The World Series Of Pop Music 2021

Wise Chat

Brock

Thank you folks. I appreciate it.

Jeff

Happy birthday Brock.

Laura

Happy Birthday Brock!

Cjrmack

Happy Birthday Brock and thanks for playing this Bobby Womack tune. One of my all-time favorites!

Troy in CA

Brock, I see from the chat that it's your birthday....Have a Good One! I'm guessing 61 and born in 61?

Troy in CA

When a decision about money is involved with an integrity decision, many will be willing to compromise integrity.

Charliebob65

How are you and your spouse doing Troy? Feeling any better?

Troy in CA

Not really any better but no worse either.

Slammin Sam

Sorry Troy. Hope it ends soon!

Charliebob65

Prayers for a full recovery soon!y

Troy in CA

Thanks...as long as we don't get worse we can tolerate the state we are in for awhile.

humphreycpa

Hang in there Troy!

Psycho Dave

Happy Birthday, Brock!

Psycho Dave

Great Job, Alex!! Enjoying listening to you

chopper

The Blues/Simon & Newman - I remember trying to record that song off the radio and never was able to catch at the beginning.

chopper

Lots of memories of the 82-91 countdown but I will say that some are new to me even thou I made my own Top 80 weekly chart back in the day - what a treat hearing these songs.

Charliebob65

Good Saturday morning TFO... bye

Slammin Sam

Morning Cuz

Charliebob65

Mornin' Sammy!

Psycho Dave

Good Afternoon

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, 147200, and the rest of the TFO'ers out there! Now let's groove to '77 this Monday morning.

Jeff

Good day TFO! A good day to listen to 1977. Doobie Brothers and Smokie to possibly debut today?

Slammin Sam

Morning John

humphreycpa

Good morning John, Jeff and Sam. I hope everyone is doing well this morning

Anonymous147089

Good morning everyone

Roberto Rubio

That was me, Anon 147089

jcoxscouter

Good morning Jeff, Rod, and Anon 147089...I mean Roberto!

Roberto Rubio

I never heard Stand By Me by John Lennon, I didn't know about that remake.

Slammin Sam

Morning Rod

Slammin Sam

Morning Roberto and Jeff

humphreycpa

Brock

Good morning everyone from Wayne County International Airport in Detroit!

jcoxscouter

Brock...My condolences for being there at that airport....

Jeff

I saw that James Mtume of "Juicy Fruit" fame passed away yesterday.

Jeff

Brock maybe during your shift you could play a tribute of a song he wrote: Flack/Hathaway's "The Closer I Get To You"?

Brock

John, so far so good

Brock

I'll see what I can do Jeff.

Charliebob65

Morning Sammy, John , Roberto, Rod Brock, Jeff and all TFO... Happy Monday!

Brock

Good morning Bobby

Slammin Sam

Morning Cuz!

jcoxscouter

Mornin' Bro!

Slammin Sam

One of the things that many won't catch on to. It by doing 1977 and 1978 you will hear the beginning and end of Rumours chart songs all in the month of January.

humphreycpa

I had to think for a minute during the 1978 countdown when you gave the top albums and Rumours was number 1. With SNF and Grease dominating the album chart most of the year, Rumours tends to get forgotten as still at the top of the charts.

Charliebob65

Love Boston!

Slammin Sam

Both those soundtracks come in right as Rumours is spending about a year on the chart.

Michael A

Surprising that 'Blinded' is already so high, as it's only at #19 on BB. Assume R&R has it up high already.

Michael1973

I like the longer version of Blinded By The Light. even though I grew up hearing the radio edit. That's fairly rare, as usually I prefer whatever version I heard first.

jackie BHS 81 LOL

hey!!

jackie BHS 81 LOL

sam

Slammin Sam

Yes

Slammin Sam

I really don't know what it is about I Can See Clearly Now that gets me so emotional. I have always liked that song but in the last 5 years or so. I cry like a baby every time I hear it.

Fried Socks

My favorite Supertramp song.

Jeff

Great song "The Closer I Get To You". Has to be in my top 5 of 1978. Thanks Brock.

Michael1973

I really like this Randy Meisner song. It's one I never even heard until the classic AT40 shows came along

Brock

Socks, Jeff & Michael, glad I hit on some for you. Appreciate you staying tuned in!

Brock

Sam, that song must spark some memory

Slammin Sam

No not really a memory thing. I just can relate to it

Slammin Sam

Or at least something I would like to feel again.

