's the Outfield.

Another Jackson heard from: BOS6 Janet with (amazingly) her first Top40 hit, "WHYDFML?"

odd extra this hour: Wilkes-Barre's own Synch, with "Where Are You Now?", which flopped in '86 but was re-released in '89 and went Top Ten.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2011, 12:06:15 PM
Hour3: proxy of shray, "King For a Day".

WOS2 the Goat with the 2nd "I Can't Wait" in the countdown.

OMGWTF: ELO's "Calling America", one of their least-played Top40 hits. WOS3 Starship's utterly generic "Sara". WOS4 Loverboy, just because they're... Loverboy.

VHM PSBs, "WEGs". BOS7 Force MD's, "the 'Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' of Hip-Hop".

and another VHM EJ's "Nikita", countin' ten tin soldiers in a row.

And as I get ready to exit, uber-BOS8 (and another proxy of shray), Sly Fox's fantabulous "Let's Go All the Way". Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 03, 2011, 01:57:53 PM
Tuned in late, but BOS to Falco's rainbow Mozart wig!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2011, 05:38:18 PM
Tuned in late, but BOS to Falco's rainbow Mozart wig!

I should've requested "Rock Me Jerry Lewis" for AL's "Foolish" set!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgCv5Zo4-0
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2011, 08:58:21 AM
That '70s Casey hits April 10th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from April 11th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-11-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2011, 10:06:15 AM
Instant WOS this Stampeders/Wolfman Jack abomination.

From a Wolf to a Goat: "Rhiannon" appears out of the mists of time.

Listen to me good, baby: VHM "Misty Blue". Ditto Mr. Manilow, "Tryin' to Get the Feeling". Try looking at this picture of Pat Burrell, Barry.

This Larry Santos OHW, "We Can't Hide it Anymore", is NTM and quite a nice surprise. He sounds kinda like Brook Benton/Arthur Prysock. VHM.

It's Strange Madge -- ICK!  And smiling Sara is right behind her. Creepy.

Another VHM to the Ohio Players' forgotten "Fopp". Ditto Freddy Fender's cover of "You'll Lose a Good Thing".

Proxy of shray: Styx, shackin' up with Lorelei.  And still another lost hit: Jigsaw's "Love Fire". A little pennicillin will clear that right up, guys.

By '76 it had become fashionable to hate John Denver; VHM "Looking For Space", sounding quite lovely this morning. And our Hour 1 festival of forgotten 45s concludes with Ms King's beautiful "Only Love is Real" -- BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2011, 11:09:54 AM
Hour2: O'Jays are "Livin'", Henry Gross' dog is dyin'.  BOS2 the dee-liteful retro-'40s disco of "Tangerine". Who said gay men were powerless in 1976? 

Eagles take it to the (borerdom) limit.  BOS3 ABBA, "I Do" x 5 -- best Connie Francis record evah.

Best innuendo of set: "Love Machine", making my meter start to rise, heh heh.

Dude! Sweet!  BOS4 "Action". Intellectual need! Insatiable greed!

Classic Rock Overkill: Queen followed by Frampton.

BOS5 Commodores, "Sweet Love", aka "Lionel Ritchie when he was good".

Yo, Toni: stop calling the Captain "little man". How humiliating!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 10, 2011, 12:17:28 PM
BOSing Don't Stop The Music by Rihanna Yarbrough & Peoples.
On the top of the list of songs I never have to hear again:  Celebration - K&TG (which always makes me think of bad dancing at weddings)

Oh, and not sure how I feel about the Gino Vanelli song now, which I used to have on a K-Tel comp called The Elite (I think).  I'm pretty sure I used to fast forward over it. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2011, 12:23:48 PM

On the top of the list of songs I never have to hear again:  Celebration - K&TG (which always makes me think of bad dancing at weddings)


Indeed -- I actually danced to it at a wedding in '81!

More WOSes to count today (4 in the first hour alone) but BOSes to Champaign, Gino Vannelli (swoon!) and Babs'n'Barry. Speaking of Gibbs... VHM Terri, "Somebody's Knockin'". And Andy Gibb's "Me Without You" was one I'd totally forgotten.

Best Future Drag Queen Favorite of Set: ABBA, dun-choo-see?

Dolly tumbles outta bed -- force of habit. And gravity.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2011, 12:28:20 PM
not sure how I feel about the Gino Vanelli song now, which I used to have on a K-Tel comp called The Elite (I think).  I'm pretty sure I used to fast forward over it. 

rrrrowrrrrr...

(http://lyricsfever.net/images/g/gino-vannelli--img-m4706ca7a9ceb9f9f415dbbb1fea58523.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2011, 12:37:14 PM
Casey sez Smokey R is "the oldest artist in the countdown" -- at age 41.  Way to make me feel ancient, dude.

And here's the nearly-as-old (he was 40 then) Neil Diamond, "Hello Again".  BOS4. I have, amazingly, never seen The Jazz Singer. Oy vey.

Juice Newton wants you to touch her cheeks before you leave.

Yeesh & Sheesh: our 2nd dose of REO Snoozewagon today. Time to head out into the sunshine...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 10, 2011, 01:27:59 PM
From another cassette from the early days - Sheena Sugar Walls on her Morning Train.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2011, 05:21:48 PM
Tuned in late, but BOS to Falco's rainbow Mozart wig!
(http://itsnotpossible.typepad.com/trashfan/falco1_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2011, 05:23:23 PM
John Denver; VHM "Looking For Space", sounding quite lovely this morning. And our Hour 1 festival of forgotten 45s concludes with Ms King's beautiful "Only Love is Real" -- BOS.

These were both NTM and I loved them.  Perhaps Denver's best vocal, and his voice was hardly his best quality.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 10, 2011, 05:26:14 PM
Andy Gibb's "Me Without You" was one I'd totally forgotten

It was NTM - and per Billboard, this was its only week in the 40, at the anchor position.  I love catching songs in their rarest of AT40 moments.

This is actually a fun listen. Lots of forgottens and never-remembereds.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2011, 01:26:31 PM
This week that '70s Casey is from April 17th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-71.pdf

**WHICH MEANS** we get to hear Fuzz. Plus rarities by Elvis, RayCharles, King Floyd, the 5-D ... and John Lennon's fab "Power to the People" -- right on!

and Casey's '80s is from April 19th a980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 16, 2011, 04:06:49 AM

**WHICH MEANS** we get to hear Fuzz.


I [heart] this, as always.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 16, 2011, 10:14:21 AM
Elvis' "Where Did They Go Lord?" is NTM. In the mold of "If I Can Dream", but without the social relevance.

And at #39, the fabulous Fuzz ... **WHICH MEANS** we get our first BOS. Bet Barry White was jealous when he heard this one. "Damn, Glodean can do that!"

VHM Ray-Ray. This chart is 3 weeks before my first encounter with AT40: WPIX started airing it with the May 8th show that year.

BOS2 Smokey's forgotten "I Don't Blame You At All".

I remember when Casey played something from the #1 LP each week -- BOS3 Janis' you-NEVER-hear-it-any more "Half Moon".

VHM EJ's "Friends", for all the world to see.

BOS4 JB's "Soul Power". I thought Ree-Ree's Marvin'n'Tammi cover was unnecessary back then, but she does her usual fine vocal.

Ha! just heard King Floyd's under-heard "Baby Can I Kiss You" on KPOO this week. VHM.  "Baby let me do it now/'cause I'm 'bout to do it anyhow"

BOS5 Rupert Holmes's early songwriting success with the Buoys' "Timothy".  Gawd what did we dooooooooooooooo??

Glen Campbell's "Dream Baby" cover got zero airplay in my neck of the woods.

the song of the Puerto Rican Jew! "Oy Vey Como Va"!

uber-BOS6 John's "Power to the People" -- imagine a song this political getting mass airplay today.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 16, 2011, 11:11:13 AM
Good gosh-a-mighty, now! Hour 2 begins with BOS7, easily my fave Staples joint.  Sha-na-boom-boom, yeah! (co-written by Bobby Bloom!)
 
And from sha-na-boom to chick-a-boom, with TO & Dawn in-between.  I agree with Gaz that the fake applause is way cheezy but melodically it's another sweet Drifters hommage, even if they were reaching the end of that artistic thread. VHM.

Don'cha jus' LOVE it?
(http://funkystuffblog.com/funkystuffblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/JosiePussycatsLogo.JPG.jpeg)

and speaking of reaching the end of an artistic thread... VHM "Temptation Eyes"

I love that they've left all the (relatively) ancient "extras" in this show -- "Mule Train", "Sleepwalk" -- altho' playing Santo & Johnny in '71 is the equiv of playing Sugar Ray in 2011. Scary, eh?

BOS8 Stevie W with one of the best Beatle covers evah. VHM Alice at #22 with "18".

WOS "Stay Awhile" -- easily one of the worst vocals ever to hit the Top Ten. Seriously, WTFF?  Painful.

VHMs Bread, "If" and the 5-D's "Love's Lines Angles & Rhymes", which I appreciate a lot more now than I did then.  Always a BOS9 for George's Spectorian chant.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 16, 2011, 12:07:21 PM
Don't be a bad girl... give the Cat Man a VHM!  BOS10 Neil D. as a frog who dreamed of being a king. "LA's fine but it ain't home/NY's home but it ain't mine no more" is one of my favorite lines ever.

Y'know... evvy now-and-then I think I'd like to hear something from Ike & Tina besides "Proud Mary".

BOS11 Brewer & Shipley, celebrating 4/20 four days early.

BOS12 Karen, Richard and an Oscar-winning soundtrack hit.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_78dR8rl-oJc/StC490FjgyI/AAAAAAAAAPM/EYNib7J5BK0/s320/LOVERS+AND+OTHER+STRANGERS.jpg)
VHM the Partridges.

Yeesh, I did not need to hear "Put Your Hand in the Hand" today. Yeesh2, I did not need to hear Macca two "Day"s in a row.

Another great "extra": Jeannie C Riley!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 10:07:53 AM
Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....

Peeked at the list.  Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross?  Oy and vey.

Speaking of designer sheets, here's Mr. Fogelberg putting me to sleep.  (And a cheesy sax solo to boot.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 10:16:04 AM
Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....

Peeked at the list.  Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross?  Oy and vey.

the adult-contempo takeover of Top40 had begun. Is a "Heart Hotel" like the Ice Hotel in Iceland? only with blood?

Two weeks in a row we hear a forgotten Andy Gibb hit in the early going: "Desire". VHM and proxy of Gaz.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 10:19:36 AM
Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....

Peeked at the list.  Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross?  Oy and vey.

 
Two weeks in a row we hear a forgotten Andy Gibb hit in the early going: "Desire". VHM and proxy of Gaz.
Too much desire for the Colombian Marching Powder, I'm afraid.  Was this before his Solid Gold co-hosting gig?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 10:27:36 AM
Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....

Peeked at the list.  Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross?  Oy and vey.

 
Two weeks in a row we hear a forgotten Andy Gibb hit in the early going: "Desire". VHM and proxy of Gaz.
Too much desire for the Colombian Marching Powder, I'm afraid.  Was this before his Solid Gold co-hosting gig?

Hee. Yeah, he took that paycheck gig the following year. Meanwhile TJ (sans Shondells) becomes a three-timer. And Lipps, Inc are here to lip-synch.

I worship the Rascals, but the Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 10:33:54 AM
Cheesy sax solo alert!  Definitely not groovin' on this track.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 10:39:02 AM
Cheesy sax solo alert!  Definitely not groovin' on this track.

more to come on this chart, I'm afraid.

This Paul Davis thing is another forgotten 45 -- and one of the more overtly Christian hits to ever hit the Top 40. Praise Jeebus!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 10:39:54 AM
Cheesy sax solo alert!  Definitely not groovin' on this track.

more to come on this chart, I'm afraid.

This Paul Davis thing is another forgotten 45 -- and one of the more overtly Christian hits to ever hit the Top 40. Praise Jeebus!
Seriously.  Was anyone under 35 buying records in 1980??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 10:52:26 AM
Cliff Richards' "Carrie" is kind of interesting -- oops, another sax solo!

TANC: this Canuck station played "Roxy Roller" earlier, by Sweeney Todd, whose lead singer was Nick Gilder... and here he is as an extra, one of the #1s of the '70s with "Hot Child/City"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 11:10:58 AM
Wow, nothing in Hour1 struck me as either BOS- or WOS-worthy. But I'll VHM sweet Melissa's lovely "Fire in the Morning" -- all adult contempo should be this classy. Sax = Sex!

OK, Andy Gibb THREE TIMES in a hour is just overkill, even if his duet with ONJ is passably enjoyable.

Finally a BOS: early Shalamar, "Second Time Around". Followed by BOS2, Boz, breakin' it down.

Chrissie's Detroit-leanin', with a new skank. Er, wha?  Meanwhile the Brothers show us they Johnson. VHM.

uber-BOS3 Utopia with their only Top40 hit, "Set Me Free", really standing out here this morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 11:17:18 AM
Ah...finally!  BOS to The Second Time Around - Shalimar.  I've requested this a few times on AL's page.  I have a feeling KFOG doesn't have this in their library.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 11:30:06 AM
Even though I've heard Brass In Pocket a zillion times, it sounds amazingly refreshing in this sea of soft rock.  BOS2.

BOS3 The Brothers Johnson's Stomp.  I remember this getting tons of airplay back in the day.  An early ghetto blaster-on-the-shoulder-while-roller skating-type of jam.  Haaaaay.....

Oof.  I smell a WOS from RG with this Journey song.  He don't want it anyway, anyhow.

BOS4 Gary Numan feeling safe and cozy in his car.  Sounding so futuristic compared to Dan Fogelberg.

Gawd.  WOS to Anne Murray.  I'd rather listen to Anyway You Want It on a loop than You Needed Me again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 11:36:33 AM
Wow, nothing in Hour1 struck me as either BOS- or WOS-worthy. But I'll VHM sweet Melissa's lovely "Fire in the Morning" -- all adult contempo should be this classy. Sax = Sex!

Chrissie's Detroit-leanin', with a new skank. Er, wha?
No visa, either...wha???   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 11:48:29 AM

Oof.  I smell a WOS from RG with this Journey song.  He don't want it anyway, anyhow.


indeed. and Crapton asked Schon to join Cream when he was 15? WTF?

proxy of cairo, Ambrosia, bragging about their biggest part. Showoff!

damn the '70s-retro "extras" are putting this 1980 chart to shame. Ms Murray's "You Needed Me" is sublime -- Randy Goodrum's lyric is just masterful. (Shockingly, he also wrote the dreaded "Oh Sherrie")
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 12:04:23 PM
Hour3 kicks off with Ms Ronstadt's fine Little Anthony cover, "Hurts So Bad" -- prepare for screaming, but really GOOD screaming. BOS4.  We get to hear Linda twice this hour!

And Rupert Holmes 2 days in a row. VH(i)M.  And another VHM Peaches & Herb's forgotten, pleasingly retro "I Pledge My Love".

BOS5 the Whispers; VHM Ronstadt2.

BOS6 and proxy of Gaz, Charlie Dore, "Pilot of the Airwaves"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 12:14:47 PM
BOS5 Peaches and Herb.  Nice to hear something other than Reunited (which I also love).  Love the 50s vibe on this one.

That Rupert Holmes song sounded like it belonged on the Love Boat soundtrack.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:18:11 PM
BOS5 Peaches and Herb.  Nice to hear something other than Reunited (which I also love).  Love the 50s vibe on this one.

That Rupert Holmes song sounded like it belonged on the Love Boat soundtrack.

There have been a LOT of NTMs in this set, most of which I've really enjoyed, especially those Peaches & Herb harmonies.  In agreement with above assessments, as usual.  BOS to "Stomp" cuz it got my butt wiggling.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:23:11 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:25:09 PM
Cheesy sax solo alert!  Definitely not groovin' on this track.

more to come on this chart, I'm afraid.

This Paul Davis thing is another forgotten 45 -- and one of the more overtly Christian hits to ever hit the Top 40. Praise Jeebus!
Seriously.  Was anyone under 35 buying records in 1980??

I don't fathom how the Buzzcocks never hit the 40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 12:25:17 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!

Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!

OMFG: Henry Mancini as a LDD!

AAACK: Kenny 'n' Kim!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:25:31 PM
BOS2 Charlie Dore, a DJ favorite and a Gaz favorite too.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:26:28 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!

Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!

I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc.  We had company well into the night, college-party style.  Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:29:13 PM
20-year age difference?  Watch out, Johnnie!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 12:29:57 PM
Whoa.  This long distance dedication is both sad and creepy at once.  Did she say she was 16?  Well, it is Nebraska!  The Theme to Romeo and Juliet to boot!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:41:59 PM
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love."  He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 12:43:26 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!

Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!

I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc.  We had company well into the night, college-party style.  Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.
I've got to put that movie on my list!  Watched Ladies and Gentlemen: The Fabulous Stains last night featuring a young and punky Diane Lane (also co-stars Laura Dern, Fee Waybill, Paul Simonon, Paul Cook, Steve Jones and E.G. (If You Want My Love, Say It, Say It) Daily.)  Highly recommend it!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 12:44:14 PM
Dr. John Hook alert!  This story is a WTF, btw.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 12:44:59 PM
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love."  He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.

BOS7 from me; love the production.  And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"

As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 12:49:53 PM
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love."  He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.

BOS7 from me; love the production.  And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"

As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.
Just don't leave the cake out in the rain...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 12:56:47 PM
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love."  He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.

BOS7 from me; love the production.  And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"

As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.

I hope you stuck around for this AT40 extra: a Pat Benatar obscurity, "We Live for Love."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 12:58:27 PM
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love."  He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.

BOS7 from me; love the production.  And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"

As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.

I hope you stuck around for this AT40 extra: a Pat Benatar obscurity, "We Live for Love."
Enjoyed that one.  Who didn't want to be Pat Benetar in the early 80s?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2011, 01:03:09 PM
  Who didn't want to be Pat Benetar in the early 80s?

all the black gay guys who wanted to be Donna Summer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 17, 2011, 01:07:20 PM
  Who didn't want to be Pat Benetar in the early 80s?

all the black gay guys who wanted to be Donna Summer.
Well, toot toot, ahhh, beep beep to that!  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 17, 2011, 06:09:03 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!

Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!

I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc.  We had company well into the night, college-party style.  Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.

Speaking of Are You Being Served, the actor who played Mr. Lucas, Trevor Bannister, passed away on Thursday at the age of 76.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 17, 2011, 06:13:25 PM
Next week's shows (4/23-24):

The 70's

April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf

The 80's

April 23, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on April 17, 2011, 06:41:58 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!

Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!

I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc.  We had company well into the night, college-party style.  Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.

Speaking of Are You Being Served, the actor who played Mr. Lucas, Trevor Bannister, passed away on Thursday at the age of 76.

Oh no!  Mollie Sugden just died last year - I hope some of the cast is left!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 17, 2011, 06:46:52 PM
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.

It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses.  ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")

A second helping of Linda shouting!

Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!

I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc.  We had company well into the night, college-party style.  Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.

Speaking of Are You Being Served, the actor who played Mr. Lucas, Trevor Bannister, passed away on Thursday at the age of 76.

Oh no!  Mollie Sugden just died last year - I hope some of the cast is left!

Frank Thornton (interviewed for the obit for the bbc website) and Nicolas Smith are still alive.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2011, 08:37:40 AM
Next week's shows (4/23-24):

The 70's

April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf


yay: Joe Tex, Tavares, Hot, "Disco Lucy", McCoo & Davis' *other* hit... looking forward to this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 19, 2011, 02:07:02 PM
Next week's shows (4/23-24):

The 70's

April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf

The 80's

April 23, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-83.pdf
DeBarge, Duran Duran AND Frida?  Can I get a hell yeah?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2011, 02:16:34 PM
Next week's shows (4/23-24):

The 70's

April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf

The 80's

April 23, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-83.pdf
DeBarge, Duran Duran AND Frida?  Can I get a hell yeah?

ooo... ooo.. and I like it!  Plus Stephen Bishop's Tootsie tune and Al Jarreau singing to his Cheerios!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 19, 2011, 02:27:04 PM
...and then there's Journey.  You can run, but you can't hide, RG!   ;)
 
I had no idea I Know There's Something Going On made it to the top 20.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2011, 02:31:14 PM
...and then there's Journey.  You can run, but you can't hide, RG!   ;)
 

it really does seem like they've been in EVERY '80s chart we've heard this year so far.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 23, 2011, 09:52:12 AM
The Canuck stream ain't connecting today. Looks like it'll be 1550 AM in glorious mono...

Joe Tex gets an instant BOS1; Stallion get a VHM for their forgotten "Old-Fashioned Boy".

Kenny Nowwan keeps on dweamin'

TANC: Tavares name-checks Ellery Queen. If he's so keen, maybe he can figure out why this fab 45 wasn't a bigger hit. BOS2.

Another mystery: Casey appears to be playing the instrumental B-side of "Got To Give it Up". And OMG it's Shalamar's Motown medley, "Uptown Festival". Still a weird oddity (4 years before Stars on 45) but the guy imitating Smokey is pretty good.  From disco to country: proxy of shray to MTB's "Heard it in a Love Song".

VHM Whinyface's Barbara Lewis cover. If Facts of Life's "Sometimes" has a country feel to it... it's because it was a #1 C&W hit the previous year by Bill Anderson and some woman or other.  BOS3 Morey fave "Dancin' Man" by Q. Always thought this was great southern-fried white soul, until I found out Q were from Pennsylvania. Gotta git up, git da git-down feelin'!

Always a lonely BOS for "Lonely Boy" -- I'm one of the minority who doesn't consider it a HFH, apparently.  And Foreigner are in the Top 40 for... you guessed it... "...the First Time".  BOS5 "Lucille", a small masterpiece of economical country story-songwriting.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 23, 2011, 10:59:50 AM
Disco heaven in Hour2: VHM Andrea True's *other* hit, "NY NY You Got Me Dancin'", appropriately enuf.  Followed by the sheer infectious goofiness of "Disco Lucy". VHM because I still have the 45.

BOS6 Hot's wonderful "Angel In Your Arms"; it would become a country hit later for Barbara Mandrell. WOS Macca's unnecessary live version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" -- had the orig studio version been a single in 1970, it would've been a surefire #1. 7 years later... meh.

VHM Kiss -- I'm guessing they spent a lot of time at the doctor for love-related ailments. ;)  BOS7 Rod the Mod's lovely version of "First Cut..."

WOS2 Kansas -- nothing equals suspenders!  BOS8 Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis too at their Marvin'n'Tammi-est with the unfairly forgotten "Your Love".

The rest of this hour combines the overplayed (Stevie W, KC, ABBA) with the never-needs-to-be-played (Capt & Tenille's "Can't Stop Dancin").

Hour3: BOS9 RoseRoyce/Norman Whitfield's lovely hommage to "Just My Imagination", "I Wanna Get Next To You".  VHM William Bell "Tryin to love 2" -- good luck with that.  VHM Jennifer Warnes doing the best Linda Ronstadt imitation evah -- but with less screaming than Ms. R. Props to Peter McCann for writing the tune.

Ms. Cole's got love on her mind. And coke up her nose.

Final BOS: Birthday boy (yesterday) Glen Campbell, doin' right by Allen Toussaint on "Southern Nights". "just as good even when closed your eyes"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 23, 2011, 12:45:52 PM

Ms. Cole's got love on her mind. And coke up her nose.

Er...who didn't in '77?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 23, 2011, 08:20:55 PM
Hey '80s kids -- I was unaware that Nina Blackwood hosts a syndicated '80s show called New Wave Nation. Like, OMIGAWD!:

http://usrn.com/shows/?mode=All&Program=7&fmt=FmtRock

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 23, 2011, 11:38:02 PM
If Facts of Life's "Sometimes" has a country feel to it... it's because it was a #1 C&W hit the previous year by Bill Anderson and some woman or other. 

TANC: JJ just played this on his Sat nite '70s party... turns out Facts of Life were a Millie Jackson creation! Not really surprising, considering Ms. J's penchant for doing soulful covers of country and rock hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 09:29:07 AM
Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 09:38:33 AM
Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
Is it on KFRC by chance?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 09:47:14 AM
Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
Is it on KFRC by chance?

Sadly, no. they only do the '70s version. I'm hoping the "new" Oldies 103.7 will snatch Casey away from KFRC and run both versions.  The Dakota station is playing "Major Tom" at the moment, tho'.

What's your reputaion?
(Ectasy!)
What's your destinaton?
(Next to me!)


ABC's "Be Near Me" was a nice treat just now. As is the neglected '80s soul of Levert's "Casanova". Generally speaking, tho', this "Amazing '80s" show with the obnoxious MG Kelly is a pretty lame, Kantrina-laden affair.  And he's about to do a salute to 1983 -- bet we hear at least 3 songs that Casey will play on his show.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 11:09:38 AM
Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
Is it on KFRC by chance?

 
Levert's "Casanova"

I love this song.  I watched The Pick-Up Artist with Robert Downey, Jr. and Molly Ringwald not too long ago and this song was featured prominently throughout the movie, along with The Beastie Boys "She's Crafty". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 11:12:08 AM
Casey Hour1: yay Naked Eyes, one of the most ingenious covers ever. BOS1.

Hey, ladies! Rick Springfield is looking to have an "Affair"!  Maybe the stranger in Ronnie Milsap's house can help.  Wait... they have New York Pizza in South Dakota??

Morning, little Cheerios! Al Jarreau's an Oreo!  VHM "Mornin' "

(http://wpcontent.answcdn.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/AlJarreauEarly1980s_(edited).jpg/220px-AlJarreauEarly1980s_(edited).jpg)

San Jose in da house! Original Doobie Patrick Simmons goes solo with the not-very-interesting "So Wrong".

Swoon! uber-BOS2 DeBarge's "I Like It" -- this was just before they appeared on the "Motown 25" special.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 11:36:40 AM
Oooh...I like this DeBarge tune.  BOS.  I'll also BOS Naked Eyes doin' Burt and pre-Moonlighting Al Jarreau.  

BOS4 Bryan Adam's Straight From The Heart.  Well, we all have our guilty pleasures, don't we?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 11:49:28 AM

BOS4 Bryan Adam's Straight From The Heart.  Well, we all have our guilty pleasures, don't we?

his first hit -- if only it had been his last.  And with all that money you'd think he'd've cleared up his acne.

No, Lionel Ritchie, you'e NOT "My Love". And neither is your song. WOS1.

Dancing-on-the-sand HM for D-squared.

Barry Manilow's out-of-character "Some Kinda Friend" is some kinda forgotten 45.  BOS3 for sheer WTF-iness.

Stephen Bishop's Oscar-nommed "It Might Be You" from Tootsie might be BOS4.

(http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Imported/Movies/3/24166a.jpg)

First-(and last-)timers Oxo sing their OHW "Whirly Girl". Kinda surprising this wasn't bigger.

WOS2 Mr Loggins' "Welcome to Heartlight".  DUUUUDE! VHM Def f---kin' Leppard, man!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 12:06:07 PM

BOS4 Bryan Adam's Straight From The Heart.  Well, we all have our guilty pleasures, don't we?

No, Lionel Ritchie, you'e NOT "My Love". And neither is your song. WOS1.
I dunno...thought that Rick Springfield song was worse.  Not by much, though!

BOS(Fab)5!  ((Swoon))  
BOS6 The Tootsie song.  Gawd, how I love this movie!

W(TF)hirly Girl.  (???)
BOS7 DL's Photograph

BOS8 Back On The Chain Gang's "men straining under hard labor" sound affects, says Casey.  Why would it be the happiest days of their lives?  

BO(MG)S9 the brunette from ABBA Frida be knowin' some shit.  Phil should've stuck with producing.  Probably my fave song of this set.
Ugh to Lionel Ritchie again.  OUTRAGEOUS, I tells ya!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 01:07:25 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 01:10:15 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.

Yes & yeesh agreed.  Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 01:15:47 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.

Yes & yeesh agreed.  Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?

Bob Seger, actually -- which gives him 3 songs on this chart.  BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.

But here's Mr Ritchie again with "You Are". He ain't. And neither are Toto.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 01:19:27 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.

Yes & yeesh agreed.  Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.

Diane Warren alert!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2011, 01:34:44 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.

Yes & yeesh agreed.  Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.

Diane Warren alert!

OMFG -- it's one of hers??  (her first, it turns out -- talk about peaking early!)

Ah, the Boy makes an appearance. One from my Best Of the Decade list.

And Mr Seger reappears, earning a VHM for "Even Now".  I'll bail before the Top Ten, which contains no less than 3 WOS/HFH candidates (Journey, ATF and Styx -- *shudder*)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 24, 2011, 01:51:10 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.

Yes & yeesh agreed.  Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.

Diane Warren alert!

OMFG -- it's one of hers??  (her first, it turns out -- talk about peaking early!)

Ah, the Boy makes an appearance. One from my Best Of the Decade list.

And Mr Seger reappears, earning a VHM for "Even Now".  I'll bail before the Top Ten, which contains no less than 3 WOS/HFH candidates (Journey, ATF and Styx -- *shudder*)
2 Journey songs - just for you, RG!  Run, don't walk!

I was a proud member of the Culture Club fan club back in '83.  BOS10 DYRWHM?  Best. Drag. Queen. EVER.

Domo arigato?  Um, no thanks.  WOS Styx.  

Oh, and BOSes to After The Fire (though Falco's version rules) & Dexy's and their overalls.  Don't turn around!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on April 24, 2011, 05:40:43 PM
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.

OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.

Yes & yeesh agreed.  Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.

Diane Warren alert!

OMFG -- it's one of hers??  (her first, it turns out -- talk about peaking early!)

Ah, the Boy makes an appearance. One from my Best Of the Decade list.

And Mr Seger reappears, earning a VHM for "Even Now".  I'll bail before the Top Ten, which contains no less than 3 WOS/HFH candidates (Journey, ATF and Styx -- *shudder*)
2 Journey songs - just for you, RG!  Run, don't walk!


I could, at least, avoid Journey here. The damn AT&T Park sound system is playing "Don't Stop Believin'" EVERY DAMN GAME (except for one game where they played the equally bad "Lights").
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2011, 01:16:25 PM
I'll have to miss these shows, probably, but... this week That '70s Casey is from April 26th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-75.pdf

(another '75 set? that's what, 5 or 6 this year?)

and Casey's '80s is from April 30th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on April 25, 2011, 03:03:07 PM

and Casey's '80s is from April 30th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdf

I'm gonna miss this set, too.  Sneaking a peek, I'd give BOSes to "Two Occasions" by Babyface The Deele, PSB's fabulous cover of "Always On My Mind" and "Girlfriend" by Pebbles.  I'd pretty much WOS the rest.  A dismal time in pop music, IMO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2011, 03:27:53 PM

and Casey's '80s is from April 30th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdf

I'm gonna miss this set, too.  Sneaking a peek, I'd give BOSes to "Two Occasions" by Babyface The Deele, PSB's fabulous cover of "Always On My Mind" and "Girlfriend" by Pebbles.  I'd pretty much WOS the rest.  A dismal time in pop music, IMO.

"To believe... or not to believe... that is the kwes-tee-own!"

What you said, mostly, tho' Scarlett & Black's "You Don't Know" is a fave of mine and "MY-bee... joost MY-bee... nawtee girls need loove TOO!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 05, 2011, 11:27:28 AM
This week's (5/7-8) Casey70's is from May 5, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4733147.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 07, 2011, 11:31:04 AM
Sitting at JFK and logged onto CKRU in time for Gilbert O's "Out of the Question". A fabulous chart from my favorite year.

I said this last year, but as much as I hated "Daisy a Day" in '73, I now find it rather sweet.

Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott! and Sweet Lou gets Caseys "Most unusual" award. Heh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 07, 2011, 12:01:37 PM
Sitting at JFK and logged onto CKRU in time for Gilbert O's "Out of the Question". A fabulous chart from my favorite year.

I said this last year, but as much as I hated "Daisy a Day" in '73, I now find it rather sweet.

Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott! and Sweet Lou gets Caseys "Most unusual" award. Heh.

Do you happen to know what 80's year is playing tomorrow?  I'll be working and listening...
Welcome back (almost!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 07, 2011, 10:16:12 PM
Sitting at JFK and logged onto CKRU in time for Gilbert O's "Out of the Question". A fabulous chart from my favorite year.

I said this last year, but as much as I hated "Daisy a Day" in '73, I now find it rather sweet.

Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott! and Sweet Lou gets Caseys "Most unusual" award. Heh.

Do you happen to know what 80's year is playing tomorrow?  I'll be working and listening...
Welcome back (almost!)

apparently it's 1985.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 10:15:38 AM
Early VHM Eurythmics, "Would I Lie"; early WOS Survivor, doing a horrifyingly dead-on Cetera/Chicago imitation on "The Search is Over". In between, Phunky Phil was in his stu-stu-studio.

uber-BOS1 Alison Moyet's spectacular take on Lamont Dozier's "Inivisible".

VHM Limahl, who still says he and Paul Gambaccini were "just friends". Right.

awwwww... a sweet VHM to New Edition's forgotten "Lost in Love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 08, 2011, 10:19:24 AM
Alison Moyet shows Amy Winehouse and Adele how it's done with "Invisible".  BOS  

Haven't heard Neverending Story in ages.  It hasn't aged well.

WOS Chicago's Along Comes A Woman.  This sounds like a combo of She's A Beauty and Sussudio.  That's not a good thing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 10:24:23 AM
Alison Moyet shows Amy Winehouse and Adele how it's done with "Invisible".  BOS  

Haven't heard Neverending Story in ages.  It hasn't aged well.

Ditto on "Invisible"; the movie of "NES" has aged even worse than the song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 08, 2011, 10:33:46 AM

awwwww... a sweet VHM to New Edition's forgotten "Lost in Love"

I loved Mr. Telephone Man!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 10:40:45 AM
WOS 2 & 3: Chicago followed by Glenn Frey. Nice hearing Ms Reddy's "You & Me Against the World" as an LDD on Mother's Day.

VHM Madge's "Angel".

"look -- check it out!" BOS2 Loofa's "Til My Baby Comes Home" -- I'm determined to get AL to play something by him one of these days.

Hour 2 looks underwhelming ( http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-85.pdf ), so I'm gonna try and catch Hour 1 of the '73 chart which is really a sledgehammery treat for me.   
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 08, 2011, 10:47:05 AM
Never cared for Angel by Madonna.  Much preferred the b-side, "Into The Groove".  Desperately Seeking Susan is in the top 5 favorite movies for me.

VHM Luther Vandross.  I once sold him a brooch at Neiman's when he was in his skinny phase.  Nice man.

WOS2 Phil Collins.  No more nights, thanks.

BOS2 Bryan Adams "Heaven".  (Bite your tongues!  ;) )

OMG here's the OG Katrina.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 11:12:15 AM
The '73 chart begins with Johnny Rivers' forgettable "Blue Suede Shoes" cover -- I surely haven't heard this since that year, understandably.  BOS1 Ms Murray's lovely version of "Danny's Song"; BOS2 New Birth (or "Noo Birf" as JJ would pronounce it) with Bobby W's "I Can Understand It".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 08, 2011, 11:14:53 AM
BOS1 Ms Murray's lovely version of "Danny's Song"

This song is everywhere these days for some reason.  I've heard it a bunch of times on KFOG and Walgreen's. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 11:29:24 AM
This fine first hour continues with a forgotten Lobo hit that sounds a tad too much like several other forgotten Lobo hits, followed by BOS3 for the fab "Leaving Me" by the Independents, a VHM for First Choice and BOS4 to NYC, appropriately.

And yes, I'll VHM "Playgound in My Mind", a HFH for many that I still think is just adorable.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 08, 2011, 11:40:20 AM
BOS3 Just A Gigolo.  Bop, titty bop!

BOS4 The Mary Jane Girls, "In My House".  I'm Rick James, bitch!

BOS5 Patti LaBelle and her cray-cray 'do with a New Attitude.

WOS3 Foreigner's That Was Yesterday, which was abysmal.  How did this reach so high on the charts?

But wait!  There's still good stuff here in 1985, RG!

BOS6 Everybody Wants To Rule The World, BOS7 like a butterfly, oh wild butterfly - Animotion's Obsession

BOS8 Everything Thing He She Wants - Wham!  (Which was my first concert ever in '85 at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland.  Should've been Duran Duran the year before at the Coliseum but mama said nope.)

Speaking of D2, here's Power Station with Some Like It Hot.  The first time I heard of Robert Palmer was with this song. BOS9

Yes!  BOS10 Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok.  Does anyone remember the version by Robey?

I'm giving DeBarge a VHM with Rhythm Of The Night.  Not my favorite song of theirs, but I love them anyway.  I think I just wanted to be named Bunny.  Bunny Lim!  Catchy, no?  Which reminds me of the best drag name:  Flotilla DeBarge.   :)

VHM Don't You Forget About Me, only because I hear it on KFOG a few times a week.  Speaking of John Hughes and movies that haven't aged well - I just rewatched Some Kind Of Wonderful.  Kinda painful.  Good soundtrack, though.

BOS11 We Are The World for the hot mess it is. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 11:56:26 AM
I'm Rick James, bitch!

be careful with apostrophes when you type that phrase, babe.

'73-wise, Neil D's live "Cherry Cherry" is the definition of an unnecessary remake, despite one of the greatest album covers EVAH

(http://images.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/dre200/e242/e242144ova5.jpg)

BOS(J-)5 "Hallelujah Day", their ode to the end of the Vietnam War and one of their most underappreciated 45s.

More Loggins-ing: "Thinking of You".

The critical rehab of Macca began with Red Rose Speedway. VHM "My Love". BOS6 Carly's forgotten "Right Thing To Do" -- gawd I loved that LP. BOS7 Johnny Nash's "Steeer it Up". Yodel-ay-hee-VHM Focus; BOS8 Gladys' "Neither One of Us". VHM Granny and the Ohio Playaz, "Funky Worm".

Will be heading out shortly, but VHM Skylark's "Wildflower", which New Birth, who we heard earlier, would cover for an R&B hit in '74. And BOS9 Ms Reddy's lovely version of Kenny Rankin's "Peaceful" -- I'm still amazed by the Georgie Fame version, a UK Top 20 hit in '69 that I was unaware of until a couple years ago.   

OK, I stuck around long enuf to BOS10 Vicki Lawrence. Cher shoulda never turned this one down.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 08, 2011, 07:32:08 PM
Agreements with and applause to all the above commentary - I listened to both of these sets in waves over the weekend but did not have a chance to post, and you two took the words right outta my mouth.  The Independents' "Leaving Me" was a particular highlight from that widespread '73 set.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2011, 08:43:23 PM
Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok.  Does anyone remember the version by Robey?


OMG -- Yes!!  Hadn't thought of it in 25 years. But have you ever heard Otis Liggitt's version of "Every Breath You Take"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 09, 2011, 06:46:46 AM
Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok.  Does anyone remember the version by Robey?


OMG -- Yes!!  Hadn't thought of it in 25 years. But have you ever heard Otis Liggitt's version of "Every Breath You Take"?

Just gave it a listen via YouTube for the first time.  Sounds like a cross between Swing Out Sister and Stevie Wonder!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2011, 07:55:23 AM
Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok.  Does anyone remember the version by Robey?


OMG -- Yes!!  Hadn't thought of it in 25 years. But have you ever heard Otis Liggitt's version of "Every Breath You Take"?

Just gave it a listen via YouTube for the first time.  Sounds like a cross between Swing Out Sister and Stevie Wonder!

Glad to hear it's on YT -- I looked for it a couple years ago and it wasn't there. And the Stevie W observation is dead-on; at the time (it was released while the Police's version was still charting) there was a rumor it actually *was* Stevie under an assumed name. But no. It's really a fab cover, IMHO -- got tons of "urban" airplay in NYC. I still have the 12". And I'm startled to discover he was actually white!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYGam2kqihU

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2011, 11:54:35 AM
This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-19-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from May 16th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 12, 2011, 04:53:27 PM

Casey's '80s is from May 16th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-82.pdf

Not peeking...not peeking...Ooo, Crimson And Clover...and the Theme From Magnum P.I. (LOL)...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2011, 09:14:27 PM
This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-19-79.pdf


and sadly, that missing first hour has the interesting rarities: Nigel Olsson's forgotten cover of "A Little Bit of Soap"; Thelma Houston's wonderful "Sat Nite/Sun Morning"; George's "Blow Away"; Alton McClain & Destiny doing "It Must Be Love"; Barbara Mandrell covering Luther Ingram (!); personal fave Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" and McGuinn/Clark/Hillman's "Don't Write Her Off", which I don't think I've ever heard.  (of these, I suspect Mr Mills' hit will be heard as an extra)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 14, 2011, 06:36:36 AM
This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):
and sadly, that missing first hour has the interesting rarities: Nigel Olsson's forgotten cover of "A Little Bit of Soap"; Thelma Houston's wonderful "Sat Nite/Sun Morning"; George's "Blow Away"; Alton McClain & Destiny doing "It Must Be Love"; Barbara Mandrell covering Luther Ingram (!); personal fave Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" and McGuinn/Clark/Hillman's "Don't Write Her Off", which I don't think I've ever heard.  (of these, I suspect Mr Mills' hit will be heard as an extra)
Yep, would be nice to hear #40-33. Here's that semi-Byrds reunion w/'Don't You Write Her Off'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziaoLnh_1X8
and the show's chart: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/051979.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 14, 2011, 10:02:36 AM
He's a Pepper! We're a Pepper! VHM the cheeze-for-breakfast of David Naughton's OHW "Makin' It". He never did, tho' -- talk about a botched career.

Say WHAAAAT? VHM Instant Funk's OHW, "Got Mah Mind Made Up".

Tom Cruise Bob Seger takes his old records off da shelf; Roger Voudouris (speaking of botched careeers) does his OHW "Get Used To It".

Rod the Bod says "Ain't Love a Bitch" -- he's been married to a few, I guess. And another OHW: Tycoon get a WOS for the abysmal "Such a Woman".

BOS BJ's lovely, forgotten "Honesty"; BOS2 Rex Smith with a guilty pleasure and one I bet Barry Manilow would've killed for (and it's another OHW, solo-wise, tho' Smith would hit with a Rachel Sweet duet 2 years later)

WOS2 Foxy's "Hot Number", the follow-up to the equally dreadful "Get Off".

Kenny Rogers gets sappy; Rickie Lee Jones abhors Chuck E's sappiness (and she'd've been our *sixth* OHW this hour but for a week in the Top 40 with "Young Blood")

I'll be listening in the car for the next hour or so, but this has been quite a chartful of obscurities so far.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 14, 2011, 12:07:51 PM
I'll be listening in the car for the next hour or so, but this has been quite a chartful of obscurities so far.

And Hour 2 was not nearly so much fun, but BOS3 Orleans' unjustly forgotten "Love Takes Time", a fine little pop single.

Holy shit! ED&JFC beat Men At Work to the title Dr Heckle & Mr Jive by 3 years!!  BOS4 their very nice (and quite unexpected at the time) Todd/Utopia cover.

the Sistahs Sledge have 2 hits in the Top 15: VHM "He's the Greatest Dansah" -- there's gotta be a My 3 Songs of tunes that rhyme "disco" and "Frisco". (Hold the Crisco!)  But seriously: "he looks like a still"?? who talks like that??

BOS5 Cher's fab Donna Summer ripoff, "Take Me Home"

(http://www.discographyworld.com/images/covers/C/cher-take-me-home-album-cover.jpg)

BOS6 the BeeGees' last #1, "Love You Inside Out" -- this and the Cher are tunes I'm determined to get AL to play. And BOS7 Macca at his most goofily enjoyable with "Goodnight Tonight".

VHM the Village peeps, looking for new semen.

Oddity of the day: this "extra" by Livingston "listen to me! I sound just like my brother!" Taylor. I don't remember "I Will Be In Love With You" at all, but apparently it was a #30 hit in '78.

BOS8 Peaches & Herb's creamy-dreamy "Reunited". I still remember being gobsmacked when this was voted Best Single in the 1979 Village Voice Pazz'N'Jop Poll.

OK, I know Canadian stations have to play x% of homegrown acts, but I've been listening to this station for 3-1/2 hours and I'm hearing the Guess Who for, like the FIFTH time today.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 14, 2011, 01:17:51 PM
Make me wanna grab mah guitar!  '82 BOS goes to Ray Parker Jr.'s "The Other Woman."

WOS to the Beatles Movie Medley.  It was NTM and I was appalled.  One of the clumsiest things ever.  I'm sure it was a post-Stars on 45 cash-in, but whose idea was it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 14, 2011, 01:21:43 PM
This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):
and sadly, that missing first hour has the interesting rarities: Nigel Olsson's forgotten cover of "A Little Bit of Soap"; Thelma Houston's wonderful "Sat Nite/Sun Morning"; George's "Blow Away"; Alton McClain & Destiny doing "It Must Be Love"; Barbara Mandrell covering Luther Ingram (!); personal fave Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" and McGuinn/Clark/Hillman's "Don't Write Her Off", which I don't think I've ever heard.  (of these, I suspect Mr Mills' hit will be heard as an extra)
Yep, would be nice to hear #40-33. Here's that semi-Byrds reunion w/'Don't You Write Her Off'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziaoLnh_1X8
and the show's chart: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/051979.html

Wow - Roger McGuinn was rather fetching during this period!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 14, 2011, 01:24:17 PM
Tweedle-eedle-eet: Is there an '82 countdown that DOESN'T have "Centerfold" and/or "Freeze-Frame"?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 14, 2011, 01:32:41 PM
Charlene's been undressed by kings.  Plural.  Think about that for a sec.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 14, 2011, 05:43:37 PM

WOS to the Beatles Movie Medley.  It was NTM and I was appalled.  One of the clumsiest things ever.  I'm sure it was a post-Stars on 45 cash-in, but whose idea was it?


Some suit at Capitol, presumably -- probably the same guy who put together the "Beach Boys Medley" the year before. And I completely agree: horrendous.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 09:54:07 AM
Charlene's been undressed by kings.  Plural.  Think about that for a sec.

Bitch is just a straight-up 'ho, yo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 10:17:00 AM
Usually Casey's recap of the prev week bores me, but glad to get to hear "Chariots of Fire". I remember seeing the movie at a theater in Queens and loving the music, and walking around the corner to a record store and being amazed to find the single. (this was before it started to get any airplay)  I said "this is going to be HUGE" and my friends all laughed -- a cheezy instrumental? No way!

WOS Genesis; VHM Atlantic Starr's "Circles"; WOS2 Loverboy -- comes to you as no surprise, indeed.

I'll always love Huey's "Do You Believe in Love", Diet Dr Pepper commercials notwithstanding. BOS1.

I'll take "forgotten follow-ups to big hits" for $400, Alex: Sheena's "When He Shines" doesn't ("sometimes a tramp, sometimes a duuude"??); coulda done without Frankie & the Knockouts' "Without You". And talk about forgotten! Queen's "Body Language" got to #11 -- 18 points higher than "Under Pressure" managed to do -- yet which one is a classic rock mainstay?  And here's John Denver's last Top40 appearance: "Shanghai Breezes", which is quite sweet. VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 15, 2011, 10:23:40 AM
Atlantic Starr reminds me of high school slow dances.  "Circles" is NTM & VHM.

Loverboy.  Oh, the humanity!  

BOS1 The Dazz Band - Let It Whip.  Whatever tickles your pickle!

BOS2 Huey Lewis & The News - Do You Believe In Love.  Just reminds me of being a kid in the Bay Area.  Woolworth's on Powell, the arcade at Pier 39, Emporium's, KFRC, etc....

This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad.  WOS2

I swear I could listen to Joanie Jett's cover of Crimson and Clover ovah and ovah.  BOS3
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 11:18:11 AM
Hour 2: I love S&G but their live Everlys cover did not need to be a single.  Surprising VHM to Donnie Iris' "My Girl"; I barely remember it but it's a nice little pop ditty.

"Stars on 45" Three?? THREE?!? uber-WOS, er, 3. Stevie Wonder shoulda sued.

All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is watch your films, "Rosanna"!

(http://www.nndb.com/people/599/000023530/arquette1-sized.jpg)

Theme from "Magnum PI" is pleasant Post noodling, but it's no "Hill Street Blues".

BOS2 Ms Rubina Flake, "Making Love" -- good song from an underrated film.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 15, 2011, 11:23:13 AM


"Stars on 45" Three?? THREE?!? uber-WOS, er, 3. Stevie Wonder shoulda sued.

 

Three???  WTF.  

BOS4 Rosanna.  Guilty, as charged!

BOS5 Theme From Magnum P.I., just 'cuz.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 11:39:33 AM
BOS5 Theme From Magnum P.I., just 'cuz.

Duck, Magnum, duck!

(http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/magnum-pi.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 11:45:46 AM
CDB beat Brooce, Huey Lewis and Paul Hardcastle in the songs-about-'Nam sweepstakes by several years. And I'll actually VHM "Still in Saigon", fairly restrained for Mr Daniels. (I'm guessing someone else wrote it)  ETA: indeed, a guy named Dan Daley.

BOS3 Niecy with her lovely cover of "Gonna Take a Miracle" -- the orig was one of those peaked-at-#41 heartbreakers.

Dan Fogleberg and horsies -- awww.  I'd forgotten the Stones' "Hang Fire" was a Top40 hit. BOS4.  Hey LRB: I had a man on my mind before you guys even had a record deal.

"It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain" -- take THAT John Hinckley! VHM EJ.

A big weekend for OHWs: the late Greg Guidry (no relation to Ron) has his only hit with "Goin' Down", yet another bit of Michael McDonald clonery.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 15, 2011, 12:22:52 PM
BOS3 Niecy with her lovely cover of "Gonna Take a Miracle" -- the orig was one of those peaked-at-#41 heartbreakers.

Dan Fogleberg and horsies -- awww.  
 

Dang, I missed Deniece Williams!  BOS6 anyhoos.  

OK, seriously...no mas Dan Fogelberg.  

BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League.  The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.

BOS8 We Got The Beat and Belinda's got coke bloat!
 
BOS9 Ray Parker Jr.'s in love with The Other Woman - This was before Cheaters, mind you.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 12:34:05 PM
BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League.  The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.

Indeed -- BOS5 from me. I'll never forget that it was an "urban" station (WBLS) that broke "DYWM" in NYC.

The disco hotspots hold no charm for you -- and neither does Asia. WOS4.

BOS6 Willie. As much as I complain about the AdultContempo-ization of Top40 radio during this period, "Always on My Mind" probably wouldn't've been a huge hit without that phenomenon.

VHM Go-Gos -- nice tribute to Richard Gotterher; WOS5 that awful Beatles-on-45 thing Gaz mentioned. And Magical Mystery Tour wasn't a movie, it was a TV show. So there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 15, 2011, 12:56:23 PM
BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League.  The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.

WOS5 that awful Beatles-on-45 thing Gaz mentioned. And Magical Mystery Tour wasn't a movie, it was a TV show. So there.

Horrors of all horrors. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 01:11:13 PM
Getcha BACK up off da wall! BOS7 Kool & the Gang.  Love won't let H&O wait: they did it in a minute. How embarrassing! VHM anyway. Guess they shoulda grabbed their GIT-tar. BOS8 Ray Parker.

Getting ready to head out -- WOSes-in-absentia to that stank 'ho, Charlene and to Paul Davis' cheezy, not-even-clever nostalgia cash-in "'65 Love Affair". Doo-wop-diddy-wop-diddy-wop-doop? Seriously?

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 15, 2011, 01:24:53 PM
Paul Davis' cheezy, not-even-clever nostalgia cash-in "'65 Love Affair". Doo-wop-diddy-wop-diddy-wop-doop? Seriously?

I remember liking this song when it came out.  I was 10.

WOS(lost count) I've Never Been To Me.  Projectile vomit-inducing lyrics right there!

BOS10 I Love Rock 'N' Roll.  I was obsessed with this song in '82.  Great riffs, too.

BOS11 Ebony & Ivory.  Always reminds me of Diff'rent Strokes.  Whachutalkingabout, Macca?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 15, 2011, 02:35:29 PM
This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad.  WOS2

I'm acquaintance-friends with Franke's current rep.  He had recommended to me a Latin rock band called de Sol that I thought would hit big.  He introduced me to Franke at a Mercury Lounge show - turned out to be a pleasant mincing queen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 15, 2011, 02:40:15 PM
Roger Voudouris (speaking of botched careeers)

He had more to offer than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AhkpOf6nSo
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 15, 2011, 02:53:15 PM
This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad.  WOS2

I'm acquaintance-friends with Franke's current rep.  He had recommended to me a Latin rock band called de Sol that I thought would hit big.  He introduced me to Franke at a Mercury Lounge show - turned out to be a pleasant mincing queen.

PS: IIRC, Franke was managing de Sol.  And he and the rep have been flouting "I've Had the Time of My Life" (which he wrote) ever since Swayze looked at the Reaper from a distance.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 15, 2011, 03:10:48 PM
This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad.  WOS2

I'm acquaintance-friends with Franke's current rep.  He had recommended to me a Latin rock band called de Sol that I thought would hit big.  He introduced me to Franke at a Mercury Lounge show - turned out to be a pleasant mincing queen.

PS: IIRC, Franke was managing de Sol.  And he and the rep have been flouting "I've Had the Time of My Life" (which he wrote) ever since Swayze looked at the Reaper from a distance.
(Gawd. I botched the whole dang name!)  Franke also wrote Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes".  Well, at least he's consistent!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 15, 2011, 03:42:45 PM
"I'm Kamel Kasem": Nice to hear Casey out himself, so to speak, in a rundown of artists who perform under noms des disques.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 04:33:33 PM
Listening to "Lost 45s" on WODS (Boston) and wondering how sophisticated the commercials on radio station streams are -- like, do they know *where* you're listening and play a commercial targeted to you?  Just heard a commercial for Kaiser -- even tho' Kaiser doesn't operate in the Northeast. Odd.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 04:38:03 PM
"I'm Kamel Kasem": Nice to hear Casey out himself, so to speak, in a rundown of artists who perform under noms des disques.

Yesterday in the 1979 show the LDD was from a young woman who had met her soon-to-be-husband in Iraq in 1970. She was Arab-American and he was Iraqi and I thought that was an unusual thing for Middle America to be hearing on the radio in '79... and then I remembered Casey's heritage.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2011, 04:54:32 PM
Listening to "Lost 45s" on WODS (Boston) and wondering how sophisticated the commercials on radio station streams are -- like, do they know *where* you're listening and play a commercial targeted to you?  Just heard a commercial for Kaiser -- even tho' Kaiser doesn't operate in the Northeast. Odd.

Barry Scott unearths Wacky Sedaky's "That's When the Music Takes Me", which I surely haven't heard since it charted in '75. Deserved to be a much bigger hit.  And OMFG: the orig "Rhinestone Cowboy" by the guy who wrote it. Larry... somebody.

And I always say that France Joli's "Come to Me" is one of the great Donna Summer imitations, but I just realized it REALLY sounds like Ms Summer's "I Love You" which Barry just played.

And I just heard a commerecial for a foot doctor in SF so I guess that answers my question.

OMFG! I never knew that the Invisible Man's Band (of Morey fave "All Nite Thing") arose from the ashes of the Five Stairsteps! Amazing.

Listening to Mr Scott has been a treat today but the overexposed "Mr Blue Sky" doesn't exactly strike me as a "Lost 45".  Here's one, tho': TO & Dawn, "Look in My Eyes Pretty Woman".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 15, 2011, 07:53:27 PM
BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League.  The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.

WOS5 that awful Beatles-on-45 thing Gaz mentioned. And Magical Mystery Tour wasn't a movie, it was a TV show. So there.

Horrors of all horrors. 

Sure beats the Stars on 45 version, though. At least, it's really the Beatles. If kids back then got into the Beatles because of the song, it's fine. Stars on 45...YEESH!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on May 15, 2011, 10:02:42 PM
For May 21-22.

The 70s:

May 18, 1974 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-18-74.pdf

The 80s:

May 24, 1986 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-24-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 16, 2011, 10:02:55 AM
Paul Davis' cheezy, not-even-clever nostalgia cash-in "'65 Love Affair". Doo-wop-diddy-wop-diddy-wop-doop? Seriously?

I remember liking this song when it came out.  I was 10.

Ditto and almost-ditto (I was 9).

And I thought Belinda was more attractive a little chunky, as in the "Head Over Heels" vid.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 21, 2011, 10:04:42 AM
Rapture doesn't prevent Casey from letting it ride. VHM BTO. And always a BOS for Bobby W, lookin' here'n'there, searchin' evvah-where!

Forgettable Lobo followed by fantabulous Al: BOS2 "Let's Get Married on Rapture Day"

Did someone at Premiere choose this chart specifically for this weekend? "The Lord's Prayer" -- coincidence?  VHM Sis Jan.  But WOS1 Ms Reddy's sappy "Keep on Singin'", ripping off a melody from "RnR Lullabye".

BOS3 Diana and Mah-mah-Mahvin with "Mah mah mah Mistake was to make a duets LP with a pothead".

VHM ONJ -- if you love her, wouldya let her know already?  BOS4 Wm DeVaughn.

VHM EWF's first hit, "Mighty Mighty"; BOS5 JB wit da big payback -- dat's when ah LAUGH! HAH!

CKRU played, as a Canadian "extra", Burton Cummings' "Scared" -- "never been much on religion, but I sure 'nuff just fell down on my knees".

BOS6 Ree-Ree, she's in love yes she ram, yes she RAM! props to Bobby W for writing. VHM Bo Donaldson; I still say "BDBAH" was a ballsy choice in Vietman-era America. Also ballsy in '74: "My Girl Bill".

Todo da bien Chevrolet!

more religious imagery: Mike Oldfield. BOS7 "Tubular Bells".  "your mother cuts socks in hell!!"

BOS8 the Carpenters, once again doing very right by Paul Williams.

Don't. LOOOOOOOK! Etheeeeeeeellllll!!!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 22, 2011, 09:09:59 AM
Chart Date: May 18, 1974
#40 Let It Ride – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
#39 Looking For A Love – Bobby Womack
#38 Seasons In The Sun – Terry Jacks
#37 Standing At The End Of The Line – Lobo
#36 Let's Get Married – Al Green
#35 The Lord's Prayer – Sister Janet Mead
#34 Keep On Singing – Helen Reddy
#33 My Mistake Was To Love You – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
#32 Hollywood Swinging – Kool & The Gang
#31 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Olivia Newton-John
#30 Be Thankful For What You Got – William Devaughn
#29 Mighty, Mighty – Earth, Wind, & Fire
#28 The Payback (Pt. 1) – James Brown
#27 I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song – Jim Croce
#26 Oh, My My – Ringo Starr
#25 Come And Get Your Love – Redbone
#24 I'm In Love – Aretha Franklin
#23 Billy, Don't Be A Hero – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
#22 My Girl Bill – Jim Stafford
#21 Hooked On A Feeling – Blue Swede
#20 Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
#19 For The Love Of Money – The O'Jays
#18 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#17 Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing – Stevie Wonder
#16 Oh Very Young – Cat Stevens
#15 Just Don't Want To Be Lonely – The Main Ingredient
#14 Help Me – Joni Mitchell
#13 Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield
#12 I Won't Last A Day Without You – The Carpenters
#11 T.S.O.P. – M.F.S.B.
#10 You Make Me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
#9 (I've Been) Searching So Long – Chicago
#8 Midnight At The Oasis – Maria Maldaur
#7 Band On The Run – Paul McCartney & Wings
#6 Benny And The Jets – Elton John
#5 The Show Must Go On – Three Dog Night
#4 The Loco-Motion – Grand Funk
#3 The Entertainer – Marvin Hamlisch
#2 Dancing Machine – The Jackson 5
#1 The Streak – Ray Stevens
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 22, 2011, 09:22:21 AM
I didn't know Terry Jacks was Canadian.  We had joy we had fun, we played hockey, eh?

that Lobo song was pretty forgettable, as Mike says, and I hear strains of one of his other songs in there -- Me 'n You And A Dog Named Boo

Oh lordy, The Lord's Prayer.  Casey calls Sister Janet Mead "the rocking nun" -- well...  Maybe "rock" as interpreted by a lounge act promoter who used to work on Lawrence Welk's show.

Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross is NTM.  I'll give it a BOS.

Wm DeVaughn and Kool and the Gang each get a BOS for two of my favorite soul/funk tunes from the chart.  Be thnkful for all that Hollwooooood Swanging. 

Oh, and what's this from Earth Wind and Fire?  I don't really recall  Mighty Mighty, but it's got some serious vocalizations.  Casey back announced it as by "a group called Earth Wind and Fire" as if they never broke into the top 40 before and a chk of Wikipedia indicates this is their first foray into the AT40 and Mighty Mighty peaks on this chart at 29.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 10:10:38 AM
10:00 already? I was just in the middle of Acoustic Sunrise! Just another Manic Sunday. Love the cover of this where the (male) lead singer changes the lyric to "I was kissin' Tarantino..."

WOS1 Moodies waaaay past their sell-by date. VHM forgotten Hooters. WOS2 .38 (not very) Special.

As I did acouple weeks ago, I'll VHM Seger's "American Storm" -- kudos on that Bittan-esque piano.

Stones shuffle off to Harlem; Falco gets a VHM for calling Vienna. 

I just HATED Short Circuit, but BOS the goofy cheesiness of El DeB's "Who's Johnny"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 10:37:42 AM
Just tuned in...looks like I didn't miss much!

VHM Falco's Vienna Sausage is calling...ay yay yay!

Didn't care for Short Circuit and its song.  Hard to believe that's the same guy who soulfully sang, "Time Will Reveal".  Didn't dislike it enough to give it a WOS, though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 11:00:51 AM
Didn't care for Short Circuit and its song.  Hard to believe that's the same guy who soulfully sang, "Time Will Reveal".  Didn't dislike it enough to give it a WOS, though.

"...and I wonder who's holding Ally Sheedy now..."

Hour 2 starts with a kiss from the Purple One.  WOS3 "I Wanna Be a Plowed Boy". Oh yeah, his name is Ted , that's just SO hilarious. Sheesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 11:10:57 AM
BOS1 Prince - "Kiss".  Can't believe he was 25 when this came out (says Casey).  Genius.

VHM Simple Minds "All The Things She Said", mostly for the back-up singers.  

WOS to "I Wanna Be A Cowboy".  I can't tell you how much I loathe this song.  

BOS2 TFF's "Mother's Talk".  I appreciate this song more now than I did when it came out.

WOS2 Starship "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight".  What a soulless piece of shite this tune is.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:21:00 AM
WOS to the fake-horn keyboards on "Who's Johnny?"  Someone pointed out once that the song's more fun if you change the title to "Who Farted?"

BOS to "Mothers Talk," even though Casey's playing the restrained album version rather than the superior remix that I heard on Pittsburgh radio at the time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 11:24:42 AM
WOS4 Starship -- again I ask, how is "We Built This City" the worst-song-ever when virtually ALL their '80s singles are worse than "WBTC"??

BOS2 Mater, Pater, and Simply Red. VHM ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage/parody.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
I'm sure I'm alone in this, but I actually like "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight."  It wasn't a great choice for a single - they shoulda chanced it on the haunting ballad "Love Rusts" - but it works.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 11:29:30 AM
Holding Back The Years...ah, what Purgatory sounds like!  Another song I appreciate more now...prolly 'cos I'm pushing 40.  Heh.

I wish my mom invented Liquid Paper.  Damn you, Mike Nesmith!  :P

ZZ Top's "Rough Boy".  There's a joke in there somewhere, I know it!  There's something about this song I like.  VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 11:42:38 AM
WOS4 Starship -- again I ask, how is "We Built This City" the worst-song-ever when virtually ALL their '80s singles are worse than "WBTC"??

BOS2 Mater, Pater, and Simply Red. VHM ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage/parody.


uber-BOS3 Sade; BOS4 HoJo
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 11:46:31 AM
WOS4 Starship -- again I ask, how is "We Built This City" the worst-song-ever when virtually ALL their '80s singles are worse than "WBTC"??

BOS2 Mater, Pater, and Simply Red. VHM ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage/parody.


uber-BOS3 Sade; BOS4 HoJo
Agreed.  "Never As Good As The First Time" is one of her best songs, IMO (but not better than "Is It A Crime?") 
I forgot how good "No One Is To Blame" is.  What ever happened to HoJo?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:46:49 AM
VHMs to Simply Red, Sade and HoJo.  This set is full of fond memories.  (And I'm alone here in liking "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" too.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:48:10 AM
George Michael was *22* when he wrote "A Different Corner."  Damn.  Too bad he lost all his urge to create a decade later, what a shame.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:49:00 AM
ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage

I never thought of this - but damn, you're right.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 11:49:22 AM
George M's "Different Corner" seemed impossibly wimpy to me at the time. But it sounds quite lovely this morning. Unexpected BOS5.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 11:49:34 AM
George Michael was *22* when he wrote "A Different Corner."  Damn.  Too bad he lost all his urge to create a decade later, what a shame.

I knoooow, right?  22!  BOS5.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 11:51:11 AM
ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage

I never thought of this - but damn, you're right.

First time I heard it I thought it was a Glenn Frey solo thing. (Frey *wishes* he could write a ballad that non-smarmy)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:59:04 AM
What on *earth* is this ("flip, flop, fly"?) retro number being played as a Canadian extra?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 11:59:37 AM
What on *earth* is this ("flip, flop, fly"?) retro number being played as a Canadian extra?

Never mind, the player's finally showing the info.  Never heard of the Downchild Blues Band.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 12:02:12 PM
"Nothin' At All" certainly *sounds* like the fourth single from an album.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 12:06:46 PM
"Nothin' At All" certainly *sounds* like the fourth single from an album.

On this we can all agree. WOS5.  And WOS6 Billy Ocean's cupful of treacle.

But BOS6 the Jets.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 12:16:20 PM
VHM The Jets "Crush On You".  I didn't love hearing it as much as I did then.

BOS6 "Addicted To Love".  Real horns!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 12:22:46 PM
"I never wanted to be a man", sez Boy George. Well, duh.  VHM the unfairly forgotten "Move Away"

hey soul sister, ain't that Mr Mister?  WOS7 "Is it Love?"; WOS8 Journey; VHM Level 42.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 12:38:37 PM
"I never wanted to be a man", sez Boy George. Well, duh.  VHM the unfairly forgotten "Move Away"
"If I could say this was Judgement Day, you know I'd be a millionaire". BOS7

Journey!  Hahahaha.  No escapin'

BOS8 VanHagar's "Why Can't This Be Love?" 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 12:53:44 PM
HM to this Bangles extra, the forgotten Jules Shear comp "If She Knew What She Wants."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 12:55:48 PM
HM to this Bangles extra, the forgotten Jules Shear comp "If She Knew What She Wants."
Love, love this song.  Killer harmonies.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 12:55:55 PM
HM to this Bangles extra, the forgotten Jules Shear comp "If She Knew What She Wants."

Indeed, I'm giving it BOS7, and I rarely BOS "extras". Deserved better, chart-wise. Just lovely.

Final BOS before I exit: Nu Shooz. Cheeziest. Synth-line. EVAH!  And a classic mondegreen: "I love you -- even when you don't drive"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 22, 2011, 01:04:56 PM
BOS9 Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait".  Oh, hell yeah.  I couldn't believe she was a white chick when I saw the video.  

BOS10 JJ "What Have You Done For Me Lately?"  Soap opera sez...

BOS11 OMD "If You Leave".  Good tune, but not the best one from this amazing soundtrack (Bring On The Dancing Horses, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want, Shellshock, etc.)

BOS12 PSBs "West End Girls". Just you wait 'til I get you home. Why, Neil...so we can do facials?  OK!

VHM "Live To Tell".  Madge looked especially lovely in this video.  I still can't believe she was married to Sean Penn.

BOS13 "The Greatest Love Of All".  Crack is whack!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 22, 2011, 01:08:55 PM
BOS9 Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait".  Oh, hell yeah.  I couldn't believe she was a white chick when I saw the video. 

Co-BOS from me as well.  LOVE that song.  And the goofy vid.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 07:34:15 PM
This week That '70s Casey hits May 27th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-27-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from May 25th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-88.pdf 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2011, 07:39:20 PM

VHM Falco's Vienna Sausage is calling...ay yay yay!


Someone on the AT40 geek board asked "Vienna Calling sounds a lot like Der Kommissar. Any connections between Falco and ATF?"

And you thought Fogheads were dense...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 23, 2011, 04:17:43 PM

And Casey's '80s is from May 25th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-88.pdf 

"Under The Milky Way" reached the Top 40???  I did not know that!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on May 26, 2011, 10:53:21 AM
Playlist for this weekend Casey70s - May 27th 1978
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4753755.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 10:05:59 AM
Chaka wants me to "Stay". Charmed, I'm sure. VHM Rod, who was only joking... or WAS he?

Cheeze(burger) for breakfast: VHM a Buffett buffet. and here's Dolly with her two humongous, er, "Doors".

BOS the lovely "Bluer Than Blue". "Isn't That Cute?" Award to Ms Ronstatdt, attempting to do "Tumbling Dice". "People try to rape me"?? Seriously?

and speaking of rape, Crapton wants Sally to lay down. Unhand that woman! VHM Raydio.  BOS2 "Heartless", one of Ann & Nancy's best 45s IMHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 10:28:11 AM
Chaka wants me to "Stay".

That Rufus cut was NTM.  I dug it!  nHM to that and Dolly's swingers.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 10:45:41 AM
Heart's nicking a bit from "Long Cool Woman" on "Heartless."  And the refrain sounds more like "Hot Lips."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 11:06:08 AM
Heart's nicking a bit from "Long Cool Woman" on "Heartless."  And the refrain sounds more like "Hot Lips."

agreed on both counts.

VHM "Dance With Me", hee hee. BOS3 Mr Palmer.  I never need to hear "Werewolves" ever again.

