#AT40 Six weeks in a row. I hated this song. You'd think a 16 year old chasing girls would take this an anthem, but even then I just thought it was creepy, including the French chick saying whatever the hell she was saying. The BBC banned this, which made me think well of Britain. - ThreadSky

radiofreetom.bsky.social • 69 days ago

#AT40 Six weeks in a row. I hated this song. You'd think a 16 year old chasing girls would take this an anthem, but even then I just thought it was creepy, including the French chick saying whatever the hell she was saying. The BBC banned this, which made me think well of Britain.

Reposted from Jezza Morgan ;

And #1 for the 6th week is Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"

Welp, that's it. I guess the next two weeks will be a year-end countdown special. I'll be back when the regular countdown resumes. Happy Holidays! #AT40

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonight...
youtu.be/IZr6AE-u2UM?...

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danak6jq.bsky.social•69 days ago

Let us not forget the "classy" Hot Legs video

jorgemagnifico.bsky.social•67 days ago

I can remember being in a car with some of my high school wrestling team traveling to a tournament and the guys comparing Queen’s song, Spread Your Wings to this song. Wow was my 16 year old naïve self surprised to learn from my fellow teammates what wings was referring too.

den0408.bsky.social•69 days ago

I lost my virginity to this song. I had my portable record player playing it on repeat. It had a special place in my heart 😊

montefalco890.bsky.social•69 days ago

And as a teenager at the time this song was just added pressure

genx-man.bsky.social•69 days ago

We're getting into Benny Mardones "Into the Night" territory of creepy. #AT40

edithd.bsky.social•69 days ago

Nothing beats that!

snogg3.bsky.social•69 days ago

This and "Oh, What a Night" ALWAYS gave me the creeps. I turn both off when they come on any device I can control!!?

totallydaft.bsky.social•69 days ago

Same. Actively loathe them both.

gingerhorn89.bsky.social•69 days ago

Summer (The First Time) by Bobby Goldsboro is even worse lol.

rushstreetblues.bsky.social•69 days ago

What is this all about? Casey Kasem's Top 40?

drenglish.bsky.social•66 days ago

Tom, I’m just catching up on your #AT40 comments and I have been snorting with laughter. I, too, hated this song. But then, I never cared for Rod Stewart. Give me Mick Jagger and the Stones any day. “ Start Me Up” is a classic. Great musical composition. Did you know it has a bathroom reverb?

agreatsong.bsky.social•69 days ago

Agree. Lyrics were just full on cringe.

emigre80.bsky.social•69 days ago

It's just gross, and as a teenage girl when it came out it made me cringe so bad.

don-keyhoty.bsky.social•69 days ago

Almost as horrid as Do Ya Think I’m Sexy.

bluegirlky.bsky.social•69 days ago

Absolutely a deplorable song.

kacolo.bsky.social•68 days ago

I remember hearing this on WLS while driving in January 1977 and being stunned as an 18 year old girl! Beyond creepy! My parents would’ve been appalled!

laura-e.bsky.social•69 days ago

As a kid, yes, it creeped me out.

palmettopat.bsky.social•69 days ago

Oh. Heard of this one.

cousey1951.bsky.social•69 days ago

Tom that was no French chick; it was Britt Ekland, Rod's gal at the time.

sammettsmotter.bsky.social•69 days ago

"Virgin child... open your wings and let me come inside".

I mean... yikes.

marybenson.bsky.social•69 days ago

That line always creeped me out. I would always think, “He doesn’t really mean ‘let me come inside (you)’, right?” I strongly disliked him until I met a woman in my town who had been one of his groupies who said, “He REALLY knows how to treat a woman.” It softened my view of him.

ejwb24.bsky.social•69 days ago

I also thought it was creepy when it came out. Now there’s even creepier ones these days!

renaissancedreamer.bsky.social•69 days ago

This song is creepy AF

nattybowditch.bsky.social•69 days ago

Nobody beats Benny Mardones or Ted Nugent for creepiness

diztravel.bsky.social•69 days ago

For sure, even at 10 I knew this!

elmobronowski.bsky.social•69 days ago

Rod Stewart's 70s "Emo Phillips on Viagra" vibe will never not be creepy

ghhen.bsky.social•69 days ago

Ok, been reading these song comments and 100% agree. But what list are you talking about? Warning: don't diss the Allman Brothers.

marymacdougall.bsky.social•69 days ago

AT Top 40 on Sirius’ ‘70s on 7.

totallydaft.bsky.social•69 days ago

So gross.

jmcport.bsky.social•69 days ago

I will never forgive this song for leading somehow to the drinking of Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum mixed with root beer.

