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Post by Prole Hole on Jan 22, 2023 9:41:33 GMT -5
RELEASE THE ERRBEARS!!!
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Post by Ben Grimm on Jan 22, 2023 10:42:30 GMT -5
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Post by Prole Hole on Jan 22, 2023 10:44:31 GMT -5
It's the least you all deserve for not letting this thread die.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Jan 29, 2023 7:53:43 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending January 29th, 1983, "Africa" moved up to number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, just behind Men at Work's "Down Under", which remained at number 1 for the third straight week. This was the first week that "Africa" was ahead of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry", which fell down a place to number 4. In between, was Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". "The Girl is Mine" fell from 2 to 5. Supertramp's "It's Raining Again" fell off the charts completely, although, they did have a new song "My Kind of Lady", which entered the charts at 56. The highest charting new song that week, though, was a duet from Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton, "We've Got Tonight".
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Feb 4, 2023 19:24:12 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending January 29th, 1983, "Africa" moved up to number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, just behind Men at Work's "Down Under", which remained at number 1 for the third straight week. This was the first week that "Africa" was ahead of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry", which fell down a place to number 4. In between, was Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". "The Girl is Mine" fell from 2 to 5. Supertramp's "It's Raining Again" fell off the charts completely, although, they did have a new song "My Kind of Lady", which entered the charts at 56. The highest charting new song that week, though, was a duet from Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton, "We've Got Tonight". If you think about it, "Down Under" is to Australia what "Africa" is to Africa.
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Post by Prole Hole on Feb 5, 2023 4:56:42 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending January 29th, 1983, "Africa" moved up to number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, just behind Men at Work's "Down Under", which remained at number 1 for the third straight week. This was the first week that "Africa" was ahead of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry", which fell down a place to number 4. In between, was Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". "The Girl is Mine" fell from 2 to 5. Supertramp's "It's Raining Again" fell off the charts completely, although, they did have a new song "My Kind of Lady", which entered the charts at 56. The highest charting new song that week, though, was a duet from Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton, "We've Got Tonight". If you think about it, "Down Under" is to Australia what "Africa" is to Africa. Except Down Under is a song about Australia written by actual Australians whereas Africa is a bullshit excrescence written by the whitest-sounding guys in the world.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Feb 5, 2023 7:31:08 GMT -5
Also, I did not realize this last week, but Men at Work's "Down Under", which entered the charts the week after "Africa" did, leapt over "Africa" the week of Nov 27th, to place at 31, and for the week of Dec 4th, was number 19. Let the battle of the songs about continents begin. If you think about it, "Down Under" is to Australia what "Africa" is to Africa. Indeed, I did. And, we're finally here. 30 years ago, on the week ending Feb 5th, 1983, Toto's "Africa" hit number 1, replacing "Down Under", which dropped to 2. "Dirty Laundry" fell to 7. The top new song that week was Journey's "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)".
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Post by Prole Hole on Feb 5, 2023 10:43:14 GMT -5
Also, I did not realize this last week, but Men at Work's "Down Under", which entered the charts the week after "Africa" did, leapt over "Africa" the week of Nov 27th, to place at 31, and for the week of Dec 4th, was number 19. Let the battle of the songs about continents begin. If you think about it, "Down Under" is to Australia what "Africa" is to Africa. Indeed, I did. And, we're finally here. 30 years ago, on the week ending Feb 5th, 1983, Toto's "Africa" hit number 1, replacing "Down Under", which dropped to 2. "Dirty Laundry" fell to 7. The top new song that week was Journey's "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)". And culture wept sad tears of bitter regret, for it realised now that is was dead and gone.
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Feb 9, 2023 3:49:36 GMT -5
If you think about it, "Down Under" is to Australia what "Africa" is to Africa. Except Down Under is a song about Australia written by actual Australians whereas Africa is a bullshit excrescence written by the whitest-sounding guys in the world. Um, actually, none of the lyrics in Down Under explicitly state that the narrator is actually Australian - it's just people asking him if he comes from a land down under. but he never answers in the affirmative! The three verses take place in somewhere-that-presumably-isn't-Australia, Brussels, and Mumbai. He never sets foot there. Maybe he's a New Zealander and people can't tell the accents apart!
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Feb 9, 2023 3:56:57 GMT -5
Also, I did not realize this last week, but Men at Work's "Down Under", which entered the charts the week after "Africa" did, leapt over "Africa" the week of Nov 27th, to place at 31, and for the week of Dec 4th, was number 19. Let the battle of the songs about continents begin. If you think about it, "Down Under" is to Australia what "Africa" is to Africa. Indeed, I did. And, we're finally here. 30 years ago, on the week ending Feb 5th, 1983, Toto's "Africa" hit number 1, replacing "Down Under", which dropped to 2. "Dirty Laundry" fell to 7. The top new song that week was Journey's "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)". And OMG... Africa and Australia are on different continents (Africa and Australia, respectively) which makes them... worlds apart.
