Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" - April 28, 1979

[Dean F.]

This coming weekend, the Premiere Radio Networks will run the AT40
countdown of April 28, 1979. Here's my song-by-song critique of that
week's show:

#40 – GET USED TO IT, Roger Voudouris. A perfectly pleasant record by
this one-hit wonder from Down Under.

#39 – DON'T WRITE HER OFF, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman. An all-right bit
of (I assume) West Coast country-rock.

#38 – SUCH A WOMAN, Tycoon. The best Queen song that Queen itself
never did!

#37 – SWEET LUI-LOUISE, Ironhorse. For the first time since BTO's
break-up, Randy Bachman was back to rock up the Top 40. Welcome back,
Randy!

#36 – THE LOGICAL SONG, Supertramp. Always liked this one – though for
many years I thought the lead was female.

EXTRA: READY TO TAKE A CHANCE, Barry Manilow. Like most Barry Manilow
songs, it's a great cure for insomnia.

#35 – HOT NUMBER, Foxy. Or as I call it, “Get Off – Part 2.” Every bit
as annoying as its predecessor, and that's saying a lot!

#34 – ROLLER, April Wine. A first-class rocker from the Great White
North! In fact, it's my favorite of all their U.S. hits.

#33 – I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, Anne Murray. Certainly not terrible,
but nothing I ever need to hear again.

ARCHIVES: MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA, Gladys Knight & The Pips. A
wonderful song that I never get tired of hearing, no matter how many
times the Oldies and Lite Rock stations play it.

#32 – ROXANNE, The Police. To quote Brother Hervard, “Great song!”
Played to death on Classic Rock radio, and deservedly so.

#31 – HAPPINESS, The Pointer Sisters. A nice dance groove that I much
prefer to most of their '80s output. (“Should I Do It?” is an
exception.)

#30 – CRAZY LOVE, The Allman Brothers Band. Rocks like hell! Of
course, I would expect no less from these guys.

#29 – HOT STUFF, Donna Summer. Easily the best song in this week's
countdown! A seamless amalgam of disco and AOR.

#28 – JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST – Randy Vanwarmer. Never cared for
this one – until I got my heart broken a few times. Now I relate to
the lyrics - and the singer's heartsick delivery – a little too well.

#27 - ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY, Bad Company. They did better stuff, but
only by a narrow margin.

#26 – LADY, The Little River Band. For whatever reason, I have a soft
spot for the LRB. This is not, however, one of my favorites of theirs.
It's too long and too dull.

#25 – RENEGADE, Styx. Like most of Styx's music, it sounds forced and
contrived. If you have try this hard to be cool, then you must know
deep down inside that you ain't never gonna be cool.

#24 – DISCO NIGHTS, G.Q. What's not to like?

#23 – LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT, The Bee Gees. Their last #1 hit. Not hard
to see why. By now, that gimmicky falsetto had really wore thin (as
did the whole disco phenomenon).

#22 – LIVIN' IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT), Bell & James. Cheesy as all get
out, but I can't help liking it.

ARCHIVES: KEEP ON TRUCKIN', Eddie Kendricks. How much do I love this
song? I prefer the 8-minute album version to the 3-minute single edit.
That's very rare for me!

#21 – I GOT MY MIND MADE UP, Instant Funk. Hell, yes!!!

#20 – LOVE TAKES TIME, Orleans. Not quite up there with “Still The
One,” but always a pleasure to hear.

#19 – PRECIOUS LOVE, Bob Welch. 3:10 of pure fun!

Long Distance Dedication: THINK IT OVER, Cheryl Ladd. A stark reminder
of why the LDDs were always my least favorite part of AT40.

#18 – LOVE BALLAD, George Benson. It was, indeed, a ballad when LTD
did the 1976 original. Benson, however, transformed it into a jazz-
flavored disco tune. And a pretty good one, at that!

#17 - BLOW AWAY, George Harrison. Makes me want to take a nice, long
walk in the woods. That's reason enough to like it.

#16 – LOVE IS THE ANSWER, England Dan & John Ford Coley. As you may
have inferred from my previous chart critiques, I'm not huge fan of
Adult Contemporary. Here's one of the reasons. Todd Rundgren, you've
done much, much better!

