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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #435 on: September 21, 2008, 09:10:22 AM »
I liked that Casey took a break from the countdown to play Carole King's only hit to that point: "It Might as Well Rain Until September."  Wonder if he had any inkling what Tapestry was to do.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #436 on: September 21, 2008, 09:47:13 AM »
Ernie's bathtub friend is yellow and chubby?  You don't say.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #437 on: September 21, 2008, 09:57:55 AM »
Tom Jones' rendition of "I (Who Have Nothing)" is truly a show-stopper.  Amazing perf.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #438 on: September 21, 2008, 11:04:59 AM »
Nice to get Edwin Starr's "War" at #1 the week of Norman Whitfield's departure.  More heights of audaciousness, along with the esteemed Ms. Ross at #2.

And now, just switched over to Casey's '80s, where Juice Newton does a weird electro take on "Tell Her No" that I don't remember and Sheena Easton goes transatlantic for "Telefon."
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #439 on: September 21, 2008, 11:41:31 AM »
Ernie's bathtub friend is yellow and chubby?  You don't say.

Bwahahaha! I had the same thought! 
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #440 on: September 21, 2008, 11:46:58 AM »
Juice Newton does a weird electro take on "Tell Her No" that I don't remember

Damn -- I've never heard that!
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #441 on: September 25, 2008, 10:42:01 AM »
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

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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #442 on: September 25, 2008, 10:46:24 AM »
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

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 Will Still Love You" by Stonebolt (who??) is NTM.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #443 on: September 25, 2008, 10:49:56 AM »
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
LDDs didn't come in until '78, iirc -- I'm wondering if this is a 4-hour show edited to fit into 3 hours?
It appears that the LDD just happened to be a current hit in that week's Top 40.

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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #444 on: September 25, 2008, 10:50:12 AM »
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

Casey's '80s always include LDDs.

This set has a number of flashback moments for me; I was definitely engaged with some pop at this point (age 5).  Three songs from the "Sgt. Pepper" debacle of a movie!  Alas, I'll miss the set: I'll be spending the weekend in DC and in Frederick, MD, celebrating Oktoberfest with an old friend.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #445 on: September 27, 2008, 07:06:39 PM »
Gearing up for AT40 and I must say that Magic 98 in Madison, WI does a fine job with their "Saturday at the '70s", which precedes Casey; all-'70s, all day Saturday, and every hit you could possibly hope to hear. Just before Casey tonite: "Billy Don't Be a Hero" and "JC Superstar" back-to-back.

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And the countdown begins with Casey introducing "the San Francisco artist who calls himself Sylvester", "Dance (Disco Heat)".

and at #39, NTM: the Vancouver band Stonebolt, "I Will Still Love You", a fairly generic ballad.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #446 on: September 27, 2008, 07:30:04 PM »
TANC: after praising Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" on 10@10 last week, I'm astounded to hear (at #35) the completely forgotten follow-up, a sly remake of the old Lerner & Loewe chestnut "Almost Like Being in Love" -- paging Michael Buble!   Don't remember this at all; it ended up peaking at #32.

And a few songs later, here's H&O's truly wonderful "It's a Laugh". Great sax work.

And a few more songs later, "5-7-0-5", City Boy, who I saw as H&O's opening act that fall.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #447 on: September 27, 2008, 08:20:28 PM »
TANC: after hearing the 4 Tops' version of "MacArthur Park" yesterday, we get Ms Summer, whose disco take is the week's highest debut at #25.  And Toni & Daryl make a comeback of sorts with "You Never Done it Like That".
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #448 on: September 27, 2008, 08:27:04 PM »
Here come Steve Tyler, he come groovin' up slow-LAH! "Come Together" is one of 3 (!) Sgt Pepper movie hits in this week's chart. We heard EWF earlier, and Robin Gibb's fairly worthless version of "Oh Darling" is yet to come. I wish Dave would dig out Robin's "Boys Do Fall in Love" in an '84 set.
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Re: Casey Kasem American Top 40
« Reply #449 on: September 27, 2008, 08:38:47 PM »
Babs, whatever were you thinking? "Prisoner", the theme from Eyes of Laura Mars is borderline awful, but her then-boyfriend Jon Peters produced the movie, so...
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