Casey answers a letter asking if 2 artists who had hit #1 separately have ever made a record together that also reached the top. And I said out loud "Neil D and Babs!"... but that record didn't exist yet in May of '78.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 11:16:25 AM
Here's the full Hot 100 for this chart, if you're interested:

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDate=19780603&ChMode=P
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 11:19:04 AM
Here's the full Hot 100 for this chart, if you're interested:

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDate=19780603&ChMode=P

damn, we just missed "Almost Summer".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 11:22:10 AM
Here's the full Hot 100 for this chart, if you're interested:

http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDate=19780603&ChMode=P

damn, we just missed "Almost Summer".

And Elton's "Ego," which apparently no one but me likes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 11:23:32 AM
I can't smile without Meat Loaf.  VHMs Messrs Aday and Manilow.  I'd forgotten Carly's Doobies cover got as high as #6.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 11:23:44 AM
BOS to Barry's "Can't Smile Without You," a joyous bit of schmaltz that I adored even more as a 5-year-old upon its release.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 11:26:06 AM
I'd forgotten Carly's Doobies cover got as high as #6.

It's part of my imaginary "Stop the Wedding!" mix.  (Along with "It Should Have Been Me," etc.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 11:27:37 AM
BOS to Barry's "Can't Smile Without You," a joyous bit of schmaltz that I adored even more as a 5-year-old upon its release.

he should've done more covers of obscure '40s tunes; they suit him in the same way they suit his old pal Ms Midler.

BOS4 Bonnie Tyler and her Rod Stewart vocal cords. And she wasn't joking, my dear. I'm guessing that was a truncated version of "Baker St" -- much discussion on the AT40-geek board about edits in this show; no surprise the idea to expand to 4 hours was reaching critical mass around this time due to too many looooong songs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 11:39:21 AM
"You should never argue with a crazy mime!"  HMs to Billy Joel and Bonnie Tyler (great story, btw).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 11:44:20 AM
"You should never argue with a crazy mime!"

As I may have mentioned recently, I was heartbroken to find there is no Mr Cacciatore's on Sullivan St.

another I never need hear again: "Love is Like Oxygen". But HM the Money Man, cribbing from the DC5.

olly oxen free/take a chance on me! VHM ABBA. "Come on... gimme a break, man."  BOS5 Player's forgotten "This Time I'm In it For Love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 28, 2011, 12:17:40 PM
BOS2 to my beloved Jefferson Starship.  And now I know how to pronounce John Barbata's last name.  (He'd done amazing work with the Turtles before joining the JS.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 12:25:49 PM
VHM "If I Can't Halve You", I don't want another magician's assistant

(http://rlv.zcache.com/magician_sawing_a_lady_in_half_photosculpture-p153828407825198473tro3_152.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2011, 12:33:08 PM
"the closer I get to you... the more you want to jump out the window". VHM Roberta & Donny.

I can't hear "Shadow dancing" without thinking of Mr Garrison's plastic surgery on South Park.

(http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/godfather/24/animgarrison.gif)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 28, 2011, 09:00:05 PM
...  Bonnie Tyler (great story, btw).

I might have missed the whole story Casey told, but did he say that Bonnie screamed out of frustration during her initial recovery?  Per Wikipedia, that's what gave her voice that irreversible raspiness:

"After the surgery, she was ordered not to speak for six weeks to aid the healing process, but she accidentally screamed out in frustration one day. This caused her voice to take on a raspy quality."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Tyler#The_1970s

What a fantastic chart. The Rufus was NTM and I loved it, too.  About the only thing I could do with out is Linda Ronstadt screaming.   ETA: Sorry, Mike, but Player's This Time I'm In It For Love sounds like the theme song for weak, failed romcom TV pilot.   :'(

I always expect AT40 to edit longer songs, but Baker Street street sounded faster and higher to me.  Could be the station I'm listening to, which is Madison Wisconsin's Magic 98.. But the pre-recorded jock inserts show off their charming midwest accents, donchaknow..?  No extras, though.  :(


#40 Stay – Rufus F/Chaka Kahn
#39 I Was Only Joking – Rod Stewart
#38 Oh What A Night For Dancing – Barry White
#37 Cheeseburger In Paradise – Jimmy Buffett
#36 Two Doors Down – Dolly Parton
#35 You’re The Love – Seals & Crofts
#34 Sweet Talking Woman – Electric Light Orchestra
#33 Bluer Than Blue – Michael Johnson
#32 Tumbling Dice – Linda Ronstadt
#31 Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
#30 Jack & Jill – Raydio
#29 Heartless – Heart
#28 Dust In The Wind – Kansas
#27 Because The Night – Patti Smith
#26 Dance With Me – Peter Brown
#25 Every Kinda People – Robert Palmer
#24 Werewolves Of London – Warren Zevon
#23 Deacon Blues – Steely Dan
#22 Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad – Meat Loaf
#21 Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow
#20 You Belong To Me – Carly Simon
#19 Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
#18 It’s A Heartache – Bonnie Tyler
#17 Movin’ Out – Billy Joel
#16 Night Fever – The Bee Gees
#15 Love Is Like Oxygen – Sweet
#14 Baby Hold On – Eddie Money
#13 Take A Chance On Me – Abba
#12 This Time I’m In It For Love – Player
#11 Disco Inferno – The Trammps
#10 On Broadway – George Benson
#9 Count On Me – Jefferson Starship
#8 Imaginary Lover – The Atlanta Rhythm Section
#7 If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman
#6 Feels So Good – Chuck Mangione
#5 The Closer I Get To You – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
#4 Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb
#3 You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
#2 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late – Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
#1 With A Little Luck – Wings
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 28, 2011, 09:48:53 PM
"the closer I get to you... the more you want to jump out the window". VHM Roberta & Donny.
 
Oh, STOP!  You know this makes me laugh every time...

Speaking of window mishaps...WTF is up with these 2 women who fell out of a 10 story window whilst "play wrestling"?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/05/28/national/a104401D06.DTL
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2011, 10:10:21 AM
Pretty Poison had another hit?  I didn't know they had another song!

This Bardot track "When We Kiss" is NTM.  WOS; the rhymes are dumb.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2011, 10:11:34 AM
Pretty Poison's "Nighttime" is NTM and sounds like a dozen other '80s "girl group" dance hits.

Early WOS to the LA-white-girl rap of Bardeaux. "When We Kiss" is a lame ripoff of LLCoolJ's "I Need Love" to my ears.

The Aussie alt-rock portion of our programme: INXS/the Church/Midnight Oil.  And the sun comes like a GOD into our room...

BOS1 E.U., doin' "Da Butt".  VHM Pebbles, puttin' her butt in a Mercedes, boy.

eeek: Peter Cetera and MaryLou Retton are a deadly (and mawkish) combination for an LDD.

Paw sum sugah on MAY!  the Leppard leaps upon us and is followed by a (Glass) Tiger.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 29, 2011, 10:27:48 AM
OMG.  BOS1 Doin' Da Butt...haaaaay!

BOS2 Pebbles - "Mercedes Boy".  Cruising's' all you have to do!

WOS1 "Where Do Broken Crack Pipes Go?"  Lovely vocals, but dayum, can't get past the crappy music and insipid lyrics.  Sorry, gurl.  That being said...I still have a soft spot for Chicago's ballads.  

BOS3 "Pour Some Sugar On Maaaae"  Dumb song, but such a guilty pleasure.

WOS2 Glass Tiger.  Why?

BOS4 Al B. Sure!  Bringin' back some memories there.  Not sure if that's a good thang.   ;)

BOS5 Lita Ford "Kiss Me Deadly".  I forgot how good this song was!  Wonder if this is about her relationship with Nikki Sixx.  Jeez, who hasn't he dated?

VHM Brenda Kay Starr - "I Still Believe".  Another song bringing back memories.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2011, 10:32:57 AM
WOS2 Pebbles.  Never cared for "Mercedes Boy," its lame lyric or its nonsense title (the chorus renders a comma between the two words).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2011, 10:49:20 AM
WOS2 Pebbles.  Never cared for "Mercedes Boy," its lame lyric or its nonsense title (the chorus renders a comma between the two words).

I think that was her idea of clever wordplay. Still beats "I Wanna be a Cowboy"  ;)

Glass Tiger had *FOUR* Top 40 hits??  Even CKRU doesn't play all 4 of 'em -- what does THAT tell ya?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2011, 11:22:07 AM
Dear Poison: I *love* "Talk Dirty To Me", one of my favorite rock singles of the '80s. The rest of your oeuvre... notsomuch.

WOS2 Cheap Trick -- gawd this one has been inescapable lately.

VHM Al B Sure! (don't forget that exclamation point!), with some early New Jack Swing.

How much crappy '80s rawk can one chart hold? WOS3 Aerosmith. But uber-BOS2 lovely Lita -- she didn't get laid, she got in a fight. Or something.

(http://img.listal.com/image/1550155/600full.jpg)

another cokehead heard from: Natalie Cole pop-ifies Brooce's "Cadillac".

If it weren't for 10@10, I'd be BOS-ing TTD's "WW" ASAP. Instead I'm screaming like a banshee.

Brenda K Starr does her Stacey Lattisaw imitation; Suave does of the least-necessary covers evah. WOS4.

Times Two's "Strange But True" is, to me, new. They're from Pt. Reyes!

VHM Cher, sleeping alone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 29, 2011, 11:31:24 AM

another cokehead heard from: Natalie Cole pop-ifies Brooce's "Cadillac"

Wasn't feeling this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2011, 12:10:40 PM
Hour 3 begins at the intersection of Alphabet St and the Valley Road.

VHM MJ and dirty Di. BOS3 OMD.

Shameless Ripoff Award: Debbie Deborah Gibson, "Careless Foolish Whisper Beat"

Nice salute to the Henhouse Five Plus Too.

Belinda Carlisle: least-necessary solo career evah?  VVHM the Jets' creamy-dreamy "Make it Real".

HM Icehouse; BOS4 the Deele's "Two Occasions", one of the loveliest pop ballads of the period.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 29, 2011, 12:18:35 PM
Hour 3 begins at the intersection of Alphabet St and the Valley Road.

VHM MJ and dirty Di. BOS3 OMD.

BOS6 OMD "Dreaming".  Another forgotten gem!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2011, 12:21:02 PM
Another BOS for "Dreaming."  HM to Debbie Gibson's "Hey, if George Michael can write 'Careless Whisper,' so can I!" moment.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2011, 12:23:55 PM
Another BOS for "Dreaming."  HM to Debbie Gibson's "Hey, if George Michael can write 'Careless Whisper,' so can I!" moment.

Ha! Careless JINX!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2011, 12:26:31 PM
VHM Belinda's "Circle in the Sand"; I'd forgotten how good this sounds.  Her later cover of "Summer Rain" was a logical follow-up; I wish it'd done better.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 29, 2011, 12:31:28 PM
Wait...streaking was a fad in the 70s?  What?  Like the Pet Rock?

WOS3 Everyone's Favorite Tongans The Jets.  A lot of these late 80s songs would've sounded much more tolerable with some real instruments.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 29, 2011, 12:42:17 PM
BOS4 the Deele's "Two Occasions", one of the loveliest pop ballads of the period.

Agreed!  

Do we hear Falco every week??  Weird LDD, BTW.  Who forgets to call his daughter on her 16th birthday??

BOS8 Brenda Russell - "Piano In The Dark".  Didn't care for this song then, but sounded great to me today.

WOS4 White Lion.  Uncle!

BOS9 PSB - "Always On My Mind".  Now that's how you cover a song!

WOS5 Foreigner.  Oh, how I want to live without this crappy song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2011, 01:08:06 PM
Gotta give BOS5 to the "extra" of Mr Carmen's fantabulous "Make Me Lose Control". Bay-bee, BAY-bee!

Hour4 starts with yet another gorgeous ballad: BOS6 "Piano in the Dark"

WOS5 White Lion. Yeesh.

and a final BOS before I exit: we've been RickRolled!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on May 29, 2011, 02:03:43 PM
Weird LDD, BTW.  Who forgets to call his daughter on her 16th birthday??

I'm gonna take a leap and guess he was in jail.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 31, 2011, 11:20:02 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from June 3rd 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-72.pdf

while Casey's '80s is from June 2nd 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-02-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 04, 2011, 06:49:24 AM
The Supes' "Automatically Sunshine" was NTM: great riff, but one of their least memorable refrains.  They needed to modulate or ad lib to spice that up a bit; little wonder it'd peak at just #37.

Lovely to hear "Vincent" again; I like it more with each listen.

Thankfully, Casey spares me all but a minute of the Royal Dragoon Guard's Amazing Bagpipes.  WOS nevertheless, just cuz I hate the sound of the instrument.

Joe Tex's "I Gotcha" was sounding uncomfortably date-rapey this morning, a feeling made worse by its being followed with "Troglodyte."

BOS to Todd, his every production/instrumentation choice a perfect one on "I Saw the Light."

HM to Billy Preston's "Outa-Space," but Casey, in answering his own trivia question about the Beatles' sharing credit on a single, appears to have forgotten about Tony Sheridan.

And VHM to the Carpenters with their most forgotten early hit, the Carole King-penned "It's Gonna Take Some Time."  It doesn't appear on any Carpenters comp I've seen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 09:12:33 AM
And VHM to the Carpenters with their most forgotten early hit, the Carole King-penned "It's Gonna Take Some Time."  It doesn't appear on any Carpenters comp I've seen.

And the single that broke their streak of 6 consecutive TOP 3 hits. Wonder if Ms King felt bad about that. But funny: I have a 2-disc Capenters anthol that has it, but excludes "Solitaire".

Looking forward to this chart; meanwhile CKRU is piling on the Canuck obscurities: Guess Who, "Runnin Back to Saskatoon" (!) and April Wine, "Lady Run, Lady Hide" -- guess she knows Joe Tex.

Yo, "Billy": Susan Jacks just called you a hole, babe.  Gord Lightfoot's "Summer Side of Life" is sounding lovely on this unseasonably rainy June SF morn.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 09:58:34 AM
Hour1 begins: I'll HM the Supes tune for nostalgia's sake and because it's a Smokey comp.  But instant WOS Jimmy Osmond. Good lord, this was horrible then and still is.

BOS1 Cher's sadly forgotten "Living in a House Divided", a nice bit of '70s MOR/pop songwriting.  Gotta get AL to play the Jackson 5 version of "Doctor My Eyes" one of these days.  VHM Andy Williams, making us an offer we can't refuse.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Williams-Godfather.jpg/220px-Williams-Godfather.jpg)

Why is everybody throwing rocks in Frederick Knight's bed?  WTF?

VHM Moodies. Isn't life strange, old rocket man?

BOS2 the fantabulous Miss Millie Jackson, "Ass Me Watchoo Want". Bay-buh Bay-buh PLEEEEZE!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 04, 2011, 10:39:16 AM
Hour1 begins: I'll HM the Supes tune for nostalgia's sake and because it's a Smokey comp.  But instant WOS Jimmy Osmond. Good lord, this was horrible then and still is.

BOS1 Cher's sadly forgotten "Living in a House Divided", a nice bit of '70s MOR/pop songwriting.  Gotta get AL to play the Jackson 5 version of "Doctor My Eyes" one of these days.  VHM Andy Williams, making us an offer we can't refuse.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Williams-Godfather.jpg/220px-Williams-Godfather.jpg)

Why is everybody throwing rocks in Frederick Knight's bed?  WTF?

VHM Moodies. Isn't life strange, old rocket man?


Weird story:  When I was a kid, I used to fantasize Andy Williams was my father.  My mom had a photo of them together at some party in the late 60s.  His murderess wife was also in the pic...I forget her name.  Anyway, I used to play my mom's Born Free record over and over!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 10:42:57 AM

Weird story:  When I was a kid, I used to fantasize Andy Williams was my father.  My mom had a photo of them together at some party in the late 60s.  His murderess wife was also in the pic...I forget her name.  Anyway, I used to play my mom's Born Free record over and over!

Hahahaha!  Claudine Longet was the bitch's name.  Why doesn't this Canadian station play more Andy Williams?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 10:52:56 AM
Lawdy child! our Canuck friends dust off a copy of Neil D's "Stones" for the most welcome extra of the morning so far.

Hour2: America needs you to lean on Bill Withers.

TANC: Harry Chapin says it's rainin' hard in 'Frisco -- and it is!  And CKRU and KFRC's AT40s are almost perfectly in sync.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 04, 2011, 11:16:49 AM
there were quite a bit of extras b/w hours one and two,  the aforementioned Neil Diamond's 'Stones' and 'Layla.'   I thought they had dropped the show!

good to hear War, keeping it real.  those guys came from the streets.  Too bad the group touring as 'War' right now is just the one dude who owns the name.  There's another band out there called The Low Rider band that contains more members, but they cannot mention their previous careers in 'War' while onstage.   So county fair band fans beware!

Harry Chapin's 'Taxi,' that falsetto voice always cracks me up
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 11:19:24 AM
there were quite a bit of extras b/w hours one and two,  the aforementioned Neil Diamond's 'Stones' and 'Layla.'   I thought they had dropped the show!


they started a bit early (around 9:53 or so) and I think they were just trying to get back in sync with a top-of-the-hour start.

ah, bagpipes...  geez, gaz wasn't kidding about the truncated version.  BOS3 da mama pajama and the Lemon Ice King of Corona.

(http://images.nymag.com/listings/restaurant/mainBenFaremo.jpg)

betcha, by golly, I gotcha, you troglodyte!

BOS4 Todd is Godd; VHM Bread's sweet "Diary" and BOS5 the Carpenters-do-Carole.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 04, 2011, 11:22:00 AM
there were quite a bit of extras b/w hours one and two,  the aforementioned Neil Diamond's 'Stones' and 'Layla.'   I thought they had dropped the show!


thery started a bit early (around 9:53 or so) and I think they were just trying to get back in sync with a top-of-the-hour start.

ah, bagpipes...

no wonder I missed the Supes, Don McLean and Jimmy Osmond.  drat

I like bagpipes. Must be those St Pat's Parades I saw when I lived in NYC.  Makes me want to go to war and not spend money.

Agree w Gaz, today Joe Tex sounds extra creepy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 11:54:24 AM
Hour3 begins with another appropriate lyric: Glodean & the girls walking in the rain with the little bitty pretty one they love. VHMs to Love Unltd and the J-5.

Even a "Song Sung Blue" couldn't help Ms McCoo get to sleep.

another trivia question whose answer changed after it was answered: Casey sez "only once" have 2 diff songs with the same title BOTH reached #1 (the Frankie Avalon and Shocking Blue "Venus"es).  A year later, Macca would take the 2nd "My Love" to #1 (the first was Pet Clark's).

Look what Al Green done to me!

Hearing "Hot Rod Lincoln" reminds me of when "Big 98.1" in SF signed on as an All-'70s format back in '94. They were very rock-oriented (a forerunner of "Classic Hits" in a lot of ways) and avoided soul, cheezy pop and novelty records. (They ghetto-ized disco by only featuring it during a Sat nite "Dance Party".)  They were asking people to call and fax requests and then refusing to play anything in the categories I just mentioned -- an odd way to run a radio station, IMHO.  A man called up and asked for the Commander Cody hit  -- exactly the sort of "oh wow!" record they should've been sprinkling throughout their playlist -- and the DJ spent 5 minutes ridiculing the guy for making such a stupid request.

VHM the pure-pop of Gallery; BOS6 Shel Silverstein's superb, economical story-songwriting on "Sylvia's Mother".

I've said it before, but if Sammy's "Candy man" had hit 8 or 9 months sooner, the tune would have easily won the Oscar for Best Song. But it wasn't even nominated. Timing is everything.

BOS7 Miss Rubina Flake. One of the most complex and intricate editing jobs ever done on an LP cut to make it a radio-friendly single.

Post-show question: does "Conquistador" count as a Canadian record because it features the Edmondton Symphony Orch?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2011, 12:04:40 PM
VHM Belinda's "Circle in the Sand"; I'd forgotten how good this sounds.  Her later cover of "Summer Rain" was a logical follow-up; I wish it'd done better.

TANC: Swellegant Tim just posted the "Summer Rain" vid on FB and when Gaz called it a "cover" I assumed he was referring to the Johnny Rivers tune. But it's a diff song/same title thing. NTM and it doesn't do much for me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 09:59:17 AM
pre-Casey: an upbeat Canadian cover of "Into the Mystic" by Jackson Hawke (who?) that's kinda fun.  (Per Wiki, they're a duo and this tune is from 1976! It's in the vein of the Bellamys' "Let Your Love Flow")

'84 begins: instant WOS Styx's thankfully forgotten "Music Time" at its peak position of #40. BOS1 Dan Hartman's fabulous "I Can Dream About You".

VHM HoJo; ZZT arrive with a future panty hose commercial.  'Fatuate me! VHM Rod the Bod even if he went from "Infatuation" to fatuous.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 10:11:23 AM
Wow.  This Styx song is a hot mess.  WOS1

BOS1 "I Can Dream About You".  I can't believe I haven't seen this movie yet.  BOS2 Icicle Works "Whisper To A Scream".  I had no idea this made the Top 40 here.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 10:30:05 AM

Wow.  This Styx song is a hot mess.  WOS1

BOS1 "I Can Dream About You".  I can't believe I haven't seen this movie yet.


It's one of those "Soundtrack: A+ ; Movie: WTF??" situations. Talk about a hot mess.

Wow -- BOS2 Christine McVie's forgotten "Love Will Show Us How". The fact that the Goat had a gazillion solo hits and Ms Perfect only a handful really gets my, er, goat.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 10:48:35 AM

Wow.  This Styx song is a hot mess.  WOS1

BOS1 "I Can Dream About You".  I can't believe I haven't seen this movie yet.


It's one of those "Soundtrack: A+ ; Movie: WTF??" situations. Talk about a hot mess.

Wow -- BOS2 Christine McVie's forgotten "Love Will Show Us How". The fact that the Goat had a gazillion solo hits and Ms Perfect only a handful really gets my, er, goat.
I'll give her a VHM.  Lay off Stevie!   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 10:53:14 AM
had to step out but I'm not sorry I missed Wang Chung and summer-summer-summer.  And summer means hurricanes: the Scorpions arrive to rawk us like, well, you know.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 10:58:41 AM
had to step out but I'm not sorry I missed Wang Chung and summer-summer-summer.  
Worst. Band. Name. Evah.

BOS3 "My Ever Changing Moods".  Gawd, I love '84.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 11:07:19 AM
BOS3 "My Ever Changing Moods".

Ditto. Mr Weller rules.

And Van Stephenson definitely does not. WOS2 "Modern Day Glenn Frey Imitation"

VHM Rick Springfield
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E8qNZlu0LqU/SY5NuzA9HsI/AAAAAAAAAlI/KeU0iJMPOsY/s400/rick+lovesomebody.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 11:11:02 AM
BOS3 "My Ever Changing Moods".


And Van Stephenson definitely does not. WOS2 "Modern Day Glenn Frey Imitation"

WTH was that?  WOS2.

These LDDs stalkers slay me.  What nutjobs!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 11:17:33 AM
Frank "cares for Jeannie deeply". And obviously wants to bone the hell out of her. But "Private Eyes" as his LDD? Dude, yer creepin' me out.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 11:18:23 AM
These LDDs stalkers slay me.  What nutjobs!

Ha! we'll call this "creepy stalker JINX"!

BOS4 Eurythmics
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 05, 2011, 11:18:46 AM
Frank "cares for Jeannie deeply". And obviously wants to bone the hell out of her. But "Private Eyes" as his LDD? Dude, yer creepin' me out.

I came on here just to make that observation.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 11:22:18 AM
Frank "cares for Jeannie deeply". And obviously wants to bone the hell out of her. But "Private Eyes" as his LDD? Dude, yer creepin' me out.

I came on here just to make that observation.

I thought it was a Fried Green Tomatoes situation until I heard Frank's name at the end!

BOS4 "Who's That Girl?"  Great Bananarama cameo in the vid.

VHM Slade.  I remember liking this song despite the fake bagpipes.

BOS5 "Hold Me Now".  I would've killed to have been in Tom Bailey's lovin' arms back then.

BOS6 "Eyes Without A Face".  One of Billy's better songs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 11:31:22 AM
Stay the night? I don't even want Chicago to stay for the next 4 minutes! WOS3.

VHM Slade, finally finding US chart success, about 10 years too late.

I'll take New Wave Katrinas for $500, Alex: "Hold Me Now" followed by "Eyes Without a Face". Can't decide if "Almost Paradise" is cheeze-tastic or WOS4. Maybe both. But that was the most long-winded intro, like, EVAH. "but this group doesn't really exist, and that group, well..." Jeezus.

You might think you're crazy, but you're really hearing the Cars twice in one show.

AT40 "extras" announcer trumpets "Corey Hart turned down the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future!"  ... er, per Wiki: "Along with numerous others, Corey Hart was considered, though not seriously, for the role of Marty McFly..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 11:57:32 AM

Can't decide if "Almost Paradise" is cheeze-tastic or WOS4. Maybe both.


Honey, it's both!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 12:02:07 PM

AT40 "extras" announcer trumpets "Corey Hart turned down the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future!"  ... er, per Wiki: "Along with numerous others, Corey Hart was considered, though not seriously, for the role of Marty McFly..."

Diane Lane apparently turned down Risky Business and Splash for Streets of Fire.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 12:03:38 PM
JJ can't get what he wants; the Go-Gos give "Head".

VHM Shalamar's forgotten "Dancing in the Sheets", which comes right after "Dancing in the Dark", heh heh.

BOS5 another unfairly overlooked hit: Culture Club, "It's a Miracle". BOS6 BJ's superb and heartfelt "The Longest Time"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 12:09:57 PM
BOS7 Joe Jackson

BOS8 "Head Over Heels".  I miss Belinda's flat-top.  Another great vid.

BOS9 "Dancing In The Dark". The lyrics were a WTF to me when I was 12.  I get it now.

BOS10 Shalamar "Dancing In The Sheets".  I haven't heard this in ages.  I also get it now.  ;)

BOS11 "It's America A Miracle".  BOS12 "The Longest Time", which Casey took with the intro.  Bronx = not an island, still a borough.  We GET it.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 05, 2011, 12:15:36 PM
Too many BOSes to count.  1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 12:29:43 PM
VH will wait, but the Pointers jump over the borderline -- they have no self-control, obviously. And neither did Willie & Julio --TMI, guys.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 05, 2011, 12:30:51 PM
Too many BOSes to count.  1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.

We're around the same age.  I'd say 1983-85 were pretty sledgehammery, no?

BOS12 "Borderline".  One of Madge's finest hours.  Pretty good early MJ imitation too.

BOS13 "Sister Christian".  The ULTIMATE guilty pleasure song.  Oh, don't lie.

BOS14 Tra-la-la-la "The Reflex". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2011, 01:06:00 PM
Irene Cara's "Breakdance": Easily the least-remembered hit in the top ten this week. And with good reason.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 05, 2011, 04:16:07 PM
And Van Stephenson definitely does not. WOS2 "Modern Day Glenn Frey Imitation"
WTH was that?  WOS2.

ugh, modern day Delilah ain't no such thing.  It's horribly dated. 

Unlike The Springfield!  ...who can still rock you even at the advanced age of 61.  You have a chance to see him at the sonoma-marin county fair:

Thursday, June 23
Rick Springfield
Sonoma-Marin Fair/Budweiser Stage in Petaluma, CA
www.sonoma-marinfair.org

"OK, Frank here's your LDD, and here's a TRO to go with it."

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 05, 2011, 08:32:59 PM
VHM Belinda's "Circle in the Sand"; I'd forgotten how good this sounds.  Her later cover of "Summer Rain" was a logical follow-up; I wish it'd done better.

TANC: Swellegant Tim just posted the "Summer Rain" vid on FB and when Gaz called it a "cover" I assumed he was referring to the Johnny Rivers tune. But it's a diff song/same title thing. NTM and it doesn't do much for me.

For some reason, I had it in my head that BC had indeed covered JR.  Now that I'm listening to the actual song, I have no memory of it - yikes.  Why do I have a memory of something that didn't occur?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 10, 2011, 06:57:06 PM
This week That '70s Casey goes to June 11th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-77.pdf

Helen Reddy! Dean Friedman! Andrew Gold!

And Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf

Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 11, 2011, 07:17:22 AM

Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf

Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.

I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 09:57:06 AM
listening to these crazy Canucks each week has made me a Keith Hampshire fan  -- the David Clayton-Thomas soundalike who had a buch o' hits north of the border but never broke thru here. Off to Amazon to see if there's a cheap anthol of his stuff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 10:04:31 AM
Hour 1: Instant BOS Alice Cooper's "You & Me"; instant WOS Pablo Snooze.

BOS2 Waylon in Lukenbach. Just gorgeous.  Rita C gets higher. The rumor was that she left Mr Kristofferson for a woman.

uber-BOS3 Ms Reddy's fantabulous cover of "You're My World". a Kim Fowley (!) production.

VHM ABBA, "KM, KY"; can't quite VHM John Miles' overwrought disco attempt, "Slowdown", but he deserved better, US-career-wise. Sylvester shoulda covered this one.

Chaka's in "Hollywood" with Glen C, dreaming of "Southern Nights".  Frampton does the sheepherder's love song, "I'm in Ewe".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 11, 2011, 10:28:09 AM
I missed the first three songs, dangit, and was on the phone while Helen Reddy played. was it good?   

This John Miles' Slowdown is pretty frantic.   Like it although it might give me a coronary just listening to it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 10:33:00 AM
I missed the first three songs, dangit, and was on the phone while Helen Reddy played. was it good?   


one of my faves -- and as noted above, Kim Fowley produced! I always assumed it was a paycheck job he took while trying to get the Runaways off the ground, but stellar work nonetheless.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 10:50:49 AM
VHM Maynard Ferguson, losing the cover battle with Bill Conti but still contributing a fine version of "Rocky". BOS4 Whinyface herself with yet another cover, "Hello Stranger".

Damn, this fine first hour continues with an unfairly forgotten H&O hit: BOS5 "Back Together Again".  And (of course) uber-uber-BOS6 "Ariel", even if it *is* the butchered 45 mix. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 10:59:30 AM
Hour 2: our '70s pop-fest continues. BOS Hall-of-Fame, Andy Gibb; VHM the Sylvers forgotten "High School Dance"; and Kenny Nowwan says "Wuv's Gwown Deep".

Damn, the faves just keep on comin': BOS7 Peter McCann's "Do You Wanna Make Love?", as fine a bit of pop songwriting as '77 gave us.  BOS8 Babs with one of her pop peaks: "My Heart Belongs to Me" -- written by Alan Gordon, who co-wrote "Happy Together" and several other Turtles hits. And another slow dance from the Addrissi Bros.

AaaacK! it all comes crashing down with Shaun Cassidy and Jimmy Buffett. But VHM Mr Manilow.

WTFF? they bleeped the "god" from "goddamn" in "Life in the Fast Lane". Guess we won't be hearing the "funky shit" version of "Jet Airliner", then.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 12:07:23 PM
You can always count on hearing the Guess Who from CKRU.  But I still don't know what a "fuzzy-wuzzy lovin'-cup explosion" is.

Hour 3 starts with some funky... kicks.  Wonder how many folks thought Steve Miller was singing about a "big ol' Jedi 'liner"? BOS9 Joe Tex's dee-liteful "Ain't Gonna Bump" and BOS10 Hot's "Angel in Your Arms", which surely woulda been one of my AL requests yesterday had she been soliciting them.

as noted by Casey, a great chart for songwriters who had composed big hits for others, breaking thru with hits of their own. Peter McCann, Kenny Nolan, and now Alan O'Day's delicious slice of pop cheeze. BOS11 "Undercover Angel".  Ah said WHUUUUUTT??  RIP Mr Gold yet again.

BOS12 (!) "Lucille" -- an absolute gem of country story-songwriting.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 11, 2011, 12:34:57 PM
an unfairly forgotten H&O hit: BOS5 "Back Together Again".  
I am thoroughly unable to catch the groove on that one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 11, 2011, 12:35:22 PM
Too many BOSes to count.  1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.

We're around the same age.  I'd say 1983-85 were pretty sledgehammery, no?

Did you watch "Night Tracks" on TBS as often as I did?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 11, 2011, 12:50:34 PM
I missed the first three songs, dangit, and was on the phone while Helen Reddy played. was it good?   

It's my favorite of her vocals.  A pristine reading of a dramatic 1964 Cilla Black hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 11, 2011, 12:51:42 PM
"My Heart Belongs to Me" -- written by Alan Gordon, who co-wrote "Happy Together" and several other Turtles hits.

IDKT!  Babs gets BOS from me, just for catching my mood.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2011, 12:56:37 PM
an unfairly forgotten H&O hit: BOS5 "Back Together Again".   
I am thoroughly unable to catch the groove on that one.

depending which story you believe, it's either about David Ruffin or about the Four Seasons' comeback in '75/'76
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 11, 2011, 01:02:15 PM
Too many BOSes to count.  1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.

We're around the same age.  I'd say 1983-85 were pretty sledgehammery, no?

Did you watch "Night Tracks" on TBS as often as I did?
I was more of a Friday Night Videos kinda kid.   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2011, 09:37:39 AM

Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf

Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.

I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!

Yeah, not a lot there I'm dying to hear. I'm gonna spend the morning with Peter Young's JazzFM podcast, which I keep forgetting to listen to. He's doing a salute to Marlena Shaw.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 13, 2011, 06:46:25 AM

Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf

Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.

I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!

Yeah, not a lot there I'm dying to hear. I'm gonna spend the morning with Peter Young's JazzFM podcast, which I keep forgetting to listen to. He's doing a salute to Marlena Shaw.


You've also dodged another Journey bullet there.  Every week, I tells ya!   ::)

Would've BOSed Culture Club and DeBarge.  Was pleasantly surprised to see INXS making the charts as early as '83. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 13, 2011, 08:25:43 AM

Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf

Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.

I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!

Yeah, not a lot there I'm dying to hear. I'm gonna spend the morning with Peter Young's JazzFM podcast, which I keep forgetting to listen to. He's doing a salute to Marlena Shaw.


You've also dodged another Journey bullet there.  Every week, I tells ya!   ::)

Would've BOSed Culture Club and DeBarge.  Was pleasantly surprised to see INXS making the charts as early as '83. 

not sure it's crappy, but there are def some overheard ones.  A lot of country: Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers, Alabama.... Can't say these register with me.   Chris DeBergh was HUGE in Europe, never got that.   

BOS:
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
Kinks - Come Dancing
MJ- Wanna Be Startin' Something
Men at Work - Overkill 
Def Leppard! Photograph
Flock o Seagulls - Wishing


HM:
Madness
INXS
Naked Eyes
Thos Dolby

WOS
Eddy Grant -- OY!
Journey - I normally give Journey a free pass b/c they were my first concert, but I no likey this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 14, 2011, 11:45:07 AM
stuck in the late '70s: this week That '70s Casey is from June 17th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-17-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s hits June 20th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-20-81.pdf

Meaning we hear Champaign 2 weeks in a row -- and they only had 2 hits!

But that '78 chart -- we just did '78 3 weeks ago and we heard most of these tunes then. I hate it when that happens.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on June 15, 2011, 12:10:46 AM
Do the AT40 geeks on the other board keep a log of how many times each year has been hit?

(And now that I'm thinking about that, has anyone tracked that for the AL 10@10 era?)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2011, 07:45:28 AM
Do the AT40 geeks on the other board keep a log of how many times each year has been hit?

(And now that I'm thinking about that, has anyone tracked that for the AL 10@10 era?)

Yes, the geek-board guys say this is the 6th (!) 1978 show of 2011.

and mshray had stats on years for the Morey era; dunno if he's had time to complile for the 2 years since AL took over.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 18, 2011, 10:12:06 AM
Won't be posting much beyond the first hour; we heard 75% of these songs 3 weeks ago.

But this Rare Earth "Warm Ride" thing -- a Bee Gees collab! -- is NTM. I can totally imagine the Gibb Bros (or Yvonne Elliman) singing this one.  How did this escape my notice in '78? VHMFRA.

Greece is indeed the word, say the economists. Yeah, Mr Gibb, writing a disco theme song for a movie set in the '50s makes perfect sense  ::)

BOS1 Chic. Everybody dance, doodle-oodle.

VHM BJ, stickin' it to a Cath-o-lik gurl, heh heh.  VHM Player's "...In it For Love"; glad I got to hear this one twice in a month.

If you stand too close to a disco inferno, you might have an eruption.  VHM "Ah Can't Stand the Rain". And like a window, I'll WOS Crapton's not-so-"Wonderful". "Cheeseburger" for breakfast again? ah that Buford Pusser was a pisser!

Wassamatta witchoo Mick? 

BOS2 Celebration's delightful Beach Boys pastiche. And they're "Follow"ed by Genesis.

Rod was only joking; I'm too tired to do a window-ledge joke for Roberta & Donny.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 18, 2011, 11:36:33 AM
I'm too tired to do a window-ledge joke for Roberta & Donny.

Aww, I could use the giggle today. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 18, 2011, 12:00:12 PM
Heard part of Hour2 in the car; not much to say but VHM Mr Manilow's "Even Now" -- I always interpreted that lyric as being about a closeted gay man who's left his male lover behind to marry a woman.

Meat Loaf got hit in the head by a shot-put ball? Ouch. Of course, it explains a lot.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2011, 10:17:58 AM
Yikes -- a horriffic beginning, what with Stars on 45 and Kim Carnes unheezing us (last week's #1 & 2) and Billy Squier trying to stroke me.

How 'bout some Champaign? BOS1 "How 'Bout Us"

just call Juice Newton the Angel of the Remakes.  WOS Styx, of course -- and TANC, as we were just discussing bad attempts at sounding "New Wave".

Wow, I haven't heard this Carole Bayer Sager song since '81. Sounds like a mash-up of a half-dozen "smooth" ballads of the period. And speaking of "smooth": Grover Washington/Bill Withers and Stanley Clarke/George Duke show up back-to-back.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 19, 2011, 10:34:24 AM
WOS Styx, of course -- and TANC, as we were just discussing bad attempts at sounding "New Wave".



Just tuned in to this crappy song, which I've heard waaay too much lately.  Is there a God?

BOS1 "Sweet Baby".  Great Sunday morning listening stuff.

BOS2 "If"- Bread via LDD from a 12 year old?  Gawd, I swear they made this shit up.  I'm in the mood for some schmaltz, so it's hitting the spot.

VHM "Queen of Hearts".  I can picture my 9 year old self twirling around in my Gunne Sax prairie dress.

This Jesse Winchester song is NTM and I likey, actually.

This Moody Blues song is just the pits - Gemini Nightmare, more like.  

Sheena Sugarwalls gets a VHM.  

BOS3 "Winning" - Santana.  Probably the only song I like from him/them.  *Ducks*

BOS4 "Elvira" - Oak Ridge Boys.  This reminds me of the Barbara Mandrell Show, which I loved.  Um, papa, um, papa, maw, maw!

BOS5 "Lady" - The Commodores.  Takin' me back.  

OMG.  "The Theme from the Greatest American Hero".  BOS6.  Talk about flashback!

BOS7 "The Waiting" - TP&tH.  Good freakin' tune and sounding refreshing in this set.  

Another Fern Bar anthem:  "Hearts" - Marty Balin.  I'll have a Shirley Temple on the rocks, please.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2011, 11:05:44 AM
Hour 2: I was a Jesse Winchester fan in the early '70s; I totally didn't remember that he scored a Top40 hit in '81. VHMFRA.

BOS2 Rosanne Cash's great "Seven Year Ache". Her only pop hit, shamefully. "heartaches are heroes when their pockets are full".

RB Greaves was from Guyana? Color me gobsmacked.

Yeesh, the adult-contmpo-ization of Top40 radio was reaching peak saturation in '81.  Air Supply come up later (after I've tuned out, I hope) but APP, PPL, Manhattan Xfer... it's a mellow world.  This NTM Jim Photoglo tune is another example. Like the Carole Bayer Sager song last hour, it's almost a parody of that smooth-jazzy formula. All these cheezy sax solos seem especially offensive the day after a REAL sax-man left us.

But re: PPL, I do loves me some Vince Gill, so VHM "Still Right Here in My Heart"

unexpected BOS3 Sheena Easton's unfairly overlooked "Modern Girl", sounding quite nice today.  WOS2 & 3 the Moodies and Santana.

I still marvel that, as the pop world was discoverng '60s nostalgia in the '80s, country artists were just realizing how much they loved the '50s: VHM the doo-woppy cheeze of "Elvira".  Dear Kenny Rogers, actually... I don't need YOU.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2011, 12:20:10 PM
Hour 3: VHM forgotten EJ, "Nobody Wins"

Believe it or not: uber-BOS4 Joey Scarbury.  Proxy of Gaz, Marty Balin's "Hearts"

Still more smooth-jazz: Lee Ritenour. I don't remember this one at all. Bill Champlin on vocals!

Kenny Rogers reappears, helping out the late Dottie West, who earns a VHM for "What Are We Doin' in Love?"  Meanwhile, I wish REO *would* take it on the run, baby.

**SWOON** -- BOS5 Gino V, livin' inside hisself.
(http://barendtreesverwaal.tripod.com/auction/livingfronth275.jpg)

TANC: BOS6 Gary US Bonds' fabtastic "This Little Girl", feat a certain recently departed sax player.

As I depart before Hour 4, a warning: prepare to be unheezed!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2011, 12:39:44 PM

OMG.  "The Theme from the Greatest American Hero".  BOS6.  Talk about flashback!


We must get AL to play this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2011, 03:04:46 PM
This week That '70s Casey hits June 21st 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-21-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf

Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 20, 2011, 03:24:37 PM
Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf

Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)

Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow!  Gosh, how I love that song. 

I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s.  I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't.  She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything.   :(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2011, 03:34:32 PM
Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf

Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)

Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow!  Gosh, how I love that song. 

I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s.  I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't.  She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything.   :(

Company B Fascinated.  I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2011, 03:39:52 PM
Company B Fascinated.  I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.

I'm fascinated
By your love, boy
And I'm fascinated
By your love toy


so, she's fascinated by his, er, weiner? or does he own a vibrator?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 20, 2011, 04:24:26 PM
Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf

Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)

Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow!  Gosh, how I love that song. 

I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s.  I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't.  She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything.   :(

Company B Fascinated.  I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.
I misread that as Kennel Club (which was on Divisadero).  Where was the Tunnel Club? 

RG...you had to go there!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 20, 2011, 05:07:13 PM
Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf

Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)

Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow!  Gosh, how I love that song. 

I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s.  I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't.  She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything.   :(

Company B Fascinated.  I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.
I misread that as Kennel Club (which was on Divisadero).  Where was the Tunnel Club? 

RG...you had to go there!

West 27th in NYC, I think.

And RGMike:  Weiner.  Final answer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2011, 10:08:32 AM
Early VHM Barry White's forgotten "I'll Do Anything etc"; BOSes Mike Post and Glen... uh... I forgot his last name...

Proxy of cairo, the Dan's "Black FRiday", which I'd forgotten actually made the Top 40 as a single.

aaack! Dwilley's on fy-uh yet again.

unexpected BOS3 Elvis' "T-R-O-U-B-L-E", a fun rocker that was covered in the early '90s by... Travis Tritt? VHM ONJ, battling that button-pushing cowboy.

BOS4 Gwen McCrae, who wants to be your "Rockin Chair" -- ah loves me a good sexual euphemism.

(http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-150-1924310-1252779285.jpeg)

And BOS5 sweet Melissa's "Midnight Blue", from the album Past Tense.

VHM smoove Smokey -- backatcha!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2011, 11:03:27 AM
Hour 2: Frankie V takes the lawds name in vain. "Just call me a one-woman lover/I can't even look at your mother".  BOS6 for early-disco fabulousness alone; props to the fab Patti Austin for the female vocal.

BOS7 "Dy-no-MITE!", the delightfully cheezy semi-instrumental.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Alvr9liML._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

OMG: HM BTO, shamelessly recycling themselves on "Hey You".

uber-BOS8 Ray Stevens' glorious country-fication of "Misty"

eh-eh-EH-vabody's talking 'bout da good old days! VHM Gladys.

Big boys don't cry. But big girls dance with "Attitude"! BOS9 Carly Simon's unfairly forgotten hit.

There's something... comforting about the very-old-school MOR smoothness of Roger Whittaker's Hemingway-esque narrative. BOS10 "The Last Farewell"

From Philly to Chicago to the country... this chart has it all.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2011, 12:07:39 PM
"Bad Luck"? "Bad Time"? you could use some "Magic", bub!

BOS11 Alice's superb "Only Women Bleed", despite a rather truncated version here.

"We gonna Kung-Fu-Bump 'til it's time to go!" VHM Joe Simon, doing a fictional dance-step.

Major Harris has a major problem with premature ejaculation.  Maybe Jessie Colter can help.

Always a BOS(12) to "Wildfire".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2011, 10:03:37 AM
The girls in Company B are fascinated by your love toys, giving new meaning to the phrase "boogie woogie bugle", boy. BOS1.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nti-ccPT8Ns/SZ2jbYR29AI/AAAAAAAAAh4/yXb7UfM4VN0/s400/sextoys.jpg)

In your dreams, indeed: VHM Deborah Gibson's first hit.  Bono gives himself away to Julie Taymor. Bad move.

Sounds like Restless Heart grew up listening to Dan Fogelberg.

OMG: one of Robbie Nevil's *other* hits: "Wot's it To Ya?" -- did he know Captain Sensible? This is NTM and an early WOS.

a teen-dream twin-spin: Glenn Medieros followed by The Jets. VHMs for sugary goodness. WOS2 Europe. 

Take back. Tom Petty. Take back his heart-break-ers.

VHM the smooth-soul of Surface's "Happy", tho' it's no "Shower Me with Your Love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2011, 11:10:58 AM
Speaking of sex toys: Miss Jackson-if-ya-nasty discovers the Pleasure Prnciple. VHM.  And BOS2 Klymaxx's "I'd Still Say Yes".

George wants your sex. Which makes no sense, grammatically. Maybe that's why Casey refused to say it out loud most weeks.  ;)

proxy of Swellegant Tim, the Partland Bros.

VHM the Nylons, making Steam's 1969 hit almost bearable. Sting still hasn't found the B'way laurels he's been looking for.

BOS3 Chris DeBurgh: "Lady In Red" is one of the best songs of its kind -- far superior to Crapton's "Wonderful Tonight", for example.

OTOH, the Money Man's "Endless Nights" is, er, endless.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 26, 2011, 11:33:01 AM
HA!  Casey intros 10CC's I'm Not In Love by talking about the band's name.  Producer Jonathan King, who also named Genesis, said the name, uh, came to him in a dream. 

sure, dude.... better clean the sheets, there's a nasty stain that's lying there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2011, 11:50:04 AM
HA!  Casey intro's 10CC's I'm Not In Love by talking about the band's name.  Producer Jonathan King, who also named Genesis, said the name, uh, came to him in a dream. 

sure, dude.... better clean the sheets, there's a nasty stain that's lying there.

LOL! I hear he also named Pearl Jam.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2011, 12:07:51 PM
Hour 3: Mr Idol's little-heard "Sweet Sixteen" sounds surprisingly good to me this morning.  WOS3 Motley Crue.

BOS4 Pseudo Echo, 20 years ahead of the irony-curve with their cover of "Funkytown". BOS5 Expose, making their "Point".  WOS4 Mr Loggins with the execrable "Meet Me Halfway".

proxy of Gaz, Level 42's "Lessons in Love", which I'd forgotten peaked as high as #12; BOS6 the System, "Don't Disturb This Groove"

No truth to the rumor that Luther Vandross recorded a cover of "Luka" as "mah name is Loofa".

Final BOS as I exit: Mr Alpert and his favorite labelmate, Miss Jackson, with "Diamonds".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on June 26, 2011, 08:20:55 PM
The girls in Company B are fascinated by your love toys, giving new meaning to the phrase "boogie woogie bugle", boy. BOS1.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nti-ccPT8Ns/SZ2jbYR29AI/AAAAAAAAAh4/yXb7UfM4VN0/s400/sextoys.jpg)

 

You mean to tell me you can make sex toys out of toilet paper rolls and masking tape?  Hey, is that a tube of toothpaste?  What!   ;)

I tuned in to the funtastic sounds of Company B, but the company I had over wasn't exactly fascinated by the song or the rest of the broadcast.  I did get to hear "Pleasure Principle" (with the volume turned down...booo) but am truly bummed I missed "Diamonds". 

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 28, 2011, 08:51:56 PM
It's a July 4th special on that '70s Casey this week -- The 40 Top Artists of the '70s, orig broadcast July 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-01-78.pdf

And the '80s July 4th special is a "Top Artists of the '80s, So Far" countdown that aired in 1983 (seems silly to have done a top-artists-of-the-decade chart only 3 years in, but whatevs):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-02-83.pdf

I think I'll be bypassing both of these to listen to the Dan Ingram airchecks that Rewound Radio will be running all weekend.

http://rewoundradio.com/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 02, 2011, 03:21:50 PM
The girls in Company B are fascinated by your love toys, giving new meaning to the phrase "boogie woogie bugle", boy. BOS1.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nti-ccPT8Ns/SZ2jbYR29AI/AAAAAAAAAh4/yXb7UfM4VN0/s400/sextoys.jpg)

 

You mean to tell me you can make sex toys out of toilet paper rolls and masking tape?  Hey, is that a tube of toothpaste?  What!   ;)

I was busy looking warily at the hammer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 07, 2011, 07:58:15 AM
back to normal: this week That '70s casey is from July 8th 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-08-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from July13th 1985

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-13-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 09, 2011, 10:15:30 AM
"Hold" on: we begin with Argent's "Hold Your Head Up" and the Osmonds with a song written by a ballerina's assistant: "Hold Her Tights". Nobody screams like Merril.

VHM Macca's "Mary Had a Little Lamb", written to be deliberately wimpy after the "Give Ireland Back..." controversy. BOS Stevie's ode to misogyny, "Superwoman". Very well...

VHM the Polish Prince himself: Mr Vinton's remake of "Sealed With a Kiss" is nicely-done soft pop.  WOS Donna Fargo. Skippidy-doo-dah-blecch. No wonder Nixon was a fan.

Nilsson put de lime in de VHM; Hollies find a long cool Creedence in a T-Rex.  Another VHM David Cassidy's nice take on "How Can I Be Sure".

More lovely pop: BOSes to the Stylistics' socially-conscious "People Make The World Go 'Round" and Cher's "...House Divided" against the charts.

VHM Dr Hook -- "stop sniveling, you wimp!" and proxy of Gaz, Godspell -- "stop miming, you wimps!"
 

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 09, 2011, 11:05:39 AM
Hour 2 begins with BOS4: Ree-Ree's lovely, forgotten "All the King's Horses". (the B-side, "April Fools", also got some NYC airplay at the time)

VHM Procol Harum and the Edmondton Symph.

"Where is the love, Roberta?" "It's out on that window-ledge, Donny!"

uber-BOS5 MJ's fab "I Wanna Be Where You Are"

VHM Alice C, who's got no joyz with the girls'n'boyz. I never need hear "Layla" again, but Donny Osmond's remake of "Too Young" sounds quite sweet this morning. WTF?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 09, 2011, 12:07:53 PM
Hour 3: Mouth & MacNeil get a BOS6. OMG: I remember this show! Casey follows "How Do You Do" by saying "and *here's* a fine how-do-you-do: Looking Glass move up 15 notches from #27 to #12!". Brandy, you're a gullible but fine girl.

oodles of fine '70s pop here. VHM Gallery; BOS7 Luther (no relation to Dan) Ingram; and Best Cheeze of Set to Wayne "King of Vegas" Newton.
(http://oldschoolmusiclover.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Wayne-Newton-DDYWSF.jpg)

It's a Dan Ingram one-liner fest! Here's America with the baker's love song, "I Kneed You".

Sammy arrives to collect-up all the cream. Er... wha?

The Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice: it's too late to turn black now!

VHM "Song Sung Blue", from the album Vietnamese Hookers I Have Known.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 10, 2011, 09:25:14 AM
Aired July 9, 2011
Chart Date: July 8, 1972
#40 Hold Your Head Up – Argent
#39 Hold Her Tight – The Osmonds
#38 Mary Had A Little Lamb – Wings
#37 Superwoman – Stevie Wonder
#36 Sealed With A Kiss – Bobby Vinton
#35 The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo
#34 Coconut – Nilsson
#33 Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) – The Hollies
#32 How Can I Be Sure – David Cassidy
#31 People Make The World Go Round – The Stylistics
#30 Living In A House Divided – Cher
#29 Sylvia's Mother – Dr. Hook
#28 Day By Day – The Godspell Cast
#27 I've Been Lonely For So Long – Frederick Knight
#26 All The King's Horses – Aretha Franklin
#25 I'll Take You There – The Staple Singers
#24 Oh, Girl – The Chi-Lites
#23 I Didn't Get To Sleep At All (Last Night) – The Fifth Dimension
#22 Conquistador – Procol Harum
#21 Amazing Grace – The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
#20 Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O'sullivan
#19 Where Is The Love – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
#18 I Wanna Be Where You Are – Michael Jackson
#17 Take It Easy – The Eagles
#16 School's Out – Alice Cooper
#15 Layla – Derek & The Dominos
#14 Too Young – Donny Osmond
#13 How Do You Do – Mouth & Macneal
#12 Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
#11 Nice To Be With You – Gallery
#10 If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right – Luther Ingram
#9 I Need You – America
#8 Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast – Wayne Newton
#7 Rocket Man – Elton John
#6 Troglodyte (Cave Man) – The Jimmy Castor Bunch
#5 Candy Man – Sammy Davis, Jr.
#4 Too Late To Turn Back Now – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
#3 Song Sung Blue – Neil Diamond
#2 Outa-Space – Billy Preston
#1 Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 10, 2011, 09:47:37 AM
BOS to How Can I Be Sure by David Cassidy.  I'll say it's NTM,  but it's my fave Rascals song, and I might be prompted one day to do a karaoke version of this if the stars align -- in a bad way, of course! -- but I was disappointed that his version song didn't end with the last line "I'll be sure with you," which is the way the Rascals end theirs.   

Without that last line, the singer leaves you dangling,  Is he sure or not?   I guess David is still going to leave his options open!   Not surprising based on the story Casey tells about the rabid female fans wanting a piece of David's "125 pound" body.   Maybe he wants some pieces, too!

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2011, 09:54:46 AM
BOS to How Can I Be Sure by David Cassidy.  I'll say it's NTM,  but it's my fave Rascals song, and I might be prompted one day to do a karaoke version of this if the stars align -- in a bad way, of course! -- but I was disappointed that his version song didn't end with the last line "I'll be sure with you," which is the way the Rascals end theirs.   


TANC: I was just listening to Dusty Springfield's version -- worth seeking out.

Hour 1 of 1985 begins with Mr Springsteenfield, "State of the Heart".

VHM Henley's underplayed "Not Enuf Love..."; WOS Bryan Adams, as is the tradition.

Talk about a trainwreck segue: from the MJGirls "In My House" to... Amy Grant's first Top 40 hit.

VHM Freddie Jackson, continuing the tradition of black women finding fat effeminate men sexy.

OMG! the original Katrina!  and VHM H&O's forgotten "Possession Obsession"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2011, 11:05:04 AM
Hour 2, WOS2: Heart, "What About Love", despite Grace & Mickey on backing vox.

VHM Clarence's sax on "Freeway of Love". Never you mind the exercise!

oy, another uber-'trina: Huey's got the "Power". And talk about forgotten: Supertramp's "Cannonball" is one you NEVER hear. VHMFRA.

BOS1 the Beach Boys' wonderful "Getcha Back", easily their best '80s single -- light years ahead of "Kokomo".

More VHMs: Dead or Alive, spinnin', and HoJo, who says it gets better. But John Cafferty says things are tough all over. WOS3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 10, 2011, 11:28:41 AM
I loved "Cannonball" at the time of its release and was disappointed that the rest of Brother Where You Bound was self-indulgent and kinda tuneless, especially the 15-minute title track.

BOS to Dead or Alive.  You guys have seen Pete Burns in recent years, I hope?  Simply frightening.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 10, 2011, 11:35:27 AM
BOS2 to HoJo, just for that glorious opening to "Things Can Only Get Better."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2011, 11:44:21 AM
I'd like to think things can only get better, but things are tough all over, and since people are people, we can count on President Bachman being elected 16 months from now.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2011, 11:50:23 AM
what was with the echo effect on that last segment. Casey was in the "Hall of Fame", is that it? Why is the Hall of Fame a big empty room, then? That was way overdone.

I'm digging this Canuck extra: "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)" by Bill Amesbury (who?) And -- holy crap! -- I googled him and found out Bill Amesbury later became Barbara Amesbury!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_Amesbury

BOS2 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Who's Holding Donna Now?"

Corey Hart will never surrender his sunglasses. Or something.  WOS4 Air Supply. VHM Madonna.

BOS3 Paul Hardcastle, still rather an audacious Top 40 hit.  And now Kim Carnes finally admits she's crazy.

WOS5 Night Ranger -- someone requested this the other day but thankfully AL didn't bite. WOS6 Bryan Adams redux.

Appropriately, in the week I saw Super 8, which has elements of Goonies to it, here's Ms Lauper with her movie theme. VHMFRA. Super 8 is a way better movie than Goonies, BTW.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on July 11, 2011, 10:17:14 AM
I'm digging this Canuck extra: "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)" by Bill Amesbury (who?) And -- holy crap! -- I googled him and found out Bill Amesbury later became Barbara Amesbury!

I was digging that too.  Sounded Train-like.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2011, 10:49:13 AM
I'm digging this Canuck extra: "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)" by Bill Amesbury (who?) And -- holy crap! -- I googled him and found out Bill Amesbury later became Barbara Amesbury!

I was digging that too.  Sounded Train-like.

in Amesbury's case it was "meat --> Virginia".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 11, 2011, 01:17:22 PM
This week That '70s Casey is another truncated 1979 excursion:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-14-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from July 16th 1988

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071688.html

which was the 3rd-to-last show Casey did before his exit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2011, 09:59:06 AM
Casey begins with Wet Willie's fab disco-soul "Weekend" -- their *other* hit, and far superior to "Keep on Smilin'" IMHO. BOS1.

VHM Randy VanWarmer -- I knew a guy who was a rather randy van-warmer himself...

Direct from the "2-Hit Wonder Weekend"... Maxine Nightingale!  VHM "Lead Me On".

Nice story about Carly rescuing JT from drugs; his cover of "Up on the Roof" is still unnecessary. But BOS2 the BeeGees' fab "Love You Inside Out".  WOS Kansas, passing some "South Wind".

Loved the story about the town that banned dancing -- obviously the place that inspired Footloose.

VHMs to Ms Murray's "Shadows in the Moonlight" and the Babs-goes-disco of "Main Event". It's ev-ah-DENT!

Surprise BOS3 Wings' "Getting Closer", which I'd totally forgotten, my salamander. This would not have been out-of-place on Band on the Run.  VHM ARS, "Do It Or Die"

EJ + Thom Bell = BOS4, "Mama Can't Buy You Love". This is a much better chart than I thought it'd be.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2011, 11:05:29 AM
Hour 2 begins with disco KISS!  BOS5, of course. VHM ABBA, "Does Your Mother Know She's a MILF?"

Forgotten AOR tracks: VHMs Gerry Rafferty's "Days Gone Down" and Frampton's surprisingly tolerable"I Can't Stand It No More".

BOS6 McFadden & Whitehead, creating a gay anthem without realizing it.

When you WOS2 Dr Hook, it's... well actually it's not hard at all.

VHM "clams on the half-a-shell -- and roller skates, roller skates"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2011, 12:05:25 PM
Hour 3: lots of disco, cheeze, and disco cheeze.  BOS7 ELO's underappreciated "Shine a Little Love", from the LP Discovery, or as one wag called it, Disco? VERY!

VHM David Naughton's "Makin' It" -- I ain't fakin' it.
(http://www.nndb.com/people/218/000089948/david-naughton-sm.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2011, 09:44:46 AM
Some great stuff in this 1988 chart -- a few AL played the other day and a few more from my wish-list that she didn't.

And indeed Mr Palmer leads off, compromising his principles. Simply unavoidable indeed.

WOS Nia Peeples imitating Jody Watley imitating Janet Jackson. And WOS2 George Michael's "One More Try" -- sorry, this is one of the most boring #1 singles evah.

Tracy Chapman is sandwiched between 2 slices of George Michael. Make up your own joke.

VHM tall cool Percy. Make up your own penis joke.

Aerosmith create a strip-club staple. Daddy's li'l cutie my ass.

BOS1 Lita's "Kiss Me Deadly" -- censored version. It ain't no big thing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2011, 11:03:38 AM
Hour 2: Rick Astley is (no joke) the perfect tool in the hands of Stock/Aitken/Waterman. BOS2 "Togethah Forevah".

WOS3 the Fat Boys, going to the cutesy-remake well 2 times 2 many.

More S/A/W: uber-BOS3 Kylie Minogue, more than a decade before she became a gay icon, with "I Should Be So Lucky", one of my favorite pop singles of the '80s. That this UK #1 peaked at #28 in the US is just shameful.

And another UK smash that underperformed over here: BOS4 Climie Fisher's fab "Love Changes Everything". Best. Rod Stewart. Imitation. EVAH!

Brenda K Starr's dad was a member of Spiral Starecase?? color me gobsmacked.

Damn there were some boring ballads in the late '80s. WOS4 Billy Ocean's "Color of Love". "a picture-perfect painting"? Seriously?

The Contours enter chart history in the "songs that were hits twice" category.

AAAACK! WOS5 Chicago. VHMs to Johnny Kemp, gettin' paid, and EJ, not gettin' laid.

Finally a ballad I can get behind: VHM the Jets' "Make it Real".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2011, 12:08:01 PM
Hour 3: BOS5 Sade in paradise.

MJ wants Diana to just let him be. Another for the "fake crowd noise" list.

BOS5 TTD, "Sign Your Name".  Shameless Copycat Award: Debbie Gibson, "Careless Foolish Whisper Beat"

VHM Jane Weidlin.

Final BOS before I exit: Eric Carmen's fantabulous "Make Me Lose Control"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on July 18, 2011, 07:09:13 AM
Hour 3: BOS5 Sade in paradise.

MJ wants Diana to just let him be. Another for the "fake crowd noise" list.

BOS5 TTD, "Sign Your Name".  Shameless Copycat Award: Debbie Gibson, "Careless Foolish Whisper Beat"

VHM Jane Weidlin.

Final BOS before I exit: Eric Carmen's fantabulous "Make Me Lose Control"

Couldn't listen yesterday, but would've BOSed Sade's "Paradise" and Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand".  I liked The Fat Boys' "Wipeout", but agree with you on "The Twist".  Never was a huge fan of S/A/W...everything they touched was a tad too overproduced for my liking.  "One More Try" has grown on me over the years, so I'd BOS that too.  Brenda K. Starr and Pebbles get VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2011, 11:56:52 AM
this week That '70s Casey is from (yay) July 21st 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-21-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits July 26th 1980

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-26-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on July 22, 2011, 11:55:59 AM
this week That '70s Casey is from (yay) July 21st 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-21-73.pdf
and Casey's '80s visits July 26th 1980
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-26-80.pdf
Here's cue sheet for the 7/26/80 replay (#35, 36 are NTM):
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4808419.pdf

EZ 2 Read playlist for 7/21/73 (NTM = #28, 25, 23):
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/072173.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 23, 2011, 09:18:33 AM
EZ 2 Read playlist for 7/21/73 (NTM = #28, 25, 23):
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/072173.html

you're in for a treat -- 3 of my forgotten faves.

Wow, "Frankenstein" was still in the Top 40 in July -- I remember first hearing it on the radio that year in January. BOS1 Gladys, ah declare! "Whut you say? Watch ya mouth!"

VHM Ree-Ree, lookin' fo' an "Angel". An' when ah got there...

Er, Casey, it's pronounced "mah-KO-sah", not "ma-CA-sa". It's right there in front of your ears.  BOS2 Manu Dibango.  VHM the Intruders, a tad late for Mother's Day. I spent ages trying to figure out what "a new pashoo" was.

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e793/e79388ju38h.jpg)

proxy of Gaz, obscure Lobo. Oh what a groove: you have no idea how Barry White feels.  VHMs Al Green & the Spinners. This is lovely Saturday morning listening today, yes sir-ee, now.

BOS3 Gladys2: what a lovely vocal on "Peaceful Waters"; what a shame Motown tried to sabotage her first Buddha release by putting out "Daddy Could Swear" at the same time.

"Uneasy Rider" never fails to amaze: Charlie D making fun of the very thing he would become in another 15 or 20 years.  the "YOU klux Klan" -- heh.  And they censored the word "fag" this time around.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2011, 07:48:16 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from July 31st 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-76.pdf

('76 has made alot of appearnces this year, no?)

And Casey's '80s is from July 28th, 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-28-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 30, 2011, 09:22:36 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from July 31st 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-76.pdf


As always, the first hour or so is full of lesser-heard goodies.

VHM Dr Hook's ode to sloppy seconds. BOS1 Donny Osmond's surprisingly fine remake of "C'mon Marianne" -- one of his best 45s, IMHO.

Oh, irony: this story about Neil Sedaka pretending not to be married at the same time he was pretending not to be gay.  "Stepping Out" is quite the forgotten 45.

And 1550 is playing last week's '73 show again for some reason. Ooops! BOS2 one of my fave Ohio Players jams, "Who'd She Coo?" WOS Wild Cherry; Casey misidentifies it as "Play THE Funky Music".

VHM Chicago's "Another Rainy Day in NYC" -- the first single from that LP and a relative stiff. But then "If You Leave Me Now" became their first #1. Love the story about Steve Miller's broken neck. BOS3 Tavares' fantabulous "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"; BOS4 Ree-Ree's "Something He Can Feel", one of her best vocals and the fact that it only got to #28 is criminal -- never understood her mid-'70s chart struggles.

"I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen..."

"WOW!" of the Week: this Canadian extra by Gordon Lightfooot, "Black Day in July", a song about the 1967 Detroit riots. NTM, amazingly.

VHM Natalie Cole -- "Sophisticated Lady" is one I like more now than I did then. BOS5 as I get ready to head out: the Carpenters' lovely "I Need to Be In Love". Sadly, KFRC's screw-up means I can't hear the next hour or so in the car; I'll get '73 instead.

Back for the Top 6:  EJ tells Kiki "don't go breakin' my balls" but bustin' makes her feel good.

Afternoon's a delight but moonlight feels right!

Dan Ingram used to do a great bit with the spoken intro to "Kiss and Say Goodbye". "the principal called me into his office on the last day of school..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2011, 09:58:49 AM
Pre-countdown: CKRU plays a delightful Neil Diamiond obscurity, "Sunday Sun"

And '84 starts with a BOS for Robin Gibb's unfairly forgotten "Boys Do Fall in Love" -- has it really been a year since we heard this last?  And BOS2 Ms Lauper, she-boppin' -- boys fall in love, but girls play with themselves, apparently.

Ah ay-um da wah-wee-uh! Your eyes touch me physically. er, eww.

BOS3 Sheila E: girlfriend got glam!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on July 31, 2011, 10:09:50 AM
Oh yeah!  Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".  Gawd, I love this song!  BOS1
Bang, bang...followed by The Warrior.  The song is a WTF, as is the video - but I love it anyway.  I'm in heaven right now! BOS2!

Here's Sheila E. with her big brown Mercedes sedan.  BOS3.  Damn, gurl!

"If This Is It" gets a VHM, mostly for the video and hometown connection.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2011, 10:25:48 AM
Oh yeah!  Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8". 

She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.

BOS4 Peter Wolf! "dancin' in the dark to the radio of love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on July 31, 2011, 10:28:21 AM
Oh yeah!  Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".  

She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.

Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave.   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on July 31, 2011, 10:29:58 AM
Oh yeah!  Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".  

She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.

Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave.   ;)

"Lights Out" gets BOS4.  Man, I may not leave the house for a while.  '84 is my year!

BOS5 "Turn To You" - The Go-Go's.  Another fun video (feat. Rob Lowe!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2011, 10:31:48 AM
Oh yeah!  Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".  

She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.

Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave.   ;)

"Lights Out" gets BOS4.  Man, I may not leave the house for a while.  '84 is my year!

unfortunately Sergio Mendes and Glenn Frey are upcoming -- good time for me to put laundry in the machine. (But not before I give them WOS 1 & 2)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on July 31, 2011, 10:51:46 AM
Oh yeah!  Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".  

She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.

Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave.   ;)

"Lights Out" gets BOS4.  Man, I may not leave the house for a while.  '84 is my year!

unfortunately Sergio Mendes and Glenn Frey are upcoming -- good time for me to put laundry in the machine. (But not before I give them WOS 1 & 2)


I forgot how much that Sergio Mendes song sucked.  This Glenn Frey isn't as bad...the lyrics are pretty atrocious though.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2011, 11:07:23 AM
Every breath you take, every step you make, I'll be "Missing You". 

WOS3 Starship. yikes, they put out some seriously dreadful singles in that decade. "No Way Out" sounds like something Journey turned down.

Huey's got something that's throbbing. Oh, it's just his heart.

Proxy of Gaz, "Romancing the Stone". yo, romance these stones, baby!

And speaking of things Journey discarded: here's Steve Perry!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on July 31, 2011, 11:11:16 AM
Every breath you take, every step you make, I'll be "Missing You".  

WOS3 Starship. yikes, they put out some seriously dreadful singles in that decade. "No Way Out" sounds like something Journey turned down.

"My Alibi" was still worse.

Gotta BOS John Taylor's funky bass line in The Reflex.  Tra la la la...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2011, 11:43:14 AM
Heaven help Kenny Loggins: WOS4.