#15 – SULTANS OF SWING, Dire Straits. Yeah, baby!!!

#14 – SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND), The Jacksons. With
pleasure!

#13 – TRAGEDY, The Bee Gees. Unlike the other Bee Gees song in this
week's countdown, the gimmicky falsetto on “Tragedy” just nails it!

ARCHIVES: PHOTOGRAPH, Ringo Starr. Easily his best record. Which makes
perfect sense, given that two of his former bandmates were on-hand to
help.

#12 – TAKE ME HOME, Cher. Somewhat late in the game, Cher takes a stab
a disco. And makes a record that I like waaaaay better than everything
else she ever did.

#11 – HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER, Sister Sledge. Always liked this one
better than “We Are Family.”

#10 – IN THE NAVY, The Village People. A great example of why disco
had only a few months left to go.

#9 – GOODNIGHT TONIGHT, Wings. I'm not a huge fan of McCartney's solo
stuff, but he redeemed himself quite nicely on this Depression-Era-
styled shuffle. I like the video, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCgueckAXE

#8 – I WANT YOUR LOVE, Chic. One of the best disco songs by one of the
best disco groups!

#7 – WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES, The Doobie Brothers. I guess there are two
types of Doobie fans: those who like the early rockin' stuff best, and
those who consider that stuff a travesty and swear by the Michael
McDonald sides. I'm in the former camp. Give me “Listen To The Music”
or “Long Train Running” any day of the week!

#6 – STUMBLIN' IN – Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman. What's not to like?

#5 – I WILL SURVIVE, Gloria Gaynor. I'm sorry, but I've disliked this
song from the first time I heard it. I'll take “Never Can Say Goodbye”
any time!

#4 – MUSIC BOX DANCER, Frank Mills. WTF was this thing doing in the
Top 5 in 1979? In 1953, sure, but '79?!

#3 – KNOCK ON WOOD, Amii Stewart. Eddie Floyd owns the song, but I do
find Amii Stewart's disco re-do quite intoxicating.

#2 – REUNITED, Peaches & Herb. A gorgeous ballad that fully deserved
the four weeks it was about to spend at #1.

#1 – HEART OF GLASS, I love Blondie and this was one of their finest
moments!

[Chris S.]

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:22:21 AM UTC-4, Dean F. wrote:
> This coming weekend, the Premiere Radio Networks will run the AT40
> countdown of April 28, 1979. Here's my song-by-song critique of that
> week's show:

The program drops the first hour, which I really hate. Some of the more interesting stuff can be in the lower part of the countdown.

>
> #40 – GET USED TO IT, Roger Voudouris. A perfectly pleasant record by
> this one-hit wonder from Down Under.

Down Under? Voudoris came from Sacramento.

>
> #33 – I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, Anne Murray. Certainly not terrible,
> but nothing I ever need to hear again.

This had been cut by The Carpenters in 1977, but was deemed too long for radio play. I like both versions.

>
> ARCHIVES: MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA, Gladys Knight & The Pips. A
> wonderful song that I never get tired of hearing, no matter how many
> times the Oldies and Lite Rock stations play it.

I probably shouldn't admit this, but I sing along with The Pips' backing vocals on this one when it plays in the car.

>
> #32 – ROXANNE, The Police. To quote Brother Hervard, “Great song!”
> Played to death on Classic Rock radio, and deservedly so.

A great introduction for many American listeners.

>
> #31 – HAPPINESS, The Pointer Sisters. A nice dance groove that I much
> prefer to most of their '80s output. (“Should I Do It?” is an
> exception.)

I don't understand why this song gets overlooked.

>
> #29 – HOT STUFF, Donna Summer. Easily the best song in this week's
> countdown! A seamless amalgam of disco and AOR.

And great guitar work by The Doobie Brothers' Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, too.

>
> #28 – JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST – Randy Vanwarmer. Never cared for
> this one – until I got my heart broken a few times. Now I relate to
> the lyrics - and the singer's heartsick delivery – a little too well.

