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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3525 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."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3526 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?
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3527 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.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3528 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
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3529 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".
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3530 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...



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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3531 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.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3532 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"
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3533 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!
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3534 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.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3535 on: November 27, 2011, 12:18:20 PM »
HM to the EWF horns on Genesis's "No Reply at All."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3536 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)."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3537 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.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3538 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
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #3539 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.
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