Will never reach the top 40
#51 Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
Weird deal...in the late 90's around Xmas time, Best Buy brought in a ton of vinyl records ( they must've bought out a distributors stock for next to nothing - this is well before the resurgence of the format ) to sell. 50 cents each. I got several odd items, including this 12" single of this as a goof. Pretty sure I still have it, sealed.
#66 Alarm "Strength"
Always thought they should've been bigger in the US.
#77 Peter Frampton "Lying"
A tad surprised this didn't at least scrape the Top 40. We had it in high rotation. Not a bad tune for the time.
#78 Divinyls "Pleasure And Pain"
Always thought they should've been bigger in the US.
I'd guess it was a close call, 50/50....?how do you think it did?
I recently read that it was actually Martin that recorded that line, using a vocal effect. Which ruins it for me.There was one song where she had a dirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrty lyric that I think they changed later.
I hear John Cafferty (aka Eddie & The Cruisers). Also hear Elvis.they were trying to make him the next Billy Idol.
I"m guessing that they trashed it.2/22/1986
40. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO
I remember featuring this as one of our "Smash Or Trash" songs ( listeners would call in & vote on which they thought it was ). Middle America...1986...fairly rocking Top 40 station...how do you think it did?
37. WALK OF LIFE - DIRE STRAITS
Dire Straits, by & large, I have no big opinion on. Generally speaking, I can take 'em or leave 'em. But sweet fancy Moses, do I hate this song. Then and now. I'd like to see it face the Walk Of Death.
I like that one too.35. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
Unless I'm forgetting something, THIS is a true One Hit Wonder. Goofy as it is, this song always still puts a smile on my face. And it's featured on my DJ demo tape!
I guess I hadn't thought of that at the time. I'll have to give him a listen again.29. BEAT'S SO LONELY - CHARLIE SEXTON
Really liked this at the time, but now I can see how hard they were trying to make him the next Billy Idol. A waste of his genuine talents.
It's a shame. It's such a good song. I would have expected it to make it to about 50, even though it should have gone higher.#66 Alarm "Strength"
I really liked Lying at the time, and grew to like Pleasure & Pain.#77 Peter Frampton "Lying"
#78 Divinyls "Pleasure And Pain"
This one should have done MUCH better.#90 Talk Talk "Life's What You Make It"
I would have guessed this one would have made it very close to 40.#93 Dokken "In My Dreams"
I recently read that it was actually Martin that recorded that line, using a vocal effect. Which ruins it for me.
I just read that last night myself, researching to see which song it was ( it's "A To Z" ). Surprised!
I hear John Cafferty (aka Eddie & The Cruisers). Also hear Elvis.
Elvis, for sure - but there's a lotta Elvis in Billy Idol as well. It's almost like the idea was "we can have Billy Idol AND Steve Stevens in 1 guy".
I"m guessing that they trashed it.
Correctamundo. ( insert Fonzie pic here )
I like that one too.
Singinginginging
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In the car I sang along with the "apple coooooooore" bit, & got the stink-eye from my wife.
Gonna post this here then not return to this thread until after I've listened to the VJ for 1981 this weekend.
Here's my analysis: for guessing at #1
#1's we're already past:
Lionel Richie "Lady" (last #1 of 1980, but carries over into Jan 81)
John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over" (Jan?)
Dolly Parton "9 to 5" (Jan into Feb?)
Blondie "Tide Is High" (Feb, but we're past it?)
My candidates:
Eddie Rabbitt "I Love A Rainy Night"
Kool And The Gang "Celebration"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train" <- something's telling me this is later, like late March?
#1's that happen later:
Blondie "Rapture" (April?)
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List" (April?)
REO "Keep On Loving You" (spring?)
Human League "Don't You Want Me" (May?)
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" (summer, like 9 weeks of it?)
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45" (one week, sandwiched by Kim)
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl" (8/1/81 - my eleventh bday and the launch of MTV!)
That's what I've come up with for trying to figure out what the #1 will be this week on the VJ. I do this each week unless it's an obvious one like "Every Breath", "Physical", "Bette Davis Eyes", "Eye Of The Tiger", "Another Day In Paradise" (last one of the decade), "Please Don't Go" (first one of the decade), etc.
And with all this work, I'll probably still lose (last week my guess was the #2 song, the other two guys nailed the #1).
And yes, I haven't made my final choice. Most weeks I have 3 or 4 candidates and don't pull the trigger on one until the last minute (Friday night before 9).
And yes, this is actually fun. I do enjoy it. It's a fun challenge. And satisfying to win!
Ok, signing off of this thread until after I've heard the VJ.
"Sloppy" is a good word. That Police error is inexcusable. I really wish they'd spring for the old 80's "AT40" countdowns & retire the whole VJ thing.A great countdown musically. Very sloppily produced.
- pad data missing on multiple songs
- Marc continues to use his Radio Shack special microphone with extra crackle
- the Don't Stand So Close To Me played @ #31 was the absolutely horrible 1986 version. They may have noticed the ('86) version on the pad data had it not just said #31 (see point 1).
From the "Guitar Man" Wiki page : "Thirteen years later, "Guitar Man" was re-recorded in a new electric arrangement, with Presley's original vocal left intact, and it was the last of his eleven number-one country hits. The record also peaked at number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was his last top-40 pop hit in the U.S."This is weird:
36: GUITAR MAN – ELVIS PRESLEY
35: HEARTBREAK HOTEL – THE JACKSONS
Weird placement. Didn't Elvis have a hit "Heartbreak Hotel"? And speaking of Elvis he was good and ripe for about 4-5 years at this point. How is he singing?
1981/02/28
I didn't hear any of this one, but man is this a schizophrenic chart in the best possible way. Just a mess of genres.
39: STAYING WITH IT – FIREFALL WITH LISA NEMZO
33: PRECIOUS TO ME – PHIL SEYMOUR
27: FADE AWAY – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
26: LIVING IN A FANTASY – LEO SAYER
19: A LITTLE IN LOVE – CLIFF RICHARD
18: TOGETHER - TIERRA
Hadn't heard this half dozen songs in FOREVER, but just enjoyed them all on YouTube.
38: SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ – TERRI GIBBS
I was thinking she had another Top 40 hit, but nope. A real one hit wonder ( unless you're counting the AC charts, which I'm not ). Plenty of country hits in her half-decade run, though.
37: BACK IN BLACK – AC/DC
I'm always surprised when I see something like this making the Top 40, but they were just SO massive at this point.
29: AH! LEAH! – DONNIE IRIS
Touched on this last week - just a great radio single.
1: I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT – EDDIE RABBITT
His appearance on the chart a few weeks ago inspired me to pick up his $5 greatest hits CD. He was just on fire at this point, banging out hit after hit.
I'd still prefer the VJ's, mistakes and allI really wish they'd spring for the old 80's "AT40" countdowns & retire the whole VJ thing.
My wife said the same thing basicallyI'm always surprised when I see something like this making the Top 40.