Funny how life lessons can give the extra perspective needed to "understand" things better. I have a list of several songs I once hated before life intervened and made me listen to their message.

>
> #25 – RENEGADE, Styx. Like most of Styx's music, it sounds forced and
> contrived. If you have try this hard to be cool, then you must know
> deep down inside that you ain't never gonna be cool.
>

Ouch. In my case, I "discovered" this song in the 9th grade (1986) and it was a little cooler than what the Top 40 stations were playing then. I guess it's a different perspective.

> #24 – DISCO NIGHTS, G.Q. What's not to like?
>

This is another song I've changed my opinion about as time has passed. I used to think it was repetitive and boring. Now, I like it.

> #23 – LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT, The Bee Gees. Their last #1 hit. Not hard
> to see why. By now, that gimmicky falsetto had really wore thin (as
> did the whole disco phenomenon).

At the time, RSO could have put out a record of the Brothers Gibb doing nothing more than raspberries and sold a million of them. I'm sure that even the brothers were getting tired of it, too.

>
> #22 – LIVIN' IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT), Bell & James. Cheesy as all get
> out, but I can't help liking it.
>

I agree with that description. The "echo" effect in the verses should be a novelty, but somehow adds to the charm.

>
> #21 – I GOT MY MIND MADE UP, Instant Funk. Hell, yes!!!
>

Though the lady adding "Say what?" can get grating after a while...

> #20 – LOVE TAKES TIME, Orleans. Not quite up there with “Still The
> One,” but always a pleasure to hear.

I wish more stuff from Orleans would get played nowadays besides "Dance With Me" and "Still the One." Not knocking those at all, but this would be a welcome substitution.

>
> #19 – PRECIOUS LOVE, Bob Welch. 3:10 of pure fun!

What I said for the last song...it's a shame this song has been discarded in favor of "Sentimental Lady." Actually, Welch's back catalog should get a refresh, including his Fleetwood Mac material.

>
> #18 – LOVE BALLAD, George Benson. It was, indeed, a ballad when LTD
> did the 1976 original. Benson, however, transformed it into a jazz-
> flavored disco tune. And a pretty good one, at that!

Love the way Benson can scat and play his guitar at the same time.

>
> #17 - BLOW AWAY, George Harrison. Makes me want to take a nice, long
> walk in the woods. That's reason enough to like it.
>

I've grown quite fond of this song over time. It's become one of my favorite solo tunes from Harrison.

>
> #13 – TRAGEDY, The Bee Gees. Unlike the other Bee Gees song in this
> week's countdown, the gimmicky falsetto on “Tragedy” just nails it!
>

Useless trivia fact...the "explosion" sound you hear on this song was created in the studio because one wasn't available on tape. Barry cupped his hands over a microphone for several takes to get the sound.

>
> #12 – TAKE ME HOME, Cher. Somewhat late in the game, Cher takes a stab
> a disco. And makes a record that I like waaaaay better than everything
> else she ever did.

It's a perfect sentiment for the disco scene: the acknowledgement of why many went to the dance floor in the first place. Plus, nobody died or got pregnant, which is always a plus.

>
> #11 – HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER, Sister Sledge. Always liked this one
> better than “We Are Family.”

This is another song that tells why so many were going to discos at the time. This lady is creaming while she watches this guy make his moves. And the Chic rhythm pulls it along nicely. Bernard Edwards lays down a great bass line here.

>
> #10 – IN THE NAVY, The Village People. A great example of why disco
> had only a few months left to go.

My own father was serving in the Navy at the time. I figured he'd like this, but he didn't. I was 6 or 7, so I didn't understand what his problem with the song was.

Oh, I figured it out eventually...

>
> #9 – GOODNIGHT TONIGHT, Wings. I'm not a huge fan of McCartney's solo
> stuff, but he redeemed himself quite nicely on this Depression-Era-
> styled shuffle. I like the video, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCgueckAXE

Macca's disco song, despite the earlier influence. I like this one a lot.

>
> #8 – I WANT YOUR LOVE, Chic. One of the best disco songs by one of the
> best disco groups!
>

See my earlier comment about Bernard Edwards and his bass. That man could lay down a groove even in his sleep.

