Well, I'll be. Thanks for the marvy detective work! This is really, really cool.
Well, I'll be. Thanks for the marvy detective work! This is really, really cool.
indeed, thanks, Wayback! Gaz and I discuss the show each week in the "Capital Gold/other internet radio" thread, as we listen to the KFRC version which airs at 6am on Saturdays (they repeat the last 2 hours at 10pm). It's quite the trip down memory lane.
Needless to say, being the geek that I am, I own the Joel Whitburn books that show every weekly chart for the '60s, '70s and '80s.
How does the radio version typically chose which one it plays?? XM usually plays the chart from around that week they are playing the show (so March 1st is around Feb. 26th) unless they don't have a show around that date.
Maybe somebody here could answer this if they remember. I used to listen to Casey's shows in the early 80's in SF on KCBS-FM. One Sunday morning, I turned on the radio and his show never came on. It turns out that KCBS changed formats from top 40 to rock, changing to KRQR. I never did find another Bay Area station that broadcast it. Does anybody know if Casey's shows continued out here?
Here's the songlist from this weekend's airing of Casey Kasems American Top 40-The 70's-- this time from March 5, 1977. You can listen via this website on Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern):
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Here's the songlist from this weekend's airing of “Casey Kasem’s American Top 40-The 70's”-- this time from March 5, 1977. You can listen via this website on Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern):
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Thanks, bub! Quite a chart -- Babs at #1, Gaz, with ONJ's "Sam" in the mix -- and worth getting up at 6 just to hear Enchantment's beautiful "Gloria".
Here's the songlist from this weekend's airing of “Casey Kasem’s American Top 40-The 70's”-- this time from March 5, 1977. You can listen via this website on Sunday 8-11am Pacific (11am-2pm Eastern):
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Thanks, bub! Quite a chart -- Babs at #1, Gaz, with ONJ's "Sam" in the mix -- and worth getting up at 6 just to hear Enchantment's beautiful "Gloria".
Caught up with the first hour, thanks to a station in Wisconsin -- what a thrill to hear Jennifer Warnes' "Right Time of the Night" (written by Peter McCann, whose own version was on the B-side of his hit "Do You Wanna Make Love?") and Deniece Williams' "Free", as well as the aforementioned "Gloria" and "Sam" (they make a lovely couple). And speaking of unlikely couples, who'd'a thunk Glen Campbell and Allen Toussaint would be a winning combo on "Southern Nights"?
"I like dweamin'." Yeesh.
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.FYI y'all, here's list of stations airing Casey's original 80's shows (some offer streaming audio):
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.FYI y'all, here's list of stations airing Casey's original 80's shows (some offer streaming audio):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
And list of stations airing his original 70's shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s)
I tend to listen via XM but this past weekend was from March 5, 1988 so I thought to myself, "forget it". I will catch next Sunday which is March 26, 1983. For those who have XM (or Directv) the 70's show is from March 10, 1979.FYI y'all, here's list of stations airing Casey's original 80's shows (some offer streaming audio):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
And list of stations airing his original 70's shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s)
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning. Harrumph. All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).You probably noticed that KFRC did air it this morning, just not starting promptly at 6AM, but right after you posted your note, most likely due to timing considerations.
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning. Harrumph. All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).You probably noticed that KFRC did air it this morning, just not starting promptly at 6AM, but right after you posted your note, most likely due to timing considerations.
FTR: No Casey on KFRC this morning. Harrumph. All the more reason to thank you, Wayback, for tipping us off to all the other stations playing these (I hadn't known they were being so actively syndicated).You probably noticed that KFRC did air it this morning, just not starting promptly at 6AM, but right after you posted your note, most likely due to timing considerations.
Like most stations, KFRC is computer-run at that hour; a few too many songs loaded into the automation and next thing ya know, you're 10 or 15 mins behind schedule. But having discovered the Wisconsin station
http://www.magic98.com/
that runs the show on Sat nite, I'll be listening this evening (7-10 Pacific time) while I do my taxes.
And now Gladys has to use her imagination -- well, how else could she possibly believe in the Book of Mormon?
And now Gladys has to use her imagination -- well, how else could she possibly believe in the Book of Mormon?
I'm still not believing this. Where's the quid pro quo - daddy, declare!
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this
HEY! Casey just called "Boogie Down" Eddie Kendricks' first major solo hit! Did he forget about "Keep On Truckin'?"
Barry Scott kicks off tonight with Helen Reddy For The World, "Ruby Red Dress": "Leave me alone, God," as opposed to Napoleon Dynamite, "Leave me alone! God!"
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this
I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.
Barry Scott kicks off tonight with Helen Reddy For The World, "Ruby Red Dress": "Leave me alone, God," as opposed to Napoleon Dynamite, "Leave me alone! God!"
however, Ruby and Napoleon both "broke down to a fool". What'd ya think of my theory that Diana's "Last Time I Saw Him" was very Reddy-esque and woulda made a fine follow-up to RRD?
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this
I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.
TANC of the Week: someone performed Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer" on the morning show, and a Foghead called to remind Dave that TTH wrote the classic "Harper Valley PTA". Reason enuf to seek out his catalog.
People, playlists do not get more eclectic than this
I know you hate TTH's "I Love", but he's otherwise a great songwriter and worth investigating.
TANC of the Week: someone performed Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer" on the morning show, and a Foghead called to remind Dave that TTH wrote the classic "Harper Valley PTA". Reason enuf to seek out his catalog.
Ah, I heard that last week (I think today they played a recording of that performance--it was on when my alarm went off this am). The performer was one of the bartenders (or maybe a manager?) from 21st Amendment Brewery, and he came along with one of the owners of said pub, who an occasional guest on the Morning Show discussing beer. The guy who did the TTH song did a pretty decent job of it for a non-pro.
This week's chart -- March 13, 1976!When I woke at 6AM to listen, it was strange to hear live A's baseball! -- 9th inning of a pre-season game from Japan (A's won 4-3). KFRC then joined AT40 in progress at 6:20am at song #35. I taped the show, as it was from my HS senior year. Much cheese then, but some good stuff too.
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
For those with XM this week's chart:Thanks, hmmm, I should consider getting XM. Do you have ability to record XM?
70's - March 29, 1975 (Saturday at 9AM or Wednesday at 7PM)
80's - March 28, 1987 (Sunday at 9AM or Thursday at 7PM)
This week's chart -- March 13, 1976!When I woke at 6AM to listen, it was strange to hear live A's baseball! -- 9th inning of a pre-season game from Japan (A's won 4-3). KFRC then joined AT40 in progress at 6:20am at song #35.
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
For those with XM this week's chart:Thanks, hmmm, I should consider getting XM. Do you have ability to record XM?
70's - March 29, 1975 (Saturday at 9AM or Wednesday at 7PM)
80's - March 28, 1987 (Sunday at 9AM or Thursday at 7PM)
Casey's '80s chart this week is March 22, 1980. At #40, a song called "Years" by... Wayne Newton??? Totally new to me. And Gaz will be sorry to have missed #39: "Pilot of the Airwaves".
Other interesting lost hits: Toto's "99" (will this make a comeback in the Get Smart movie?), Anne Murray's Monkees cover, and Tommy James's "3 Times in Love". The stream's pretty crappy today, I'll have to bail before hearing Teri DeSario wth KC, Ms Ronstadt's fab "How Do I Make You?" and Rupert Holmes's "Him".
New to me: Helen Reddy, "Emotion." It's a feeling she chooses over feeling numb.
Free yo' Lady Marmalade! Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!
Indeed, it looks like most of Dave's Monday set is in this countdown.
Free yo' Lady Marmalade!
Are you mondegreening or riffing? I thought it was "Creole Lady Marmalade"?
Indeed, it looks like most of Dave's Monday set is in this countdown.
Well, as Monday's was an "on this date" set, it would follow that the chart for 3/29/75 would be pretty similar.
Free yo' Lady Marmalade! Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??
I'd never thought of "junkman" as pusherman - only as Sanford.
So I've got Casey's '80s countdown on while I spend a sick day here at home. Some great near-forgottens - Dan Hartman's "Second Nature," Greg Kihn's "Lucky" - along with a really creepy long-distance dedication. A woman had met a guy who was passing through town in a traveling circus (!) and in the process of trying to keep in touch with him, became close friends with his mom ... whom she came to call "Mom" despite never meeting her in 8 years (!!) and has just dedicated to her ... Lionel Richie's "Hello" (!!!). And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips a thousand times ...
Free yo' Lady Marmalade! Ms LaBelle talks about selling her heart to the junkman (and the confusion *those* lyrics caused), but doesn't comment on "voulez-vouz couchez avec moi"? WTF ??
I'd never thought of "junkman" as pusherman - only as Sanford.
So I've got Casey's '80s countdown on while I spend a sick day here at home. Some great near-forgottens - Dan Hartman's "Second Nature," Greg Kihn's "Lucky" - along with a really creepy long-distance dedication. A woman had met a guy who was passing through town in a traveling circus (!) and in the process of trying to keep in touch with him, became close friends with his mom ... whom she came to call "Mom" despite never meeting her in 8 years (!!) and has just dedicated to her ... Lionel Richie's "Hello" (!!!). And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips a thousand times ...
Where did you listen to this show? This is the chart that XM had on this week. I sleep late on Sundays so I taped it and as I type this this creepy part came up.
XM AT40 shows for this weekend:
Saturday, April 5th - The 70's: April 9, 1977
Sunday, April 6th - The 80's: April 10, 1982
XM AT40 shows for this weekend:
Saturday, April 5th - The 70's: April 9, 1977
Sunday, April 6th - The 80's: April 10, 1982
Thanks, SFG! This week's terrestrial '70s chart is from '78:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
Lots of great cheeze, disco and otherwise -- can't wait.
Todo da bien Chevrolet!
PS- a good source for stations airing syndicated countdown shows:
http://radio.nenad.net/ (http://radio.nenad.net/)
Use their drop-down menu to select a syndicated show, click for list of stations airing it with links to homepages and streams.
This weekend's terrestrial "AT40 70's" is from April 8, 1978.Fantastic and new to me at 32: Rubicon, "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything," featuring Jerry Martini (formerly with Sly) and sounding a lot like 3DN/Chicago.
This weekend's terrestrial "AT40 70's" is from April 8, 1978.Fantastic and new to me at 32: Rubicon, "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything," featuring Jerry Martini (formerly with Sly) and sounding a lot like 3DN/Chicago.
This weekend's terrestrial "AT40 70's" is from April 8, 1978.Fantastic and new to me at 32: Rubicon, "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything," featuring Jerry Martini (formerly with Sly) and sounding a lot like 3DN/Chicago.
Just logged on to the Wisconsin version. Can't wait to hear that one...
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And BJ’s “Allentown” was the first MTV video to have naked MEN, as opposed to the ubiquitous scantily-clad females so familiar to MTV viewers.
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This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" is from April 10, 1971. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
A very fun listen: Joe Simon was new to me, as were the Judy Collins and Ronnie Dyson tracks. Some trivia I learned at EMP: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," on its way down from #1, was arranged by Deodato (who also appears on this countdown).
This weekend's non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 14, 1973. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
A very fun listen: Joe Simon was new to me, as were the Judy Collins and Ronnie Dyson tracks. Some trivia I learned at EMP: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," on its way down from #1, was arranged by Deodato (who also appears on this countdown).
I'll be listening tonite. Looking forward to the New Seekers' take on "Pinball Wizard", which I barely recall, tho' it spent a month in the Top 40. And any week I get to hear Vicki Lawrence is a good week.
wow, I'd forgotten that the J-5's "Hallelujah Day" was a the-troops-are-coming-home-from-Vietnam anthem! And the Ronnie Dyson hit Gaz mentioned ("One Man Band [Plays All Alone]"), was a Thom Bell production.
wow, I'd forgotten that the J-5's "Hallelujah Day" was a the-troops-are-coming-home-from-Vietnam anthem! And the Ronnie Dyson hit Gaz mentioned ("One Man Band [Plays All Alone]"), was a Thom Bell production.
Several of the J5 songs of that period ("Halleljuah Day," "Corner of the Sky") are missing from the "definitive" comp I bought a few years ago. I ought to amend.
Casey's '80s chart this week is Apr 21st 1984 -- a treasure trove of some of my worst WOS's: "Sister Christian"... "Leave it"... "Oh Sherrie"...
Sadly, I tuned in too late to hear Shalimar's fab "Dancing in the Sheets", but BJ's "The Longest Time" almost makes up for it, and Weird Al's "Eat it", H&O's "Adult Education" and Tracey Ullman are yet to come. And -- OMG! -- Willie & Julio's "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"! Cheeze for brunch!
This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
That one was new to me. And this is only the second time I've ever heard Ambrosia's take on "Magical Mystery Tour."This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! Disco Central! Haven't heard Silvetti's "Spring Rain" since '77, certainly.
That one was new to me. And this is only the second time I've ever heard Ambrosia's take on "Magical Mystery Tour."This weekend's (4/26-27) non-XM "AT40-The 70's" will be from April 9, 1977. The playlist: www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! Disco Central! Haven't heard Silvetti's "Spring Rain" since '77, certainly.
"Hello, baby ... Are you married?"
"Sometimes ..."
Wow, I've never even heard OF Facts of Life (the R&B act) before!
I'm not sure why Gaz calls Jennifer Warnes' vocal (on "Right Time of the Night") "lazy"
This has been quite mind-blowing so far; April '77 is the height of my college radio activity, I did a Top 40 show one afternoon a week and played many of these tunes. Hot's great "Angel in my Arms" is another I-can't-believe-it's-not-a-Morey-staple slice of pop, Andrea True's *other* hit, "NY NY You Got Me Dancing" is a total flashback, and hooray for Kiss' "Calling Dr Love".
And here comes Marilyn McCoo (and Billy Davis too) with their most Marvin-n-Tammi-like duet: "Your Love", which I haven't heard in ages, and which surely deserved to get higher than a #15 peak.
This has been quite mind-blowing so far; April '77 is the height of my college radio activity, I did a Top 40 show one afternoon a week and played many of these tunes. Hot's great "Angel in my Arms" is another I-can't-believe-it's-not-a-Morey-staple slice of pop, Andrea True's *other* hit, "NY NY You Got Me Dancing" is a total flashback, and hooray for Kiss' "Calling Dr Love".
And here comes Marilyn McCoo (and Billy Davis too) with their most Marvin-n-Tammi-like duet: "Your Love", which I haven't heard in ages, and which surely deserved to get higher than a #15 peak.
Agreed on the Hot track; some great harmonies there. But - and I say this as a Kiss fan - didn't Kiss have some of the most poorly produced records ever? CDL was a treat to hear, but it (and most of their other pre-'78 singles) sounds recorded in a cardboard box.
Meanwhile, that Deneice Williams song, "Free," is a nice suggestion of the '90s neo-soul boom. Easy to hear Des'ree singing that.
I'm not sure why Gaz calls Jennifer Warnes' vocal (on "Right Time of the Night") "lazy"
She's doing the anti-money note at every turn! When given the choice, she invariably takes it down a few notes. And that sucks. It's like she already HAD the sex and is drifting off!
OMG, an obscure J-5 LP track, "Darling Dear", followed by MJ-soundalikes Chee-Chee and Peppy, "I Know I'm In Love" -- why was this not on the Buddah box? it reached #12 R&B in '71.
And here's Lyn Collins, "Mama Feel Good" -- oh yeah, Sharon & the Dap-Kings listened to a few of Lyn's sides, ah betcha.
I'd forgotten all about Donna Allen's "Serious." Very much the Mpls robo-funk sound.
This weekend's (May 3-4) "AT40 -The 70's" is from May 4, 1974. Check out the playlist courtesy of this Michigan station:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf)
This weekend's (May 3-4) "AT40 -The 70's" is from May 4, 1974. Check out the playlist courtesy of this Michigan station:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2625984.pdf)
Staple Singers, "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend": I'm almost certain I saw Alabama perform this on Solid Gold in the early '80s.
Staple Singers, "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend": I'm almost certain I saw Alabama perform this on Solid Gold in the early '80s.
Actually, The Oak Ridge Boys had a country #1 with it in '85.
OMFG! At #35, Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever"!
Amusing to get Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" on the day of the Kentucky Derby.
Casey's a sucker for Sami Jo's "Tell Me a Lie." And so am I.
OMFG! At #35, Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever"!
This chart has it all... just like Bogie & Bacall! I'll def check it out tomorrow morning, just for Ms Flack's "Making Love" (title song from the film), Ray Parker's "Other Woman", Manilow's 4 Seasons cover, and H&O's "Did it in a Minute". But there's some SERIOUSLY bad cheeze here: "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk", Stars on 45 Part 3 (aaaaack!), Asia, and (gulp) Charlene.
But appropriately for Derby Weekend: Fogelberg's "Run For the Roses"
...and "If I Had My Wish Tonight" by David Lasley (who?).
And this week's terrestrial retro-Kasem ('70s division) is from May 20th 1972. Woo Hoo!
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
Joe Tex's "I Gotcha" remains one of the more improbable #2 hits. Love it, but it's got a major WTF quality.
In at #38: Andy Williams, "Speak Softly, Love (Theme From The Godfather)" ...
And at #37, one of the worst vocal performances to ever make the Top 10, Sonny & Cher's "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done."
I'd forgotten that Harry Chapin-renting-the-Village Gate story. The lovely "Taxi" on its way to a far-too-low #24 peak.
I'll have to bail in a few to get up to Twin Peaks; hope the fog holds off. But not before I hear "Me & Julio".
I'd forgotten that Harry Chapin-renting-the-Village Gate story. The lovely "Taxi" on its way to a far-too-low #24 peak.
I'll have to bail in a few to get up to Twin Peaks; hope the fog holds off. But not before I hear "Me & Julio".
Just tuned in. Have fun in the boom-yard!
Hey, this weekend (5/17-18) "AT40 the 70's" is from May 17, 1975
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
XM versions this weekend.
The 70's - May 20, 1978
The 80's - May 17, 1986
Hey, this weekend (5/17-18) "AT40 the 70's" is from May 17, 1975
www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
A good one, tho' not nearly as many "forgotten hits" as usual. I will probably miss this one due to other commitments in any case. TANC: Greg on CGSS just played the Disc-O-Texx song.
OMGWTF of set: Roger Whittaker, "Last Farewell." (Casey: "Sounding like Brook Benton.") "I hear there's a wicked war a-blazing ..."
Listening to some of AT40, hour #2, via the KFRC replay. Lobo tells his girl "your hair smells like Sunday morning" -- so, her hair smells like home fries and sausages? pancakes? Wha?Oh, I thought he was saying it smelled like a newspaper.
at 40 we get the fine if forgotten "Show Some Respect" from Tina Turner
Wow, I don't remember Rick Springfield's "Celebrate Youth" at ALL.
Wow, I don't remember Rick Springfield's "Celebrate Youth" at ALL.S-t-r-a-n-g-e video for that one. YouTube it if you have time.
The only Beverly Hills Cop hit Dave's ever played is "The Heat is On", but any of the others would be a welcome addition to an '85 set: "Neutron Dance", "Axel F"... and Patti LaBelle's "New Attitide" has TOTHK written all over it.
I have to say, given 23 years' hindsight, that "New Attitude," much as I want to like it, just wasn't a very good song. Sloppily written but gamely performed, its slot just outside the Top 10 seems about right. I'd MUCH rather do the Neutron Dance.
This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)
Heh heh, perhaps Jackson should consider recording that, with the last 15 years he's had. PS- Hey, its dancing banana, diggin' the sounds of 78!This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:Heh: Scroll down to Seg 8 Track 4, and read closely.
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)
Heh heh, perhaps Jackson should consider recording that, with the last 15 years he's had.This weekend's (5/24-25) "AT40 The 70's" is from May 20, 1978. Playlist:Heh: Scroll down to Seg 8 Track 4, and read closely.
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2686716.pdf)
Ew: At 30, "Should've Never Let You Go," Sedacky and his daughter Dara harmonizing about as well as your average high school theater production.
This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:Already looking forward to #39. Thanks!
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:Already looking forward to #39. Thanks!
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
I've never heard either of those. Once I saw there were unfamiliars I stopped reading the chart - corny me, I want to be surprised tomorrow morning.This weekend (5/31-6/1) AT40-The 70s visits June 8, 1974. The playlist:Already looking forward to #39. Thanks!
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2709898.pdf)
I can only assume you've never heard it before? 'cause it's hideously sappy. But I have a friend who adores #31, "Son of Sagittarius".
#31, "Son of Sagittarius".He rides this groove nicely - I dig. Amazing he didn't do more in the disco era.
And now a guilty pleasure, Mac Davis, "One Hell of a Woman." Like a gentle, ahem, kitten in his hand
Indeed, the original lyrics of his other big hit were "I believe in nookie / I believe in wang dang sweet poontang."
And now a guilty pleasure, Mac Davis, "One Hell of a Woman." Like a gentle, ahem, kitten in his hand
So Mac had cat-scratch fever years before the Nooge!
This weekend (6/7-8) AT40-70's is from June 19, 1971. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf)
Intro'ing Carly Simon at 27, Casey quotes a source/review comparing Carly to Janis Joplin, "with Judy Collins's refinement and Grace Slick's energy." In the words of Don Pardo - "Can I hear that again?!"This weekend (6/7-8) AT40-70's is from June 19, 1971. The playlist:
www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2731276.pdf)
DAMN! Some fabulous stuff in this one -- set yer alarm, Gaz!
I'd never realized that the J5 and Isaac Hayes versions of "Never Can Say Goodbye" were contemporaneous. I'd've thought a bigger lag between the former and the latter.
I'd never realized that the J5 and Isaac Hayes versions of "Never Can Say Goodbye" were contemporaneous. I'd've thought a bigger lag between the former and the latter.
Clifton Davis made a whole lotta residuals that year. Fabulous stuff, and I'm looking forward to hearing Brenda & the Tabulations' Fan-Tab-Yoo-Luss "Right on the Tip of My Tongue" -- "Didn't you KNOW?? Couldn't you SEE IT???"
The '80s set rewinds us to 1988, when Van Halen were debuting with the forgettable "Black & Blue" and Steve Winwood was debuting with the Booker-T-able "Roll With It."
The '80s set rewinds us to 1988, when Van Halen were debuting with the forgettable "Black & Blue" and Steve Winwood was debuting with the Booker-T-able "Roll With It."
classic late-'80s mixture of greatness (TTD's "Sign Your Name"; Eric Carmen's unfairly forgotten "Make Me Lose Control", Lita Ford's fab "Kiss Me Deadly", Brenda Russell's "Piano in the Dark" and Mr Astley's "Together Forever" at #1!) and awfulness (JJ Fad's "Supersonic" -- "Stupid-sonic", as I used to call it -- as well as White Lion, Richard Marx, Cheap Trick, and of course Debbie Gibson's uber-shameless ripoff of "Careless Whisper", "Foolish Beat").
And speaking of rarities: the version of Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" that Casey played substituted "I didn't get a break" for "I didn't get laid" in the opening line -- I don't think I was even aware there was a "radio-friendly" edit.Ha, I noticed that too. And I'd forgotten how much "Supersonic" sounded like "Cars With the Boom."
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.I'd be interested in hearing a few of those. It was Dees's more casual and celebutastic take on the show that informed Ryan Seacrest's current embarrassment of the concept.
Debbie Gibson's uber-shameless ripoff of "Careless Whisper", "Foolish Beat").I remember distinctly thinking this at the time - and being 15 myself at the time, I could totally understand her urge to turn songwriting into a homework exercise: "imitate George Michael by writing a ballad of regret and using a title that appears offhandedly in a verse rather than prominently in the chorus." She got an A for her efforts, goody two shoes that she was about it all. The sonic equivalent of student council president, for better and for worse.
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.I'd be interested in hearing a few of those. It was Dees's more casual and celebutastic take on the show that informed Ryan Seacrest's current embarrassment of the concept.
'70s BOS to Joe Tex, "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)." OMGWTF to Babs, "My Heart Belongs to Me."
I was actually going to post on "Ariel"! I wish I could warm up to it, but to my ears it's only Gun Hill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short" with different period details. But I'm on board with you on Helen Reddy For The World's great work on "You're My World" and the rare uptempo Carpenters. "Lucille" at #5 brought back memories; it was a favorite of my dad's (he used to tell a joke whose payoff line was "you picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel").'70s BOS to Joe Tex, "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)." OMGWTF to Babs, "My Heart Belongs to Me."
"you done broke mah hip!"
I set the alarm for the first hour, since I didn't want to miss Dean Friedman. Went back to sleep after his delightful "Ariel" (I'll forever be disappointed by your lukewarm reaction to it; I figured it'd be right up your alley -- Fountains of Wayne should do a cover). Nice to hear minor Carpenters, ED&JFC, the GREAT "Lukenbach, Texas", and Ms Reddy's fine Cilla Black cover. And another week with multiple versions of the same song: Maynard Ferguson's "Gonna Fly Now" is forgotten by everyone but me. I'll catch the rest on the replay tonight. The Babs is surely one of my 2 or 3 fave singles of hers.
OMG! BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years. And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.
I was actually going to post on "Ariel"! I wish I could warm up to it, but to my ears it's only Gun Hill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short" with different period details.
"Lucille" at #5 brought back memories; it was a favorite of my dad's (he used to tell a joke whose payoff line was "you picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel").
The rumor I'd heard at the time was that it wasn't actually Janet on the record, that the female vox were solely Lisa Keith done in pure mimickry style, Janet's name being added to give the record a sales/visibility punch.OMG! BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years. And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.
Greg plays that one quite often on CGSS. Are you joking with the Janet J remark? If so I'm not following your logic.
The rumor I'd heard at the time was that it wasn't actually Janet on the record, that the female vox were solely Lisa Keith done in pure mimickry style, Janet's name being added to give the record a sales/visibility punch.OMG! BOS2 to Herb Alpert's "Diamonds," which I'm not sure I've heard in 20 years. And I'm still not clear on whether Janet Jackson actually appeared on this record.
Greg plays that one quite often on CGSS. Are you joking with the Janet J remark? If so I'm not following your logic.
This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)
I really appreciate these reminders. This is gonna be a good weekend. (Seeing an old friend from London tonight and seeing the Yankees with another friend on Sunday.)This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)
Damn! Country crossover RULES! Gaz will get to hear Boomer Castleman's "Judy Mae", as well as Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie & the Rainman". And of course Ray Stevens' fantabulous cover of "Misty" -- one of my favorite remakes EVER.
Quite possibly the most fucked-up theme for a hit tune ever, next to "Timothy." Yikes.This weekend (6/21-22) "AT40-The 70s" is from June 14, 1975 (didn't they just do '75 a few weeks ago?!) The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2774539.pdf)
Damn! Country crossover RULES! Gaz will get to hear Boomer Castleman's "Judy Mae"
XM has added Rick Dees' show from the 80's and 90's on weekends now too as well as Casey's show.I'd be interested in hearing a few of those. It was Dees's more casual and celebutastic take on the show that informed Ryan Seacrest's current embarrassment of the concept.
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
can't wait for this one! Ree-Ree's "All the King's Horses" is a lost gem; the Wayne Newton is HFH cheeze personified. And ah lurves the Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice, "Too Late To Turn Black Now" ;)
The '80s went back to 1986, where we have Boys Don't Cry at #13 with "I Wanna Be a Cowboy." Mike, I know you don't care for this one, but c'mon, if it had been a Devo single people would be creaming over it.
This weekend (6/28-29) AT40-The 70's visits June 24, 1972. The playlist:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
can't wait for this one! Ree-Ree's "All the King's Horses" is a lost gem; the Wayne Newton is HFH cheeze personified. And ah lurves the Condoleeza Bros & Sister Rice, "Too Late To Turn Black Now" ;)
No argument on the Wayne Newton, but he's got serious cheeze competition, and it's topping the chart: Sammy Davis' Candy Man!?!? The mind boggles that it actually went #1.
Wayne Newton's "Daddy Don't You Come So Fast"
This weekend (7/5-6) "AT40-The 70's" presents The Top 40 Disco Hits (1975-79). Originally aired July 4th weekend 1979:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
I'm listening tonight: They started at #30.This weekend (7/5-6) "AT40-The 70's" presents The Top 40 Disco Hits (1975-79). Originally aired July 4th weekend 1979:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Hope Gaz gets to hear this one. Caught the Top Ten this morning. Since this was from '79, that means it was originally a 4-hour show; the last hour didn't sound edited, so I'm not sure what they did to compress things (or if maybe KFRC just played the Top 30).
This weekend (7/12-13), AT40-The 70's visits July 17, 1976. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf)
or at http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
I love that one too. Only one new to me this week is #26, Aerosmith's "Last Child."This weekend (7/12-13), AT40-The 70's visits July 17, 1976. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2846717.pdf)
or at http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
quite the college radio flashback for me -- my first month doing our afternoon Top 40 show.Worth listening just for Eric Carmen's unjustly forgotten "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
Hahaha: "It's not the vocals" - Casey Kasem makes fun of the improbable success of John Travolta's swing-and-miss attempt at "Let Her In."
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
Got back Saturday night in time to tune in on Sunny 101.5 in South Bend. Marvelous stuff, including the l-o-n-g intro with the Three Degrees' unhinged-lead take on "Maybe." And "Tell It All, Brother" is really something - how were the First Edition perceived culturally and critically at the time? It was many years before I heard about them (3WS didn't have them in rotation), so I'm kinda curious.This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Got back Saturday night in time to tune in on Sunny 101.5 in South Bend. Marvelous stuff, including the l-o-n-g intro with the Three Degrees' unhinged-lead take on "Maybe." And "Tell It All, Brother" is really something - how were the First Edition perceived culturally and critically at the time? It was many years before I heard about them (3WS didn't have them in rotation), so I'm kinda curious.This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Even though I hate early 1970's music, I think I would listened to his premiere show from 4th of July 1970 just to hear how his first show came off.
"Song of Joy", Miguel Rios (One of Beethoven's biggest pre-Walter Murphy hits)Truly one of the most WTF?! pop hits of all time. "Bombastic" and "audacious" are really the only words that could describe that production. Like they devised 6 arrangements - and then decided to use ALL of them. So glad I finally heard it in its entirety.
This week: Casey's '70s flashback is to July 22, 1978:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119
Get ready to boogie-oogie-oogie!
And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby"
This is a fascinating subject to me - the sheer magnitude of the playlist overhauls that took place in that period. I confess that I feel a bit cheated by a teenage upbringing on (over-)formatted radio.And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby"
name: George Duke.
Indeed, not only did disco die, but '81 was the year Top 40 radio died from Adult Contemporary-itis. It would be resurrected 2 years later by Scott Shannon, with some help from the MTV playlist.
This is a fascinating subject to me - the sheer magnitude of the playlist overhauls that took place in that period. I confess that I feel a bit cheated by a teenage upbringing on (over-)formatted radio.And a lot of AC smooveness like Stanley Clarke and (name?)'s "Sweet Baby"
name: George Duke.
Indeed, not only did disco die, but '81 was the year Top 40 radio died from Adult Contemporary-itis. It would be resurrected 2 years later by Scott Shannon, with some help from the MTV playlist.
Great history, thanks. I still wonder, though, when and how the idea arose that people didn't want to hear across-the-board Top 40 on one station (getting, say, LZ, Doobs and Aretha back to back).
This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)
Tuned in @ #26, shocked that the J5 could debut at 30 with "Maybe Tomorrow," move to 24 this week - but stall at #20 after 4 #1s and a #2. I love this song, dunno why others didn't.This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)
Wonderful, wonderful!
Tuned in @ #26, shocked that the J5 could debut at 30 with "Maybe Tomorrow," move to 24 this week - but stall at #20 after 4 #1s and a #2. I love this song, dunno why others didn't.This weekend (8/2-3) Casey's 70's show is from Aug 7, 1971
Ah yes, memories of summer camp. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2914212.pdf)
Wonderful, wonderful!
Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year." I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.
Yup. The "What the World Needs Now/Abraham, Martin & John" medley is unusual - but the most so of the year? Still, glad I heard it in its entirety. A very foreign world to me.Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year." I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.
We're an hour apart here -- I'm hearing the KFRC pm replay -- but OMFG you're about to hear Tom Clay!
Yup. The "What the World Needs Now/Abraham, Martin & John" medley is unusual - but the most so of the year?Casey teases whatever's #9 or #8 as "the most unusual song of the year." I love that I have no idea where he's going with this.
We're an hour apart here -- I'm hearing the KFRC pm replay -- but OMFG you're about to hear Tom Clay!
I was thinking - albeit a year off - of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard.Yup. The "What the World Needs Now/Abraham, Martin & John" medley is unusual - but the most so of the year?
You mean compared to all the other hits with assassination clips in them? ;)
The Clay tune was interesting to hear, especially the opening "What does _____ mean?" queries...
This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:I woke up at 10 EST, so I tuned in to the Chico, CA, countdown - and they were doing last week's 1971 set.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:Casey goes slangy at #23, referring to the close buddies of Bloodstone as "six stone bloods."
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
Yes, it's annoying when stations don't stick to schedule. I notice that Seattle station hasn't been timely in posting the weekly playlist, luckily a Michigan station is on top of it. Well, try one of the other stations either today or tomorrow.This weekend (8/9-10) Casey's 70's visits Aug 4, 1973:I woke up at 10 EST, so I tuned in to the Chico, CA, countdown - and they were doing last week's 1971 set.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2937548.pdf)
Fucking Chico stoners. Ah well, nothing in positions #40-#27 from '73 is new to me, though I would have enjoyed hearing the Foster Sylvers and Gladys Knight/Pips tunes.
Weird to bounce from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" to Bette Midler's "Bugle Boy" to Charlie Daniels' encounter with the Kyew Klux Klan. But I like this kind of head-spinning.Yes, and further along, going from the Carpenters "Yesterday Once More" into Deep Purple "Smoke On the Water" :o
Weird to bounce from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" to Bette Midler's "Bugle Boy" to Charlie Daniels' encounter with the Kyew Klux Klan. But I like this kind of head-spinning.
The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.
Seriously? I had no idea! I had to leave @ #10 (George Michael's "Monkey," in which, keeping with the Doobie theme you mentioned earlier, Casey doesn't mention that definition) for a picnic; I should tune into another rebroadcast tonight to find out.The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.
That was Casey's final show!!!
So, did he say goodbye at the end -- I seem to remember that he did, but they may have edited it for this version.
No allusion to this at all, though he did plug his TV show, America's Top 10.The most recent '80s countdown I've heard yet: Aug. 6, 1988.
That was Casey's final show!!!
So, did he say goodbye at the end -- I seem to remember that he did, but they may have edited it for this version.
This weekend (8/16-17) Casey70's visits Aug 13, 1977. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2959568.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/2959568.pdf)
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death, so following the King with "Cold as Ice" wasn't the Moreyesque seque then that it seems now.I'm listening to this now. Loved Hot Chocolate's "So You Win Again" (the Campbell and Bee Gees, not really) and Johnny Rivers' "Slow Dancin'." Weird to hear Elvis knowing what was just around the corner. And OMGWTFLOL to the Floaters, who like all women of the world. And in Charles's case, ARE like all women of the world.
And I'd completely forgotten that the London Symphony's version of "Star Wars" made the Top 40 several weeks before Meco's.
I'm listening now to the 77 show. Unfortunately I missed the beginning and Glen Campbell (today's Chronicle Pop Quiz (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/15/PKAI127OHE.DTL) subject), Bee Gees and Hot Chocolate, and I just suffered through Shaun Cassidy's Da Doo Ron Ron.
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death
Casey gives Elvis' terriffic "Way Down" a big intro -- this show was recorded a week before Presley's death
Dumb question: Why didn't his death send "Way Down" way up to the Top 10?
This weekend (8/23-24) Casey70's visits Aug 30, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Austin Roberts' atrocious "Rocky""Rocky, I've never been loved before / Don't know if I can do it" - yikes.
ETA off topic: last night, the woman doing color commentary for the men's platform diving in the Olympics said how one competitor had "literally fallen apart in the preliminary rounds." Why can't NBC show that?OMFG! I noticed that too, but didn't think to post it here. Too funny!
Yuck, get the skimmer out!
ETA off topic: last night, the woman doing color commentary for the men's platform diving in the Olympics said how one competitor had "literally fallen apart in the preliminary rounds." Why can't NBC show that?OMFG! I noticed that too, but didn't think to post it here. Too funny!
Yuck, get the skimmer out!
Leprosy
Every day I lose a part of me
I'm not half the man I used to be
Oh, why did I get leprosy?
I didn't know the Osmonds' "The Proud One" had initially been a Frankie Valli tune.
John Denver debuts impressively at #20 with "I'm Sorry." My question, for those who were paying attention at the time: Was that purely on "I'm Sorry"'s sales and airplay, or was "Calypso"'s play being added in as well? Two-sided hits always confuse me, especially since Billboard has changed its policy on them several times over the years.
Last week's Casey Countdown had a Johnny Rivers cover ("Slow Dancin'") and a cover of a Beach Boys tune (B.J. Thomas's take on "Don't Worry Baby"). Now the two great tastes taste ... well, half-decent together on JR's "Help Me Rhonda" cover.
Casey's XM version is from August 20, 1983, where at the beginning of the show mentioned an error on the show from the previous week. They played Pieces of Ice by Diana Ross at #38 when it was supposed to be at #45. They missed It's Inevitable by Charlie. Casey said it was an error not caught until after the show.I'd have enjoyed hearing this one. That wrong-song gaffe is mentioned in AT40's Wikipedia entry; it's apparently the only time in AT40 history this ever happened. (And the Charlie song is awful; listeners didn't miss anything.)
Chart contained a version I forgot about: Laura Branigan's version "How am I supposed to live without you". Show also contained board "favorites" Men at Work (It's a Mistake at 6), Taco #9, Asia (Don't Cry #23), Journey (After the Fall #24) and Madness (Our House at 39). #36 had the very forgettable Frank Stallone (Far From Over).
I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here. And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
I was 10; close enough?I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here. And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
indeed, you're the only fan of the Taco song in the world who wasn't 12 years old (or thereabouts) in 1983 ;)
I was 10; close enough?I'm probably the only fan of the Taco song here. And I even remember his follow-up: "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
indeed, you're the only fan of the Taco song in the world who wasn't 12 years old (or thereabouts) in 1983 ;)
Exc-O-lent, a double dose of Mac Davis, plus great '74 cheese from Paper Lace, Bo Donaldson & Heywoods, Tony Orlando, First Class, Jim Stafford, Paul Anka plus 'Earache My Eye'!
Son of a fucking bitch. The player crapped out, and I can't get any of the other broadcasts. >:( I was looking forward to this.Went with Chico's 102.1, an hour later. Casey sounds hung over.
And Mac Davis is a guilty pleasure at #38 with "One Hell of a Woman."
WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing." I don't have the stomach.Most different/fun of set, at #23, Cheech & Chong 'Earache My Eye':
Sort of speaking of which - I saw Pineapple Express last night. Amusing if ultraviolent.WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing." I don't have the stomach.Most different/fun of set, at #23, Cheech & Chong 'Earache My Eye':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBxXLC4zUo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBxXLC4zUo&feature=related)
And a personal fave at 19: Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods' "Who Do You Think You Are?"I like that one too; saw BD&H last summer at county fair, on a bill with the Cowsills, Leif Garrett, Bay City Rollers and hosted by 'Greg Brady' who did a dorky song/dance number a la his 'Johnny Bravo' character on later "Bunch' episodes. Review:
OMFG! I would have loved to have seen this.And a personal fave at 19: Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods' "Who Do You Think You Are?"I like that one too; saw BD&H last summer at county fair, on a bill with the Cowsills, Leif Garrett, Bay City Rollers and hosted by 'Greg Brady' who did a dorky song/dance number a la his 'Johnny Bravo' character on later "Bunch' episodes. Review:
http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/category/cowsills/ (http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/category/cowsills/)
The Stylistics' "Let's Put It All Together" at #20 was new to me.
"Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?
Casey's '80s go back to 1982. I tuned in at #30; highlights include... Jermaine Jackson's "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy."
Mac Davis is a guilty pleasure at #38 with "One Hell of a Woman."
WOS: Fancy, at #25, with "Wild Thing." I don't have the stomach.
"Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?
WTF? I'm not aware of there being any other version (if such an edict existed the song never would've been a hit). I'll be listening closely tonite.
Reruns of old Wolfman Jack shows air after the Lost 45s on WODS, and I usually hear the intro, whose theme is CFTW; maybe it's the other way around and Wolfman re-recorded his lines for the show? Anyway, it just sounded different from what I was expecting; sorry for the false alarm."Clap for the Wolfman" had a clearly different voice doing the Wolfman Jack parts - was there a radio edict against other stations using his voice/character?
WTF? I'm not aware of there being any other version (if such an edict existed the song never would've been a hit). I'll be listening closely tonite.
Well, I heard Wolfman Jack as always. Dunno what you heard.
This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen to it via this Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesday eve's (7pm ET).
This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972. Playlist:At #40, funny to hear Bud commercial turned love song (or is it other way 'round?) by Sonny & Cher, showcasing Sonny's 'singing' voice. Oops, Casey makes a mistake: at #39 he cites Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin' as being from 1968 album 'In Search of the Lost Chord' when it is from their '67 LP 'Days of Future Passed.' At #37, Streisand sure sounds Aretha-esque in latter half of that tune. At #36, Dutchmen Mouth & MacNeal's naughty pub rocker 'How Do You Do' and at #35, it's Rick Springfield's first hit. I understand he's got a new CD out.
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen via that Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesdays 7pm ET.
At #27 and #26, a couple of favorite sing-along-when-by-yourself songs from back then, Bee Gees 'Run To Me' and Bobby Vinton 'Sealed With A Kiss'.The former appearing on - ta-dah! - Sweet & Hoffs' Under the Covers.
'morning, Gaz. I was up at 5:45 on a Sat, so enjoying all of AT40. Yes, I have that 'Under the Covers' CD, a fun project. Yes, also NTM today were that Staples tune, Babs tune, Flash, and at #24 the Detroit Emeralds, sounding like the Temp's.At #27 and #26, a couple of favorite sing-along-when-by-yourself songs from back then, Bee Gees 'Run To Me' and Bobby Vinton 'Sealed With A Kiss'.The former appearing on - ta-dah! - Sweet & Hoffs' Under the Covers.
I woke up late, am an hour behind you, enjoying some NTM Staple Singers.
When you curr enough to sund yer vurry best ...This weekend (9/6-7) Casey70's is from Sept 2, 1972. Playlist:At #40, funny to hear Bud commercial turned love song (or is it other way 'round?) by Sonny & Cher, showcasing Sonny's 'singing' voice.
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
PS- you can listen via that Ohio station Sat & Sun mornings and Tuesdays 7pm ET.
At #37, Streisand sure sounds Aretha-esque in latter half of that tune.
At #36, Dutchmen Mouth & MacNeal's naughty pub rocker 'How Do You Do'
WOS to Sailcat; I can't harley listen to "Motorcycle Mama."
Don't often hear the "Never Can Say Goodbye" rewrite "Looking Through the Windows"
#1 again, naturally: I'd forgotten about Gilbert O dropping out of the top slot and then moving back up.I almost posted about that yesterday: that knowledge was NTM.
Gloria Loring (first time I heard this song, it was on the radio, and I initially misunderstood her name to be Glory Alluring!)
This weekend (9/13-14) Casey70's visits Sept 18, 1976. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3043998.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3043998.pdf)
"Summer" hit the Top 10 ... in mid-September? ???
"When your body's had enough of me ... I'm gonna love you a little bit more." What a revolting sentiment from Dr. Hook.
Early BOS for Eric Carmen at #40 with the Brian Wilson meets Todd Rundgren "Sunrise."
"When your body's had enough of me ... I'm gonna love you a little bit more." What a revolting sentiment from Dr. Hook.
This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Listen at 6AM! Pretend you're up early to go fishing (for great oldies)!This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits. I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Exactly. Even if you spend that first hour lying on your couch half-awake with a coffee mug in your hands, it's a wonderful reason to start the weekend at that painful hour.Listen at 6AM! Pretend you're up early to go fishing (for great oldies)!This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits. I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Exactly. Even if you spend that first hour lying on your couch half-awake with a coffee mug in your hands, it's a wonderful reason to start the weekend at that painful hour.Listen at 6AM! Pretend you're up early to go fishing (for great oldies)!This weekend (9/20-21) Casey70's visits Sept 12, 1970 (includes "Rubber Duckie")! The playlist: http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)Damn, that is one fabulous collection of hits and semi-hits. I have theater tix Sat nite and may have to miss most of it, unless I set the alarm for 6AM Sat morning.
Ernie's bathtub friend is yellow and chubby? You don't say.
Juice Newton does a weird electro take on "Tell Her No" that I don't remember
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978.
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
It appears that the LDD just happened to be a current hit in that week's Top 40.This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978.LDDs didn't come in until '78, iirc -- I'm wondering if this is a 4-hour show edited to fit into 3 hours?
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978.
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
It appears that the LDD just happened to be a current hit in that week's Top 40.This weekend (9/27-28) Casey70's visits Sept 30, 1978.LDDs didn't come in until '78, iirc -- I'm wondering if this is a 4-hour show edited to fit into 3 hours?