annecalico.bsky.social•69 days ago

I’m so with you on this one. Always found this song to be ultra creepy.

maryangelafitz.bsky.social•69 days ago

And the video was creepy af.

brainsnow.bsky.social•69 days ago

I hated pretty much everything Rod Stewart did after leaving the Faces. Total sellout.

ericcarroll.bsky.social•68 days ago

aliciab3.bsky.social•69 days ago

It has always just creeped me out. Always.

walkingbassor.bsky.social•69 days ago

Cringiest.
Song.
Ever.

cocteautwinn64.bsky.social•69 days ago

Ugh yeah not a fan. This song ALWAYS gave me the ick.

bruce85623.bsky.social•68 days ago

I suggested "Tonight's the Night" as a wedding song for a female co-worker. My suggestion wasn't accepted.

pastbriton.bsky.social•69 days ago

So gross. And of course the “object” has no face, no identity. This whole thing screams groomer.

desertdweller760.bsky.social•69 days ago

I loved this song and that was Britt Ekland at the end

umukk.bsky.social•69 days ago

A time in my life when I realized I was never going to like Rod Stewart again.

rickchancellor.bsky.social•69 days ago

Wake me up when Rod Stewart gets a good voice and some talent.

tuikkunen.bsky.social•69 days ago

I was born in 1976 and made the mistake of looking at the AT40 the week I was born, and my ears bled. 🫣

ygaerne.bsky.social•69 days ago

The cringe factor didn't mellow with age, quite the contrary.

susansusanagain.bsky.social•69 days ago

I like Maggie May. Beyond that one song I was never a fan of Rod Stewart

jorgemagnifico.bsky.social•67 days ago

There’s not many pop songs that I’d call Classic but Maggie May is one.

viejogambler.bsky.social•69 days ago

I agree. I was 18 when Maggie May came out so that memory, of my youth probably has a lot to do with it.

historian1661.bsky.social•69 days ago

There was a Time magazine article around this time about rock stars' houses in LA, and there was a photo of him and Britt Ekland in their mansion.

meganbrady.bsky.social•69 days ago

Definitely on the “Veto” list. So creepy and really, whhhhhyyyyy? 😫😫😫

ladypoo.bsky.social•69 days ago

Horrible song.

kleewrite.bsky.social•69 days ago

Rod Stewart had some great albums in late 60s and early 70s, both solo and with the Faces and Jeff Beck. But it’s been all downhill for the last 50 years.

baltmom.bsky.social•69 days ago

The lyrics say that one of the things in French is "embrasse-moi" but I dunno, I always thought she said something more...risqué. It's Britt Ekland, though, so maybe she just had a bad accent?

beege4.bsky.social•69 days ago

Remember Je T’aime?

baltmom.bsky.social•69 days ago

Gainsbourg/Birkin? Moi non plus?

beege4.bsky.social•69 days ago

Mais oui.

thebostonflaneur.bsky.social•69 days ago

We are the same age, and it always made me cringe thinking about every guy my age putting this song on the 8track player in his dad's Buick. The soft core cheese was too much even for a voice-cracking, undersized and desperately horny 10th grader

bean1106.bsky.social•69 days ago

I saw him in concert in the 70's. I loved Maggie May. After that I forgot about him. Then he reappeared doing some remakes of old songs and I thought that was pretty bad

chucke40.bsky.social•69 days ago

Swedish chick actually. It was his girlfriend at the time, Brit Eckland. #AT40

beege4.bsky.social•69 days ago

Whew. Glad it wasn’t really a virgin child.

strangekabuki.bsky.social•69 days ago

Paradise by the Dashboard Light!

strangekabuki.bsky.social•69 days ago

#1 Graduation week Simon and Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson (June 68)

pauldion5.bsky.social•69 days ago

Everybody piles on this song, but they are wrong. It is a good song. Say what you want about Rod Stewart but he could sing and this song proves it. Of course, I prefer Rockin’ Rod… #AT40

bobmakichuk.bsky.social•69 days ago

Same. Icky and almost tars over his earlier good stuff from the Jeff Beck and Gasoline Alley era.

sharsim.bsky.social•69 days ago

I felt the same. Always changed the station when it came on.

calvinonthebeach.bsky.social•69 days ago

This video is even creepier than the song, if that's possible.

edwm.bsky.social•69 days ago

Hard agree. This was such an odd song. “ MAGGIE MAY” so much better.

edwm.bsky.social•69 days ago

My suggested peak is early Rod w Faces and “( I Know) I’m Losing You”. That band was so damn good.

swmontessori.bsky.social•69 days ago

My late mother would not let this song play in the house. She would say "That's just nasty"

