RocketMan Extras Package 3

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American_Top_40_1986_November_8th

Here is what I said there:

The second Long Distance Dedication in this countdown is from a lawyer who participated in the Great Peace March, and Casey mentions his support of the rally last week as he starts the show. As a RocketMan Extra, I've included some documentary video from that march in RocketMan_Extras_Package_3.

Casey gets corrected by listeners. He previously listed all the recording acts that were named for well-known cities and who have hit number one, but he left out the one named after Kingston, Jamaica. Details are in the first hour.

Billy Joel is at number 30 with his song "A Matter Of Trust." I liked the "Let It Be" flavor of that video (and the Spider-Man poster on the wall in the background) so that video is included in RocketMan_Extras_Package_3.

A listener asks, "Has any artist in the Rock Era ever had the Top 2 songs on the chart simultaneously; that is, had hits in the number one and number two spots at the same time?" Casey says three acts have done just that; the biggest act of the 50's, the biggest act of the 60's, and the biggest act of the 70's. Hear the details right after Triumph, at number 27 with "Somebody's Out There."

The all-time chart record for the longest gap of time between a single's first appearance in the Top 40, and its return to the Top 40 was long held by The Beatle's "Twist And Shout" until it was broken by the song at number 31 this week, "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King.

Also, this week's biggest mover is "Walk Like An Egyptian" (up eleven notches to number 25) by The Bangles. It would become the number one song of 1987.

Casey reports the group Journey stopped making videos for a few single's releases, but now they've started again with "Girl Can't Help It" (at number 24), so I've included the video in RocketMan_Extras_Package_3.

Even more, Aretha Franklin sounds so good at number 21 singing "Jumpin' Jack Flash" I just had to put her video in RocketMan_Extras_Package_3 as well. She has Keith Richards playing guitar for her, but not to be outdone, Bryan Adams sings back-up on "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" by Glass Tiger (at number 31, but no video).

Casey tells the story of the man who wrote the greatest party song of all "Louie, Louie" by The Kingsmen, but he doesn't play the song! So I've add a live video performance to RocketMan_Extras_Package_3.

Madonna is redecorating at number 5 with "True Blue" and Cyndi Lauper is painting by numbers at number 3 with "True Colors."