I notice a Long Distance Dedication at #11, we haven't heard LDDs in these replays.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3084307.pdf)
And quite a stunning LDD it was: a young woman dedicated "You Needed Me" to her fiance who was killed in a car accident. ...
And here's Andy Gibb, who's been here on your line -- your phone line? the line to get in to see you? Wha?
Gem of the Week: Chris Rea's original hit 45 version of "Fool If You Think It's Over", still wonderful and sadly out-of-print. He's re-recorded it for Best-of albums on other labels, but its not the same.
Gem of the Week: Chris Rea's original hit 45 version of "Fool If You Think It's Over", still wonderful and sadly out-of-print. He's re-recorded it for Best-of albums on other labels, but its not the same.
Wish I could find that somewhere; I assume the version I own to be a re-recording.
And I agree that "You Needed Me" was Anne's finest hour, though there's a nice vanilla sweetness to her recordings of "Danny's Song" and "Walk Right Back" and a much later effort, "A Little Good News."
#24 “YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE” – Conway Twitty
Casey's '80s takes us to 1984, where - TANC, Mike - debuting at #38 is H&O's "Out of Touch"!
And that Joe Simon track was, um, kind of a mess.I suppose I mentioned "Theme from Cleopatra Jones" not so much for the tune but more for the movie, a prime example of early 70's Blaxploitation. Right on, brutha!
And that Joe Simon track was, um, kind of a mess.I suppose I mentioned "Theme from Cleopatra Jones" not so much for the tune but more for the movie, a prime example of early 70's Blaxploitation. Right on, brutha!
This weekend (10/11-12) Casey70's goes back to Oct 14, 1972! The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3128686.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3128686.pdf)
paging the princess -- Sam "Jesus" Neely!
paging the princess -- Sam "Jesus" Neely!
Are you thinking of Ted Neeley (JCS)? Totally different head.
Apparently today KFRC is doing a "Casey Kasem Amer Top 40" marathon, currently in the middle of a replay from July 17, 1976!
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks. And, I hope, my last. Yikes.
Apparently today KFRC is doing a "Casey Kasem Amer Top 40" marathon, currently in the middle of a replay from July 17, 1976!
OMFG! That's great! Thanks, Wayback!
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks. And, I hope, my last. Yikes.
"Geronimo's Cadillac"? Really? I'm surprised -- a lost classic (from before Murphy "went country") about the mistreatment of Native Americans. Hardly a song to hate. The Cassidy I don't remember at all; I'll get back to you after I hear it tonite.
I'll bail to hear the '72 set on Magic 98 at 7:00; I assume KFRC is repeating that same show at 9, but I could be wrong.
My first time hearing those David Cassidy ("Rock Me Baby") and Michael Murphy ("Geronimo's Cadillac") tracks. And, I hope, my last. Yikes.
"Geronimo's Cadillac"? Really? I'm surprised -- a lost classic (from before Murphy "went country") about the mistreatment of Native Americans. Hardly a song to hate. The Cassidy I don't remember at all; I'll get back to you after I hear it tonite.
Well, I do concur about the Cassidy ("some raw rock'n'roll" sez Casey -- what was he smoking that day?). Guess that's why I didn't remember it. And I guess I can see how the Michael Murphy vocal might be off-putting. Still, a "very important record in its time" as Dave would say. And it's been covered by a number of folks.
Another comeback record - the Four Tops' "When She Was My Girl," followed by a Mike fave IIRC, Kenny Rogers' take on "Share Your Love With Me."
The KFRC Casey70's Marathon continues with Aug 7, 1971 (from 9am to noon PT). Good set, includes the Who, Rare Earth, Dramatics, Chase, J5, the Doors, 3DN, CCR, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and "the Tom Clay record"
http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053 (http://kfrc.com/pages/3104995.php?contentType=33&contentId=57053)
Trainwreck Segues R Us: The Salsoul Orch's (justifiably) forgotten clubber "Nice'N'Nasty" is followed by (TANC) Englebert's big comeback, "After the Lovin'".Yeah, that was something. Now some Ritchie Family fun.
Just finished Nov 20, 1976 (#2 was Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and at #1 Rod Stewart "Tonight's the Night"--- #1 for 8 weeks). Just starting Nov 11, 1972 with #40 Bill Withers "Use Me", #38 Johnny Rivers "Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu", #37 Mott the Hoople "All the Young Dudes", #36 Gilbert O'Sullivan "Clair" and #35 Grand Funk "Rock and Roll Soul"!
This weekend (10/18-19) Casey70's visits Oct 29, 1977. The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
This weekend (10/18-19) Casey70's visits Oct 29, 1977. The playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
I'm gonna miss this, but a lot of entertaining entries, including the start of Paul Davis's record-setting run with "I Go Crazy," some delightfully corny Manilow ("Daybreak"), and a new generation of vaguely Frampton-looking teen idols (Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett). Might want to leave before #1, though.
Coming in at number 21 is Linda Ronstadt's remake of "Blue Bayou," and I gotta say, I really dislike her take on it. Her voice sounds like its absolutely YELLING in the upper register parts of the song. oh man. Who's responsible for that?
Music Geek Conundrum: Casey announced, as he intro-ed "Blue Bayou", that it was the first of "five remakes in a row!" (Yes, he was extremely excited)That AT40 was the least memorable set I've heard this year. I too didn't realize Frankie Valli had done "We're All Alone", but as you know, Casey's definition of a charted record is if it made the Billboard Top 100.
21 "Blue Bayou", Ronstadt
20 "Surfin USA", Leif Garrett
19 "Slow Dancin'", Johnny Rivers
18 "Signed Sealed Delivered", Frampton
17 "We're All Alone", Rita Coolidge
But does a hit really qualify as a "remake" (for AT40 purposes) if the original never made the Top 40? The Funky Kings' "Slow Dancin'" peaked at #61. And I never even *knew* that Frankie Valli did "We're All Alone" in 1976 (a #78 peak) -- I'll wager Ms. Coolidge had never heard his version either. Casey doesn't even mention that it's a Boz Scaggs tune.
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.
I agree its a fact that people consider the music closest to their heart to be the hits of their youth. My point is if you look at the Billboard Top 40 charts over the decades, there was a shift in early 80's where majority of tunes on chart were light rock/pop, that's why for last 30 years the "classic hits" format was Top 40 hits of 60's thru mid-70's. Unfortunately that format doesn't bring ratings, as evidenced by today's news that KFRC is dropping its classic hits format to simulcast KCBS newsradio:I think SFGuy has a great point. Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
also, I blame Reagan!
I agree its a fact that people consider the music closest to their heart to be the hits of their youth. My point is if you look at the Billboard Top 40 charts over the decades, there was a shift in early 80's where majority of tunes on chart were light rock/pop, that's why for last 30 years the "classic hits" format was Top 40 hits of 60's thru mid-70's. Unfortunately that format doesn't bring ratings, as evidenced by today's news that KFRC is dropping its classic hits format to simulcast KCBS newsradio:I think SFGuy has a great point. Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
also, I blame Reagan!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/DDLB13L3PG.DTL
I agree its a fact that people consider the music closest to their heart to be the hits of their youth. My point is if you look at the Billboard Top 40 charts over the decades, there was a shift in early 80's where majority of tunes on chart were light rock/pop, that's why for last 30 years the "classic hits" format was Top 40 hits of 60's thru mid-70's. Unfortunately that format doesn't bring ratings, as evidenced by today's news that KFRC is dropping its classic hits format to simulcast KCBS newsradio:I think SFGuy has a great point. Every era produces "light" pop/rock (today the AT40 equivalents would be smo-o-ove ballads, I suppose?), but the stuff that imprinted on us at those impressionable ages tastes like like better cheese.I think most of you prefer those days to the 80's is because you folks grew up with that and so it's in your heart as the 80's (well up to about 1985, I don't like the late 80's much) is in my heart as I grew up with that period. I was in middle/high school during this period.The XM 80's Casey show was from October 24, 1981 which included the Four Tops last big hit "When She was My Girl" (peaking at #11 three weeks later, #13 on the 24th. The Four Tops did have one more top 40 hit but that peaked at #35 in 1988). I noticed a ton of what would be considered light rock/pop: Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme), Endless Love, For Your Eyes Only, Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg, Air Supply, Commodores, Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram among others.While those hits are all very pleasant, the early 80's shift of Top 40 to light rock is the reason many of us prefer the charts of the '60's up to about '75.
also, I blame Reagan!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/DDLB13L3PG.DTL
I haven't seen the charts, but you're right: Music does go through trends, and I do recall thinking a lot of stuff I heard on the air back then was crappy -- Air Supply sums it up. and I recall being pretty bored w radio rock back in the early 80s, until I discovered the Pretenders other than Brass In Pocket. but maybe I was just a cranky moody teen.
But judging from your handle I would say you do prefer the older stuff anyway, like most of us. ;)
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
Kiki's got the music; Wolfman's got the clap. And Gaz & I finally get to hear Steppenwolf's "Straight-Shootin' Woman"!
Not to mention the Osmonds' lovely "Love Me For a Reason", John Denver and Bobby Vinton. Great cheezy stuff.
This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
Kiki's got the music; Wolfman's got the clap. And Gaz & I finally get to hear Steppenwolf's "Straight-Shootin' Woman"!
Not to mention the Osmonds' lovely "Love Me For a Reason", John Denver and Bobby Vinton. Great cheezy stuff.
Thanks for the reminder. I'll be up early for this one.
Well, if you're gonna be up early for Casey with "6 Amish", I can be up early too! ;)and I'll be up REALLY early (6 am-ish) for this. prolly.Thanks for the reminder. I'll be up early for this one.This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
Well, if you're gonna be up early for Casey with "6 Amish", I can be up early too! ;)and I'll be up REALLY early (6 am-ish) for this. prolly.Thanks for the reminder. I'll be up early for this one.This weekend (10/25-26), our last Casey70's over the air on KFRC is from Oct 19, 1974. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3167668.pdf)
It occurs to me that KFRC is not going to air Casey, they've suspended all old programming and will just continue with what they've aired all week: music, liners, and top of the hour network news. Damn.
I grew up in NJ but do not recall Kool's "Higher Plane"
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirty
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirtySure, there were many double-entendre jokes about that song back then.
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey. Not their best, kinda blah for me. But what a formula they hit on!I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey. Not their best, kinda blah for me. But what a formula they hit on!I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
But that Swede LP cover and Tinka's avatar are from the Worst Album Covers website! Yes, hit Mike with a joy-buzzer wake-up alarm in time for the Steppenwolf track!Your'e no fun! That cover is great!wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey. Not their best, kinda blah for me. But what a formula they hit on!I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
(Hey, someone wanna give Mike a wake-up call? He's missing all the fun.)
Carl Carlton ... "Everlasting Love" ...
wayback is correct. lots of good covers on that site http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-coversBut that Swede LP cover and Tinka's avatar are from the Worst Album Covers website! Yes, hit Mike with a joy-buzzer wake-up alarm in time for the Steppenwolf track!Your'e no fun! That cover is great!wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey. Not their best, kinda blah for me. But what a formula they hit on!I see you've been visiting the Worst Album Covers site!
(Hey, someone wanna give Mike a wake-up call? He's missing all the fun.)
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???
I only know the Weatherly b/c it's on the Buddah Box (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kiftxqwhldje). (I probably had more fun writing that review than any other I did for AMG.)
No memories of the Steppenwolf and Jim Weatherly tracks ???
I only know the Weatherly b/c it's on the Buddah Box (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kiftxqwhldje). (I probably had more fun writing that review than any other I did for AMG.)
wait.. you write reviews for allmusic? cool... love that site! is your real name on that review?
Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :P
True, but you can understand that when a teenager in '74 it wasn't cool with your friends to be diggin' many of the syrupy pop or more adult/mature songs.Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :PYou can take the nice Polish boy out of the Nation's steel belt, but you can't take the polka out of him! Polka is forever.
#29 “STRAIGHT SHOOTIN’ WOMAN” – Steppenwolf
#28 “THE NEED TO BE” – Jim Weatherly
#27 “MY MELODY OF LOVE” – Bobby Vinton
#26 “BEACH BABY” – First Class
#25 “ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT” – Cat Stevens
#24 “DO IT (‘TIL YOU’RE SATISFIED)” – B.T. Express
#23 “EARACHE MY EYE FEATURING ALICE BOWIE” – Cheech & Chong
True, but you can understand that when a teenager in '74 it wasn't cool with your friends to be diggin' many of the syrupy pop or more adult/mature songs.Boy, I remember we'd turn the dial upon hearing this Bobby Vinton tune :PYou can take the nice Polish boy out of the Nation's steel belt, but you can't take the polka out of him! Polka is forever.
Now let's get our groove on with da funky "Do It..."
This kind of surreal coexistence is what I adore about these replays:Exactly. Damn CBS for taking away my opportunity to tape these replays >:(
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far. can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..The Guess Who and BTO
Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far. can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..The Guess Who and BTO
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa. Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven." Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.
Dunno, I assume its a group, not an individual.forgot abt BTO, so there's one more that I'm thinking of (partially Canadian)...Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far. can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..The Guess Who and BTO
Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa. Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven." Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa. Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven." Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.
great song! great voices... he was getting coked up before a show (I just read on wikipedia).
Dunno, I assume its a group, not an individual.forgot abt BTO, so there's one more that I'm thinking of (partially Canadian)...Gordon Lightfoot is one of three Canadian acts (or partially Canadian) I can name so far. can you name the other two? .. and maybe there's more..The Guess Who and BTO
Half of a group: Tommy Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
America was always one of my sentimental faves
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s). A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.America was always one of my sentimental favesyeah, me, too. Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s). A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.America was always one of my sentimental favesyeah, me, too. Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
I live in Pleasanton so hit that fair a couple times during its run. You may have seen my annual exhibit on history of rock music in the Hobby Building.seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s). A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.America was always one of my sentimental favesyeah, me, too. Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo
yes, I think I did... can't recall specifics, but we did spend some time in that pavilion. got any pics you could post here?I live in Pleasanton so hit that fair a couple times during its run. You may have seen my annual exhibit on history of rock music in the Hobby Building.seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s). A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.America was always one of my sentimental favesyeah, me, too. Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo
Since my pics are not on a website, I can't link 'em here.yes, I think I did... can't recall specifics, but we did spend some time in that pavilion. got any pics you could post here?I live in Pleasanton so hit that fair a couple times during its run. You may have seen my annual display on history of rock music in the Hobby Building.seeing bands-well-past-their-prime-at-county-fairs is one of my favorite hobbies!I saw them a couple years ago at Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Fun to see 'em up close. They were so young when they hit it big (1972 Grammy for Best New Artist) that they're still relatively young (late 50s). A fun show, I especially dig long version of Sandman from first album.America was always one of my sentimental favesyeah, me, too. Never a critical fave, I hear, but they made some good songs.
this past year I saw a few:
Joan Jett @ Marin
Boys II Men @ Alameda (although that was not planned, we just went to the Fair and sat for a few songs; loved the Alameda Fair, btw!);
Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band @ San Mateo
I liked the model train setup, too. I've always wanted to see that display...
WOS: "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)"; TO&Dawn's post-"Oak Tree" vaudeville kick had really run its course by now.Agreed :P Thankfully here's Bad Co to cleanse the palate
same here... :(WOS: "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)"; TO&Dawn's post-"Oak Tree" vaudeville kick had really run its course by now.Agreed :P
I quite like all three big-hit versions of "Never My Love." Anyone heard the Sandpebbles version Csaey mentioned?
and too bad John Denver had to fly his Rocky Mtn ass into the ocean off Monterey
"Second Avenue" is new to me. Casey seems to adore it. I think it almost out-Breads Bread. Almost.
(Hey, I live just off Second Ave!)
i got here in the middle of Neil's "Longfellow Serenade" -- sounds dirtySure, there were many double-entendre jokes about that song back then.
wow, I'm in a sugar coma with ABBA's Honey Honey. Not their best, kinda blah for me, but what a formula they hit on!
I didn't know Brownsville Station had followed up "Smokin' in the Boys Room" - I thought they were a OHW.
OMGWTFLOL: Jim Weatherly fulfills the need to be at #28.
(I really dug that Steppenwolf song! Honkin' sax!)
I had no idea of the existence of this Righteous Brothers song - whoa. Was this before or after "Rock & Roll Heaven"?This came on heels of "Rock & Roll Heaven." Too bad Bobby Hatfield OD'd on coke.
"Don't love me for fun," beg the Osmonds. Hey, no problem there.
I quite like all three big-hit versions of "Never My Love." Anyone heard the Sandpebbles version Csaey mentioned?
"I feel a hunger." (What kind?) "It's a hunger."
too bad about KFRC not airing the show -- the station will continue to exist (without jocks) at kfrc.com and there was some hope they'd continue with Casey until the contract runs out. Maybe that's what the marathon 2 weeks ago was about -- meeting some kind of quota.Unfortunately it sounds like what CBS meant by "you can still hear KFRC's classic hits on kfrc.com" is what we've been getting all week, just automated hits with top of hour network news. Yesterday they didn't run Casey or Beatles Brunch and this morning no "Backstage with Ben Fong-Torres." Yes, maybe that Caseython weekend was to fulfill obligations. Who's really going to listen to this kind of KFRC thru their PC anyway? Oh well.
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)
Woo-hoo! My all-time #1 favorite song, "Miracles," in the Top 10! I'll be listening to this one in toto, prolly from home. Let me know if anyone else will be listening in real time (the Chico 10am ET/7am PT airing?).
This weekend (11/1-2) Casey70's visits Nov 8, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html) or here:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3189307.pdf)
Woo-hoo! My all-time #1 favorite song, "Miracles," in the Top 10! I'll be listening to this one in toto, prolly from home. Let me know if anyone else will be listening in real time (the Chico 10am ET/7am PT airing?).
I don't DO 7am on Saturday anymore ;) But I'll be listening Sat nite 7-10pm Pacific. A rainy weekend in SF; a good time to stay in, cook, and "get a taste of the real world".
I'm not a fan of "18 With a Bullet," but I would have enjoyed getting it in the week when it actually hit #18.It hit #18 on 11-22-75 Hot 100, got as high as #15. Meanwhile, at #25, Art Garfunkel's lovely version of "I Only Have Eyes For You" got as high as #18. I remember winning Art's new at that time LP "Breakaway" from our local radio station, and it also includes S&G's "My Little Town." Funny to have that song follow at #24 on this chart!
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"! Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.
You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"! Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.
Agreed. Have you ever heard that entire solo LP, "Extra Texture"?You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"! Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love. The sound of jubilation.
Agreed. Have you ever heard that entire solo LP, "Extra Texture"?You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"! Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love. The sound of jubilation.
Yes, with guests like Tom Scott on sax, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Gary Wright.No - is it as happy and bouncy?Agreed. Have you ever heard that entire solo LP, "Extra Texture"?You know the only lyrics in this Silver Convention hit are "Fly Robin Fly, up up to the sky"! Perhaps that's why Casey just played only one-minute of the song, shortest edit I think I've ever heard on AT40.Not many more lyrics than that in George Harrison's "You," which I nonetheless love. The sound of jubilation.
"Feelings"! Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!
"Feelings"! Yeah, crank it up, woooo, rock and roll!
For years I only knew this song through Carol Burnett.
You are sunshine; you are shadow. You are Captain; you are Dragon. And Toni wants to touch you.
"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."
"This Will Be" an eHarmony ad someday. I still love the opening, though I think Natalie oversells it at the end.
For the longest time I thought the high voice in this Spinners tune was a woman!
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??
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.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.
No, the mustachioed guy lip-syncing the part on Soul Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGxYKJXOxFk) is crazy.Whew, thanks! Glad to know I wasn't crazy.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.
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??
I assume we'll get the 3-minute single edit of "Miracles" - oh well.
WOS to La Ronstadt, in what I'm sure Mike would agree is an even more unnecessary remake than "Our Day Will Come."
That's the one thing I'd like to change about these AT40 shows: give us the full versions!Yes, I'm sure Casey cut down songs even further, for "time considerations".
When I started re-listening to them, I realized how the show -- and AM radio in general -- uses the radio edits (maybe they even make their own edits when necessary..?).
Okay, Mshray just called, so I'm out the door now to meet him and Dave Morey at Peet's Walnut Creek. Later ...
Wincing at "Island Girl" at #1, a rare displeasure in a triff set from my second-favorite year in pop music.
Tinka, have a good weekend!
Who knew that records had two playable sides?
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??
LOL -- Good one!
(http://www.cokemachineglow.com/images/7869.jpg)
Top 22 Pictures of Mike Love Looking Like a Douche (http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/3654/pictures-of-mike-love-looking-like-a-douche)
Who knew that records had two playable sides?
I certainly didn't on first discovery of 45s. I was introduced to the medium in '77 when I was 4 via my mom's collection, to which I gravitated "Convoy" and "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop." (This should go a long way to explaining my tastes.) I have no idea what was on the flip of either of those.
"Diamonds & Rust" is still quite amazing -- I remain astounded that it made the Top 40 at all. No idea who the woman duetting with Frankie Valli is; guess they thought she'd be his Odia Coates.
Anyone else notice that Casey never actually named the Elvis song that debuted at #10 and peaked at #3? I've scoured Billboard and can't find the answer!
I hadn't heard Irene Cara's "Out Here on My Own" in 25 years. IIRC this was (co-?)written by Leslie Gore.
This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT. BTW, links to stations streaming AT40 70's & 80's is at first post of this thread.This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970. Playlist:Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"! I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite. But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT. BTW, links to stations streaming AT40 70's & 80's is at first post of this thread.This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970. Playlist:Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"! I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite. But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT. BTW, links to stations streaming AT40 70's & 80's is at first post of this thread.This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970. Playlist:Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"! I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite. But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.
ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.
Hmmm, and you get KFOG okay? Did you try all AT40 stations that use other types of streamers? Perhaps your work has their PCs set so folks can't stream??UPDATE: I've tried several diff stations who use a "Liquid Compass" player to stream and none of them work here at the office -- odd, no? We're up-to-date with the latest versions of Windows. Flash, etc and yet I get no sound from these players after the initial local commercial video plays.Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT.This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970. Playlist:Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"! I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite. But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.
Hmmm, and you get KFOG okay? Did you try all AT40 stations that use other types of streamers? Perhaps your work has their PCs set so folks can't stream??UPDATE: I've tried several diff stations who use a "Liquid Compass" player to stream and none of them work here at the office -- odd, no? We're up-to-date with the latest versions of Windows. Flash, etc and yet I get no sound from these players after the initial local commercial video plays.Thanks -- I've tried a number of those stations and sadly the "newfangled" players won't work at home with dial-up. I suspect this Chico player won't either.Here 'tis: http://www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com), Sat's 7-10am PT.This weekend (11/8-9) Casey70's visits Nov 14, 1970. Playlist:Damn -- Mashmakan! Teegarden & Van Winkle! Candi Staten Island's fab cover of "Stand By Your Man"! I'm probably gonna miss this one, won't be home Sat nite. But could you post the URL for that Chico station? -- I'll try (probably in vain) to get their player to work on my ancient home computer (I think I tried once before to no avail).
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3213889.pdf)
ETA: I can't even get it to work here at the office (!?) so I'm sure trying it at home is pointless.
Check out what Casey says to introduce Clapton's "After Midnight" (#35):Yes, my sentiments exactly. I've deepened my knowledge of hits from certain years listening this past year to these AT40 replays, plus 10at10 since moving out here in Jan 1989.
"If you dig the proverb that a man is known by the company he keeps, then you're going to find this next artist very heavy." Then he lists Clapton's music pedigree, etc... So awesomely dated, I love it!
I love the early part of the AT40 shows, because often you'll hear things that just slipped into the charts and then fell back out, so they're hardly ever in heavy rotation in those "oldies" stations (that still exist). My knowledge of pop from this date is pretty limited, so there's a lot of things that aren't that familiar. good stuff!
'Morning gentlemen, I tuned in at #36, "God, Love & Rock & Roll," a song I don't remember.
Hi Wayback - so you debuted at Number 36 this week...? nice. You got here just in time for this block of staple tunes:On this chart I don't recall hearing back in the day #36, 32, 30, 27, 21, and since I came in at #36 today, I can't recall how #38-40 sound. Then again, that's why we listen to these replays!
#35 “AFTER MIDNIGHT” – Eric Clapton
#34 “OUR HOUSE” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#33 “EL CONDOR PASA” – Simon & Garfunkel
.. but I loved the Presidents' 5-10-15-20! and the honky-tonk chanson of the New Seekers was unique but a little grating. I can see why it's on the way out. The Guess Who's "Share TheWealthLand" is another gospel-tinged song I've noted.
is it me, or did Casey get a little fun-kay when he back announced Candi Stanton by calling it "Stand By YO man?" and then he intro'd Charles Wright tune by saying "Express YO-self?"Yes, I've noticed Casey sometimes tries to be hip or gets overly excited (especially in '70-71 shows) which sounds funny compared to his regular style. In a 1970 replay from Sept, he sounded like a wild TOP 40 DJ with "Here's Free and ALL RIGHT NOW!"
did anyone catch that? ponderous, man...
They just played that damn Mike Love clip again. I mean, the exasperated tone he takes with "Bri-an ..." drives me up a damn wall.
"He has a twelve foot yacht!"
I just went back into my online buffer
OK, going from "Immigrant Song" into "We've Only Just Begun" is about as extreme as it gets in Top 40-ville.Yeah, isn't it great! ;D
dunno about PC. I'm on a Mac and I think it's my QT plugin called Flip4Mac that comes into play when I hear a KFOG stream: it handles wmv or aspx streams with a online browser player that has a scroll bar, so I can scroll around back and forth to hear this or that. I don't have full knowledge over how to configure it, though. It was a pleasant surprise when I first discovered this buffering thing. Do a google search for tips, yo!I just went back into my online buffer
Is this buffer app available for PCs? I can't remember what thread you discussed it on - can you refresh me on any deets? Mthx!
Thx for the buffering info, will have to investigate if it works on PC. Yes, at two hour mark I get a pop up msg in the player saying "You've reached two hour max, click if you'd like to keep listening" which when I do doesn't interrupt stream at that point.dunno about PC. I'm on a Mac and I think it's my QT plugin called Flip4Mac that comes into play when I hear a KFOG stream: it handles wmv or aspx streams with a online browser player that has a scroll bar, so I can scroll around back and forth to hear this or that. I don't have full knowledge over how to configure it, though. It was a pleasant surprise when I first discovered this buffering thing. Do a google search for tips, yo!I just went back into my online bufferIs this buffer app available for PCs? I can't remember what thread you discussed it on - can you refresh me on any deets? Mthx!
When I go the Chico station (chicooldies.com) to "listen live" to at40, my firefox browser starts a separate popup window for the player, but this also has a scroll bar. Unfortunately, the Chico station kicks you off after two hours of streaming (the stream cannot be stopped, it just goes on.. but after being booted you can get right back on). So I can't go back and listen to the early part after two hours have passed.
12-ft is a pretty short limo, especially by 1970 car lengths!"He has a twelve foot yacht!"Gaz contemplates: 12-foot yacht or long black limousine? Hmm...
I just went back into my online buffer and listened to a few tunes I wasn't familiar with:
32 “AS THE YEARS GO BY” – Mashmakhan - this one is interesting, it's infused w a definite and insistent polka feel for most of it (the chirpy organ, the sing-songy sound) and I hear Eastern European influences, too. Then it gets pretty rocking with a riff to give the kids something heavier to ponder musically. And speaking of something heavy, the lyrics are really good & insightful. An excerpt:
Now you're asking me if I love you
And it really means will I marry you
And I answer yes I love you
But it really means that I won't be untrue
is it me, or did Casey get a little fun-kay when he back announced Candi Stanton by calling it "Stand By YO man?"
'Morning gentlemen, I tuned in at #36, "God, Love & Rock & Roll," a song I don't remember.This was the first time I heard it. Wow. Words fail. (I've just rewinded and am now hearing #40-30 after just hearing the 20s and 10s.)
Sorry, but this Elvis karaoke of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is justly forgotten.
Casey's '80s take us to Nov. 8, 1982, with La Ronstadt (again, yelling) her way through "Get Closer." Earlier, Dionne Warwick had debuted with "Heartbreaker," which would become her last Top 10 solo.
Hey kids -- per a posting on the Radio-info.com SF message board, Classic Casey '70s is now being run on Sundays from noon-to-3 on KYCY 1550AM -- not clear if this is forever or just until the contract runs out (KYCY and KFRC have the same owners). but for now it's there. And they do stream, for you out-of-towners.Nice to have a local airing, but I don't receive KYCY clearly, do you?
This weekend (11/15-16) Casey70's visits Nov 13, 1971. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf)
This weekend (11/15-16) Casey70's visits Nov 13, 1971. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3234839.pdf)
8th Day NTM with "You Gotta Crawl Before You Walk." Sounds like they've been riding the Westbound #9 with the Chairmen of the Board and the Winstons also on the train.
I'm baffled as to how Freddie Hart's "Easy Loving" crossed over to Top 40. WOS2.
Meant to say earlier, for the edification of our newer friends, that "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is one of those very rare cases of a song that I adore and Mike can't stand.
NTM and promptly forgotten: James Taylor, "Long Ago and Far Away." Just the kind of blandness one might write in the family compound while Daddy's off in the Andes and the servants have baked nice pies for everyone. :-\
NTM and promptly forgotten: James Taylor, "Long Ago and Far Away." Just the kind of blandness one might write in the family compound while Daddy's off in the Andes and the servants have baked nice pies for everyone. :-\
OK, we know you hates you some JT, but (a) I thought that story about his dad going to the South Pole with Admiral Byrd was pretty amazing
This site has this weekend's Casey70's as "Christmas At the Movies" ??
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
The WHNN site sez he's "on vacation" til Dec 28:
http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335 (http://www.whnn.com/showdj.asp?DJID=43335)
Big ol' Ruby Red Dress! One can wildly speculate as to what the song's really about (I think she had an abortion).
BOS2 to "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," for which Casey confers a more innocent interpretation that Mike does.I'm looking around the board for Mike's interpretation, but didn't find anything except a mention that the song is very gay.
I'm really curious about these, which I can't recall:
#18 “CHEAPER TO KEEP HER” – Johnnie Taylor
#17 “WHY ME” – Kris Kristofferson
...
#12 “YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME” – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
#11 “ALL I KNOW” – Garfunkel
11: oversung mild-lyric ballad with astonishingly overblown outro that gets away with it b/c it's Art Fucking Garfunkel and Jimmy Fucking Webb
Barry White kicks things off nicely with the indulgently titled "Never NEVER Gonna Give You Up."
Casey recounts the woes of klutzy Bobby Goldsboro, who cut his big toe when he walked barefoot over some breakfast cereal that had spilled -- and then hardened overnight -- into the carpet.
What the hell is he eating?
(http://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/KrustyOs.jpg)
11: oversung mild-lyric ballad with astonishingly overblown outro that gets away with it b/c it's Art Fucking Garfunkel and Jimmy Fucking Webb
To be clear: They DESERVE to get away with this. I applaud.
This weekend Casey70's visits Nov 27, 1976. Scroll in here for the playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Travolta's pathetically sung "Whenever I'm Away From You"
BOS: "Nadia's Theme," just for it striking out-of-placeness and the vividness with which I remember it
OMGWTFLOL: Commodores, "Just to Be Close to You" (that spoken-word stuff is SO over the top)
Firefall: "You are the woman!"
"No! it's your turn to be the woman! I was the woman last time!"
Firefall: "You are the woman!"
"No! it's your turn to be the woman! I was the woman last time!"
Congratulations, you've just ruined this song for me! :D
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
not sure why we're getting a mid-Nov chart in Dec, but this kinda screws up Gaz's hopes for a chart closer to his B-Day.
Good stuff here, tho': Nilsson, Cashman & West's superb "American City Suite", the J-5's "Corner of the Sky" (a song from the B'way show Pippin, which Motown had a major investment in) and my fave Fifth D ballad. But I really don't need the hear "All the Young Dudes" again this week, and (sorry Gaz) Donna Fargo's "Funny Face" is an all-time HFH for me.
This weekend (12/6-7) Casey70's has Nov 18, 1972. Playlist in here:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Gaz, here's a chart for you:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121672.html (http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/121672.html)
This weekend (12/13-14) Casey70's visits Dec 10, 1977. Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Off to a nice start with "As" at 40
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown. And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway. Is it the hash?Hey Gaz, perhaps those Santas in your hallway were ZZ Top ;)
speaking of covers, you have to hear Cartman doing "Come Sail Away"Ha! Which episiode was that from?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
Casey plays a bit of Simon & Garfunkel's '57 song "Little Schoolgirl" (then billed as Tom & Jerry) as intro to #15, Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away"
OMGWTF to the enervative spelling of High Inergy, "You Can't Turn Me Off."And now the AT40 Extra: Kansas "Point of Know Return"
the weird "Love Is Thicker Than Water" debuting at 39.
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.
And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.
Is it the hash?
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.
And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.
Is it the hash?
Were any of them packing flasks? Perhaps three Santas heading off to the annual Cacaphony Society "drunken Santa" parade.
I'm up at 10am for the '77 countdown.
And there are three men in full Santa suits standing in my hallway.
Is it the hash?
Were any of them packing flasks? Perhaps three Santas heading off to the annual Cacaphony Society "drunken Santa" parade.
It's actually a worldwide event at this point... what started as "Santarchy" is now called "SantaCon":
http://www.santacon.com/
speaking of covers, you have to hear Cartman doing "Come Sail Away"Ha! Which episiode was that from?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
very cool -- wonder if we're getting one of those 2-part "Top 100 of then Year" thingys next week and the week after.
This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
very cool -- wonder if we're getting one of those 2-part "Top 100 of then Year" thingys next week and the week after.
HOLEE SHIT!
#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes
I might have tune in just for this one. When does it start?
Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one. When does it start?This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one. When does it start?This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal). Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills). Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
Try Sat 7-10am via that Chico station and check this thread at that time to see who's here.Thanks Dave! So who's listening when this weeekend?Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one. When does it start?This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal). Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills). Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
Try Sat 7-10am via that Chico station and check this thread at that time to see who's here.Thanks Dave! So who's listening when this weeekend?Here's a list of stations streaming Casey's "A.T.40-The 70s", so you can listen online at a time convenient for you:#18 “THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS)” – David Geddes. I might have tune in just for this one. When does it start?This weekend (12/20-21) Casey70's has Dec 20, 1975. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's)
I listen online either Sat's 7am-10am on www.chicooldies.com (http://www.chicooldies.com) or Sundays 8-11am on KJR Seattle (the playlist link), or over the air Sunday's 12-3pm on SF's 1550AM (thou not a good clear signal). Mark, since you're in Dublin, you can also hear it over air Sundays 10am-1pm on 97.5 KABX Modesto, which I get fine in my car in the Tri-Valley, but not at home (stupid hills). Unfortunately they don't stream:
http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml (http://www.975kabx.com/articles/Casey%20Casem.shtml)
And here's list of stations running Casey's '80's "A.T.40" shows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_80%27s)
So who's listening when this weeekend?I expect I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast. Funny how Saturday's now the one day of the week when I wake up early.
So who's listening when this weeekend?I expect I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast. Funny how Saturday's now the one day of the week when I wake up early.
So who's listening when this weeekend?I expect I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast. Funny how Saturday's now the one day of the week when I wake up early.
Now that I have to walk Kenai every day at 6:30 it part of routine too!
Early WOS: the Wing & a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps, perhaps the nadir of old-time-Hollywood discofication with "Baby Face" (it's several notches below "Disco Lucy," at any rate).
BOS3 to "Walk Away From Love," a simply astonishing David Ruffin vocal effort. When biographer David Ritz spoke at last year's EMP Pop Conference, he closed his talk by playing this song at top volume. Wish more of us had taken the cue to get up and dance!Agreed, good to hear it again!
It's a good thing Casey had a story to tell about what a convoy is, because you can NOT transition from "I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You" into "Convoy.""That's a big 10-4, good buddy"
BTW: "Convoy" probably is the first song I remember hearing. Yikes. I'd run rings around the dining room table (usually holding my cat Roscoe, to my mom's chagrin) singing this chorus. I was 3.
OK, this is weird: I hit the 2-hour limit on the station and was prompted to reconnect. Did so - and they've rewound me back to the Geddes track!No, your reconnect is not the problem. I think mshray called 'em to replay the Geddes track! ;) The board op must've miscued the CD to wrong segment!
Ha, that's funny. Happy to hear Leon Haywood a second time! (And the Jackie Wilson words - Casey seemed choked up at the end.)OK, this is weird: I hit the 2-hour limit on the station and was prompted to reconnect. Did so - and they've rewound me back to the Geddes track!No, your reconnect is not the problem. I think mshray called 'em to replay the Geddes track! ;) The board op must've miscued the CD to wrong segment!
"CB's --- modern technology" :DSo many lines, especially the "Illi-NOISE Nash'nl Guard" - but my favorite is "7 long-haired Friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus."
"CB's --- modern technology" :DSo many lines, especially the "Illi-NOISE Nash'nl Guard" - but my favorite is "7 long-haired Friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus."
Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.
We heard it last month anyway when they aired 11-8-75 countdown.Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.oh well, never was a fan of My Little Town anyway.
We heard it last month anyway when they aired 11-8-75 countdown.Oop, makin' up time from the cueing mistake by skipping S&G's "My Little Town" and O'Jays "I Love Music" to jump to #11, "Our Day Will Come" Frankie Valli.oh well, never was a fan of My Little Town anyway.
Did Casey just give it away when he said that in some TV show he "plays the part of a conniving DJ who gets killed in the end"?
the chico oldies station stream seems to have stopped for me, in the middle of Diana Ross' "THEME FROM MAHAGONY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO).” I'll prob bail on this and may listen to some other stream this weekend.Hmmm, odd. Were you listening for two hours where you have to hit pop-up to continue stream? Anyway, after #3 Fly Robin Fly, he threw in Jose F's "Feliz Navidad"
too bad, I like that song...
the chico oldies station stream seems to have stopped for me, in the middle of Diana Ross' "THEME FROM MAHAGONY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO).” I'll prob bail on this and may listen to some other stream this weekend.
too bad, I like that song...
BOS1 to "Winners & Losers," which I had stuck in my head for a large portion of my SF vacation.
Nothing in this set should be NTM, but I don't remember "Motortown" by the Kane Gang at all.
And although the crowd singing along at the end is supposed to be rowdy truckers, they sound a whole lot more like Muppets.
This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Awesome -- it's the Top 40 Singles of the YEAR for 1971! This was before Casey started doing 2-part "Top 80" or "Top 100" year-enders. Too bad they don't replay his "Top 40 Xmas Songs" countdowns (he did several of those in the '70s).
Weird: At 10:30 it switched over to the correct countdown. Here's Daddy Dewdrop, beating out the Carpenters' lovely (if refrainless) "For All We Know."This weekend, 12/27-28, Casey70's does Jan 1, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995 (http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995)
Awesome -- it's the Top 40 Singles of the YEAR for 1971! This was before Casey started doing 2-part "Top 80" or "Top 100" year-enders. Too bad they don't replay his "Top 40 Xmas Songs" countdowns (he did several of those in the '70s).
Chico is replaying a '77 set from a few weeks ago. Ah well.
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
These special countdown shows are far less interesting to me - for me, it's all about the NTMs, and this week it's all big hits from big artists. Still fine tunes, though.
Top 2's some combination of Carpenters, CCR, Bee Gees, and Elvis. I'm guessing Carps @ 2 and Elvis @ 1. (3DN came in at #3.)
Top 2's some combination of Carpenters, CCR, Bee Gees, and Elvis. I'm guessing Carps @ 2 and Elvis @ 1. (3DN came in at #3.)
OMG! I spaced on the J5!
Casey70's starts the new year with the "Top 40 Singles Acts of the '70's" (this show is from July 4th weekend 1974):
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html (http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html)
These special countdown shows are far less interesting to me - for me, it's all about the NTMs, and this week it's all big hits from big artists. Still fine tunes, though.
Casey's '80s leap to Jan. 23, 1982, as ONJ tries (and fails) for week #10 at No. 1
Early WOS vote for Del Shannon's cover of "Sea of Love." This phone-in was his Big Comeback?
the Shannon LP was a Petty project, iirc.
SFGuy! Welcome back - it's been a while since I've seen you here on the board; I hope you had a great holiday season and a triff New Year's.
This weekend (1/10-11) Casey70's visits Jan 5, 1974. The playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3381028.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3381028.pdf)
I'm here, missed Merle Haggard, dangit. Don't know if that one was a-comin' or a-goin' in the charts.Yeah, I missed Haggard, joined in on "Jungle Boogie." Will have to hear it on another replay this weekend. Yeah, Dawn got some mileage out of the vaudeville sound. Now some comedy with "Spiders and Snakes" and "Sister Mary Elephant."
Painted Ladies is NTM, too.
How about the old-timey cheesey sounds of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY" at #33? and then Ringo's great single "Photograph" at #32 right after that? what a difference...!
browsing ahead in the chart, I see that Ringo has another song at #16.Having multiple songs on one chart is an accomplishment. Croce had died the previous Sept (I have a clear memory of hearing about that while on school bus that morning), and Ringo had his biggest and best album then with "Ringo" which yielded a third hit "Oh My My." It was a Beatles reunion of sorts, with separate contributions by John, Paul and George.
Jim Croce has two in this week, too.
I picture Casey shaking his head and sneering in slight disgust when he back announced Jim Stafford's "Spiders and Snakes."
I think AT40's edits on Cheech and Chong are evident right before Sister Mary Elephant screams "SHADDDUP!" IIRC, that "Class..? class? class?" section was drawn out for a longer time.
PS - Haven't heard this AT40 Extra "Jim Dandy" since its inclusion in the film "Dazed and Confused"
Yep, we've noticed Casey's mispronunciations at other times as well. That's part of the charm of AT40 I suppose, but surprising, considering he's such a perfectionist.PS - Haven't heard this AT40 Extra "Jim Dandy" since its inclusion in the film "Dazed and Confused"love that soundtrack!
I just saw another Richard Linklater movie the other day: "Before Sunset" with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, which was the sequel to "Before Sunrise," which I haven't seen yet... I liked Sunset a lot, but I'm sure it would've been an even better experience if I had seen Sunrise.
btw, did Casey pronounce D'yer Mak'er as "Dee-urr maker?" I suppose the proper LZ phonetic instructions had not circulated among jocks and the public yet.
browsing ahead in the chart, I see that Ringo has another song at #16.Also with two on this chart, Barry White, at #17 and #8. And three Beatles, Ringo at #32 and #16, John at #25 and Paul at #12.
Jim Croce has two in this week, too.
BOS2 to "GYBR," still one of the saddest melodies I've ever heard (used to make me cry when I was a little kid).Another that would make my tears well up... "Smokin' in the Boys Room"... from all the second-hand smoke.
WOS "The Joker." I will always find this song's success unfathomable.As a teen then, it was fun to sing in the car with your friends the line, "really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree. WHAAA WHAAA!"
WOS "The Joker." I will always find this song's success unfathomable.As a teen then, it was fun to sing in the car with your friends the line, "really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree. WHAAA WHAAA!"
NTM #36 Ian Thomas "Painted Ladies." The vocals sound like America tho' the melody is funkier. You can listen now via chicooldies.com
Casey's '80s land on Dec. 24, 1983. NTM at 39: Deborah Allen, "Baby I Lied." Not the Fame actress; a C-W singer.
Amazing that Kool & the Gang's sound of "Jungle Boogie" (debuting at #37 on this chart) and "Hollywood Swinging" would evolve into the soft "Cherish" and "Joanna."
I'm here, missed Merle Haggard, dangit. Don't know if that one was a-comin' or a-goin' in the charts.Yeah, I missed Haggard, joined in on "Jungle Boogie." Will have to hear it on another replay this weekend. Yeah, Dawn got some mileage out of the vaudeville sound. Now some comedy with "Spiders and Snakes" and "Sister Mary Elephant."
Painted Ladies is NTM, too.
How about the old-timey cheesey sounds of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY" at #33? and then Ringo's great single "Photograph" at #32 right after that? what a difference...!
This weekend (1/17-18) Casey70's visits Jan 14, 1978. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3399801.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3399801.pdf)
WOS: Neil Diamond, "Desiree." He makes a deflowering ick-fest even worse by placing the third of June in summer. Does he work off a different calendar?
BOSEric CarmenShaun Cassidy, "Hey Deanie." I'm not convinced that isn't actually Eric singing.
I hadn't realized "Here You Come Again" (unh! unh!) was a Mann/Weill composition. Mike has often referred to this as a Petula Clark homage, and I can really hear that today.
WOS: Neil Diamond, "Desiree." He makes a deflowering ick-fest even worse by placing the third of June in summer.
Most unnecessary of set: Donny & Marie giving the karaoke treatment to "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration."
This weekend (1/24-25) Casey70's visits Jan 22, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3417161.pdf
Hope Gaz got a charge out of Think's dreadful "Once You Understand"; anxious to see if it's the truncated version or if we get the full histrionics at the end.
I noticed listening to the early 70's as compared to late 70's to 80's, how different Casey put his show on the air. The early ones mainly had no story. He just said at number 40, at number 39 and just intro'd the songs as compared to giving trivia later on. Listening to the later shows make his early ones pretty boring.