She was right.

kellylmiller.bsky.social•69 days ago

We’re the same age and, yes, it gave me the creeps too. At the time I thought I just wasn’t ready - give me “If You Leave Me Now” - but it turned out I never was.

ronp26.bsky.social•69 days ago

An awful week ends with one of the decade’s worst songs. Terrible video too.

robxlii.bsky.social•69 days ago

Rod Stewart sucks worse than anybody. He’s unlistenable and I’m glad Dylan sued him and won.

ri.oldfolkshome.org•69 days ago

“Every Picture Tells a Story” is a great song.

sdrose.bsky.social•69 days ago

10,000%

grahamclester.bsky.social•69 days ago

Rod had a seriously creepy phase but he has recently been very outspoken in his support of Ukraine, which does him great credit.

grahamclester.bsky.social•69 days ago

I have been in the US over forty years and I believe I still have not heard Rod Stewart's huge gay rights hit "The Killing of Georgie" played in this country.

bullwinkle428.bsky.social•69 days ago

"The Killing of Georgie" actually made the top-40 in the U.S. in the year of its release, as those of us hardcore #AT40 listeners can confirm! Song was well ahead of its time.

tuikkunen.bsky.social•69 days ago

My husband read all these musicians bios that came out in the early 2010's and would listen to the whole catalogue, and this is how I know this song. Our daughter, who was a toddler, loved "Pretty Flamingo", but graduated to "Baba O'Riley" being her favourite song by the time she was 2.

tina48.bsky.social•69 days ago

Completely agree 💯. That song drov me crazy every time I heard... especially, the French!😵‍💫

michele786.bsky.social•68 days ago

For some reason, I've missed your countdowns.

wendella.bsky.social•69 days ago

It aged extremely poorly and it was icky to begin with!

awoaca.bsky.social•69 days ago

Rod Stewart IS creepy!

lineardave.bsky.social•69 days ago

DJs played this at school dances when I was in *jr high school*! Now that’s creepy! 😳

kimberleelynn.bsky.social•69 days ago

I hated Rod Stewart after having to listen to Maggie May on top 40 radio all summer 1972. Anything he's done since? Garbage.

lizdynan.bsky.social•69 days ago

The words to Maggie May are creepy af too. Schoolboy fantasy of older sexually experienced woman.🙄

kimberleelynn.bsky.social•69 days ago

Yeah, but Maggie had one up on him -- she was just "amused."

bryanfichter.bsky.social•69 days ago

My little sister had the single and played it ALL THE TIME

anttigronow.bsky.social•69 days ago

Speaking of Rod Stewart.

https://youtu.be/Y2aA7EQTUD4?si=h3mi7Az_s_fHkoUZ

townandcountry.bsky.social•69 days ago

More offensive is Stewart’s attempts to sing American Standards, which one hears every now and then on Sinatra station and immediately regrets hearing.

drkathleenecorley.bsky.social•69 days ago

Agree! I always thought this song was creepy.

themightykenbo.bsky.social•69 days ago

It is VERY creepy ...Driver's ED, high school, class behind the wheel, TTN comes on the radio. MUCH older teacher asks one of the girls (students) in the car if she liked this song ... I was just ... OMG!!

bryaninmo.bsky.social•69 days ago

what about this? https://youtu.be/zQ41hqlV0Kk?si=mK7Yor6Gk76iw-D4

joeliza.bsky.social•69 days ago

I hated it for the same reasons I hated “Wonderful Tonight” (Clapton). Just a creepy vision of women.

scott-conway.bsky.social•69 days ago

Did you like Young Turks or Maggie Mae? Surely something from Rod…

Saw him years ago - Santana was the opening act, great night.

sophichg.bsky.social•69 days ago

Disgusting song.

jeffejf1961.bsky.social•69 days ago

This is pre-Boston but, it’s still a good playlist

sdrose.bsky.social•69 days ago

But do you think he’s sexy?

austenrox.bsky.social•69 days ago

Creepy, yes.
As creepy as All Right Now in an ad for the pharmaceutical Jardiance.

billjanis.bsky.social•69 days ago

A stupid song. Agree.

justadayortwo.bsky.social•69 days ago

I'm about your same age, and agree, it's always been a creepy song.

hermitladee.bsky.social•69 days ago

I cringed every time Rod Stewart came on the radio. Sadly my sister thought he was "dreamy" and wouldn't let me change the station 🤨

gpgomez.bsky.social•69 days ago

These lyrics set my teeth on edge:

Come on angel my hearts on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside

gpgomez.bsky.social•69 days ago

I was happier before I translated the French part..