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And The Stiffs Just Keep On Comin'
- Thread starter Radknowski
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But, if Star Trek (the original) had been around a little longer, it could have been worse:
Uhuru & Spock
Uhuru & Spock
George Maharis Sings & Vince Edwards Sings would fit here. Just take any track from these LPs
Obviously you're a Trekkie to find that one. On a "Search for Spock"?
Don't mind Star Trek myself - but that's another topic. Cudos to the mention of Shatner's version of "Lucy". It helped lower the bar for quality covers! (But didn't hurt his Priceline paychecks)
I'm not really a trekkie. I just stumbled across that video on YouTube. Which brings us to another "stiff":
"Stumblin' In" by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
"Stumblin' In" by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
The excitement builds as we near 500 replies. I'm sure Mike R. has something special planned for the 500th reply. I'm thinking the "winning" poster will get their choice of:
A) empty six pack of Rolling Rock
B) used paint brush or roller (winner's choice)
c) 500 shares of Citadel stock.
A) empty six pack of Rolling Rock
B) used paint brush or roller (winner's choice)
c) 500 shares of Citadel stock.
John C said:
Thanks John!
Here I am worrying about the thread exceding the Dow and now the 500th reply is in play. Hmmmmm.
I'm thinking a set of chipped Schultz & Dooley mugs; a piece of "vintage" drywall, from the Aud complete with water stains (presumably it was potable, but y'never know) and a three-pack of El Productos, well-gnawed by Uncle Oskie, any one of which is likely worth more than the 500 shares of Citadel stock.
But wait, there's more!
My contribution to this wacky thread tonight comes from Missing Persons: "Walking In L.A."
It keeps staying ahead of the curve!! Go figure
I'm liking the prize collection! Savage has been quiet of late so I'm thinking he's timing to be the 500th caller, just like the contest lines
I don't think this actor/actress/stiff/state/whatever is next, has come up :
Patrick Swayze - She's Like the Wind (questionable stiff but Whoopie says he doesn't come with an expiration date - that counts for something)
Is it ME??? Did I WIN?? (Damn. Stupid speed-dial, too quick this time.....)
I accept the nomination for morning drive. But I want The Painter for Official Sidekick as long as he promises to spread dropcloths prior to each shift. (And occasionally brings a cold 6-pack of Land Shark.)
As long as we're clanking around with the extension ladder and the straightedge and masking tape....
Let's all enjoy: BLUE COLLAR, Bachman-Turner Overweight (1400 lbs excluding amplifiers)
I accept the nomination for morning drive. But I want The Painter for Official Sidekick as long as he promises to spread dropcloths prior to each shift. (And occasionally brings a cold 6-pack of Land Shark.)
As long as we're clanking around with the extension ladder and the straightedge and masking tape....
Let's all enjoy: BLUE COLLAR, Bachman-Turner Overweight (1400 lbs excluding amplifiers)
If we're going to bring up former Guess Who members, how about Burton Cummings "stellar" solo career?
Stand Tall by Burton Cummings
Stand Tall by Burton Cummings
Just doing my part to keep this puppy moving to "500"...
Stand Tall wasn't a bad song, not quite a stiff.
But let's go to 1980 and his "Fine State of Affairs" which got plenty of airplay on CFTR and almost zero airplay in the states. Fine Stiff.
You think CanCon in the 70's, you think Burton Cummings, April Wine, Lighthouse, Gino Vanelli, Anne Murray and the Poppy Family featuring Terry Jacks (okay, I know there's more, but those came to mind right off the bat).
Stand Tall wasn't a bad song, not quite a stiff.
But let's go to 1980 and his "Fine State of Affairs" which got plenty of airplay on CFTR and almost zero airplay in the states. Fine Stiff.
You think CanCon in the 70's, you think Burton Cummings, April Wine, Lighthouse, Gino Vanelli, Anne Murray and the Poppy Family featuring Terry Jacks (okay, I know there's more, but those came to mind right off the bat).
Wow, I'm away from the BIG B-R BOARD for about a week and this thread just explodes with posts... where to begin...
Loved the USB skip. ;D
QMan: Skylark (of "Wildflower") had among its members one David Foster, who went on to co-write and/or produce many songs that were way too big to fit the category, plus any number of songs that do, including for example several attempted chart singles by Bill Champlin from his excellent (IMHO) LP "Runaway". I am way too lazy to check to see if I have already mentioned Foster's duet with Olivia Newton-John "The Best of Me" which nearly cracked the Top 40. It is also the first song that Rosemary and I danced to on our wedding day. No, no one else had heard of it either.