Slammin Sam

Always liked the song, But it grabs me now more than any song for whatever reason. The thought or seeing clearly and all the clouds disappearing is something I would love to experience. Living in this world of covid probably has a lot to do with it. I'm constatly surrounded by it.

Brock

I get it.

Slammin Sam

Not even sure if that is it. To be honest. I know it is one of those songs that I use to have when I was very young and always liked it. Maybe a combination of both is the issue.

Slammin Sam

Don't forget tonight's featured album. It's a great one. Electric Light Orchestra A New World Record. If you are a fan of their hits and have never heard any of their album cuts. You need to listen tonight.

Bill B

Sam - I'm really enjoying the new additions to the station. I used to move to iheart or Amazon music in the afternoons but Brock and Alex have made me an all day listener. Thanks guys!

Slammin Sam

That's Awesome Bill. The music listhas not changed, Just added some personality and voices into it. Which does make a huge difference. I could not be happier to have them both. Obviously it is making a difference.

Slammin Sam

Looking to add a voice to the 4pm to 7pm time slot so the entire day will be covered. We will see.

Laura

I would love to. If I could, that is.

Slammin Sam

You ever worked in radio before?

Laura

Not really. The closest I got to it was this broadcasting class I took in college. I also interned at a radio station as a part of that class but I didn't get to do much.

Laura

I've always wanted to though.

Michael1973

This is a different version of Foolish Games than I'm used to

Slammin Sam

Thats the CD single

humphreycpa

The radio version is on the Batman and Robin soundtrack.

Slammin Sam

I looked and the CD version said it is the album version. That's the only one I ever heard. Have to check the other one out. I guess it is a remixed version from the album.

Michael1973

Humphrey is correct. According to Wikipedia, she rerecorded the song to be more "radio friendly" and that version ended up on the soundtrack. Apparently the album version has one extra verse.

Brock

Bill B, thanks for the kind words. We grew up with the music but also the people playing it and I like hearing Sam, Dave, Scott & Alex as much as the music, because that's the way it was delivered.

Brock

Sam could I do traffic if the 4-7 slot gets filled?

Slammin Sam

One Hit Wonder R. Dean Taylor who had the hit with Indiana Wants Me passed away on January 7th.

Michael A

Funny, I had just looked up Mr. Taylor within the las week. He was living in toronto and was still musically active very recently. RIP...

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, and all the TFO'ers out there. Now let's get ready for 1980.

Jeff

Good day Brock. And I'm sure it will be even better if your favorite Rupert song debuts today. smile

Charliebob65

Good morning cuz, bro, Jeff and all TFO crew... Ready to get lost in 1980...

Slammin Sam

Morning Cuz times two!

humphreycpa

Good morning John, Jeff and Bobby.

Slammin Sam

Morning Jeff

Slammin Sam

Morning Rod

humphreycpa

Good morning Sam smile

Charliebob65

Morning Rod..

Brock

Good morning Sam, John, Jeff, Bobby, Rod and the rest of the gang. Jeff, any day that Him is played is a good day.

This is the second time that a cover of this Shangri-Las song made the Hot 100 within a year. Carole King's daughter Louise Goffin also made the charts with Remember.

Michael1973

My mother was a huge Dan Fogelberg fan when I was growing up

Dan is the Man! Perhaps we will get a chance to hear Phoenix in the coming weeks. The album starts off with a jam!

Brock

I'm with your Mom Michael., huge fan.

Charliebob65

Cool Change, my favorite LRB song...

Brock

Growing on me Bobby, I'm in the opposite direction, up tempo Night Owls for me.

jackie BHS 81 LOL

hi sam

I prefer Night Owls as well.

Slammin Sam

Morning Jackie

Brock

Bobby did you hear me honk when we flew over yesterday???

Brock

Piano intro into Jane is awesome

Michael A

Sara still ranks in my top 10 of all time.

Charliebob65

That was you Brock?

Nice to hear this new song from Elton with Dua Lipa.

Brock

That was me Bobby. Tried to open the plane window to throw something but they wouldn't let me.

Charliebob65

GT in Iowa

Make Believe, such a good tune, love me all things TOTO!

Toto is greatness, especially their song Make Believe!

humphreycpa

So many good songs on Toto IV

Laura

Nice to hear late 90s Madonna as opposed to her overplayed '80s fare.

Brock

Frozen is just s a jazzed up version of Secret.

Brock

But I liked Secret so take it from there

Brock

I agree with the consensus. Toto is a great act. Just Rosanna nd Africa have a special place in the early 80's

GT in Iowa

Good show, Brock

Brock

GT thanks for listening!

Charliebob65

Great show Brock... Really enjoying the shows by you and Alex... Nice to hear different personalities on air... Thanks guys!!