Hope Gaz got a charge out of Think's dreadful "Once You Understand"; anxious to see if it's the truncated version or if we get the full histrionics at the end.
Mr. Kirk? Do you have a son, Robert Kirk, age 17?
Yes ...?
We had full histrionics. There is indeed something fascinating about that record.
This weekend (1/31) Casey70's visits Jan 27, 1973. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3436621.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3436621.pdf)
HA! Casey intros Elvis' "Separate Ways" with a Mae West anecdote (!) and then says the King has been making the charts for 17 years... "and considering how well he takes care of himself, and how well he's taken care of by the Colonel, there's no reason to believe he won't still be around 17 years from now."
Oh Casey, if you'd only known.
HA! Casey intros Elvis' "Separate Ways" with a Mae West anecdote (!) and then says the King has been making the charts for 17 years... "and considering how well he takes care of himself, and how well he's taken care of by the Colonel, there's no reason to believe he won't still be around 17 years from now."
Oh Casey, if you'd only known.
I just heard this now. Wow, the irony. The song is NTM and pretty inconsequential, but I'm glad I heard it. Is there any '70s Elvis that's really really worth seeking out?
Kool & the Gang's "Misled" (my favorite of their songs
3DN's "Pieces Of April", maybe their least-played oldie
OTOH, we also get "White Knight", a CB-themed record so awful it makes "Convoy" seem like Dylan.
Dear Fred:
Andy Ray's query concerning Casey Kasem's show for the week ending March 12, 1977 reminded me of an earlier incident. For the week ending June 9, 1973, Casey apparently didn't have the Hot 100 by recording time. Instead, Casey (and his staff, I presume) estimated the positions.
Only four positions turned out to be correct:
No. 1: "My Love" by Paul McCartney & Wings
No. 2: "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group
No. 28: "Leaving Me" by the Independents
No. 31, "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper.
Most of Casey's estimated positions were way off, with many moving in the opposite direction from what actually happened. I wonder if anyone could shed some light on this mystery.
David Dana-Bashian
Garden Grove, Calif.
Dear David,
The Hot 100 for the week-ending June 9, 1973 is a memorable chart because Billboard changed chart methodology that week. It was such a radical change that "Last Week" numbers were omitted, as there was not much connection to the prior week's chart. I remember that Hot 100 because suddenly "Bad Weather," a Stevie Wonder composition recorded by the Supremes, debuted after being available for weeks. But then it was gone the following week, never to return.
That doesn't answer your question, but it's why I remember that chart. As I did last week, I turned to "American Top 40" expert, Rob Durkee, who worked with Casey Kasem on the show and who has written a book about the series.
Rob replied that he didn't work on the show in 1973 but promised to check with Pete Battistini, who wrote a book about the series' '70s years. Pete responded that the AT40 staff received the new Billboard chart on May 30, 1977, and recorded that week's show. It was sent to stations the next day and then Billboard called Tom Rounds at the Watermark production company to let him know that the chart had been revised. It was too late to re-record that week's AT40, so the numbers you heard were from the original chart that was discarded.
I can't ask the folks who compiled the June 9, 1973 chart for Billboard what happened because they are no longer with us. I don't mean they don't work for the magazine anymore, I mean they are no longer with us, physically. But I thank Rob and Pete for their expertise.
BOS: "Wake Up Everybody." ... Dave's 10@10s ... while walking through the Tenderloin famers' market. (And you thought it was impossible to have fond memories of the Tenderloin.)
As an aside: This week's Chart Beat Chat from billboard.com had this interesting tale:
Ooh, a favorite of mine at #19: Helen Reddy's "Somewhere in the Night." Barry Manilow would do slightly better 3 years later, changing the lyric slightly (from "music to magic to end" to "music to my gentle wind") and aiming squarely for payoff notes.
"Lonely Night (Angel Face)" always struck me as an odd song.
"Love on the Rocks" may be one of Neil Diamond's most underappreciated efforts. For all his bad lyrics - and he's had a few - these are quite good: "Pour me a drink, and I'll tell you some lies" ... "And when they know they have you, then they really have you; nothing you can do or say, you've got to leave, just get away. We all know the song ..."
Ooh, a favorite of mine at #19: Helen Reddy's "Somewhere in the Night." Barry Manilow would do slightly better 3 years later, changing the lyric slightly (from "music to magic to end" to "music to my gentle wind") and aiming squarely for payoff notes.
I don't recall the lyric change -- I'll have to dig out the Manilow version (I'll assume you've got a typo there: Helen's was "music too magic to end"). But if Barry has a "gentle wind" problem, he should try Bean-O.
WOS4 (!): Canadian Dan Hill gives America the bad "Touch."
Also a WOS to Heatwave's "Always and Forever"; much as I love their disco songs, here they just sound like they're missing notes.
Also a WOS to Heatwave's "Always and Forever"; much as I love their disco songs, here they just sound like they're missing notes.
Wow, you've just dissed one of the most beloved ballads of the last 35 years.
I didn't mention this last week but XM's version was Feb of 1974 and on the chart was the worst Top 40 song in Casey's era: Gordon Sinclair's spoken record of The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion). He is the oldest person to hit the top 40 ever (not posthumously) but still a very boring record.
How did the "Yacht Rock" folks not think to incorporate a Little River Band plot? VHM to "Happy Anniversary."
This weekend (2/21-22) Casey70's visits Feb 22, 1975. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3495943.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3495943.pdf)
A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches. Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!In this countdown we heard Ringo, Paul, and now John at #9 with "#9 Dream." George just missed being here when his single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" had peaked at #36 in early 2/75, in the Top 40 for just two weeks. I wonder if all four had solo hits on AT40 at the same time??
A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches. Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!In this countdown we heard Ringo, Paul, and now John at #9 with "#9 Dream." George just missed being here when his single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" had peaked at #36 in early 2/75, in the Top 40 for just two weeks. I wonder if all four had solo hits on AT40 at the same time??
Wow, I really love the melody on the chorus of "My Boy." Elvis shoots and scores!
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever. Geesh.
Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"
Other Beatle-related hits that week, #19 "Don't Call Us We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf, includes the lyric "You ain't bad, but we've heard it all before. Yeah, it sounds like John, Paul and George" followed by the guitar riff from "I Feel Fine." Video:A lot of bad stuff too, in the early reaches. Ringo's "Snookeroo" was OK, but man, "Sally G" SUCKS!In this countdown we heard Ringo, Paul, and now John at #9 with "#9 Dream." George just missed being here when his single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" had peaked at #36 in early 2/75, in the Top 40 for just two weeks. I wonder if all four had solo hits on AT40 at the same time??
I'm sure all four Fabs were in the 40 at one time (I believe it was a question answered by Casey at one point) but It'll take a while to tell you specifics.
Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever. Geesh.
Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"
OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are. ???
missed the Chico broadcast. Love the company I usually find with that one (typically Gaz and Waybeack), but it's often too early and the fidelity is suck-y.Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever. Geesh.
Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"
OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are. ???
Two of the ads that air regularly during the Chico broadcast. Would only make sense to those listening with me in real time.
missed the Chico broadcast. Love the company I usually find with that one (typically Gaz and Waybeack), but it's often too early and the fidelity is suck-y.Man, the "That's so gay" ad campaign has got to be the most unpersuasive thing ever. Geesh.
Followed shortly by "Asterisk! Asterisk! Mark of the Fraud!"
OK, I have No. Fucking. Clue. what either of those references are. ???
Two of the ads that air regularly during the Chico broadcast. Would only make sense to those listening with me in real time.
another sentimental BOS vote to "My Eyes Adored You," originally to be titled "Brown Eyes in Georgia," IIRC.
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am? I just stumbled upon it.
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am? I just stumbled upon it. But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am? I just stumbled upon it. But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.
Did you know that Casey70's is on the new 1550AM, KFRC, SF, Sundays 7-10am? I just stumbled upon it. But depending on when I wake up, I listen either Sat's 7-10AM on www.chicooldies.com or Sundays 8-11AM on www.957KJRfm.com Seattle.
I thought you folks knew that. I remember reading Ben Fong-Torres' column one Sunday last month and he mentioned that Casey's show on KFRC-AM.
This morning I'm listening to Casey's 80s: Feb. 23, 1980. The sea change is palpable - this set is very white, very adult. Two songs in the Top 10 I have no memory of hearing at the time: Andy Gibb's "Desire" (which somehow made it to #4 despite not having a decent hook or a strong vocal) and Kenny Rogers's "Coward of the County" (surprising, given that I heard plenty of other KR around the house; my father in particular loved "Lucille").
And now, Most Unnecessary of Set: Teri DeSario with KC, "Yes, I'm Ready."
This weekend (2/28) Casey70's visits Feb 23, 1974! Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf)
This weekend (2/28) Casey70's visits Feb 23, 1974! Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3518024.pdf)
I used to love Dickie Goodman's "Jaws" when I was a kid -- but his voice is def NOT professional performer quality, which I kinda like. He doesn't change his modulation that much and he's almost yelling his lines. ha! He's got a slight regional accent. Just just a dude from New Yawk (?)
WOS to Cliff DeYoung (my sweet lord, the guy can't sing).
BTW, I guess you made it back to NYC in spite of the snow? The Weather Channel is wall-to-wall "Mega-Storm 2009" coverage.
This weekend (3/7-8) Casey70's goes back to March 6, 1971 ! Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf)
This weekend (3/7-8) Casey70's goes back to March 6, 1971 ! Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3535656.pdf)
Fab. Yoo. LUSS! This chart is from right before AT40 got picked up in NYC, so it's one I truly have never heard before. Forgotten 4 Tops, Bloodrock (who?), Bobby Sherman, and Rufus Thomas; Johnny Taylor singing about "Jody" (Gaz take note!); no less than three versions of the Theme from Love Story (!!) and the mighty Mike Curb Congregation, before he became Lt. Gov. of Calif. Wow.
Unlike Mike, I hate the early 70s music to a point where if I want to take a nap, I would put on this period's light rock music. However, I would love to hear the very first American Top 40. I hope somebody broadcast the first show during 4th of July weekend.
Bloodrock was a shitty rock band that did a horrible death song called "D.O.A." about the last painful thoughts during and after a plane crash.
No need for me to take note of the "Jody" thing; that was rejected and I've dropped the topic.
Nothing "mighty" about Mike Curb, though I did get smatterings of applause when I sang "The Candy Man" at a gay karaoke bar in D.C. last weekend.
This WNYU "marshmallow" thing is great, music-wise (lots of obscurities, plus new psych/garage type stuff (just like Little Steven's show). But the heavy echo-effect thing the jock ("Baron Saturday") is using for his backannounce segments is way cheezy.
This WNYU "marshmallow" thing is great, music-wise (lots of obscurities, plus new psych/garage type stuff (just like Little Steven's show). But the heavy echo-effect thing the jock ("Baron Saturday") is using for his backannounce segments is way cheezy.
Well, I loved this show, musically -- but there's not much in the way of context from the host (compared to, say Little Steven, who contexualizes constantly). Which is no small thing, considering how obscure most of the music is. And as i said, the echo-chamber delivery is annoyingly hokey. Kudos on playing Diamanda Galas with John Paul Jones (!)
But Gaz will be pleased to hear that they played Free Design's "A Leaf Has Veins", from the Kites Are Fun LP.
Obviously, my "mighty" Mike Curb comment was ironic -- he was a classic hypocritical Repug.
Obviously, my "mighty" Mike Curb comment was ironic -- he was a classic hypocritical Repug.
Wow. "Burning Bridges" is undoubtedly the OMGWTFLOL of the week.
Holy shit! I don't think I'd ever heard Andy Williams' vocal take on Love Story, "Where Do I Begin": I had no idea he was capable of singing with this much feeling. Clearly he was paying attention to what Elvis was doing with ballads at this point?
Shucks: just missed a chance to hear "Remember Me" again; it and 6 other songs drop out this week.
Less than an hour after Casey played "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion this morning, True Oldies Channel (which is doing songs with girl's names all weekend) played it again. So you could say I got my, uh, wad's worth.
This weekend (3/14-15) Casey70's does March 18, 1972. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3548497.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3548497.pdf)
But big ol' BOS to the aforementioned English Congregation, how I adore the declamatory "Softly Whispering I Love You."
Ay, que fievre!
But it's pronounced CHA-ka-CHAS? I'd always thought it was pronounced cha-KA-chas.
I suppose Beverly Bremers is one of the reasons Mike's looking forward to this one.
I suppose Beverly Bremers is one of the reasons Mike's looking forward to this one.
I just heard this one, and I swear to god I thought it was Donny Osmond.
And a VHM to Joe Tex's "I Gotcha," later covered by Sophie B. Hawkins.
Crazy KFRC 1550AM has shifted its start of AT40 from 7AM to 8AM Sunday morning. I wish AT40 would air on FM in Bay Area for better signal quality, as I like to tape the show.
"Everything I Own," here at #5, appears on this actual week's Adult Contemporary tally in a new version by Reno lounger Greg London.
Segue of the Week: from the wanton lust of "Jungle Fever" to an Osmonds twin-spin. "Come as you please" indeed!
Wacky Chart stat of the Week: EJ's "Tiny Dancer" is one of those luckless singles that peaked at #41!
Segue of the Week: from the wanton lust of "Jungle Fever" to an Osmonds twin-spin. "Come as you please" indeed!
Wacky Chart stat of the Week: EJ's "Tiny Dancer" is one of those luckless singles that peaked at #41!
TANC: Tonight at 11pm ET, Barry Scott's doing an hour of songs that peaked at #41!
This weekend (3/21-22) Casey70's visits March 19, 1977. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3560765.pdf
got here late, and listening to a canadian stream: http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx
I had forgotten that the Eagles hit #1 with "New Kid in Town." Not exactly one of the band's best-remembered songs. I read somewhere that they wrote it in a bitter fit about Bruce Springsteen.
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.LOL! Especially since, vocally speaking, she sounds like such a little wimpette. Imagine a cover by Candi Staton or Martha Wash!
I can't get over the brazenness of Mary McGregor's cuckoldry anthem, "Torn Between Two Lovers": she dismisses her husband's manhood, acknowledges the affair - and wants it to be an ongoing thing with his consent.LOL! Especially since, vocally speaking, she sounds like such a little wimpette. Imagine a cover by Candi Staton or Martha Wash!
Let's give equal time to another two-timing sleazebag in this week's AT40, William Bell, who is “TRYING TO LOVE TWO” in the #33 slot. I suppose he's more of a sleaze, b/c he's trying to keep it hidden, whereas wimpy Mary wants to be openly polygamous. :-*
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way". Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way". Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?The five you mentioned, plus (by process of elimination) #35, "At Midnight" by Rufus (?)
Casey sez "Disco Lucy" is "one of 6 disco records" in the 40, but I only see 4: this, "Spring Rain", "Boogie Child" and "Don't Leave Me This Way". Is he actually counting ABBA's "Dancing Queen"? and... what else?
And now Casey sez "First Cut..." is Rod the Mod's 4th Top 40 hit; guess those Faces hits don't count.
This weekend (3/28-29) Casey70's does March 17, 1973! The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3574719.pdf (http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3574719.pdf)
I've never heard of the Mason track, nor of Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" at #38.
I realized I forgot to include this week's #2 in my Hits from Hell blog posts!
some dearly departed such as ... two from Chuck Mangione's band (recent Buffalo NY jet crash)
This weekend (4/4-5) on Casey70's its April 8, 1978
-Casey says Paul Davis' I Go Crazy is the slowest upward moving hit in AT40 history, "literally inching its way up the charts." ugh
-Casey says Paul Davis' I Go Crazy is the slowest upward moving hit in AT40 history, "literally inching its way up the charts." ugh
For a number of years it was one of (if not *the*) single with the most weeks on the Hot 100. I think "Tainted Love" may have beaten it later on (and then someone else even later) -- Gaz knows the deets on this one.
-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long. No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slight sweaty from dancing.
-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long. No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slight sweaty from dancing.
By 1978 there were a LOT more edits than in, say, 1972. And *bad* edits at that. Which is why the show went to 4 hours later in the year.
-Styx's Fooling Yourself was about 90 seconds long. No one is fooling anyone w that edit. The Trammps' Disco Inferno was about 2:30. Not even enough time to get my leisure suit even slight sweaty from dancing.
By 1978 there were a LOT more edits than in, say, 1972. And *bad* edits at that. Which is why the show went to 4 hours later in the year.
And which is why 1979 is the great ignored year in these rebroadcasts.
BTW, Casey's '80s this week goes to 1983. A lot of what we would call Katrinas from Dave, no real OMG moments. Good story about Rodney Crowell having written Seger's hit "Shame on the Moon" and other people's hits but as yet unable to chart on his own. Little did they know he'd score 5 C/W #1s off his next solo album.
This weekend (4/11-12) Casey70's does April 17, 1976 !
I enjoyed the forgotten disco-R&B of that '76 set: Blackbyrds, Cate Bros., O'Jays.
Yes, KFRC keeps screwing with the schedule. Guess for future, we should just plan on 7am, just in case. The Bellamy Bros was definitely a springtime hit, "it's the season to let your love flow"... everyone make like the birds and the bees!I enjoyed the forgotten disco-R&B of that '76 set: Blackbyrds, Cate Bros., O'Jays.Sadly, KFRC moved the show (again) and started it at 7am so I missed the first hour.
But VHMs to Barry M, tryin' to get the feelin' again (several decades before Viagra); Sweet at their Queen-iest with "Action", and John Sebastian's very "Welcome" comeback hit.
And in the Top 10: She was "Only Sixteen" but Ray Sawyer was too stoned to know. And I wonder how Daryl Dragon felt about being called "little man" in front of the whole world. Another VHM the Bellamy Bros, taking a rather Christmassy lyric to the top in April. (It had never really occurred to me until Safeway used it in their Xmas commercials last year -- "it's the season!")
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975 !
This weekend Casey70's does April 20, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3626154.pdf
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975 ! The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3613300.pdf
This weekend on Casey70's its April 19, 1975 ! The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/3613300.pdf
This is the one Chico Oldies is playing *this* morning.
Odia Coates, soothes, relieves Paul Anka from having to sleep alone.
John, what time does that Canadian station start its countdown?
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx
Odia Coates, soothes, relieves Paul Anka from having to sleep alone.
John, what time does that Canadian station start its countdown?
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31245/The_HAWK_1039.aspx
I've got both Hot Chocolate's "Emma" playing in the '75 set in Chicao and Billy Paul's underrated "Thanks for Saving My Life" on the '74 in Canada. Great songs (yeah Mike).
'75 BOS: Ben E. King, "Supernatural Thing" (those backing vox = !!!)
OMG, Albert Hammond's "I'm A Train" is a earwormy blast from the past. I used to sing this all the time... I'm sure I sounded as annoying as the song itself!
I've got both Hot Chocolate's "Emma" playing in the '75 set in Chicao and Billy Paul's underrated "Thanks for Saving My Life" on the '74 in Canada. Great songs (yeah Mike).
She kills herself because ... she couldn't get acting/modeling work, even tho' everyone told her she would be a star? Bleccch. It's "Honey" with a better backbeat.
OMG, Albert Hammond's "I'm A Train" is a earwormy blast from the past. I used to sing this all the time... I'm sure I sounded as annoying as the song itself!
It still astounds me that this silly thing got to the Top 40, but "Free Electric Band" didn't. ??? ??? ??? And if you've never heard his "Air Disaster", check it out.
Sammi Jo's "Tell Me A Lie" is a nice bit of country songwriting, "cheatin'" division.
This was a good '72 set. Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit!
This was a good '72 set. Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit!
I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?
This was a good '72 set. Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit!
I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?
It sounded like she was running in place..!
Sadly, not at all. I'll YouTube it now.This was a good '72 set. Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Mister Can't You See" was new to me - her only Top 40 hit!
I *loved* Ms. Sainte-Marie back then, but she's goaty-throatier than Stevie Nicks with strep! You're familiar (I hope) with her "Magic is Afoot"?
"Please, Mrs. Avery, tell Gaz that 'Sylvia's Mother' is a small masterpiece of economical story-songwriting, whatever he may think of Ray Sawyer's admittedly creepy voice."
OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before!
OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before!
OMG! I don't think I've ever heard that spoken intro to Gladys' cover of "Help Me Make it Thru the Night" before!
Also perhaps worth noting that the single is credited "Gladys Knight & the Pips" - but no Pips appear on the track. It's Gladys solo.
OMGWTFLOL of the month has to go to Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," somehow cracking the Top 10 this week 25 years ago.
OMGWTFLOL of the month has to go to Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," somehow cracking the Top 10 this week 25 years ago.
We've talked before about how in the early '80s, Top 40 radio became very Adult Contempo; here's one of those A/C holdovers (it got to #5!), but it's doing battle with the MTV acts like the Thompson Twins and the Footloose sndtk. It reminds me of the '60s when the Beatles and the Airplane were sharing the Top Ten with Sinatra.
This weekend's Casey70's is from May 8, 1971. The Playlist:
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
This station normally airs Casey70's, but this weekend its May 3, 1980:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
This was the week WPIX in NYC added the Top 40 Countdown.
A few WOS candidates ("I Play and Sing" and dub in terrible canned applause...)
A few WOS candidates ("I Play and Sing" and dub in terrible canned applause...)
Yeah, the applause effect is way cheezy, and the rip-off of "Spanish Harlem" is shameless, but I'm a sucker for the homage-to-the-Brill Building groove they were stuck in at that time. A rut, undeniably, but a pleasant one, tho' it produced diminishing returns (they finally moved on after "What Are You Doing Sunday?" peaked at 39 later that year).
Am I crazy, or is Casey promoting AT40 Extras "coming up" that we're not actually hearing? Something about the first million seller in history?
This forgotten BJ Thomas hit ("No Love At All") actually got as high as #16? Completely ignored by NY radio. But here's the late great Brenda Payton and her Tabs. Gawd I love this song. "wait a minute, wait a minute!"
Am I crazy, or is Casey promoting AT40 Extras "coming up" that we're not actually hearing? Something about the first million seller in history?
The "first million seller" was "My Blue Heaven"; I forget who the artist was who sold a million of it in 1925, but Casey played Fats Domino's later cover on the edition I listened to.
This was the week WPIX in NYC added the Top 40 Countdown.
I remember it vividly ...
I've mentioned before that in those days, Casey played a (non-45) cut from the #1 LP every week, and that feature seems to have disappeared from these replays. I recall hearing several deep tracks from JC Superstar, for example. He'd stopped doing it by the end of '71.
Bob Seger in the Top 10 with "Fire Lake" was actually NTM.
With Billy Preston and Syreeta I'm bored again.
This weekend (5/16-17) Casey70's visits May 14, 1977:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
plenty of forgotten faves nonetheless: The Addrissis' "Slow Dancin' (Don't Turn Me On)", Firefall's lovely "Cinderella",
But I'm still trying to remember the reason that John Denver's 1971 "My Sweet Lady" was re-released as a 45 in '77.
I wonder if My Sweet Lady's re-release was due to JD's Greatest Hits Vol 2 in this year..? Casey notes that it's a "remake" of a song Cliff DeYoung had in 1974. who?
I seem to have forgotten Tavares' Who Dunnit ... it seemed NTM. I love all the name checks, esp this one:
Ellery Queen if you're so keen
Won't you help me find my sweet thing (Yeah, yeah)
Remember the Ellery Queen TV show? the viewer was given clues as the show progressed before the conclusion, Ellery would break the fourth wall and directly address the audience w something like "Ok, you have the clues, can you solve it?" then after teh commercial break, he would solve the crime and get the bad guy.
I probably haven't heard EJ's "Ego" since '78.
BOS Tavares' fab version of "More Than a Woman"; we won't hear anything better in the next 2-1/2 hours.
"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.
Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...
...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.
this is not a universally held opinion. Many board members diss Clapton and The Cars (not that they are the same!) while others dig 'em!"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.
Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...
...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.
Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
this is not a universally held opinion. Many board members diss Clapton and The Cars (not that they are the same!) while others dig 'em!"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.
Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...
...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.
Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
this is not a universally held opinion. Many board members diss Clapton and The Cars (not that they are the same!) while others dig 'em!"Lay Down Sally" was in the top ten for 11 weeks?? Sheesh.
Olivia tells John he better shape up; Niecy tells Johnny it's too little too late. Damn bitches ain't nevah satisfied...
...unless they named Roberta: she tells Donny the closer they get, the closer she wants to get. Oddly, the single is credited to Ms. Flack only, at least on the Billboard chart.
Why the hate for Eric Clapton?
I don't think anyone here actually hates Crap, er, Clapton. But many of us tend to think of the mid-to-late '70s (anything after 461 Ocean Blvd) as the beginning of a long slow slide into Adult-Contempo irrelevance. There's good stuff along the way ("The Core" and a few others -- hell I've even said nice things about "Change the World', much to everyone's amazement) but also a lot of "product".
Damn, I can't believe I missed the chance to make a Donny Hathaway window-ledge joke last nite!
I'm joking here. BOS?? WOS?? Sounds like some of you listen to 10@10 a bit too much since AT40 isn't a set but a chart.
I'm joking here. BOS?? WOS?? Sounds like some of you listen to 10@10 a bit too much since AT40 isn't a set but a chart.
We are total geeks. And proud of it!
Actually, I'd thought about using "BOC" (Best of Chart) but didin't want folks to confuse it with Blue Oyster Cult. ;)
This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983! SFGuy's bribe must have worked!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
According to WODS Boston's website, Casey's doing 1977 again this week, but using a chart from mid-June. Well, at least we get to hear "Ariel".
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4480249.php?
This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983! SFGuy's bribe must have worked!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
The Seattle station is also airing that 6/77 chart:This weekend (5/30-31) this station, which normally airs Casey70's, will play June 4, 1983! SFGuy's bribe must have worked!Is this radio station a 70's station?? Doesn't seem to make sense to play Casey 80's. I get my AT40 fix from XM Radio that is broadcast on Directv but the 80's one is on at 4AM now so I have to tape it.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
On these radio stations, do the stations edit the 4 hour versions into 3 hours?? XM is played uncut so when AT 40 moves to 4 hours in 1978, the whole show is played in about 3 hours and 15 minutes (no commercials).
Hey kids! here's a cool surprise: WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827
Hey kids! here's a cool surprise: WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827
oooh! you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:
1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it
even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)
Hey kids! here's a cool surprise: WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827
oooh! you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:
1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it
even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)
Hey kids! here's a cool surprise: WODS Boston lets you listen to AT40 in an on-demand podcast for several weeks after it airs!:
http://www.oldies1033.com/Oldies-On-Demand-Audio/4334827
oooh! you can also download the files and save them as MP3s:
1. right click on the center icon (the download arrows)
2. choose "Save linked file as..."
3. name it, save it
even though it's low-quality sound (~ 53 kbps VBR) it's a big file (1 hour ~ 21 MB)
It would take you one hour to download?? You must still have dial up. It would take 3-4 minutes for a 21 MB file on a slower DSL line I use.
The Helen Reddy song was too wimpy. I've already forgotten it.
Nice old-school production by (of all people) Kim Fowley.
Nice old-school production by (of all people) Kim Fowley.
Mike, you're just wrecking it with the I Didn't Know Thats this week! Kim Fowley is the most astonishing Zelig of the pop/rock music world.
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again." As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again." As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.
It's got a great sound, production and groove, but John's voice seems tentative.
And upon second listen to Helen "You're My World," I can see why it's appreciated. She's got a couple phrases that are pretty breath-y and beautiful. It's not wimpy, but the guitar solo mimicking the vocal hook -- it reappears at the song's end, too -- isn't my cup. I think that left a bad impression on me. (Mike: Please don't scratch my eyes out.)
chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:
The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again." As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.
chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:
The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.
The guitar solo on "You're My World" sounds like it wants to break off into "Harlem Nocturne" or "A Town Without Pity."
And I wish I could share Mike's love of "Ariel." To me it's a fun one to hear once in a while, but I remember inducing pearl-clutching from Mike a few years ago when I called it as much a novelty as "Back When My Hair Was Short." (TANC!) :)
Agreed on the quality of "Back Together Again." As the follow-up to the #1 "Rich Girl," though, I guess it confused people.
chk out this wiki item on Dean Friedman's Ariel:
The record label which produced "Ariel" insisted Friedman change the song's second verse which refers to the eponymous Ariel as "a Jewish girl", believing that radio stations might use it as an excuse not to play the record. The third verse was also removed to make the single shorter for radio. The management company received threats from the Jewish Defense League protesting against the edit and, at Friedman's insistence, the original version was put on the album.
The guitar solo on "You're My World" sounds like it wants to break off into "Harlem Nocturne" or "A Town Without Pity."
And I wish I could share Mike's love of "Ariel." To me it's a fun one to hear once in a while, but I remember inducing pearl-clutching from Mike a few years ago when I called it as much a novelty as "Back When My Hair Was Short." (TANC!) :)
It's certainly a song that's very much of its time-and-place. If you were a 22-year-old NY music/radio geek in 1977 (as I was), you'd've probably loved it. It was a turntable hit at prog WNEW-FM (in its unedited version) and was the sort of song the 'NEW deejays tended to champion. That it made the Top 40 at all was something of miracle to those of us who dug it. I still think that chorus has a glorious hook.
Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses. maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4
Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses. maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4
Dunno if this counts as a TANC, but I mailed my rent yesterday - and noticed that the LLC that owns my building is in Paramus!
Here's a lovely YouTube-ing of "Ariel" -- the looong version with the missing verses. maybe you'l like it better or at least understand the ruckus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4
Dunno if this counts as a TANC, but I mailed my rent yesterday - and noticed that the LLC that owns my building is in Paramus!
only if they're friends of 'BAI.
This weekend Casey70's does Mike's fave year, June 9, 1973:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Some eccentric action on this chart
Loggins and Messina's Thinking of You (comin' in at number 24) sounds like it inspired Let Your Love Flow, made famous by the Bellamy Bros.
ACCKKK!! I know Mike loves it, but "Playground in My Mind" is a genuine HFH in my book. WOS.
Some eccentric action on this chart
A-ha, Casey just explained: this week they recalibrated their chart formula.
1. My Love – Wings
2. Frankenstein – EWG
3. Pillow talk – Sylvia
4. Daniel – EJ
5. Playground In My Mind – Clint Holmes
6. I’m Gonna Love You… -- Barry White
7. Tie a Yellow Ribbon – Dawn
8. You Are The Sunshine of My Life – Stevie W
9. Hocus Pocus – Focus
10. Long Train Running – Doobies
11. Right Place Wrong Time – Dr John
12. Drift Away – Dobie Gray
13. Give Me Love – George Harrison
14. Will It Go Round – Billy Preston
15. One of a Kind Love Affair – Spinners
16. Wildflower – Skylark
17. Kodachrome – Paul Simon
18. Stuck in the Middle – Stealer’s Wheel
19. Shambala – 3DN
20. I’m Doing Fine – NYC
21. Steamroller Blues – Elvis
22. Reeling in the Years – Steely Dan
23. Night/Lights/GA – Vicki Lawrence
24. Little Willy – Sweet
25. Right Thing to Do – Carly Simon
26. Bad Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
27. Thinking of You – L&M
28. Leaving Me – Independents
29. Funky Worm – Ohio Players
30. Natural High – Bloodstone
31. No More Mr Nice Guy – Alice Cooper
32. Cisco Kid – War
33. And I Love You So – Perry Como
34. Give it to Me – Geils
35. Daddy Could Swear – Gladys/Pips
36. You’ll Never Get To Heaven – Stylistics
37. Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild
38. Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
39. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – Bette Midler
40. Let’s Pretend -- Raspberries
..."Let's Pretend". Gawd I love this record,..
Jon & Ernest's "Superfly Meets Shaft", exec-produced by (of course) Dickie Goodman is amateurish but fun...
..."Let's Pretend". Gawd I love this record,..
Jon & Ernest's "Superfly Meets Shaft", exec-produced by (of course) Dickie Goodman is amateurish but fun...
yes, the Raspberries! This is a good one. But I was scratching my head at Superfly Meets Shaft. Sounds like they did it in one take, and these guys cannot convince us they are NOT reading. Heehee.
I was glued to my AM Top 40 station during this period, so nearly all these songs are familiar to me, and prob every one, just like Mike said in prev post. Brass Construction's Movin' might be worth seeking out, and the Baretta theme was good to hear again. One of my older brother was a big Thin Lizzy fan, and turned me onto them, so I esp enjoyed Boys Are Back In Town climbing the charts this summer. I'll give them BOS for toughening up the AT40. WOS - John Travolta, not even close. Fine, John, Let Her In, but you gotta stay in the sound proof chamber. ay-yi-yi.... John Sebastian' Welcome Back is schmaltzy, but the sentiment is very noble: a guy who wanted desperately to leave his hometown ("Welcome to Brooklyn, Fourth Largest City In America"), but listens to his higher calling and returns to help people. Gabe Kotter is George Bailey with a Jew-'fro and 'stache, and sans angel. Nice segment by Casey b/w numbers 17 and 16 on Claudine Clark, one of the "disappearing acts" Casey profiled on a 1975 show. She had one hit (Party Lights) in 1962, took her earnings and started a specialized school in Philly which taught creative arts and "black awareness." Casey read a letter from her, where she thanked Casey for the mention on the disappearing acts show. She said the school eventually went bankrupt, but she kept teaching in her basement, hoping to give kids a chance to love and be loved, and to become good productive citizens. She said it's important to have a choice. She's like a real-life Kotter... :) | (http://s2.thisnext.com/media/400x400/WELCOME-TO-BROOKLYN-WELCOME-TO_BCEFD590.jpg) |
WOS - John Travolta, not even close. Fine, John, Let Her In, but you gotta stay in the sound proof chamber. ay-yi-yi....
Speaking of HFHs, I will never understand the hate for "Shannon". Dead dog + Beach Boy harmonies = What's not to love?
Van Stephenson's "Modern Day Delilah," with the sublimely ridiculous line "She'll love you like a lion, then leave you like a lamb." Are lambs notoriously flaky?
Van Stephenson's "Modern Day Delilah," with the sublimely ridiculous line "She'll love you like a lion, then leave you like a lamb." Are lambs notoriously flaky?
Maybe he means she'll love you for the entire month of March?
WOS - John Travolta, not even close. Fine, John, Let Her In, but you gotta stay in the sound proof chamber. ay-yi-yi....He gushes that Macca is singing lead with 2 diff bands in the same week, but ignores the fact that George Martin was back-to-back with himself, producing America's "Today's the Day" at 30 and the Fabs' "GTGYIML" at 29.
As for the Beatles - I'd love to know what precipitated this single's release. I have a love-hate relationship with its production. There's something warm, and yet something seems off.
BOS to the Fortunes, who for years I thought were the Four Seasons on "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again." Doo-do bop bop!
WOS to Tom Jones' "Puppet Man." Embarrassing backing vox on that. Unlistenable.
BOS2 to Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," one of the very best cheating songs I know. PoC sent me a grand live version by New Birth, but the original is the best.
WOS2 to "Double Lovin'." Besides it being a knockoff of a J5 knockoff, it's distasteful to have a mental image of young Donny bragging about having two bullets in his gun.
Just remembered: #29 was the Guess Who, "Albert Flasher." Who liked that?
I dig "No Time" too. But what's a "killing floor"?
Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads." Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news. Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.
I dig "No Time" too. But what's a "killing floor"?
Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads." Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news. Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.
killing floor, that part of the slaughterhouse where the animal is actually killed? that's what i always thought it meant.
aside: the other night I was at an internet radio broadcast gathering here in SF. Chef Tracy Des Jardins was one of the featured guests on the program (she owns and runs Jardinaire, Mejita and Acme Chop House in AT&T Park). The discussion was about food, natch, and she said she often asks her dinner party guest "What kind of meat would you eat if you had to kill it yourself?" great question. I love meat, but I've never killed my meal. Check out Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma -- great book, if a little long.
Speaking of lyrical gripes, ixnay on the "Extra! Extra! Read all about it" in "Want Ads." Even in an era of increasing media commercialization, a personal ad is not headline news. Delusional self-importance is a frustrating mess.
Earlier we had Paul Humphries' Cool-Aid Chemists: he may have been a fine drummer, but someone was a horrid producer; the fake applause is even worse than that on "I Play and Sing."
Just remembered: #29 was the Guess Who, "Albert Flasher." Who liked that?
WOS to Tom Jones' "Puppet Man." Embarrassing backing vox on that. Unlistenable.
BOS2 to Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," one of the very best cheating songs I know. PoC sent me a grand live version by New Birth, but the original is the best.
BOS3 to "Funky Nassau."
Earlier we had Paul Humphries' Cool-Aid Chemists: he may have been a fine drummer, but someone was a horrid producer; the fake applause is even worse than that on "I Play and Sing."
I'm not so sure it's fake (I'll research later) but it sure sounds like the Crusaders wrote "Put it Where You Want it" after hearing this one a few dozen times.
The XM version of Casey's show was from June 20, 1981 with some "favorites" at the top: #1 Stars on 45, #2 Bette Davis Eyes (#3 was Sukiyaki but I don't know if people here hate that song as much as the #1 or #2 song).
The XM version of Casey's show was from June 20, 1981 with some "favorites" at the top: #1 Stars on 45, #2 Bette Davis Eyes (#3 was Sukiyaki but I don't know if people here hate that song as much as the #1 or #2 song).
I'm a fan.
First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's. I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!). Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them. Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together. Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.
First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's. I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!). Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them. Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together. Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.
You have most assuredly come to the right place.
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.
OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.
OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.
Alan O'Day's responsible for two of those.
"Billy Don't Be a Hero" "Sundown" "Band on the Run" and "Dancing Machine" bring back Summer memories at the pool and roller rink. RIP Michael Jackson.This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974.
OMFG! We get to hear Eddie Kendricks' forgotten "Son of Sagittarius", Cher's equally lost "Train of Thought", and the DeFrancos reviving "Save The Last Dance". And for the 2nd week in a row, we get the Carpenters doing Paul Williams. Of course, we'll also be subjected to "Rock'n'Roll Heaven" (one of my all-time HFHs) but ya can't have everything.
Alan O'Day's responsible for two of those.
I found this group in a google search. I started reading and was ecstastic to find people who worshipped Casey Kasem and AT 40 as much as me. It was like discovering Heaven (no relation to the Warrant song).First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's. I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!). Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them. Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together. Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.
You have most assuredly come to the right place.
indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger! How did you find us?
I found this group in a google search. I started reading and was ecstastic to find people who worshipped Casey Kasem and AT 40 as much as me. It was like discovering Heaven (no relation to the Warrant song).First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's. I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!). Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them. Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together. Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.
You have most assuredly come to the right place.
indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger! How did you find us?
I found this group in a google search. I started reading and was ecstastic to find people who worshipped Casey Kasem and AT 40 as much as me. It was like discovering Heaven (no relation to the Warrant song).First off it's great to be part of a posting group that is really into American Top 40- The 70's and 80's. I started listening in the Summer of '72 and hung around until they stopped using Billboard's Top 100 (sacrilege!). Love hearing 1970 and 1971 shows because they are my first time hearing them. Love the weeks with vintage R & B and pop tunes mixed together. Look forward to posting and reading everyone's thoughts on everything and anything AT40 :D.
You have most assuredly come to the right place.
indeed -- Welcome kahunaburger! How did you find us?
FYI, KB: some of us listen to the Chico station on the 'net Saturday morning; others (mainly me) listen Saturday night to the Madison, WI feed (on "Magic 98" -- http://www.magic98.com/ -- from 7-10pm Pacific time). And then there's the local version on KFRC 1550 AM Sunday morning at 8.
The DeFrancos' cover of "Save the Last Dance" isn't great, but it makes me wish they'd gotten their hands on "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and "Who Do You Think You Are?" before the Heywoods did.
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Welcome Kahunaburger! FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station. In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.
Ree-Ree's in love, yes she ram, yes she ram!
And when there's no getting over that rainbow, Karen Carpenter sees me thru.
WOS -- one of the worst singles of the decade, IMHO -- "Rock'n'Roll Heaven". Tributes to the dead are dicey propositions to start with, but this is so in-artfully written, so NOT clever in every way... yeesh. See the Commodores' "Night Shift" for one of the rare examples of this sub-genre that actually works on something other than a blatant-attempt-at-manipulation level.
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Welcome Kahunaburger! FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station. In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.
The XM version had this same show on Saturday morning.
Side note, I was flipping XM stations on my Directv and 70's on 7 played an e-mail request of a Bette Midler song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". The person went by the name of "RGMike". Was that you, Mike?
This weekend (6/27-28) Casey70's visits June 24, 1974. The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Welcome Kahunaburger! FYI: see page one of this thread for some resources. AT40 syndicated replays gives us the opportunity to listen at our convenience either Sat and Sun, via radio websites or even on-demand podcasts via Boston station. In SF Area, its over-the-air on 1550AM KFRC Sun's 8-11AM.
The XM version had this same show on Saturday morning.
Side note, I was flipping XM stations on my Directv and 70's on 7 played an e-mail request of a Bette Midler song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". The person went by the name of "RGMike". Was that you, Mike?
No! But it's weird when someone's using the same handle as you, which you thought to be fairly unique (it's not like "SF Mike" or "NYC Mike").
I sometimes listen to the 70's version but this is one to miss. Too bad they couldn't do July 4, 1970, the very first American Top 40.
This weekend Casey70's airs his special from 7/2/77, the Top 40 Songs of Female Names:Not one of the better special countdown shows in AT40 history. Really heavy on '77 shows lately. What gives? "Tammy" has to be one of the most cringe worthy songs of all time! "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro and "Mandy" by Barry Manilow aren't far behind!!! Hope the AT40-The 80's special countdown is better.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
40: SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN (1973)
39: RAMBLIN' ROSE - NAT KING COLE (1962)
38: LADY MARMALADE - PATTI LaBELLE (1975)
37: MANDY - BARRY MANILOW (1975)
36: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - ELTON JOHN (1975)
35: CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN (1973)
34: HELP ME RHONDA - BEACH BOYS (1965)
33: VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (1970)
32: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY - MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS (1966)
EXTRA: MICHELLE - BEATLES (1966)
31: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (1975)
30: CANDIDA - DAWN (1970)
29: SHEILA - TOMMY ROE (1962)
28: SUNDOWN - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (1974)
27: MARIANNE - TERRY GILKYSON & THE EASY RIDERS (1957)
26: CRACKLIN' ROSIE - NEIL DIAMOND
25: SUSIE DARLIN' - ROBIN LUKE (1958)
24: OH JULIE - CRESCENDOS (1958)
23: ANGIE - ROLLING STONES (1973)
22: ANNIE'S SONG - JOHN DENVER (1974)
EXTRA: LAYLA - DEREK & THE DOMINOS (1972)
21: ANGIE BABY - HELEN REDDY (1974)
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
19: RUNAROUND SUE - DION (1961)
18: JUDY IN DISGUISE - JOHN FRED AND HIS PLAYBOY BAND (1968)
17: BRANDY - LOOKING GLASS (1972)
16: HEY PAULA - PAUL AND PAULA (1963)
15: DELTA DAWN - HELEN REDDY (1973)
14: PEGGY SUE - BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS (1958)
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)
12: WINDY - THE ASSOCIATION (1967)
11: SHERRY - FOUR SEASONS (1962)
10: DONNA - RICHIE VALENS (1959)
9: SARA SMILE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (1976)
8: HONEY - BOBBY GOLDSBORO (1968)
7: VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (1959)
6: CATHY'S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS (1960)
5: HELLO DOLLY - LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1964)
4: DIANA - PAUL ANKA (1957)
EXTRA: MONTAGE OF LITTLE RICHARD HITS - LONG TALL SALLY, LUCILLE, JENNY JONES, GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
3: MAGGIE MAY - ROD STEWART
2: WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS (1957)
1: TAMMY - DEBBIE REYNOLDS (1957)
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
...
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
...
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)
aren't these kinda cheating? :)
yes, I shall skip this one, too.
20: MRS. ROBISON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1968)
...
13: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL (1972)
aren't these kinda cheating? :)
yes, I shall skip this one, too.
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:
It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!
I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
Hey everyone Kool 106.1 (KQLL FM) out of Tulsa is having an AT40 marathon starting tomorrow at 6am CDT. The schedule for Friday, July 3rd is 6am-9am April '74 show. 9am-1pm a show from November '81. 1pm-4pm June '74. 4pm-8pm June '80 and they finish off the day with a July '86 (July 19, 1986). They will post the schedule for their July 4th marathon running 7am-6pm CDT and Sunday July 5th (9am CDT-12am) tomorrow on their website. http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:
It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!
I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:
It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!
I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
I don't get XM, but would def be interested in hearing this for sure.. thanks SFGuy!
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:
It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!
I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
July 19, 1986 AT40's "Most Michael Jackson-Like Of Set" award goes to Jermaine Stewart's We Don't Have To Take OurNoseClothes Off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_N7rv-iN8
it's like he's doing an MJ imitation. btw, the song was co-written by Narada Michael Walden, who's responsible for the board lingo "Narada" (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=2136.msg38352#msg38352)
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:
It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!
I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
Which XM station carries this? I get some XM channels via DirecTV.
I don't if this is a mistake or not but here is the description of XM's 70's on 7 Casey's show on Saturday morning (9AM PT).:
It's only fitting that a show called "American Top 40" debuted on America's birthday. Casey Kasem hosted the very first "AT40" countdown airing on Independence Day Weekend, 1970. We've dug deep into our archive vaults to find that very first show!
