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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #645 on: November 01, 2008, 09:08:08 AM »
You are sunshine; you are shadow.  You are Captain; you are Dragon.  And Toni wants to touch you.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #646 on: November 01, 2008, 09:09:05 AM »
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #647 on: November 01, 2008, 09:09:55 AM »
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #648 on: November 01, 2008, 09:13:41 AM »
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.

OMG, this song was everywhere  --- I recall watching the Gong Show back then and EVERY act came out and did version of "Feelings."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #649 on: November 01, 2008, 09:14:32 AM »
You are sunshine; you are shadow.  You are Captain; you are Dragon.  And Toni wants to touch you.

Go Tonnille!  Pretty racy.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #650 on: November 01, 2008, 09:15:32 AM »
I hate this "I Get Around" segment they often play during commercial breaks - Mike Love is such a fucking dick.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #651 on: November 01, 2008, 09:16:09 AM »
"Feelings"!  Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!

For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.

OMG, this song was everywhere  --- I recall watching the Gong Show back then and EVERY act came out and did version of "Feelings."

Y'know, now that you mention it, I'm sure I saw a few renditions (or attempted renditions) on the Gong Show as well.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #652 on: November 01, 2008, 09:16:57 AM »
"This Will Be" an eHarmony ad someday.  I still love the opening, though I think Natalie oversells it at the end.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #653 on: November 01, 2008, 09:21:09 AM »
"This Will Be" an eHarmony ad someday.  I still love the opening, though I think Natalie oversells it at the end.

I think you're right about the ending.  It turns the song off for me.  I've never really dug it... but this Spinnners' tune was always a fave!
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #654 on: November 01, 2008, 09:21:16 AM »
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!

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« Reply #655 on: November 01, 2008, 09:22:43 AM »
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!

I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #656 on: November 01, 2008, 09:22:55 AM »
I hate this "I Get Around" segment they often play during commercial breaks - Mike Love is such a fucking dick.
I know, who does he think he is, the best tambourine player around??

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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #657 on: November 01, 2008, 09:23:28 AM »
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!

I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.

That someone else was Barbara Ingram.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #658 on: November 01, 2008, 09:24:05 AM »
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!
I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.
Whew, thanks!  Glad to know I wasn't crazy.

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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #659 on: November 01, 2008, 09:26:46 AM »
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!
I just learned that it is!  Apparently the Spinners hadn't recorded that bridge, and they were out of the country when the producer wanted to finish, so he used someone else.
Whew, thanks!  Glad to know I wasn't crazy.
No, the mustachioed guy lip-syncing the part on Soul Train is crazy.
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