Comments on: CHART ATTACK!: 10/11/80 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/ your daily dose of pop culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Namehttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-52063 Name Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:40:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-52063 Kenny Loggins said one of his first songs for a movie was "Love Has Come of Age" from his Keep the Fire album. It was to be in American Gigolo but got cut.<br>Do you still believe Michael Jackson is in hiding? Any sightings? Kenny Loggins said one of his first songs for a movie was “Love Has Come of Age” from his Keep the Fire album. It was to be in American Gigolo but got cut.
Do you still believe Michael Jackson is in hiding? Any sightings?

]]> By: Namehttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-40124 Name Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:40:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-40124 Kenny Loggins said one of his first songs for a movie was "Love Has Come of Age" from his Keep the Fire album. It was to be in American Gigolo but got cut.<br>Do you still believe Michael Jackson is in hiding? Any sightings? Kenny Loggins said one of his first songs for a movie was “Love Has Come of Age” from his Keep the Fire album. It was to be in American Gigolo but got cut.
Do you still believe Michael Jackson is in hiding? Any sightings?

]]> By: Namehttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38885 Name Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:40:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38885 Kenny Loggins said one of his first songs for a movie was "Love Has Come of Age" from his Keep the Fire album. It was to be in American Gigolo but got cut.<br>Do you still believe Michael Jackson is in hiding? Any sightings? Kenny Loggins said one of his first songs for a movie was “Love Has Come of Age” from his Keep the Fire album. It was to be in American Gigolo but got cut.
Do you still believe Michael Jackson is in hiding? Any sightings?

]]> By: sneezebaghttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38690 sneezebag Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38690 Now, I'm gonna hafta break out my 45s and double check, but I thought Bill Withers held the record for longest sustained note on "Lovely Day". Maybe the others were for the top 10 and Bill's covers the full top 40 (it peaked at a surprisingly low #30). Of course, I recall this factoid from a long, long time ago (I remember Casey playing Donna's song and discussing this), so things might've changed since.<br>While I'm here: This is a week out of one of the most fondly remembered periods of my life, so I'm giving unconditional love to every song here. Even if this were not the case, this is a damned strong top 10. I seriously wonder if today's yout's would wax nostalgic over the top ten of say, October 17, 2009 in thirty years' time. I cannot imagine they would, but then again, what the hell do they know?<br>Air Supply. Ya know, when it seemed as though they were ubiquitous (and I guess they were for about three solid years) I did get tired of their songs. Of course, the first seven all went top five, so they did get played out just a bit too long. Now that they aren't forced upon me daily, I've come to appreciate them on my terms (ie: I play them when I feel like it.) Dammit, I really do like them, and Russell Hitchcock is a hell of a singer. Comparatively, the "quality" of the "ballads" of today is so despicably low, these fully-developed Air Supply songs are like diamonds in a box of plastic beads. What the hell happened? Now, I'm gonna hafta break out my 45s and double check, but I thought Bill Withers held the record for longest sustained note on “Lovely Day”. Maybe the others were for the top 10 and Bill's covers the full top 40 (it peaked at a surprisingly low #30). Of course, I recall this factoid from a long, long time ago (I remember Casey playing Donna's song and discussing this), so things might've changed since.
While I'm here: This is a week out of one of the most fondly remembered periods of my life, so I'm giving unconditional love to every song here. Even if this were not the case, this is a damned strong top 10. I seriously wonder if today's yout's would wax nostalgic over the top ten of say, October 17, 2009 in thirty years' time. I cannot imagine they would, but then again, what the hell do they know?
Air Supply. Ya know, when it seemed as though they were ubiquitous (and I guess they were for about three solid years) I did get tired of their songs. Of course, the first seven all went top five, so they did get played out just a bit too long. Now that they aren't forced upon me daily, I've come to appreciate them on my terms (ie: I play them when I feel like it.) Dammit, I really do like them, and Russell Hitchcock is a hell of a singer. Comparatively, the “quality” of the “ballads” of today is so despicably low, these fully-developed Air Supply songs are like diamonds in a box of plastic beads. What the hell happened?