I definitely will tape it. If this the show, I'll see if I could make an audio file and I'm successful there, I will offer it to anyone here who wants it. I let everyone know on Saturday if (a) the show comes on and (b) if I could make an audio file on the show. If anyone can access XM radio, it's on 3 times, 9PM Saturday, 6AM and 9PM Sunday (all times Pacific)
I don't get XM, but would def be interested in hearing this for sure.. thanks SFGuy!
Indeed, SFG, it would be wonderful if you could do that. I heard that show when they re-ran it in 1975 for the 5th anniversary, and was struck by how much Casey's voice had changed in 5 years. By '75 he'd really gotten into his groove of a super-sincere, slightly syrupy delivery, but in '70 he was gruffer and punchier (you can hear remnants of that in the early-'71 shows we've gotten). It was a revelation at the time for a young radio geek like me.
Magic 98 is into an October 29, 1977 chart. Just missed Ronnie Milsap and Stephen Bishop, sadly; Andy Gibb's goin' down and Dave Mason's on his way up, with Brick's "Dusic" and Eric Carmen's "She Did It" upcoming.
Magic 98 is into an October 29, 1977 chart. Just missed Ronnie Milsap and Stephen Bishop, sadly; Andy Gibb's goin' down and Dave Mason's on his way up, with Brick's "Dusic" and Eric Carmen's "She Did It" upcoming.
HA! I remember this one now, we heard it last year: it's the one where Casey gushes over there being "five -- yes I said five! -- remakes in a row!", starting with Ms Ronstadt in the bayou.
I'm listening to it now. BOS to the Ronnie Milsap. HM to Rita Coolidge's finest moment; "We're All Alone" is the only time she didn't sound bored to me...
Way 2 Hot knowledge!!! Didn't Yvonne Elliman sing backup on some of her songs in the early 70's? I just wonder...I'm listening to it now. BOS to the Ronnie Milsap. HM to Rita Coolidge's finest moment; "We're All Alone" is the only time she didn't sound bored to me...
Rumor was that Rita left Mr Kristofferson for a woman (no idea who) so I wonder who she was "All Alone" with when she recorded that -- Kris? or the mystery lady? Either way, it was ecstasy when they laid down nextashe.
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php
forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978"Prove It All Night" should've charted higher than it did. Ditto "FM". "Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!). "My Angel Baby" is pretty god awful in it's own right. "Baker Street" being blocked by "Shadow Dancing" from the top spot may be one of the greatest chart injustices of all time!!!
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php
forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978"Prove It All Night" should've charted higher than it did. Ditto "FM". "Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!). "My Angel Baby" is pretty god awful in it's own right. "Baker Street" being blocked by "Shadow Dancing" from the top spot may be one of the greatest chart injustices of all time!!!
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php
forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978"Prove It All Night" should've charted higher than it did. Ditto "FM". "Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!). "My Angel Baby" is pretty god awful in it's own right. "Baker Street" being blocked by "Shadow Dancing" from the top spot may be one of the greatest chart injustices of all time!!!
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php
forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
This week Casey visits July 15, 1978
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4770243.php
forgotten hits from Kenny Rogers ("Love or Something Like It") and Dave Mason (an unnecessary cover of "Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"), Todd's fab "Can We Still Be Friends?", and lawd! I surely have not heard Babs' "Songbird" and Bob Welch's "Hot Love, Cold World" since '78.
the Bob WElch sounds NTM.
"Thank God It's Friday" has to be the most cringe worthy song on this countdown (disco cheese from an equally bad movie!).
ETA: It melodically sounds an awful lot like "You Light Up My Life."
"Like the window, you got nothing to say" - I love the song (especially Ann Peebles' original take), but damn that line makes me cringe. 10-year penalty for metaphor abuse.
Roberta Flack's "If Ever I See You Again" is NTM - it's not on the GH comp I have of hers, Softly With These Songs. How annoying, considering the number of nonhits on it.Joe Brooks wrote both songs. He was the star/director/writer of the movie "If Ever I See You Again" . His co-star was future Charlie's Angel Shelly Hack. I made the mistake of taking a date to see said movie when I was in high school. It was so bad that I was laughing at the contrived dialouge and bad acting. My date got mad and stormed out. I haven't talked to her since.
ETA: It melodically sounds an awful lot like "You Light Up My Life."
Does "Hot Blooded" ROCK or what!!! Hearing it and "Lifes Been Good" back to back is way cool. Listening to Sunday 3AM (CDT) broadcast on Super Hits KUUL 101.3 out of Moline, IL. The stream hasn't messed up or stopped once. May be able to last until 6AM. Gotta hear Casey do intro and outro on "Baker Street". :)
Does "Hot Blooded" ROCK or what!!! Hearing it and "Lifes Been Good" back to back is way cool. Listening to Sunday 3AM (CDT) broadcast on Super Hits KUUL 101.3 out of Moline, IL. The stream hasn't messed up or stopped once. May be able to last until 6AM. Gotta hear Casey do intro and outro on "Baker Street". :)
Macca leads off at #40 with "I've Had Enough", telling Linda to stop yapping at him from the back seat. Too bad he couldn't get her to keep her mouth shut on stage.
And Casey precedes the Dave Mason "Will You Still Love Me Tom'ow" with a snippet of the Shirelles version, which he says was produced by... Phil Spector? That can't be right, can it?
Macca leads off at #40 with "I've Had Enough", telling Linda to stop yapping at him from the back seat. Too bad he couldn't get her to keep her mouth shut on stage.
And Casey precedes the Dave Mason "Will You Still Love Me Tom'ow" with a snippet of the Shirelles version, which he says was produced by... Phil Spector? That can't be right, can it?
Good catch - it was produced by Luther Dixon.
This week Casey goes to July 19, 1975I was away last weekend for 4 days in NJ, surprise party for friends. Was so busy I missed catching AT40, but look forward to revisiting summer '75 this weekend! This list includes the "Extra" tracks:
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4816999.php?
lost gems from MJ, Freddy Fender, Jesser Colter, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Tony Camillo's Bazuka and -- oh my stars! -- Ray Stevens' fab cover of "Misty". And (TANC) I get to hear "Wildfire" after missing it the other day.
#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.
#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul. Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.
Freddie Fender is next w Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, which was too doo wop-y for my tastes. Sort of a worm ear for me. and the instrumental break sounds like someone is playing an electronic cat. :)
Janis Ian's smash comeback "At Seventeen" is #33 here, but it eventually rose to #3 on pop charts (and #1 on Adult Contempo). Casey said Janice was going to be part of his "Disappearing Acts" show he was working on until this song, which rose 6 spots this week.
Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers. The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.
#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.
#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul. Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.
Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers. The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.
yes, I love that one. Good call. so many good ones here, and Rhinestone Cowboy should bring out the karaoke star in everyone, not that I would actually DO the karaoke.
BOS1 Major Harris's ode to premature ejaculation. Dude, if love won't let you wait, there's creams and ointments for that. Or at least think of baseball players."Everytime You Touch Me(I Get High)" is a great song. Charlie Rich should have done jazz type singing his whole career. It suited him.
VHM Tony O & Dawn, "Mornin' Beautiful", one of their nicest singles, and (sadly) their last trip to the Top 20.
Nicest surprise: Charlie Rich -- I haven't heard this one in many years, and I remember not thinking much of it in '75, but it's really lovely.
And after gushing about it earlier this week, how can I not give "Wildfire" BOS2? Superb use of imagery and symbolism.
TC's right: the Top 20 is loaded with great stuff. BOS3 "Rhinestone Cowboy"Great countdown this week. The only cringe worthy song was "Disco Queen" by Hot Chocolate. Total rip of Sly and The Family Stone. The lower reaches of the countdown with Skynyrd's "Saturday Night Special" and Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" rule. Any countdown with "Please Mr. Please" "Midnight Blue" "Wildfire" "I'm Not Lisa" JT's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "At Seventeen" gets a big thumbs up from me!!!
EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen, to the surprise of absolutely no one.
Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers. The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.
And "Dy-no-Mite!" is silly but fun -- Didn't Jimmie Walker (or the writers of Good Times) threaten to sue?
The whole Top 20 w a few exceptions (James Taylor, maybe?) pretty much gets a VHM/BOS from me. I think I was glued to my local pop stations in Rochester during this time (probably 950 AM WBBF or 1460 AM WAXC), so these songs are very familiar ... not that I actually had very good taste back then: one of the 45s I possessed was the silly "Dy-no-MITE!" by Bazuka (but I also bought EJ's Someone Saved My Life Tonight -- a song I still adore -- and Jive Talkin'). I got them, like most kids did, from the Top 40 rack at Woolworth's which was just up the hill in "Suburban Plaza" (still there). They re-arranged the records according to their chart position, and I think they were 98 cents.Agree bigtime on "Jive Talkin'" it was the number one song of 1975 on Omaha's WOW radio. They even had a live interview with Robin Gibb (it was about 10 minutes to 6am New Year's Day in the UK). Very addictive song, great intro. Love it to this day.
Love "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". Freddie did a killer live version when he was in The Texas Tornadoes with Doug Sahm and Augie Myers.#40 “COULD IT BE MAGIC” – Barry Manilow
Always liked this one, sweeping, anthemic, schmaltzy.
#39 “GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)” – Joe Simon
don't really remember this one, even though Casey said I should: it went top 10 pop and number 1 soul. Despite the title, he seems to be singing about Kung Fu Something or other, and sounds like he's got a piece of hamburger stuck in his throat.
Freddie Fender is next w Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, which was too doo wop-y for my tastes. Sort of a worm ear for me. and the instrumental break sounds like someone is playing an electronic cat. :)
Barry's "sweet Melissa" was named for Melissa Manchester; guess she was one of his favorite beards back in the day.
But don' be dissin' Joe Simon unless you've done the Kung-Fu Bump! And the Fender is a personal fave. It's actually a remake of his own song from 1959 -- the orig version flopped after he was arrested for pot possession (he spent 3 years in prison!), and so he re-recorded it on his comeback LP in '75.
Hot Chocolate's "Disco Queen" is almost as bad as "Emma", but at least nobody dies in this one.About the only sour note in this weeks countdown. They redeemed themselves later in the year with "You Sexy Thing".
TC's right: the Top 20 is loaded with great stuff. BOS3 "Rhinestone Cowboy"Great countdown this week. The only cringe worthy song was "Disco Queen" by Hot Chocolate. Total rip of Sly and The Family Stone. The lower reaches of the countdown with Skynyrd's "Saturday Night Special" and Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" rule. Any countdown with "I'm Not In Love" "One of These Nights" "Please Mr. Please" "Midnight Blue" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Wildfire" "I'm Not Lisa" JT's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "At Seventeen" gets a big thumbs up from me!!!
EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen, to the surprise of absolutely no one.
Uber-BOS4 Ray Stevens, "Misty" -- another of my very favorite covers. The idea of not just covering a song but re-inventing it was new to me at the time, and I found it breathtaking to hear a Johnny Mathis ballad fitted out with fiddles and banjos. Still thrilling.
And "Dy-no-Mite!" is silly but fun -- Didn't Jimmie Walker (or the writers of Good Times) threaten to sue?
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:Have to wonder if WHNN is doing a super 80's weekend or if they are switching to AT40-The 80's on a permanent basis.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Love it when they dig in the back of the vault and play the 1970 shows. "Ride Captain Ride Upon Your Mystery Ship!!!" A lost garage rock classic in Crabby Appleton's "Go Back" was still hangin' on the countdown as well. Might have to actually wake up before noon (for once) this Saturday to listen.This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
too bad, because the '70s edition is a rare 1970 show: July 25, 1970 -- only Casey's 3rd or 4th show ever! Note the difference in his voice.
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4854408.php
TANC: Ronnie Dyson at #26!
Love it when they dig in the back of the vault and play the 1970 shows. "Ride Captain Ride Upon Your Mystery Ship!!!" A lost garage rock classic in Crabby Appleton's "Go Back" was still hangin' on the countdown as well. Might have to actually wake up before noon (for once) this Saturday to listen.This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
too bad, because the '70s edition is a rare 1970 show: July 25, 1970 -- only Casey's 3rd or 4th show ever! Note the difference in his voice.
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/4854408.php
TANC: Ronnie Dyson at #26!
Got back Saturday night in time to tune in on Sunny 101.5 in South Bend. Marvelous stuff, including the l-o-n-g intro with the Three Degrees' unhinged-lead take on "Maybe." And "Tell It All, Brother" is really something - how were the First Edition perceived culturally and critically at the time? It was many years before I heard about them (3WS didn't have them in rotation), so I'm kinda curious.This weekend (7/19-20) AT40-The 70's goes wayback to July 25, 1970:
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119 (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=22371&nid=119)
OMFG! that's only the fourth show he ever did! (AT40 premiered on the 4th of July 1970.) Def looking forward to this -- Gaz will be sorry he was on the road this weekend.
Meanwhile, the '80s countdown goes to this week in 1980, when the Dirt Band (no more getting down to the Nitty Gritty) debuted at 40 with the anesthetized, lobotomized "Make a Little Magic."
This weekend that Michigan station that usually does 70's is doing July 23, 1983:Have to wonder if WHNN is doing a super 80's weekend or if they are switching to AT40-The 80's on a permanent basis.
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
FYI - we heard this same ep last year:
Elvis, less than 3 weeks before his death - yikes. HM to "Way Down," which holds up surprisingly well.I think so, too. It's got a "Burning Love" feel happening. Elvis can borrow from himself all he wants.... of course, that's after borrowing from so many Black performers.
Just noticed that the characters in the first verse of "On and On" are Sue and Sam - are they muskrats?
"I like a woman ... that's QUIET. A woman who carries herself like ... Miss Universe." OMGWTFLOL of the week to "Float On," great musically but the most ridiculous lyrics ever.
What can I do? what can I say? BOS to Leo Sayer's How Much Love. I've always loved this song.
Very surreal to hear the Little Rascals theme as part of the Chico station's commercial filler music. Can they not even give away ads in this climate? Wow.
BOS2 to the Bay City Rollers, "You Made Me Believe in Magic." I've really grown fond of this in recent months.
Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It," which I often forget was one of his #1s. "And all I could taste was love the way we made it." So, Barry swallows.
Somebody yell "one more time!"
Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.
Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.
GodDAMMIT! I went to WODS to listen to this weekend's 1977 show... and "We are no longer permitted to podcast AT40".
The one weekend I miss the show. Bleepity-bleep-bleep!
Bummed me out also. Will have to catch realtime webstreams from here on out.Bummer: KFRC re-played last week's 1970 show. Not that I minded hearing Crabby Appleton again, but I'll have to catch up with '77 on the Boston station's podcast tomorrow.
GodDAMMIT! I went to WODS to listen to this weekend's 1977 show... and "We are no longer permitted to podcast AT40".
The one weekend I miss the show. Bleepity-bleep-bleep!
This weekend its Aug 4, 1973. We heard this one a year ago:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
"Soul Makossa" spends its 3rd and final week (!) in the Top 40 at the shockingly low peak of #35 (!!) -- amazing for such an influential record that was selling like hotcakes as an import thanks to NYC disco play.
And I'm astounded to see "Playground in My Mind" still hanging on at #34 in August; I recall hearing it on NY radio in February when WPIX-FM played it on their weekly make-it-or-break-it new singles feature (listeners gave it a big thumbs up). Still sweet and (IMHO) undeserving of the HFH brickbats it's had tossed at it over the years. Clint Holmes is doing a fine Johnny Mathis imitation here.
And speaking of sweet, Foster Sylvers does his best MJ with "Misdemeanor" -- but since he's on MGM Records, is he really doing a Donny Osmond reject?
Now I remember hearing this one last year: Casey says Bloodstone are 6 "stone bloods". Casey, I know you're not 100% Caucasian but let's not push it.
Ms Reddy covers Tanya Tucker's country #6 with a gospel flourish. And Casey precedes "Kodachrome" with the story of how the BBC won't play songs that mention commercial products. No mention of Cherry Cola.
"Yesterday Once More" is missing from the Carpenters GH comp I have. Inconceivable!
AT40 on 8/15-16, its Aug 26, 1978; we did not hear this one last year. Playlist:and thank gawd for that! It's a Gibb-n-Grease-fest!
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
AT40 on 8/15-16, its Aug 26, 1978; we did not hear this one last year. Playlist:"Rock Roll Fantasy" should've charted higher , it's one of The Kinks best. "Right Down The Line" by Gerry Rafferty was a great followup to "Baker Street". Same goes for Eddie Money's "Two Tickets To Paradise" which followuped "Baby Hold On". The most cringe worth, god awful song in this countdown has to be "Think It Over" by Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd (worse than anything John Schneider or Bruce Willis ever recorded!!!). "You" by Rita Coolidge has to be a close second (Rita doing plastic , disco cheese doesn't make it!!!).
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
I had forgotten how "Think It Over" sounded; reminded me of Dolly Parton just a touch. Only NTM today is Quincy Jones's "Stuff Like That," which I would have thought was Chaka and Rufus.
Casey's '80s this week hit August 15, 1981. Robbie Patton's "Don't Give It Up" is NTM - I just read that Christine McVie co-produced.
This weekend (8/22-23) on Casey70's it's Aug 28, 1976:
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5031563.php
This weekend (8/22-23) on Casey70's it's Aug 28, 1976:
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5031563.php
looks good, lots of stuff I don't immediately recognize in the bottom part of the chart. I was really into EJ and Kiki's sugary Don't Go Breaking My Heart, one of the first MP3 I searched for when that technology showed up.
Henry Gross's Springtime Mama is one of the finest Beach Boy imitations I've heard -- at least his falsetto parts. It's great song. I love the the chord change on the line "Let your smile that gets me crazy" -- very satisfying musical moment for me.
ED&JFC: they're not talkin' 'bout the linen!
Does anybody really believe that Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" was inspired by the items on the menu at Clydes restraunt in Washington DC?
Does anybody really believe that Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" was inspired by the items on the menu at Clydes restraunt in Washington DC?
did they also have "Mother & Child Reunion" on that menu? ;) Casey's known for taking his "family firendly" reputation seriously; he also avoided the truth in stories about how the Doobie Bros got their name, and about Bette Midler's gig at the Continental Baths.
ED&JFC: they're not talkin' 'bout the linen!
i love that one!
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen!
.. and I don't want to change your blinds...
One rather interesting thing not mentioned in the column is that some stations air reruns of "American Top 40" from the 1970s and 1980s. Just two or three years ago, many of these shows were considered lost, and Clear Channel (the rights holder) did not have any copies of the shows. These shows only resurfaced thanks to collectors who had many of the old record albums of the shows that were originally distributed to radio stations (such albums were supposed to be destroyed after the shows had aired) and the effort of Charis Music Group, which has undertaken restoration efforts on these shows to bring them back to the airwaves.
This weekend (8/29-30) Casey70's is from Sept 6, 1975
Great "Casey" stuff this week: his whatever-happened-to feature on Tiny Tim, and a listener question on OHWs who peaked at #40 with their only hit ("kinda like landing on the moon and then not being able to get the door to your rocket ship open", sez Casey). Amongst the 8 (!) artists who did that are Ashton, Gardner & Dyke ("Resurrection Shuffle") and personal fave GunHill Road ("Back When My Hair Was Short").
BOS to the Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang. (Although, if they were going to use nonsense syllables anyway, why not "Shing-a-Ling" to at least rhyme with "thing"?)
Yay! "Miracles," which would hit the Top 40 a week later, is an extra this week. (Albeit the single edit, unsurprisingly.)(http://www.raw-tcsd.com/jeffersonstar.sp.10367.jpg)
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.
"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.
"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!
wait, how do you pronounce it? I thought it was said "toosh"? Are you thinking of "tuchas" (TOOK-uhs)?
Casey's '80s this week hit the last week of August 1987, a period I remember well. I was just starting 9th grade, feeling socially awkward, and a bit jealous of Tiffany and Debbie Gibson for succeeding on the charts despite being younger than me. The Starship's long-forgotten "It's Not Over Til It's Over" was in the Top 10, as were two lovely and equally forgotten ballads from people who went off the deep end years later: Whitney Houston's "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and MJ's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You." Worth seeking this one out - I'm looking at you, radical347 and sfguy. ;)
VHMs to Johnny Wakelin's long-forgotten "Black Superman" and the Carpenters, giving Wacky Sedaky's lovely "Solitaire" (which can be saccharine in the wrong hands) a fine reading -- bet Mr Manilow wishes he'd covered it first, but he was too busy ripping off Chopin.
"Cultural Blind Spot" award to ZZT for mispronouncing "Tush". Oy vey!
wait, how do you pronounce it? I thought it was said "toosh"? Are you thinking of "tuchas" (TOOK-uhs)?
No, it's supposed to rhyme with "push," but in the song they sing it as if it rhymes with "plush."
(that's a Simpsons reference... to an episode we prob won't see on the air again, the one where the family visits NYC. Recall Homer parks his car in the World Trade Center plaza... I'd be surprised if that has aired since 9/11)
This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!The playlist including the three 'AT40 Extras':
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?
Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.
James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".
This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!The playlist including the three 'AT40 Extras':
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?
Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.
James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".
"American Top 40" from September 11, 1971
AT40 EXTRA: "YO-YO" -The Osmonds
AT40 EXTRA: "ALL DAY MUSIC" - War
AT40 EXTRA: "ONE FINE MORNING" - Lighthouse
KQLL FM out of Tulsa is having another AT 40 marathon mixing shows from the 70's and 80's starting tomorrow morning 8AM EDT 7AM CDT 6AM MDT 5AM PDT. It will be running through Monday afternoon. http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html
KQLL FM out of Tulsa is having another AT 40 marathon mixing shows from the 70's and 80's starting tomorrow morning 8AM EDT 7AM CDT 6AM MDT 5AM PDT. It will be running through Monday afternoon. http://www.kooltulsa.com/pages/amtop40.html
Argh! This is one of those cc-common players that I can't listen to. Something about it doesn't work on my Firefox or IE.
listening here and there to Tulsa's June 22, 1974 set (aired 9-noon PDT) I missed most of it, but I know we've heard this recently:
#33 “SON OF SAGITTARIUS” – Eddie Kendricks - at one point I thought he was singing "son of Secretariat"
Worst song on another wise great countdown is "Saturday Morning Confusion". Dreck!!! Hard to pick a favorite from so many classic songs but I'll go with "Signs" (all those long haired freaky people!). "So Far Away" brings back great special memories of a love lost, long ago but not forgotten!!!This week Casey's '70s visits September 1971!The playlist including the three 'AT40 Extras':
http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5137077.php?
Miss Ross surrenders, JB gets Hotpants, BS&T go down, Bobby Russell has a confused Saturday, The Partidges wake up in love, and the Honey Cone get stuck-up.
James Brown has 2 singles in the 40, in fact, and so does George Harrison, whose own "Bangla Desh" battles with ONJ's underrated cover of "If Not For You".
"American Top 40" from September 11, 1971
#40 “SURRENDER” – Diana Ross
#39 “ K-JEE” – Nite-Liters
#38 “I LIKES TO DO IT” – People’s Choice
#37 “HOT PANTS PT. 1” – James Brown
#36 “GO DOWN GAMBLIN’” – Blood, Sweat & Tears
#35 “SWEET CITY WOMAN” – The Stampeders
#34 “WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE)” – Paul Stookey
#33 “RAIN DANCE” – The Guess Who
#32 “SO FAR AWAY” – Carole King
#31 “SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION” – Bobby Russell
#30 “MAKE IT FUNKY (PART 1)” – James Brown
#29 “IF NOT FOR YOU” – Olivia Newton-John
#28 “IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME” – Stevie Wonder
#27 “CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP” – Mac & Katie Kissoon
AT40 EXTRA: "YO-YO" -The Osmonds
#26 “THE STORY IN YOUR EYES” – The Moody Blues
#25 “RIDERS ON THE STORM” – The Doors
#24 “TIRED OF BEING ALONE” – Al Green
#23 “BANGLA DESH” – George Harrison
#22 “SWEET HITCH-HIKER” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
#21 “MR. BIG STUFF” – Jean Knight
#20 “DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN” – Lee Michaels
#19 “BEGINNINGS” – Chicago
#18 “I WOKE UP THIS MORNING” – The Partridge Family
#17 “SUPERSTAR” – The Carpenters
#16 “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN” – The Who
#15 “MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY)” – Marvin Gaye
#14 “STICK UP” – Honey Cone
#13 “LIAR” – Three Dog Knight
AT40 EXTRA: "ALL DAY MUSIC" - War
#12 “THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN” – Joan Baez
#11 “WATCHA SEE IS WATCHA GET” – The Dramatics
#10 “MAGGIE MAY” – Rod Stewart
#9 “SIGNS” – The Five Man Electrical Band
#8 “TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS” – John Denver & Fat City
#7 “I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE” – Rare Earth
#6 “HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART?” – The Bee Gees
#5 “UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY” – Paul & Linda McCartney
#4 “AIN’T NO SUNSHINE” – Bill Withers
#3 “SMILING FACES SOMETIMES” – The Undisputed Truth
AT40 EXTRA: "ONE FINE MORNING" - Lighthouse
#2 “SPANISH HARLEM” – Aretha Franklin
#1 “GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL” – Donny Osmond
The Carpenters debut all the way up at #17, with one of several songs here that I think of as being from the summer of '71, when they clearly didn't chart until Sept. BOS2 Karen's haunting vocal on "Superstar", nearly making me believe she's a groupie. A really chaste, clean-cut groupie from Orange County.Karen did right by Leon Russell with "Superstar". Her and Richard took a lot of flack when they were at their peak. It blows she didn't get the respect and attention to her beautiful voice while she was alive.
And the 45 edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" remains an abomination.
The Carpenters debut all the way up at #17, with one of several songs here that I think of as being from the summer of '71, when they clearly didn't chart until Sept. BOS2 Karen's haunting vocal on "Superstar", nearly making me believe she's a groupie. A really chaste, clean-cut groupie from Orange County.Karen did right by Leon Russell with "Superstar". Her and Richard took a lot of flack when they were at their peak. It blows she didn't get the respect and attention to her beautiful voice while she was alive.
And the 45 edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" remains an abomination.
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one: Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?
And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one: Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?And there's Stevie Wonder's I Was Made To Love Her, 1967:
And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one: Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?I wonder if Lee went on to build his big cat reserve. Way cool!!!
And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears
there was a discussion Friday on the KFOG 10at10 about self-reflexive songs (http://10at10club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6327.msg109849#msg109849), and this week's chart has one: Lee Michaels' Do You Know What I Mean?I wonder if Lee went on to build his big cat reserve. Way cool!!!
And then she said
Lee you haven't loved me in nearly four years
You haven't noticed that I held back my tears
This weekend Casey70's is from Sept 11, 1977. The Playlist:Not a stellar week in AT40 history. "Surfin' USA" by Leif Garrett is the worst Beach Boys remake of all time. The late Dr. Eugene Landy would be turning in his grave!!!
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
(note: 5 weeks ago we heard the chart from 8/6/77).
This weekend Casey70's is from Sept 11, 1977. The Playlist:Not a stellar week in AT40 history. "Surfin' USA" by Leif Garrett is the worst Beach Boys remake of all time. The late Dr. Eugene Landy would be turning in his grave!!!
http://www.wbbgfm.com/pages/pp_caseykasem.html
(note: 5 weeks ago we heard the chart from 8/6/77).
still listening, my BOSes so far. I think there's a rich vein of AM Gold here. many faves and fond memories, I was glued to my top 40 station radio back then.
#39 She Did It – Eric Carmen
two songs, where I thought one artist was ripping off the other because it sounded so similar: Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Air Supply "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" until I later found out was written and produced by the same person, Jim Steinman (4 weeks later both of his songs were #1 and #2 for three straight weeks).
Dorothy Moore's *other* hit, "I Believe You" (I'd forgotten it was written by the Addrisi Bros!), nicely covered a few years later by the Carpenters
Great countdown this week from September 19, 1970. The initial bow of one of the greatest ballads in pop history "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 and the first hit (well semi hit) from a former member of the Monkees Mike Nesmith & the First National Band "Joanne" (great f'n song!). http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5240598.php
Great countdown this week from September 19, 1970. The initial bow of one of the greatest ballads in pop history "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 and the first hit (well semi hit) from a former member of the Monkees Mike Nesmith & the First National Band "Joanne" (great f'n song!). http://www.oldies1033.com/pages/5240598.php
Ooops, almost forgot my WOS: I've always hated the lump of treacle that is "Patches".
2 days later poppa passed away
and I became a man that day
So... he lost his virginity on the day his father died?
have any songs about necrophilia ever charted?
What's the URL for the station that archives the weekly ATF broadcast for replay on demand?
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978. Did we hear this chart a year ago?
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978. Did we hear this chart a year ago?
Dunno if we heard this chart last year, but we just visited '78 a month ago, so we have to suffer thru Babs' "Eyes of Laura Mars" theme again, as well as "Whenever I Call You 'Goat'". But we do get "Paradise By the Dashboard Light", which only spent 2 weeks in the 40.
This weekend's Casey70's: Sept 16, 1978. Did we hear this chart a year ago?
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
We get an edit of "Paradise" that omits Phil Rizzuto but includes Eileen Foley.
I assume you got a fuck-free edit of "Who Are You?" as well.
We get an edit of "Paradise" that omits Phil Rizzuto but includes Eileen Foley.
That's Ellen Foley, bub -- erstwhile girlfriend of the Clash's Mick Jones. Or was it Joe Strummer?
And no surprise on the edit, the full LP cut is 8-1/2 mins
The version of Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise was not the one I'm used to hearing. This one had those twin guitar leads that Geoff described a copuple months back somewhere on this board as Duane Allman-esque, plus the chorus vox were different.
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks
This weekend Casey70's goes back to Oct 2, 1971
(the last month or so, we seem to be rotating among the same few years):
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
This weekend Casey70's goes back to Oct 2, 1971I don't think they have played any '72 shows since May!!! >:(
(the last month or so, we seem to be rotating among the same few years):
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks
A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets. I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks
A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets. I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.
I guess it's the radio stations editing it for their air. XM has played '79 sets and it's the same length (3 hours and 15 minutes) as the 80's versions.
Other highlights of this 1971 chart: The Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore", Tommy Roe's forgotten, underrated (IMHO) cover of "Stagger Lee", a fine Dells ballad ("The Love We Had Stays on My Mind"), the Raiders' "Indian Reservation" follow-up, "Birds of a Feather", Kris Kristofferson's great "Loving Her Was Easier" and the s-s-smokin' Denise LaSalle with "Trapped By a Thing Called Love". And -- TANC -- the banjo stylings of the Stampeders!
the 4-hour version of AT40 would make its debut in a few more weeks
A side result of that is that we're cheated out of all 1979 sets. I wish they'd add those to the '80s roster.
I guess it's the radio stations editing it for their air. XM has played '79 sets and it's the same length (3 hours and 15 minutes) as the 80's versions.
XM, I'm assuming, runs it without commercials? 2 years ago the broadcast version ran the year-end countdown from '78 as a 2-parter; basically it was the original 8-hour show -- 100 songs, plus extras -- crammed into 6 hours. There were some hilariously short versions of songs; some were, like, 90 seconds each.
This station, which normally airs Casey70's, this weekend has Oct 24, 1981Ah, this may be why above station is airing chart from '81 rather than 70's. This week's 70's replay is one of Casey's specials, this time spotlighting "Top 10 Producers of the 70's", originally aired Oct 5, 1974 :
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
I had no idea that Steve Barri (P.F. Sloan, Grass Roots) had produced the Four Tops' "Keeper of the Castle" and "Ain't No Woman." Or that the latter had originally been recorded by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. (!)
Yes, interesting to hear facts about these producers, including some of their other hits not played during this show.I had no idea that Steve Barri (P.F. Sloan, Grass Roots) had produced the Four Tops' "Keeper of the Castle" and "Ain't No Woman." Or that the latter had originally been recorded by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. (!)I must say this turned out to be a very entertaining and educational 3 hours. Loved that Casey told the Cher-turning-down-"Night The Lights Went Out in Ga." story, and how 'bout that Rick Hall?
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.
Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx
For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.
Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx
For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx
These lists appear to cover more ground than the Wikipedia links on Page 1 of this thread - thanks for posting them!
This weekend's Casey70's is from Oct 13, 1973! The Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Apparently XM has canceled American Top 40 80's shows. So I will have to listen to an online stream.
Luckily I could find a list here:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx
For those who want the 70's list:
http://radiotime.com/options/p_117092/American_Top_40_-_The_70s.aspx
These lists appear to cover more ground than the Wikipedia links on Page 1 of this thread - thanks for posting them!
While "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact).
While "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact).
Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?
Here's a great site to see all of Billboard Magazine's year end charts. http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.phpWhile "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson had a long run (19 weeks in the 40) it only reached #16. It ended up in the top 10 for 1973 (#6 as a matter of fact).
Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?
Sorry I didn't get to hear this; easily one of the more diverse charts, sonically, in memory.
Nice resource, thanks Kahuna!Is there a way to get the Billboard end-of-year charts?Here's a great site to see all of Billboard Magazine's year end charts. http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php
Sorry I didn't get to hear this; easily one of the more diverse charts, sonically, in memory.
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.whnn.com/Article.asp?id=583277&spid=
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - October 25, 2009
#38 “ANYTHING YOU WANT” – John Valenti
#31 “DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY)” – Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976. Playlist:
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People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.
Hey, I like #4 "Wreck o' the Ed Fitzgerald," but yes, many on that chart make the rockers cringe. Two I wasn't familiar with, #36 "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (turns out to be a one hit disco-ish tune from a Chicago singer that only got as high as #37) and #31 "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" by Flash Cadilliac & the Continental Kids (with spoken bits by Wolfman Jack!), a 50's-style tune that got as high as #29. And, for Halloween week: "Frankenstein," "Monster Mash," "Devil Woman," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Muskrat Love," "Disco Duck" ;DNot just #2. See also #4, #9, #15, and several other candidates.This weekend Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976. The Playlist:People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.
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And we should nominate Nadia's Theme next time AL does a Strictly Instrumental set (or whatever she's calling it nowadays.)
Hey, I like #4 "Wreck o' the Ed Fitzgerald," but yes, many on that chart make the rockers cringe. Two I wasn't familiar with, #36 "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (turns out to be a one hit disco-ish tune from a Chicago singer that only got as high as #37) and #31 "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" by Flash Cadilliac & the Continental Kids (with spoken bits by Wolfman Jack!), a 50's-style tune that got as high as #29. And, for Halloween week: "Frankenstein," "Monster Mash," "Devil Woman," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Muskrat Love," "Disco Duck" ;D
Hey, I like #4 "Wreck o' the Ed Fitzgerald," but yes, many on that chart make the rockers cringe. Two I wasn't familiar with, #36 "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (turns out to be a one hit disco-ish tune from a Chicago singer that only got as high as #37) and #31 "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" by Flash Cadilliac & the Continental Kids (with spoken bits by Wolfman Jack!), a 50's-style tune that got as high as #29. And, for Halloween week: "Frankenstein," "Monster Mash," "Devil Woman," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Muskrat Love," "Disco Duck" ;D
Magic 98's stream was down Sat nite, so I had to wait until this morning for my Kasem fix. The John Valenti was NTM -- a white "blue-eyed soul singer", according to Whitburn. And he does one of the best white-guy Stevie Wonder imitations I've ever heard. But the Salsoul Orch's "Nice'n'Naaasty" gets the week's WOS (which is saying something, given some of the HFHs noted above).
Dissing on my distant cousin Gordon Lightfoot and R'n'R HOF nominees KISS and the classic rock ballad "Beth"!!! I just don't know!!!This weekend, 10/24-25, Casey70's visits Oct 30, 1976. Playlist:
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People sure had bad taste back then. #2 is a HFH.
Not just #2. See also #4, #9, #15, and several other candidates.
And we should nominate Nadia's Theme next time AL does a Strictly Instrumental set (or whatever she's calling it nowadays.)
Chart Date: October 29, 1977
At40 Extra: If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc.
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest?
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
Sometimes those Extras are from the original show with Casey introducing it, and sometime he'll play #1 tune from year earlier, as in recent Sept '77 replay where he intro'd #1 from year ago, "Play That Funky Music"Chart Date: October 29, 1977how odd: the #1 song from last week's 1976 chart is an extra this week. WTF? Obviously "Butters" Stotch is working as an intern at AT40!
At40 Extra: If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
Perhaps some from '80's to present that I'm not aware of ???#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc.There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling". I'm sure we'll think of others...
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest?
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
Perhaps some from '80's to present that I'm not aware of ???#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc.There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling". I'm sure we'll think of others...
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest?
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
Perhaps some from '80's to present that I'm not aware of ???#33, I Just Want To Make Love To You by Foghat is a live cut, w crowd noises, applause, etc.There have been several "live" singles to make it to #1: Stevie Wonders' "Fingertips" is the most obvious, along with Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give it Up" and (sadly) Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling". I'm sure we'll think of others...
Makes me wonder: What live song charted the highest?
-- and by "live" I mean a version that was truly recorded live
More:
John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975)
Macca, "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (1980)
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" (1987)
Elton John/George Michael "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" (1992)
I'm still not clear on whether "Bennie and the Jets" was "live" or doctored.
The idle mind is the playground of the Devil! BOS2 Peter Brown's "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky Wit Me?"
I remember this chart now -- it's the one where Casey creams his jeans over the fact that there are "five remakes in a row!" Jeez, Casey...chill, dude.
Casey's '80s this week hit November 1983, the height of British Invasion II, where my co-BOS votes go to JoBoxers' "Just Got Lucky" and Culture Club's "Church of the Poison Mind" (NB: Casey called the legendary Helen Terry an unofficial band member!). HM to Pat Benatar, "Love Is a Cattlefield." Only one I didn't remember was Rick Springfield's "Souls," and I've promptly forgotten it again already.
Casey's '80s this week hit November 1983, the height of British Invasion II, where my co-BOS votes go to JoBoxers' "Just Got Lucky" and Culture Club's "Church of the Poison Mind" (NB: Casey called the legendary Helen Terry an unofficial band member!). HM to Pat Benatar, "Love Is a Cattlefield." Only one I didn't remember was Rick Springfield's "Souls," and I've promptly forgotten it again already.
"Souls" sounded like every other Rick Springfield that era. He could use the beat to "Human Touch", "Love Somebody" or "Affair of the Heart".
Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:The repeats are also getting on my nerves. How many weeks has it been since a '72 show has aired?! "Rockin' All Over The World" (obvious Chuck Berry cop) "Born To Run" and "Lady Blue" are great songs that never cracked the top 10. "Miracles" and "Lyin' Eyes" are 2 great songs that did (but unjustly didn't make it to #1). "Saturday Night" and "S.O.S. are great pop cheese. "Let's Do It Again" is a great song from a terrible movie. I love Elton John but "Island Girl" has to be one of the worst songs he ever recorded from a terrible album "Rock of the Westies". He has wisely kept it out of his concert set. It edges out "Feelings" as worst song in this weeks countdown.
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Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:
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The repeats are also getting on my nerves.
Next Casey70's is a chart we heard a year ago, Nov 8, 1975:The repeats are also getting on my nerves. How many weeks has it been since a '72 show has aired?! "Rockin' All Over The World" (obvious Chuck Berry cop) "Born To Run" and "Lady Blue" are great songs that never cracked the top 10. "Miracles" and "Lyin' Eyes" are 2 great songs that did (but unjustly didn't make it to #1). "Saturday Night" and "S.O.S. are great pop cheese. "Let's Do It Again" is a great song from a terrible movie. I love Elton John but "Island Girl" has to be one of the worst songs he ever recorded from a terrible album "Rock of the Westies". He has wisely kept it out of his concert set. It edges out "Feelings" as worst song in this weeks countdown.
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I wasn't really aware that was a parenthetically titled song, I always ref'd to it by the paren title.
.. and here's the Staple Singers doing Curtis Mayfield's Let's Do It Again. Mavis sounds like she's having sex on this recording!
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).
.. and here's the Staple Singers doing Curtis Mayfield's Let's Do It Again. Mavis sounds like she's having sex on this recording!
I thought it was a song about eating Butterfingers ???
“BAD BLOOD” – Neil Sedaka -- "The *hctib* is in her smile..." we get the bleeped version! So did Neil and Elton both "do Ron?" Who's Ron? What did he have to say about this?
I know there isn't much interest in Casey's 80's version but this week is November 13, 1982 (this is the Premiere Network version as XM doesn't have Casey's 80's show anymore).
A few I had completely forgotten in the Top 20 this week: Survivor's "American Heartbeat" and Evelyn King's "Love Come Down." The former would get WOS if not for Steel Breeze's insipid "You Don't Want Me Any More."
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!
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This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!
http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php
I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!
http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php
I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.
Incentive for me to get up early!
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!
http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php
I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.
Incentive for me to get up early!
Why don't you decide which one to listen to??
This week Casey's '70s visits Nov 13th 1971!
http://www.wods.com/pages/5651559.php
I suspect this may be a rerun, but it's one fabulous -- indeed one might say Gaz-tastic -- chart.
Incentive for me to get up early!
Why don't you decide which one to listen to??
Good question. In short: I'm almost never around during the afternoons, and my somewhat dated computer doesn't handle all the proprietary players out there. So I get up early, catch WODS late Sunday night, or skip it.
PS: As I'm a nightshifter/daysleeper, "get up early" means something somewhat different to me. If I'm out of bed before 11 I'm up early.
#36 Long Ago And Far Away – James Taylor -- in recent HOF issue of Rolling Stone, Jason Mraz pens a little tribute to JT. yikes! The question is "Will Gaz want to read something by Jason if it's about JT?" :) Well, it's short enough that I can transcribe it here:
James Taylor by Jazon Mraz
"James Taylor is a little bit of a psychologist and a little bit of a nanny: no matter what he singing it's like a lullaby telling you everything's going to be all right. I resisted his music for the first 25 years of my life, prob b/c my parents listened to him. But as I grew into an adult and went in and out of relationships, his music began affecting me. There's something about rockers and poets who take that journey inward through the use of drugs -- James did it with heroin, and to come back and continue to tell stories shows he wasn't giving up on life. I took my dad to see him a few years ago at the Hollywood Bowl, and we bopped to How Sweet It Is. For my dad to see me dancing to one of his favorites songs -- acknowledging my dad for having good taste in music -- was the nicest thing."
Mike have something to say here!
Casey's '80s hit this week in November 1987. BOS to the Jets' forgotten "I Do U." Fun lite funk.
WODS has gone all Christmas all the time so one less station playing the hits from coast to coast!!! >:(
I mentioned it in between Mike's 250 posts in a row. .
#40 “I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER” – Flaming Ember
#39 “CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU” – Tom Jones
#38 “DEEPER & DEEPER” – Freda Payne
#37 “STAND BY YOUR MAN” – Candi Staton
#36 “LOLA” – The Kinks
#35 “BE MY BABY” – Andy Kim
#34 “HE AIN’T HEAVY…. HE’S MY BROTHER” – Neil Diamond
#33 “HEED THE CALL” – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
#32 “CRACKLIN’ ROSIE” – Neil Diamond
#31 “AS THE YEARS GO BY” – Mashmakhan
#30 “FOR THE GOOD TIMES” – Ray Price
#29 “AFTER MIDNIGHT” – Eric Clapton
#28 “STILL WATER (LOVE)” – The Four Tops
#27 “BLACK MAGIC WOMAN” – Santana
#26 “LET’S WORK TOGETHER” – Canned Heat
#25 “ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER” – The Fifth Dimension
#24 “NO MATTER WHAT” – Badfinger
#23 “YELLOW RIVER” – Christie
#22 “ALL RIGHT NOW” – Free
#21 “STONED LOVE” – The Supremes
#20 “DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?” – Chicago
#19 “IT DON’T MATTER TO ME” – Bread
#18 “SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING” – 100 Proof Aged in Soul
#17 “SUPER BAD (PART 1)” – James Brown
#16 “SHARE THE LAND” – Guess Who
#15 “5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE)” – Presidents
#14 “ENGINE NUMBER 9” – Wilson Pickett
#13 “CRY ME A RIVER” – Joe Cocker
#12 “SEE ME, FEEL ME” – The Who
#11A “PATCH IT UP” – Elvis Presley
#11B“YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME” – Elvis Presley
#10 “GREEN-EYED LADY” – Sugarloaf
#9 “HEAVEN HELP US ALL” – Stevie Wonder
#8 “MONTEGO BAY” – Bobby Bloom
#7 “INDIANA WANTS ME” – R. Dean Taylor
#6 “GYPSY WOMAN” – Brian Hyland
#5 “FIRE AND RAIN” – James Taylor
#4 “WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN” – The Carpenters
#3 “I’LL BE THERE” – The Jackson 5
#2 “THE TEARS OF A CLOWN” – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#1 “I THINK I LOVE YOU” – The Partridge Family
Surprising number of NTMs in this set: #s 39, 34, 33, 13, and 11A. All enjoyable except Neil's karaoke take on "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother."
November 15, 1980 chart.
TW LW
38 --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapers
32 38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
27 9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26 26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25 10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
15 15 DREAMER - supertramp
14 17. WHIP IT - Devo! BOS!
