This week’s Classic American Top 40 shows on KIX are brought to you by A.R.S. Rescue Rooter… who are “making it work, making it right.”
Saturday on AT40, hear the big songs from this week in 1988. It’s a case of when-movie-stars-sing as “Dirty Dancing” star Patrick Swayze refuses to “put Baby in a corner” in his hit single” She’s Like the Wind,” which is at #2. David Lee Roth finds success away from Van Halen with his solo hit “Just Like Paradise,” which is in the Top 10. Sports arena classics “Pump Up the Volume” by M.A.R.R.S. and “Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa are first heard. And George Michael and Rick Astley have big hair and big hits with “Father Figure” and “Never Gonna Give You Up” — which are battling for the #1 position. Who will prevail? You’ll find out during two chances to listen to AT40 this Saturday on KIX: from 6am -10am and during an encore presentation from 8pm – midnight.
Sunday morning on KIX, Casey Kasem plays back a show that originally aired during this week in 1974. Oh, what a fun mixed bag of music! It’s the first time we hear Barbra Streisand’s signature “The Way We Were.” We’ll also get to “Boogie Down” with Eddie Kendricks and do the “Jungle Boogie” with Kool and The Gang. Couple-of-the-week James Taylor and Carly Simon team for “Mockingbird.” Just for kicks, it’s “Spiders and Snakes” by Jim Stafford. And, just for cheese, enjoy “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks — which was the previous week’s #1 song. Enjoy the Countdown, Casey’s stories, and the Long Distance Dedications every Sunday from 9am – noon, only on KIX.