Casey Kasem American Top 40

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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"

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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"

[sundaygal]

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.

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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

[Wayback]

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

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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.



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.