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GW — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:38:59 -0000

"You Light Up My Life" -- I recall listening to Casey's countdown of the top ... hmmm, either 40 or 100 ... of the 1970's. This song was #1, natch. Casey said it was also the biggest hit of "the past 25 years." Serious hit.

Hated the song when it came out for the cerebral but good reason that I thought it did not deserve to be #1 for all those weeks, a reaction which kicked in well before week #10. Decades later, having heard it on average of at most once a year since it departed the weekly charts, I can appreciate the song to a point. Yeah, call it a "soft spot."

Utterly sincere vocal performance. I might even call it inspired. Having been worn down by years of faux emotiveness from Diane Warren and Celine Dion, try as I might to avoid them, my resistance is weak.

Will have to give the Patti Smith version a hear.

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jefito — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:31:46 -0000

Next Friday. Mark your calendar!

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amy777 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:59:30 -0000

when is chart attack coming back? or did i just miss the ones posted since 12/5?

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David_E — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:49:07 -0000

One and the same, apparently. Though you should take my affirmation with a pinch of lost salt.

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Ray — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:55:12 -0000

Ooooooh, "Heaven on the 7th Floor"!!! Longtime guilty pleasure of mine.

BTW, doesn't that "doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Waaaah..." right before the first verse sound like something that eventually morphed into the Mentos commercial music???

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DwDunphy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:40:22 -0000

Leonine genius = what the hell are those falsetto freaks ACTUALLY singing?!

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DwDunphy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:39:11 -0000

Probably. Which explains the weird shout-out in the middle of "Volcano", being, "Mistah UT-lay!"

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Terje Fjelde — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:37:16 -0000

Woo-hoo

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Terje Fjelde — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:35:23 -0000

Aw man, I'm busted.

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jefito — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:23:46 -0000

"Leonine genius" = phrase of the month!

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Tony Billoni — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:20:43 -0000

As for blue/brown eyes: I'm pretty sure "third eye blind" is a reference to one's most-brown eye (not the winker, the stinker!).

Anyhoo, do you think Rita Coolidge got her hair ironing tips from Crystal Gayle?

Thank you for recognizing Barry Gibb as the leonine genius he is.

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DavidMedsker — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:16:22 -0000

My opinion of "You Light Up My Life" was changed forever when I saw a YouTube clip of Patti freaking Smith singing it on an episode of "Kids Are People Too." Strange and surreal, but ultimately a huge vindication of the song. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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Jack — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:37:03 -0000

Would Mike Utley be the same Michael Utley who has been keyboardist, producer, frequent cowriter, and member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band the last 30+ years? If so, he's doing just fine. He could buy Rita Coolidge and make her do unspeakable things that would make your brown eyes blue!