> #7 – WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES, The Doobie Brothers. I guess there are two
> types of Doobie fans: those who like the early rockin' stuff best, and
> those who consider that stuff a travesty and swear by the Michael
> McDonald sides. I'm in the former camp. Give me “Listen To The Music”
> or “Long Train Running” any day of the week!

This isn't even the best band-related music in this week's survey. Not with "Skunk" Baxter playing on "Hot Stuff."

>
> #6 – STUMBLIN' IN – Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman. What's not to like?
>

I've never gotten tired of this song. Though I used to misinterpret the first line of the song as "Our love is a lie, and so it begins..." which gave the following lines a different spin.

> #5 – I WILL SURVIVE, Gloria Gaynor. I'm sorry, but I've disliked this
> song from the first time I heard it. I'll take “Never Can Say Goodbye”
> any time!

No need to apologize if it's what you feel. I like it...but do feel it's WAY overplayed.

>
> #4 – MUSIC BOX DANCER, Frank Mills. WTF was this thing doing in the
> Top 5 in 1979? In 1953, sure, but '79?!

Funny thing...the song was released in 1974. I wonder if some station was using it as an intro to a local public affairs show or something and it just took off from there.

>
> #3 – KNOCK ON WOOD, Amii Stewart. Eddie Floyd owns the song, but I do
> find Amii Stewart's disco re-do quite intoxicating.
>

One of the few times a remade-for-disco song worked within the framework.

> #2 – REUNITED, Peaches & Herb. A gorgeous ballad that fully deserved
> the four weeks it was about to spend at #1.

This is one of those songs that life experience has made me appreciate more.

>
> #1 – HEART OF GLASS, I love Blondie and this was one of their finest
> moments!

I personally liked "Call Me" better, but I agree that this was one of their finest moments. The first of four #1 hits, and each one was in a different style.

[Dean F.]

On Apr 24, 3:05 am, "Chris S." <chrisstufflestr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> The program drops the first hour, which I really hate.

Beginning this weekend, Premiere will offer its affiliates the
opportunity to run the full four-hour 1979 countdowns. The trick is
finding a station that will do all four hours.

[Dean F.]

On Apr 24, 3:05 am, "Chris S." <chrisstufflestr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > #40 – GET USED TO IT, Roger Voudouris. A perfectly pleasant record by
> > this one-hit wonder from Down Under.
>
> Down Under? Voudoris came from Sacramento.

Oops!

> > ARCHIVES: MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA, Gladys Knight & The Pips. A
> > wonderful song that I never get tired of hearing, no matter how many
> > times the Oldies and Lite Rock stations play it.
>
> I probably shouldn't admit this, but I sing along with The Pips' backing vocals on this one when it plays in the car.

I've done the same thing: "A superstar, but he didn't get far."

> > #4 – MUSIC BOX DANCER, Frank Mills. WTF was this thing doing in the
> > Top 5 in 1979? In 1953, sure, but '79?!
>
> Funny thing...the song was released in 1974. I wonder if some station was using it as an intro to a local public affairs show or something and it just took off from there.

In 1979, it was marketed to Easy Listening ("Beautiful Music")
stations. But a copy was inadvertently sent to a Top 40 station. For
who-knows-what-reason, they put it on the air. And the rest, as they
say, is history.

> > #1 – HEART OF GLASS, I love Blondie and this was one of their finest
> > moments!
>
> I personally liked "Call Me" better, but I agree that this was one of their finest moments. The first of four #1 hits, and each one was in a different style.

"Call Me" was clearly their best record, but I love "Heart of Glass,"
too.

[Chris S.]

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 5:11:08 AM UTC-4, Dean F. wrote:
>
> Beginning this weekend, Premiere will offer its affiliates the
> opportunity to run the full four-hour 1979 countdowns. The trick is
> finding a station that will do all four hours.

Well, THAT is good news. I listen to the show from a streaming Internet connection,and would gladly search for a station that runs the entire show.

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

You guys are both nuts. "Call Me" is nowhere near as good as "Heart Of
Glass" and they had other things too that were better (One Way Or
Another, The Tide Is High).

