Hits That Never Get Played on Radio Any More

[John C]

Not sure how high this charted but "I am the morning DJ at WOLD D D D D..."

Charting doesn't matter here on "Hits That Never Get Played on Radio Any More"

But dang....the list is growing for one hell of a lunar category!!

Charting doesn't matter? How do we know if it's a hit or a stiff? Perhaps we need "Stiffs That Never Get Played on Radio Any More"? I'm just kidding and I thought Chas' explanation of "charting" was excellent. As for this list, how about Elton John's "The Bitch Is Back"? Or is that another thread mentioned at some point, "not politically correct songs that don't get played any more"? Happy 4th to everyone!

 

[heydaybegone]

Abba's "Waterloo". Followed by The Raiders' "Indian Reservation".

Chas108...I'm raining on the parade again (geeze, get this HDBG outta here-LOL)...but heard both within the last 2 weeks or so at the local classic hits outlet WHTT. Maybe entries in their Top 200 countdown that are one-timers? I can be corrected if I wrong (by any poster that can verify if these are on their list or not--and therefore I was only imagining things). But either way...it was a WOW factor.

HDBG

 

[chas108]

Abba's "Waterloo". Followed by The Raiders' "Indian Reservation".

Chas108...I'm raining on the parade again (geeze, get this HDBG outta here-LOL)...but heard both within the last 2 weeks or so at the local classic hits outlet WHTT. Maybe entries in their Top 200 countdown that are one-timers? I can be corrected if I wrong (by any poster that can verify if these are on their list or not--and therefore I was only imagining things). But either way...it was a WOW factor.

HDBG

Our heritage classic hits station in Pittsburgh seems to have about a 400-song list of all the usual 60s-70s-80s suspects. (At one time it was just over 300 so they've broadened their horizons. ) Anyway there's a lot of stuff I just don't hear down here anymore.

How 'bout "Alive & Kicking" by Simple Minds?

 

[yugoidar]

And that reminds me of "Tighter & Tighter"by Alive and Kicking

 

[heydaybegone]

for getting me out of that hellhole

Surely Debaser...you are giving this place too much credit!!!

 

[Debaser]

Tommy James and The Shondels-Say I Am, Mirage, Getting Together
Tommy James-Dragging The Line

 

[chas108]

Lindisfarne - "Run For Home"

 

[Debaser]

Sailcat-Motorcycle Mama

 

[chas108]

Sailcat-Motorcycle Mama

Quickest way to drive two young adult musician sons nuts: Pull that one out and play loud while wife and I sing along.

And did I post Jefferson - "Baby Take Me In Your Arms"?

 

[scottcleveland]

Nick Gilder "Hot Child in the City"
Leo Sayer "Long Tall Glasses (I can't Dance)"
Donna Summer "Love to Love you Baby", "I Feel Love", even "Bad Girls"
Steely Dan "My Old School"
Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman "Stumblin' In"
Cherry Poppin Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot"
Del Amitri "Roll With me" (although I did hear it Thursday at Fuddrucker's)
Even Jennifer Lopez" "Jenny from the Block" has evaporated into thin air, along with the Spice Girls, Fastball, Everclear, and (God help my for dredging up this group)...Hanson! (hey..."Mmm Bop was a monster hit!)

 

[chas108]

Even Jennifer Lopez" "Jenny from the Block" has evaporated into thin air, along with the Spice Girls, Fastball, Everclear, and (God help my for dredging up this group)...Hanson! (hey..."Mmm Bop was a monster hit!)

I think the Spice Girls became the butt of the joke after about six months...

Hanson's "MMMBop", on the other hand, won a Rolling Stone critics' award as best pop single of 1997...plus three Grammy nominations. Easily the heir apparent to the Archies' "Sugar Sugar" for being The Bubblegum Song No One Could Resist. Sadly, the modern AC's that sprung up that same year positioned themselves against CHR's as not playing that stuff and any legs they might have had were quickly cut off. Also by then, the 'tweens were moving on to N'Sync and Backstreet Boys. At least Hanson, like Debbie Gibson a decade before, could actually play their instruments and could compose and arrange their music.

