Today's AT40

Is April 25th, 1987, and not a repeat of anything I've blogged before.  Towards the end of my jr year, with the upcoming band beach trip to Charleston, SC (one of those Fiestaval things), where I got stung on the foot by a bee and totally did not let that get in the way of making a trip through a record store (I picked up Lethal Weapon soundtrack and Tango in the Night).

Last week, #3 - don't dream its over, #2 nothin's gonna stop us now, but #1 was the easily forgotten I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) from George Michael with Aretha Franklin.

and debuting #40 is Paul Simon's You Can Call Me Al, which is destined to be a cult classic and top 10 hit but apparently in its first release utterly flopped in 1986.  Guess the excellent video with Chevy Chase helped.  It's one of 7 debuts, with number 39 being Kenny Loggins's Meet Me Half Way, another film song - he had no shortage of those, I guess.

I'm gonna be busy today cleaning, so mostly this'll be bullet lists...( up to #10 )

10. U2's With or Without You, from what is one of the albums of the era (along with Graceland and So) makes U2's first top ten hit (and its this week's #1 album, too). It's one of those that I'm almost depressed that it got as big as it did, 'cause for a while they (in my opinion) let success get to their heads in a big way and I hated most of the stuff they put out after this one.  The next year during the 2nd leg of their world tour, everybody who way anybody in my high school saw the show, except me.  My fandom heart simply wasn't in it anymore.  I loved and still love the album, but the changes to come and the overhype kinda wore it out for me.
    
    That and Still Haven't Found getting over played to death considering its the weakest song on the album.  Negativeland have something to say about that, if you can find it.  For that matter, Negativeland have something to say about Casey having something to say about that track...and its all fair use, too!
9. Lou Graham's first solo hit Midnite Blue, where he reminds Mick Jones that, yes, guitars actually exist.
   
   oh, and Baltimore's B-104 got the "great radio stations" mention this week!  Of course, like every pop station of that era, it died a miserable death and is now smooth jazz.  still, beats the fate of DC's #1, WAVA.
   
   
8. Steve Winwood's The Finer Things.  Good song, that.

( the next few... )

3. Prince's Sign O the Times.  'eh then.  'eh now.
2. New Zealand's Crowded House moves up the spot vacated by Starship, leaving
1. A song so boring I forgot it again.
   

The countdown is over, but the laundry continues.

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