9 14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer
That 1980 chart brings back vivid memories as I was a college senior doing two shows on the college radio station, a late night album rock show Thursdays 10PM -2AM and the Sat Night Oldies show 6PM to 10PM. I still have my 45 of that Korgis track!November 15, 1980 chart.for me, these have lasting power, although I mostly forgot about EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME until I heard Beck's remake for the movie Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
TW LW
38 --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapors
32 38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
27 9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26 26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25 10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
15 15 DREAMER - Supertramp
14 17. WHIP IT - Devo! BOS!
9 14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer
I'm listening to a Canadian station play AT40 and they gave us Don Goodwin's This Is Your Song (1973) as an extra, right before #27, where I think other audiences probably got a true AT40 Extra. Nice one, and I assume it fulfilled the Canadian broadcasting requirement that a certain percentage of songs (30%) must be from the Great White North...On the 11/28/70 replay heard today on KFRC SF, were the original extras as intro'd by Casey:
Wow, vivid memories of a lot of this stuff on the radio in 1980. Including this one, which I haven't heard since:
40 --. I BELIEVE IN YOU - Don Williams
November 15, 1980 chart.
TW LW
38 --. TURNING JAPANESE - The Vapers
32 38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - The Korgis
27 9. REAL LOVE - The Doobie Brothers
26 26. SHE'S SO COLD - The Rolling Stones
25 10. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
15 15 DREAMER - supertramp
14 17. WHIP IT - Devo! BOS!
9 14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - Leo Sayer
for me, these have lasting power, although I mostly forgot about EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME until I heard Beck's remake for the movie Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.
ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.
I don't see an e-mail icon next to your pic. Only the icons for profile and IM.
Gaz
An easy way to check is don't log-in, then click your user name as if you were any outsider surfin' the site. Then log-in and click your user name, also go to the members tab to view that page.This must only appear on my end. I guess everyone's has their own e-mail.ETA: Off topic. On the left side, next to view profile some people have the e-mail. I have it on mine. Is mine on my computer only or could anyone see my e-mail. If it comes up for everyone, how do make it go away? I want to keep it hidden.I don't see an e-mail icon next to your pic. Only the icons for profile and IM.
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I'm sure these replays are set months ahead, but given the shows we've had past months there's a good chance we'll have a 12/72 show! Here's the chart from 12/16/72:
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I will send an email. They haven't played a '72 since May so they are way overdue. Love to hear "Me and Mrs. Jones" one of my alltime favs.
Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
A bit of trivia on this particular week in AT40 history: Instead of playing Rod Stewart's cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel" they accidently played the "B" side "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me). So "Angel" was never heard on AT40 since it peaked at #40 and only charted for one week.Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I'm sure these replays are set months ahead, but there's a good chance we'll have a 12/72 show! Here's the chart from 12/16/72:
CASEY KASEM'S "AMERICAN TOP 40" from December 16, 1972
40: ANGEL - ROD STEWART
39: WHAT AM I CRYING FOR - DENNIS YOST & THE CLASSICS IV
38: DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT - JAMES TAYLOR
37: YOU'RE SO VAIN - CARLY SIMON
36: SUNNY DAYS - LIGHTHOOUSE
35: I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK AND ROLL) - GARY GLITTER
34: ALIVE - BEE GEES
33: IF I COULD REACH YOU - 5th DIMENSION
32: I WANNA BE WITH YOU - RASPBERRIES
31: BEEN TO CANAAN - CAROLE KING
30: I'LL BE AROUND - SPINNERS
29: I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME - LOBO
28: PIECES OF APRIL - THREE DOG NIGHT
27: SUPERSTITION - STEVIE WONDER
26: LONG DARK ROAD - HOLLIES
25: DIALOGUE - CHICAGO
24: YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE - KENNY LOGGINS & JIM MESSINA
23: SITTING - CAT STEVENS
22: OPERATOR (THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT FEELS) - JIM CROCE
21: WALK ON WATER - NEIL DIAMOND
20: LIVING IN THE PAST - JETHRO TULL
19: SUMMER BREEZE - SEALS & CROFTS
18: CORNER OF THE SKY - JACKSON FIVE
17: KEEPER OF THE CASTLE - THE FOUR TOPS
16: SWEET SURRENDER - BREAD
15: SUPERFLY - CURTIS MAYFIELD
14: CRAZY HORSES - OSMONDS
13: SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME - AUSTIN ROBERTS
12: FUNNY FACE - DONNA FARGO
11: ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA & BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU - JOHNNY RIVERS
10: I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU - STYLISTICS
9: I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW - JOHNNY NASH
8: VENTURA HIGHWAY - AMERICA
7: CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN
6: PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - TEMPTATIONS
5: IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ALBERT HAMMOND
4: YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME - AL GREEN
3: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES
2: I AM WOMAN - HELEN REDDY
1: ME AND MRS. JONES - BILLY PAUL
Marilyn McCoo! and Uncle Remus too! "You don't have to be a tar baby to be in mah show!"
Marilyn McCoo! and Uncle Remus too! "You don't have to be a tar baby to be in mah show!"
*chuckle*
Casey's '80s = December 15, 1984. No surprises or NTMs but some decent memories, including Stevie's forgotten "Love Light in Flight."
Casey's '80s = December 15, 1984. No surprises or NTMs but some decent memories, including Stevie's forgotten "Love Light in Flight."
Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's website this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top. http://www.963kklz.com/index.php?page=202“American Top 40” from December 10, 1977
Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's wesite this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top.
Thanks for the updates. I'll try to catch the '80s but will skip the '70s this time.
This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985. Trumps AT40-The 70's this week.
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE TaMara & The Seen
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBIECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
A chart full of boss covers in Santa Esmerelda, Elvis, Santana, Rita Coolidge and the 2 Linda Ronstadt tunes. A sure HFH in Leif Garrett's "Runaround Sue". Dion & The Belmont's should've reformed and rolled Leif!!!Bad News Gazoo, according to KKLZ's website this weeks show will be from December 10, 1977 (a rerun from the past 2 years). More "You Light Up My Life" at the top. http://www.963kklz.com/index.php?page=202“American Top 40” from December 10, 1977
#40 “AS” – Stevie Wonder
#39 “LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER” – Andy Gibb
#38 “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” – Santa Esmeralda
#37 “DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, YOWSAH, YOWSAW” – Chic
#36 “TURN TO STONE” – E.L.O.
#35 “GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE” – Diana Ross
#34 “SHORT PEOPLE” – Randy Newman
#33 “WE JUST DISAGREE” – Dave Mason
#32 “JUST THE WAY YOU ARE” – Billy Joel
#31 “THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT” – The Bay City Rollers
#30 “MY WAY” – Elvis Presley
#29 “RUNAROUND SUE” – Leif Garrett
#28 “SERPENTINE FIRE” – Earth, Wind & Fire
#27 “SHE’S NOT THERE” – Santana
#26 “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS” – Queen
#25 “I GO CRAZY” – Paul Davis
#24 “IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN” – Barry White
#23 “GONE TOO FAR” – England Dan & John Ford Coley
#22 “HEY DEANIE” – Shaun Cassidy
#21 “YOUR SMILING FACE” – James Taylor
#20 “SWINGTOWN” – The Steve Miller Band
EXTRA: “LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’” – The Doobie Brothers
#19 “YOU’RE IN MY HEART (THE FINAL ACCLAIM)” – Rod Stewart
#18 “COME SAIL AWAY” – Styx
#17 “YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF” – High Energy
#16 “ISN’T IT TIME” – The Babys
#15 “SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY” – Paul Simon
#14 “BOOGIE NIGHTS” – Heatwave
#13 “SENTIMENTAL LADY” – Bob Welch
#12 “HERE YOU COME AGAIN” – Dolly Parton
#11 “BABY COME BACK” – Player
#10 “YOU MAKE LOVIN’ FUN” – Fleetwood Mac
#9 “BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE” – Chicago
#8 “BACK IN LOVE AGAIN” – LTD
#7 “WE’RE ALL ALONE” – Rita Coolidge
#6 “HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR” – Paul Nichols
#5 “IT’S SO EASY” – Linda Ronstadt
#4 “BLUE BAYOU” – Linda Ronstadt
#3 “HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE” – The Bee Gees
#2 “DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE” – Crystal Gayle
#1 “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE” – Debby Boone
This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985. Trumps AT40-The 70's this week. AMERICAN TOP 40 SUBSCRIBERS
ABC WATERMARK
#40 GOODBYE Night Ranger
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen
#37 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
#36 LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMOS FIRE David Foster
#35 DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
#34 SOUL KISS Olivia Newton-John
#33 YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
#32 CONGA Miami Sound Machine
#31 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
#30 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears
EXTRA: LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN Dream Academy
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#27 BURNING HEART Survivor
#26 ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#24 YOU ARE MY LADY Freddie Jackson
LDD: DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
#23 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
#22 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
#21 EMERGENCY Kool & The Gang
#20 WRAP HER UP Elton John
EXTRA: HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
#19 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#17 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
#16 THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#14 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#11 ALIVE & KICKING Simple Minds
#10 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top
EXTRA: SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
#6 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glen Frey
LDD: IN MY LIFE The Beatles
#5 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
#4 NEVER Heart
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship EXTRA: MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen #2 SEPARATE LIVES (LOVE THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin
#1 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister
I emailed the program director of KMMX in Lubbock and he gave me the date and year. A collector of shows was kind enough to let me know the extras and LDDs based off of cue sheet.This week's AT40-the 80's is from December 7, 1985. Trumps AT40-The 70's this week. AMERICAN TOP 40 SUBSCRIBERS
ABC WATERMARK
#40 GOODBYE Night Ranger
#39 SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid
#38 EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen
#37 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
#36 LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMOS FIRE David Foster
#35 DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton
#34 SOUL KISS Olivia Newton-John
#33 YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
#32 CONGA Miami Sound Machine
#31 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting
#30 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears
EXTRA: LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN Dream Academy
#29 BE NEAR ME ABC
#28 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint
#27 BURNING HEART Survivor
#26 ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner
#25 PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder
#24 YOU ARE MY LADY Freddie Jackson
LDD: DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
#23 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks
#22 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer
#21 EMERGENCY Kool & The Gang
#20 WRAP HER UP Elton John
EXTRA: HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston
#19 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
#18 SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics
#17 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars
#16 THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
#15 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti
#14 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp
#13 I MISS YOU Klymaxx
#12 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins
#11 ALIVE & KICKING Simple Minds
#10 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top
EXTRA: SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#8 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin
#7 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
#6 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glen Frey
LDD: IN MY LIFE The Beatles
#5 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
#4 NEVER Heart
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship EXTRA: MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen #2 SEPARATE LIVES (LOVE THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS) Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin
#1 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister
What is your source for this? I normally have to wait until the weekend and listen to the show to find out what is on.
"As" is a great song. Not one of his biggest charting songs but smooth as silk. Stevie could do no wrong during the 70's. "Songs In The Key of Life" is a masterpiece.
"As" is a great song. Not one of his biggest charting songs but smooth as silk. Stevie could do no wrong during the 70's. "Songs In The Key of Life" is a masterpiece.
Agreed on all counts - though I prefer Talking Book and Innervisions to SITKOL on the whole.
Thanks for the updates. I'll try to catch the '80s but will skip the '70s this time.
whoa nelly! a couple world class HFH in the top 10:
#9 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy
#3 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship
although I sort of get a kick out of We Built This Shitty.
kudos to ABC's Be Near Me and Scritti Politti's Perfect Way!
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I've got some great news for you Gazoo. I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972. Happy Birthday!!! http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".
Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I've got some great news for you Gazoo. I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972. Happy Birthday!!! http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".
Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I've got some great news for you Gazoo. I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972. Happy Birthday!!! http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".
Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
Oh, wow!! Hurray!! And thank you - and your source!!
Many major sledgehammers for me in this set, interestingly enough. And two NTMs (in addition to the Mod Rod B-side, which I'd never even heard of until now, so wow^wow): Dennis Yost's "What Am I Crying For" at #39 and Neil Diamond's "Walk on Water" at #21. (I never knew how much Neil I've skipped! In most cases with good reason, it seems.)
So "Summer Breeze" was a December hit, eh? Wonders never cease.
Link for original cue sheets for AT40. http://www.charismusicgroup.com/calendar.htm
Kahuna and Wayback, I need you and Mike and any other 10@10ers who listen to these in joining me in petitioning to Jambi that we get a 1972 set sometime in the next 3 weekends. I've been longing for 2 years to hear a set on or around my birthdate (12/15/72) to hear what the world sounded like on that day. No luck so far. Not optimistic now since there seems to be a black hole in recovering '73 charts of late autumn. But we'll see.I've got some great news for you Gazoo. I've gotten advance word through the grapevine that this weekends upcoming countdown will be from December 16, 1972. Happy Birthday!!! http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".
Meantime, looking forward to "Just to Be Close to You" (Aw!!) and "Love So Right" (Bee Gees falsetto stratosphere clinic, second only to tender "Fanny").
Oh, wow!! Hurray!! And thank you - and your source!!
I'm sure these replays are set months ahead, but there's a good chance we'll have a 12/72 show! Here's the chart from 12/16/72:
36: SUNNY DAYS - LIGHTHOOUSE
I've got some great news for you Gazoo. This weekend's countdown will be from December 16, 1972. Happy Birthday!!! http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf By the way the B side of "Angel" that was mistakenly played was "Los Paraguayos" not "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Made a Loser Out of Me)".Excellent! Don'tcha love the diverse sounds & artists of ol' school Top 40:
BOS3 "Long Dark Road", the Hollies back in fine harmonic form after their detour into CCR/T-Rex territory.
....And I'm a sucker for Neil Diamond when he's in look-how-serious-I-am mode; VHM "Walk on Water".
KKLZ's website says we're getting the year-end countdown of the Top 40 hits of 1977... but in '77 Casey did a 2-parter counting down the Top 100 (50 songs each week) so it's not clear what we'll hear. But here are the rundowns for both halves of that 2-parter:From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977. They will be playing the top 50 songs of 1986 on AT40-the 80's this weekend . Who knows what they will play the following week on either show.
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf
From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.Yup, this weekend it's the:
KKLZ's website says we're getting the year-end countdown of the Top 40 hits of 1977... but in '77 Casey did a 2-parter counting down the Top 100 (50 songs each week) so it's not clear what we'll hear. But here are the rundowns for both halves of that 2-parter:From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977. They will be playing the top 50 songs of 1986 on AT40-the 80's this weekend . Who knows what they will play the following week on either show.
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-24-77.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf
From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.Yup, this weekend it's the:
Top 40 Songs of 1977 (originally aired 12/31/77)
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.
1979 is the "lost" year in the syndicated (Premiere Network) version; The '70s package is all 3-hour shows and they apparently didn't want to edit the '79 shows or put them in the '80s package.
Thank goodness they didn't edit out the Britt Ekland section of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's The Night".From what I've been hearing this weekends show will be an edited down version of part 2 of the top songs of 1977.Yup, this weekend it's the:
Top 40 Songs of 1977 (originally aired 12/31/77)
Hope that means they restored some unedited versions of songs to the show. 2 years ago they aired the 1978 2-parter of the Top 100 of that year; problem was they were 4-hour shows edited to fit into 3 hours! Nearly every song was a "quickie" version, and many were, like, 90 seconds long!
Do the Premiere Radio Network version ever play anything from 1979? Sirius/XM version this weekend is from December 15, 1979 and it is the entire 4 hour version.Premiere would have to employ somebody full time to edit down the late '78 and '79 shows to 3 hours and they aren't going to put out the money to do that.
This upcoming weekends shows will be the top 40 of 1976 (edited down version of part 2 of the top 100 countdown) on AT40-the 70's and the top 50 of 1982 on AT40-the 80's. Why they didn't play 51-100 of 1982 or 1986 last week and 1-50 this week is baffling!!!
One comment on the AT40 "Top 40 of 1976": Casey re-told the story of how Andrea True came to record "More More More" in Jamaica, but changed the reference to her (*ahem*) "nightclub act" and instead said she was in Jamaica "producing a TV commercial". Er... WHAT??
One comment on the AT40 "Top 40 of 1976": Casey re-told the story of how Andrea True came to record "More More More" in Jamaica, but changed the reference to her (*ahem*) "nightclub act" and instead said she was in Jamaica "producing a TV commercial". Er... WHAT??
I know she did porn, but The Andrea True wikipedia entry reaffirms that "commercial" story:
"During her heyday as a porn actress, True was hired by a real estate business in Jamaica to appear in their commercial ads. During her stay on Jamaica, a political crisis gripped the island, and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Not wanting to lose her hard-earned pay, True asked her friend, record producer Gregg Diamond, to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finance locally. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added lyrics. The result of their collaboration was "More, More, More."
so that's just a spin..? was she really there to film another adult movie? was it called "Welcome To jamaica, Have A Nice Day"
was it called "Welcome To jamaica, Have A Nice Day"
This weekend's edition of AT40-the 80's is from January 17, 1987 (not so ex unless you dig Samantha Fox...
This weekend's edition of AT40-the 70's is from January 4, 1975 (ex countdown!). http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-75.pdfGreat, since I'm missing any show from Jan 1975 in my AT40 tape collection. Thanks for the cuesheets, Kahuna! And for ready reference, here's that playlist (high school memories!):
That is one fantabulous chart! Can't wait.
Here's a link for Cashbox Magazine's Top 100 for January 4, 1975. Billboard and Cashbox were like two alternate worlds (like DC comics). http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19750104.htmlThis weekend's edition of AT40-the 70's is from January 4, 1975 (ex countdown!). http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-75.pdfGreat, since I'm missing any show from Jan 1975 in my AT40 tape collection. Thanks for the cuesheets, Kahuna! And for ready reference, here's that playlist (high school memories!):
40: STRUTTIN’ – BILLY PRESTON
39: THE ENTERTAINER – BILLY JOEL
38: PROMISED LAND – ELVIS PRESLEY
37: YOU’RE NO GOOD – LINDA RONSTADT
36: DO IT (‘TIL YOUR SATISFIED) – B.T. EXPRESS
35: FREE BIRD – LYNYRD SKYNYRD
34: I BELONG TO YOU – LOVE UNLIMITED
33: RUBY BABY – BILLY “CRASH” CRADDOCK
32: BEST OF MY LOVE – THE EAGLES
31: I CAN HELP – BILLY SWAN
30: FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU – BARBRA MASON
29: I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
28: DANCIN’ FOOL – THE GUESS WHO
27: GET DANCIN’ – DISCO TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES
26: RIDE ‘EM COWBOY – PAUL DAVIS
25: ROCK ‘N ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) – MAC DAVIS
24: YOU GOT THE LOVE – RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN
23: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL – GRAND FUNK
22: PICK UP THE PIECES – THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND
21: DOCTOR’S ORDERS – CAROL DOUGLAS
20: FIRE – OHIO PLAYERS
19: SHA-LA-LA (MAKES ME HAPPY) – AL GREEN
18: NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – GLORIA GAYNOR
17: WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN – THE THREE DEGREES
16: DARK HORSE – GEORGE HARRISON
15: MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN – DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
14: BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE – JETHRO TULL
13: ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN – PAUL ANKA WITH ODIA COATES
12: MUST OF GOT LOST – THE J. GEILS BAND
11: CAT’S IN THE CRADLE – HARRY CHAPIN
10: MANDY – BARRY MANILOW
9: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN – THE CARPENTERS
8: BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN – STEVIE WONDER
7: ONLY YOU - RINGO
6: ANGIE BABY – HELEN REDDY
5: LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN – NEIL SEDAKA
4: JUNIOR’S FARM – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
3: KUNG FU FIGHTING – CARL DOUGLAS
2: YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTING – BARRY WHITE
1: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS – ELTON JOHN
That is one fantabulous chart! Can't wait.
I'll pass on both shows this weekend. #1 on the 70's show makes my eyes roll.
I was quite pissed when Mac Davis ended up having the (truncated) hit version of "Rock'N'Roll (I Gave You The Best Years of My Life)" -- the orig by Kevin Johnson was a prog-FM turntable hit in NYC the year before, tho' it stalled at #73. At least the Terry Jacks version bombed. ;)
It's an early-disco fest in the middle of the chart: VHMs to Carol Douglas, proving that songwriting veterans Cook/Greenaway/Cook can do anything with "Doctor's Orders"; Ms. Gaynor disco-izing "Never Can Say Goodbye"; and the Three Degrees going "Hoo.... Hah..." and then turning around and facing the other way.
DUUUUDE! "Freeeebiiiiiirrrrrd"! Well, at least it ain't "Sweet Home Alabummer". We know how I feel about overplayed Skynyrd, and lawd knows ah cain't change.
But lawd, Love Unltd's "I Belong To You" is a great lost gem. BOS1.
I love it when Casey gives one of his "this song is gonna be big" intros to a chart disappointment -- he did it earlier with Billy Preston's "Struttin'", which only got to #22, and now he does it with Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Ruby Baby" remake, which unbeknownst to Casey will stall out at #33.
#40 “THEME FROM SUMMER OF 42” – Peter Nero
#39 “SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE)” – The Temptations
#38 “MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#37 “THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA” – Bobby Womack
#36 “STONES” – Neil Diamond
#35 “LEVON” – Elton John
#34 “BABY I’M A-WANT YOU” – Bread
#33 “GEORGE JACKSON” – Bob Dylan
#32 “WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO” – Donnie Elbert
#31 “THEME FROM SHAFT” – Isaac Hayes
#30 “WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES” – Bullet
#29 “THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS” – Redbone
#28 “AMERICAN TRILOGY” – Mickey Newbury
#27 “KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING” – Charley Pride
#26 “ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND” – Think
#25 “IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE)” – The Partridge Family
#24 “NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN” – Three Dog Night
#23 “ANTICIPATION” – Carly Simon
#22 “HEY BIG BROTHER” – Rare Earth
#21 “RESPECT YOURSELF” – The Staple Singers
#20 “ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU” – Sonny & Cher
#19 “HAVE YOU SEEN HER” – The Chi-Lites
#18 “AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG” – Three Dog Night
#17 “DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE” – Joe Simon
#16 “DAY AFTER DAY” – Badfinger
#15 “ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW” – Honey Cone
#14 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The Hillside Singers
#13 “CLEAN UP WOMAN” – Betty Wright
#12 “SUGAR DADDY” – The Jackson Five
#11 “YOU ARE EVERYTHING” – The Stylistics
#10 “HEY GIRL” – Donny Osmond
#9 “CHERISH” – David Cassidy
#8 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The New Seekers
#7 “SUNSHINE” – Jonathan Edwards
#6 “SCORPIO” – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
#5 “GOT TO BE THERE” – Michael Jackson
#4 “LET’S STAY TOGETHER” – Al Green
#3 “FAMILY AFFAIR” – Sly & The Family Stone
#2 “AMERICAN PIE” – Don McLean
#1 “BRAND NEW KEY” – Melanie
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!
Wow, this set is spectacularly good. "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.
And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.
The 80's version is from January 19, 1980. At the beginning of the show, Casey thanked Mike Cleary of KNBR. I didn't know he ever guest hosted AT40. He seemed like a DJ who would do standards.
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!
Wow, this set is spectacularly good. "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.
And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.
The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who?
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!
Wow, this set is spectacularly good. "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.
And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.
I really needed this wonderful chart today. Agreed on the Gladys; a true lost gem. The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who? And I've dissed the Think song before, but it would actually be a good little record without that cringe-inducing heavy-handed finale.
"Once You Understand" came out a few months after the equally bad "Desiderata" by Les Crane. Conservatives striking back at the counter culture.Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!
Wow, this set is spectacularly good. "Make Me the Woman You Go Home To" is a toppermost moment for GK&tP, and I've always had a thing for the Tempts' "Superstar," even as it rips off "Superfly" in its construction.
And things get a little easier once you get past that goofy Think song.
I really needed this wonderful chart today. Agreed on the Gladys; a true lost gem. The Tempts tune actually pre-dates the Curtis M sndtk by 6 months, so who's rippin' who? And I've dissed the Think song before, but it would actually be a good little record without that cringe-inducing heavy-handed finale.
I suppose "Think" found an fairly receptive audience in the first edge of the Baby Boomer generation, whose kids started to hit adolescence right around this time. "Oh my God, my 12 year old is experimenting with the pot! if only there was some sort of pop song that could help me think!"
Yay! This week Casey goes to Jan 8th 1972!alot of great soul tunes on this countdown.Quote#40 “THEME FROM SUMMER OF 42” – Peter Nero
#39 “SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE)” – The Temptations
#38 “MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
#37 “THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA” – Bobby Womack
#36 “STONES” – Neil Diamond
#35 “LEVON” – Elton John
#34 “BABY I’M A-WANT YOU” – Bread
#33 “GEORGE JACKSON” – Bob Dylan
#32 “WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO” – Donnie Elbert
#31 “THEME FROM SHAFT” – Isaac Hayes
#30 “WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES” – Bullet
#29 “THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS” – Redbone
#28 “AMERICAN TRILOGY” – Mickey Newbury
#27 “KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING” – Charley Pride
#26 “ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND” – Think
#25 “IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE)” – The Partridge Family
#24 “NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN” – Three Dog Night
#23 “ANTICIPATION” – Carly Simon
#22 “HEY BIG BROTHER” – Rare Earth
#21 “RESPECT YOURSELF” – The Staple Singers
#20 “ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU” – Sonny & Cher
#19 “HAVE YOU SEEN HER” – The Chi-Lites
#18 “AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG” – Three Dog Night
#17 “DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE” – Joe Simon
#16 “DAY AFTER DAY” – Badfinger
#15 “ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW” – Honey Cone
#14 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The Hillside Singers
#13 “CLEAN UP WOMAN” – Betty Wright
#12 “SUGAR DADDY” – The Jackson Five
#11 “YOU ARE EVERYTHING” – The Stylistics
#10 “HEY GIRL” – Donny Osmond
#9 “CHERISH” – David Cassidy
#8 “I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)” – The New Seekers
#7 “SUNSHINE” – Jonathan Edwards
#6 “SCORPIO” – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
#5 “GOT TO BE THERE” – Michael Jackson
#4 “LET’S STAY TOGETHER” – Al Green
#3 “FAMILY AFFAIR” – Sly & The Family Stone
#2 “AMERICAN PIE” – Don McLean
#1 “BRAND NEW KEY” – Melanie
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo. He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo. He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.
Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single). There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc. And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo. He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.
Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single). There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc. And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame
I remember this from my K-TEL Dynamite LP!
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Dynamite/release/1681888
(http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1681888-1236558021.jpeg)
one album featured 20(!) songs, all were edited down to about two minuted each!
Barry Scott just played an early-'70s cover of Cymarron's "Rings" by none other than Lobo. He didn't improve on the unjustly forgotten hit.
Yes! never understood why he covered it (or why they released it as a single). There's also a country version that switched out "James taylor on the stereo" for Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, iirc. And of course it was written by Alex harvey of "Delta Dawn" fame
I remember this from my K-TEL Dynamite LP!
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Dynamite/release/1681888
(http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1681888-1236558021.jpeg)
one album featured 20(!) songs, all were edited down to about two minuted each!
I've never heard that Peter Noone thing; is the Nazareth a Joni Mitchell cover?
The back-to-back "Close Encounters" versions were entertaining, though I wouldn't want a steady diet of either.
Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
A major favorite of mine. Already looking forward to this set - I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.
Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
A major favorite of mine. Already looking forward to this set - I'll be listening to the Chico broadcast.
Assuming all goes well with Comcast tomorrow (fingers crossed!), I'll be listening Sat nite thru the speakers of my new PC.
Woo Hoo! this week Casey revisits Jan 23, 1971!Nice, and "AT40-80's" visits Jan 29, 1983 (The doggone girl is mine). The Playlist:
http://www.wods.com/pages/6162039.php
'70s cheeze and some great soul gems like Jackie Moore's "Precious Precious", Curtis M's "If There's a Hell Below...", JB, Gladys and the Chairmen of the Board. All this plus Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
Woo Hoo! this week Casey revisits Jan 23, 1971!Nice, and "AT40-80's" visits Jan 29, 1983 (The doggone girl is mine). The Playlist:
http://www.wods.com/pages/6162039.php
'70s cheeze and some great soul gems like Jackie Moore's "Precious Precious", Curtis M's "If There's a Hell Below...", JB, Gladys and the Chairmen of the Board. All this plus Babs' fantabulous "Stoney End". Mama cradle me again!
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4144132.pdf
Forgot to mention that Curtis Mayfield's "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is one of the most awesome songs ever. Apocalyptic paranoia with brazen orchestration and a massive bassline - this should have been a #1.Tho' it managed only #29 on Billboard Hot 100, it did hit #3 on the Billboard Soul Chart. And, note the album version runs 7:50 in length:
Forgot to mention that Curtis Mayfield's "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" is one of the most awesome songs ever. Apocalyptic paranoia with brazen orchestration and a massive bassline - this should have been a #1.Tho' it managed only #29 on Billboard Hot 100, it did hit #3 on the Billboard Soul Chart. And, note the album version runs 7:50 in length:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Don't_Worry)_If_There's_a_Hell_Below,_We're_All_Going_to_Go
Hey girl, whatcha DOIN' down there?!
Casey oddly calls Dawn an 8-member group. I had no idea they ever included their backing musicians in the credit.
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976
http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php
Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?
BTW, meant to ask this the other day, but those of you who listen to the '80s show, broadcast version, could you post links to the stations you listen on? I'd like to get back to hearing the '80s charts, which I had to stop because my old PC was incompatible with anybody's players.
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976
http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php
Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?
BTW, meant to ask this the other day, but those of you who listen to the '80s show, broadcast version, could you post links to the stations you listen on? I'd like to get back to hearing the '80s charts, which I had to stop because my old PC was incompatible with anybody's players.
I get the link from here: http://radiotime.com/options/p_154285/American_Top_40_-_The_80s.aspx
I use the Sunday, 5 PM one, which is JACK-FM in Baltimore. http://www.wqsr.com/
This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976
http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php
Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?
FYI: here's the 1/31/76 chart showing the commercial breaks & "Extra" songs:This week Casey's '70s visits Jan 30th 1976It certainly does seem that way lately. I feel as though we haven't hit '74 in a long time. Anyone inclined to keep a Shraytabase-esque log of this stuff?
http://www.wods.com/pages/6218666.php
Is it me or is '76 the most-visited year?
Ay yi yi - WOS to Cletus Maggard (?)'s "The White Knight." This is just unlistenable.
Wow, Mike 7 posts in a row and isn't all about the 70's version!! ;)
This weekend (2/6-7) Casey70's visits Feb 2, 1974:
http://www.wods.com/pages/6269260.php
Note that Casey didn’t play song #5 since another version of 'Americans' was played at #26. NTM, I didn't know there was another hit called “ABRACADABRA” (De Franco Family) before Steve Miller's hit.
Meanwhile, Casey80's visits Feb 6, 1982:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4163844.pdf
I feel as though we haven't hit '74 in a long time.
NTM, I didn't know there was another hit called “ABRACADABRA” (De Franco Family) before Steve Miller's hit.
BOS2 to La Ross, "Last Time I Saw Him." Don't cry, honey! TANC: I just watched Lady Sings the Blues for the first time last night. Diana was passable, but the storytelling was poor. Whose fault is that - the director?
Grand Funk's "Walk Like a Man" was NTM. I'll put it back where I found it.
Listening to Casey's '80s this afternoon: February 1982. WOS: "Pac-Man Fever," marginally played. NTM: Eddie Schwartz (?), "All Our Tomorrows," a mopey snoozer I'll never hear again.
What Urban Cowboy hath wrought: snoozy early-'80s country/AC crossover ballads like Alabama's "Love in the First Degree". No wonder the New Traditionalist movement sounded so fresh at the end of that decade.
Gayest song of set: Air Supply, "Sweet Dreams." I can't imagine how anyone hears this as anything but Graham and Russell singing their respective verses to each other.
Is there another act besides Air Supply who had so many HUGE hits in a short time and are now relegated to the dust heap of musical history (without an actual scandal like Milli Vanilli)?
it's clap-track nirvana!
Quarterflash's singer plays the sax, too? That's some fine seafood, mama.
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 12th, 1972!
http://www.wods.com/pages/6322543.php?
Ain't understanding mellow, when you find the way of love? Don't say you don't remember! (All this plus the BeeGees' forgotten "My World", the Supes' "Floy Joy", Ms. King's "Sweet Seasons" and Carly anticipates a ketchup commercial.) Don't miss this one!
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 12th, 1972!Excellent. Here's the playlist with the "Extra" tunes and commercial breaks:
http://www.wods.com/pages/6322543.php?
Ain't understanding mellow, when you find the way of love? Don't say you don't remember! (All this plus the BeeGees' forgotten "My World", the Supes' "Floy Joy", Ms. King's "Sweet Seasons" and Carly anticipates a ketchup commercial.) Don't miss this one!
I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.
I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.
Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:
http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html
Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.
I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.
Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:
http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html
Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.
Thank you! I'd long wondered about such a listing as well.
I wish I could easily find out the 80's version since I don't listen to the 70's.
Here's a station that posts the playlists on its website:
http://www.kkli.com/pages/at40.html
Not sure how early in the week they change the list; as of this moment they're showing last week's 1982 chart.
Thank you! I'd long wondered about such a listing as well.
I had to look at 6 or 7 stations before I found one that posts the lists -- I found that most of the '80s affiliates tend to be "Lite-FM" type stations that run John Tesh and Delilah during the week. Scary.
Looooved hearing Casey sing on the outro from "Dark Lady".
Most puzzling of set: the Supes' "Floy Joy." Is that supposed to be a guy's name?
Two versions of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" was two too many.
Most puzzling of set: the Supes' "Floy Joy." Is that supposed to be a guy's name?
It's a nickname -- because he gives women such joy.
Floy Joy!
That's your name.
Your real name may be Smith or Jones
But not your claim to fame.
Oh, it's Joy-Boy!
Any girl who knew you at all
Would have to call you Floy Joy
maybe it's a black thing...
BOS3 "Sweet Seasons" -- what a fine forgotten underrated LP Music is -- Gaz, have you ever heard "Brother, Brother", Carole's answer song to What's Goin' On?
Instead of the 2/12/72 show, damn KFRC is airing the AT40 from LAST WEEK (2/2/74)! >:(
WOS2 Glass Tiger's "Someday"; WOS3 Bruce Willis massacre-ing the Staples. I never knew (or else I forgot) that was the Pointers on backing vox. Sheesh.
WOS2 Glass Tiger's "Someday"; WOS3 Bruce Willis massacre-ing the Staples. I never knew (or else I forgot) that was the Pointers on backing vox. Sheesh.
Echoing pretty much everything you've posted here, especially this.
But it was nice to be reminded of Cyndi Lauper's "Change of Heart," which fell off the face of the earth despite being a #2 hit.
Here's a station that not only plays both Caseys ('70s & '80s) -- it plays 'em back-to-back on Sundays, starting at noon eastern/9am pacific. WCFR in Springfield. VT:Love back to back AT40s!!! Now we only need a station to air either show on Friday nights. Miss my fix since KQLL dropped both shows and went all 90's on the world!!!
http://www.wcfram1480.com/
This weekend (2/20-21) Casey70's does Feb 25, 1978. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4181743.pdf
This weekend (2/20-21) Casey70's does Feb 25, 1978. Playlist:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4181743.pdf
WOS Art Garfunkel (with James Taylor and Paul Simon), "Wonderful World." I call bullshit - no way I'm buying what Art's selling when he sings "Don't know much about alegbra"; he's got a fricking math masters degree and reads several books a month (http://www.artgarfunkel.com/library.html).
BOS1 to Odyssey, "Native New Yorker," really hit the spot this morning. IDKT: this was written by the Linzer/Randell team.
BOS2 to the much-maligned Rod the Cad, "You're in My Heart." OMG: They silently bleeped out "big-bosomed"!!
WOS Art Garfunkel (with James Taylor and Paul Simon), "Wonderful World." I call bullshit - no way I'm buying what Art's selling when he sings "Don't know much about alegbra"; he's got a fricking math masters degree and reads several books a month (http://www.artgarfunkel.com/library.html).
Chart Date: February 25, 1978
#33 Goodbye Girl – David Gates
#25 Theme From Close Encounters – Meco
#13 Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – John Williams
WOS1 the Goat, "BleatTalk To Me", back-to-back with WOS2, Macca's ridiculous "Spies Like Us".
WOS1 the Goat, "BleatTalk To Me", back-to-back with WOS2, Macca's ridiculous "Spies Like Us".
You're listening right now? Which station? (I can't get .m3u playlists to play on my computer, so I'm locked out of that back-to-back station you mentioned.)
I don't remember the really long version of Falco.
Casey mentioned a SF station before Sade's song in 1986. I don't remember AT40 being on in the Bay Area since 1982 when it left KCBS-FM (switched from KCBS-FM to KRQR "The Rocker").
BTW, Mike, I think We Built This City is among the 5 worst songs of all time, far worse than Sara. Although, as I think about it, just about all of the 80's Starship was pretty bad.
I don't remember the really long version of Falco.
Casey mentioned a SF station before Sade's song in 1986. I don't remember AT40 being on in the Bay Area since 1982 when it left KCBS-FM (switched from KCBS-FM to KRQR "The Rocker").
BTW, Mike, I think We Built This City is among the 5 worst songs of all time, far worse than Sara. Although, as I think about it, just about all of the 80's Starship was pretty bad.
The station was KITS, I think.
and the '80s version is at Feb 28 1981:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-28-81.pdf
Sheena takes the "Train", Terry Gibbs is "Knockin'" and MJ & Brothers meet Sefra'n'Sue, every girl that they knew!
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 26, 1977:FYI: the re-playlist with 'Extra' tunes and commercial breaks
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf
Elvis gets "Moody", EJ bites his lip and Bish saves it for a Chaka bray!
This week Casey's '70s visits Feb 26, 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf
Elvis gets "Moody", EJ bites his lip and Bish saves it for a Chaka bray!
"Hard Luck Woman," perhaps Peter Criss's best vocal (not to mention his best Rod Stewart imitation).
Love the Canadian "extras" this Ontario station plays. This tune by the not-dead Gordon Lightfoot is NTM. "Brand New Man"?
Love the Canadian "extras" this Ontario station plays. This tune by the not-dead Gordon Lightfoot is NTM. "Brand New Man"?
you listening to CKRU from Peterborough Ontario? I just added that station to the Wikipedia list of 70s AT40 stations
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem%27s_American_Top_40:_The_70%27s#AM.2FFM_stations_in_U.S._.26_Canada_w.2F_show_hours.2C_website_and_live_stream_info)
The adult-contempo-ization of Top 40 radio was in full swing in '81
VHM Tierra's lovely, forgotten cover of the Intruders' "Together", baby.
VHM Tierra's lovely, forgotten cover of the Intruders' "Together", baby.
There were a LOT of NTMs in this set, including this. Quite nice. Is the whole song a cover, or just that snippet of "Cowboys to Girls"?
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-08-75.pdf
George McCrae gets "Lifted", Ms Reddy shows some "Emotion", and -- yay! -- "Sad Sweet Dreamer" makes an appearance.
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html
Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.
This week Casey's '70s hits March 8, 1975.
I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."
But Helen Reddy's "Emotion" is quite nice; I wish it hadn't been left off the HR comp I bought years ago.
I hadn't heard Ben E. King's "Supernatural Thing" in years. I'm guessing it was offered to Eddie Kendricks first; if so, he shouldn't have passed it up.
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html
Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html
Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".
In hindsight, this is a pretty boring era for AT40: funk was all but dead, so there was very little R&B; country had been utterly thrown to the margins (I'm not sure that a country act hit the Top 40 between Kenny Rogers' demise and Garth Brooks' ascendance); and as a result, the 40 is heavily populated with deep singles from blockbuster albums. FGTW is the sole truly left-field single here, but BOS to "Misled," a successful reinvention from Kool & the Gang.
and the '80s version is from March 9, 1985
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030985.html
Diana is "Missing" Marvin (and so are the Commodores), Bruce is "On Fire" and Ashford & Simpson are "Solid", Jackson! And speaking of Jackson... "We Are the World" was probably "bubbling under".
In hindsight, this is a pretty boring era for AT40: funk was all but dead, so there was very little R&B; country had been utterly thrown to the margins (I'm not sure that a country act hit the Top 40 between Kenny Rogers' demise and Garth Brooks' ascendance); and as a result, the 40 is heavily populated with deep singles from blockbuster albums. FGTW is the sole truly left-field single here, but BOS to "Misled," a successful reinvention from Kool & the Gang.
I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."
your wish is granted! Long live Jambi!
(http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpsjz34iey1qa2rjoo1_400.jpg)
Anyone know how to tape these shows?? I used to do that when Directv had XM and I could tape off TV.
Anyone know how to tape these shows?? I used to do that when Directv had XM and I could tape off TV.
I'm on a mac using Firefox, and I had to install Flip4Mac to make certain streams work but it can be tricky to find one w a good bitrate. Anyway, when I click on a compatible stream, the online player shows up in my Firefox like this:
It's pretty cool. Allows me to listen whenever I want, as long as the Firefox window stays open. I can rewind it, pause it, and I can save the stream as a Quicktime movie! I can then convert that QT movie audio track in to an mp3 file using a decent audio app (I use Audacity).
I'm weirdly hoping to hit 1971 soon for the three different charting versions of "Love Story."
Speaking of silly, B.J. Thomas ventures into bubblegum territory with "No Love at All," which would have been a better fit for Mark Lindsay.
The Vandenberg and Donna Summer were new to me. As was the instantly forgettable Supertramp tune - but did you know that, per the video, their lead singer for a while was Luke Wilson?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAh7_qH0YFA
wait... Casey sez that "Allentown" was at #17 for 6 consecutive weeks?? WTF?
This week, Casey's '70s visits 1978... again. (March 11th 1978)Yes, and even tho' this '78 replay is being heard about a month since our last visit to '78 (2/25/78), the chart is from 3/11/78, that's just two weeks later! And this is the third '78 show in about six weeks! The syndicator needs to mix it up a bit more! In protest, let's have a look at a chart from this week in another year, the "lost" AT40 year of 1979 (3/24/79): http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/032479.html
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf
except for a couple of debuts (Enchantment, VH and the pre-Golden Girls incarnation of "Thank You For Being a Friend"), just about every song was in the '78 show we heard a month ago.
This week, Casey's '70s visits 1978... again. (March 11th 1978)
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf
except for a couple of debuts (Enchantment, VH and the pre-Golden Girls incarnation of "Thank You For Being a Friend"), just about every song was in the '78 show we heard a month ago.
and the '80s chart will be from March 15th 1980 -- the smallest possible gap between the 2 shows...
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-15-80.pdf
'80 is more interesting: the Knack's shameless "Sharona" knockoff, "Baby Talks Dirty", Peaches & Herb's shameless "Reunited" knockoff "I Pledge My Love", Dr Hook's shameless BeeGees rip "Sexy Eyes" and -- voila! ---"An American Dream"!
Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman"
Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman"
This will be NTM when I hear it.
Other NTMs this week: Elvis' "I Got a Thing About Ya Baby" (were there ever rumors about his, um, thing?);
Soul Children, "I'll Be the Other Woman"
This will be NTM when I hear it.
Wow, that would have fit interestingly on one of Millie Jackson's "Caught Up" albums.
In Casey's '80s, Donna Allen's "Serious" is an unnecessary piece of its time, and I was never warm to "La Isla Bonita."
Yikes -- WOS to this Boston song I barely remember.
I didn't much care for Ms Lauper's "What's Goin' On" cover in '87; now it seems brave, esp since her subsequent activism has made it an AIDS/gay rights anthem.
Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.
Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.
It was big in NY; perhaps mid-America found that title too suggestive.
Wow - I have no memory at all of Shirley Murdock's "As We Lay," peaking here at #23.
It was big in NY; perhaps mid-America found that title too suggestive.
I found it too ungrammatical.
Double Duty Award: Kool & the Gang show up in both the '70s & '80s charts this week -- that's a 13-year span from '74 to '87 -- but I barely remember "Stone Love".
Should I chastize the Pointers for legitimizing Bruce Willis' Staples cover, or praise them for being the only good thing about it?
Should I chastize the Pointers for legitimizing Bruce Willis' Staples cover, or praise them for being the only good thing about it?
Good question. Gotta let R&B mercenaries be R&B mercenaries, I guess.
Still running an hour ahead of you, I give BOS to the ladies of Expose with "Come Go With Me." I wouldn't learn until years later that this dance-pop movement was called "freestyle," and I still don't know why it got that name.
Unusual programming decision 'o' the times: in "Sign 'O' the Times," "crack" is bleeped out (but not "reefer").
WOS to the Bells, "Stay Awhile," one for the worst-ever list.
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.
you can tune in here, 8 AM: http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 3/27/71Tink, the date of the chart is actually 4/3/71, and in #2 its "McGee." After you make the corrections, I'll delete this post. Thanks!
2: Me And Bobby Mcghee - Janis Joplin
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 3/27/71Tink, the date of the chart is actually 4/3/71, and in #2 its "McGee." After you make the corrections, I'll delete this post. Thanks!
