American Top 40 1983 October 29th

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording is a rebroadcast from internet radio.

If I remember correctly, all the songs in this countdown were on the radio when it was really, really cold outside & lots of Snow. Actually, I'm still cold from October of '83.

Automatic Mirrors - MAN!: "Mirror Man" (at number 39) is by The Human League and Automatic Man (at number 36) is by Michael Sembello

Another page from the American Top 40 Book of Song Origins: Hear Casey sing the ORIGINAL lyrics to an American standard by Ira & George Gershwin:

Rolly Polly, eating solely,
Ravioli, better watch your diet or bust,
Lunch or dinner, you're a sinner,
Please get thinner; losing all that fat is a must.

The final version of the song was sung by Ethel Murman, Judy Garland, and Gene Kelly, and hit #3 on the pop singles chart (by The Happenings [1967] of which Casey plays a portion, get it? Portion? Ravioli?)

Casey points out the fact that this is the week Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" sets a new record for Most Weeks on the Album Chart, 491 that is.

Musical Spelling Test: Your words are Led Zeplin, The Byrds, Cyrkle, Skyy, The Fixx, and Def Leppard (at number 29 with "Foolin'").

A listener asks, "What foreign recording act has had the most #1's on the Country Chart?" It's a Canadian tie, and both acts are from Nova Scotia. Hank Snow (I told you there was Snow) and Anne Murray (who sang "Snowbird").

Talking Heads video for "Burning Down The House" and "Uptown Girl" video by Billy Joel included in "RocketMan_Extras_Package_1" (while supplies last, YouTube uploaders BVMTValternative and Levan27).

"King Of Pain" (at number 7) by The Police was a pre-concert song that played when I went to see Billy Joel on his "Innocent Man" tour in the Spring of 1984, Then, when I saw Roger Waters perform The Wall in 2012, the pre-concert music was nothing but Bob Dylan songs. The songs played before a live show ("show," not "snow") must support but not conflict with the event. The last time I had to drive an hour or more to go to a show, I burned some CD's from my "PreConcert" stash. It is now available to you in "RocketMan_Extras_Package_1", 4 hours and 20 minutes (I can't help how that turned out) or 51 songs to get you ready for the show and then help you get back home (I can't help how I turned out either).

And in case you didn't know, "Islands in the Stream" was written by The Bee Gees, so get the "RocketMan_Extras_Package_1" torrent and hear THEM sing their own composition which is at number one for the week of October 29th, 1983.

40: Church Of The Poisoned Mind - Culture Club
39: Mirror Man - The Human League
38: How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye - Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross
37: How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Laura Brannigan
36: Automatic Man - Michael Sembello
35: Queen Of The Broken Hearts - Loverboy
34: Tender Is The Night - Jackson Browne
33: Send Her My Love - Journey
EXTRA: Money - Pink Floyd
32: Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes
31: Can't Shake Loose - Agnetha Faltskog
30: Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
29: Foolin' - Def Leppard
28: Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive - Men At Work
27: Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
26: Big Log - Robert Plant
25: Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
LDD: Ben - Michael Jackson
24: This Time - Bryan Adams
23: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
22: (She's) Sexy + 17 - The Stray Cats
21: Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
20: Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
19: Heart And Soul - Huey Lewis & The News
18: The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
17: Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
16: Modern Love - David Bowie
15: If Anyone Falls - Stevie Nicks
14: Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
13: Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
12: Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
11: Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
10: Uptown Girls - Billy Joel
9: Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton
8: Delirious - Prince
7: King Of Pain - The Police
6: Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
LDD: Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
5: One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
4: True - Spandau Ballet
3: All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
2: Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
1: Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers duet with Dolly Parton