Brock

Bobby, thank you for hanging out! Go Bills...whoops I mean.......

Charliebob65

Jeff

Good day TFO. Let's take a listen to the Spring of '76 shall we?

Jeff

I was all of half a year old.

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, Jeff, and the rest of the TFO'ers out there! Now let's hear some more great music from '76. And you youngster Jeff. I was all of 6 in the Spring of '76,

Charliebob65

Good morning Jeff, Sammy and TFO cerw .. Let's see what the USA's bicentennial year has to offer music wise.... cafe

Charliebob65

Morning bro...

humphreycpa

Good morning Jeff, Bobby, John and Sam. A little 1976 shall we?

Brock

Good morning Sam, Rod, Bobby, John and Jeff. Let's have a great day here on the Fox!

Charliebob65

Hey Rod and Brock... Good morning..

Slammin Sam

Morning everyone

Bill B

LOL, that clip of Casey from AT40 is hilarious.

Michael1973

Of all the times for me to walk out of the room. I'll have to catch it tonight

Anonymous147585

"Union Man" is greatness

Brock

Union Man is just that.

Brock

I'm offended

Michael1973

I don't think I ever heard this Billy Ocean song until the 1973-82 countdown. It's very different from anything else he did.

Billy Ocean's early music is great! It's too bad he only had one major pop hit in the States during this time. Even by 1978 in England though, the hits stopped coming until the 80s.

Brock

I like it the best of any.

humphreycpa

I'm thankful that Sam has this Billy Ocean song in regular rotation,

Michael A

We're just about to go into the summer o accurately re-created in "Dazed and Confused". And my HS graduation year.

Michael A

'so', not 'o'.

Nice way to start off the show Brock, with a cruise out to Thunder Island!

Brock

It went from 6 to 32 here AC, big win in the temperature department today!

Charliebob65

Same here Brock... High of 6 to 36 todayhere yesterday of

Charliebob65

High of 6 yesterday to high of 36 today... there, that makes more sense

Brock

Gotcha Bobby. 78 on Thunder Island!

Brock

Just ran to Subway between sets. Sorry if my mouth sounda full. Will be to your benefit.

Michael1973

I used to work at Subway's corporate headquarters. I was one of 450 or so people let go in 2020.

GT in Iowa

Jeffrey Osborne doesn't get the appreciation he deserves, IMO. He had some good tunes back in the 80's/90's and this one, The Borderlines, gets forgotten, rarely heard.

Slammin Sam

Everybody stick around after Brock's show is done. I am filling in for Alex today.

humphreycpa

Agreed GT. He just couldn't crack the top 10, could he?

Brock

Michael don't hold it against me. It's next door!

Jeff

Humphrey, he did with LTD.

humphreycpa

Thanks for that info Jeff. I had forgotten about Back In Love Again going top 10.

Michael1973

No worries, Brock

Brock

Alex, get your car better!. Sam says you're okay so I'll trust him on that

humphreycpa

Dang Alex-I'm glad you are okay!

Brock

Congrats Sam/Grandpa!

Slammin Sam

Thank You Brock

Anonymous147113

This is a great new song from TFF

Brock

Thanks for the opportunity Sam. Great to be part of a super team. And we have the most passionate listeners. I love it.

humphreycpa

Congrats Sam on the new addition to the Slammin' Sam family!

Slammin Sam

Thanks Rod

Laura

Ronnie Spector of the Ronnettes passed away at the age of 78.

Slammin Sam

That stinks

Laura

I just realized I added an extra "n" to Ronettes.

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, and the rest of the TFO'ers out there! Now let's hear what this stop along the 1978 stretch of memory lane holds.

Charliebob65

Good morning bro, cuz, and all TFO Lets see what the year that gave us Grease, Animal House and Christopher Reeve as Superman has to offer

Jeff

Good day TFO. 1978 it is. Abba may debut today.

humphreycpa

Good morning John, Bobby and Jeff. Welcome to the Robert Stigwood Follies, the prequel. smile

jcoxscouter

Good morning Bro, Jeff, and Rod

Brock

Good morning Grandpa, John, Bobby, Jeff, Rod. and the rest of the gang. 78 records it is!. Well actually 45's not 78's

Slammin Sam

Morning everyone

Good morning everybody. Great extra from Dave Mason, should have made the Top 40!

Jeff

Sam I was wondering, did Boz Scaggs's original recording of "We're All Alone" chart anywhere?

Slammin Sam

Jeff

That's a shame.

