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Wed., Sept. 1, 2010 – Top 5 Night Tunes

Brad Carson — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:35:37 +0000

#5. Alicia Bridges – I Love the Nightlife

#4. Beatles – Hard Days Night

#3. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night

#2. Van Morrison – Wild Night

and #1….Bee Gees – Night Fever

Tues., Aug. 31, 2010 – Top 5 “Remake” Songs

Brad Carson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:27:07 +0000

They’re either remakes themselves, or somebody else did them again…

#5. Dr. Hook – Only Seventeen

#4. Amii Stewart – Knock on Wood

#3. Monkees – I’m a Believer

#2. Eric Clapton – I Shot the Sheriff

and #1… Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling

Not the SHARPEST Tool – Just a Tool…

Willie B — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:53:49 +0000

Soooo, Conley and Karen get the cool prizes; Tickets to Cheap Trick and Blondie Live at the Garden…and my humble show is supposed to get by; ‘on my good looks’?!?

In that case, cue the National Anthem – we’re signing off!

Truth is, they don’t trust me with sharp objects or prizes.

And I can certainly understand why. We use little white security cards to move about here in ‘The Willie B. Building’…so, deciding to reward my tacky act last week during my show, I decide to buy a soda. This entails walking thru a couple of check points and bribing off some Iraqi officials. That done, I mosey thru the alarms and doors, feeling as if I’ve parted the Red Sea! Made it to the kitchen, buy my soda – then it’s back to the radio show before the song ends.

One problem…

I lost that stupid card. Record time no less, took me all of 17 seconds to make it disappear. So there I was, stuttering and stammering (much like my show) to Becky at the front desk, confirming the rumors of my ignorance; I LOST MY CARD!

How to get back to the studio in time? Becky re-opens Door Number Two and I retrace my steps…all 4 of them…only I could hide that card so well , so quickly, so stupidly. Meanwhile in the kitchen, I’m scrambling for dear life to find that card as I’m hearing my career pass in front of my eyes.

Doh! It was right there on the white table…the white card on the white table that is. Fortunately, I made it back on air, and the show goes on. But I’m afraid after that stunt; I might lose white security card status. And unlike me – it has fairly sharp edges!

Mon., Aug. 30, 2010 – Top 5 ABBA SONGS

Brad Carson — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:50:16 +0000

Yes, I must admit, there’s something magical about Abba. I still don’t like Glee just for the record.

#5. The Winner Takes All

#4. Take a Chance on Me

#3. Mamma Mia

#2. Waterloo

and #1… Dancing Queen

Fri., Aug. 27, 2010 – Top 5 Disco Era Hits

Brad Carson — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:43:47 +0000

#5. Trammps – Disco Inferno

#4. KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight

#3. Donna Summer – Hot Stuff

#2. Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive

and #1… Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive

Thurs., Aug. 26, 2010 – Top 5 that = 174

Brad Carson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:45:21 +0000

#5. Tommy Tutone – 867-5309

#4. Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4

#3. Commodores – Three Times a Lady

#2. ? & the Mysterians – 96 Tears

and #1….Eddie Money – Two Tickets to Paradise

Wed., Aug. 25, 2010 – Top 5 “Women by the Bay Songs”

Brad Carson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:22:24 +0000

#5. Looking Glass – Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)

#4. Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen

#3. Rupert Holmes – Escape (Pina Colada Song)

#2. Elton John – Island Girl

and #1…Beach Boys – Surfer Girl

Tues., Aug. 24, 2010 – Top 5 Songs in Memphis in 1976

Brad Carson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:08:27 +0000

#5. Paul Simon – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

#4. Wild Cherry – Play that Funky Music

#3. Four Seasons – Dec. 1963 (Oh What a Night)

#2. Elton John/Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

and #1…Paul McCartney – Silly Love Songs

Mon., Aug. 23, 2010 – Top 5 Classic Hits featuring the Harmonica

Brad Carson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:04:29 +0000

#5. Neil Young – Heart of Gold

#4. Stevie Wonder – Boogie on Reggae Woman

#3. Billy Joel – Piano Man

#2. Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’

and #1….Huey Lewis & the News – The Heart of Rock n’ Roll

Hot Weather and Chillin’ w/ GK & ELVIS!

Willie B — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:07:09 +0000

The HEAT is getting HOTTER!

One of my favorite lines from the movie ‘Biloxi Blues’…and with record setting heat, you really have to wonder how in the world did people survive before air conditioning?

Not too easily methinks…

Ever notice every picture taken before World War Two, there’s never anyone smiling? Told you that heat was h-o-t…and perhaps, the lack of indoor plumbing, anti-biotics and electricity made Grandpa look like ‘Ole Man River’ in those poses.

Then again, in a hundred years, our descendants will look back and wonder ‘How Did They Live Without (fill in blank)’…so it’s all relative I guess. Relative like the Heat Index…:-)…an invention of The Devil himself…

But we may soon cool off with Tiger Football…whereas the ongoing thought process is; ‘How long until Tiger Basketball – where we might actually win some of these here games…?”

OK – one cool thing going on; George Kline is now on 94.1 KQK every Sunday morning at 8 – and it’s all about Elvis as only GK can relate it firsthand.

Really a mega-fan of GK…always a great guy with a good word. And ‘friend of the stars’ that I pretend to be; we even posed and took some pictures of the GK book displays for ‘Elvis – My Best Man’. Yep, sure did! Felt like real genuine tourists, smiling pretty in front of the displays at The Peabody and on Union. Pretty cool for George, he’s almost as popular as the ducks in the lobby!

And GK is so hot – he’s cool!! As for me, I’m ’so hot’…I’m melting…melting…