2: Me And Bobby Mcghee - Janis Joplin
thanks, correx made. no need to delete your posts, let's keep an accurate record of what went down here! :)
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.
you can tune in here, 8 AM: http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx
looks like that's the '70s version. Oh well, Canadaian hosers beat West Virginia rednecks any day.
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).
Yes, I've known Walt and his Old Radio Show site for years. I've purchased some CDs of other old radio specials from him, but AT40 shows are not for sale. Yes, I've noticed in his posts some spelling and other errors. Everyone, check out http://www.oldradioshows.com/products.htmlthanks, correx made. no need to delete your posts, let's keep an accurate record of what went down here! :)Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - 3/27/71Tink, the date of the chart is actually 4/3/71, and in #2 its "McGee." After you make the corrections, I'll delete this post. Thanks!
2: Me And Bobby Mcghee - Janis Joplin
also, I was using the info here: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/032771.html
... this guy's got lots of info, but now I think his dates might be off...?
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).
i'll be logging off soon, though: Got a date with a priest. That is, I'm going to church -- in honor of mom, and we have a standing yearly Easter date with some papists! ;)
This Stevie Woods thing, which I barely remember, is like "Ride Like The Wind" meets "He's So Shy".
Neil Diamond's "On the Way to the Sky" is NTM; it didn't make it onto the 2-CD GH comp I have. (A shoddy comp it is, btw: many of the tracks are live versions, presumably due to licensing snags.)
Yet another NTM: La Roux, "Looking for the Lights." I don't hear a hit here.
Gotta leave soon, but I'll stick around to hear Phil Seymour's pop-tastic "Precious to Me" as an LDD.
WOS2 "Pac Man Fever" -- maybe you had to be 10 in 1982 to appreciate this cheezy cash-in.
Wow, 4 people here on a Sunday afternoon (or in your cases, morning).
i'll be logging off soon, though: Got a date with a priest. That is, I'm going to church -- in honor of mom, and we have a standing yearly Easter date with some papists! ;)
Just don't take part in any standing ovations when they defend the Pope (as happened last week in NYC). :o
Yet another NTM: La Roux, "Looking for the Lights." I don't hear a hit here.
didn't it sound like the record was stuck at the very end? LOL!
wow, Quarterflash's *other* hit, "Find Another Name, Because 'Seafood Mama' Sucks"
Gotta leave soon, but I'll stick around to hear Phil Seymour's pop-tastic "Precious to Me" as an LDD.
Enjoy the rest of your Easter. That Seymour track was a NTM delight, and gets co-BOS with Livvy's "Make a Move on Me." I don't get how "Chariots of Fire," aka "Titles," became a hit at all, much less a #1. I guess I'm not a Vangelis guy. Ba-dum-tish.
I don't get how "Chariots of Fire," aka "Titles," became a hit at all, much less a #1. I guess I'm not a Vangelis guy. Ba-dum-tish.
Bummer: the West Virginia station has dropped Casey's '80s. So it's Canada or nothing for me on Sunday morning.
you can tune in here, 8 AM: http://radiotime.com/station/s_34456/The_Fox_923.aspx
looks like that's the '70s version. Oh well, Canadaian hosers beat West Virginia rednecks any day.
This Stevie Woods thing, which I barely remember, is like "Ride Like The Wind" meets "He's So Shy".
It was NTM, and I've never heard his other hit either.
Rod Stewart's "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" was on the charts when I first heard the stomach-pumping urban legend. I still associate the song with gaiety.
WOS2 "Pac Man Fever" -- maybe you had to be 10 in 1982 to appreciate this cheezy cash-in.
I was, and did. It doesn't hold up at all. I heard the album at the time - "Do the Donkey Kong" is the only other title I remember.
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
And this weekend's edition of AT40/The '80s is from 4/14/1984:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-14-84.pdf
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days! ;)
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days! ;)
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
and I suppose Bobby Vinton's "Every Day of My Life" includes being a zygote!Ha, good thinking! If only my mom had heeded BOS2, Honey Cone's "The Day I Found Myself."This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days! ;)
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
It's the Polish Prince! From Canonsburg, PA (IIRC), Bobby Vinton and "Every Day of My Life." Absurdly out of place in this countdown. I often forget that "My Melody of Love" wasn't really a comeback for him in terms of years.
ETA: I swear I typed that before Casey called him "the Canonsburg Kid" on the backsell!
BJ Thomas' lovely lullabye.
Candy Man is a great song, but the actor who sings it in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory is downright creepy.
This weekend Casey70's does April 8, 1972:Gaz, since they haven't aired your b'day chart, here's one from your embryo days! ;)
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4250982.pdf
Ha, good thinking! If only my mom had heeded BOS2, Honey Cone's "The Day I Found Myself."
that Paul McCartney Give Ireland Back To The Irish.. sounds like he wrote that in five minutes.
fill in the blank: "Honey Cone's hit 'The Day I ______ Myself.' "
Seems like we just discussed Gladys' "Help Me Make It..." recently, but it's debuting in this chart -- did I imagine it?
How about the creepy LDD that used "Every Breath You Take" for the 80s show?? A woman dedicates that song to minor league baseball players. I hope she doesn't know that song was about stalking.
early warning: This week Casey's '70s features April 28th 1973!Wooooo! '71-72-73 in consecutive replays this month!
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-73.pdf
and Casey's '80s goes to April 20th 1985:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-20-85.pdf
To spare us a segue from Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" into Helen Reddy's "Peaceful,"
Wow, quite a soul-packed first hour:
Independents
NYC
First Choice
Al Green
Staples
J-5
Ronnie Dyson
aaack: WOS1 Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright"-meets-"Footloose" concoction, "Vox Humana".
aaack: WOS1 Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright"-meets-"Footloose" concoction, "Vox Humana".
This was the heart of my Top 40 and AT40 listening era, so I remember everything on this chart very vividly. Surprised that Casey refers to TFF as a four-man band - I thought they were always credited as a duo. As for "Vox Humana," I liked it when it came out, but you've nailed how it was cobbled together, and there's not a lot of song beneath that overlayered overproduction.
BOS to Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude," though it always bugged me that instead of coming up with another rhyme, the songwriter(s) went with "oo-ooo, oo-ooo oooh" in the refrain.
Surprised that Casey refers to TFF as a four-man band - I thought they were always credited as a duo.
Am I crazy, or does the Staples' "Oh La Di Da" sound like the Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River"?
Am I crazy, or does the Staples' "Oh La Di Da" sound like the Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River"?
I hadn't thought of that, but I'm listening to the WODS replay, and damn, you're right! "What are you doing tonight!" demanded Merrill.
Wow, that '88 chart has one NTM and about a dozen others that I haven't heard since that year.
History lesson for the kids: One of the songs referenced in Mariah Carey's massive '05 hit "We Belong Together" is here, Deele's "Two Occasions."
Didn't we hear this 4/24/76 chart last year?I hadn't thought of that, but I'm listening to the WODS replay, and damn, you're right! "What are you doing tonight!" demanded Merrill.Another early heads-up -- this weekend Casey's '70s does April 24th 1976:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-76.pdf
as to '88: Scarlet & Black's "You Don't Know" is truly one of the great lost shouldabeens. A *HUGE* record on NYC's alt-rock WDRE, it really deserved better from pop stations.
One of the songs referenced in Mariah Carey's massive '05 hit "We Belong Together" is here, Deele's "Two Occasions."
I hope people besides Mike and me find these exchanges entertaining.
Listening to the '70s countdown on WODS now. Casey intros Andrea True without mentioning any of the things that made her interesting. And this post makes for a nice true connection to the S-S-Samantha Fox above. No more games of the moind!
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf
and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf
and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf
Wow. I will missing two Casey's 80's shows in a row. I don't like 1986 nor 1988.
Saturday morning '70s for me. Instant BOS "Wildfire", one of the loveliest and most-unfairly maligned songs ever.
Saturday morning '70s for me. Instant BOS "Wildfire", one of the loveliest and most-unfairly maligned songs ever.
Yes! when I said "Awesome song" the gf said "cheesiest song evah" and I was all "what?" and she was all "yup." puh-lease.
another BOSFRA for the Temps and why not give one toHerman MelvilleHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes. This Gordon Lightfoot is a little less weighty than some of his other hits, but this lower part of the chart -- as usual -- does not disappoint!
I'll repeat my line from last year: when Lobo says "your hair smells like a Sunday morning" does that mean she smells like the New York Times? Bagels and lox? Wha?
Yikes -- that 45 edit of "Young Americans" made my head spin.
another early heads-up: Casey's '70s this week visits May 3rd 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-75.pdf
and the '80s version is from May 3rd 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-03-86.pdf
Wow. I will missing two Casey's 80's shows in a row. I don't like 1986 nor 1988.
Which years do you look forward to?
BOS2 to an all-time favorite, Nu Shooz' "I Can't Wait." Such pure joy coming out of the pores of this record. Orange sunshine. And as I've surely mentioned before, I was kinda crushing on both of them, Valerie Day seeming like she could've been a Head of the Class cast member.
I'd liked Julian Lennon's "Stick Around" when it came out, but 24 years later, it sounds rather awful.
BOS to Sade and the magnificent "Never as Good as the First Time."
VHM to John Taylor's "I Do What I Do," capturing the sexual energy of 9 1/2 Weeks.
zhum zhum zibididi zhum zhum zibididi
Casey tells a great story about how Sly Fox's (beloved by many here) "Let's Go All the Way" failed as a single a year prior, then got a second chance when a (Houston?) program director put it back in rotation since, as he said, he needed an uptempo record to balance out the number of ballads then on the charts and still believed in this one. Other PDs took note of the positive response to it and added it to their rotations, and it took off.
I never heard even a follow-up single from them, though.
and the '80s version is from May 10th 1980:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-10-80.pdf
Shoot, "Your Love" deserved better than a #15 peak. I guess R&B duets in the Gaye-Terrell tradition were mostly done by this point.
1977 kicks off with a NTM, John Miles' "Slow Down." It's kind of a shrieking disco mess, sung by a guy who, Casey informs me, sang on an Alan Parsons hit (that I've only heard once), "Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather."
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote. The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks. Yeesh.
BOS2 Jermaine (with some help from Stevie) and his fabulous "Let's Get Serious" -- how a song that was #1 R&B for 6 weeks only got to #9 Pop is a mystery.
BOS2 Jermaine (with some help from Stevie) and his fabulous "Let's Get Serious" -- how a song that was #1 R&B for 6 weeks only got to #9 Pop is a mystery.
WOS to this precursor to Kenny G, which I'm glad I slept through this morning.
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote.
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote. The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks. Yeesh.
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote.
what, not even "Pilot of the Airwaves"?
This 1980 set was entertaining for its you'd-never-hear-this-anywhere-else-ishness, but nothing really inspired a BOS vote. The top 8 were unchanged from the previous week, and the top 6 (I think) were holding steady for 3-4 weeks. Yeesh.
This doesn't beat April 2, 1983. The top 11 were unchanged. 6 other songs in the top 20 were unchanged and no song dropped out of the top 20 from the previous week.
This week's early heads-up...The 5/11/74 playlist with the AT40 Extra tunes:
Casey's '70s will feature May 11th, 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf
and the '80s version is from May 14th, 1983:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/051483.html
Chico was uncharacteristically sloppy this a.m.: they started at #35 and had some messy edits at the breaks. Lobo at #40 will be NTM when I hear it.
Lobo at #40 will be NTM when I hear it.
ex-Doobie Patrick Simmons' "So Wrong" is aptly titled. File under "Early '80s Michael McDonald Knockoffs"
WOS1 Kenny Loggins' dreadful "Welcome to Heartlight". Was this from a sndtk? I barely remember it.
Since my music consumption at this time was largely through Solid Gold, there are a few other unfamiliars: Jarreau Hands...
"You tell a story like Tokyo Rose / I got a picture from the stains on your clothes." Um, ewww. This Canuck extra was peculiar.
BOS3 H&O and their video-game sounds on "Family Man"
BOS to Sergio Mendes (imperfect production but great melody), Elton John doing his Pointer Sister shimmy, and Culture Club x 2.
I didn't know the Lou Johnson (who?) or Sandie Shaw versions of "Always Something There to Remind Me," nor that they had charted in the U.S. Can't believe Dionne was only able to take it to #65.
Jimmy Dean's IOU is pretty dang sappy, but you cannot deny a man's tribute to his mother. It's NTM and I can see why it's not a classic -- or is it?
Jimmy Dean's IOU is pretty dang sappy, but you cannot deny a man's tribute to his mother. It's NTM and I can see why it's not a classic -- or is it?
a lot of country stations still play it every Mother's Day.
VHM to Neil Sedaka's ode to cruising, "Love in the Shadows."
You'd've thought, if you were a fan of Tim Moore's "Rock'N'Roll Love Letter" (as I was/am), that it was just MADE to be covered by the Bay City Rollers... but their version disappointed in '76 and doesn't sound much better now.
You'd've thought, if you were a fan of Tim Moore's "Rock'N'Roll Love Letter" (as I was/am), that it was just MADE to be covered by the Bay City Rollers... but their version disappointed in '76 and doesn't sound much better now.
I've always liked the Rollers' song, but I'm not familiar w Tim Moore.
Googling him turns up his Facebook page >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Moore/73986413209
VHM to Neil Sedaka's ode to cruising, "Love in the Shadows."
Bwhahaha! A good way to get "Bad Blood", these days.
BOS2 to Millie Jackson on principle - she deserved better from many of her singles - on "Ask Me What You Want." Comparatively a little lightweight for her, but she still sells it well. You guys know her song "Child of God"? It's stunning.
Sad story about how the Moody Blues were robbed of $500K by their managers when they first hit it big. The music industry has always been a despicable place, a fact I try to ignore most of the time.
Apropos of everything, BOS1 to the Moodies and "Isn't Life Strange?" It's a different version on my GH comp.
Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak
"A pearl necklace shows her how much you care."
Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak
Mick don't need your jewels in his crown. But he'd love to give you a pearl necklace.
"A pearl necklace shows her how much you care."
Casey celebrates the Exile on Main St rerelease by playing a show with "Tumbling Dice" at its #7 peak
Mick don't need your jewels in his crown. But he'd love to give you a pearl necklace.
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:S5G5mMEACzg5MM:http://www.kdvr.com/media/photo/2008-12/8237929.jpg)
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?
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"
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".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.
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.
I wanna tell Rick Springfield I love him, but the point is prob'ly moot.
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".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.
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.
And the '80s version is from June 5th 1982
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060582.html
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.
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.
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!
meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!
meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike. ;)
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!
meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike. ;)
The Starship tune I barely remember but the perry is an all-time HFH for me. But his *other* hit that year, "Foolish Heart" is just lovely and sadly underplayed.
BOS2 to the Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose ... and then they sat back down again. (Thank you, Mike - or rather, Dan Ingram)
This weekend Casey70's does June 12, 1971:
http://www.whnn.com/goout.asp?u=http://images.radcity.net/5874/4341184.pdf
ooo! Donny O spunks twice and Brenda gets it on the tip of her tongue!
meanwhile, the '80s version goes to June 16th 1984
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-16-84.pdf
I bet you just "love" Jefferson Starship and Steve Perry that are part of the top 40 that week in 1984, Mike. ;)
The Starship tune I barely remember but the perry is an all-time HFH for me. But his *other* hit that year, "Foolish Heart" is just lovely and sadly underplayed.
That's a decent 84 chart. Oh Sherrie is much maligned, but I've always liked it, despite the opening screams "Well you shoulda been gonnnne!" -- I agree that's waay over the top, those lines make me cringe just a tad -- but the verse and chorus are nice to me. Waddy Wachtel, the session guitarist for hire on the song, plays a really simple solo, and he took crap for that. heh, I guess lots of folks just don't like that song, and I can see why... :)
Today's 1984 set is sounding really, really good to me. BOS votes to the Style Council's ever changing moods, the Thompson Twins' request for a doctor in the house, and HoJo's rumination on agape. And OMGWTF to Willie and Julio's self-congratulation on a lifetime of conquests, which I hadn't actually listened to in many years.
Frederick Knight's "I've Been Lonely for So Long" is NTM, and frankly, I can't believe it cracked the 40. Quavering falsetto like Pete Wingfield's "18 With a Bullet," with the mildest of melodies.
Frederick Knight's "I've Been Lonely for So Long" is NTM, and frankly, I can't believe it cracked the 40. Quavering falsetto like Pete Wingfield's "18 With a Bullet," with the mildest of melodies.
TANC: here's the song again on Barry Scott's show -- Mr Knight also wrote "Ring My Bell" for Anita Ward!
This week's heads-upses...
Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf
and the '80s hits June 25th 1983
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf
we're overdue for '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).
This week's heads-upses...
Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf
and the '80s hits June 25th 1983
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf
we're overdue for '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).
Anybody here keep track of which shows are played? I keep wondering if any of these are repeats from previous years (such as last year or 2008).
VHMThe CrusadersPaul Humphrey & His Kool-Aid Chemists,"Put It Where You Want It""Kool-Aid".
This week's heads-upses...
Casey's '70s goes to June 23rd 1973
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-23-73.pdf
and the '80s hits June 25th 1983
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-83.pdf
we're overdue for '78 and '88 charts, no? (as someone pointed out over on the AT40 message board, there are only a few more Casey-in-'88 shows left before he left and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens).
Anybody here keep track of which shows are played? I keep wondering if any of these are repeats from previous years (such as last year or 2008).
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...
'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202
'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...
'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202
'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188
Whoa.
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...
'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202
'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188
Whoa.
According to the geeks at the above AT40 boards, some of whom seem to have connections in radio and/or at Premiere (the AT40 syndicator), word is that on the 4th of July we're finally going to get the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970 -- they've been saving it for this year since it's the 40th Anniversary... It hasn't been heard since they re-ran it for the 5th Anniv in 1975.
Must say that this week's June 23rd 1973 chart is not only wonderful it's also rather sledgehammery, as this was the week I graduated high school.
I don't keep a list or anything, but my ears tell me we've only gotten the occasional rerun of shows they've re-run before. *these* guys, however, at the two AT40 message boards, seem to keep track. And if you thought we were geeks...
'70s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=205&page=202
'80s: http://at40fg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=classic&action=display&thread=219&page=188
Whoa.
According to the geeks at the above AT40 boards, some of whom seem to have connections in radio and/or at Premiere (the AT40 syndicator), word is that on the 4th of July we're finally going to get the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970 -- they've been saving it for this year since it's the 40th Anniversary... It hasn't been heard since they re-ran it for the 5th Anniv in 1975.
'83 in full effect: an odd first hour, with double doses of Prince AND Bryan Adams. VHM the late Ms Branigan's "Solitaire", which I didn't really appreciate at the time.
BOS Chris DeBurgh's "Don't Pay the Ferryman" -- this and the Branigan are the only songs of the first 10 that really qualify as "songs radio hardly ever plays anymore"
And for the 4th of July 1983, Casey did "the 40 biggest artists of the '80s... so far"?? Talk about jumping the gun!
Geekery: My Whitburn copy doesn't identify either Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Try to Remember/ The Way We Were" or Seals & Crofts' (Arts & Crafts, heh, love it) "I'll Play for You" as a "live" recording. Were crowd noises dubbed into both, I wonder? Either way, VHMs to these back-to-back forgotten gems.
For the first time since we've been listening to these Klassic Kasems, Casey's promos for a special show "next week" are for reals -- we really are gonna hear the replay of the very first (July 4th 1970) AT40. And I cannot wait.
(http://www.mrpophistory.com/images/AMPH_americantop40summer1970.jpg)
love the "for details call collect" part -- "800" numbers didn't exist in 1970.
"I didn't get a break, I got in a fight": Lita helpfully provides her own radio edit for people like Casey squeamish about the phrase get laid.
As previously discussed, this weeks '70s show is indeed the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html
As previously discussed, this weeks '70s show is indeed the very first AT40 from July 4th 1970:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html
(note the error on that 1970 list -- "Sugar Sugar" should be by Wilson Pickett, not the Archies.)
It should be noted that the above link is NOT the chart from July 4, 1970 but July 11, 1970. #40 for July 4th was Sly and the Family Stone "I Want to Take You Higher." The #1 song on July 4th was Jackson 5 "The Love You Save".
Is July 11th maybe the first show? This is the same one Siruis/XM played last year but I followed along with my Billboard chart book and it was July 11th. Even at the beginning of the show, Casey says "For the week ending July 11, 1970" and if you read the cue sheets, the first one list is July 11th.
It should be noted that the above link is NOT the chart from July 4, 1970 but July 11, 1970. #40 for July 4th was Sly and the Family Stone "I Want to Take You Higher." The #1 song on July 4th was Jackson 5 "The Love You Save".
Is July 11th maybe the first show? This is the same one Siruis/XM played last year but I followed along with my Billboard chart book and it was July 11th. Even at the beginning of the show, Casey says "For the week ending July 11, 1970" and if you read the cue sheets, the first one list is July 11th.
The shows were always "for the week ending..." a week from the airdate -- Billboard gave them the chart that was published the following Monday. So the show aired 4th of July wknd but the chart was dated (in the magazine) July 11th.
I'm listening to the Magic 98 marathon and will catch the 1970 show tonite.
CBS and Warner Brothers/RCA and all the others: I truly never get tired of "Life Is a Rock". And it's at #21 in this Oct '74 chart.
There certainly seems to be a major different in Casey's DJ style between his first show and his last in 1988 .
OMFG: from that other AT40 message board, in re: today's 1970 first-show-ever...
"Now for some nit-picking trivia...Did anybody notice a musician named James was twice referred in two different hits? At #34 John Phillips says 'Do it to me, James' while at #9 Elvis says 'Play it, James'.
And... they're the same person!"
http://www.james-burton.net/
Robin Gibb's "Boys Do Fall in Love" at #40 is a fave forgotten 45 from that era which deserved much better chartwise, IMHO.
OMFG: from that other AT40 message board, in re: today's 1970 first-show-ever...
"Now for some nit-picking trivia...Did anybody notice a musician named James was twice referred in two different hits? At #34 John Phillips says 'Do it to me, James' while at #9 Elvis says 'Play it, James'.
And... they're the same person!"
http://www.james-burton.net/
Ree-Ree doing Curtis M's "Something He Can Feel" -- that this was a #1 Soul single but only got as high as 28 Pop is one of the great shames of the '70s.
'76 in effect: ED&JFC ain't talkin' 'bout the linen, y'all. But Tavares have found a missing angel. Hope it's Kate Jackson -- she's the smart one.
BOSFRA to the Seasons' "Silver Star" -- radio musta hated this to give it such short shrift after 2 huge hits in a row.
Quite a Gaz-tastic first hour, with the aforementioned Robin Gibb and Culture Club hits, Eddy Grant's "Romancing the Stone" and Corey Hart rockin' da 'glasses.
But the 2nd hour begins with the WOS-in-perpetuity of "Sister Christian" and the compeltely forgettable/formulaic/sounds-like-5-other-songs "I'm Free" by Mr Loggins. Even people who've seen Footloose dozens of times don't recall this one.
No shortage of WOSes in this hour: Starship's "No Way Out", Chicago's "Stay The Night" too. And a special WOS/WTF to the Jagger/Jacksons collab "State of Shock".
But BOS2 Dan Hartman on the moving sidewalk.
Quite a Gaz-tastic first hour, with the aforementioned Robin Gibb and Culture Club hits, Eddy Grant's "Romancing the Stone" and Corey Hart rockin' da 'glasses.
But the 2nd hour begins with the WOS-in-perpetuity of "Sister Christian" and the compeltely forgettable/formulaic/sounds-like-5-other-songs "I'm Free" by Mr Loggins. Even people who've seen Footloose dozens of times don't recall this one.
No shortage of WOSes in this hour: Starship's "No Way Out", Chicago's "Stay The Night" too. And a special WOS/WTF to the Jagger/Jacksons collab "State of Shock".
But BOS2 Dan Hartman on the moving sidewalk.
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?
I haven't heard one yet, after all this time.
I've only been listening to the Casey 80's shows online for about a year now. I have question. Do they replay the old shows that Casey was off (so do they play the Charlie Van Dyke or other sub hosts)?
I haven't heard one yet, after all this time.
according to the uber-geeks at that other AT40 message board, episodes with guest hosts are not part of the syndication package. Not really surprising.
This week's heads-up...
The '70s version features July 17th 1971:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html
and the '80s takes us to Jult 19th 1980:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf
This week's heads-up...
The '70s version features July 17th 1971:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html
and the '80s takes us to Jult 19th 1980:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-82.pdf
Cool - both years are too seldom heard. I'm sure there'll be several NTMs in the '80 set.
An added gift: getting the J5's "Maybe Tomorrow" as a bonus track.
Dude! "Walks Like a Lady"! Talk about a forgotten Journey single.
Fresh from 9 weeks at #1 on the Disco Chart -- Change (early Luther Vandross) at #40 with "Lover's Holiday", sounding a lot like Chic.
I'm all out of love for Air Supply, but nice to hear Ms Ronstadt's "I Can't Let Go", the Hollies hit. One of her more inspired choices, IMHO -- the original just missed the US Top 40 back in '66.
yes, kids, there was a time when songs about pimps were actually tasteful: VHM Boz's "JoJo". And another VHM Benny Mardones -- "Into the Night" on its first Top40 go-round. It'll be back again in '89. Not too many songs have charted twice and made the Top 20 both times. ("The Twist" and "Stand By Me" spring to mind -- others?)
yes, kids, there was a time when songs about pimps were actually tasteful: VHM Boz's "JoJo". And another VHM Benny Mardones -- "Into the Night" on its first Top40 go-round. It'll be back again in '89. Not too many songs have charted twice and made the Top 20 both times. ("The Twist" and "Stand By Me" spring to mind -- others?)
The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" comes to mind.
yer weekly heads-up...
the '70s version takes us to July 20th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf
Here's the 7/20/74 replay with breaks and the Extras, which are no thrill. Yes, I'm curious to hear Lamont Dozier, Gene Redding and Elvis tunes, can't recall them.yer weekly heads-up...looking at this chart and am excited about hearing Ms Reddy adding to Paul Williams' resuduals and of course Lamont Dozier's great "Fish Ain't Bitin'"; am also curious about #24, "This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.
the '70s version takes us to July 20th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-20-74.pdf
"This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.
"This Heart" by Gene Redding -- I have absolutely no recollection of that one.
I'd never heard OF it until now. Listening now, it's reminiscent of Al Wilson's "Show and Tell," though his voice is almost as deep as Sweet Lou's.
VHM to Mac Davis's cheezy, meatheaded "One Hell of a Woman." He acknowledged to Barry Scott years ago that, yup, he just used the "Satisfaction" riff for this.
this morning KFRC 1550 AM here in SF is playing the list from last week, from July 17, 1971: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/071771.html
"Tricky Dick, stop yo' shit!!" uber-BOS3 Lamont Dozier, of course -- has there ever been another Top40 hit in which a sitting president is dissed by name/nickname? Maybe something Vietnam-related that mentioned LBJ?
Don't let your son go down on Elton, or he'll be knee-high to a man.
JACK-FM in Baltimore (show is on at 5 PM Sunday's) is replaying last week's show from 1980.
ETA: Another screw up by WQSR in Baltimore. After playing, the review of the previous week's top 3 (Bette Milder, Billy Joel and McCartney/Wings) plus #40 Change, they went to commercial and returned to this week's chart from 1984, #38, Face to Face, missing the review from "last week" Springsteen and Prince plus songs #40 (Scandal) and #39 (Sheila E).
Damn, I haven't heard the Rita Coolidge-goes-disco of "You" since '78. Thank gawd.
Gary U.S. Bonds, "Out of Work" (PS: I don't want John Rich covering this; he turned out to be an asshole)
WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"
WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"
oh lord, that was painful. Felt like they were channeling Up With People and Lawrence Welk's singers. I've never heard that before, and I know why!
WOS Neighborhood's cheezeball cover of "Big Yellow Taxi"
oh lord, that was painful. Felt like they were channeling Up With People and Lawrence Welk's singers. I've never heard that before, and I know why!
the only thing worse is Counting Crows' version ;) But yeah very sanitized and middle-American, down to the lyric change -- "took away OUR old man", rather than Joni's "...MY old man"; see, they're a bunch of kids from a broken home, not some hippie living with her boyfriend! Sheesh.
"Tricky Dick, stop yo' shit!!" uber-BOS3 Lamont Dozier, of course -- has there ever been another Top40 hit in which a sitting president is dissed by name/nickname? Maybe something Vietnam-related that mentioned LBJ?
Well, there was Sting's rebuke of Reagan in "Russians" ...
but damn - I've been listening to FAB a few more times on YouTube. What a great groove.
I surely have not heard Regina's "Baby Love" since the '80s ...
a little late this week, but here's yer heads-upses...
AT40: the '70s goes to Aug 25th 1973!
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-73.pdf
Great Soul nuggets from Curtis M, Joe Simon, Tyrone Davis, Bobby W, Don Covay, Johnnie Taylor and Ree-Ree, not to mention Ms King's lovely "Believe in Humanity"
a little late this week, but here's yer heads-upses...The playlist for the 8/25/73 replay, with Extras and breaks. I'm liking the Extras:
AT40: the '70s goes to Aug 25th 1973!
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-25-73.pdf
Great Soul nuggets from Curtis M, Joe Simon, Tyrone Davis, Bobby W, Don Covay, Johnnie Taylor and Ree-Ree, not to mention Ms King's lovely "Believe in Humanity"
American Top 40 - Aug 25th 1973
Extra: Half-Breed – Cher
Hour 2 begins with Casey calling the Isleys "the only group on or off the chart that we can think of, besides the Miracles, who've charted in all 3 decades ('50s '60s '70s)". And then he mis-identifies their hit as "Meet that Lady", because Billboard had that misprint in their pages for several weeks before they corrected it.
American Top 40 - Aug 25th 1973
Extra: Half-Breed – Cher
(http://tommcmahon.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/18/cherhalfbreed3.jpg)
Hour 2 begins with Casey calling the Isleys "the only group on or off the chart that we can think of, besides the Miracles, who've charted in all 3 decades ('50s '60s '70s)".
Casey says "Join Together by WHO!" -- not "The Who." (copyedit 101, right? shouldn't it be "...by WHOM"?)
I did love Babs live on "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," I forgot to mention.
Flash, "Small Beginnings," was also NTM. Very Yessish. Yeesh.
I did love Babs live on "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," I forgot to mention.
Not too many artists have hit the 40 twice with diff versions of the same song, not to mention she did it in consecutive years.
Best mixology of set: lime in de "Coconut"; best fuzztone guitar: "Goodbye to Love".
Casey tells a precious story about how Jim Croce was going to become a teacher instead of a musician - until he got shoved across a classroom by a 260-lb. "heavy-duty mama." It's good for us all that he didn't bump no more with no big fat woman.
Quite a few lesser hits by big names in Hour 3: Rick Springfield's "HumanTorchTouch"... ELO's "RockNRoll is King"... Quarterflash's "Take Me To Heart"... Loverboy's "Hot Girls in Love" and Asia's "Don't Cry" -- seriously, how many of those can you hum off the top of your head?
WOS Sergio Mendes, the sort of faceless, devoid-of-personality adult-contempo dreck that made the early '80s a trial for many of us.
WOS Sergio Mendes, the sort of faceless, devoid-of-personality adult-contempo dreck that made the early '80s a trial for many of us.
Harrumph. I *love* "Never Gonna Let You Go." I would have agreed with you if the countdown had included the follow-up, "Alibis," though.
BOS1 Shalamar's fabtastic "Dead Giveaway"; WOS2 Air Supply, just about past their sell-by date with their last really big single, "Making Hits Out of Nothing But Pablum". And speaking of sell-by dates: the Stray Cats score their 3rd and final Top Ten hit with the formulaic "Sexy + 17".
How does Premier decide which "AT 40" extra to play? Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" never came close to the top 40 (it peaked at 84).
Dang KFRC is playing last week's replay of 8/26/72, a nice chart, but I wanted to tape the 9/5/70 show! Are they asleep at the wheel or just lazy??
OK, the pre-10cc Hotlegs' "Neanderthal Man" is pretty awful, much as I love what they morphed into. Casey called that "reggae" -- ROTFL!
According to AT40 Fun and Games site, this week's shows are:
AT40 the 70's: September 8, 1973
early VHM: Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" -- I'd forgotten this actually made it into the Top 40. And speaking of forgotten, Barry White's "I've Got So Much To Give".
Meant to ask when it appeared a few weeks ago: What prompted the "Monster Mash" resurgence ... in late summer?
VHM "Cleopatra Jones" -- WTF? sounds like Casey played the instrumental B-side!
VHM "Cleopatra Jones" -- WTF? sounds like Casey played the instrumental B-side!
I noticed that - and dug it. Joe's this weekend's Cliff Nobles!
I don't get the Rob Thomas joke, though.
Borrowing from the AT40 Fun and game site:
One of AT 40's staffer was there during the Dead Dog Dedication and says what happened (he did make a mistake and said it was after the Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited"). The article is about Guy Aoki, a staffer, who worked with Casey and the kind of man he was.
http://rafu.com/news/2010/07/itns_casey-kasem/
A little off topic but hearing Money For Nothing (the edited version) on AT 40. How do the local rock stations get away with playing the unedited version with the language they use? Mark Knopfler wasn't talking about the British slang for cigarettes.
and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf
The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?
as well-done as the "Jaws" score was, I can't fathom how people could want to own it as a 45 or hear it on the radio. Strange charter.
and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf
The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?
Ooh, the Osmonds' finest harmony vocal on "The Proud One." I've never heard the original (Four Seasons? or Frankie solo?).
I never had a chance to enjoy Morris Albert's "Feelings" on its merits - I heard Carol Burnett's warbling of it first, ruining it for me.
EJ gets outplayed by a dominating queen. (and his duet with Wacky Sedacky is coming up as an extra -- coincidence?)
and Casey's '80s is from Sept 19th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-20-87.pdf
The cue sheet had a cover letter that gave stations the option of George Michael's song. Did many stations actually delete "I Want Your Sex"?
Thanks for pointing that out. I love the closing sentiment - "Looks like this'll be the last week for George - I hope we will correspond soon under less sexually explicit circumstances!" Was it indeed IWYS's last week in the 40?
I remember the Gong Show did a whole show where everyone came out and sang Feelings. Chuck Barris is a frickin genius.
I'm not sure if it has many merits, actually. It was painfully old-fashioned even in '75, when it was much-ridiculed (his accent admittedly didn't help). If it had been done in the '80s by Julio Iglesias, it would've been cheesily "retro", but in the mid-'70s it was just schmaltz.
KFRC 1550AM isn't airing AT40 again today. Have they dropped it or moved it?
If anyone listens to the show, you might get a chuckle on the story Casey tells about George being an ugly duckling and he changed thus helping him date women.
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:
Casey 70's - September 25 1971
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:
Casey 70's - September 25 1971
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html
much cool stuff, but be advised: according to the geeks at the above-mentioned board, Casey plays the wrong side of a record -- Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" gets the accidental B-side treatment. Too bad, I love that one.
From AT40 Fun and Games site. Next weekend:
Casey 70's - September 25 1971
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/092571.html
much cool stuff, but be advised: according to the geeks at the above-mentioned board, Casey plays the wrong side of a record -- Glass Bottle's "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" gets the accidental B-side treatment. Too bad, I love that one.
Freddie Hart sez evvah-day's Thanksgiving; Casey's still perpetuating the Diana Ross-discovered-the-Jackson 5 lie. But VHM "Surrender" anyway.
and another VHM Tommy Roe's underrated cover of "Stagger Lee".
BOS4 and proxy-of-Gaz, Free Movement "I Found Someone Of My Own".
VHM 3DN; BOS5 to an all-time-fave of mine from Bobby "Mr Vicki Lawrence" Russell, channelling Roger Miller rather nicely.
VHM 3DN; BOS5 to an all-time-fave of mine from Bobby "Mr Vicki Lawrence" Russell, channelling Roger Miller rather nicely.
Did you notice he gets Harry's gender wrong in the last verse?
VHM Guess Who -- where'd ya get the GUN, John?
VHM Guess Who -- where'd ya get the GUN, John?
NTM, and I find it almost as baffling as "Albert Flasher." I appreciate their going out on a limb, but wtf.
I never need to hear this Lee Michaels song again as long as I live. Do ya know whut ah mean?
VHM Honey Cone, wearin' a smile down the aisle 'cause he's da father of they chile! (see previous comment about "everything I know about black people I learned from pop songs")
From AT40 Fun and Games:
Casey '70s: October 7, 1972
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf
Casey '80s: October 4, 1980
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-04-80.pdf
From AT40 Fun and Games:
Casey '70s: October 7, 1972
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf
Casey '80s: October 4, 1980
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-04-80.pdf
'72: any chart with my beloved "If I Could Reach You" *and* Chi Coltrane singing about a big dick is OK by me.
'80: "The Legend of Wooley Swamp"?? WTF?? (the cue sheet says it's Bob Seger; it's actually Charlie Daniels -- either way I have no recollection of it)
NTM: the Larsen-Feiten Band (jinglemeisters extraordinaire) with "Who'll Be The Fool Tonite", yet another of the many second-rate Doobie clones of the period.
Finally some Real Doobs with "Real Love"
Cheeze for Brunch award: "Xanadu"
And as I head out the door: proxy of Gaz to Babs' "Woman in Love"
and the '80s chart is from Oct 11th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-86.pdf
That '70s show goes to 1971 for the scond time in 3 weeks (!):
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/100971.html
That '70s show goes to 1971 for the scond time in 3 weeks (!):
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/100971.html
almost nothing in this chart that we didn't hear 2 weeks ago -- even 2 of the debuts were extras then (Lighthouse and the Raiders). So I'll be listening but not posting on Sat morning.
and the '80s chart is from Oct 11th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-11-86.pdf
Hooray for "The Rain" - Oran Juice Jones
Next week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
Yes, looking forward to hearing those two NTMs plus another at #38, Poppy Family (their follow-up to "Which Way You Goin' Billy") and I don't recall #17 by Glen Campbell "It's Only Make Believe" : http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101770.htmlNext week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
Yes, looking forward to hearing those two NTMs plus another at #38, Poppy Family (their follow-up to "Which Way You Goin' Billy") and I don't recall #17 by Glen Campbell "It's Only Make Believe" : http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101770.htmlNext week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
Yes, looking forward to hearing those two NTMs plus another at #38, Poppy Family (their follow-up to "Which Way You Goin' Billy") and I don't recall #17 by Glen Campbell "It's Only Make Believe" : http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/101770.htmlNext week's (October 16-17) shows courtesy of AT Fun and Games:The Tempts' "Unite the World" is quite the rarity, and that Five Flights Up tune is one I've def never heard before.
The 70's: For the week ending October 17, 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-70.pdf
I just noticed that the "cahrismusicgroup" chart posted by the other AT40 message board, and the "oldradioshows" chart posted by Waybck are from 2 different weeks but both say 10/17/70. Hrm.
I just noticed that the "cahrismusicgroup" chart posted by the other AT40 message board, and the "oldradioshows" chart posted by Waybck are from 2 different weeks but both say 10/17/70. Hrm.
The oldradioshows chart is for the week ending October 24, 1970. The other one is for week ending October 17, 1970. Wasn't the early charts where a show on October 17th be from the October 24th chart?
and Casey's '80s is from 10/22/83:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/102283.html
Next week's (Halloween weekend) shows courtesy of AT40 Fun and Games site:11/2/74: some goodies I don't think we've heard before on these AT40 replays:
The 70s: November 2, 1974
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf
The 80s: October 31, 1981
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf
Stacy Lattisaw leads off the '83 chart with one for the same-title-diff-song list: "Miracles". VHM.
WOS1 Journey; "Nice Try, But Seriously... Why?" Award to Joan Jett's reinterp of Sly's "Everyday People"
Little did I know in '83 that "Everyday I Write the Book" -- his *first* Top 40 hit in the US! -- would become a radio staple 25 years later.
Speaking of reinterps: WOS2 Taco's horrid "Puttin on the Ritz". Lord, it's awful -- I can't believe there are people who even tolerate it, much less remember it fondly.
OMGWTF-of-the-Day: Agnetha F, trying to follow in Frida's footsteps with "Can't Shake Loose" -- more than a bit of "Abracadabra" and other then-recent hits in this one, which I barely remember ever hearing on the radio in '83.
If you want to include LDD for WOS, "You Light Up My Life" BLEEECH!!
This week's '70s show is from Nov 2nd 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Oct 31st 1981:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf
guess Casey never did a Halloween countdown...
But hey '74 gives us Prelude's a capella Neil Young cover, Art Garfunkel's lovely Tim Moore cover, Gino Vanelli's "People Gotta Move" and the Hudson Bros' "So You Are a Star" -- all in the first hour!
This week's '70s show is from Nov 2nd 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Oct 31st 1981:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-31-81.pdf
guess Casey never did a Halloween countdown...
But hey '74 gives us Prelude's a capella Neil Young cover, Art Garfunkel's lovely Tim Moore cover, Gino Vanelli's "People Gotta Move" and the Hudson Bros' "So You Are a Star" -- all in the first hour!
Mike, I posted this info above yesterday.
Back just in time for WOS-in-perpetuity to "Sweet Home Ala-bummer" -- if I'd known back then then that this would go on to be one of THE. MOST. OVERPLAYED songs in radio history, I might've done something drastic.
TO & Dawn are "Steppin Out" -- VHM to one of the more pleasant of their cut-from-the-same-cloth old-timey hits.
Carole King sings to her bra! and the Gaz-man's testifyin'.
ETA: catching tonite the part of the chart I missed this morning -- "Then Came You" dropped from 1 to 15??
"When She Was My Girl," which I often confuse (and conflate) with the O'Jays' "Use ta Be My Girl."
SHOCKER! That '70s Casey this week will be from Nov 3rd 1979!
Yes, our first '79 show, but since shows were 4 hours by then, apparently we'll only get the last 3 hours, so the chart will pick up at #32. (Some question as to whether stations will be given the option of airing a 4-hour version.)
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-79.pdf
And casey's '80s is from Nov 7th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-87.pdf
SHOCKER! That '70s Casey this week will be from Nov 3rd 1979!
Yes, our first '79 show, but since shows were 4 hours by then, apparently we'll only get the last 3 hours, so the chart will pick up at #32. (Some question as to whether stations will be given the option of airing a 4-hour version.)
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-03-79.pdf
And casey's '80s is from Nov 7th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-07-87.pdf
so what sites do you guys monitor to find this info out, anyway?
Lauren Wood used to call herself "Chunky"? Was she fat? Was she related to Arsenio Hall?
OMGWTFLOL: the censored version of "Good Girls Don't" -- "wishing she was givin' you a chance" instead of "wishin' you could get inside her pants" and (needless to say) no face-sitting. It hurts, all right.
'87 gets off to a painful start with the woefully oversung and underwritten "That's What Love Is All About," the first of many to come from Michael Bolton.
BOS3 to Culture Club and an uncredited Helen Terry, the magnificent "Church of the Poison Mind."
Casey's 80s: November 20, 1982
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-82.pdf
Casey's 80s: November 20, 1982
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-20-82.pdf
FYI, for those who listen to the Canadian (CKRU) feed on Sundays --- it'll be pre-empted by hockey the next 2 weeks, eh?
BOS3 to Culture Club and an uncredited Helen Terry, the magnificent "Church of the Poison Mind."
If people didn't know, a lot of the Culture Club songs were about Boy George's relationship with Jon Moss.
Casey's 70s: November 22, 1975
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-75.pdf
Casey's 70s: November 22, 1975
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-22-75.pdf
OMG: this week's show is the chart on which "Eighteen With a Bullet" was... 18-with-a-bullet!! Quite the '70s cheeze-fest overall (and I mean that in the nicest possible way).
"country boy, you got your feet in a lake" -- well, that's how I heard the lyric the first dozen times or so. VHJM Glen Campbell, keeping the tradition of sound-alike follow-ups alive.
oh Miss Ross, where are you goin' to?
Barry M writes the songs that make the young girls cry. And buys the drugs that make the young boys high.
BOS the Isleys' "For The Love Of You", which deserved better than a #22 peak.
Barry M writes the songs that make the young girls cry. And buys the drugs that make the young boys high.
BOS3 500 Volts, ripping off "Black is Black" (cleverly, IMHO) with "I'm on Fire". Cheezy Eurodisco at its most entertaining.
BOS3 500 Volts, ripping off "Black is Black" (cleverly, IMHO) with "I'm on Fire". Cheezy Eurodisco at its most entertaining.
I was hearing a couple of songs in there! Thanks for ID'ing one. I enjoyed that odd madness.
The hi-hats on "Bad Blood" are coming through my speakers most obnoxiously: a wash of hissy splash rather than hits. Ick.
VHM Leon Haywood, gettin freaky-deaky.
Palindrome lovers unite! A-B-B-A sings S-O-S.
VHMs for Manhattan Transfer and Willie Nelson. And we get the "Calypso" B-side of "I'm Sorry" this time around.
And hooray for the "Eighteen With a Bullet"-being-18-with-a-bullet coincidence. The lyrics were already a chart-geek's dream; this was icing on the cake.
And speaking of music trivia, the Wingfield coincidence is grand, but his falsetto still grates. Sounds like a Cheech & Chong falsetto.