Michael A

Whew! My feet are tired! smile

Michael1973

I'm just now realizing Linda Ronstadt has two songs that debuted three weeks apart, both dropping

humphreycpa

They were next to each other in late 1977 inside the top 5, I think.

Michael1973

That's interesting. I'm nowhere near as familiar with 1970s charts as I am with 80s so I never realized the two songs charts so close together.

Laura

27 notches? Dang.

humphreycpa

I have a feeling the next Bee Gees song might have something to say about that move.

Jeff

27 has to be the biggest mover since the start of the Flashback countdowns. Is It?

Jeff

This August I'd be interested to see if "Upside Down" has a similar or greater move.

humphreycpa

The same might be said about Le Freak, Jeff

Brock

humphreycpa

Brock

Cjrmack

Jeff I think that may be right. I will need to check the archives see if I can find a bigger mover but that is huge.

Cjrmack

The blog is updated!

Brock

@Carl

Brock

73 degrees in Dalls at 3pm central??? @Sam--- devil

Brock

Alex, hope things are better in your life today!

Slammin Sam

One of my absolute favorite albums of all time. If I had to pick a few albums that I could only listen to the rest of my life. This would be one of them for sure!

Brock

It'sa good one for sure

Laura

Where did So Long peak on each chart?

Cjrmack

Let me look it up Laura. Stand By

Cjrmack

48 BB 67 CB 87 RW

Cjrmack

I need to update the positions on blog will do that shortly

Laura

Ok thanks

Justice

Hmmmm

jcoxscouter

Yep, Justice, I was thinking the same thing. Cuz, something has gone haywire. Bot the song title and artist are showing as "undefined" with no audio. But the timer is still going...

Charliebob65

Morning Justice and John.. Same here .. No audio and undefined...

Charliebob65

Must be exclusive to TFO .. The Zew and Classic country are working OK

jcoxscouter

Morning, Bro and Justice, formally!

Justice

Good Morning, ok thought it might just be on my end.

Brock

Hang on guys, thank you

Michael1973

Nothing for me either

Brock

Yep working on it please stand by!

BenP

Good morning! Gen X ready for some great tunes today!

Fried Socks

Fox Oldies is now streaming on my internet radio with the Pointer Sisters

BenP

Same here. Tune In is working great.

Charliebob65

Working here too on TFO website.

jcoxscouter

Yepper! Up and running. Just in time as well for the Friday show!

jcoxscouter

Good morning Brock, BenP, and Fried!

Charliebob65

Mrning everybody!!

Jeff

We seem to have skipped a bunch of songs. We're at #44 songs and we left off at 49 (I think).

Fried Socks

Wait a minute...I thought we started at #2,450 today...

BenP

Did we just jump 200 songs ahead?

Brock

Hang tight guys

Slammin Sam

When this program decides to crap on me. It always happens when I'm asleep and it goes completely nuts when it does it. Should be fixed

Justice

Oh ok, I wondered if this started back in 2021.

BenP

Loving the commercial free music this morning!

Michael1973

I'm having a hard time imagining Bill Medley singing this

humphreycpa

Good morning everyone. I hope it's going well for everybody. Including the software, now that Sam gave it a little nudge. smile

humphreycpa

Talk To Myself sounds a lot like My Pregoative!

BenP

Always great to hear Part of Me, Part of You on the airwaves.

Michael A

Agree with humphrey. A Bobby Brown soundalike.

Michael1973

Oh Yeah -- reallly annoying

Troy in CA

Update on COVID: I am about 80% recovered but still weak with lingering symptoms. It was definitely unlike any cold or Flu I have ever had. Makes sense though since it is an artificially manufactured virus.

chopper

Any station that plays Guy in 2022 is truly amazing smile

Brock

Good to hear Troy. Conquor the remaining 20%

chopper

The Fox Oldies playing songs that you thought that you would never hear again!

Troy in CA

Yes hopefully...I have a colleague that got it back in April and says he still doesn't feel back to normal. He is about 10 years older than me though, and would have had a stronger variant.

jcoxscouter

Glad you are feeling better, Troy. Hopefully, that last 20% will not linger too long. My wife and got it the end of Sept, 2020. Her sense of smell is still fully back to how it was. i am fine with no lingering effects.

chopper

My wife is still struggling with her sense of smell since Nov 2020. Onions smell like rotten gas to her before she couldn't even smell them.

Michael A

Copperhead Road--SHCH!

Jeff

"Kids Wanna Rock" should have been a big hit.

Brock

A very unlikely one.

Nice to hear some new Gerry Rafferty!

humphreycpa

The new Gerry Rafferty is pretty sweet.

