13 May 2016: Hits From Hell

[Lightnin' Rod]

Listening "live".

1 - The Night Chicago Died. Paper Lace.
2 - Lady My Humps, Black Eyed Peas.  (couldn't agree more - this is awful)

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3 - Honey (I Miss You), Bobby Goldsboro

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4 - Agadoo!, Black Lace (evidently, I def had to rely on google for this one.  Never heard it before, hope never to hear it again.)

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BOS Rodney Dangerfield from Caddyshack - "This place sucks!  Only reason I'm hear is because maybe I'll buy it."

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5 - Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band

[urth]

OOps, forgot to kick it off at 10am. So I'm about three songs behind. 

And Dennis gave us a shoutout. Geoff, I'll be curious if that results in any new member applications.

And off we go...Paper Lace TOTHK.

[Lightnin' Rod]

6 - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, William Shatner

He certainly Shatnered all over this one.

[urth]

Yeah, I think had Dave continued, he would have included My Humps in a set by now. This is hideous.

[Lightnin' Rod]

OOps, forgot to kick it off at 10am. So I'm about three songs behind. 

And Dennis gave us a shoutout. Geoff, I'll be curious if that results in any new member applications.

And off we go...Paper Lace TOTHK.

I'll let you catch up... no more spoilers... I need to work anyway.

[urth]

3 - Honey (I Miss You), Bobby Goldsboro

From the HFH HOF. Classically bad. How this got to be a hit is beyond me, but it was a different time.

[urth]

OOps, forgot to kick it off at 10am. So I'm about three songs behind. 

And Dennis gave us a shoutout. Geoff, I'll be curious if that results in any new member applications.

And off we go...Paper Lace TOTHK.

I'll let you catch up... no more spoilers... I need to work anyway.

Not a problem. I'm not nearly so hardcore about such things these days.

[urth]

4 - Agadoo!, Black Lace (evidently, I def had to rely on google for this one.  Never heard it before, hope never to hear it again.)

Where the hell did he find this one? And was it ever on the radio?

One thing I've noticed in all of the sets Dennis has done this week is that his deep cuts are beyond deep, they're downright unheard. I hate to say that's a bad thing, but I think there's a certain level of obscure familiarity that even the deep cuts need to have. They should have been on top 40 or progressive FM radio at some point, even if it was for less than a month. This song is case in point. Neither Rod nor I have any memory of hearing it; I'll be anxious to know of RGMike knows it.

[urth]

5 - Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band

Funny, this one has a lot in common with My Humps. Both about making the beast with two backs, just that this was about as graphic as they could get on Top 40 radio in '76.

[urth]

6 - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, William Shatner

He certainly Shatnered all over this one.

You have to assume they knew how excruciating this was when they recorded it. But I'd love to hear the cuts that didn't make it. Once.

Also: excessive use of reverb.

[Lightnin' Rod]

4 - Agadoo!, Black Lace (evidently, I def had to rely on google for this one.  Never heard it before, hope never to hear it again.)

Where the hell did he find this one? And was it ever on the radio?

One thing I've noticed in all of the sets Dennis has done this week is that his deep cuts are beyond deep, they're downright unheard. I hate to say that's a bad thing, but I think there's a certain level of obscure familiarity that even the deep cuts need to have. They should have been on top 40 or progressive FM radio at some point. This song is case in point. Neither Rod nor I have any memory of hearing it; I'll be anxious to know of RGMike knows it.

Well, it was a #2 in the UK.  And, from Wiki:

Despite being banned on BBC Radio 1 because it "was not credible", the track proved to be a commercial hit

I'd have to agree with bbc1.