WOS "Blind Man in the Bleachers," which deserved to be drowned in a lake.
The hi-hats on "Bad Blood" are coming through my speakers most obnoxiously: a wash of hissy splash rather than hits. Ick.
Both CKRU and KFRC ran it uncensored -- I recall the Wisconsin station bleeping the "Bitches" last year. Will have to check that out tonite.
But WOS3 ONJ's "Heart Attack" -- howthehell did this get up to #3?
VHM Sylvia's cute'n'clever "Nobody"
This week That '70s Casey hits Dec 1st 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf
(check out the cover letter about the "vinyl shortage"!)
and Casey's '80s is from Nov 29th 1980:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/112980.html
Followed by the saddest relic of the set, Harry Chapin's "Sequel". Shame that his best songs never charted.
Followed by the saddest relic of the set, Harry Chapin's "Sequel". Shame that his best songs never charted.
Had he released this song in 1974, it probably would have done better. This didn't seem like it fit in the late 1980 sound. Side note: Chapin would only be alive only 7 1/2 more months as he died in a car crash in mid-July 1981.
BTW, Mike. You miss the final hour? No comments on the top 11.
This week, as previously noted, that '70s Casey is the last 3 hours of the 4-hour show from Dec 2nd 1978:Nice that we finally visit late '78, but looks like we won't hear:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-78.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf
This week, as previously noted, that '70s Casey is the last 3 hours of the 4-hour show from Dec 2nd 1978:Nice that we finally visit late '78, but looks like we won't hear:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-02-78.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf
40: INSTANT REPLAY - DAN HARTMAN
39: THERE'LL NEVER BE - SWITCH
38: EVERY 1'S A WINNER - HOT CHOCOLATE
37: RUN FOR HOME - LINDISFARNE
36: BLUE COLLAR MAN - STYX
35: THIS IS LOVE - PAUL ANKA
34: NEW YORK GROOVE - ACE FREHLEY
33: ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - FUNKADELIC
32: PROMISES - ERIC CLAPTON
31: DANCE, DISCO HEAT - SYLVESTER
Complete 12/2/78 Top 40: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/120278.html
(I find these lists easier to read than the original cue sheets)
I'm always surprised that 3DN's forgettable "Let Me Serenade You" made the Top 20; I tend to conflate it with both "Sure as I'm Sitting Here" and "Play Something Sweet" from the following year.
Hrm. The Switch, Lindisfarne, and Anka tunes would all have been NTM.
BOS to "Ready to Take a Chance Again," HM to Chaka, doin' it nat'rally on "I'm Every Woman."
Hrm. The Switch, Lindisfarne, and Anka tunes would all have been NTM.
BOS to "Ready to Take a Chance Again," HM to Chaka, doin' it nat'rally on "I'm Every Woman."
WOS2 Dr Hook
Casey's '80s is from Dec 6th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-06-86.pdf
BOS3 OJ Jones, pullin' a Rambo. "ah gave ya things ya couldn't even PRONOUNCE! Silly rabbit, tricks are fo' KIDS! You without me like corn flakes without the milk!" We MUST get AL to play this one.You forgot the best line in the song: You're just a squirrel tryin' to get a nut!
WOS2 Billy Ocean with one of his interchangeable, I-dare-you-to-tell-'em-apart ballads.
Kudos to Casey for playing the introductory rap on Bruce's "War". BOS4
VHM OMD; and I know Gaz & I disagree on Eddie Money/Ronnie Spector. BOS5 from me; one of my favorite singles of that year.
aaaack! we avoided Robbie Nevil the other day but here he is. C'est la vie indeed.
And I meant to mention that we heard the G-Sats' "Keep Yo' Hands To Yo'self" as an extra and it was noted that it was their *only* Top 40 hit -- how did "Battleship Chains" only get to #86??
Here's Chrissie Hynde in 1986, when her current boyfriend was... 8.
the uber-Christian coupling of Peter Cetera & Amy Grant. Ugh.
the uber-Christian coupling of Peter Cetera & Amy Grant. Ugh.
Oh, but to be fair, it was sweetly done, and AG wasn't pushing anything. Having said that, wouldn't this get a nice Glee treatment?
Here are the upcoming shows (as Mike probably knows by now, assuming you are now a member of the AT40 Fun & Games site):
Casey's 70's shows:
December 11-12: December 11, 1976 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-76.pdf
December 18-19: December 26, 1970 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf
Casey's 80's shows:
December 11-12: December 10, 1983 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-10-83.pdf
December 18-19: December 22, 1984 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-84.pdf
December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Here are the upcoming shows (as Mike probably knows by now, assuming you are now a member of the AT40 Fun & Games site):
Casey's 70's shows:
December 11-12: December 11, 1976 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-76.pdf
December 18-19: December 26, 1970 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
December 25-26: Top 40 of 1974 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-28-74.pdf
Casey's 80's shows:
December 11-12: December 10, 1983 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-10-83.pdf
December 18-19: December 22, 1984 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-84.pdf
December 25-26 and January 1-2: Top 100 of 1985 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-04-86.pdf
Moving up this post so that everyone knows what is upcoming. It looked like it may get buried.
Wow -- not only do we start with Dr Buzzard, Casey pronounces it "byoo-ZAHRD", as it's supposed to be. I don't remember anyone saying it that way in '76; it wasn't until Dave Morey made a point of it that I was aware of the (mis)pronunciation. BOS to a still-fabulous track (VERY short version, tho')
aaack! Kenny Nowwan wikes dweamin'.
BOS2 George's "This Song" -- there's nothing "Bright" about it. Python members optional. And another severely-edited version; amazing it took another 2 years until they went to the 4-hour format.
the gf hates the Kenny Nolan song, too. Someone should take away HIS music, to misquote Tavares.
I was a little bored so I put in a DVD I taped of the 2/12/83 AT 40 from XM Radio when Directv had that audio package. Someone wrote in a question "What recording act has had the most #1 singles without having #1 album?" He mentioned Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli. That trivia answer became incorrect 2 weeks later as Thriller hit #1.
TANC, after we discussed them last week, BOS3 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Time Will Reveal"
it's a Steinman-fest! Ms Tyler "Eclipse"s Barry, chart-wise.
I was a little bored so I put in a DVD I taped of the 2/12/83 AT 40 from XM Radio when Directv had that audio package. Someone wrote in a question "What recording act has had the most #1 singles without having #1 album?" He mentioned Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli. That trivia answer became incorrect 2 weeks later as Thriller hit #1.
TANC: Casey answers a question about former Miss Americas hitting the charts -- at that point there had been none (Anita Bryant was a pageant runner-up). Vanessa Williams would change all that.
VVHM the unholy alliance of Barry Manilow and Jim Steinman, which works better than anyone would've guessed. I'd rather hear Barry sing this than, say, Mr Loaf.
why does every Jim Steinman written and produced song sound the same? "Read 'em and Weep", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love out of Nothing at All", 3 songs written and produced by Steinman during late 1983 all sound the same.
why does every Jim Steinman written and produced song sound the same? "Read 'em and Weep", "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love out of Nothing at All", 3 songs written and produced by Steinman during late 1983 all sound the same.
Oh, I agree. Bombast was his shtick, and like many other producers he just shoe-horned the artists into the formula. See also: Phil Spector, Chic, and Mr Manilow himself, who produced Dionne Warwick and made her sound like a fe-Manilow. In the case of "Read 'Em...", bombast was Barry's shtick too, which is why I think that record works so well.
I also remember a Dionne Warwick song sounding like the Bee Gees.
Re-edited for this week.
Here are the upcoming shows:
Casey's 70's shows:
December 18-19: December 26, 1970 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
Re-edited for this week.
Here are the upcoming shows:
Casey's 70's shows:
December 18-19: December 26, 1970 http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-26-70.pdf
This one is worth it for the Flaming Ember rarity "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" alone, but any countdown with "Stoney End" is a must-listen for me.
The fact that the Supes/Tempts paint-by-numbers cover of "River Deep..." was a bigger hit than the Spector/Ike & Tina orig is one of the most shameful statistics in chart history.
Flaming Ember get a big BOS3 for the unjustly forgotten "Brother's Keeper"
Kudos to Casey for playing both sides of George's #1: "My Sweet Lord" (4:26) and the awesome "Isn't it a Pity" (clocking in at 6:43) makes for quite a twin-spin. BOS10.
Mike, ever thought of doing your own "Chart Critiques" on the AT 40 Fun and Games site like a couple of the people do there?
Mike, ever thought of doing your own "Chart Critiques" on the AT 40 Fun and Games site like a couple of the people do there?
I perused that thread and those people (it's mostly one guy, it looks like) seem to like EVERYTHING. I posted a couple of "gotta disagree with you on __________" comments and was mostly ignored.
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D
Hadn't planned on posting this morning, but they've done a fine job of re-editing this AT40 year-ender -- what was orig 50 songs in 3 hours (with lots of truncated versions) has been turned into 40 siongs, with complete versions of each. We just got the long version of "Boogie Down", including the "let my love flood your Watergate" line that you almost never hear. And now Andy Kim is getting *his* gate flooded. Ouch!
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D
Hadn't planned on posting this morning, but they've done a fine job of re-editing this AT40 year-ender -- what was orig 50 songs in 3 hours (with lots of truncated versions) has been turned into 40 siongs, with complete versions of each. We just got the long version of "Boogie Down", including the "let my love flood your Watergate" line that you almost never hear. And now Andy Kim is getting *his* gate flooded. Ouch!
I'm enjoying this too (albeit while laid up sick in bed). Bonus track from Doug and the Slugs ("Too Bad") on KRUZ-FM!
Chart oddity: Owing to a 27-week (!) chart run, Mac Davis's "Satisfaction" rewrite "One Hell of a Woman" places higher in the year-end survey (#10) than it ever did on a weekly chart (#11 peak).
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D
The Love We Had (Stays On My Hand)
THE DELLS
Found this one of the AT40 Fun and Games thread. It's a database of every chart from 1940 to current. Just put the date (or close to it) in and you'll get the chart.
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D
I decided to check out the chart for the week of my brother's birthday:
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=19&ChMonth=8&ChYear=1971&ChBand=&ChSong=
and found this hilarious typo:QuoteThe Love We Had (Stays On My Hand)
THE DELLS
Chart oddity: Owing to a 27-week (!) chart run, Mac Davis's "Satisfaction" rewrite "One Hell of a Woman" places higher in the year-end survey (#10) than it ever did on a weekly chart (#11 peak).
For the weekend of January 1-2, 2011:
Casey's 70s:
January 7, 1978: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-07-78.pdf
Donny & Marie's desecration of "Soul & Inspiration"
Part 2 of Casey's Top 100 of 1985 leads off with an instant WOS: "Separate Lives", one of the more worthless ballads of the decade.
Indeed, entirely too much Collins in this countdown: "Sussudio", "One More Blight"... yeesh.
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).
Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial? I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident. Do I secretly like it? Do I need to seek help??
Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s. Anything by Richard Marx is. :)
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).
Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial? I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident. Do I secretly like it? Do I need to seek help??
Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s. Anything by Richard Marx is. :)
As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).
Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial? I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident. Do I secretly like it? Do I need to seek help??
Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s. Anything by Richard Marx is. :)
As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.
Actually,The theme from MannequinNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is way, way worse. It makes WBTC sound like Like A Rolling Stone.
But I HATE "We Built This City" (IMO, THE worst song of the 80s).
Why is it that everytime I hear this song, I can't bring myself to turn the dial? I just sit there, transfixed and listen to the whole thing as if I were witnessing a horrible accident. Do I secretly like it? Do I need to seek help??
Oh, and it's not the worst song of the 80s. Anything by Richard Marx is. :)
As I've said many times, I first heard "We Built This City" as a tourist in SF who dreamed of oneday living here -- it came on the radio as I was driving around the city, climbing hills and marvelling at scenic vistas -- which is a very different perspective, I suppose. Marconi played the mamba and I was caught up in the hoopla.
Actually,The theme from MannequinNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is way, way worse. It makes WBTC sound like Like A Rolling Stone.
Thank you -- that's always been my other argument, that they put out a half-dozen more-awful singles in that decade (JaneyjaneyjaneyJane, etc etc) so why does "WBTC" get all the hate? But whatevs. At least Mannequin had Kim Cattrall.
Side note to all of this. It's time for a Bay Area FM station to carry both shows. The Band would be a good choice since they play music from both eras. Saturdays could be the 70s show and Sundays could be the 80s show.
VHM to 3DN's sentimental ode to a dismemberment, "Pieces of April."
That's why there was a mourning in May, y'know.
And still another BOS the Cat Man's "Sitting", one of the many sledgehammery reminders in this set of what was a rough month in my life.
There was a show around that time in which Casey did a feature on the fact that "Me & Mrs Jones" quotes "Secret Love" during the intro; I'm wondering if this is that show.
I notice that Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight" is an Alison.
I notice that Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight" is an Alison.
Gets a BOS from me -- a pleasing forgotten rocker of his.
Love the story proving (as if proof were necessary) that Freddie M was a queen among queens. But "Under Pressure" is one for the never-need-to-hear-it-again list, as is -- AAAAAACK!! -- "Don't Stop Believin' " VHM Kool & the Gang.
WOS2 Journey; WOS3 Air Supply. VHM Miss Ross' game remake of "Why Do Fools...", which seemed an odd choice to some at the time.
WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.
WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.
WOS4 "Hooked on Classics" -- clap-track claptrap.
The one that was played on Casey's show (I was going to say Casey played it but I know the songs are added post-production) was the long version. I liked it back then but now...yeesh!
And, Mike, I'm guessing you missed the 4th hour again. I guess you really don't care too much for 80s music like I don't care too much for 70s music.
seems Sir Monti had declared himself the best and most expensive hairdresser in Hollywood.
Hey 'ho blistah -- Casey plays Mistah Mistah.
BOS3 Ms Benatar's criminally underappreciated "Sex as a Weapon". BOS4 Sade's "Sweetest Taboo". TANC: Scritti Politti is "Perfect"? way!
Kenny Rogers' sappiness continues "Through the Years" in a Long-Distance Dedication that doesn't involve a dog named Snuggles. VHM TaMara and the Seen, making the scene with "Everybody Dance".
and another VHM Jellybean's Madonna-like "Sidewalk Talk"
Hey 'ho blistah 2: Hour 3 brings Mistah Mistah's 2nd appearance with "Broken Wings".
WOS2 Night Ranger's "Goodbye" -- for a band basically remembered for one song, they sure pop up here often with other hits. WOS3 Phil Collins/Marilyn Whats-her-name.
BOS5 Billy Ocean's "When the Going Gets Tuff" -- one of the best retro-'60s-sounding hits of the '80s.
WOS4 Macca's "Spies Like Us" -- I know some are fond of it, but jeez, it's one of his lamest, to my ears. VHM Wham!
props to this Canadian "extra": Keith Hampshire's "Big Time Operator", one of his many David Clayton-Thomas soundalike hits north of the border.
You can talk to Stevie Nicks -- and she'll bleat right backatcha. WOS5.
The 4th hour you miss has a lot of songs that make me go UGH! The #1 (Dionne and Friends), #2, #3 (Partying Eddie), #5 (I don't miss this song), #8 (Survivor) and #10 (The Cars) songs are that way. Somehow I don't remember #4 by Simple Minds.
Casey's shows for January 22-23, 2011:
The 70s:
January 22, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-22-77.pdf
Bummer: our Canuck friends have hockey today and "Sunny" in Alabama's player ain't working. So no Casey's 1980 for me.
Bummer: our Canuck friends have hockey today and "Sunny" in Alabama's player ain't working. So no Casey's 1980 for me.
If you are home Sunday nights, WQSR in Baltimore plays the full four hours beginning at 8 PM ET, although the stream does skip at times.
Direct link here: http://www.1027jackfm.com/mediaplayer/?station=WQSR-FM&action=listenlive&channel_title=
And KC shows up twice, too: with "Please Don't Go" and with his Teri DeSario duet. I'd've been "Ready" for him in 1980, fo' sho' ;)
Casey's show for January 29-30:
The 70s:
January 27, 1979 (I guess you can call this AT 30) - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-27-79.pdf
The 80s:
January 28, 1984 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-84.pdf
Casey's show for January 29-30:
The 70s:
January 27, 1979 (I guess you can call this AT 30) - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-27-79.pdf
The 80s:
January 28, 1984 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-28-84.pdf
Maybe it's time to change how the show is distributed. Instead of 70s and 80s, it should be 3 hour and 4 hour shows. So the 4 hour 70s shows could remain intact.
Here's E-Z to read playlists for this weekend's replays.
1/27/79 (replay starts at #30): http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/012779.html
Casey's shows for February 5-6, 2011
Casey's 70s:
February 5, 1972 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-72.pdf
Casey's 80s:
February 5, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-05-83.pdf
'72 -- a sledgehammery period for me.
Casey's shows for February 12-13
The 70s:
February 16, 1974 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-16-74.pdf
The 80s:
February 9, 1985 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-85.pdf
'72 -- a sledgehammery period for me.
and we begin with Bread's ode to a dead parent, "Everything I Own", which more than sets the mood (more on that later). BOS1; VHM the BeeGees' forgotten "My World".
Brenda Lee is Eager to get "Mellow" wit da Ice Man! VHM.
another VHM to another forgotten hit: the 5-D's "Together, Let's Find Love". WOS GFR, stompin' they feets again.
BOS3 Ms King's glorious "Sweet Seasons"
The Supes get some joy from his big big floy. It's impossible to measure! BOS4.
Mr Cassidy's having one of those nights. It's OK David -- it happens to everyone. Better get some Viagra or Marc Bolan will come in and bang her gong.
My love for Beverly Bremers' fab Lesley Gore imitation is well-documented -- don't say you don't remember. BOS5.
Belatedly noting: Nice commentary this week. I was a bit too occupied to post when listening.
this week's '74 looks like a proto-'70s mash-up of the Good, The Bad and the Cheezy. Bring the snark!
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf
And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf
And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf
Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf
And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf
Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.
And Gaz will be happy to know this is one of those 3-versions-of-"Love Story" charts, and we also get "Jody Got Yo' Girl and Gone", which more than offsets the appearance of the execrable "D.O.A" by Bloodrock.
HM Four Tops. Seven numbers could straighten out my life too - if there were a dollar sign in front of them.
WOS, naturally, to Bloodrock's horrid plane-crash saga.
VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation".
VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation".
Ha, I thought you were going to diss this as a repetition of their template. This one stands out for the piano's clank-clank-clank.
Hour 2 begins with Sammi Smith giving Mr Kristofferson his first charted version of "Help Me Make It..." -- I prefer Gladys' version the following year. Of course, it's easier to make it thru the nite when you have 6 sister-wives.
EJ kicks off the moss. And probably smokes some too. Sombody musta gave Rufus Thomas the new swimsuit issue -- he's doin' the old "Push'n'Pull". Er, eww.
VHM the GrassRoots, struggling with "Temptation". and speak Gladys' name and she will appear: BOS5 "If I Were One of Your Women".
This week That '70s Casey is from Feb 27th 1971:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-71.pdf
And Casey's '80s is from Feb 27th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-27-88.pdf
Mike, technically the show date is Feb 20th, 1971.
And Gaz will be happy to know this is one of those 3-versions-of-"Love Story" charts, and we also get "Jody Got Yo' Girl and Gone", which more than offsets the appearance of the execrable "D.O.A" by Bloodrock.
Happy I am indeed. Early BOS to that Johnnie Taylor song. And I'm perversely curious to hear if Casey has anything to say about that morbid piece of hell "D.O.A."
VHM "Rocket 2 U" by the Jets, easily my favorite Tongan-American group of all time. Proxy of Gaz: Cover Girls followed by the Bangles' "Hazy Shade".
AAAAAAACK! WOS2 Michael Bolton's "Dock of the Bay", one for the "Least Necessary Covers EVAH" Hall of Shame.
New station to listen to the 80's show at 7PM ET/4PM PT on Sundays: http://www.star929.com/
and Casey's '80s is from March 1982
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-20-82.pdf
BOS3 Ms Reddy's fab "Emotion" -- has it really been a year since we heard this and I posted YT clips of the other versions?
WOS3 "Chevy Van" -- she's like a pitcher? So Sammy's a catcher? Wha?
And Hour 3 begins with the song that changed the Eagles' careers forever.
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978 -- BeeGees Mania!!:
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978 -- BeeGees Mania!!:
BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"
That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978 -- BeeGees Mania!!:
BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"
Oh, schnap! (Love the song, BTW)
Thanks. Agreed on the "Count on Me" BOS, with BOS2 to Barry's "Can't Smile Without You." But WOS to the Andrew Gold, because he seems to be singing too close to the mic the whole time. And pity about Stargard - going to all that trouble of dreaming about stardom, only to score a major role in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and watch their career sink with it.That '70s Casey this week is from March 25th 1978 -- BeeGees Mania!!:
There are something like 6 SNF sndtk cuts in the 40, plus the BeeGees producing Samantha Sang and brother Andy's "Love is Thicker Than My Penis". An amazing time. First up: "Disco Inferno", the Trammps spark gets hot -- I used to think they were saying their "spunk" got hot. Er... ouch.
BOS1 Mr Lightfoot's lovely "The Circle is Small", which barely registered with me in '78 but our Canadian friends at CKRU play it a lot, and I've come to like it quite a bit.
VHM VH, bucking the disco trend with their Kinks cover.
Proxy of Gaz, "Count on Me"; proxy of sundaygal, "Feels So Good"
VHM ABBA, "Name of the Game"; BOS2 Andrew Gold and the future Golden Girls theme. (ooo -- the looong version!)
BOS3 Roberta & Donny, "The Closer I Get to the Window Ledge"
BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.TANC: I was just listening to this on my way to work today! (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing) :)
WOS2 ONJ -- it's "Desperate" all right. I'm assuming Madonna eventually eclipsed that most-consecutive-years-with-a-Top40-appearance record?
BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.TANC: I was just listening to this on my way to work today! (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing) :)
I'd like to listen - which station is it on again?
TANC: I was just listening to this on my way to work today! (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing) :)
Madge charted every year from 1989 through 2003. (She had no Top 40 singles in '88, otherwise we could stretch her back to '83.)
Thanks! This is going to make working on Sundays infinitely more enjoyable.BOS to Shannon's "Let the Music Play," one of the best tunes of the decade.TANC: I was just listening to this on my way to work today! (Followed by I Can't Wait, Buffalo Stance and Domino Dancing) :)
I'd like to listen - which station is it on again?
http://corusmedia.media.streamtheworld.com/player/Player.htm?id=ckrufm&city=Peterborough,Ontario&bdskey=4805&platform=DNNFM&active=true
BOS3 HoJo's "New Song"; BOS4 Paul Young's shamefully underappreciated "Come Back & Stay". Ego-Envy-Lust!
Good lord, I haven't heard this Dan Fogelberg song since '84. Not that I'm complaining.
You lie, Mr O'Dowd: you can sell a contradiction better than anyone I know. VHM.
and Casey's '80s is from April 5th 1986:I just snuck a peek and saw Beat's So Lonely at #17. What a dreamboat Charlie Sexton was/is. ;)
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf
No April Fool --This week That 70's Casey is from April 1st 1972:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-01-72.pdf
Gaz fave "King Heroin" and so much more.
and Casey's '80s is from April 5th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-05-86.pdf
Gaz might also be interested to know the AT40-geek board has a new thread called "Songs You Discovered Because of AT40"
Memo to James Brown: if you're having conversations with packets of heroin... you're probably smokin' too much weed.
"Be you Italian, Jewish
Black or Mex
I can make the most virile of men
Fo'get they sex"
Latino twin-spin: War slips into Santana.
VHM David Cassidy's forgotten "Could it Be Forever?" Any one of a half-dozen current country hunks could have a hit with this. And another VHM 3DN's "Family of Man" -- doo-doot-doo, doo-doot-doo!
Casey just called Van Gogh a "French impressionist" -- er, he was Dutch, no? BOS Don McLean's "Vincent", one of the ballsier follow-ups to a #1 single I can recall.
VHM the GrassRoots' "Glory Bound", which would make a nicer three-fer with the Rascals' "Glory Glory" and The Byrds' "Glory Glory" (diff tunes, same title).
Bobby Vinton, such a nice boy. I imagine Polish grandmas from Pennsylvania just swooning over this, and giving thanks that the music they loved 18 years before was still popular. Not like this new stuff with guitars!
This Canuck extra, "Tonite is a Wonderful Time (To Fall in Love)" by April Wine is NTM -- damn, they must've been huge in their native land.
DUUUUDE! it's a prog 45 edit of "Roundabout"! Jon, if you wanna get in and out my valley, you gotta buy me dinner first. I always forget that this got as high as #13.
another BOS to Roberta Flack.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.. was right after I checked out your package.
BOS Don McLean's "Vincent", one of the ballsier follow-ups to a #1 single I can recall.
I misheard the trivia question as "What's the highest a working DJ has ever got?" To which the answer is unanswerable.
Tuned in late, but BOS to Falco's rainbow Mozart wig!
On the top of the list of songs I never have to hear again: Celebration - K&TG (which always makes me think of bad dancing at weddings)
not sure how I feel about the Gino Vanelli song now, which I used to have on a K-Tel comp called The Elite (I think). I'm pretty sure I used to fast forward over it.
Tuned in late, but BOS to Falco's rainbow Mozart wig!(http://itsnotpossible.typepad.com/trashfan/falco1_1.jpg)
John Denver; VHM "Looking For Space", sounding quite lovely this morning. And our Hour 1 festival of forgotten 45s concludes with Ms King's beautiful "Only Love is Real" -- BOS.
Andy Gibb's "Me Without You" was one I'd totally forgotten
**WHICH MEANS** we get to hear Fuzz.
Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....
Peeked at the list. Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross? Oy and vey.
Too much desire for the Colombian Marching Powder, I'm afraid. Was this before his Solid Gold co-hosting gig?Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....
Peeked at the list. Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross? Oy and vey.
Two weeks in a row we hear a forgotten Andy Gibb hit in the early going: "Desire". VHM and proxy of Gaz.
Too much desire for the Colombian Marching Powder, I'm afraid. Was this before his Solid Gold co-hosting gig?Roll me in designer sheets...Blondie wants to be your number one....
Peeked at the list. Dan Fogelberg AND Christopher Cross? Oy and vey.
Two weeks in a row we hear a forgotten Andy Gibb hit in the early going: "Desire". VHM and proxy of Gaz.
Cheesy sax solo alert! Definitely not groovin' on this track.
Seriously. Was anyone under 35 buying records in 1980??Cheesy sax solo alert! Definitely not groovin' on this track.
more to come on this chart, I'm afraid.
This Paul Davis thing is another forgotten 45 -- and one of the more overtly Christian hits to ever hit the Top 40. Praise Jeebus!
Wow, nothing in Hour1 struck me as either BOS- or WOS-worthy. But I'll VHM sweet Melissa's lovely "Fire in the Morning" -- all adult contempo should be this classy. Sax = Sex!No visa, either...wha??? ;)
Chrissie's Detroit-leanin', with a new skank. Er, wha?
Oof. I smell a WOS from RG with this Journey song. He don't want it anyway, anyhow.
BOS5 Peaches and Herb. Nice to hear something other than Reunited (which I also love). Love the 50s vibe on this one.
That Rupert Holmes song sounded like it belonged on the Love Boat soundtrack.
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
Seriously. Was anyone under 35 buying records in 1980??Cheesy sax solo alert! Definitely not groovin' on this track.
more to come on this chart, I'm afraid.
This Paul Davis thing is another forgotten 45 -- and one of the more overtly Christian hits to ever hit the Top 40. Praise Jeebus!
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses. ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")
A second helping of Linda shouting!
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses. ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")
A second helping of Linda shouting!
Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!
I've got to put that movie on my list! Watched Ladies and Gentlemen: The Fabulous Stains last night featuring a young and punky Diane Lane (also co-stars Laura Dern, Fee Waybill, Paul Simonon, Paul Cook, Steve Jones and E.G. (If You Want My Love, Say It, Say It) Daily.) Highly recommend it!Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses. ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")
A second helping of Linda shouting!
Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!
I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc. We had company well into the night, college-party style. Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love." He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.
Just don't leave the cake out in the rain...VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love." He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.
BOS7 from me; love the production. And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"
As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.
VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love." He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.
BOS7 from me; love the production. And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"
As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.
Enjoyed that one. Who didn't want to be Pat Benetar in the early 80s?VHM Jimmy Ruffin's comeback "Hold On to My Love." He seems ill at ease with that Gibb-penned melody on the first verse, but he comes alive in the refrain.
BOS7 from me; love the production. And WOS Dr Hook's painfully transparent Bee-Gees ripoff, "She's More Than a Woman With Sexy Eyes"
As I head out, there's nothing in Hour4 I really feel bad about missing.
I hope you stuck around for this AT40 extra: a Pat Benatar obscurity, "We Live for Love."
Who didn't want to be Pat Benetar in the early 80s?
Well, toot toot, ahhh, beep beep to that! ;)Who didn't want to be Pat Benetar in the early 80s?
all the black gay guys who wanted to be Donna Summer.
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses. ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")
A second helping of Linda shouting!
Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!
I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc. We had company well into the night, college-party style. Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses. ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")
A second helping of Linda shouting!
Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!
I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc. We had company well into the night, college-party style. Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.
Speaking of Are You Being Served, the actor who played Mr. Lucas, Trevor Bannister, passed away on Thursday at the age of 76.
Felix Cavaliere comeback attempt is a tad underwhelming -- way too Cristopher Crossy.
It was NTM and musically seemed akin to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" in the verses. ("Gaucho"'s subject matter would be taken up later in the countdown by Rupert, with what could have been an answer record to "Torn Between Two Lovers.")
A second helping of Linda shouting!
Glad you arrived in time for Charlie Dore!
I've been listening all along, while cleaning, doing dishes, etc. We had company well into the night, college-party style. Watched Are You Being Served: The Movie.
Speaking of Are You Being Served, the actor who played Mr. Lucas, Trevor Bannister, passed away on Thursday at the age of 76.
Oh no! Mollie Sugden just died last year - I hope some of the cast is left!
Next week's shows (4/23-24):
The 70's
April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf
Next week's shows (4/23-24):DeBarge, Duran Duran AND Frida? Can I get a hell yeah?
The 70's
April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf
The 80's
April 23, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-83.pdf
Next week's shows (4/23-24):DeBarge, Duran Duran AND Frida? Can I get a hell yeah?
The 70's
April 23, 1977 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-23-77.pdf
The 80's
April 23, 1983 - http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-24-83.pdf
...and then there's Journey. You can run, but you can't hide, RG! ;)
Ms. Cole's got love on her mind. And coke up her nose.
If Facts of Life's "Sometimes" has a country feel to it... it's because it was a #1 C&W hit the previous year by Bill Anderson and some woman or other.
Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:Is it on KFRC by chance?
http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:Is it on KFRC by chance?
http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
I love this song. I watched The Pick-Up Artist with Robert Downey, Jr. and Molly Ringwald not too long ago and this song was featured prominently throughout the movie, along with The Beastie Boys "She's Crafty".Canadian stream still not working -- this station (Sioux Falls, SD) starts the show at 11am our time -- they're all '80s all the time, apparently:Is it on KFRC by chance?
http://radio.securenetsystems.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=KZOY
Levert's "Casanova"
BOS4 Bryan Adam's Straight From The Heart. Well, we all have our guilty pleasures, don't we?
I dunno...thought that Rick Springfield song was worse. Not by much, though!
BOS4 Bryan Adam's Straight From The Heart. Well, we all have our guilty pleasures, don't we?
No, Lionel Ritchie, you'e NOT "My Love". And neither is your song. WOS1.
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.
OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.
OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Yes & yeesh agreed. Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
Diane Warren alert!BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.
OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Yes & yeesh agreed. Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
Diane Warren alert!BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.
OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Yes & yeesh agreed. Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
2 Journey songs - just for you, RG! Run, don't walk!Diane Warren alert!BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.
OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Yes & yeesh agreed. Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
OMFG -- it's one of hers?? (her first, it turns out -- talk about peaking early!)
Ah, the Boy makes an appearance. One from my Best Of the Decade list.
And Mr Seger reappears, earning a VHM for "Even Now". I'll bail before the Top Ten, which contains no less than 3 WOS/HFH candidates (Journey, ATF and Styx -- *shudder*)
2 Journey songs - just for you, RG! Run, don't walk!Diane Warren alert!BOS6 the late Ms Branigan, one I appreciate more now than I did at the time.Hour3: always a BOS for the fabulous Frida. One of Phil Collins' career peaks -- it was all downhill from here.
OTOH... Kenny & Sheena... Yeesh.
Yes & yeesh agreed. Did Lionel Ritchie write this crappy ballad too?
OMFG -- it's one of hers?? (her first, it turns out -- talk about peaking early!)
Ah, the Boy makes an appearance. One from my Best Of the Decade list.
And Mr Seger reappears, earning a VHM for "Even Now". I'll bail before the Top Ten, which contains no less than 3 WOS/HFH candidates (Journey, ATF and Styx -- *shudder*)
I'm gonna miss this set, too. Sneaking a peek, I'd give BOSes to "Two Occasions" by
and Casey's '80s is from April 30th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdf
I'm gonna miss this set, too. Sneaking a peek, I'd give BOSes to "Two Occasions" by
and Casey's '80s is from April 30th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-30-88.pdfBabyfaceThe Deele, PSB's fabulous cover of "Always On My Mind" and "Girlfriend" by Pebbles. I'd pretty much WOS the rest. A dismal time in pop music, IMO.
Sitting at JFK and logged onto CKRU in time for Gilbert O's "Out of the Question". A fabulous chart from my favorite year.
I said this last year, but as much as I hated "Daisy a Day" in '73, I now find it rather sweet.
Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott! and Sweet Lou gets Caseys "Most unusual" award. Heh.
Sitting at JFK and logged onto CKRU in time for Gilbert O's "Out of the Question". A fabulous chart from my favorite year.
I said this last year, but as much as I hated "Daisy a Day" in '73, I now find it rather sweet.
Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott! and Sweet Lou gets Caseys "Most unusual" award. Heh.
Do you happen to know what 80's year is playing tomorrow? I'll be working and listening...
Welcome back (almost!)
Alison Moyet shows Amy Winehouse and Adele how it's done with "Invisible". BOS
Haven't heard Neverending Story in ages. It hasn't aged well.
awwwww... a sweet VHM to New Edition's forgotten "Lost in Love"
BOS1 Ms Murray's lovely version of "Danny's Song"
I'm Rick James, bitch!
Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok. Does anyone remember the version by Robey?
Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok. Does anyone remember the version by Robey?
OMG -- Yes!! Hadn't thought of it in 25 years. But have you ever heard Otis Liggitt's version of "Every Breath You Take"?
Murray Head gets his kicks above his waistline, sunshine with One Night In Bangkok. Does anyone remember the version by Robey?
OMG -- Yes!! Hadn't thought of it in 25 years. But have you ever heard Otis Liggitt's version of "Every Breath You Take"?
Just gave it a listen via YouTube for the first time. Sounds like a cross between Swing Out Sister and Stevie Wonder!
Casey's '80s is from May 16th 1982:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-16-82.pdf
This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-19-79.pdf
Yep, would be nice to hear #40-33. Here's that semi-Byrds reunion w/'Don't You Write Her Off'This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):and sadly, that missing first hour has the interesting rarities: Nigel Olsson's forgotten cover of "A Little Bit of Soap"; Thelma Houston's wonderful "Sat Nite/Sun Morning"; George's "Blow Away"; Alton McClain & Destiny doing "It Must Be Love"; Barbara Mandrell covering Luther Ingram (!); personal fave Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" and McGuinn/Clark/Hillman's "Don't Write Her Off", which I don't think I've ever heard. (of these, I suspect Mr Mills' hit will be heard as an extra)
I'll be listening in the car for the next hour or so, but this has been quite a chartful of obscurities so far.
Yep, would be nice to hear #40-33. Here's that semi-Byrds reunion w/'Don't You Write Her Off'This week, that '70s Casey is from May 19th 1979 (presumably the last 3 hrs of a 4-hr show):and sadly, that missing first hour has the interesting rarities: Nigel Olsson's forgotten cover of "A Little Bit of Soap"; Thelma Houston's wonderful "Sat Nite/Sun Morning"; George's "Blow Away"; Alton McClain & Destiny doing "It Must Be Love"; Barbara Mandrell covering Luther Ingram (!); personal fave Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" and McGuinn/Clark/Hillman's "Don't Write Her Off", which I don't think I've ever heard. (of these, I suspect Mr Mills' hit will be heard as an extra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziaoLnh_1X8
and the show's chart: http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/051979.html
WOS to the Beatles Movie Medley. It was NTM and I was appalled. One of the clumsiest things ever. I'm sure it was a post-Stars on 45 cash-in, but whose idea was it?
Charlene's been undressed by kings. Plural. Think about that for a sec.
"Stars on 45" Three?? THREE?!? uber-WOS, er, 3. Stevie Wonder shoulda sued.
BOS5 Theme From Magnum P.I., just 'cuz.
BOS3 Niecy with her lovely cover of "Gonna Take a Miracle" -- the orig was one of those peaked-at-#41 heartbreakers.
Dan Fogleberg and horsies -- awww.
BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League. The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.
BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League. The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.
WOS5 that awful Beatles-on-45 thing Gaz mentioned. And Magical Mystery Tour wasn't a movie, it was a TV show. So there.
Paul Davis' cheezy, not-even-clever nostalgia cash-in "'65 Love Affair". Doo-wop-diddy-wop-diddy-wop-doop? Seriously?I remember liking this song when it came out. I was 10.
This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad. WOS2
Roger Voudouris (speaking of botched careeers)
This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad. WOS2
I'm acquaintance-friends with Franke's current rep. He had recommended to me a Latin rock band called de Sol that I thought would hit big. He introduced me to Franke at a Mercury Lounge show - turned out to be a pleasant mincing queen.
(Gawd. I botched the whole dang name!) Franke also wrote Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes". Well, at least he's consistent!This Frankie and the Knockoffs (oh, KnockOUTS...oops...who???) is the quintessential sucky 80s ballad. WOS2
I'm acquaintance-friends with Franke's current rep. He had recommended to me a Latin rock band called de Sol that I thought would hit big. He introduced me to Franke at a Mercury Lounge show - turned out to be a pleasant mincing queen.
PS: IIRC, Franke was managing de Sol. And he and the rep have been flouting "I've Had the Time of My Life" (which he wrote) ever since Swayze looked at the Reaper from a distance.
"I'm Kamel Kasem": Nice to hear Casey out himself, so to speak, in a rundown of artists who perform under noms des disques.
Listening to "Lost 45s" on WODS (Boston) and wondering how sophisticated the commercials on radio station streams are -- like, do they know *where* you're listening and play a commercial targeted to you? Just heard a commercial for Kaiser -- even tho' Kaiser doesn't operate in the Northeast. Odd.
BOS7 Don't You Want Me - Human League. The quintessential non-sucky 80s song.
WOS5 that awful Beatles-on-45 thing Gaz mentioned. And Magical Mystery Tour wasn't a movie, it was a TV show. So there.
Horrors of all horrors.
Paul Davis' cheezy, not-even-clever nostalgia cash-in "'65 Love Affair". Doo-wop-diddy-wop-diddy-wop-doop? Seriously?I remember liking this song when it came out. I was 10.
Didn't care for Short Circuit and its song. Hard to believe that's the same guy who soulfully sang, "Time Will Reveal". Didn't dislike it enough to give it a WOS, though.
WOS4 Starship -- again I ask, how is "We Built This City" the worst-song-ever when virtually ALL their '80s singles are worse than "WBTC"??
BOS2 Mater, Pater, and Simply Red. VHM ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage/parody.
Agreed. "Never As Good As The First Time" is one of her best songs, IMO (but not better than "Is It A Crime?")WOS4 Starship -- again I ask, how is "We Built This City" the worst-song-ever when virtually ALL their '80s singles are worse than "WBTC"??
BOS2 Mater, Pater, and Simply Red. VHM ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage/parody.
uber-BOS3 Sade; BOS4 HoJo
ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage
George Michael was *22* when he wrote "A Different Corner." Damn. Too bad he lost all his urge to create a decade later, what a shame.
ZZT's dead-on Eagles homage
I never thought of this - but damn, you're right.
What on *earth* is this ("flip, flop, fly"?) retro number being played as a Canadian extra?
"Nothin' At All" certainly *sounds* like the fourth single from an album.
"I never wanted to be a man", sez Boy George. Well, duh. VHM the unfairly forgotten "Move Away""If I could say this was Judgement Day, you know I'd be a millionaire". BOS7
HM to this Bangles extra, the forgotten Jules Shear comp "If She Knew What She Wants."Love, love this song. Killer harmonies.
HM to this Bangles extra, the forgotten Jules Shear comp "If She Knew What She Wants."
BOS9 Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait". Oh, hell yeah. I couldn't believe she was a white chick when I saw the video.
VHM Falco's Vienna Sausage is calling...ay yay yay!
And Casey's '80s is from May 25th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-28-88.pdf
Chaka wants me to "Stay".
Heart's nicking a bit from "Long Cool Woman" on "Heartless." And the refrain sounds more like "Hot Lips."
Here's the full Hot 100 for this chart, if you're interested:
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDate=19780603&ChMode=P
Here's the full Hot 100 for this chart, if you're interested:
http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDate=19780603&ChMode=P
damn, we just missed "Almost Summer".
I'd forgotten Carly's Doobies cover got as high as #6.
BOS to Barry's "Can't Smile Without You," a joyous bit of schmaltz that I adored even more as a 5-year-old upon its release.
"You should never argue with a crazy mime!"
... Bonnie Tyler (great story, btw).
"the closer I get to you... the more you want to jump out the window". VHM Roberta & Donny.Oh, STOP! You know this makes me laugh every time...
WOS2 Pebbles. Never cared for "Mercedes Boy," its lame lyric or its nonsense title (the chorus renders a comma between the two words).
another cokehead heard from: Natalie Cole pop-ifies Brooce's "Cadillac"
Hour 3 begins at the intersection of Alphabet St and the Valley Road.
VHM MJ and dirty Di. BOS3 OMD.
Another BOS for "Dreaming." HM to Debbie Gibson's "Hey, if George Michael can write 'Careless Whisper,' so can I!" moment.
BOS4 the Deele's "Two Occasions", one of the loveliest pop ballads of the period.
Weird LDD, BTW. Who forgets to call his daughter on her 16th birthday??
And VHM to the Carpenters with their most forgotten early hit, the Carole King-penned "It's Gonna Take Some Time." It doesn't appear on any Carpenters comp I've seen.
Hour1 begins: I'll HM the Supes tune for nostalgia's sake and because it's a Smokey comp. But instant WOS Jimmy Osmond. Good lord, this was horrible then and still is.
BOS1 Cher's sadly forgotten "Living in a House Divided", a nice bit of '70s MOR/pop songwriting. Gotta get AL to play the Jackson 5 version of "Doctor My Eyes" one of these days. VHM Andy Williams, making us an offer we can't refuse.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Williams-Godfather.jpg/220px-Williams-Godfather.jpg)
Why is everybody throwing rocks in Frederick Knight's bed? WTF?
VHM Moodies. Isn't life strange, old rocket man?
Weird story: When I was a kid, I used to fantasize Andy Williams was my father. My mom had a photo of them together at some party in the late 60s. His murderess wife was also in the pic...I forget her name. Anyway, I used to play my mom's Born Free record over and over!
there were quite a bit of extras b/w hours one and two, the aforementioned Neil Diamond's 'Stones' and 'Layla.' I thought they had dropped the show!
there were quite a bit of extras b/w hours one and two, the aforementioned Neil Diamond's 'Stones' and 'Layla.' I thought they had dropped the show!
thery started a bit early (around 9:53 or so) and I think they were just trying to get back in sync with a top-of-the-hour start.
ah, bagpipes...
VHM Belinda's "Circle in the Sand"; I'd forgotten how good this sounds. Her later cover of "Summer Rain" was a logical follow-up; I wish it'd done better.
Wow. This Styx song is a hot mess. WOS1
BOS1 "I Can Dream About You". I can't believe I haven't seen this movie yet.
I'll give her a VHM. Lay off Stevie! ;)
Wow. This Styx song is a hot mess. WOS1
BOS1 "I Can Dream About You". I can't believe I haven't seen this movie yet.
It's one of those "Soundtrack: A+ ; Movie: WTF??" situations. Talk about a hot mess.
Wow -- BOS2 Christine McVie's forgotten "Love Will Show Us How". The fact that the Goat had a gazillion solo hits and Ms Perfect only a handful really gets my, er, goat.
had to step out but I'm not sorry I missed Wang Chung and summer-summer-summer.Worst. Band. Name. Evah.
BOS3 "My Ever Changing Moods".
BOS3 "My Ever Changing Moods".
And Van Stephenson definitely does not. WOS2 "Modern Day Glenn Frey Imitation"
These LDDs stalkers slay me. What nutjobs!
Frank "cares for Jeannie deeply". And obviously wants to bone the hell out of her. But "Private Eyes" as his LDD? Dude, yer creepin' me out.
Frank "cares for Jeannie deeply". And obviously wants to bone the hell out of her. But "Private Eyes" as his LDD? Dude, yer creepin' me out.
