Re: Lost 45's #2 (was Re: ** A Brand New Boston Radio Show!)

["barry scott" <bscott@radioamp.com>]

Too funny. Thanks, Roger. The two shows, "The Saturday Night Party" and Sunday Nights' "The Lost 45s" are totally different musically. Saturday Night is the Greatest Party Songs of all time, which includes not only Disco/Dance but Party/Rock songs like "Crocodile Rock," "Tequila" and "Good Lovin'"--the mix of which is the first program of its kind in Boston. Judging from listener response on the first show this past Saturday, it went very well. Disco makes up less than 5-10% of "The Lost 45s," because a lot of those tunes are no longer lost--since other stations in town, including Oldies 103.3...play them as part of their regular formats. Thanks for the interest. Listen to both shows and compare. Barry


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "R Palino" <rpalino@mailandnews.com>
Date:  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:13:03 -0400

>Seems like the term "Disco" is used to categorize/demonize ANY song from the
>70's that people from the woodstock generation can't relate to.  ;-)
>
>While the songs from the 70's did add more rythm and dance to the
>playlists....as you can see from the "Barry List" that Roger quoted
>below...it was hardly a blanket category.
>
>R~
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>
>To: "Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>;
><boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 11:37 PM
>Subject: Re: Lost 45's #2 (was Re: ** A Brand New Boston Radio Show!)
>
>
>> Peter Q. George wrote:
>>
>> > I can handle one night of  "disco, disco and more
>> > disco" with the "Lost 45's".
>>
>> Strange, but I just checked Barry's Web Site and on the
>> Lost 45's Top 100 of 2001, only three songs listed could
>> truly be considered bona fide disco:
>> Copacabana - Barry Manilow
>> Give It Up - KC
>> On The Radio - Donna Summer
>>
>> Two marginal maybes:
>> Stars On 45 (Handclaps, yes.  Disco - not really)
>> Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (More novelty than anything)
>>
>> And 3 Abba's:
>> S.O.S., Mamma Mia & Take A Chance On Me.
>> I don't really consider Abba a Disco group.
>> EuroPop, yes.  Disco, no.
>>
>> Even including the Abba's & the maybe's, that still puts
>> the total at only eight (out of 100).
>>
>> Just look at the Top 20.  One could hardly consider Terry Jacks,
>> Partridge Family, Rick Springfield, The Sweet, Al Wilson,
>> Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, Rupert Holmes, Wildweeds,
>> Andy Kim, Charlene, Mama Cass & Vicki Lawrence disco.
>>
>> So, unless Barry's weekly playlist routinely contains a
>> significantly higher percentage than his Top 100, it would
>> seem that disco would be a small portion of the evening's
>> offerings.
>>
>> Considering that Top 40 in the 70's was top-heavy,
>> 8% disco is quite low.
>>
>> Comments anyone?
>>
>> Barry?
>>
>> Roger Kirk
>>
>>
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