Comments on: CHART ATTACK!: 6/12/76 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/ your daily dose of pop culture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:33:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Fonzie http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-39797 Fonzie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:09:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-39797 I loved the summer of 1976. I was 9 years old, I watched Happy Day's, Laverne and Shirley. Me and my friends played S.W.A.T. out in the street, and I started buying records. Not LP's , those were for the teenagers on the block. I was a 45 buying kid. My block resonated with music supplied by the first true boom boxes. <br>A.M. radio was still kind of the KING, on it;s way to being overthrown by the ever becoming stero sounds of F.M. Maybe that's just how I see it, as my dad's AMC Gremlin only had A.M. radio. Yes a Gremlin, not a Lime Green one but a Rust Brown. The old man purchased the vehicle that winter after a close call with two muggers on a Jamaica,Queens subway platform( The old man got away, he hopped over to the other side, and jumped ever so carefully over the 3rd rail) Needless to say, my family car was called the Flintstone Mobile. It was a lemon, and given the conditions of the NYC highway system in the mid 70's had zero suspension. Also, when all was said and done, no one would steal the damn thing either. <br><br>Back to the music... Someone mentioned Happy Day's and how every kid owned the record..Yes we did, and we also owned the S.W.A.T. theme by the Rhythm Heritage. We though it was the coolest song . <br>Bohemien Rhapsody...great record. It used to take me back to that time as after 76 you would hear it only now and then, till Waynes World ruined it for me ( same with Dream Weaver ) <br>Silly Love Songs. That is the record that does it for me that year ( along with "Don't go breaking my Heart") <br><br>This chart reminds me of hot nights, with the sounds of air conditioner going, music playing, Met games, little leauge, The Bi-Centennial..etc., <br>The poster above mentioned that 76 was the one. As far as my childhood goes, it was. Now the Summer of 84 was THE ONE as a teeneager. The charts were very comprable to 76. Im fact I would consider 1984 to be the last gasp of true Top 40...look it up!!! I loved the summer of 1976. I was 9 years old, I watched Happy Day's, Laverne and Shirley. Me and my friends played S.W.A.T. out in the street, and I started buying records. Not LP's , those were for the teenagers on the block. I was a 45 buying kid. My block resonated with music supplied by the first true boom boxes.
A.M. radio was still kind of the KING, on it;s way to being overthrown by the ever becoming stero sounds of F.M. Maybe that's just how I see it, as my dad's AMC Gremlin only had A.M. radio. Yes a Gremlin, not a Lime Green one but a Rust Brown. The old man purchased the vehicle that winter after a close call with two muggers on a Jamaica,Queens subway platform( The old man got away, he hopped over to the other side, and jumped ever so carefully over the 3rd rail) Needless to say, my family car was called the Flintstone Mobile. It was a lemon, and given the conditions of the NYC highway system in the mid 70's had zero suspension. Also, when all was said and done, no one would steal the damn thing either.

Back to the music… Someone mentioned Happy Day's and how every kid owned the record..Yes we did, and we also owned the S.W.A.T. theme by the Rhythm Heritage. We though it was the coolest song .
Bohemien Rhapsody…great record. It used to take me back to that time as after 76 you would hear it only now and then, till Waynes World ruined it for me ( same with Dream Weaver )
Silly Love Songs. That is the record that does it for me that year ( along with “Don't go breaking my Heart”)

This chart reminds me of hot nights, with the sounds of air conditioner going, music playing, Met games, little leauge, The Bi-Centennial..etc.,
The poster above mentioned that 76 was the one. As far as my childhood goes, it was. Now the Summer of 84 was THE ONE as a teeneager. The charts were very comprable to 76. Im fact I would consider 1984 to be the last gasp of true Top 40…look it up!!!

]]> By: Fonzie http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20948 Fonzie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:09:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20948 I loved the summer of 1976. I was 9 years old, I watched Happy Day's, Laverne and Shirley. Me and my friends played S.W.A.T. out in the street, and I started buying records. Not LP's , those were for the teenagers on the block. I was a 45 buying kid. My block resonated with music supplied by the first true boom boxes. <br>A.M. radio was still kind of the KING, on it;s way to being overthrown by the ever becoming stero sounds of F.M. Maybe that's just how I see it, as my dad's AMC Gremlin only had A.M. radio. Yes a Gremlin, not a Lime Green one but a Rust Brown. The old man purchased the vehicle that winter after a close call with two muggers on a Jamaica,Queens subway platform( The old man got away, he hopped over to the other side, and jumped ever so carefully over the 3rd rail) Needless to say, my family car was called the Flintstone Mobile. It was a lemon, and given the conditions of the NYC highway system in the mid 70's had zero suspension. Also, when all was said and done, no one would steal the damn thing either. <br><br>Back to the music... Someone mentioned Happy Day's and how every kid owned the record..Yes we did, and we also owned the S.W.A.T. theme by the Rhythm Heritage. We though it was the coolest song . <br>Bohemien Rhapsody...great record. It used to take me back to that time as after 76 you would hear it only now and then, till Waynes World ruined it for me ( same with Dream Weaver ) <br>Silly Love Songs. That is the record that does it for me that year ( along with "Don't go breaking my Heart") <br><br>This chart reminds me of hot nights, with the sounds of air conditioner going, music playing, Met games, little leauge, The Bi-Centennial..etc., <br>The poster above mentioned that 76 was the one. As far as my childhood goes, it was. Now the Summer of 84 was THE ONE as a teeneager. The charts were very comprable to 76. Im fact I would consider 1984 to be the last gasp of true Top 40...look it up!!! I loved the summer of 1976. I was 9 years old, I watched Happy Day's, Laverne and Shirley. Me and my friends played S.W.A.T. out in the street, and I started buying records. Not LP's , those were for the teenagers on the block. I was a 45 buying kid. My block resonated with music supplied by the first true boom boxes.
A.M. radio was still kind of the KING, on it;s way to being overthrown by the ever becoming stero sounds of F.M. Maybe that's just how I see it, as my dad's AMC Gremlin only had A.M. radio. Yes a Gremlin, not a Lime Green one but a Rust Brown. The old man purchased the vehicle that winter after a close call with two muggers on a Jamaica,Queens subway platform( The old man got away, he hopped over to the other side, and jumped ever so carefully over the 3rd rail) Needless to say, my family car was called the Flintstone Mobile. It was a lemon, and given the conditions of the NYC highway system in the mid 70's had zero suspension. Also, when all was said and done, no one would steal the damn thing either.

