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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2145 on: April 24, 2010, 08:38:20 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 19, 2010, 12:22:15 PM
Quote from: Gazoo on April 18, 2010, 09:39:36 PM
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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
Didn't we hear this 4/24/76 chart last year?
http://www.957kjrfm.com/pages/events.html?feed=111843&article=4192995
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2146 on: April 25, 2010, 07:51:06 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 20, 2010, 08:33:04 AM
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.

I can't say I'm on board with you here - to my ears, it's just more interchangeable synth pop.  This was quite a year for fake trumpets.  WOS to Suave's worthless "My Girl" cover and the goofy lyrics of White Lion's "Wait."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2147 on: April 25, 2010, 07:58:51 AM »
Co-BOS to the lovely "Piano in the Dark" and OMD's forgotten "Dreaming."  Maybe I should seek out an authoritative OMD GH comp.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2148 on: April 25, 2010, 08:35:28 AM »
IDKT: The Jets' "Rocket 2 U" was originally going to be recorded by Earth Wind & Fire.  And John Oates co-wrote Icehouse's "Electric Blue."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2149 on: April 25, 2010, 09:06:15 AM »
Oddest cover choice of set: Natalie Cole's gender inversion of "Pink Cadillac," which was danceable but destroyed the metaphor unless she went lesbionic.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2150 on: April 25, 2010, 09:25:29 AM »
WOS3: Tiffany's witless rendering of "I Saw Him {Her} Standing There."  Mauled at the mall.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2151 on: April 25, 2010, 10:13:53 AM »
"Strange But True" indeed: the duo Times Two is from the Bay Area -- Pt. Reyes, to be precise.

and speaking of duos, VHM H&O's last really big one, "Everything Your Heart Desires".
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2152 on: April 25, 2010, 10:27:08 AM »
Agreed about the worthless "My Girl" re-do by Suave; didn't we hear Sister Sledge's equally unnecessary "My Guy" remake recently?  But always a BOS for being RickRollled.

VHM Jermaine Stewart's *other* hit, "Say it Again".  And I'd completely forgotten that Mr Ferry's "Kiss & Tell" actually made the Top 40.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2153 on: April 25, 2010, 10:47:32 AM »
WOS Georgie M's "One More Try" -- I always found the ballads on this album boring and insufferable.

But VHM Keith Sweat's "I Want Her", early New Jack Swing at its most enjoyable. And I echo Gaz's BOS for Brenda Russell's "Piano in the Dark".
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2154 on: April 25, 2010, 11:25:22 AM »
Toto kicks Roseanna to the curb and hooks up with "Pamela". Big mistake, guys.

BOS3 Scarlett & Black -- yeah, I can see how it might sound like generic synth-pop on first hearing, but I heard it hundreds of times back then. I'm a sucker for a hook like that chorus has. Still have the 45.

And speaking of generic, WOS2 Richard Marx, "Endless Summer Nights" -- Remember when the most interesting thing about him was that his mom was the "Quasar" lady? Oddly, it still is.

Another VHM Morris Day's "Fishnet", tho' I still prefer "The Oak Tree"
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2155 on: April 25, 2010, 11:44:34 AM »
Quote from: Gazoo on April 19, 2010, 11:23:45 PM
One of the songs referenced in Mariah Carey's massive '05 hit "We Belong Together" is here, Deele's "Two Occasions."

And the Deele are on Pebbles' hit "Girlfriend".  BOS4 "Two Occasions", one of my favorite ballads of the decade.

Hair-band overload: WOS3 White Lion, which is followed by a Long-Distance Dedication featuring Poison's "I Won't Forget You"
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2156 on: April 25, 2010, 12:22:04 PM »
Maybe... just maybe... uber-BOS5 S-S-S-Samantha Fox's fabtastic "Naughty Girls Need Need Love Too", for 6 forevers and a day-ee-ay-ee-ay.

And VHM the PSBs, always on my chart.

final VHM before I head out to the gym: MJ in the mirror.  Makethatchange!

and he's followed by everyone's favorite Jewish lesbian from Lawn Guyland, Taylor Dayne (nee Leslie Wunderman).
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2157 on: April 25, 2010, 09:07:21 PM »
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!
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2158 on: April 25, 2010, 09:08:20 PM »
I never realized "Can't Hide Love" was a Top 40 hit.  Nice to hear.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #2159 on: April 26, 2010, 07:41:19 AM »
Quote from: Gazoo on April 25, 2010, 09:07:21 PM
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!

Bwahaha!  Casey will, a few weeks later, tell the story about her recording the song in the Carribbean because they wouldn't let her take the earnings from her, er, "nightclub act" out of the country; I can't recall whether Casey identified her as a porn star.
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