VHM Duran2, re-fle-fle-fle-fle-flexing.

eek: another way-creepy LDD.  But yay this Lindsay Buckingham extra.

DLR reaches down between his legs. He's just trying to find Corey Hart's sunglasses.

BOS5 Peabo -- swoon!. VHM the late Ms Branigan.  People walking out on the Cars? Bwahahaha!

Biggest snoozer of set: Lionel Ritchie. Proxy of shray, Thompson Twins.  BOS6 Dan Hartman. WOS4 "Almost Paradise" -- when the GUY in the duet is the one wearing red leather pants, you know you're in trouble.

BOS7 Ollie & Jerry. "Breakin'"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2011, 09:40:03 AM
This week That '70s Casey makes a rare visit to 1970... Aug 1st 1970 to be exact:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-70.pdf

(AWESOME chart -- cannot wait for this one)

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 2nd 1986:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/080286.html
 


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 02, 2011, 09:49:53 AM
This week That '70s Casey makes a rare visit to 1970... Aug 1st 1970 to be exact:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-70.pdf
(AWESOME chart -- cannot wait for this one)

Looks good!

FOR WEEK ENDING August 1, 1970

#40. Check Out Your Mind  -  Impressions
#39. Do You See My Love For You Growing  -  Junion Walker & The All Stars
#38. 25 Or 6 To 4  -  Chicago
#37. Everybody's Got The Right To Love  -  Supremes
Extra: I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
#36. Mississippi  -  John Phillips
#35. Maybe  -  Three Degrees
#34.  The Sly, The Slick And The Wicked  -  Lost Generation
#33. Summertime Blues  -  Who
#32. Love Land  -  Charles Wright & The Watts 103 St. Band
#31. Mississippi Queen  -  Mountain
#30. Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine  -  James Brown
#29. Patches  -  Clarence Carter
#28. Overture From Tommy  -  Assembled Multitude
#27. Tell It All Brother  -  Kenny Rogers & The 1st Edition
#26. Westbound No. 9  -  Flaming Ember
#25. Silver Bird  -  Mark Lindsay
#24. The Wonder Of You  -  Elvis Presley
#23. Gimme Dat Ding  -  Pipkins
Extra: Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles
#22. In The Summertime  -  Mungo Jerry
#21. (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You  -  Ronnie Dyson
#20.  A Song Of Joy  -  Miguel Rios
#19. Lay A Little Lovin' On Me  -  Robin Mcnamara
#18. I Just Can't Help Believin'  -  B.J. Thomas
#17. Ohio  -  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#16. Teach Your Children  -  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#15. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)  -  Melanie
#14. Are You Ready? (Long Version)  -  Pacific Gas & Electric
#13. Hitchin' A Ride  -  Vanity Fare
#12. War  -  Edwin Starr
#11. Ride Captain Ride  -  Blues Image
#10. O-O-H Child  -  5 Stairsteps
Extra: Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
#9. Tighter, Tighter  -  Alive & Kicking
#8. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) Temptations
#7.  Spill The Wine  -  Eric Burdon & War
#6. The Love You Save  -  Jackson 5
#5. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)  -  Stevie Wonder
#4. Band Of Gold  -  Freda Payne
#3. Mama Told Me (Not To Come)  -  Three Dog Night
#2. Make It With You  -  Bread
Extra: Ally-Oop - Hollywood Argyles
#1. (They Long To Be) Close To You  -  Carpenters
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2011, 10:09:55 AM
DAMN! 1970 starts with a pair of BOSes: the Impressions' "Check Out Yo' Mind" and Jr Walker's fab "Do You See My Love For You Growing".  Soul heaven.

Heh: Casey's confused by that Chicago title.  But lawdy: BOS3 the Diana-less Supes, singing about marriage equality 40 years ahead of time. And BOS4 John Phillips. "do it to me, James"

proxy of Gaz: the Three Degrees -- evil as a wet hen.  the loong version of the spoken intro, and BOS5 for that alone.

and OMFG it's a lost soul festival: the Lost Generation, "the Sly, the Slick, the Wicked (wickedwickedwickedwickedwicked)"  VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 06, 2011, 10:18:43 AM
DAMN! 1970 starts with a pair of BOSes: the Impressions' "Check Out Yo' Mind" and Jr Walker's fab "Do You See My Love For You Growing".  Soul heaven.

Heh: Casey's confused by that Chicago title.  But lawdy: BOS3 the Diana-less Supes, singing about marriage equality 40 years ahead of time.

I liked that: "Twenty-five.. or six to four.. We'll figure it out in the weeks to come." *snort*

Absolute winners so far in this first hour!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2011, 10:47:16 AM
more BOSes: "Loveland" and "Sex Machine". VHM the Assembled Multitude. What a sledgehammery summer-of-'70 flashback this hour has been.

OMFG: Kenny Rogers tells it. Amazing lyric. BOS8

If you miss the Westbound #9, you can always hop on the Silver Bird.  VHMs Flaming Ember & Mark Lindsay.

BOS9 Elvis, "The Wonder of You".

BOS10 the late great Mr Dyson. Didn't realize Rado & Ragni wrote "Aquarius" specifically for his voice.

and yet another BOS(11) for Miguel Rios.  I am lost in nostalgia this morning.

VHM Robin McNamara, cantchasee? And I never knew that BJT's "I Just Can't Help Believin'" was a Mann/Weill compo.

Lawd have mercy: the looooooong version of PG&E's "Are You Ready?" gets an uber-BOS12.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 06, 2011, 04:37:46 PM
Mike, I'm surprised you like the Sly, Slick and Wickedwickedwickedwicked - I think them Persuaders-esque.  That said, heard a lot of great moments in the brief period I was able to spend with the countdown.

Listening to the '80s set now, and damn if Andy Taylor's "Take It Easy" isn't a T. Rex riff with the chorus of "Let Your Love Flow."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 06, 2011, 05:06:22 PM

BOS10 the late great Mr Dyson. Didn't realize Rado & Ragni wrote "Aquarius" specifically for his voice.

And what a voice it was.  Check out his "One Man Band" and his cover of "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" next time you're surfing YouTube.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 06, 2011, 05:08:11 PM
Wow, is "Dancing on the Ceiling" a lame, phoned-in song.  I didn't dislike it at the time.  Now I wince.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 06, 2011, 05:23:02 PM
And you woo-woo-WOO!  BOS to Jeffrey Osborne fortifying his love, just because I haven't thought of this in ages and I'm surprised it charted so high.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2011, 05:26:36 PM
Mike, I'm surprised you like the Sly, Slick and Wickedwickedwickedwicked - I think them Persuaders-esque. 

Yeah, it is similar -- but nobody ends up in the hospital in this one.  :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 06, 2011, 05:27:58 PM
BOS2 to Wham!'s "The Edge of Heaven," which I sang last time I did karaoke, which was in a private room with friends in Boston.  Love this forgotten song.  I thought it was a sure #1 and was flummoxed when it peaked at #10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 07, 2011, 06:48:31 AM
Forgot to mention: When "Friends & Lovers" came out, I mondegreened the singer's name as "Glory Alluring."  Sounded like a porn name.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 07, 2011, 07:03:27 AM
Also: Michael Jackson appears to have ganked the bassline from Gavin Christopher's forgotten "One Step Closer to You" for "The Way You Make Me Feel."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2011, 09:48:55 AM
Forgot to mention: When "Friends & Lovers" came out, I mondegreened the singer's name as "Glory Alluring."  Sounded like a porn name.

bwahahaha!  Don't know if you remember an '80s dance hit called "Savin' Myself" by Eria Fachin, but for months all the NY deejays made it sound like her name was Area Fashion -- I thought she was a band, like Leisure Process.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2011, 10:04:08 AM
Ah LURVES to start my Sunday morning with a man-sized love, honey!  BOS1 Klymaxx.

WOS1 Holly Knight's band Device, "Hangin' on a Heart Attack". Yeesh.

I'd forgotten about Mike & the Mechanics' "Taken In" -- sounds like they listened to Squeeze's "Tempted" a few dozen times.

VHMs HoJo, the Monkees and JCM.

I like DLR but "Yankee Rose" is weak.

WOS2 GTR -- there's a reason this one's forgotten.  Surprised it hasn't shown up on a Drive 1986 10@10.

Nostalgic VHM to Regina, one of the many Madonna clones of the period -- they all had one-word, 3-syllable names, which still amuses me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 07, 2011, 10:08:53 AM
Ah LURVES to start my Sunday morning with a man-sized love, honey!  BOS1 Klymaxx.

WOS1 Holly Knight's band Device, "Hangin' on a Heart Attack". Yeesh.

Gonna WOS the first 3 songs.  Klymaxx clearly faking it with a Man-Sized Love.  That Device song was unlistenable, and this Mike + The Mechanics song is going nowhere.

BOS1 HoJo, "No One Is To Blame".  Great lyrics.
BOS2 The Monkees, "That Was Then, This Is Now".  Geez, I haven't heard this in ages...still sounds good.
Diamond Dave's Yankee Rose hasn't aged well.  Neither has he.  VHM anyway
"Friends & Lovers".  How do you remove vomit from your keyboard?
Never cared for "Baby Love".  Insipid lyrics and a lame baby sound sample.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 07, 2011, 10:27:44 AM
JCM sounded good.  BOS to Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

Big ol BOS2 to Diamond Dave!   

Agree enthusiastically about GTR being crap-ass. I consider myself both a yes and genesis fan, but I cannot recall giving a crap about that one--or even remembering it, for that matter.

This is Regina? Sound ZACKLY like Ms. Ciccone.  She even has that weird throat-y warble when she goes into lower register.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2011, 11:04:56 AM
Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."

Gaz is right about this Gavin Christopher thing.

AAACK! a sappy LDD featuring Loggins & the Goat. *shudder*

WOS4 the Outfield -- what a worthless f--ing band.  VHM the Fixx's forgotten hit.

WOS5 Journey; WOS6 the Moodies.

I love Lisa Lisa's upbeat stuff but this extra, "All Cried Out" is a really awful bit of ballad songwriting. "Set this place on fire/'cause I'm tired/of your lies"? Sheesh.

Also agree about the Lionel Ritchie; I seem to recall he got the title, realized he could do a video ripping off the old movie routine by Fred Astaire, and at that point it didn't matter how crappy the rest of the song was.  Woo Hoo to the "Woo Woo": BOS2 Jeffrey Osborne.

Can't agree with Gaz about "Edge of Heaven", tho'... Wham's weakest US single, IMHO.  Always a VHM for the Monkeys who blow. Ditto the TSC's "Rumors".

As I prepare to exit, pre-emptive BOSes to the PSBs and the fantabulous Jermaine Stewart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 07, 2011, 11:09:37 AM
Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."

There WILL be bad songs to make you cry.  (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)

A lot of this stuff is NTM, but I like Gavin Christopher, although it sounds derivative of a lot of songs and grooves, esp that bass line.  I just can't place it.  ETA: Duh!  MJ is the one who copied it from GC.  just re-read Gaz's post.  nailed it.

the LDD features Kenny Loggins and Goaty Goat Goat = guilty pleasure.  (Kenny Loggins will be at the Sausalito Art Festival Labor Day weekend).

BOS3 Who is Tinka Johnny?  fun!

Well, Bang a Gong and call me Shorty!  Andy Taylor certainly know show to "Take It Easy," as evidenced by this boring piece of shlock T-Rex riff rip-off.  WOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 07, 2011, 11:15:32 AM
Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."

There WILL be bad songs to make you cry.  (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)
Hahaha! 

Ooh...Yacht rockin' on the LDD.  Whenever I Call My Dealer You Friend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 07, 2011, 11:49:02 AM
Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."

There WILL be bad songs to make you cry.  (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)
Hahaha!  

Ooh...Yacht rockin' on the LDD.  Whenever I Call My Dealer You Friend.
Billy Ocean, Simply Red, Miami Sound Machine...is this KOIT???

Gotta BOS this T40 extra:  All Cried Out.  Sing it, Lisa!

WOSWOSWOS Dancing On The Ceiling.  OUTRAGEOUS!
WOOWOOWOO Jeffrey Osborne gets a BOS.  Oh, hells yeah.

Not sure how I feel about this Wham! song.  Sounds like it's trying too hard.

BOSing Bananarama, of course.  This is an instance when I heard the cover first before the original.  This version is better, IMO.

Diggin' the Blow Monkeys, too - but the band name is a WTF.  ETA:  According to Casey, it's London slang for saxophone players.  Oi!

Local flavah:  Timex Social Club spreadin' Rumors.  BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 07, 2011, 11:51:18 AM
Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."

There WILL be bad songs to make you cry.  (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)
Hahaha! 

Ooh...Yacht rockin' on the LDD.  Whenever I Call My Dealer You Friend.
Billy Ocean, Simply Red, Miami Sound Machine...is this KOIT???

You Take My Breath Away with your snarky insight!  :)

Journey's Suzanne?  ugh!  But is Steve Perry actually singing "Suzannah?" 

Mike gives the Moodies a WOS, but I give them an HM.  I mean, come on, they have falsetto!  Justin Hayward always wrote their simpler poppier stuff.  He was 40 when this charted, it's appropriate the subject matter is about reminiscences.

Here's Lionel Ritchie crapping on the ceiling.   That man has mastered anti-gravity!

Yammo Be There give Michael McDonald a BOS for this.  Release the yachts!  Sweet Freedom.

when Pet Shop Boys came on girlfriend said "First good song they've played."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 07, 2011, 03:18:23 PM
WOSWOSWOS Dancing On The Ceiling.  OUTRAGEOUS!

And you-woo-woo-woo made me LOL!  Outrageous!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 09, 2011, 12:20:55 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Aug 17th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-17-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Aug 14th 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2011, 10:18:14 AM
"Beach Baby" begins its looooooong stay in the Top 40; Sly's "Time For Livin" has a blink-and-you-missed-it chart life. VHM the Stylistics.

George McCrae beats his wife, har har.

BOS1 Main Ingredient's criminally forgotten "Happiness is Just Around the Bend" -- damn this sounds great today.

Mick sticks his hand in his heart. er, eww. BOS2 Edgar Winter, "River's Risin' ".

Casey sez "only two" of the orig British Invasion groups are still making the charts in '74... the Stones & the Hollies. He musta been astounded when the Kinks came back in '78.  BOS3 the lovely "Air That I Breathe".

WOS the Guess Who, giving a famous deejay a sexually transmitted disease. JB tells us how to get down with a broad. VHM "My Thang".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2011, 11:23:56 AM
Hour 2: Brenda Lee's comin' on strong.  The Dan rip off/pay homage to Horace Silver.

"Ah've heard people say..." Barry can't get enuf; Billy can't get nothin'.  WOS2 the Righteous Bros, making "RnR Heaven" a Hit From Hell.

BOS4 the fantabulous "Hang on in There, Baby", you sweet virgin of the world.

Fancy's unnecessary remake of "Wild Thing" is one of the bigger "WTF?"s in chart history. Dionne W gets that urge to feel ya. She heard there was coke in your back pocket.

BOS5 Billy "Crash" Craddock's forgotten "Rub it In" -- a great summer song that nobody ever thinks of when they make lists of great summer songs.

EJ lets your son gown down. No more Auggie Dog-ness!

2 "awwww" songs in a row: John Denver followed by Ms Reddy.  I love you too, baby. VHMs to both.

sure as I'm sittin' here, 3DN deserve an HM for this early John Hiatt compo. Always a BOS(6) for Mr Kim, gettin' gently rocked. It only hurts the first time, Andy boy.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! this hour's extra is "Sweet Home Ala-bummer".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2011, 12:05:19 PM
Hearing BTO's "Blue Collah" as a Canuck extra almost makes up for getiing their "TCB" early in Hour 3.  WOS3 GFR "Shinin' On", which sure seems cribbed from Rare Earth's "Born to Wander".

Memo to Crapton: if you shoot the sheriff, you might as well hit the deputy too. You're gonna hang either way.

well, if somebody would wet my willie, I'd keep on smilin' too...

Casey make a boo-boo: he just called Blue Magic's "Sideshow" their second big hit... er, it was their first.

BOS7 Jim Stafford's slyly amusing "Wildwood Weed". "he said he flew up there. I had to fly up and get him down, he was about half-crazy"

VHM Chicago's "Call on Me", one of their Top Ten hits that really doesn't get played much these days, compared to, say, "Saturday in the Park".

Loving these station IDs done by the stations themselves ... a feature that was rather short-lived, unfortunately.

Damn, "Feel Like Makin' Love" is a Rubina Flake solo turn, so I can't do any Donny Hathaway window-ledge jokes.

And one for the "Brits writing songs about American places they've obviously never been": Paper Lace. Actually, the show began and ended with examples of this; #40 was "Beach Baby", with its reference to that hotbed of surfing... San Jose.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 14, 2011, 10:13:56 AM
Jeffrey Osborne's "I Really Don't Need No Light" is NTM.  I heard pieces of this '80s set yesterday, now have it on in the background while I pack books and curio.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 10:22:51 AM
'82 gets off to a nice start: Mr Crenshaw's "Someday Someway"; Jeffrey Osborne back for a 2nd week, this time with "I Really Don't Need No Light"; EJ's "Blue Eyes" and Herb Alpert's forgotten "Route 101". VHMs all.

Rick S's "What Kind of Fool Am I" is a minor piece of his catalog; WOS Asia, of course.

Nobody sneers like Mr Idol.
(http://static2.dmcdn.net/static/video/138/298/892831:jpeg_preview_medium.jpg?20100721000332)

VHM H&O's forgotten "Your Imagination".  I'm guessing Phil Collins hasn't eaten off a paper plate in decades.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 14, 2011, 10:41:55 AM
I have no memory of H&O's "Your Imagination," but I bet Paul Young had it in mind for his rearrangement of "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" 3 years later.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 11:06:38 AM
Honeysuckle-chocolate-drippin' BOS1 Stevie's "Do I Do", even if it is the 45 version, which is still plenty lengthy. 

Love's been a little bit of a hard-on for Juice Newton; Leslie Pearl replies "if it fits, wear it!"

JCM dribbles off his Bobbie Brooks. BOS2 Miss. Jennifer. Holliday!

TANC: Kim Wilde journeys to "east California". There's a new map comin', ah warn ya!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 14, 2011, 11:33:53 AM
I feel like I've been hit by a truck when I hear Jennifer Holliday's "And I Am Telling You."  BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 11:45:53 AM
I feel like I've been hit by a truck when I hear Jennifer Holliday's "And I Am Telling You."  BOS.

Well, she *was* rather large.  

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AjWahKK7mMc/S_mKjpymqWI/AAAAAAAAHDs/wBRvNiPdOBg/s320/jennifer_holliday.jpg)

Always fascinated me that it peaked at #22; in the current Glee-dominated pop landscape, it surely woulda done better, no?

BOS3 "Out of Work". Still amazed some country artist hasn't latched onto this for a remake.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 11:58:03 AM
eeek: this Canuck extra by Trooper, "Boys in the Bright White Sports Cars" is horrendous. For one thing, it sounds like "Man on the Silver Mountain"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 14, 2011, 12:06:45 PM
Ah, so Casey pronounces Qatar "Ka-TAR."  At TIME we've been taught that it's pronounced "Kotter."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 12:11:35 PM
Ah, so Casey pronounces Qatar "Ka-TAR."  At TIME we've been taught that it's pronounced "Kotter."

It is, but in '82 we weren't so enlightened.

Hour 3: the Money Man leads off; VHM the Pointers' forgotten "American Music"; BOS4 Karla Bonoff.

Marc Almond covered "Tainted Love" due to his love of taint.

VHM Ms Summer, aimin' to pull the trigger.

BOS5 sweet Melissa, channelling the Cars in the underrated "You Should Hear How She Talks Aboutchoo". VHM Macca, takin' it away.

wow, nothing in Hour 4 that I care to say anything about.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 14, 2011, 12:48:48 PM
Dear Melissa Manchester: You should mind your own damn business.   :P
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 12:53:44 PM
Dear Melissa Manchester: You should mind your own damn business.   :P

can't you see? it's SHE!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 14, 2011, 01:10:41 PM
Belinda wants a coke binge Vacation.  Best Go-Go's song, in my book - BOS.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 14, 2011, 07:36:58 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Aug 18th 1979:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-18-79.pdf

(yeah another show that starts with #33... perhaps my least-favorite happening on these AT40s -- worse yet #33 happens to be "Cruel to be Kind")

And Casey's '80s is from Aug 20th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-20-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2011, 10:07:45 AM
(yeah another show that starts with #33... perhaps my least-favorite happening on these AT40s -- worse yet #33 happens to be "Cruel to be Kind")


ah, but #32! BOS1 "Born to Be Alive". Almost makes up for having to hear Cheap Trick And Robert Palmer in quick succession.

Blackfoot's "Highway Song" is as Skynyrd-y as it gets. BOS2 GQ's very nice remake of Billy Stewart's "I Do Love You". Debbie H gives us the slip. Pass the rat food.

VHM SpyroGyra.  BOS3 Bonnie Pointer's fab reboot of "Heaven Musta Sent You". And OMGWTF Flashback of Set: Night's "Hot Summer Night" -- talk about a forgotten hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2011, 11:04:26 AM
Hour 2: Is she really going out with that Lonesome Loser? Goodbye, stranger!

John "daydream believer" Stewart strikes gold. So many folks thought this was Harry Chapin when it first came out.

VHM the late Mr Rabbitt; BOS4 Barry M & Dionne W, perfect together. Mr Naughton is shakin' it, bakin' it, fakin' it and "Makin' It". He's a Pepper, all right.

(http://terrordaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/rabies.jpg)
VHM Maxine Nightingale with the song that made her a Two-Hit Wonder.

WOS Robert John; BOS5 disco KISS

(http://www.45vinylvidivici.net/IMAGES%2045%20(HL)/Kiss%201182.jpg)

BOS6 Elton goes to Philly again.

When I'm listening to a Ray Sawyer vocal... it's flaccid. Casey sez EWF's "After the Love..." is "a sure #1". Oops.

Extra! Extra! VHM disco Babs. Like buttah!
(http://homepage.mac.com/annez/Sites/iSale/Pictures/1227212066_0.jpg)

OMFG! Best "extra" of the month: Maureen McGovern, "Different Worlds (Theme from Angie)" Swoon!  And at #1: clams on the half-a-shell!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2011, 10:10:44 AM
August '83 in da hizzouse.  EJ wants to kiss the bride; I won't tell you what he wants to do to the groom.

aaack: Madness with one of the 'trinas di tutti 'trina.  BOS1 Jeffrey Osborne making his 3rd '80s appearance in as many weeks -- what were the odds?

Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.

And speaking of unspeakable movie songs: WOS Frank Stallone. But delighted and unexpected BOS2 Joan Jett, "Fake Friends".

"hey baby... I don't feel like hearin' the Stray Cats NO MORE!"  "Me NEITHER!"

I don't think I've heard America's "The Border" since '83. WOS2 Air Supply; BOS3 Shalamar's underappreciated "Dead Giveaway". Still have the 12" of that one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2011, 11:05:09 AM
Hour 2 starts with BOS4: Miss Bonnie Tyler, "eclipse"-ing all of Jim Steinman's other gun-for-hire creations of the period.

Always nice to hear Naked Eyes' *other* hit. VHM. Ditto the late Ms Branigan, doing a finer, and far more subtle, reading of "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" than Michael Bolton ever did.

Rich Springfield's "Human Touch" is one of his better forgotten 45s. VHM.

eeek: WOS3 Journey and WOS4 Asia.

BOS5 BJ, tellin' 'er aboot it. Nobody at this point in '83 realized just how huge the Innocent Man LP would become.

"Gunter gleiben glauchen globen" -- no wonder people thought Def Leppard were Krauts.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2011, 12:04:26 PM
OY! ve gonna schlep down to Electric Avenue.  ELO's "RnR is King" may be their least-played hit.

We can dance. We can dance. Everybody look at your hands.

Sorry, I've said it multiple times, but to my ears Sergio Mendes' "Never Gonna Let You Go" is the worst kind of adult-contempo dreck. WOS5. The female singer, Lisa something-or-other, has a very annoying voice IMHO; the guy is Mr Generic. At least Quincy Jones had James Ingram. Not one of Mann & Weill's shining moments, lyric-wise.

VHM MJ. Why? Why??
 
shameless soundalike follow-up of the week: Quarterflash, "Take Me to (Harden My) Heart".  Aug '83 is quite a sledgehammery period for me; I hated the movie Flashdance as much as I love the song. VHM Irene Cara.

Oh Bowie, just you shut your mouse.  WOS6 Loverboy.

BOS6 Culture Club; WOS-in-perpetuity Taco, def one of my Top Ten Worst Records EVAH.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on August 21, 2011, 05:31:45 PM
August '83 in da hizzouse.  EJ wants to kiss the bride; I won't tell you what he wants to do to the groom.

aaack: Madness with one of the 'trinas di tutti 'trina.  BOS1 Jeffrey Osborne making his 3rd '80s appearance in as many weeks -- what were the odds?

Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.

And speaking of unspeakable movie songs: WOS Frank Stallone. But delighted and unexpected BOS2 Joan Jett, "Fake Friends".

"hey baby... I don't feel like hearin' the Stray Cats NO MORE!"  "Me NEITHER!"

I don't think I've heard America's "The Border" since '83. WOS2 Air Supply; BOS3 Shalamar's underappreciated "Dead Giveaway". Still have the 12" of that one.

Other than Air Supply and Journey, I tend to disagree you. It seems like everything you like, I don't like (You love 70s, I hate it) and everything I like, you don't (I love early 80s, you don't seem to). I think something is wrong when I agree with you. Not saying I complete an opposite of what you wrote for today's show but I don't mind Madness, Taco or Frank Stallone. In fact, I like Madness and Stray Cats.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2011, 08:56:30 PM

Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.


OMFG: I posted a similar comment on the AT40 geek board... and their censorship software turned "Octopussy" into  -- I shit you not -- "Octogirl thingy".  Good thing Casey never had to play the Pussycat Dolls.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2011, 03:16:29 PM
Other than Air Supply and Journey, I tend to disagree you. It seems like everything you like, I don't like (You love 70s, I hate it) and everything I like, you don't (I love early 80s, you don't seem to). I think something is wrong when I agree with you. Not saying I complete an opposite of what you wrote for today's show but I don't mind Madness, Taco or Frank Stallone. In fact, I like Madness and Stray Cats.

actually, alot of my comments are attempts at snark/humor and don't necessarily mean I dislike a song (unless I specifically give it a WOS). I don't hate Madness' "Our House", for example but it is easily one of the most overexposed hits of that period.

Meanwhile next week...

That '70s Casey is from August 26th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-78.pdf

(this is allegedly the show with the first-ever Long Distance Dedication)

And Casey's '80s visits August 30th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 22, 2011, 04:13:59 PM
Other than Air Supply and Journey, I tend to disagree you. It seems like everything you like, I don't like (You love 70s, I hate it) and everything I like, you don't (I love early 80s, you don't seem to). I think something is wrong when I agree with you. Not saying I complete an opposite of what you wrote for today's show but I don't mind Madness, Taco or Frank Stallone. In fact, I like Madness and Stray Cats.

actually, alot of my comments are attempts at snark/humor and don't necessarily mean I dislike a song (unless I specifically give it a WOS). I don't hate Madness' "Our House", for example but it is easily one of the most overexposed hits of that period.

Meanwhile next week...
And Casey's '80s visits August 30th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-80.pdf

Man, I sure love that Stephanie Mills song!  Haven't heard it in ages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 22, 2011, 04:21:30 PM
Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.
OMFG: I posted a similar comment on the AT40 geek board... and their censorship software turned "Octopussy" into  -- I shit you not -- "Octogirl thingy".  Good thing Casey never had to play the Pussycat Dolls.
So the Tom Jones hit becomes "What's New Girlthingy Cat" ?!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 27, 2011, 09:38:11 AM
Today's AT40 70s is 8/26/78 (yes, another 78 show)
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/082678.html

But next week is 9/4/71: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/090471.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2011, 09:42:01 AM
Have we heard this '78 chart before? Babs and Cheryl Ladd (both songs produced by the same guy, iirc) seem esp familiar.

pre-show BOS: our Canuck friends play BTO's "Gimme Your Money Please" which I haven't heard in ages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on August 27, 2011, 09:50:25 AM
Have we heard this '78 chart before? Babs and Cheryl Ladd (both songs produced by the same guy, iirc) seem esp familiar.
I think we have, a year or two ago. If not, then we've heard other charts from summer 78. Seems we've had many '78 shows this year.  After a few years of listening to these AT40 70s replays, the charts are sounding pretty familiar.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2011, 10:10:04 AM
Hour 1: Babs is a prisoner of Faye Dunaway's eyes. or something.

VHM Mr Rafferty.

Oh, NOW I remember: this Cheryl Ladd thing was produced by the same folks who did Dolly's "Here You Come Again".  It's hard for Boston not to look back, 'cause nothing they did after '76 was as good.  I remember August of '78: I took 2 weeks of vacay with the intention of going to the beach every day and working on my tan and the sun did not shine once in 14 days.

WOS1 Foxy's worse-than-cheezy "Get Off", one of my least-favorite disco hits. "Tie me up at your place"? Really??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 27, 2011, 10:17:09 AM
HM to Babs and Gerry, BOS to Susan Anton's head-bobbing pop nugget.  May not be online much longer, so cheers!

(All is fine here so far.  Not expecting to need to evacuate; indeed, friends are coming over here later.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2011, 10:24:40 AM
HM to Babs and Gerry, BOS to Susan Anton's head-bobbing pop nugget. 

you're forgiven for mistaking Cheryl ladd for Susan Anton. I've never seen them together, now that I think of it.

BOS1 Kinks. VHM Robin Gibb's "Oh Darlin', about the only good thing to come from the Sgt Pepper's... movie debacle.

Good question about the #1 comedy LP of all time
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Button-Down_Mind_of_Bob_Newhart_album_cover.jpg)
Actually, Mr Ocasek, I *do* mind you coming here and wasting all my time.

eek! Loggins and Goatrina.  Proxy of geoff, Boney M's "Rivers of Babylon", their only remotely decent single, at its #30 peak, far from the heights it reached in Europe.

Teddy wants me to "Close the Door"! *swoon!*  BOS2.  and BOS3 Ms Murray with one of the loveliest ballads evah.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2011, 11:05:24 AM
Hour2: from Cheryl Ladd to Cheryl Tiegs -- Seger gets laid in the H'Wood Hills. And The Village Peeps get laid whereverthefuck they want. "Dig my big... thick... moustache".

unexpected VHM Rita Coolidge's forgotten "You".

LRB... Q ... JT/ONJ.  Actually, I'll VHM "Summer Nights", the only song from the immensely clever original Grease score to become a hit single off the film sndtk .

BOS4 Slick Rick. Sing it, sugah!  BOS5 John Paul Young.

(http://www.karaokeisland.com/midicovers/IT13273.jpg)

BOS6 Toby Beau's sweet "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "My Angel Baby".

uber-BOS7 Chris Rea, "Fool if You Think You're Sober". Nice to hear the now out-of-print orig 45. VHM Barry M & his bagels. (Love that Casey had to explain what a bagel is!)

ooo! the very first LDD: "Desiree", explained by Casey with an interview with the people involved.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 27, 2011, 11:52:02 AM
I've definitely heard this countdown - I remember the DC5 "Everybody Knows" and Manilow bagel stories.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on August 27, 2011, 11:53:05 AM
Good question about the #1 comedy LP of all time
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Button-Down_Mind_of_Bob_Newhart_album_cover.jpg)

I've never heard any of it - no snark intended, but what was so great about it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2011, 12:02:26 PM
Good question about the #1 comedy LP of all time
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Button-Down_Mind_of_Bob_Newhart_album_cover.jpg)

I've never heard any of it - no snark intended, but what was so great about it?

Newhart was a brilliant stand-up comedian, which his sitcom character only hinted at.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2011, 12:04:04 PM
Have we heard this '78 chart before? Babs and Cheryl Ladd (both songs produced by the same guy, iirc) seem esp familiar.
I think we have, a year or two ago.

per the folks at the AT40 geek message board, this is the 3rd time this show has aired, mainly because of the historic significance of the first LDD.

Evelyn "Bubbles" "Champagne" King gets a VHM. Exile should be exiled.

ONJ is hopelessly devoted.

"You'll have to get away from you-know-who"  Uh, actually, Foreigner, we *don't* know who. WTF are you talking about?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2011, 09:57:54 AM
Sunday pre-chart BOS: Lighthouse, "Pretty Lady". Hope Gaz tuned in early.

But we begin with #40, a forgotten Jermaine Jackson midtempo ballad -- BOSFRA.

VHM EJ's "Little Jeannie"

(http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/49306_100000400074386_6147_n.jpg)

BOS2 Stephanie Mills. VHM Carly's forgotten "Jesse"; WOS Robert John's horrendously unnecessary remake of "Hey There Lonely Girl"

BOS3 H&O's dead-on Tom Petty imitation, "How Does It Feel To Be Back", another forgotten 45.

Looking ahead, this is quite the snoozy chart.  I'll stick around for "Xanadu" and then I'll bail to check out WLNG's storm coverage.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 28, 2011, 10:35:53 AM
'Cos I nevah knew a BOS like this before!  Haaaay!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2011, 11:06:52 AM
AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again.  But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 28, 2011, 11:15:41 AM
AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again.  But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...

Oh, how I loved Xanadu (song and film) as a kid!  Listening to this makes me wanna twirl around in my roller skates with roach clips in my hair.  BOS2.

Ugh, totally agree with you on "I'm Alright".  Apart from "Whenever I Call You Friend", Kenny Loggins just grates.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2011, 11:22:04 AM
AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again.  But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...

Oh, how I loved Xanadu (song and film) as a kid!  Listening to this makes me wanna twirl around in my roller skates with roach clips in my hair.  BOS2.


about 5 years ago the Castro did a triple-bill: Roller Boogie, Skatetown USA and of course the ONJ/Gene Kelly extravaganza.  I couldn't make it to the end of Xanadu, it's really bad filmmaking and not in a fun way.  But Linda Blair in Roller Boogie -- yowsah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on August 28, 2011, 11:28:14 AM
AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again.  But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...

Oh, how I loved Xanadu (song and film) as a kid!  Listening to this makes me wanna twirl around in my roller skates with roach clips in my hair.  BOS2.


about 5 years ago the Castro did a triple-bill: Roller Boogie, Skatetown USA and of course the ONJ/Gene Kelly extravaganza.  I couldn't make it to the end of Xanadu, it's really bad filmmaking and not in a fun way.  But Linda Blair in Roller Boogie -- yowsah!
Holy shiznit.  I wish I knew about this then.  I totally saw all those movies as a kid!  Hmm, perhaps the pot wore off by the end of Xanadu?  ;)

WOS Ambrosia.  Yacht-crock.

BOSing Boz Scaggs, "JoJo" & Benny Mardones, "Into The Night".  

Final BOSes to "Fame" and The S.O.S. Band.  I took my time, and did it right...um, right?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2011, 09:47:50 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Sept 4th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/090471.html

wow, Tom Clay, Mac & Katie Kissoon, ONJ's lovely George Harrison cover, George himself with "BanglaDesh" and Bobby Russell's "Sat AM Confusion" making its annual appearance.

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 7th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-07-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 01, 2011, 06:58:18 PM
Big news: no more Casey on 1550-AM; True Oldies Channel is gone and in its place is an Indian format. Here's Oldies 103.7's chance to pick up AT40 (hopefully both versions).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 03, 2011, 10:11:59 AM
Wow, #40, Peoples Choice's "Ah Likes To Do It" is edited down to a tight minute-and-20-seconds! But fab stuff so far; a rare countdown with *8* debut songs. BOS1 Ms King's "So Far Away".

Guess Who ask "where'd ya get the gun, John?". BOS2 Stevie -- this debuted in September? I always remembered it as a summer song.

VHM "Paul" Stookey; BOS3 Bobby Russell and Harry the dog with the best Roger Miller imitation ever.

BOS4 the J-5's fantabulous "Maybe Tomorrow" *swoon*! Proxy of cairo, BS&T.

I can't honestly BOS "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" but I'm still flabbergasted that Mac & Katie Kissoon are black.

Mmmmmm... purple flowers for breakfast...

BOS5 the loooong version of Tom Clay's "What the World..." which remains one of the most amazing Top40 hits ever -- cheesily over-the-top at times but heartfelt and moving.

Lawd'a'mercy! Our Hour 1 "extra" is Denise LaSalle's "Trapped by a Thing Called Love".  BOS6.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 03, 2011, 11:07:30 AM
Hour 2 begins with another severe edit: "Indian Reservation", on its way down and out. VHM Rev. Al's first pop hit; ditto ONJ with hers: the EZ-listening take on "If Not For You" was scorned at the time but it's rather sweet and underrated IMHO.

BOS7 George's "Bangla Desh"; this was a chart for heartfelt pleas, alright.

JB's got hotpants; JT's got a friend

VHM the Partridges. yikes 2 of the all-time ClassicRock warhorses back-to-back: The 'oo (speaking of severe radio edits) and Rod the Bod.

VHM Miss Baez, mangling the lyrics to "...Dixie Down". "so much cavalry"? You're smarter than that, Joanie. HM the Honey Cone, wearin' a smile down the aisle 'cause he da father of they chile!

WOS Swedish-a Hykah.

Rare Earth open another brate franchise. VHM 3DN's "Liar", one of their most underappreciated 45s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2011, 10:10:59 AM
1985 begins with an unexpected BOS for Laura Branigan's "Spanish Eddie" which I surely haven't heard in ages. The castinets alone woulda guaranteed a VHM.

Girls rule! Lisa Lisa, followed by Chrissie (w/UB40) followed by -- OMFG! -- Katrina's *other* hit. VHMFRA to "If You Want Crying"

LOL! Casey just said "bang cock" on the radio! Mike McDonald recycles himself; ditto John Cafferty. W-O-S-1 "C-I-T-Y"

Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 04, 2011, 10:12:24 AM
Haaaaay!  BOS1 "Wonder If I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa, Cult Jam, Full Force, Kitchen Sink, etc...

Ugh.  Never liked this cover of "Dancing in the Sheets Streets."  Mick and Dave really did make the gayest video evah, though!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2011, 10:19:58 AM
Haaaaay!  BOS1 "Wonder If I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa, Cult Jam, Full Force, Kitchen Sink, etc...

Those Full Force dudes had bigger chests than Lisa Lisa (which is saying something).

VHM Dead or Alive
(http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/85383/1426996/Content_SpinningRecord.gif)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 04, 2011, 10:39:17 AM

Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!

Dayum!  Were we separated at birth???   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2011, 10:41:01 AM

Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!

Dayum!  Were we separated at birth???   ;)

and TANC: Sting from Blue Turtles!  Though "movie star" is pushing it, Casey.

BOS2 the teen-dreamy DeBarge hit "Who's Holding Donna". Oh, EL! *swoon*!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 04, 2011, 10:44:03 AM

Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!

Dayum!  Were we separated at birth???   ;)

and TANC: Sting from Blue Turtles!  Though "movie star" is pushing it, Casey.
another TANC:  The Motown Coke Dealers DeBarge!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2011, 10:48:41 AM
eeek: WOS3 John Waite's for no one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 04, 2011, 10:57:17 AM
Heading off to a BBQ, SF style (AKA indoor potluck)...

So many BOSes...Paul Young, Godley & Creme, Prince, Eurythmics, etc.  You know who you are!  

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2011, 11:06:26 AM
Hour2: Paul Young takes a piece of meat with him. Proxy of shray.

WOS4: Billy Ocean's instantly forgettable "Mystery Lady". No mystery why it peaked at #24. BOS3 Eurythmics with Stevie on harmonica.

VHM Whitney when she was good. WOS5 Martha Motel. "Shame" indeed. WOS6 Heart.

VHMs HoJo and RFTW; BOS4 Madonna's fab "Dress You Up"

WOS7 Motley Crue's utterly unnecessrary re-do of "Smokin' in the Boy's Room"; BOS5 The Pointers' unfairly forgotten "Dare Me"

uber-BOS6 Wham! and my fave 45 of theirs, "Freedom". BOS7 Ms Benatar's also unfairly forgotten "Invincible". and DAYUM! BOS8 Prince's "Pop Life". Whatchoo puttin' in yo' nose?

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 05, 2011, 10:01:00 AM
BOS4 Madonna's fab "Dress You Up"


Mondegreen alert:  Gonna dress you up in nylon...all ovah, all ovah!

Pulled out my Live Aid DVDs yesterday and thought that Madonna looked like a gypsy realtor from Boca Raton.  How the hell did Sean Penn let her leave the house like that?
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5MHz5YxGy6M/TDy8iUyGlrI/AAAAAAAADNY/pvZDGksx5GE/s400/Madonna+Live+Aid.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2011, 12:31:58 PM
This week, That '70sCasey visits 1976... again:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2011, 02:57:35 PM
This week, That '70sCasey visits 1976... again:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-76.pdf


really only a handful of tunes in this chart (yay Lady Flash!) that I'm anxious to hear. And I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2011, 10:04:19 AM
ah, Hour 1 begins with Soft White Underbelly BOC. Come on, baybee!

I'd rather hear ONJ's "Don't Stop Believin'" than Journey's any day. VHM.  TANC: Buddy Holly woulda been 75 this week; here's Ms Ronstadt screaming covering him.

eek: Afternoon Delight with a Magic Man leads to a Disco Duck.

BOS1 Miss Candi Staten Island!  VHM Miss Ross's unfairly forgotten "One Love in My Lifetime". I can imagine Marvin doing this one 10 years earlier with a sparer arrangement.

Vicki Sue turns it around. But Ms Reddy's ill-fated, half-hearted disco foray "I Can't Hear You No More" is just not her kinda thang.  Leave the Betty Everett covers to Linda R, Helen.

BOS2 Barry M's backup girls: Lady Flash's fab "Street Singin'", a OHW written/produced/arranged by Mr. Manilow. It's got that New York City rhythm -- it's a miracle, I tell ya. Doo-lang-doo-lang-doo lang! And it's followed, appropriately, by the BBs Chuck Berry cover.

OMFG: our Hour 1 "extra" is "Nadia's Theme"!  BOS3 and cheeziest flashback of the day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2011, 11:18:28 AM
Hour 2 JT golden-showes the people. Er, eww. But H&O arrive to clean it up with a worn toothbrush. Wham! Bam!

BOS3 "Who'd She Coo?"

When your body's had enuf of Ray Sawyer...

VHM Leopold "Butters" Stotch's favorite Chicago song.

And it seems I'm having no trouble posting via Netbook. But my PC says I can't access this site. Weird.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 10, 2011, 11:33:09 AM
Turn the beat around...haaaaaay!

(this is a test for RG)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2011, 11:40:48 AM
Dame Cliff likes being gotten from behind. No shit, Sherlock. Heaven must be missin' a gay angel!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 10, 2011, 11:58:59 AM
Love to hear percussion...haaaaaay!

(another test)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2011, 12:15:37 PM
the Netbook is allowing me to access the board but posting is hit-and-miss.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2011, 09:48:25 AM
another test... still can't access via my PC but here I am on the Netbook.  Our Canuck friends have added a one-hour weekly Beatles show Sundays at Noon Eastern/9 Pacific, right before Casey's '80s. It's not bad.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2011, 10:15:41 AM
Beautiful like a rainbow: Ms Lauper shows her colors. BOS1. and a surprise BOS2: ZZT's "Velcro Fly"

TANC: Mr Palmer gets a BOS3 for covering Cherrelle, whose BehinfTheHits-style docu I saw earlier this week.

OMFG: Nu Shooz's *other* hit, the *other* "Point of No Return". VHMFRA. proxy of Gaz: 3/4 of the Monkees. and BOS4 the sublime Anita Baker.

Best. LDD. Evah: Jermaine Stewart!!

Holy flaming mutha! uber-BOS5 Simply Red "Money$ Too Tight" -- did the earth move for ya, Nancy?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 11, 2011, 11:05:55 AM
Beautiful like a rainbow: Ms Lauper shows her colors. BOS1. and a surprise BOS2: ZZT's "Velcro Fly"

TANC: Mr Palmer gets a BOS3 for covering Cherrelle, whose BehinfTheHits-style docu I saw earlier this week.

I think I have Cherrelle's "Everything I Miss At Home" 45 at my mom's house!

Hideous song, but I must admit, Don Johnson didn't have too bad a voice.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2011, 11:14:43 AM
aaack: Hour 2 begins with WOS1, Don Johnson's "Heartbeat". As if I haven't heard enuf Beatles this morning: "Twist & Shout". Thanks, John Hughes.

VHM VH; BOS6 Tina's unjustly forgotten "Typical Male"

WOS2 Lisa Lisa. I *lurve* their upbeat stuff but "All Cried Out" is an awful ballad. "set this place on fi-uh/'cause I'm ti-uh'd"? Yeesh. And WOSes 3 & 4 even worse ballads: Loverboy "Heaven in Your Eyes" and Peter Cetera "Glory of Love". My head may explode.

**YAY!!** I'm able to access the board from my PC again. Now can somebody explain WTF was going on the past 24 hours??

Dave & Annie are in the "Missionary" position, heh heh.

Sorry, I never liked DLR's "Yankee Rose". Is he singing about a woman? a boat? a car?

wow, I surely haven't heard Macca's "Press" since '86. VHMFRA.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2011, 12:06:32 PM
Hour 3: Genesis throw it away. My sentiments exactly.

VHMs Timex Social, Janet J and Stacey Q with her dead-on Madonna ripoff.

OMGWTFLOL: BOS7 just because, to Double's cheezeball Eurotrash lounge ballad "Captain of Her Heart".

Ah LURVES me a man-sized love! BOS8 Klymaxx
(http://bearmythology.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/vladimir-kalinichenko-7_206.jpg)

More crappy '80s balladry: Billy Ocean, "Love Zone". But BOS9 Daryl Hall -- I need a substutute phrase for "unfairly forgotten" because I'm using it way too much lately, but "Dreamtime" is one of the great lost 45s of the '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2011, 06:12:54 PM
This week, That '70s Casey hits Sept 21st 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 17, 2011, 09:54:28 AM
It's Pride Day in Peterborough, Ontario Canada.  Too bad "My Girl Bill" isn't in this 1974 chart. Well at least there's some Elton. And, er, "Alice Bowie".

Soapsud-green, like bubbles: America heads for the Tropic of Sir Galahad, whereverthefuck that is.

TANC: Souther Hillman Furay's "Fallin in Love", which Rob played in a Peak '74 set this week. Yeah, sounds just like Poco. VHMFRA.

BOS1 JB, takin NO mess, y'all.  BOS2 Donny & his brothas with their all-time peak performance, "Love Me For a Reason". *swoon*!

VHM Mr Stafford, smokin some "Weed"

eek: Fancy's deservedly forgotten cover of "Wild Thing". The woman singer quit the band to be with her chauvinistic hubby? Not so "Wild" then.

I said this when we heard it a month ago, but BOS3 Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Rub it In", one of the great summer songs that you never hear.

Miss Rubina Flake takes a stroll in the park.

Bitchy EJ is in high (Gus) dudgeon. BOS4. Carole King sings to her bra! And the Gaz-man's testifyin'!

VHM Charlie Rich -- another forgotten gem. Kenny Rogers shoulda revived this one in the '80s.

Funny: EJ was allowed to say "bitch" but the Ohio Players had to change "bad bad bitches" to "bad bad misses". Ahm 'bout to bust mah stitches!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 17, 2011, 11:06:18 AM
Hour 2: I'd forgotten Mac Davis' "Stop & Smell the Roses" was co-written by Doc Severinsen!

VHM TO & Dawn's "Steppin' Out", one of the more agreeable tunes in their "old-timey" period.

BOS5 Joni, unfettered and alive. VHM the Tymes' "Trustmaker" -- yessir! -- and another VHM Blue Swede; I've always preferred their "Never My Love" to "Hooked on an Oogah-Chugga"

BOS6 Cheech, Chong, and Alice Bowie. My basketball coach, he done kicked me off the team/For wearin' high-heel sneakers and actin' like a queen

Mick spills his heart all over the stage. Er, eww.

BOS7 and proxy of Gaz: Bo Donaldson.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WOS "Sweet Home Ala-Bummer"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 17, 2011, 12:06:49 PM
Hour 3: Donny returns with Marie at his side.  And First Class drive to San Jose for a Saturday Night with the Cat Man.

uber-BOS8 Johnny Bristol's still-fantabulous "Hang on in There Baby", you sweet virgin of the world.

Casey's answer about highest-debuting LPs comes a year before the first #1 debuting album, EJ's Capt Fantastic.

WOS2 "Sexually-Transmitted Disease For The Werewolf Guy"

Crapton shoots! (the sherriff) Dionne scores! (some coke)

Oh, 'livia: "you shouldn't blow the chance, when you've got the chance to blow". And speaking of, Andy Kim bends over. BOS9 the best Neil Diamond imitation EVAH.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2011, 10:05:07 AM
I swear it seems like every other week the show starts with Casey thanking whoever sat in for him the previous week. This week he thanked Gary Owens -- I'd've loved to have heard *that* show. Recorded in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, no doubt.

VHM Evelyn (no Champagne) King -- she in LOVE, girl!

Jeezus, even the Allmans were into that imitation-Doobies thing in '81. I don't remember this one at all, thankfully.

VHM James Ingram, singing for Q; BOS the Four Tops singing about the big-legged girl -- guess she was hotter than the one-eyed Gott.

VHM John Denver's next-to-last Top 40 appearance.

oh the horror: white girls rapping about a soap opera. WOS "General Hospi-Tale". TANC: we'll hear Dr. Noah Drake in the next hour.

I thought that ABB song was obscure, but even moreso is this EJ song I surely haven't heard in 30 years: "Chloe"

OMG! VHM Jarreau-hands!

They played "Hill St Blues" as an extra and it was TOTALLY not the original hit version -- Larry Carlton's guitar solo was MIA. WTFF?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2011, 11:04:12 AM
Hour 2 : Silver Condor (WHO?) doing "You Could Take My Heart Away" is NTM.  Per Whitburn, band features Earl Slick, later of Phantom Rocker & Slick. Pretty generic midtempo ballad. Feh.  But BOS2 Rick Springfield -- he's done everything for you.

VHM Ms Benatar's "Fire & Ice". Damn, we're really in forgotten-hit-land today: Fogelberg's "Hard to Say" and Kim Carnes' "Draw of the Cards" -- forgotten for good reason, sez me.

From forgotten hits to overexposed classics: H&O followed by Rick James.

uber-BOS3 Kenny Rogers' lovely cover of "Share Your Love" -- easily one of his 2 or 3 best singles, with stellar backing vox from Gladys Knight.

More forgotten 45s: Gary Wright's "Really Wanna Know You" and Balance with "Breaking Away" -- the latter is something of a "Steal Away" clone.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2011, 12:05:26 PM
Hour 3: BOS4 and proxy of cairo, Lulu's fab '81 comeback "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)"

unexpected VHM to REO's jaunty "In Your Letter"; BOS5 Sheena's Bond theme.

Pablo Cruise's cool kinda love is a boring kinda comeback.

BOS6 Joey Scarbury.  Another for my "someday I'll Karaoke this one" list.

I must be in a good mood: it's Hour 3 and it's only my 2nd WOS: the utterly unnecessary "Beach Boys Medley" --what a crappy editing job, if nothing else. Well at least they didn't add a clap-track.

Dr Noah Drake reappears, but the point is prob'ly moot. Accroches-toi, ELO.

BOS7 The Stones' last truly great 45
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 20, 2011, 08:58:42 PM
This weekend That '70s Casey visits Sept 27th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Sept 26th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 24, 2011, 07:28:40 AM
Mike, great commentaries that I'm just now catching up on.

I tuned in to this '75 set too late to hear "Miracles," but two things I want to point out:

Casey's trivia note that Elvis's 52 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 was a safe record - ironically, Katy Perry broke that record just this week, her five #1s from Teenage Dream now having spanned 53 consecutive weeks.

And his interview with Janis Ian: she says all sorts of people are" unhappy with the way they look, or the way they are."  A distant foreshadow of her coming out, I suspect.

Lotsa great tunes in this set, and only a couple wincers.  I'll listen to the first half tomorrow, I hope.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on September 24, 2011, 07:33:23 AM
I love hearing this Barry song on Saturday mornings - sledgehammery that way.  "Come, come into my arms - and then fetch me a towel."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 24, 2011, 08:55:30 AM
Mike, great commentaries that I'm just now catching up on.

Yes, Mike's comments, snarky or not, are great reads.  :)

Welcome back, Gazoo!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2011, 09:34:52 AM
pre-Casey, it's the CKRU OMGWTFLOL-of-the-Week, Nazareth's hard-rock interp of Joni's "This Flight Tonight", which I haven't heard in many a moon.

Followed by -- *swoon* -- Gino Vanelli's underrated "Black Cars"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2011, 10:06:20 AM
Hour 1: you can't hide -- you're lionized!

BOS1 AWB's fantabulous "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" which deserved much better, chart-wise.  VHM Mr Garfunkel's cover of "I Only Have Eyes..."

VHM Jim Stafford -- wonder if he does all these songs about weed for the Jeebus-loving yahoos in Branson?

Oh, Karen!  BOS2 the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedacky's "Solitaire" some real heft.  Lawdy! BOS3 Esther Phillips' discofied "What a Diff a Day Makes".

TO & Dawn's Marvin & Tammi cover hasn't been heard since '75. There's a reason for that. Not their finest hour.

John Williams' Jaws theme gets an HM for being a "pure" novelty -- people bought it because they saw the movie, but how many played it over and over?

uber-BOS4 Michael Murphy's lovely "Carolina in the Pines" -- I can't express how much I loved this one in '75.

VHM Frankie and da Joizey Boyz. Eat yer heart out, Situation. Always a VHM for Leon's "Lady Blue" (from the LP Past Tense, har har)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2011, 11:10:44 AM
Hour 2: the short version of "Miracles" to start. Paul & Phoebe get a VHM but boy would I love to hear the version with Bette.

Wacky Sedaky knows all about man-eating bitches, being one himself. WOS "Bad (baaad) Blood (blooood)". WOS2 the horrid "Rocky".

VHM the cheezy disco goodness of "Brazil".

BOS5 the Osmonds' fine cover of "The Proud One", an obscure Frankie Valli mid-charter. They really found their calling (a tad too late) doing forgotten ballads.

The Pointers ask "how long?" -- that's rather a personal question, ladies. BOS6 anyway.

America keep the oven warm; H,JF & R are fawwin' in wuv.

VHM Tavares, gettin' a flu attack -- for 30 days they on they back!

The cheezeball classic "Feelings" isn't nearly as hellish as people would have you believe. That doesn't mean it's good, either.

BOS7 Paul & Odia at their Marvin'n'Tammiest -- easily their best collab.  "Mr Jaws" was Dickie Goodman's biggest hit since his first, back in the '50s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2011, 12:11:22 PM
Hour 3: BOS8 Ms Reddy's lovely "No Way To Treat a Lady".

it's -- it's -- a ballroom 'trina!

BOS9 Freddy Fender's "Wasted Days & Wasted Nights".

TANC: Tina Fey did a Karaoke "At 17" on a 30 Rock rerun the other nite.

Back in '75, WABC's copy of "Could it Be Magic" had a crack in the record at the very beginning -- you could hear a click throughout the piano intro. Dan Ingram turned it into a bit: "and now Barry Manilow plays piano with his feet! Uh, Barry, you might wanna cut your toenails first..."  I guess you hadda be there.

More cheeze: David Geddes.

BOS10 the Isleys and all that Bullshit goin' down.  BOS11 Glen Campbell and all those rhinestones shinin' 'round.

OOOPS! the Hour 3 "extra" is supposed to be ABBA's "SOS" but we get "Name of the Game" instead. And *nobody* at Premiere noticed??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2011, 10:04:55 AM
Wow, haven't heard Go West's "Don't Look Down (the Sequel)" in ages. VHM.

WOS Kenny G, just on principle -- tho' it's nice to know Lenny Williams sang on a Top 40 hit in '87.

VHM the Whispers, rockin' steady baby. BOS1 the PRBs, "It's a Sin"

(http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-150-582382-1251047501.jpeg)

Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr Mister doing a song nobody remembers? WOS2 "Something Real"

WOS3 Richard Marx, also on principle.

Madonna made some great singles in the '80s "Who's That Girl" is not one of them.

Yeesh: WOS4 Bryan Adams. 4 WOSes in the first hour? other than the Pet Shop Boys, this was a waste of time -- and REO Speedwagon is coming up!

This "extra" by the Other Ones, "Holiday", is NTM -- and no wonder: it peaked at #29.  Anybody remember it?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2011, 11:13:11 AM
Hour 2, BOS2: Swingout Sister.  BOS3 MJ's "Bad" - sha'MAWN!

OMG it's Tiffany, aka the American Robin Sparkles  ;)  Let's go to the Mall!

VHM Bowie's "Never Let Me Down"; WOS5 the Cars; BOS3 Alex O'Neal's great "Fake".

VHM Expose -- HAAAAAY!

Miss Deborah Gibson only creams her jeans. or something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2011, 12:02:48 PM
Hour 3: I surely haven't heard Jellybean's "Who Found Who" since '87. VHMFRA. Ditto Natalie Cole's "Jump Start".

ooo! 2 swoonworthy BOSes:  BOS4 LLCoolJ's "I Need Love" and uber-BOS5 Levert's wonderful "Casanova".

More swoonworthiness: VHM smoove Smokey, "One Heartbeat"

WOS6 Heart; WOS7 Fat Boys/Beach Boys. 

Color me taken aback! BOS6 Prince & Sheena.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on September 25, 2011, 06:16:46 PM

uber-BOS5 Levert's wonderful "Casanova".


I LOVE this song.  Haaaaaay!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2011, 08:14:30 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Oct 1st 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-01-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s hits Oct 6th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-06-84.pdf

Lots of forgotten goodies, esp in the '84 chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on September 30, 2011, 01:29:54 PM

This "extra" by the Other Ones, "Holiday", is NTM -- and no wonder: it peaked at #29.  Anybody remember it?

Oh yes, I've made it a 1987 10@10 request on occasion.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2011, 10:09:31 AM
Hour1: VHM "Dusic". and VHM STB; my eyes have a mist from the smoke of a dist.

Ms Coolidge gets lifted; Mr Parsons wouldn't wanna be like you.

BOS1 Eric Carmen, paying homage to the Beach Boys with actual BBs on backing vox.

VHM LRB.

BOS2 Crystal Gayle; BOS3 Stevie's underappreciated "Another Star"; BOS4 Dorothy Moore's lovely "I Believe You", later covered by the Carpenters.

The Nuge likes pussy. Duh!

BOS5 already! Firefall's "Just Remember I Love You" sounds esp nice this morning.

eek: Leif Garrett has had his moments, but "Surfin' USA" ain't one of them. WOS1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2011, 11:11:10 AM
Hour2: JT come-a, come-a, comes. And I'm sure Carly is relieved.

VHM Barry W -- it's ecstasy when you're necstamee.

BOS6 George Benson's orig version of "Greatest Love of All"

Yeah, "Heaven on the 7th Floor" is a HFH to many, but it's good cheezy fun to me.

Steve Miller delivers more papaya; Frampton does one of the whitest Motown covers evah.

The Two Ronnies: McDowell does his ode to the King; Milsap gets BOS7 for the best Barry Manilow imitation of all time.

And speaking of the King; BOS8 Elvis' "Way Down", as I exit to run some errands.  WOS2 the Floaters.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2011, 12:13:29 PM
Hour3: perfect timing -- I missed "You Light Up My Life" and arrive in time to VHM Johnny Rivers and BOS9 Stephen Bishop.

"I Just Want to be Your Everything" was only #1 for a month? in NYC it was #1 on WABC's survey for 9 weeks!

VHM Shaun Cassidy covering Eric Carmen. This and the follow-up "Hey Deanie" were genius calls on the part of his A&R person. I'd forgotten that his dad Jack Cassidy was already dead by Oct of '77.

VHM ELO. But nobody does it better than Simon... Carly Simon.

Casey plugs his appearance on The Hardy Boys!  The Brothers show off their johnson.

BOS10 KC, keepin' it common-law.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2011, 10:11:50 AM
1984 Hour 1: I thought this Joyce Kennedy/Jeffrey Osborne duet sounded like a nice bit of ballad-writing -- and lo, it's a Mann/Weill compo. VHM.

OMG: Naked Eyes' "What in the Name of Love" is one I haven't heard since '84.  BOS1 H&O, "Out of Touch"

OMG2: Barry Gibb's "Shine Shine" is a very welcome obscurity -- VHM.  WOS1 Lionel Ritchie.

"Nations go to war over women like" Sheena.  BOS2 "Strut". All this fascination with leather & lace!
(http://www.mclub.com.ua/images/alb/cover49474_181306.jpg)

BOS3 Tina -- bettah be GOOD, bay-bay!  VHM Ch-Ch-Ch-Chaka.

Wham! Debuts with their first. BOS4 "WMUBYG-G"

WOS2 Dennis DeYoung.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 02, 2011, 10:18:16 AM
1984 Hour 1:


OMG: Naked Eyes' "What in the Name of Love" is one I haven't heard since '84.  BOS H&O, "Out of Touch"
Yes!!!  BOSing both.  HM Sheena Sugarwalls and her crazy eyes. 

Another BOS to Wham!  I remember my mom teaching me how to Jitterbug to this in my "Frankie Say" t-shirt.   
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2011, 11:02:18 AM
Hour 2: VHM Jermaine's forgotten "Dynamite". I really need a good anthol of his -- he had a ton of hits in that decade.

BOS5 Prince -- it really was purple-mania at that moment in time.

unexpected BOS6 EJ's "Who Wears these Platform Shoes?"

VHM Miss Ross and another of her pop melodramas --"Swept Away". No wonder drag queens worship her.

I'll BOS7 "Go Insane". Like I al. ways. do.

BOS8 Rod the Bod's delightful Persuaders cover -- maybe my fave of his many radio-friendly '80s hits.

Somebody call Swellegant! this hour's extra is "The War Song". BOS9. Is that Helen Terry wailing in the background?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2011, 12:25:11 PM
Hour 3: Ms Branigan gets lucky.

I don't remember Night Ranger's "When You Close Your Eyes" at all.

VHM the Jacksons' ode to 2010 Giants baseball; WOS3 Caffery and his brown beaver. I'm so excited the Pointers are still standing.

Memo to Huey: "phonin' " does NOT rhyme with "mornin' "... unless you're black. And don't even GET me started about "one way or the 'nother".

Speaking of odd pronunciation: Billy O sails the carra-byoon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 02, 2011, 05:41:33 PM
Hour 3: 
I don't remember Night Ranger's "When You Close Your Eyes" at all.

I remember the video being the sequel to "Sister Christian".  So not motorin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on October 02, 2011, 11:04:53 PM
For October 8-9

The 70s:

October 9, 1976

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-76.pdf

The 80s:

October 9, 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2011, 02:41:05 PM
For October 8-9

The 70s:

October 9, 1976

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-76.pdf


wow, '76 is easily the most-visited '70s year on these Classic Caseys in 2011. Lots of songs we just heard a few weeks back on this chart -- I may skip this one entirely.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 05, 2011, 12:29:57 PM
Just found out that Magic 98 in Wisconsin, which has been running the '70s version on Sat nites for years, has added the '80s version on Sunday afternoons -- noon-4 Central time, 10-2 Pacific, meaning same time as the Canadian version sundaygal & I are usually tuned in to.  Could come in handy this winter when the Canucks have hockey on occasionally.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 05, 2011, 01:44:17 PM
Just found out that Magic 98 in Wisconsin, which has been running the '70s version on Sat nites for years, has added the '80s version on Sunday afternoons -- noon-4 Central time, 10-2 Pacific, meaning same time as the Canadian version sundaygal & I are usually tuned in to.  Could come in handy this winter when the Canucks have hockey on occasionally.
Ooo...thanks for the tip, RG!  I'll have to bookmark that station on my phone and laptop.  Still holding out for Oldies 103.7 to pick up both years.  Seems like an obvious choice for them (both decades, too), no?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 08, 2011, 09:58:47 AM
Light posting today, and I'll probably bail after the first hour, but BOS1 Mr Manilow, one of his this-shoulda-been-bigger 45s. Short version (I hope) of Frampton's "DYFLWD".

VHM Norman Connors with one of the most WTF sexual metaphors ever.

John Denver at the end of his streak: I don't remember "Like a Sad Song" at all.

Spinners put a big rubber band between they toes.

Jeezus how many Wolfman Jack cameo appearances have made the Top 40? WOS Flash Cadillac, cashing in on the burgeoning '50s-nostalgia craze.

Duets-R-Us:  VHMs EJ & Kiki and Toni & the Captain.

VHM the Richie Family, hay haaaaay!  BOS2 the Brothers and their johnsons.

BOS3 the Beach Boys' forgotten "It's OK".

Did I mention I spoke to Barry DeVorzon recently?  BOS4 "Nadia's Theme".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 08, 2011, 11:04:07 AM
"you are the woman!"  "No, YOU be the woman -- I was the woman LAST time!"

ah, memories...  VHM Firefall.

VHM Miss Ross, 'cause she da boss, and "One Love in My Lifetime" is a fine forgotten 45.

I'd love to hear Charo do a cover of "Fernando". Can joo hear de drums?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 08, 2011, 11:24:29 AM


I'd love to hear Charo do a cover of "Fernando". Can joo hear de drums?

"There was someting in the air dat night, da stars were bright, CUCHI CUCHI!" 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 08, 2011, 11:31:43 AM


I'd love to hear Charo do a cover of "Fernando". Can joo hear de drums?

"There was someting in the air dat night, da stars were bright, CUCHI CUCHI!" 

And while we're at it, the Latin chick from Modern Family needs to star in a Charo biopic on Lifetime.

BOS5 "Love So Right"

VHM Gordo, in a musty old hall in Dee-TROY-it.

and another VHM to Silver, whose "Wham Bam" One-Hit-Wonder is always a delight to hear.

Sorry, Rollers, I still prefer the Tourists' cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You".

Final BOS before I haed out: Ms Ronstadt, "That'll Be The Day When I Don't Yell"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2011, 10:16:46 AM
'80s Hour 1: Rick Springfield shamelessly recycles "Jessie's Girl" on "I Get Excited".

Oh Toni Basil you're so fine, even when you "take it like a man". Not so .38 Special: WOS1 "You Keep Running Away". She's running away because you suck, guys.

"Athena" is not the 'oo at their best. She's a bomb, alright.

CSN seach for a woman, girl. Or a woman-girl. or something. WOS2.  And WOS3 REO.

BOS1 the other Sylvia with "Nobody"

uber-WOS4 Rush, of course!

BOS2 BJ's "Pressure", our first-hour "extra".

and a CKRU extra: Joni's "Carey"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2011, 11:04:24 AM
Hour 2: VHM Evelyn (no Champagne) King, makin' her lurve come down; Gap Band drops a BOS3 "Bomb".

eek: there's a reason nobody remembers Toto's "Make Believe". VHM Kim Carnes' equally-forgotten "Voyeur", sounding surprisingly good to me this morning.

WOS5 Steel Breeze: not Kim Fowley's finest hour. But BOS4 Neil Diamond's ode to E.T.

Glenn Frey's "The One You Love" is one of his least smarmy, so HM. The Money man thinks he's in love.

Givin' each otha da 4-1-1 on who drop-kicked who this week: uber-BOS5 Ree Ree's fab Luther V-produced "Jump To It". This was beyond huge on NYC urban radio in '82. shabba-dood'n-doo-dweedah!

A marriage made in hell: Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!  WOS6 and LOL that Casey had to explain that "Kenny sings the first verse, then Steve Perry, then they sing together"

Yet another forgotten one: Kool & the Gang, "Big Fun", not one of their greats but, er, fun.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2011, 12:08:54 PM
Hour 3: Joan Jett asks "Do You Wanna Touch Me?" and a million lesbians scream "YEEEEEESSSS!!!" BOS6.

Always a BOS7 for "Gloria".  Cheezeball VHM "Up Where We Belong" -- Richard Gere in uniform = *swoon*.
(http://www.dreamagic.com/vivianrose/anOAAG.gif)

WOS7 Santana, "Hold On".

JC(no "M" yet) hurts so good.

VHM Sweet Melissa M, channelling the Cars. "She's in LURVE witchoo, boy!"

WOS8 ONJ, "Heart Attack" -- man , this has been a chart of extremes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 09, 2011, 06:39:08 PM
'80s Hour 1:
BOS1 the other Sylvia with "Nobody"

We MUST get AL to play this sometime!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 10, 2011, 11:24:40 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is another '79 set with the first hour missing: Oct 20th 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 12th 1985:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101285.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2011, 09:20:22 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is another '79 set with the first hour missing: Oct 20th 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf


DAMN -- without that first hour we miss Kermit's "Rainbow Connection", Mr Manilow's Ian Hunter cover, Ashford & Simpson's "Found a Cure" and JD Souther's stellar "You're Only Lonely". 'Tis a shame.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2011, 09:54:21 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is another '79 set with the first hour missing: Oct 20th 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf


DAMN -- without that first hour we miss Kermit's "Rainbow Connection", Mr Manilow's Ian Hunter cover, Ashford & Simpson's "Found a Cure" and JD Souther's stellar "You're Only Lonely". 'Tis a shame.

But per the folks at the AT40 Geek Board, Kermit is one of the extras, as is Anne Murray's lovely "Broken-hearted Me"

But Hour 1 begins with Chris Thompson's graduation/memorial service classic, "If You Remember Me". VHM. I barely remember the Doobs' "Dependin' on You".

VHM EWF, "ATLIG". But -- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! -- not Mr Lowe! "Cruel" indeed.