]]> By: Elainehttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38292 Elaine Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:22:58 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38292 Jason, you are an inviting & engaging writer. I look for your posts, and I'm never disappointed. This one was especially entertaining!<br><br>I always thought the best part of "Late in the Evening" had to do with the smoking-himself-a-J reference, but I have to admit I always wondered if it was autobiographical. Either way, the horns are what makes it for me.<br><br>I've read that another of Queen's turning points was the fact that Dust unexpectedly hit the American R&B charts. Who engineered it? It's so crisp. Dang. What movie was Deacon watching? My interest in this song is kinda renewed! Jason, you are an inviting & engaging writer. I look for your posts, and I'm never disappointed. This one was especially entertaining!

I always thought the best part of “Late in the Evening” had to do with the smoking-himself-a-J reference, but I have to admit I always wondered if it was autobiographical. Either way, the horns are what makes it for me.

I've read that another of Queen's turning points was the fact that Dust unexpectedly hit the American R&B charts. Who engineered it? It's so crisp. Dang. What movie was Deacon watching? My interest in this song is kinda renewed!

]]> By: rockymtrangerhttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38286 rockymtranger Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:53:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38286 This is a pretty impressive Top 10, compared with the mixed bag you normally end up with. I am a bit scarred by this one in particular, as I was really into watching "Solid Gold" at this time, and seeing the dancers re-enact "Woman In Love" left a strong impression. And that's not a good thing. But "Another One Bites the Dust" set the bar HIGH for 80s #1 songs early on. And yet "Physical" beat it. I know you love ON-J, but they just don't compare. This is a pretty impressive Top 10, compared with the mixed bag you normally end up with. I am a bit scarred by this one in particular, as I was really into watching “Solid Gold” at this time, and seeing the dancers re-enact “Woman In Love” left a strong impression. And that's not a good thing. But “Another One Bites the Dust” set the bar HIGH for 80s #1 songs early on. And yet “Physical” beat it. I know you love ON-J, but they just don't compare.

]]> By: JCChttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38244 JCC Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:09:49 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38244 Tag Team!? As in "Whoomp There It Is" Tag Team? Tag Team!? As in “Whoomp There It Is” Tag Team?

]]> By: Check out my pic of Groovy song of the day – Lipps Inc Rock It | We Like Your Stuffhttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38243 Check out my pic of Groovy song of the day – Lipps Inc Rock It | We Like Your Stuff Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:23:39 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38243 [...] Chart Attack!: 10/11/80 (popdose.com) [...] [...] Chart Attack!: 10/11/80 (popdose.com) [...]

]]> By: twostepcubhttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38241 twostepcub Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:38:51 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38241 Great job as always, Jason!You found a way to making 1980 seem almost musically revelatory!<br><br>I guess I'm at awe with "Xanadu". Besides being the 3 gayest minutes in the history of film (I think I'll tell my mom that's what made me gay, Xanadu, just for a kick), it's like an orgy of musical pastiches. And I didn't know Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon could tightrope walk! And I'm convinced that Andy Gibb was meant to be in this movie but he must've been too drugged up and they got a lookalike instead.<br><br>The Paul Simon song always spooked me as a kid cuz it had the "smoked himself a j" line...<br><br>Eddie Rabbitt was sorely underrated.<br><br>that's all.<br><br>Cheers<br>Ernie<br>2sc Great job as always, Jason!You found a way to making 1980 seem almost musically revelatory!

I guess I'm at awe with “Xanadu”. Besides being the 3 gayest minutes in the history of film (I think I'll tell my mom that's what made me gay, Xanadu, just for a kick), it's like an orgy of musical pastiches. And I didn't know Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon could tightrope walk! And I'm convinced that Andy Gibb was meant to be in this movie but he must've been too drugged up and they got a lookalike instead.

The Paul Simon song always spooked me as a kid cuz it had the “smoked himself a j” line…

Eddie Rabbitt was sorely underrated.

that's all.

Cheers
Ernie
2sc

]]> By: SBhttp://popdose.com/chart-attack-101180/comment-page-1/#comment-38226 SB Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:34:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30842#comment-38226 I've seen the roadie dvd for 3 bucks at the local Big Lots. So if you live near a big lots and have 3 whole bucks to spare you may want to check it out. I've seen the roadie dvd for 3 bucks at the local Big Lots. So if you live near a big lots and have 3 whole bucks to spare you may want to check it out.

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