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Great songs that were Top 40 hits that you never hear on the radio

allenv said:
Please voice your opinion
I could list a thousand but what do you think??????

Allen
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You know my theory on that, which is exactly the same as yours.
 
I'll start it...

Lovin' You...Minnie Ripperton
 
Great songs! Here's a few for ya.

(Our Love) Don't throw it all away - Andy Gibb
Desiree - Neil Diamond
Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
All Strung Out On You - John Travolta
If You SHould Sail - Nielson/Pearson
Sweet Baby - George Duke/Stanley Clarke
More Love - Kim Carnes
Answering Machine; Him - Rupert Holmes
Chloe; Nobody wins - Elton John
Arrow Through Me - Paul McCartney
Modern Girl - Sheena Easton
Rise - Herb Alpert
You Thrill Me - Exile
I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
Pac-Man Fever - Buckner and Garcia
The Hustle - Van McCoy
Every top 40 song by John Denver
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk - Dr. Hook and all the other Top 40 songs they did
All the Top 40 songs that Air Supply had

I can go on and on here..
 
I wonder if sometime soon there will ever be a radio format where the songs you
are reminicing about in addition to all those other "forgotten" favorites will come
together on one station?, It can be done!
What i would do is not repeat the same song in a 24-hour period, this would be
a radio listeners dream without any "corporate" control!
 
tothedj said:
I wonder if sometime soon there will ever be a radio format where the songs you
are reminicing about in addition to all those other "forgotten" favorites will come
together on one station?, It can be done!
What i would do is not repeat the same song in a 24-hour period, this would be
a radio listeners dream without any "corporate" control!
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Yes it sure can!! I'd call it "True Classic Top 40". Some say that it would sound like a train wreck, but it was done 30 years ago and it didn't sound like a train wreck then so why can't it be done now? They didn't have the technology back then we have now (databases of all kinds of song data at your beckon call and programs like Selector) so it would make it very easy to do now. Not to mention everything is on the computer so you wouldn't have to try and find a song in the record rack just a few keystrokes and there ya go. I miss the days when the next song was a mystery when listening to the radio. Today you can practically tell what time of day it is by what's on and that's sad :( .
 
Man on Your Mind-Little River Band
The Other Guy-Little River Band
Prisoner of your love-Player
I Believe-Chilliwak
 
Undercover Angel/Alan O'Day
Chevy Van/Sammy Johns
Afternoon Delight/Starland Vocal Band
You Light Up My Life/Debbie Boone
Party All the Time/Eddie Murphy
Bertha Butt Boogie/Jimmy Castor Bunch
Rock Me Gently/Andy Kim
On the Loose/Saga
You Don't Want Me Anymore/Steel Breeze
Sweetheart/Frankie and the Knockouts
and, dare I say....Feelings/Morris Albert
 
DP I know you read this board.There are some pretty good ideas for songs here man.I hope you had a nice vacation......

Allen
 
Double J said:
Rise - Herb Alpert
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Again, Timeless Classics. Probably Dial Global too. That's on 105.1, I believe.
Double J said:
The Hustle - Van McCoy
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Same.
Double J said:
Every top 40 song by John Denver
All the Top 40 songs that Air Supply had

I can go on and on here..
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Most of them are on these formats. Actually, I don't hear all that much Air Supply, for which I am grateful.
 
Dang Scott, I always think of "You Don't Want Me Anymore" and "Sweetheart" back to back too. ;)