VHM John Stewart's forgotten "Gold" follow-up, "Midnight Wind"... which comes right after a Midnight burrito.

BOS Mr Dylan -- but you may call him Zimmy.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!2: Styx, "Babe". But VHM Michael Johnson, "This Night Won't Last Forever"

BOS2 Jennifer Warnes' wonderfully Ronstadt-esque "I Know a Heartache When I See One". Proxy of Gaz: Lobo's simultaneous comeback/last Top 40 hit. Disco-lite was not his strong suit.

uber-BOS3 France Joli, with one of the premier Donna Summer imitations of all time. And she was only 16 when she recorded this!
(http://www.808records.jp/photo/france_joli_come.jpg)
Ha -- Casey says she got her big break singing at a benefit on Fire Island. Gee, were there gay record company execs there, ya think?

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2011, 11:04:21 AM
Hour 2: BOS4 and proxy of shray, Gerry Rafferty, gettin' it right. BOS5 Ian Gomm, holdin' on.

BOS6 the Knack, "Apple Scruffs Don't". And it HURTS!  And speaking of pain: WOS Journey. Lovin', Barfin', Heavin'.

BOS7 KC's sweet "Please Don't Go"; BOS8 "Tusk". WOS2 "Dirty White Boy" -- did they orig intend to call it "White Trash Boy"? That woulda made more sense, no?  Did the record company balk?

Hour 3 begins with a BOS9 for Bonnie Pointer's fab reworking of "Heaven Musta Sent You".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2011, 10:09:55 AM
1985 Hour 1 begins with a VHM for Tina's *other* Mad Max hit.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VCJLZ96RUmE/SjVAOIocnLI/AAAAAAAAACs/LLAS-OXZCdo/s320/tina+turner+madmax.jpg)

BOS1 OMD!

The Power of Huey's HUGE, er, love would certainly keep *me* home at nite.

WOS1 Phil Collins and Marilyn what-was-her-name-again. OMG -- I never knew Stephen Bishop wrote that one. Sheesh.

Corey Hart is the boy in Gaz's box. Do tell!

Woo Hoo! BOS2 "Who's Zoomin' Who?" I'm rhymin' fo' you, boo!

I probably haven't heard Power Station's "Communication" since '85.

WOS2 Heart; VHM David Foster's adult-contmpo instrumental theme from St Elmo's Fire just because it sounds so out-of-place.

BOS3 the Pointers' fab and underrated "Dare Me". Knock it OFF!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2011, 10:54:49 AM
Hour 2: Olay your hands!
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31DFMYL-UcL.jpg)

Freddie "I'm fatter and gayer than Luther Vandross" Jackson says "You Are My Lady". No, YOU be the lady -- I was the lady last time!

Always a VHM for "And We Danced"; always a BOS(4) to the unfairly maligned "We Built This City"

Do I uber-BOS5 ABC, "Be Near Me"? I do! oo! oo!

Jeezus, Cafferty's big Brown Beaver has been inescapable the past few weeks. WOS3. And WOS4 Bryan Adams.

Sentimental BOS6: Hall & Oates & Kendricks & Ruffin. WOS5 Night Ranger -- they had entirely too many hits for such a crappy band.

VHM Paul Young.

Yikes! 3 Phil Collins songs (2 chart hits and an LDD) in one show is 3 too many.

WOS6 Loverboy, "Lovin' Every Minute of It" -- hated every second of it. But damned if both Def Leppard and Roxette cribbed from this one.

BOS7 Wham! -- "Freedom" remains my fave 45 of theirs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 18, 2011, 12:25:20 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Oct 20th 1973!:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Oct 18th 1980:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101880.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 22, 2011, 10:07:03 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Oct 20th 1973!:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-73.pdf


WTF? they posted the wrong chart on the AT40 geek board. it's actually Oct 27th's show.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-27-73.pdf

Charlie Rich (attn ALICAT!) and Conway Twitty are back-to-back here at the top.

BOS1 Johnnie Taylor (the natch'l wailer!), "Cheepah to Keepah"

Ike's nuts + Tina's bush = "Nutbush"! BOS2.

Love the weird chart action on the Ohio Players forgotten "Ecstasy". VHM the J-5, gettin' it togethah.

Joe Walsh provides Steve Miller with something to rip off 4 years hence.

More proxy-of-Alicat action: "The Love I Lost".

The preachah and the teachah! Lawd! they a etc.

BOS3 Miss Rubina Flake's lovely, forgotten cover of Janis Ian's "Jesse". BOS4 Kool/Gang's "Funky Stuff" Can't git enuf!

Seals & Crofts *swear* they're not trying to get anyone to worship hummingbirds, or something.

VHM Edgar Winter.

Cool Canuck Extra: the 5 Man Electrical Band's "I'm a Stranger Here".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 22, 2011, 11:07:02 AM
Hour 2: Bobby Goldsboro loses his virginity while rhyming "julep" with "two lips".

uber-BOS5 Millie Jackson's fab "Hurts So Good"

VHM Kristofferson.

BOS6 Marvin & Diana, in separate studios. They a special part of we.

Ringo takes a snapshot.

BOS7 "Bassetball Jones"  -- ah got more moves than Ex-Lax!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 22, 2011, 12:05:15 PM
Hour 3: great gawsh-a-mighty, it's a BOS8 for the Pointers.

Dylan knocks on heaven's door; Garfunkel knocks on the door of the Top Ten with the preternaturally beautiful "All I Know" -- BOS9.

LOL: Casey calls the DeFrancos "one of the hottest family acts in the business today" -- based on one hit?? And if you close your eyes, it's hard to tell the diff between Tony DeFranco and Marie Osmond -- well except that she's on-key. VHM "Paper Roses"

Mah-vin gets it on; Eddie K trucks; the Allmans ramble.

VHM Eddie Vedder Rob Thomas Cher
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 23, 2011, 09:12:31 AM
Damn, gonna miss another Sunday of AT40.   :'(

Looking at the list, I'll give BOSes to:

Irene Cara - Out Here On My Own
George Benson - Give Me the Night
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before (haaay)
and, yes, Xaaaaaanaduuuu   :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2011, 10:17:46 AM
Damn, gonna miss another Sunday of AT40.   :'(


Your presence (dear) is missed!

Ms Benatar gets hit.  BOS1 the Stones, in an arctic zone lookin' for some burnin' bush, heh. VHM Anne Murray's lovely Urban Cowboy contribution.

WOS1 the Cars, flying like a semen cement kite.

I barely remembered Ms. Summer's "Walk Away", an attempt by Casablanca to squeeze some juice out of their vaults even tho' Donna had moved on to Geffen. Surely they could've found a more interesting single.

VHMs to Leo Sayer's forgotten "More Than I Can Say" and the '80s version of Pure Prairie League, with a voung Vince Gill on lead vox. "I'm Almost Ready" would not have been out-of-place on the first Eagles LP.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2011, 11:09:30 AM
Hour 2: BOS2 Stacey Lattisaw; WOS2 Charlie Daniels. ooo, it may be wooly/ them swamps they do get wooly.

Agreement with sg: BOS3 Irene Cara's beautiful "Out Here on My Own", co-written by Miss Lesley Gore.

I didn't know that: Larsen & Feiten, here with "Who'll Be the Fool", played behind Rickie Lee Jones on her debut LP.

BOS4 the Jacksons' "Lovely One"; BOS5 H&O's underrated remake of "...Lovin' Feelin'"

VHMs to Al Stewart and Willie Nelson.

Supertramp's live "Dreamer": one of the least-necessary singles ever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2011, 12:07:05 PM
Hour 3: BOS6 "Lookin' For Love".

Casey wishes Dame Cliff a happy 40th B-day -- never reveal a queen's age on the radio!

Stevie's watching the foolish Master-Blaster detectives in love.

Haaaaay! Miss Ross comes out, showin' the world all her 'bilities. VHM.

uber-BOS7 Boz's gorgeous "Look What You've Done to Me"

Call the Lawyers: I've noted before that Robbie Dupree's "Hot Rod Hearts" was ripped off by Rick Springfield 2 years later for "Don't Talk To Strangers"... but then Dupree is just ripping off the Doobs anyway.

"Give Me The Night" still sounds like something MJ turned down.

TANC: yesterday we heard Ms Flack doing "Jesse" (a Janis Ian song); today Carly does "Jesse" (diff song same title).

BOS8 Stephanie Mills.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 24, 2011, 08:32:01 AM
OMFG! this week That '70s Casey is from Oct 31st 1970!

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Oct 25th 1986

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-86.pdf

Oran "Juice" Jones! Cameo! Janet J! Haaaaaay!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2011, 10:04:15 AM
1970 Hour 1: instant BOS1 to Stevie's "Heaven Help Us All", easily one of my 4 or 5 favorite singles of his. Stunning lyric.

Wow, I didn't remember that Dionne W had a version of Bacharach/David's "Make it Easy on Yourself" that actually hit the Top 40, much less that it was a live recording! VHMFRA.

I think this is only the 2nd time I've ever heard "Do What You Wanna Do" by 5 Flights Up (not to be confused with 3 Doors Down). Nice, if fairly generic Delfonics-style soul.

BOS2 the Tremeloes Christie. If the river's yellow, better not drink, dude. VHM CCR.

One of the more improbable comebacks in history: '60s teen idol Brian Hyland (from Woodhaven, Queens!) records an incredibly white version of a Curtis Mayfield classic and outdoes the original, chart-wise.

BOS3 Ms Murray's "Snowbird". VHM the Tempts forgotten "Unite The Ball of the World's Confusion", followed by Rare Earth covering "I'm Losing You".

Lucy you just so damn BAAAAAAADD!!! BOS4/proxy of cairo BS&T.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young 2 cats and some chick. Hope it's a big house.

VHM Bobby Bloom by the bay.

ooo! the Raiders' "Kicks" is a welcome extra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2011, 11:03:38 AM
Hour 2 begins with Smokey, the only guy who can rhyme "public" with "subject" and get away with it.

LAWD! BOS5 Miss Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Yo' Man". She fierce!  Soul twin-spin: BOS6 the Wicked Pickett, revvin' his "Engine". Good gawd a-mighty!

Oh my! BOS7 Freda Payne's unjustly forgotten "Deeper & Deeper"

this is a gobsmacklingly great chart. BOS8 Bobby Sherman's "Julie Do Ya Love Me". Great horns.

another forgotten 45: Teegarden & Van Winkle, "God Love Rock & Roll", basically ripping off "Amen". Fun fact: they co-produced Bob Seger's Smokin' O.P.'s album!

BOS9 3DN in the country. Paul Williams is God.

JB got soul. And he's "Super Bad". And he's BOS10.

Zho Co-KAIR cries a river; S&G would rather be a forest. VHM "El Condor Pasa"

The Partridges have the highest debut at #17. Wha think ah love yew! Harpsichord solo!

Miss Ross over-emotes to spectacular effect.

Look what the New Seekers have done to Ms Safka's song, Ma.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2011, 12:05:01 PM
Hour 3: BOS11, 100 Proof; BOS12 Watts 103rd. That's a lot of numbers.

"walk with me..." VHM the Tops in deep water.

I'm always fascinated by songs that made the Top Ten despite getting zero airplay in NYC, and Glen Campbell's remake of "Make Believe" is one of those.

Damn, I haven't had a WOS so far! Of course, I didn't really need to hear "Lola" today. Or ever again. "a lotta different girls.. a lotta different lifestyles" sez Casey -- ROTFL!

Always a BOS(13!) for "Candida", as lovely a Brill Building hommage as ever there was.

Give yourself up, R Dean Taylor! You are surrounded!

VHM:

(http://whatscookingamerica.net/Foto3/Sugar.jpg)(http://silencedogood2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/loaf_of_bread.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2011, 07:04:26 PM
I liked this 1970 chart so much I'm listening to it again on Magic 98.

"Heaven help the boy who won't reach 21
Heaven help the man who gave that boy a gun..."

damn!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2011, 10:06:53 AM
'86 Hour 1: Haaaay! it's Nu Shooz's *other* hit!  VHM.

And a VHM to VH too.

Winwood has a semen Freedom overspill. Clean-up in aisle 38!

Everybody (including Frasier Crane) have fun tonite!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4GtOdJtgL8

From spiky Billy Idol to square Huey.

BOS1 Daryl Hall's fab "Dreamtime" -- someday I'll get AL to play it. Someday.

Always a treat when CKRU plays Gino V as an extra. Shakin' behinds like-a DY-no-mite!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2011, 11:08:49 AM
Hour 2: WOS1 Triumph, challenging Rush for "Worst Canadian Band EVAH" honors.

BOS2 Re-Ree 'n' Keef, jumpin' 'n' jackin'.

VHM Gloria "Robin Thicke's mom" Loring and Carl "Judas" Anderson -- I often rail against adult-contempo pablum but "Friends & Lovers" is a lovely MOR duet.

WOS2 Lionel Richie, speaking of pablum.

Emotion in motion. A magical potion. Like... calamine lotion?  WOS3 Ric Ocasek.

I totally don't remember Corey Hart's "I Am By Your Side". Understandably.

WOS4 Peter Cetera & Amy Grant "Next Time I Fall for Jeezus". See previous comments re: adult-contempo pablum.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on October 30, 2011, 11:28:27 AM

WOS2 Lionel Richie, speaking of pablum.

Just tuned in to this crappy song.....

The following 4 songs get a WOS, too.  Oy, Peter Cetera and Amy Grant.  It's pass the cyanide time! 
From bad to worse:  Toto.  Oh, and the opposite of haaay is KOIT.  ;)

Damn, looks like I'm gonna miss Oran Juice Jones & JJ.  Time to hit da beach!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2011, 12:11:31 PM
Hour 3: More Huey. And WOS5 Loverboy's "Heaven in Your Eyes", making Journey's "Girl Can't Help It" seem tolerable by comparison.

But BOS3 and proxy-"haaaay" for sg: Oran "Juice" Jones -- you just a squirrel, tryin' to get a NUT!

And BOS4 Cameo. Word! Red leather codpieces for everybody!
(http://www.cinemablend.com/images/sections/7863/7863.jpg)

ah feel a HUN-gah! BOS5 Eddie & Ronnie.

BOS6 "True Blue", one of my fave Madge 45s.

BJ sings about a matter of trust -- which he and Christie B obviously didn't have.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2011, 08:25:36 PM
Remember, remember, the 5th of November: This week That '70s Casey hits Nov 5th 1977

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 5th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 10:01:02 AM
Just before Hour 1, CKRU plays Ms Ronstadt's "It's So Easy"... which Casey will play in less than an hour. ::)

But instant BOS1 the Carpenters covering Klaatu.  Oh to have made "world contact" with Karen...

A couple forgotten VHMs: ED&JFC, "Gone Too Far" and Leo Sayer, "Thunder in My Heart"

Mr Buffett is drinking rum and eating chum. Or Something. OMG: its the rare censored version that changes "son-of-a-bitches" to "bruises and stitches" (!)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 05, 2011, 10:06:00 AM
Just before Hour 1, CKRU plays Ms Ronstadt's "It's So Easy"... which Casey will play in less than an hour. ::)

But instant BOS1 the Carpenters covering Klaatu.  Oh to have made "world contact" with Karen...

Gonna listen for a while today.......

Yes!  BOS1 The Carpenters - "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft".  This song is so weird, it's awesome.

Does every Jimmy Buffett song sound like "Margaritaville"?

BOS2 "I Go Crazy".  Yep, it's 1977 alright!

Guilty pleasure alert:  HM Styx "Come Sail Away"!  *ducks from RG*  ETA:  RG likes this too!  Separated at birth?  Quite possibly!

BOS3 "You Make Loving Fun".  There was lots of lovin' within the Fleetwood Mac camp.......
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzdVvuEq8pm733NWGDS_8eYJ891qhFWC_l5qtoqBAuMsHRsOXlVg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 10:25:05 AM

Does every Jimmy Buffett song sound like "Margaritaville"?

Yes.

JT wants someone to sit on his smiling face. So Simon slips away and Paul Davis goes cray-cray.

Sleep with Seals & Crofts if you dare! Well, sheesh, when you put it like THAT...  VHM "My Fair Share".

Cheeze for breakfast: BOS2 "Come Sail Awaaaaaaaaaay", right before "Surfin' USAyyyyyy" Haaaaaaay!

Linda's back. It's so Weezy!

(http://tvoneonline.com/images/phocagallery/The_Jeffersons/jefferson_weezy.jpg)

more dee-liteful cheeze: BOS3 Barry M's "Daybreak". Proxy of Gaz.

VHM Mr Rivers, swayin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 10:49:29 AM
Guilty pleasure alert:  HM Styx "Come Sail Away"!  *ducks from RG*  ETA:  RG likes this too!  Separated at birth?  Quite possibly!


Yeah, this LP was big at my college radio station. I bailed on them after the follow-up.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 11:09:34 AM
Hour 2: isn't it time for a Katrina from the Babys?

VHM Judy Collins' Sondheim serenade -- one of the early examples of a song re-released due to "passive research", which was all the rage at radio stations in the late '70s.

eek: Frampton with the Whitest. Motown. Cover. EVAH!

BOS4 Mr Carmen + Beach Boys backing vox. VHM Dave Mason.

After "Dazz" (disco jazz), Brick follow-up with "Dusic" (dance music). Oddly the 3rd leg of the trilogy, "Dis-cunt" (disco country) flopped. Hrm.

BOS5: Peter Brown gets funky!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 05, 2011, 11:34:41 AM
Hour 2: isn't it time for a Katrina from the Babys?

After "Dazz" (disco jazz), Brick follow-up with "Dusic" (dance music). Oddly the 3rd leg of the trilogy, "Dis-cunt" (disco country) flopped. Hrm.


I LOVED "Dazz" as a kid!  I had no idea Brick had other songs.  You're joking about the last one, right?
"Dazz" was featured on a K-Tel 8-track tape that my mom bought either at the Woolworth's (now The Big Apple grocery store) or Merrill's on Polk (currently Good Vibrations).  I found this compilation on vinyl at Rasputin's recently...for 50 cents!  Haaay!
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTzAjQRJmPer7Xi3EWVl6zvC4rVk2-g4sKiRvA9JklVgtNo4Ro)
Songs include : The Boys Are Back In Town, Magic Man, You Are the Woman, Strange Magic, Nadia's Theme, Kiss and Say Goodbye, Saturday Night, Love Machine, Love Hangover, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Daniel, Just to Be Close to You, One Man Woman, One Woman Man, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, You Are My Starship, The Cisco Kid, All By Myself, Magic, Did You Boogie (With Your Baby), and Dazz. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 11:38:36 AM
Hour 2: isn't it time for a Katrina from the Babys?

After "Dazz" (disco jazz), Brick follow-up with "Dusic" (dance music). Oddly the 3rd leg of the trilogy, "Dis-cunt" (disco country) flopped. Hrm.


I LOVED "Dazz" as a kid!  I had no idea Brick had other songs.  You're joking about the last one, right?

Hee hee. ;D

Funny, I never thought of Foreigner as being "from New York City".

BOS6 Ms Ronstadt's 2nd appearance. As the umpire said, "that pitch was like a song... it 'blue bayou' "

KC keeps it common-law.

Just remember Firefall loves you... as long as you're willing to be the woman.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 12:01:56 PM
extra: Rod the Bod, "Urine My Heart".

Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.

VHM BeeGees.

Surprise BOS8, Chicago, "Baby What a Big Surprise", just 'cause it's one you rarely hear.

Speaking of disco country: Crystal Gayle followed by Donna Summer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 05, 2011, 12:03:09 PM


Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.

A major BOS from me too.  She de-Fozzied it!

1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly:  "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 12:21:54 PM
1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly:  "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).

you saw "Sat Nite Fever" when you were 5? That explains a LOT.

She's a cow, she's a cow, she's a cow now! why would Lionel Richie name his band after a bathroom entrance -- the Commode doors?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 12:22:50 PM
Sledgehammery set for me.  I have vivid memories of "Daybreak," "Star Wars," the Sgt. Pepper movie and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" from the time, among others.  The latter song was a particular favorite of my father's; he would play it all the time at bar jukeboxes while getting sloshed (he often took me along).  I'm amazed I don't hate the song.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 12:24:04 PM
1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly:  "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).

you saw "Sat Nite Fever" when you were 5? That explains a LOT.

 :D  Wow, I've got, like, two months' worth of conversations to catch up on in this thread.  Sorry I've been out of touch here and in other threads; those few sets I've been able to catch, I've been too occupied with other stuff to post about.  It's been a weird coupla months in the new place.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 12:27:23 PM
Just before Hour 1, CKRU plays Ms Ronstadt's "It's So Easy"... which Casey will play in less than an hour. ::)

But instant BOS1 the Carpenters covering Klaatu.  Oh to have made "world contact" with Karen...

A couple forgotten VHMs: ED&JFC, "Gone Too Far" and Leo Sayer, "Thunder in My Heart"

Mr Buffett is drinking rum and eating chum. Or Something. OMG: its the rare censored version that changes "son-of-a-bitches" to "bruises and stitches" (!)

I rolled my eyes at the "It's So Easy" rep too.

But I have to WOS that Leo Sayer, which was NTM.  His Merrill-esque shouting was way too much for me. Is this the song that was remixed and revived on the British charts a few years ago?

As an aside, Sayer is one of those very few artists who have multiple songs in both my all-time favorite ("When I Need You," "More Than I Can Say") and all-time least-favorite ("Long Tall Glasses," "You Make Me Feel Like Screeching") lists.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 12:27:33 PM
1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly:  "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).

you saw "Sat Nite Fever" when you were 5? That explains a LOT.

 :D  Wow, I've got, like, two months' worth of conversations to catch up on in this thread.  Sorry I've been out of touch here and in other threads; those few sets I've been able to catch, I've been too occupied with other stuff to post about.  It's been a weird coupla months in the new place.

we've missed ya, bub.  I wanna know where exactly in B'klyn you are -- I saw the directions to your recent party on FB but that sounded more like Williamsburg than Bushwick. Please don't start wearing fedoras.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 12:30:54 PM
Frampton with the Whitest. Motown. Cover. EVAH!

Not in a world where James Taylor's "How Sweet It Is" exists, but your point is well taken.

Loved the "It's So Weezy" gag.  Cute.

And BOS to "Daybreak," the sassy live version far surpassing the studio 45.  "Sang, gurls!" "Fabulous!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 12:34:58 PM

And BOS to "Daybreak," the sassy live version far surpassing the studio 45.  "Sang, gurls!" "Fabulous!"

Somebody yell "one more time!"

BOS9 the first of Shaun Cassidy's 2 fine Eric Carmen covers.

speaking ill of the dead: WOS "Sweet Home Ala-bummer"

Love is (extra) thicker than Andy Gibb's, er, you know.

BOS10 Carly; WOS2 Debbie.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 12:38:16 PM
we've missed ya, bub.  I wanna know where exactly in B'klyn you are -- I saw the directions to your recent party on FB but that sounded more like Williamsburg than Bushwick. Please don't start wearing fedoras.

Thanks!  Depending on whom you ask, I'm in either East Williamsburg or Bushwick.  I answer to both.  I'm near the Morgan stop on the L train, in an (in)famous former warehouse converted into living space called the McKibbin Lofts.  It has a Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/248_McKibbin

We're in a 4-bedroom two-story place on the ground floor and basement.  A lot of cool aspects - outdoor patio, 20-ft.-high living room ceiling, labyrnthine layout to the bedrooms, spiral staircase - but living with three kids in their mid-20s has its highs and lows, and the place required a LOT of work.  (Including epoxying the basement floor after flooding ruined my rugs.)  I'm in the process this afternoon of Photoshopping pictures down to size so I can post to FB the before-and-afters.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 12:39:58 PM
speaking ill of the dead: WOS "Sweet Home Ala-bummer"

I didn't realize the Skynyrd crash was so soon after Elvis's death.

And now that I think about it, I don't have a specific memory of hearing about Elvis dying, even though my mom was a big fan and I certainly saw his Hawaii special on TV.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2011, 01:01:54 PM


Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.

A major BOS from me too.  She de-Fozzied it!


Wakka Wakka!  ;D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2011, 01:03:18 PM


Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.

A major BOS from me too.  She de-Fozzied it!


Wakka Wakka!  ;D

hope you've seen the Muppets cover story in EW this week -- I'm *sooooo* psyched for the new movie, I really hope it's good.

And I know the "L" train very well, it was our only way to get to Manhattan, pretty much (until I grew up and learned to drive). Some of the best mosaic tile-work in the entire system, esp Montrose Ave station.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 05, 2011, 01:06:00 PM


Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.

A major BOS from me too.  She de-Fozzied it!


Wakka Wakka!  ;D
Gaazoooo!  Hiya!  Wakka, wakka backatcha!   :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 06, 2011, 08:06:05 AM

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 5th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-83.pdf

Aww man, I can't believe I have to go to some kid's b-day party and miss this (AND the Niners game...grrr!)  I love '83.  Talk about variety in the Top 10!  Confession:  I bought the "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" 45s when I was in 7th grade.  I know, I know...that 'splains a lot!  :D
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2011, 09:41:38 AM

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 5th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-83.pdf

Aww man, I can't believe I have to go to some kid's b-day party and miss this (AND the Niners game...grrr!)  I love '83.  Talk about variety in the Top 10!  Confession:  I bought the "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" 45s when I was in 7th grade.  I know, I know...that 'splains a lot!  :D

I'm prepared to do lot of proxy-of-sg votes. But that first hour is rather painful-looking. Loverboy/Journey/Stray Cats/ Men at Work...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2011, 10:07:06 AM
Hour 1: VHM Manhattan Transfer's "Spice of Life", another Rod Temperton compo that sounds like something written for MJ.

BOS1 and proxies of sg & Gaz: JoBoxers, gettin' lucky.

The Stray Cats blow their Daddy-o. Or something.

VHM Irene Cara, trying gamely to be Pat Benatar.

BOS2 Human League's great, forgotten "Mirror Man".

WOS1 Loverboy.

wow, Dred coulda played Michael Sembello's "Automatic Man" in his "counting" set the other nite. 2-3-4-5-6-7-8...

MAW do the ol' heckle 'n' jive.

VHM Dionne & Loofah.

Jackson Browne, you're no F Scott Fitzgerald.  WOS2 Journey.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2011, 11:08:47 AM
Hour 2: Agnetha, you're no Frida. But VHM for the symmetry of having both ABBA-women hit the Top 40 in the same year.

VHM Def Leppard, f-f-f-foolin'. and another VHM BJ, first of his 2 appearances today. Tell me about it!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 06, 2011, 11:09:22 AM
Listening on the bus...

Man, that blonde chick from ABBA should've called Phil Collins, too.

Def Leppard only got a $30 per diem on tour?  Was coke that cheap back then?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2011, 11:16:14 AM
Listening on the bus...

Man, that blonde chick from ABBA should've called Phil Collins, too.

Def Leppard only got a $30 per diem on tour?  Was coke that cheap back then?

LOL!  Coke wasn't cheap but baby laxative cost a LOT less.

Haaaay indeed: BOS3 Culture Club, steppin' out like a Gotham child. Or maybe just a Goth child.

BOS4 Eurythmics, tho' I still think "Who's That Girl" shoulda been the follow-up to "Sweet Dreams".

WOS3 Bryan Adams. Damn, I'm predictable.

VHM JCM, crumblin' 'n' tumblin'.  BOS5 MJ "PYT"

no, no, for pity's sake! Not Yes as an extra!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2011, 12:03:07 PM
Hour 3: BOS6 H&O, say say so so.

VHM Huey, "Heart & Soul" which still sounds like a lost Macca tune to me.

VHM Ms Benatar NOT trying to be Irene Cara.

BOS6 Peabo & Roberta's lovely duet.

The gales of Novembah remembah'd: Casey spins the Edmund Fitz as a timely extra.

Bowie catches the paper boy. More fun than pulling the waiters, I guess.

Proxy of sg, Stevie N. (WOS4 from me, obviously -- a goat in chiffon is still a goat).
(http://m.splol.com/img/ic?width=240&height=280&fsize=49000&format=jpg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthparkstudios.mtvnimages.com%2Fshared%2Fcharacters%2Fnon-human%2Fafghani-goat.jpg)

Sorry to miss a more-stellar-than-usual Top Ten. Shout-outs to Spandau, Sheena, Prince, BJ, Macca'n'MJ, Dolly'n'Kenny.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2011, 12:14:59 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Nov 11th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-11-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s hits Nov 16th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-16-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 10:04:07 AM
Hour 1: BOS1 Still Bill, on his way down; Donny O. asks "Why". VHM.

Johnny Rivers ends his Top 40 drought; I never need to hear "All the Young Doods" again.

Still astounding that "Imagine" peaked at #3.

VHM Gilbert O's "Clair". He must've gone to Penn State.

I'd forgotten all about this Grand Funk number, "Rock'n'Roll Soul" -- and with good reason. WOS1.  But VHM the Band covering Marvin Gaye.

Oh no! Something's wrong with Austin Roberts!  VHM -- it's far better than his *other* hit, "Rocky". If only he'd remained a one-hit-wonder.

Despite some screeching, I'll BOS2 the Osmonds, getting "heavy" on "Crazy Horses". Mormons with guitars, singing about pollution -- my head may explode!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 12, 2011, 10:35:11 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 10:36:51 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!

It sure is weird, considering who it is. "whaaaa! whaaaa!" But that's kinda why I like it.

WOS2 Donna Fargo -- where's my insulin?

BOS3 Mr Croce.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 12, 2011, 10:36:54 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!
Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1E
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 10:38:33 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!
Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918

OMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 12, 2011, 10:40:09 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!
Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
OMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.
Use the HQ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1E
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 12, 2011, 10:43:55 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!
Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
OMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.
Use the HQ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1E

That's just not right!  The teeth, the screeching, the BeDazzler'd outfits.  No bueno.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 10:44:39 AM
BOS4 Sam Neely (no relation to Ted) doing a damn fine Kristofferson/Prine/Lefty Frizell mash-up.

OMFG: uber-BOS5 Cashman & West's spectacular "American City Suite" -- despite the truncated radio edit. Here's the loooong version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ued72oKvrw

It POURS, man! It POURS!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Wayback on November 12, 2011, 10:47:30 AM
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine.  Uncle!!!
Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
OMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.
Use the HQ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1E
That's just not right!  The teeth, the screeching, the BeDazzler'd outfits.  No bueno.
Yes, I was shocked awake on a rainy Sat morn.  I'm wide awake now!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 10:55:27 AM
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.

Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 12, 2011, 11:04:25 AM
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.

Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.
Can't listen anymore, but tons of BOSes to come.  I've been trying to get AL to play "Garden Party" forevah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 11:29:11 AM
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.

Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.

BOS7 Nilsson's goofy "Spaceman", one you never hear. VHM Gallery covering Mac Davis; BOSes 8 & 9, the Rev. Al and Teddy P.

BOS10 Mel & Tim, saving themselves from being OHWs. H&O did a nice cover of this one.

BOS11 and proxy of Gaz: Chi Coltrane, singing about a really big one.

I don't know how to handle it
It's more than I would dare
I wouldn't try to run from it
It reaches everywhere

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:34:32 AM
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.

Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.

BOS7 Nilsson's goofy "Spaceman", one you never hear. VHM Gallery covering Mac Davis; BOSes 8 & 9, the Rev. Al and Teddy P.

BOS10 Mel & Tim, saving themselves from being OHWs. H&O did a nice cover of this one.

BOS11 and proxy of Gaz: Chi Coltrane, singing about a really big one.

I don't know how to handle it
It's more than I would dare
I wouldn't try to run from it
It reaches everywhere



I'm listening, was too distracted with other stuff to post.  Enjoying this!  But I missed that trivia question about highest entry into the Top 40 - what was that?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:38:38 AM
Oh no! Something's wrong with Austin Roberts!  VHM -- it's far better than his *other* hit, "Rocky". If only he'd remained a one-hit-wonder.

You took the words right out of my mouth.  (I wish you'd taken them out of his.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 11:38:57 AM
I'm listening, was too distracted with other stuff to post.  Enjoying this!  But I missed that trivia question about highest entry into the Top 40 - what was that?

Elvis, "Love Me Tender".

awwww: VHM MJ and his rat. Ditto S&C and their jasmine.

Speaking of OHWs: BOS12 Danny O'keeffe

it's AY-ul-vis! BOS13 "Burnin' Lurve". I used to think Elaine was now licking his body.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:39:59 AM
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky"

My BOS so far.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:44:16 AM
BOS 2 "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues."  I was just listening to Charlie Rich's version this week - all the more poignant given his name and drinking problem at the height of his commercial success.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:46:48 AM
I'm listening, was too distracted with other stuff to post.  Enjoying this!  But I missed that trivia question about highest entry into the Top 40 - what was that?

Elvis, "Love Me Tender".

Oh, did they specify *solo* artist?  I was surprised the answer wasn't the Beatles' "Let It Be."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:50:09 AM
Among bands with multiple vocalists on lead, I was surprised Casey didn't mention the Beach Boys (Al, Mike, Brian and Carl).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 11:51:48 AM
BOS3 the Temps, dealin' in debt and stealin' in the name of the Lord.   Prosperity ministry, anyone?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 12:03:48 PM
BOS4 to the gorgeous "If I Could Reach You," very nearly a Marilyn solo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 12:04:40 PM
uber-BOS14 (!) the fab 5-D. I don't care if you're a call girl, Miss McCoo. Really a terrific lyric; apparently it's been coverd by Johnny Mathis (!) among others.

BOS15 "Convention '72" -- ooohhh, shades of excitement!

BOS16 Ms Reddy, hear her roar!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 12:16:09 PM
Wow, "Convention '72" is a trip!  One of the interviewers sounded like either a Family Guy lisper or Dave Chappelle's "Fabulous New York Boobs" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA7I05h0X_E) guy!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 12:20:52 PM
Here's an AT40 bonus track of my own: a Holland-Dozier release that was nearing its #57 peak this week: "Why Can't We Be Lovers?" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egs7vH5alSg)  Very Four Tops-esque; maybe Levi would have had more success with it.

Full Hot 100 chart for this week: http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=11&ChMonth=11&ChYear=1972&ChBand=&ChSong=
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 12:24:54 PM
Here's an AT40 bonus track of my own: a Holland-Dozier release that was nearing its #57 peak this week: "Why Can't We Be Lovers?" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egs7vH5alSg)  Very Four Tops-esque; maybe Levi would have had more success with it.


I love that one -- JJ plays it often. And agreed on the Levi-shoulda-done-it. (Ditto R Dean Taylor's "Ghost i My House", which I heard the other day).

WOS2 "My Ding-a-Ling". Ugh.  Chuck sounds like Cleveland Brown, doesn't he? Turrible.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 12, 2011, 12:25:40 PM
This Helen Reddy songs always reminds me of Tootsie.

Er...proxy of Swellegant:  "My Ding-A-Ling".  Yikes.  How the hell did this chart so high?

BOS to "Garden Party".  Ya know it!

(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvTTU9cIKAuq35_zwZ-SJVoFoNWjXpMRmbnpNY1SZ1gBG2VR1M)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 12:33:37 PM
I learned "Garden Party" from Dick Bartley, who seemed unusually fond of it.

Agreed on the strangeness that "My Ding-A-Ling" turned out to be Chuck's only #1.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 12:35:25 PM
This Helen Reddy songs always reminds me of Tootsie.

Er...proxy of Swellegant:  "My Ding-A-Ling".  Yikes.  How the hell did this chart so high?

BOS to "Garden Party".  Ya know it!

(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvTTU9cIKAuq35_zwZ-SJVoFoNWjXpMRmbnpNY1SZ1gBG2VR1M)

Yum. He was gorgeous until the day he died. *swoon*.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2011, 12:38:21 PM
One more BOS for "I'll Be Around," the greatest pop single production ever.  Would have been equally nice, though, to hear the flip side, "How Could I Let You Get Away," which was the originally promoted A.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2011, 12:44:55 PM
Lobo: he was the "Total" package, har har.

BOS-I've-lost-count Bread -- nice choice of "extra"s today. "Sweet Surrender" is another you rarely hear. I remember seeing Steve & Eydie do a cover of this on Merv Griffin or Mike Douglas or someplace.

Wow: Lighthouse both pre- and post-Casey -- "Pretty Lady" and now "Sunny Days". Well all RIGHT!

NTM: "Savin' all my Love" by Charity Brown. Nice!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2011, 10:04:17 AM
'85 Hour 1: Here comes Knopfler singin' oldies, goldies. JCM is Lonely.

"Tonight she comes", brags Mr Ocasek. In yer dreams, pal.

BOS1 and "Haaaaay!" to Starpoint, "Object of My Desire"

JCM reappears. BOS2 Kate's Bush
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 13, 2011, 10:19:59 AM


BOS1 and "Haaaaay!" to Starpoint, "Object of My Desire"

Haaaaay! BOS1

VHM "Small Town" JCM.  One of my faves of his.

Whoa.  I didn't know "Running Up That Hill" cracked the Top 40!  You go, gurl! BOS2

WOS1 Lionel Ritchie.  Say me, naturally.

BOS3 Sistas be doin' it fo themselves and shiiiiit.

The Hooters:  Only slightly better than Mr. Mister
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2011, 10:24:21 AM


BOS1 and "Haaaaay!" to Starpoint, "Object of My Desire"

Haaaaay! BOS1

I've just found this week's "Wednesday One-Hit-Wonder"! Key-tars are da bomb!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAaWPcKoYI

VHMFRA Ray Parker -- "Girls are More Fun".

EJ wraps things up.  WOS1 Lionel Richie. Sisterly BOS3 Annie & Ree-Ree.

Another nice Canuck extra: Chilliwack's "California Girl".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2011, 11:02:28 AM
Hour2: what's BOS for the goose is BOS4 the gander, Sheila.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 13, 2011, 11:03:56 AM
Hour2: what's BOS for the goose is BOS4 the gander, Sheila.

You mean, Shayla.   ;)  BOS4
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2011, 11:05:44 AM
Hour2: what's BOS for the goose is BOS4 the gander, Sheila.

You mean, Shayla.   ;)  BOS4

Worst. British. Accent. EVAH. And deedle deedle doo.

VHM Sting's fortress; WOS2 Corey Hart's LDD.

BOS5 Paul Young, covering Ann Peebles.

VHM OMD; BOS6 Scritti Politti, far enuf from its days as a Moreytrina to be delightful again.

BOS7 "Party All the Time", a very underrated single (it's basically a Rick James record with Eddie Murphy guest-hosting, as it were)

Klymaxx try to sleep with the lights on. VHM.

Livvy's forgettable "Soul Kiss" was her last Top 40 hit.

This hour's extra: Dionne & friends, "That's What Coke is For".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2011, 12:04:30 PM
Hour 3: WOS3 Loverboy; VHM ZZT in they sleepin' bag.

BOS8 Arcadia.

WOS4 Bryan Adams, "One Nite Love Affair". One MINUTE of him is unbearable.

VHM David Foster's retro-EZListening instrumental. But it just now dawns on me that Casey did '85 2 or 3 weeks ago. Everything coming up is quite familiar and i don't have any new jokes...

Ree-Ree's Zoomin'. "You WILL remembah mah BOS9! Funk YOU!"

Olay your, um, whatever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 13, 2011, 02:16:13 PM
Now, I'm having problems posting too...... 

When I first heard Klymaxx's "I Miss You", I *swore* it was MJ. 

Speaking of coke, I'll also BOS "My Trannie Likes To Party All The Time". 

Another BOS to "Election Day".  Simon, Nick, and the Taylors can't come up with a decent band name between them.  Arcadia? The Power Station?  Duran Duran?  Jeez.

I like my pock-marked Canadian boy next door.  But "One Night Love Affair" ain't no "Summer of '69".

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2011, 10:41:00 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is another first-hour-cut-off set, from Nov 18th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-18-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Nov 21st 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-21-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 14, 2011, 05:15:34 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is another first-hour-cut-off set, from Nov 18th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-18-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Nov 21st 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-21-87.pdf

Gonna miss these, but looking at both years, they're chock full of "haaaays".   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 19, 2011, 10:04:48 AM
I'm usually upset at missing the first hour of these 4-hour shows, but aside from EJ's underrated "Part-Time Love", nothing earth-shattering in the lost hour today.

We begin with Alice C's "How You Gonna See Me Now" -- a forgotten hit if ever there was. VHM.

BOS1 Eric Cartman's nightmare: 2 Jews singin' about gold.

LAWD! BOS2 Funkadelic undah a GROOVE, suckah!

BOS3 Mr Carmen's lovely "Change of Heart".

WOS1 Pablo Snooze; WOS2 Foxy's "Get Off", easily one of the 3 or 4 worst disco hits of that era. "Tie me up at your place"? Wha??

awww... VHM Paul Davis' "Sweet Life", without Zack or Cody.

BOS4 "Straight On", one of my fave Heart 45s.

VHM "Y-M-C-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"!  And another VHM Blue Collar Styx

nice Canuck extra: Nazareth's rockin' cover of Joni's "This Flight Tonight"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 19, 2011, 11:00:45 AM
Hour 2: uber-BOS5 (and "HAAAAAAAY"2) the faaaaabulous Sylvester -- I'd forgotten that "Dance (Disco Heat)" made it to the Top 20.

Chicago's alive again, heh.

BOS6 Al Stewart's always-lovely "Time Passages"

Andy Gibb, who threw it all away, sings "Don't Throw it all Away". Irony sucks.

WOS3 Dr Hook.

BOS7 and "HAAAAAAAAY"3, Alicia Bridges. Ack-SHAWN!

Barry M twice in 15 minutes is bad scheduling, Casey. But VHM and proxy of Gaz "Ready to Take a Chance"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 19, 2011, 12:10:42 PM
Hour 3: Toni Tennille nevah done it like dat! VHM.

WOS4 Loggins/Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Goat".

BOS8 Gino! *swoon*

*swoon*2: Babs & Neil bring us "Flowers" -- BOS9

BOS10 Ms Murray's "You Needed Me" -- props to Randy Goodrum, songwriter. The epitome of a well-written A/C ballad.

Yacht-Rock at its finest: VHM Ambrosia.

BOS11 and "HAAAAAAAAY"4: Ms Summer, re-imagining "MacArthur Park"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 19, 2011, 04:04:25 PM
Hour 3: Toni Tennille nevah done it like dat! VHM.

WOS4 Loggins/Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Goat".

BOS8 Gino! *swoon*

*swoon*2: Babs & Neil bring us "Flowers" -- BOS9

BOS10 Ms Murray's "You Needed Me" -- props to Randy Goodrum, songwriter. The epitome of a well-written A/C ballad.

Yacht-Rock at its finest: VHM Ambrosia.

BOS11 and "HAAAAAAAAY"4: Ms Summer, re-imagining "MacArthur Park"

Was I lyin'?  Haaaaay!  Just wait 'til '87.......

Ahem.  "Whenever I Call You Friend (We're in a Fern Bar)"  is the finest example of Yacht Rock.  Helloooow.   ;)

(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTNZrlFGhSj9O_1qQW0FkZemdQ2Te_IMTt-as2wXUyGG80RSJ0c)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2011, 10:10:57 AM
'87 Hour 1: instant double "HAAAAAAY" to Levert and Prince/Sheena. BOSes 1 & 2. Color me taken aback!

Mr Hutchence's knees are so raw. or something.  WOS1 Kenny G, despite the presence of the great Lenny Williams on vocals. And DefLep's "Animal" twice in one week is just unnecessary.

This Timothy B Schmidt tune is NTM. And WOS2.  VHM JCM; "HAAAAAAY"3 the former Leslie Wunderman, better known as Taylor Dayne, "Tell it to my Heart". But talk to the hand, honey. H-4 to Expose, bitches!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2011, 11:06:45 AM
eeek: Hour 2 begins with WOS3 (Yes) and WOS4 (Michael Bolton) -- *shudder*.

VHM the Jets, "I Do You"

These days, Steven Tyler looks like an OLD lady, dude.

BOS3 Stevie Wonder's last Top 40 hit, the refreshingly political "Skeletons".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2011, 12:11:21 PM
Hour 3: BOS4 and H-5 Pretty Poison. It's '80s girl-group heaven today. And Madge is causin' a commotion -- VHM

"Ah don't know why ah like women -- ah just DO!!" Whitney gets "Emotional" -- BOS5; one of her best 45s IMHO.

VHM and H-6 Jody Watley. I'm getting hoarse from all the "HAAAAAY"s!

BOS6 PSBs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 20, 2011, 04:51:20 PM
Hour 3: BOS4 and H-5 Pretty Poison. It's '80s girl-group heaven today. 

VHM and H-6 Jody Watley. I'm getting hoarse from all the "HAAAAAY"s!


Honey, I heard that

Pretty much agree with all RG's BOSes, H's, and WOSes.  Though, I've never been a fan of "So Emotional".  I prefer Whitney's earlier stuff. 

Is it me, or was '87 way better than '86, music-wise?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 24, 2011, 03:48:33 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Nov 27th 1971

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-27-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Nov 28th 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-28-81.pdf

Gotta say that '81 chart is rather underwhelming -- may take advantage of the opportunity to listen to Felix Hernandez on Kiss-FM from NYC
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2011, 10:08:15 AM
WTF? CKRU seems to be stuck in the same "endless commercials" loop that KFOG's player was in last week. We're hearing clips of Donny Osmonds syndicated show and spot after spot after spot. Damn!

the commercials ended and now we're hearing music, but no Casey. OTOH, I hadn't heard Anne Murray's "Talk it Over in the Morning" in ages.

ETA: 11am and here's hour 2, starting with #27, Donnie Elbert's Supes cover. Somebody musta lost the Hour 1 CD.

BOS1 Coven's wonderful "One Tin Soldier"; BOS2 Dennis Coffey's s-s-s-smokin' "Scorpio".

Chicago asks "Questions"; Neil D. throws "Stones" -- BOS3, lawdy child. Marvin make me wanna holla!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2011, 11:25:51 AM
Enjoying this '71 set.  Double your "Superstar"s, double your fun!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2011, 11:38:11 AM
Enjoying this '71 set.  Double your "Superstar"s, double your fun!

sadly, I missed the Tempts' "Superstar" due to that CKRU screw-up. But BOS4 Karen C.

Sorry, Pops -- ah *DON'T* give a heck about dam man wit da bible in his hand.

BOS5 Sweet Lou -- it's a new day, (Muppet) babies!

VHM David Cassidy. Chair-ish is the word I use to descibe... something I sit on.

an appropriate-ah numbah, as Lawrence Welk used to say: Freddie Hart sez evvah-day's Thanksgivin'!

VHM the GrassRoots, reaching the end of their sound-alike-hits rope; "WHOOT-nah!" BOS6 the Osmonds, with special props to Joe South, who wrote "Yo-Yo". Some diva or other should do a dance version of this one.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2011, 11:51:41 AM
VHM the GrassRoots, reaching the end of their sound-alike-hits rope

"Don't Pull Your Love" was initially offered to the Grass Roots, but before they could pull the trigger, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds snapped it up.  The songwriters assured them, "Don't worry, we'll write you another one," and cranked out 2/<3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2011, 11:52:53 AM
BOS 3DN.  A few weeks ago I sang "Old-Fashioned Love Song" at my local bar that does weekly karaoke; sadly, it was WAY before the crowd's time.  Damn early-20smethings don't know their pop history!  >:(
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2011, 12:06:35 PM
Hour 3: Santana lead off with "Karate" "Everybody's Everything".

BOS7 Sonny & Cher, hawney.

OMFG: Les Crane's "Desiderata" -- is it WOS1 or BOS8? or both?

Ree-Ree calls this song exactly what it is (what it is! what it is! what it is!)

BOS9 MJ's still-gorgeous "Got To Be There".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2011, 12:25:39 PM
OMFG: Les Crane's "Desiderata" -- is it WOS1 or BOS8? or both?


BOS2, sez I.  It's wonderful advice, and without it, there'd be no "Deteriorata."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2011, 12:34:15 PM
HM to MJ's glistening double-tracked vox on "Got to Be There."  "I need her sharing the world besides me" conveniently leads into "And you see I can't smile without you," ever notice?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2011, 12:40:04 PM
Having read a bio on Sly that spoke of his dangerous, insane dog Gun at length, I'm unsettled by Casey's story about the fam Stone traveling with "upwards of 20" dogs.

Still and all, BOS3 to "Family Affair," which still gives me chills.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2011, 12:51:42 PM
Baby, I'm a wan shoe. But your lovin' and affection is giving me erections.

Cher sells a couple more bottles of Dr Good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOSZwEwl_1Q&feature=player_embedded
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2011, 07:08:38 PM
Catching up on the first hour of '71 that CKRU screwed up.  Thank you, Magic 98!

Ten Years After grumble about freaks & hairies and dykes & fairies.

Freddie North's "She's All I Got" is one I don't remember at all -- certainly got no NYC airplay. But I *do* remember the country version by Johnny "Take This Job & Shove It" Paycheck.  OMG: per Wiki, it was written by Gary US Bonds!

Rod the Bod is losin' you; Rev Al is tired of bein' alone. 

Yay Lighthouse, "One Fine Morning"!

Proxy of Gaz, Free Movement. VHM 5MEB's "Absolutely Right", which is absolutely superior to "Signs"

I thought the 5-D's cover of "Never My Love" was kindah "meh" in '71 but I like it much better now. Ditto "Summer of '42".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on November 27, 2011, 09:37:39 AM
Casey's '80s is from Nov 28th 1981
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-28-81.pdf

Gotta say that '81 chart is rather underwhelming -- may take advantage of the opportunity to listen to Felix Hernandez on Kiss-FM from NYC

Can't listen today, but I'm gonna BOS Diana Ross's cover of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"  Man, I loved this as a kid!  Telling, I know...

(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBAcyRLVNUDLGxRrw10hSsIYylNv7o-xxzTu6oywbVW3aYY58G)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2011, 09:52:18 AM
Casey's '80s is from Nov 28th 1981
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-28-81.pdf

Gotta say that '81 chart is rather underwhelming -- may take advantage of the opportunity to listen to Felix Hernandez on Kiss-FM from NYC

Can't listen today, but I'm gonna BOS Diana Ross's cover of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"  Man, I loved this as a kid!  Telling, I know...


I wasn't gonna listen originally, but Felix Hernandez doesn't seem to be doing his "Rhythm Revue" on Kiss-FM -- taking the holiday weekend off, I guess, so I'll check out Casey anyway.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2011, 10:20:57 AM
As expected, this is a lackluster chart to say the least.  VHMFRA ELO's little-heard "Twilight"

WOS1 the adult-contempo dreck of Chris Christian's "I Want You, I Need You"; WOS2 Survivor's "Poor Man's Son" which I surely haven't heard since '81 (and wish I'd kept that streak going)

VHM & proxy of Gaz, Paul Davis -- "Cool Night" is so much better than "'65 Love Affair"

Finally a BOS: Loofa's great "Never Too Much" is easily the highlight of Hour 1.

eeek: Kenny Rogers' long-distance "Lady". WOS3 the godawful cheeziness of "Hooked on Classics"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2011, 11:07:21 AM
Hour 2: Stevie Wood's forgettable "Steal the Night" followed by a VHM for Babs' "Coming in & Out"

VHM Steve Miller's forgotten "Heart Like a Wheel". VHM Chilliwack's "My Girl", which would also be forgotten except that CKRU plays it often. Oh those wacky Canucks.

BOS2 Kool & the Gang, one of their many underexposed '80s singles, "Take My Heart"

VHM H&O -- fuhgeddaboudit!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 27, 2011, 11:56:39 AM
As expected, this is a lackluster chart to say the least.  VHMFRA ELO's little-heard "Twilight"

WOS1 the adult-contempo dreck of Chris Christian's "I Want You, I Need You"; WOS2 Survivor's "Poor Man's Son" which I surely haven't heard since '81 (and wish I'd kept that streak going)

VHM & proxy of Gaz, Paul Davis -- "Cool Night" is so much better than "'65 Love Affair"

Finally a BOS: Loofa's great "Never Too Much" is easily the highlight of Hour 1.

eeek: Kenny Rogers' long-distance "Lady". WOS3 the godawful cheeziness of "Hooked on Classics"

I'm listening an hour or so behind you.  That LDD for "Lady" was sad.  WOS to the Royal Philharmonic; that dunce-clap beat was the sound of the final nails being pounded into disco's coffin.  But I actually liked the Janeiness of NTM "poor Man's Son."  VHM to Paul Davis.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 27, 2011, 12:18:20 PM
HM to the EWF horns on Genesis's "No Reply at All."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on November 27, 2011, 12:35:46 PM
Chilliwack should have been given a co-songwriting credit on "Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego?"  HM to "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2011, 12:44:34 PM
Hour 3 starts well with a BOS3 to Rick Springfield. But jeez: Journey, Neil D, Henley & the Goat... just shoot me.

VHM Barry M; BOS4 "Hill St Blues"

I know Gaz'll BOS LRB, but "Night Owls" is far from their best IMHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 28, 2011, 09:39:45 AM
this week, That '70s Casey visits 1976 for the umpteenth time this year:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-04-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s features 1982 for the 2nd time in a month:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-04-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 30, 2011, 09:18:10 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Nov 27th 1971

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-27-71.pdf


post-script to that '71 chart: there were 7 tunes in that show that turned out to be One Hit Wonders.

"I've Found Someone of My Own" Free Movement
"Easy Loving" Freddie Hart
"I'd Love to Change the World" Ten Years After
"One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)" Coven
"She's All I Got" Freddie North 
"Desiderata" Les Crane 
"Theme from Summer of '42" Peter Nero

And we just missed hearing Denise laSalle and Laura Lee.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 03, 2011, 10:07:21 AM
Hour 1: Stevie wishes; Norman Connors comes too soon; Travolta tries to croon.

BOS1 Bread's comeback; BOS2 the Bar-Kays shakin' they rump to da funk, y'alls.

Freddie wants somebody to love; David Dundas says "no thanks" and puts his jeans back on.

VHM the Rollers covering Dusty.

Not only is this the umpteenth '76 chart this year; the show itself is a rerun: I'm recognizing Casey's stories and intros, like his mentioning (twice) that BOC sound like the Byrds on "Reaper".  I will probably bail around the halfway mark, tho' I am jonesin' to hear Englebert.

BOS3 Chicago with Leopold "Butters" Stoch's favorite song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahp-AmJFpb8

Hey everybody, yeah! VHM LRB.

I don't remember CKRU playing Xmas tunes last December, but they're rather welcome today.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 03, 2011, 11:05:22 AM
Old friends are like flowers, sez Crapton. I'm thinking he has poppies in mind. Just a hunch.

Whose wine? What wine? Whythehell must Frampton whine?

proxy "Haaaay" for "Dazz". I prefer the gay version, "Dizz, Dizz, Disco jizz".

Steve Miller goes all the way to Tacoma. Wish he'd stayed there.  BOS4 the Sylvers' dee-liteful "Hot Line". Baby wooooo!

BOS5 LTD's lovely "Love Ballad". Sing it, Mr Osborne. And uber-BOS6 Englebert's wonderful, old-school-MOR "After the Lovin'". His love is real! It makes me cry!

VHM Whinyface's lovely BeeGees-penned "Love Me"
(http://files.musicmp3.ru/bcovers/alb55777.jpg)

another BOS(7) Burton Cummings, standing tall with Richard Perry's help.

VHM the absurd cheeziness of "Best Disco in Town".

Ballad time: BOSes 8 & 9 to Alice's "I Never Cry" and EJ's "Sorry Seems to be the Gayest Word"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 03, 2011, 11:42:26 AM
Joining the show a bit late, BOS to "Love Ballad."  Casey seems to really not like the Ritchie Family's "Best Disco in Town" pastiche-co.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 03, 2011, 11:49:01 AM
How is Whistling Jack Smith's "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" not an instrumental?  It wasn't a cappella whistling!

Here's an (unintentionally?) funny "lip-synching" of the song on the U.K.'s Beat Club show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQQ5sEOhbjQ
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 03, 2011, 12:07:48 PM
 "No direction!  No purpose! ...  AWW, girl!"  VHM to the over-the-top "Just to Be Close to You."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 03, 2011, 12:36:09 PM
Hour3: I'm back in time for Marilyn McCoo and Uncle Remus too: "You Don't Have to be a Tar Baby to Be in My Show"

Sadly, I didn't get to do my "You Are the Woman" line, but at least I missed "More Than a Feeling", praise jeebus.

BOS10 the BeeGees, "Love So Right".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2011, 10:16:46 AM
'82 Hour 1: instant BOS and proxy "Haaaay" to Kool & the Gang, "Let's Go Dancin'" OOO-La-la-lah!

PG shocks his monkey. We got UN-lucky: TP shows up. eek.

"What About Me?" -- the song that charted twice.

VHM Tavares' sweet, forgotten "Penny For Your Thoughts". Love shouldn't feel so darn confused!

Billy Squier says everybody wants me -- who you been talkin' to, bub?

WOS1 LRB, at the end of their creative rope with "The Other Guy".

VHM JCM; BOS2 Jeffrey Osborne on the wings of adult-contempo lurve.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2011, 11:13:07 AM
Hour 2: I'm so excited the Pointers are still standing.

WOS2 Starship's "Be My Lady". Where's that guitar riff stolen from? sounds familiar.

wow, a girl dedicating "We've Only Just Begun" to another girl?
(http://sweetpeachykeen.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/greys-gay-wedding.jpg?w=300&h=300)

Phunky Phil's "Can't Hurry Love" is one of the most unnecessary remakes evah.

I guess the plane's down in "Africa". or something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2011, 12:06:01 PM
Hour 3: BOS3 and H-2 ABC; BOS4 BJ with his Peter Pan advice. Psych-1, Psych-2 -- what does he know?

Dionne W told the BeeGees: "do for me what you did for dat Streisand bitch -- and i'll introduce you to my coke dealer"

Livvy's "Heart Attack" plummets from #3 to #16 --deservedly, IMHO. But always a BOS(5) to Sylvia's "Nobody"

VHM Supertramp's forgotten "It's Raining Again"; please don't ejaculate while Mahvin masturbates.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2011, 06:30:24 PM
Next week That '70s Casey visits Dec 12th 1974 -- one of those weeks where all 4 Beatles are in the Top 40 as solos:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Dec 13th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-13-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 10, 2011, 10:05:44 AM
'74/Hour 1: John gets us started.

OMG I haven't heard this Bo Donaldson obscurity ("Heartbreak Kid") since '74. And with good reason, it appears.

the Guess Who are "Dancin' Fool"s. Andy Kim's on fire -- losing your butt-virginity will do that to a guy. I don't remember this one, but it's another dead-on Neil Diamond impression; funny because "Longfellow Serenade" is in Hour 2.

BOS1 the early disco of Carl Carlton's "Everlasting Love" reboot.

WOS1 the Righteous Bros -- has there ever been a more worthess "comeback" than theirs in '74?

Surprised VHM Donny & Marie -- nice.

BOS2 Shirley Brown -- ah gots to tell you, woman 2 woman, dat he MAH man, bitch! Evvahthang he gots ah bought wit MAH welfare checks!

BOS3 George, making it 4 Beatles in the 40 at once. VHM the Carpenters -- delivvah de lettah de soonah de bettha!

Having heard Scott English's orig "Brandy" the other day, I'll have to BOS4 Barry M's re-imagining of it as "Mandy"

BOS5 Kiki Dee, "I've Got the Vibrator Music In Me"; BOS6 and early-disco "HAAAAAAY!" Gloria Gaynor.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 10, 2011, 11:12:25 AM
Hour 2: Crapton gets a hand-job, er, -jive. Tull bungles and Paul Anka cheats on Odia Coates. But she's a one-man reggae woman.

BOS7 Neil D working on his longfellow. uber-BOS8 Gladys -- he makes her feel just like a WOO-mun!

BOS9 Geils, the musically fabulous but grammatically horrendous "Must Of Got Lost"

VHM Bobby Vinton with the cheezy MOR goodness of "My Melody of Love".  Like kielbasa and pierogies set to music.

WOS2 Ringo -- easily one of his weakest singles.

BOS10 Stones -- another of my fave Motown covers. Wacky Sedacky sings like a girl; Chicago wish you were here; Elvis works on a T-Bone steak alla-carty. JT had done a version of "Promised Land" earlier that year on his Walking Man LP -- wonder if that's where Elvis got the idea.

Hour 2 extra: Frankie V. His eyes adored you but his nose abhorred you.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 10, 2011, 11:45:08 AM
Agreed on just about everything you've said here.  Too bad it would be a few more weeks til we heard from the answer record to Shirley, Barbara Mason's "From His Woman to You."  Very fond memories of the Vinton and Sedaka from my earliest days.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 10, 2011, 12:06:08 PM
Hour 3 begins with the sweet country harmonies of... the Pointers?? BOS11 the sublime "Fairytale"

VHM Rufus; uber-BOS12 my fave Macca 45, "Juniors Farm". Take me down, Jimmeh!

BOS13 "Angie Baby", with kudos to songwriter Alan O'Day. WOS3 Mr Chapin's middlebrow sap-fest.

Loved Jose F's AT40 thread on FB -- who knew mondegreens were a Communist plot?

The 3 Degrees show us their hoo-hahs... and their hah-hoos!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on December 10, 2011, 12:57:57 PM
The link crapped out on me several times.  It's gotten harder to catch full eps lately, with so many stations having gone all-Christmas.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 10, 2011, 05:14:39 PM
The link crapped out on me several times.  It's gotten harder to catch full eps lately, with so many stations having gone all-Christmas.

Bummer -- I've found that CKRU's new player has worked better for me than the old one, but I miss the "now playing" feature -- helpful when they spin Canuck obscurities.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 11, 2011, 10:10:16 AM
This Peter Cetera/Amy Grant duet is pure EVIL.
Eeek.  This Miami Sound Machine song blows.  Well, no shocker there.  ::)

Finally a BOS - Madge's "Open Your Heart".  Good video too.

Haaay1 goes to Nancy Martinez.  Wait...she's Canadian?  French Canadian???
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2011, 10:15:31 AM
This Peter Cetera/Amy Grant duet is pure EVIL.

Bwahahaha!  jeezus freak + jeezus freak = satan.  Coincidence?

VHM Ms Lauper's forgotten "Change of Heart". uh-oh, it's Miami Sound Machine.

BOS1 Madge. "Open Your Heart" is one of my fave 45s of hers.

Nancy Martinez? the golfer?? oh... guess not.  Cheezy synths totally rule!  I feel a "HAAAY" approaching.  Lawd, this is like an explosion in a Casio factory!

I don't remember this Pointers song at all.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 11, 2011, 10:37:46 AM
This Peter Cetera/Amy Grant duet is pure EVIL.

Nancy Martinez? the golfer?? oh... guess not.  Cheezy synths totally rule!  I feel a "HAAAY" approaching.  Lawd, this is like an explosion in a Casio factory!



Someone's got my numbah!   ;)

"I'll Be Over You" is one of the worst songs ever, I swear.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2011, 10:41:19 AM

Haaay1 goes to Nancy Martinez.  Wait...she's Canadian?  French Canadian???

perhaps she pronounces it "Mar-tee-NAY" :)

BTW the emoticons are no longer animated -- WTF?

BOS2 Daryl Hall, another forgotten gem.

And uber-BOS3 Carly -- she shoulda got an Oscar for THIS, which wasn't even nominated, rather than that crappy Working Girl song.

eeek: WOS Toto
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 11, 2011, 11:01:54 AM
Holee crap!  BOS2 Billy Vera & the Beaters!

Holee crap, pt.2!  BOS3, H-2 "You Be Illin'"

WOS2 Kansas.  Why, oh why?

BOS4 "Take Me Home Tonight".  One of the best 80s songs ever.  It's the hungaah!

WOS3 Glass Tiger.  Shoot me in the face.

BOS5 OMD.  Good for them for making it big in the USA. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2011, 11:04:34 AM
Holee crap!  BOS2 Billy Vera & the Beaters!

Indeed, BOS4 from me -- the power of television in 1986 was still something to behold.

OMFG: RUN-DMC. They speak jive!  BOS5 "You Be Illiin'"  -- one more for the AL '86 wish-list.

WOS2 Kansas; always a BOS(6) for Eddie & Ronnie.

sg & I are 3-for-3 on WOSes: Glass Tiger -- WHYYY??

I'd be happier to hear "Wild Wild Life" if it didn't pop up on KFOG 27 times a week. Ditto Timbuk 3

VHM OMD; WOS4 Boston's horrid "Amanda"

Sorry, Billy Ocean: you're much better when you're upbeat than when you're doing sappy ballads.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2011, 12:06:03 PM
Hour 3: Madge gets another BOS(7) for "True Blue", oh baby.

You know I love HoJo... don't you? VHM.

Survivor's "Is This Love" is one of their more bearable, pop-oriented outings. HM.

Janet J is in "Control", bitches!  BOS8.

"while we were apart... ah wuz human tew!"  BOS9 Human League in, er, league with Jam & Lewis.

Final "HAAAAY" as I depart: Cameo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2011, 02:42:51 PM
This week That '70s Casey will hit Dec 20th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-20-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Dec 14th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2011, 10:02:25 AM
OMFG: pre-Casey, Bob & Doug McKenzie's "12 Days of Xmas" -- ya hoser!

'75 Hour 1: Teddy P wakes us up. Proxy of Alicat. And proxy of shray MTB's "Fire on the Mountain". VHMs from me.

Cheeziest Disco cheese of set (which is saying something): Wing & a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps.

BOS1 AWB's forgotten "School Boy Crush"

in his green metal suit Paul's preparing to shoot up the city with Mademoiselle Kitty.

proxy of Gaz HJF&R's shamelessly sound-alike followup to "Fawwin in Wuv", "Winners and Boozers". VHM the Miracles, makin' mah meter start to rise. Damn tight underwear!

OMGWTFLOL Al Martino's discofied "Volare". BOS2FRA.

BOS3 Al Green's underappreciated "Full of Fire"; BOS4 John Denver's sweet "Fly Away", with lovely ONJ backing vox.

OMG it's Fitz and the Electric Trantrums, "Evil Moneygrabbin' Woman"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2011, 11:08:31 AM
Hour 2: Ms Summer goes gold before she even hits the Top 40 -- gay men bought lots of records back in '75.

EWF sanga sanga sanga sanga sawng; Kiss RnR all nite.

I never need to hear "You Sexy Thing" again. VHM Gladys/Pips forgotten "Part Time Love" -- a David Gates compo, iirc.

BOS5 the Isley's "For the Love of You"; BOS6 David Ruffin.

shameless soundalike followup 2: Glen Campbell's "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in LA)" -- I orig thought he was saying "...got your feet in a lake".  Toni Tenille wants to touch me. Hands off, baby.

Casey tells one of his most moving stories, about Jackie Wilson, who was hospitalized at the time. Good thing a commercial came in between that and "Blind Man in the Bleachers".

The Times of Your Life, indeed: the Island Girl Wants to do Something Freaky to You.

proxy of Gaz, "Convoy". Mercy sakes!

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lctke3xLtg1qzmiw4o1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2011, 12:13:56 PM
Hour 3: VHM S&G; BOS7 Frankie Valli's disco-tastic remake of "Our Day Will Come", feat Patti Austin.  BOS8 the BeeGees, "Nights on B'way" and BOS9 the foxy "Fox on the Run" making everybody come. Oh really?

Oh irony: Barry M sings "I Write the Songs"... which he didn't write. Jigsaw blows it all sky high, and Miss Ross don't know where she goin' to.

Wait -- Casey sez "Sky High" is from the movie The Dragon Flies --say what?  Turns out its a kung-fu flick featuring one-time James Bond George Lazenby!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073343/

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2011, 10:15:44 AM
'85 Hour 1: Pat, please don't use sex as a  weapon. Seriously. VHM one of her forgotten ones. And speaking of sex-as-a-weapon: Tina's still in the Thunderdome.

OMGWTFLOL: uber-BOS1 Artists United Against Apartheid, "Sun City"!!  Gotta get AL to spin this one, considering 1985 comes up every 3 weeks.

Cute coinkydink: "I'm Your Man" is followed by "You Are My Lady". (no, YOU be the lady...) And both songs sung by big ol' queens.

BOS2 Part-time Stevie -- another from my AL '85 wish-list. Even Giter's requested it!

eeek: WOS1 Night Ranger's "Goodbye". And Stevie returns for an encore: VHM "Go Home".

WOS2 Macca's "Spies Like Us" -- sorry, I know some folks have a soft spot for this one but gawd it's awful.

VHM and proxy of Gaz, Ta Mara and the Seen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 18, 2011, 10:17:33 AM
'85 Hour 1: 

OMGWTFLOL: uber-BOS1 Artists United Against Apartheid, "Sun City"!!  Gotta get AL to spin this one, considering 1985 comes up every 3 weeks.

BOS1 from me, too!  Better tune than "We Are the World", IMO. (But nothing beats "Do They Know It's Christmas?"   ;) )

BOS2 Prince Ta Mara and the Seen.  Haaaaay!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2011, 11:04:51 AM
Hour 2: Sheena's "Do It For Love" is one I don't remember at all -- VHMFRA.

BOS the Tina half of "It's Only Love". The other half... well...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on December 18, 2011, 11:07:46 AM
Hour 2: 

BOS the Tina half of "It's Only Love". The other half... well...

BOS3 from me.   :P
Gotta go to work now.  Sad face.  Don't forget the haaaays....
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2011, 11:24:31 AM
Hour 2: 

BOS the Tina half of "It's Only Love". The other half... well...

BOS3 from me.   :P
Gotta go to work now.  Sad face.  Don't forget the haaaays....

and sure enuf here's a "HAAAY!" for Starpoint.  But first we gotta conga. Unfortunately.

WOS3 Survivor "Eye of the Burning Tiger Heart"

Kool & the Gang's "Emergency" is one you never hear... and with good reason.