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

On Apr 24, 12:22 am, "Dean F." <soulexpr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This coming weekend, the Premiere Radio Networks will run the AT40
> countdown of April 28, 1979. Here's my song-by-song critique of that
> week's show:
>

> #39 – DON'T WRITE HER OFF, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman. An all-right bit
> of (I assume) West Coast country-rock.

Better than alright, this is very good,

> #38 – SUCH A WOMAN, Tycoon. The best Queen song that Queen itself
> never did!

You should put it into this thread then,

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2944

> #36 – THE LOGICAL SONG, Supertramp. Always liked this one – though for
> many years I thought the lead was female.

YUK - Supertramp fucking blows.

> #32 – ROXANNE, The Police. To quote Brother Hervard, “Great song!”
> Played to death on Classic Rock radio, and deservedly so.

GRATE SONG - Sting's whiney fucking voices grates on you.

> #26 – LADY, The Little River Band. For whatever reason, I have a soft
> spot for the LRB. This is not, however, one of my favorites of theirs.
> It's too long and too dull.

The LRB is a perfect exampke of why the 70s sucked.

> #17 - BLOW AWAY, George Harrison. Makes me want to take a nice, long
> walk in the woods.

We're just hoping you get lost out there and never return.

> #12 – TAKE ME HOME, Cher. Somewhat late in the game, Cher takes a stab
> a disco. And makes a record that I like waaaaay better than everything
> else she ever did.

Are you insane? This shit is better than "All IU Really Want To Do"
and "Bang, Bang"
Are you some kind of closet disco queen?

> #5 – I WILL SURVIVE, Gloria Gaynor. I'm sorry, but I've disliked this
> song from the first time I heard it. I'll take “Never Can Say Goodbye”
> any time!

The greatest disco song ever, and you don't like it? Even Diane likes
it, and she doesn't exactly like muh disco.

> #2 – REUNITED, Peaches & Herb. A gorgeous ballad that fully deserved
> the four weeks it was about to spend at #1.

Come on, you like this kind of sappy 1970-s love song duet?

This is the epitome of housewife lite-FM elevator music.

[Martin Nathan]

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:21:29 -0700 (PDT), The Bloomfield Bloviator
<Sav...@aol.com> wrote:

>On Apr 24, 12:22 am, "Dean F." <soulexpr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This coming weekend, the Premiere Radio Networks will run the AT40
>> countdown of April 28, 1979. Here's my song-by-song critique of that
>> week's show:
>>
>> #39 – DON'T WRITE HER OFF, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman. An all-right bit
>> of (I assume) West Coast country-rock.
>
>Better than alright, this is very good,
>
>
>> #38 – SUCH A WOMAN, Tycoon. The best Queen song that Queen itself
>> never did!
>
>You should put it into this thread then,
>
>http://digitaldreamdoor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2944
>

I remember this song from when it came out. It doesn't sound like a
Queen song, more like Journey or Foreigner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weBDP2hMAjo

MN

[Dean F.]

Programming update: Premiere has offered its affiliates a choice
between shows this weekend: either 4/28/79 or 3/25/72, when Dick Clark
filled in for Casey Kasem.

At present, I've no idea which affiliates will air which countdown.
I'm guessing it's a wait-and-see type of thing.

I wonder why Clark only filled in that one time? Seems to me, he'd
have been the ideal go-to guy whenever Kasem took a week off.

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

A - Kasem didn't take off much.

B - Clark likely wanted to much money.

[Robbie]

Dean F. wrote:
> This coming weekend, the Premiere Radio Networks will run the AT40
> countdown of April 28, 1979. Here's my song-by-song critique of that
> week's show:

For this period I'm surprised by how few songs I know here

> #37 – SWEET LUI-LOUISE, Ironhorse. For the first time since BTO's
> break-up, Randy Bachman was back to rock up the Top 40. Welcome back,
> Randy!

Decent song

>
> #36 – THE LOGICAL SONG, Supertramp. Always liked this one – though for
> many years I thought the lead was female.

I've always hated this song, not helped by a version that charted in the
UK by Scooter

>
> EXTRA: READY TO TAKE A CHANCE, Barry Manilow. Like most Barry Manilow
> songs, it's a great cure for insomnia.

