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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / 1973 on Tues 3/29/05
« on: March 29, 2005, 08:11:31 AM »
Queen -- this came out in '73? musta been, like, the last week of December.
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / 1973 on Tues 3/29/05
« on: March 29, 2005, 08:09:29 AM »
"Well, that's almost a motorcycle and I just LOVE motorcycles."
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / 1973 on Tues 3/29/05
« on: March 29, 2005, 08:06:57 AM »
VHM 4 Tops, showing they could do it without Motown. This was quite a year for them. And in '74 they released one of my fave almost-hits: "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" which if I recall peaked at #41.
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / 1973 on Tues 3/29/05
« on: March 29, 2005, 07:59:57 AM »
Biting Lou Reed on the ass! Bob should followed that story with "Vicious".
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / 1973 on Tues 3/29/05
« on: March 29, 2005, 07:58:20 AM »Quote from: "Gazoo"
What's Bob's range? 1964 - 1984?
A bit disappointed: I need to hear "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More."
Painfully tired today, y'alls.
actually, '64 - '85, which adds up to 22. My bad. So how was Boston, really? And I assume you didn't check out The Peak's 10@10? I'm curious about their take on it. I plan to come in early Friday to catch it.
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / 1973 on Tues 3/29/05
« on: March 29, 2005, 07:46:21 AM »
Yay! '73 again, exactly 3 weeks sine the last Drive '73 set -- of course, Bob has 21 years to choose from , whereas Dave has nearly 30, plus theme sets.
Dave played "Kodachrome" earlier, so I'm betting we hear it again from Bob.
Dave played "Kodachrome" earlier, so I'm betting we hear it again from Bob.
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KFOG's 10@10 / Re: the list
« on: March 28, 2005, 09:40:55 PM »Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "urth"or just another webmaster error?Quote from: "princessofcairo"Quote from: "ggould"
*Two-way tie for Best of Set!
where'd you find that info? this morning dave said mj was just behind rp.
Guess there must have been a recount. Or some voting after the polls were closed.
More likely an intern who works for peanuts. LOL!
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Capital Gold, other Internet Radio / Mon 3/28/05
« on: March 28, 2005, 03:48:54 PM »Quote from: "Gazoo"
Quote from: "RGMike"Quote from: "princessofcairo"Quote from: "Gazoo"
Michael McDonald is our generation's Pat Boone.
please elaborate.
Because he's a white guy singing black folks' hits? Unlike Boone, he's doing it after the fact. Those people have (a) already gotten paid and (b) stand to make more money from his cover versions. (Unlike Boone, whose presence on the airwaves prevented the originals from getting played in the first place.)
Of course, if you're suggesting that he drains all the soul out of the tunes, well, I'm sure poc will scratch your eyes out when next you meet
There are worse white guys for a black artist to be covered by, IMHO.
Well, mainly the soul-draining part: his voice is certainly good enough, but the arrangements were so damned by-the-numbers that yes, I think he's preventing the originals getting played on AC stations.
It's kind of like when Gloria Esefan remade "Turn the Beat Around" for some movie soundtrack: Vicki Sue Robinson was *pissed* at her because there was no audible distinction between the records and if not for Gloria, it'd have been Vicki Sue reaping those royalties for her identical performance. (If she was financially unstable at the time of her death then I'm all the more sympathetic to her stance.)
Well, I certainly feel for poor Vickie Sue; sad situation. It's a sad fact of radio and records that remakes of familiar tunes get airplay. And it's cheaper to do a remake than to license the original (so don't blame Gloria, blame the producers of whatever movie it was). You could argue that AC is a unique case -- indeed, oldies stations wouldn't've played the remake, but its existence might've actually spurred them to bring Vickie Sue out of mothballs, at least temporarily.
OMG! 10cc, "The Dean and I" on CG!
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Capital Gold, other Internet Radio / Mon 3/28/05
« on: March 28, 2005, 02:50:46 PM »
on CG: Bread's "Sweet Surrender". Love the reference to '70s feminism:
You'll keep your rights
I'll take your nights
LOL! I once saw Steve & Eydie do a cover of this on Merv Griffin!
You'll keep your rights
I'll take your nights
LOL! I once saw Steve & Eydie do a cover of this on Merv Griffin!
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Capital Gold, other Internet Radio / Mon 3/28/05
« on: March 28, 2005, 02:13:04 PM »
OK, I've "Peak"-ed for today. They are a very nice KFOG clone -- I heard maybe one song that KFOG has never had in rotation, an old Squeeze track from Argybargy, "If I Didn't Love You".
Over to CG now. CG, BTW, has posted that list of the greatest #2 songs of all time at
http://www.capitalgold.com/Article.asp?id=74527
Over to CG now. CG, BTW, has posted that list of the greatest #2 songs of all time at
http://www.capitalgold.com/Article.asp?id=74527
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Capital Gold, other Internet Radio / Mon 3/28/05
« on: March 28, 2005, 02:06:40 PM »Quote from: "princessofcairo"
Quote from: "Gazoo"
While listening to Standing in the Shadows of Motown (the Funk Brothers celebration) on my way back from Boston last night, I concluded that Michael McDonald is our generation's Pat Boone.
please elaborate.
Because he's a white guy singing black folks' hits? Unlike Boone, he's doing it after the fact. Those people have (a) already gotten paid and (b) stand to make more money from his cover versions. (Unlike Boone, whose presence on the airwaves prevented the originals from getting played in the first place.)
Of course, if you're suggesting that he drains all the soul out of the tunes, well, I'm sure poc will scratch your eyes out when next you meet
There are worse white guys for a black artist to be covered by, IMHO.
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Capital Gold, other Internet Radio / Mon 3/28/05
« on: March 28, 2005, 12:26:55 PM »Quote from: "princessofcairo"
tuned into smooth just in time for my favorite mcdonald song, "sweet freedom." i think i like it because it sounds like he's singing, "we'll keep the spirit alive, hall & oates!"
There are no coincidences: the other nite a car on Valencia St was blasting "Sweet Freedom" and I was trying to think what SF radio station would be playing it.
Some months back I heard Gil Scott Heron, "The Bottle" coming from some car and I KNEW no SF radio station was playing it.
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Capital Gold, other Internet Radio / Mon 3/28/05
« on: March 28, 2005, 10:58:22 AM »
and lo & behold, The Peak's playing Crowded House: "Fall At Your Feet", not one you normally hear.
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / Yet another 10@10: "The Peak"
« on: March 28, 2005, 10:52:47 AM »
I'm listening to "The Peak" right now, they are indeed quite KFOG-ish.