In 2000, the album "This Time Around" was released, the title track made for a jaw-dropping lead single. But as we all know, when word gets around that the label (Mercury/IDJ) isn't going to support it, radio can find five other hits to fill that slot and within weeks it was over.

Fastball and Everclear were awesome late 90's bands...and let's not forget one-hit wonders Semisonic. "Closing Time" and "The Way" made for a great summer of '98.

J-Lo...anyone hear "Jenny From The Block's follow-up "All I Have" lately? Another A+ example of the mainstreaming of hip-hop.

 

[qman]

Him by Rupert Holmes, Sweetheart by Frankie & The Knocknuts, When The Heart Rules The Mind by GTR, That Was Then by The Monkees, Soldier of Love by Donny Osmond, The Rain by Oren Juice Jones, When The Children Cry by White Lion.

 

[SirRoxalot]

Him by Rupert Holmes, Sweetheart by Frankie & The Knocknuts, When The Heart Rules The Mind by GTR, That Was Then by The Monkees, Soldier of Love by Donny Osmond, The Rain by Oren Juice Jones, When The Children Cry by White Lion.

Franke & the Knockouts - in case you've missed your "cheese" quota for the day. Or missed "Jersey Shore"...

 

[chas108]

Him by Rupert Holmes, Sweetheart by Frankie & The Knocknuts, When The Heart Rules The Mind by GTR, That Was Then by The Monkees, Soldier of Love by Donny Osmond, The Rain by Oren Juice Jones, When The Children Cry by White Lion.

Franke & the Knockouts - in case you've missed your "cheese" quota for the day. Or missed "Jersey Shore"...

To miss "Jersey Shore" means you actually have to have watched it sometime or another.

Sorry I couldn't help myself...

And when you're talking cheese..they don't get cheesier than Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind" or "Sailing".

 

[John C]

Three from the "USA for Africa" album: 1) We Are The World. (I know it was WAY overplayed back when it was released) 2) Trapped- Bruce Springsteen 3) Trouble in Paradise- Huey Lewis & the News

 

[JimMcGrath]

My two cents:
Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water"
Joe Cocker "When The Night Comes"

Both may be disqualified for reasons unknown to me like sales, chart position, etc. but I certainly could listen to these a lot more.

 

[SirRoxalot]

Gee, Jim, I don't recall hearing much Joe Cocker period. I could stand a pretty good dose of cuts from "Mad Dogs & Englishmen". And while we're there, how about "Only You Know and I Know" from Delaney, Bonnie, and Friends.

 

[JimMcGrath]

According to the Whitburn book I have Joe hit the charts with "Delta Lady" & "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" early on and in 1990 with "When The Night Comes". "When ..." didn't stay long on the charts but it's a great song. Maybe I should have put in the "Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda" thread.

 

[chas108]

My two cents:
Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water"
Joe Cocker "When The Night Comes"

Both may be disqualified for reasons unknown to me like sales, chart position, etc. but I certainly could listen to these a lot more.

What I miss today about "Smoke On The Water" is that on the original "Made In Japan" live cut...and 45 edit...was a flub when the guitarist plays thru the chord progression the second time. The guitar trails off, you hear the audience clapping in rhythm, and then he takes off again. That was edited out of their greatest hits...and the studio version sounds safe and sterile by comparison.

Cocker's "When..." is a forgotten treasure as far as I'm concerned. Most of us remember the Woodstock-era stuff of course...and while you bring up Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, how 'bout "Never Ending Song Of Love".

 

[atombaum]

Right On The Tip Of My Tongue - Brenda & The Tabulations
Want Ads - Honey Cone
Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
Its Getting Better - Mama Cass Elliot

Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K37BhzM0I8I