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Date Posted: 11:59:23 04/25/02 Thu
Author: Aaron McCracken
Subject: Re: 1981 2nd hour lead off songs
In reply to: Dave 's message, "1981 2nd hour lead off songs" on 10:04:10 04/25/02 Thu

>Aaron had asked about the shows in 1981 and whether
>the songs leading off the second hour would meet
>Premier Radio's critiria for uptempo numbers. Here's
>what I know:
>Several 1981 shows will not be aired because they are
>either specials or guest hosts. They are 1/3/81(maybe
>aired as the Top 50 of 1980), 1/17/81(guest),
>5/2/81(guest), 7/4/81(Beatle's special),
>7/11/81(guest), 9/12/81(guest), 11/21/81(guest), and
>12/26/81(songs #100-50 of 1981).
>1981 has been featured 4 times on Flashback: 1/10/81(I
>did not hear this broadcast; I have no idea what lead
>off the show), 3/21/81(#31 "Being With You" by Smokey
>Robinson lead off Flashback), 9/26/81(#31 "Trying To
>Live My Life Without You" by Bob Seger and the Silver
>Bullet Band led it off), 12/19/81(#31 "Start Me Up" by
>the Rolling Stones led it off.
>I have a number of 1981 shows: 1/31/81(#32 "Hello
>Again" by Niel Diamond leads off the second hour.
>Obviously, not a candidate for uptempo), 4/4/81(#30
>"Treat Me Right" by Pat Benatar leads off the second
>hour and has been passed by for the second time),
>4/11/81(#30 "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang leads
>off the second hour and has now been passed on twice
>as well), 5/16/81(#30 "Find Your Way Back" by the
>Jefferson Starship leads off the second hour and
>qualifies as uptempo as well), 5/23/81(#30 "AI No
>Corrida" by Quincy Jones leads off the second hour.
>Not a classic, but certainly not a boring ballad),
>10/3/81(#32 "Theme from The Greastest American Hero"
>by Joey Scarbury leads off the second hour. If that's
>not uptempo enough for you consider the songs that
>immediately follow it: "Jessie's Girl", "Say Goodbye
>To Hollywood", and "She's A Bad Mama Jama"),
>10/10/81(#31 "In Your Letter" by REO Speedwagon leads
>off the second hour). It seems to me all but one of
>these shows is a suitable candidate for a Flashback
>feature.
>Furthermore, as for the rest of the shows from 1981, I
>haven't heard them for years so I can't tell what
>leads off the second hour on those, but scanning the
>Billboard charts for that year, I find the following
>at chart positions #30-32 at various other weeks: "The
>Best of Times", "Hungry Heart", "Rapture", "Ah!
>Leah!", "Don't Stand So Close To Me", "Games People
>Play", "Take It On The Run", "I Missed Again", "Don't
>Stop The Music", "This Little Girl", "You Better You
>Bet", "Winning", "Kiss On My List", "In The Air
>Tonight", "Urgent", "Who's Crying Now", "Fire And
>Ice", "The Voice", "Physical", "Double Dutch Bus",
>"Sausalito Summernight", "Stop Draggin' My Heart
>Around", among others. Undoubtedly, some of those
>songs did indeed lead off the second hours to some of
>those shows.
>If anyone has any info they'd like to add, please feel
>free.

Thanks for the info, Dave!! :-)

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Re: 1981 2nd hour lead off songs -- Aaron McCracken, 12:00:31 04/25/02 Thu