Elton and George wrap her up... and stuff her in the trunk of their car. No wonder EJ defended Eminem.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2011, 12:03:54 PM
Hour 3, WOS4: The Goat. "a wound gets worse when it's treated with neglect" -- so does a voice, Stevie.

WOS5 Glenn Frey.

Olay your Hans, Brinker!
(http://covers.powells.com/9780060536572.jpg)

VHM Dionne & Friends, "That's What Coke Dealers Are For"  BOS3 Scritti Politti.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2011, 08:46:18 PM
This week That '70s Casey goes to Dec 22nd 1979 (with the usual first hour deleted):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-79.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Dec 26th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-87.pdf

Question is, with most stations in all-Xmas mode that weekend...  will we even get to hear either of these?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on December 18, 2011, 09:18:12 PM
Kool & the Gang's "Emergency" is one you never hear... and with good reason.

I don't know... that might not be the worst 85 request ever. Didn't sound too much different than "Misled", which has also been lost to history.

WOS4: The Goat

I don't get it. Stevie Nicks? Obviously, I'd give a WOS for this chart to Starship. Probably the only song on this chart that I'd do that to (although repeated airings of "Separate Lives" would invariably do the trick).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on December 18, 2011, 09:31:30 PM
Songs from this chart that could get some more 10@10 love, IMHO.

40 Sex As A Weapon, Pat Benatar
39 One Of The Living, Tina Turner
38 Sun City, Artists United Against Apartheid
37 I'm Your Man, WHAM!
35 Part Time Lover, Stevie
31 Spies Like Us, Paul McCartney
28 It's Only Love, Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
21 Emergency, Kool & The Gang
20 Wrap Her Up, Elton f/ George
16 Tonite She Comes, Cars
  6 Election Day, Arcadia
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 21, 2011, 12:58:10 PM
This week That '70s Casey goes to Dec 22nd 1979 (with the usual first hour deleted):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-79.pdf


for those who might be underwhelmed by a truncated 1979 chart on Saturday (assuming CKRU actually runs it and not Xmas stuff)... Rewound Radio

http://rewoundradio.com/

will be running a four-hour, unedited Dan Ingram show from WABC in Dec of 1969 -- when all the songs are from the station's "Top 100 of 1969". It will air at 9 Pacific/noon Eastern. Sounds awesome to me (and Gaz should def check it out if he's near a computer at that hour)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 24, 2011, 10:26:52 AM
This week That '70s Casey goes to Dec 22nd 1979 (with the usual first hour deleted):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-79.pdf


for those who might be underwhelmed by a truncated 1979 chart on Saturday (assuming CKRU actually runs it and not Xmas stuff)... Rewound Radio

http://rewoundradio.com/

will be running a four-hour, unedited Dan Ingram show from WABC in Dec of 1969 -- when all the songs are from the station's "Top 100 of 1969". It will air at 9 Pacific/noon Eastern. Sounds awesome to me (and Gaz should def check it out if he's near a computer at that hour)

Been listening to the Ingram thing for the last hour-and-a-half; it's wonderful.  And BTW, CKRU are not running the 1979 chart; they went with a Casey Xmas special instead.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 27, 2011, 11:22:25 AM
As is tradition at this time of year, We'll be getting "Top Hits of the Year" countdowns. That '70s Casey gives us the Top 40 Singles of 1973:

http://www.945litefm.com/pages/CaseyKasemTHE70s.html

And Casey's '80s has Part One of the Top 100 of 1983:

http://www.mix1077.com/pages/CaseyKasem.html

and here's an interesting history of Casey's year-end countydowns and how they were compiled/presented:

http://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/at40_yearend.htm
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on December 27, 2011, 03:58:53 PM
and here's an interesting history of Casey's year-end countydowns and how they were compiled/presented:

http://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/at40_yearend.htm
Hot diggity dog! For year-end #1's, Andy Gibb 2, Brothers Gibb 0.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 29, 2011, 10:00:36 AM
Per the AT40 geek board, Magic 98 in Madison, WI will be running one of their all-day Casey marathons on Saturday:

Quote
WMGN-FM, Magic 98 in Madison WI, will run the "It's all Casey, all day!" special program on the New Year's Eve.

http://www.magic98.com/content/American-Top-40-38.html

http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?&uid=362

Show schedule (EST)
December 31
7-10am: 12-20-75
10am-1pm: 8-17-74
1-4pm: 7-14-79
4-7pm: 12-11-76
7-10pm: 1-7-78
10pm-1am: The Top 40 of 1973
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 31, 2011, 10:48:43 AM
As is tradition at this time of year, We'll be getting "Top Hits of the Year" countdowns. That '70s Casey gives us the Top 40 Singles of 1973:

http://www.945litefm.com/pages/CaseyKasemTHE70s.html


Not much to say other than I'm enjoying this flashback to what is one of the more sledgehammery years of my life.  But -- eeek! -- WOS Donna Fargo's godawful "Funny Face", tho' it's not as skippidy-doo-dah-dreadful as her other hit, "Happiest Girl in the USA"

uno momento poquito: sounds like an extended outro on "Pillow Talk". Nice teddy. or nice daddy. or something.

OMG: Jose F has a whole thread going on FB about this Casey countdown.

a twin-spin for the ages: Cher's "Half Breed" followed by "Night the Lights Went Out in GA", written for Cher but rejected by Sonny -- he didn't want to offend "our Southern fans". But a song called "half breed" couldn't possibly be offensive??

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Bad,_Bad_Leroy_Brown.jpg)

all the downtown ladies call it TreeTop Apple Juice... all the men just call it cider.

Just switched to Magic 98's Casey-thon: a 12/11/76 show beginning with Dr Buzzard and Kenny Nolan.

ooo! Tavares, "Don't Take Away the Music"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on December 31, 2011, 02:08:32 PM
OMG: Jose F has a whole thread going on FB about this Casey countdown.
Thread is an understatement. 327 posts!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 31, 2011, 04:10:12 PM
I've been listening w/out comment (I'm making sauce for lasagna) but jeezus this Donny & Marie cover of "Soul & Inspiration" (from '78) is unspeakably horrid, even for them.

OMFG: Magic 98 is playing the full-length 45 mix of the WKRP song!  Nicest surprise of the day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 01, 2012, 10:03:16 AM
The first hour of this Top 100 of 1983 is quite the cheezefest: Frank Stallone, Loverboy, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Asia and the Tubes when they were crappy. Think I'll pass...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 02, 2012, 08:13:31 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 8th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-08-77.pdf

And of course Casey's '80s is Part 2 of the Top 100 of '83...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 04, 2012, 12:18:10 PM
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 8th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-08-77.pdf


A couple forgotten gems in the first hour (H&O, Al Green) but having heard a Dec '76 chart during Magic 98's marathon this week that featured more than 3/4 of these songs... I may be otherwise occupied Sat morning.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 07, 2012, 10:06:50 AM
"they warm and excite us/'cause we have the bright-us" Bet Babs and Paul Williams each blame the other for that line. eeek.

Instant BOS1: H&O sing about hot cars, leather bars and movie stars in their fab, forgotten "Do What You Want...", later covered rather nicely by the Dramatics.

and instant WOS1 Skynyrd's live version of "Freebird".

wow: another one you NEVER hear -- Al Green's "Keep Me Cryin'". BOS2.

VHM Foghat. And now let us flash back to a time before we were sick to death of "Fly Like An Eagle"...

VHM ED&JFC; WOS2 Donny & Marie.

BOS3 Barry in New England; VHM the BeeGees.

BOS4 Doc-tah Byoo-ZAHRD, cherchez-ing a femme or 2.

Proxy of GazWOS: Mary MacGregor, that cheatin' bitch.

Hadn't really intended to stick around past the first hour, but Jose F has another Casey thread going on FB.

Kenny Nowwan -- he wikes dweamin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 07, 2012, 11:08:28 AM
"could be 'Sugar Pie Honey Bunch'..." No, it's "This Song", Mr Idle.

EWF and the Bar-Kays get VHMs for being funky. Ditto the Jacksons.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on January 07, 2012, 12:49:17 PM
Posted this on the running FB thread:
Another interesting Aerosmith chart factoid: According to Wiki, Aerosmith had absolutely no charting singles in Europe in the Seventies, EXCEPT for the aforementioned Dream On and Walk This Way re-releases, which hit number ONE in . . . Italy! Ciaaaaaaaaaaao?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on January 07, 2012, 01:07:57 PM
My greatest "hit" from the FB thread ("Holy self-indulgence, Batman!" says Robin):

SS: 1977 was a very good year for Fleetwood Mac, top of the world
HTY: And also for their dealer!

Thank you . . . thank you . . . thank YOU!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 09, 2012, 01:14:23 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 12th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-12-74.pdf

per the folks on the AT40 Geek Board... three songs on this chart mention a fruit in their lyrics. See if you can guess all 3.

And Casey's '80s is from Jan 14th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on January 09, 2012, 04:44:10 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 12th 1974:

 
And Casey's '80s is from Jan 14th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-84.pdf

Ooooo...dat's my year, baby!  "Union of the Snake" was a top 5 hit?   :o
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 14, 2012, 10:12:14 AM
Hour 1:  Rock on, put your hands together, and let yo' hair down, bitches!

TO & Dawn are at the end of their faux-vaudeville rope in the Strawberry patch.

BOS (part 1) Isaac Hayes, "Joy (part 1)". 

BOS2 Mr Simon's superb "American Tune"

and another: BOS3 Ian Thomas, doing a swell America imitation on "Painted Ladies". He's Dave (SCTV) Thomas' brother, ya know.

Byron MacGregor was 25 when he recorded "Americans"?? He sounds like he's 50. wow.

uber-BOS4 Merle, makin' it thru December. Brilliant.

L&M, at the end of their '50s-nostalgia rope with "My Music". I assume "little Timmy Schmidt" is Timothy B Schmidt of Poco (and later the Eagles).

Cockney git #1: "ah took me wife on a Carribean holiday"
Cockney git #2: "Jamaica?"
Cockey git #1: "No, she wanted to"
VHM Zep, "D'yer Mak'er"

Love Kool & the gang but didn't need to hear "Jungle Boogie" 2 days in a row. VHM the Stylistics with one of their rare uptempo numbers.

Worst. Extra. EVAH: that dreadful remake of "Last Kiss" by Wednesday.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 14, 2012, 11:14:00 AM
Hour 2: OMGWTFLOL -- Cheech & Chong's "Sister Mary Elephant".

VHM Staples; WOS Grand Funk.

BOS5 Al Green; BOS6 Ree-Ree does Stevie. Seriously, how were people so oblivious to how *gay* EJ's "GYBR" was? Jeezus.

Jump up, baby brotha!

awww: Donny's cover of "When I Fall in Love" is rather sweet, actually. And it's not on the best-of that I have. VHM.

and now some farm boy teaches it all to Ruby Red Dress. Nice euphemism.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 14, 2012, 11:24:28 AM
This is my favorite kind of chart.  A little bit of everything: funk, soul, country, novelty, comedy, and pop of various shades.  Co-BOS to the back-to-back "American Tune" and "Painted Ladies."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 14, 2012, 11:33:17 AM
VHM "Hello It's Me."  I've been on a bit of a Rundgren kick since hearing H&O's "Wait for Me" a week or so ago.

VHM to the Carpenters and, in Karen's words at the time, "that damn country song."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 14, 2012, 11:38:53 AM
Casey, on Elton's sartorial elegance: "Whatever happened to Mrs. Miller?"  TANC: I was listening to her eviscerations of "Downtown" and "A Lover's Concerto" this week!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 14, 2012, 11:44:11 AM
Casey, on Elton's sartorial elegance: "Whatever happened to Mrs. Miller?"  TANC: I was listening to her eviscerations of "Downtown" and "A Lover's Concerto" this week!

That Chuck Eddy "worst covers" list was great, BTW. You can certainly see the influence of Christgau on his style.

ETA: and here's yer "Seasons in the Sun".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 14, 2012, 12:04:45 PM
and here's yer "Seasons in the Sun".

Haha, be careful what you ask for!  At least it wasn't the B-side, "Put the Bone In" (!).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 14, 2012, 12:12:30 PM
a swoon-worthy start to Hour 3: "Love's Theme", Charlie Rich, and Babs.

VHMs Macca and ONJ.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 14, 2012, 12:37:04 PM
BOS3 GK&tP, "...Imagination," with special attention to those pounding toms.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2012, 10:07:31 AM
1984 Hour 1: Real Life's "Send Me an Angel" on its first go-'round. (It would hit the 40 again in '89.)  VHM. Meanwhile, Percy's in the mood.

I may "Remember the Nights" but I'd like to forget the Motels. WOS1.

VHM the PO-lice, "Synchronicity II". And VHM Deborah Allen's country-crossover "Baby I Lied". One can imagine mid-'70s ONJ doing this one.

"Yah Mo Be There" -- but he wasn't there for Tebow yesterday.  VHM Chrissie, with her pants behind her. or something.

Duuuuuuuuuuude! Quiet effin' Riot!!

forgotten hits on parade: the Fixx's "Sign of Fire" isn't so hot; Macca's "So Bad" kinda *is*.

BOS1 (finally!): Jeffrey Osborne's "Stay With Me Tonight"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2012, 11:18:31 AM
eeek: our CKRU extras this hour are "Put Your Hand in the hand" and "Seven Bridges Road". Oy.

Ah, but now we're getting somewhere: Hour 2 kicks off with BOSes galore: Spandau's unjustly overlooked "Gold", BJ's superb "An Innocent Man", Culture Club takes us to "Church..." and Shannon lets the music play-haaaaay!

VHM Madonna; uber-BOS6 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Time Will Reveal". *swoon*

WOS2 .38 Special.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2012, 12:20:01 PM
BOS7 Ray Parker's shameless-yet-inspired ripoff of "Every Breath You Take"; TANC we heard Huey's "I Want a New Drug" as an extra and they mentioned that it was the, er, "inspiration" for "Ghostbusters".

VHMs "Major Tom" and Barry M's collab with Jim Steinman.

uber-WOS3 "The Curly Shuffle", one of the worst novelty hits of the '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on January 15, 2012, 04:36:40 PM
eeek: our CKRU extras this hour are "Put Your Hand in the hand" and "Seven Bridges Road". Oy.

Ah, but now we're getting somewhere: Hour 2 kicks off with BOSes galore: Spandau's unjustly overlooked "Gold", BJ's superb "An Innocent Man", Culture Club takes us to "Church..." and Shannon lets the music play-haaaaay!

VHM Madonna; uber-BOS6 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Time Will Reveal". *swoon*

WOS2 .38 Special.

I got to listen to the latter part of the show, but couldn't post.  Hour 2 was the best one of the lot.  Pretty much agree with your BOSes (I love Spandau Ballet and you knooow I loves me some DeBarge) and WOS, though I'd also WOS "Think of Laura".  <gag> 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2012, 04:39:26 PM
I got to listen to the latter part of the show, but couldn't post.  Hour 2 was the best one of the lot.  Pretty much agree with your BOSes (I love Spandau Ballet and you knooow I loves me some DeBarge) and WOS, though I'd also WOS "Think of Laura".  <gag>

Yeah, I was spacing out by then -- I often wonder how the family of the real "Laura" (she was a young woman Cross knew who died, iirc) felt when the song became part of the Gen'l Hospital marketing machine.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2012, 09:51:32 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 24th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-76.pdf

"Love, be tender with my fanny!"

and Casey's '80s is from Jan 25th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-25-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2012, 09:46:01 AM
pre-show on CKRU: nice to hear the 5-Man Electrical Band's *other* hit.

Hour 1: instant BOS the Spinners' sadly forgotten "Love or Leave"; instant WOS Cledus Maggard's horrendous "White Knight", "Convoy"s evil cousin.

"Yeah... she's at home..." VHM Barry White.  BOS2 Ms Ronstadt's lovely countrification of "Tracks of My Tears"

VHM Donny & Marie -- "Deep Purple" is one of their more tolerable covers, tho' admittedly that's not's saying much.

Bowie insults Italians, wop-wop-wop.

Love, be tender with my fanny!  BOS3 BeeGees. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgDbE6WOyws

VHM ONJ at her countriest -- the sweet "Let it Shine" is quite the lost gem, IMHO.

Neil Young says nice things about the Eagles.  Wonder if he still feels that way.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2012, 11:01:51 AM
Hour 2: BOS4 the cheeze-tastic "Paloma Blanca".

BOS5 Ms Reddy's "Somewhere in the Night" -- music too magic to end, indeed.

beyond cheeze-tastic: Wing and a Babyface Prayerchestra.

Proxy of Alicat: Teddy wakes up everybody.

Barry DeVorzon-tastic: VHM "Theme From S.W.A.T."

BOS6 the foxy "Fox on the Run"

VHM Wacky Sedacky -- i thought this ballad-ization of "BUIHTD" was inspired at the time; didn't find out until decades later that Lenny Welch had done it that way in 1970.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 21, 2012, 11:46:01 AM
And Casey omitted Welch in favor of the Happenings when recounting the song's past Top 40 appearances.  (He also forgot that Nazareth's "Love Hurts" was a cover.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2012, 12:05:51 PM
Hour 3: BOS7 John Denver feat ONJ -- this one has really grown on me in recent years. Just lovely.

mercy sakes alive, we got us a "Convoy".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 22, 2012, 10:08:39 AM
'86 Hour 1: proxy of geoff & shray, Thompson Twins.

He'll never love you like Freddie Jackson -- well, given that Freddie's a big ol' queen...

BOS1 Atlantic Starr; VHM RFTW.

Hey TaMara -- you've been seen. On the scene. or something. VHM.

Always a BOS for the late Baltimora.

VHM Ms Benatar's underrated "Sex as a Weapon"; ditto a-Ha's "The Sun Always Shines on TV"

WOS1 Corey Hart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 22, 2012, 11:06:02 AM
Hour 2:  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WOS2 Starship's horrid "Sara".

eeek: WOS3 Phil Collins/Marilyn what's-her-name. Ugh.

VHM: Pete T faces the face -- and it hurts!

BOS3 the fantabulous Sheila E, swallowing the pride and joy of Prince's... er... tower.

BOS4 Sade -- haaay!  WOS4 Kenny Loggins.

Yikes, coming up in the next hour: Mr Mister, Night Ranger, Bryan Adams, the Cars...  I think I'll hit mute and watch the AFC Playoff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on January 22, 2012, 12:07:47 PM
WOS1 Corey Hart.

Shocking how many utterly forgettable Top 40 hitss Corey Hart had.

Back in the '70s set, I'd like "Paloma Blanca" better if it didn't make me involuntarily hum, "Flintstones, meet the Flintstones ..."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2012, 03:54:46 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Jan 28th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Jan 31st 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-81.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2012, 10:01:22 AM
'78 Hour 1:  I'll probably bail after the first hour to run some errands (and to avoid Debbie Boone) but instant BOS1 to Ms Summer's sweet "I Love You", one that deserved better, chart-wise.

VHM ABBA; Wet Willie's "Streetcorner Serenade" is a nice forgotten one -- VHM too. This would not have been out of place on a Hall & Oates LP.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Jay Ferguson's on that island with his dress undone. Er, eww. WOS.

Wow, I don't remember this Leo Sayer flop "Easy to Love" at all... but it's a surprisingly dead-on Boz Scaggs imitation, with some of Toto playing backup.

BOS2 High Inergy's fab "You Can't TUrn Me Off..."  HAAAAAY!

VHM LRB; WOS2 Meco trying to make lightning strike twice, disco-Spielberg-wise.

And as if Casey had been reading yesterday's AL '77 thread, here's Still Bill's "Lovely Day", peaking in '78 just like I said it would.

BOS3 ConFunkShun, havin' "Ffun".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2012, 11:10:21 AM
Hour 2: VHM Foreigner, far from home.

BOS4 and HAAAAY!-of-the-Week: "Native New Yorker".

WOS3 Leif Garrett's boneheaded remake of "Runaround Sue".  And I'm outta here.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2012, 12:22:55 PM
Back in time for BJ's "Just the Way You Are"; sorry I missed "Love is Thicker Than My Penis" and Shaun Cassidy's fab Eric Carmen cover -- BOS-in-absentia  "Hey Deannie"

Rod the Mod has urine in his heart. or something.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 29, 2012, 10:25:31 AM
'81 Hour 1: VHM LTD, shinin awn.  WOS1 the Blues Bros deservedly forgotten cover of "Who's Makin' Love"

Some cheeze with your Sunday brunch? Well, here's some ONJ & LadyCliff.

OMG! BOS1 and "HAAAAAAAAY!" of the day: Teena Marie!  Proxy of sg.

VHM the Michael Stanley Band, finally scoring a Top 40 hit (feat a Clarence Clemons sax break) with "He Can't Love You", sounding a lot like 3 or 4 Rick Springfield hits -- a few months before "Jessie's Girl" made its debut.

BOS2 this hour's Casey extra: Terri Gibbs!  proxy of cairo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 29, 2012, 11:12:23 AM
Hour 2: hello again (and VHM), Neil D! I have never seen The Jazz Singer -- one of those sndtks that made more money than the movie, I think.

VHM Ronnie Milsap; WOS2 Heart's illl-advised cover of "Tell it Like it Is"

BOS3 Don McLean's inspired cover of "Crying", sounding really nice this morning.

BOS4 Jacksons, "Heartbreak Hotel" -- there was Sefra and Sue! Every girl that ah knew!

VHM Flo & Eddie's backing vox on "Hungry Heart". WOS3 Iggles, "7 Bitches, er Bridges, Road"; the "Best of Times" is WOS4 for Styx.

this Canuck extra by April Wine is creepy. "we'll use you, and abuse you on the last days of your life.." WTF??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 29, 2012, 11:59:26 AM
Hour 3: BOS5 Stevie W's underappreciated "Ain't Gonna Stand For It". VHM Tierra's "Together" -- they (briefly) made a career of covering old Intruders hits.

VHM REO; BOS6 ABBA -- Butchoo SEE!! Thee Weener tehks ee-tahll!!

VHMs to a couple of forgotten 45s: Boz's "Miss Sun" and Andy Gibb's "Time is Time". Why yes, Andy, I believe it is.

I once found Fogelberg's "Another Auld Lang Syne" rather sappy; now I think it's quite moving and sweet. VHM.

No guilt in giving BOS7 to Babs'n'Barry.

Hey, nineteen: cousin Dupree has a purity bear for you.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 30, 2012, 09:26:26 AM
This week, That '70s Casey hits Feb 6th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-06-71.pdf

and Caey's '80s will visit Feb 7th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-07-88.pdf

The two farthest-apart years possible in February; the geeks at the AT40 board also point out that the '71 chart features the first solo Beatle single to ever hit #1 ("My Sweet Lord") and the '88 chart features the last ("Got My Mind Set on You"). And I thought *I* was a master of chart trivia!

Oh and that '71 chart is quite fab, including Gaz fave "1900 Yesterday" by Liz Damon, rarities from Jackie Moore, Little Sister, Rufus Thomas and Bread, and some of my all-time faves like "Stoney End". Only one version of "Love Story", tho'...  ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2012, 10:00:49 AM
1971, Hour 1: a Joe Simon rarity, "Your Time to Cry" gets a VHMFRA. The Wicked Pickett's "Green Grass" is far from rare but always welcome.

VHM Redeye's "Games" -- Best. CSNY. Imitation. EVAH.  BOS1 the late great Gen'l Johnson & the Chairmen, payin' to da pypah. Ass Joe Mama!

BOS2 Gollum's Jackie Moore's great "Precious Precious".  She's probably better known for her disco comeback "This Time, Baby"

BOS3 and proxy of Gaz, Liz Damon's Orient Express, "!900 Yesterday", which we're luckily catching on one of its few weeks in the 40. The sort of record most stations who carry this show probably dread, but just lovely.

OMFG! BOS4 JB gettin' up, gettin in' etc.  BOS5 Sly's Little Sister. The higher the price, the nicer the nice! Also nice: Henry Mancini, the first of the "Love Story" versions to hit the 40. VHM.

BOS6 one of Bread's rare upbeat numbers.  BOS7 Ray Price. Damn that was an amazing hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2012, 11:12:08 AM
Hour 2: BOS8 Jerry Reed -- left arm gone clean up to the elbow!  VHM the stoned Supes; BOS9 the still-fantabulous "Mama's Pearl".

David Cassidy, wah think ah love yew!

BOS10 Runt-gren; BOS11 Miss Ross.

BOS11 (!) George, with an "extra" LP cut, "Apple Scruffs"

I'll catch Hour 3 tonite -- there's an ep of Soul Train on with Al Green.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Gazoo on February 04, 2012, 12:29:47 PM
1971, Hour 1: a Joe Simon rarity, "Your Time to Cry" gets a VHMFRA. The Wicked Pickett's "Green Grass" is far from rare but always welcome.

VHM Redeye's "Games" -- Best. CSNY. Imitation. EVAH.  BOS1 the late great Gen'l Johnson & the Chairmen, payin' to da pypah. Ass Joe Mama!

BOS2 Gollum's Jackie Moore's great "Precious Precious".  She's probably better known for her disco comeback "This Time, Baby"

BOS3 and proxy of Gaz, Liz Damon's Orient Express, "!900 Yesterday", which we're luckily catching on one of its few weeks in the 40. The sort of record most stations who carry this show probably dread, but just lovely.

OMFG! BOS4 JB gettin' up, gettin in' etc.  BOS5 Sly's Little Sister. The higher the price, the nicer the nice! Also nice: Henry Mancini, the first of the "Love Story" versions to hit the 40. VHM.

BOS6 one of Bread's rare upbeat numbers.  BOS7 Ray Price. Damn that was an amazing hour.

Ooh, looking forward to this one later.  For now I'm in the '80s countdown, where Cher's tawkin' bout thu FI-yuh in yuh eyes!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2012, 09:30:20 PM
Catching up with Hour 3 on Magic 98; BOS12 Mr. C's "It's Impossible" and -- but of course -- uber-BOS13 Babs, goin' down. To Stoney End. (get yer mind outta the gutter!)

Gladys, if you were my woman, you'd have to find yourself a boyfriend.  And so would I. BOS14 for one of her finest vocals.

One of the best extras ever: Tony Bennett, "I Wanna Be Around".  Great story, too. Marilyn McCoo fries one egg -- just to annoy Mick LaSalle. And EJ kicks off the moss. I used to think that was some weird euphemism but he's actually singing about moss.  Speaking of euphemisms: hey there sugah dumplin' -- King Floyd wants you to "groove" him.

BOS15 Lynn Anderson doing Joe South's fab "Rose Garden".  VHM the Brothers Gibb.  BOS16 George -- we get the B-side, "Isn't it a Pity", this time around.  And we close with a pair of bubblegum classics from the Osmonds and Dawn. A wonderful 3 hours.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2012, 11:01:24 PM
1971, Hour 1: a Joe Simon rarity, "Your Time to Cry" gets a VHMFRA.

I was just looking at the charts for the weeks following this one, and oddly this Joe Simon song stayed at #40 for 3 weeks in a row before disappearing into oblivion.  It was NTM; AT40 didn't start airing in NYC until May of '71
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2012, 10:06:34 AM
'88 Hour 1: instant WOS Yes, yes?  VHM Debbie Gibson and BOS1 Keith Sweat -- HAAAAY!

WOS2 Heart; VHM and another HAAAAY!, the Cover Girls.

VHM Squeeze just because it's not "Hourglass"

AAAACK! WOS3 Richard Marx -- yacht-rock at its, er, yachtiest. But uber-BOS2 Gladys/Pips' faboo "Love Overboard", which I would love for AL to play in an '88 set but I despair of that ever happening.

"Ah don't know why ah like pussy -- ah just DO!" BOS3 Whitney.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2012, 11:06:11 AM
Hour 2: DLR recycles VH on the forgotten-with-good-reason "Just Like Paradise".  OMFG: Stryper actually had a Top 40 hit? WOS4 "Honestly" -- honestly!

Belinda gets weak; Klymaxx are the LDD this hour; BOS4 Cher, "ah fayowned suhm whun". Uber-BOS5 (and uber-HAAAAY!) Salt'n'Pepa, another one AL oughta play.

BOS6 Men Without Hats' delightful "Pop Goes the World"

(http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/men_without_hats/singler/pop_goes_the_world.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 05, 2012, 12:15:05 PM
Hour 3: BOS7 M/A/R/R/S; WOS5 "Father Figure" -- George M at his creepiest.  "Got My Mind Set" -- George H at his poppiest.

BOS8 and another HAAAY! -- Taylor Dyke Dayne, "Tell it to Mah Hawt".

Casey gets Rick-rolled! VHM.  and WOS6 Mr Swayze, "She Breaks Some Wind"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2012, 09:24:02 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 10th 1979, with the usual first hour missing

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-10-79.pdf

while Casey's '80s gives us Feb 13th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-82.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2012, 10:06:54 AM
'79 Hour 1: proxy of cairo, The Babys; BOS1 the BeeGees, "Tragedy". And it's a tragedy we miss the first hour of this orig 4-hour show.

BOS2 and proxy of shray "Home & Dry". Vaguely creepy LDD: "Hot Child in the City". Sounds like she shoulda dedicated Dolly's "Baby I'm Burnin'", which gets a VHM -- if only we'd gotten the club remix.

BOS3 Nigel Olssen's lovely "Dancin' Shoes".  And speaking of dancin' -- I never need to hear "Shake Your Groove Thing" ever again.

Hey BJ: keep it to yourself, it's *your* life.  BOS4 Sweet Melissa, doing the "female Barry Manilow" shtick better than Dionne W did. "Don't Cry Out Loud" is a fine Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager compo.

Chanson's "Don't Hold Back" is quite the forgotten disco nugget. I want to like it more than I do; it's a tad too generic.

OMFG! uber-BOS5 to this hour's extra: Cher's "Take Me Home"!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Chertakemehome.jpg/220px-Chertakemehome.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2012, 11:04:07 AM
Hour 2 (which is really Hour 3): BOS6 one of my fave Foreigner songs, "BM, BD"

VHM "The Gambler" story-song writing at its finest. Don Schlitz: underappreciated genius. And Mr Rogers... well...

http://menwholooklikekennyrogers.com/

Chicago check in to the "No Tell" Motel.  If you're gonna pad the hour by playing Miss Ross' "Ain't No Mountain" as an extra, would it kill you to play the looong version?

BOS7 "Heaven Knows"; WOS1 Blues Bros; VHM Ian Matthews, shakin' it.

BOS8 Cheryl Lynn; uber-BOS9 Ace Frehley!  Cheeze for brunch: Leif Garrett goes disco. And sorry, Barry, but I prefer Ms Reddy's orig "Somewhere in the Night"

anyone else detecting a theme with this week's extras?  Amii Stewart shows up:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Amii_Stewart_-_Knock_On_Wood.jpg/220px-Amii_Stewart_-_Knock_On_Wood.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2012, 12:07:02 PM
Hour 3: BOS10 Nicolette-does-Neil (Hrm... wonder if she actually did?).  VHM "Too Much Heaven" -- the theme from the Pat Robertson Story!

"September" was a hit in February? The mind reels!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2012, 10:11:32 AM
1982 Hour 1: Mr I sings for Q; JJ loves RnR.

WOS1 Donnie Iris and one of his forgotten follow-ups to "Ah Leah". VHM the Pointers equally forgotten but delightful "Should I Do It?". Wish I could say the same for the Oak Ridge Boys' painfully obvious "Elvira" clone, "B-B-B-Bobbie Sue". It always amused me that in '82/'83, when pop music was poised to revive the '60s, Country artists were just discovering the '50s.

BOSFRA ABBA's "All Is Said & Done", one you NEVER hear; VHM Rod's "Tonight I'm Yours" Don't hurt him! Don't hurt him!

a couple o' covers: VHM Del Shannon, doing "Sea Of Love", backed by the Heartbreakers and produced by Petty; the first of a mini-trend of '50s artists making comebacks with the help of current superstars (Gary US Bonds/Springsteen; Mitch Ryder/JCM). WOS2 LadyCliff's unnecessary remake of "Daddy's Home".

Always a BOS(2) for the Go-Go girls.

WOS3 this ONJ extra -- I'll "Make a Move" to change the station, Livvy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2012, 11:05:03 AM
Hour 2: Eddie Schwartz?? WHO?? A forgotten artist with a forgettable song, another of the McDonald/Doobs clones of the period.

WOS3 LoverSagaBoy. Good lord, followed by "Abacab", just like on that Drive 10@10 the other day.

Lettuce groove! VHM EWF.  A friend of mine back then thought "Key Largo" was one of the Worst. Lyrics. EVAH. I find it sweetly cheezy.

eeek: WOS4 "Pac-Man Fever", one of the worst '80s novelty songs this side of "Curly Shuffle"

unexpected BOS3 Barry M's lovely "Somewhere Down the Road" sounding very nice today.  VHM Stevie's "That Girl"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2012, 12:05:38 PM
Hour 3: I'll be bailing within the half-hour, but VHM Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonite", an Alison, as its lyrics contain the phrase "working class dog"
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/Working_class_dog.jpg/220px-Working_class_dog.jpg)

Mira! Mira! it's Miss Ross with "Mirror Mirror"! VHM.

aaack: Kenny R at his sappiest, and the Goat at her goatiest.  But in-between: BOS4 Sheena's underappreciated "You Could've Been With Me"

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2012, 07:04:01 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 17th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-73.pdf

(an utterly amazing chart, that one)

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 21st 1987:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/022187.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 18, 2012, 10:03:11 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 17th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-73.pdf

(an utterly amazing chart, that one)


and it beings amazingly with one of Gladys' best, followed by "Superfly". BOSes 1&2. natch.

Religion rears its ugly head: S&C worship hummingbirds; the Doobs find Jeezus.

This is quite the sledgehammer-laden chart for me; Feb '73 was a pivotal moment in my life.

BOS3 Bread's lovely, underheard "Aubrey"; BOS4 Ms Murray's equally lovely Loggins cover.

Gallery's "Miss Ruth Ann" is forgettable. VHM Bobby W, singin' 'bout lazy shiftless white folk.

The 5-D do their best to make a song from the flop musical Lost Horizon seem hip.

Mrs Jones gets into Billy Paul's pants; JB has ants in his -- BOS5.

VHM the Iggles; the Moodies "Just a Singer" gets the Song-I've-Heard-the-Most-Times-This-Month Award (non-KFOG division).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 18, 2012, 10:11:39 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 17th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-73.pdf

(an utterly amazing chart, that one)


ant it beings amazingly with one of Gladys' best, followed by "Superfly".

Looks like a good chart. I haven't listened to at40 in months...just fell out of the routine.  I see Don McLean has an entry called 'Dreidel' -- out of season perhaps, but Mazel Tov, anyway!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 18, 2012, 11:05:24 AM
Hour 2: VHM Chuck Berry's far-superior follow-up to the horrid "My Ding-a-Ling", "Reelin' & Rockin'" -- How this ever got airplay is astounding. We boogied in the kitchen/We boogied in the hall/I got some on my finger so I wiped it on the wall (!!)

BOS6 Joni, like a radio. BOS7 Deodato.

Macca pulls out his sweet banana. Don McLean spins his dreidel. VHMs to both.  BOS8 Miss Midler's first chart hit, a sultry re-imagining of "Do You Wanna Dance?" But yo' mama don't wanna, sez L&M.

WOS Brighter Side of Darkness, boring us with "a long IRREVVALENT [sic] conversation" -- the only good thing about the hilariously bad "Love Jones" is that it inspired "Basketball Jones".  Dr Hook make the cover; Fogerty celebrates Cajun cuisine a decade before Paul Prudhomme.

BOS9 "Touble Man".  Mondegreen of the Week: "your best friend Rhoda told me", from Jermaine's "Daddy's Home" cover.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 18, 2012, 12:15:47 PM
Hour 3: awwww.... VHM Edward Bear. And the world is a superstitious ghetto.

BOS10: Mr Denver gets Rocky Mtn high.

Ah loves me some Timmy Thomas!
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llwyys1tHj1qaq44yo1_500.jpg)

Don't expect Lobo to be your BFF. But he'll be your VHM.

BOS11 "Dueling Banjos"; VHM Hurricane Smith; BOS12 Carly & Warren & Mick.

this hour's extra: the One-Eyed Gott!  Damn, I'd love to hear the Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds version.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2012, 09:26:31 AM
Casey's '80s is from Feb 21st 1987:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/022187.html

despite a few gems this chart is WOS/LN City -- Crowded House, Genesis, Starship, Robbie Nevil... eeek.  Might be better to listen to Kiss-FM's "Totally '80s Weekend" which I caught some of yesterday and which was, like, awesome.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on February 19, 2012, 09:57:03 AM
Casey's '80s is from Feb 21st 1987:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/022187.html

despite a few gems this chart is WOS/LN City -- Crowded House, Genesis, Starship, Robbie Nevil... eeek.  Might be better to listen to Kiss-FM's "Totally '80s Weekend" which I caught some of yesterday and which was, like, awesome.

Can't listen, but gotta give RFTW, Expose, Club Noveau and Karyn White BOSes and HAAAAYYs.   :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2012, 08:41:19 PM
This week, That '70s Casey features Feb 22nd 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-75.pdf

another delightful chart: Sweet Sensation! Polly Brown! Al Martino! Ringo and Macca B-sides!

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 23rd 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-23-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: SFGuy on February 23, 2012, 10:10:41 PM
According to the folks at the AT40 Fun and Games site, stations that carry American Top 40 the 70s will now have the option of playing the 4 hour shows when those shows are played.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 24, 2012, 07:27:51 AM
According to the folks at the AT40 Fun and Games site, stations that carry American Top 40 the 70s will now have the option of playing the 4 hour shows when those shows are played.

YAY!  that will make '79 sets more interesting by a mile.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 25, 2012, 10:05:56 AM
This week, That '70s Casey features Feb 22nd 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-75.pdf

another delightful chart: Sweet Sensation! Polly Brown! Al Martino! Ringo and Macca B-sides!

and indeed the chart begins with those 2 ex-Beatle Bs: BOS Ringo's "Snookeroo" which I've always liked. Can't say the same for Paul's "Sally G" -- an odd country-ish novelty, and the flip of the great "Junior's Farm".

De Carpenters delivvah de lettah de soonah de bettah.  VHM the Manhattans' overlooked "Don't Take Your Love From Me". Surprised this hasn't turned up on WDAS.

Casey plays "Mandy" and a snippet of its precursor, "Brandy" -- not the Scott English UK hit but an Aussie named Bunny Walters.

I'd forgotten that Sylvia Robinson wrote Shirley's "Shame Shame Shame".  BOS2 the J-5's fab "I Am Love", even tho' it's a truncated version. Casey notes it was their 16th single in a row to hit the Top 40 -- the next one, a cover of "Forever Came Today", would break that streak.

Nice Wacky Sedacky montage!  VHM "Laughter in the Rain"; ditto David Gates' "Never Let Her Go"

uber-BOS3 (as always) "Sad Sweet Dreamer". proxy of Gaz. oo-wah-wah-oo-wah-wah-oo!

VHM Minnie (note the "Maya-Maya-Maya" scatting at the end); WOS Disc-O-Texx. My chiffon is wet, moldy and disintegrating. (I just blew Jose F's mind on FB with the factoid that Disc-O-Texx was Puerto Rican)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 25, 2012, 11:02:05 AM
Hour 2:  Elivis covers Richard Harris/Jimmy Webb.  BOS4 Al Martino's delightful slice of disco-pop cheeze. VHM BadCo, headin' for the Golden Gate.

Nice "whatever happened to Tommy James" update. BOS5 Polly Brown, more wonderful early-disco-pop. VHM Phoebe S.

Doctor's orders are: boogie on, reggae woman!  BOS6 Carol Douglas -- see Polly Brown above.

BT Express and BT Overdrive in the same hour. Labelle gitcha gitcha ya-ya. and Ms Muldaur brings home the bacon.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 25, 2012, 12:02:11 PM
Hour 3: Styx serenade their "Lady". BOS7 John Denver's overlooked "Sweet Surrender"

Ohio Playaz set us off to a full alarm, child.

BOS8 TO & Dawn's "Look in My Eyes Pretty Woman", a very underrated pop single. VHM Ms King's "Nightingale"

Abawakawa poussay poussay.

VHM Ms Ronstadt; and we hit the Kenny Nolan trifecta: "My Eyes Adored You" the THIRD hit co-wriiten by him on this chart ("Get Dancin'" & "Lady Marmalade", thanks for asking)

Yes, Livvy -- I forgot more than you'll ever know about being mellow.

uber-LN: "Black Water". WOS2 Grand Funk and another thuddingly hamfisted white-boy cover of an R&B tune.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2012, 10:14:29 AM
1980, Hour 1: Bonnie Pointer's *other* remake of a '60s Motown hit -- she can't help herself!  VHMFRA.  And Babs gets kissed and gets wet -- not necessarily in that order.

TJ is a 3-timer; MJ is off da wall, y'all.

BOS1 Prince -- his first and a small preview of what was to come. And here's Nicollette Larson's *other* hit.

Dionne W covers Isaac Hayes' "Deja Vu", followed by Mr Chocolate Salty Balls himself with his underrated disco hit "Don't Let Go". Aw shucks!

Proxy of Gaz to this hour's "extra" -- "Pilot of the Airwaves"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2012, 11:10:17 AM
Hour 2: VHM Ray Goodman & Brown. "Plop-plop went the reasons..." -- er, WTF? Being in love is like taking Alka-Seltzer??

VHM Mr Mangione's Olympics theme; ditto Toto's ode to Barbara Feldon.
(http://a4.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/profile01/141/0c6a83e7628c4bc28d83697693d33b28/p.jpg)

double-doses of Petty *and* Rupert Holmes this hour -- BOS2 "Him".  The Commode Doors' "Wonderland" has truly not been heard on the radio since 1980.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2012, 12:12:16 PM
Hour 3: BOS3 Barry M, VHM Zep in the rain and BOS4 Ms Ronstadt with one of her rare non-remakes.

Kool & the Gang are too hot; Neil D feels a September chill.  VHM Shalimar.

WOS "This is It" -- like "Coward of the County", people thought it was about America and the Iran hostage crisis, even tho' both songs were written prior-to.

Pink Floyd s**t a "Brick"; voila! a BOS5 from the NGDB feat Ms Ronstadt.

More classy remakes: BOSes 6 & 7 the Spinners and Anne Murray.  I was dating my first real boyfriend at the time so this chart is fairly sledgehammery.

I'm gettin' outta here before I have to hear "Coward of the County" a 2nd time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2012, 02:44:19 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from March 4th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-04-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 2nd 1985:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030285.html

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2012, 10:11:15 AM
'72 Hour 1: the Dramatics forget their umbrellas. Yes gets there in a roundabout way.

VHM Donny's sweet "Puppy Love", which I actually think is better than Paul Anka's histrionic original.

BOS1 the fantabulous Detroit Emeralds, "You Want It, You Got It"

BOS2 the first of 2 Melanie hits this hour: "Nickle Song"

WOS Grand Funk, stompin' they feets. With a Face(s) like that Rod's got nuthin' to laugh about.

BOS3 Melanie 2: "Ring the Living Bell"

BOS4 the Wicked Pickett, covering (and improving) "Fire & Water" -- a song orig done by Free on their 1970 LP that featured "All Right Now".

VHM the mighty Addrissis, gettin' it awn again. proxy of Gaz.  Wait -- they wrote Pet Clark's "My Love"??  I'm gobsmacked.

BOS5 JB, Talkin' Loud.  BOS6 the English Congregation's "Softly Whispering I Love You", an old Dave Morey favorite.

Hey Hey momma: Percy's gon' make you sweat, gon' make you groove! VHM.   Damn that was a fabulous first hour.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2012, 11:07:19 AM
Hour 2: Lookatchoo foolin' you!  BOS7 Sly.  I'll have to bail soon to run errands but I'll catch the remainder tonite.

LN: "Day After Day".  But BOS8 The Ice Man and his eager companion.

BOS9 Carly's ketchup commercial.

One last BOS before I exit: BJT's gorgeous "RnR Lullabye".

eeek: back just in time to WOS2 Robert John.  And speaking of remakes, Casey said "Nickel Song" was one -- I didn't realize the New Seekers charted with it first (tho' they only got to #81).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 03, 2012, 07:32:22 PM
This week Casey's '80s visits March 2nd 1985:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030285.html

Any set with "Sugar Walls" is worth a listen!   ;)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2012, 07:51:42 PM

VHM the mighty Addrissis, gettin' it awn again. proxy of Gaz.  Wait -- they wrote Pet Clark's "My Love"??  I'm gobsmacked.


As Gaz noted on FB, they didn't write that one; but they *did* write the Association's "NEVER My Love" so I'm thinking Casey's producer made a typo. What did they do without the internet??

I'm listening again to '72, watching the increasingly hapless Sharks with the sound down. 

And the hour I missed this morning does not disappoint:Chakachas, the Supes' fab "Floy Joy", the BeeGees' lovely "My World" and Beverly Bremers' "Don't Say You Don't Remember" -- BOS11 and the best Lesley Gore imitation until Tracey Ullman's "They Don't Know" a dozen years later.

Mr Simon orders from the Chinese menu. VHM Apollo 100.  I never need hear "American Pie" again. But uber-BOS12 Cher's fantabulous "Way of Love"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2012, 07:58:00 PM
This week Casey's '80s visits March 2nd 1985:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030285.html

Any set with "Sugar Walls" is worth a listen!   ;)

I wonder how much time the Purple One spent inside Sheena's, er, walls.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6zWvw2JoTXU/TqsHWIBON6I/AAAAAAAAjuk/YlHlGTjDkTs/s1600/184300_183112748399553_100001024874367_471279_880213_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 04, 2012, 09:58:54 AM
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 04, 2012, 10:09:34 AM
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.

Can you post the link for me?  I'd like to listen for a bit before we hit da beach!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 04, 2012, 10:11:28 AM
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.

Can you post the link for me?  I'd like to listen for a bit before we hit da beach!

http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?id=WMGNFM&uid=362

Jeffrey Osbornes' "Borderlines" was NTM; Brooooce is on fire and Animotion are obsessed.

VHM Prince feat Appollonia's bodacious ta-tas.

BOS Midnight Star!  VHM Eric Carmen's hair.

uber-BOS2 Steve Perry's only worthwhile vocal, "Foolish Heart"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 04, 2012, 10:13:08 AM
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.

Can you post the link for me?  I'd like to listen for a bit before we hit da beach!

http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?id=WMGNFM&uid=362

Thanks!  There's a few Magic 98s out there.........

BOS1 Take Me With U.  Prince's duet ladies all sound the same.  Maybe it's him on a harmonizer.
BOS2 Bryan Adams.   :P
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2012, 08:54:26 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 12th 1977:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/031277.html

and Casey's '80s visits March 13th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2012, 10:05:21 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 12th 1977:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/031277.html


Lawd! William Bell's havin' him a 3-way. VHM1. And VHM2 Chaka/Rufus with the forgotten "At MIdfnight"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2012, 10:06:19 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 12th 1977:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/031277.html


Lawd! William Bell's havin' him a 3-way. VHM1. And VHM2 Chaka/Rufus with the forgotten "At Midnight"

LN1: "Car Wash". But I can never resist the inspired goofiness of "Disco Lucy". I still have the 45.

BOS1 Enchantment's "Gloria" -- just lovely.  uber-LN2 "Hotel Calif"

OMGWTF: ONJ's "Sam" is the very definition of a "lost hit".  BOS2 Rod the Bod covering the Cat Man.

BOS3 Glen Campbell, giving Allen Toussaint a #1 hit.  BOS4 Jennifer Warnes -- Best. Ronstadt. Imitation. EVAH! (and a lovely Peter McCann compo)

Love the name of this store that advertises on CKRU: Hellwinkie's -- the Winkie from HELL?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2012, 11:02:39 AM
Hour 2: BOS5 Jackson Browne -- "Here Come Those Tears" sounding quite nice this morning. Watched Taxi Driver last nite and I'd forgotten that Scorsese used "Late For the Sky" in one scene.

VHM EJ's ill-fated "Bite Your Lip", more rockin' than I remembered.

OMFG! BOS6 Smokie's "Living Next Door to Alice".  VHM George's "Crackerbox Palace"

BOS7 MJ & his Bros kicking off the Epic portion of their career. WOS1 Boston. I no love them long time.

Natalie's got love on her mind. And coke up her nose.

BOS8 Tom Jones, gone country; BOS9 Barry M, gone to New England.

WOS2 Kansas.  LN3: Macca's totally unnecessary live version of "Maybe I'm Amazed".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2012, 12:10:54 PM
Hour 3: LNs from the Iggles and 10cc.  But VHMFRA the BeeGees' "Boogie Child", as odd a choice for a single as they ever made.

BOS10 H&O's rich bitch; VHM Neil Tennant Al Stewart, "Year of the Cat"

Mary MacGregor tells her man she's met somebody with a bigger schlong.

one of the uber-LNs of all time: "Dancing Queen"

Seger cops a feel. And Kenny Nowwan wikes dweamin'.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 11, 2012, 10:07:49 AM
'88 Hour 1: Taylor Dyke Dayne proves her love; INXS would like to do the same.

BOS1 Scarlett & Black's great forgotten New Wave OHW, "You Don't Know"

BOS2 and "HAAAAAY"1: Alex O'Neal & Cherelle -- ah NEVAH knew love like this, honey!

VHM Paul Carrack.  BOS3 and "HAAAAAY"2: Salt-N-Pepa.

I gave Tiffany's Beatle cover a pass but WOS1 "Coulda Been". Eeek.

And WOS2 Rick Springfield's "Rock of Life".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on March 11, 2012, 10:10:34 AM
'88 Hour 1: Taylor Dyke Dayne proves her love; INXS would like to do the same.

BOS1 Scarlett & Black's great forgotten New Wave OHW, "You Don't Know"

Thanks to 10@10, the whole INXS back catalog belongs in the LN Hall of Fame.  Too bad.

BOS to Alexander O'Neill and Cherelle....HAAAAAYY!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 11, 2012, 12:07:20 PM
Hour 2 comments appear on FB in a Guttersnipes thread.

Hour 3: Pebbles sez oh "Girlfriend" puh-LEEZE!  BOS-whatever (FB made me lose count); ditto the PSBs feat Dusty.

uber-WOS3 Michael Bolton desecrating "Dock of the Bay".

VHM the Jets, "Rocket 2 U"

uber-BOS-infinity "Love Overboard" -- Gladys & the Pips' last Top 40 appearance.

VHM Rob Thomas Cher, "Ah FAY-ound Sumwun"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 12, 2012, 08:40:16 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from March 16th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-16-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 19th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-19-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 17, 2012, 10:10:39 AM
'74 Hour 1: Harry Chapin makes us feel double-yew old. BOS1.

VHMs ONJ, "Let Me Be There", and Mr Croce.

Cuba Gooding, Sr wants yo' sweet sweet SWEET love, a-shugah!

unexpected BOS2 Johnny Taylor (the natch'l wailer) "We're Getting Careless with our Love" -- "just like Sherlock Holmes, the whole world is on our case!"; OMGWTF Dickie Goodman.

Ringo goes retro; Miss Ross channels Helen Reddy; BB likes to live the love.

BOS3 Stealer's Wheel, "Star". always a BOS(4) for Bobby W.

(http://covers.mp3million.com/0177173/200/Bobby%20Womack%20-%20Lookin'%20For%20A%20Love%20-%20The%20Best%20Of%201968-1976.jpg)

Charlie Rich has TWO hits in this chart. And "I Love" Tom T Hall. And little baby ducks. BOS5
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 17, 2012, 11:04:09 AM
Keith Hampshire's cover of "First Cut is the Deepest" (a Canuck extra) was impressive.  Picked up a best-of of his and there's some good stuff on it.

Hour 2 begins with VHMs: "RnRHK" and "TSOP", OK?  and c'mon Casey -- we know what MFSB *really* stands for.

a country trifecta: Gladys does "Best Thing That Ever Happened" (orig sung by Ray Price); Charlie Rich reappears, and Anne Murray covers Mr Loggins. VHMs to all.

proxy of Gaz: Sister Janet Mead -- remember when Jesus rock wasn't the province of the religious right?

always a BOS(6) for Ree-Ree.  Cliff DeYoung, you're no John Denver.  But damn, that TV-movie (Sunshine) was popular in '74.

The Moments let their jones get good and FONKY. or something.  VHM "Sexy Mama", produced by Sylvia Robinson, iirc.

BOS7 Lamont Dozier, tryin' to hold on.  VHM Barry W and Orch.

oogah-chukka! oogah! oogah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 17, 2012, 12:07:38 PM
Hour 3: heeeelll... whats-a-mattah witcha? 

WOS "B-B-B-Benny & the Jets", my least favorite EJ hit.

BOS8 "Eres Tu"; WOS2 Carly & JT; BOS9 Cher, poppin' a cap in dat dark bitch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2012, 10:17:32 AM
'83, Hour1: Miss Ross leads off with her completely forgotten "So Close" at its peak of #40.

Early WOSes: Vandenburg's "Burning Heart" (Dutch guys trying to sound like 1974 BadCo -- I'll have to pass these Dutchies on the left-hand side) and Starship's "Winds of Change" (not as horrid as some of their '80s stuff -- Grace nearly saves it -- but still).

Prince and Thomas Dolby: arrested for driving a Little Red Corvette while Blinded By Science.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! LoverSagaBoy, "Turn Me On The Loose". uber-WOS3. and WOS4 Sammy Hagar.

BOS1 Musical Yutes. BOS2 the Thompson Twins' not-heard-often-enuf "Lies"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2012, 11:06:31 AM
Hour 2: this 20th century schizoid chart continues: horrid AOR crap sprinkled with occasional New Wave goodness.

WOS5 Steel Breeze; VHM ABC's "Poison Arrow".

BOS3: BJ in "Allentown".

uber-LN: Men at Work.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2012, 12:16:11 PM
Hour 3: WOS6 ATF; WOS7 Crapton. Sheesh.

VHM JJ, unexpected BOS4 EWF's unfairly forgotten "Fall in Love With Me".

BOS5 and proxy "HAAAAAAY!" Frida.

WOS8 Chris Cross' "All Right", which appears to be plagiarizing Robbie Dupree's "Hot Hod Hearts" from 3 years previously.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 19, 2012, 11:21:49 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from March 31st 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-31-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 22nd 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2012, 10:03:12 AM
'73 Hour 1: Jud Strunk spent 2 weeks at #40 before becoming a hit? That's unusual. VHM to a sweet little song.  I always liked Skylark's "Wildflower", but New Birth's version is superior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HRHyjry864

BOSes for forgotten Chi-Lites and Jim Croce tunes.

uh, no, Casey -- Dobie Gray doesn't sound ANYTHING like Joe Cocker

BOS3 Still Bill's "Kissin' MAH Love"!

VHM one of Ree-Ree's least-played hits; BOS4 Judy Collins' lovely "Cook With Honey"

Hadn't heard the censored version of "Walk on the Wild Side" in ages. No head here.  BOS5 Bette's really stunning re-imagining od "Do You Wanna Dance"

Jermaine's "best friend Rhoda told me".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2012, 11:05:35 AM
Hour 2: BOS6 Ms. Reddy's loverly cover of Kenny Rankin's "Peaceful"

VHM Sweet, but WTF is a "shimmy shuffle smile"?  awww... Donny O covers Johnny Mathis.

War are eating salted peanuts out of cans. or out of hands. or something. Sorry, guys -- I just had pancakes.

S&C lift us up to the heaven of holiness by worshipping hummingbirds. WTFF?

BOS7 Johnny Nash covering Marley.

uber-BOS8 Loudon Wainwright III -- c'mon, STINK!

from the ridiculous to the sublime: BOS9 Bread's "Aubrey"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2012, 12:10:12 PM
Hour 3: I don't care what anybody says, "Duelling Banjos" is some kind of masterpiece. BOS10.

BOS11 the Rev. Green.  BOS12 Vicki Lawrence, an all-time slice of Top 40 cheeze.

Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott!

I don't care what anybody says: "Playground in My Mind" is adorable. BOS13

and -- of course -- BOS14 Miss Gladys -- her mammaries get in her way.

BOS15 Deodato. Fab. Yoo. Luss.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 25, 2012, 09:53:31 AM
Our Canadian friends keep screwing up that Beatles show -- playing the segments in the wrong order, and this week they cut off the last 10 minutes entirely. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 25, 2012, 10:08:09 AM
'86 Hour1: I'm "Overjoyed" to give Stevie W BOS1.

Rebbie Jackson had a Top 40 hit before Janet did? That's just wrong. BOS2 JJ's "WHYDFML?"

eeek: WOS1 the Outfield. VHM ZZT.

aack: WOS2 Opus' "Live is Life" -- truly horrid.

VHM Jermaine -- he made so many good singles that you never hear any more. An underrated guy, IMHO.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 25, 2012, 11:16:29 AM
Hour 2: BOS3 Billy Ocean's Fauxtown classic. WOS3 Marilyn Martin.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2012, 08:20:39 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from April 3rd 1976

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits March 28th 1981

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-28-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 31, 2012, 10:06:03 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from April 3rd 1976

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-76.pdf


instant WOS the Stampeders feat Wolfman Jack. For a song that only spent 2 weeks in the Top 40, it seems we've heard this one a lot in the last couple of years.

Larry Santos (who?) gets a surprise BOS1 for "We Can't Hide it Any More", a very nice singer-songwriter ballad.

BOS2 the Ohio Playaz little-heard "Fopp". Eddie Kendricks finds Jeezus.

"Lorelei" is movin' in. And "Shannon" is drifting out to sea.  BOS3 Henry Gross and his dead dog.

VHM the late great Freddy Fender.  LN: "Love Hurts".  VHM O'Jays, OMGWTF Jigsaw's *other* hit, "Love Fire"!

VHM John Denver's "Looking For Space", which I didn't appreciate at the time but which now sounds lovely. BOS4 Ms King's sadly forgotten "Only Love is Real".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 31, 2012, 11:06:05 AM
Hour 2: BOS5 ABBA, "I Do"5 -- best Connie Francis record ever.  VHM Waylon & Willie; ditto "Junk Food Junkie".

BOS6 BeeGees -- "Love, Be Tender With My Fanny", or the Miracles will make my meter start to rise.

BOS7 Sweet, "Action". LN2: Eagles.

VHM Salsoul Orch's "Tangerine", one of the best of the retro-'40s disco hits.

VHM the Carpenters' sweet (if unnecessary) Herman's Hermits cover.

uber-LN3 (and TANC if you saw that viral video yesterday): Queen. Spare me my life from this monstrosity.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 31, 2012, 12:06:31 PM
Hour 3: someone drops a cup and Frampton submerges. or something.

VHM: the Commode doors.  Ditto Dr Hook's rather sweet Sam Cooke cover.

The BCRollers rawk! and Bob Gaudio loses his virginity.

The Bellamys let it flow; Toni and the Captain do another Wacky Sedacky tune.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 01, 2012, 10:11:07 AM
'81 Hour 1: we begin with a serious Donna Summer rarity:"Who Do You Think You're Foolin" -- VHM. And BOS1 Champaign's gorgeous "How 'Bout Us" -- retro-soul before the term existed.

WOS1 (of course) LoverSagaBoy, "Turn Me On The Loose"

HAAAAAAAY! It a LURVE thang, baby! or so say the Whispers.  BOS2.  Broooce fades away -- BOS3.

Too Much Time Out Of Mind On My Hands.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 01, 2012, 11:01:38 AM
Hour 2: sorry, APP - nobody gives you a damn.  VHM JCM.

WOS2 April Wine.

BOS4: Stevie W goes country.

uber-BOS5 the late great Phil Seymour's glorious, Frampton-esque "Precious To Me", a slice of power-pop that deserved better than a #22 peak.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2012, 03:31:37 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from April 8th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-08-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits April 7th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-07-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 07, 2012, 10:11:00 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from April 8th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-08-78.pdf

The Money Man holds on; BJ likes you that way, babe. EWF on a ship, Fantasii.

BOS1 Player's underrated, little-heard "This Time I'm In It For Love"  Dolly's at 36 -- I'd've guessed 48D. VHM "2 Doors Down"

BOS2 KC's "Boogie Shoes", which deserved better, chart-wise.  Cheeze for breakfast: Styx's "Fooling Yourself" gets a VHM.

Another VHM Gordon Lightfoot's lovely "The Circle Is Small".

Rubicon -- feat Jerry Martini of the Family Stone. A One Hit Wonder, sounding like Ambrosia.

LeBlanc & Carr are "Falling". Olivia Newton-John Travolta are debuting.

The Trammps' "Disco Inferno" on its 2nd chart go-'round, thanks to SNF.  I used to think James Ellis was singing "... my SPUNK got hot". Which could be, y'know, painful. And speaking of SNF, what a joy to hear the Tavares version of "More Than a Woman" -- they really got screwed, because many Top 40 stations played the BeeGees version from the LP, even tho' this was the single. BOS3.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 07, 2012, 11:05:04 AM
Hour 2: Andrew Gold predicts the Golden Girls!  B0S4 "Thank You For Being a Friend".

Thank you for shopping at MegaLoMart: Chuck Mangione feels SO good.

BOS5 Lou Rawls' "Lady Love" which has always sounded like a lost Spinners hit to me.

Awwww... Heatwave do a slow dance. Wings debut at #17. But Casey's info is wrong -- this isn't the "hightest debut within the 40" in the history of the show; "Shaft" debuted at #9 in 1971.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 07, 2012, 12:22:36 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WOS "Thunder Island".

BOS6 "Love is Thicker Than My Penis"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 08, 2012, 10:04:49 AM
'84, Hour 1: instant BOS1 Mr Joel's "The Longest Time".  VHM Berlin's "No More Words" which I'd forgotten had actually made the Top 40.

OMG: the Romantics' forgotten "One in a Million". WOS1 .38 Special.

BOS2 Bonnie Tyler, Holdin' Out. LN: "Red Red Wine" -- must be Manischewitz. But noteworthy: this was the song's first, less-successful chart go-'round. It woukl only reach #34; a re-release in 1988 took it to #1.

Holly Johnson wants to laser-beam me. er, ewww.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 08, 2012, 11:05:22 AM
Hour 2: Manfred Mann finally does a non-Broooce number. Not that it's good, necessarily.

VHM JCM; WOS2 Yes, of course.

BOS3 KC's "Give it Up"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2012, 06:51:01 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 10th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-71.pdf

While Casey's '80s is from April 18th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-18-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 14, 2012, 10:03:13 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 10th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-71.pdf


Powah to da people, raht AWN! BOS1 Plastic Ono Lennon.

eek: Daddy Dewdrop. VHM EJ's "Friends", ditto Chicago's "Free"

BOS2 "Amos Moses"! VHM King Floyd's *other* hit, "Baby Lemme Kiss Ya", UNH!

BOS3 "One Bad Apple". WOS Elvis -- not his finest hour.

Glen C covers Roy O. VHM. Ditto Bobby Sherman's unfairly forgotten "Cried Like a Baby".

Ah loves me a song with fake applause!  TO & Dawn continue their run of soundalike Brill Building hommages. VHM.

wow, Sinatra twice in 2 days: "My Way" as an extra. BOS4 JB's "Soul Powah"!

BOS5 "If", uber-BOS6 Staples -- sha-la-boom-boom-YEAH!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 14, 2012, 11:06:15 AM
Hour 2: Ree-Ree covers Marvin & Tammi. WOS the Bells' horrid vocal on "Stay Awhile" -- fingernails on a blackboard.

Stevie covers the Fab Four. BOS7 one of the best Beatle covers evah.

Van the Man takes 5, honey. but Alice has 18.

the 5-D's "Love's Lines Angles & Rhymes" is one you NEVER hear. Marilyn McCoo, ah LOVES you! Awful title, tho'.

‎"Sooner or later I'd wait a million temptations to be divided by love".
 
BOS8 Neil D -- he am who am.

And to quote Dan Ingram: "the song of the Puerto Rican Jew -- 'Oy Vey Como Va' "

BOS9 George -- his "What is Life" is still better than ONJ's.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 15, 2012, 10:07:33 AM
1987 Hour 1: instant BOS1 Simply Red's delightful "The Right Thing", which deserved better. VHM Kim Wilde giving a Supes song the Hi-NRG treatment.

WOS1 Glass Tiger; WOS2 Lionel Ritchie at the end of his "how many ways can I rip off World Music?" rope with "Se La".

BOS2 Joan Jett in the light of day.

To Be Continued on FB (sorry I'm too lazy to double-post today).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 16, 2012, 08:02:18 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from April 19th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf

And casey's '80s visits April 24th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 21, 2012, 10:16:17 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from April 19th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf


Disco, cheese and weirdness in this first hour. Benny Bell's "Shaving Cream" debuts at #37

BOS Frankie V -- his eyes adored what his nose abhorred.

eek: Bobby Vinton polkas his ass off.

Once again this thread is moved to FB 'cause I don't feel like double-posting...
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2012, 08:01:28 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 28th 1979:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-79.pdf

This is the first time that Casey's syndicator is offering stations the option of airing the 4-hour version of a 1979 show (instead of starting off at #30). Don't know yet if any of the stations we usually listen to (CKRU or Magic 98) will go with the 4-hour version.

and Casey's '80s is from April 26th, 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-80.pdf

apparently this is the first time '79 and '80 have aired back-to-back in the same weekend.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2012, 08:07:54 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 28th 1979:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-79.pdf

This is the first time that Casey's syndicator is offering stations the option of airing the 4-hour version of a 1979 show (instead of starting off at #30). Don't know yet if any of the stations we usually listen to (CKRU or Magic 98) will go with the 4-hour version.


**UPDATE**

As a tribute to Dick Clark, They are making the one time he guest-hosted AT40 (in March 1972) available to stations that carry "AT40: the '70s". Thay can run the Clark show instead of the 1979 show -OR- run both shows if they want. So far we don't know what CKRU or Magic 98 will be doing.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-25-72.pdf

ETA: Both CKRU and Magic 98 will be running the 3-hour version of 1979 this weekend. the AT40 Geek Board has a list of stations running the Dick Clark show; I'll research times (and whether they stream) later today.

OK, the *other* Canuck station that runs Casey on Sat morning, CKWS, is running the 1972 Dick Clark show.

http://player.ckwsfm.com/

also WODS in Boston is running the Clark, Sunday nite @ 9pm Pacific.  But it appears almost none of the stations carrying the 1979 show will be running the 4-hour version. Bummer.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2012, 10:24:44 AM
Comments are in FB, as has become the AT40 defualt -- the '72 Dick Clark-hosted show has some great forgotten tunes: Honey Cone, GrassRoots, Tempts, Dennis Coffey's *other* instrumental. And Macca getting his Irish up and being banned by the Beeb.

"you don't give a girl too much choice/I get a thrill when I hear your voice" -- Floy Joy, you da MAN!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2012, 04:54:11 PM
Per comments on the AT40 geek board and on FB... the 1979 show featured one of my favorite Casey moments: the Walter/Wendy Carlos story. Casey did a thing about Moog Synthesizer whiz Walter Carlos' sex-change.  I remember hearing it (and beeing quite blown away by it) in '79; it is one of the most amazing things I ever heard on AT40 -- a very sympathetic reading of a very misunderstood topic. I can only imagine the blowback Casey got from some of his more conservative affiliates in 1979.  Will have to listen tonite.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2012, 06:48:41 PM
Magic 98 just played KISS' "Christine Sixteen" -- she's been around/but she's young and clean! er... WHAT??
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2012, 07:09:02 PM
Casey's '79 chart includes the Pointers' forgotten follow-up to "Fire", "Happiness", which I surely haven't heard since it charted.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2012, 07:51:23 PM
Per comments on the AT40 geek board and on FB... the 1979 show featured one of my favorite Casey moments: the Walter/Wendy Carlos story. Casey did a thing about Moog Synthesizer whiz Walter Carlos' sex-change.  I remember hearing it (and beeing quite blown away by it) in '79; it is one of the most amazing things I ever heard on AT40 -- a very sympathetic reading of a very misunderstood topic. I can only imagine the blowback Casey got from some of his more conservative affiliates in 1979.  Will have to listen tonite.

wow, just heard Casey tell the story. Every bit as amazing (and non-judgmental, on his part) as I remembered. One of the many reasons I'll always love Mr Kasem.

Meanwhile, the BeeGees' "Love You Inside Out" is one of the great forgotten #1s of all time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 29, 2012, 10:12:19 AM
April 1980 gets under way: James Last's instrumental "The Seduction" from American Gigolo -- I'd totally forgotten about this.  Followed by Bette's still-beautiful "The Rose", as we segue to FB to post comments there.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2012, 10:57:18 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits May 6th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-06-72.pdf

(so if you listened to the Dick Clark show from 3/72 over the weekend... you'll hear a lot of the same songs)

and Casey's '80s is from May 4th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-04-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 05, 2012, 10:04:58 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits May 6th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-06-72.pdf


Bread's lovely "Diary" gets a VHM.  But this Bobby Vinton tune was played last week on that Dick Clark show and once was enuf.

OMGWTF and BOSFRA: "Mister Can't Ya See?", the only Top 40 hit Buffy Sainte-Marie ever had.

BOS2 "Sylvia's Mother"; BOS3 the lovely Glodean White, walkin' in the rain.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SNT476oqKA0/Siu3P8KYuzI/AAAAAAAAAfU/CW5eQjgZKWM/s320/barry%2Band%2Bglodean.jpg)

Ah *LURVE* Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Nite". BOS4 and proxy of Gaz.

