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« on: August 03, 2005, 02:51:52 PM »
seems every day this week I've heard something I haven't heard in ages. Earlier today one of my Classic Country stations played Ray Stevens' "Misty", and now on WLNG it's "Shame Shame" by the Magic Lanterns -- the only record I ever saw score a 98 on American Bandstand's Rate-A-Record!
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2005, 04:40:24 PM »
Quote from: "RGMike"
seems every day this week I've heard something I haven't heard in ages. Earlier today one of my Classic Country stations played Ray Stevens' "Misty", and now on WLNG it's "Shame Shame" by the Magic Lanterns -- the only record I ever saw score a 98 on American Bandstand's Rate-A-Record!

You've mentioned the AB stat before, and it's got me curious: What are the other top-ranked records that you can recall?  Conversely, what were the lowest-ranked?
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2005, 04:46:07 PM »
Just heard a request for "The Congregation," "Softly Whispering I Love You."  I'd nearly forgot about the naming convention (they added the "English," I speculated, to avoid confusion with Mike Curb's Congregation).
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2005, 05:06:06 PM »
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seems every day this week I've heard something I haven't heard in ages. Earlier today one of my Classic Country stations played Ray Stevens' "Misty", and now on WLNG it's "Shame Shame" by the Magic Lanterns -- the only record I ever saw score a 98 on American Bandstand's Rate-A-Record!

You've mentioned the AB stat before, and it's got me curious: What are the other top-ranked records that you can recall?  Conversely, what were the lowest-ranked?


To be honest I have little memory of other high/lows. I watched AB primarily in the summers of '68 and '69 and since most records got very average scores, the 98 for the MLs (an average of a 97 and a 99 I seem to recall) really stood out. Surely some geek somewhere on the internet has a page devoted to AB Rate-A-Record.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2005, 01:38:05 PM »
CG plays the orig Hot Choc version of "Brother Louie", which I've maybe heard once before.  A bit grittier than the Stories cover.
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« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2005, 11:10:04 AM »
woooo Groove is in the Heart!!!!
chair dancing!
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« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2005, 11:19:32 AM »
damn! I missed Toe Tex, "Ain't Gonna Bump".  But JB's wearin' the (hot) pants!

the princess over there
with the hot pants on
she can do CZJ
all nite long...
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« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2005, 11:38:01 AM »
Ms Summer, "Dinner With Gershwin". Fab. Earlier in the week, Dean played her hookup with Stock/Aitken/Waterman, "This Time I Know it's For Real".
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« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2005, 12:24:34 PM »
Betty Wright, "Shoorah Shoorah"!
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« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2005, 12:26:57 PM »
this cat be dancing!
Blame it on the boogie
Get down tonight.

wooo yeah!
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« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2005, 12:38:00 PM »
"Girls Are Out To Get You" by the Fascinations, a Northern Soul nugget I'd never heard -- did Greg say this was a Curtis Mayfield composition? Live'n'learn!

Maxine Nightingale!  Woo Hoo!
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« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2005, 12:40:54 PM »
got to get right back to where you started from......
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« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2005, 12:44:55 PM »
Give it to me baby!!!

A fine show today.
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« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2005, 12:47:06 PM »
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the princess over there
with the hot pants on
she can do CZJ
all nite long...


:) you know it!

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« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2005, 12:53:39 PM »
Hey princess!
Sharks bleed teal.