Casey Kasem American Top 40

[SFGuy]

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.

[RGMike]

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"

[Gazoo]

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."

[kahunaburger]

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.

[kahunaburger]

      "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!

[Tinka Cat]

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

[SFGuy]

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).

[RGMike]

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

[Gazoo]

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.

[RGMike]

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"

[RGMike]

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.

[RGMike]

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".

[RGMike]

"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".

[RGMike]

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.

[RGMike]

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?