BOS5 Nilsson, "Jump into the Fire"

VHM the J-5, entering their '50s-remake period, making for a nice segue to "Me & Julio".  Sammy makes a groovy lemon pie -- with Maneschwitz Cream White Concord, no doubt.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2012, 08:58:14 AM
This week, That '70s Casey hits May 11th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 14th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 12, 2012, 10:06:07 AM
This week, That '70s Casey hits May 11th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf


Hey baby, see that ugly guy over there? His name's Lobo and he says someday he's gonna f--k the shit outta you. Are you swooning yet? Didn't think so...

VHM ONJ. Let her know, already!

VHM Bo Donaldson -- I still say it was ballsy to release this in 1974, even tho' its a bubblegum HFH for many.  Meanwhile, Carly mocks JT's bird, and Gordo meets a 'ho named Sundown.

More Canadians: BTO let it ride -- BOS1.

Sistah Janet praises da Lawd; Rev Al gets married. But Jim Stafford can't marry his girl, Bill.

Helen Reddy rips off BJ Thomas. John Denver makes us cry.

4 soul songs in a row: JB, Marvin/Diana, Bobby W and the O'Jays.

"Todo da bien Chevrolet!"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2012, 10:08:38 AM
Casey's '80s visits May 14th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-88.pdf

MJ's ode to "Dirty Diana" leads off. Followed by EU's fab "Da Butt" -- BOS1
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: sundaygal on May 13, 2012, 04:57:34 PM
Casey's '80s visits May 14th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-88.pdf

MJ's ode to "Dirty Diana" leads off. Followed by EU's fab "Da Butt" -- BOS1

Sorry to have missed the rest of this fun set, especially the top 20 (PSBs, Whitney, Brenda Russell, The Deele, etc.)  The top 5 is somewhat of an atrocity, however. 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2012, 01:41:52 PM
This week, That '70s casey flashes back to May 21st 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from May 20th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-20-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 19, 2012, 10:03:56 AM
This week, That '70s casey flashes back to May 21st 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-77.pdf


'77 kicks off with Marilyn & Billy doing their best Marvin'n'Tammi. BOS1.

Starbuck's *other* hit; nice mellow cheeze from Peter McCann; Dean Friedman meets "Ariel" at the mall. uber-BOS2.

VHM John Miles' disco-y "Slow Down"; ditto the Sylvers at the "High School Dance".

more dancing: Thelma goes disco; Seger meets a "dancer", nudgenudge winkwink. And the Addrissis do some slow grindin'. "they wear their jeans so tight, and wiggle their... class" A more innocent time.

Kenny Nowwan! "Wuv's Gwown Deep".

Steve Miller gets some funky... kicks. Mr Parrothead has the hit that calcified his career.

BOS3 the Jacksons' fab "Show You the Way To Go"; VHM Shalamar's Motown medley.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 19, 2012, 12:28:08 PM
Hour 2: Toni & Daryl are dancing too. Natalie's got love on her mind. And coke up her nose.

Sticking around just long enuf to hear Tavares' great, clever "Whodunit" and Dave Morey fave "Dancin' Man" by Q. Off to run errands.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 19, 2012, 04:35:25 PM
Pre-Casey replay, Magic 98 is doing their '70s Saturday thang and promising ALL of Donna Summer's hits.  And (TANC) Magic 98 is doing *their* version of A-Z (with weekends off; resumes Monday).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 20, 2012, 10:31:12 AM
'84 Hour 1: "almost paradise... we're knockin' on heaven's door" -- so, sex with Mike Reno can kill you? Must be the red leather pants.

WOS!: Van Stephenson's "Modern-Day Delilah"

BOS1 Ms. McVie's "Love Will Show Us How"; WOS2 Chicago.

uber-BOS2 Style Council. Haaaaaaaaay!

Duude! BOS3 Slade, finally making it in America with "Run Runaway" -- Noddy RULES!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 20, 2012, 11:07:38 AM
Hour 2 begins with Culture Club's "It's a Miracle" and JJ's "YCGWYW(TYKWYW)" -- BOSes 4 & 5.

OMFG: BOS6 Laid Back, ridin' the "White Horse".  Followed by more Culture Club -- BOS7 "Miss Me Blind".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html

and Casey's '80s is from May 31st 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-31-86.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 26, 2012, 10:24:47 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html


The conversation is happening on FB -- but really, what a fabulous chart this is.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 26, 2012, 07:36:58 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html


The conversation is happening on FB -- but really, what a fabulous chart this is.

Listening to this show a 2nd time because I loved it so much. Can't recall a Casey rerun that had so many of my fave forgotten '70 soul hits in one place.  **WHICH MEANS**  well... you know.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 27, 2012, 09:07:59 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html


The conversation is happening on FB -- but really, what a fabulous chart this is.

Listening to this show a 2nd time because I loved it so much. Can't recall a Casey rerun that had so many of my fave forgotten '70 soul hits in one place.  **WHICH MEANS**  well... you know.

Actually, I don't know what you mean... 


Listening now, it's great.  Love the Yvonne Elliman song, especially. 

And speaking of religion, i'm listening to the stream from some Christian station in Wisconsin.  They just played a commercial for a Noah's Ark Water Park!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2012, 11:01:03 AM
This week That '70s Casey hits June 3rd 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits June 6th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-06-81.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 02, 2012, 09:52:29 AM
This week That '70s Casey hits June 3rd 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-78.pdf


CKRU having streamimg probs -- using CKWS as a backup.

Starting off with Celebration feat Mike Love, "Amost Summer", one of the great Beach Boys knockoffs. Followed by Rufuis feat Chaka with one of their forgotten ones.

Awww: Donna's "Last Dance" debuts. BOS Hall of Fame.

Rod gets a BOS for his lovely "I Was Only Joking"; Buffett's serving cheezeburgers for breakfast.

VHM one of Barry White's overlooked ones. And another Barry heard from: BOS3 Mr Manilow.

Ms Ronstadt learns a song from Mick. "people try to rape me" indeed. VHM "Tumblin Dice" version 2.0

Seals & Crofts are the love; Seger's back and he's still the same.

Michael's johnson is bluer than blue. Lay off the porn, dude.

BOS4 Heart when they were good.

Casey notes Paul Davis' record-breaking chart run with "I Go Crazy" as an extra.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 02, 2012, 11:00:22 AM
Hour 2 kicks off with "Groove Line".

"Because the Night": the first of 2 Pattis who would affect Broooce's life.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 03, 2012, 10:11:48 AM
Casey kicks off June 1981 by playing last week's #1: prepare to be un-heezed!

But #40 is "Elvira"

OMFG: Billy (Vera) & the Beaters -- BOSFRA "I can Take Care of Myself".

Pink Floyd APP, "Us & Them "Time".

Jim Photoglo's "Fool in Love With You" sounds like Frankie & the Knockouts.

OMFG: uber-WOS Starship, "Find Your Way Back"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 03, 2012, 11:09:00 AM
Hour 2: I'd forgotten how inconsequential Chris Cross' "Say You'll Be Mine" is.

WOS2: Santana's "Winning"; Quincy Jones' "Ai No Corrida" (co-written by former Ian Dury Blockhead, Chas Jankel!) cribs part of the melody of "Dreadlock Holiday".

EJ's unfairly forgotten "Nobody Wins" gets a VHM.

uber-BOS2 Gary US Bonds/Brooooce/Little Steven et al, "This Little Girl".

Holee crap: this orig 1975 version of Champaign's "How 'Bout Us", when they were called the Water Bros Band, is NTM and a fascinating find.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2012, 03:23:28 PM
This week, That '70s Casey flashes back to June 7th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s is the chart from June 8th 1985:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060885.html

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 09, 2012, 09:56:55 AM
This week, That '70s Casey flashes back to June 7th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-75.pdf


This first hour has a few of my all-time faves from '75.

Elvis knows how to spell; Tanya Tucker makes the pop chart.

VHM BTO; BOS1 "Dy-no-MITE!"

Proxy of GazWOS: "Judy Mae". Er, ewww.

VHM Smokey, backatcha.  Van McCoy hustles his way into our hearts.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 09, 2012, 10:12:48 AM
This week, That '70s Casey flashes back to June 7th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-75.pdf


This first hour has a few of my all-time faves from '75.

Elvis knows how to spell; Tanya Tucker makes the pop chart.

VHM BTO.

Holy cheeses!  Randy Bachman schools Casey (and me) on how to say his last name "BACK-man"  (not BOCK-man).  We get the short version of BTO's Hey You, which is titled Eh You in their native Canada (har har).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 09, 2012, 10:37:15 AM
uber-uber BOS2 "Misty" -- Ray Stevens' brilliant re-imagining of a Johnny Mathis ballad. One of my favorite cover versions EVAH. Genius.

"eh-eh-eh-EH-va-body talkin' bout da good ol' days"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 09, 2012, 11:09:53 AM
Hour 2: VHM Carly; BOS3 Tempts; BOS4 Tavares' great forgotten ballad "Remember What I Told You to Forget"

WOS2: Disc-O-Texx's *other* hit.

Yikes: Paul Anka sleeps alone (deservedly) and Roger Whittaker channels Hermingway.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 10, 2012, 10:33:58 AM
Casey's '80s is the chart from June 8th 1985:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060885.html

BOS1 Alison Moyet's fantabulous "Invisible"

BOS2 the Beach Boys' sadly forgotten "Getcha Back"

WOS1 Night Ranger, tho' they do get props for using the phrase "in the avenues"

BOS3 DeBarge! HAAAAAAAY!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 10, 2012, 11:04:08 AM
Hour2: WOS2 John Cafferty.

Cheeze for Breakfast: "We Are the World", followed by Casey's hard-hitting expose on "the Rock and Wrestling connection" --> Ms Lauper's "Goonies" theme.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2012, 12:33:10 PM
This week That '70s Casey highlights June 19th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits June 18th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 16, 2012, 10:06:29 AM
This week That '70s Casey highlights June 19th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-76.pdf


BBs cover papa Chuck; ABBA say "yo' Mama".

BOS1 Keith Carradine's always-lovely "I'm Easy"; VHM the late Vicki Sue Robinson.

Awwww: BOS2 Brotherhood of Man's sweet, forgotten "Save Your Kisses..."

LN: Elvin Bishop.

I don't remember hearing that "#1 Songs of the Past 40 4th of Julys" special Casey just promo-ed. He actually played songs from the '30s & '40s? Wow.

BOS3 Parliament, tearin' da roof off da suckah; BOS4 Cyndi Grecco's Laverne & Shirley theme.

WOS1 Travolta's anemic vocal on "Let her in, she's my beard."

Awwww 2: VHM America's "Today's the Day"; the Fab Four make chart history.

BOS5 the fantabulous Trammps with the great "Where the Happy People Go".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 16, 2012, 11:35:00 AM
Hour 2: '76 is peak-year for overplayed "Classic Hits", but a few forgotten gems here: Rhythm Heritage's *other* hit, "Baretta's Theme" is one of 'em.

Starbuck get a BJ in a car.

BOS6 Eric Carmen's wonderful "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"; BOS7 Marvin's "I Want You".

Loved Casey's story about Claudine Clark.

VHM Brass Construction.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 17, 2012, 10:13:07 AM
June 1983 Hour 1: a sledgehammery period for me. I don't remember this Chris Cross tune at all. But "1999" gets an LN.

eeek: Alabama.

WOS1: The Goat and her throat.

BOS1 Chris DeBurgh's fine, forgotten "Don't Pay the Ferryman"

OMFG: the LDD (featuring Air Supply) was from a guy named Osama. LOL!

BOS2 Seger's "Roll Me Away", which I've come to appreciate from its frequent appearances on The Drive.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 17, 2012, 11:23:10 AM
Hour 2: please please tell me now... are there more forgotten hits to come? why. yes!

BOS3 Ms Branigan's "Solitaire" (a rare Diane Warren lyric I actually like); BOS4 Crock o'Siegals' "Wishing"

WOS2 Bryan Adams ('tho that clip of his obscure disco record was hilarious); VHM Jim Capaldi's "That's Love"

BOS5 Rod the Mod's underrated "Baby Jane".

VHM Prince
(http://i.tfcdn.com/img2/BTOWyVEAY3oTxM6QnZlSHJ-YlxKflpibmVPJkFFSUmClr19eXq5Xkl-pW56fl5JaVKyXnJ-rX1CUn1KaXJKcWFSiX5Csn5xYkpiTn67vZGZgYhmkl1WQDgA*/fyVMtP8A)
uber-BOS6 DeBarge. HAAAAAY!
(http://jamzforthesoulii.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/debargeallthislove.jpg?w=240)

I *want* to like the BeeGees' "Woman in You" but sorry, it's one of their rare misfires. From the awful Staying Alive sndtk, iirc.

BOS6 Champaign's *other* hit.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 17, 2012, 12:02:30 PM
Yikes, Hour 3 begins with 3 uber-LNs: Madness, Dolby, Kinks.

But i'm so excited EJ's still standing, har har.

WOS3 Sergio Mendes: Adult-contempo dreck at its most generic.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 18, 2012, 09:44:02 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits my favorite year, June 23rd 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf

(a fabulous chart, just for Perry Como alone!)

and Casey's '80s is from June 20th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-20-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 23, 2012, 10:09:33 AM
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED!  Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.

The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.

BOS the mighty 'berries, "Let's Pretend".

Stealers' Wheel are stuck; Alice sez no more Mr Nice.

I hope Perrry Como's A&R guy got a HUGE bonus for hipping him to Don McLean's "And I Love You So" -- a perfect pairing of singer and song. Really lovely. Amazing Sinatra didn't think of doing it first. uber-BOS2

BOS3 the Woofa Toofa Goofa Loofa! Badly edited 45 version notwithstanding.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 23, 2012, 10:28:29 AM
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED!  Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.

The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.

I liked that reader submitted question: When did the charts feature the most consecutive different weekly number one hits? and how many were there?

in late 64 there were six different number ones in six weeks, Supremes (two diff songs),  Shangri-Las, Lorne Greene (!) Bobby Vinton, and The Beatles were all swapping spots. 

November 21    "Baby Love"    The Supremes    
November 28    "Leader of the Pack"    The Shangri-Las    
December 5    "Ringo"    Lorne Greene    
December 12    "Mr. Lonely"    Bobby Vinton    
December 19    "Come See About Me"    The Supremes    
December 26    "I Feel Fine"    The Beatles
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 23, 2012, 10:49:52 AM
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED!  Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.

The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.

I liked that reader submitted question: When did the charts feature the most consecutive different weekly number one hits? and how many were there?

in late 64 there were six different number ones in six weeks, Supremes (two diff songs),  Shangri-Las, Lorne Greene (!) Bobby Vinton, and The Beatles were all swapping spots. 

November 21    "Baby Love"    The Supremes    
November 28    "Leader of the Pack"    The Shangri-Las    
December 5    "Ringo"    Lorne Greene    
December 12    "Mr. Lonely"    Bobby Vinton    
December 19    "Come See About Me"    The Supremes    
December 26    "I Feel Fine"    The Beatles

that record would be broken the following year with 7 diff #1s  --and again in '75 with 14!!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 23, 2012, 11:05:54 AM
Hour 2 begins with TOP; BOS4 the mighty Independents; VHM Gladys, talkin' 'bout Daddy.

BOS5 the Stylistics doing Bacharach.

BOS6 the Divine Miss M!
(http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-150-2177852-1300783851.jpeg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 23, 2012, 11:09:41 AM
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED!  Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.

The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.

I liked that reader submitted question: When did the charts feature the most consecutive different weekly number one hits? and how many were there?

in late 64 there were six different number ones in six weeks, Supremes (two diff songs),  Shangri-Las, Lorne Greene (!) Bobby Vinton, and The Beatles were all swapping spots. 

November 21    "Baby Love"    The Supremes    
November 28    "Leader of the Pack"    The Shangri-Las    
December 5    "Ringo"    Lorne Greene    
December 12    "Mr. Lonely"    Bobby Vinton    
December 19    "Come See About Me"    The Supremes    
December 26    "I Feel Fine"    The Beatles

that record would be broken the following year with 7 diff #1s  --and again in '75 with 14!!

wow, I had to look those up:

1974:
October 12    "I Honestly Love You"    Olivia Newton-John    
October 19    "Nothing From Nothing"    Billy Preston    
October 26    "Then Came You"    Dionne Warwick and Spinners    
November 2    "You Haven't Done Nothin'"    Stevie Wonder    
November 9    "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"    Bachman-Turner Overdrive    
November 16    "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"    John Lennon    
November 23    "I Can Help"    Billy Swan        

1975:
January 11    "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"    Elton John    
January 18    "Mandy"    Barry Manilow    
January 25    "Please Mr. Postman"    The Carpenters    
February 1    "Laughter in the Rain"    Neil Sedaka    
February 8    "Fire"    Ohio Players    
February 15    "You're No Good"    Linda Ronstadt    
February 22    "Pick Up the Pieces"    The Average White Band    
March 1    "Best of My Love"    Eagles    
March 8    "Have You Never Been Mellow"    Olivia Newton-John    
March 15    "Black Water"    The Doobie Brothers    
March 22    "My Eyes Adored You"    Frankie Valli    
March 29    "Lady Marmalade"    LaBelle    
April 5    "Lovin' You"    Minnie Riperton    
April 12    "Philadelphia Freedom"    Elton John Band
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 24, 2012, 11:40:10 AM
Been too busy to post in either forum about this 1987 chart but I surely haven't heard Billy Idol's "Sweet Sixteen" in a while.

Meanwhile Company B is fascinated by my "love toy". *blushes*
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2012, 08:24:20 AM
This week, That '70s Casey hits June 25th, 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from June 28th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 30, 2012, 10:12:14 AM
This week, That '70s Casey hits June 25th, 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-77.pdf


10cc's "People in Love" is a nice start. Commode Doors take it "Easy".

LNs: Boston have "Peace of Mind" and CBB couldn't get it up right.

BOS1 the Carpenters' forgotten "All You Get From Love is a Love Song". 1977 was not kind to them, chart-wise.

VHM ED&JFC, "Sad to Belong"

BOS2 the Bay City Rollers' delightful "You Made Me Believe in Magic"

awwww... Leo Sayer needs you.

BOS3 Waylon in Lukenbach.

BOS4 Ms Reddy with her stunning (really) cover of Cilla Black's "You're My World" -- produced by none other than Kim Fowley!

BOS5 Joe Tex, bumpin'.

BOS6 Alice Cooper's lovely "You & Me"; VHM Maynard Ferguson with the *other* version of "Rocky"s theme
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 30, 2012, 11:06:40 AM
Hour 2 leads off with an uber-BOS7 for one of my all-time faves, Dean Friedman's "Ariel" (butchered 45 version notwithstanding).

EEEK: Pablo Snooze.

Kenny Nowwan, "Wuv's Gwown Deep"

as noted the other day: Frampton with the sheep-herder's love song, "I'm in Ewe"

BOS8 Peter McCann's great "Do You Wanna Make Love?"; BOS9 Babs.

BOS10 Barry M.

Nooooooooooooo!! "Margaritaville".

Sheesh: they actually censored the "goddamn" in "Life in the Fast lane". And of course it was followed by Steve Miller's "funky kicks" version of "Jet Airliner"

BOS11 "Angel in Your Arms"; BOS12 "Lucille"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 01, 2012, 10:15:58 AM
Casey's 1980 chart begins with his usual top-3 recap. The biggest part of me is coming up like a flower, so let's go to funkytown, baby!

VHM Blondie's "Atomic"; BOS1 Rodney Crowell's wonderful "Ashes By Now".

OMFG: BOS2 the Chairman himself, "NY NY".

VHM Rupert Holmes' "Answering Machine"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 01, 2012, 11:09:10 AM
Hour 2: WOS the Blooze Bruddahs awful cover of "Gimme Some Lovin'"

eek: I never thought I'd hear Air Supply on AT40 *and* 10@10 in the same week.

BOS2 Ms Ronstadt -- we joke about her "screaming" but at the end of "Hurt So Bad" ("NO! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!") it's quite effective.

uber-WOS2 Charlie Daniels' load of jingoistic claptrap, "In America"

Hour 3: what better birthday present for a JAP than singing on your closeted daddy's hit record? WOS3 Wacky Sedacky and his talentless little girl.

uber-BOS3 Rocky Burnette's still-fab "Tired of Toein' the Line"

BOS4 Ms King's delightful remake of her own "One Fine Day".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 02, 2012, 09:15:48 AM
This week Casey's "the '70s" affiliates get to shoose between 2 specials. The Top 40 Songs of the Rock Era (which aired in 1972)

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070272.html

and the Top 40 Songs of the Disco Era (circa 1979)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-79.pdf

Not clear which one our Canadian friends will air... Or Madison, WI either.

Casey's '80s visits July 3rd 1982:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070382.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2012, 11:05:30 AM
This week Casey's "the '70s" affiliates get to shoose between 2 specials. The Top 40 Songs of the Rock Era (which aired in 1972)

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070272.html

and the Top 40 Songs of the Disco Era (circa 1979)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-79.pdf

Not clear which one our Canadian friends will air... Or Madison, WI either.


Madison's Magic 98 will be running the Disco show, I'm happy to say -- that will be fun. (Sat nite 7-10 Pacific time)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 07, 2012, 10:03:28 AM
CKRU is also playing the Disco special -- and we're starting with #30, "Dazz".

Trammps burn the mutha down!

Amazingly (per Casey) only TWO of these songs are remakes: "Knock On Wood" and "MacArthur Park".

BOS Andrea True -- Best Top Ten Single by a Porn Star.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 08, 2012, 10:17:00 AM
Casey's '80s visits July 3rd 1982:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070382.html

Unexpected BOS1: J Geils' "Angel in Blue" which I haven't heard in ages.

WOS1 "Hooked on Swing" -- clap tracks should've been banned at this point.

VHM VH's version of "Dancing in the Street" - beats Bowie/Jagger, certainly.

Holy crap: haven't heard Blondie's "Island of Lost Souls" since it charted. Better than I remembered, but still this LP was quite a flop for them.

Haven't heard this Huey tune ("Hope Ya Love Me Like Ya Say Ya Do") in a dog's age, either. Ditto Neil Diamond's "Be Mine Tonite". It's an obscurity-fest this morning! And I'm diggin' it.

WOS2: Heart; WOS3: The Goat's glitter begins to fade.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 08, 2012, 11:05:45 AM
Hour 2 begins with BOS2: Gap Band, "Early in the Morning". VHM live Stones, goin' ga-ga for Go-Go.

CSN get "Wasted".

BOS3 Queen's little-heard "Body Language"

eeek: WOS4 Air Supply; WOS5 Foreigner.

BOS4 Karla Bonoff "Personally"

WOS6 Journey. VHM Patrice Rushen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2012, 09:57:46 AM
This week That '70s Casey --once again -- gives stations a choice between July 15th 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-15-72.pdf

and July 14th 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-14-79.pdf

(no word yet on what our usual listening posts will be featuring.)

And Casey's '80s is from July 19th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 14, 2012, 10:06:10 AM
A Gaz HFH to start: bagpipe "Amazing Grace", followed by one of my all-time HFHs: the godawful "Motorcycle Mama"

uber-BOS1 Joey Heatherton's "Gone"

melodically, Stevie's "Superwoman" is lovely -- it's the anti-women's lib lyric that's cringe-worthy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 15, 2012, 10:08:15 AM
Casey's '80s is from July 19th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-86.pdf

Lionel Ritchie does his Fred Astaire imitation.

Regina, one of many Madonna clones with one name, 3 syllables, arrives with "Baby Love". VHM.

Oy: Berlin take our breath away. And ruin their career by having a #1 single.

BOS1 Prince, "Mountains"

cookie-cutter '80s pop: Gavin Christopher, "One Step Closer to You" (shouldn't that be "2 U"?)

WOS1: the Outfield.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 15, 2012, 11:05:23 AM
Hour2: Journey's "Suzanne" is actually bearable. One of their poppier numbers.

"Did you hear the one about Tina?
some say she's much too loose
that came straight from a guy
who claims he's tastin' her juice"

er... ewww.

Bring me a higher love. And a grande mocha.

Woo Hoo fo' da "Woo Woo" -- BOS2 Jeffrey Osbourne.

VHM the Jets, crushin'.

Patti & Michael are talkin' divorce -- and they weren't even married!

Most welcome "extra": Simply Red's "Money$ Too Tight..."

These Monkeys don't Blow, yo. I'm "Diggin'" it.

uber-BOS3 Jermaine Stewart.

WOS2 GTR, "When the hard-on rules the mind".

BOS4 PSBs, "Opportunities"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on July 16, 2012, 09:05:33 AM
Did you hear the one about Tina?
some say she's much too loose
that came straight from a guy
who claims he's tastin' her juice"


Without googling, I can't place this.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2012, 09:46:41 AM
Did you hear the one about Tina?
some say she's much too loose
that came straight from a guy
who claims he's tastin' her juice"


Without googling, I can't place this.

Timex Social Club, "Rumors".

Did you hear that one about Michael?
they say he must be gay
I tried to argue but they said
"if he were straight he wouldn't move that way"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on July 16, 2012, 10:07:00 AM
Did you hear the one about Tina?
some say she's much too loose
that came straight from a guy
who claims he's tastin' her juice"


Without googling, I can't place this.

Timex Social Club, "Rumors".

Did you hear that one about Michael?
they say he must be gay
I tried to argue but they said
"if he were straight he wouldn't move that way"


Thanks, and they were soon to become Club Noveau.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 16, 2012, 12:33:22 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is hitting July 22nd 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-22-78.pdf

(I think we've heard this one before; it features the chart oddity of Andy Gibb being at both #40 and #1)

and Casey's '80s is from July 23rd 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-88.pdf

which is the last 1988 show we'll hear this year -- Casey left the show in mid-August and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on July 16, 2012, 02:29:27 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is hitting July 22nd 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-22-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from July 23rd 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-88.pdf

which is the last 1988 show we'll hear this year -- Casey left the show in mid-August and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens.

I wonder if there's any possibility we'll eventually get Casey's 90's shows.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 21, 2012, 10:06:06 AM
We begin as we will end... with Andy Gibb.

proxy of geoff for Boney M at #39 with just about their only tolerable song.

Summer of '78: disco, Grease and more disco.

But Broooooooce arrives to represent rock. BOS1 "Prove it all Nite"

BOS2 Todd, "Can We Still Be Friends?"

Macca attempts (unsuccessfully) to play the role of average guy in "I've Had Enuf"

WOS1 Crapton, not "Wonderful" at all; BOS2 Mr Loaf.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 21, 2012, 11:06:15 AM
Hour 2: BOS3 Steve Martin -- he's mah fav'rite honky!

Babs bores us with "Songbird"; Miss Rubina Flake does Joe Brooks' follow-up to "You Light Up My Life".

WOS2 Love & Kisses' "Thank God it's Friday", one of my least-favorite disco hits of that period.

I picked up the paper this morning
And read all the daily blues
The world is one big tragedy...


the more things change, etc.  VHM ARS.

ah, the famous Casey "update" on the Singing Nun.

BOS4 "Bluer Than Blue". And I'll always have a soft spot for Toby Beau's "My Angel Baby", even if they totally ripped it off from "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye".

VHM Peter Brown with some help from an uncredited Betty Wright.

BOS5 Barry, Tony, Lola and Rico at the Copa. But just Who. Shot. Who?

Nicely-chosen "extras" today: the late Bob Welch last hour, and now Robin Gibb's cover of "Oh Darling" which I may actually prefer to the Beatles' orig.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 22, 2012, 09:59:47 AM
'88 Hour 1: Corey Hart's "In Your Soul" is NTM and quite forgettable.

But Taylor Dayne's great ballad "I'll Always Love You" gets BOS1

WOS1 the Moodies WAY past their sell-by date.

uber-BOS2 Kylie's fantabulous "I Should Be So Lucky",which deserved better than a #28 peak. For shame, America.

Forgettable Huey; VHM VH; Sweet Child o' Axl.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 22, 2012, 11:07:00 AM
Hour 2: BOS3 the Jets' sweet "Make It Real"

WOS2 Aerosmith's strip-club classic, "Rag Doll"

BOS4 Climie Fisher with the best Rod Stewart imitation evah.

paging Big Fingers McGee: Debbie Gibson with "Careless Foolish Whisper Beat"

WOS3 George Michael's "Monkey" -- seriously, except for "Faith" I disliked all the singles from that LP. I was baffled by its huge popularity at the time. Guilty Displeasure.

Dept of Redundancy Dept: Billy Ocean sings about a "picture-perfect painting".

VHM Rod Stewart with the best Climie Fisher imitation evah.

BOS5 Sade
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 23, 2012, 11:54:54 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits July 27th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from July 30th a983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-30-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 28, 2012, 10:04:32 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits July 27th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf


Macca's band is on the run from the Olympics. Bo Donaldson's on the run from heroism.

BOS1 Billy "Crash" Craddock's underrated "Rub it In" -- a great summer song that was more of a regional hit; big in the South, elsewhere notsomuch.

VHM Croce at da car-wash.

BOS2: Johnny Bristol hangs in. VHM Mr Buffett before he became a self-parody.

props to Kool & the Gang's "H'wood Swingin'" for being one of the great "songs where the artists reference themsleves in the 3rd person"

songs that I associate with Fall 1974 just beginning their climb:  BOS3 Helen Reddy "You & Me Against the World"; BOS4 Andy Kim gets BuFu'ed.

BOS5 Ms Murray with one of my favorite Beatle covers ever.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ANNE-MURRAY-7-you-wont-see-me-74-FRENCH-45-PS-CAPITOL-/00/$(KGrHqV,!hsE5huInruNBObzYoLEuQ~~_35.JPG)

WOS1 Grand Funk, "Shinin' On"

If you're Livvy, let me know.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 28, 2012, 11:05:22 AM
"Tricky Dick! Stop yo' SHIT!!"  uber-BOS6 Lamont Dozier's scorching "Fish Ain't Bitin'"

"Sho' as Ahm Sittin Here" is minor 3DN, but VHM anyway. Sit down, git down!

Gene Redding's "This Heart" is a lovely forgotten soul ballad. BOS7FRA. (ETA: in looking for it on YouTube, I'm not at all surprised to learn it's a Lambert & Potter production!)

VHM the Commode Doors. Elvis talks in his sleep. BTO TCB.

Wet Willie keep on smilin' because Jim Stafford gave them some wildwood weed.  BOS8 "WW".

BOS9 the post-Curtis M Impressions fab "Finally Got Myself Together"

Huggin' and a-lovin'! Gittin' wit da kissin'!  BOS10 Gladys/Pips.

WOS2 "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" -- yeesh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2012, 10:12:29 AM
'83 Hour 1:  BOS1 Joan Jett's little-heard "Fake Friends".

And from fake friends to fake ELO: Dave Edmunds' Lynne-ified "Slippin Away"

VHM salty Martin Briley.  Shoulda changed his name to "Briney", no?

America reach the border.

Ha! Casey sez Diana Ross was (at that point) the #1 solo artist of the '80s. Enjoy your moment, Miss R. Madonna's on yer tail. And no wonder: "Pieces of Ice" is quite forgettable
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2012, 11:09:57 AM
Hour 2: These days EJ really *is* so excited to be still standing.

I adore the Hollies, but their remake of "Stop in the Name of Love" is not their finest hour.

BOS2 DeBarge, "All This Love" --swoon!

WOS1 Taco, one of my all-time HFHs.

CC, BOS3 "Tumble 4"!

ELO sounding more like fake ELO than Dave Edmunds did last hour.

Soundalike To A Previous Hit Award: Quarterflash, "Take Me to (Harden My) Heart"

Funny, the Sound didn't play Kajagoogoo on their "gibberish" 10@10 this week.

"Oh baby just you shut your mouse"

"gunter glieben glauben globen" -- which *did* show up in the "gibberish" set

WOS3 Loverboy

"It's no use after-cryin' " -- er, what?

BOS4 Rod's underrated "Baby Jane". Yikes, I never need to hear "Come Dancing" ever again. Wait: Casey just pronounced "Come DANCING" as "CUM-dancing". Oy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 30, 2012, 07:39:02 AM
Well, I'll be in NYC this weekend and unable to listen, so I'm not upset at having to miss Aug 4th 1979 on Saturday:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-79.pdf

or Aug 3rd 1985 on Sunday:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2012, 01:28:33 PM
YAY! our first visit this year to 1970 is this Saturday - Aug 15th 1970:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-70.pdf

and Sunday we get Aug 11th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-11-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 11, 2012, 09:37:53 AM
YAY! our first visit this year to 1970 is this Saturday - Aug 15th 1970:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-70.pdf


Turns out they offered stations a choice again: either 1970 or 1977. CKRU and CKWS both running '77; so is Magic 98 tonite. Bummer.

Not that this is a bad '77 chart: VHMs Glen Campobell's forgotten "Sunflower"; ditto the BeeGees' live "Edge of the Universe".

BOS Hot Chocolate's great "So You Win Again", a Russ Ballard compo.

More forgotten goodness: Mac MacAnally's "It's a Crazy World" and BJ Thomas' nice remake of "Don't Worry Baby"

eeek: "Margaritaville", one of the LN-iest of LNs. And KC keeps it common-law.

BOS2 Slave with the first incarnation of the electric "Slide"; VHM Kiss with "Christine Sixteen"

BOS3 Elvis' "Way Down" -- this show aired the week before he died.

BOS4 Steven Bishop's still-gorgeous "On & On"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 11, 2012, 11:02:00 AM
Found a station in Mississippi that's running the 1970 show: WQMA

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wqma-oldiesradio-1520am-marks-clarksdale-batesville-ms

They're just getting started. #40: the Three Degrees fantabulous "Maybe". Best. Spoken Intro. EVAH! BOS1

VHM Bobby Sherman & "Julie"; BOS2 Ike & Tina with the studio version of "I Wanna Take You Higher". boom-shakka-lakka-lakka!

uber-BOS3 Jr Walker "Do You See My Love For You Growing"; Neil D re-charts with "Solitary Man"

BOS4 Melanie, layin' it down.  BOS5 the Lost Generation's forgotten "The Sly, The Slick, The Wicked (wickedwickedwicked)"

WOS Neighborhood's thoroughly second-rate cover of "Big Yellow Taxi".

BOS6 the post-Diana Supes with the more-relevant-than-ever "Everybody's Got The Right To Love"

VHM BS&T with Ms King's "Heidi the 'Ho", er, I mean "Hi-De-Ho"

always a BOS(7) for Flaming Ember's ever-great "Westbound #9"

VHM CCR; BOS8 PG&E.

Kenny Rogers gets all socially-conscious on yo' ass!  BOS9 "Tell It All, Brotha"!

OMFG: Patty Duke's "Don't Just Stand There" as an extra -- one of the great Lesley Gore imitations of all time.

2 more BOSes before I have to exit: Ronnie Dyson and Robin MacNamara.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 12, 2012, 10:11:44 AM
'84, Hour 1: BOS Eurythmics "Right By Your Side"

Wow, I'd forgotten about Slade's "My Oh My", the follow-up to "Run Runaway"

eeek: "Almost Para-Para-Paradise"

WOS1 Night Ranger "When You Close Your Eyes" I'd rather close my ears.

BOS2 Jermaine Jackson's forgotten "Dynamite"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 12, 2012, 11:09:56 AM
Hour 2: Cheezy Treat of the Week, Diana and Julio with "All of You".

Cheezy non-treat: Sergio Mendes' "Alibis". 

BOS3 Laura Branigan's "Self-Control", which I overlooked at the time.

"ah ayum da wah-wee-uh!" sez Ms Smyth.

BOS4 Peter Wolf, dancin' in the dark (the song's orig title but Bruce got there first) to the radio of love.

It's mid-'84, so we were gonna hear Huey, one way or the 'nuther.

Just noticed that Ratt's "round and round" and VH's "Pa-na-ma" are are the same 3 notes.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on August 12, 2012, 08:23:30 PM
Sergio Mendes' "Alibis"

Now that's one I haven't heard since 84, and probably for good reason.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2012, 09:18:28 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Aug 21st 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Aug 15th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 18, 2012, 10:07:05 AM
'76 Hour 1: Miss Ross leads off with the forgotten "One Love in My Lifetime", followed by Queen and the Helen Reddy disco misfire "I Can't Hear You No More" (an old Carole King song)

BOS1 Henry Gross' dee-liteful "Springtime Mama", his follow-up to "Shannon".

WOS1 Aerosmith's "Last Child"

OMG: BOS2 Barry M's backup gurls "Lady Flash" with the Manilow-produced "Street Singin'"

Starbuck get a seaside BJ!  I'm sure Lady Cliff Richard has gotten a few of those.

BOS3 and proxy of Gaz:  Silver's "Wham Bam etc"

Chicago with Leopold "Butters" Stotch's favorite song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahp-AmJFpb8
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 18, 2012, 11:08:33 AM
Hour 2 "Who's She Coo?" -- BOS4 Ohio Playaz!

BOS5 Candi Staten Island; BOS6 Tavares; BOS7 "I'm Easy".

"I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen..." And neither are ED&JFC.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 19, 2012, 10:06:41 AM
Smoove! Hour 1 of '87 begins with Smokey's dreamy "One Heartbeat" and LLCoolJ's "I Need Love"

Jellybean's "Who Found Who" is not nearly as interesting as "Sidewalk Talk".

Freddie Jackson says never jam today but "Jam Tonight"

BOS1 Bananarama's "I Heard a Rumor"; VHM Jonathan Butler's "Lies"

BOS2 "Mary's Prayer"

"Deadhead history is made this week!" sez Casey (the Dead's first Top 40 hit). WOS1 "Touch of Grey" sez me.

WOS2 the Outfield. What a worthless generic band.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 19, 2012, 11:07:12 AM
Hour 2: Fat Boys/Beach Boys. I can never decide if this is great or awful.

VHM Klymaxx, "I'd Still Say Yes"

BOS3 Whitney, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

WOS2 Sammy Hagar the horrible; WOS3 Whitesnake.

uber-BOS4 ABC -- "When Smokey Sings" is in the chart the same week that Smokey himself debuted @ #40

Dept of Redundancy Dept: "Living in a Box" by Living in a Box.

I totally didn't remember Robbie Nevil's "What's it To Ya?"

WOS4 Starship quoting Yogi Berra. It's really astounding how many awful singles they released in the '80s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2012, 10:01:05 AM
This week That '70s casey is (again) offering stations a choice: Aug 28th 1971 and Aug 16th 1978.

'71: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-71.pdf

'78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s features Aug 28th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-80.pdf

(yes, the URL is misleading but it's the correct chart.)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 25, 2012, 10:03:38 AM
This week That '70s casey is (again) offering stations a choice: Aug 28th 1971 and Aug 16th 1978.

'71: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-71.pdf

'78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-78.pdf


nice surprise: CKRU is playing the '71 show!  Babs leads off with Ms King's "Where You Lead", followed by Roberta & Donny making it a Carole King twin-spin!

BOS1 Bobby Russell with the best Roger Miller imitation ever.  BOS2 the Isleys covering Mr Stills.

"Maggie May" (whick CKRU played a half lour ago) make its debut -- if only we'd known then how overplayed it would become.  Followed by Al Green's first Top 40 hit. BOS3 "Tired of Being Alone".

OMFG: I haven't heard BJ Thomas' "Mighty Clouds of Joy" in decades, probably. uber-BOS4 and another for the "Jesus Rock" set if AL ever does one.

Ms Baez has a temporary sex-change. And screws up the lyrics to "TNTDODD". It's "Stoneman's cavalry", not "so much cavalry", Joanie.

BOS5 BS&T, goin' down.

Damn, what an amazing first hour this is: BOS6 "Bangla Desh"; uber BOS7 the J-5's fantabulous "Maybe Tomorrow"

VHM Cymarron; BOS8 "Bring the Boys Home".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 25, 2012, 11:02:40 AM
Hour 2: the Honey Cone... they're so stuck-up!

BOS9 ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You" -- quite sweet IMHO.

VHM Delaney & Bonnie's "Never-Ending Pasta Bowl of Love"

yikes: short version of "Won't Get Fooled".

JB has Hot Pants; Ms King has 3 compositions in the Top 40; Tom Clay has his 15 minutes of fame -- wow, they played the loooong version.

WOS "Swedish-a Hykah"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2012, 10:21:42 AM
1982 Hour 1: Paul Davis covering the Friends of Distinction?? A very white version of "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" leads off at #40.

Randy Meisner with one of his forgettable solo hits.  VHM Ray Parker's "Let Me Go" (NOT the Heaven 17 song).

BOS1 Joan Jett -- yes, Joanie, I wanna touch!

Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday Someway" actually made the Top 40!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2012, 11:04:53 AM
Hour 2 leads off with the uber-LN "Tainted Love", but -- OMFG -- here's Jermaine Jackson's collab with Devo (!) "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy". uber-BOS2 and a highlight of a somewhat boring chart.

WOS1 Asia; VHM America's magic comeback.

BOS3 Jennifer Holliday -- and ah am telling you, she's not starvin'!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Jennifer_holliday.jpg)

BOS4 Gary US Bonds' "Out of Work".

VHM the Pointers' forgotten "American Music"

BOS5 Sweet Melissa's underappreciated "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 27, 2012, 01:57:31 PM
This week, That '70s Casey offers yet another 2-fer: a choice between Aug 30th 1975

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-75.pdf

and a rerun of the 1974 "Top Producers of the '70s... so far" special

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-05-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Sept 5th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 01, 2012, 10:02:38 AM
'75 Hour 1: the Doobs' "Sweet Maxine" is one you NEVER hear.

WOS Austin Roberts' "Rocky" -- horrid.

BOS1 the great, underrated New Birth with their cover of "Mr Dream Merchant"

BOS2 Tavares; BOS3 Ms Reddy's "No Way to Treat a Lady".

VHM the Cat Man, "2 Fine People"; ditto the Pointers, "Betchagottachickonnaside". ONJ puts a quarter in the jukebox. 

uber-BOS4 the Osmonds at their finest, with a truly lovely cover of a Frankie Valli obscurity. "The Proud One" indeed.

"Feelings" -- oy.

And a young Jam & Lewis heard America's "Daisy Jane" and ripped it off 11 years later for Janet J's "Let's Wait Awhile". Honey, keep the residuals warm. VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 01, 2012, 11:02:55 AM
Hour 2 begins with the Carpenters' beautiful cover of Wacky Sedacky's "Solitaire". BOS5.

VHM Paul & Odia at their most Marvin'N'Tammi-ish.

BOS6 "Black Superman/Muhammad Ali"!

"Run Joey Run": the epitome of '70s pop cheeze.

"I'm sorry for the way things are in China" -- er, what?

more Wacky Sedacky-ness from Toni & Daryl; BOS7 the Amazing Rhythm Aces.

VHM Ambrosia before they went the LA-slickster route.  I never need to hear "Ballroom Blitz" again.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 01, 2012, 12:14:47 PM
Hour 3: Usually by the time we get to the last hour of a typical show, it's mostly overplayed chestnuts that I never need to hear again (as opposed to all those "lost hits" in the fiirst half of the countdown). But this week, look at that Top 13 and really, how many still get played by Classic Hits stations? Bowie's "Fame, War's "Why can't We Be Friends", the Eagles, BeeGees and KC songs... that's pretty much it. Even Elton's "Someone Saved My Life" is considered too long and slow by most oldies stations. And you're never gonna hear Freddy Fender, Barry Manilow, Janis Ian...

BOS8 Mr Fender's great "Wasted Days/Wasted Nights"; BOS9 Barry M ands Sweet Melissa.

BOS10 the Isleys, fightin' da powah!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2012, 10:01:25 AM
'81: It's obscurities up-the-wazoo in this first hour. Point Blank (who?) with "Nicole" (WOS1); John Denver's "Some Days are Diamonds" (VHM); Silver Condor (who??) with "You Could Take My Heart Away"; EJ's "Chloe"; Robbie Patton, John Schneider covering Elvis... oy. The early '80s were quite the crapfest.

But yay to Casey's review of the #1's of the '60s: Bobbie Gentry's debt was owed to Billie Joe.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2012, 11:03:41 AM
Hour 2: RNC faves the Oak Ridge Boys get a VHM for "Elvira", papa-oom-papa-mow-mow.

Surprise BOS1 Balance, feat former Blues Magoo Peppy Castro with "Breakin' Away", an enjoyable if derivative pop ditty.

another surprise: VHM REO's pleasingly retro "In Your Letter".

BOS2 Marty Balin's "Hearts"; BOS3 Stacy Lattisaws' sweet cover of "Love on a 2-Way Street"

OMFG: uber-BOS4 Lulu's "I Could Never Miss You".

BOS5 Sheena's Bond theme.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2012, 12:14:38 PM
WOS2 on principle: the "Beach Boys Medley".

Accroches-toi, ELO? mais oui!

VHM Ms Benatar, "Fire & Ice"

Gary Wright's unmemorable '80s comeback: "Really Wanna Know You".

WOS3 Pablo Cruise's worthless "Cool Love".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2012, 08:16:30 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 10th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-10-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Sept 10th 1983:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/091083.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 09, 2012, 10:08:19 AM
Casey's '80s is from Sept 10th 1983:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/091083.html

eeek: Paul Anka's "Hold Me Till the Morning Comes" seems ripped off from the Segio Mendes hit "Never Gonna Let You Go" earlier in '83 or Chicago's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry".

WOS1 Journey; The Fixx run for cover in the heat. or something.

VHM Sheena, "Telefone"-ing it in.

Ms Flack & Mr Bryson celebrate they love. Stay away from open windows, Peabo. also: "climbing" and "diamonds" don't exactly rhyme.

LRB at the end of the line: "You're Driving Me Out of My Mind", their last Top 40 appearance. Sounds like Styx-goes-disco.

Kenny & Dolly go for a dip; T.Heads burn one down; Percy has a big log (duh!).

WTFF?? Juice Newton did a cover of "Tell Her No"? I swear to gawd I've never heard this before nor do I recall even reading about it. And it's not very good, either.

VHM George Benson's "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", another one that coulda been done by Chicago. Or Toto -- co-written by David Paich.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 09, 2012, 11:04:16 AM
Hour 2, WOS2: Loverboy. I may bail early on this chart. But first: VHM EJ, "Kiss the Groom Bride"

BOS1 Jeffrey Osbourne's forgotten "Don'cha Get So Mad About It"; BOS2 Shalamar's fab "Dead Giuveaway". And I'm outta here before I'm subjected to the Goat, Frank Stallone and Air Supply.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2012, 01:35:09 PM
This week That '70s casey offers yet another decade-spanning choice to affiliates -- either Sept 19th 1970

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-70.pdf

or Sept 15th 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-15-79.pdf

(personally I'm getting tired of this gambit)

and Casey's '80s is from Sept 20th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-86.pdf




Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 15, 2012, 09:37:16 AM
This week That '70s casey offers yet another decade-spanning choice to affiliates -- either Sept 19th 1970

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-70.pdf

or Sept 15th 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-15-79.pdf

(personally I'm getting tired of this gambit)

I'm told CKRU is doing the 1970 show today -- fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 15, 2012, 10:08:21 AM
I'm told CKRU is doing the 1970 show today -- fingers crossed.

and sure enuf:  the J-5 debut at #40, followed by Sugarloaf.

BOS1 Chairmen of the Board, "Everything's Tuesday", light-headed and woozy.

BOS2 the Poppy Family's fab, forgotten "That's Where I Went Wrong".

uber-LN: "Lola"; but BOS3 "Indiana Wants Me"

VHM the New Seekers covering Melanie. il sont changez!

BOS4 3DN, "Out in the Country" -- Paul Williams, you are a god.

and now Melanie herself with "Peace Will Come". BOS5 -- damn this first hour has been stellar.

and it continues: Mark Farner wants his damn ship back, yo.

BOS6 Ms Ronstadt's achingly beautiful "Long Long Time"

A truly spectacular first hour -- and still there's more greatness: The post-Diana Supes with the more-relevant-than-ever "Everybody's Got The Right To Love" (BOS7), and Mike Nesmith's always-welcome "Joanne" (BOS8).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 15, 2012, 11:11:52 AM
Hour 2 starts with a clunker: Hotlegs (who would become 10cc) "Neanderthal Man"

BOS9 "Express Yo'self"; BOS Hall of Fame "It's a Shame"

BOS10 Ronnie Dyson.

Neil D is solitary, man; BS&T are singin' 'bout Heidi da 'Ho.

BOS11 "Rubber Duckie"! I'd rather bathe with (BOS12) Tom Jones, who covers Ben E King in style on "I Who Have Nothing".

"Don't Play that Song" -- our 2nd Ben E King cover, and easily one of my 2 or 3 fave Aretha records. Utterly fabulous from start to finish. uber-BOS13... and speaking of Ben E King, TO & Dawn's wonderful Drifters/Brill Building hommage "Candida" gets BOS14. This has been one of the best AT40s ever.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 15, 2012, 05:49:40 PM
Magic 98 will be running the 1979 show tonite at 7. since it's '79 it begins with #32, "Get it Right Next Time"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 16, 2012, 10:05:38 AM
'86 kicks off with Art of Noise/Max Headroom "Paranoimia".

uber-BOS1 Jermaine Stewart's fab "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"

I'm not mad about Belinda C .  WOS1 Journey.

Casey's trivia piece on "#1 songs by acts named after cities" didn't include Boston -- their "Amanda" would hit the top spot in a couple more months.

WOS2 Peter Cetera.

BOS2 sweet Anita Baker; BOS3 Simply Red, "Money$ Too Tight" -- did the earth move for ya, Nancy?

Haven't heard Macca's "Press" in ages.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2012, 07:57:51 AM
This week That '70s casey is from Sept 22nd 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-73.pdf

a really wonderful chart, including my all-time fave, the Chi-Lites' "Stoned Outaa My Mind"

Casey's '80s visits Sept 20th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 22, 2012, 09:42:02 AM
This week That '70s casey is from Sept 22nd 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-73.pdf

a really wonderful chart, including my all-time fave, the Chi-Lites' "Stoned Outaa My Mind"


I'm only here for the first 45 mins or so, will catch the whole show tonite.

BOS1: The J-5 get up off they high horse, gurl.

Cross Country (former members of the Tokens!) do a mellowed-out cover of "In the Midnight Hour"

BOS2 Aretha, comin' by when she can. The melody on the box will help me explain...

LN: Joe Walsh.

Barry White got SO much to give. Braggart.

Kris K with his looooooooooong-charting "Why Me?"  Lawd help me Jeebus!

The Chil-Lites: back-seat drivers in a car of love with the uber-BOS3 "Stoned Outta Mah Mind"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 22, 2012, 07:03:08 PM
and just before the PM version of Casey, Magic 98 plays Gun Hill Road's immortal "Back When My Hair Was Short".

picking up where I left off: Casey tells a nice story about how the name "Conrad Byrdie" was a takeoff on Conway Twitty -- How did I never make that connection?

BOS4 Gilbert O, gettin down.

Dan Ingram used to joke that Maureen McGovern was the Senator's wife, paying off his campaign debt with a hit record.

Joe Simon's "Theme From Cleopatra Jones" is another great R&B rarity. "Touch me like the desert wind" indeed.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 23, 2012, 10:19:51 AM
1980: the only debut song of the week: Elton's "Don't You Wanna Play this Game No More (Sartorial Eloquence)" -- a collab with Tom Robinson. VHMFRA.

VHM one of Lionel Ritchie's last hits with the Commodores, "Old Fashion Love"

Livingston Taylor, nearly as dull as his brother.

BOS1 Jermaine Jackson's forgotten "You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me", a Stevie Wonder comp orig recorded in 1975 but remixed (without MJ's backing vocals) for the Lets Get Serious LP.

BOS2 H&O's "How Does it Feel to be Back", as dead-on a Tom Petty imitation as I've heard.

BOS3 Benny Mardones' "Into the Night" on its first chart go-'round.

VHM ONJ's "Magic"; ditto Dionne W's 2nd Manilow-helmed hit.

uber-BOS4 Babs, "Woman in Love"; uber-BOS5 Boz, "Look What You've Done to Me".

VHM Carly's "Jessie" -- damn, this 2nd hour turned out great.

We're "Sailing" "All Over The World", and "You'll Accomp'ny Me" because "You're the Only Woman"... maybe we'll end up in "Xanadu".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2012, 07:55:25 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 28th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-28-74.pdf

but there's rumor of a 2nd show for affiliates to choose from, not yet announced.

and Casey's '80s is from  Sept 28th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-28-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 29, 2012, 10:05:05 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 28th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-28-74.pdf


and what better way to start a countdown than with Reunion's fab ":Life is a Rock"? BOS1

VHM Jim Stafford -- 3rd time in 2 months we've heard this one.  Casey sounds like he has a cold.

eek: Marilyn Sellars' Jeebus-centric "One Day at a Time"

The BBs make their big '70s comeback with the re-release of "Surfin' USA".

BOS2 and most welcome rarity of the week: Souther Hillman Furay's Poco-esque "Fallin' in Love"

BOS3 JB, takin' no mess, yo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 29, 2012, 11:05:40 AM
Hour 2 begins with BOS4: The Osmonds' still-beautiful "Love Me For a Reason".

VHM the post-Smokey Miracles, "Do It Baby". can't nobody groove me like ya do!

Charlie Rich precedes "The Bitch". Heh.

Carole King sings to her bra!  BOS5

Joni sings to David Geffen! BOS6 (I understand Geffen is a flaming douchebag, but anybody who inspired "Free Man in Paris" can't be all bad).

The Tymes salute seamstresses with "You Little Truss-maker" VHM. And VHM Blue Swede's *other* hit, their cover of "Never My Love". Less gimmkicky than that ooga-chukka thing.

BOS7 Bo Donaldson, "Who Do You Think You Are?"

"You're Having My Baby" was often derided for being "pro-life" or "anti-choice". But that line "You didn't have to keep it/ Wouldn't put ya through it..." indicates the singer isn't forcing her to do anything and would've been more than willing to spring for an abortion, no?

I'm heading out to see Looper, but'll Ill stay long enuf to BOS8 "Earache My Eye". And bail before I have to hear "Sweet Home Ala-bummer".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 30, 2012, 10:16:15 AM
'85 Hour 1: Starship built this city that Glenn Frey belongs to.

Casey says "And We danced" is the Hooters' first Top 40 hit -- I'd've sworn "All You Zombies" made the 40 but it peaked at #58 (!)

BOS1 ABC "Be Near Me"

WOS1 & 2: Bryan Adams and Bryan Adams, at both #37 and #35. Oy.

BOS2 Eurythmics feat Eivets Rednow.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 30, 2012, 11:03:17 AM
Hour 2, BOS3: UB40 feat Chrissie Hynde covering Sonny & Cher; BOS4 Paul Young covering Ann Peebles.

WOS3 Night Ranger.

the rest of this hour is pretty uninspiring: TFF, BJ, Motley Crue, John Waite, Loverboy... meh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2012, 07:40:03 PM
This week That '70s Casey is another split ticket: Oct 7th 1972 / Oct 7th 1978

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-78.pdf

The '78 show was the first-ever 4-hour AT40, tho' few stations will actually run the 4-hour version. Irony.

And Casey's '80s is from Oct 3rd 1987

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 06, 2012, 10:04:18 AM
This week That '70s Casey is another split ticket: Oct 7th 1972 / Oct 7th 1978

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-78.pdf

The '78 show was the first-ever 4-hour AT40, tho' few stations will actually run the 4-hour version. Irony.



Both Canuck stations are going with the 3-hour version of '78 -- kcicks off with H&O's fab "It's a Laugh", BOS1.

but wait -- found WJER, doing '72.  Cool rarities: Sam Neely, Jerry Wallace, and Michael Murphy's "Geroinimo's Cadillac"

Zho Co-KAIR's version of "Midnight Rider" is one you never hear.

'72 BOS1 Gallery's "I Believe in Music"; BOS2 BeeGees "Run To Me"

BOS3 Joe Simon, "Power of Love".  Lissen to me honey!

this staion is in OHIO and I'm hearing Romney's "Obama hates coal" ads. Blecch.

and of course uber-BOS4 the 5-D's gorgeous "If I Could Reach You". Marilyn McCoo, ah LURVE you.

BOS5 Chi Coltrane -- it's more than she can bear! it reaches everywhere!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 06, 2012, 11:07:46 AM
Hour 2 begins with a couple of soul oscurities: Cornelius Bros "Don't Ever Be Lonely" and Mel & Tim with the looooooooong version of "Starting All Over Again"

uber-LN: "Listen to the Doobies"

BOS6 Danny O'Keeffe; VHMs Daniel Boone and Curtis Mayfield.

JB wit da long-haired hippies an' da afro-blacks -- BOS7.

VHM Donny O's sweet "Why"

Rod wears it well; Leon walks a tightrope; Rick N parties at the Garden.

uber-BOS8 Rick Springfield's forgotten "Speak to the Sky", one for the "Jeezus Rock" 10@10 we'll never hear.

I'm off to see Frankenweenie -- BOS-in-absentia for Neil D's "Play Me". I'll be spared "My Ding-a-Ling", at least.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 10, 2012, 09:23:02 AM
Yes it's another double-dip on That '70s Casey: stations have a choice of Oct 16th 1971 or Oct 13th 1973. Odd.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 17th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-81.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2012, 08:38:53 AM
Yes it's another double-dip on That '70s Casey: stations have a choice of Oct 16th 1971 or Oct 13th 1973. Odd.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-81.pdf

So far it looks like Magic 98 will be doing '73 and my new Sat morning backup station WJER is doing '71. No word on our Canadian friends.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2012, 10:03:13 AM
Yes it's another double-dip on That '70s Casey: stations have a choice of Oct 16th 1971 or Oct 13th 1973. Odd.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf


So far it looks like Magic 98 will be doing '73 and my new Sat morning backup station WJER is doing '71. No word on our Canadian friends.

CKRU does '73; CKWS does '71  -- I'll stick with that, and catch '73 tonite on Magic '98.  2 great charts in one day!

JT leads off: BOS1 "Long Ago/Far Away". BOS2 Sweet "Natural" Lou Rawls!

I love the Tops but their cover of "MacArthur Park" is unnecessary. But uber-BOS3 Laura Lee, "Women's Love Rights"! Hear me, gurlz!

Damn it just gets better: 8th Day's forgotten "You Gotta Crawl (Before You Walk)" gets BOS4.

Marvin make me wanna holla!  VHM Delaney & Bonnie.

proxy of shray: Moodies. VHM Lighthouse; ditto Freddie Hart -- evvaday's Thanksgiving!

BOS5 the Dells, "The Love We Had Stays on My Mind"; BOS6 JB makin' it fonky.

BOS7 Kris Kristofferson , "Carly Simon's boyfriend" as Casey calls him.  The 5-D's cover of "Never My Love" was kinda unnecessary too but Ms McCoo does such a lovely job I'll VHM it.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2012, 11:02:58 AM
Hour 2 begins with Tommy Roe's underrated version of "Stagger Lee". VHM.

Awww... Paul Stookey's "Wedding Song". Sweet.

"Where'd ya get the GUN, John?"  VHM the Guess Who.

BOS8 Mac & Katie Kissoon, who until a year ago I always assumed were white.
(http://chartarchive.org/artwork/3565-300.jpg)

Ree-Ree, the Cat Man, Honey Cone... classics all.

WOS the Persuaders.

BOS9 Denise LaSalle; BOS10 Free Movement.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2012, 07:10:05 PM
Checking out 1973 on magic 98: Mr Croce's got a name -- and a debut at #40. Looking Glass' *other* hit, "Jimmy Loves Maryanne" is an underappreciated gem; Miss Rubina Flake's "Jesse" is a Janis Ian compo.

The Osmonds always win me over in ballad mode: "Let Me In" gets a VHM.  Oh, now I remember this show -- Casey played the wrong side of the Marvin/Diana duet. Whoopsies.

Bobby Goldsboro loses his virginity. Ick.

uber-BOS1 Miss Millie, "Hurts So Good"

MJ & his brothas arrive. Get up off yo' high-horse, gurl!  VHM "GIT"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2012, 08:13:33 PM
Hour 2: Conrad Birdie, er Conway Twitty, tries to revlieve a young lady of her cherry. He should team up with Bobby Goldsboro.

VHM Billy Preston's forgotten "Space Race"

uber-BOS2 Art Garfunkel's gorgeous "All I Know". One of the most brilliant pop hits that never ever gets played on Oldies stations.

VHM "Delta Dawn"; always a BOS3 for Bassetball Jones, oh baby oo-oo-ooooh.

"Give her a feathuh, she's a Chair-a-kee". BOS4 Rob Thomas Cher.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 14, 2012, 10:13:33 AM
1981 Hour 1: BOC are burnin'; Billy Squier's in the dark; Barry M gets a VHM for liking old songs.

WOS Diesel: I can't believe this was a Top 40 hit -- I truly had never heard it until Dave Morey came along.

WOS2 the godawful Beach Boys "medley".

unexpected VHM, ARS -- "Alien", which I'd truly forgotten.  And forgettable is the word for the BeeGees misfire "He's a Liar".

ONJ begins her looooong chart stay with "Physical".

Hour 2 is pretty damn dull, esp if the highlight is Marty Balin's Scaggs-ian "Atlanta Lady".

...ah, but Hour 3 begins with "Hill St Blues" -- BOS1.

VHM Jarreau hands! uber-BOS2 Lulu, "I Could Never Miss You.."

uber-uber-BOS3 Kenny Rogers (with stellar backing vox from Gladys Knight) "Share Your Love". Easily one of his best singles.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2012, 03:00:58 PM
This week on That '70s Casey... yes, another two-fer:

The "A" show is from Oct 24th,1970

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-24-70.pdf

and the "B" show is from Oct 20th, 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Oct 18th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 20, 2012, 10:03:05 AM
This week on That '70s Casey... yes, another two-fer:

The "A" show is from Oct 24th,1970

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-24-70.pdf

and the "B" show is from Oct 20th, 1979

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf


update: CKRU doing '79; CKWS does '70, which is where I'm at.

Christie wade in the yellow river. Ewww.

BOS1 the Poppy Family's forgotten "Where Did I Go Wrong"

Tempts recycle "Ball of Confusion" on "Unite the World"

She took 2 Tylenol and now she's Freda Payne! I *love* "Deeper & Deeper" -- BOS2

BOS3 BS&T  -- Lucy you just so damn BAAAD!

BOS4 barefoot Linda Ronstadt and the gorgeous "Long Long Time"

BOS5 Candi Station's killer cover of "Stand By Yo' Man"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 20, 2012, 11:03:14 AM
Hour 2: TeeWinkle & Van Garden ripping off "Amen"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 21, 2012, 10:43:27 AM
Hour 1 of 1986 has been a deadly-dull affair (Hornsby, Billy Ocean, a double-dip of Lionel Ritchie) but BOS1 Ree-Ree 'n' Keef on "Jumpin' Jack Flash".

WOS1: Peter Cetera/Amy Grant.  WOS2 Toto's "I'll Be Over You", which sounds like something Cetera turned down.

BOS2 Oran "Juice" Jones -- you just a squirrel tryin' to git a NUT!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2012, 08:59:49 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has only one show for affiliates to choose from *thank gawd): Oct 30th 1976...

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Oct 30th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 27, 2012, 10:10:04 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has only one show for affiliates to choose from *thank gawd): Oct 30th 1976...

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-76.pdf


VHM Tyrone Davis;  I used to work with a guy named John Valenti  -- but this ain't him at #38 with the Scaggs-like "Anything You Want".

BOS1 ED&JFC and the swoon-worthy "NIghts are Forever"

Salsoul Orch's "Nice'n'Nasty" is not one of the best examples of mid-'70s dico.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 28, 2012, 10:27:45 AM
'82 Hour 1: Pointers so excited to still be standing, yadda yadda.

BOS ABC, "Look of Love".  WOS1 Air Supply -- "Young Love" is one I barely remember, probably because it peaked at #38.

VHM needy Paul Carrack.

BOS2 Ms Ronstadt with "Get Closer", one of her rare non-oldies

WOS2 Chicago, "Love Me Tomorrow".

VHM Supertramp's underrated "It's Raining Again".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 28, 2012, 11:07:02 AM
Hour 2 begins with "Mickey"

BOS3 BJ's fab "Pressure". one-two-three-four!

WOS3 "Athena", one of my least-fave Who singles -- I know most folks hate "Squeeze Box" but this is far worse IMHO. "She's a bomb" indeed.

always a BOS for JJ's "Steppin' Out", LN tho' it is.  But WOSes to CSN's "Southern Cross" and REO's "Sweet Time".

uber-BOS5 Sylvia, "Nobody".

eeek: WOS6 Survivor.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 28, 2012, 12:25:31 PM
WOS7: Rush, of course.

WOS8: this Kenny Loggins/Steve Perry atrocity. Good lord.

Surprised VHM: Glenn Frey, at his least annoying on "The One You Love"; VHM the Goat at her leat goaty on "Gypsy"

BOS6 Ms Branigan.

Awwww: BOS7 Neil D's "Heartlight". I'll. Be. Right. Heeeeere.

Crock o'Siegals are in Iran. Iran, so far away.

BOS8 Mr Browne, "Somebody's Baby'; WOS9 ONJ's dreadful "Heart Attack".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2012, 08:04:22 AM
This week That '70s Casey offers another two-fer: either Nov 4th 1972
 
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-04-72.pdf

or Nov 2nd 1974

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf

and casey's '80s is from Nov 1st 1980

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-01-80.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 03, 2012, 10:05:48 AM
This week That '70s Casey offers another two-fer: either Nov 4th 1972
 
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-04-72.pdf

or Nov 2nd 1974

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf


Listening to '72 on CKWS and I'll catch '74 tonite on Magic 98.  instant LN: "All the Young Dudes". Produced by David Bowie and "you'll be hearing more about him" says Casey.

Albert Hammond checks the weather; Joe Cocker checks the clock; America venture a highway.

WOS1 Grand Funk Railroad's little-heard "Rock'N'Roll Soul" -- I'd completely forgotten this made the Top 40. And with good reason.

BOS1 Mr Croce's "Operator",  a textbook lesson in story-song structure.

Best rarity so far: The Band's live Marvin Gaye cover "Don't Do It" BOS2.

The Corneliuses brothered and then sister rose. VHM "Don't Evah be Lonely"

VHM Hot Butter's cheeze-tastic "Popcorn". They GOTS to have a mutha fo' me!

BOS3 Rev Al's "You Oughta Be With Me".

uber-BOS4 Cashman & West's wonderful "American City Suite" -- doot-dooda-doo-doo.  Relatively long version too. And stunningly appropriate given the week's events.

VHM Sam Neely, no relation to Ted, with the Kristofferson-esque "Lovin' You Just Crossed My Mind"

Also appropriate: "Elected", which I'm sure Renee will play on Tues.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 03, 2012, 11:06:41 AM
Hour 2: Harold Melvin feat Teddy. Followed by the great "Convention '72". BOS5. "Oh, SHADES of excitement!"

VHM Donny O; BOS6 Nilsson's "Space Man"

uber-BOS7 the 5-D's fab "If I Could Reach You" -- Miss McCoo, ah LOVES you!

And you too, Ms Reddy -- not a novice any longer. BOS8 "I Am Woman"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 03, 2012, 07:36:24 PM
catching the '74 chart tonite -- BOS1 Prelude's lovely a capella "After the Gold Rush"

BOS2 Art Garfunkel's underrated and underplayed cover of Tim Moore's "Second Avenue".

BOS3 Al Green, sha-la-la'ing; BOS4 Gino Vanelli, shakin' behind like-a dyn-o-mite!

VHM the Hues Corp's "Rockin' Soul", one of the great soundalike follow-up hits.

OMFG: BOS5 the Hudson Bros (feat Kate's dad), "So You Are a Star".

BOS6 Marvin's fabulous "Distant Lover".

VHM ABBA, "Honey Honey"; BOS7 Kiki Dyke Dee.

Day-um! the Spinner's beautiful "Love Don't Love Nobody" gets BOS8.

Neil D works on his Longfellow, har har. BOS9 the Osmonds at their finest with "Love Me For a Reason"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 04, 2012, 11:08:03 AM
Hour 1 of 1980 -- not terrribly interesting, tho' John's "Starting Over" debuted.

Hour 2 looks promising.VHM Roger Daltrey's under-heard "Without Your Love". Ditto the Stones, engaging in some necro.

BOS1 ONJ/ELO "Xanadu"; BOS2 Stacey Lattisaw "Let Me Be Your Angel"

WOS Supertramp's live version of "Dreamer", one of the most unnecessary singles in chart history.

BOS3 Boz's gorgeous "Look What You've Done to Me"

Miss Ross is "Coming Out" -- she "Never Knew Love Like This Before"; no wonder she's "Upside Down"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2012, 09:04:14 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has only one option: Nov 12th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s will visit Nov 12th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2012, 10:07:33 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has only one option: Nov 12th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-77.pdf


Steve Miller swings; Frampton cover Stevie, whitely.

BOS1 Leo Sayer's forgotten "Thunder in My Heart"; BOS2 here Dolly comes again, sounding like a lost Petula Clark/Tony Hatch collab.

uber-BOS3 the Carpenters covering Klaatu, splendidly.

VHMs LTD, ED&JFC, and JT.  Ronnie McDowell... notsoverramuch.

VHM Paul Davis goin' cray-cray, as Paul Simon slides a-way-way. Seals & Crofts get they share.

she did it, she did it, oo-bop she did it -- BOS4 Mr Carmen feat real Beach Boys.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2012, 10:55:25 AM
oops: CKRU plays Linda R's "Its So Easy", which Casey will play in about 20 mins.

Hour 2: KC keeps it common-law, as Styx sails away.

BOS5 Mr Manilow's delightful, underappreciated "Daybreak".  One more time!

BOS6 Peter Brown, gettin' funky witchoo.

