On this date in 1985, Michael Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland.  He’s a professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, etc.  Phelps is considered the greatest Olympian of All-Time since he broke 37 world records.  Oh yeah, there was that whole mistake he made with the pipe pic.

So we pay tribute with the Top 5 Beach Boys songs!

#5.  Surfer Girl

#4.  Surfin’ USA

#3.  Barbara Ann

#2.  Good Vibrations

and #1.  California Girls

Couldn’t help by starting out today’s segment with a drop from Weird Al’s “Eat It” as an ode to today’s theme, and MJ himself.

So, at #5….We go straight to Dessert with Don McLean’s “American Pie”

#4.  Neil Diamond – “Cherry Cherry” – I’m a huge ND fan myself.

#3.  Jimmy Buffet – “Cheeseburger in Paradise”

#2.  Brothers Johnson – “Strawberry Letter #23″

and #1.  The Archies – “Sugar Sugar” (what makes food best?!?)

On this date in 1987, “Dreamgirls” opens in NYC.  Rumored to be about the Supremes!  So, here’s the Top 5 Supremes songs.

#5.  Come See About Me

#4.  You Keep Me Hangin’ On

#3.  Back in my Arms Again

#2.  Stop! In the Name of Love

…and #1.  You Can’t Hurry Love

Ahhhh……donuts……I feel like Homer Simpson when I say it.  Then to spell it…..is it DONUT or DOUGHNUT….we’ll go on the assumption that both are acceptable.  :)

So, why the blog about donuts?

Well, today, Steve announced he wanted a bear claw and wondered how long it would take round trip to get from our east Memphis studio to Gibson’s Donuts. (It was 15 minutes in case you are curious!) He returned with not 1, not 2, but 3 boxes of donuts. One was specially marked for me. I expected it would be a cake donut as he knows that is my favorite. Inside that box, not 1, not 2, but EIGHT cake donuts. (As pictured above!) One of every variety they offer!  So, early on at 6:45am the willpower was on. I selected the cinnamon sugar cake donut as my lone choice. And being so smug that  I had my willpower on, I stated teasing Steve that he had almost 2 entire bear claws…. around 45 grams of fat the best we can figure. Well, as fate has it, every time I tease anyone it comes back on me.  My willpower faded close to 9:00am, I had the blueberry cake donut and now Steve and I are coming down off our sugar high. We are getting tired and grumpy right about now, but for those glorious moments as we indulged in our tasty treats,  we were happy…and would still be if we believed in moderation!!!! Oh, well lesson learned. We will do better next time.

The Legacy of Michael Jackson’s music will be on full display this weekend on Classic Hits 94.1 KQK.  Clearly, the Thriller album is his greatest accomplishment, if not THE greatest pure pop album for a new generation.

So, #5 (and yes, Thriller is not on this list) from that masterpiece album is: “Beat It” by Michael Jackson

#4.  “The Love You Save” – by the Jackson 5 (this songs speaks to people)

#3.  “Dancing Machine” by the Jackson 5 - you could see the talent early… He could dance like no other.  Later, he would dance like no other while grabbing his crotch.

#2.  “I Want You Back” – Jackson 5

and #1.  “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson – it was beyond just being a “dance” song like Thriller, Beat It, etc.

To pay “tribute” to the 100+ degree temperatures this week, we celebrate with the Top 5 Hot/Summer Songs of All-Time!

#5.  “Hot Fun in the Summertime” – Sly and the Family Stone

#4.  “Heatwave” – Martha and the Vandellas

#3.  Lovin’ Spoonful – “Summer in the City”

#2.  “Hot Child in the City” – Nick Gilder

and….#1.  what else?  “Hot Hot Hot!”  – Buster Poindexter

#5.  Steely Dan

#4.  Led Zeppelin

#3.  ZZ Top

#2.  Peter Frampton

and…the #1 with a guitar.  Eric Clapton!  (Also, my first concert was with Slow Hand.  I think?  It was either EC or Van Halen?)

#5.  Stampeders

#4.  Bryan Adams

#3.  Gordon Lightfoot

#2.  Guess Who

and #1.  Bachman-Turner Overdrive

#5.  Evelyn “Champagne” King (Once a go-go dancer.)

#4.  Labelle (Still letting it all hang out.)

#3.  Gloria Gaynor (Yes you will…because you have one of the biggest female anthems of all time.)

#2.  Diana Ross (Everyone in the Memphis Airport forced to stop what they were doing as she walked through to ensure they wouldn’t look at her.)

and #1… Donna Summer!  (Yes, I’m hot stuff.)

#5.  James Brown – “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (how nice…it’s not another Tie.  It’s a Bag)

#4.  Harry Chapin – “Cat’s in the Cradle” (Thanks Harry…I love Cats)

#3.  Temptations – “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” (clearly, he had nine lives if he was a Rolling Stone)

#2.  Michael Jackson - “Billie Jean” (Billie was the girl, the wacky dad was Michael)

and #1.  David Geddes – “Last Game of the Season” (more weirdness)