This brings back memories - all bad - of my sister playing his records
every day.

> #32 – ROXANNE, The Police. To quote Brother Hervard, “Great song!”
> Played to death on Classic Rock radio, and deservedly so.

I owned this back in the day but I can't listen to it now. Sting's voice
now grates on me. And to think I was born in the same hospital as him
and he used to live two streets away from me!

> #29 – HOT STUFF, Donna Summer. Easily the best song in this week's
> countdown! A seamless amalgam of disco and AOR.

This is more like it! Excellent.

>
> #28 – JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST – Randy Vanwarmer. Never cared for
> this one – until I got my heart broken a few times. Now I relate to
> the lyrics - and the singer's heartsick delivery – a little too well.

I know the feeling :(

> #24 – DISCO NIGHTS, G.Q. What's not to like?

Another good song and one that was sampled in 'I Beg Your Pardon' by Kon
Kan in 1989.

>
> #23 – LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT, The Bee Gees. Their last #1 hit. Not hard
> to see why. By now, that gimmicky falsetto had really wore thin (as
> did the whole disco phenomenon).

I preferred this to most of their late 70s output.

>
> #22 – LIVIN' IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT), Bell & James. Cheesy as all get
> out, but I can't help liking it.

Another I used to own and another good song.

> #17 - BLOW AWAY, George Harrison. Makes me want to take a nice, long
> walk in the woods. That's reason enough to like it.

In the Uk this is one of his forgotten songs but it is one of his best.

> #15 – SULTANS OF SWING, Dire Straits. Yeah, baby!!!

Another record by a UK act (see 'Roxanne') that didn't really take off
until it was a hit in the US. And another lead singer from the same town
as me.

> #13 – TRAGEDY, The Bee Gees. Unlike the other Bee Gees song in this
> week's countdown, the gimmicky falsetto on “Tragedy” just nails it!

I'm a bit meh about this one. Much prefer 'Love You Inside Out'

> #11 – HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER, Sister Sledge. Always liked this one
> better than “We Are Family.”

I loved Chic at the time (and still do) but for some reason I could
never really get into this one. It always sounded a bit contrived to me.

> #9 – GOODNIGHT TONIGHT, Wings. I'm not a huge fan of McCartney's solo
> stuff, but he redeemed himself quite nicely on this Depression-Era-
> styled shuffle. I like the video, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCgueckAXE

To complete the "people from my town", Macca married one of my sister's
school friends. I could never stand her (Heather, not my sister!).

>
> #8 – I WANT YOUR LOVE, Chic. One of the best disco songs by one of the
> best disco groups!

This is more like it, brilliant!

>
> #7 – WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES, The Doobie Brothers. I guess there are two
> types of Doobie fans: those who like the early rockin' stuff best, and
> those who consider that stuff a travesty and swear by the Michael
> McDonald sides. I'm in the former camp. Give me “Listen To The Music”
> or “Long Train Running” any day of the week!

There's room for both styles of Doobie Brothers music. I've always liked
this.

> #5 – I WILL SURVIVE, Gloria Gaynor. I'm sorry, but I've disliked this
> song from the first time I heard it. I'll take “Never Can Say Goodbye”
> any time!

I bought this but always preferred the B side, 'Anybody Wanna Party'.

>
> #4 – MUSIC BOX DANCER, Frank Mills. WTF was this thing doing in the
> Top 5 in 1979? In 1953, sure, but '79?!

A song that only got known in the UK due to its use in a late 90s advert
on TV.

>
> #3 – KNOCK ON WOOD, Amii Stewart. Eddie Floyd owns the song, but I do
> find Amii Stewart's disco re-do quite intoxicating.

I owned this on clear vinyl 12". I do like this one.

>
> #2 – REUNITED, Peaches & Herb. A gorgeous ballad that fully deserved
> the four weeks it was about to spend at #1.

Too soppy for me.

>
> #1 – HEART OF GLASS, I love Blondie and this was one of their finest
> moments!

Excellent song. The single was partially censored in the UK at the time
with the word "ass" being removed.

--
Robbie