"that pitch was like a song... it 'blue bayou'"

BOS7 Rita Coolidge's lovely cover of "We're All Alone"

HE: "how deep is your love?"
SHE: "oh, about 7-1/2 inches, give or take a few millimeters."
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 11, 2012, 10:11:53 AM
'83 Hour one begins with a BOS to Manhattan Transfer's forgotten "Spice of Life" which sounds like a Rod Temperton compo that MJ and/or George Benson turned down.

VHM Michael Stanley Band with the Springsteenian "My Town".

WOS1 ONJ's "Twist of Fate"; BOS2 and proxy of Gaz, JoBoxers fab "Just Got Lucky"

WOS2 Asia; WOS3 Loverboy.  Damn these '80s sets can be sooo predictable.

BOS3 Human League's underappreciated "Mirror Man". He's a people fan!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2012, 02:08:57 PM
This week, That '70s Casey will again offer just one "regular" option to affiliates; apparently this will be the norm thru the end of the year as so many stations switch to all-Xmas during Nov/Dec. We're getting Nov 17th 1979, tho' none of the stations I usually listen to will carry the 4-hour version, sadly. We will get to hear EJ's Victim of Love", Kermit doing "Rainbow Connection",  and Barry Manilow covering Ian Hunter, however.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-17-79.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Nov 17th 1984

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-17-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 17, 2012, 09:42:44 AM
Bummer: CKRU and CKWS have gone All-XMAS -- first time they've done that. CKRU is runnung a Casey Kasem Xmas special in lieu of the 1979 chart.  I'm hunting for an alternative.

ETA: my fallback, WJER isn't running Casey either -- they're committed to local college football.

ETA2: WQMA (the backup to my backup) usually starts at 11am Pacific but the started at 10 -- so I missed Kermit and Elton.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 18, 2012, 10:04:14 AM
1984 Hour 1 (thanks, Magic 98): She spells it R-E-B-B-I-E but pronounces it "REE-bee". Oh those wacky Jacksons. BOS1 the unfairly forgotten "Centipede".

VHM Peter Wolf "I Need You Tonite". WOS1 John Waite's forgotten-with-good-reason "Tears"

REO's lesser hits -- the ones that aren't ballads. generally -- are actually bearable. VHM "I Do'wanna Know".

eek: cheezily dreadful, but proxy of Gaz for Sam Harris's "Sugar Don't Bite" -- "you know I'm a bleeder"? What?

Who wears these shoes? Why YOU do, Elton!
(http://ranchomurieta.com/files/u4/elton-perform2.jpg)

Dan Hartman's *other* 1984 hit, "We Are the Young" ain't great, ain't awful.

WOS2 Tommy Shaw, "Girls With Guns"

Another Jackson, another BOS(2): Jermaine with "Do What You Do"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 18, 2012, 11:09:10 AM
Hour 2: Julian Lennon sits on a pebble.

WOS3 .38 Special, "Teacher Teacher" (NOT the Rockpile song); WOS4 Sammy Hagar the horrible.

Isn't this the 2nd time in a month we've heard Kenny Rogers' "Thru the Years" as an LDD?

"It Ain't Enough" sez Corey Hart. I'd say it's plenty.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 19, 2012, 12:59:52 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Nov 29th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-29-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Nov 22nd 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 24, 2012, 10:47:54 AM
Bummer: no Casey this morning; our Canuck friends are still all-Xmas and my Saturday backups are unavailable too.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 24, 2012, 04:45:20 PM
Bummer: no Casey this morning; our Canuck friends are still all-Xmas and my Saturday backups are unavailable too.

Found a Canadian station that started the show at 4:00 Pacific.  "Blind Man in the Bleachers" followed by "Bad (Baaaad) Blood (Bloooood)" -- Oy.

But BOS1 5000 Volts' "I'm on Fire", ripping off a hook from "Black Is Black" for a delightful early-disco ditty.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 25, 2012, 10:10:19 AM
'86, Hour 1: proxy of shray, Timbuk 3.  LN1: David & David.

wow, I haven't heard Daryl Hall's "Foolish Pride" in eons.  BOSFRA.

WOS1 Billy Ocean's generic "Love is Forever", one of the many bland ballads he became addicted to, post-"Going Gets Tough".

VHM Miss-Jackson-if-ya-nasty, in "Control".  LN2: Genesis, in "Confusion"

BOS2 Tina Turner's unfairly forgotten "Typical Male" -- a #2 smash that never gets airplay anywhere these days.

WOS2 Survivor. "Is This Love?" -- no, it's crap.

Worst Rhyme of the Day: Lisa Lisa sets dis house on fy-uh. 'Cause she's ty-uh'd.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 25, 2012, 11:02:46 AM
Hour 2: you know HoJo loves, you, don't you?  Proxy of Gaz.

BOS3 Anita Baker's still-gorgeous "Sweet Love"

oy: LN3 Robbie Nevil.

I honestly don't remember 'Til Tuesday's "What About Love". I honestly want to forget Corey Hart's "I Am By Your Side"

VHM OMD "(F)L&D"

Girl, put on that big bulky coat stuffed with goose feathers, 'cause Gregory Abbot wants to shake your down.

Hour 3: an hour chock full o' LNs (Ocasek, Bangles, Billy Idol, Wang Chung) begins with Winwood's semen overspill. I'm bailing.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on November 25, 2012, 07:43:32 PM
If someone named "Love Is Forever" the most boring hit song of the 1980's, I wouldn't argue.

The Survivor isn't particularly bad, IMHO, just not very memorable.

I too had forgotten about "What About Love" until I got Aimee Mann's Ultimate Collection. 'Til Tuesday didn't get the appreciation they deserved.

Surely Oran Juice Jones made an appearance.

"Typical Male" is one of many songs that should have, but as far as I know hasn't, made an 86 10@10 appearance.

BOS to HoJo, arguably my favorite effort from him.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2012, 08:39:14 AM
This week (if you can find a station playing it) That '70s Casey hits Dec 1st 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Dec 7th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-07-85.pdf

The '85 show features Artists United with "Sun City" during its brief stay in the top 40.


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 01, 2012, 09:41:08 AM
This week (if you can find a station playing it) That '70s Casey hits Dec 1st 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf


The Canucks are still in Xnmas-land. WJER's website says they're running Casey at 1p Eastern/10a Pacific, but they're actually airing high school basketball. Sheesh.

ETA: Finally found a station running Casey's '70s at 4pm Saturday. A wonderful chart.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2012, 10:03:54 AM
1985, Hour 1:   instant WOS Night Ranger, "Goodbye" -- their last Top 40 hit, appropriately.

uber-BOS1 "Sun City"!

TaMara & the Seen are on the scene. Proxy of Gaz.

"It's Only Love" -- BOS2 Tina, WOS2 Bryan.

Something of a guilty pleasure, David Foster's lush instrumental from St Elmo's Fire -- reminiscent of '70s cheeze like Hagood Hardy's "Homecoming". VHM.

Couple of (justifiably) forgotten female solo hits" Sheena's "Do it For Love" and Olivia's "Soul Kiss".

come on shake your body baby do da CON-gah!

VHM Sting, surfing the 7th wave.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2012, 11:07:31 AM
Hour 2, BOS3 ABC.

BOS4 Starpoint, "Object of My Desire". Key-tars RULE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAaWPcKoYI

WOS3 Survivor.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 02, 2012, 11:57:03 AM
Hour 2, BOS3 ABC.

BOS4 Starpoint, "Object of My Desire". Key-tars RULE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAaWPcKoYI

WOS3 Survivor.

ooh, Scritti Politti!  (not listening, jsut checked the chart)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 03, 2012, 09:39:09 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Dec 9th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-09-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 12th 1981:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121281.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2012, 10:31:49 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Dec 9th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-09-78.pdf


found a station that plays '70s  on Sunday since I missed it yesterday. Ace Frehley, Barry M. Anne Murray... great stuff

Fogelberg/Weissberg -- 2 Jews singin' 'bout gold. Eric Cartman becomes apoplectic.

BOS EJ's seldom-heard "Part Time Love"; BOS2 Ms Ronstadt covering Smokey. ooo-la-la-la-la!

Hour 2: "How You Gonna See Me Now?" asks Alice Cooper. "Not often", replies America.  VHM.

BOS3 Eric Carmen's lovely "Change of Heart"

Double-swoon at #s 3 and 4:  Gino V's "I Just Wanna Stop" and Barbra/Neil "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2012, 03:52:39 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Dec 14th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-74.pdf

ETA: we've heard this one before, but it's one of the rare charts where all 4 Beatles are represented with solo hits.

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 15th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-15-84.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 15, 2012, 07:07:18 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Dec 14th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-74.pdf

ETA: we've heard this one before, but it's one of the rare charts where all 4 Beatles are represented with solo hits.


Even tho' I've heard this show before, this Bo Donaldson "Heartbreak Kid" song made no impression on me.  Ditto the Guess Who's "Dancin' Fool" and Andy Kim's redundantly-titled "Fire, Baby, I'm on Fire" (even more Diamond-y than "Rock Me Gently"), and the Righteous Bros "Dream On".  It's an obscurity-fest tonite!

Barbara, don't you be comin' outta no bag on Shirley -- she scratch yo' eyes out, bitch!  BOS1.

BOS2 George's "Dark Horse"; BOS3 Kiki Dee, she's got something in her. Must be music, because it couldn't possibly be cock.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 15, 2012, 07:56:40 PM
eek: hour 2 begins with WOS1: Crapton's lethargic cover of "Willie and the Hand Job"

VHM Paul & Odia at their Marvin'n'Tammiest

The real Neil D works on his "Longfellow". Heh. VHM.

uber-BOS4 Gladys, with a song in her heart. "He makes me feel just like a WOM-un/Something that you could never do!" Ouch.

BOS5, the Woofa Toofa Goofa Loofa, "Must of flunked English"

VHM the Polish Prince. "Oh, ja moja droga jacie kocham:" Or something.

WOS2 Ringo's lethargic cover of "Only You". Whatever posessed him?

BOS6 Elvis, workin' on a T-Bone steak, alla carty
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 15, 2012, 09:03:04 PM
Hour 3 begins with the Pointers' delightful, countrified "Fairy Tale". BOS7.  If Loretta Lynn never covered this... she shoulda.

Chaka and Rufus gots the love, yo. VHM.

Always a BOS( 8 ) for Macca, down on the farm.

EJ in the sky with Dr Winston O Boogie.

BOS9 Al Green "Sha La La"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2012, 11:15:03 AM
This week That '70s Casey will be the all-Xmas countdown from Dec 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Dec 18th 1982:

http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-18-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 22, 2012, 10:38:18 AM
This week That '70s Casey will be the all-Xmas countdown from Dec 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-71.pdf


I remember listening to this one in '71. Hard to believe they couldn't find a copy of "Snoopy's Xmas", just 4 years after it charted.

"some folks call 'em green onions but they're really scallions" -- BOS "Xmas Dragnet"

Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child" was the first millkion-seller in UK chart history -- no wonder Boney M covered it.

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" -- man, talk about a song where every subsequent cover version is better than the original.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 27, 2012, 03:00:18 PM
For the next 2 weekends, That '70s Casey offers stations a choice between a 2-part "Top 100 of 1978" (which has aired before, and contains dozens of butchered "short" versions of many of the songs) and a 2-part "Top 80 songs of 1970" which I sure hope I get to hear. Magic 98 is running the '78 shows.

Casey's '80s offers a 2-part "Top 100 of 1987".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 29, 2012, 10:02:37 AM
For the next 2 weekends, That '70s Casey offers stations a choice between a 2-part "Top 100 of 1978" (which has aired before, and contains dozens of butchered "short" versions of many of the songs) and a 2-part "Top 80 songs of 1970" which I sure hope I get to hear. Magic 98 is running the '78 shows.

Casey's '80s offers a 2-part "Top 100 of 1987".

CKRU is doing '78; CKWS has 1970, which is what I'm listening to. Zho Co-KAIR sends a letter; Ike & Tina take ya higher; Mountain meet a Mississippi queen.

OMFG: Bobbi Martin, "For the Love of Him" -- talk about a song you never hear any more.

Nothing like a little Saturday morning BJ. (Thomas, that is). And speaking of gay sex: Ronnie Dyson.

Come on the risin' wind/We're goin' up around the binned.

It's a groovy situation, sez Mr Chandler. JT disagrees -- his gf just slashed her wrists.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 29, 2012, 11:01:57 AM
Mark Lindsay reads us an Aesop's Fable, anything to make us stay-ay-ayyyy.

and the Gaz-tastic portion of the countdown continues with the Carpenters, Brotherhood of Man, and Friends of Distinction

Nice extra: S&G "Keep the Customer Satisfied", as Bridge Over Troubled Water was the #1 LP of 1970.

Frijid Pink -- another one you never hear anymore.

This really is a delightful chart: Watts 103rd St Band followed by Bobby Sherman.

The Watts 103rd make a 2nd appearance -- oddly, "Loveland" finished higher for the year than "Express Yo'self".

Also making an encore: S&G
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Do1g72NbHYI/TTCcHYEGSZI/AAAAAAAABqg/7FnCVg3VV7k/s1600/HIMYM+Cecilia+venn+diagram.jpg)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 30, 2012, 10:05:44 AM
And the Top 100 of '87 kicks off with a recap of the #1 songs of the years '80 thru '86.

Fun so far. Hadn't heard the Pseudo Echo cover of "Funkytown" in quite a while.

early WOS Cutting Crew's *other* hit; WOS2 Kenny Loggins meeting us halfway. To hell. Ditto Lionel Ritchie's "Ballerina Girl". Oy.

ooo! BOS1 Breakfast Club "Right on Track"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 05, 2013, 10:04:50 AM
The Top 40 of 1970 begins with another of Tony Burrows' many incarnations that year: Edison Lighthouse.   Is there actually a lighthouse in Edison, NJ?

Sugarloaf were originally named "Chocolate Hair"?  ROTFL!

Bobby Sherman was "discovered" by Sal Mineo, nudgenudge winkwink. (at a party also attended by Roddy McDowall? Are you kidding?  oh girlfriend, puh-LEEZE!)

Proxy of Gaz: The Poppy Family. 

BOS TO & Dawn's still-glorious "Candida"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 07, 2013, 06:17:17 PM
A nice surprise for this week's That '70s Casey: The Top 50 songs of the 1970s, (originally broadcast Jan 1980):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-05-80.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-10-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 12, 2013, 10:33:29 AM
A nice surprise for this week's That '70s Casey: The Top 50 songs of the 1970s, (originally broadcast Jan 1980):

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-05-80.pdf


Every song on this chart is a former #1.  Carly takes her apricot yacht gavotte for a trot. And why not?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 13, 2013, 10:19:35 AM
Casey's '80s visits 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-10-81.pdf

Mj and his brothas meet Sefra and Sue -- ev'ry gurl dat ah knew!

BOS1 Michael Stanley Band sounding a lot like Rick Springfield -- months before "Jessie's Girl" woukl chart.

Despite the fact that this is the dawn of the "adult-contempo" era of Top 40 radio, a very enjoyable chart so far: Donna Summer's forgotten "Cold Love", H&O's Righteous Bros cover, ABBA takes it all, and Babs is a woman in lurve.

ooo! Tierra's sweet cover of "Together".

ooo! ooo! the Korgis, "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 14, 2013, 08:01:25 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 20th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-73.pdf

this is really a fabulous chart with tons of forgotten gems that oldies stations never play. It's also a rather sledgehammery collection for me, given the date (my mom died 2 weeks later) but still I'm looking forward to Saturday.

and Casey's '80s is from Jan 19th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on January 17, 2013, 08:49:57 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 20th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-73.pdf

this is really a fabulous chart with tons of forgotten gems that oldies stations never play. It's also a rather sledgehammery collection for me, given the date (my mom died 2 weeks later) but still I'm looking forward to Saturday.

Indeed, once you go outside the Top 10, only 15, 18, 24, 25 and 31 would I describe as being familiar.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on January 17, 2013, 08:58:55 AM
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent:

Mistake #3
In Neon
Sugarwalls
No More Lonely Nights
Misled
Bruce (!)
Jungle Love
I Feel For You
Operator
Solid
Love Light In Flight
Out Of Touch
Method Of Modern Love
Neutron Dance
Valotte
Do What You Do
Jamie
Loverboy
Cool It Now
We Belong
Wild Boys
Easy Lover
All I Need
Like A Virgin
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2013, 09:07:33 AM
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent...

indeed, most of those were on my "wish list" in the AL request days. I lost count of how many times I suggested "No More Lonely Nights"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 19, 2013, 09:33:15 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 20th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-73.pdf


pre-Casey, CKRU just played Ocean's *other* hit, "Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance".  And followed it with Haddaway -- talk about your trainwreck segue!

Casey leads off with obscure Luther Ingram and equally obscure Who.

BOS1 Rev Al. VHM Bobby W.

BOS2 the Divine Miss M.

BOS3 Chuck berry, tho' they edited the dirtiest line from "Reelin & Rockin"

BOS4 "Dreidel"; BOS5 "Been to Canaan", BOS6 "Sitting" -- an embarassment of riches here.

Hall of Fame candidate: Spinners, "Could It Be..."

BOS7 Joni -- she's a radio.

Mondegreen of the Day: when Jermaine's cover of "Daddy's Home" came out, those not old enuf to remember the original thought he was singing "your best friend Rhoda told me" -- because the Mary Tyler Moore Show was popular then.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 19, 2013, 11:03:27 AM
Hour 2 begins with Blue Haze (who??) and their long-forgotten cover of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".

VHM Lobo.

awww... John Denver and Albert Hammond: Colorado and SoCal back-to-back.

BOS8 3DN's "Pieces of April", one of their least-played hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 20, 2013, 09:20:52 AM
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent...

indeed, most of those were on my "wish list" in the AL request days. I lost count of how many times I suggested "No More Lonely Nights"

And I turned on  CKRU early and they were playing "Soul City" by the Parttland Bros, which I seem to recall is another fave of yours.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on January 20, 2013, 09:48:10 AM
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent...

indeed, most of those were on my "wish list" in the AL request days. I lost count of how many times I suggested "No More Lonely Nights"

And I turned on  CKRU early and they were playing "Soul City" by the Parttland Bros, which I seem to recall is another fave of yours.

I don't know if that's appeared on a radio since 1987. Yes, I still have the cassalbum.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 20, 2013, 10:09:12 AM
'85, Hour 1: Fogerty's here -- let's all hidey-hide.

BOS1 Culture Club's lovely, forgotten "Mistake #3".

I don't think I've heard EJ's "In Neon" *since* 1985.

WOS1 Glenn Frey

BOS2 Sheena's "Sugar Walls"

uber-BOS3 Macca's "No More Lonely Nights"; BOS4 Ms Lauper's fab "Money Changes Everything"

Miss Led: she married Mr Wood and they had lots of little pencils together.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 20, 2013, 11:04:42 AM
Hour 2 s-s-s-starts with Ch-Ch-Ch-Chaka Khan.

BOS5 Steve Perry's lovely "Foolish Heart", the only vocal of his I've ever liked.

VHM Midnight Starr, "Operator".

WOS2 Guiffria; BOS6 Ashford & Simpson's "Solid"

another I haven't heard since '85: Seger's "Understanding".

VHM Stevie, "Love Light in Flight".

Back-to-back H&O: "Out of Touch" descending; "Method of Modern Love" rising.

VHM Pointers doin' dat Neutron Dance; BOS6 Jermaine J "Do What You Do"

I'd've detected homoerotic underpinnings to that LDD even if it *wasn't* a Diana Ross song.

BOS7 New Edition "Cool it Now"

Band-Aid move up 2 notches. Is this the latest calendar date that a Xmas record was still moving UP on the chart?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 20, 2013, 12:54:15 PM
Bummer: apparently CKWS has dropped AT40, both '70s & '80s.  They were my backup feed if CKRU had streaming issues, and since the 2 stations were sister outfits (same owners), when there were 2 '70s shows to choose from, they'd usually split the diff.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2013, 11:28:18 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Jan 29th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-29-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Jan 30th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-30-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 27, 2013, 10:16:18 AM
Oy: 1982 begins with "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Pac-Man Fever".  Just shoot me.

Oy2: Genesis, Eddie Schwartz (who??), Loverboy.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 27, 2013, 04:12:47 PM
Finally catching the 1977 show on CKWW in Detroit.  I've said it before" The BeeGees' "Boogie Child" is one odd 45.

VHM Smokie's rather Dr. Hook-ish "Living Next Door to Alice"

BOS Gene Cotton's forgotten "You Got Me Runnin", a fave of mine when i was doing college radio that year. Quite a flashback.

BOS2 EJ, "Sorry Seems to be..."; BOS3 Stephen Bishop, "Save it for a Chaka Bray"; BOS4 Mr Cummings standing tall.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2013, 07:52:26 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 4th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-04-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Feb 4th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-04-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2013, 10:02:53 AM
'78, Hour 1: a mellow start with Heatwave and LeBlanc & Carr.

Ms Coolidge tries to challenge Linda R for the "queen of the remakes" title.

I'd forgotten Leo Sayer's very Scaggsian "Easy To Love" -- who's doing the duet vocal? Kinda sounds like Boz.

unexpected BOS Wet Willie, "Streetcorner Sertenade" -- sounds like H&O listened to this a few dozen times beforte they wrote "Voices"

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! "Thunder Island" followed by "You Light Up My Life" Hellishness defined.

VHM LRB. "Happy Anniversary"; uber-BOS2 Still Bill's "Lovely Day"

Oy: Meco disco-izes "Close Encounters"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2013, 10:58:34 AM
Hour 2 BOS3 Con Funk Shun, "Ffun"

VHM Petula Clark Dolly Parton, making me come again.

Always a BOS(4) "Native NYer"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 03, 2013, 10:24:32 AM
'84 Hour 1: a rarity from Irene Cara ("The Dream") that's forgotten for a reason. Ditto Kenny Rogers' "This Woman", despite the BeeGees pedigree.

BOS1 KC's fab "Give it Up"

Oy: Quiet Riot bang they headz.

BOS2 DeBarge, "Time Will Reveal" -- *swoon*!

WOS1 Stevie Nicks, "Nightbird". Goats EAT birds, no?

BOS3 Christine McVie, "Got a Hold on Me"

Huey Parker Lewis Jr, "I Want a New Ghostbuster"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 03, 2013, 11:11:09 AM
Hour 2: Real Life's "Send Me an Angel on it's first chart go-'round. BOS4.

BOS5 Duran2 "New Moon on Monday"; BOS6 H&O, sayin' it ain't so. That bites it even more!

WOS2 "Curly Shuffle".

VHM Deborah Allen's sweet "Baby I Lied".

the Durannies return, making a union with their snakes. er, what?  BOS7.

Damn, this is an entertaining chart today. Unexpected BOS8: Macca's forgotten "So Bad" -- so good!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 03, 2013, 12:11:10 PM
Hour 3: Chrissie leaves her pants behind her. Now they're wrapped around Sting's finger.

Nena auf Deutsch. Danke!

WOS3 ONJ's "Twist of Fate"

uber-uber-BOS8 BJ's "An Innocent Man"

VHM Ray "the Plagiarist" Parker, skillfully ripping off "Every Breath You Take" with "I Still Can't Get Over Lovin' You"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2013, 08:09:20 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 9th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Feb 13th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-88.pdf

Both pretty swell charts with great rarities.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 09, 2013, 09:57:32 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 9th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-74.pdf


Casey's cue sheet spells Redbone as 2 words. I got a red bone for ya, right here, baby!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2013, 10:11:24 AM
Casey's '80s is from Feb 13th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-88.pdf


VHM the Jets, "Rocket 2 U"

WOS1 Stryper, "Honestly", maybe one of the worst power ballads I've ever heard. Honestly!

And OMFG it's followed by Michael Bolton's abysmal and unnecessary cover of "Dock of the Bay" -- uber-WOS2

WOS Hall of Fame: Richard Marx, the blandest, most generic singer ever to have 14 Top 40 hits.

Never heard the "Push it"-was-orig-a-B-Side story before.

BOS1 Prince; BOS2 "Pop Goes the World"; BOS3 Cher, "Ah Fayound Sohmwhon"

M/A/R/R/S gets a B/O/S/4.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2013, 10:22:01 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey hits Feb 14th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Feb 15th 1986:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/021586.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 16, 2013, 10:18:56 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey hits Feb 14th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf


VHM "Tangerine".

Ray Sawyer: most convincing pedophile EVAH. She was only 16. And he was 47.

oy vey: "Dream On" back-to-back with "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- time for a VERY long bathroom break.

"Yeah... she's at home..." Poor lonely Barry lets the music play. VHM.

Larry Groce whips out his Twinkie.

Ms Ronstadt's gorgeous, countrified cover of "Tracks of My Tears" is easily the highlight for me so far. BOS1.

Oy: WOS Cledus Maggard.

Bowie insults Italians "wop! wop! wop!"

BOS2 BeeGees: "Love, be tender with my fanny"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 17, 2013, 10:10:36 AM
Casey's '80s is from Feb 15th 1986:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/021586.html

2 BOSes right off the bat: SlyFox goes all the way; ABC want to be millionaires.

and Ree-Ree gets a VHM for "Another Night"

...and the rest of the hour is rather meh. But unexpected AT40 Extra: the DiVinyls' "Pleasure and Pain" which charted in '86 -- 5 years before "I Touch Myself".  Has this ever appeared in an '86 10@10?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 17, 2013, 11:09:21 AM
Hour 2: VHM EJ's "Nikita"; BOS3FRA Jellybean's "Sidewalk Talk" -- does Kiss-FM have this on their playlist? They should.

It occurs to me that any of the Hooters' hits could be easily covered by any of the current mandolin-and-banjo bands. VHM "Day By Day"

unexpected VHM Freddie Jackson, getting uncharacteristically funky on "He'll Never Love You Like I Do"

RFTW have a "Digital Display", but they still want to play with your knobs, baby.

BOS4 A-ha's unjustly overlooked "The Sun Always Shines on TV"

WOS the Goat; BOS5 Baltimora.

Sadly, I have to exit so I'll miss Shiels E's "Love Bizarre"; OTOH I'll also miss "Spies Like Us" and Starship's "Sara".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2013, 09:16:58 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is back to giving stations a choice of years: Feb 19th 1972 or Feb 26th 1977.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-72.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf

I'd much prefer the '72 show but we'll see.

Casey's '80s visits Feb 26th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2013, 10:26:04 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is back to giving stations a choice of years: Feb 19th 1972 or Feb 26th 1977.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-72.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf


sadly, no '72 choice today,but '77 is enjoyable so far. ONJ's "Sam" is the quintessential forgotten hit.

VHM Elvis' "Moody Blue" despite a sometimes sloppy vocal.

BOS1 EJ's "Bite Your Lip"

VHM George, "Crackerbox Palace"

Tom Jones goes country -- and gets BOS2.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2013, 11:02:53 AM
Hour 2: Macca's "Amazed".

As noted last month, Smokie's "Living Next Door to Alice" is very Dr Hook-y. Ditto Stephen Bishop saviin' it for a Chaka bray.

Rich girls is a bitch, gurlz.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: CapnJack on February 23, 2013, 03:43:09 PM

sadly, no '72 choice today,but '77 is enjoyable so far.

I managed to get a '72 feed (from a London feed).

Tom Jones goes country -- and gets BOS2.

Ahhh -- "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow"!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2013, 04:17:50 PM

sadly, no '72 choice today,but '77 is enjoyable so far.

I managed to get a '72 feed (from a London feed).


please post that link when you get a chance, I'm always looking for other AT40 options.

BTW, there's a new person on the AT40 Message Board whose handle is "hairyschmillson". Heh.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: CapnJack on February 23, 2013, 06:06:10 PM
Here's a link that's playing the '72 playlist right now:

http://www.oldies1150.com/

I'll look for that London link...

Here it is: http://tunein.com/program/?ProgramId=117092&StationId=154341

I think you have to download the stream to listen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 24, 2013, 10:31:16 AM
Hoping I might catch the '72 set at 11:00 but meanwhile the first hour of '83 is on.

WOS1 Night Ranger; BOS1 ABC.

WOS2 ONJ's "Tied Up". She should be.

Supertramp's "My Kind of Lady" is forgotten with good reason. Damn, this thing is loooong.

Good gawd: Pia Zadora doing "The Clapping Song".  Words fail me.

This is turning into an hour from hell: Neil Diamond's "I'm Alive" followed by Steel Breeze "Dreamin' is Easy"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 24, 2013, 11:03:08 AM
Yay! Iowa's KMCH is doing '72. Instant BOS1 to my beloved Detroit Emeralds, "You Want It, You Got It"

Melanie's forgotten "Ring the Living Bell" gets BOS2.

Mr Simon samples the Chinese menu.

uber-uber-BOS3 the English Congregation. Fabulous.

BOS4 Bobby W -- dat's da way he feel about'cha!

Ay! que FIEVRE!  Chakachas always a treat.

Donnie Elbert goes to the Motown well 2 times too many. Understandin' sho' is mellow, yo.  VHM Butler/Eager.

Grand Funk stomp they feets. And earn WOS1. BOS5 Charley Pride with a certified country classic.

Casey highlights "Scorpio" (BOS6) with this great trivia tidbit: Dennis Coffey was involved with the production of 11 singles that were simultaneously on the Hot 100 chart in June 1971.  Someone on the AT40 geek board suggests there's gotta be a similar factoid involving James Jameson in the '60s.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 24, 2013, 12:09:09 PM
Hour 2: Neil leads with his "Heart".

TANC: I heard Boz Scaggs' cover of "Drowning in the Sea of Love" earlier today; here's Joe Simon's original. BOS7.

BOS8 the post-Diana Supes, "Floy Joy". Forgot that this was a Smokey R production.

VHM Wilson Pickett covering Free's "Fire & Water"; BOS9 the BeeGees' lovely, forgotten "My World"

uber-uber-BOS10 Cher "The Way of Love"

VHM Little Beaver's fab gee-tar riff on "Clean-Up Woman"

Let's go upstairs and read Rod's PowerPoint!

BOS11 Beverly Bremers

Percy meets a flaming horde. or a flaming whore. or something.

Melanie encores; Carly anticipates; Ms King gets a BOS12 for "Sweet Seasons"

Sentimental BOS13 Bread's "Everything I Own", David Gates' lovely tribute to his late dad. I've liked every cover version of this song I've ever heard (Boy George, for one example). OTOH... WOS2 Robert John with one of the least-necessary covers ever.

VHM "Joy". I'm feeling joy that we're getting a shortened version of "American Pie".

Merrill and Donny are yelling and screaming by the lazy river. Try, um, singing, guys.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 25, 2013, 03:01:17 PM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 1st 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-75.pdf

(another faboo chart featuring some of my all-time-fave forgotten 45s)

And Casey's '80s visits March 1st 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 02, 2013, 10:00:29 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 1st 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-75.pdf

(another faboo chart featuring some of my all-time-fave forgotten 45s)


Part of Casey's plan: Dan Fogelberg to start.

BOS1 Ms Reddy's fabulous "Emotion". The long version, too!  And TANC, here's Sammy Johns, who we just found out died in January.

BOS2 George MacCrae, gettin' lifted -- this deserved much better than its #37 peak

Nuthin' like a Saturday morning BJ: Mr Thomas does somebody wrong in a song.

Neil D gets all philosophical on yo' ass. Another song we're hearing the week of its Billboard peak position (#34).

Mmmmm... disco cheeze at its finest: "Doctor's Orders" BOS3. "ah KNOW you got lotsa things on yo' MIND"

BOS4 TO & Dawn's "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman" -- one of their most underrated singles.

Casey goes with Ringo's "Snookeroo", the B-side of "No No Song". VHM.

VHM David Gates "Never Let Her Go", very Bread-like.

TANC: Bread once had a hit called "Sweet Surrender, and here's John Denver -- same title, diff tune. VHM.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 02, 2013, 11:02:02 AM
Hour 2: the Jacksons sprinkle themselves around you. er... ewww.  Points deducted for the edited version.

uber-uber BOS5 "Sad Sweet Dreamer" -- ooh wah wah ooh wah wah ooh!

Sorry, Elvis -- Richard Harris' original of "My Boy" remains the best version.

BOS6 Al Martino with MOR cheeze par excellence.

BOS7 Polly Brown in a puff of smoke.

BadCo head across the Golden Gate.

Casey plays a snippet of Betty Everett's "You're No Good" before the Ronstadt version.

BOS8 BTO, rollin' on down

Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé

Ms Muldaur brings home bacon, fries it up in da pan.

BOS9 Ms King's forgotten "Nightingale"

Free yo' Lady Marmalade!

AWB sing about that book they advertise in the back pages of Playboy: "How to Pick Up Pieces"

WOS Grand Funk Railroad -- nice piece by Casey reminding us that rock critics *HATED* GFR.

My Eyes Adored You... but my nose abhorred you.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2013, 10:11:24 AM
Casey's '80s visits March 1st 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-80.pdf

Seger heads to Fire Lake to cut the cake. It's a mistake.

VHM Ms Midler's Percy Sledge cover -- haven't heard this in quite some time.

it's a Gay Double-Play! from Midler to Streisand -- Babs does her forgotten "Kiss Me In The Rain"

Rare that I BOS an LDD, but Elvis' "If I Can Dream" is still a superb record, rarely heard.

Nicollette Larson's "Let Me Go Love" is one I surely haven't heard since 1980.  More of that McDoobs influence so prevalent then.

Little did we know in 1980 how "off the wall" MJ would turn out to be.

This has turned out rather dull overall but BOS2 Chuck Mangione's "Give it All You've Got", a nice pop-jazz instrumental.

WOS the unholy Loggins/McDoobie alliance of "This is It"

BOS3 another underrated Manilow ballad: "When I Wanted You"

Now we're getting somewhere: Rupert Holmes' "Him", Shalamar's "2nd Time Around" and NGDB feat Ms. Ronstadt with -- voila! -- "An American Dream".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 04, 2013, 02:07:34 PM
Once again, That '70s Casey offers a choice of 2 shows... Mar 13th 1971

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-71.pdf

-or- Mar 11th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Mar 5th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-05-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 09, 2013, 10:10:46 AM
Mar 11th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf


'78 the only choice this morning.  BOS Enchantment; VHMs ED&JFC and VH.

BOS2 Andrew Gold "TYFBAF"

BOS3 Lou Rawls' Spinners-y "Lady Love"

BOS4 Ms Ronstadt's stellar Zevon cover.

VHM Stargard's forgotten "Which Way is Up" -- I don't even think Kiss-FM plays this one. They should.

VHM David Gates and his sweet "Goodbye Girl".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 09, 2013, 11:06:01 AM
It sounds like John Williams' record company said "spice up your Close Encounters theme so the disco version doesn't out-chart you like last time."

uber-uber-uber-LN of all time: Queen.  Ditto Kansas.

BOS5 Bob Welch.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 09, 2013, 04:18:59 PM
found a station doing '71 -- CKOC.  Seriously, are those gay call letters or what?  C-Cock!

wow, this is one of those weeks with THREE diff versions of "Love Story".

The song of the Puerto Rican Jew: "Oy Vey Como Va"

BOS Lynn Anderson doing Joe South's glorious "Rose Garden"

BOS2 TO & Dawn at their faux-Brill Building peak with "Knock 3 Times" (tho' I still prefer "Candida")

VHM  CCR's "Hey Tonite" -- the 2nd song in this countdiown to reference "Jody"

"butwegonnatakethebeginningofthissong" and do it...easy.

uber-BOS3 the J-5, "Mama's Pearl", the least-heard of their first 6 hits.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2013, 10:33:03 AM
a fairly uninteresting 1988 chart so far... but OMG here's Swingout Sister's *other* hit, "Twilight World"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 11, 2013, 08:07:06 AM
it's another slpit week on That '70s Casey... March 17th 1979:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-17-79.pdf

-or-  March 18th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 16th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-16-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2013, 10:03:17 AM
it's another slpit week on That '70s Casey... March 17th 1979:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-17-79.pdf


CKRU does '79 -- a 4-hour show that they pick up in Hour 2. Leif Garrett was made for dancin', yo.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 16, 2013, 04:07:27 PM
it's another slpit week on That '70s Casey...   March 18th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-72.pdf


thank gawd for this other Canuck station, which tend to go "older" when it's a split week. 4-7pm Pacific makes for nice dinnertime listening.

a very short version of the Tempts' "Take a Look Around" to start. And now the Polish Prince himself, "Every Day of My Life"

even tho' we had a '72 show about a month ago, it's a treat to hear Dennis Coffey's "Taurus" and the Congregation's "Softly Whispering..." one more time.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2013, 09:32:07 AM
This week, it's a one-choice week again. That '70s casey will give us March 24th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-73.pdf

(an utterly wonderful chart, IMHO)

and Casey's '80s visits March 21st 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-21-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 23, 2013, 10:08:40 AM
This week, it's a one-choice week again. That '70s casey will give us March 24th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-73.pdf

(an utterly wonderful chart, IMHO)


Casey leads off with "A Daisy a Day" at #40 -- I hated this in 1973 but now I find it rather sweet. Guess I'm old.  VHN.

BOS1 the Chi-Lites' forgotten "Letter to Myself"; BOS2 Jim Croce.

BOS3 Miss Ross as Miss Holiday. BOS4 Judy Collins' lovely "Cook With Honey"

Forgotten Ree-Ree: "Master of Eyes", a song that doesn't have much of a hook.

Lawd! Barbara Mason's fabulous rendition of Curtis Mayfield's "Give Me Yo' Love", produced by the man himself. uber-BOS5.

More great rarities: Bill Withers "Kissin' My Love" and Ms Reddy "Peaceful"  BOSes 6 & 7.

VHM Donny's sweet cover of "12th of Never"

BOS8: Mr Denver gets high.

And our Canadian extra  this hour is "When I Die" by Motherlode. Awesome.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2013, 10:17:38 AM
Casey's '80s visits March 21st 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-21-87.pdf

Huey climbs the ladder. Ms Lauper does her well-meaning but unnecessary cover of "What's Going On"

BOS1 Joan Jett with Mr Springsteen's "Light of Day"

WOS1 Cutting Crew -- they're *dyin'* out heah!

uber-BOS2 Peter Wolf's fantabulous "Come As You Are"

BOS3 Hipsway, "The Honeythief"

WOSes 2 & 3 Journey and Chicago with (thankfully) forgotten songs -- "I'll Be Alright W/out You" and ""Will You Still Love Me", (dis)respectfully.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 25, 2013, 11:56:26 AM
this week, That '70s Casey visits March 27th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-27-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s goes to  March 31st 1984:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/033184.html


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 31, 2013, 10:14:05 AM
And Casey's '80s goes to  March 31st 1984:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/033184.html

nice start with The Romantics' forgotten "One in a Million".  and here's Willie & Julio, "To All The Joints I've Smoked Before"

I don't ever remember hearing Tony Carey's "Fine Fine Day" back in '84. Interesting lyric, tho'. VHM.

WOS Matthew Wilder's "The Kid's American"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 01, 2013, 09:13:30 AM
This week, That '70s Casey goes to April 4th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-09-77.pdf

(wow: Silvetti *and* Cerrone in the first 20 minutes. Plus Andrea True and "Disco Lucy"!)

and Casey's '80s visits April 4th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 06, 2013, 10:26:48 AM
This week, That '70s Casey goes to April 4th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-09-77.pdf

(wow: Silvetti *and* Cerrone in the first 20 minutes. Plus Andrea True and "Disco Lucy"!)


seems our Canuck friends at CKRU have ditched Casey... or shifted him to the middle of the night.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 07, 2013, 10:20:50 AM
Casey's '80s visits April 4th 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-81.pdf

A nice Donna Summer rarity starts us off but then it's Journey and -- horrors! -- LoverSagaBoy, "Turn Me On The Loose"  WOSes 1 & 2.

BOS1 Champaign's still-lovely "How 'Bout Us?"

VHM Randy Meisner's "Hearts on Fire", very early Iggles-ish.

*swoon* -- Gino V's "Living Inside Myself" gets a BOS2.

I've said it many times, but I just adore Phil Seymour's "Precious to Me", which sounds like it would've fit right in on "Frampton Comes Alive" uber-BOS3

Heh: 2 James Taylors back-to-back. the orig, white JT with "Her Town Too" and then the lead singer of Kool & the Gang on "Celebration".

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 08, 2013, 08:46:36 AM
That '70s Casey offers affiliates a choice this weekend:

either Apr 15th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-15-72.pdf

or Apr 19th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Apr 17th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-82.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2013, 02:47:42 PM
Wanna buy Casey's palatial estate in LA?  Keep yer feet on the ground and keep reaching for your wallet...

Yes, that's 42 million, not 4.2

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/casey-kasem-lists-home-42-mill-article-1.1311128
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 13, 2013, 03:57:22 PM
That '70s Casey offers affiliates a choice this weekend:

either Apr 15th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-15-72.pdf

or Apr 19th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf


Tuned in early on CKOC (love those call letters!) and they played 2 Canuck obscurities: Glass Bottle "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" and Stonebolt "I Will Still Love You".

The station chooses '72 over '75, I'm happy to say. BOS1 Gladys with her achingly beautiful cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Nite".
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 14, 2013, 10:12:27 AM
Casey's '80s is from Apr 17th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-82.pdf

instant BOS1 at #40: Miss Rubina Flake, "Making Love"

VHM Charlie Daniels before he became a douchebag.

WOS1: "Stars on 45 III", tho' I'll say their lead singer does a pretty good Stevie Wonder imitation.

OMFG: uber-BOS2 Bob & Doug McKenzie feat Geddy Lee "Take Off", eh?

WOS2: another dreadful "medley": Meco goes to the movies.

Thanks to Kiss-FM playing it 27 times a week, "Genius of Love" is now in the "never need to hear again" category. Ditto "Don't You Want Me".

uber-BOS3 Junior and the fantabulous "Mama Used to Say".

Oy: WOS3 Air Supply.

Buffett's "Changes in Attitudes" as an LDD: "son-of-a-bitches" changed to "bruises and stitches". Heh.

BOS4 Ray Parker "The Other Woman"; VHM the Pointers; forgotten "Should I Do It"

WOS4 B&G, "Pac Man Fever" -- I guess they were afraid Weird Al might parody "Cat Scratch Fever" with that title so they wrote an original song... very hastily.

Drag Queen dee-lite: Charlene "Never Been to Me"

WOS5 yet another worthless "medley" -- Beatles movie songs.

BOS5 H&O's forgotten "Did it in a Minute"
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 15, 2013, 08:26:46 AM
It's yet another 2-show '70s week; either April 17th 1971

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-71.pdf

or April 21st 1979 (a 4-hour one)

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-79.pdf

and Csey's '80s visits April 26th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on April 15, 2013, 02:32:29 PM
Casey's '80s is from Apr 17th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-82.pdf

instant BOS1 at #40: Miss Rubina Flake, "Making Love"

VHM Charlie Daniels before he became a douchebag.

WOS1: "Stars on 45 III", tho' I'll say their lead singer does a pretty good Stevie Wonder imitation.

OMFG: uber-BOS2 Bob & Doug McKenzie feat Geddy Lee "Take Off", eh?

WOS2: another dreadful "medley": Meco goes to the movies.

Thanks to Kiss-FM playing it 27 times a week, "Genius of Love" is now in the "never need to hear again" category. Ditto "Don't You Want Me".

uber-BOS3 Junior and the fantabulous "Mama Used to Say".

Oy: WOS3 Air Supply.

Buffett's "Changes in Attitudes" as an LDD: "son-of-a-bitches" changed to "bruises and stitches". Heh.

BOS4 Ray Parker "The Other Woman"; VHM the Pointers; forgotten "Should I Do It"

WOS4 B&G, "Pac Man Fever" -- I guess they were afraid Weird Al might parody "Cat Scratch Fever" with that title so they wrote an original song... very hastily.

Drag Queen dee-lite: Charlene "Never Been to Me"

WOS5 yet another worthless "medley" -- Beatles movie songs.

BOS5 H&O's forgotten "Did it in a Minute"

You didn't hang around for Edge of Seventeen or Open Arms?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 15, 2013, 02:54:39 PM
You didn't hang around for Edge of Seventeen or Open Arms?

thankfully, no.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 20, 2013, 05:52:06 PM
Catching the wonderful April '71 chart on CKOC, and (TANC) we get Sammi Smith's "Help Me Make it Thru the Night", a week after we heard Gladys Knight's stellar interp of the tune.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 22, 2013, 08:22:20 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is back to just one choice: Apr 29th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-29-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Apr 27th 1985 -- the 27th is Casey's 81st birthday:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2013, 10:32:08 AM
Casey's '80s visits Apr 27th 1985 -- the 27th is Casey's 81st birthday:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-85.pdf

OMG, it's the original Katrina!
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 29, 2013, 08:06:02 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from May 10th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 7th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-07-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 05, 2013, 11:15:40 AM
Casey's '80s visits May 7th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-07-83.pdf

a nice assortment -- many forgotten nuggets, good and bad. From the latter camp: Styx "Don't Let it End", the best/worst Air Supply imitation evah.

BOS Stephen Bishop's theme from Tootsie -- a sledgehammery flashback.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 06, 2013, 08:56:24 AM
this week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. May 15th 1971 and May 14th 1977

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-15-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 9th 1987

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-09-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2013, 08:50:45 AM
this week, That '70s Casey visits my favorite year: May 19th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-19-73.pdf

A truly wonderful chart with everything from great '70s soul nuggets like "I Can Understand it" to novelties ("Superfly meets Shaft"!) to Perry fucking Como covering Don MacLean.  '73 is always a sledgehammery excursion for me.

and Casey's '80s is from May 17th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-17-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 20, 2013, 08:41:16 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits May 25th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-25-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from May 25th 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-25-85.pdf

There's also a "Top 40 Beatle Hits" special from 1981 that stations can broadcast in addition to (or instead of) either the '70s or '80s show.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2013, 09:10:20 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits June 5th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from June 4th 1988:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-04-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 03, 2013, 08:12:56 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits June 17th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-17-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from June 9th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-09-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 10, 2013, 07:51:30 AM
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. June 12th 1971:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-12-71.pdf

and June 16th 1979:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits June 12th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-12-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 17, 2013, 08:20:59 AM
This week That '70s Casey splits the diff again, between June 24th 1972

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-24-72.pdf

and June 21st 1975

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-21-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits June 21st 1986:

http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/062186.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 24, 2013, 08:18:22 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits June 30th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-30-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from June 29th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-29-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 01, 2013, 08:14:52 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits July 9th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from July 9th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-83.pdf

and as a bonus, Magic 98 in Madison is going "All Casey" on July 4th, playing 4 or 5 shows including the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 08, 2013, 09:26:18 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from July 12th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits July 12th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 15, 2013, 08:42:31 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits July 24th 1976

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from July 24th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 22, 2013, 09:49:19 AM
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. Show A goes back to July 31st 1971

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-71.pdf

and Show B is from July 27th 1974

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981

(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on July 22, 2013, 09:58:14 AM
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. Show A goes back to July 31st 1971

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-71.pdf

and Show B is from July 27th 1974

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981

(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf

Looking at the 1981 list:

1) With a handful of exceptions, it was very AC-leaning.
2) Two of the songs were redone (and charted) in 1994.
3) There are 25-30 which've never appeared on 10@10.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 22, 2013, 10:29:13 AM
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. Show A goes back to July 31st 1971

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-71.pdf

and Show B is from July 27th 1974

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981

(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf

Looking at the 1981 list:

1) With a handful of exceptions, it was very AC-leaning.
2) Two of the songs were redone (and charted) in 1994.
3) There are 25-30 which've never appeared on 10@10.

indeed, as noted here before, this was a period in which Top 40 radio was VERY AC-ized (Air Supply etc) -- yesterday's chart was from '82 which was similarly mellow. Top 40 radio was pronounced dead when WABC dropped the format in May of '82
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 28, 2013, 10:32:51 AM
And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981

(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf

oops, Premiere screwed up and they're playing the chart from the following week (Aug 1st 1981)

http://images.radcity.net/5135/5150515.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 12:13:22 PM
That '70s Casey visits Aug 4th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Aug 6th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on August 02, 2013, 09:38:01 PM
That '70s Casey visits Aug 4th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Aug 6th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-88.pdf

I believe the 8/6/88 was Casey's last as host of the original AT40.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 05, 2013, 12:31:03 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Aug 12th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-12-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Aug 8th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-08-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 12, 2013, 08:35:06 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Aug 20th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-20-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Aug 18th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-18-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 19, 2013, 06:23:58 PM
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 choices...

The "A" show is from 8/22/1970

www.oldradioshows.com/at40/081570.html

The "B" show is from 8/21/1976 which aired last year.

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits 8/21/82

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2013, 01:13:59 PM
This week, That  '70s Casey is from Aug 31st 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-31-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 30th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 01, 2013, 07:42:55 PM
This week That '70s Casey gives us another 2-fer:

9/1/1979...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-01-79.pdf

or 9/4/1971...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits 9/5/1987

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 09, 2013, 11:21:28 AM
It's another two-show week...

The "A" show this week is from 9/9/1972

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-09-72.pdf

The "B" show this week is from 9/13/1975 which aired back in 2010

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits 9/21/1985

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 16, 2013, 09:07:46 AM
Only one '70s Casey this week: Sept 23rd 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-23-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Sept 22nd 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2013, 09:24:27 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 25th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-25-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Sept 26th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-81.pdf

 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 30, 2013, 07:41:40 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Oct 12th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-12-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 8th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-08-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 07, 2013, 08:59:58 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Oct 15th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-15-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Oct 10th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2013, 11:10:53 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from Oct 18th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Oct 23rd 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 21, 2013, 12:12:28 PM
This week, That '70s Casey offers another 2-fer: 10/23/71 and 10/23/76:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s features 10/25/80

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-80.pdf




Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2013, 09:33:43 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits my favorite year... Nov 3rd 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-73.pdf

I'd've sworn "Monster Mash" was still around at that point, but the scariest song on the chart is Bobby Goldsboro's "Summer (The First Time)"  ;)

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 7th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 04, 2013, 01:51:35 PM
It's that time of year again: This week That '70s Casey offers affiliatesa  "regular" show and a Christmas countdown. The regular show is from Nov 10th 1979

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-10-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 9th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-09-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2013, 11:09:07 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Nov 18th 1972:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-18-72.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Nov 15th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-15-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 18, 2013, 08:31:56 AM
this week, That '70s Casey visits Nov 23rd 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-23-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 26th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-26-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 25, 2013, 03:53:06 PM
this week, That '70s Casey visits Dec 4th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-04-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Dec 1st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2013, 12:30:51 PM
This week That '70s Casey visits Dec 4th 1971:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-04-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-80.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2013, 09:14:50 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Dec 12th 1970:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-12-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 11th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2013, 09:20:48 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Dec 16th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-78.pdf

(A regular countdown withe Christmassy "extras" we're told)

And Casey's '80s visits Dec 19th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-19-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 23, 2013, 07:46:08 AM
For the next 2 weekends, That '70s casey gives us the Top 100 songs of 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-27-75.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-03-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s features the Top 100 of 1981

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-81.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 06, 2014, 09:15:49 AM
This week, That '70s Casey brings us Jan 10th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-10-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Jan 16th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-16-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 13, 2014, 08:29:38 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 19th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Jan 17th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-17-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 20, 2014, 08:57:08 AM
This week That '70s Casey is from Jan 21st 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Jan 26th 1985

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-26-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 27, 2014, 08:23:41 AM
This week, That '70s Casey offers a choice to affiliates: Jan 30th 1971 -or- Feb 1st 1975

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-30-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-01-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 2nd 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-01-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 03, 2014, 09:51:11 AM
This week, That '70s casey hits Feb 5th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Feb 9th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2014, 03:15:38 PM
This week, That '70s Casey offers a 2-show choice. Feb 17th 1979:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-79.pdf

-or- Feb 17th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Feb 20th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-20-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 18, 2014, 01:43:57 PM
This week, That '70s Casey offers 2 shows a again... Feb 26th 1972:

https://web.archive.org/web/20131103035927/http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-72.pdf

and Feb 22nd 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Feb 21st 1981:

https://web.archive.org/web/20131103025343/http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-81.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 24, 2014, 01:13:09 PM
This week, That '70s Casey brings us March 4th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-04-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from March 3rd 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2014, 11:35:24 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 13th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits March 5th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-05-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2014, 01:44:08 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey will bring us March 10th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-10-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 15th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 17, 2014, 09:21:56 AM
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 26th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-26-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 23rd 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-23-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 23, 2014, 09:23:02 PM
This week, That '70s Casey travels to March 29th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-29-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 27th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-27-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 31, 2014, 03:58:05 PM
this week That '70s Casey offers another 2-fer:

Mar 31st 1979 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-31-79.pdf

Apr 3rd 2014 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Apr 10th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-82.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 08, 2014, 08:27:41 AM
This week That '70s Casey has yet another two-fer: April 8th 1972

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-07-72.pdf

and April 10th 1976

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits April 11th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-11-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 14, 2014, 11:33:40 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits April 15th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-15-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from  April 21st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 21, 2014, 08:10:34 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey takes us to April 27th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from April 25th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-25-81.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2014, 03:11:40 PM
this week That '70s Casey will be visiting May 1st 1976

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-01-76.pdf

(I don't feel too bad about missing this one)

and Casey's '80s goes to April 30th 1983

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 11, 2014, 12:59:18 PM
this week That '70s Casey will be visiting May 1st 1976

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-01-76.pdf

(I don't feel too bad about missing this one)


and this week they did '77 -- could not have picked two better years for me to be out-of-town for.   Hoping for early '70s next wknd.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 12, 2014, 09:48:44 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey will visit May 12th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-12-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us May 21st 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 19, 2014, 08:13:42 AM
This week That '70s Casey takes us to May 22nd 1971!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-22-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 22nd 1982

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-22-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 21, 2014, 01:52:10 PM
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:

http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/

basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning.  Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on May 21, 2014, 03:29:35 PM
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:

http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/

basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning.  Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.

Me likey! Timing has been the main roadblock for me to listen.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 27, 2014, 08:16:54 AM
this week That '70s Casey offers affiliates a choice: June 2nd 1979

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-02-79.pdf

-or- May 5th 1976

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 30th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-30-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 27, 2014, 12:58:54 PM
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:

http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/

basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning.  Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.

Me likey! Timing has been the main roadblock for me to listen.

tuned in just in time for the last hour of the May 1982 show... it was great until they got to #2 and suddenly, after a commercial, it switched to the last 2 songs of the 1988 chart. Not that I minded hearing Gloria Estefan's excellent Karen Carpenter imitation on "Anything For You" but... odd.

Here comes 1971.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 02, 2014, 12:59:07 PM
Once again, affiliates get a choice this weekend: June 3rd 1972

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-72.pdf

and June 8th 1974

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-08-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits June 7th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 09, 2014, 12:42:13 PM
this weekend, That '70s Casey visits June 14th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-14-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from June 13th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-13-81.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2014, 08:22:24 AM
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:

http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/

basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning.  Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.

Me likey! Timing has been the main roadblock for me to listen.

Apparently they've expanded the Casey iHeart channel -- it's no longer just the same two shows from the previous weekend repeated endlessly. It's a random assortment of countdowns, generally alternating between '70s and '80s. I just tuned in and we're in the final hour of a Feb 1980 chart. A "you never know what year it's gonna be" kinda thing.

ETA: they're also running bumpers that say "IHeart Radio celebrates the career of Casey Kasem." So it sounds like they're getting ready for him to, um, leave us. (And since the kids took him off life support that could be soon)

Afternoon treat: they've just started a Jan 1971 chart with a stellar first hour: Little Sister, Jackie Moore, JB, Rufus Thomas,  Chairmen of the Board and more.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 16, 2014, 09:47:14 AM
This weekend That (late) '70s Casey visits June 1978

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-24-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from June 1985

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-22-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 23, 2014, 03:22:52 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits June 26th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-26-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us June 30th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-30-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 30, 2014, 08:31:52 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey visits June 29th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-29-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is offering both a "40 Top Hits of the '80s" special and a regular show from July 10th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-10-82.pdf

Also, some stations (like Magic 98) will be doing all-Casey marathons on the 4th, including the very first show from July 1970.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 07, 2014, 03:18:51 PM
This week That '70s Casey visits my favorite year, with a stop at July 14th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-14-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us July 16th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-16-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 14, 2014, 09:54:18 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey hits July 23rd 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits July 19th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf

(despite what the URL says, this is indeed the 7/19/80 chart)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 21, 2014, 10:40:02 AM
This week, That '70s Casey offers a two-fer: July 24th 1971 and July 29th 1978

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-29-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2014, 05:04:09 PM
This week, That '70s Casey offers a two-fer: July 24th 1971 and July 29th 1978

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-29-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-87.pdf

Listening to the 1971 show on CKOC, and as a local "extra" they just played Klaatu's orig version of "Calling Occupants..." which I surely haven't heard in decades. An awesome surprise.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 28, 2014, 08:09:33 AM
This week, That '70s Casey offers another twofer: July 28th 1979 and Aug 1st 1970.

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-28-79.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-70.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Aug 4th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 04, 2014, 01:33:24 PM
yet another '70s 2-fer this week: Aug 12th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-12-72.pdf

And Aug 13th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-13-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 7th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-07-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 11, 2014, 02:03:50 PM
This week, That '70s Casey brings us Aug 16th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Aug 16th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 18, 2014, 08:54:13 AM
This week, That '70s Casey takes us to Aug 24th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-24-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 22nd 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-22-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2014, 08:52:13 AM
This week, That '70s Casey goes waaaaaay back to Aug 29th 1970!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-29-70.pdf

(Attention Big Fingers: this chart includes "Rubber Duckie")

And Casey's '80s brings us Aug 31st 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-31-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 31, 2014, 10:12:40 PM
This week That '70s Casey visits Sept 9th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-09-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us Sept 3rd 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-03-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 08, 2014, 03:21:17 PM
This week That '70s Casey brings us Sept 11th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-11-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s journeys to Sept 13th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 15, 2014, 12:25:56 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 22nd 1979:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-79.pdf

with an 'alternative" show from Sept 9th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-09-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Sept 8th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-08-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 22, 2014, 12:52:30 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 24th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-24-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Sept 27th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 29, 2014, 03:30:24 PM
This week, That '70s Casey offers another 2-fer: Oct 3rd 1970 (yay!) andn Sept 27th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-70.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Oct 3rd 1981:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 06, 2014, 08:10:03 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Oct 9th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 16th 1982:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2014, 08:18:59 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Oct 20th 1973:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Oct 17th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 20, 2014, 09:41:11 AM
This week That '70s Casey takes us to 2 destinations: Oct 30th 1971 & Oct 14th 1978

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-71.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-14-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Oct 29th 1983

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-29-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 27, 2014, 09:02:01 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey journeys to Nov 1st 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-01-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Nov 2nd 1985:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 03, 2014, 03:42:56 PM
This week That '70s Casey is from Nov 5th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Nov 8th 1980:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-08-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 08, 2014, 06:25:58 PM
This weekend (11/15 & 11/16), That '70s Casey visits Nov 11th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-11-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 8th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-08-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2014, 10:24:20 AM
This coming weekend, That '70s Casey takes us to Nov 25th 1978:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-25-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 24th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-24-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2014, 06:22:58 PM
This coming weekend, That '70s Casey takes us to Nov 30th 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-30-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Nov 27th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-27-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 30, 2014, 04:07:05 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey is from Dec 8th 1973:

http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-08-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s gives us Dec 5th 1981:

charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-05-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2014, 09:39:18 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey is from Dec 11th 1971:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s gives us Dec 12th 1987:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-12-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2014, 06:54:51 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Dec 19th 1970!:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-19-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Dec 21st 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-21-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 22, 2014, 10:03:51 AM
For the next 2 weekends, AT40 does year-end Top 100 charts: for the '70s they're giving us Top hits of 1976 and for '80s it's the best of 1980.  Not nearly as interesting (to me) as weekly charts because it's all hits all the time, but hey it's that time of year.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2015, 12:21:41 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey brings us Jan 6th 1973!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-06-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Jan 15th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-15-83.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 11, 2015, 04:17:05 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits Jan 15th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-15-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Jan 18th 1986:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-18-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 18, 2015, 09:16:37 AM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey takes us to Jan 25th 1075:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-25-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Jan 21st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 26, 2015, 07:44:58 AM
This week, we're back to having 2 years for affilaites to choose from. The late-'70s choice is Feb 3rd 1979:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-03-79.pdf

and the early one is Feb 2nd 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-02-74.pdf

And for the first time '80s stations also have a choice:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-81.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 01, 2015, 11:03:33 AM
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972 and Feb 14th 1976:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Feb 12th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2015, 12:51:35 PM
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf


attention Big Fingers McGee: one of the optional "extras" on the 1972 show this week, we're told, is "Once You Understand". 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on February 04, 2015, 01:25:16 PM
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf


attention Big Fingers McGee: one of the optional "extras" on the 1972 show this week, we're told, is "Once You Understand".

Ha! You were right in a GS post - that song had a quick run in the Top 40. And worth listening to maybe once.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 04, 2015, 01:30:04 PM
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf


attention Big Fingers McGee: one of the optional "extras" on the 1972 show this week, we're told, is "Once You Understand".

Ha! You were right in a GS post - that song had a quick run in the Top 40. And worth listening to maybe once.

well, if you really feel the need, you can probably hear it on

CKOC -- Saturday 4-7pm Pacific
CKWW - Sunday 4-7pm Pacific.

The song will suposedly air at the end of the first hour
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2015, 11:17:22 AM
Next week, That '70s Casey brings us Feb 18th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-18-78.pdf

While it's Casey's '80s that offers a two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-80.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2015, 05:11:09 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey offers a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-20-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s does the same:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-83.pdf

ETA: it's been announced that next weekend (2/28) they're going to offer the affiliates a 1981 AT40 show guest-hosted by the recently-departed Gary Owens. THAT would be cool to hear.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2015, 09:00:33 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits Feb 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 3-fer!

The "A" show is new, and is from 3/1/1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-86.pdf

The "B" show is  3/3/1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-84.pdf

And the third is the Gary Owens-hosted show from 9/12/1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-12-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2015, 03:26:55 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey is from March 9th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-09-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s again offers a two-fer:

The "A" show... www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-06-82.pdf

The "B" show... www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-14-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2015, 02:57:26 PM
happened to tune in to the iHeart all-Casey channel just in time for the very first AT40 from July 1970. Never gets old.  Best segue sequence: from the 5-D "Save the Country" (#31) to CSNY "Ohio" (#30) to "Everything is Beautiful" (#29) to the Impressions "Check Out Your Mind" (#28) to Moodies "Question" (#27).
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on March 03, 2015, 03:54:18 PM
happened to tune in to the iHeart all-Casey channel just in time for the very first AT40 from July 1970. Never gets old.  Best segue sequence: from the 5-D "Save the Country" (#31) to CSNY "Ohio" (#30) to "Everything is Beautiful" (#29) to the Impressions "Check Out Your Mind" (#28) to Moodies "Question" (#27).

I actually own a 3 CD set of that show. Best damn dollar I ever spent.

And before listening to the show, I'd never heard of The Impressions. For this particular song they were well ahead of the curve.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 07, 2015, 07:13:17 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Mar 19th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-19-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from Mar 18th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 14, 2015, 07:27:03 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us March 22nd 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s gives us a 2-fer: the "A" show is March 22nd 1980

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-80.pdf

And the "B" show is March 22nd 1986

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-86.pdf

so all 3 shows are from 3/22 if you're looking for a lucky Lottery #...


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 21, 2015, 07:06:44 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey is from March 31st 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-31-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-28-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-28-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 29, 2015, 11:52:23 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey offers a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-01-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-76.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-06-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-07-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2015, 06:31:34 PM
Next weekend it's another '70s two-fer...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-79.pdf

while Casey's '80s gives us 1983

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-09-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2015, 12:11:29 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits April 19th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-18-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-20-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 20, 2015, 08:21:33 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us April 22nd 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-22-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from April 28th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 27, 2015, 03:42:21 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits May 4th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-04-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us a decade-spanning two-fer:

the"A" show is from 5/7/1988:

www.oldradioshows.com/at40/050788.html

and the "B" show is from 5/10/1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2015, 09:04:59 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits May 8th 1076:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-08-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-08-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-09-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2015, 08:51:04 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey gives us a 2-fer:

1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-12-79.pdf

1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-15-71.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s:

1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-17-86.pdf

1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-20-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2015, 08:44:13 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits May 26th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-26-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from May 24th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-24-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 25, 2015, 10:38:02 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits May 28th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from May 28th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2015, 03:31:38 PM
Next weekend, a pair of pairs:  That '70s Casey offers this two-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-76.pdf

While Casey's '80s  brings us these

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-88.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-82.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 08, 2015, 08:56:16 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey has another two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-17-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-17-78.pdf

While Casey's '80s has only one offering:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2015, 07:24:18 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey offers just one show - June 22nd 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-22-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s is from June 25th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 21, 2015, 11:11:42 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us June 28th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer:

The "A" show is new, and is from 6/27/1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-81.pdf

The "B" show is from 6/21/1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-14-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2015, 07:11:04 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey features July 11th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-11-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-03-82.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2015, 04:37:29 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey offers a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-10-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-79.pdf

(that '79 show is a special - "The Top 40 Hits of the Disco Era" (!) )

and Casey's '80s does too:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-80.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 12, 2015, 10:39:22 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us July 15th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-15-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-21-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2015, 12:25:44 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-21-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s is... TBA.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 26, 2015, 11:14:31 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey is from Aug 3rd 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-03-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings another two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-02-80.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2015, 10:32:14 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey offers a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-08-70.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-79.pdf

(of COURSE there's a 1970 show, since I'll be out-of-town)

and Casey's '80s sticks with one show:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 11, 2015, 09:41:59 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey visits Aug 18th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-18-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 16, 2015, 10:51:48 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Aug 23rd 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-23-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 25th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 24, 2015, 01:44:31 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-29-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 31, 2015, 08:06:42 AM
for Labor Day weekend, That '70s Casey  vistis Sept 3rd 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-03-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-07-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2015, 11:16:45 AM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey brings us Sept 18th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-18-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-18-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-08-84.pdf
 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 12, 2015, 04:41:08 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-18-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-75.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-86.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 21, 2015, 08:37:15 AM
This week That '70s Casey features Sept 30th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-30-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Sept 24th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-24-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2015, 07:05:25 PM
Next weekend, we're back to 2-fers, both for '70s...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-06-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

and '80s...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-05-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-82.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 05, 2015, 01:06:23 PM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-70.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-12-74.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-80.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2015, 09:10:58 AM
This week That '70s Casey brings us Oct 22nd 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-22-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s vists Oct 20th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 18, 2015, 11:11:12 AM
 Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Oct 25th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-24-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2015, 10:59:36 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-28-78.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-04-72.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-29-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 02, 2015, 01:17:04 PM
This week That '70s Casey visits Nov 6th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-06-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us Nov 6th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-06-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2015, 10:51:25 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Nov 16th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-16-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us Nov 16th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-16-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 14, 2015, 08:31:29 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Nov 20th 1971:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Nov 28th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-28-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2015, 12:27:49 PM
Next week (Thanksgiving weekend) That '70s Casey brings us Nov 25th 1972:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-25-72.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Nov 29th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-29-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2015, 10:51:45 AM
Next week That '70s Casey brings back Dec 5th 1970!

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-05-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 8th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-08-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 05, 2015, 10:17:29 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Dec 15th 1979:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-15-79.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Dec 17th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-17-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2015, 10:59:55 AM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Dec 15th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-15-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Dec 20th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-20-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2015, 04:21:15 PM
For the next 2 weekends, That '70s Casey brings us a 2-part "Top 100 of 1974"

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-21-74.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s does the same with the Top 100 of 1984

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2016, 12:47:36 PM
Next weekend we're back to normal. That '70s Casey brings us Jan 11th 1975:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-11-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Jan 22nd 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-22-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 09, 2016, 06:14:24 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey is back to having a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-13-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-15-72.pdf

And Casey's '80s does the same

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-23-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2016, 12:38:18 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-23-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-78.pdf

as does Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-26-80.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2016, 06:14:03 PM
Next Weekend, That '70s Casey visits Jan 26th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-26-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-30-88.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 30, 2016, 08:22:02 PM
Next Weekend, That '70s Casey visits Feb 10th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-10-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-08-86.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-06-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2016, 04:55:16 PM
Next Weekend, That '70s Casey visits Feb 12th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us Feb 11th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-11-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2016, 06:17:03 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Feb 21st 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-76.pdf

and Casey's 80s has a two-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-23-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 20, 2016, 12:48:48 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Feb 25th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-25-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s offers another two-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-23-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2016, 05:55:20 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-10-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-06-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-05-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 11, 2016, 07:28:29 PM
This weekend another That '70s Casey two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-12-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 12, 2016, 02:51:34 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits March 15th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-16-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 20, 2016, 11:05:41 AM
Next week That '70s Casey visits March 23rd 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-23-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-84.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-29-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2016, 11:04:29 AM
Next week That '70s Casey visits April 2nd 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-02-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another two-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-88.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2016, 11:43:23 AM
Next week, That '70s Casey visits April 14th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits April 12th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-12-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2016, 06:59:07 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey visits April 17th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-86.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-11-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2016, 11:01:32 AM
Next week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-25-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 23, 2016, 07:17:02 PM
Next week That '70s Casey has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-29-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-29-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-04-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 30, 2016, 05:19:50 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 03, 2016, 09:24:26 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf

@RGMike - where's the definitive list of online streams for AT40 again?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2016, 08:03:37 AM
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf

@RGMike - where's the definitive list of online streams for AT40 again?