Charliebob65

Glad you and your wife are better Troy .. Here's prayer for a full recovery...

Slammin Sam

Glad you and your wife are on th eroad to recovery.

humphreycpa

thanks for the GAP Band Brock!

Slammin Sam

Brock

@Rod

Laura

I like how there appear to be Perfection pieces on the cover of the Genesis album.

MikeyBos

an unexpected encore of 1978!

MikeyBos

#50 is one of my favorite donna summer songs

MikeyBos

#1 song by the previous ridge forrester on bold & beautiful!

Charliebob65

Happy Saturday!!

Brock

Hi Bobby!

Jeff

Jon Lind, writer of hit songs ("Boogie Wonderland" for example) has passed away at age 73.

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, and the TFO'ers out there. Happy Monday! Now let's hear what this week in 1977 has in store.

Slammin Sam

Morning John

Jeff

It's surprising that Rick Dees is still in the countdown more than 3 months after peaking. Those novelty songs usually fall off a cliff don't they?

Slammin Sam

Disco Duck was huge. I remember it well.

humphreycpa

Good morning Jeff, John and Sam. I think the timing of the song may have kept Disco Duck around a few extra weeks-maybe the year end reviews helped keep it in the spotlight. But I agree with Sam-WLS seemed to play Disco Duck in regular rotation for a long time.

Michael A

My homegirl Linda! One of her best right here.

Michael1973

It's pretty amazing this wasn't a huge hit song question

Brock

Good morning all. Guess I slept in. bulb

Slammin Sam

TEST

Slammin Sam

Justmaking sure the chat was working

humphreycpa

Just getting back online Sam.

Brock

One of us is working silly

humphreycpa

I resemble that Brock. hat

Brock

Runner up to Cool Love with me as long as it get played in moderation. Cool Love is a much harder song to fry.

Cjrmack

There is another great song off that new TFF release "No Small Thing".

Michael1973

This is not the version of Two Tickets To Paradise that I'm familiar with

Laura

Was it the 45 version with different guitars?

Slammin Sam

Yes that was the 45 version

Bill B

I never get to hear She Sheila except here. Great song and thanks for playing!

Slammin Sam

Great song Bill!

Laura

Looks like the stream is out

Slammin Sam

It's up now. It crashed and I restarte dit and then I guess it did it again.

Brock

Cjrmack

Good evening all! Back for a second helping of January 22, 1977!

Laura

CJ you left off that Parker McGee extra.

Cjrmack

I missed it. I will add it. Thanks for letting me know sometimes things get hectic and I might miss an extra.

Anonymous147082

Good day TFO. Ready for some more 1980. Brock, if not today then Rupert Holmes must surely debut next week.

Charliebob65

Good Morning TFO crew... Happy Tuesday.... Time for 1980..

jcoxscouter

Good morning Cuz, 147082, Bro, and the rest of the TFO'ers. Now let's hear what this week in 1980 has in store.

Slammin Sam

Morning Cuz times two!

Michael A

Was hpoing my favorite ELO single would make it onto the 50 this week, and it did!

Bill B

This is one of my favorites from ELO as well

Brock

Good morning guys! Best year in music this morning!

Roberto Rubio

Good morning

Brock

Bobby, thanks for putting the Pats out of their misery.

Charliebob65

Hey Brock ... quite a show by Buffalo...

Charliebob65

Did you get any snow Brock?... We got a little dusting Buffalo style of about 2 feet...

Charliebob65

Morning Sammy, Bill, Michael, Roberto, John and Brock...

Brock

Bobby, Rod & I were talking about you, our storm tracked west and put us on the snow to slush (2-4") track which means, ugh, you got clobbered.

Charliebob65

Glad ya'll missed it... Its times like these I really appreciate my garage and th fact that my cars fit in it..and the invention of snowblowers....

Michael A

Another one I like debuts--99!

Michael1973

An extended version of the Spinners song?

Brock

Bobby, no garage here. And the drive way is plowed as it's too long. So that's not free sad

Roberto Rubio

That is the album version -- My older brother had that Spnners album

jcoxscouter

And once again, I am glad I live well south of the Mason-Dixon line! No snow, and only in the 40's for Saturday. Supposed to be in the mid 70's today.

Charliebob65

I noticed that didn't help you much last February John... I hope there is no repeat..... omg

jcoxscouter

Yeah... But at least that was one of those events which is only once every so often down here. Not like a typcial day from Oct to April up there.

Michael A

'On the Radio' should debut next week, keeping Donna's streak going for a few more months.

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