_______ Still Sounds Good On The Radio

[chas108]

"Heard on WCMF at about 5:30 PM yesterday: "Ah! Leah!" by Donnie Iris.  That song barely cracked the Top 30 (#29 in 1981) but still rocks for me.  I was quite surprised that it's in their playlist."

Not surprising to hear it in Rochester, or for that matter in Buffalo; it was a lot bigger regional hit throughout the Great Lakes region back in the early 80s, top 10 in cities like Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburgh (Iris' home base), Cleveland, etc.  The song still holds up well today, gets a lot of hits on YouTube... 

"Ah! Leah!" is still a staple here in Pittsburgh. Even the Hot AC was playing it for many years.
Also, "Love Is Like A Rock" pops up every now and again.

However there were many Donnie Iris titles I played at OK100/Cortland-Ithaca (whose list was cloned off of sister K104/Erie) that I never heard again after moving home to Pittsburgh...

"Sweet Merilee" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjey52dhi1s The follow-up to "Ah! Leah!"
"Tough World"
"This Time It Must Be Love"

And my favorite...recorded for some obscure CBS Associated imprint I'd not seen before or since:
"Injured In The Game Of Love" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htqNLrQqxLE

And yes...these all qualify for the "Stiffs" thread too...especially that last one!

[John C]

I had to dig for this topic since I heard a song on 97 Rock this pm that I loved back in the day but rarely hear on the air anymore.  Chas, I guessing you remember Dio's "Rainbow In The Dark".   

[chas108]

I had to dig for this topic since I heard a song on 97 Rock this pm that I loved back in the day but rarely hear on the air anymore.  Chas, I guessing you remember Dio's "Rainbow In The Dark".   

Quite well John...as Ronnie James Dio hailed from Cortland!

[JustPastBuffalo]

Imported from Canada yesterday, IIRC on Giant-FM, "On The Loose" by Saga. More than thirty years have passed since this song was everywhere on Buffalo FM Rock and CHR stations, but it sounded great. Always liked the break in the bridge. 

[chas108]

Imported from Canada yesterday, IIRC on Giant-FM, "On The Loose" by Saga. More than thirty years have passed since this song was everywhere on Buffalo FM Rock and CHR stations, but it sounded great. Always liked the break in the bridge. 

JPB, more memories of the old WKFM-FM/Fulton (now WBBS) and WOKW-FM/Cortland-Ithaca. I liked the follow-up even better...wonder if Giant-FM ever plays "Wind Him Up"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVXw6x2JLgc

CBS Records sure had it goin' on 30 years ago, didn't they?

[umtrr-author]

+1 on "On The Loose."  The 45 is around here somewhere.

One of the nice things about Sirius/XM (yeah, I know...) is their Sunday replay of an American Top 40 from the 1970s.  There is occassionally one of those "still sounds good" songs, although it's more "I don't even remember this" songs... e.g. "Junk Food Junkie".  I can't say it "still sounds good" since I don't recall ever hearing it in the first place!
 

[John C]

Imported from Canada yesterday, IIRC on Giant-FM, "On The Loose" by Saga. More than thirty years have passed since this song was everywhere on Buffalo FM Rock and CHR stations, but it sounded great. Always liked the break in the bridge. 

JPB, more memories of the old WKFM-FM/Fulton (now WBBS) and WOKW-FM/Cortland-Ithaca. I liked the follow-up even better...wonder if Giant-FM ever plays "Wind Him Up"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVXw6x2JLgc

CBS Records sure had it goin' on 30 years ago, didn't they?

I think I've heard "Wind Him Up" on 107.9, the Breeze, blowing south from Canada.    I too preferred that song to "On The Loose" but it received nowhere near the airplay.  I do actually have the LP somewhere in my basement.

[Debaser]

Here's one for ya-Does anyone still play Polk Salad Annie? Or Avenging Annie for that matter. Both of these stellar tracks still sound great...on my iPod.

[justmebuk]

Just heard Polk Salad Annie like Friday on 1230 The Breeze....{Never know what's next!}

[chas108]

"Avenging Annie" was one of the first 45's I bought...and "Polk Salad Annie" is on my KB Klassics Volume II album. Haven't heard either on radio in...well...um, er...

I'm knee-deep in producing a reimage of one for the new Supersoft A/C's out west. 95% of these tunes once sounded great as part of a Top 40 playlist...but put 'em all together in one format...

Yawn, I'm getting sleepy...