I don't know that there is one any more, at least not one that is updated regularly.  I may have a link on my home PC that I can dig up tonite. My personal standbys (all times Pacific):

102.7 KVWF (the Wolf) in Sonoma (Sat 9AM)
WLIX, Long Island (Sat 5PM)
Magic 98, Madison WI (Sat 7PM)
WHVO, Ohio (Sun 11AM)
CKWW Windsor/Detroit (Sun 4PM)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on May 04, 2016, 05:18:17 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf

@RGMike - where's the definitive list of online streams for AT40 again?

I don't know that there is one any more, at least not one that is updated regularly.  I may have a link on my home PC that I can dig up tonite. My personal standbys (all times Pacific):

102.7 KVWF (the Wolf) in Sonoma (Sat 9AM)
WLIX, Long Island (Sat 5PM)
Magic 98, Madison WI (Sat 7PM)
WHVO, Ohio (Sun 11AM)
CKWW Windsor/Detroit (Sun 4PM)


thanks    :)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2016, 09:39:25 PM

thanks    :)

Here's Tune-In's list, tho' I can't guarantee all these are still valid

http://tunein.com/radio/options/American-Top-40---The-70s-p117092/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on May 05, 2016, 05:31:51 AM
There's also this:

http://www.iheart.com/live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 07, 2016, 06:24:14 PM
Next week That '70s Casey visits May 18th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-18-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 14, 2016, 04:59:05 PM
Next week That '70s Casey travels to May 20th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-20-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us May 21st 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2016, 12:16:38 PM
Next week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer: the "Top 10 Producers of the (early) '70s" special....

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-05-74.pdf

and also May 29th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-29-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 29th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-29-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 30, 2016, 10:36:52 AM
Next week That '70s Casey brings us the June 2nd 1973 chart:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-02-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-80.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 06, 2016, 03:14:27 PM
This weekend That '70s Casey visits June 10th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-10-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us June 15th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-15-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Tinka Cat on June 06, 2016, 08:41:57 PM
This weekend That '70s Casey visits June 10th 1978:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-10-78.pdf

Looks like fun.  The PDF images are faded, though, so you can't see all the titles.  Ooh, I found this:

https://weeklytop40.wordpress.com/1978-all-charts/


TW LW TITLE Artist (Label) -Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT –•– John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (RSO) -11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 SHADOW DANCING –•– Andy Gibb (RSO) -9 (2)
3 1 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE –•– Johnny Mathis / Deniece Williams (Columbia) -11 (1)
4 5 FEELS SO GOOD –•– Chuck Mangione (A&M) -18 (4)
5 14 BAKER STREET –•– Gerry Rafferty (United Artists) -8 (5)
6 15 IT’S A HEARTACHE –•– Bonnie Tyler (RCA) -12 (6)
7 8 ON BROADWAY –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers) -14 (7)
8 9 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME –•– Abba (Atlantic) -8 (8)
9 4 WITH A LITTLE LUCK –•– Wings (Capitol) -12 (1)
10 10 THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE –•– Player (RSO) -14 (10)

11 12 BABY HOLD ON –•– Eddie Money (Columbia) -16 (11)
12 13 LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN –•– Sweet (Capitol) -17 (12)
13 16 DANCE WITH ME –•– Peter Brown with Betty Wright (Drive) -15 (13)
14 6 THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU –•– Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) -17 (2)
15 26 THE GROOVE LINE –•– Heatwave (Epic) -6 (15)
16 18 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Carly Simon (Elektra) -9 (16)
17 20 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD –•– Meat Loaf (Epic / Cleveland International) -13 (17)
18 25 BECAUSE THE NIGHT –•– The Patti Smith Group (Arista) -10 (18)
19 21 DEACON BLUES –•– Steely Dan (ABC) -11 (19)
20 28 USE TA BE MY GIRL –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International) -7 (20)

21 23 EVERY KINDA PEOPLE –•– Robert Palmer (Island) -12 (21)
22 30 STILL THE SAME –•– Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) -5 (22)
23 7 IMAGINARY LOVER –•– The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor) -15 (7)
24 11 DISCO INFERNO –•– The Trammps (Atlantic) -26 (11)
25 27 HEARTLESS –•– Heart (Mushroom) -10 (25)
26 29 BLUER THAN BLUE –•– Michael Johnson (EMI-America) -8 (26)
27 31 YOU’RE THE LOVE –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers) -9 (27)
28 43 EVEN NOW –•– Barry Manilow (Arista) -6 (28)
29 38 LAST DANCE –•– Donna Summer (Casablanca) -5 (29)
30 34 OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING –•– Barry White (20th Century) -7 (30)

31 19 IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU –•– Yvonne Elliman (RSO) -20 (1)
32 24 NIGHT FEVER –•– Bee Gees (RSO) -19 (1)
33 35 CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE –•– Jimmy Buffett (ABC) -8 (33)
34 36 I WAS ONLY JOKING –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) -7 (34)
35 37 FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME –•– Genesis (Atlantic) -8 (35)
36 40 ALMOST SUMMER –•– Celebration Featuring Mike Love (MCA) -7 (36)
37 53 MISS YOU –•– Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) -3 (37)
38 39 STAY –•– Rufus / Chaka Khan (ABC) -10 (38)
39 51 WONDERFUL TONIGHT –•– Eric Clapton (RSO) -5 (39)
40 42 I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN –•– Eruption (Ariola America) -14 (40)

Ooh
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on June 07, 2016, 05:33:22 AM
Thanks for posting the list, Tinka. Just goes to show you how many great pop options for almost any pop chart never or very rarely make it to 10@10. I think the only FF on this list are 5, 12, 32, 37 and 39.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 11, 2016, 06:55:41 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey brings back June 15th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-15-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-88.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 22, 2016, 10:51:01 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-30-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-24-72.pdf

Ditto Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-26-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf



Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2016, 09:49:00 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey visits July 9th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-05-86.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 05, 2016, 09:12:12 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-75.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-18-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits July 7th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2016, 07:20:37 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey again has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-17-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s does too:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-18-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-16-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2016, 12:49:43 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey again has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-22-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-23-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2016, 08:07:47 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us July 30th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-30-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 01, 2016, 07:58:17 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Aug 5th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-05-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2016, 10:49:21 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-11-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-12-72.pdf

while Casey's '80s just has one offering

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-11-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2016, 09:04:22 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

http://oldradioshows.com/at40/081570.html

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-24-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer too:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-23-80.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-24-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2016, 09:14:18 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Aug 28th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2016, 04:09:01 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Sept '73:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-01-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-06-86.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-03-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 03, 2016, 05:56:43 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey visits Sept '75

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-06-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-14-85.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2016, 07:23:36 PM
Next week That '70s Casey visits Sept 1974:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Sept 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-17-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2016, 09:36:49 AM
Next week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-70.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-23-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s does too:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-87.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 26, 2016, 03:11:29 PM
Next week That '70s Casey visits Oct 1st 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-01-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Oct 6th 1984:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-06-84.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2016, 10:20:44 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-71.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-12-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 08, 2016, 06:06:08 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

October 13, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-79.pdf
October 10, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-70.pdf

And Casey's '80s offers 10/15/83

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-15-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2016, 09:27:10 PM
next week That '70s Casey brings us Oct 16th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

October 23, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-82.pdf
October 17, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2016, 10:16:59 AM
Next week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

October 28, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-28-72.pdf
November 1, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-01-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-27-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2016, 08:58:14 PM
Next week it's another That '70s Casey 2-fer:

November 4, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-04-78.pdf
November 3, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-73.pdf

and ditto Casey's '80s:

November 9, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-09-85.pdf
November 5, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 05, 2016, 06:42:40 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has Nov 13th 1971:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-13-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Nov 14th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-14-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2016, 07:06:54 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Nov 19th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-19-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us Nov 22nd 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2016, 10:18:13 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Nov 24th, 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-24-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s visits Nov 21st 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-21-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2016, 09:29:49 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Dec 6th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings us Dec 1st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-84.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 03, 2016, 07:15:23 PM
Next week That '70s Casey visits Dec 7th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-07-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Dec 10th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-10-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 12, 2016, 12:36:06 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Dec 18th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-18-76.pdf

and Casey' '80s brings us Dec 19th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-19-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2016, 06:30:03 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey brings us Dec 26th 1970:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 27th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-27-86.pdf

of course, a LOT of affiliates will be all-Christmas by Saturday, which is Xmas Eve
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 31, 2016, 11:17:04 AM
Year-end time at Classic AT40; this week there 's 2-fer of '73 and '75:

"THE 40 TOP HITS OF 1973" www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-73.pdf
"THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1975" (Part 1) www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-27-75.pdf

And next week it's this pairing:

"THE 50 TOP HITS OF 1979" www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-79.pd
"THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1975" (Part 2) www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-03-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s is doing something similar. This week:

"The Top 100 of 1982 (Part 1): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-82.pdf
"The Top 100 of 1987 (Part 1): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-88.pdf

Next week:

100 TOP HITS OF 1982 (Part 2): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-01-83.pdf
The Top 100 Hits of 1987 (PART 2): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 07, 2017, 10:24:41 AM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Jan 12th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-12-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s is from Jan 14th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2017, 02:39:27 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Jan 24th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer:

January 25, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-25-86.pdf
January 23, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-23-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2017, 12:01:31 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Jan 28th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

January 24, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-81.pdf
January 31, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2017, 01:32:37 PM
Next week That '70s Casey visits Feb 3rd, 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-03-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

Feb 6, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-06-88.pdf
Feb 4, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-04-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2017, 09:49:53 AM
Next week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Febr 12, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf
Feb 14, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

Feb 9, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-80.pdf
Feb 15, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-15-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2017, 10:58:20 AM
Next week That '70s Casey visits Feb 19th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s has Feb 19th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2017, 04:08:55 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Feb 24th, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-24-79.pdf
Feb 16th, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-74.pdf

While Casey's '80s only has one choice:

Feb 25th 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-25-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2017, 04:22:52 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has another 2-fer:

March 6, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-06-71.pdf
March 4, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-04-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

March 2, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-02-85.pdf
March 6, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-06-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2017, 07:25:19 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey brings us March 8th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer:

March 8, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-80.pdf
March 12, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2017, 08:34:57 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey brings us March 18th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

March 15, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-86.pdf
March 19, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-19-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2017, 10:17:49 AM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey brings us March 20th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-20-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

March 20, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-20-82.pdf
March 23, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-23-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 26, 2017, 12:43:13 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

April 3, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-71.pdf
April 2, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-02-77.pdf

and ditto Casey's '80s:

April 4, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-87.pdf
April 7, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-07-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2017, 12:24:43 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits April 12th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-12-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

April 4, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-81.pdf
April 5, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2017, 08:33:32 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey brings us April 13th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-13-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

April 9, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-88.pdf
April 19, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 15, 2017, 10:53:02 AM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

April 22, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-22-72.pdf
April 24, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s just has one offering:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 22, 2017, 07:08:06 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits April 30th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has the 2-fer:

April 27, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-85.pdf
April 25, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-25-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2017, 03:42:51 PM
Having missed 1978 this past weekend by being out-of-town, I see this week we're getting May 15th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-15-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us May 12th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-13-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2017, 10:59:54 AM
it's been a while, but next weekend, That '70s Casey finally brings us another '73 outing; May 19, 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-19-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

May 23, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-23-81.pdf
May 21, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 21, 2017, 04:30:37 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

May 31, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-31-75.pdf
August 5, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-05-72.pdf

you read that 2nd one correctly: it is the pilot for "American Album Countdown", a show that never quite got off the ground. It will be offered for the Memorial, July 4th and Labor Day holiday weekends as an "extra"

And Casey's '80s has a THREE-fer (!)

May 31, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-31-80.pdf
May 25, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-25-85.pdf
#1 Hits of the 1980s, Part 4 (May 1986 – Aug. 1987) - May 27, 2017 (BONUS)

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 27, 2017, 07:35:22 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

June 10, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-10-72.pdf
June 3, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-78.pdf

and ditto Casey's '80s:

June 6, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-06-87.pdf
June 12, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-12-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 04, 2017, 12:16:47 PM
It's a '70s 2-fer again next weekend:

June 16, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-79.pdf
June 5, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-76.pdf

But just one '80s show:

June 11th 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2017, 10:00:01 AM
2-fers, 2-fers, getcha 2-fers:

June 19, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-71.pdf
June 25, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-77.pdf

June 19, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-82.pdf
June 20, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-20-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 18, 2017, 02:25:42 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits June 29th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-29-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s has another 2-fer:

June 25, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-88.pdf
June 27, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2017, 08:00:25 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

June 30, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-30-73.pdf (regular weekly chart)
July 1, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-01-78.pdf (40 Top Artists of the '70s)

and Casey's '80s has a standalone:

June 30, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-30-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 02, 2017, 12:50:33 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

July 8, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-08-72.pdf
July 15, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-15-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s does too:

July 12, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-86.pdf
July 12, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 08, 2017, 08:36:51 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits July 17th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-17-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

July 13, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-13-85.pdf
July 10, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-10-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2017, 09:37:07 AM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

July 25, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-70.pdf
July 23, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

July 25, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf
July 23, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2017, 09:53:43 AM
2-fers begone! Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits July 26th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-26-75.pdf

and  Casey's '80s brings us July 30th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-30-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2017, 01:36:13 PM
Next weekend it's 2-fer time again:

That '70s Casey...

August 7, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-07-71.pdf
August 3, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-03-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s...

August 9, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-09-80.pdf
August 9, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-09-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 05, 2017, 04:29:31 PM
next weekend, That '70s Casey sticks to one chart, Aug 14th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-76.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-18-84.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 13, 2017, 12:33:10 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey visits Aug 19th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-19-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

Aug 22, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-22-87.pdf
Aug 20, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-20-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2017, 11:50:16 AM
Next week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Aug 25th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-79.pdf
Aug 22nd 1970: http://oldradioshows.com/at40/081570.html

And Casey's '80s does too:

Aug 31st 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-31-85.pdf
Aug 29th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-29-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2017, 01:05:06 PM
For Labor Day weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Sept 7, 1974 (regular weekly chart): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-07-74.pdf
Oct 5, 1974 (Top Producers of the '70s): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-05-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has THREE choices:

Sept 4, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-82.pdf
Sept 5, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-87.pdf
May 30, 1988 (Top Newcomers of the '80s): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-25-88%20Newcomers%20Cue%20Sheets.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 03, 2017, 10:37:27 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey brings us Sept 15th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-15-73.pdf

And Casey's '80s has Sept 10th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-10-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2017, 09:23:51 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits Sept 20th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Sept 13, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-86.pdf
Sept 13, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2017, 08:15:50 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Sept 23rd 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-23-72.pdf
Sept 23rd 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-23-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer too:

Sept 26th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-81.pdf
Sept 21st 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2017, 08:59:13 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey visits Sept 24th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-24-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers another 2-fer:

Oct 3, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-87.pdf
Sept 25, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-26-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2017, 08:36:31 AM
This weekend, That '70s Casey Visits Oct 9th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Oct 13th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2017, 12:47:15 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Oct 16, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-71.pdf
Oct 18, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

Oct 18, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-80.pdf
Oct 18, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2017, 09:58:18 AM
This weekend That '70s casey has a 2-fer:

October 21, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-21-78.pdf
October 20, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-73.pdf

and it's Casey's '80s that has the standalone :

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-22-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2017, 08:37:37 AM
This week That '70s Casey features Oct 26th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-26-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 30, 2017, 08:47:17 PM
This week That '70s Casey offers a 2-fer:

Nov 7, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-70.pdf
Nov 6, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-06-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

Nov 8, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-08-86.pdf
Nov 6, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-06-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2017, 01:50:50 PM
This weekend That '70s Casey has a 2-fer (tho' the 2nd show is a Christmas countdown)

Nov 10, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-10-73.pdf
Dec 25, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a stand-alone:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-17-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2017, 08:54:58 PM
This weekend That '70s Casey has another regular/Xmas 2-fer (which will be the standard thru the holiday season):

Nov 15, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-15-75.pdf
Dec 22, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another single show:

Nov 14, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-14-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 19, 2017, 08:30:21 PM
This week That '70s Casey has another regular/Xmas 2-fer: Nov 26, 1977 / American Top 20: The Top 30 All Time Christmas Hits - 2003.

Nov 26, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-26-77.pdf
Xmas Top 30 from 2003 : list not available.

and Casey's '80s also has one main show plus the above Xmas chart as an alternate

Nov 30, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-30-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2017, 10:38:19 PM
This week That '70s Casey has another regular/Xmas 2-fer: Dec 8th 1979 and a "Xmas at the Movies" show from 2004.

Dec 8th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-08-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s has that Xmas show paired with

Dec 4th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-04-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2017, 10:13:24 AM
This weekend That '70s Casey has Dec 9th 1972 plus another Xmas "B" show.

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-09-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us this:

Dec 13th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-13-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2017, 07:58:29 AM
This weekend the usual December Xmas extra/regular chart split in each decade.

December 13, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-13-75.pdf

December 20, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-20-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2017, 06:03:59 PM
the last of the regular show/Xmas show splits this weekend.

Dec 18th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-18-71.pdf

Dec 28th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2017, 03:12:39 PM
The next 2 weekends, the classic Kasems offer year-end Top Hits of the Year charts.

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2018, 09:40:49 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 14th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-78.pdf

and Casey's 80s brings us Jan 18th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-18-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 14, 2018, 11:00:32 AM
This week, That '70s Casey brings us a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s also has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-23-88.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2018, 08:32:19 PM
This week, That '70s Casey has a  2-fer:

Jan 29th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-29-72.pdf
Jan 31st 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-76.pdf

but Casey's '80s is a standalone:

Jan 26th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-26-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2018, 08:27:12 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 2nd 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-02-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

Feb 7th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-07-87.pdf
Feb 6th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-06-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2018, 02:40:36 PM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

February 13, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-71.pdf
February 12, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s does two, er, too:

February 7, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-07-81.pdf
February 8, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-08-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 12, 2018, 10:24:23 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 15th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-15-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers Feb 18th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-18-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 18, 2018, 09:56:51 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 25th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-25-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Feb 27th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-82.pdf
Feb 27th 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2018, 08:37:34 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits March 3rd 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

March 1, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-80.pdf
March 2, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-02-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2018, 06:26:36 PM
This week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

March 10, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-10-79.pdf
March 11, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from March 1986

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 12, 2018, 08:49:04 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits March 19th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-19-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

March 19, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-20-88.pdf
March 17, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 19, 2018, 01:48:29 PM
This week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

March 27, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-27-71.pdf
March 22, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from March 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-26-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2018, 07:35:13 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits April 3rd 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s goes with March 30th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-30-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 02, 2018, 09:07:47 AM
This week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Apr 8th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-08-72.pdf
Apr 13th 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-13-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

Apr 5th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-80.pdf
Apr 5th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2018, 09:57:31 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 21st 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

April 11, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-11-87.pdf
April 18, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-18-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 16, 2018, 06:29:16 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 22nd 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-22-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us April 21st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 22, 2018, 08:57:38 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 26th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

April 30, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdf
April 30, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 30, 2018, 11:38:49 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

May 8, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-08-71.pdf
(this was the week AT40 premiered in NYC; the first time I ever heard the show. I was instantly hooked)
May 4, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-04-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too


May 9, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-09-81.pdf
May 3, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 07, 2018, 08:26:10 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

May 13, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-13-72.pdf
May 20, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-20-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s -- ditto

May 15, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-82.pdf
May 11, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 14, 2018, 06:33:39 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 21st 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

May 16th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-87.pdf
May 17th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-17-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 21, 2018, 07:57:26 AM
This week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

May 26, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-26-79.pdf
May 26, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-26-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has just one

May 24, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-24-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 28, 2018, 09:35:49 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits June 1st 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-01-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has June 5th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 03, 2018, 09:05:44 PM
This week That '70s Casey brings us June 9th, 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-09-73.pdf (this is the famous all-screwed-up chart -- Billboard switched to a new computer system that week and hadn't ironed out the kinks)

and Casey's '80s visits June 8th, 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-08-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2018, 09:37:36 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits June 21st 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-21-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a two-fer

June 14th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-14-80.pdf
June 25th 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 17, 2018, 07:04:45 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits June 26th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-26-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has June 16th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 25, 2018, 10:52:17 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

July 3, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-03-71.pdf
June 24, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-24-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from June '86

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 01, 2018, 06:55:21 PM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer, the 2nd of which is a 4th-of-July special

July 9, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-77.pdf
July 4, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-76.pdf (#1 hits on the 4th of July)

and Casey's '80s has a "regular" 2-fer

July 3, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-03-82.pdf
July 13, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-13-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 09, 2018, 08:15:03 PM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer...

July 14, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-14-79.pdf
July 14, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-14-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 15, 2018, 08:00:03 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jult 22nd 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-22-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us a 2-fer:

July 25th 1987 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-87.pdf
July 18th 1981 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-18-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 22, 2018, 08:57:33 PM
This week That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

July 29th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-29-72.pdf
July 30th 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-30-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s does too

July 26th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-26-80.pdf
July 26th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-26-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 30, 2018, 11:47:07 AM
This week That '70s Casey visits Aug 10th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-10-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Aug 6th 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-88.pdf
Aug 7th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-07-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 06, 2018, 10:08:27 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Aug 14th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-71.pdf
Aug 12th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-12-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

Aug 8th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-08-81.pdf
Aug 15th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 12, 2018, 08:56:47 PM
This week That '70s Casey brings us Aug 21st 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 17th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-17-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 19, 2018, 07:49:49 PM
This week That '70s Casey visits Aug 25th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Aug 23rd 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-86.pdf
Aug 26th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 26, 2018, 08:29:36 PM
This weekend, That '70s Casey offers a 2-fer

Sept 1st 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-01-79.pdf
Sept 6th 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-06-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too (tho' the "B" selection is a special, "Giants of Rock'N'Roll")

Sept 1st 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-01-84.pdf
July 4th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-86%20Spec.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 01, 2018, 07:01:51 PM
Next weekend, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer (and our first 1970 show of the year!)

Sept 12th 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-12-70.pdf
Sept 9th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-09-78.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a standalone from '83

Sept 17th 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-17-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 08, 2018, 06:19:40 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Sept 17th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-17-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers a 2-fer

Sept 18th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-18-82.pdf
Sept 13th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 16, 2018, 03:42:27 PM
Next week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 27th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

Sept 19th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf
Sept 20th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 23, 2018, 10:51:44 AM
Next wknd That '70s Casey visits Sept 28th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-28-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone too:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-28-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2018, 09:54:36 AM
This wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Oct 2nd 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-02-71.pdf
Oct 1st 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-01-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

Oct 3rd 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-81.pdf
Oct 6th 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-06-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 07, 2018, 11:22:02 AM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-14-78.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-08-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 13, 2018, 07:28:55 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

October 21, 1972: http://oldradioshows.com/at40/102172.html
October 23, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

October 16, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-82.pdf
October 25, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 21, 2018, 12:04:41 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Oct 27, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-27-79.pdf
Oct 31, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

Oct 25, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-80.pdf
Oct 31, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2018, 08:54:11 AM
This wknd That '70s Casey brings us Nov 8th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-08-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Nov 3rd 1984

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 04, 2018, 05:02:54 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey brings us Nov 9th 1974:
 
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-09-74.pdf

plus a Xmas show for those so inclined

and Casey's '80s has Nov 7th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-81.pdf

plus a Xmas show
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 11, 2018, 03:54:58 PM
we're in Xmas mode thru December...

This week That '70s Casey brings us Nov 21st 1970:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-21-70.pdf

plus a Xmas "bonus"

and Casey's '80s visits Nov 15th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-15-86.pdf

plus Xmas
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 19, 2018, 09:18:53 AM
This week That '70s Casey brings us Nov 27th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-27-76.pdf

plus a Xmas "bonus"

and Casey's '80s visits Nov 23rd 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-23-85.pdf

plus Xmas
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 24, 2018, 07:48:52 PM
This week That '70s Casey brings us Dec 2nd 1972:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-72.pdf

plus a Xmas "bonus"

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 6th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-80.pdf

plus Xmas
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2018, 04:47:03 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has Dec 8th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-08-73.pdf

(plus Xmas)

and Casey's '80s brings us Dec 12th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-12-87.pdf

(plus Xmas)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 07, 2018, 09:46:58 AM
early post of NEXT wknd (Dec 15th)...

That '70s Casey has Dec 17th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-17-77.pdf

(plus Xmas)

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 18th 1982:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-18-82.pdf

(plus Xmas)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 15, 2018, 11:34:19 AM
Next wknd, last shows before Xmas:

That '70s Casey has Dec 20th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-20-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Dec 24th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 27, 2018, 08:11:31 PM
Year-ender time: That '70s Casey has a 2-fer...

"Top 80 Songs of 1972" PART I – December 23, 1972 (A) / THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1978 (PART I) - December 23, 1978 (B) - 4 hours (OPTIONAL ORIGINAL HOUR 1).

Dec 23rd 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-23-72.pdf
Dec 23rd 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-23-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has but one choice...

The Top 100 hits of 1986 - PART I - January 3, 1987.

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-03-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 29, 2018, 09:33:21 PM
Year-enders, part 2:

"Top 80 Songs of 1972" PART 2 – December 30, 1972 (A) / THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1978 (PART 2) - December 30, 1978 (B) - 4 hours (OPTIONAL ORIGINAL HOUR 1).

Dec 30th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-30-72.pdf
Dec 3th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-30-78.pdf

The Top 100 hits of 1986 - PART 2 - January 3, 1987.

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-03-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2019, 08:20:03 AM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 10th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-10-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

Jan 10th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-10-81.pdf
Jan 19th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 13, 2019, 07:41:43 PM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Jan 16th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-16-71.pdf
Jan 19th 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-74.pdf

and so does Casey's '80s

Jan 17th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-17-87.pdf
Jan 23rd 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-23-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 20, 2019, 06:51:51 PM
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 29th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-29-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Jan 28th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 28, 2019, 09:16:47 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey brin gs us Feb 1st 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-01-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Feb 2nd 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-02-80.pdf
Feb 1st 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-01-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 03, 2019, 12:09:08 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey offers Feb 11th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-11-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us Feb 9th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2019, 10:52:26 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Feb 17th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-79.pdf
Feb 19th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

Feb 13th 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-88.pdf
Feb 21st 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 17, 2019, 08:15:36 PM
next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Feb 24th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-24-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Feb 20th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-20-82.pdf
Feb 21st 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2019, 07:43:24 PM
next wknd, That '70s Casey visits March 2, 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-02-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 1, 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 03, 2019, 04:50:22 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us Mar 11th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Mar 5th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-05-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 10, 2019, 06:01:11 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Mar 18th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-72.pdf
Mar 15th 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

Mar 14th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-14-81.pdf
Mar 16th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-16-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2019, 05:01:57 PM
next wknd That '70s Casey has another 2-fer:

March 24, 1979 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-79.pdf

March 23, 1974 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-23-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

March 26, 1988 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-27-88.pdf

March 22, 1980 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2019, 04:28:12 PM
next wknd That '70s Casey brings us Mar 27th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-27-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Mar 31st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-31-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 30, 2019, 12:26:17 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer


April 10th, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-71.pdf
April 12th, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-12-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

April 4th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-87.pdf
April 9th 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-09-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 06, 2019, 01:04:11 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us April 16th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-16-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

April 17th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-82.pdf
April 6th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-06-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 13, 2019, 06:44:25 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits April 20th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-20-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

April 23, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-88.pdf
April 18, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-18-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 20, 2019, 10:05:33 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us April 28th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has April 26th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 28, 2019, 10:52:23 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

May 6, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-06-72.pdf
May 1, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-01-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

May 3, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-80.pdf
May 9, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-09-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 04, 2019, 07:37:32 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us May 10th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits May 7th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-07-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 11, 2019, 10:31:03 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-19-79.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-15-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-18-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 17, 2019, 08:05:02 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits May 25th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-25-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has THREE choices for the holiday weekend

May 30, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-30-81.pdf
May 24, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-24-86.pdf
July 4, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-87%20Spec.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 25, 2019, 12:13:47 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us June 4th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-04-77.pdf


and Casey's '80s visits June 2nd 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-02-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 01, 2019, 03:43:07 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits June 12th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-12-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

June 5th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-82.pdf
June 11th 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 08, 2019, 07:17:25 PM
Next wknd, That '70s  Casey takes us to June 17th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-17-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits June 18th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2019, 10:49:19 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer...

June 26th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-26-71.pdf
June 28th 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

June 21st 1986: https://web.archive.org/web/20180811135038/http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/062186.html
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 21, 2019, 08:36:27 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

June 30, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-30-79.pdf
June 29, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-29-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us June 29th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-29-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 28, 2019, 09:29:35 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits July 10th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-11-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a THREE-fer!

JULY 4th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-87.pdf

JULY 12th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-12-80.pdf

"TRIATHLON of ROCK AND ROLL": www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-88%20Spec.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 06, 2019, 10:02:48 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

July 15, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-15-72.pdf
July 15, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-15-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

July 9, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-88.pdf
July 18, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-18-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 14, 2019, 07:59:37 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits July 19th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us July 19th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 21, 2019, 08:55:06 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits July 28th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-28-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us July 28th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-28-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2019, 10:22:09 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer...

August 1, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-70.pdf
August 3, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-03-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2019, 08:51:57 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits August 9th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-09-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

August 16, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-80.pdf
August 6, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 10, 2019, 10:11:10 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

August 21, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-71.pdf
August 14, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

August 21, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-82.pdf
August 16, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 11, 2019, 02:23:50 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

August 21, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-71.pdf
August 14, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

August 21, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-82.pdf
August 16, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf

What happens when there’s a 2-fer? Does the station pick the year it wants to play?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 12, 2019, 07:44:48 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

August 21, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-71.pdf
August 14, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

August 21, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-82.pdf
August 16, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf

What happens when there’s a 2-fer? Does the station pick the year it wants to play?

Yes -- some stations are picky, and might, for example, consider a 1971 show "too old" for their target demographic.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 17, 2019, 12:50:33 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Aug 27th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-27-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Aug 27th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-27-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 25, 2019, 11:31:00 AM
Next wknd (Labor Day), That '70s Casey visits August 31st 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-31-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s  has a 3-fer!

August 29th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-29-87.pdf
August 25th 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-84.pdf
May 30th 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-25-88%20Newcomers%20Cue%20Sheets.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2019, 02:38:49 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Sept 5th 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-70.pdf
Sept 9th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-09-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone:

Sept 7th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-07-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2019, 09:24:40 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us Sept 11th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-11-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

Sept 19, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-81.pdf
Sept 10, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-10-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 14, 2019, 09:54:39 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Sept 22nd 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Sept 27th 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 20, 2019, 10:05:58 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Sept 30th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-30-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Sept 29th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-29-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 29, 2019, 12:05:59 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Oct 7th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf
Oct 13th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

Oct 4th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-04-80.pdf
Oct 3rd 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 05, 2019, 11:34:40 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Oct 15th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-15-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Oct 12th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-12-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2019, 06:21:34 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Oct 17th 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
Oct 19th 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-19-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 19, 2019, 12:52:09 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Oct 25th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-25-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

October 30, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-82.pdf
October 27, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-27-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 26, 2019, 10:16:29 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

November 11, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-11-78.pdf
October 30, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-71.pdf

And Casey's '80s does too

November 7, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-87.pdf
November 7, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 01, 2019, 10:40:31 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey begins "Xmas 2-fer season"

Nov 13th 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-13-76.pdf
Dec 25th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-71.pdf (Top 40 Xmas hits)

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from Nov 9th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-09-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2019, 09:06:38 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer

Nov 17th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-17-79.pdf
Dec 22nd 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-73.pdf (Top 40 Xmas hits of all time, 2nd version)

and Casey's '80s brings us Nov 12th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2019, 12:19:05 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer (but the holiday show has no available cue sheet)

Nov 23rd 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-23-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits 1981

Nov 28th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-28-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 22, 2019, 07:55:53 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer (but the holiday show has no available cue sheet)

December 1, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf

And Casey '80s visits November 29, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-29-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2019, 09:40:06 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer (but the holiday show has no available cue sheet)

Dec 4th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-04-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s has the same deal

Dec 6th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 06, 2019, 10:48:39 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer (but the holiday show has no available cue sheet)

Dec 16th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has the same deal

Dec 15th 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-15-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2019, 08:59:52 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has the final Xmas 2-fer (but the holiday show has no available cue sheet)

Dec 16th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf

Ditto Casey's '80s

Dec 26, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-87.pdfth
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2019, 08:42:02 AM
Next wknd: it's year-end countdown time. That '70s Casey has Part 1 of the Top 100 of 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Part 1 of the Top 100 of 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 26, 2019, 09:15:34 PM
...aaaaannnd next weekend it's the "Part 2" halves of both the above Top 100s

1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-01-77.pdf

1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2020, 02:10:44 PM
Back to normal: next wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Jan 8th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-08-72.pdf
Jan 7th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-07-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Jan 15th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-15-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 11, 2020, 11:34:45 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Jan 18th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-18-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

Jan 16th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-16-82.pdf
Jan 24th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2020, 07:34:15 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Jan 27th 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-27-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

Jan 30, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-30-88.pdf
Jan 24, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-24-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2020, 08:23:06 PM
Next (Super Bowl) wknd, That '70s Casey visits Feb 5th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Feb 2nd 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-02-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 30, 2020, 08:37:10 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Feb 6, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-06-71.pdf
Feb 9, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone:

Feb 11, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-11-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 07, 2020, 10:04:22 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Feb 18th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-18-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer:

February 16, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-80.pdf
February 12, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2020, 10:17:20 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Feb 21st 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Feb 22nd 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2020, 10:14:54 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

March 3rd 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-79.pdf
March 3rd 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone from 1987

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2020, 08:19:49 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

March 4, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-04-72.pdf
March 8, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too:

March 7, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-07-81.pdf
March 9, 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-09-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2020, 07:58:28 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us March 16th 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-16-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 12th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-12-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2020, 11:53:32 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits March 26, 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-26-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us March 24, 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 20, 2020, 07:42:39 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey takes us to March 29th 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-29-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits March 29, 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-29-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2020, 02:07:35 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us April 10th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

April 2, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-88.pdf
April 4, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2020, 03:49:12 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

April 14, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-79.pdf
April 14, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

April 10, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-82.pdf
April 14, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 10, 2020, 03:38:03 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

April 17, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-71.pdf
April 22, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-22-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits April 18, 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-18-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2020, 11:50:44 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us April 27, 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

April 26, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-80.pdf
April 26, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-26-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 25, 2020, 10:21:39 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits May 5, 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has May 4, 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-04-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2020, 01:11:44 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey presents May 8, 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-08-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has May 14, 1983 on tap:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 07, 2020, 08:16:16 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

May 20, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-20-72.pdf
May 12, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-12-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

May 16, 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-81.pdf
May 16, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2020, 08:19:37 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

May 24, 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-24-75.pdf
July 6, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-06-74.pdf
 
and Casey's '80s does too

May 28, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-88.pdf
May 22, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-22-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 22, 2020, 01:45:11 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey takes us back to May 27th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-27-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us May 31st 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-31-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2020, 04:53:23 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

June 5, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-71.pdf
June 8, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-08-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s presents June 13th 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-13-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2020, 06:33:20 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits June 11th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us June 15th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-15-85.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2020, 02:33:16 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

June 23, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-79.pdf
June 23, 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

June 19, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-82.pdf
June 18, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2020, 03:42:04 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

June 24, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-24-72.pdf
June 26, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-26-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

June 28, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-80.pdf
June 28, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-28-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 28, 2020, 11:27:16 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey celebrates the 50th anniversary of AT40 by re-running the very first show from July 4th 1970:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-11-70.pdf

and many stations will be doing weekend-long marathons of classic shows.

Meanwhile, Casey's '80s  will just have a plain old 1984 show:

July 7, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-84.pdf



 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 02, 2020, 09:31:13 PM
next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us July 14, 1973:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-14-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

July 16, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-16-88.pdf
July 9, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2020, 06:07:40 PM
next wknd, That '70s Casey visits July 20, 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has July 20, 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2020, 06:08:49 PM
next wknd, That '70s Casey unearths July 29th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-29-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

July 25th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf
July 25th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2020, 01:02:49 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey takes us back to August 2nd 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-02-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s has the same day 11 years later... August 2nd 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-02-86.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2020, 03:21:38 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey flashes back to Aug 6th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s  visits Aug 6th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2020, 01:39:51 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

August 15, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-70.pdf
August 18, 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-18-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

August 14, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-82.pdf
August 11, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-11-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2020, 09:06:53 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

August 19, 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-19-72.pdf
August 26, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Aug 22nd 1987:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-22-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2020, 08:59:10 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey brings us back to Aug 28th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

August 30, 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-80.pdf
August 30, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2020, 06:33:39 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Sept 8th 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-08-73.pdf (regular weekly chart)
Aug 5th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-05-72.pdf (Top 40 albums that week; only done once as a pilot for a show that never got picked up)

and so does Casey's '80s

Sept 5th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-81.pdf
Sept 7th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-07-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 04, 2020, 06:46:45 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

Sept 11, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-11-71.pdf
Sept 17, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-17-77.pdf

And Casey's '80s just has a standalone from Sept 8th 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-08-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 13, 2020, 04:12:14 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey takes us back to Sept 21st 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits September 20, 1986:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2020, 08:58:26 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Sept 25th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-25-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Sept 24th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-24-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2020, 06:07:01 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

Oct 3rd 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-03-70.pdf
Sept 27th 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-75.pdf

And Casey's '80s brings back Oct 5th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-05-85.pdf


 
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2020, 07:45:15 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

Oct 7th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-78.pdf
Oct 7th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer too

Oct 11th 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-80.pdf
Oct 13th 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2020, 02:25:19 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

Oct 20th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf
Oct 20th 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-73.pdf

And ditto Casey's '80s

Oct 17th 1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-81.pdf
Oct 17th 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2020, 06:36:37 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer

Oct 23rd 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-71.pdf
Oct 22nd 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-22-77.pdf

and Casey's does too

Oct 23rd 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-23-82.pdf
Oct 19th 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-19-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2020, 06:16:54 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey takes us to Nov 1st 1975:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-01-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s visits Oct 29th 1983:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-29-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2020, 10:33:03 AM
Next wknd, Holiday 2-fer season begins on AT40. A "regular" countdown paired with a Christmas one (for stations who go all-Xmas after Halloween).

That '70s Casey...

Nov 2nd 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf
Dec 25th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-71.pdf

Casey's '80s...

Nov 8th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-08-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2020, 10:59:42 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer

Nov 11th 1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-11-72.pdf
Dec 22nd 1973: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Nov 15th 1980:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-15-80.pdf

plus the above 12/22/73 Xmas countdown.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2020, 09:13:08 AM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has another Xmas 2-fer:

Nov 19, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-19-77.pdf
American Top 20: The Top 30 All Time Christmas Hits - December 20, 2003


and Casey's '80s brings back

Nov 21, 1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-21-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2020, 03:32:17 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has yet another holiday 2-fer:

Nov 28, 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-28-70.pdf
plus an Xmas show.

and Casey's '80s has

Nov 24, 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-24-84.pdf
plus ditto

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 25, 2020, 12:32:09 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey revisits Dec 1st 1979:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-79.pdf

(plus, presumably another Xmas show)

and Casey's '80s flashes back to Dec 5th 1981:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-05-81.pdf

(plus ditto)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2020, 03:50:29 PM
Wknd of Dec 12/13, That '70s Casey trips back to Dec 9th 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-09-78.pdf
(+ a holiday show)

and Casey's '80s has a non-Xmas 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-13-86.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-13-80.pdf (aka "the John Lennon tribute" show)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2020, 06:52:49 PM
Next weekend That '70s Casey visits Dec 18th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-18-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Dec 21th 1985:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-21-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 18, 2020, 03:40:48 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey presents a 2-fer: Part 1 of the Top 80 Songs of 1971 (a re-creation; never aired before) AND Part 1 of the Top 100 Songs of 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-21-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s does the same for 1984

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 25, 2020, 08:42:29 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey continues year-end two-parters from 1971 and 1974:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-01-72.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf

And Casey's '80s continues with 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-29-84.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 05, 2021, 02:45:51 PM
Next wknd it's a pair of 2-fers...

'70s

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0104.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-78.pdf

'80s

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-80.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-19-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 11, 2021, 05:12:32 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits Jan 17th 1976:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-17-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has Jan 21st 1984:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 19, 2021, 12:35:48 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-22-72.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0122.pdf

and Casey's '80s is in 1983

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-29-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 25, 2021, 01:06:30 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0127.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-25-75.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-30-82.pdf

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-25-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 01, 2021, 05:24:45 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey flashes back to Feb 4th, 1978:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-04-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has another 2-fer

Feb 14th, 1981 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-81.pdf
Feb 14th, 1987 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0214.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 09, 2021, 05:29:05 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a '73/'77 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-10-73.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0212.pdf

and Casey's '80s has 2/16/85

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 15, 2021, 01:05:05 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-23-74.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-24-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us Feb 20th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-20-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 23, 2021, 04:39:21 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0228.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-23-80.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 02, 2021, 12:09:46 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey brings us March 5, 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-05-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-82.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-03-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 08, 2021, 12:04:02 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-17-73.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-04-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has this:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-14-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 15, 2021, 04:59:06 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

(A) 3/20/1971: https://web.archive.org/web/20180803124322/http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/031371.html
(B) 3/17/1979: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-17-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

3/21/1981: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-21-81.pdf
3/23/1985: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-23-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 23, 2021, 10:57:45 AM
This wknd, it's standalones on AT40

March 25, 1978: http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-25-78.pdf

March 22, 1986: http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-22-86.pdf



Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 30, 2021, 10:34:58 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

March 30, 1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-30-74.pdf
April 3, 1976:     www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone:

April 2, 1983:     www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-02-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 05, 2021, 02:59:21 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-15-72.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0409.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 12, 2021, 12:46:55 PM
This wknd, yet another '70s 2-fer:

4/19/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf
4/15/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-15-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has just one:

4/20/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-20-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 19, 2021, 12:15:49 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey brings us

April 24th 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

April 28th 1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2021, 02:08:45 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

4/28/79: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0428.pdf
5/8/71: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-08-71.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

5/1/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0501.pdf
4/25/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-25-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 03, 2021, 05:17:34 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

A: May 14, 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-77.pdf
B: May 13, 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-13-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

A: May 7, 1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-07-88.pdf
B: July 17, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-18-82.pdf

(NOTE: both "B" shows feature frequent AT40 guest-host Marc Elliott, who passed away last week.)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 10, 2021, 06:41:01 PM
This wknd, another That '70s Casey 2-fer:

May 17th 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-15-75.pdf
May 20th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0520.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

May 17th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-17-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 18, 2021, 06:31:07 PM
This wknd, it's two 2-fers...

5/26/73: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-26-73.pdf
5/22/76: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-22-76.pdf

5/24/80: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-24-80.pdf
5/23/87: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-23-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 24, 2021, 12:15:52 PM
This wknd, it's a '70s 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-72.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-26-79.pdf

and an '80s standalone

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 01, 2021, 04:54:53 PM
This wknd, it's another '70s 2-fer

June 7th 1975: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-75.pdf
June 5th 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-05-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has June 4th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-04-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 08, 2021, 04:29:12 PM
yes, it's another '70s 2-fer this week:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-15-74.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-04-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 15, 2021, 12:07:00 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a standalone...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-76.pdf

And Casey's '80s has a pair...

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-20-81.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-22-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 21, 2021, 12:13:43 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another standalone:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0624.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 29, 2021, 11:46:27 AM
This wknd, it's another pair of standalones:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-09-77.pdf

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-04-87.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 05, 2021, 11:37:35 AM
This wknd (tentative), That '70s Casey has a 2-fer:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-15-72.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-10-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s is July 16th 1983:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-16-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 12, 2021, 04:01:00 PM
This wknd, it's two two-fers!

70's
7/21/1979: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-21-79.pdf
7/11/1970: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-18-70.pdf

80's
07/19/80: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-80.pdf
07/23/88: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-88.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2021, 02:22:35 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

7/24/71: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-71.pdf
7/22/78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0722.pdf

And Casey's '80s gives us 7/27/85:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 27, 2021, 12:02:22 PM
This wknd it's another '70s 2-fer

7/26/75 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-26-75.pdf
7/30/77 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-30-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone:

8/4/84!! www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 02, 2021, 10:20:44 AM
Once again, it's a '70s 2-fer and an '80s standalone...

8/11/73: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-11-73.pdf
8/4/79: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-79.pdf

8/8/87: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-08-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 10, 2021, 10:58:25 AM
It's another '70s 2-fer...

A: August 17, 1974: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-17-74.pdf
B: August 20, 1977: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-20-77.pdf

and an '80s 2-fer too!

A: August 15, 1981: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-81.pdf
B: August 20, 1983: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-20-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 16, 2021, 11:47:28 AM
This wknd, a pair of standalones...

Aug 19th 1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-19-78.pdf

Aug 16th 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 23, 2021, 05:36:02 PM
This wknd, a '70s 2-fer

Aug 25th 1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-79.pdf
Sept 4th 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-71.pdf

and at least 1 '80s show

Aug 28th 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2021, 03:41:49 PM
This wknd, another '70s 2-fer

A: Sept 2nd 1972: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-02-72.pdf
B: Sept 4th, 1976: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-76.pdf

and Casey's 80s

Sept 3rd 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-03-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 06, 2021, 10:42:09 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has Sept 10th 1977:

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-10-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

A - Sept 13th 1980: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-13-80.pdf
B - Sept 5th 1987: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-05-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 14, 2021, 11:33:17 AM
This Wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-70.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0916.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: Here'sToYa! on September 18, 2021, 10:12:47 AM
This Wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-70.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0916.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-85.pdf

This 1970 is outtasite! I could listen to 3 hours of just the isolated bass tracks from these songs.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 20, 2021, 05:14:57 PM
This wknd, another '70s 2-fer

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-25-71.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-18-76.pdf

and an '80s standalone

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 28, 2021, 01:31:35 PM
This wknd it's yet another '70s 2-fer

10/6/79: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-06-79.pdf
10/13/73: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf

and an '80s standalone

9/22/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 04, 2021, 12:10:36 PM
This wknd, '70s 2-fers again...

A: 10/14/72 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-14-72.pdf
B: 10/15/77 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-15-77.pdf

and one for the '80s

10/9/82 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-82.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 11, 2021, 12:07:41 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has

A: 10/18/75 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-1018.pdf
B: 10/20/79 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us

10/10/87 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 19, 2021, 12:38:23 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey gives us

A: 10/24/70 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-24-70.pdf
B: 10/28/78 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-1028.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

10/20/84 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 25, 2021, 04:55:20 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey brings us

Oct 30th 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s presents

Nov 2nd 1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2021, 07:09:27 PM
next wknd, That '70s Casey visits

Nov 5th 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

"A" - 11/8/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-08-80.pdf
"B" - 11/15/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-15-86.pdf

There is also a holiday option (the 1971 Xmas hits countdown) being made available to all affiliates.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 09, 2021, 12:24:08 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey visits

11/14/70: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-14-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

11/13/82: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-13-82.pdf

There is also a holiday show offered to stations that have already gone all-Xmas
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2021, 03:21:32 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey flashes back to

Nov 18th, 1978: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-1118.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

Nov 19th, 1983: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-19-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2021, 02:09:43 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey brings us

11/30/1974: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-30-74.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

12/7/1985: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-07-85.pdf

Plus an alternate Xmas show for stations so inclined
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2021, 12:40:56 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey flashes back to

12/10/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-1210.pdf

And Casey's '80s has

12/8/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-08-84.pdf

and the usual alternate Xmas show, yadda yadda yadda.

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 06, 2021, 11:53:07 AM
This wknd That '70s Casey re-visits

12/11/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-1211.pdf

and Casey's '80s offers us

12/12/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-12-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2021, 06:22:23 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey presents

12/15/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-15-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

12/20/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-20-80.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 21, 2021, 11:31:02 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey flashes back to

12/26/70:  www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

12/27/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-27-86.pdf

Of course many affiliates who air the show on Saturdays will be all-Xmas that day.
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 27, 2021, 11:57:06 AM
This wknd, both decades feature Part 1 of 2-part "Top 100 of the Year" specials.

'70s

A: 1979 - A specially-created Part 1 (#100-#51), since AT40 only aired a Top 50 that year; Billboard's full Top 100: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1979 
B: 1972 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-23-72.pdf

'80s

A: 1981 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-81.pdf
B: 1987 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 03, 2022, 12:12:36 PM
This wknd, both decades feature Part 2 of the 2-part "Top 100 of the Year" specials.

'70s

A: 1979 - Billboard's full Top 100: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1979
B: 1972 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-30-72.pdf

'80s

A: 1981 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-82.pdf
B: 1987 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-02-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 10, 2022, 01:51:56 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey brings us a 2-fer

1/13/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-13-73.pdf
1/15/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-15-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s revisits

1/14/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 17, 2022, 11:06:18 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey visits

1/21/78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-21-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us

1/26/85: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-26-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 24, 2022, 12:58:01 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

A 1/30/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-30-71.pdf
B 1/31/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s returns us to

1/31/87: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-31-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 31, 2022, 11:14:17 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey is

A 2/3/79: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-03-79.pdf
B 2/5/72: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-72.pdf

and Casey's '80s flashes back to

A 2/5/83: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-83.pdf
B 2/1/86: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-01-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 08, 2022, 12:00:05 PM
this wknd That '70s Casey returns us to

2/14/76: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a 2-fer

2/13/82: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-82.pdf
2/6/88: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-07-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2022, 12:02:26 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

A 2/22/75: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-75.pdf
B 2/18/78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-18-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s brings us

2/15/86: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-15-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 21, 2022, 02:43:03 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey resurrects Feb 26th 1977:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf

And Casey's 80s has a 2-fer

A - 2/28/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-81.pdf
B - 2/25/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-25-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2022, 11:56:43 AM
This wknd That '70s Casey has March 9th 1974 on tap as the "A" show:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-09-74.pdf

Plus as the "B" show: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0303.pdf

and Casey's '80s has March 5th 1988:

www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-05-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 08, 2022, 12:02:52 PM
This wknd That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

A 3/13/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-71.pdf
B 3/13/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-13-76.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

A 3/15/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-80.pdf
B 3/15/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2022, 07:07:41 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer

A 3/18/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-72.pdf
B 3/18/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

3/21/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-21-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 20, 2022, 03:48:06 PM
Next wknd That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer

A 3/31/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-31-79.pdf
B 3/24/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-73.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

3/30/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-30-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2022, 06:33:27 PM
Next wknd, That '70s Casey presents

4/2/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-02-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s gives us

4/7/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-07-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 04, 2022, 09:33:37 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

A 4/12/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-12-75.pdf
B 4/8/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-08-78.pdf

and Casey's 80s does too

A 4/11/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0411.pdf
B 4/9/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-09-83.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 11, 2022, 11:37:55 AM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another pair

A 4/13/74: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-13-74.pdf
B 4/16/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0416.pdf

and Casey's '80s has a standalone

4/19/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 18, 2022, 03:32:20 PM
This wknd, That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

A 4/21/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-73.pdf
B 4/21/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-21-79.pdf

and Casey's '80s does too

A 4/24/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-82.pdf
B 4/27/85 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 26, 2022, 11:40:46 AM
This wknd... standalones.

May 1, 1976: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-01-76.pdf

Apr 30, 1988: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 02, 2022, 09:38:29 AM
This wknd That '70s Casey has a two-fer

A 5/11/74 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf
B 5/6/78 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-06-78.pdf

and Casey's '80s too

A 5/10/80 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-80.pdf
B 5/10/86 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-86.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 09, 2022, 11:27:05 AM
This wknd it's another '70s two-fer

A 5/12/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-12-79.pdf
B 5/15/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-15-71.pdf


and Casey's '80s has a possible standalone

5/19/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-20-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 17, 2022, 06:05:54 PM
this wknd, another '70s 2-fer:

A 5/27/1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-27-72.pdf
B 5/21/1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-77.pdf

and Casey's '80s has

5/21/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 24, 2022, 12:06:48 PM
This wknd it's standalones...

5/29/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-29-76.pdf

5/30/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-30-87.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 31, 2022, 11:11:49 AM
This wknd:

6/3/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-78.pdf

A 6/6/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-06-81.pdf
B 6/9/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-09-84.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 07, 2022, 03:31:02 PM
This wknd, a '70s two-fer

A 6/12/1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-12-71.pdf
B 6/16/1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-79.pdf

6/8/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-08-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 13, 2022, 11:55:47 AM
This wknd That '70s Casey has another 2-fer

A 6/14/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0614.pdf
B 6/18/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-18-77.pdf

6/25/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-88.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2022, 03:33:32 PM
This wknd it's yet another '70s two-fer

A 6/30/73: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0630.pdf
B 6/24/78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0624.pdf

and an '80s standalone

6/30/84: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0630.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 27, 2022, 12:04:57 PM
This week's holiday weekend '70s show is

7/10/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0711.pdf

and the '80s features

A: 7/3/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0703.pdf
B: 6/27/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0627.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 04, 2022, 10:53:38 AM
This week, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

A 7/8/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0708.pdf
B 7/14/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0714.pdf

ditto Casey's '80s

A 7/12/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0712.pdf
B 7/9/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0709.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2022, 08:54:09 PM
This wknd it's standalones...

7/15/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0715.pdf

7/12/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0712.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2022, 04:36:02 PM
More standalones this wknd:

7/23/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0723.pdf

7/23/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0723.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 25, 2022, 11:56:20 AM
this wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer

A 7/28/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0728.pdf
B 7/28/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0728.pdf

and Casey's '80s...

A 8/1/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0801.pdf
B 7/27/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0727.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2022, 05:41:29 PM
This wknd it's another '70s two-fer

A 8/8/70: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1970-0808.pdf
B 7/31/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0731.pdf

and a standalone '80s show

8/1/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0801.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 08, 2022, 12:00:54 PM
another '70s two-fer

A 8/12/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0812.pdf
B 8/12/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0812.pdf

'80s too

A 8/9/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0809.pdf
B 8/9/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0809.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2022, 11:49:21 AM
Yet another '70s two-fer this week:

A 8/24/74: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-0824.pdf
B 8/18/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0818.pdf

and an '80s standalone

8/18/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0818.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2022, 11:21:18 AM
another '70s Two-fer

A 8/28/71: https://web.archive.org/web/20190307074553/http://oldradioshows.com/at40/082871.html
B 8/27/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0827.pdf

and an '80s standalone

8/31/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0831.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 29, 2022, 12:01:50 PM
This wknd, it's a '70s standalone and an '80s two-fer

9/3/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-03-77.pdf

A 9/4/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-03-77.pdf
B 9/6/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0906.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 05, 2022, 12:13:13 PM
again this wknd, a '70s standalone

9/9/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0909.pdf

ditto '80s

9/10/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-10-83.pdf?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2022, 04:07:26 PM
a '70s two-fer

A 9/16/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-16-72.pdf
B 9/11/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-11-76.pdf

and an '80s two-fer too

A 9/19/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0919.pdf
B 9/14/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-14-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2022, 02:46:46 PM
another '70s two-fer

A 9/27/75 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-27-75.pdf
B 9/22/79 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-79.pdf

and an '80s standalone

9/27/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0927.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 27, 2022, 07:54:21 AM
yet another '70s 2-fer

A 9/29/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-29-73.pdf
B 9/30/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-30-78.pdf

and an '80s standalone

10/3/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-1003.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2022, 09:17:04 AM
'70s two-fer

A 10/10/70: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-10-70.pdf
B 10/9/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-1009.pdf

'80s

10/6/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-1006.pd
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 10, 2022, 01:34:39 PM
another '70s two-fer

A 10/12/1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-1012.pdf
B 10/15/1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-15-77.pdf

'80s too

A 10/18/1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-18-80.pdf
B 10/18/1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-1018.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 17, 2022, 10:57:05 AM
'70s two-fer

A 10/27/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-27-73.pdf
B 10/21/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-1021.pdf

'80s

10/22/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-22-83.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 24, 2022, 05:10:43 PM
this wknd, a '70s standalone

10/29/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-29-77.pdf

and an '80s two-fer

A 10/31/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf
B 10/27/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-1027.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 31, 2022, 10:04:48 AM
back to '70s two-fers

A 10/30/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-71.pdf
B 11/3/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-79.pdf

and an '80s standalone

11/9/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-09-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2022, 09:24:10 AM
whether it's a '70s two-fer or a standalone is unclear (unless they're offering Xmas shows as B's)

A 11/18/72 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-18-72.pdf
B (Xmas offering)

ditto '80s

A 11/20/82 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-82.pdf
B (Xmas offering)
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2022, 02:09:02 PM
standalones thru the end of the year; each regular show is supplemented by a holiday countdown for stations that go all-Xmas.

11/20/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-76.pdf

11/22/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-1122.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2022, 02:42:27 PM
11/24/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-24-79.pdf

11/26/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-1126.pdf

Plus Xmas "B" shows for both
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 29, 2022, 11:27:44 AM
12/2/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-78.pdf

12/5/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-05-81.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2022, 08:36:40 PM
This wknd...

'70s - 12/14/74: http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-74.pdf?

'80s - 12/14/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-85.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2022, 03:03:51 PM
This wknd...

'70s - 12/16/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf

'80s - 12/19/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-1219.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2022, 05:43:04 PM
This wknd...

'70s - 12/20/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-20-75.pdf

'80s - 12/22/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-1222.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 24, 2022, 07:43:18 PM
Next wknd, part one of the year-end countdowns for both '70s and '80s.

A - 1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0102.pdf
B - 1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf

A - 1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-1227.pdf
B - 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0103.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 01, 2023, 11:25:16 AM
next wknd, the "Part 2"s of all the year-enders started last week.

A - 1970: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0109.pdf
B - 1977: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf

A - 1980: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0103.pdf
B - 1986: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0103.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 09, 2023, 02:01:04 PM
This wknd... a '70s 2-fer

A - 1/5/74: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-0105.pdf
B - 1/10/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0110.pdf

and an '80s standalone

1/22/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0122.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 16, 2023, 12:20:03 PM
It's another '70s two-fer

A - 1/23/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0123.pdf
B - 1/13/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0113.pdf

and an '80s standalone

1/23/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0123.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 23, 2023, 12:48:20 PM
It's a '70s standalone

1/28/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0128.pdf

and an '80s two-fer

A - 1/31/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0131.pdf
B - 1/24/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0124.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 30, 2023, 12:29:47 PM
This wknd it's a '70s two-fer

A - 2/1/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0201.pdf
B - 2/5/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0205.pdf

and the '80s have a standalone

2/9/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0209.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2023, 08:49:57 AM
This wknd it's another '70s two-fer

A - 2/10/1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0210.pdf
B - 2/12/1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0212.pdf

ditto the '80s

A - 2/9/1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0209.pdf
B - 2/8/1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0208.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 13, 2023, 10:24:17 AM
Yet another '70s two-fer

A - 2/17/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0217.pdf
B - 2/19/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0219.pdf

and an '80s standalone

2/18/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0218.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2023, 06:35:12 PM
another '70s two-fer

A - 2/20/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0220.pdf
B - 2/25/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0225.pdf

and an '80s standalone

2/21/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0221.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 27, 2023, 05:41:09 PM
It's a '70s standalone this week

3/6/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0306.pdf

and an '80s standalone too

3/8/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0308.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 06, 2023, 02:01:50 PM
another '70s standalone

3/11/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0311.pdf

and an '80s standalone too

3/12/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0312.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2023, 02:07:30 PM
and yet another '70s standalone

3/12/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0312.pdf

plus an '80s two-fer

A - 3/20/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0320.pdf
B - 3/16/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0316.pdf


Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 20, 2023, 09:46:07 AM
a '70s two-fer

A - 3/23/74: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-0323.pdf
B - 3/24/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0324.pdf

and an '80s two-fer too

A - 3/28/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0328.pdf
B - 3/28/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0328.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 27, 2023, 10:14:07 AM
This wknd... a '70s Twofer

A - 4/1/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0401.pdf
B - 4/8/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0408.pdf

and an '80s standalone

4/5/86 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0405.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 03, 2023, 01:20:00 PM
This wknd, another '70s two-fer

A - 4/14/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0414.pdf
B - 4/9/1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0409.pdf

and an '80s two-fer too

A - 4/12/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0412.pdf
B - 4/9/1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0409.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 09, 2023, 04:07:42 PM
This wknd...

4/17/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0417.pdf

A - 4/17/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0417.pdf
B - 4/20/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0420.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2023, 11:42:04 AM
this wknd, a '70s two-fer

A - 4/26/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0426.pdf
B - 4/22/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0422.pdf

and an '80s standalone

4/21/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0421.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on April 24, 2023, 11:52:03 AM
another '70s two-fer

A - 4/28/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0428.pdf
B - 4/28/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0428.pdf

and an '80s standalone

4/30/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0430.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 01, 2023, 11:37:41 AM
'70s two-fer

A - 5/1/1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0501.pdf
B - 5/1/1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0501.pdf

'80s

5/9/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0509.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 08, 2023, 12:32:35 PM
another '70s two-fer

A - 5/13/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0513.pdf
B - 5/5/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0505.pdf

and the '80s stand alone

5/14/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0514.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 15, 2023, 11:44:50 AM
'70s two-fer

A - 5/18/74: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-0518.pdf
B - 5/20/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0520.pdf

'80s

5/19/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0520.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 21, 2023, 06:49:58 PM
'70s this wknd

A - 5/28/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0528.pdf
B - Memorial Day Special: #1s of '73/'74

'80s

5/25/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0525.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on May 29, 2023, 02:40:00 PM
a '70s two-fer

A - 6/2/73 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0602.pdf
B - 6/5/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0605.pdf

'80s two-fer, too

A - 6/7/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0607.pdf
B - 6/6/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0606.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 05, 2023, 01:40:23 PM
a '70s standalone

6/10/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0610.pdf

'80s twofer

6/12/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0612.pdf
6/11/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0611.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 12, 2023, 09:06:16 AM
a '70s 2-fer

A - 6/22/74: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-0622.pdf
B - 6/23/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0623.pdf

'80s

6/21/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0621.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 19, 2023, 10:44:38 AM
this wknd, a '70s standalone

6/25/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0625.pdf

ditto '80s

6/25/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0625.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on June 26, 2023, 09:51:03 AM
4th of July Weekend...

A - 7/3/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0703.pdf
B1 - 5/1/71 (40 Top Artists of the RnR era): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0501%20Spec.pdf
B2 - 7/7/79 (Top 40 hits of the Disco Era): www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0707.pdf

7/4/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0704.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 03, 2023, 03:39:24 PM
this wknd, a '70s two-fer

A - 7/12/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0712.pdf
B - 7/14/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0714.pdf

and an '80s standalone

7/13/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0713.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 10, 2023, 11:42:10 AM
Looks like double two-fers this wknd...

A: 7/15/72 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0715.pdf
B: 7/15/78 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0715.pdf

A: 7/18/81 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0718.pdf
B: 7/19/86 - www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0719.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 19, 2023, 11:39:00 AM
This wknd, a '70s standalone

7/24/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0724.pdf

and an '80s two-fer

A - 7/24/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0724.pdf
B - 7/25/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0725.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 24, 2023, 02:58:08 PM
This wknd, a '70s two-fer

A - 7/31/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0731.pdf
B - 7/30/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0730.pdf

and an '80s standalone

7/28/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0728.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on July 31, 2023, 11:55:30 AM
another '70s two-fer

A - 8/4/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0804.pdf
B - 8/5/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0805.pdf

and an '80s standalone

8/6/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0806.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 07, 2023, 04:25:32 PM
another '70s two-fer

A - 8/11/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0811.pdf
B - 8/15/70: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1970-0815.pdf

80s too

A - 8/16/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0816.pdf
B - 8/16/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0816.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 15, 2023, 11:59:39 AM
a pair of 2-fers

A - 8/16/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0816.pdf
B - 8/13/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0813.pdf

A - 8/22/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0822.pdf
B - 8/25/84: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0825.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 21, 2023, 11:44:41 AM
another 2-fers

'70s

A - 8/29/70: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1970-0829.pdf
B - 8/30/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0830.pdf

and an '80s standalone

8/29/87 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0829.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2023, 02:27:13 PM
This wknd:

'70s 2-fer

A - 9/1/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0901.pdf
B - 9/1/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0901.pdf

'80s standalone

9/7/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0907.pdf

and a "Labor Day Bonus Special"

9/1/2001: http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/Revived%20Show/2001-0901.pdf?
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on August 30, 2023, 11:09:00 AM
Next wknd:

'70s...
A - 9/9/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0909.pdf
B - 9/4/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0904.pdf

'80s... 9/13/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0913.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 10, 2023, 02:50:40 PM
Next wknd...

'70s

A - 9/20/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0920.pdf
B - 9/15/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0915.pdf

'80s

9/17/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0917.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 17, 2023, 07:22:55 PM
next wknd...

'70s

A - 9/26/70: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1970-0926.pdf
B - 9/23/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0923.pdf

'80s

9/26/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0926.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on September 25, 2023, 08:50:28 AM
Next wknd:

2 standalones...

10/1/77: http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-1001.pdf
9/29/84: http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0929.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 03, 2023, 10:56:29 AM
This wknd

'70s two-fer

10/13/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-1013.pdf
10/9/71: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-1009.pdf

'80s standalone

10/11/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-1011.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 09, 2023, 04:46:47 PM
This wknd:

'70s standalone

Oct 16, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-1016.pdf

'80s two-fer

Oct 16, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-1016.pdf
Oct 15, 1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-1015.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 16, 2023, 02:05:09 PM
This wknd...

a '70s two-fer

10/26/1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-1026.pdf
10/22/1977: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-1022.pdf

'80s standalone

10/19/1985: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-1019.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on October 23, 2023, 08:04:09 AM
This wknd...

a '70s two-fer

A -10/28/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-1028.pdf
B -10/27/79: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-1027.pdf

ditto '80s

A - 11/1/80: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-1101.pdf
B - 10/25/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-1025.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 02, 2023, 10:11:10 AM
This wknd, we begin the holiday season -- standalones for each decade, with assorted Xmas shows as the "B" choices

11/4/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-1104.pdf

11/5/83: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-1105.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2023, 10:48:47 AM
This wknd...

11/12/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-1112.pdf

11/14/81: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-1114.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 13, 2023, 02:12:02 PM
This wknd...

11/17/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-1117.pdf

11/16/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-1116.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2023, 07:52:39 PM
This wknd...

11/27/1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-1127.pdf

11/28/1987: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-1128.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2023, 12:52:42 PM
This wknd...

12/4/1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-1204.pdf

12/1/1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-1201.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 04, 2023, 02:37:57 PM
This wknd...

12/6/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-1206.pdf

12/11/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-1211.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2023, 02:04:14 PM
This wknd...

12/12/1970: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1970-1212.pdf

12/13/1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-1213.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2023, 12:19:14 PM
This wknd...

'70s - 12/22/1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-1222.pdf

'80s - 12/20/1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-1220.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 26, 2023, 05:28:00 PM
This wknd, Part Ones of year-end countdowns.

'70s:

A - 1978 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-1223.pdf
B - 1972 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-1223.pdf

'80s

1983 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-1231.pdf

Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on December 30, 2023, 02:19:05 PM
Next wknd, Part Twos of those year-end countdowns.

'70s:

A - 1978 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-1230.pdf
B - 1972 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-1230.pdf

'80s

1983 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-1231.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 08, 2024, 09:53:05 AM
This wknd, a '70s 2-fer

A - 1/6/73: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1973-0106.pdf
B - 1/14/78: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0114.pdf

and an '80s standalone

1/17/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0117.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 15, 2024, 12:09:49 PM
This wknd, another '70s 2-fer

A - 1/20/1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0120.pdf
B - 1/16/1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0116.pdf

and an '80s 2-fer, too

A - 1/26/1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0126.pdf
B - 1/18/1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0118.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 21, 2024, 01:38:05 PM
Next wknd...

'70s - 1/24/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0124.pdf

'80s - 1/30/88: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0130.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on January 29, 2024, 09:54:55 AM
This wknd: a '70s 2-fer...

A - 2/2/1974: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1974-0202.pdf
B - 2/4/1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0204.pdf

and an '80s standalone

2/4/1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0204.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 06, 2024, 11:11:33 AM
This wknd... a '70s standalone

2/12/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0212.pdf

and an '80s two-fer

A - 2/6/82: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1982-0206.pdf
B - 2/7/87: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1987-0207.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 14, 2024, 07:35:18 AM
This wknd... another '70s two-fer

A - 2/13/1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1971-0213.pdf
B - 2/17/1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0217.pdf

and an '80s standalone

2/191983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0219.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 19, 2024, 10:38:30 AM
yet another '70s two-fer

A - 2/26/72: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0226.pdf
B - 2/21/76: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0221.pdf

and another '80s standalone

2/23/85: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0223.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2024, 11:45:45 AM
A '70s two-fer

3/1/75: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1975-0301.pdf
3/5/77: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1977-0305.pdf

and an '80s standalone

3/1/86: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1986-0301.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 05, 2024, 07:25:08 PM
This week, a '70s standalone

3/4/1978: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0304.pdf

and an '80s two-fer

3/8/1980: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1980-0308.pdf
3/17/1984: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1984-0317.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 13, 2024, 10:48:23 AM
This wknd... two two-fers

1970s:

A - 3/10/1979: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1979-0310.pdf
B - 3/11/1972: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1972-0311.pdf

1980s:

A - 3/14/1981: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1981-0314.pdf
B - 3/19/1988: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1988-0319.pdf
Title: Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
Post by: RGMike on March 18, 2024, 07:42:07 PM
This wknd: standalones

3/20/1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1976-0320.pdf

3/19/1983: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1983-0319.pdf