Back to the music… Someone mentioned Happy Day's and how every kid owned the record..Yes we did, and we also owned the S.W.A.T. theme by the Rhythm Heritage. We though it was the coolest song .
Bohemien Rhapsody…great record. It used to take me back to that time as after 76 you would hear it only now and then, till Waynes World ruined it for me ( same with Dream Weaver )
Silly Love Songs. That is the record that does it for me that year ( along with “Don't go breaking my Heart”)

This chart reminds me of hot nights, with the sounds of air conditioner going, music playing, Met games, little leauge, The Bi-Centennial..etc.,
The poster above mentioned that 76 was the one. As far as my childhood goes, it was. Now the Summer of 84 was THE ONE as a teeneager. The charts were very comprable to 76. Im fact I would consider 1984 to be the last gasp of true Top 40…look it up!!!

]]> By: Ray http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20947 Ray Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:32:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20947 Excellent comments on Dorothy Moore and "Misty Blue". Got lots of airplay back in the late spring/early summer of '76, wonderful torchy R&B ballad and you can really feel the emotion coming through in Moore's performance. I believe she is still recording today (mainly R&B/gospel material) and still with Malaco Records. Excellent comments on Dorothy Moore and “Misty Blue”. Got lots of airplay back in the late spring/early summer of '76, wonderful torchy R&B ballad and you can really feel the emotion coming through in Moore's performance. I believe she is still recording today (mainly R&B/gospel material) and still with Malaco Records.

]]> By: Elaine http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20930 Elaine Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:36:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20930 I want to feel "Swingtown" but I keep noticing that Molly Parker has a dumb, dazed look on her face all the time. Mouth half-open, vaguely incredulous. Just like Mary Louise Parker's face 80% of the time in "Weeds."<br><br>Both Parkers. Coincidence? Maybe it's just the Parker way? I want to feel “Swingtown” but I keep noticing that Molly Parker has a dumb, dazed look on her face all the time. Mouth half-open, vaguely incredulous. Just like Mary Louise Parker's face 80% of the time in “Weeds.”

Both Parkers. Coincidence? Maybe it's just the Parker way?

]]> By: Rob http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20946 Rob Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:28:12 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20946 Just to add something to the "More More More" story....<br><br>Len's big hit "Steal My Sunshine" was entirely built around the song's instrumental break. Just to add something to the “More More More” story….

Len's big hit “Steal My Sunshine” was entirely built around the song's instrumental break.

]]> By: Beau http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20945 Beau Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:37:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20945 The definitive take on Bohemian Rhapsody:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wM58YXp2x0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wM58YXp2x0</a> The definitive take on Bohemian Rhapsody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wM58YXp2×0

]]> By: Miss_Lisa http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20936 Miss_Lisa Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:24:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20936 I love The Last Days of Disco. And "More More More" is used so brilliantly in this scene:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQJVOkv-r4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQJVOkv-r4</a><br>Chloe Sevigny completely rules in that film--effortlessly charming.<br><br>Back in '76 we were scandalized by Andrea True's porn background, but then again, we were 12. And we tended to go along with the beat anyway, always. Also, "Get Up And Boogie" was a favorite sing-along when my son was a baby. Great bass line part that you can "bum bum bum" along to. If you know what I mean. That's right. I love The Last Days of Disco. And “More More More” is used so brilliantly in this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQJVOkv-r4
Chloe Sevigny completely rules in that film–effortlessly charming.

Back in '76 we were scandalized by Andrea True's porn background, but then again, we were 12. And we tended to go along with the beat anyway, always. Also, “Get Up And Boogie” was a favorite sing-along when my son was a baby. Great bass line part that you can “bum bum bum” along to. If you know what I mean. That's right.

]]> By: Retro_Remixes http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20944 Retro_Remixes Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:14:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20944 If there's a cure for this, I don't want it . . . I don't want it . . . If there's a cure for this, I don't want it . . . I don't want it . . .

]]> By: My hmphs http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20943 My hmphs Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:29:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20943 Hey, was that Leif Garrett at the beginning of the "Get Up and Boogie" clip? Hey, was that Leif Garrett at the beginning of the “Get Up and Boogie” clip?

]]> By: DwDunphy http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/comment-page-1/#comment-20940 DwDunphy Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:22:53 +0000 http://popdose.com/chart-attack-61276/#comment-20940 No one inferred, implied or implicated you as being a drunk. To my knowledge you were not at the Jimmy Buffett concert last night, dressed in a hula skirt and coconut bra, vomiting in the mens room.<br><br>Or were you? No one inferred, implied or implicated you as being a drunk. To my knowledge you were not at the Jimmy Buffett concert last night, dressed in a hula skirt and coconut bra, vomiting in the mens room.

Or were you?

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