What blessed synchronicity!
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Post by Prole Hole on Feb 9, 2023 4:23:47 GMT -5
Except Down Under is a song about Australia written by actual Australians whereas Africa is a bullshit excrescence written by the whitest-sounding guys in the world. Um, actually, none of the lyrics in Down Under explicitly state that the narrator is actually Australian - it's just people asking him if he comes from a land down under. but he never answers in the affirmative! The three verses take place in somewhere-that-presumably-isn't-Australia, Brussels, and Mumbai. He never sets foot there. Maybe he's a New Zealander and people can't tell the accents apart! Oh I'm not referring to the lyrics Rosa, just the people that wrote them. Men at Work do actually come from Australia (regardless of lyrical failure to confirm that fact) whereas Toto come from the darkest reaches of hell Van Nuys which, even those with the ropiest grasp of geography will be aware, is not Africa-adjacent.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Feb 12, 2023 8:13:14 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 12, 1983, Men at Work re-took the lead in the battle of the continents, and "Down Under" moved back into the number one spot. "Africa", after a week at number one, fell down to number 5. Meanwhile "Dirty Laundry" plummeted from number 7 to number 32. The top new song that week was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Feb 12, 2023 11:02:07 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 12, 1983, Men at Work re-took the lead in the battle of the continents, and "Down Under" moved back into the number one spot. "Africa", after a week at number one, fell down to number 5. Meanwhile "Dirty Laundry" plummeted from number 7 to number 32. The top new song that week was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. Domo Arigato for your continued service.
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Post by Prole Hole on Feb 16, 2023 5:32:15 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 12, 1983, Men at Work re-took the lead in the battle of the continents, and "Down Under" moved back into the number one spot. "Africa", after a week at number one, fell down to number 5. Meanwhile "Dirty Laundry" plummeted from number 7 to number 32. The top new song that week was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. Domo Arigato for your continued service. At least now I can take pleasure from the fact that they are on their way out. That's... something.
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Post by LazBro on Feb 16, 2023 10:38:56 GMT -5
The slow trickle of activity in this thread - for going on 8 years now - always has me convinced that this is the TIF's own Tolerability Index. Like it's a secret sub-forum of the forum where only the kookiest posters have built their own little community unrelated to the topic at hand. And one day, when DRC rouses from slumber and torpedoes this place, this small community will break away and form the Hatesong: Toto - "Africa" Forum. Or HTAF for short.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Feb 19, 2023 7:57:45 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 19, 1983, "Africa" remained at number 5 on the Billboard Top 100 for the second consecutive week. "Down Under", continuing to dominate it's continent counterpart, fell to number 2, being replaced at number 1 with the Patti Austin and James Ingram duet "Baby, Come to Me". "Dirty Laundry" continued it's plummet, falling to number 60. The top new song that week was "Whirly Girl" by Oxo at number 73. I don't recall that one at all.
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Post by pantsgoblin on Feb 19, 2023 8:06:33 GMT -5
"Dirty Laundry" continued it's plummet, falling to number 60. Kick Prole when he's up, Kick Prole when he's down.
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Post by Prole Hole on Feb 22, 2023 4:49:32 GMT -5
"Dirty Laundry" continued it's plummet, falling to number 60. Kick Prole when he's up, Kick Prole when he's down. It's kicking Prole all the way.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Feb 26, 2023 9:56:04 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 26, 1983, "Africa" dropped 14 places to number 19, just ahead of Journey's "Separate Ways(Worlds Apart)". The Patti Austin-James Ingram duet "Baby, Come to Me" remained at number 1. "Dirty Laundry" fell to number 80, and "Down Under" fell to number 8. The top new song that week was "Change of Heart" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at 54 well ahead of two songs that would go on to help define 80s music, Prince's "Little Red Corvette" at 66, and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" at 78.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Feb 26, 2023 13:06:27 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 26, 1983, "Africa" dropped 14 places to number 19, just ahead of Journey's "Separate Ways(Worlds Apart)". The Patti Austin-James Ingram duet "Baby, Come to Me" remained at number 1. "Dirty Laundry" fell to number 80, and "Down Under" fell to number 8. The top new song that week was "Change of Heart" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at 54 well ahead of two songs that would go on to help define 80s music, Prince's "Little Red Corvette" at 66, and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" at 78. Sounds like it's going to take a lot to drag it down the chart.
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Post by Prole Hole on Feb 27, 2023 4:54:14 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 26, 1983, "Africa" dropped 14 places to number 19, just ahead of Journey's "Separate Ways(Worlds Apart)". The Patti Austin-James Ingram duet "Baby, Come to Me" remained at number 1. "Dirty Laundry" fell to number 80, and "Down Under" fell to number 8. The top new song that week was "Change of Heart" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at 54 well ahead of two songs that would go on to help define 80s music, Prince's "Little Red Corvette" at 66, and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" at 78. Sounds like it's going to take a lot to drag it down the chart. The screaming hoards of hell are available, and at cost.