I came on here just to make that observation.
Can't decide if "Almost Paradise" is cheeze-tastic or WOS4. Maybe both.
AT40 "extras" announcer trumpets "Corey Hart turned down the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future!" ... er, per Wiki: "Along with numerous others, Corey Hart was considered, though not seriously, for the role of Marty McFly..."
Too many BOSes to count. 1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.
And Van Stephenson definitely does not. WOS2 "Modern Day Glenn Frey Imitation"WTH was that? WOS2.
VHM Belinda's "Circle in the Sand"; I'd forgotten how good this sounds. Her later cover of "Summer Rain" was a logical follow-up; I wish it'd done better.
TANC: Swellegant Tim just posted the "Summer Rain" vid on FB and when Gaz called it a "cover" I assumed he was referring to the Johnny Rivers tune. But it's a diff song/same title thing. NTM and it doesn't do much for me.
Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf
Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.
I missed the first three songs, dangit, and was on the phone while Helen Reddy played. was it good?
an unfairly forgotten H&O hit: BOS5 "Back Together Again".I am thoroughly unable to catch the groove on that one.
Too many BOSes to count. 1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.
We're around the same age. I'd say 1983-85 were pretty sledgehammery, no?
I missed the first three songs, dangit, and was on the phone while Helen Reddy played. was it good?
"My Heart Belongs to Me" -- written by Alan Gordon, who co-wrote "Happy Together" and several other Turtles hits.
an unfairly forgotten H&O hit: BOS5 "Back Together Again".I am thoroughly unable to catch the groove on that one.
I was more of a Friday Night Videos kinda kid. ;)Too many BOSes to count. 1984 was truly a golden year for chart pop.
We're around the same age. I'd say 1983-85 were pretty sledgehammery, no?
Did you watch "Night Tracks" on TBS as often as I did?
Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf
Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.
I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!
Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf
Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.
I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!
Yeah, not a lot there I'm dying to hear. I'm gonna spend the morning with Peter Young's JazzFM podcast, which I keep forgetting to listen to. He's doing a salute to Marlena Shaw.
Casey's '80s gives us June 11th 1983:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-11-83.pdf
Debarge! Champaign! and, er, a whole bunch of Katrinas.
I loves me some '83...but jeez Louise, whadda crappy week!
Yeah, not a lot there I'm dying to hear. I'm gonna spend the morning with Peter Young's JazzFM podcast, which I keep forgetting to listen to. He's doing a salute to Marlena Shaw.
You've also dodged another Journey bullet there. Every week, I tells ya! ::)
Would've BOSed Culture Club and DeBarge. Was pleasantly surprised to see INXS making the charts as early as '83.
Do the AT40 geeks on the other board keep a log of how many times each year has been hit?
(And now that I'm thinking about that, has anyone tracked that for the AL 10@10 era?)
I'm too tired to do a window-ledge joke for Roberta & Donny.
WOS Styx, of course -- and TANC, as we were just discussing bad attempts at sounding "New Wave".
OMG. "The Theme from the Greatest American Hero". BOS6. Talk about flashback!
Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf
Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)
Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf
Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)
Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow! Gosh, how I love that song.
I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s. I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't. She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything. :(
Company B Fascinated. I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.
I misread that as Kennel Club (which was on Divisadero). Where was the Tunnel Club?Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf
Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)
Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow! Gosh, how I love that song.
I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s. I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't. She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything. :(
Company B Fascinated. I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.
I misread that as Kennel Club (which was on Divisadero). Where was the Tunnel Club?Casey's '80s is from June 27th 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-27-87.pdf
Company B! Expose! Lisa Lisa! 2 Janet Jackson appearances! (4 artists AL has never played, BTW -- we gotta change that)
Head to tooooooooe - I knooooow! Gosh, how I love that song.
I did speak to AL about integrating more dancey stuff into 10@10s. I just don't think she has any in her own personal collection and KFOG certainly doesn't. She also told me she needed to be more careful about dipping into her record cellar - now that she has a boss and everything. :(
Company B Fascinated. I remember dancing to that one at the Tunnel Club in 87.
RG...you had to go there!
HA! Casey intro's 10CC's I'm Not In Love by talking about the band's name. Producer Jonathan King, who also named Genesis, said the name, uh, came to him in a dream.
sure, dude.... better clean the sheets, there's a nasty stain that's lying there.
The girls in Company B are fascinated by your love toys, giving new meaning to the phrase "boogie woogie bugle", boy. BOS1.
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The girls in Company B are fascinated by your love toys, giving new meaning to the phrase "boogie woogie bugle", boy. BOS1.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nti-ccPT8Ns/SZ2jbYR29AI/AAAAAAAAAh4/yXb7UfM4VN0/s400/sextoys.jpg)
You mean to tell me you can make sex toys out of toilet paper rolls and masking tape? Hey, is that a tube of toothpaste? What! ;)
BOS to How Can I Be Sure by David Cassidy. I'll say it's NTM, but it's my fave Rascals song, and I might be prompted one day to do a karaoke version of this if the stars align -- in a bad way, of course! -- but I was disappointed that his version song didn't end with the last line "I'll be sure with you," which is the way the Rascals end theirs.
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'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.
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"
this week That '70s Casey is from (yay) July 21st 1973:Here's cue sheet for the 7/26/80 replay (#35, 36 are NTM):
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
EZ 2 Read playlist for 7/21/73 (NTM = #28, 25, 23):
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/072173.html
This week That '70s Casey is from July 31st 1976:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-76.pdf
Oh yeah! Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".
Oh yeah! Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".
She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.
Oh yeah! Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".
She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.
Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave. ;)
Oh yeah! Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".
She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.
Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave. ;)
"Lights Out" gets BOS4. Man, I may not leave the house for a while. '84 is my year!
I forgot how much that Sergio Mendes song sucked. This Glenn Frey isn't as bad...the lyrics are pretty atrocious though.Oh yeah! Tuned in just in time for Face to Face's "10-9-8".
She says she counts down but "never gets to 1" -- does that mean her boyfriend isn't, y'know, getting the job done? Maybe she should hook up with Big Huey.
Maybe she should get with Prince to get her to the seventh wave. ;)
"Lights Out" gets BOS4. Man, I may not leave the house for a while. '84 is my year!
unfortunately Sergio Mendes and Glenn Frey are upcoming -- good time for me to put laundry in the machine. (But not before I give them WOS 1 & 2)
Every breath you take, every step you make, I'll be "Missing You".
WOS3 Starship. yikes, they put out some seriously dreadful singles in that decade. "No Way Out" sounds like something Journey turned down.
This week That '70s Casey makes a rare visit to 1970... Aug 1st 1970 to be exact:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-01-70.pdf
(AWESOME chart -- cannot wait for this one)
DAMN! 1970 starts with a pair of BOSes: the Impressions' "Check Out Yo' Mind" and Jr Walker's fab "Do You See My Love For You Growing". Soul heaven.
Heh: Casey's confused by that Chicago title. But lawdy: BOS3 the Diana-less Supes, singing about marriage equality 40 years ahead of time.
BOS10 the late great Mr Dyson. Didn't realize Rado & Ragni wrote "Aquarius" specifically for his voice.
Mike, I'm surprised you like the Sly, Slick and Wickedwickedwickedwicked - I think them Persuaders-esque.
Forgot to mention: When "Friends & Lovers" came out, I mondegreened the singer's name as "Glory Alluring." Sounded like a porn name.
Ah LURVES to start my Sunday morning with a man-sized love, honey! BOS1 Klymaxx.
WOS1 Holly Knight's band Device, "Hangin' on a Heart Attack". Yeesh.
Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."
Hahaha!Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."
There WILL be bad songs to make you cry. (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)
Billy Ocean, Simply Red, Miami Sound Machine...is this KOIT???Hahaha!Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."
There WILL be bad songs to make you cry. (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)
Ooh...Yacht rockin' on the LDD. Whenever I CallMy DealerYou Friend.
Billy Ocean, Simply Red, Miami Sound Machine...is this KOIT???Hahaha!Hour2: WOS3 Billy's ocean of sap, "There'll Be Sad Songs..."
There WILL be bad songs to make you cry. (see KFOG, July 2011 - present)
Ooh...Yacht rockin' on the LDD. Whenever I CallMy DealerYou Friend.
WOSWOSWOS Dancing On The Ceiling. OUTRAGEOUS!
I feel like I've been hit by a truck when I hear Jennifer Holliday's "And I Am Telling You." BOS.
Ah, so Casey pronounces Qatar "Ka-TAR." At TIME we've been taught that it's pronounced "Kotter."
Dear Melissa Manchester: You should mind your own damn business. :P
(yeah another show that starts with #33... perhaps my least-favorite happening on these AT40s -- worse yet #33 happens to be "Cruel to be Kind")
August '83 in da hizzouse. EJ wants to kiss the bride; I won't tell you what he wants to do to the groom.
aaack: Madness with one of the 'trinas di tutti 'trina. BOS1 Jeffrey Osborne making his 3rd '80s appearance in as many weeks -- what were the odds?
Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.
And speaking of unspeakable movie songs: WOS Frank Stallone. But delighted and unexpected BOS2 Joan Jett, "Fake Friends".
"hey baby... I don't feel like hearin' the Stray Cats NO MORE!" "Me NEITHER!"
I don't think I've heard America's "The Border" since '83. WOS2 Air Supply; BOS3 Shalamar's underappreciated "Dead Giveaway". Still have the 12" of that one.
Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.
Other than Air Supply and Journey, I tend to disagree you. It seems like everything you like, I don't like (You love 70s, I hate it) and everything I like, you don't (I love early 80s, you don't seem to). I think something is wrong when I agree with you. Not saying I complete an opposite of what you wrote for today's show but I don't mind Madness, Taco or Frank Stallone. In fact, I like Madness and Stray Cats.
Man, I sure love that Stephanie Mills song! Haven't heard it in ages.Other than Air Supply and Journey, I tend to disagree you. It seems like everything you like, I don't like (You love 70s, I hate it) and everything I like, you don't (I love early 80s, you don't seem to). I think something is wrong when I agree with you. Not saying I complete an opposite of what you wrote for today's show but I don't mind Madness, Taco or Frank Stallone. In fact, I like Madness and Stray Cats.
actually, alot of my comments are attempts at snark/humor and don't necessarily mean I dislike a song (unless I specifically give it a WOS). I don't hate Madness' "Our House", for example but it is easily one of the most overexposed hits of that period.
Meanwhile next week...
And Casey's '80s visits August 30th 1980:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-30-80.pdf
So the Tom Jones hit becomes "What's New Girlthingy Cat" ?!Rita Coolidge arrives with "All Time High", her Bond theme, but I still wish they'd had the balls to actually write a song called "Octopussy". And have Shirley Bassey sing it.OMFG: I posted a similar comment on the AT40 geek board... and their censorship software turned "Octopussy" into -- I shit you not -- "Octogirl thingy". Good thing Casey never had to play the Pussycat Dolls.
Have we heard this '78 chart before? Babs and Cheryl Ladd (both songs produced by the same guy, iirc) seem esp familiar.I think we have, a year or two ago. If not, then we've heard other charts from summer 78. Seems we've had many '78 shows this year. After a few years of listening to these AT40 70s replays, the charts are sounding pretty familiar.
HM to Babs and Gerry, BOS to Susan Anton's head-bobbing pop nugget.
Good question about the #1 comedy LP of all time
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Good question about the #1 comedy LP of all time
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I've never heard any of it - no snark intended, but what was so great about it?
Have we heard this '78 chart before? Babs and Cheryl Ladd (both songs produced by the same guy, iirc) seem esp familiar.I think we have, a year or two ago.
AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again. But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...
AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again. But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...
Oh, how I loved Xanadu (song and film) as a kid! Listening to this makes me wanna twirl around in my roller skates with roach clips in my hair. BOS2.
Holy shiznit. I wish I knew about this then. I totally saw all those movies as a kid! Hmm, perhaps the pot wore off by the end of Xanadu? ;)AAAAACK! I never need to hear "I'm Alright" ever again. But BOS4 the gooey, cheeze-for-breakfast goodness of ONJ/ELO. "a place... that nobody dared to go." Uh, there's a reason for that, Livvy...
Oh, how I loved Xanadu (song and film) as a kid! Listening to this makes me wanna twirl around in my roller skates with roach clips in my hair. BOS2.
about 5 years ago the Castro did a triple-bill: Roller Boogie, Skatetown USA and of course the ONJ/Gene Kelly extravaganza. I couldn't make it to the end of Xanadu, it's really bad filmmaking and not in a fun way. But Linda Blair in Roller Boogie -- yowsah!
Haaaaay! BOS1 "Wonder If I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa, Cult Jam, Full Force, Kitchen Sink, etc...
Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!
Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!
Dayum! Were we separated at birth??? ;)
another TANC:
Nooooooooooooooo!! WOS2 Jagger/Bowie, gayest. video. evah!
Dayum! Were we separated at birth??? ;)
and TANC: Sting from Blue Turtles! Though "movie star" is pushing it, Casey.
BOS4 Madonna's fab "Dress You Up"
This week, That '70sCasey visits 1976... again:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-04-76.pdf
Beautiful like a rainbow: Ms Lauper shows her colors. BOS1. and a surprise BOS2: ZZT's "Velcro Fly"
TANC: Mr Palmer gets a BOS3 for covering Cherrelle, whose BehinfTheHits-style docu I saw earlier this week.
I think I have Cherrelle's "Everything I Miss At Home" 45 at my mom's house!
Mike, great commentaries that I'm just now catching up on.
uber-BOS5 Levert's wonderful "Casanova".
This "extra" by the Other Ones, "Holiday", is NTM -- and no wonder: it peaked at #29. Anybody remember it?
1984 Hour 1:Yes!!! BOSing both. HM Sheena Sugarwalls and her crazy eyes.
OMG: Naked Eyes' "What in the Name of Love" is one I haven't heard since '84. BOS H&O, "Out of Touch"
Hour 3:
I don't remember Night Ranger's "When You Close Your Eyes" at all.
For October 8-9
The 70s:
October 9, 1976
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-09-76.pdf
Just found out that Magic 98 in Wisconsin, which has been running the '70s version on Sat nites for years, has added the '80s version on Sunday afternoons -- noon-4 Central time, 10-2 Pacific, meaning same time as the Canadian version sundaygal & I are usually tuned in to. Could come in handy this winter when the Canucks have hockey on occasionally.Ooo...thanks for the tip, RG! I'll have to bookmark that station on my phone and laptop. Still holding out for Oldies 103.7 to pick up both years. Seems like an obvious choice for them (both decades, too), no?
I'd love to hear Charo do a cover of "Fernando". Can joo hear de drums?
I'd love to hear Charo do a cover of "Fernando". Can joo hear de drums?
"There was someting in the air dat night, da stars were bright, CUCHI CUCHI!"
'80s Hour 1:
BOS1 the other Sylvia with "Nobody"
This week, That '70s Casey is another '79 set with the first hour missing: Oct 20th 1979
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey is another '79 set with the first hour missing: Oct 20th 1979
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf
DAMN -- without that first hour we miss Kermit's "Rainbow Connection", Mr Manilow's Ian Hunter cover, Ashford & Simpson's "Found a Cure" and JD Souther's stellar "You're Only Lonely". 'Tis a shame.
This week, That '70s Casey is from Oct 20th 1973!:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-73.pdf
Damn, gonna miss another Sunday of AT40. :'(
WOS2 Lionel Richie, speaking of pablum.
Just before Hour 1, CKRU plays Ms Ronstadt's "It's So Easy"... which Casey will play in less than an hour. ::)
But instant BOS1 the Carpenters covering Klaatu. Oh to have made "world contact" with Karen...
Does every Jimmy Buffett song sound like "Margaritaville"?
Guilty pleasure alert: HM Styx "Come Sail Away"! *ducks from RG* ETA: RG likes this too! Separated at birth? Quite possibly!
Hour 2: isn't it time for a Katrina from the Babys?
After "Dazz" (disco jazz), Brick follow-up with "Dusic" (dance music). Oddly the 3rd leg of the trilogy, "Dis-cunt" (disco country) flopped. Hrm.
Hour 2: isn't it time for a Katrina from the Babys?
After "Dazz" (disco jazz), Brick follow-up with "Dusic" (dance music). Oddly the 3rd leg of the trilogy, "Dis-cunt" (disco country) flopped. Hrm.
I LOVED "Dazz" as a kid! I had no idea Brick had other songs. You're joking about the last one, right?
Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.
1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly: "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).
1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly: "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).
you saw "Sat Nite Fever" when you were 5? That explains a LOT.
Just before Hour 1, CKRU plays Ms Ronstadt's "It's So Easy"... which Casey will play in less than an hour. ::)
But instant BOS1 the Carpenters covering Klaatu. Oh to have made "world contact" with Karen...
A couple forgotten VHMs: ED&JFC, "Gone Too Far" and Leo Sayer, "Thunder in My Heart"
Mr Buffett is drinking rum and eating chum. Or Something. OMG: its the rare censored version that changes "son-of-a-bitches" to "bruises and stitches" (!)
1977 was the year I saw my first films (I was 5) - all featured in this countdown and all the theatres are gone, sadly: "Star Wars" (at the Coronet), "Saturday Night Fever"(at The Regency) and "The Spy Who Loved Me" (at The Alhambra).
you saw "Sat Nite Fever" when you were 5? That explains a LOT.
:D Wow, I've got, like, two months' worth of conversations to catch up on in this thread. Sorry I've been out of touch here and in other threads; those few sets I've been able to catch, I've been too occupied with other stuff to post about. It's been a weird coupla months in the new place.
Frampton with the Whitest. Motown. Cover. EVAH!
And BOS to "Daybreak," the sassy live version far surpassing the studio 45. "Sang, gurls!" "Fabulous!"
we've missed ya, bub. I wanna know where exactly in B'klyn you are -- I saw the directions to your recent party on FB but that sounded more like Williamsburg than Bushwick. Please don't start wearing fedoras.
speaking ill of the dead: WOS "Sweet Home Ala-bummer"
Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.
A major BOS from me too. She de-Fozzied it!
Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.
A major BOS from me too. She de-Fozzied it!
Wakka Wakka! ;D
Gaazoooo! Hiya! Wakka, wakka backatcha! :)
Hour 3 begins with BOS7: Rita Coolidge's lovely Boz Scaggs cover. Easily my favorite of hers.
A major BOS from me too. She de-Fozzied it!
Wakka Wakka! ;D
and Casey's '80s is from Nov 5th 1983
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-83.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from Nov 5th 1983
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-05-83.pdf
Aww man, I can't believe I have to go to some kid's b-day party and miss this (AND the Niners game...grrr!) I love '83. Talk about variety in the Top 10! Confession: I bought the "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" 45s when I was in 7th grade. I know, I know...that 'splains a lot! :D
Listening on the bus...
Man, that blonde chick from ABBA should've called Phil Collins, too.
Def Leppard only got a $30 per diem on tour? Was coke that cheap back then?
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine. Uncle!!!
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine. Uncle!!!Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine. Uncle!!!Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
Use the HQ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1EOMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine. Uncle!!!Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
Use the HQ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1EOMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine. Uncle!!!Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
Yes, I was shocked awake on a rainy Sat morn. I'm wide awake now!That's just not right! The teeth, the screeching, the BeDazzler'd outfits. No bueno.Use the HQ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1EOMFG -- I'm speechless. That's going on FB immediately.That Osmonds song just gave me a migraine. Uncle!!!Imagine if it had been in yesterday's "Turn It Up to 11" set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.Can't listen anymore, but tons of BOSes to come. I've been trying to get AL to play "Garden Party" forevah!
Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.
Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky", from the B'way musical Pippin, in which Motown was a major investor.And a Canuck extra from Neil Young, whose 66th B-day is today.
Hour2 of what's been quite amazing so far. VHMs Alice, the Stylistics, and America.
BOS7 Nilsson's goofy "Spaceman", one you never hear. VHM Gallery covering Mac Davis; BOSes 8 & 9, the Rev. Al and Teddy P.
BOS10 Mel & Tim, saving themselves from being OHWs. H&O did a nice cover of this one.
BOS11 and proxy of Gaz: Chi Coltrane, singing about a really big one.
I don't know how to handle it
It's more than I would dare
I wouldn't try to run from it
It reaches everywhere
Oh no! Something's wrong with Austin Roberts! VHM -- it's far better than his *other* hit, "Rocky". If only he'd remained a one-hit-wonder.
I'm listening, was too distracted with other stuff to post. Enjoying this! But I missed that trivia question about highest entry into the Top 40 - what was that?
OMFG! BOS6 this delightful J-5 extra. "Corner of the Sky"
I'm listening, was too distracted with other stuff to post. Enjoying this! But I missed that trivia question about highest entry into the Top 40 - what was that?
Elvis, "Love Me Tender".
Here's an AT40 bonus track of my own: a Holland-Dozier release that was nearing its #57 peak this week: "Why Can't We Be Lovers?" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egs7vH5alSg) Very Four Tops-esque; maybe Levi would have had more success with it.
This Helen Reddy songs always reminds me of Tootsie.
Er...proxy of Swellegant: "My Ding-A-Ling". Yikes. How the hell did this chart so high?
BOS to "Garden Party". Ya know it!
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvTTU9cIKAuq35_zwZ-SJVoFoNWjXpMRmbnpNY1SZ1gBG2VR1M)
BOS1 and "Haaaaay!" to Starpoint, "Object of My Desire"
BOS1 and "Haaaaay!" to Starpoint, "Object of My Desire"
Haaaaay! BOS1
Hour2: what's BOS for the goose is BOS4 the gander, Sheila.
Hour2: what's BOS for the goose is BOS4 the gander, Sheila.
You mean, Shayla. ;) BOS4
This week, That '70s Casey is another first-hour-cut-off set, from Nov 18th 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-18-78.pdf
And Casey's '80s is from Nov 21st 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-21-87.pdf
Hour 3: Toni Tennille nevah done it like dat! VHM.
WOS4 Loggins/Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Goat".
BOS8 Gino! *swoon*
*swoon*2: Babs & Neil bring us "Flowers" -- BOS9
BOS10 Ms Murray's "You Needed Me" -- props to Randy Goodrum, songwriter. The epitome of a well-written A/C ballad.
Yacht-Rock at its finest: VHM Ambrosia.
BOS11 and "HAAAAAAAAY"4: Ms Summer, re-imagining "MacArthur Park"
Hour 3: BOS4 and H-5 Pretty Poison. It's '80s girl-group heaven today.
VHM and H-6 Jody Watley. I'm getting hoarse from all the "HAAAAAY"s!
Enjoying this '71 set. Double your "Superstar"s, double your fun!
VHM the GrassRoots, reaching the end of their sound-alike-hits rope
OMFG: Les Crane's "Desiderata" -- is it WOS1 or BOS8? or both?
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
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...
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"
This week, That '70s Casey visits Nov 27th 1971
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-27-71.pdf
The link crapped out on me several times. It's gotten harder to catch full eps lately, with so many stations having gone all-Christmas.
This Peter Cetera/Amy Grant duet is pure EVIL.
This Peter Cetera/Amy Grant duet is pure EVIL.
Nancy Martinez? the golfer?? oh... guess not. Cheezy synths totally rule! I feel a "HAAAY" approaching. Lawd, this is like an explosion in a Casio factory!
Haaay1 goes to Nancy Martinez. Wait...she's Canadian? French Canadian???
Holee crap! BOS2 Billy Vera & the Beaters!
'85 Hour 1:
OMGWTFLOL: uber-BOS1 Artists United Against Apartheid, "Sun City"!! Gotta get AL to spin this one, considering 1985 comes up every 3 weeks.
Hour 2:
BOS the Tina half of "It's Only Love". The other half... well...
Hour 2:
BOS the Tina half of "It's Only Love". The other half... well...
BOS3 from me. :P
Gotta go to work now. Sad face. Don't forget the haaaays....
This week That '70s Casey goes to Dec 22nd 1979 (with the usual first hour deleted):
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-79.pdf
This week That '70s Casey goes to Dec 22nd 1979 (with the usual first hour deleted):
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-22-79.pdf
for those who might be underwhelmed by a truncated 1979 chart on Saturday (assuming CKRU actually runs it and not Xmas stuff)... Rewound Radio
http://rewoundradio.com/
will be running a four-hour, unedited Dan Ingram show from WABC in Dec of 1969 -- when all the songs are from the station's "Top 100 of 1969". It will air at 9 Pacific/noon Eastern. Sounds awesome to me (and Gaz should def check it out if he's near a computer at that hour)
and here's an interesting history of Casey's year-end countydowns and how they were compiled/presented:Hot diggity dog! For year-end #1's, Andy Gibb 2, Brothers Gibb 0.
http://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/at40_yearend.htm
WMGN-FM, Magic 98 in Madison WI, will run the "It's all Casey, all day!" special program on the New Year's Eve.
http://www.magic98.com/content/American-Top-40-38.html
http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?&uid=362
Show schedule (EST)
December 31
7-10am: 12-20-75
10am-1pm: 8-17-74
1-4pm: 7-14-79
4-7pm: 12-11-76
7-10pm: 1-7-78
10pm-1am: The Top 40 of 1973
As is tradition at this time of year, We'll be getting "Top Hits of the Year" countdowns. That '70s Casey gives us the Top 40 Singles of 1973:
http://www.945litefm.com/pages/CaseyKasemTHE70s.html
OMG: Jose F has a whole thread going on FB about this Casey countdown.Thread is an understatement. 327 posts!
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 8th 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-08-77.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey visits Jan 12th 1974:
And Casey's '80s is from Jan 14th 1984:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-14-84.pdf
Casey, on Elton's sartorial elegance: "Whatever happened to Mrs. Miller?" TANC: I was listening to her eviscerations of "Downtown" and "A Lover's Concerto" this week!
and here's yer "Seasons in the Sun".
eeek: our CKRU extras this hour are "Put Your Hand in the hand" and "Seven Bridges Road". Oy.
Ah, but now we're getting somewhere: Hour 2 kicks off with BOSes galore: Spandau's unjustly overlooked "Gold", BJ's superb "An Innocent Man", Culture Club takes us to "Church..." and Shannon lets the music play-haaaaay!
VHM Madonna; uber-BOS6 DeBarge's creamy-dreamy "Time Will Reveal". *swoon*
WOS2 .38 Special.
I got to listen to the latter part of the show, but couldn't post. Hour 2 was the best one of the lot. Pretty much agree with your BOSes (I love Spandau Ballet and you knooow I loves me some DeBarge) and WOS, though I'd also WOS "Think of Laura". <gag>
WOS1 Corey Hart.
1971, Hour 1: a Joe Simon rarity, "Your Time to Cry" gets a VHMFRA. The Wicked Pickett's "Green Grass" is far from rare but always welcome.
VHM Redeye's "Games" -- Best. CSNY. Imitation. EVAH. BOS1 the late great Gen'l Johnson & the Chairmen, payin' to da pypah. Ass Joe Mama!
BOS2Gollum'sJackie Moore's great "Precious Precious". She's probably better known for her disco comeback "This Time, Baby"
BOS3 and proxy of Gaz, Liz Damon's Orient Express, "!900 Yesterday", which we're luckily catching on one of its few weeks in the 40. The sort of record most stations who carry this show probably dread, but just lovely.
OMFG! BOS4 JB gettin' up, gettin in' etc. BOS5 Sly's Little Sister. The higher the price, the nicer the nice! Also nice: Henry Mancini, the first of the "Love Story" versions to hit the 40. VHM.
BOS6 one of Bread's rare upbeat numbers. BOS7 Ray Price. Damn that was an amazing hour.
1971, Hour 1: a Joe Simon rarity, "Your Time to Cry" gets a VHMFRA.
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 17th 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-73.pdf
(an utterly amazing chart, that one)
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 17th 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-17-73.pdf
(an utterly amazing chart, that one)
ant it beings amazingly with one of Gladys' best, followed by "Superfly".
Casey's '80s is from Feb 21st 1987:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/022187.html
Casey's '80s is from Feb 21st 1987:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/022187.html
despite a few gems this chart is WOS/LN City -- Crowded House, Genesis, Starship, Robbie Nevil... eeek. Might be better to listen to Kiss-FM's "Totally '80s Weekend" which I caught some of yesterday and which was, like, awesome.
According to the folks at the AT40 Fun and Games site, stations that carry American Top 40 the 70s will now have the option of playing the 4 hour shows when those shows are played.
This week, That '70s Casey features Feb 22nd 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-22-75.pdf
another delightful chart: Sweet Sensation! Polly Brown! Al Martino! Ringo and Macca B-sides!
This week Casey's '80s visits March 2nd 1985:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030285.html
VHM the mighty Addrissis, gettin' it awn again. proxy of Gaz. Wait -- they wrote Pet Clark's "My Love"?? I'm gobsmacked.
This week Casey's '80s visits March 2nd 1985:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/030285.html
Any set with "Sugar Walls" is worth a listen! ;)
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.
Can you post the link for me? I'd like to listen for a bit before we hit da beach!
Good thing Magic 98 does Casey's '80s too, 'cause our Canuck friends are having streaming probs.
Can you post the link for me? I'd like to listen for a bit before we hit da beach!
http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?id=WMGNFM&uid=362
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 12th 1977:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/031277.html
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 12th 1977:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/031277.html
'88 Hour 1: TaylorDykeDayne proves her love; INXS would like to do the same.
BOS1 Scarlett & Black's great forgotten New Wave OHW, "You Don't Know"
This week That '70s Casey is from April 3rd 1976
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-03-76.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey is from April 8th 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-08-78.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 10th 1971:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-10-71.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey is from April 19th 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey visits April 28th 1979:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-28-79.pdf
This is the first time that Casey's syndicator is offering stations the option of airing the 4-hour version of a 1979 show (instead of starting off at #30). Don't know yet if any of the stations we usually listen to (CKRU or Magic 98) will go with the 4-hour version.
Per comments on the AT40 geek board and on FB... the 1979 show featured one of my favorite Casey moments: the Walter/Wendy Carlos story. Casey did a thing about Moog Synthesizer whiz Walter Carlos' sex-change. I remember hearing it (and beeing quite blown away by it) in '79; it is one of the most amazing things I ever heard on AT40 -- a very sympathetic reading of a very misunderstood topic. I can only imagine the blowback Casey got from some of his more conservative affiliates in 1979. Will have to listen tonite.
This week That '70s Casey visits May 6th 1972:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-06-72.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey hits May 11th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-11-74.pdf
Casey's '80s visits May 14th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-88.pdf
Casey's '80s visits May 14th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-14-88.pdf
MJ's ode to "Dirty Diana" leads off. Followed by EU's fab "Da Butt" -- BOS1
This week, That '70s casey flashes back to May 21st 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-21-77.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html
The conversation is happening on FB -- but really, what a fabulous chart this is.
This week, That '70s Casey visits May 29th 1971:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/052971.html
The conversation is happening on FB -- but really, what a fabulous chart this is.
Listening to this show a 2nd time because I loved it so much. Can't recall a Casey rerun that had so many of my fave forgotten '70 soul hits in one place. **WHICH MEANS** well... you know.
This week That '70s Casey hits June 3rd 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-03-78.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey flashes back to June 7th 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-75.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey flashes back to June 7th 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-07-75.pdf
This first hour has a few of my all-time faves from '75.
Elvis knows how to spell; Tanya Tucker makes the pop chart.
VHM BTO.
Casey's '80s is the chart from June 8th 1985:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/060885.html
This week That '70s Casey highlights June 19th 1976:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-19-76.pdf
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED! Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.
The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED! Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.
The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.
I liked that reader submitted question: When did the charts feature the most consecutive different weekly number one hits? and how many were there?
in late 64 there were six different number ones in six weeks, Supremes (two diff songs), Shangri-Las, Lorne Greene (!) Bobby Vinton, and The Beatles were all swapping spots.
November 21 "Baby Love" The Supremes
November 28 "Leader of the Pack" The Shangri-Las
December 5 "Ringo" Lorne Greene
December 12 "Mr. Lonely" Bobby Vinton
December 19 "Come See About Me" The Supremes
December 26 "I Feel Fine" The Beatles
'73, Hour 1: JB shouts out for Fred! FRED! Jeannie Pruett sleeps on "Satin Sheets" but she ain't happy.
The "insurmountable" (!) Dells get a hand. Sweet got little willys -- heh.
I liked that reader submitted question: When did the charts feature the most consecutive different weekly number one hits? and how many were there?
in late 64 there were six different number ones in six weeks, Supremes (two diff songs), Shangri-Las, Lorne Greene (!) Bobby Vinton, and The Beatles were all swapping spots.
November 21 "Baby Love" The Supremes
November 28 "Leader of the Pack" The Shangri-Las
December 5 "Ringo" Lorne Greene
December 12 "Mr. Lonely" Bobby Vinton
December 19 "Come See About Me" The Supremes
December 26 "I Feel Fine" The Beatles
that record would be broken the following year with 7 diff #1s --and again in '75 with 14!!
This week, That '70s Casey hits June 25th, 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-25-77.pdf
This week Casey's "the '70s" affiliates get to shoose between 2 specials. The Top 40 Songs of the Rock Era (which aired in 1972)
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070272.html
and the Top 40 Songs of the Disco Era (circa 1979)
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-07-79.pdf
Not clear which one our Canadian friends will air... Or Madison, WI either.
Casey's '80s visits July 3rd 1982:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070382.html
Casey's '80s is from July 19th 1986:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-19-86.pdf
Did you hear the one about Tina?
some say she's much too loose
that came straight from a guy
who claims he's tastin' her juice"
Without googling, I can't place this.
Did you hear the one about Tina?
some say she's much too loose
that came straight from a guy
who claims he's tastin' her juice"
Without googling, I can't place this.
Timex Social Club, "Rumors".
Did you hear that one about Michael?
they say he must be gay
I tried to argue but they said
"if he were straight he wouldn't move that way"
This week, That '70s Casey is hitting July 22nd 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-22-78.pdf
and Casey's '80s is from July 23rd 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-23-88.pdf
which is the last 1988 show we'll hear this year -- Casey left the show in mid-August and was replaced by Shadoe Stevens.
This week, That '70s Casey visits July 27th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf
YAY! our first visit this year to 1970 is this Saturday - Aug 15th 1970:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-15-70.pdf
This week That '70s casey is (again) offering stations a choice: Aug 28th 1971 and Aug 16th 1978.
'71: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-28-71.pdf
'78: http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-26-78.pdf
Casey's '80s is from Sept 10th 1983:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/091083.html
This week That '70s casey offers yet another decade-spanning choice to affiliates -- either Sept 19th 1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-70.pdf
or Sept 15th 1979
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-15-79.pdf
(personally I'm getting tired of this gambit)
I'm told CKRU is doing the 1970 show today -- fingers crossed.
This week That '70s casey is from Sept 22nd 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-22-73.pdf
a really wonderful chart, including my all-time fave, the Chi-Lites' "Stoned Outaa My Mind"
This week, That '70s Casey visits Sept 28th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-28-74.pdf
This week That '70s Casey is another split ticket: Oct 7th 1972 / Oct 7th 1978
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-72.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-07-78.pdf
The '78 show was the first-ever 4-hour AT40, tho' few stations will actually run the 4-hour version. Irony.
Yes it's another double-dip on That '70s Casey: stations have a choice of Oct 16th 1971 or Oct 13th 1973. Odd.
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-71.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-17-81.pdf
Yes it's another double-dip on That '70s Casey: stations have a choice of Oct 16th 1971 or Oct 13th 1973. Odd.
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-16-71.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-13-73.pdf
So far it looks like Magic 98 will be doing '73 and my new Sat morning backup station WJER is doing '71. No word on our Canadian friends.
This week on That '70s Casey... yes, another two-fer:
The "A" show is from Oct 24th,1970
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-24-70.pdf
and the "B" show is from Oct 20th, 1979
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-20-79.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey has only one show for affiliates to choose from *thank gawd): Oct 30th 1976...
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/10-30-76.pdf
This week That '70s Casey offers another two-fer: either Nov 4th 1972
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-04-72.pdf
or Nov 2nd 1974
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-02-74.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey has only one option: Nov 12th 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/11-12-77.pdf
Bummer: no Casey this morning; our Canuck friends are still all-Xmas and my Saturday backups are unavailable too.
This week (if you can find a station playing it) That '70s Casey hits Dec 1st 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-01-73.pdf
Hour 2, BOS3 ABC.
BOS4 Starpoint, "Object of My Desire". Key-tars RULE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAaWPcKoYI
WOS3 Survivor.
This week, That '70s Casey is from Dec 9th 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-09-78.pdf
This week, That '70s Casey is from Dec 14th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-14-74.pdf
ETA: we've heard this one before, but it's one of the rare charts where all 4 Beatles are represented with solo hits.
This week That '70s Casey will be the all-Xmas countdown from Dec 1971:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-25-71.pdf
For the next 2 weekends, That '70s Casey offers stations a choice between a 2-part "Top 100 of 1978" (which has aired before, and contains dozens of butchered "short" versions of many of the songs) and a 2-part "Top 80 songs of 1970" which I sure hope I get to hear. Magic 98 is running the '78 shows.
Casey's '80s offers a 2-part "Top 100 of 1987".
A nice surprise for this week's That '70s Casey: The Top 50 songs of the 1970s, (originally broadcast Jan 1980):
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-05-80.pdf
Casey's '80s visits 1981:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-10-81.pdf
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 20th 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-73.pdf
this is really a fabulous chart with tons of forgotten gems that oldies stations never play. It's also a rather sledgehammery collection for me, given the date (my mom died 2 weeks later) but still I'm looking forward to Saturday.
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent...
This week That '70s Casey visits Jan 20th 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/01-20-73.pdf
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent...
indeed, most of those were on my "wish list" in the AL request days. I lost count of how many times I suggested "No More Lonely Nights"
And from the 1985 chart I count 24 songs which I'd love to hear on a 1984 or 1985 10@10 that have been completely, or at least mostly, absent...
indeed, most of those were on my "wish list" in the AL request days. I lost count of how many times I suggested "No More Lonely Nights"
And I turned on CKRU early and they were playing "Soul City" by the Parttland Bros, which I seem to recall is another fave of yours.
This week, That '70s Casey visits Feb 9th 1974:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-09-74.pdf
Casey's '80s is from Feb 13th 1988:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-13-88.pdf
This weekend, That '70s Casey hits Feb 14th 1976:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-14-76.pdf
Casey's '80s is from Feb 15th 1986:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/021586.html
This week, That '70s Casey is back to giving stations a choice of years: Feb 19th 1972 or Feb 26th 1977.
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-19-72.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-26-77.pdf
sadly, no '72 choice today,but '77 is enjoyable so far.
Tom Jones goes country -- and gets BOS2.
sadly, no '72 choice today,but '77 is enjoyable so far.
I managed to get a '72 feed (from a London feed).
This week, That '70s Casey is from March 1st 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-75.pdf
(another faboo chart featuring some of my all-time-fave forgotten 45s)
Casey's '80s visits March 1st 1980:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-01-80.pdf
Mar 11th 1978:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-11-78.pdf
it's another slpit week on That '70s Casey... March 17th 1979:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-17-79.pdf
it's another slpit week on That '70s Casey... March 18th 1972:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-18-72.pdf
This week, it's a one-choice week again. That '70s casey will give us March 24th 1973:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-24-73.pdf
(an utterly wonderful chart, IMHO)
Casey's '80s visits March 21st 1987:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/03-21-87.pdf
And Casey's '80s goes to March 31st 1984:
http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/033184.html
This week, That '70s Casey goes to April 4th 1977:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-09-77.pdf
(wow: Silvetti *and* Cerrone in the first 20 minutes. Plus Andrea True and "Disco Lucy"!)
Casey's '80s visits April 4th 1981:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-04-81.pdf
That '70s Casey offers affiliates a choice this weekend:
either Apr 15th 1972:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-15-72.pdf
or Apr 19th 1975:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-19-75.pdf
Casey's '80s is from Apr 17th 1982:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-82.pdf
Casey's '80s is from Apr 17th 1982:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-17-82.pdf
instant BOS1 at #40: Miss Rubina Flake, "Making Love"
VHM Charlie Daniels before he became a douchebag.
WOS1: "Stars on 45 III", tho' I'll say their lead singer does a pretty good Stevie Wonder imitation.
OMFG: uber-BOS2 Bob & Doug McKenzie feat Geddy Lee "Take Off", eh?
WOS2: another dreadful "medley": Meco goes to the movies.
Thanks to Kiss-FM playing it 27 times a week, "Genius of Love" is now in the "never need to hear again" category. Ditto "Don't You Want Me".
uber-BOS3 Junior and the fantabulous "Mama Used to Say".
Oy: WOS3 Air Supply.
Buffett's "Changes in Attitudes" as an LDD: "son-of-a-bitches" changed to "bruises and stitches". Heh.
BOS4 Ray Parker "The Other Woman"; VHM the Pointers; forgotten "Should I Do It"
WOS4 B&G, "Pac Man Fever" -- I guess they were afraid Weird Al might parody "Cat Scratch Fever" with that title so they wrote an original song... very hastily.
Drag Queen dee-lite: Charlene "Never Been to Me"
WOS5 yet another worthless "medley" -- Beatles movie songs.
BOS5 H&O's forgotten "Did it in a Minute"
You didn't hang around for Edge of Seventeen or Open Arms?
Casey's '80s visits Apr 27th 1985 -- the 27th is Casey's 81st birthday:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/04-27-85.pdf
Casey's '80s visits May 7th 1983:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-07-83.pdf
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. Show A goes back to July 31st 1971
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-71.pdf
and Show B is from July 27th 1974
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf
And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981
(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf
This week That '70s Casey offers 2 shows. Show A goes back to July 31st 1971
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-31-71.pdf
and Show B is from July 27th 1974
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-27-74.pdf
And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981
(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf
Looking at the 1981 list:
1) With a handful of exceptions, it was very AC-leaning.
2) Two of the songs were redone (and charted) in 1994.
3) There are 25-30 which've never appeared on 10@10.
And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1981
(this is the show in which Casey "translates" Double Dutch Bus for white folks. Excuse, me -- I speak jive!
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-81.pdf
That '70s Casey visits Aug 4th 1973:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-04-73.pdf
And Casey's '80s is from Aug 6th 1988:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-06-88.pdf
this week That '70s Casey will be visiting May 1st 1976
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-01-76.pdf
(I don't feel too bad about missing this one)
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:
http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/
basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning. Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:
http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/
basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning. Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.
Me likey! Timing has been the main roadblock for me to listen.
thought I'd post this here: iHeart Radio now has a Casey Kasem channel:
http://www.iheart.com/#live/Classic-American-Top-40-6545/
basically, they take the two syndicated shows from the previous weekend (this week that would be 1973 and 1988) and run them in a continuous loop all week starting Monday morning. Next Monday they'll start a marathon of this coming weekend's 1971 and 1982 shows. At least that's how it was explained to me.
Me likey! Timing has been the main roadblock for me to listen.
This week, That '70s Casey offers a two-fer: July 24th 1971 and July 29th 1978
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-24-71.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-29-78.pdf
And Casey's '80s visits July 25th 1987:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/07-25-87.pdf
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf
attention Big Fingers McGee: one of the optional "extras" on the 1972 show this week, we're told, is "Once You Understand".
This week, that '70s Casey brings us another split bill: Feb 12th 1972:
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/02-12-72.pdf
attention Big Fingers McGee: one of the optional "extras" on the 1972 show this week, we're told, is "Once You Understand".
Ha! You were right in a GS post - that song had a quick run in the Top 40. And worth listening to maybe once.
happened to tune in to the iHeart all-Casey channel just in time for the very first AT40 from July 1970. Never gets old. Best segue sequence: from the 5-D "Save the Country" (#31) to CSNY "Ohio" (#30) to "Everything is Beautiful" (#29) to the Impressions "Check Out Your Mind" (#28) to Moodies "Question" (#27).
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf
and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf
and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf
@RGMike - where's the definitive list of online streams for AT40 again?
Next week, That '70s Casey has yet another 2-fer:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-79.pdf
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-73.pdf
and Casey's '80s offers May 5th 1984:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/05-05-84.pdf
@RGMike - where's the definitive list of online streams for AT40 again?
I don't know that there is one any more, at least not one that is updated regularly. I may have a link on my home PC that I can dig up tonite. My personal standbys (all times Pacific):
102.7 KVWF (the Wolf) in Sonoma (Sat 9AM)
WLIX, Long Island (Sat 5PM)
Magic 98, Madison WI (Sat 7PM)
WHVO, Ohio (Sun 11AM)
CKWW Windsor/Detroit (Sun 4PM)
thanks :)
This weekend That '70s Casey visits June 10th 1978:
www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/06-10-78.pdf
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer
August 21, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-71.pdf
August 14, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-76.pdf
and Casey's '80s does too
August 21, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-82.pdf
August 16, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf
Next wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer
August 21, 1971: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-71.pdf
August 14, 1976: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-14-76.pdf
and Casey's '80s does too
August 21, 1982: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-21-82.pdf
August 16, 1986: www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/08-16-86.pdf
What happens when there’s a 2-fer? Does the station pick the year it wants to play?
This Wknd, That '70s Casey has a 2-fer
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-19-70.pdf
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1978-0916.pdf
and Casey's '80s has a standalone
http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/09-21-85.pdf