I further submit a few suggestions I haven't heard with any regularity in years:
Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone): Glass Tiger
(Don't You) Forget About Me: Simple Minds
All The Things She Said: Simple Minds
Far From Over: Frank Stallone
When It's Over: Loverboy
Heat of the Moment: Asia
Don't Cry: Asia
Cry: Godley & Creme
Eyes Without A Face: Billy Idol
Blue Highway: Billy Idol
Cradle of Love: Billy Idol
Rock Me Tonite: Billy Squier
Magic: Olivia Newton-John
Twist of Fate: Olivia Newton-John
Xanadu: Olivia Newton-John
Baby Jane: Rod Stewart
After The Fall: Journey
Send Her My Love: Journey
Don't Talk to Strangers: Rick Springfield
Breakin' Us In Two: Joe Jackson
That Was Yesterday: Foreigner
Say You Will: Foreigner
Ebony Eyes: Bob Welch
More Love: Kim Carnes
Lotta Love: Nicolette Larson
Miracles: Jefferson Starship
Hearts: Marty Balin
What Can I Say?: Boz Scaggs
Say Say Say: Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
Fool (If You Think It's Over): Chris Rea
So Into You: Atlanta Rhythm Section
I'm Not In Love: 10cc
Moonlight Feels Right: Starbuck
Whatcha Gonna Do: Pablo Cruise
Fortress Around Your Heart: Sting
Break My Stride: Matthew Wilder
Somebody's Watching Me: Rockwell
Fire Woman: The Cult
Head To Toe: Lisa Lisa with Cult Jam
Real Love: Doobie Brothers
Your Love: The Outfield
Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy: Sammy Hagar
I Can't Drive 55: Sammy Hagar
Forever Man: Eric Clapton
Smoking Gun: Robert Cray
Look of Love: ABC
Eye of the Tiger: Survivor
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do): Hall & Oates
Did It In A Minute: Hall & Oates
Method of Modern Love: Hall & Oates
Kiss on My List: Hall & Oates
Kyrie: Mister Mister
Is It Love: Mister Mister
Heartlight (Theme From ET): Neil Diamond
Heartlight: Kenny Loggins
Trouble: Lindsey Buckingham
(I Go) Insane: Lindsey Buckingham
Big Love: Fleetwood Mac
Save A Prayer: Duran Duran
A View To A Kill: Duran Duran
Right on Track: Breakfast Club
Devil Inside: INXS
Mystify: INXS
Shattered Dreams: Johnny Hates Jazz
Short People: Randy Newman
Blue Jean: David Bowie
China Girl: David Bowie
Party All The Time: Eddie Murphy
When We Kiss: Bardeux
Gold: Spandau Ballet
Lonely Boy: Andrew Gold
Gold: John Stewart
Elvira: Oak Ridge Boys
Oxo: Whirly Girl
Let My Love Open The Door: Pete Townshend
Gemini Dream: Moody Blues
Yesterday's Songs: Neil Diamond
Lucky: Greg Kihn Band
Breakup Song: Greg Kihn Band
Come Back and Stay: Paul Young
Just Another Day: Jon Secada
Loverboy: Billy Ocean
Is This Love: Whitesnake
Axel F: Harold Faltermeyer
Miami Vice Theme: Jan Hammer
Smuggler's Blues: Glenn Frey
The One Who Loves You: Glenn Frey
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It: Stevie Wonder
Girls: Dwight Twilley
Salt In My Tears: Martin Briley
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You): A Flock of Seagulls
Cover Me: Bruce Springsteen
In A Big Country: Big Country
Quarterflash: Harden My Heart
King of Pain: The Police
Synchronicity II: The Police
Murder by Numbers: The Police
On A Carousel: Glass Moon
A Girl Like You: Smithereens
A Girl Like You: Edwyn Collins
Girlfriend: Pebbles
 
miracles-stacy lattisaw
cool love-pablo cruise
Atlanta Lady-Marty Balin
One Man Woman/One Woman Man-Paul Anka/Odia Coates
Savannah Nights-Tom Johnston
Another Park,Another Sunday-Doobies
 
And still more great songs...

An American Dream/The Dirt Band
Make A Little Magic/The Dirt Band
Hot Rod Hearts/Robbie Dupree
Shakedown Cruise/Jay Ferguson
They Don't Know/Tracey Ullman
Pilot Of The Airwaves/Charlie Dore
Good Timin'/Beach Boys
The Beach Boys Medley/Beach Boys
Stars On 45/Stars on 45
Hold On/Ian Gomm
Shake It/Ian Matthews
Wandering Where The Lions Are/Bruce Cockburn
Believe it or Not/Joey Scarbury
Seven Year Ache/Roseanne Cash
Video Killed the radio Star/Buggles
Voices/Cheap Trick
Do Right/Paul Davis
All the Top 40 songs Meco had
Touch Me When We're Dancing/Carpenters
and dare I say it.. all 25 Top 40 songs Barry Manilow had.

And so many more.....
 
Damn Double J you is so smart!!! You ought to be a music director for a radio station. Do you know any stations that could use your musical genius?????

Allen
 
I'm not sure which is more disturbing, the songs you guys are digging up, or the fact that I have many of them in my collection.
 
allenv said:
Damn Double J you is so smart!!! You ought to be a music director for a radio station. Do you know any stations that could use your musical genius?????

Allen
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Yes, I ought to be a music director at a station somewhere. I'd love that challenge. I could think of a few - like one - the one I'm working at now.
 
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