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Post by Celebith on Feb 27, 2023 11:22:43 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 12, 1983, Men at Work re-took the lead in the battle of the continents, and "Down Under" moved back into the number one spot. "Africa", after a week at number one, fell down to number 5. Meanwhile "Dirty Laundry" plummeted from number 7 to number 32. The top new song that week was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. We've wasted a perfectly good hatesong thread on a perfectly good song, when we could have been trashing Mr. Roboto. Even though I like Styx, that's waaaaaaay worse than any song by Toto. Or most other bands.
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Post by Celebith on Feb 27, 2023 11:26:05 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 19, 1983, "Africa" remained at number 5 on the Billboard Top 100 for the second consecutive week. "Down Under", continuing to dominate it's continent counterpart, fell to number 2, being replaced at number 1 with the Patti Austin and James Ingram duet "Baby, Come to Me". "Dirty Laundry" continued it's plummet, falling to number 60. The top new song that week was "Whirly Girl" by Oxo at number 73. I don't recall that one at all. One thing I love about listening to the 'classic AT 40' broadcasts is hearing songs that charted pretty highly (top 10s, etc) that I absolutely don't remember. Although this week's long distance dedication (from Feb '87) was from a younger sister to her "r*****d" older brother, which she repeated about 10 times (or Casey did, reading her letter), and it was pretty jarring.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Feb 27, 2023 13:42:49 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 19, 1983, "Africa" remained at number 5 on the Billboard Top 100 for the second consecutive week. "Down Under", continuing to dominate it's continent counterpart, fell to number 2, being replaced at number 1 with the Patti Austin and James Ingram duet "Baby, Come to Me". "Dirty Laundry" continued it's plummet, falling to number 60. The top new song that week was "Whirly Girl" by Oxo at number 73. I don't recall that one at all. One thing I love about listening to the 'classic AT 40' broadcasts is hearing songs that charted pretty highly (top 10s, etc) that I absolutely don't remember. Although this week's long distance dedication (from Feb '87) was from a younger sister to her "r*****d" older brother, which she repeated about 10 times (or Casey did, reading her letter), and it was pretty jarring. There's a cycle of the clinical term for people with developmental disabilities getting appropriated as a slur, and then replaced by a new term, that's been going on for at least the last century and I'm not sure anything can be done about it because people are the worst. But it always results in stuff like this where people who were trying to use it properly end up looking horrible a few decades later.
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Post by Prole Hole on Mar 1, 2023 14:50:06 GMT -5
40 years ago, on the week ending Feb 12, 1983, Men at Work re-took the lead in the battle of the continents, and "Down Under" moved back into the number one spot. "Africa", after a week at number one, fell down to number 5. Meanwhile "Dirty Laundry" plummeted from number 7 to number 32. The top new song that week was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. We've wasted a perfectly good hatesong thread on a perfectly good song, when we could have been trashing Mr. Roboto. Even though I like Styx, that's waaaaaaay worse than any song by Toto. Or most other bands. Just because Mr Roboto sucks as well doesn't mean the incredibly bad song Africa by the incredibly bad band Toto doesn't also suck. Sucking isn't like pie, just because one sucks more doesn't mean there's less suckage for other songs. In short, Africa, the song, sucks.
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Mar 1, 2023 15:09:48 GMT -5
Prole, in the interest of discussing a bad song of the early '80s that isn't "Africa," could you please explain "Shaddap You Face" ? I didn't realize this was a real song.
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Post by Celebith on Mar 1, 2023 16:11:02 GMT -5
Prole, in the interest of discussing a bad song of the early '80s that isn't "Africa," could you please explain "Shaddap You Face" ? I didn't realize this was a real song. bad song?!? Whassamatta you, eh?
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Post by Celebith on Mar 1, 2023 16:12:43 GMT -5
We've wasted a perfectly good hatesong thread on a perfectly good song, when we could have been trashing Mr. Roboto. Even though I like Styx, that's waaaaaaay worse than any song by Toto. Or most other bands. Just because Mr Roboto sucks as well doesn't mean the incredibly bad song Africa by the incredibly bad band Toto doesn't also suck. Sucking isn't like pie, just because one sucks more doesn't mean there's less suckage for other songs. In short, Africa, the song, sucks. Toto is great. They made the best David Lynch's Dune soundtrack ever. And Jeff Porcaro was an absolute beast, god rest his soul.
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Post by billy on Mar 1, 2023 16:28:28 GMT -5
In my opinion, forever's gonna start tonight
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Post by Celebith on Mar 1, 2023 23:30:49 GMT -5
In my opinion, forever's gonna start tonight It's never too early to start falling apart. Also, I love almost everything he wrote, as long as he's not singing it.
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