(Which reminds me of a story: would you immediately banish the DJ who, at a wedding I attended, was supposed to play "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters as a First Dance Song and instead spins "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship?!?)
I thought "Stumblin' In" was a big enough hit to not be a stiff by chart position, but other than an occassional spin on Fickle, it's a forgotten one here in Rochchacha.
While mentioning actors turned singers, one cannot leave out Mr. Rick Springfield.
OK, now for the original content...
I like listening to Fickle's Sunday replays of the "American Top 40" shows as well, and I happened to be in the car two Sundays ago when the song at #11 for a third straight week was played, "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" by Stevie Wonder. No, #11 isn't really a "stiff" (and that is where it peaked), but that song is quite different from much of Stevie's other material. I wonder how much that contributed to its not making the Top Ten, and getting just about zero airplay of which I'm aware now. For one thing, it sounds more like a country song-- it has a steel guitar in it! And Stevie sings at least the first half in a much lower key than usual as well, which I think would make people wonder who it was before turning the dial. Finally, might you guys who actually were on the air then have been turned off by the lack of any musical introduction on that tune? There are lots of "cold closes" out there, but not nearly as many "cold opens," if that is a term.
(Which reminds me of another story: I was Best Man at another wedding, and the First Dance Song was "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion which also has a "cold open." I introduced it that way, had the bride and groom take their positions in advance, and cued: "Mr. DJ, if you please...")
I also note that today, there are songs that get no airplay at all on the radio, but do get spins on the soundtracks that play in stores. I submit one Natalie Imbruglia, who charted worldwide with "Torn" and had a minor Top 40 dent with the follow up "Wishing I Was There" but did nothing, zippo, nada in the USA with her next two albums. Except in Wegmans, where I fairly consistently hear her song "Wrong Impression" from her second CD "White Lilies Island."
I think I am #499 in this series...
Loved the USB skip. ;D
QMan: Skylark (of "Wildflower") had among its members one David Foster, who went on to co-write and/or produce many songs that were way too big to fit the category, plus any number of songs that do, including for example several attempted chart singles by Bill Champlin from his excellent (IMHO) LP "Runaway". I am way too lazy to check to see if I have already mentioned Foster's duet with Olivia Newton-John "The Best of Me" which nearly cracked the Top 40. It is also the first song that Rosemary and I danced to on our wedding day. No, no one else had heard of it either.
(Which reminds me of a story: would you immediately banish the DJ who, at a wedding I attended, was supposed to play "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters as a First Dance Song and instead spins "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship?!?)
I thought "Stumblin' In" was a big enough hit to not be a stiff by chart position, but other than an occassional spin on Fickle, it's a forgotten one here in Rochchacha.
While mentioning actors turned singers, one cannot leave out Mr. Rick Springfield.
OK, now for the original content...
I like listening to Fickle's Sunday replays of the "American Top 40" shows as well, and I happened to be in the car two Sundays ago when the song at #11 for a third straight week was played, "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" by Stevie Wonder. No, #11 isn't really a "stiff" (and that is where it peaked), but that song is quite different from much of Stevie's other material. I wonder how much that contributed to its not making the Top Ten, and getting just about zero airplay of which I'm aware now. For one thing, it sounds more like a country song-- it has a steel guitar in it! And Stevie sings at least the first half in a much lower key than usual as well, which I think would make people wonder who it was before turning the dial. Finally, might you guys who actually were on the air then have been turned off by the lack of any musical introduction on that tune? There are lots of "cold closes" out there, but not nearly as many "cold opens," if that is a term.
(Which reminds me of another story: I was Best Man at another wedding, and the First Dance Song was "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion which also has a "cold open." I introduced it that way, had the bride and groom take their positions in advance, and cued: "Mr. DJ, if you please...")
I also note that today, there are songs that get no airplay at all on the radio, but do get spins on the soundtracks that play in stores. I submit one Natalie Imbruglia, who charted worldwide with "Torn" and had a minor Top 40 dent with the follow up "Wishing I Was There" but did nothing, zippo, nada in the USA with her next two albums. Except in Wegmans, where I fairly consistently hear her song "Wrong Impression" from her second CD "White Lilies Island."
I think I am #499 in this series...